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Walking in the Favor of God Part 3

In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley

Charles Stanley

September 13, 2020

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In Touch is the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

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Walking in the Favor of God Part 3

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- Dr. Charles Stanley: Could
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- Dr. Charles Stanley: Couldyou say, and could it be said of
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you say, and could it be said ofyou, that according to the way
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you, that according to the wayyou're living your life, whether
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you're living your life, whetherit's in your family or whether
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it's in your family or whetherpeople you work with or play
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people you work with or playwith, would they think of you
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with, would they think of youand say, "One thing I know about
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and say, "One thing I know abouthim, about her, they listen
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him, about her, they listento God."
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decades
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decadesago, we started In Touch
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ago, we started In TouchMinistries to lead people
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Ministries to lead peopleworldwide into a growing
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worldwide into a growingrelationship with Jesus Christ.
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relationship with Jesus Christ.Throughout the years, we've seen
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Throughout the years, we've seenGod's greatness, his love and
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God's greatness, his love andhis blessings in such awesome
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his blessings in such awesomeways that we just want everyone
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ways that we just want everyoneto know him.
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to know him.So, let's open God's
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- Reverend John Nambair: I'm
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- Reverend John Nambair: I'mReverend John Nambair, and I
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Reverend John Nambair, and Iwork among the Pokot community
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work among the Pokot communityof Kenya.
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of Kenya.And there are so many
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And there are so manydifficulties in my country.
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difficulties in my country.For the Pokot community,
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For the Pokot community,they were left out, they are
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they were left out, they area forgotten community as far as
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a forgotten community as far asdevelopment is concerned.
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development is concerned.So these people are still living
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So these people are still livingthe traditional way of
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the traditional way oflifestyle.
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lifestyle.Having their traditional
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Having their traditionalbeliefs.
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beliefs.And so getting them to know and
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And so getting them to know andbelieve Jesus Christ is the most
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believe Jesus Christ is the mostvery difficult,
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very difficult,because these people have their
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because these people have theirown way of praying to whoever
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So being a pastor among this
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So being a pastor among thiscommunity there is a lot of
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community there is a lot ofdiscouragements and at the end
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discouragements and at the endof the day, a year goes by and
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of the day, a year goes by andyou find few people in
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you find few people inthe church.
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the church.It really makes the work of
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It really makes the work ofevangelism very difficult for
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evangelism very difficult fora pastor.
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a pastor.Traveling, going to minister to
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Traveling, going to minister tothe Pokot community the
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the Pokot community thevastness, the terrain of these
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vastness, the terrain of theseplaces it's rocky, hilly.
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places it's rocky, hilly.The only vehicles that we have
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The only vehicles that we havethe only means of transport that
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the only means of transport thatwe have are motor-bikes.
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we have are motor-bikes.Traveling, it can take
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Traveling, it can takea long time.
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a long time.So we are planting now many
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churches.
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churches.I am the trainer, I am training
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I am the trainer, I am trainingthem.
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them.For a Pokot community to live
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For a Pokot community to livea better life, it's calling for
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a better life, it's calling formore educated pastors.
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I was really, I felt very
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I was really, I felt veryhonored to be invited to attend
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honored to be invited to attendthe In Touch Ministries
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the In Touch Ministriesconference.
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conference.And because I have listened to
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And because I have listened toDr. Stanley preaching using the
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Dr. Stanley preaching using theMessenger radio and I've heard
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Messenger radio and I've hearda lot of encouragements from
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Myself during my study time,
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Myself during my study time,having my Bible,
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having my Bible,I also have some Christian
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I also have some Christiancommentaries and also some
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commentaries and also someChristian books.
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Christian books.I have visited some other
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I have visited some otherpastors and have not seen them
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pastors and have not seen themhaving any books in their
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having any books in theirhouses.
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houses.And I feel sorry for them
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And I feel sorry for thembecause being a pastor, the
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because being a pastor, theworld is getting so more
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world is getting so moresophisticated in education,
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sophisticated in education,yeah.
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yeah.And preaching to people and you
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And preaching to people and youare irrelevant to them it is
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are irrelevant to them it isso serious.
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so serious.The conference has been so
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The conference has been sohelpful and I have received
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helpful and I have receiveda gadget.
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a gadget.It is of a great help and it's
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It is of a great help and it'sreally something that I've never
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really something that I've neverseen it.
