BREATH OF LIFE MINISTRIES
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PRESENTS
SERMON#534 "Thank You, Jesus"
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[music] BREATH
OF LIFE THEME MUSIC
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PB:  The Word of God says
to us in Luke, chapter 17,
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verse number 11; if you have
it, let me hear you say amen.
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All right, the Word
says, "And it came to pass,
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as he went to
Jerusalem, he passed through
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the midst of
Samaria and Galilee.
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And as he entered
into a certain village,
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there met him 10
men." How many men?
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Aud.:  Ten.    PB: 
"That were" what, everybody?
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Aud: Lepers.    PB:  Which
the Bible says "stood afar off.
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And they lifted up
their voices and said,
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'Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us!'
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And when He saw
them, He said to them,
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'Go, show
yourselves to the priests.'"
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And it came to
pass that "as they went,
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they were cleansed."
They were what, everybody?
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Aud: Cleansed.
PB:  "And one of them,
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when he saw that he
was healed, turned back,
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and with a loud
voice"--what kind of voice?
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Aud.:  Loud.   
PB:  He "glorified God,
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and fell down on
his face at His feet,
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giving Him thanks.
And he was a Samaritan.
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And Jesus answered and said,
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'Were there not ten cleansed?
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But where are the nine?
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There are not
found that returned
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to give glory to
God, save this stranger.
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And he said unto
him, Arise, go thy way:
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thy faith hath made thee whole."
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But, look one more
time. Study this week,
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I saw this. Look at
verse 13, it's very important.
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"And they lifted up
their voices"--which means,
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they got loud. "And
said, Jesus, Master,
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have mercy on us." But
then, go down to verse 15.
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"And when one of
them, when he saw that
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he was healed,
turned back, and with
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a loud voice glorified God."
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Today I just want to
testify, thank You, Jesus.
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That's all I want to do
is say thank You, Jesus.
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Father, thank
You. Bless us as we
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preach this Word.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
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The mark of
culture and the evidence
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of etiquette says
that when somebody
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does something nice for you,
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you're supposed
to say thank you.
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Now, from
childhood we're taught this,
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and if you don't say thank you,
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it's a reflection
on your upbringing
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and your home
training. Do I have
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a witness in
this place? I grew up
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in a home where my
daddy didn't believe
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in being
embarrassed, so when someone
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did for us, we had
better say thank you
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in response to their kindness.
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Because if we
didn't, he believed that
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a hard head made a soft bottom.
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Do I have a
witness in this place?
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He said, you may not have money,
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but you can have
manners. You may be poor,
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but you can be
polite. You may not be rich,
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but you're not going to be rude.
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You'd better say thank you.
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Do you know what
I'm talking about?
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But we live in a world now,
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where the world
has been conditioned to
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be unthankful. I have
never seen it on this wise,
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but this
entitlement, this mindset that
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says people owe
you what they give you
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has gotten out of
control. Let me be
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clear today,
nobody owes you a thing.
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If there's one sin
that's most prevalent today,
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it's the sin of
ingratitude. You see,
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God does so much
for us. If God doesn't
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do another thing for me,
God's already done enough.
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But we rarely, or
at least infrequently,
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offer thanks to God
for what God's done,
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because we take the
blessings of God for granted.
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But I want to remind somebody,
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every day is a
day of Thanksgiving.
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Somebody didn't
wake up this morning,
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but you got up. It's a blessing.
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Are you hearing what I'm saying?
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Too often, we're
like the little boy who
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was given an
orange by a man. The man
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gave the little
boy an orange, and the
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boy's mother
asked her son, "Son,
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in response to
what the man has done,
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what do you say to
the man?" The little
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boy thought about
it, and after thinking
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about it he handed the
orange back to the man,
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and then he told
the man, "Peel it."
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[Aud. reaction]
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PB:  In the text,
Jesus is on His way to
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Jerusalem when He's
met by 10 lepers whom
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the Bible says "stood
afar off." That means,
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they weren't close
to Jesus. Now remember,
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leprosy was a
terrible disease. Leprosy was
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so bad a disease
that when a person had it,
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their skin began
to rot and fall off.
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Many lepers lost all
their fingers, all their toes,
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because of the
disease. But not only was the
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disease painful,
the disease was smelly.
