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in this little section over the last couple of

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months. And these last few are referred to as

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Royal Psalms. These are psalms that have a lot

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of praise to the Lord that's kind of the theme

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in most of these last few psalms that you see.

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You can go back and you can kind of see that

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theme. I was going to request the song, Shout

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to the Lord, but since we didn't take requests,

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I didn't request it. because that probably would

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have been a tough one for us to sing. But it's

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a good song, and if you read these psalms, you'll

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see in these psalms that kind of surround this,

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this language about shout to the Lord, all the

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earth, let us sing. That same idea, well, that's

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where that song comes from. These verses, chapter,

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and particularly Psalm 96, that's where the words...

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that inspired that song, came from. And so we

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see that type of language in these psalms, the

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idea of shouting to the Lord, of praising Him.

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So we'll pray, and then we'll read through Psalm

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98 and talk about it. So let's pray. God, we

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come to you. We thank you for a good day. We

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thank you for being good to us. We thank you

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for the love that we have in this place. We thank

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you for your word. I pray that your Holy Spirit

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would just free us of the distractions and the

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worries and the thoughts of the world. And in

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these few minutes, dear Lord, that we can give

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you praise. I pray that you would just hide me

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behind the cross, that I would preach and teach

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in a way that brings glory and honor to you.

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And I ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

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Psalm 98, it's relatively short. We'll read through

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the whole thing and then talk about it. We don't

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know who wrote this psalm. It doesn't really

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matter, but we can still see what's going on

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regardless of the author. Psalm 98, verse 1.

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Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has performed

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wonders. His right hand and holy arm have won

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him victory. The Lord has made his victory known.

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He has revealed his righteousness in the sight

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of the nations. He has remembered his love and

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faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the

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ends of the earth have seen our God's victory.

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Shout to the Lord, all the earth, be jubilant.

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Shout for joy and sing. Sing to the Lord with

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the lyre, with the lyre and the melodious song.

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With trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn,

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shout triumphantly in the presence of the Lord

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our King. Let the sea and all that fills it,

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the world and those who live in it, resound.

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Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains

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shout together for joy before the Lord. For he

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is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the

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world righteously and the peoples fairly. Now,

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we don't know exactly, or at least I'm not aware

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of exactly when this psalm was written, at what

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event this was covering, but it's good at many

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times in Scripture, and it's good at many times

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in our life. to recount the fact that God has

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not forgotten about his people, that he's delivered

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his people, that he's taken care of his people.

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We see that language in verse 3. He remembered

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his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel.

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So no matter what we are up against, no matter

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what we are going through, we see example after

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example in God's word where God does not forget

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his people. He remembers his people. He's there

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for his people. They're not always deserving

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of it. But nonetheless, he is merciful and he

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provides for them and he takes care of them.

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And so what we see in this psalm and the psalms

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that surround it is this idea that we are to

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praise God, that we are to sing a new song, that

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we are to shout to the Lord. All the earth, let

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us sing, let us shout because God is good. And

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the key that we see here in the first part of

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these verses that God is praised for is the fact

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that he is victorious. We see that in the first

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verse. Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has

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performed wonders. His right hand and holy arm

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have won victory. That's important for us to

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remember, that we serve a God who is victorious.

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We serve a God who has never lost and will never

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lose. Some may have thought so whenever Jesus

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was nailed to the cross. There were many followers

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who followed him, and even though Jesus told

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them what was going to take place, I suspect

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for many of them that when Jesus was nailed to

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the cross, there was probably a little bit of

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loss of hope. They probably were thinking, man,

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we thought this was the guy, and here he has

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been nailed to this cross and died. But God showed

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that he was victorious through Jesus Christ.

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Not in that Jesus Christ died on the cross, but

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that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. And that

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is the victory of God. And so we see God's victory

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in many different ways in our life. We see it

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in the Old Testament. We see it in our own struggles

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and things that we go through. We see how God

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delivers us and is victorious in our life. But

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the greatest victory we see in all of Scripture

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is the victory that comes through Jesus Christ,

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the victory over death and the victory over sin.

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And he says in verse 2, The Lord has made his

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victory known. He has revealed his righteousness

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in the sight of the nations. Now, when I read

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this verse, I instantly thought, Because I instantly,

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when I thought about victory, I thought about

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Jesus. And when I read this verse, it said God

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has made his victory known. He's made his victory

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known. He has revealed it to the nations. Through

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Jesus Christ, death and resurrection, the victory

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that has come through that, the victory of God,

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is made known to all the nations. All of the

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world can see. It's right here for us in black

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and white. Through the hundreds and hundreds

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of years, there has been men and women that have

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continually preached the gospel of Jesus Christ,

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preached the victory of Jesus Christ, talked

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of the deliverance that comes through Jesus Christ,

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through repentance. When we repent and ask for

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forgiveness of our sins, we see victory. What

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does victory look like? It looks like Jesus Christ

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crucified and resurrected. That is victory. And

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that is the victory that we can hang our hope

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on. That is the victory that we can know that

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no matter what happens to us, even if the worst

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of the worst things happens to us, even if we

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die in this world, we know that we serve a God

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who is victorious over death. And praise the

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Lord, the wages of sin is death, but the gift

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of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.