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seen it.And now, having this gadget it
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And now, having this gadget ithas the documents, has a
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has the documents, has adictionary, a Bible dictionary
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dictionary, a Bible dictionaryinside there, Bible commentaries
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inside there, Bible commentariesinside there.
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inside there.So studying my Bible, studying
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So studying my Bible, studyingthe Word of God having these
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the Word of God having thesecommentaries, having the
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commentaries, having thedictionaries to, you know,
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dictionaries to, you know,explain and define,
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explain and define,I believe I will borrow much
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I believe I will borrow mucha lot from Dr. Stanley's work.
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Having all these preparations
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Having all these preparationsand the messages from
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and the messages fromDr. Stanley it is really
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Dr. Stanley it is reallyhelping.
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helping.So having it myself, back to my
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So having it myself, back to myhome I believe I'll have, now I
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home I believe I'll have, now Ihave something very good to help
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have something very good to helpme in my preparations to preach
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me in my preparations to preachand teach God's people.
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and teach God's people.Others as well as teaching
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Others as well as teachingmyself.
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myself.But the conference has really
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But the conference has reallybrought several tribes together.
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brought several tribes together.With some of the communities we
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With some of the communities weworked out how we are going to
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worked out how we are going towork together to build a kingdom
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work together to build a kingdomof God.
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of God.And so, you see, I am fifty
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And so, you see, I am fiftyyears now.
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years now.And in the next ten years I am
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And in the next ten years I amretiring.
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retiring.So there must be new pastors
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So there must be new pastorscoming in to carry on
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coming in to carry onthe ministry.
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the ministry.And I am hoping that by then
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And I am hoping that by thenthere must be some well-trained
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there must be some well-trainedpastors to continue the work.
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pastors to continue the work.And the Pokot community will be
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- male announcer: Next on
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- male announcer: Next on"In Touch," "Walking in the
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- Dr. Stanley: Somebody
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- Dr. Stanley: Somebodymight ask, "Well, why would God
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might ask, "Well, why would Goddestroy the world after He took
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destroy the world after He tooksuch pains to make it so
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such pains to make it sobeautiful to begin with?"
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beautiful to begin with?"In the book of Genesis, God's
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In the book of Genesis, God'sdescription of what He created
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description of what He createdwas awesome.
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was awesome.But, think about this, ten
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But, think about this, tengenerations after that, Noah
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generations after that, Noahcame along.
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came along.So, ten generations have gone by
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So, ten generations have gone bysince the creation, since Adam
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since the creation, since Adamand Eve.
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and Eve.Well, what happened in all of
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Well, what happened in all ofthose ten generations?
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those ten generations?Well, I looked back, for
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Well, I looked back, forexample, and think, "Well, I've
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example, and think, "Well, I'velived through two, a little over
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lived through two, a little overtwo, and I can see what's
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two, and I can see what'shappened in this country in two
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happened in this country in twogenerations, if a generation is
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generations, if a generation isforty years, and that's what we
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forty years, and that's what wesort of consider,
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sort of consider,Look what's happened in this
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Look what's happened in thiscountry.
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country.It is an unbelievable--no one
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It is an unbelievable--no onewould have imagined we'd be
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would have imagined we'd bewhere we are today from where we
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where we are today from where wewere eighty years ago.
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were eighty years ago.And then, of course, go back
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And then, of course, go backfurther than that.
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further than that.And so, let's go back to sixteen
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And so, let's go back to sixteenhundred and twenty.
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hundred and twenty.That would be compared to where
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That would be compared to whereNoah was with creation,
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Noah was with creation,thereabouts, all the way back
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thereabouts, all the way backto sixteen hundred.
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to sixteen hundred.Think about all the changes that
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Think about all the changes thathave been made, all the
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have been made, all theadvancements we've made, but
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advancements we've made, butalso all the things that have
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also all the things that havehappened that have not been
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happened that have not beengood.
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good.So, look at that and then look
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So, look at that and then lookat today.
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at today.And so, we say, "Well, why would
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And so, we say, "Well, why wouldGod destroy such a beautiful
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God destroy such a beautifulearth?"
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earth?"And here's the reason.
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And here's the reason.Because "The wickedness of man
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Because "The wickedness of manwas great on the earth, and that
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was great on the earth, and thatevery intent of the thought of
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every intent of the thought ofhis heart was only evil
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his heart was only evilcontinually."
