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Today Pastor Greg Laurie points out, Jesus sets us free from our chains,

but there's even more to the story. In fact, it's the best part of the story.

So here's a picture. You're in the slave market. You're chained up.

And Jesus comes and says, I'll take this one and I'll pay retail.

He says, okay, I'm your new master. That's wonderful master.

I'll follow you wherever you want me to go.

Okay, good. Let's go to the courthouse.

Why? Because I'm now adopting you as my own child.

That's what God did for us.

This is the day when the lost are found. This is the day for a moment again.

Amazing grace, I'll free the strong.

But can you get away, angel, for free now?

This is the day when life begins.

Genealogy is big business these days.

And now more than 12 million people have taken DNA tests

to learn more about their lineage, maybe hoping they're related to royalty.

But today, on a new beginning, as we study the life of Esther,

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