Come and See - Here I Am to Worship - Part 4 - Christmas Eve Gathering

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All right, welcome, friends and
family, old and new to Christmas

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at Real Life Church.
I invite you to stand to your

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feet.
We're going to start off with

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worship today.
I'd like you just to sing and

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sing boldly for Jesus this
afternoon.

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Come on, won't you join us?
Unto you this day a baby's born.

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His Christ, Messiah, King and
Lord.

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All the earth can now rejoice.
The King is here.

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The King is here.
Hey, hey, the shepherds have

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come, the angels sing.
They follow the star, the three

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wise kings to coming back on
bended knee.

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The king is here.
The king is here.

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Hey.
Hear good tidings of great joy

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unto you.
A Saviour is grow in a major

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place.
Christ, the Lord all have come

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to adore, to worship Him.
Our Savior, the King is here.

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The King is here.
Hey, hey.

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Hear good tides of great joy
unto you, a Savior.

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Is.
Here good tidings of great joy

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unto you a Saviour is born.
Glory to God in the highest.

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Glory to God in the high,
Highest peace on earth and

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goodwill toward me.
Glory to God in the highest.

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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Man, can we give it up for

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Jesus?
Oh, come on now, just do it a

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big There we go.
There we go.

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Merry Christmas, real life.
Hey, you guys got to do better

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than that.
If you guys heard Logan last

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week, you guys know I'm a Bah
humbug, but hey, I'm good.

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It's Christmas Eve, we're in the
spirit.

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So one more time, real Merry
Christmas, real life.

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There we go.
Man, I don't know how you walked

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in here today, but man, my
prayer for you is that you walk

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out radically changed by the
message of hope that God came

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and He's our Savior and our
King.

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Man, it is going to be an
awesome day today.

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Hey, so we have a lot of new
people with us there in person

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and online.
Can we show those people some

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love?
Give them a round of applause.

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Man, if you're new, thank you so
much for being here.

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Hey, take 30 seconds and greet
somebody around you.

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We're getting ready to worship
again real big in a minute.

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Hey, want you guys to know if
you are newer, newer with this

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man, we've been praying for you
and we've been planning for you.

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So thank you so much for being
here.

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I'm not going to ask anything
from you today except for this

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one small little thing, man. all
right, you guys can stay

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standing.
The We would just love an

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introduction.
And if you grab the connection

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card that's on your seat
sometime during our your time

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with us today, if you fill that
out on the top section, that an

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opportunity later on to drop
that.

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But you know, if you fill that
out, what we'd love to do is

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just share with you a little bit
about who we are in real life.

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We're not going to show up your
door, do anything crazy, but we

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want you to know that God loves
you and we care about you.

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So man, we would love for you
guys to fill that out at some

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point during the day.
We do all of that and everything

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that we do week in week out is
because we love to say that we

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are a church on a mission.
Isn't that right?

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Real life man?
And that mission is this is to

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see people far from God discover
the real life and their purpose

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in Jesus.
Now again, we know that this is

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a great season, but this isn't
great for everybody and

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especially not great for people
that don't have Christ as their

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Lord.
And so today, no matter where

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you're at, no matter who came
in, this is a place where you

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can belong.
God's called you to have a

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purpose.
Jesus wants to to provide that

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for you.
He's created you to be in

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relationship with him.
And this is what we're going to

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talk about today.
This is going to be the message

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that you receive.
So this is a community you can

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feel safe in.
If you've been far from God, you

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can call real life home.
So thank you so much for being

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here.
I want you guys to, to, to know

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what's going on today, give you
a little expectation.

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So in a minute, man, you guys
are going to get an awesome word

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of hope straight from God's word
from Pastor Sean.

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And then right after that, we're
going to have a candlelight

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service, candlelight worship.
And then after that, you guys

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could go hang out, take
pictures.

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There's pictures with Santa.
There's a cocoa bar if you guys

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love cocoa.
And man, it is going to be just

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a great time.
This, this, this gathering is

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going to last for just a little
over an hour.

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So no matter how you walked in
today, I want you guys just to

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buckle in because God has a
purpose for you in this moment.

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And we're going to worship big
here moving into this moment and

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acknowledge that God is Emmanuel
and he is here with us.

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So, real life, can we enter into
this moment and let's give God

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back some worship as we worship
Emmanuel.

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Of the world treasure of heaven
bring like the stars in the

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winter sky, joy of the father
rage through the darkness, shine

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across the see the shudders to
the.

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From the beginning, the
tragedies of the time, with no

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match for you, with the great
heights of glory you saw, my

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story got you into the beginning
one of us.

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To the light of the world.
Right up the wood, crowning a

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Ranger born forth because to
suffer to save high King of

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Heaven.
Death is the poorer we are, the

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rich by the price that he pits.
Sing Hallelujah.

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Sing Hallelujah for the things
He has done.

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Come and truly count on before
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Sing Hallelujah to the light of
the world, the world.

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He's the light of the world, the
light of the world.

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Soon will be coming with fire in
his eyes.

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He who?
Runs on his own, the clouds he.

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Will leave let.
Us straight to the Reed, and

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there he shall reign
forevermore, oh, forevermore

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sing.
Hallelujah sing Hallelujah, sing

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Hallelujah for the days he has.
Done.

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Come and of Julie.
Come.

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Time before him.
Sing Hallelujah to the light of

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the world.
He's the light of the world,

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light in the time.
Amen.

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He is the light of the world
we've been walking through the

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last few weeks, just the journey
of those people who have come to

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worship Jesus as he was born in
Bethlehem from Mary and the wise

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men and the shepherds, and every
single one of them had a

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response of bowing in worship to
our God.

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So let's lift him up.
Where?

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Would I run with you?
The throne of mercy.

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Where would I live that this
cross agrees?

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How great the love, a strong
hand that holds us beautiful, so

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beautiful.
So here I bound to live too

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hard, and Jesus belong,
horrifying all things for all my

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life.
I am yours forever yours.

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'Cause there is a king who bore
the scars of hearing, And there

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is a son who came in grace and
drew and tall.

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Great.
The love that carries us to

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blindness.
Wonderful, you're wonderful.

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So here I vow to live too high.
Jesus below, refining all things

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for all my life.
I am yours forever yours.

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Let this up to him, James.
Be God here and now, be lifted

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high and right here and now.
Be the love if I God of heaven

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and God who brought me back to
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Be live behind and right here
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Be alone by God of heaven and
earth, God whom I'd be back to

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life.
I am yours forever yours.

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So here I vow to live, to hide
Jesus being lovely, fighting all

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things for all my life.
I am yours forever yours.

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Don't hear I bore to live too
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Jesus below refined in all
things for all my life.

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I am yours forever.
Come on, give Jesus a hand.

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Father, we bow down today just
recognizing that it's not an

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accident God that you broke into
humanity for us.

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That's not an accident that you
used even a a Pagan world, the

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Romans to call a census to come
home to Bethlehem be born.

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It's not an accident that the
end was full in your place of

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the Manger.
And God's not an accident here

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tonight, God, that you made a
way to find us.

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We have no way find you.
So God, we lift you up, we give

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you glory.
God, we worship you.

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God, we lay ourselves down.
God, as we surrender to you

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tonight.
She reminded the reason for

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Christmas is all the promise
that God fulfilled in Jesus.

