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♪ theme music ♪
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(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School,
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an in-depth, interactive study
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of the Word of God.
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We're coming to the end of a series
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that has been life-changing,
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Themes in the Gospel of John,
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today, The Hour of Glory.
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You say, "Derek, what is that?"
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It is the the cross, the death
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and the resurrection of Jesus,
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which not only was a witness
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that He was indeed Messiah,
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but it gives us life
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through faith in Him for eternity.
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So, there could be
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no more important topic than this.
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We're glad you joined us
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for Hope Sabbath School.
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Welcome to the team,
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good to be together.
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You can tell I'm a little excited today,
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and that's because Puia's going
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to be teaching; we're looking forward
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to a great in-depth, interactive study.
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We've got some remote team members.
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Maurice, great to have you with us again,
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glad you're here.
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Ryan, good to have you with us today.
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We're glad you're here for our study.
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And, Travis, always good
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to have you with us, welcome back.
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We're glad that you're here, too,
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because you are an important part
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of our global family.
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And when Puia asks a question today,
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you can raise your hand
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if you have an answer or send us an email
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at sshope@hopetv.org.
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But we'd like to just hear
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how you're blessed through a study
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of God's Word on Hope Sabbath School.
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So, I'm glad, Grace, that you
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wrote to us from Zimbabwe,
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and Grace writes and says,
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"Greetings, Hope Sabbath School."
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(Team) Greetings.
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(Derek) She does that to get the wave.
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Grace from Zimbabwe, "I just want
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to say I do appreciate
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the great work you're doing."
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(Jason) Praise God.
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(Derek) "I love the interactive study."
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Now, get this,
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"It's really impacting my life."
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(Team) Hallelujah.
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(Derek) "I love the energy
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of the teachers, and I like it
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when someone says, 'hallelujah.'
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I follow Hope Sabbath School
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almost every Friday."
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Well, Grace, thanks for being part
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of our global family,
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and may God bless you there
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in your home country of Zimbabwe.
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Amaraizu writes from Nigeria.
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Amaraizu writes and says, "My family and I
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live in our home country of Nigeria.
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We're blessed with four children,
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two boys and two girls, and we watch
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Hope Sabbath School together."
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(Team) Amen!
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(Derek) I like that.
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Thank you, Amaraizu, for writing to us.
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And he says, "My children love it so much.
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As a matter of fact, my 7-year-old[br]daughter
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knows all of your names.
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I am grateful to God for your ministry."
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Now, this is amazing.
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"Jedidah," the 7-year-old daughter,
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"is now teaching her friends in school
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about the Bible through the knowledge
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she gains on Hope Sabbath School."
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(Team) Praise the Lord.
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(Derek) I'm going to wave to Jedidah there
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and to Amaraizu and the whole family;
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oh, you're waving, too.
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Everybody wave, we're going
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to give a wave there.
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Oh, my, teaching her friends at school,
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isn't that beautiful?
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"What a joy it is to see our children
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loving the Lord.
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I am really grateful," and you can guess
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the last word Amaraizu uses.
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(Derek, Team) "Hallelujah!"
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(Derek) Thanks for writing to us
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from Nigeria, and God bless your family.
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Give our greetings to all of them.
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Here's a note from a donor
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in Michigan in the U.S.
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Michigan, Travis,
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that's your home territory.
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"I'm writing," the donor writes,
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"from a small town in northern Michigan.
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I've been watching Hope Sabbath School
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for about 10 years, and I'm using
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the outline to teach a Bible class."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) That's what you'll be using
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today, right, Puia?
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That's what we use; each of us
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has that outline.
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"I don't consider myself a teacher,"
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the donor writes, "but a facilitator."
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Well, if a teacher is a monologue,
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then a facilitator is a dialogue,[br]right, interactive.
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"I love how the outlines help the study,
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and your commitment to produce
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Hope Sabbath School
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and share with the world.
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God bless you all," and a monthly donation
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of a hundred dollars.
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Now, you can do the math
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and just say, "Thank you, Donor."
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You are a significant contributor
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by making that 100-dollar donation
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each month to impact the world.
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And today's topic is one
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of the most important we'll ever share.
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Thank you to each of you.
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We're coming to the end of the year.
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Thank you for being partners
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with us in this mission.
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You can go to our website.
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Say, "Derek, can I help?"[br]Absolutely.
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We're a donor-supported ministry.
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Go to hopetv.org/hopess,
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click on that yellow Donate button
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or get the address and send us a note
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with a gift and say, "I'm praying,
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and I want to be part of the mission."
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God bless you and thank you
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very much to all of you.
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One last note, from Janet
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in North Carolina in the U.S.,
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"I've been watching Hope Sabbath School
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for about a year now and get
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so much out of it on DirecTV," now that's
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a satellite distribution network
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here in the U.S.
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"Many times, I have prayed
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a heartfelt prayer, and the next morning
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it seems that God speaks to me directly
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through your Hope Sabbath School program."
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(Team) Amen!
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(Derek) "May God bless
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more and more people through your program.
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Also, before even watching your program,
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I have wondered why the Scripture
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is never set to music in our times,
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and that, too, has been answered
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on your program!"
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We love you all," and that's from Janet
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in North Carolina.
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Thanks for writing to us, Janet,
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and we'd like you
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to help us sing right now.
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But I hope before we sing that you
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and all of the rest of you watching
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have downloaded the collection
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of six Trilogy Scripture Songs.
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They are a gift to you
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from the words of Jesus,
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four from the Gospel of John,
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two from Revelation.
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My favorite one, well, you'll have to see
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which is your favorite,
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but they're all the words of Jesus,
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and it's a gift to you.
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All you have to do is go to our website,
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hopetv.org/hopess
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and click on the Free Gift tab,
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and you can download
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those six Scripture songs, digital copies,
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and you can share them
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and be a blessing to others.
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While you're there, you can download
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our theme song we've been singing
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all this series, "Behold!
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The Lamb of God."
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Janet, you said you're glad
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to find someone doing that.
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Well, we'd like you
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to help us sing right now.
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♪ music ♪
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(Derek) And, you know, Puia,
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that's really what this study
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is about, isn't it,
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The Hour of Glory,
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"Behold! The Lamb of God."
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Thanks for leading us in this study today.
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(Puia) Let us pray.
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Father God in Heaven, we thank You
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for this opportunity
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to open Your Word today
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and learn more about Your love for us.
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At this moment, Father, we invite
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the Holy Spirit to speak to us
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through Your words.
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We pray for all
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of our Hope Sabbath School members
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around the world, that when they
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watch this episode, the Holy Spirit
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will touch them as well.
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Lord, this is not about us;
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this is about You,
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so we invite You to come through.
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This is our prayer in Jesus' name. Amen.
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(Derek, Team) Amen.
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(Puia) Before we begin our study,
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I just want to come to our viewers online
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and from home, thank you
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for joining us today.
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We'll be studying a very important topic
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from the Gospel of John,
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the final hours of Jesus,
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the cross and the resurrection.
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And so, I want to invite you
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to grab your Bibles
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and open the Bible along with us.
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We'll be reading many texts, and I pray
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that you will be blessed as well.
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So, class, today, we are
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on lesson number 12 in this series
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on the Themes in the Gospel of John.
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And these are the final hours
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of Jesus' life on Earth.