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continually."Well, you watch the television,
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Well, you watch the television,listen to the radio and listen
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listen to the radio and listento people talk.
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to people talk.Does that sound a lot like this?
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Does that sound a lot like this?"Every intent of the thoughts
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"Every intent of the thoughtsand of his heart was only evil
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and of his heart was only evilcontinually.
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continually.The Lord was sorry that He had
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The Lord was sorry that He hadmade man on the earth, and He
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made man on the earth, and Hewas grieved in His heart."
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was grieved in His heart."That is, God was brokenhearted,
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That is, God was brokenhearted,"The Lord said, 'I will blot out
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"The Lord said, 'I will blot outman whom I have created from the
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man whom I have created from theface of the land, from man to
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face of the land, from man toanimals to creeping things and
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animals to creeping things andto the birds of the sky, for I
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to the birds of the sky, for Iam sorry that I have made
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am sorry that I have madethem.'"
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them.'"And so, that's very dismal, very
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And so, that's very dismal, verydiscouraging.
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discouraging.God said, "I've created all of
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God said, "I've created all ofthis, now I'm sorry."
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this, now I'm sorry."And so, in spite of all the evil
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And so, in spite of all the evilgoing on, the next verse says,
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going on, the next verse says,"But Noah found favor in the
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"But Noah found favor in theeyes of the Lord.
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eyes of the Lord.And these are the records of the
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And these are the records of thegeneration of Noah.
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generation of Noah.Noah was a righteous man,
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Noah was a righteous man,blameless in his time, and
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blameless in his time, andwalked with God."
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walked with God."Righteous, blameless, and walked
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Righteous, blameless, and walkedwith God.
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with God.Somebody says, "Well, does
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Somebody says, "Well, doesblameless mean he never sinned?"
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blameless mean he never sinned?"No.
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No.There are two Hebrew words for
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There are two Hebrew words forsin, and one of them which
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sin, and one of them whichindicates that a person sins
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indicates that a person sinsoccasionally.
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occasionally.The other one indicates that a
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The other one indicates that aperson is just a sinner, just
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person is just a sinner, justlives that kind of life.
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lives that kind of life.And so, the Scripture says, "The
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And so, the Scripture says, "Theearth was corrupt in the sight
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earth was corrupt in the sightof God, and the earth was filled
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of God, and the earth was filledwith violence.
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with violence.God looked on the earth, and
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God looked on the earth, andbehold, it was corrupt, of all
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behold, it was corrupt, of allflesh had corrupted their way
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flesh had corrupted their wayupon the earth.
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upon the earth.Then God said to Noah, 'The end
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Then God said to Noah, 'The endof all flesh has come.'"
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of all flesh has come.'"So, one family, one man in all
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So, one family, one man in allthe earth.
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the earth.So, think about this for
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So, think about this fora moment.
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a moment.Suppose we, in this country and
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Suppose we, in this country andaround the world, suppose we
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around the world, suppose wecontinue to move in the
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continue to move in thedirection we're moving, away
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direction we're moving, awayfrom God, with the intent of our
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from God, with the intent of ourheart, seeking pleasure at any
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heart, seeking pleasure at anycost, mistreating each other,
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cost, mistreating each other,killing each other, all kinds of
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killing each other, all kinds ofatrocities that go on.
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atrocities that go on.Let's suppose we keep doing that
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Let's suppose we keep doing thatfor a couple of generations.
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for a couple of generations.Where will we be?
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Where will we be?We can't even imagine it.
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We can't even imagine it.But that was what was happening
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But that was what was happeningin the days in which the Bible
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in the days in which the Biblesays that, "Noah found favor in
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says that, "Noah found favor inthe eyes of the Lord."
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the eyes of the Lord."That is, He looked at Noah, and
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That is, He looked at Noah, andhe saw a man who was absolutely
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he saw a man who was absolutelydifferent.
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different.And God reached down and spoke
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And God reached down and spoketo his heart and gave him a
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to his heart and gave him acommand, which he, of course,
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command, which he, of course,followed.
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followed.So, I ask you this question: if
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So, I ask you this question: ifGod were looking for righteous
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God were looking for righteouspeople today, would you fall in
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people today, would you fall inthat category?
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that category?Could you say that you are
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Could you say that you areliving a godly life, a holy
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living a godly life, a holylife, a righteous life?