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So God, we lift your name up,
the name above all names, the

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name of Jesus.
And the church said Amen.

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Come on, you got big for Jesus
today.

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Come on, you guys may be seated.
I wish you guys a very merry and

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faithful Christmas.
On behalf of my family, our

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staff, our leadership, we love
you guys.

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Appreciate you guys are here.
I noticed a lot of new people in

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the house.
They brought a family member or

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friend.
Maybe you saw her stuff on

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social media.
I see friends from the past that

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are here tonight, people that
are dear to my heart.

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I want to say I love you guys.
Our church loves you.

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And if you're new with us, man,
we're so glad you're here.

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And I hope you feel the presence
of God.

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I hope you just sincerely just
leave this full of joy.

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It's reminded of the power of
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So give it up.
Everybody's new day.

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Let them know you love them.
Come on, real life church man,

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it is my honor and privilege.
I can't blame him saying this

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for the 9th consecutive year to
preach He had the truth up here.

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Wow, there's a lot of stuff and
tear down, right?

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For the 9th consecutive year to
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of the virgin birth that God in
the flesh came for us and how

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much he loves us.
And to encourage you guys,

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there's only one name above all
names that we bow down to.

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His name is Jesus, Amen.
And so this is the day we're

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just going to celebrate big and
I want to encourage you guys.

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We have some people that are
actually going to worship and

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really in a in a way of
surrender this next Sunday.

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This is pretty cool.
We've been talking about people

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getting baptized and as best as
I can, to my knowledge, we have

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19 people getting baptized this
coming Sunday.

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Is that pretty cool?
Is that pretty cool?

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Like, I mean, we usually as
baptized on Easter on our

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birthday, we're like, man, we're
trying to get 50 people

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baptized.
Let's let's just add one in on

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the 28th and see what the Lord
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So glad we did that.
Amen.

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So that puts us at 46 people
this year that will be baptized

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here at Real Life Church.
Is that pretty cool?

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It's amazing.
You know, it's interesting as a

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pastor because when you put a
church ad out, it's always

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interesting to see the comments
you get.

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And if you scrolled the
comments, it's great, you know,

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I kind of hear everything in the
world, but it's so interesting

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because you got to kind of come
to the real life and check out

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what we do here.
I don't think we water down

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anything, including the coffee.
Amen.

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And I, I think 46 people that
that's almost one person every

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Sunday that would get baptized.
That, that that's, that's,

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that's mind blowing.
And so I want to encourage you

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guys, God is on the move of
doing something great.

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We, we are four people away from
50 by the way.

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So if you're like holding out,
like, man, I don't know if I

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should get baptized.
Well, now's the time.

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Come on, somebody.
Regardless if we hit 50 now,

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it's not the point.
It's just that we're trying to

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honor God and to see what he's
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He's just incredible.
So give it up for those who are

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going to get baptized this next
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It's pretty cool, man.
It's pretty cool.

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You know, the most humbling
truth about Christmas is that

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God did not wait for us to come
and find him, but he came to

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find us.
I mean, the Bible says so clear,

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we're stranded in sin, yet
helpless and Christ died for us,

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but there was no way of us
finding God, but God made a way

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for us to find him.
You know, people ask this

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question all the time, where is
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And this question is asked not
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believers.
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some really hard seasons, like
where it doesn't make sense and

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we're confused and we try our
best and that their best isn't

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good enough and we don't feel
like we're making a making a

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difference or impact.
If you back up to January of

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2025, your goals, if you set
goals, it may not look anything

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like what you actually got.
Like it went unexpected.

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I always kind of joke like I
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I got 25 lbs to go.
Come on, somebody right?

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Like it just went different.
And all sincerity like this year

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has been difficult for many
people and it's just the season

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how it goes.
There's empty chairs to the

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table.
I was thinking about a man in

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our church even as we sang
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this the first Christmas but out
there and I think of prodigal

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children just working with
people in our church and there's

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children that may not come home
for Christmas and those who have

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kids at home and they're coming
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Amen.
Praise God, Hallelujah.

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Some of you got your kids here
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But it can be difficult season
to ask where is God.

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And I would encourage you that
God is close enough to whisper

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that they got us near they got
us here that the story of

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Christmas is a is a story of God
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Even the name Emmanuel means
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With us and so I encourage you
if you draw close to God, God

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will draw close to you there
there was a man that posted I I

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just I don't know why you know
critics math you know, 1000

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compliments plus one critic
equals 1 critic right just how

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it works.
And so I'm scrolling our thing.

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I'm like just leave the
negativity on there because

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maybe maybe it does glory to God
because he can see some patients

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on our side.
But somebody talk about

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Christmas wasn't a good tidings
because now all those people

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know about Jesus.
And I'm like, man, that star

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that God sent was seen by all
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God is not playing a sick game
of hide and seek, Amen.

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He he wants himself to be known
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And we have an opportunity even
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walk into God's presence.
You know what's interesting

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about Jesus and about
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It's the only religion in all of
history where God came to us.

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If you think about all the other
religions, all the times there's

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angels that would talk to
Muhammad or talk to Joseph Smith

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and you know, here's your
prophet, Here's the thing, and

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here's how you work a way to
God, Earn this, do this, keep up

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your good works, pray, chant,
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But Jesus is completely
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It was God who came to us, and
the angels actually came to

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worship the Lord himself who
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Savior.
That's good news.

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Amen.
This was so special about

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Christianity.
And so I would encourage you

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guys tonight, maybe a night
where you've not really worship

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Jesus full heartedly before, or
maybe it's been a season even as

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Christians were like I, I know
the song or whatever, but to

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truly remember like this is the
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It's really the name of Jesus.
And to get full worship back and

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surrender and really ourselves.
We we talked about this series

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dying allude to it about a we've
talked about Mary, we've talked

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about the wise men.
We've talked about the shepherds

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and they all worship Jesus.
Tonight is really our response.

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It's about you guys.
You guys are going to finish the

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series with worship.
You're going to lay yourselves

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in front of God.
I don't encourage what worship

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looks like and just kind of
minds a few of the stories, but

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Mary's worship, she's moved by
God in the worship.

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So Luke 130 says this.
Do not be afraid, Mary, the

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Angel told her, for you have
found favor with God.

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You'll conceive, you give birth
to a son, and you will name him.

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Who?
Jesus.

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Jesus.
You guys remember what the name

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Jesus means.
The Lord saves, the Lord saves.

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There you go, let's pick it up.
He who laughs, laughs, thinks

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the slowest.
Come on somebody right, the Lord

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saves and it's significant
because this name Jesus, I just

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want you to focus on the name
Jesus tonight says he'll be very

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great and he'll be called the
sun, the most High.

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The Lord give him his the throne
of his ancestor David.

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It'll reign over Israel forever.
His Kingdom will never end.

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And Mary asked the Angel, but
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I'm a virgin.
An Angel replied, the Holy

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Spirit will come upon you and
the power of the most high will

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over shadow you.
So the baby to the born will be

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holy and he'll be called the Son
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Here's Mary's response.
She said, behold, the maid

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servant of Lord, I'm yours.
I'm going to be able to call

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yourself a servant of Lord.
She's a handmaiden, a maid in

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the Lord.
Whatever you want, Lord, like

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I'm yours.
I'm a instrument in the hand of

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a Redeemer.
Amen.

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It's just let it be to me
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It's interesting.
Her worship move chaos into calm

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like that's that's crazy news.
She she's not married.