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And it's interesting to note
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that the Gospel of John has 21 chapters,
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and about half of the book of John
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covers about three-and-a-half years almost
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of the story of Jesus.
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And then from chapter 11 to the end
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of the book, that half of the book
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covers just a little over a week,
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almost two weeks of Jesus' life on Earth.
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So, we can see that John focused
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a lot of his writings
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on these final hours of Jesus.
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So, as we begin our study, maybe we
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can start with this question:
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Why does John focus in detail
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on such a small period of the life
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of Jesus with so much emphasis?
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Shawn, I see your hand.
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(Shawn) It's the climax of everything.
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It's what all people from all of history
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have been waiting for, the fulfillment
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of Scripture, the healing of the nations,
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the salvation of all humanity.
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If there is one thing to focus on,
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wouldn't this be it?
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(Puia) Right, this is the climax. Gladys.
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(Gladys) Satan accused God
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of being unjust,
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so [this is the culmination] [br]of the plan of salvation.
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So, it's that moment in time
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when the wages of sin
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will be paid, and it is
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the most important part of the book.
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(Puia) Yes, I like the part
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you mentioned about sin,
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taking away of sin.
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Didn't we just sing the song,
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"Behold! The Lamb of God
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who takes away the sin of the world"?
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So this is going to be the climax
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of the plan of salvation where God
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is going to take the sin of the world.
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Now, let's go to John, chapter 20,
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verses 30 to 31, and, Stephanie,
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would you read that for us, please.
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And let's go back to the reason why John
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wrote this Gospel in the first place.
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Would you read that for us, please?
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(Stephanie) And I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Puia) Amen. So, as we just read,
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what is the primary reason of John
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writing this Gospel? Scott.
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(Scott) So we can believe
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and have life in His name.
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(Puia) Amen. Gladys?
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(Gladys) It says that Jesus
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is the Messiah, the Son of God;
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that's number one.
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And then, that we may believe[br]and have life.
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(Derek) And I'm thinking, Puia,
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that John's prayer would be
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that when we study now
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about The Hour of Glory,
0:14:08.386,0:14:09.730
the death and resurrection,
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we wouldn't just know about it
0:14:12.072,0:14:14.090
but that we would accept that Jesus
0:14:14.090,0:14:17.229
did that for us, so that we
0:14:17.229,0:14:18.817
could have eternal life.
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(Team) Amen.
0:14:19.703,0:14:21.194
(Puia) Amen. So now, I'm coming
0:14:21.194,0:14:22.668
to the title of our lesson,
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The Hour of Glory.
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I want us to turn to John 17,
0:14:26.850,0:14:29.201
verses 20 to 26, and, Nicole,
0:14:29.201,0:14:30.786
can you read that for us, please,
0:14:30.786,0:14:34.660
John 17, verses 20 to 26.
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(Nicole) The New International Version
0:14:36.482,0:14:38.578
of John 17:20-26 says:
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(Puia) Thank you, Nicole,
0:15:47.439,0:15:48.351
for reading that.
0:15:48.351,0:15:52.320
My question for the team here is,
0:15:52.320,0:15:55.041
did any word jump out for you
0:15:55.041,0:15:57.367
from those texts, especially in relation
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to the title of our study today,
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from those final prayers of Jesus,
0:16:02.956,0:16:07.831
His final hours of ministry on Earth?[br]Yes, Nancy.
0:16:07.831,0:16:10.746
(Nancy) "Unity," because when we are
0:16:10.746,0:16:13.451
connected to the vine,
0:16:13.451,0:16:15.209
and we are the branches, which is
0:16:15.209,0:16:18.399
another way of expressing the same idea,
0:16:18.399,0:16:19.665
we are connected to God,
0:16:19.665,0:16:20.807
and His Spirit is in us.
0:16:20.807,0:16:23.365
And then the way we relate to others
0:16:23.365,0:16:26.540
is through blessing people.
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(Puia) Derek.
0:16:27.411,0:16:28.866
(Derek) I just heard "glory."
0:16:28.866,0:16:30.433
In fact, the whole chapter says
0:16:30.433,0:16:32.317
glory, glory, glory.
0:16:32.317,0:16:35.593
But, "The glory which You gave Me
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I have given them."
0:16:37.592,0:16:39.632
It's quite startling,
0:16:39.632,0:16:41.253
the beautiful revelation
0:16:41.253,0:16:43.973
of the character of the Father,
0:16:43.973,0:16:46.339
which He has fully revealed.
0:16:46.339,0:16:49.461
(Puia) Right! In verse 24, Jesus
0:16:49.461,0:16:52.893
specifically prayed that everyone
0:16:52.893,0:16:55.900
would behold His glory.
0:16:55.900,0:16:58.825
Now, that's the title of our lesson today,
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The Hour of Glory.
0:17:00.996,0:17:03.644
And what is the glory that Jesus
0:17:03.644,0:17:05.835
wanted everyone to see?
0:17:05.835,0:17:09.978
And with that, we now come to chapter 18
0:17:09.978,0:17:13.801
and the hour of glory is about to begin.
0:17:13.801,0:17:16.508
Kylynda, can you read for us John 18,
0:17:16.508,0:17:18.678
verses 1 to 11, please?
0:17:18.678,0:17:20.392
(Kylynda) Of course, I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Puia) Thank you, Kylynda,
0:19:00.432,0:19:01.248
for reading that.
0:19:01.248,0:19:03.454
So, in this text, we find
0:19:03.454,0:19:05.956
the arrest of Jesus.
0:19:05.956,0:19:07.764
Just before this took place, remember,
0:19:07.764,0:19:09.701
the context was that Jesus was praying
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to God the Father that everyone
0:19:12.125,0:19:13.939
would see the glory.
0:19:13.939,0:19:16.389
And now, finally, the hour of the glory
0:19:16.389,0:19:19.335
has arrived, and what do we see here
0:19:19.335,0:19:21.956
from this story that points to the fact
0:19:21.956,0:19:24.342
that Jesus truly is the Son of God
0:19:24.342,0:19:27.261
and the Messiah? Anyone. Stephanie.
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(Stephanie) When He spoke,
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they fell to the ground.
0:19:30.349,0:19:31.503
That was the first thing
0:19:31.503,0:19:33.019
that caught my attention.
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(Derek) And not just spoke, Puia,
0:19:34.667,0:19:38.942
but said "I am," right?
0:19:38.942,0:19:39.956
And we've seen that
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through the Gospel of John, "I am He."
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He must have said that emphatically,
0:19:44.872,0:19:47.902
and the glory of the Son of God
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must have been revealed in that moment.
0:19:49.769,0:19:51.263
They fell to the ground.
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(Puia) Right, that's powerful.
0:19:53.891,0:19:56.524
Travis, I see your hand.
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(Travis) So, Puia, I agree
0:19:59.024,0:20:00.462
with what has just been said,
0:20:00.462,0:20:05.364
what Jesus said and the fact that they
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would fall to the ground when He spoke.
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But all of Scripture written up
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until that time pointed forward
0:20:13.944,0:20:15.986
to this very event, you know,
0:20:15.986,0:20:18.568
the betrayal of Jesus.
0:20:18.568,0:20:21.185
You know, in Daniel it says that He
0:20:21.185,0:20:24.573
would confirm a covenant with many.
0:20:24.573,0:20:26.951
In 2 Peter, it says, "So we have
0:20:26.951,0:20:28.920
the prophetic word confirmed,
0:20:28.920,0:20:30.413
that we do well to take heed
0:20:30.413,0:20:33.575
as a light that shines in a dark place."
