Speaker 1: The Church of Jesus Christ is by far, by far
Speaker 1: the largest organization on planet Earth. Nothing else comes close.
Speaker 1: The Church of Jesus Christ is bigger than China. The
Speaker 1: Church of Jesus Christ is bigger than China and Europe
Speaker 1: put together. The Church of Jesus Christ is bigger than
Speaker 1: China and Europe and the United States put together. Nothing
Speaker 1: is bigger on this planet. than the church of Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: One out of every three people are followers of Christ.
Speaker 1: How in the world did that happen? What caused Christianity
Speaker 1: to grow from a dozen poor Jewish fishermen to 120
Speaker 1: people and then to thousands and tens of thousands and
Speaker 1: then millions and now billions? What caused that growth? Why
Speaker 1: did Christianity spread so far And so fast, one reason,
Speaker 1: we had the resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is
Speaker 1: the single most significant event in history. It splits history
Speaker 1: into AD and BC. Even your own birthday is dated
Speaker 1: by Jesus Christ's resurrection. Nothing is more significant than God
Speaker 1: invaded earth. He said, I'm gonna prove I'm God by
Speaker 1: letting him kill me and come back to life three
Speaker 1: days later. And that news spread like wildfire because there
Speaker 1: were so many eyewitnesses. And it filled the followers of
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, those early followers, with a hope that was contagious,
Speaker 1: with a love that was contagious, with a fearlessness, a
Speaker 1: courage that they didn't care what happened to them because
Speaker 1: they had seen the resurrected Jesus Christ. It's interesting that
Speaker 1: in the Bible, in the New Testament, before the resurrection happens,
Speaker 1: the word hope is only used one time, only one
Speaker 1: time in the first part of the New Testament. After
Speaker 1: the resurrection happens, the word hope is used over 80 times.
Speaker 1: Our hope is because Jesus Christ proved he said he
Speaker 1: was who he claimed to be by resurrecting three days later.
Speaker 1: Now let's just distinguish the difference between a resuscitation and
Speaker 1: a resurrection. Today, there are all these books coming about
Speaker 1: how people who die and come back to life, and
Speaker 1: they tell you what heaven's all about. You can throw
Speaker 1: all those books away. Those aren't resurrections. Those are resuscitations.
Speaker 1: If you've been dead for 20 minutes or an hour
Speaker 1: or two hours, that's a resuscitation. If you faint, if
Speaker 1: you go into a coma, we can resuscitate you. A
Speaker 1: resurrection means you've been buried for three days. And then
Speaker 1: you come back to life. That's a big difference. That's
Speaker 1: not a resuscitation. That's a resurrection. Only Jesus has resurrected. Now,
Speaker 1: today what I want us to do is look at
Speaker 1: the six reasons that followers of Jesus Christ are the
Speaker 1: most hopeful people in the world, why we have far
Speaker 1: more hope than anybody else in a world that seems
Speaker 1: to be full of hopelessness.
Speaker 2: Why do we have hope?
Speaker 1: Six reasons. If you're writing these down, here's the first one.
Speaker 1: Number one, the first reason Jesus' resurrection gives us hope
Speaker 1: is we have been completely forgiven. We have been completely forgiven.
Speaker 1: Jesus repeatedly said over and over, I'm gonna die on
Speaker 1: the cross to pay for all your sins. He said
Speaker 1: it over and over and over. And then he said,
Speaker 1: and then I'm gonna come back to life three days
Speaker 1: later to prove that I am who I say I am. Now,
Speaker 1: if he hadn't done the second part, the first part
Speaker 1: doesn't really matter. If he didn't come back to life,
Speaker 1: then I have every reason to doubt that he died
Speaker 1: for my sins. The two go together. Now, let me
Speaker 1: give you some good news. There on your outline, the
Speaker 1: Bible says this, Ephesians chapter one, verse seven, in Christ,
Speaker 1: we are set free by the blood of his death.
Speaker 2: And so we have.
Speaker 1: Forgiveness of sins because of God's rich grace. Now we're
Speaker 1: all imperfect. So we all carry regrets and we all
Speaker 1: carry remorse. And we always wish we had done things differently.
Speaker 1: We all have sins and things that we feel bad
Speaker 1: about and guilty about. And God doesn't want you carrying
Speaker 1: guilt through life. God doesn't want you carrying a load
Speaker 1: of shame through life. The whole reason he died on
Speaker 1: the cross was so that you could be free from
Speaker 1: all of that guilt, all of that shame. Guilt wastes
Speaker 1: an awful lot of energy. It fatigues you. It tires you.
