Heaven, How I Got Here, Part 1

Luke 23
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Pastor Colin Smith welcomes listeners to a special edition of “Open the Bible,” where he introduces a week-long series featuring a dramatic reading of the book “Heaven, How I Got Here.” The story narrates the extraordinary journey of the thief on the cross, a figure from the New Testament, who unexpectedly finds a place in heaven according to Jesus Christ’s promise of salvation. Through this dramatic reading, which originally stemmed from one of Colin’s enlightening sermons, listeners are invited to explore the simplicity and profound truth of the gospel as demonstrated through this man’s remarkable transformation and redemption.

The book, read by actor Stephen Baldwin, begins with the thief awakening on the last day of his life, a day of execution by the cruel Roman method of crucifixion. Reflecting on his past, the thief recounts a life driven by frustration towards the injustices of Roman occupation, leading him into a path of rebellion and crime. Despite a morally guided upbringing by his Jewish family, societal inequalities and perceived religious irrelevance sow seeds of defiance in him, ultimately culminating in his capture and sentencing. As the narrative unfolds, the tale reveals layers of personal struggle, societal critique, and an eventual encounter with grace and forgiveness, offering a vivid journey from rebellion to redemption.

1 00:00:00,000 –> 00:00:06,640 welcome to special edition of open the Bible but pastor calls for 2 00:00:07,060 –> 00:00:11,140 I’m Steve Miller and glad that you joined us as Colin today we begin 3 00:00:11,140 –> 00:00:14,160 a week-long series to do something a little bit different we’re listening to 4 00:00:14,160 –> 00:00:15,320 the dramatic reading 5 00:00:15,320 –> 00:00:18,900 a book heaven how I got here and it’s a story of the thief in the cross 6 00:00:18,900 –> 00:00:21,959 I think one of the most marvelous stories in all of the new testament 7 00:00:21,959 –> 00:00:25,559 here’s this guy who nobody would expect to get into heaven 8 00:00:25,559 –> 00:00:28,840 and according to Jesus Christ he’s there I remember 9 00:00:28,840 –> 00:00:31,980 when you preach the message that this book was actually taken from 10 00:00:31,980 –> 00:00:35,959 it was just so enlightening I think it’s the clearest presentation gospel ever 11 00:00:35,959 –> 00:00:37,900 you know I think it blows 12 00:00:37,900 –> 00:00:41,759 out of the water the most common assumption about getting into heaven 13 00:00:41,759 –> 00:00:45,700 at people think you know I get into having by living a good enough life 14 00:00:45,700 –> 00:00:49,619 well this guy hadn’t done that and he wasn’t in a position to do it 15 00:00:49,619 –> 00:00:53,220 and yet Jesus Christ says you will be with me 16 00:00:53,220 –> 00:00:57,119 in paradise wanna how did he get there that’s the story 17 00:00:57,360 –> 00:01:00,279 and I think it’s one of the more marvelous stories in the New Testament 18 00:01:00,279 –> 00:01:04,320 well, as I said, this is the dramatic reading at the book Heaven How I Got Here 19 00:01:04,320 –> 00:01:07,519 it’s actually read by actor Stephen Baldwin 20 00:01:07,519 –> 00:01:11,720 so let’s go ahead and listen to chapter one entitled breakfast 21 00:01:11,720 –> 00:01:17,379 chapter 1 breakfast 6 a.m. 22 00:01:17,379 –> 00:01:18,279 not many men 23 00:01:18,279 –> 00:01:22,220 open their eyes in the morning knowing it’s there last day on earth 24 00:01:22,220 –> 00:01:24,639 this is it 25 00:01:24,660 –> 00:01:27,400 this is the day I die 26 00:01:27,400 –> 00:01:28,660 looking back 27 00:01:28,660 –> 00:01:32,239 the entire day and how it ended still blows my mind 28 00:01:32,239 –> 00:01:35,699 I awoke in the cell where they were holding me 29 00:01:35,699 –> 00:01:39,839 I awoke in the cell where they were holding me 30 00:01:39,839 –> 00:01:42,080 pending execution 31 00:01:42,080 –> 00:01:43,839 or to be more accurate 32 00:01:43,839 –> 00:01:50,379 torture, humiliation and a long slow descent into death on a cross 33 00:01:50,379 –> 00:01:54,360 only the Romans could have perpetuated such barbarity 34 00:01:54,360 –> 00:01:55,760 and I hated them 35 00:01:55,760 –> 00:01:58,440 with every fiber of my being 36 00:01:58,440 –> 00:02:03,059 my story began in an ordinary home and is largely without surprise 37 00:02:03,059 –> 00:02:05,540 my father made a modest living as a builder 38 00:02:05,540 –> 00:02:07,000 while my mother who 39 00:02:07,000 –> 00:02:08,820 said the pace for our family 40 00:02:08,820 –> 00:02:11,899 gave herself to setting her children on the right path 41 00:02:11,899 –> 00:02:14,360 because we were jewish the synagogue was 42 00:02:14,360 –> 00:02:16,660 regular part of our family life 43 00:02:16,660 –> 00:02:19,820 as was the annual trip to the temple in jerusalem 44 00:02:19,820 –> 00:02:21,139 my mother 45 00:02:21,139 –> 00:02:22,179 a woman of 46 00:02:22,199 –> 00:02:24,259 ridiculous st 47 00:02:24,259 –> 00:02:27,880 make sure that i was well schooled in the teachings of our fathers 48 00:02:27,880 –> 00:02:29,080 god is watching us 49 00:02:29,080 –> 00:02:30,740 she would say 50 00:02:30,740 –> 00:02:32,339 he sees everything 51 00:02:32,339 –> 00:02:34,720 and he never forgets 52 00:02:34,720 –> 00:02:38,839 he remembers the good and he remembers the people 53 00:02:38,839 –> 00:02:42,580 you always reap what you sow 54 00:02:42,580 –> 00:02:46,500 her favorite book in the scriptures was the book of proverbs 55 00:02:46,500 –> 00:02:48,380 i can still hear a voice 56 00:02:48,380 –> 00:02:49,919 telling me that 57 00:02:49,940 –> 00:02:53,479 the fear of the lord has the beginning of wisdom 58 00:02:53,479 –> 00:02:54,639 and then she would ask me 59 00:02:54,639 –> 00:02:57,039 do you fear god 60 00:02:57,039 –> 00:02:58,559 it never occurred to me that 61 00:02:58,559 –> 00:03:00,720 there was any other option 62 00:03:00,720 –> 00:03:02,160 like most children 63 00:03:02,160 –> 00:03:06,720 I pretty much just accepted what my mother taught me about god 64 00:03:06,720 –> 00:03:08,679 until my early teens 65 00:03:08,679 –> 00:03:10,919 when i began to have questions about god 66 00:03:10,919 –> 00:03:14,119 and about authority in general 67 00:03:15,660 –> 00:03:19,619 a major turning point occurred for me at the age of thirteen when I saw 68 00:03:19,720 –> 00:03:24,720 the injustice that was woven into the fabric of our national life 69 00:03:24,720 –> 00:03:28,259 my father worked so hard to make ends meet for our family 70 00:03:28,259 –> 00:03:33,339 but the intolerable taxes imposed on us by the occupying roman army 71 00:03:33,339 –> 00:03:38,139 made even our modest lifestyle hard to sustain 72 00:03:38,139 –> 00:03:38,880 that particular day 73 00:03:39,679 –> 00:03:44,679 the tax collector knocked on the door with his latest unfounded demand 74 00:03:45,500 –> 00:03:50,000 I remember the pain to the powerless look on my father’s face 75 00:03:50,000 –> 00:03:55,559 it was as if they had broken his back and crushed his spirit 76 00:03:55,559 –> 00:03:58,940 everyone knew that the system was riddled with corruption 77 00:03:58,940 –> 00:04:02,600 but what