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life, a righteous life?Or would you be caught up with
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Or would you be caught up witha crowd that Noah was having
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a crowd that Noah was havingto deal with?
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to deal with?While he was a blameless man,
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While he was a blameless man,the days in which he lived were
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the days in which he lived werefull of sin and wickedness, to
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full of sin and wickedness, tothe point that God said, "I'm
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the point that God said, "I'msorry I made them.
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sorry I made them.And therefore, here's what I'm
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And therefore, here's what I'mgoing to do as a result of it."
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going to do as a result of it."So, when I think about Noah and
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So, when I think about Noah andthink about how long he lived,
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think about how long he lived,and then God said, "Can't put up
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and then God said, "Can't put upwith any more of it."
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with any more of it."But He found one man.
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But He found one man.That man had three
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That man had threecharacteristics that all of us
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characteristics that all of usshould have in our life.
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should have in our life.And that is that we do what?
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And that is that we do what?We listen to Him.
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We listen to Him.We what?
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We what?Trust Him.
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Trust Him.And we obey Him.
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And we obey Him.So, think about this, if I
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So, think about this, if Ilisten to Him, I'll know what
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listen to Him, I'll know whatto do.
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to do.If I trust Him, that means
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If I trust Him, that meansI know it's going to work out
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I know it's going to work outright.
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right.And if I obey Him, I'm going to
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And if I obey Him, I'm going tobe blessed.
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be blessed.If I don't listen to Him, I am
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If I don't listen to Him, I amnot going to trust Him and I'm
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not going to trust Him and I'mnot going to obey Him.
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not going to obey Him.So, what does that tell you
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So, what does that tell youabout people around us today?
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about people around us today?They're not listening to God.
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They're not listening to God.They're listening to all kind of
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They're listening to all kind ofstuff, but not to God.
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stuff, but not to God.Now, people say, "Well, I don't
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Now, people say, "Well, I don'tbelieve the Bible."
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believe the Bible."Well, if you'll look around you
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Well, if you'll look around youand read the Word of God, you'll
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and read the Word of God, you'llstart believing it.
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start believing it.Because God's already pictured
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Because God's already picturedfor us what evil and wickedness
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for us what evil and wickednessand sin is all about, and the
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and sin is all about, and thekind of effect that it has.
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kind of effect that it has.And so, God said, "There's one
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And so, God said, "There's onefamily that I'm going to save,
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family that I'm going to save,and that's Noah and his family.
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and that's Noah and his family.So, I want us to think about
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So, I want us to think aboutthat for a moment.
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that for a moment.And the Scripture says that Noah
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And the Scripture says that Noahwalked with God and he listened
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walked with God and he listenedto God.
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to God.And therefore, God saved
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And therefore, God savedcivilization through one family,
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civilization through one family,and that is through the family
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and that is through the familyof Noah.
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of Noah.So, think about this for
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So, think about this fora moment.
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a moment.Who do you know that knows you
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Who do you know that knows youwho would say of you,
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who would say of you,"He listens to God.
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"He listens to God.She listens to God."
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She listens to God."Who among your friends or people
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Who among your friends or peoplewho know you would say of you,
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who know you would say of you,"They listen to God because they
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"They listen to God because theytalk about prayer and I think
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talk about prayer and I thinkthey're listening to God."
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they're listening to God."Who would say about you that we
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Who would say about you that welisten, we trust, we obey?
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listen, we trust, we obey?That those three simple
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That those three simplecharacteristics, that's what
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characteristics, that's whatpeople think about when they
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people think about when theyknow you.
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know you.You have a family, so people
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You have a family, so peopleknow you.
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know you.You work with people, so they
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You work with people, so theyknow you.
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know you.You have friends, and so they
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You have friends, and so theyknow you pretty good.
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know you pretty good.When they think about you, do
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When they think about you, dothey think about you in terms of
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they think about you in terms ofgodly qualities or the rest of
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godly qualities or the rest ofthe world?
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the world?She dresses well.
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She dresses well.He drives well.
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He drives well.They live well.
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They live well.He makes this, that, and
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He makes this, that, andso forth.
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so forth.Or do they think of you in terms
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Or do they think of you in termsof someone who listens to God,
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of someone who listens to God,trusts God, and obeys God.
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trusts God, and obeys God.Could they say that about you?
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Could they say that about you?So, I want us to think for just
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So, I want us to think for justa moment about what went on in
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a moment about what went on inNoah's heart and mind and life
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Noah's heart and mind and lifewhen God told him what He wanted
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when God told him what He wantedhim to do.
