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You can search the Internet for numerous
comeback stories, and there are a lot,

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both past and present, from Abraham
Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant to

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Kurt Warner Robert Downey Junior. But
you know who has the best comeback story

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of all time? Jesus. I
mean think about it. His life,

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death, and resurrection literally changed the
course of human history. He was guilty

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of no crime, only did good
while on earth. Yet he was betrayed

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and crucified. There is no greater
setback than to be cruelly and unjustly killed.

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But what a comeback. Three days
later he rose from the grave.

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He scored the ultimate victory over death
and sin, and the best news of

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it all, he brought us along
with him. Once you receive Jesus as

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your Lord and savior, he lives
in you, They'll never leave you,

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and all things are possible when you
believe in him. According to what the

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Bible says, lose for winning.
So when it comes to emulating comeback stories

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and you want to emulate Jesus,
how do you go about doing that?

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How do you create your own comeback
story? How do you dare to dream

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again after a failure? Well,
there are a few keys to keep in

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mind. Hello, weirdos, I'm
Pastor Darren. Welcome to the Church of

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the Undead. Here in the Church
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which are relevant to those who suffer
with depression, need some encouragement, and

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for those who love or are just
curious about the God of the Bible.

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And it doesn't matter if you're a
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Everybody's welcome here at the Church of
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might use the term pastor because I've
branded this feature as a church, but

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I do not have a theology degree, nor did I ever go to Bible

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College. I'm just a guy who
gave his life to Christ in nineteen eighty

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nine and has tried to walk the
walk ever since and has stumbled a lot

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along the way, because like everybody
else, I am an imperfect, heavily

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flawed human being. So please don't
take what I say, as gospel,

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dig into God's Word yourself for confirmation, inspiration, and revelation. That being

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said, Welcome to the Church of
the Yon Dead Who. This week's message

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is actually a Bible study I found
in my U version Bible app It's a

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three day Bible study. I'm going
to share the whole thing with you here.

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It's written by Karen Jensen Salisbury,
and it's actually an excerpt from Karen's

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book Why God, Why, What
to Do When Life Doesn't Make sense?

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And I will leave a link to
that book in the episode description. So

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if you like what you're about to
hear, you can get more of it

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through Karen's book. So how do
you make a comeback? Well, first,

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you make a choice. At some
point in life, everyone has suffered

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disappointment or lost a dream. When
that happens, you have to make a

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choice. You can either choose to
set up camp and the land of disappointment

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and regret, spending all your time
thinking about your failure or the wrong that's

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been done to you, or you
can choose to get up and dream another

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dream. We've probably all heard the
analogy that when you fall off a horse,

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the thing you got to do is
get right back up on that horse

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and ride. If you don't,
you'll be afraid to ride, and the

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horse will think he's one. God
has not given you the spirit of fear,

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so don't let it take root in
your heart. But face your fear

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and the power of God's might.
Don't let the devil think that he is

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one to get up. Decide to
get up when you know you're placing Christ.

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You have the supernatural strength and determination
to do it. Galatians two,

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verse twenty says, my old self
has been crucified with Christ. It is

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no longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me. So I live

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in this earthly body by trusting in
the son of God, who loved me

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and gave himself for me. Mark
nine twenty three says, what do you

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mean if I can? Jesus asked, anything is possible if a person believes.

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When you've suffered a setback, once
you've made a choice to get back

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up and go again, there are
two more keys to making your comeback.

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First, try again, be willing
to try again, Get back on that

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horse and ride. Your safety net
is in place. You've not lost your

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place in Christ. He's still greater
in you than anything in the world verse

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John four, Verse four. It
truly doesn't matter how many times we fall

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down. All the matters is how
many times we get up again. You

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just got to get up one more
time then you fall down. Remember all

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God's power and love are still backing
you. All the resources of heaven are

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still available to you. And number
two, get to work. Author John

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Maxwell once said dreams don't work unless
you do. That means every day you

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need to throw back the covers,
get out of bed, put one foot

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in front of the other, and
move on with life. Do something in

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the direction of your new dream,
even if it's just a small step.

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Nothing happens when we do nothing.
James one verse twenty two instructs us to

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be doers of the word, not
hearers. Only when we only hear and

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don't act on what we hear.
The Bible says that we're living in deception.

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I don't want to do that,
neither do you. The only people

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that the word works for are those
who do it. It takes effort to

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make a comeback and dream another dream, but you can do it. Get

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to work today. The Holy Spirit
will guide you. Ask him what your

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first step should be then be willing
to step out and do it first.

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John four, verse four. But
you belong to God, my dear children,

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You've already won a victory over those
people, because the spirit who lives

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in you is greater than the spirit
who lives in the world and James one

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twenty two. But don't just listen
to God's word. You must do what

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it says. Otherwise you are only
fooling yourselves. Then go for it.

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When you've got a set back.
It's easy to get gunshi to be tormented

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with thoughts of your failure or trauma, so that you're afraid to try again.

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Yes, making a comeback will take
some guts, but you have that

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be in Christ. Here's your final
key. Be brave. People might say

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that you're crazy or reign on your
parade. All of these so called facts

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might say your dream is impossible.
But be brave and move forward anyway.

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History is full of stories about people
who went for it against all odds.

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The phrases don't be afraid and fear
not appear in the Bible anywhere between one

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hundred and fifty and up to three
hundred and sixty five times, depending on

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the translation you're reading. Three hundred
and sixty five times. That's one for

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every day of the year. I
have not counted them personally, so I

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don't know the total for sure,
but you get the point. The Bible

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repeatedly tells us not to be afraid
just because God doesn't want you to be

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afraid. You don't have to be
afraid of people, failure, or loss

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because God is on your side,
and if He's with you, nothing else

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matters. So be brave. Tell
yourself you're brave. Make this declaration out

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loud, in agreement with the Bible, saying, when I have a said

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it back, I am determined to
put it behind me and make a comeback.

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I make a choice to get back
up and dream another dream. I

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will get to work and try again. I'm not afraid because all the resources

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of Heaven are still available to me. I'm a victory going somewhere to happen.

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Take action today, Take some time
to dream again, write down some

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best case scenarios, and then pray
and ask God for the next step in

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your comeback and go for it.
Be willing to dive in where the Holy

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Spirit leads you. Never forget this. Because of your position in Christ,

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you are a victory going Somewhere to
Happen Romans eight thirty one. What shall

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we say about such wonderful things as
these? If God is for us,

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who can ever be against us?
Again? If you like what you just

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heard, it's actually an excerpt from
the book Why God, Why, What

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to Do When Life Doesn't Make Sense? From Karen Jensen Salisbury, and I've

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placed a link to that book in
the episode notes. If you like what

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you heard, share this episode with
others who you think might also like it.

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studies. Visit weird Darkness dot com
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slash church. You can find the
sources I used for this week's message in

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the show notes. I'm Darren Marler. Thanks for joining me weirdos, and

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until next time, Jesus loves you, and so do I. God bless