Speaker 1: It robs you of peace of mind. But Jesus said,
Speaker 1: I came to die for your sins so you don't
Speaker 1: have to die for them. I was hung on the
Speaker 1: cross so you can quit hanging yourself on the cross.
Speaker 1: I don't know if you've ever asked the question or
Speaker 1: thought about it. Who really killed Jesus? Who put Jesus
Speaker 1: on the cross? Who is to blame for Jesus being
Speaker 1: on the cross? Well, it wasn't Judas. and it wasn't
Speaker 1: Caiaphas the high priest, and it wasn't Pilate the governor,
Speaker 1: and it wasn't the Romans, and it wasn't the religious leaders,
Speaker 1: and it wasn't even the crowd. The answer is twofold.
Speaker 1: Who put Jesus on the cross? And this may shock you.
Speaker 1: This may shock you, but the answer is twofold. The
Speaker 1: first is, the first.
Speaker 2: Answer is this. God did. God did.
Speaker 1: God put Jesus on the cross. It was his plan
Speaker 1: from the very beginning. It's why Jesus came to earth.
Speaker 1: to die for our sins. That's the whole reason. It
Speaker 1: was God's plan before any of us were ever born.
Speaker 1: Here's what the Bible says in Isaiah chapter 53 in
Speaker 1: the Bible. All of us have strayed away like sheep.
Speaker 1: In other words, we've all done our own thing. We've
Speaker 1: all left God's plan to follow our own. Yet the
Speaker 1: Lord laid on him, talking about Jesus, the guilt and
Speaker 1: sins of us all. From prison and trial, they led
Speaker 1: him away to his death. But who among the people
Speaker 1: realized that he was dying for their sins, that he
Speaker 1: was suffering for their punishment?
Speaker 2: He said, nobody realized that at the time.
Speaker 1: He had done no wrong. He had never deceived anyone.
Speaker 1: But he was buried like a criminal. He was put
Speaker 1: in a rich man's grave. But it was God's plan
Speaker 1: that he should suffer. God, it was God's plan. Yet,
Speaker 1: when his life is made an offering for sins, he
Speaker 1: will have a multitude of children. In other words, there'll
Speaker 1: be people who will follow him. I don't know if
Speaker 1: you noticed in this passage the change in tense. The
Speaker 1: first part is in past tense, and then it goes
Speaker 1: to future. When his life is made an offering for sin,
Speaker 1: he will have a multitude of children. You know why
Speaker 1: the change in tense, past tense to future? Because this was.
Speaker 2: Written 700 years before Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: This is a prophecy.
Speaker 2: Prophecy.
Speaker 1: And Isaiah 700 BC is telling and predicting exactly what's
Speaker 1: going to happen to the Messiah, the Savior, the Son
Speaker 1: of God who comes to earth. And this happened exactly
Speaker 1: how it happened. It was part of God's plan. But
Speaker 1: the second one may surprise you too. Who put Jesus
Speaker 1: on the cross?
Speaker 2: We did. I did. You did.
Speaker 1: If none of us had ever sinned, Jesus wouldn't have
Speaker 1: to die for our sins. The Bible says this in
Speaker 1: Romans chapter four, Jesus was handed over to die because
Speaker 1: of our sins. And he was raised from the dead
Speaker 1: to make us right with God. So we've been completely forgiven.
Speaker 1: That gives me hope. I'm not facing any judgment. I
Speaker 1: have hope because I have been completely forgiven. Number two,
Speaker 1: second reason Jesus' resurrection gives us hope is we're no
Speaker 1: longer afraid to die. we are no longer afraid to die. Now,
Speaker 1: I mentioned this in the Good Friday services, that when
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ died on the cross, one of the things
Speaker 1: he did is he broke the power of death, and
Speaker 1: he broke the power of the fear of death. The
Speaker 1: fear of death is a universal fear. Everybody has it.
Speaker 1: I've traveled all around the world.
Speaker 2: One time I went.
Speaker 1: 40 6,000 miles in 40 days, literally went circled completely
Speaker 1: the earth. And I found the fear of death everywhere
Speaker 1: because it's unknown.
Speaker 2: We don't know.
Speaker 1: But what did Jesus do? He came back to life.
Speaker 1: Let me explain this. If Jesus Christ hadn't resurrected from
Speaker 1: the dead, you wouldn't even know that there's life after death.
