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let's dive in today's message. However,

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on I am so grateful that

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you have joined us today and

1:06

I believe that God has a

1:08

word for you. You know I

1:10

love this whole season of lanes

1:12

leading up to a stuff now.

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This season lasts for forty days

1:16

which represents the time Jesus spent

1:18

in the desert, praying and resisting

1:20

the temptation of Satan. It's

1:23

a period of preparation through

1:25

fasting and prayer and contemplation

1:27

in order to observe and

1:29

commemorate the passion, death, and

1:31

resurrection of Jesus. It

1:33

is such an important time leading

1:35

up to the single most important

1:38

event in the history of the

1:40

world, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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So. I. Am particularly excited to

1:45

dive into God's Word with you today.

1:47

I wonder whether you'd turn with me

1:49

to the Gospel of Mark. Chapter.

1:51

Sixteen. versus. One to a.

1:54

Scripture says when the sabbath was over, Mary.

1:56

Magdalen Mary the mother of James

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And so them both. Spicer said

2:01

that they could go and anoint

2:03

him. Very only in the

2:05

morning on the first day of the week

2:07

they went to the true at sunrise that

2:09

was saying to one another through the wrong

2:11

way the stolen from the entrance of the

2:13

tune for us. Looking. At. They.

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Notice of the stone which was

2:18

very large had been rolled away.

2:21

When they entered the tubes, they saw

2:23

a young man dressed in a white

2:25

robes sitting on the side. They.

2:27

Were alarmed. Don't be alarmed.

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He told them. You.

2:32

Are looking for Jesus of

2:34

Nazareth who was crucified. He

2:36

has risen. He is not

2:38

here. See the place where they

2:40

put him. But. Go tell

2:43

his disciples. And. Peter,

2:45

he's going ahead of you to

2:47

Galilee you will see him this

2:49

just as he told you They

2:52

with out and ran from the

2:54

team because trembling and astonishment overwhelm

2:56

them. And they said nothing

2:58

to anyone. Since. They were afraid.

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Now with this text with

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stepped into the East to

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after Jesus has been crucified

3:08

and buried Mary Magdalen. Mary

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The Mother of James and

3:12

Salaam. Linked to the tomb

3:14

would Jesus was buried. At the

3:17

very first moment that they possibly could

3:19

you see these women had to wait

3:21

for the Sabbath to be over. And

3:24

at sunrise the next say they were on

3:26

they were Now I can't even begin

3:28

to imagine. All. The say was

3:31

feeling on the way to the

3:33

To, but surely they would have

3:35

been devastated and heartbroken and maybe

3:37

even a little disappointed that they

3:39

hopes and dreams for the future

3:41

had been buried with Jesus. We

3:44

do not from the Texas Thera.

3:46

Little stressed out about us who

3:48

was gonna roll that huge stone

3:50

out of the way says that

3:52

they could get to Jesus body

3:54

and that is totally understandable because

3:56

that was a heavy stones and

3:58

these three women. Would not be strong

4:01

enough to move on their own. So I love

4:03

the way that even in the midst of a

4:05

shock and the greatest still thinking pragmatically and try

4:07

to will get you know what? How are we

4:09

going to get this done? Who's gonna run the

4:12

sign away Now that is, That's not every chick

4:14

that I know. I don't know what

4:16

it is now. When I go to the

4:18

to. The looks up with I

4:20

saw that the stone had been rolled away which.

4:23

Was totally surprising. Now.

4:25

Well in that state of of surprise

4:28

in shock and bewilderment, They. Saw

4:30

a young man dressed in a white

4:32

robes sitting on the right side which

4:34

alarm them. Or. Dare I say

4:37

increasing speed a totally freaked him

4:39

out. The most while the

4:41

women with standing there no doubt.

4:44

Trembling. With fear. This. Young

4:46

man dressed in a white robe tells them. That.

4:48

Jesus. Has risen and he's

4:50

not with they expected him to be

4:53

sniffed. Can you imagine would be three

4:55

to for think at that time? I

4:57

mean the entire world was been rocked

4:59

at this moment. Them minds would have

5:01

been spinning, their hearts would have been

5:03

beating a like a thousand miles an

5:05

hour because this was not normally what

5:08

happens when someone visited the to have

5:10

a body that a just been buried.

5:12

It is little one does this

5:15

phase. Women went out and ran

5:17

from the do because trembling in

5:19

astonishment at overwhelm them. I would

5:21

be somewhat over one myself. And.

