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Hello friend, this is Max Locato.

Thanks for tuning in.

It's an honor to be with you.

As we study God's word together, may our time uplift and encourage you.

If you could use some hope, I pray you find joining me today. I have been a pastor a long time

for over 40 years and I've been asked a lot of questions, but none more fundamental than this one.

What do I need to know to be a Christian?

Maybe someone you care about is asking this question, maybe you're asking this question, let's consider the answer from an

unlikely source, the thief who hung on a cross next to Jesus.

Heavenly Father, we thank you now for your word

and how it teaches us for your presence in our hearts,

your presence in this room

grant grace upon our teacher his sins are many

help us to see Jesus just Jesus through Jesus we pray

and all the church said I'm reading from Luke chapter 23 verses 39 through 43, one of the criminals

on a cross began to shout insults at Jesus. Aren't you the Christ? Then save yourself and

us. But the other criminal stopped him and said you should fear God. You are

getting the same punishment he is. We are punished justly getting

what we deserve for what we did, but this man has done nothing wrong. And then he said,

Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.

And Jesus said to him, I tell you the truth.

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