0:20:33.575,0:20:35.970
Jesus' death, even here before He
0:20:35.970,0:20:37.603
even dies on the cross,
0:20:37.603,0:20:39.456
these things were prophesied.
0:20:39.456,0:20:40.758
This was confirmation
0:20:40.758,0:20:43.991
that He was indeed the Son of God.
0:20:43.991,0:20:45.638
(Puia) What you're saying, Travis,
0:20:45.638,0:20:47.427
is that Jesus was fulfilling
0:20:47.427,0:20:50.291
the prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures
0:20:50.291,0:20:53.107
even to that very point of the arrest
0:20:53.107,0:20:55.367
and the crucifixion. Jason.
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(Jason) Also, in the book of Luke,
0:20:57.009,0:20:58.302
chapter 22, verse 51...
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(Puia) Would..?
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(Jason) Please, if we might.
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(Puia) Luke 22.
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(Jason) Verse 51, and I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version,
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and the Bible says:
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And this is talking about the same scene
0:21:20.666,0:21:22.996
that John was talking about,[br]that we talked about,
0:21:22.996,0:21:24.874
healing Malchus' ear, showing again
0:21:24.874,0:21:26.926
His Messiahship, His loving power
0:21:26.926,0:21:28.082
in this episode.
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(Puia) Right, even at the hour
0:21:29.517,0:21:31.210
when He was arrested,
0:21:31.210,0:21:34.758
He was healing the "enemies."
0:21:34.758,0:21:38.110
Jesus did not look at anyone as an enemy.
0:21:38.110,0:21:40.923
That's a powerful scene. Scott.
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(Scott) I was noticing here in John 18
0:21:44.219,0:21:47.253
how even at this time when there was
0:21:47.253,0:21:48.995
a group of people here coming
0:21:48.995,0:21:52.170
to arrest Jesus, Jesus identifies Himself,
0:21:52.170,0:21:58.535
and He says, "Of those whom You gave Me,
0:21:58.535,0:22:00.333
I have lost not one."
0:22:00.333,0:22:03.150
So He is thinking about the people
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whom He is coming for.
0:22:04.327,0:22:07.758
Even though all the people are scattering,
0:22:07.758,0:22:09.618
John doesn't tell us, but other Gospels
0:22:09.618,0:22:11.960
tell us that His disciples fled.
0:22:11.960,0:22:14.103
But still Jesus says, "Of those You
0:22:14.103,0:22:15.543
gave Me, I have lost not one,"
0:22:15.543,0:22:16.759
because Jesus is thinking
0:22:16.759,0:22:17.682
of the big picture.
0:22:17.682,0:22:19.066
He is thinking of salvation,
0:22:19.066,0:22:21.435
even though the mob out there
0:22:21.435,0:22:24.411
was just thinking small picture.
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(Puia) Thank you.
0:22:25.254,0:22:29.468
So, we have seen Judas betraying Jesus,
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working with the religious leaders,
0:22:32.735,0:22:35.002
who in turn turned to the soldiers
0:22:35.002,0:22:36.603
who came to arrest Jesus.
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Let's see where the story takes us next
0:22:38.751,0:22:41.505
in John 18:28; Ryan, could you
0:22:41.505,0:22:42.693
read that for us, please?
0:22:42.693,0:22:47.335
John 18, verses 28 to 38.
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(Ryan) Yeah, John 18:28-38, you said?
0:22:52.059,0:22:56.044
And this is the New King James Version,[br]and it says:
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(Puia) Thank you, Ryan, for reading that.
0:24:42.820,0:24:45.810
So, how does this encounter of Jesus
0:24:45.810,0:24:49.312
with Pilate reveal the fact that He
0:24:49.312,0:24:51.059
was the Son of God, truly?
0:24:51.059,0:24:52.613
That He was the Messiah?
0:24:52.613,0:24:56.316
Anything stand out for you? Gladys.
0:24:56.316,0:24:57.990
(Gladys) Well, He says, "My Kingdom
0:24:57.990,0:24:59.806
is not of this world,"
0:24:59.806,0:25:04.611
so He was presenting that He was a King
0:25:04.611,0:25:06.616
and that He had the authority
0:25:06.616,0:25:10.803
to say that He was a King.
0:25:10.803,0:25:14.699
(Puia) Right, so in a way, Jesus answered
0:25:14.699,0:25:16.893
the question of Pilate,
0:25:16.893,0:25:19.759
that He was indeed a King,
0:25:19.759,0:25:24.583
not just of a nation or a territory
0:25:24.583,0:25:26.733
on this planet earth.
0:25:26.733,0:25:31.484
He's the King of the universe. Wow. Scott.
0:25:31.484,0:25:34.816
(Scott) I love how He says in verse 37,
0:25:34.816,0:25:36.717
"For this purpose I was born
0:25:36.717,0:25:37.773
and for this purpose
0:25:37.773,0:25:39.436
I have come into the world -
0:25:39.436,0:25:41.633
to bear witness to the truth."
0:25:41.633,0:25:44.106
Even in this trial, when He
0:25:44.106,0:25:47.232
could be trying to save His life
0:25:47.232,0:25:49.945
and tell Pilate what will rescue Him,
0:25:49.945,0:25:51.855
instead, He's focused on His mission.
0:25:51.855,0:25:54.000
(Puia) Wow. Could it be that Jesus
0:25:54.000,0:25:56.611
was also trying to reach Pilate
0:25:56.611,0:25:58.959
in that moment, trying to touch
0:25:58.959,0:26:00.653
his heart as well? Nancy?
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(Nancy) That's what I was about to say,
0:26:02.530,0:26:04.161
that it's like He's trying to give
0:26:04.161,0:26:05.937
a little bit of a Bible study to Him.
0:26:05.937,0:26:07.782
But Pilate kind of leaves too early
0:26:07.782,0:26:10.313
because he asks, "What is truth?"
0:26:10.313,0:26:11.848
And then he walks away.
0:26:11.848,0:26:13.474
He could have kept going.
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(Puia) Right, if only Pilate
0:26:15.252,0:26:18.168
stayed a little longer,
0:26:18.168,0:26:20.469
I believe Jesus would have told him,
0:26:20.469,0:26:24.051
"I am the truth. I am the way."
0:26:24.051,0:26:26.266
Some things could have changed.
0:26:26.266,0:26:28.401
But we see that Pilate rejected
0:26:28.401,0:26:31.048
the opportunity to be touched
0:26:31.048,0:26:32.704
by the Holy Spirit to learn
0:26:32.704,0:26:33.805
about the truth.
0:26:33.805,0:26:35.299
Kylynda, do you have a comment?
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(Kylynda) Yes, I was thinking
0:26:36.707,0:26:41.206
about verses 31 and 32 when they say
0:26:41.206,0:26:43.800
to Pilate, "We need to condemn Him
0:26:43.800,0:26:45.087
to put Him to death."
0:26:45.087,0:26:47.000
It's to signify the type of death
0:26:47.000,0:26:48.711
that they wanted Jesus to die.
0:26:48.711,0:26:49.629
(Puia) Immediately.