5:24

Can also understand why. They

5:26

said nothing. To. Anyone since they

5:28

were afraid Because who wouldn't have been

5:30

afraid? I mean sometimes we released by

5:33

the stories and were thinking these a

5:35

fairy tales of fiction. But.

5:37

Imagine. Yourself there. There's

5:40

there's an open to this, a

5:42

missing body and as a strange

5:45

ah that's giving instructions. This is

5:47

like an episode of C S

5:49

I on steroids. The. Response

5:51

of these women. Is. Totally

5:53

understandable given the situation I

5:56

get. So there's a lot going

5:58

on in is this: The. The see. I

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specifically want to focus on for the

6:02

purpose of today. Is the

6:04

instruction that the young man dressed in a.

6:06

White. Robe. Gave to these

6:09

three women. He's sitting for seven.

6:11

but then. Tell. His

6:13

disciples. And. Peta.

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He's going ahead of you to Galilee. You

6:19

will see him. They're just as he told

6:21

you. Can tell them. Go

6:23

tell his disciples and Peter. A.

6:25

Wants you to catch those two words

6:27

spoken isn't that was spoken almost as

6:30

he didn't posse. And Peta. These

6:32

two woods terry great

6:34

white and meaning and.

6:37

Of. The Four Gospels Mark is

6:39

the only one which includes this

6:41

data. Now, the repeated, unanimous testimony

6:44

of the early Church is that

6:46

Marks gospel was based on the

6:48

sentiments of the impulsive Peta. So

6:50

it's really nice surprise that Marks

6:53

is as gospel which includes those

6:55

the to was and paid out

6:57

because. It. Was doing a

6:59

sermon. And. Macroscopic. That sermon.

7:02

He would have one unable to make sure that

7:04

Jesus said and paid up. Where

7:06

about the far death that these two

7:08

words. And Peta. A.

7:11

Two words that pete it desperately

7:13

needed to. He. And he

7:15

wanted every single one of us to hear those

7:17

words as well. Now. I

7:19

have to admit. That Peter

7:21

is the disciples that I personally

7:23

most resident with. This is law

7:25

to other a big mouth. And

7:28

more than once I've been

7:30

known to stick my proverbial

7:33

foot in my mouth was

7:35

passionate, impulsive, confident brass opinion.

7:37

I had a ball and

7:39

often pay the same to

7:42

speak without thinking first. Sir

7:44

Peter spent three years almost

7:46

constantly in the very presence

7:48

of Jesus himself. He

7:51

has heard Jesus teach profound

7:53

things. He has seen Jesus

7:55

perform astounding miracles. He was

7:58

deeply loved by Jesus. And

8:00

he was actually. In the

8:03

Inner Circle of the Twelve. Sir

8:05

Peter had been in the room. When.

8:07

Jars his daughter was. Raised from the dead

8:10

in March. Have to fight this. Twenty seven. Peta.

8:13

Had seen Jesus in his glory on

8:15

the amount of transfiguration in my stepson

8:18

Andras to. Know when

8:20

Jesus asked his disciples whose I thought

8:22

he was. It was Peters

8:24

said you are the Christ. The.

8:26

Son Of the Living God in Matthew.

8:28

sixteen sixteen. It was paid

8:31

as it got out of the boats

8:33

on the Sea of Galilee and actually

8:35

walked on water until he was gripped

8:37

by see in Matthew fourteen Verse twenty

8:39

nine. When. Jesus explain to

8:41

his disciples that he would suffer many

8:43

things in Jerusalem that he would be

8:45

killed and race to live on the

8:48

third day. It was be as

8:50

he said never Lord. Fisher never

8:52

happened to you. In

8:54

that is sixteen This twenty two. When.

8:57

Jesus told his disciples after the Lord's

8:59

Supper this they would all fall away.

9:01

Peta declared even if all fall away,

9:04

I will not. In. My fourteen

9:06

This Twenty nine. When.

9:08

The soldiers came to rest. Jesus. In.

9:10

The Garden of Kissed seventy. Peter.

9:12

Was the one who took his sword and hacked

9:14

off the air of one of the arresting party

9:17

and John A seems him. Peta

9:19

had pledged undying love and loyalty to

9:21

Jesus. But the truth is. The.

9:23

Last time that we see Peter in Max account.

9:26

He was standing in the courtyard

9:29

of the high Priest. During.

9:31

The Trial Of Jesus. says.

9:34

The Sixty Six to Seventy two. We read

9:36

what Peter was in the courtyard below. One

9:39

of the high priests maid service came. When.

9:42

She saw Peter warming himself. She.