Speaker 2: You wouldn't even know it. You might guess at it.
Speaker 1: You might say, well, I hope there's life after death,
Speaker 1: but you'd have nothing to prove it. But Jesus Christ
Speaker 1: came back, said, I've conquered death. There is greater life
Speaker 1: after death.
Speaker 2: And that's good news. That gives us hope. Here's what
Speaker 2: Jesus said.
Speaker 1: John chapter 11, verse 25. Jesus promised, I am the
Speaker 1: resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me Even though
Speaker 1: they die, like everyone else, they will live again.
Speaker 2: That's a reason for hope. That's a reason for hope.
Speaker 1: If Jesus Christ hadn't resurrected on Easter Sunday, we're all
Speaker 1: helpless and all hopeless.
Speaker 2: Death is the end. It's over. That's it.
Speaker 1: Now, when Jesus died, they buried him in a tomb.
Speaker 1: In those days, they didn't bury people under the ground
Speaker 1: as much as they buried them in caves, kind of
Speaker 1: like mausoleums. and they would put a stone in front
Speaker 1: of the cave, and they would roll it away and
Speaker 1: put some body in and then roll it back. And
Speaker 1: they did this because entire families for generations would have
Speaker 1: like a family tomb. And there would be a lot
Speaker 1: of people buried in the same cave. And so after
Speaker 1: Jesus died, Joseph of Arimathea volunteered his tomb, and they
Speaker 1: rolled a huge stone in front of it, but then
Speaker 1: Pilate had it sealed so it couldn't be moved back,
Speaker 1: and he posted Roman guards on either side. Now, the
Speaker 1: 12 disciples who were followers of Jesus at this time,
Speaker 1: they're scared to death. They run, they turn tail, and
Speaker 1: they run, they're scared. None of them believed the resurrection
Speaker 1: would happen. And so they're hiding in fear. They're disillusioned,
Speaker 1: they're depressed, They're afraid they're going to be executed next
Speaker 1: as the followers of Jesus. And so they're running away
Speaker 1: and they're hiding. Every year, Christians from all over the
Speaker 1: world remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ by
Speaker 1: traveling to Jerusalem where they walk the path that Jesus
Speaker 1: took on the way to the cross. That path is
Speaker 1: called the Via Dolorosa. Now, since you may not be
Speaker 1: able to ever travel to Jerusalem, I want to suggest
Speaker 1: a way for you to celebrate and reflect on and
Speaker 1: pray about what Jesus did for you on the cross.
Speaker 1: So I've created a brand new one-of-a-kind resource, Journey with Jesus.
Speaker 1: A deluxe, hardcover, gift edition book that's illustrated with really beautiful, high-quality,
Speaker 1: glossy photos of mosaic tile artwork that reflect each of
Speaker 1: the stops that Jesus made on his journey to the cross.
Speaker 1: You're not ever going to forget this gift. It's a
Speaker 1: great book to keep and to study over and over again.
Speaker 1: And it'd make a great gift for your family and
Speaker 1: your friends too.
Speaker 3: This one-of-a-kind resource is only available through Daily Hope. Quantities
Speaker 3: are limited, so be sure to get yours today. Just
Speaker 3: call 844-467-3900 or visit dailyhopetv.com to get yours today.
Speaker 1: Now, three days later, on Easter Sunday morning, one of
Speaker 1: the women who's traveling with the disciples, Mary Magdalene, decides
Speaker 1: she's going to go to the tomb to be there.
Speaker 1: So she goes to the tomb, and when she gets there,
Speaker 1: she finds the seal has been broken, the stone has
Speaker 1: been rolled away, there's no body there, and the grave
Speaker 1: clothes that Jesus had wrapped him are folded and sitting
Speaker 1: there on a step in the tomb. By the way,
Speaker 1: some people say, well, maybe they stole the body. If
Speaker 1: you ever steal a body, leave the clothes on him.
Speaker 1: There would be no reason to take the clothes off
Speaker 1: of a person and steal the body. If you're going
Speaker 1: to steal it, you may as well steal it with
Speaker 1: the clothes on it. But they're left there. And so
Speaker 1: Mary thinks the body's been stolen. I mean, that's the
Speaker 1: logical conclusion. And then all of a sudden she hears
Speaker 1: a voice and she turns around and Jesus is standing there,
Speaker 1: the risen Jesus Christ. And he says to her, Mary.