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She she's engaged her whole
life's going to be sideways.

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She's going to be pregnant with
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It's just nothing she planned
for or could imagine or dreamed

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of.
And it would've been chaotic.

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But instead she said, no, I
worship you.

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I know God.
You've got a plan and sometimes

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in this season, like it looks
nothing like we'd expected, but

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we trust the Lord has a plan and
she cries out and worship.

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And it's the song we talked
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And Mary said my soul glorifies
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That's worship.
Amen.

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You know, it's one thing to sing
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That's another thing for your
soul to sing.

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It's the one thing to raise your
hand.

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It's nothing to raise your
heart.

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It would be fully devoted.
That's where it came from.

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Just my soul just worships you,
Lord, and my spirit rejoices in

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God.
My who?

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That's interesting because she
knew the name of Jesus meant the

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Lord saves, and she's already
worshipping what Jesus is going

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to do, for he has been mindful
of the humble state of the

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servant on herself.
And from now on, all

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generations, including us, will
call me blessed.

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And she's blessed because she's
going to deliver the one who

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will eventually deliver us.
And that's the only way that she

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feels blessed.
It says, for the mighty One has

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done great things for me.
Holy is his name.

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His mercy extends to those who
fear Him from generation to

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generation needs to hear the
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And then she says something that
most people have forgotten or

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don't understand about the
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She gives us declaration in
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He says He has performed mighty
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He has scattered those who are
proud in the most thoughts,

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which is what God still does.
He has brought down the rulers

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of their Thrones, but has lifted
up the humble.

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So he scattered the proud and
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That's good news, Amen, because
we all can choose to be humble.

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We're all qualified if you
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Verse 53 He has filled the
hunger with good things, but he

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sent the rich away empty.
I love that he fills the hungry.

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It's pretty good.
Verse 54 He has helped us serve

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in Israel.
Remembering to be merciful to

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Abraham descends forever, just
as he what?

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What's to say he?
He promised just as he promised

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our ancestors.
Man, that's worship and there's

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something special about God when
you get a little peace, like you

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pull back the curtain, you start
to see God's promises and you

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start to see how faithful God
is, and you just pull the

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curtain back like just a little
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All of a sudden your whole life
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And I don't know if you remember
the first time that like you

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pulled the curtain back or saw
just a glimpse of God's promises

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and faithfulness.
Do you remember that time you

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came to Christ?
Like the very first time you put

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your faith in Jesus and your
life was forever changed by

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Christ.
Do you remember that?

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If you're like me, I was 15,
like I had never read the Bible

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ever.
I'd never prayed a prayer in my

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single life.
I've never done anything like

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that.
I'd never gone to church before.

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And somebody shared me from
Scripture, this promise of

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Jesus, and just pulled back the
curtain just a little bit.

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And I thought, man, there is so
much more truth and

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righteousness in story behind
all this, that it has to be

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true.
I, I'd never memorized the

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verse.
I'd done nothing.

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Looks like Jesus, but God saved
me, Amen.

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Just pulling back the curtain
like that's God's promises that

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change everything you think
about Christmas.

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It all changes when you realize
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And we know this.
It's not about gifts.

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It's not about Christmas trees,
although these are pretty cool

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looking trees.
Come on somebody, right?

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It's, it's not honestly, it's
not really about tradition.

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It's not ultimately even about
family, although that stuff's

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really good, Amen.
Like we love it when our

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family's around and we just
share life together and

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encourage each other and catch
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But ultimately you start to
realize that Christmas is about

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God being faithful to all of his
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That's Christmas.
And Jesus is the culmination as

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a gift to us of all of God's
promises coming together.

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It's an amazing story.
All the Old Testament points to

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Jesus and all the New Testament
points back to Jesus because

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he's fulfillment, the promise,
the greatest promises of God.

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And he gives us this gift of
Jesus.

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And it says this in Ephesians
289 very popular passage.

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If you don't know this one, you
should memorize it, but says for

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us by grace you've been saved
through faith.

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It is not of yourselves.
It is a what?

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It's a what It's a gift.
It's a gift of God out of works

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so that no one can boast.
It's it's, it's, it's amazing to

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me how many people find a way
not to accept Jesus because it's

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like God is handing you his own
righteousness and all you have

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to do is accept it.
And it's so hard for us to take

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something for free.
Isn't it like the devil has us

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thinking that we have to earn
something.

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You have, you have to somehow be
perfect or, or add up to it.

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And there's a shame all over us.
But this is a free good to

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salvation.
And why is it free?

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Because Jesus, he did
everything, he did all the work,

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and there's not a single person
who can take any glory except

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for Jesus.
Amen.

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There's there's no other name
that there's no other name that

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we'd ever say thank you for
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It's only always Jesus and it's
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And so this is Mary's response.
She she knew this just at the

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name of Jesus.
She knew the promise of God.

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She was probably 14 years old,
had looked through Scripture,

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her heart focused on God and God
just said, hey, I'm going to

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choose you.
I'm not choosing to come as a

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king riding on a horse.
I'm going to come in and be born

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in a no room in the guest room
or the inn and born with animals

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and put into a feeding through.
That's the humility of God.

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Amen.
He chose the poor things, the

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the the uneducated, but the
faith filled to change our

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world.
Then you got the wise men who

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worshipped it says in Matthew
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It says when they saw the star,
they were what what's it say the

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overjoyed?
And it's kind of sad that most

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people didn't even recognize it.
But these people were full of

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joy because they knew something
was happening.

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It says all coming to the house,
they saw the child, the stomach,

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Jesus with his mother Mary, and
they what?

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They bow down and worshipped.
That's worship at a whole nother

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level, right?
I mean, bowing down is like, I

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don't know if you bow down, we
do bow down on their hearts to

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things, but to physically bow
down to something man, that's

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full in, isn't it?
You just remember how many gifts

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the wise men brought about 3
gifts, right?

451
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They brought gold frankincense
and myrrh.

452
00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:58,880
There you go.
I like I got this section up

453
00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:00,040
front.
Good job, Emery.

454
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,560
The all the all the girls up
here John goes.

455
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,360
How'd you get stuck watching all
the kids?

456
00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,280
I was like, there's no room at
the end.

457
00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:11,640
Just stuck here.
It's good though, right?

458
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,680
It's fun watching the kids.
But they brought 3 gifts.

459
00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:17,240
But but I would encourage you
and to think about this.

460
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:22,080
They actually brought 4, but
because before they gave gold

461
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:27,840
Franklin and Sensen myrrh, they
actually gave themselves it says

462
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:31,280
they, they, they bowed down and
worship and that's where people

463
00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,960
get all the stuff wrong because
they'll say again more comments

464
00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,640
I read all the church wants your
money.

465
00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,920
No money comes after your heart.
And these wise men gave

466
00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,360
everything to Jesus before they
gave what they possessed and

467
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,880
they bowed down and recognized
that it wasn't popular.

468
00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:52,600
It still is not popular to bow
down and worship Jesus.

469
00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,800
It was unpopular, but they did
it because they recognized that

470
00:31:55,800 --> 00:32:00,120
Jesus was a promise fulfilled.
And the wise men knew these

471
00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,080
promises.
And there's scripture I want to

472
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:03,840
give you today about some of
these promises that they have

473
00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,480
known in the Old Testament.
And so if you have your Bible be

474
00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:08,840
in Psalm 22 just for a little
bit.