9:44

Looks at him and said. You. Also

9:46

with Jesus the Man from

9:48

Nazareth. But. He denied it. I.

9:51

Don't know or understand what you're

9:53

talking about. Then. He went out

9:55

to the entryway. And a

9:57

rooster. Crowed. When.

9:59

The. Seven saw him again. She began

10:01

to tell those sending the by this

10:03

man is one of them but again

10:06

he denied it. After

10:08

a little while those setting this said

10:10

to Peter against you certainly have one

10:12

of them since you're also a Galileo

10:14

and. Then. He started to

10:16

curse and swear. I. Don't know

10:19

this man you're talking about. Immediately,

10:21

a rooster crowed a second time.

10:24

And Peter remembered when Jesus had spoken the

10:26

word to him. Before.

10:29

The Rooster Crows twice. You.

10:31

Will deny me three times. And.

10:34

He broke down. And

10:36

whipped. With

10:38

see here that. Peta. Willfully

10:40

denied Jesus publicly. Not.

10:42

Once. Not. Twice. But.

10:45

Three times. He had

10:48

just then. What? He said he

10:50

would never do. I

10:52

want to take just a moment. He had

10:54

a to point out the fact that in

10:56

this gospel we see another important detail record

10:58

of that's not mention here Max Gospel. Move

11:01

tells us that while Peter was denying

11:03

Jesus. The. Cock crowed

11:05

and the more turned and

11:07

looked at peter. Did

11:10

you catch that? Jesus and

11:12

p the locked eyes in that moment. Paid.

11:15

A saw the Jesus had heard

11:17

him deny him. Jesus

11:19

noticed Peters say yeah when it

11:22

actually happened right in the moment.

11:25

No to up that look

11:27

communicated. More. Than any words of a

11:29

could. Have

11:31

often wondered what that and look from

11:33

Jesus must have been like. I

11:36

imagine that in that looks, Jesus communicated

11:38

a message of understanding and love. Cruises

11:41

Love Peta. And. Of course

11:44

he knew the unbelievable regret and pain

11:46

and sorrow And hot a subpoena was

11:48

about to go through when the reality

11:51

of what he had done actually hit

11:53

him. The. Fact is

11:55

that feeding knew he had denied

11:57

and deserted Jesus. And he was.

12:00

Devastated. By. His own

12:02

unfaithfulness, We. See that he wept.

12:05

That. He suffered. That he

12:07

was tormented and him deeply regretted

12:09

his actions? Can you even begin

12:11

to imagine the feelings of guilt

12:13

or shame or condemnation that Peter

12:16

must have felt. I

12:18

mean the very last time he

12:20

looked a Jesus. Before. The death

12:22

of Jesus. Was when Jesus looked

12:24

at him. Knowing that he had

12:26

denied him. You. Know it's it's.

12:28

no wonder that Peter couldn't sleep at night. He.

12:31

Was heartbroken over what he had done.

12:35

T. C Now. What has

12:37

two words And Peta? Men:

12:39

So much. Can you see

12:41

why this angel of the Mods did not

12:43

only said go tell the disciples. I

12:46

imagine that after his denial of Jesus,

12:48

Peter would have no longer considers himself

12:50

a disciple of Jesus who would have

12:52

some of shame. So much guilt, so

12:55

much condemnation. That. He would

12:57

have disqualified himself from that

12:59

position. Yet in this moment.

13:02

The. Angel of the Lord does not

13:04

say go tell his disciples engines. Of.

13:07

Dot so that the southern end zone.

13:10

Oh don't tell the disciples and syllable that

13:12

The disciples above all I'm you. Or.

13:15

Go to the Disciples and Thomas or

13:17

go till The Disciples and Matthew or

13:19

Don't Tell The Disciples and Thaddeus of

13:21

don't Tell The Disciples I'm Simon he

13:23

said. Got so the disciples.

13:26

And Peta. He made

13:29

sure. To. Include the one. That

13:31

had denied Jesus. The one

13:33

that had failed. On

13:36

that first Easter. There

13:38

was no one. That needed

13:40

good news more than Simon, Peter.

13:44

By. Including the two words. And

13:46

Peta. Jesus was letting

13:48

p to know. That. He was

13:50

forgiven. That. He was loved.

13:53

That. He was wanted. That. He

13:55

was valued. The he

13:57

was esteemed that he was.

14:00

Mooted. And then he still belonged

14:02

as one of the disciples. He

14:05

may have fallen hard. But. God

14:07

still counted him in. I

14:10

can imagine that the women would have

14:12

undoubtedly have said to paid us pay.