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You could tell if a
person had leprosy because
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their body reeked
with a stench. Their body
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was covered with
sores. But not only that,
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it was easy to catch
leprosy. Just touching
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a person who had
leprosy or touching something
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that they touched
could make you get leprosy.
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So whenever a
person caught leprosy,
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in Bible times,
they had to live outside
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the community. In
fact, the Bible teaches
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in Leviticus 13:46
that they had to live
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outside the community
because the Bible says
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as long as he has
the infection of leprosy,
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he remains
unclean. He must live alone.
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He must live outside the camp.
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So then lepers were separate.
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Lepers were shut
off and shut out.
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Lepers were shut
out from their families,
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shut out from their friends,
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shut out from the
church. They lived alone.
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Leprosy made a person unclean.
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When a person saw a
leper, they would shout,
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"Unclean!
Unclean!" when they saw an
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individual with
this dreaded disease.
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In fact, the law said that when,
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on the street,
you passed a leper,
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you were to pass on
the other side and shout
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"Unclean!" The
religious leaders--who,
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by the way, liked
to add rules to the
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laws that God had
given His people; because,
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you do know that
some of us have rules
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for which there
are no Scriptures,
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practices for which
there are no biblical
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principles--they
said the lepers couldn't
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even go to the temple
like everybody else could.
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This wasn't just
because they were afraid
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of catching
leprosy, it was because the
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religious leaders
also thought that the
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lepers were unclean spiritually.
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And that's just
like some church folks-
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-not at
Oakwood--but some church folks,
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we keep the very
people out who need
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Jesus the most. Do I
have a witness in this place?
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So not only did the
lepers have a terrible disease,
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but they were also accused
of having unclean hearts.
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But today, I'm so
glad that where the law
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says man can't go,
Jesus goes. Where the
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law says and
declares "off limits,"
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Jesus rushes in.
When the law says
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"pass on the
other side," Jesus makes
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it a point to
make contact. The Bible
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says that the
lepers stood afar off.
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But Jesus is able
to reach and save us,
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because when my
family can't help me;
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Jesus can. When my
friends can't help me;
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Jesus can. When the
church can't help me;
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Jesus can. And when we
stand afar off from Him,
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Jesus does not
stand afar off from us.
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When we can't get to
Jesus, Jesus gets to us.
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When we can't come to
Jesus, Jesus comes to us.
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When the lepers saw
Jesus, the Bible says they
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lifted up their voices,
which means, they got loud;
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which means they screamed;
which means, they yelled out;
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which means, their
cry was "Jesus. Master.
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Have mercy on us!" Jesus
takes a good look at them,
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and Jesus says, "Go, show
yourselves to the priests."
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Notice, Jesus doesn't
touch them. Jesus doesn't
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anoint them. Jesus
doesn't pray for them.
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Jesus doesn't wash them.
Here is the Great Physician,
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the One who can
heal anybody at any time,
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doing anything. But He
says, "Go, show yourselves
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to the priests."
Because, according to the law,
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the priests were
the only ones who could
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pronounce them clean.
The Bible says they went,
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but while on their
way--I said, while on their way.
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I don't have much
time today, because we've
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got to get to the
Lord's Supper, but--while
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on their way,
their leprosy, friends,
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was not gone when
they got to the priests.
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But their leprosy
was gone on their way
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to the priests. Somebody's
still not getting this today.
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Did they confess
their sins before they
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went and received their
healing? Did they clean up?
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Did they change their
lifestyle before they went
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and received their
healing? Did they walk
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down the aisle, shake my hand,
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sign the appeal
card, before they received
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their healing? No. Jesus
healed them on their way.
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Not when they
got to the priests,
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but on their way to the priests,
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which means God
has already begun to
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heal somebody
before you got here today.
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The priests can't take
claim for your healing.
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The preacher can't
take claim for your healing.
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The church can't take
claim for your healing.
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God did it while
you were on your way.
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[Aud. reaction] 
  PB:  But look at
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what happens next.
This is the shouting part.
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Look at verse 14, 15.
Look at 15. I'm almost done.
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The Bible says in
verse 15, "And one of them"-
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-I wish I had a
preaching church in here today.