475
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It's what it says.
Psalm 22, this is a prophecy of

476
00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:12,720
Jesus.
It's interesting.

477
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,360
It's 1000 years for Jesus was
born, 1000 years for Christmas

478
00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,520
when God came to humanity.
And Jesus would have pinned

479
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,480
these words through David.
So it's kind of ironic he's

480
00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,760
writing his own story, but it
says dogs surround me.

481
00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,760
Verse 16, a pack of villains and
circle me.

482
00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,440
This is time of the Pharisees.
It's religious people that

483
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,600
crucify Jesus.
If you don't know the story says

484
00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,400
they Pierce my hands and my
feet.

485
00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:38,720
This remind anything, this is
the cross.

486
00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:43,200
All my bones are on display.
We we was scourged.

487
00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,800
We was whipped with a cat and
hindtails says people stare and

488
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,800
gloat over me.
They divide my clothes among

489
00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:53,920
them and cast lots for my
garment.

490
00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:58,880
Is this not exactly how it went?
This is exactly how it went.

491
00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,920
Amen.
If you read Matthew, Mark,

492
00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:04,040
Lucre, John, the gospels of
story Jesus, this happened

493
00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,720
exactly this way.
Wiseman knew it.

494
00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:08,360
Isaiah 53.
They knew us as well, one

495
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,680
through 6.
Who has believed our message?

496
00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,440
Into whom has the arm of the
Lord been revealed?

497
00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:17,120
He grew up talking about Jesus
before him like a tender shoot

498
00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,080
and like a root out of the dry
ground.

499
00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:23,040
Look about, look at this.
He had no beauty or majesty to

500
00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:27,480
attract us to him, nothing in
his appearance that we should

501
00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,480
desire of him.
Know you watched all the you

502
00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:33,960
paintings and you watched the
movies and always pick some

503
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:40,080
really pretty boy I'm talking
about to be Jesus, but that's

504
00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:43,520
not Jesus, Amen.
Jesus, one of those guys you

505
00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,680
would just unrecognized.
You just walked by.

506
00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:48,120
You would have never taken a
second thought.

507
00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:52,440
You just been like some some
below average person, whatever,

508
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:54,720
like you would never thought, oh
there he is.

509
00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,280
And we like to have that blue
eyed beautiful face Jesus,

510
00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,600
that's not Jesus.
I mean how humble.

511
00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,760
Like if I was picking how was
coming to Mandy, I'm getting

512
00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:08,520
ABS, you know what I'm saying?
Like not Jesus.

513
00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:14,560
Jesus is look what it says.
He was despised, He was rejected

514
00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:19,920
by mankind, a man of suffering.
Some people say man sorrow and

515
00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:23,480
look at us familiar with pain.
That's pretty good news for us

516
00:34:24,199 --> 00:34:27,600
that God knows our pain like one
from who people hide their

517
00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:30,280
faces.
He was despised and we held him

518
00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:34,719
in low esteem and sadly I feel
like that's still the state of

519
00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:38,040
the world.
The steam of Jesus is much lower

520
00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:43,280
because he is the God of all
gods, and surely he took on our

521
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:47,800
pain and bore our suffering, and
yet we considered him punished

522
00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:49,560
by God, stricken by him and
afflicted.

523
00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:54,600
But he was what pierced for our
transgressions, just like Psalm

524
00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:58,880
22.
He was what crushed for our

525
00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:01,400
iniquity.
The punishment that brought us

526
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,680
peace was on him in that, in
that kind of ironic, the

527
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:11,200
punishment that brought peace.
It's pretty crazy that that we

528
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,720
we were made right with God
through the punishment of Jesus.

529
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,600
We're actually made right with
each other through the

530
00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,280
punishment of Jesus.
And ultimately we're actually

531
00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:23,320
made right with ourselves for
the punishment of Jesus.

532
00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:28,840
And by his wounds we are what?
Yeah, we're made whole from

533
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,040
Jesus.
That's pretty good.

534
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,280
In the wise men, they knew this
Scripture when they saw that

535
00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,320
star.
They knew this is him.

536
00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,240
That's amazing.
It says verse 6, we all like

537
00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:44,040
sheep have gone astray, each of
us has turned our own way and

538
00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:48,960
the Lord has laid on him the
iniquity of us all just because

539
00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:53,800
Jesus is the Lord who saves, He
took upon all of our sin.

540
00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:56,240
Back to Psalm 22, last two
verses.

541
00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:59,480
Psalm 22 says all the ends of
the earth, that's all people,

542
00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:03,440
that's including us, will
remember and turn to the Lord

543
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:10,000
and all the families of the
nations will what will bow down

544
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:14,840
before him.
All nations, all people will bow

545
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:18,640
down before Jesus for demanding
belongs to the Lord and he rules

546
00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:23,120
over the nations.
This is really interesting

547
00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,120
because you see us all
throughout the Bible, we either

548
00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:28,400
bow down to worship or we bow
down into regret.

549
00:36:30,240 --> 00:36:33,760
But we all bow down like there's
no mistake about it.

550
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:39,120
The atheist will one day say
Jesus is Lord to the glory of

551
00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:44,240
God, Like we can be wrong in
this world and will still bow

552
00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:46,680
down to Jesus.
There's no going around this

553
00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:48,960
fact.
It says it over and over in

554
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,560
Scripture.
So my encouragement to you as

555
00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:53,760
Christians, as Jesus followers,
even those who may just heard

556
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:55,880
the name of Jesus, is we're
going to get pretty good at

557
00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,080
bowing down to Jesus, Amen.
And I want to give you some

558
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,040
encouragement.
What that may look like and some

559
00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:07,000
reasons why #1 the peace you're
looking for does not come from

560
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,240
comfort.
The peace you're looking for

561
00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:11,520
does not look like 2026 getting
easier.

562
00:37:12,240 --> 00:37:15,160
It doesn't look like having the
house you want and all the

563
00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,400
issues just working out and
having the finances you want.

564
00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:20,240
All the little things working
out your way and having desires,

565
00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:22,920
all those things.
The peace you want is only found

566
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,920
from having the presence of
Jesus.

567
00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:27,800
This is the reason it's called
the Prince of Peace.

568
00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:31,680
Like you can't find peace.
Your life is never whole without

569
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,240
Jesus.
The Ecclesiastes says there's a

570
00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:36,960
God size shape in our heart the
only he can fill.

571
00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:41,080
And so if you're trying to fill
with money or sex or everything

572
00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,480
else in the world has to offer,
it's always going to come up

573
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,360
short.
Amen.

574
00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:50,800
Like sin has a way of taking you
places you don't want to go and

575
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:52,680
hold you there much longer, you
need to stay.

576
00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:59,200
But Jesus fills us and He gives
us his peace.

577
00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,920
That's why you can walk on the
storm on the water like Peter.

578
00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:06,280
The water does not have to be
calm for you to walk on it.

579
00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:11,520
The peace of Jesus when you
worship, worship is the end of

580
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,840
striving.
That's why you should worship.

581
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,200
It's the end of you trying to be
good enough, then of you being

582
00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:21,080
perfect, then of you going, oh
look how good I am.

