{"version":1,"source":"vtt","slug":"melonie-mac/73b8XnDYDRA","id":"73b8XnDYDRA","channelSlug":"melonie-mac","title":"Happy Easter ✝️","uploadDate":"20260405","duration":151,"channel":"Melonie Mac","description":"","isLivestream":false,"ageRestricted":false,"platform":"youtube","webpageUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73b8XnDYDRA","cues":[{"start":2.879,"end":5.829,"text":"wish you all a wonderful Easter and also"},{"start":5.839,"end":8.39,"text":"just go over what Easter means and how"},{"start":8.4,"end":10.549,"text":"that applies to our lives. Just like I"},{"start":10.559,"end":12.709,"text":"talked about on Good Friday, Jesus"},{"start":12.719,"end":14.789,"text":"Christ dying on the cross for our sins"},{"start":14.799,"end":16.95,"text":"and why we need a savior. Today I want"},{"start":16.96,"end":19.59,"text":"to talk about Easter, which celebrates"},{"start":19.6,"end":22.31,"text":"that Christ is risen. So Christ came to"},{"start":22.32,"end":25.109,"text":"the earth as a man, fully as man and"},{"start":25.119,"end":27.029,"text":"fully as God. And he lived a perfect"},{"start":27.039,"end":29.75,"text":"life which none of us could ever achieve"},{"start":29.76,"end":31.99,"text":"on our own. And he took our sins on"},{"start":32,"end":35.75,"text":"himself and was crucified for our sins"},{"start":35.76,"end":39.43,"text":"so that we have a path to heaven and to"},{"start":39.44,"end":42.79,"text":"God through Jesus Christ our intercessor"},{"start":42.8,"end":45.35,"text":"if we repent to him and believe the"},{"start":45.36,"end":49.11,"text":"gospel of Jesus Christ. So a lot of"},{"start":49.12,"end":51.75,"text":"people were asking me on my last video,"},{"start":51.76,"end":55.189,"text":"how do I repent? And I just wanted to"},{"start":55.199,"end":57.43,"text":"refer you to how the Bible tells us to"},{"start":57.44,"end":60.069,"text":"repent. You don't have to go to a priest"},{"start":60.079,"end":62.229,"text":"or anything like that to intercede for"},{"start":62.239,"end":66.55,"text":"you. Jesus Christ is our intercessor. So"},{"start":66.56,"end":70.469,"text":"ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins"},{"start":70.479,"end":73.109,"text":"and follow him. Truly follow him. Of"},{"start":73.119,"end":74.63,"text":"course, I do encourage going to church."},{"start":74.64,"end":76.23,"text":"It's a wonderful thing. I'm about to go"},{"start":76.24,"end":78.23,"text":"right now as I film this. I don't want"},{"start":78.24,"end":81.83,"text":"to run late. But anyway, let Jesus know"},{"start":81.84,"end":83.91,"text":"that you want to follow him and and you"},{"start":83.92,"end":86.31,"text":"want to surrender your life to him. And"},{"start":86.32,"end":88.39,"text":"the beauty of following Jesus is that"},{"start":88.4,"end":89.99,"text":"we're born again. And a lot of people"},{"start":90,"end":92.55,"text":"are scared to follow Jesus because they"},{"start":92.56,"end":94.87,"text":"don't want to give up whatever sin it"},{"start":94.88,"end":98.069,"text":"is. That is their vice. And on your own,"},{"start":98.079,"end":100.23,"text":"you might not be able to give that up on"},{"start":100.24,"end":101.59,"text":"your own. But trust me, through the"},{"start":101.6,"end":102.95,"text":"blood of Jesus Christ and through the"},{"start":102.96,"end":105.35,"text":"Holy Spirit within you if you follow"},{"start":105.36,"end":107.03,"text":"Jesus and if you are saved, the Holy"},{"start":107.04,"end":108.389,"text":"Spirit will dwell within you and you"},{"start":108.399,"end":110.95,"text":"will be born again. So some people might"},{"start":110.96,"end":113.109,"text":"say, \"Hey, I'm born this way.\" Hey, but"},{"start":113.119,"end":115.19,"text":"you know what? We are born again when we"},{"start":115.2,"end":118.469,"text":"follow Jesus Christ and we are made new."},{"start":118.479,"end":123.03,"text":"Okay, so Christ defeated sin, defeated"},{"start":123.04,"end":126.55,"text":"death. And you don't have to be a slave"},{"start":126.56,"end":128.309,"text":"to sin anymore. You don't have to be a"},{"start":128.319,"end":132.63,"text":"slave to greed, to alcoholism, to"},{"start":132.64,"end":136.229,"text":"homosexuality, to fornication, to any of"},{"start":136.239,"end":138.15,"text":"those things and a number of other sins"},{"start":138.16,"end":140.15,"text":"that you might think would make you"},{"start":140.16,"end":142.79,"text":"happy, but trust me, those are terrible"},{"start":142.8,"end":145.43,"text":"for you. Those will not be good for you."},{"start":145.44,"end":148.79,"text":"So follow Jesus. Surrender him to him"},{"start":148.8,"end":153.16,"text":"today. Happy Easter."}]}