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It's Easter. It's Easter.

Did you know that?

You know, in the church I went to a long time ago, we had this tradition where, and some of you may know this, right?

Or you say, Christ is risen.

And the other one says, He has risen indeed. Christ is risen. He is risen. Christ is risen. And the other one says, He has risen indeed.

Christ is risen.

One more time, Christ is risen.

He is risen indeed.

And today we are celebrating with billions of people who have come before us, who are living right now, believers all over the world, celebrating worldwide the resurrection of Jesus Christ, that he was nailed to a cross,

that he died to pay for our sins, that he rose again from the dead to give us the promise

of forgiveness and of eternal life with him in heaven.

And that Jesus is the only way to the Father, he is the only door to heaven,

and he came and made a way where there was no way, that he is the only way to the Father.

Now, some people may say, well, that doesn't sound very fair. How could there

only be one way? Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? How could it be unfair? God doesn't

owe us anything. He made the way where there was no way. And he says, this is the way and so we come today to to celebrate that

but I want to take us back to the beginning of how all of this started how all of this why all

of this this the celebration and the music and the gathering why is all of this going? And I want to take us back to the very beginning

in a garden.

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