From the first he was the Word, and was God

In The Beginning, Jesus Was The Word And Was God.

From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
John 1:1

Joh 1:12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God–that is, to those who had faith in his name:
Joh 1:13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man’s desire.
Joh 1:14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory–such glory as is given to an only son by his father–saw it to be true and full of grace.

Joh 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

Joh 1:29 The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!


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blessed be the name of the Lord blessed
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be the name of the Lord we thank you
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Lord for this day we thank you for
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everyone that you have made alive in you
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we thank you for all those who are with
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us we thank you for those who are not
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with us we thank you for all who are
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yours Lord we thank you for the world
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for you so loved it Lord we thank you
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Lord for your sacrifice for bringing all
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back into right standing with you Lord
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with you Lord we praise you Lord we love
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you Lord we thank you for forgiving us
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and for loving us and we forgive and we
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thank you Lord for your word for your
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power for your power Lord for your power
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Lord in Jesus mighty name amen our
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worships reading for today comes from
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the well my favorite John one that’s not
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beat around the bush here which is
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written by John the Apostle John and
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which is about the nature the being it’s
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about who Jesus is the eternal God man
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who came to reveal to the world to you
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and I who God is in a way that we can
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relate to him who God is what God does
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in a man
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John 20:31 John 20 verse 31 but these
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are recorded the book of John is
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recorded but these are recorded so that
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you may have faith that Jesus is the
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Christ the Son of God and so that having
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this faith you may have life in his name
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now let’s put another verse next to that
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one for God so loved the world that He
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sent His only begotten Son so that all
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who believe in Him might not perish but
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have eternal life these are recorded so
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that you may have faith that Jesus is
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the Christ the Son of God and so that
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having this faith you may have life in
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his name it’s all about the deity of
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Christ of who Christ is in reality and
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don’t be blindsided by the words son of
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God for in that ethnicity in those times
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the son of a man was a token was a sign
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of the man himself they saw to kill
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Jesus because he said he was the son of
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God and the accusation was he has made
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himself equal to God for that is what it
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means it doesn’t mean that now in our
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society in our world of individual
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reality but then the meaning of it was
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to be equal
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blessed be O Lord
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so John one is about the deity of Christ
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for if you are equally the father it’s
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about his announcement by John the
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Baptist as the Lamb that takes away all
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sin the true Passover
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the son of God became the son of man so
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that the sons of man through him might
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become the sons of God and after you
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find him as the redeeming Lamb of God
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your order is to go out and introduce
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him as the redeeming Lamb of God to
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another Jesus Jesus God with us Emmanuel
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father forever Prince of Peace wonderful
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counsellor God Almighty the book of John
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starts with from the first he was the
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word and the word was in relation with
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God and was God
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now some who worshiped versions of
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Bibles may say my Bible doesn’t say that
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well what does your Bible say let’s go
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to the King James let’s go to the King
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James the King James says in the
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beginning was the word and the Word was
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with God and the Word was God but who is
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that word what was that word the same
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was in the beginning with God all things
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were made by him and without him was not
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anything made we’re talking about the
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person in him was life and the life was
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the light of men and the light shine it
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in darkness
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Ephesians 3:9 and to make all men see
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what is the Fellowship of the mystery
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which from the beginning of the world
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have been hid in God had been hid in God
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who created all things by Jesus Christ
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all things were made by him and without
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him was not anything made that was made
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in him was life
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blessed be your Lord blessed be your
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Lord so back to John 1 verse 1 which we
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are reading from the first he was the
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word and the word was in relation with
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God and was God and was God to all those
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who did take him to be so John 1 verse
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12 to all those who did so take him he
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gave the right of becoming children of
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God to those who had faith in his name
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whose birth was from God and not from
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blood or from an impulse of the flesh
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and man’s his desire and so the word
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became flesh the word became flesh and
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took a place among us for a time and we
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saw his glory such glory as is given to
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an only son by his father the term son
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is what a token but a sign so that we
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might understand so that day in that
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time 2,000 years ago might understand
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given to an only son by his father so it
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to be true and full of grace