0:26:49.629,0:26:51.572
(Kylynda) Right, and we know that Jesus,
0:26:51.572,0:26:53.724
when He was speaking to Nicodemus,
0:26:53.724,0:26:56.633
gave reference to Moses and the lifting up
0:26:56.633,0:26:59.382
of a serpent that healed people
0:26:59.382,0:27:02.099
in the time of Moses and the exodus.
0:27:02.099,0:27:04.282
So, Jesus knows that He's going to die
0:27:04.282,0:27:06.798
by crucifixion by being lifted up.
0:27:06.798,0:27:08.482
So, even when all of these people
0:27:08.482,0:27:11.648
are conspiring, Jesus is still in control.
0:27:11.648,0:27:14.306
(Puia) Wow, that is powerful.
0:27:14.306,0:27:18.318
Isn't it ironic that a Gentile ruler,
0:27:18.318,0:27:21.624
Pilate, said, "I find no fault in Him,"
0:27:21.624,0:27:24.437
and yet the very people who were chosen
0:27:24.437,0:27:26.532
for the Messiah's mission
0:27:26.532,0:27:28.448
rejected Him and wanted Him
0:27:28.448,0:27:31.816
to be condemned and crucified?
0:27:31.816,0:27:32.889
Pilate did not see
0:27:32.889,0:27:35.062
any fault in Jesus, as we read.
0:27:35.062,0:27:36.966
He went out and told the people,
0:27:36.966,0:27:38.516
"I find no fault in Him."
0:27:38.516,0:27:41.099
(Derek) I was just thinking of Stephen,
0:27:41.099,0:27:43.398
the way the Jews killed people,
0:27:43.398,0:27:45.782
they stoned them.
0:27:45.782,0:27:47.976
But, as Kylynda pointed out, there were
0:27:47.976,0:27:51.448
prophecies a thousand years before,
0:27:51.448,0:27:54.638
even more, actually, going back to Moses,
0:27:54.638,0:27:56.432
you know, 1,400 years,
0:27:56.432,0:27:58.598
that He would be lifted up, the prophecy
0:27:58.598,0:28:01.212
of the psalmist, Psalm 22, that His hands
0:28:01.212,0:28:03.316
and feet would be pierced.
0:28:03.316,0:28:06.553
Every single prophecy will be fulfilled
0:28:06.553,0:28:07.998
in the life of Messiah.
0:28:07.998,0:28:09.282
(Team) Amen.
0:28:09.282,0:28:10.815
(Puia) That is powerful.
0:28:10.815,0:28:13.949
So, Pilate wanted to set Jesus free,
0:28:13.949,0:28:15.672
didn't he, because he didn't find
0:28:15.672,0:28:16.962
any fault in Him.
0:28:16.962,0:28:19.032
Let's read the next couple of verses.
0:28:19.032,0:28:21.817
Jason, can you read for us John 18,
0:28:21.817,0:28:24.598
verses 39 to 40, and let's see
0:28:24.598,0:28:26.616
what else Pilate did
0:28:26.616,0:28:28.714
to try to set Jesus free.
0:28:28.714,0:28:30.897
(Jason) Right, and the Bible says:
0:28:40.638,0:28:41.816
Verse 40:
0:28:49.442,0:28:52.823
(Puia) Wow. Thank you for reading that.
0:28:52.823,0:28:54.741
So, we see that Pilate wanted
0:28:54.741,0:28:56.868
to set Jesus free and offered them
0:28:56.868,0:29:00.628
an opportunity to release a prisoner.
0:29:00.628,0:29:01.604
Maurice, do you have
0:29:01.604,0:29:04.961
a comment here from this text?
0:29:04.961,0:29:07.214
(Maurice) I was just noticing
0:29:07.214,0:29:09.253
that throughout the life
0:29:09.253,0:29:11.042
and ministry of Christ,
0:29:11.042,0:29:13.374
He spoke about His Kingdom a lot.
0:29:13.374,0:29:15.105
And I was reflecting on the question
0:29:15.105,0:29:17.094
you asked about why John spent
0:29:17.094,0:29:18.096
so much time writing
0:29:18.096,0:29:20.106
about these last few weeks.
0:29:20.106,0:29:22.225
And what's interesting
0:29:22.225,0:29:26.138
is that there have been other prophets,
0:29:26.138,0:29:28.190
there have been individuals that have done
0:29:28.190,0:29:30.570
miracles through God's help,
0:29:30.570,0:29:33.434
but there is no one else in history
0:29:33.434,0:29:35.673
that did the things that Jesus did
0:29:35.673,0:29:37.601
in this period of time
0:29:37.601,0:29:39.708
that John is writing about.
0:29:39.708,0:29:43.344
But I'm noticing that there is this theme
0:29:43.344,0:29:45.089
where Jesus is so intentional
0:29:45.089,0:29:47.513
to always mention His Kingdom, and I think
0:29:47.513,0:29:49.860
there is something valuable there
0:29:49.860,0:29:53.047
that we could take away from the fact
0:29:53.047,0:29:55.620
that He's always focused on His Kingdom,
0:29:55.620,0:29:57.101
whether it is here
0:29:57.101,0:30:01.772
in this situation or in a parable.
0:30:01.772,0:30:06.958
And I believe that the focus
0:30:06.958,0:30:08.224
that He had on the Kingdom
0:30:08.224,0:30:09.700
was highlighting that there is
0:30:09.700,0:30:11.515
this Kingdom with a King
0:30:11.515,0:30:13.703
that is like no other king.
0:30:13.703,0:30:16.115
And John is helping us realize
0:30:16.115,0:30:17.498
that the King of this Kingdom
0:30:17.498,0:30:18.860
is no ordinary man.
0:30:18.860,0:30:21.024
And I just thought that was beautiful.
0:30:21.024,0:30:24.055
(Puia) Right. If Jesus wanted to escape,
0:30:24.055,0:30:25.923
of course He could have,
0:30:25.923,0:30:28.089
the King of the universe.
0:30:28.089,0:30:29.922
Go with me to the next few verses
0:30:29.922,0:30:33.156
in the next chapter, John 19,
0:30:33.156,0:30:34.939
and let me request Nancy to read
0:30:34.939,0:30:37.734
John 19, verses 1 to 4, please.
0:30:37.734,0:30:41.400
And let's see what else Pilate did
0:30:41.400,0:30:44.023
to try to set Jesus free.
0:30:44.023,0:30:44.950
(Nancy) I'm reading
0:30:44.950,0:30:47.488
from the New King James Version,[br]and it says:
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(Puia) So, at first, Pilate told
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the people, "I find no fault in Him."
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But the people and the Jewish leaders
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did not want to let Jesus go.
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And so Pilate offered them a chance
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to choose a prisoner to be released,
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and they chose Barabbas instead.
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And now, Pilate probably hoped
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that by letting Jesus get beaten,
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the people would feel some sort
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of a sense of pity, probably,
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and would let Jesus go.
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And so Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.
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And we find in verse 4 where Pilate
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said, "Behold, I am bringing Him out."
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Earlier, we sang the song
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from the testimony of John the Baptist.
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What did we sing there?
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(Team) "Behold! The Lamb of God."
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(Puia) Isn't it interesting
0:32:10.210,0:32:13.184
that Pilate here is bringing Jesus out
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and says, "Behold," and brings Him out.
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In connection with the testimony
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of John the Baptist where John said,
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"The Lamb of God who takes away
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the sin of the world," Pilate was
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basically letting them see, "Here, behold!
0:32:30.280,0:32:34.639
The Man is the Lamb." Scott.