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him to do.And we've talked about the whole
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And we've talked about the wholeissue of building the Ark, and
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issue of building the Ark, andall the things that took place
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all the things that took placewith that.
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with that.And I think about what he had to
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And I think about what he had todeal with personally.
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deal with personally.He had to live with this in his
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He had to live with this in hisheart, in his mind, in his
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heart, in his mind, in hisemotion: they are all going to
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emotion: they are all going tobe destroyed, and my family and
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be destroyed, and my family andI are going to be the only
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I are going to be the onlyones left.
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ones left.And so, you and I live in a time
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And so, you and I live in a timewhen we see wickedness on the
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when we see wickedness on theincrease.
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increase.And we think, "Well yes, but
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And we think, "Well yes, butthis is the United States
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this is the United Statesof America."
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of America."Yes, it is.
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Yes, it is.And so, while we rest in our
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And so, while we rest in oursense of security, watch this
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sense of security, watch thiscarefully, the only security you
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carefully, the only security youand I have is our personal
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and I have is our personalrelationship with God.
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relationship with God.That's the only thing we have.
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That's the only thing we have.And then I think about, for
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And then I think about, forexample, to get all these
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example, to get all theseanimals in, I don't know how God
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animals in, I don't know how Goddid that.
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did that.Somebody says, "Well, how could
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Somebody says, "Well, how couldthat have happened?"
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that have happened?"I don't have an answer and I'm
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I don't have an answer and I'mnot going to give you some
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not going to give you someanswer I don't know.
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answer I don't know.But somehow God, over a period
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But somehow God, over a periodof time, He got all the animals
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of time, He got all the animalsin there, and ark was finally
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in there, and ark was finallyfinished, and It's going to
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finished, and It's going tostart raining, and it's not
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start raining, and it's notgoing to stop for forty days and
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going to stop for forty days andforty nights.
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forty nights.Now, when we have a little spell
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Now, when we have a little spellof something for about three
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of something for about threedays, we have a fit.
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days, we have a fit.And the Bible says not only did
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And the Bible says not only didit come down, it came up.
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it come down, it came up.Noah was locked in by the grace
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Noah was locked in by the graceof God because, listen
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of God because, listencarefully, because he listened
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carefully, because he listenedto God, because he trusted God,
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to God, because he trusted God,because he obeyed God.
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because he obeyed God.Listen carefully.
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Listen carefully.Those three things can save you
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Those three things can save youfrom heartache, troubles,
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from heartache, troubles,trials, difficulties, cost your
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trials, difficulties, cost yourlife.
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life.Listen to Him, trust Him, and
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Listen to Him, trust Him, andobey Him.
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obey Him.Do what He says.
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Do what He says.It was not enough for Noah to
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It was not enough for Noah tolisten to God or to trust Him,
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listen to God or to trust Him,but obey Him.
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but obey Him.And so, there he was.
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And so, there he was.Can you imagine what they must
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Can you imagine what they musthave felt when they heard the
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have felt when they heard thecries and the calls of their
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cries and the calls of theirfriends?
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friends?And it rained and kept on
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And it rained and kept onraining.
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raining.And then all of a sudden, that
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And then all of a sudden, thatbig old boat moved, just a
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big old boat moved, just alittle bit, because there was
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little bit, because there wasenough water now to move it.
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enough water now to move it.Forty days, forty nights, it was
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Forty days, forty nights, it wasnot a drizzle, but it was
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not a drizzle, but it waspouring rain from above and
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pouring rain from above andcoming out of the earth, until
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coming out of the earth, untilfinally, there was not a sound.
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finally, there was not a sound.The only sound was on the inside
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The only sound was on the insideof that boat.
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of that boat.The days went by, the weeks went
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The days went by, the weeks wentby, the months went by; and
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by, the months went by; andfinally, after God had
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finally, after God hadaccomplished what He set out to
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accomplished what He set out toaccomplish, the ark landed.
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accomplish, the ark landed.God told him when he sent out a
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God told him when he sent out abird, you remember, see what was
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bird, you remember, see what wasgoing on.
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going on.The bird came back.
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The bird came back.Finally, one came back with
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Finally, one came back witha leaf.
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a leaf.God said, "Now you can go out."
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God said, "Now you can go out."And one of the first things Noah
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And one of the first things Noahdid was to build an altar.