Speaker 1: And when she calls out his name, as she'd heard
Speaker 1: her name called many.
Speaker 2: Times, she knew it was the Lord.
Speaker 1: And he says, Jesus says, go tell all my brothers,
Speaker 1: go tell all the disciples that that I'm alive and
Speaker 1: I'm coming to see him. So Mary runs to this
Speaker 1: house where the disciples are inside with the door locked
Speaker 1: for fear. She bangs on the door, they let her in,
Speaker 1: and she says, you guys aren't gonna believe this, Jesus
Speaker 1: is alive. And you know what these great men of
Speaker 1: faith did? They doubted her. None of them believed her.
Speaker 1: None of them said, Mary, you've either seen a ghost,
Speaker 1: you've had a hallucination, you're just in deep grief.
Speaker 2: They don't believe her at all. So the point is this.
Speaker 1: Even the disciples, none of Jesus' followers actually believed he'd
Speaker 1: come back to life until they became eyewitnesses of it.
Speaker 1: It wasn't just hearsay. They said, I've got to see him. Now,
Speaker 1: let me ask you a question. If you saw someone
Speaker 1: walking down the street that you had just buried three
Speaker 1: days earlier, how would you feel about that? Maybe confused?
Speaker 1: maybe scared to death, frightened, fearful, excited? Do you think
Speaker 1: you would ever forget that experience?
Speaker 2: Not likely.
Speaker 1: Would it change your worldview about life and death?
Speaker 2: Oh yeah. Would it give you new hope? Oh yeah.
Speaker 2: That there might be life after death? Oh yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 1: One of the things that's difficult to explain without the
Speaker 1: resurrection is the sudden change in the disciples because at
Speaker 1: the crucifixion, they're all scared to death. They're running, they're defeated,
Speaker 1: they're demoralized, they're in despair, they're disillusioned, they're depressed. Three
Speaker 1: days later, they're ready to take on Nero and the
Speaker 1: Roman Empire.
Speaker 2: What happened? They had seen Jesus. They were eyewitnesses. They
Speaker 2: knew Jesus.
Speaker 1: Physically something that had happened. Not just them, but a
Speaker 1: lot of other people did too. But now they've got
Speaker 1: courageous confidence. Now they've got contagious hope. Why?
Speaker 2: They're eyewitnesses.
Speaker 1: Here's what Peter wrote down in his book. When we
Speaker 1: told you about the powerful coming of the Lord Jesus Christ,
Speaker 1: we were not telling made-up stories that someone invented. Rather,
Speaker 1: we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. And not only these
Speaker 1: original 12, but Jesus came and stayed on earth for
Speaker 1: another 40 days, walked around Jerusalem.
Speaker 2: For 40 days.
Speaker 1: That's why literally tens of thousands of people became believers
Speaker 1: in a very short time because there were so many eyewitnesses.
Speaker 1: Here's what the Bible says, Acts chapter one, verse three.
Speaker 1: For 40 days after his death, Jesus appeared to people
Speaker 1: many times in many ways that proved beyond doubt that
Speaker 1: he was alive. They saw him and he talked with
Speaker 1: them about the kingdom of God. Can you imagine being
Speaker 1: one of the executors who put Jesus on the cross,
Speaker 1: one of the soldiers, and you saw that guy die
Speaker 1: and all of a sudden he's walking down the street
Speaker 1: and you go, he's back. That would be strange. Paul
Speaker 1: lists just a few of the eyewitnesses. This isn't even
Speaker 1: an entire list. 1 Corinthians 15, he says, Christ died
Speaker 1: for our sins just as the scripture said. Then he
Speaker 1: was buried. And then he was raised from the dead
Speaker 1: on the third day. Then he says he was seen
Speaker 1: by Peter. And then he was seen by the 12 apostles.
Speaker 1: After that, he was seen by more than 500 of
Speaker 1: his followers at one time. Most of them are still alive,
Speaker 1: though some have died by now. He sits on a
Speaker 1: hillside and teaches 500 people. Then he was seen by James.
Speaker 1: Later he was seen by all the apostles. Last of all,
Speaker 1: I saw him too. This isn't even an entire list.
Speaker 1: For 40 days he has multiple meetings with a lot
Speaker 1: of different people. Friends, this is what's called conclusive proof.
