The following message is by pastor John Piper.

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The text of scripture for tonight's preaching is found in John chapter 5,

verse 25 to verse 36,

Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and is now here,

when the dead will hear the voice of the son of God and those who

hear will live. For as the father has life in himself, so he has granted the son

also to have life in himself.

And he has given him authority to execute judgment

because he is the son of man.

Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tunes will hear his voice and come out

Those who have done good to the resurrection of life and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

I can do nothing on my own.

As I hear I judge and my judgment is just because I seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true.

There's another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.

You've sent to John, he has won't witness to the truth.

Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

He was a burning and shining lamp as you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. But the testimony that I have

is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to

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