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did was to build an altar.Don't you know that was some
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Don't you know that was somealtar, big altar, thanking God
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altar, big altar, thanking Godfor what has happened.
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for what has happened.The Scripture says he, "Built an
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The Scripture says he, "Built analtar to the Lord, and took of
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altar to the Lord, and took ofevery clean animal," and so
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every clean animal," and soforth, and the Scripture says
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forth, and the Scripture saysthat God said to him, "I will
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that God said to him, "I willnever again destroy every living
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never again destroy every livingthing, as I have done.
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thing, as I have done.While the earth remains,
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While the earth remains,seedtime and harvest, cold and
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seedtime and harvest, cold andheat, summer and winter, day and
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heat, summer and winter, day andnight shall not cease."
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night shall not cease."That is, it will never happen
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That is, it will never happenagain that way.
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again that way.But He didn't say He wouldn't do
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But He didn't say He wouldn't doit by fire.
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it by fire.Which, when you come to the New
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Which, when you come to the NewTestament, that's God's view.
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Testament, that's God's view.And so, when I think about that
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And so, when I think about thatand think about what God said,
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and think about what God said,He said, "I establish My
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He said, "I establish Mycovenant with you, and all the
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covenant with you, and all theflesh shall never again be cut
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flesh shall never again be cutoff by the water of the flood."
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off by the water of the flood."He didn't say not fire,
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He didn't say not fire,"'Neither shall there again be
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"'Neither shall there again bea flood to destroy the earth.'
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a flood to destroy the earth.'God said, 'This is the sign of
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God said, 'This is the sign ofthe covenant which I am making
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the covenant which I am makingbetween Me and you and every
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between Me and you and everyliving creature that is with
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living creature that is withyou, for all successive
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you, for all successivegenerations.'"
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generations.'"And then here's what He did to
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He showed them a rainbow.
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He showed them a rainbow.And when I think about the
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And when I think about therainbow, I don't know what you
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rainbow, I don't know what youthink about it.
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think about it.I think about it in two ways:
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I think about it in two ways:how beautiful it is, but I think
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how beautiful it is, but I thinkabout what God said, "By this
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about what God said, "By thissign, you'll know that I will
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sign, you'll know that I willnever do it again."
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never do it again."Let me ask you this: do you
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Let me ask you this: do youlisten to God?
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listen to God?Do you trust Him?
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Do you trust Him?Do you obey Him?
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Do you obey Him?Life isn't like it was then, but
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Life isn't like it was then, buton the other hand, it's just
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on the other hand, it's justlike it.
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like it.I either obey God or I don't.
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I either obey God or I don't.Whatever you're doing, whoever
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Whatever you're doing, whoeveryou are, wherever you are, God
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you are, wherever you are, Godrequires that we obey Him.
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requires that we obey Him.That means you must trust Him,
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That means you must trust Him,And God has offered salvation to
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And God has offered salvation toevery person.
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every person."Whosoever shall call upon the
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"Whosoever shall call upon thename of the Lord shall be
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name of the Lord shall besaved."
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saved.""If you confess with your mouth
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"If you confess with your mouthJesus as Lord, you shall be
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Jesus as Lord, you shall besaved."
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saved."If you're willing to confess and
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If you're willing to confess andrepent of your sins, you'll be
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repent of your sins, you'll besaved.
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saved.You say, "Well, I've got plenty
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You say, "Well, I've got plentyof time."
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of time."No, you don't.
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No, you don't.You don't know how much time
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You don't know how much timeyou have.
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you have.You don't have as much time
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You don't have as much timeas you think you do.
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as you think you do.God put the rainbow in the sky
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God put the rainbow in the skyto remind not only Noah and his
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to remind not only Noah and hisfamily, but all of us.
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family, but all of us.Watch this, whatever God
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Watch this, whatever Godpromises, that's what
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promises, that's whatHe'll do.
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He'll do.Has ever been a
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Has ever been aflood like that since?
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flood like that since?No.
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No.Why?
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Why?Because God said it wouldn't
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Because God said it wouldn'thappen.
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happen.I want you to think about this:
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I want you to think about this:you have professed to be a child
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you have professed to be a childof God following the Lord Jesus
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of God following the Lord JesusChrist.