583
00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:23,800
I finally got somewhere.
Your validation doesn't come

584
00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:26,800
from your accomplishments,
doesn't come from other people

585
00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:30,160
think about you, doesn't come
from the critics or the people

586
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:34,160
who clap you.
You're your fullness, your

587
00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:39,040
completion, your wholeness, your
healing comes from Jesus and

588
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,360
worship is end of striving is
the beginning of trusting.

589
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,480
And so I encourage you to be the
greatest worshippers of our time

590
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:48,760
and not to a song, but devotion
to God.

591
00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:54,520
Third thing is this is that
worship replaces your idea of

592
00:38:54,520 --> 00:39:00,840
happiness with a deep seated joy
that only comes from knowing

593
00:39:01,240 --> 00:39:06,080
that Jesus is your savior.
There's a deep seated joy that

594
00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,880
only happens from knowing
Christ.

595
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:16,400
I am not enough, but he is.
I'm not good enough, but he is.

596
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,240
I don't know enough, but he
knows.

597
00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:23,280
And so I trust and obey and I
follow Jesus.

598
00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:25,600
That's enough for me.
Amen.

599
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:29,160
Matter of fact, that's more than
enough for me.

600
00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:33,240
He says blood covers my sins
that he loves me.

601
00:39:33,720 --> 00:39:37,280
He wipes away my sin as far as
the East is from the West to

602
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:41,560
never touch each other and the
ultimate he died for me and he

603
00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:44,200
cares for me.
I'm a son of God, I'm born

604
00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:46,480
again.
That's good news, Amen.

605
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,920
And we choose to worship Jesus.
I would encourage you.

606
00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:53,800
Maybe you're between churches.
Maybe you go to church like once

607
00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:57,760
in a blue moon.
Maybe you don't go very often at

608
00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:59,800
all, right?
I would encourage you.

609
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:05,000
What would it look like for you
to make 2026 a year of worship?

610
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:09,880
Like, what would it look like
for you to actually know the God

611
00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:14,920
of all gods who created you and
to walk with him and to worship

612
00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:18,720
him and to bow down to him and
follow him.

613
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,120
So maybe your word for 26 is
just worship.

614
00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,400
You know, we maybe even bound
down the wrong stuff and we're

615
00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:28,680
going to tear down some idols.
It's like Gideon went back home

616
00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:32,240
and he tore down an Asher pole
and a false idol, the altar to

617
00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:34,240
bail him.
And the first thing he had to do

618
00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:36,960
was just a RIP out all the stuff
that looked nothing like God and

619
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:39,960
have some godly confidence.
Like what would look like for

620
00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:41,960
you to say, you know, I'm going
to get it connected to a church

621
00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:46,880
family to help you grow.
Like it's our goal for people to

622
00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:48,920
discover real life and purpose
in Jesus.

623
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:50,560
That's why we're here.
Amen.

624
00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:54,960
It's not an accident that 46
people are going to get baptized

625
00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,400
this year.
It's because God's hand and he's

626
00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,280
blessing it, Amen.
And so if you need a church

627
00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:02,760
home, you're looking for
relationships, not just a place,

628
00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,640
but a people, Well, welcome
home, Amen.

629
00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:09,800
We would love to have you.
We'd love to see you grow in

630
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,520
your worship and devotion to
God.

631
00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,280
Not because we want more people
to show up because we want more

632
00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:18,680
worship to go to God and more
people to go out with the glory

633
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:21,160
of God to a lost and dying
world.

634
00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:25,440
Most humbly and true to
Christmas that God does not wait

635
00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:30,360
for us to find him because we
never would have, but he came to

636
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:33,000
find us.
And here's the mindset of Christ

637
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,600
and you see this in Philippians
chapter 2.

638
00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:39,360
It says have the same mindset as
Christ Jesus, who being the very

639
00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:42,960
nature of God did not consider
equality of God something to be

640
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:47,640
used to his own advantage.
We never see that happen before

641
00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:52,520
every politician in the world
right says rather he has made

642
00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:58,160
himself what nothing.
This is the heart of God by

643
00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:02,760
taking on the very nature of a
servant being made in what human

644
00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:09,440
likeness and being found in
appearance as a man that's

645
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,600
Christmas, Amen.
This is the heart of God.

646
00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:14,880
He lower himself down to
nothing.

647
00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:18,240
Before I was former of a servant
to be put into human nature to

648
00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:21,600
be appearance of a man.
He humble himself, becoming

649
00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:28,480
obedient to death, even to death
on a what a cross he said, what

650
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:30,480
an accident.
And this is what happens.

651
00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:34,320
This is what the Father does.
It says therefore verse 9, God

652
00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:40,840
exalted Jesus to the highest
place and gave him the name that

653
00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:45,800
is above every name that the
name of who, the name of who

654
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:53,360
Jesus, every knee shall bow in
heaven on earth and under the

655
00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:56,880
earth and every tongue
acknowledge that Jesus Christ is

656
00:42:56,880 --> 00:43:01,560
Lord to the glory of God the
Father.

657
00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:03,960
It's interesting about this
text.

658
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:05,760
We talk about bowing down in
Psalm 22.

659
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,440
We talk about bowing down
Philippians chapter 2.

660
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,280
Interesting about this text is
that in the Old Testament

661
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:17,000
there's over 70 names of God.
You can pick any name you bow

662
00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:22,480
down to God for all eternity,
but he chooses the name Jesus.

663
00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:25,200
You never see the name Jesus in
the Old Testament.

664
00:43:26,320 --> 00:43:28,840
The first time you see Jesus,
the name of Jesus, it was the

665
00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:33,160
Angel told Mary you'll conceive
and give birth to a son and to

666
00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:37,600
call him Jesus.
Isn't it interesting that we bow

667
00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:45,280
down to God's human name?
Isn't that real interesting?

668
00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:48,760
Like if all the names that we
could the name that has the

669
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:51,960
highest name of all the names
you can bow down to you pick

670
00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:54,080
Jesus.
Why did you pick Jesus?

671
00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:57,520
Because it's his name doesn't
just identify him as oh, that's

672
00:43:57,520 --> 00:43:58,960
Jesus.
There is Jesus.

673
00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:03,280
Hi, Jesus.
It identifies him as the one who

674
00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:09,720
fulfilled all of God's promises.
That's Jesus.

675
00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:15,840
There is hundreds if not
thousands of promises in the Old

676
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:19,480
Testament that point to the one
that's going to come and save us

677
00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,840
from our sins.
It starts all the way back in

678
00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:25,280
Genesis when we fell, we ate the
fruit of the tree and disobey

679
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:27,640
God.
And God says we put enemy

680
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:33,480
intimity between man, their
daughter, her son, and that

681
00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:35,920
one's going to crush the head
and bruise his heel.

682
00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:39,520
That's Jesus.
That's the first mention of the

683
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:42,480
Gospel, and there's thousands of
mentions to the Gospel, Old

684
00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:46,200
Testament, and the New Testament
points back to Jesus as a film

685
00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:47,200
of the promise.
Amen.

686
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,760
This is Jesus.
The name of Jesus, the Lord

687
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:54,480
saves is the name of which we
will bow down for all of

688
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:57,920
eternity because it's the
greatest act of God.

689
00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:04,600
It's Jesus, the Lord saves, the
Lord saves, and we'll just bow

690
00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:06,360
down.
And whether you're above the

691
00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:10,680
earth or on the earth or below
the earth, you'll say Jesus, he

692
00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:13,880
does save.
Would he missed it or he found

693
00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:17,920
it?
And God's grace act of promises

694
00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:20,800
demands the grace act of
worship.