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(Scott) I find it fascinating that Pilate
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is doing everything in his power
0:32:39.476,0:32:41.881
to release Jesus except for taking
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a courageous stand.
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(Puia) Right. Now finally, let's see
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what the final decision of Pilate
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looked like, and, Scott, can you read
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for us in chapter 19, verses 5 to 16?
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(Scott) Alright, I'm reading
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from the English Standard Version:
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(Puia) Thank you, Scott, for reading that.
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How can we explain the behavior
0:35:08.882,0:35:12.044
of the religious leaders and Pilate here
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while they knew very well
0:35:13.717,0:35:16.205
that Jesus was innocent? Gladys.
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(Gladys) Blinded by Satan,
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blinded by jealousy.
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They were completely taken over,
0:35:24.214,0:35:25.900
their minds; they couldn't see,
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they couldn't hear, because they had let
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the devil really take over their thoughts.
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They were not in control
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of themselves at this point.
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(Puia) Thank you for highlighting
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the movements behind the scene.
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Beyond the physical realm,
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there is the Great Controversy,
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the cosmic conflict between Satan and God.
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And so, what you're saying is Satan
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has been working on the hearts
0:35:51.700,0:35:53.237
of the people there
0:35:53.237,0:35:57.388
to crucify Jesus. Kylynda.
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(Kylynda) I think it also is a warning
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for us today about appeasement
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and how sin can take hold in our lives.
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Because, first, Pilate listens
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to the Pharisees, and then Pilate
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offers a compromise with a swap,
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and then eventually Pilate beats Jesus,
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which he knows is wrong,
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and finally, he allows Jesus to die.
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So he has all these steps of compromise
0:36:21.984,0:36:23.050
to take him down
0:36:23.050,0:36:25.386
to finally allowing Jesus to die.
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What if, at the very beginning,
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he had said, "I'm not hearing
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this case; go away"?
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Instead, he allows it
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to get to them accusing him
0:36:34.876,0:36:37.736
of this act against Caesar.
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So, we need to be careful when we're faced
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with sin in our lives - stop immediately.
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(Puia) That's a powerful thought.
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It wasn't a sudden fall of Pilate
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in condemning Jesus to be crucified.
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But, as you said, he
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compromised, step by step.
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Derek, you have a comment?
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(Derek) So, I'd like to respond, I think,
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to the idea that they were blinded
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because that sounds like they didn't know
0:37:01.920,0:37:04.316
it was the Messiah, but they did.
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So, what Jesus says in John 3 is,
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"This is the condemnation...that men,"
0:37:11.385,0:37:16.143
women, "loved darkness rather than light,
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because their deeds were evil."
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Now, the tragedy is that these were
0:37:20.884,0:37:23.271
religious leaders, even the high priest.
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(Puia) Right.
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(Derek) But there was something in them.
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And back to saying don't let us
0:37:28.318,0:37:30.785
go down that same road, let's say,
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"God, take away any love
0:37:33.299,0:37:35.758
for darkness in me,
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because I want to come to Jesus
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who is the light of the world
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and let Him save me."
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(Puia) That is powerful.
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We could be standing here
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and thinking that we're different
0:37:47.911,0:37:49.704
from the people there,
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but what if we were there?
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What if we were among the crowd?
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Would we be any better?
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That's a great question,
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if we think about their motives
0:37:58.793,0:38:00.963
for delivering Jesus to be crucified.
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We have the Roman soldiers
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who were just following orders.
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We have Pilate who was pressured
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by the crowd and the religious leaders
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so he could save his job.
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We have the religious leaders
0:38:13.310,0:38:15.936
who were jealous of Jesus and who were
0:38:15.936,0:38:18.383
not willing to open their hearts.
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And we have Judas
0:38:19.735,0:38:23.709
who betrayed Jesus because of greed.
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So, what we can see here
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is that different people who played parts
0:38:28.636,0:38:30.783
in the crucifixion of Jesus
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had different motives that we, too,
0:38:32.883,0:38:35.660
are facing today, right?
0:38:35.660,0:38:38.387
So the question is, how can we avoid
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the same fatal mistake
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that the people made there?
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Not just Pilate, but remember it's
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all those series of actions
0:38:46.815,0:38:48.702
that the people made. Shawn.
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(Shawn) We need to be examining
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our own hearts to see
0:38:51.269,0:38:53.404
how we're responding to Jesus.
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You know, Gladys and Derek both mentioned
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Satan's influence over the people.
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He was filling them with his bloodlust
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and his hatred for the Messiah.
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And as you pointed out, He will try
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to do the exact same thing to us.
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So, what we need to do is
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be on the lookout,
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put on the armor of God,
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and make sure he's not influencing us,
0:39:15.567,0:39:17.233
and then meditate on what Jesus
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has done for us in Scripture
0:39:19.019,0:39:20.837
so that our love for light
0:39:20.837,0:39:22.380
will grow stronger than our love
0:39:22.380,0:39:23.906
for darkness, and we will become
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that light of the world.
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(Puia) Amen. Thank you. Gladys?
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(Gladys) This verse right here, 12,
0:39:29.745,0:39:33.057
where it says, I mean in [15] where they
0:39:33.057,0:39:36.056
say, "We have no other king but Caesar,"
0:39:36.056,0:39:37.644
it just reminded me of the people
0:39:37.644,0:39:38.577
of Israel when they
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started asking for a king.
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And God said to Samuel, "They
0:39:41.730,0:39:44.668
did not reject you, they rejected Me."
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So they are doing the same thing
0:39:46.306,0:39:48.031
all over again; they are choosing
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an earthly king over God Himself.
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So this is the same thing for us.
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Everything comes down to one choice.
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(Puia) Powerful. Stephanie,
0:39:58.747,0:39:59.950
we'll take your comment,
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and then I want Travis to read for us
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John 19, verses 17 to 22.
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But before we go there, Stephanie,
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you have a comment.
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(Stephanie) I don't think there's
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any exemption of who could fall
0:40:13.527,0:40:15.496
into this mistake.
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If our eyes are not on Jesus,
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if we're not spending time with Him
0:40:19.155,0:40:22.369
every day in His Word and in prayer,
0:40:22.369,0:40:25.326
we will be feeding the world.
0:40:25.326,0:40:29.235
So we need to feed our spiritual lives
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so that the world gets pushed
0:40:31.221,0:40:32.633
out of our lives,
0:40:32.633,0:40:34.381
and only Jesus reigns there.
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(Puia) Wow. You know, you remind me
0:40:36.099,0:40:37.953
of a book I read a few years ago
0:40:37.953,0:40:39.989
called The Cross of Christ
0:40:39.989,0:40:42.912
by a famous author named John Stott.
0:40:42.912,0:40:45.180
And in that book, he asked the question,
0:40:45.180,0:40:46.847
"Why did Jesus die?"
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And then he traced
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through the different reasons
0:40:49.370,0:40:51.177
like Pilate, the religious leaders,
0:40:51.177,0:40:54.219
and Judas and the people who were
0:40:54.219,0:40:55.459
involved, and the soldiers
0:40:55.459,0:40:56.782
who crucified Him.
0:40:56.782,0:40:58.129
But at the end, he concluded
0:40:58.129,0:40:59.423
that ultimately Jesus died
0:40:59.423,0:41:01.359
because of our sins.
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So we played our part because of our sins.