14:14

You to. Us. He

14:17

specifically mentioned you. They.

14:20

Wouldn't let paid and know that he was

14:22

still loved and included by God. That

14:24

God's plan and God's purpose had

14:27

still prevails appeared at even after

14:29

he had denied Jesus. So.

14:31

In the list. Of. Resurrection. Appearances

14:33

that pull gives us it's First Corinthians

14:36

Trump's assistant. He writes in vs three

14:38

to five. For. What I

14:40

received. I passed on to you.

14:43

As a first importance that Christ

14:45

died for our sins according to

14:47

the scriptures, that he was barry

14:49

that he was raised on the

14:51

third day according to the scriptures,

14:54

and that he appeared to Peter.

14:57

And then to the twelve. You

14:59

see we see here that some time

15:01

during that first a star de. Jesus

15:04

appeared to Peta. Before.

15:06

Any of the other disciples. Now.

15:09

I. Don't know what's I talked is hop. Nana would love

15:11

to have been there. But given

15:14

the baldness that we same Peta

15:16

in the Book of Acts. I.

15:18

Imagine that what ever happened between

15:20

him and Jesus. It was

15:23

a powerful encounter and that it

15:25

was full of love and it

15:27

was full of grace and forgiveness

15:29

and restoration. And. I

15:31

personally love this reminder. That.

15:34

Our sins. Do. Not

15:36

out do God's love for. It's

15:39

no wonder the poor rights in Romans took

15:41

the eighth as a city I just thirty

15:43

nine for. I am persuaded. That

15:46

neither does not live. No angels, no

15:48

role as know things present, know things

15:50

the com The powers know height, no

15:52

depth, know any other creative thing. Will

15:55

be able to separate us from the love of God.

15:57

That. Is in Christ Jesus Oh Lord. I

16:00

want to remind somebody today. That.

16:03

It is not over for

16:05

you. I know you may

16:07

have failed. You. May have mister

16:09

you may have blown it. But

16:12

according to First John chapter one

16:14

verse night if we confess as

16:16

since. He is faithful and

16:18

righteous to forgive us our sins. And

16:21

cleansers from oh on righteousness.

16:24

Or want to remind someone. Is

16:26

you still have a pulse? God still

16:28

has a plan for you. Don't

16:31

let the enemy. Oh,

16:33

the naysayers convince you.

16:35

That you are too far gone. Or

16:38

that it's too late for you. Know

16:41

that there is no hope for years. Of

16:44

on reminds someone that in Christ

16:46

this always the hope of a

16:48

brand new sought a brand new

16:50

beginning. You. A You and

16:53

I we serve a resurrected king. And.

16:55

Al Jesus. He. Specializes

16:57

in bringing dead things to

16:59

life. You know, To

17:02

be honest, it's hard to conceive of

17:04

blowing it. Any worse

17:06

than Peter? Did I

17:09

mean imagine denying Jesus.

17:11

And Jesus says you. Deny him.

17:15

If Jesus had ever needed. The.

17:17

Support of human friends, It

17:20

was during. The. Dark Knight of

17:22

Guess seventy. And all of those events

17:24

that followed leading up to the cross. And

17:27

the truth is. Peter. Letting them

17:29

he wasn't and big time he fell asleep

17:31

when. Jesus and could you just have to

17:33

stay away? In fact,

17:35

to make. Matters. Worse. Pizza

17:38

Actually knew. That. The very

17:41

last words Jesus ever heard him

17:43

speak. Were. Words of

17:45

Denial. During Jesus as

17:47

greatest moments of need. You.

17:50

Know it's an awful thing. To

17:52

live with the memory. That your

17:54

last words to a loved one. One.

17:57

Not what you wanted them to be. There's

17:59

no. Peter spent a

18:02

dark Saturday obsessive li ruminating

18:04

over the fact. That

18:06

the final words Jesus heard him

18:08

speak. Were. Woods of awful

18:11

denial. He must have thought it was

18:13

all over. That. He was finished. And

18:16

then they would. Two words. That.

18:18

Changed everything. One of those

18:20

two words. And

18:22

Peta. A wants

18:24

you to know today. Are God is

18:26

the gulf Second chances are got is

18:29

about a third and fourth chances that

18:31

he's most is a new every morning

18:33

and because of that we do not

18:35

have to live under a cloud of

18:38

deals or shame or condemnation of. Fear

18:40

or doubt Or regret. Because

18:43

Jesus Christ conquered sin and

18:45

death on the cross and

18:47

then he rose again from

18:49

the did you and I

18:51

didn't know forgiveness and resurrect

18:53

said live The good news

18:55

applies to everyone you and

18:57

I we ah the and

18:59

Peters run from Jesus when

19:01

you blown run into. His

19:04

loving gracious, And. Merciful A

19:06

Hands. You know, I think the truth.