695
00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:24,120
That's what we worship.
That's what Christmas is all

696
00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:26,960
about.
And so Matthew 121, it says you

697
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:32,080
are to give him the name Jesus
because he'll what he will save

698
00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:35,400
his people from there.
He'll save his people through

699
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:37,760
sins.
How many guys are saving your

700
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:40,880
sins today by the way, you
excited about that at all?

701
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:44,720
If you if you don't know Jesus,
you should be looking around

702
00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:47,120
right now and going man, I need
to get right with God.

703
00:45:47,120 --> 00:45:49,960
Amen.
Because this is a free gift.

704
00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:54,440
There's no strings attached.
You know, it's disappointing

705
00:45:54,640 --> 00:45:57,160
that the world and Satan has
told everybody that that do all

706
00:45:57,160 --> 00:46:00,480
these things to find Jesus when
Jesus has freely given a gift

707
00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:06,600
and today we can worship Christ
our Savior, just the name Jesus.

708
00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:10,160
So Father would come before you
that help us to worship you

709
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:14,640
tonight as Jesus followers that
we are so grateful we just lift

710
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:19,320
our hands and worship.
Thank you Jesus, I bow down to

711
00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:22,680
you for so many of us tonight.
Maybe it's been a long time

712
00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:26,160
since we truly worship God.
Maybe it's a long time since we

713
00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:30,480
opened our heart, said Father, I
need you.

714
00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:32,360
God.
I've walked my own way.

715
00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:36,680
I've bowed down to other things.
I've trusted in other idols.

716
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:40,720
I put strength in my own work.
I've followed other names.

717
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:45,080
But God, I'm getting right.
Tonight I'm surrendering to you.

718
00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:49,080
Tonight, God, I need you.
I worship you.

719
00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:54,240
The courage is pulled back and I
trust you.

720
00:46:55,840 --> 00:46:59,520
I'll pray for one group of
people particularly, and that's

721
00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:02,560
those of you that don't know you
Jesus yet.

722
00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:05,720
I'm going to ask you to do
something really uncomfortable,

723
00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:12,280
something that's not normal in
our culture, but something that

724
00:47:12,280 --> 00:47:16,200
God has asked us to do.
Because you've seen the promise

725
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:19,880
of God.
You've seen just a little bit of

726
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:22,680
the curtain.
You saw Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53.

727
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:24,880
You saw Matthew chapter 1, Luke
chapter 2.

728
00:47:24,880 --> 00:47:26,360
You saw just a little bit of
these promise of God.

729
00:47:26,360 --> 00:47:27,920
You're like, this is making way
too much sense.

730
00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:33,440
I'm going to ask you to bow down
to Jesus today, not a physical

731
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:37,760
way, but with your heart and
say, Lord, I'm calling you as my

732
00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:41,280
savior.
You heard the stories, you heard

733
00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:44,560
the scripture, you saw that
Jesus died for you.

734
00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:48,000
Anyone's relationship with you.
This is the reason for

735
00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:53,160
Christmas, because God loves us
enough to send His one only Son

736
00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:56,160
to die on a cross for us, that
we may have a relationship with

737
00:47:56,160 --> 00:47:59,160
Him on that cross.
He became sin for us, who knew

738
00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:00,280
no sin.
That we might become the

739
00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:04,560
righteousness of God and that we
can walk out of here with a

740
00:48:04,560 --> 00:48:06,720
permanent relationship with
Christ.

741
00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:11,680
And His Holy Spirit comes inside
of us and seals us and changes

742
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:16,120
us from the inside out.
That Jesus wants to find you

743
00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:19,760
tonight.
And so if you need Jesus,

744
00:48:20,720 --> 00:48:23,280
nothing you can do except for
accept this free gift.

745
00:48:24,120 --> 00:48:27,560
If you want Jesus and you're
willing to humbly bow down in

746
00:48:27,560 --> 00:48:32,000
your heart and say, yes, Lord
Jesus, save me.

747
00:48:32,840 --> 00:48:34,320
If that's you, that I'd be
looking around.

748
00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:35,880
If that's you, we just lift your
hand high in this place.

749
00:48:35,880 --> 00:48:39,920
I need Jesus.
Today, Christmas Eve 2025.

750
00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:42,080
That's you.
Just lift your hand high in this

751
00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:44,560
place.
I need Jesus, your relationship

752
00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:47,200
with him.
You feel something, That's the

753
00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:51,280
Holy Spirit calling.
You see your hand just speaking

754
00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:58,200
to you, just drawing you in.
If you draw dear to God, I'll

755
00:48:58,200 --> 00:49:01,960
draw close to you.
If you raise your hand, I'll

756
00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:03,160
just ask you to pray this
prayer.

757
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,960
The prayer does not save you.
It's your belief.

758
00:49:06,960 --> 00:49:09,360
It's your humble heart.
Just cry out to God's sake.

759
00:49:09,360 --> 00:49:11,480
Father God, thank you so much
for sending Jesus.

760
00:49:12,360 --> 00:49:15,560
I'm bowing down at the name of
Jesus today.

761
00:49:16,400 --> 00:49:20,320
I'm calling the Lord and Savior
to save me for my sin, to make

762
00:49:20,320 --> 00:49:24,200
you right in your eyes.
God, thank you for the free gift

763
00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:26,600
of salvation.
Thank you for pulling back the

764
00:49:26,600 --> 00:49:28,120
curtain.
Thank you for your spirit.

765
00:49:28,120 --> 00:49:30,440
Just show me the things I was
following.

766
00:49:30,440 --> 00:49:31,720
I need to follow something
better.

767
00:49:31,840 --> 00:49:35,600
The truth, which is Jesus and I
have a way to heaven.

768
00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:38,520
So God, I give you glory.
I thank you for what you're

769
00:49:38,520 --> 00:49:40,640
doing.
I praise in Jesus name, the name

770
00:49:40,640 --> 00:49:43,800
of all names, the name that
saves the church.

771
00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:48,120
We say Amen.
Come on, give it up big this

772
00:49:48,120 --> 00:49:50,120
Christmas Eve, give God some
worship.

773
00:49:50,680 --> 00:49:51,920
Come on.
Thank you, Jesus.

774
00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:56,200
Come on, man, what a powerful
reminder just about the true

775
00:49:56,240 --> 00:50:00,160
gift that Jesus is and just the
encouragement to bow down and to

776
00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:02,760
truly worship him this Christmas
season.

777
00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:05,720
And some of you recognize for
the first time tonight that

778
00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:09,240
Jesus came for you, that God
sent his Son to die for you.

779
00:50:09,240 --> 00:50:12,120
And it's a free gift just for
you for salvation.

780
00:50:12,120 --> 00:50:14,320
If that's you and you raised
your hand and you prayed that

781
00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:18,560
prayer, congratulations.
We truly are so excited for you

782
00:50:18,560 --> 00:50:20,520
as you walk out this journey
with Jesus.

783
00:50:20,840 --> 00:50:23,240
I mean, we would love to
resource you to walk alongside

784
00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:24,520
you.
You can grab that connection

785
00:50:24,520 --> 00:50:27,440
card that's on your seat, fill
out information on that, but

786
00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:30,160
check that box that says, I
committed my life to Jesus.