can you do when the power of a brutal army stands 78 00:04:02,600 –> 00:04:05,020 behind the slimy little taxman 79 00:04:05,020 –> 00:04:09,360 seeing my father look that way made me furious 80 00:04:09,360 –> 00:04:13,039 what right did these imposters have to march 81 00:04:13,100 –> 00:04:15,339 into our land and demand our money 82 00:04:15,339 –> 00:04:18,140 since when did we owe them 83 00:04:18,140 –> 00:04:21,040 the whole thing was an injustice 84 00:04:21,040 –> 00:04:23,779 and even as a young man it made me mad 85 00:04:23,779 –> 00:04:26,019 it simply wasn’t fair 86 00:04:26,019 –> 00:04:32,040 our annual visit to the temple in Jerusalem 87 00:04:32,040 –> 00:04:34,799 had always been a highlight of our family life 88 00:04:34,799 –> 00:04:37,980 think of a vacation with your extended family 89 00:04:37,980 –> 00:04:39,299 and you’ll get the idea 90 00:04:39,619 –> 00:04:42,920 my first impression of the temple was 91 00:04:42,920 –> 00:04:45,179 of awe and wonder 92 00:04:45,179 –> 00:04:48,079 the size of the building the depth of the walls 93 00:04:48,079 –> 00:04:50,160 the noise of the crowds and the relentless activity 94 00:04:50,160 –> 00:04:54,899 in the temple courts took my breath away 95 00:04:54,899 –> 00:04:57,679 but as the years passed 96 00:04:57,679 –> 00:05:00,420 my questions began to grow 97 00:05:00,420 –> 00:05:05,660 the priests offered a relentless diet of rules and morality 98 00:05:05,660 –> 00:05:09,160 wisdom for life they called it 99 00:05:09,160 –> 00:05:12,119 and what were they doing about the glaring injustice 100 00:05:12,119 –> 00:05:17,700 that was plain for all to see in the ever-present oppression of Rome 101 00:05:17,700 –> 00:05:19,700 nothing as far as i could see 102 00:05:19,700 –> 00:05:24,339 gradually i came to the conclusion that the temple, the priests and the whole moral structure 103 00:05:24,339 –> 00:05:29,899 were supremely irrelevant to the real issues of life for our people 104 00:05:29,899 –> 00:05:32,959 over time the hatred i felt toward Rome 105 00:05:32,959 –> 00:05:35,220 showed up in a growing resentment 106 00:05:35,220 –> 00:05:36,880 toward the temple 107 00:05:36,880 –> 00:05:38,380 its rules 108 00:05:38,420 –> 00:05:40,459 its god 109 00:05:41,399 –> 00:05:45,559 i watched how people poured money into the temple treasury and thought about 110 00:05:45,559 –> 00:05:49,839 how that money can be used to fund the small bands of freedom fighters 111 00:05:49,839 –> 00:05:55,380 who were ready to risk their lives in standing up to the roman occupation 112 00:05:55,380 –> 00:05:57,320 but that didn’t happen 113 00:05:57,320 –> 00:06:01,480 instead the money rolled into the temple coffers to be sunk into the endless 114 00:06:01,480 –> 00:06:03,880 maintenance of buildings and priests 115 00:06:03,880 –> 00:06:05,619 who was as far as i could see 116 00:06:05,619 –> 00:06:08,279 had little to offer 117 00:06:08,480 –> 00:06:09,859 moral rules 118 00:06:09,980 –> 00:06:11,760 morality 119 00:06:11,899 –> 00:06:13,799 where was this getting us? 120 00:06:13,799 –> 00:06:16,200 what could it all accomplish? 