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for the law was given through Moses
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grace and a true way of life are ours
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through Jesus Christ John the Baptist
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when he saw Jesus coming to him he says
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see here is the Lamb of God who takes
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away the sin of the world
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we thank him we thank him we thank you
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Lord that the word which was hid in you
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the word which you are God became flesh
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the word became flesh and took a place
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among us for a time and we saw his glory
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the glory of God such glory as is given
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to an only Son by his father and we saw
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it to be true and full of grace Jesus is
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Lord Jesus is God from the first he was
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the word and a word was in relation with
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God and was God let that truth let that
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truth be engraved into your hearts in
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Jesus mighty name I pray for there is
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one Savior one who brings eternal life
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one who can forgive sins one there’s no
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two and three only God can do this no
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man everything is impossible but with
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God everything is possible with Jesus
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everything is possible how does that
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song go again Jesus is the answer
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blessed be your Lord and let the Holy
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Spirit increase everywhere everywhere in
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Jesus mighty name amen
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let us do our reading John Juan is
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always something that hey there’s not
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much to add to it it is fairly clear and
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simple in what it says John 1:1 from the
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first he was the word and the word was
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in relation with God and was God the
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word was from the first in relation with
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God all things came into existence
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through him and without him nothing was
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what came into existence in him was life
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and the life was the light of men and
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the light goes on shining in the dark it
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is not overcome by the dark there was a
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man sent from God whose name was John he
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came for witness to give witness about
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the light so that all man might have
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faith through him he himself was not the
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light he was sent to give witness about
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the light the true light which gives
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light to every man was then coming into
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the world he was in the world the world
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which came into being through him but
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the world had no knowledge of him he
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came to the things which were his and
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his people did not take him to their
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hearts to all those who did so take him
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however into their hearts he gave the
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right of becoming children of God that
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is to those who had faith in his name
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whose birth was from God
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and not from blood or from an impulse of
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the flesh and man’s desire and so the
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word became flesh and took a place among
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us for a while for a time and we saw his
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glory such glory as is given to an only
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Son by his father so it to be true and
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full of grace John gave witness about
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him crying this is he of whom I said he
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who is coming after me is put over me
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because he was in existence be formed
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from his full measure we have all been
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given grace on grace from his full
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measure we have all been given grace on
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grace for the law was given through
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Moses grace and the true way of life are
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ours through Jesus Christ no man has
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seen God at any time the only son who is
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on the breast of the Father he has made
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clear what God is and this is the
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witness of John when the Jews sent
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priests and Levites from Jerusalem to
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him with the question who are you he
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said quite openly and straightforwardly
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I am NOT the Christ and he said to him
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what then are you Elijah and he said I
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am NOT are you the Prophet and his
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answer was I am not Sri
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said to him who are you then we have to
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give some answer to those who sent us
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what have you to say about yourself he
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said I am the voice of one crying in the
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wasteland make straight the way of the
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Lord as said Isaiah the prophet I am the
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voice of one crying in the wasteland
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make straight the way of the Lord I am
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the voice of one crying in the wasteland
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make straight the way of the Lord John 1
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verse 24 those who had been sent came
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from the Pharisees and he put this
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question to him saying why then are you
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giving baptism if you are not the Christ
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or Elijah or the Prophet why John’s
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answer was I give baptism with water but
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there is one among you of whom you have
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no knowledge it is he who is coming
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after me I am not good enough
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to undo his shoes these things took
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place at Bethany on the other side of
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the Jordan where John was giving baptism
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John 1 verse 29 the day after John sees
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Jesus coming to him and says see here is
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the Lamb of God who takes away the sin
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of the world this is he of whom I said
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one is coming after me who has put over
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me because he was in existence before me
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I myself had no knowledge of him but I
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came giving
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baptism with water so that he might be
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seen openly by Israel and John gave this
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witness saying I saw the Spirit coming
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down from heaven like a dove and resting