19:08

The many of us. Is that

19:10

sometimes it's easier. To. Believe that

19:12

Jesus died for others. But.

19:15

It's hard to trust that he

19:17

actually died semi. It's

19:19

easier to believe Jesus the gives

19:21

other people. And it's hard

19:23

to believe that Jesus actually for gives me.

19:26

It's easy to believe that Jesus as a

19:28

plan for other people. But. It's

19:30

hard to believe. That. He still

19:32

got a plan for me. It's

19:35

easier to believe that God so loved the

19:38

world. And it's hard to

19:40

believe that God Son loves me. It

19:43

can be hard to accept. And.

19:45

To know deep down that God really loves

19:47

us. Has. To be honest, This

19:50

has been one of the hottest things in

19:52

my last. To. Get from my head

19:55

to my heart. You know,

19:57

I come from a background of abandonment

19:59

and abuse. Adoption.

20:02

And. I can't recollects a time when I was

20:04

growing up that I didn't think there was

20:06

something wrong with me. I

20:08

was so full of shame and rejection.

20:11

It was hard for me to believe

20:13

that God loved me, that God accepted

20:15

me when I didn't even like myself.

20:18

As a good tolerated me a best because not

20:21

only were bad things done to be. But.

20:23

You know what the truth is. I'm at

20:25

a lot of poor decisions myself. I did

20:27

many things wrong myself. And

20:29

I made so many poor choices. But.

20:32

By including. Peters. Example

20:34

in Scripture. The most

20:36

shows us that this hope for us.

20:39

Even in our was moments of

20:42

thing you. Know. That

20:44

my friend is good news. I know

20:46

there are times in our lives when

20:48

our sins of his so great and

20:50

transgressions so deliberate and I'll say is

20:52

so numerous times when we wouldn't dare

20:54

include our cells in the company of

20:56

the were date. There are

20:58

times we've asked, how can such a

21:00

good pure at Holy God love a

21:02

red Slightly but he is the truth.

21:05

The. Truth is that God that. It's.

21:07

Great of them are saying is. The. Love

21:09

of God is the resurrection gospel.

21:11

This hope says have failed God

21:13

in the same way there was

21:16

hope that Peter after he denied

21:18

trust. Those. Two words. And

21:21

Peta show us that there is

21:23

no saida the can separate us

21:25

from Jesus as love poor rights

21:27

in Romans chapter father's side but

21:29

God prove his own love for

21:31

us in that while we were

21:33

still sinners. Christ. Died for us.

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The route and the power of our love

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for God is his own love. Love

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us because we love him. He

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does have of us because he

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foresaw that we would love him

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freely. Sovereignly says his own name

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sites God loved us. According

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to post on for Ten, love consists

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in this: Not that we loved gods,

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but that he loved us and he

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said his son. To. Be a

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toning sacrifice for our sins. There's.

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Nothing you can do. To. My God Love

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you more. And. Is nothing you can

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do. To. My God Love You

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Lists God's love for us is not

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based on what we do, but on

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who he is. It's. Based on

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his character, not our performance, God's

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love is eternal and it's unconditional

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because God is love. You don't

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have to earn God's love. You.

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Simply have to receive them.

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You know, Imagine. If Peter and Not

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receive the love and forgiveness of God after his

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failure. We wouldn't have. First

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and second paid up Not wouldn't have

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had Peter sermons upon which to base

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as gospel. Peter would never have preached

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a penny cause than three thousand people

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would not have been converted that dice.

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He would never have baptized the Roman

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Centurion Cornelius know what he of spread

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the gospel to run. It would have

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been a huge loss to Peta and

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the church. Had he retreated

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after his failure. And not

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repented. And. Accepted the forgiveness and the

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love of God. And

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Peta. With. The words of

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invitation into a loss beyond his

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mistake. But. He still had to choose

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to say yes. And to go to

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Galilee with the other disciples. Our

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mistakes don't have to define us. our

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history. does it mean to determine our

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destiny? Because Jesus Christ.on the cross and

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was a better than the dead we

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can all no forgiveness for our path,

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a brand new life today and a

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hope. To the suit in

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Jesus' Day

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he has the message has encouraged. You,

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if you haven't already subscribed to

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the second season is necessary. To

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me and moon had to

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proceed here soon finish second

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