121 00:06:16,899 –> 00:06:20,399 somewhere in these anxious and angry thoughts 122 00:06:20,779 –> 00:06:23,160 a rebellion was born in my heart 123 00:06:23,239 –> 00:06:27,700 so you won’t be surprised when I tell you that the temple was the scene of my 124 00:06:27,779 –> 00:06:29,959 first theft at age fifteen 125 00:06:30,880 –> 00:06:33,660 i had been watching as people put their money into the treasury 126 00:06:33,660 –> 00:06:38,040 and had been surprised by the low level of security 127 00:06:38,079 –> 00:06:42,019 easy I figured for me to take money out of the treasury 128 00:06:42,140 –> 00:06:44,459 as it was for them to put money in 129 00:06:44,619 –> 00:06:48,160 if the priests weren’t going to put the money to good use 130 00:06:48,299 –> 00:06:49,940 maybe I could 131 00:06:50,260 –> 00:06:51,859 as the thought settled 132 00:06:51,859 –> 00:06:53,739 a decision emerged 133 00:06:54,279 –> 00:06:56,239 my palms began to sweat 134 00:06:56,239 –> 00:06:58,820 as I watched and waited for the right moment 135 00:06:59,859 –> 00:07:01,160 then with money in hand 136 00:07:01,260 –> 00:07:03,920 I stepped forward to the basin where the gifts were gathered 137 00:07:04,040 –> 00:07:06,579 famed with the dropping of my coins 138 00:07:07,239 –> 00:07:08,839 and in the same movement 139 00:07:08,980 –> 00:07:11,179 gathered a fistful of cash 140 00:07:12,220 –> 00:07:14,619 walking away I felt sure that a large hand 141 00:07:14,619 –> 00:07:16,260 would be laid on my shoulder 142 00:07:16,359 –> 00:07:18,380 and that I would be confronted 143 00:07:19,160 –> 00:07:20,760 but it never happened 144 00:07:21,040 –> 00:07:23,600 I had committed the perfect crime 145 00:07:23,859 –> 00:07:26,420 and as much as I hated to admit it 146 00:07:27,500 –> 00:07:28,880 it felt good 147 00:07:29,739 –> 00:07:32,279 my theft of the treasury planted the seed 148 00:07:32,279 –> 00:07:35,279 of a grander scheme for a nobler purpose 149 00:07:35,359 –> 00:07:37,799 somebody needed to do something bold 150 00:07:39,019 –> 00:07:41,339 and that became my life’s ambition 151 00:07:43,540 –> 00:07:45,239 each time I stole it got 152 00:07:45,239 –> 00:07:46,500 easier for me 153 00:07:46,839 –> 00:07:48,820 I had far bigger halls 154 00:07:48,820 –> 00:07:51,220 and far less fear of consequences 155 00:07:52,040 –> 00:07:53,299 over time I became 156 00:07:53,299 –> 00:07:54,760 arrogant in my crimes 157 00:07:54,779 –> 00:07:56,799 and lazy in my efforts to hide them 158 00:07:57,320 –> 00:07:59,920 after years of stealing 159 00:07:59,920 –> 00:08:02,880 lying, taking advantage of others 160 00:08:03,480 –> 00:08:05,220 the consequences of my lifestyle 161 00:08:05,220 –> 00:08:07,459 finally caught up with me 162 00:08:08,459 –> 00:08:10,640 that large hand of the law 163 00:08:10,640 –> 00:08:13,179 I had eluded for so long 164 00:08:13,200 –> 00:08:14,579 landed on my shoulder 165 00:08:15,660 –> 00:08:18,239 and led me to the cell where I began 166 00:08:19,299 –> 00:08:21,160 the last day of my life 167 00:08:22,440 –> 00:08:25,079 a loud thud reverberated on the cell door 168 00:08:25,079 –> 00:08:26,579 as a heartless guard 169 00:08:26,579 –> 00:08:28,600 stepped in with a mug and plate 170 00:08:28,600 –> 00:08:29,600 in his hand 171 00:08:30,579 –> 00:08:31,679 breakfast 172 00:08:31,679 –> 00:08:32,799 he said 173 00:08:33,460 –> 00:08:35,880 as he spat in my food 174 00:08:36,919 –> 00:08:39,260 enjoy your last meal 175 00:08:41,260 –> 00:08:43,219 the door closed and I sat 176 00:08:43,219 –> 00:08:45,099 alone powerless 177 00:08:45,099 –> 00:08:46,479 staring at the walls of 178 00:08:46,479 –> 00:08:47,840 my miserable cell 179 00:08:49,059 –> 00:08:52,260 this was the end of the line for me 180 00:08:52,260 –> 00:08:55,440 and it felt as if the devil was 181 00:08:55,440 –> 00:08:57,640 on my shoulder 182 00:08:58,020 –> 00:08:59,380 in front of me was a day of 183 00:08:59,380 –> 00:09:01,799 excruciating pain 184 00:09:01,799 –> 00:09:02,799 and who knew 185 00:09:03,219 –> 00:09:05,520 what would lie beyond that 186 00:09:07,020 –> 00:09:09,140 