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Q1 Narrator [When Jesus had risen from the dead,] He said to his followers, "[People will proclaim in my name to all nations that] God forgives the sins of those who repent and turn to him." Jesus also said that he would send the Holy Spirit [of God] to be with his followers, to show them the truth, and to give them power to follow God's way.

Q1 Narrator When day came He called his disciples to him, and chose twelve of them, whom He named apostles.

Q1 Narrator And Jesus went up a hill to pray, and spent the whole night there praying to God.

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Q1 Narrator Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable member of the council who had not consented to this deed, obtained permission from Pontius Pilate to lay Jesus' body in a tomb before the Sabbath day began at sundown.

Q1 Narrator God told Adam,(1) "You may(2) eat the fruits of all the trees except one.(3) If you eat fruit from that tree, you will die." But [one day] Satan(4) tempted(5) Eve.

Q1 Narrator Jesus and His disciples went off by themselves to Bethsaida.

Q1 Narrator A week later, when the time came for the Baby to be circumcised, He was given the name Jesus, and Joseph and Mary took the Child to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord. In the temple there was a good and devout man named Simeon. The Holy Spirit had promised him that he would not die until he had seen the Christ.

Q1 Narrator Day after day Jesus spoke against many of the scribes and Pharisees, saying they preached the Law, but did not follow the law themselves.

Q1 Narrator Even though Jesus knew He was going to be killed for the sins of mankind, He resolutely took the road to Jerusalem. The crowd rejoiced and praised God, proclaiming Jesus as King.

Q1 Narrator They went back home and prepared the spices for the body. On the sabbath day they rested as commanded by the Lord.

Q1 Narrator Jesus' life fulfilled the writings of the prophets, and confirmed that God's [holy] Word is flawless and eternal [, as the prophets said it was].

Q1 Narrator The prophets said that the Messiah would sacrifice his life [but that God would raise him from the dead [on the third day]]. The prophets called the Messiah "son of man" and said he would re-enter(1) [on a cloud] into the presence of God, and that God would give him authority over all nations forever.

Q1 Narrator Jesus came to give us life in all its fullness, as it was when God created the first man and woman.

Q1 Narrator By these words Jesus identified Himself as the Messiah, God's Anointed, sent to save His people. These Jews did not accept Him as the Messiah.

Q1 Narrator As Peter spoke, a cloud came and overshadowed them and the disciples were afraid. And a voice came from the cloud saying, "This is My Son, the Chosen One. Listen to Him".

Q1 Narrator When Jesus began His work He was about thirty years old. He returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit and was led by the Spirit into the desert where He was tempted by the devil for forty days. In all this time He ate nothing.

Q1 Narrator All who heard Him were amazed.

Q1 Narrator The prophets wrote that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.

Q1 Narrator The Four Gospels record eyewitness accounts of the life of Jesus Christ.(1) This is his story taken primarily from the Gospel of Luke.

Q1 Narrator And the demons went out of the man... and into the pigs.

Q1 Narrator One day God tested Abraham to see whether he would trust him and obey his commands. He told Abraham to sacrifice his son.

Q1 Narrator As a result, Adam and Eve and their descendants have all suffered pain(1) and death. [But] God continued to love human beings. He had already prepared a way for them to return and live with him.(2)

Q1 Narrator And the devil said to Him:

Q1 Narrator And an angel from heaven appeared to Him to strengthen Him.

Q1 Narrator The soldiers took Him into the courtyard and mocked Him as King of the Jews.

Q1 Narrator Then Abraham saw a ram(1) [nearby]. [Its horns were caught in a bush(2).] So Abraham took the ram and sacrificed it [to God(3)] instead of his son.

Q1 Narrator As they were leaving, Peter said to Jesus:

Q1 Narrator Opposition grew among some of the political and religious leaders because the people were proclaiming Jesus as King.

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Q1 Narrator And they took Him to Pontius Pilate, the most vicious of all Roman governors. Pilate himself had sentenced thousands of people to a slow death by nailing them to wooden crosses.

Q1 Narrator And after this he saw a tax collector named Matthew Levi, sitting at the toll gate to receive the customs.

Q1 Narrator In this film a man plays the role of Jesus. There is no one who is worthy to do this, but this film has been made so that people can know and learn about the life of Jesus [and can receive the blessings that God has promised.]

Q1 Narrator The tomb in which the body of the Lord Jesus was placed is empty. Three days after His crucifixion He rose from the dead. He is alive. He wants to come into your life.

Q1 Narrator The curtain of the temple was torn right down the middle.

Q1 Narrator Almost 2,000 years have passed since Jesus rose from the dead. And He still lives today as the greatest and most powerful influence in the world.

Q1 Narrator And a sign was placed above His head that read, "This is the King of the Jews."

Q1 Narrator Abraham trusted God and honored him. God promised to bless him, and to bless people of all nations through him.

Q1 Narrator Now when the captain of the soldiers saw what had happened, he praised God.

Q1 Narrator So Joseph went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea to register with Mary, to whom he was engaged.

Q1 Narrator To experience His love and forgiveness and receive eternal life, you must receive Him as God's sacrifice for your sin, and invite Him to come into your life by faith.

Q1 Narrator As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, large crowds met Him everywhere. People were asking Him to show them the way to salvation, and to teach them more about the kingdom of God.

Q1 Narrator And He came to Nazareth where He had been brought up.

Q1 Narrator When the sinful woman repented and began to follow Jesus, He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven you. Your faith [in me] has saved you.(1)" Anyone can be saved by God's grace, through faith in Jesus. Jesus has the authority to forgive sins.

Q1 Narrator Simon, whom He also named Peter...

Q1 Narrator [In the days when Caesar Augustus was emperor of Rome, and when Herod the Great was king of Judea,] God sent the angel Gabriel to visit a virgin of the city of Nazareth.(1) And the virgin's name was Mary.(2)

Q1 Narrator Jesus traveled about, teaching the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve disciples went with Him and so did some women who had been healed of evil spirits:

Q1 Narrator But Herod, the Roman appointed ruler of Galilee, put John the Baptist in prison, because he had condemned Herod's marriage to his brother's wife.

Q1 Narrator Mary went to visit her cousin(1) Elizabeth, who was too old to have a child. But by a miracle, God had enabled her to become pregnant.(2)

Q1 Narrator And Jesus was crucified between two thieves in fulfillment of prophesy, as had been predicted hundreds of years before, by the prophets of God.