Speaker 1: This is what's called definitive evidence. Having 900 eyewitnesses would
Speaker 1: stand up in any court anywhere in the world. If
Speaker 1: I were to tell you That this afternoon over at Starbucks,
Speaker 1: I saw the Queen of England. You might have a
Speaker 1: reason to doubt that. Because it's just one guy saying it.
Speaker 1: But if there were 900 different people who said, oh no,
Speaker 1: she's been here for 40 days. She's staying at the
Speaker 1: Quality Inn. And we had dinner with her the other night.
Speaker 1: And somebody said, well, we had breakfast. And another guy goes, well,
Speaker 1: we went fishing with her. And I said, oh, no, well,
Speaker 1: we had her over for dinner. And another said, well,
Speaker 1: we heard her with 500 people at a symposium. And
Speaker 1: you had 900 eyewitnesses right off the bat. Friends, now
Speaker 1: you've got a problem with your doubt. Because it's not
Speaker 1: just me saying it. It's eyewitness after eyewitness after eyewitness
Speaker 1: for 40 days.
Speaker 2: This is why the church exploded. And within years, there.
Speaker 1: Were 30,000 members of the church just in Jerusalem. And
Speaker 1: then it had grown to nearly a half a million.
Speaker 1: And it exploded all over the Roman Empire. And what
Speaker 1: had been persecuted within 300 years is now the official
Speaker 1: religion of the Roman Empire.
Speaker 2: Why?
Speaker 1: Because of the resurrection. There were so many eyewitnesses. Now,
Speaker 1: there's a third reason we have hope.
Speaker 2: And it's this.
Speaker 1: We now have God's spirit in us. We now have
Speaker 1: God's spirit inside of his spirit of power, his Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: his spirit of love. The night before Jesus went to
Speaker 1: the cross, before he dies, he says, guys, I'm gonna
Speaker 1: be leaving. I'm going back to heaven, but I'm gonna
Speaker 1: send my spirit to be inside you. Now, at the
Speaker 1: end of 40 days, Jesus ascends back up to heaven.
Speaker 1: But before he did, he tells him, he says, Don't
Speaker 1: do anything until I send your spirit. Don't try to
Speaker 1: do anything on your own power. Wait for my spirit.
Speaker 1: He's going to give you power. And in Acts chapter one,
Speaker 1: verse eight, Jesus says this before he goes back to heaven,
Speaker 1: when the Holy spirit has come upon you, you will
Speaker 1: receive power. And you'll tell people everywhere about me in Jerusalem,
Speaker 1: throughout Judea and Samaria.
Speaker 2: And to the ends of the earth. They had seen.
Speaker 1: Jesus face to face, and then he says, I'm going
Speaker 1: to send my spirit to be in you, and he's
Speaker 1: going to give you power to do things you couldn't
Speaker 1: do on your own. So now they've gone from fearful
Speaker 1: to fearless, right? They've gone from hopeless to hopeful. They've
Speaker 1: gone from being cowards to being courageous. Let's take on
Speaker 1: the Roman Empire. Nothing is gonna stop them. Now they've
Speaker 1: seen Jesus alive.
Speaker 2: He is who he said he is.
Speaker 1: And now he's saying, I'm putting my spirit in you
Speaker 1: and they're empowered by God's spirit. Do you know that
Speaker 1: God never intended for you to go through life just
Speaker 1: on your own power? God wants to have a personal
Speaker 1: connection with you. He wants to put his love, his
Speaker 1: power and his spirit Inside you that gives you a
Speaker 1: supernatural advantage.
Speaker 2: It gives you additional.
Speaker 1: Power that you don't have on your own When you
Speaker 1: don't have that power you say things like this i'm
Speaker 1: at the end of my rope I'm barely hanging on
Speaker 1: i'm ready to throw in the towel. I'm sick and
Speaker 1: tired of being sick and tired I'm running on fumes.
Speaker 2: I'm out of gas. I don't feel like I can make.
Speaker 1: It to the weekend Why because you were never meant
Speaker 1: to live your life just on your own power God
Speaker 1: wants you to be plugged into the power. Until you're
Speaker 1: plugged into the power, you can't fulfill your purpose. A
Speaker 1: blender can't fulfill its purpose unless it's plugged into the power.
Speaker 1: A vacuum cleaner can't fulfill its purpose unless it's plugged
Speaker 1: into the power. You can't fulfill your purpose unless you're
Speaker 1: plugged into God's power.
Speaker 2: Now, here's the amazing thing.