787
00:50:30,440 --> 00:50:32,640
And you can drop that in the
giving buckets as they pass here

788
00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:35,120
in just a few minutes.
Just by doing that allows us to

789
00:50:35,120 --> 00:50:37,080
get you a free book in the mail
this week.

790
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:39,480
It's called begin.
It really is a great resource

791
00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:42,160
for you as you're taking these
steps with Jesus.

792
00:50:42,320 --> 00:50:44,280
And hey, if you prayed that
prayer here in the house today,

793
00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:47,080
as you exit the worship center,
there is a table as you leave

794
00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:49,400
with some red bags inside the
red bags.

795
00:50:49,720 --> 00:50:52,400
It's a free Bible and some other
resources for you as well.

796
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,920
But come on, can we give a hand
to all those who accepted Jesus

797
00:50:54,920 --> 00:50:57,560
today?
So awesome.

798
00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:01,120
And hey, if you're newer in the
house with us today, thank you

799
00:51:01,120 --> 00:51:04,240
so much for choosing to spend
Christmas Eve right here with

800
00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:05,720
us.
We are so glad you came.

801
00:51:05,720 --> 00:51:08,360
We would love to see you back at
this coming Sunday.

802
00:51:08,360 --> 00:51:10,720
We've got a one gathering only
at 10:00 AM, but we're so glad

803
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:12,600
you came.
We truly don't want anything

804
00:51:12,600 --> 00:51:15,480
from you today except for this.
And it's just to simply

805
00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:18,240
introduce yourself to us.
And you can do that by grabbing

806
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:20,920
that same connection card.
Fill out your information there

807
00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:23,440
on that top section and just
check that box that says first

808
00:51:23,440 --> 00:51:25,520
time here.
You can also drop it in the

809
00:51:25,520 --> 00:51:28,520
giving buckets as they pass here
in just a moment or you can also

810
00:51:28,520 --> 00:51:30,880
as you exit the worship center,
just to your right, there's a

811
00:51:30,880 --> 00:51:33,120
new here booth.
You can turn that in there as

812
00:51:33,120 --> 00:51:34,480
well.
Somebody would love to greet you

813
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:37,080
there as well.
We want to share about something

814
00:51:37,240 --> 00:51:40,040
special that is coming up for
Real Life Church and that's this

815
00:51:40,040 --> 00:51:43,520
coming Sunday, the 28th.
We are going to celebrate big at

816
00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:46,680
our year end social.
It's right back here at Kentucky

817
00:51:46,680 --> 00:51:49,040
Trail.
That's one gathering only at

818
00:51:49,040 --> 00:51:50,840
10:00 AM.
But man, it is going to be a day

819
00:51:50,840 --> 00:51:53,960
that you do not want to miss.
We're going to have just an epic

820
00:51:53,960 --> 00:51:55,480
charcuterie board here in the
middle.

821
00:51:55,480 --> 00:51:57,760
We're going to have some drinks,
just sit to hang out, to

822
00:51:57,760 --> 00:52:02,040
connect, to reflect on all that
God has done in 2025 and really

823
00:52:02,040 --> 00:52:05,680
to look forward to what we know
He's going to do in 2026.

824
00:52:05,960 --> 00:52:10,240
We're going to see 19 or more
people baptized, which is just

825
00:52:10,240 --> 00:52:12,880
so awesome and so amazing all
that God's done this year.

826
00:52:13,280 --> 00:52:15,280
We're going to see commissioning
and sending some people out.

827
00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:17,840
You get to hear some testimonies
and we would love for you to

828
00:52:17,840 --> 00:52:21,200
come connect with us and hang
out with us this Sunday right

829
00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:24,320
back here at 10 AM.
Hey, if you're a teenager in the

830
00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:26,640
house, maybe you have a teenager
at your house, you know, a

831
00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:28,920
teenager, invite him on out to
hang out with.

832
00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:31,480
That's like New Year's Eve with
real life youth, man.

833
00:52:31,480 --> 00:52:33,720
They're going to have just a fun
night.

834
00:52:33,720 --> 00:52:35,600
They're headed over to main
Event in Independence.

835
00:52:35,600 --> 00:52:38,400
It really is a fun and safe
option to send your team to.

836
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:41,120
They're going to be doing all
the things, laser tag and

837
00:52:41,360 --> 00:52:43,320
bowling.
There's an arcade and pizza.

838
00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:45,600
It's going to be a blast.
They're going to bust them over

839
00:52:45,600 --> 00:52:48,120
there and then come back to the
Hope Center, watch the ball

840
00:52:48,120 --> 00:52:52,360
drop, have some worship, really
a powerful message of the gospel

841
00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:55,080
really as they lead into 2026.
We would love to have your team

842
00:52:55,080 --> 00:52:57,400
come on out.
You can scan that QR code to

843
00:52:57,400 --> 00:52:59,560
check out all the details and to
sign, bring them up.

844
00:53:00,360 --> 00:53:03,720
And hey, man, at the heart of
Christmas God gave to us.

845
00:53:03,720 --> 00:53:05,360
And then we get to give to
others.

846
00:53:05,360 --> 00:53:08,320
And I really want to say just a
heartfelt thank you to all of

847
00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:11,920
you who have given here at Real
Life in 2025.

848
00:53:12,120 --> 00:53:14,800
You really have given here to
move the mission forward and all

849
00:53:14,800 --> 00:53:16,960
that we're doing here.
And it's because of you.

850
00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:21,880
We've seen 27 people baptized so
far, another 19 plus more

851
00:53:22,080 --> 00:53:23,920
getting baptized this coming
Sunday.

852
00:53:24,280 --> 00:53:27,160
We've had over 100 people commit
their lives to Jesus and start a

853
00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:30,240
relationship with Him.
Man, that's credit to those of

854
00:53:30,240 --> 00:53:32,720
you who have given for every
hand raised, every life

855
00:53:32,720 --> 00:53:34,200
transformed.
Come on.

856
00:53:34,200 --> 00:53:38,360
You guys have pledged over $1
million towards our first

857
00:53:38,360 --> 00:53:42,960
permanent home this year.
That's right, so awesome.

858
00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:46,360
Thank you, thank you, thank you
so much for playing a part truly

859
00:53:46,360 --> 00:53:50,520
in all that God is doing here.
And as 2025 comes to a close, I

860
00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:53,800
want to encourage you to
consider maybe giving a year end

861
00:53:53,800 --> 00:53:57,400
gift.
We, we truly are funded 100% on

862
00:53:57,400 --> 00:54:01,080
your donations and every dollar
you give here truly goes to see

863
00:54:01,080 --> 00:54:04,080
people's lives transformed and
lives changed.

864
00:54:04,080 --> 00:54:06,680
And then if you're new with us
today, we don't want anything

865
00:54:06,680 --> 00:54:08,320
from you.
This gathering truly was our

866
00:54:08,320 --> 00:54:10,080
gift to you.
Thank you so much for coming.

867
00:54:10,360 --> 00:54:12,320
If you call real life home, you
can check out the screen.

868
00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:14,520
I mean, there are a lot of ways
that you can take part in

869
00:54:14,520 --> 00:54:16,320
generosity.
The ushers are going to come

870
00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:19,480
forward and pass the buckets
here in just a few minutes.

