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Today is good Friday. It's a holy day or a holiday for Christians around the world and

it's actually the darkest day in human history. It was on this day that a man named

Jesus of Nazareth, after declaring himself to be God, was sentenced to death.

Though it was midday we are told that darkness came

upon the earth in the darkest moment of human history.

In our time together, we're going to examine

the crucifixion, execution the murder of

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