0:41:05.202,0:41:07.372
And he wrote this line that I remember.
0:41:07.372,0:41:08.968
He wrote, "Before we can see
0:41:08.968,0:41:10.874
the cross of Christ as something
0:41:10.874,0:41:13.069
done for us, we need to see it first
0:41:13.069,0:41:16.892
as something done by us."
0:41:16.892,0:41:17.782
We were the ones
0:41:17.782,0:41:21.416
who put Christ on the cross.
0:41:21.416,0:41:24.018
Travis, would you take us to John 19,
0:41:24.018,0:41:26.657
verses 17 to 22, and let's see
0:41:26.657,0:41:30.747
the hour of glory on the cross.
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(Travis) And I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Puia) Wow. So, we see here
0:42:29.491,0:42:32.374
that on the cross, the title of Jesus
0:42:32.374,0:42:34.730
was clearly written.
0:42:34.730,0:42:36.425
What was the purpose of this sign
0:42:36.425,0:42:38.092
above the cross?
0:42:38.092,0:42:40.659
Do you think there is a movement
0:42:40.659,0:42:42.509
behind the scene that orchestrated
0:42:42.509,0:42:45.342
that title on the cross so that everyone
0:42:45.342,0:42:47.951
who was in Jerusalem on that day
0:42:47.951,0:42:49.371
would be able to read that?
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I mean, it says it was written
0:42:50.893,0:42:53.143
in three languages.
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Scott, I see your hand.
0:42:55.150,0:42:57.037
(Scott) You can think of it on one side
0:42:57.037,0:42:58.872
as a sarcastic thing, you know, "Here,
0:42:58.872,0:43:00.280
look what's happening
0:43:00.280,0:43:01.944
to the king of the Jews."
0:43:01.944,0:43:04.521
But then you think about what Pilate
0:43:04.521,0:43:08.764
had been saying earlier, and you
0:43:08.764,0:43:10.243
almost wonder if he was
0:43:10.243,0:43:11.960
more serious about this.
0:43:11.960,0:43:14.125
Like, he actually believed;
0:43:14.125,0:43:16.478
he wasn't courageous enough
0:43:16.478,0:43:19.494
to take a stand, but he believed it.
0:43:19.494,0:43:21.308
And it's unfortunate that there are
0:43:21.308,0:43:24.801
plenty of people who believe the truth
0:43:24.801,0:43:28.141
but are unwilling to take a stand.
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(Puia) Thank you. Kylynda, would you
0:43:29.865,0:43:34.425
take us to verses 23 to 27 of John 19,
0:43:34.425,0:43:37.575
and let's see the rest of the story here.
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(Kylynda) I'll read this
0:43:38.751,0:43:40.375
from the New King James Version:
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(Puia) Can you also read
0:44:45.278,0:44:47.554
verse 30 here, please.
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(Puia) So Jesus was crucified.
0:44:58.000,0:45:00.118
The soldiers mocked him,
0:45:00.118,0:45:02.129
tore His clothes into pieces.
0:45:02.129,0:45:05.358
Travis, where do you see the love of God
0:45:05.358,0:45:09.346
on this cross of Jesus?
0:45:09.346,0:45:11.325
(Travis) Puia, I want to address
0:45:11.325,0:45:13.541
that question, but I just have to make
0:45:13.541,0:45:17.222
a response to the last comment,
0:45:17.222,0:45:18.527
because there was something
0:45:18.527,0:45:19.965
really significant, I believe,
0:45:19.965,0:45:23.475
about His name being written
0:45:23.475,0:45:25.312
in three different languages on there,
0:45:25.312,0:45:27.661
and that is that the gospel
0:45:27.661,0:45:30.720
was for the whole world.
0:45:30.720,0:45:32.793
The gospel is for everybody,
0:45:32.793,0:45:39.058
and so the way I see
0:45:39.058,0:45:40.839
God's immeasurable, unfailing love
0:45:40.839,0:45:42.883
is that the death on the cross
0:45:42.883,0:45:44.944
was for every person including that thief
0:45:44.944,0:45:46.393
that died on the cross.
0:45:46.393,0:45:48.364
It was for every person.
0:45:48.364,0:45:50.446
No person has to perish.
0:45:50.446,0:45:51.893
I love the verse in the Bible
0:45:51.893,0:45:55.672
where Jesus says He's not willing
0:45:55.672,0:45:56.892
that any should perish
0:45:56.892,0:46:00.424
but that all should come to repentance.
0:46:00.424,0:46:02.361
God's gift of salvation was
0:46:02.361,0:46:05.276
for everyone, full and complete.
0:46:05.276,0:46:08.107
(Puia) Wow. Thank you, Travis,
0:46:08.107,0:46:09.927
for that point - full and complete.
0:46:09.927,0:46:10.934
How does that relate
0:46:10.934,0:46:13.383
to the final words of Jesus on the cross
0:46:13.383,0:46:15.528
when He said, "It is finished"?
0:46:15.528,0:46:18.404
What was finished? Scott.
0:46:18.404,0:46:19.870
(Scott) Jesus' whole mission,
0:46:19.870,0:46:21.908
His purpose in coming to this earth,
0:46:21.908,0:46:23.790
His purpose in showing us how to live,
0:46:23.790,0:46:25.265
all these things.
0:46:25.265,0:46:26.664
It came to its culmination,
0:46:26.664,0:46:29.868
and Jesus says, "This whole process,
0:46:29.868,0:46:32.539
now salvation is available
0:46:32.539,0:46:34.722
to all who believe."
0:46:34.722,0:46:37.060
(Puia) Wow, so the mission of Jesus
0:46:37.060,0:46:38.878
has been accomplished;
0:46:38.878,0:46:41.609
it is finished on the cross.
0:46:41.609,0:46:45.142
John the Baptist testified, "Behold!
0:46:45.142,0:46:47.038
The Lamb of God who takes away
0:46:47.038,0:46:48.530
the sin of the world."
0:46:48.530,0:46:51.084
And on the cross when Jesus was crucified,
0:46:51.084,0:46:54.506
He was the Lamb of God who was sacrificed
0:46:54.506,0:46:56.339
for the sin of the world.
0:46:56.339,0:46:58.708
He took away the sin of the world.
0:46:58.708,0:47:01.069
And on the cross, Satan's lies
0:47:01.069,0:47:04.447
have been exposed - it is finished.
0:47:04.447,0:47:06.328
Satan can no longer tell people
0:47:06.328,0:47:07.983
that God doesn't love us
0:47:07.983,0:47:10.710
because we see God who loves us enough
0:47:10.710,0:47:13.281
to the point of death on the cross.
0:47:13.281,0:47:14.571
Nicole, you have a comment?
0:47:14.571,0:47:16.365
(Nicole) Just two things, one, I want
0:47:16.365,0:47:18.145
to be clear that His earthly ministry
0:47:18.145,0:47:19.958
is finished; He is still doing
0:47:19.958,0:47:22.488
a mighty work for us in His Kingdom.
0:47:22.488,0:47:24.499
So, "It is finished," I think is
0:47:24.499,0:47:26.317
really referring to, "What I had to do
0:47:26.317,0:47:27.744
on Earth, I've now completed,
0:47:27.744,0:47:29.363
and now I'm going to go and finish
0:47:29.363,0:47:31.577
this work so I can save all of mankind
0:47:31.577,0:47:32.460
into My Kingdom."