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So God has made his victory known. Yeah, when

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this was written, he made his victory known maybe

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in more visible ways and the way that God's people

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overtook enemies they were up against or whatever

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it may have been or when walls come tumbling

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down or when the Red Sea closed over the enemies.

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God made his victory known in a variety of powerful

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and beautiful ways, but none more powerful and

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beautiful than Jesus Christ being resurrected.

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So the Lord has made his victory known. He has

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revealed his righteousness in the sight of the

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nations. So if we're looking for righteousness

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today, if we're looking for victory today, we

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need not look any further than Jesus. Because

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if we are looking somewhere else for victory

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in our life and our battles and our struggles

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and our temptations, we will not find it because

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there is victory in no one else. If we're looking

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to be made righteous today, we will not be made

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righteous apart from Jesus Christ. We will not

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be made righteous by our good deeds or our works

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or anything within us. We are only made righteous

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through the righteousness of Jesus Christ. And

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God's victory and God's righteousness have been

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revealed to us in Jesus Christ. And we see that

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in the Word of God. We see that in the way that

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the Holy Spirit has worked and continues to work.

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And so victory is available for all of the nations.

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It's not hidden. God's word will continue to

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be preached. It will never cease to be preached

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in this world. No matter what the world tries

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to do, no matter what the enemy tries to do,

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no matter how much people try to stop God's word

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and stop prayer to God and stop gathering of

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brothers and sisters in Christ to God, they will

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never succeed because God has won the victory.

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They may kill us, but even if they kill us, praise

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God, to be apart from the body is to be in the

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presence of the Lord. So those of us who trust

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Jesus Christ are those who are victorious. And

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all of the nations, it is there for them to see.

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If only all of the nations today would look to

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that victory and look to that righteousness in

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Jesus Christ. If only this nation would look

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to that. If only the nations that are around

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us, if all of the world, would look to the victory

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that's already been revealed, what a better place

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it would be. But sadly, our world is looking

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for victory and righteousness and deliverance

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in a variety of things other than Jesus Christ,

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and they will not find it. And so we, we've put

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our faith and trust in Jesus Christ. We have

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a job to do. We have to let others know that

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victory has been had through Jesus Christ. And

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we can share in that victory. and sharing that

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righteousness if we would trust in him. Let's

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pray. God, we come to you tonight. We thank you

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for these good words. We thank you that you have

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shown us ultimately what victory is. God, we

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see the writer of this psalm rejoices in the

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victories that they experienced, dear Lord. And

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you showed us a lot of cool things in the Old

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Testament, dear Lord, in your power and in your

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grace and in your mercy. But, dear Lord, the

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greatest thing you ever showed us in all of Scripture...

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was that Jesus Christ, your only son, came and

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died on the cross so that we could be forgiven.

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And God, you did not allow him to see decay in

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that grave, but dear Lord, three days later,

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you raised him up. So God, I pray that we would

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find hope in that today, that if there's one

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here, that if there's one listening that has

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never put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ,

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God, if there's one that's looking for victory,

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I pray, God, that they would look no further.

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that they would stop looking to the world and

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stop looking to things of the world and people

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of the world, and that, God, they would simply

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look to the pages of Scripture, that they would

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look to the cross of Jesus Christ. And there,

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dear Lord, may they find the victory that will

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give them the peace and the hope and the comfort

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that they desire. And may each one of us leave

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here with that tonight. In Jesus' name I pray

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it. Amen. All right, I'll give you guys a couple

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on the prayer list tonight. I had one request.

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Miss Pat asked that we add the Jill Nunry family.

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She said that Jill had passed. I don't know Jill

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Nunry, but we need to be. Okay, well, she's passed.

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If you didn't know, we need to pray for that

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family. Miss Pat got a good report. She had a

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good safe trip up there, all of her doctor's

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appointments. She got a good report, and so she'll

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be back, I think, tomorrow. Pray for her. We

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need to keep praying for Macy. She had those

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wisdom teeth removed and she's still a little

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sore from that. So I want to pray that her pain

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will ease up and that she can get some rest.

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We need to continue to pray for Julie Bolin.

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I heard that there is some improvement there.

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And so that's very good. Obviously, she's got

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a long way to go. She still needs our prayers.

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So we need to continue to pray for her. And then

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one of our ladies at the apartment, she's taken

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the loss of Miss Mary Cupid's son, Lawrence,

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pretty hard. She was pretty upset about it yesterday.