rage against Rome had 187 00:09:09,140 –> 00:09:10,979 energized my life and now 188 00:09:10,979 –> 00:09:12,219 i was in the hands of the 189 00:09:12,219 –> 00:09:13,219 people I hated 190 00:09:13,260 –> 00:09:15,640 I had dared to resist their 191 00:09:15,640 –> 00:09:18,559 power and I knew 192 00:09:18,559 –> 00:09:19,919 that they would show me 193 00:09:19,919 –> 00:09:21,179 no mercy 194 00:09:22,140 –> 00:09:23,260 they would make an example 195 00:09:23,260 –> 00:09:24,299 of me and use my 196 00:09:24,299 –> 00:09:25,979 pain to stop any brave 197 00:09:25,979 –> 00:09:27,179 souls who might consider 198 00:09:27,179 –> 00:09:28,599 following my example 199 00:09:28,599 –> 00:09:29,840 in their tracks 200 00:09:30,219 –> 00:09:31,500 as I considered the 201 00:09:31,500 –> 00:09:32,719 day that stretched in 202 00:09:32,719 –> 00:09:34,080 front of me I 203 00:09:34,080 –> 00:09:35,299 determined to show 204 00:09:35,299 –> 00:09:36,500 no weakness 205 00:09:38,500 –> 00:09:39,760 the Romans could break 206 00:09:39,760 –> 00:09:41,919 my body but they could 207 00:09:41,919 –> 00:09:43,380 never break my spirit 208 00:09:45,380 –> 00:09:47,140 I resolved to die 209 00:09:47,140 –> 00:09:48,919 in defiance 210 00:09:51,919 –> 00:09:53,380 you’re listening to 211 00:09:53,380 –> 00:09:54,299 Open the Bible with 212 00:09:54,299 –> 00:09:55,380 Pastor Collin Smith 213 00:09:55,380 –> 00:09:56,580 and the dramatic 214 00:09:56,580 –> 00:09:57,679 audiobook heaven how 215 00:09:57,679 –> 00:09:58,640 I got here 216 00:09:58,640 –> 00:09:59,719 you checked out 217 00:10:00,039 –> 00:10:00,919 this story of the 218 00:10:00,919 –> 00:10:02,080 thief on the cross 219 00:10:02,080 –> 00:10:03,140 originally this was a 220 00:10:03,140 –> 00:10:04,419 paperback book that 221 00:10:04,419 –> 00:10:05,340 then was turned into 222 00:10:05,340 –> 00:10:06,419 the audiobook that 223 00:10:06,419 –> 00:10:07,679 we are bringing you 224 00:10:07,679 –> 00:10:08,679 on the radio 225 00:10:08,679 –> 00:10:09,880 and these are tools 226 00:10:09,880 –> 00:10:11,179 that the Lord has used 227 00:10:11,179 –> 00:10:12,679 to bring people to 228 00:10:12,679 –> 00:10:14,179 a saving knowledge 229 00:10:14,179 –> 00:10:15,340 of faith in Christ 230 00:10:15,340 –> 00:10:16,640 just the simplicity 231 00:10:16,640 –> 00:10:17,559 of the gospel 232 00:10:17,559 –> 00:10:18,260 through the story of 233 00:10:18,260 –> 00:10:19,760 the thief on the cross 234 00:10:19,760 –> 00:10:20,760 maybe you’ll like to get 235 00:10:20,760 –> 00:10:21,760 a copy of the book 236 00:10:21,760 –> 00:10:22,500 or the audiobook 237 00:10:22,500 –> 00:10:23,880 come visit our website 238 00:10:23,880 –> 00:10:25,380 It’s OpenTheBible.org 239 00:10:25,380 –> 00:10:26,419 slash heaven 240 00:10:26,419 –> 00:10:27,919 and while you are there 241 00:10:27,919 –> 00:10:28,960 all this week 242 00:10:28,960 –> 00:10:30,419 we also have the movie 243 00:10:30,419 –> 00:10:31,380 Heaven How I Got Here 244 00:10:31,380 –> 00:10:32,460 A Night with the Thief 245 00:10:32,460 –> 00:10:33,919 on the Cross 246 00:10:33,919 –> 00:10:34,960 a number of years ago 247 00:10:34,960 –> 00:10:35,580 Stephen Baldwin 248 00:10:35,580 –> 00:10:37,000 who you are listening to 249 00:10:37,000 –> 00:10:38,159 performed this 250 00:10:38,159 –> 00:10:39,780 as a one man stage play 251 00:10:39,780 –> 00:10:41,500 that was recorded 252 00:10:41,500 –> 00:10:42,419 and turned into 253 00:10:42,419 –> 00:10:43,419 a one hour movie 254 00:10:43,419 –> 00:10:44,119 again it’s called 255 00:10:44,119 –> 00:10:45,039 