0:47:32.460,0:47:34.002
(Puia) Thank you for saying that
0:47:34.002,0:47:35.869
because that let us know that the story
0:47:35.869,0:47:37.833
was not over when He died.
0:47:37.833,0:47:39.455
So let's now go to the final part
0:47:39.455,0:47:42.491
of our study for today, John, chapter 20.
0:47:42.491,0:47:44.042
And, Gladys, can you read for us
0:47:44.042,0:47:46.589
John 20, verses 1 to 10, please?
0:47:46.589,0:47:48.047
(Gladys) Sure, and I'm reading
0:47:48.047,0:47:49.739
from the New International Version,
0:47:49.739,0:47:52.711
John, chapter 20:1-10:
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(Puia) Thank you for reading that.
0:49:13.175,0:49:14.337
You know, in my version,
0:49:14.337,0:49:18.054
the New King James Version, in verse 7
0:49:18.054,0:49:21.531
regarding the linen of Jesus, it says
0:49:21.531,0:49:24.404
that it was "folded together."
0:49:24.404,0:49:26.583
How does that point to the evidence
0:49:26.583,0:49:28.986
for the resurrection of Jesus?
0:49:28.986,0:49:30.983
You know, in comparison to other theories
0:49:30.983,0:49:32.840
that maybe someone else
0:49:32.840,0:49:35.810
stole His body? Scott.
0:49:35.810,0:49:37.477
(Scott) I can't imagine a thief
0:49:37.477,0:49:40.596
bothering to fold the linen clothes.
0:49:40.596,0:49:42.511
And I wonder if that's part of it,
0:49:42.511,0:49:44.757
because it says that John,
0:49:44.757,0:49:47.160
this other disciple, didn't understand
0:49:47.160,0:49:48.990
the Scripture yet, but still he saw it
0:49:48.990,0:49:50.548
and he believed.
0:49:50.548,0:49:52.900
So he saw this evidence; he didn't know
0:49:52.900,0:49:54.782
what it meant, but he believed
0:49:54.782,0:49:56.966
there must be something there.
0:49:56.966,0:49:58.632
(Puia) Right. What other evidence
0:49:58.632,0:50:02.216
do we see as evidence for the resurrection
0:50:02.216,0:50:05.631
other than the folded clothes[br]there? Nancy.
0:50:05.631,0:50:08.384
(Nancy) The Roman guards weren't there.
0:50:08.384,0:50:10.024
They were supposed to be guarding
0:50:10.024,0:50:11.946
the grave, and they had a seal
0:50:11.946,0:50:15.522
on the stone, and on pain of death they
0:50:15.522,0:50:17.593
weren't even supposed to, of course, leave
0:50:17.593,0:50:19.913
their post or fall asleep.
0:50:19.913,0:50:21.986
Why wouldn't they be there?
0:50:21.986,0:50:25.246
(Puia) Right. So Jesus rose again.
0:50:25.246,0:50:27.235
Who was the first person that saw
0:50:27.235,0:50:29.553
the resurrected Jesus in the story?
0:50:29.553,0:50:31.427
(Team, Puia) Mary.
0:50:31.427,0:50:32.725
(Puia) Isn't it interesting
0:50:32.725,0:50:35.737
that Mary was there until the final hour
0:50:35.737,0:50:38.388
of Jesus on the cross,
0:50:38.388,0:50:39.946
and here Mary is again
0:50:39.946,0:50:41.441
on the resurrection morning.
0:50:41.441,0:50:44.654
Travis, you have a comment here.
0:50:44.654,0:50:46.844
(Travis) I think the biggest evidence,
0:50:46.844,0:50:49.762
Puia, that Jesus has risen from the grave
0:50:49.762,0:50:51.570
is the tomb is empty.
0:50:51.570,0:50:56.026
I mean, there are a lot of gods
0:50:56.026,0:50:58.776
that are held in high regard
0:50:58.776,0:51:00.106
all over the world,
0:51:00.106,0:51:02.551
whether it is Buddha or whoever.
0:51:02.551,0:51:04.456
Those graves are occupied.
0:51:04.456,0:51:08.107
This tomb is empty; He's gone.
0:51:08.107,0:51:09.478
(Puia) Thank you. Amen.
0:51:09.478,0:51:10.822
Maurice, can you read for us
0:51:10.822,0:51:14.421
Matthew 28, verses 9 to 10, and let's see
0:51:14.421,0:51:15.871
what other meetings Jesus had
0:51:15.871,0:51:17.302
after the resurrection,
0:51:17.302,0:51:23.066
Matthew 28, verses 9 to 10.
0:51:23.066,0:51:26.254
And after this, I am going to ask Ryan
0:51:26.254,0:51:29.368
to read for us 1 Corinthians, chapter 15,
0:51:29.368,0:51:31.502
verses 1 to 8, if you can be ready
0:51:31.502,0:51:32.735
for the next text,
0:51:32.735,0:51:34.903
1 Corinthians 15, verses 1 to 8.
0:51:34.903,0:51:36.328
But let's see first, Maurice,
0:51:36.328,0:51:38.994
Matthew 28, verses 9 to 10.
0:51:38.994,0:51:40.665
(Maurice) Alright, and I'm reading
0:51:40.665,0:51:43.090
from the New King James Version,[br]and it says:
0:52:03.443,0:52:06.464
(Puia) So Jesus continued to appear
0:52:06.464,0:52:08.946
to the disciples after the resurrection.
0:52:08.946,0:52:10.382
Now, Ryan, take us, please
0:52:10.382,0:52:12.938
to 1 Corinthians 15, verses 1 to 8,
0:52:12.938,0:52:16.617
and let's see what Apostle Paul
0:52:16.617,0:52:21.748
wrote down regarding the evidences
0:52:21.748,0:52:24.581
for the resurrection of Jesus.
0:52:24.581,0:52:25.884
(Ryan) Sure thing, this is
0:52:25.884,0:52:27.408
from the New King James Version,
0:52:27.408,0:52:29.946
1 Corinthians 15:1-8, it says:
0:53:23.533,0:53:27.206
(Puia) So, what were the other evidences
0:53:27.206,0:53:28.662
for the resurrection of Jesus?
0:53:28.662,0:53:31.989
Who else witnessed the resurrected Christ?
0:53:31.989,0:53:33.861
What do we see here? Gladys?
0:53:33.861,0:53:35.862
(Gladys) It said that many people saw Him,
0:53:35.862,0:53:37.310
so it was not just one person.
0:53:37.310,0:53:39.444
It was 500 people at once,
0:53:39.444,0:53:41.563
and then Peter and James and John,
0:53:41.563,0:53:43.468
so many at the same time.
0:53:43.468,0:53:46.796
(Puia) Right, and they were all willing
0:53:46.796,0:53:49.166
to suffer for this message that Christ
0:53:49.166,0:53:51.412
was crucified and rose again.
0:53:51.412,0:53:52.751
They were no longer afraid
0:53:52.751,0:53:55.389
of any other persecution.
0:53:55.389,0:53:56.859
The disciples of Jesus
0:53:56.859,0:53:58.950
were all martyred, basically,
0:53:58.950,0:54:01.614
except John the Apostle who wrote this.
0:54:01.614,0:54:04.284
But even he, he suffered so much.
0:54:04.284,0:54:05.732
Scott, what do you see here?