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Her name is Donna. So we need to pray for her,

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keep her in our prayers. And that's all the ones

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that I can give y 'all an update on tonight.

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Does anybody else have any prayer requests or

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praise reports or updates this evening? Okay.

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Anybody else? What's his name? Okay. Prudence

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has moved to somewhere in Macomb. I can't think

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of the name of it at the moment. On hospice.

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She made the decision to just die with some dignity,

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I guess is a good way to say that. If you think

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about where she's at, text that to me, please.

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I will. I'll say asked in court, but I'll double

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check. Okay, good. Tyler leads out tomorrow for

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California something to do with the fire department

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I'll be praying for him. Miss Linda Albritton

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was doing a little better today when I saw her.

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She was in a little better spirits, but she's

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still got a long way to go, so y 'all keep praying

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for her. Anybody else? Okay. All right, if there

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are no others, if anybody wants to pray out loud,

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y 'all are certainly welcome to do so. And when

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everybody's finished, I'll close us up. Father

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God, we come to you tonight. We thank you for

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the freedom and the privilege we have in this

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country to come and to worship you. And I pray

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that you continue to help us to have these freedoms.

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I pray that you'd bless our country, that we

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would be a people that would seek you. I pray

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that you'd be with our leadership, that they

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would make good decisions that would point us

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toward you, dear Lord. And I just pray that you

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just continue to bless us. Even if we don't always

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do good, dear Lord, just keep working with us,

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God, and give us some mercy. I pray that you

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be with the Nunnery family and their loss, that

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you comfort them. I thank you that Miss Pat's

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doing good. I thank you that you got her there

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safe and got her a good report. I pray that you

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get her home safe. I pray that you'd help Macy

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to get some rest, help her pain just to ease

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up, help her to feel better and have a good night

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and to feel much better tomorrow to be able to

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get on the mend. I pray that you'd be with Julie

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Boland, that you continue to help her to improve

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and just give her... encouragement and strength

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and ease her pain and be with her family. And

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I pray, God, that you just would work miracles

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in her body, that you would help her to have

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a full recovery, and that, God, you'd get all

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the glory for everything. I pray for Donna at

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the apartments as she continues to mourn the

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loss of Lawrence, that you just would comfort

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her and the rest of that family, that you'd strengthen

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them. I pray that you'd be with Rita as she gets

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ready for these treatments. that you would help

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her with whatever it is that she goes through.

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I pray, God, that you would bring healing to

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her body. I pray that you'd be with Greg, that

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you would help him to get over this flu, help

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him as they get ready to decide what to do moving

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forward as they go see doctors and try to figure

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it all out. I pray, dear Lord, that you'd be

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with them. I pray that you would encourage them.

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I pray that you just would bring healing to his

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body, dear Lord, that you would take care of

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this, and I just lift him up to you. I pray that

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you'd be with Miles' family and the passing of

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his mom, that you would give them strength and

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encouragement. I pray that you'd be with Mr.

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Billy Gardner and all of his health concerns

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that he's got going on, that you would just watch

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over and take care of him and bring healing to

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him. I pray for Ms. Prudence, that you would

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be with her as she has been battling for so long.

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I pray that you give her strength. I pray that

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you give her rest. I pray that you keep her encouraged.

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I pray that you'd be with her family. and just

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watch over, dear Lord. I pray that you be with

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Tyler as he gets ready to go to California, that

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you help him to be safe and help him to get done

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what has to be done, whatever it may be, and

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just help him to work hard and get him back home

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safe. I pray for Katie as she goes for these

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treatments. I pray for her body, that you bring

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healing to her body. I pray that you give them

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a safe trip, and I pray that you get them home

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safe at the end of it all. I pray that you'd

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be with our church. that you'd keep our church

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family safe, that you would keep our people healthy,

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dear Lord. I pray that you would help us to be

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a people that would seek you, help us to be a

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people to serve you, give us opportunities, let

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us see whether they are near or far, dear Lord.

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Let us have opportunities to serve you and to

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help people and to love people, and let us be

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faithful to do that. I pray that you'd be with

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our service this Sunday, that you would just

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fill this place with people, dear Lord, that

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you'd send people maybe that hadn't... come in

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a while, or maybe you've never come to church

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before, that they would come and that your Holy

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Spirit would just speak to each one of us, dear

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Lord. I pray for the music service, that you'd

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bless that. I pray for the Sunday school teachers,

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that you'd bless them for the time in the sermon,

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that you'd just give us a good day. I pray that

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you'd help us as we prepare for... our same inspiration,

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and for this Easter season, dear Lord, that we

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would just rejoice in you and all that you do,

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dear Lord, that we would be those tonight that

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would just shout joyfully to you for your goodness

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and for your victory. And I ask these things

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in Jesus' name. Amen.