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[Aud. reaction]   
PB:  You know, I was at
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Sligo last week; I
was looking forward to
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getting back to
Oakwood. Do I have a witness
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in this place? And,
"one of them, when he
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saw that he was
healed, he turned back and
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with a loud
voice"--he wasn't quiet.
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He "fell down on
his face at his feet,
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giving him
thanks." And not only that;
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"he was a Samaritan."
And Jesus, answering,
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said--and I love
Jesus. He's all that,
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then some and a
bag of chips, because
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He knows the
beginning from the end.
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But looking at
Jesus, he asks, "Were
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there not ten cleansed?
but where are the nine?
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There are not
found that returned to
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give glory to God,
save this stranger.
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And he said unto
him, Arise, go thy way:
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thy faith hath made thee whole."
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[Aud. reaction]   
PB:  Thy faith hath
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made thee whole. I
said, thy faith hath
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made thee whole.
Somebody's still not
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getting it. Here's
the key to the story:
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All 10 lepers were in
the same awful position.
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All 10 lepers were in
the same pitiful condition.
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All 10 lepers
prayed and were healed.
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But the Bible says only one came
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back to say thank
you, which leads me,
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then, to the
conclusion that many
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see their need to pray but don't
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see their need to praise.
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I wish I had a
witness in this place!
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[Aud. reaction]    PB: 
I don't know how he came
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to this decision,
but when the man saw that
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he was healed, he
stopped going in one direction,
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turned around and
went the other direction;
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made a beeline to
Jesus, because he had
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a reason to praise
God. They all had a reason
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to praise God, but
only one. What happened
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to the other nine?
Maybe they went to be
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with their family
and their friends.
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Maye they went to
hug and kiss their
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wife and
children. Maybe they went to
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visit with
friends, and maybe they went
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to talk to
friends. Maybe their minds
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were occupied on
all the blessing that
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the blessing
brought to their lives.
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But the Bible says
there was one. One,
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who loved his
wife and children just
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as much as the
others. One, who wanted
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to hug and kiss his
wife, just like the others.
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One, who wanted to
spend time with his
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children and his
friends, just like the others.
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One, who wanted to
enjoy the blessings
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just as much as
the others, but there
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was one, who had
his priorities together.
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One did not get
so caught up in the
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blessing that he
forgot about the blessor.
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One, who put family,
friends and fellowship
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on hold so that he
could worship the One
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that made his being
with family and friends
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possible in the
first place. So you know
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what he says? Thank You, Jesus.
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Thank You,
Jesus. Thank You, Jesus!
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Thank You, Jesus!  
But let me get back to
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my main point. The
Bible says--remember,
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we read it, verse
15--that "with a loud voice,
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he glorified God." So
that means, with the same
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loudness and intensity
that he cried for mercy,
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that same
intensity, that same volume,
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he cried to God. Y'all
don't hear what I'm saying.
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[Aud. reaction]    PB:
 Many times we cry loud
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for God in prayer,
but then we're low in
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enthusiasm with
praise. But when you were
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trying to get in
school, when you were trying
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to get financially
cleansed, you were praying,
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and you were praying
loud. You shouted from
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the rooftops, "Lord,
help me get in school."
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"Lord, help me
financially clear." But once
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you get in school,
you're quiet. "Lord,
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help me get a job."
But once you get a job,
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you're quiet.
"Lord, help me get out of
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this sickness." But
once the Lord heals you,
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you're quiet. But
with the same zeal when we
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needed help back
then, we ought to praise
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Him with the same
zeal up here. I will bless
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the Lord at all
times and His praise shall
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continually be in
my mouth. O, come and
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magnify the Lord
with me, and let us exalt
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His name together.   
Two thousand years ago,
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Jesus gave His
life for you and for me.
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And I don't know about you,
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but I've come this Communion
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Sabbath simply to say thank You.
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[Aud. reaction]   
PB:  His blood healed
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us from a
gruesome disease much more
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than leprosy, and
I've got to say thank You.
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His blood healed us
from the sin disease,
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and I've got to say thank You.
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Now, somebody
may think this is for
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somebody else,
because we think the only
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people that ought
to say thank you are
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the drug addicts,
those who have drunk,
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those who've slept
around and fooled around.