0:54:05.732,0:54:08.365
(Scott) There is so much evidence
0:54:08.365,0:54:11.016
for the resurrection, so many people
0:54:11.016,0:54:14.843
who have seen - so many witnesses.
0:54:14.843,0:54:17.880
Even ancient historians took that as fact.
0:54:17.880,0:54:19.660
If you really look into it,
0:54:19.660,0:54:22.363
you really can come to no conclusion
0:54:22.363,0:54:24.982
other than that Jesus was resurrected.
0:54:24.982,0:54:25.875
(Puia) Thank you.
0:54:25.875,0:54:27.974
Maurice, you have a comment here.
0:54:27.974,0:54:28.960
(Maurice) Yeah, one
0:54:28.960,0:54:31.251
of the most fascinating evidences to me
0:54:31.251,0:54:34.836
is that when Jesus was alive,
0:54:34.836,0:54:38.185
some people believed in Him.
0:54:38.185,0:54:39.818
The religious leaders didn't.
0:54:39.818,0:54:41.573
And He had this small following
0:54:41.573,0:54:44.408
that kind of grew over time.
0:54:44.408,0:54:45.952
A lot of them were following Him
0:54:45.952,0:54:46.766
based on miracles
0:54:46.766,0:54:49.367
and the things that they saw.
0:54:49.367,0:54:50.719
But then when He died,
0:54:50.719,0:54:53.135
even His disciples were discouraged.
0:54:53.135,0:54:56.846
And so, the very next scene
0:54:56.846,0:54:59.984
in the gospel story is just an explosion
0:54:59.984,0:55:01.655
of people who are now following Him
0:55:01.655,0:55:02.877
and believing in Him,
0:55:02.877,0:55:04.137
which would make no sense
0:55:04.137,0:55:05.644
if He was still dead.
0:55:05.644,0:55:08.166
And so, I think one of the evidences
0:55:08.166,0:55:09.733
for the resurrection is the fact
0:55:09.733,0:55:14.947
that Christianity exists today.
0:55:14.947,0:55:16.891
The fact that so many people
0:55:16.891,0:55:19.845
began to be followers after the death.
0:55:19.845,0:55:22.619
And the only thing that would make sense
0:55:22.619,0:55:25.120
was that there was a resurrection,
0:55:25.120,0:55:28.645
and those people believed that it was so.
0:55:28.645,0:55:30.726
(Puia) Amen. Thank you, Maurice, for that.
0:55:30.726,0:55:33.296
In fact, Paul said that, if we continue
0:55:33.296,0:55:35.566
reading in that chapter, "If Christ
0:55:35.566,0:55:38.965
is not risen, our faith is futile."
0:55:38.965,0:55:41.873
So, let me conclude with this question.
0:55:41.873,0:55:44.798
What's the benefit for us -
0:55:44.798,0:55:46.556
now that we have learned that Christ
0:55:46.556,0:55:48.566
was crucified for our sin
0:55:48.566,0:55:50.765
and that He rose again -
0:55:50.765,0:55:53.769
what benefit is there for us to believe
0:55:53.769,0:55:57.048
in that story, in that event? Gladys.
0:55:57.048,0:55:59.440
(Gladys) That our sins are forgiven,
0:55:59.440,0:56:03.197
and we can have zoe forever with Jesus.
0:56:03.197,0:56:05.147
(Puia) In our previous lesson, we learned
0:56:05.147,0:56:06.061
about the zoe life,
0:56:06.061,0:56:08.086
that is, the life abundant.
0:56:08.086,0:56:09.854
Friends, that is what Jesus wants
0:56:09.854,0:56:11.435
to offer to us all.
0:56:11.435,0:56:15.018
We don't follow a crucified Savior alone.
0:56:15.018,0:56:18.557
We follow a resurrected Savior as well.
0:56:18.557,0:56:21.465
When we study these stories of Jesus,
0:56:21.465,0:56:22.830
there is something
0:56:22.830,0:56:25.052
about Jesus' love for us.
0:56:25.052,0:56:28.262
I want to invite you, friends, to continue
0:56:28.262,0:56:29.655
reading the stories of Jesus,
0:56:29.655,0:56:32.362
and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you.
0:56:32.362,0:56:34.321
As Gladys just pointed out, the good news
0:56:34.321,0:56:37.597
is that your sin and my sin
0:56:37.597,0:56:39.163
have been forgiven.
0:56:39.163,0:56:41.747
Jesus has forgiven us our sins.
0:56:41.747,0:56:43.846
We need to continue to follow Him
0:56:43.846,0:56:45.361
all the way to the very end
0:56:45.361,0:56:46.782
when He will come again.
0:56:46.782,0:56:47.705
So today we learned
0:56:47.705,0:56:49.779
about The Hour of Glory,
0:56:49.779,0:56:51.817
the cross and the resurrection.
0:56:51.817,0:56:53.341
Jesus has been glorified,
0:56:53.341,0:56:56.231
and He will continue to be glorified.
0:56:56.231,0:56:58.050
Derek would you close our study.
0:56:58.050,0:56:59.609
(Derek) Thank you so much, Puia.
0:56:59.609,0:57:01.517
Thank you for joining us today
0:57:01.517,0:57:04.690
as we studied a beautiful topic.
0:57:04.690,0:57:07.180
You say, "Putting someone to death?"
0:57:07.180,0:57:08.699
Yes, but the revelation
0:57:08.699,0:57:11.162
of the immeasurable, unfailing love of God
0:57:11.162,0:57:13.274
and that death was conquered
0:57:13.274,0:57:15.260
in the resurrection of Jesus.
0:57:15.260,0:57:16.753
And in that same chapter
0:57:16.753,0:57:19.396
in 1 Corinthians 15, it said, "But Christ
0:57:19.396,0:57:21.468
is risen...the firstfruits."
0:57:21.468,0:57:24.647
We are going to participate with Him
0:57:24.647,0:57:26.254
in His victory over death
0:57:26.254,0:57:27.568
through faith in Him.
0:57:27.568,0:57:29.346
Someone ought to say, "Amen."
0:57:29.346,0:57:31.433
Someone ought to say, "Praise God!
0:57:31.433,0:57:32.763
Thank you, Jesus,
0:57:32.763,0:57:34.273
for what You did for me."
0:57:34.273,0:57:36.261
Let's pray; Father in Heaven,
0:57:36.261,0:57:39.181
we've reflected on a most sacred topic,
0:57:39.181,0:57:42.302
the death of Jesus for our sins,
0:57:42.302,0:57:44.322
the gift of eternal life.
0:57:44.322,0:57:45.867
Evidenced in His resurrection
0:57:45.867,0:57:47.412
from the dead, He is
0:57:47.412,0:57:49.500
the Messiah, the Son of God.
0:57:49.500,0:57:52.500
May we trust Him as our Savior.
0:57:52.500,0:57:55.123
I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
0:57:55.123,0:57:56.162
(Team) Amen.
0:57:56.162,0:57:57.839
(Derek) Well, thanks for joining us
0:57:57.839,0:57:59.002
for Hope Sabbath School.
0:57:59.002,0:58:02.301
You say, "I serve a risen Savior!"
0:58:02.301,0:58:04.746
And He's coming back soon to take us home.
0:58:04.746,0:58:06.978
Trust Him today and go out
0:58:06.978,0:58:09.193
and be a blessing to those around you.
0:58:09.193,0:58:33.199
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