871
00:54:20,080 --> 00:54:22,280
If you or your family find
yourself in any kind of

872
00:54:22,280 --> 00:54:25,600
immediate need today, maybe it's
food or clothing or shelter.

873
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:28,680
As these buckets pass here in
just a minute, please reach in,

874
00:54:28,680 --> 00:54:30,560
Grab any loose cash that you
see.

875
00:54:30,760 --> 00:54:33,360
We really do want to be a
blessing to you and your family.

876
00:54:33,640 --> 00:54:36,400
Let's pray.
Father, thank you so much for

877
00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:39,360
who you are.
God, just the gift of your Son

878
00:54:39,360 --> 00:54:42,680
and the free gift to us, God, so
that our eternity can be changed

879
00:54:42,680 --> 00:54:45,400
forever.
Father, thank you for the

880
00:54:45,400 --> 00:54:48,080
opportunity, God, to bow down
and to worship you.

881
00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:52,200
God, we love you, we praise you.
It's in your holy name that we

882
00:54:52,200 --> 00:54:53,280
pray.
Amen.

883
00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:57,120
Well, Amen.
As we wrap up our time together

884
00:54:57,120 --> 00:55:00,920
here, I can't think of anything
better to do than to have a

885
00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:05,080
moment of worship together where
we lift up Jesus's name for all

886
00:55:05,080 --> 00:55:07,040
that he's done.
And so I'd invite you to find

887
00:55:07,040 --> 00:55:09,800
your candle floating around
somewhere around you.

888
00:55:09,800 --> 00:55:12,520
We're going to have this moment
just to reflect on Jesus as the

889
00:55:12,520 --> 00:55:15,040
light of the world.
So I'd invite you to stand, grab

890
00:55:15,040 --> 00:55:16,720
that candle.
If you haven't figured out how

891
00:55:16,720 --> 00:55:19,160
to turn it on yet.
You just twist the top of that.

892
00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:23,480
And this candle is just a
reminder that Jesus is the light

893
00:55:23,480 --> 00:55:26,120
of the world.
And together we get to lean in

894
00:55:26,120 --> 00:55:29,400
and worship him together.
So let's give him the worship

895
00:55:29,400 --> 00:55:33,240
that he deserves today, to thank
him for saving us, for being

896
00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:36,680
man, the God who saves.
So let's worship Him.

897
00:56:06,440 --> 00:56:26,840
Joyful and triumphant Oh, come
me, oh, come me to bed the love

898
00:56:28,320 --> 00:56:44,360
come and behold, when the King
of the ages Oh, come and let us,

899
00:56:44,440 --> 00:57:01,200
Oh come and let us, oh come and
let us.

900
00:57:29,760 --> 00:57:48,640
Exaltation, seeing only citizens
of heaven.

901
00:57:48,840 --> 00:58:06,120
Glory to God, the highs.
Oh, come and let us hold.

902
00:58:06,120 --> 00:58:21,680
Come and let us go to Him.
Hold, Come and let us hold to

903
00:58:22,280 --> 00:59:07,200
Him.
This happy morning, Jesus, to

904
00:59:09,480 --> 00:59:25,320
thee be all glory.
Give the word of the Father, lie

905
00:59:26,400 --> 00:59:45,760
in flesh of thee.
US who come late, Us I join him

906
00:59:48,120 --> 00:59:56,200
who come late, Us I join in
Christ.

907
01:00:05,320 --> 01:00:13,720
If you step down Into Darkness,
open my eyes and let me see

908
01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:24,800
beauty that made.
This hard adore you, home of a

909
01:00:24,800 --> 01:00:34,320
life spent with you.
Here I am 2 words.

910
01:00:35,240 --> 01:00:40,160
Here I am to bow down.
Here I am to.

911
01:00:40,320 --> 01:00:46,440
Say that you're.
My God, you're altogether

912
01:00:48,120 --> 01:01:01,880
lovely, altogether worthy,
altogether wonderful to me, King

913
01:01:02,200 --> 01:01:09,800
of old days, or so highly
exalted, glorious in heaven

914
01:01:10,280 --> 01:01:18,520
above.
And humbly you came to the earth

915
01:01:18,880 --> 01:01:25,560
you created, and all for Love's
sake became poor.

916
01:01:25,600 --> 01:01:33,040
Oh, how they worship you.
This Here I am to worship.

917
01:01:33,480 --> 01:01:41,600
Here I am to bow down.
Here I am to say that you're my

918
01:01:42,880 --> 01:01:47,680
God.
You're all together lovely, all

919
01:01:47,680 --> 01:01:55,720
together worthy, all together
wonderful to me.

920
01:02:09,320 --> 01:02:21,720
Oh come, let us adore him.
Oh come, let us adore him.

921
01:02:23,320 --> 01:02:36,760
Christ the Lord, lift him up.
Oh come, let us adore him.

922
01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:42,320
Oh, come, let us and us adorn
him.

923
01:02:43,720 --> 01:02:57,200
Oh, come, let us adorn him,
Christ the Lord, and we'll

924
01:02:57,560 --> 01:03:10,040
praise your name forever.
We'll praise your name forever.

925
01:03:10,400 --> 01:03:21,200
We will raise your name forever.
Christ, He's Christ the world,

926
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:29,880
and we'll praise God's name is
Jesus.

927
01:03:29,960 --> 01:03:40,400
Praise your name, for I can't
stop saying it will raise your

928
01:03:40,760 --> 01:03:48,880
name for it, but Christ the
Lord.

929
01:03:54,480 --> 01:03:56,560
You across.
The world.

930
01:04:00,760 --> 01:04:06,960
Because here I am to worship and
here I am to bow down.

931
01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:13,840
Here I am to say that you're my
God.

932
01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:23,120
You're altogether lovely,
altogether worthy, altogether

933
01:04:23,920 --> 01:04:31,080
wonderful to me.
Here I am to worship.

934
01:04:31,760 --> 01:04:39,760
Here I am to bow down.
Here I am to say that you're my

935
01:04:39,920 --> 01:04:45,880
God.
You're all together lovely all

936
01:04:45,880 --> 01:04:51,760
together loving.
You're all together wonderful

937
01:04:52,760 --> 01:04:54,000
to.
Me.

938
01:04:55,560 --> 01:04:57,360
Amen.
Give him some praise tonight for

939
01:04:57,360 --> 01:05:01,640
today.
And it has just been our honor

940
01:05:01,640 --> 01:05:04,600
and such a blessing to worship,
to come together to God's

941
01:05:04,600 --> 01:05:08,680
presence, to join here to gather
to celebrate his birth, to

942
01:05:08,680 --> 01:05:10,680
celebrate his name and who he
is.

943
01:05:10,680 --> 01:05:13,400
And so we want to wish you the
very merriest of Christmas from

944
01:05:13,400 --> 01:05:15,280
real life.
You don't have to run out of

945
01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:17,840
here.
Go and grab some hot cocoa, get

946
01:05:17,840 --> 01:05:19,880
a portrait or picture with your
family.

947
01:05:20,120 --> 01:05:22,440
Get a picture with Santa.
We'd love to connect with you

948
01:05:22,440 --> 01:05:24,920
out in the Hub.
But as this Christmas season

949
01:05:24,920 --> 01:05:27,800
goes, we want you to remember
that whoever finds Jesus

950
01:05:28,040 --> 01:05:32,360
discovers real life and purpose.
Have a Merry Christmas everyone.