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[2772.48 --> 2774.52] We're hopeful the vaccines will have an impact
[2774.52 --> 2776.04] on preventing further spread
[2776.04 --> 2778.00] and people from being sick.
[2779.14 --> 2781.62] However, as cases of variants continue to rise,
[2781.74 --> 2783.86] we continue to pray for wisdom and discernment
[2783.86 --> 2785.42] for our various government leaders,
[2786.38 --> 2787.66] including our health officers,
[2787.76 --> 2790.94] as they do their best to protect all of us.
[2792.38 --> 2794.46] We pray for the COVID long haulers,
[2794.54 --> 2796.00] the young and old that have recovered
[2796.00 --> 2797.44] but still have lasting symptoms
[2797.44 --> 2799.06] from the disease that is impacting
[2799.06 --> 2800.30] their quality of life.
[2801.52 --> 2803.14] Many of them suffer with fatigue
[2803.14 --> 2804.66] and difficulty breathing
[2804.66 --> 2807.38] are unable to work or return to work
[2807.38 --> 2810.46] and are struggling with normal daily tasks.
[2813.04 --> 2815.38] Lord, we continue to pray for insight and wisdom
[2815.38 --> 2817.70] for the leadership of Emmanuel Syracie as well.
[2817.70 --> 2822.20] as we are, as those who are volunteering their time,
[2822.90 --> 2825.24] we pray for a spirit of patience and grace
[2825.24 --> 2827.36] and cooperation as we continue to work together
[2827.36 --> 2829.58] in navigating the health authority orders.
[2831.44 --> 2832.54] Pray for all of us,
[2832.64 --> 2834.36] that we will continue to have the patience
[2834.36 --> 2836.62] to practice the measures required to be safe
[2836.62 --> 2840.32] and considerate of those with whom we are in contact
[2840.32 --> 2842.04] for the safety and benefit of all.
[2843.64 --> 2845.14] And Lord, we pray for Pastor Chris,
[2845.14 --> 2846.62] who delivers your word this morning.
[2847.84 --> 2849.72] May you give him the words to share.
[2850.48 --> 2852.56] May we have the ears and the hearts to hear
[2852.56 --> 2855.20] and put into practice in our daily week,
[2855.48 --> 2856.64] our weekly routines.
[2857.64 --> 2859.96] So Lord, we pray for strength in the hard times,
[2860.42 --> 2862.52] for joy in the happy times,
[2863.26 --> 2864.00] and most of all,
[2864.06 --> 2865.90] to remember the hope we have in Jesus,
[2866.58 --> 2868.84] the one who died for us and has risen.
[2869.68 --> 2871.20] All for the glory we pray.
[2871.20 --> 2874.04] Lord, amen.
[2875.14 --> 2883.72] Good morning.
[2884.10 --> 2887.30] As we spend some time in God's word,
[2887.36 --> 2889.36] we're going to look at Luke 24.
[2890.34 --> 2892.10] And really, we're going to spend some time
[2892.10 --> 2893.90] looking at the whole of Luke 24.
[2894.20 --> 2896.38] And so I'm going to do things a little bit differently
[2896.38 --> 2897.54] with you this morning,
[2897.96 --> 2901.40] in that I'm not going to start by reading the text beforehand.
[2901.40 --> 2905.18] But if you have a Bible in your hands,
[2905.18 --> 2908.64] it will be really helpful as we refer to different places
[2908.64 --> 2911.14] and to the story as we go.
[2911.26 --> 2914.44] And so if you need to quickly grab a Bible from somewhere,
[2914.58 --> 2916.24] or maybe it's your phone,
[2916.38 --> 2917.64] grab that, turn it on,
[2918.06 --> 2919.46] get Luke 24 ready,
[2920.14 --> 2924.68] because we will dive into different parts of that story together.
[2924.68 --> 2932.80] You know, by way of introduction to my message this morning,
[2933.14 --> 2934.48] I'm going to ask a question.
[2934.56 --> 2937.66] That's a question that is actually from Luke 9.
[2937.80 --> 2941.06] In Luke chapter 9, Jesus asks Peter,
[2941.56 --> 2942.86] and he says to Peter,
[2942.98 --> 2943.70] What about you?
[2944.32 --> 2946.94] Who do you say that I am?
[2946.94 --> 2953.24] That is the most important question ever asked.
[2954.24 --> 2955.52] Not only by Jesus to Peter,
[2955.70 --> 2958.06] but to you and to our lives.
[2958.58 --> 2961.82] Who do you say that Jesus is?
[2962.54 --> 2964.50] How you answer that question
[2964.50 --> 2967.92] will have a direct impact on your life.
[2968.90 --> 2971.14] Equally, how you live
[2971.14 --> 2975.04] will tell everyone how you answer that question.
[2975.04 --> 2978.56] Perhaps even more than the words you speak.
[2979.56 --> 2982.00] Because, to be frank,
[2982.38 --> 2985.12] if Jesus changes nothing,
[2985.86 --> 2986.86] then who cares?
[2988.00 --> 2988.84] Why bother?
[2989.28 --> 2990.02] What's the point?
[2991.92 --> 2994.12] But if Jesus changes everything,
[2995.00 --> 2996.74] then everything changes.
[2998.18 --> 3000.26] That's what I want us to see this morning
[3000.26 --> 3002.28] as we look at Luke 24.
[3002.28 --> 3005.22] The theme for our time here in this text
[3005.22 --> 3007.38] is that Jesus changes everything
[3007.38 --> 3009.52] because he changed everything.
[3009.96 --> 3011.94] And because Jesus changed everything,
[3012.30 --> 3014.74] everything about you changes.
[3016.44 --> 3018.26] Jesus changes everything
[3018.26 --> 3020.62] because he changed everything.
[3020.76 --> 3022.84] Now, how did Jesus change everything?
[3023.84 --> 3026.62] In a word, resurrection.
[3027.98 --> 3029.36] Because of the resurrection,
[3029.36 --> 3031.84] Jesus changes everything.
[3033.86 --> 3037.46] Because I believe that this is true,
[3037.64 --> 3039.20] I want to show you this morning
[3039.20 --> 3041.14] three things about the resurrection
[3041.14 --> 3043.58] and what is changed by it.
[3043.96 --> 3045.20] And we're going to do that together
[3045.20 --> 3047.36] under three different headings.
[3047.82 --> 3047.96] Right?