00:00So you've probably heard that
00:05line before.
00:07Jesus has more evidence than Alexander the
00:10Great or Julius Caesar.
00:14And people say it.
00:15Because they love Jesus and want to defend
00:17him.
00:18But I want to tell you something.
00:20Freeing today.
00:22Jesus does not need us to exist.
00:25Exaggerate to protect him.
00:28He is not fragile.
00:30He is not hanging on by a statistic.
00:33He is not afraid.
00:35He is not afraid of questions.
00:36And the truth is.
00:39Real things.
00:40Faith is calm.
00:42Real faith is confident.
00:45Real faith doesn't panic when someone says,
00:48Are you sh-
00:50Sure.
00:51Because Jesus is not just a figure.
00:55In a book.
00:56In a book.
00:57He is a person who walked into history.
01:00Even people who didn't believe in him.
01:03Wrote about him.
01:05A Roman historian.
01:06Wrote that he was executed.
01:08A Jewish historian.
01:10Wrote that he was a teacher who was crucified.
01:13A Roman guy.
01:15The governor.
01:16The governor.
01:17Wrote that people were worshipping him.
01:20A Greek writer made fun of Christians for following a crucifix.
01:25A crucified man.
01:26They weren't trying to help Christianity.
01:30They were just telling what they saw.
01:33And they all agree on.
01:35And they all agree on the same thing.
01:36There really was a man named Jesus.
01:40He really was killed.
01:42And something happened.
01:45Afterward.
01:46That changed everything.
01:48Now, think-
01:50Think about this.
01:51We believe Julius Caesar existed.
01:54No.
01:55No doubt.
01:56We believe Alexander the Great existed.
01:58Nobody's questioning him.
02:00Knowing that.
02:01We believe Plato existed.
02:03We believe Plato existed.
02:04How did Plato exist?
02:05Haven't heard anybody question that, but the stories about them were written hundreds
02:10of years later. The stories about Jesus, well,
02:15they were written while people who knew him were still alive.
02:20That means if it was fake, someone could have said so.
02:25But instead, his followers didn't back down.
02:30They didn't run.
02:31They didn't change the story.
02:35They were willing to die for it.
02:37That's the big one right there.
02:39Who?
02:40Who would be willing to die for a lie?
02:42But not just one person.
02:44I'm talking about.
02:45But many people who were willing to go out, they all told the same.
02:50Story, and they were willing to die for it.
02:54That's.
02:55Sounds pretty real to me.
02:58You know, people don't die for it.
03:00They're willing to die for something they know is a lie.
03:02And that's where this stops being about.
03:05History, and starts being about the heart.
03:09Because the real.
03:10The real question is not, was there a Jesus?
03:13The real question is,
03:15Why did his life matter so much?
03:20Why did fishermen become fearless?
03:23Why did a person become fearless?
03:25Why did an persecutor become a preacher?
03:28Why did a prophet become fearless?
03:30Why did the cross become a symbol of hope instead of shame?
03:35Something happened.
03:37And history can tell you.
03:39He.
03:40He lived, he taught, he was crucified, his movement exploded.
03:45But faith tells you that he forgave.
03:50He rose.
03:51He still calls people by name.
03:55Today.
03:56And here's what I want you to hear.
04:00You do not have to be afraid of learning.
04:03You don't have to be afraid.
04:05You don't have to be afraid of facts.
04:10Because truth is not your enemy.
04:15Jesus himself was called the truth.
04:20Which means every honest question is not running away from him.
04:25It's walking toward him.
04:27And you don't have to argue people.
04:30into believing.
04:30You just have to live what he has done.
04:35In you.
04:36You can say.
04:38I don't believe.
04:39Because.
04:40Because of a meme.
04:41I don't believe.
04:43Because of a number.
04:45I believe.
04:46Because I was one person before.
04:50And I am another person now.
04:54Amen.
04:55That's evidence that no one can argue with.
05:00So don't build your faith on hype.
05:03Build it on truth.
05:05A real Jesus.
05:07Or in a real history.
05:10With real impact.
05:12Who still changes real lives.
05:15And when someone asks.
05:18Is he real?
05:20You don't need to shout.
05:22And you don't need to prove it.
05:24You don't even.
05:25Even need to fight or argue with them.
05:27You can just say.
05:30He was real then.
05:32And he's real to me.
05:34Now.
05:35Now.
05:36Amen.
05:39Truth.
05:40God bless you my friends.
05:45Bye bye.
05:45Bye bye.
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