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Christ.Having professed that, everybody
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Having professed that, everybodywho knows you, everybody you
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who knows you, everybody youwork with, live with, everybody
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work with, live with, everybodyaround you has a legitimate
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around you has a legitimateright to expect you to be
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right to expect you to bedifferent.
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different.Not perfect, different.
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Not perfect, different.But not just different, but
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But not just different, butspiritual because you have
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spiritual because you haveprofessed to be a Christian,
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professed to be a Christian,a follower of Jesus.
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a follower of Jesus.So, the world has a right to
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So, the world has a right toexpect us to be different.
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expect us to be different.Watch this, if God's people
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Watch this, if God's peoplewould make it a habit of
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would make it a habit oflistening, trusting, and
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listening, trusting, andobeying, I'll tell you what
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obeying, I'll tell you whatwould happen.
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would happen.The churches would be full of
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The churches would be full ofpeople, because they would see
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people, because they would seethe difference, that there's
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the difference, that there'ssomething within us that's
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something within us that'sdifferent.
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different.And therefore, they would want
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And therefore, they would wantwho we have or what we have.
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who we have or what we have.And God gave Noah an awesome
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And God gave Noah an awesomepromise, and then He put it in
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promise, and then He put it inthe sky to say, "You can count
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the sky to say, "You can counton it."
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on it."He's given us something better
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He's given us something betterthan a rainbow.
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than a rainbow.And according to this, I can
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And according to this, I cantrust Him in life and trust Him
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trust Him in life and trust Himin death.
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in death.According to this, I can trust
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According to this, I can trustHim every day.
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Him every day.According to this, I don't ever
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According to this, I don't everhave to be disappointed with
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have to be disappointed withGod.
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God.Maybe disappointed with myself,
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Maybe disappointed with myself,not God.
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not God.I read this, I know my name is
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I read this, I know my name iswritten in the Lamb's Book
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written in the Lamb's Bookof Life.
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of Life.And that means that no matter
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And that means that no matterwhat happens, I'm going to
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what happens, I'm going toheaven when I die.
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heaven when I die.And nothing can change that;
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And nothing can change that;nothing, nothing, nothing on
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nothing, nothing, nothing onearth can change your
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earth can change yourrelationship with God.
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relationship with God.I think about how many people
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I think about how many peoplewho own one of these.
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who own one of these.This is the Bible.
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This is the Bible.How many people own them and
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How many people own them andnever open them, own one and
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never open them, own one andnever open it to find out what
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never open it to find out whatGod's thinking, what He wants to
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God's thinking, what He wants tosay to you.
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say to you.Listen, I don't know many times
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Listen, I don't know many timesin my life when I've opened the
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in my life when I've opened theWord of God that He didn't say
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Word of God that He didn't saysomething to me.
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something to me.It may have been something I
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It may have been something Ididn't want to hear or something
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didn't want to hear or somethingI wanted to hear or something I
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I wanted to hear or something Iwas elated to hear.
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was elated to hear.But listen carefully, God wants
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But listen carefully, God wantsto speak to you because God
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to speak to you because Godloves you; and proof of that is
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loves you; and proof of that islook at the cross.
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look at the cross.In other words, God's
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In other words, God'sdemonstrated His love to us.
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demonstrated His love to us.Not only with a rainbow
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Not only with a rainbowthousands of years ago, but at
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thousands of years ago, but atthe cross, just a couple of
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the cross, just a couple ofthousand years ago or so.
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thousand years ago or so.To say what?
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To say what?"I love you.
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"I love you.I'll save you.
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I'll save you.I'll bring you home to spend
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I'll bring you home to spendeternity with Me."
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eternity with Me."Could you give me, give God, any
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Could you give me, give God, anyexcuse for not beginning this
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excuse for not beginning thisday, whoever you are and
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day, whoever you are andwherever you are, give me an
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wherever you are, give me anexcuse acceptable for not
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excuse acceptable for notlistening to Him, trusting Him,
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listening to Him, trusting Him,or obeying Him?
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or obeying Him?What you teach your children,
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What you teach your children,same thing.
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same thing.What about God?
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What about God?Have you learned to trust Him?
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Have you learned to trust Him?Have you learned to obey Him?
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Have you learned to obey Him?Not until you learn, first of
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Not until you learn, first ofall, to take time to listen
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all, to take time to listento Him.
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to Him.Is that asking too much?
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Is that asking too much?But I ask you is that your
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But I ask you is that yourlifestyle?