Speaker 1: The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead,
Speaker 1: split history into A.D. and B.C., that same power is
Speaker 1: available to you on a daily basis.
Speaker 2: Yeah, come on, Rick.
Speaker 1: No, I'm serious. Look at this next verse. Ephesians chapter one,
Speaker 1: verse 19 and 20. I pray that you will begin
Speaker 1: to understand, this is the Bible talking, how incredibly great
Speaker 1: his power is, that's God's power, to help those who
Speaker 1: believe him. It is the same mighty power that raised Jesus,
Speaker 1: raised Christ from the dead. What is this power? It's
Speaker 1: the power of God's spirit in your life. Now listen, say, well,
Speaker 1: what does that mean to me? If God's spirit can
Speaker 1: raise a dead Jesus, he can raise a dead marriage.
Speaker 1: If God's spirit can raise a dead person, he can
Speaker 1: raise a dead career. If God's spirit resurrection power can
Speaker 1: raise a dead man, he can raise a dead dream
Speaker 1: He can do anything in your life. He can do
Speaker 1: anything in your life.
Speaker 2: It's all easy. What is this power?
Speaker 1: It's the power to be free from your past. It's
Speaker 1: the power to break those memories that have been holding
Speaker 1: you back. It's the power to start over when you
Speaker 1: feel like giving up. It's the power to change things
Speaker 1: you think you could never, ever change, and you can't
Speaker 1: on your own. It's the power to overcome habits and
Speaker 1: hurts and hangups that hold you back. It's the power
Speaker 1: to keep going when you feel like giving up. That
Speaker 1: power is available to you. That's resurrection power. That gave
Speaker 1: them hope. It's the reason we have hope today. Number four,
Speaker 1: the fourth reason we live with the most hope, why
Speaker 1: we have more hope than anybody else is because God
Speaker 1: will never stop loving us. God will never, never, never
Speaker 1: stop loving us. Jeremiah chapter 31 in the Bible, verse three,
Speaker 1: God says this, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Speaker 2: Did you know that?
Speaker 1: God has never made a person he doesn't love. In fact,
Speaker 1: you can't make God stop loving you. You can try,
Speaker 1: but you'll fail because God's love is based on who
Speaker 1: he is, not who you are. God will never stop
Speaker 1: loving you. And this is the fourth reason why Christianity
Speaker 1: spread so fast is because they carried not just a
Speaker 1: message of hope, but they carried a message of love.
Speaker 2: God doesn't wait for you.
Speaker 1: To love him before he starts loving you. God loved
Speaker 1: you first. In fact, the only reason you're breathing is
Speaker 1: because God made you to love you. And the most
Speaker 1: famous verse in the Bible is John 3, 16 and 17.
Speaker 2: It's that next verse.
Speaker 1: God so loved the world that he gave his one
Speaker 1: and only son, that's Jesus, that whoever believes in him
Speaker 1: shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did
Speaker 1: not send his son into the world to condemn the world,
Speaker 1: but to save the world through him. God wants you
Speaker 1: to know his love. God not only wants you to
Speaker 1: know his love, he wants you to feel his love.
Speaker 2: Because when you feel God's love, it transforms you. And
Speaker 2: then you know what? He expects you to pass it
Speaker 2: on to other people.
Speaker 1: Every year, Christians from all over the world remember the
Speaker 1: death and resurrection of Jesus Christ by traveling to Jerusalem
Speaker 1: where they walk the path that Jesus took on the
Speaker 1: way to the cross. That path is called the Via Dolorosa. Now,
Speaker 1: since you may not be able to ever travel to Jerusalem,
Speaker 1: I want to suggest a way for you to celebrate
Speaker 1: and reflect on and pray about what Jesus did for
Speaker 1: you on the cross. So I've created a brand new
Speaker 1: one-of-a-kind resource, Journey with Jesus. a deluxe hardcover gift edition
Speaker 1: book that's illustrated with really beautiful, high-quality glossy photos of
Speaker 1: mosaic tile artwork that reflect each of the stops that
Speaker 1: Jesus made on his journey to the cross. You're not
Speaker 1: ever going to forget this gift. It's a great book
Speaker 1: to keep and to study over and over again, and
Speaker 1: it'd make a great gift for your family and your friends, too.
Speaker 3: This one-of-a-kind resource is only available through Daily Hope. Quantities
Speaker 3: are limited, so be sure to get yours today. Just
Speaker 3: call 844-467-3900 or visit dailyhopetv.com to get yours today.