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But
somebody--you gossips--somebody
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you've talked about, somebody.
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Somebody, your faith
is not where it should be.
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Somebody, you've been
robbing God from tithe
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and offering. But in
spite of who you are,
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in spite of what
you've done, God still,
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two thousand years
ago, went to die for you.
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While we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.
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Thank You, Jesus!
   [Aud. reaction]
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PB:  But some of
us seem to recognize
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physical needs
better than spiritual needs.
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When we're hungry,
we eat. When we're sick,
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we go to the
doctor. When we're tired,
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we sleep. But
just like leprosy is a
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physical disease, sin
is a spiritual disease,
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and it needs to be
healed. Jesus, this Sabbath;
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Jesus, this
Sabbath, September 24th,
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He wants to heal you.
Jesus wants to heal me.
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That's why He put this
Sabbath on the calendars,
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because He wants to heal
us. And the good news is,
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if you call out for
help, just like the lepers
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called out for help,
"Jesus have mercy on me,"
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Jesus will heal you just
like He healed the lepers.
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But understand, we've
got to be like the leper
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who returned
back to say thank You.
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He woke you up
this morning. Thank You!
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He put food on
your table. Thank You!
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He clothed you in your
right mind. Thank You!.
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He gave you feet to
walk, a car to drive.
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Thank You!  He
gave you a job to have.
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Thank You! He gave
financial clearance.
00:20:06.23\00:20:11.14
Thank You! He
went to Calvary to die
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for my sins. Thank
You! He bled in His
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mouth for my
evil talk. Thank You!
00:20:19.15\00:20:22.38
He bled in His
feet for my evil walk.
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Thank You! He
bled in His head for my
00:20:25.29\00:20:28.89
evil thoughts.
Thank You! He bled in
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His hands for my
evil touch. Thank You!
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What can wash away
my sins? Nothing but
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the blood of
Jesus! What can make
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me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
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In everything, give
thanks. Make a joyful
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noise unto the
Lord, all ye lands.
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Serve the Lord with gladness.
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Come before His
presence with singing.
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Know ye that
the Lord, He is God.
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It is He that
hath made us and not
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we ourselves. We are His people,
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the sheep of His
pasture. Enter into
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His gates with
thanksgiving, into His
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courts with
praise. And be thankful
00:21:10.53\00:21:13.94
until Him, for the Lord is good.
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[Aud. reaction]  
PB:  The Lord is good.
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His mercy is
everlasting. And His truth
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shall endure to all generations.
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Why do we have Communion? Why do
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the deaconesses dress in white?
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Why do the
pastors and elders wear
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dark suits, white
shirts and white ties?
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Why do the
deacons wear black suits,
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white shirts and
red ties? Because
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we've come to say
to the Lord, thank You.
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Aud.:  Thank You. 
  PB:  And don't you
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leave today
without saying thank You.
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If it had not been for the Lord,
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somebody should
be strung out by now,
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somebody should be
dead in their grave,
00:22:18.40\00:22:24.01
somebody's child may
not be in your house.
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They may be on the
street, but at least
00:22:31.91\00:22:33.28
they're not dead. As
long as they're breathing,
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that means the
Holy Ghost has a chance.
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Thank You, Jesus.
If I can pray with a
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loud voice, I can
praise with a loud voice.
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Lord, have mercy on me.
Lord, I thank You. Thank You
00:22:53.57\00:23:08.15
[music]
00:23:08.18\00:23:15.36
Yeah, that was
actually a really good movie.
00:23:15.39\00:23:16.62
Um, Batman is Batman, so,
you can't just not like him.
00:23:16.66\00:23:21.30
I haven't seen it. I
don't have money for that.
00:23:21.33\00:23:25.40
Oh. Speaking of money,
did you clear for school?
00:23:25.43\00:23:28.14
No. No, I didn't.
00:23:28.17\00:23:31.61
Oh, no.
00:23:31.64\00:23:32.97
I'm sorry, bro.
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Earl, it's going to
be okay. God got you.
00:23:34.24\00:23:35.84
Gotcha.
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Yeah. It's not cool, bro.
00:23:39.41\00:23:43.75
Wait a minute.
That didn't get it?
00:23:43.79\00:23:45.95
Come on, for
real? You mad though?