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on him I had no knowledge who he was but
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he who sent me to give baptism with
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water said to me the one on whom you see
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the spirit coming down and resting it is
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he who gives baptism with the Holy
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Spirit it is Jesus who gives baptism
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with the Holy Spirit it is Jesus who
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fills men with the Holy Spirit none
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other none other but Jesus who in the
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beginning who in the beginning was God
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of whom the world had no knowledge and
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this is the full context of the Bible in
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the beginning no one had knowledge of
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Jesus not one none at some points in the
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Old Testament he is referred to as an
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angel of God as the lord of the heavenly
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armies he is anticipated by the prophets
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unto us a child is born Almighty God
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it is no coincidence Isaiah was not
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mistaken Almighty God Father for ever
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father forever
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wonderful counselor Prince of Peace his
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name is Jesus his name is Jesus Jesus is
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Lord
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he is the one who baptizes with the Holy
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Spirit God gives the Holy Spirit God God
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gives the Holy Spirit none other no
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other gives the Holy Spirit but God
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gives the Holy Spirit actually that was
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an interesting mechanical failure there
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God gives the Holy Spirit God gives the
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Holy Spirit so know very well who we’re
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talking about when we speak about Jesus
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and when you acknowledge that what the
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world does not know and did not know but
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was so from the beginning that Jesus was
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God when you acknowledge that when
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you’re able to see Jesus is Lord with
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that conviction of knowing it to be so
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the scripture says that only
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spirit-filled man can see that with
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conviction and that the world just backs
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up at that for he is the one who gives
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baptism with the Holy Spirit this John 1
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verse 34 this I saw myself and my
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witness is that he is the son of God
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the day after John was there again with
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two of his disciples and looking at
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Jesus looking at Jesus why
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he was walking he said see there is the
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Lamb of God hearing what he said the two
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disciples went after Jesus and Jesus
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turning around saw them coming after him
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and said to them what are you looking
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for they said to him rabbi master where
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are you living he said to them come and
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see they went with him then and saw
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where he was living and they were with
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him all that day it was about the tenth
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hour of the day Andrew simon Peters his
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brother was one of the two men who
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hearing what John said went after Jesus
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early in the morning he came across his
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brother and said to him we have made
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discovery it is the Messiah the Christ
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and he took him to Jesus looking at him
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fixedly jesus said you are Simon the son
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of John your name will be Cephas Peter
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the day after this Jesus had a desire to
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go into Galilee he came across Philip
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and said to him come and be my disciple
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now Philip says town was Bethsaida where
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Andrew and Peter came from Philip came
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across Nathaniel and said to him we have
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made a discovery we have made a
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discovery Nathaniel Philip came across
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Nathanael and said to him we have made a
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discovery it is he of whom Moses in the
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law and the prophets were writing G
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of Nazareth the son of Joseph Nazareth
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said Nathaniel is it possible for any
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good to come out of Nazareth Philip said
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to him come and see Jesus saw Nathanael
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coming to him and said to him see here
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is a true son of Israel in whom there is
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nothing false nathaniel said to him
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where did you get knowledge of me an
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answer jesus said before philip was
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talking with you
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while you were still under the fig tree
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I saw you
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Nathanael said to him rabbi you are the
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son of God you are king of Israel in
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answer jesus said to him you have faith
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because I said to you I saw you under
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the fig tree you will see greater things
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than these and he said to him truly I
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say to you you will see heaven opening
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and gods his angels going up and coming
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down on the Son of man blessed be your
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Lord and I pray and his blessing is that
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you might receive the Holy Spirit so
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that you might know in your heart who he
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is
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so that you might know that the world
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for centuries had no idea that the
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wisdom of the world had no idea I pray
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that you made understand that you may
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understand that he is Lord and that that
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knowledge may always turn you towards
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him
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and the last thing is the blessing of
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the Lord that you might see heaven
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opening and gods as angels going up and
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coming down on the Son of Man blessed be
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O Lord who enables us to be children of
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God in Jesus mighty name I pray amen
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amen and amen
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be a blessing as he was a blessing as he
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is a blessing as he will be a blessing
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and be blessed by receiving the Holy
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Spirit you are released
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blessed be Lord bless