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lifestyle?If it is not, ask yourself the
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If it is not, ask yourself thequestion: why?
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question: why?Amen?
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Amen?Father, we pray the Holy Spirit
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Father, we pray the Holy Spiritwould speak to every person
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would speak to every personseated here who's never trusted
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seated here who's never trustedJesus as Savior, heard about
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Jesus as Savior, heard aboutHim, thought about Him, believed
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Him, thought about Him, believedabout Him, sort of, but never
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about Him, sort of, but nevertrusted You as Savior, that
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trusted You as Savior, thattoday, this morning, they will
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today, this morning, they willmake that decision to ask for
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make that decision to ask forYour forgiveness and to
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Your forgiveness and tosurrender their life to You.
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surrender their life to You.Lord, most of all, we want to be
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Lord, most of all, we want to beable to answer this in the
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able to answer this in theaffirmative.
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affirmative.Am I listening?
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Am I listening?Yes.
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Yes.Am I trusting?
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Am I trusting?Yes.
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Yes.Am I obeying Him?
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Am I obeying Him?Yes.
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Yes.And Father, impress upon each of
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And Father, impress upon each ofour hearts, there is no other
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our hearts, there is no othercorrect answer.
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correct answer.Not maybe, not sometimes, yes.
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Not maybe, not sometimes, yes.And I pray that You will sink
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And I pray that You will sinkthis simple message into all of
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this simple message into all ofour hearts because it's a daily
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our hearts because it's a dailymessage.
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message.And we need to hear it daily
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And we need to hear it dailybecause You're speaking to us
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because You're speaking to usdaily.
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daily.We bless You and we praise You.
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We bless You and we praise You.We thank You for the Word of God
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We thank You for the Word of Godthat gives us direction for
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that gives us direction forour life.
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our life.In Jesus's name.
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- announcer: If you've been
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- announcer: If you've beenblessed by today's program,
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- female: Hey guys,
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- female: Hey guys,I just got these "Blessed to Be"
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I just got these "Blessed to Be"memory verse cards.
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memory verse cards.Now, I am not very good at
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Now, I am not very good atmemorizing Scripture, but I am
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memorizing Scripture, but I amso excited that you're coming
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so excited that you're comingon this journey with me.
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on this journey with me.- girl: Mom, you burnt the
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- girl: Mom, you burnt thetoast.
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toast.- female: Getting the day
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- female: Getting the daystarted right, y'all.
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started right, y'all."Blessed are the poor in
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"Blessed are the poor inspirit.
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spirit.Blessed are the merciful.
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Blessed are the merciful.Blessed are the peacemakers,
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Blessed are the peacemakers,for they shall be called sons
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for they shall be called sonsof God."
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of God.""In the same way, let your
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"In the same way, let yourlight shine before others
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light shine before othersso that--"
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so that--"Ugh, okay.
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Ugh, okay."So that they may see your
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"So that they may see yourgood works and give glory to
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good works and give glory toyour Father who is in heaven."
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your Father who is in heaven.""Blessed are the meek, for they
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"Blessed are the meek, for theyshall inherit the earth.
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shall inherit the earth.Blessed are those who mourn,
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Blessed are those who mourn,for they shall be comforted.
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for they shall be comforted.Blessed are the pure in heart
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Blessed are the pure in heartfor they shall see--"
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for they shall see--"- girl: Mom, look.
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- girl: Mom, look.- female: "So that they may see
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- female: "So that they may seeyour good works and give glory
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your good works and give gloryto your Father who is
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to your Father who isin heaven."
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in heaven."Yeah, nailed it!
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Yeah, nailed it!- female announcer: Order your
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- female announcer: Order yourfree set today at
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- male: Yes, agree.
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- male: Yes, agree.- all: Wow.
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- all: Wow.- female: Thank you, guys.
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- female: Thank you, guys.- female announcer: Even though
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- female announcer: Even thoughlife might take turns you
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life might take turns younever expected--
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- male: Hey, let's go.
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- male: Hey, let's go.- announcer: God created you
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- announcer: God created youwith a plan to fulfill an
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with a plan to fulfill animportant role in his kingdom.
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important role in his kingdom.- male: Yes, good one!
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- male: Yes, good one!- announcer: "God's Purpose
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- announcer: "God's Purposefor Your Life," a new
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- male announcer: "In Touch,"
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leading people worldwide into
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a growing relationship with
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Jesus Christ and strengthening
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the local church.
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