00:23:45.99\00:23:47.89
Y'all mad? It
was just a joke, bro.
00:23:47.92\00:23:52.33
[music]
00:23:52.36\00:24:19.55
[sound of paper crunching]
00:24:19.59\00:24:32.37
To make sure that your
process will not be deleted,
00:24:32.40\00:24:35.00
it is important
that you verify the
00:24:35.04\00:24:36.47
balance showing on
your account immediately.
00:24:36.50\00:24:39.07
[sound of paper crunching]
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[music]
00:24:46.15\00:24:54.96
[sound of background
voices and telephone]
00:24:54.99\00:25:04.13
Hi. Good afternoon.
00:25:04.17\00:25:05.50
Good afternoon. How
may I help you today?
00:25:05.53\00:25:06.80
Um, I received a
letter saying that
00:25:06.84\00:25:08.17
I had an outstanding balance.
00:25:08.20\00:25:09.30
Okay. What's your ID number?
00:25:09.34\00:25:10.61
129717.
00:25:10.64\00:25:14.24
[sound of
computer keys clicking]
00:25:14.28\00:25:15.51
Matthew McDonald?
00:25:15.54\00:25:16.78
Yes.
00:25:16.81\00:25:18.11
Here we go. Yes, it
says you currently have
00:25:18.15\00:25:19.45
an outstanding
balance for $2,500.00.
00:25:19.48\00:25:21.58
Okay, and there's no other like,
00:25:21.62\00:25:24.22
scholarships or
financial aid available?
00:25:24.25\00:25:25.79
I'm not sure. I can
go find out for you.
00:25:25.82\00:25:27.89
If you'll just wait right there,
00:25:27.92\00:25:29.62
I'll be with you
in a second. Okay.
00:25:29.66\00:25:32.93
[music and sound
of phone ringing]
00:25:32.96\00:25:40.47
Hey man, what's up?
00:25:40.50\00:25:49.78
My balance.
00:25:49.81\00:25:53.11
Trust me, I've
been there before.
00:25:53.15\00:25:56.65
But, don't worry. Trust God.
00:25:56.69\00:26:02.79
He'll take care of you.
00:26:02.82\00:26:04.53
You're right.
00:26:04.56\00:26:06.06
No, I'm serious.
00:26:06.09\00:26:07.66
Even when you can't
track God's blessings,
00:26:07.66\00:26:09.76
you can always
trust His promises.
00:26:09.80\00:26:11.97
Just have faith.
00:26:12.00\00:26:14.04
Mr. McDonald?
00:26:14.07\00:26:19.47
[music]
00:26:19.51\00:26:21.74
Hi. I'm sorry. Is
it possible for you to
00:26:21.78\00:26:23.24
come back tomorrow at 9 o'clock?
00:26:23.28\00:26:25.05
We're currently not
taking any more appointments.
00:26:25.08\00:26:27.95
Okay. Thank you.
00:26:27.98\00:26:29.55
All right. Thank
you. Have a nice day.
00:26:29.58\00:26:31.39
[music]
00:26:31.42\00:26:47.70
[sound of birds chirping]
00:26:47.74\00:27:20.07
[sound of paper rustling]
00:27:20.10\00:27:48.70
>:  Dear Mr.
McDonald, We are delighted to
00:27:48.73\00:27:51.17
inform you that you
have been awarded with
00:27:51.20\00:27:53.10
a scholarship of
$5,000 for your outstanding
00:27:53.13\00:27:55.40
academic accomplishment.
00:27:55.44\00:27:57.11
Thank You, God.
Wow. Thank You, God! Wow.
00:27:57.14\00:28:08.75
[sound of door rolling back]
00:28:08.78\00:28:09.82
Don't worry. Trust
God. He'll take care of you.
00:28:09.85\00:28:13.32
You're right.
00:28:13.36\00:28:16.06
No, I'm serious.
00:28:16.09\00:28:17.59
Even when you can't
track God's blessings,
00:28:17.63\00:28:19.69
you can always
trust His promises.
00:28:19.73\00:28:22.86
Just have faith.
00:28:22.90\00:28:25.13
[sound of door rolling back]
00:28:25.17\00:28:26.97
Wow! Thank You,
God! Wow, thank You, God.
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END
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