Heaven How I Got Here 256 00:10:45,039 –> 00:10:45,960 A Night with the Thief 257 00:10:45,960 –> 00:10:46,960 on the Cross 258 00:10:46,960 –> 00:10:47,659 and you can check 259 00:10:47,659 –> 00:10:48,380 it out this week 260 00:10:48,380 –> 00:10:49,539 online 261 00:10:49,539 –> 00:10:50,840 at OpenTheBible.org 262 00:10:50,840 –> 00:10:52,539 slash heaven 263 00:10:52,539 –> 00:10:53,219 lets continue with 264 00:10:53,219 –> 00:10:54,419 Chapter 2 265 00:10:54,419 –> 00:10:57,539 of Heaven How I Got Here 266 00:10:57,659 –> 00:10:59,200 Chapter 2 267 00:10:59,200 –> 00:11:01,000 Hatred 268 00:11:01,000 –> 00:11:02,739 Nine A.M. 269 00:11:02,900 –> 00:11:03,659 Two others shared 270 00:11:03,659 –> 00:11:04,780 in my ordeal 271 00:11:04,780 –> 00:11:07,000 the day I was crucified 272 00:11:07,000 –> 00:11:08,419 One after the other 273 00:11:08,419 –> 00:11:11,039 they nailed us to crosses 274 00:11:11,039 –> 00:11:11,659 I was not able 275 00:11:11,659 –> 00:11:12,820 to see the guards 276 00:11:12,820 –> 00:11:13,539 do their work 277 00:11:13,539 –> 00:11:16,080 on the first victim 278 00:11:16,080 –> 00:11:17,919 But I watched closely 279 00:11:17,919 –> 00:11:18,700 as the second 280 00:11:18,700 –> 00:11:20,739 was pushed forward 281 00:11:20,739 –> 00:11:21,400 A large beam 282 00:11:21,400 –> 00:11:22,460 of wood was placed 283 00:11:22,460 –> 00:11:23,419 on the ground 284 00:11:23,419 –> 00:11:24,119 and a moment later 285 00:11:24,119 –> 00:11:24,739 the victim 286 00:11:54,739 –> 00:11:57,200 shrouded one of the guards 287 00:11:57,200 –> 00:11:57,739 His words 288 00:11:57,739 –> 00:11:58,200 seemed to be 289 00:11:58,200 –> 00:11:58,979 for the crowd 290 00:11:58,979 –> 00:12:00,599 rather than the victim 291 00:12:00,599 –> 00:12:01,400 to whom he gave 292 00:12:01,400 –> 00:12:03,479 no regard 293 00:12:03,479 –> 00:12:04,900 Then 294 00:12:04,900 –> 00:12:06,900 it happened to me 295 00:12:18,140 –> 00:12:19,059 There are no words 296 00:12:19,059 –> 00:12:19,859 to describe 297 00:12:19,859 –> 00:12:23,320 the pain of crucifixion 298 00:12:23,320 –> 00:12:23,700 All I 299 00:12:23,700 –> 00:12:24,359 can tell you 300 00:12:24,359 –> 00:12:25,400 is that 301 00:12:25,400 –> 00:12:26,679 hatred 302 00:12:26,679 –> 00:12:30,900 sustained me 303 00:12:33,940 –> 00:12:34,359 Determined 304 00:12:34,359 –> 00:12:34,599 to show 305 00:12:34,599 –> 00:12:35,219 no weakness 306 00:12:35,219 –> 00:12:35,640 I fixed 307 00:12:35,640 –> 00:12:36,099 my eyes 308 00:12:36,099 –> 00:12:36,719 on the guard 309 00:12:36,719 –> 00:12:37,440 with the hammer 310 00:12:37,440 –> 00:12:38,320 and loathed 311 00:12:38,320 –> 00:12:39,099 him 312 00:12:39,099 –> 00:12:39,539 He looked 313 00:12:39,539 –> 00:12:39,900 at me 314 00:12:39,900 –> 00:12:41,099 for a brief moment 315 00:12:41,099 –> 00:12:41,320 But 316 00:12:41,320 –> 00:12:41,739 seeing 317 00:12:41,739 –> 00:12:42,599 the intensity 318 00:12:42,599 –> 00:12:42,880 in my 319 00:12:42,880 –> 00:12:43,239 eyes 320 00:12:43,239 –> 00:12:43,760 he turned 321 00:12:43,760 –> 00:12:44,979 away 322 00:12:44,979 –> 00:12:45,559 I stared 323 00:12:45,559 –> 00:12:45,900 at him 324 00:12:45,900 –> 00:12:46,840 and steeled 325 00:12:46,840 –> 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Colin Smith is the Senior Pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He has authored a number of books, including Heaven, How I Got Here and Heaven, So Near – So Far. Colin is the Founder and Teaching Pastor for Open the Bible. Follow him on X formerly Twitter.

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