BREATH OF LIFE
MINISTRIES PRESENTS:
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SERMON NUMBER
B551 "Know the Word"
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[BREATH OF LIFE THEME MUSIC]
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PB:  John 17:17, Jesus Himself
speaking the Word of God says.
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Jesus says, "Sanctify them
through Thy"--what, everybody?
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Aud.:  Word.
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PB:  Come on, talk to me.
Sanctify them through Thy what?
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Aud.:  Word.
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PB:  "Thy Word is"--what?
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Aud.:  Truth.
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PB:  Say it one more time.
Sanctify them through Thy what?
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Aud.:  Word.
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PB:  Thy Word is what?
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Aud.:  Truth.
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PB:  Repeat after
me, hold your Bible. Say,
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"every promise in
this book is mine."
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Aud.:  Every promise
in this book is mine.
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PB:  Say it like you mean it.
Every promise in this book is
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mine. Aud.:  Every
promise in this book is mine.
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PB:  "Every chapter,
every verse, every line."
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Aud.:  Every chapter,
every verse, every line.
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PB:  "I am saved
by His grace divine."
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PB:  "Every promise
in this book is mine."
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PB:  God, tonight, for every
mountain You've brought us over,
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for every valley that
You've seen us through,
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Lord, we give You
the praise, the honor and
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the glory tonight. If
it had not been for you,
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O God, on our side,
where would we be tonight.
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So, Lord, we don't
get the big head tonight,
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we don't get arrogant
tonight, we recognize that
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we are nothing
without You. In You we live,
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we move, and we have
our being. And so God,
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anoint this Word
tonight we pray, and we be
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careful to give You
the praise, the honor
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and the glory. Remove
the devil from out of here
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tonight so Your Word
can flow full and free.
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It's in Jesus' name we pray. Let
all those who believe say amen.
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Aud.:  Amen.
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PB:  And amen. You
may be seated. Tonight,
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I just want to talk
to you quickly about
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Aud.:  Know the Word.
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PB:  Come on, say it like you
mean it. Say "know the Word."
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Aud.:  Know the Word.
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PB:  Now the Bible, quickly,
is the most popular book
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in this world. We
preach from the Bible,
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we teach from the
Bible, we quote Scripture from
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the Bible, we recite from
the Bible, we get inspired
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by the Bible. You
mention the Bible, and everybody
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knows about the Bible.
And to think that nobody is
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required to own, buy,
read or believe the Bible,
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yet people buy
the Bible in droves.
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Now, the Bible is the
world's best-sold book,
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but if you search the
bestseller list, you won't
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find the Bible listed
anywhere. From top to bottom,
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search it, look it up,
you will not find the Bible
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anywhere. So then the
question begs asking, if the
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Bible then is the
best-selling book in the world,
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why isn't it on
the bestseller list?
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The answer tonight is
simple. In the research and
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discoveries of the annual
sales figure for the Bible,
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the figures are so high,
averaging between 4 and 25
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million, and 600 million
dollars, 50 million dollars per
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year, that it soars above
the sales of all other books.
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In fact, the best
any book can hope for,
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other than the
Bible, is for second place,
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and it's a
distant second at that.
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For example, the seven-book
series of Harry Potter,
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not that I like Harry
Potter. Come on, say amen.
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[Aud. Reaction]
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PB:  And I'm not suggesting
you ought to read Harry Potter
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either, but all seven books in
the Harry Potter series together
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only sold together 400 million
copies, and no one expects
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it to keep pace with the
Bible. Ninety-two percent of
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American households have a
Bible in their home with the
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average household having three
Bibles in it. This doesn't ,
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however, include people
like you and me, who can hold up
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our smart phones, and we've
downloaded the Bibles on our
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smart phones. Hands down,
the Bible is the most important
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and popular book in the
world. But yet when you think
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about that, you would
think that with all these Bibles
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being made, with all
these Bibles being bought,
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and all these Bibles
in our homes, that people
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would live by what
is written in the Bible.
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I mean, let's be real.
If everybody were reading
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the Bible, then surely the
moral fabric of our society
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wouldn't be what it is.
If everybody were reading the
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Bible, we wouldn't have as much
crime as we do. We would not
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have as much death and
mess and stress as we do.
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So what I've discovered
is, just because people
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buy the Bible doesn't
mean people Read the Bible.
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[Aud. reaction] PB:  And if
people don't read the Bible,
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people don't know what
the Bible says. Because how
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can you have faith in
the Bible unless you know
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what's in the /Bible?
Now, nobody is saved by buying
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a Bible they don't
use. Nor is anybody saved by
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reading a Bible they
don't obey. The Lord doesn't
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open the windows of
heaven to the person who keeps
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his Bible closed. Do I
have a witness in this place?
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A recent study
suggests that 20 percent of all
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Americans read the
Bible--only 20 percent-
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-on a regular
basis. This must be true.
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Last week I was
reading an article on CNN.com,
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and it was saying
that many people claim to
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quote the Bible either
quote the Bible out of context,
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either they misquote the
Bible, or they don't know
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what they're quoting from the
Bible. What am I talking about?
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I'm a sports fan. CNN
said, and tells the story,
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about a legendary NFL
coach of the Chicago Bears.
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Anybody know about the
Chicago Bears? Now maybe the
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young people don't know
today, but the Chicago Bears
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used to have a legendary
loudmouth coach named Mike
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Ditka. Mike Ditka was giving
a news conference one day,
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after being fired as
the coach of the Bears.
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Mike Ditka, in this news
conference, decided to quote the
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Bible. Now, you know
it's a bad thing to be fired.
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You don't have to
testify. Ha ha. But then,
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when you've got to
stand up at the microphone
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at a press conference
and talk to reporters about
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being fired, that's
tough. And what gets me is this.
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The media asked, how
do you feel about fired?
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"How do you think I
feel about being fired?"
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[Aud. reaction]
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PB:  Anyway, Ditka
choked up, says, "I'm fired.
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But Scripture tells you
that all things shall pass."
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He didn't say Scripture
says, this too shall pass.
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So you know the
media. After Ditka said this,
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the next day the media
spent the entire day trying
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to find this quote from the
Bible, "This too shall pass."
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Because the phrase "this too
shall pass" isn't in the Bible,
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they couldn't find it.
Ditka was quoting a phantom
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Scripture that sounded
like it was in the Bible,
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but it wasn't there. And
the mistake of Mike Ditka
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is a mistake
common to all of us today.
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While the Bible is the most
respected book in the world,
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while the Bible is the
most read book in the world,
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the Bible, I'm learning,
is also the most misquoted.
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In fact, most people who
profess a deep love for the
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Bible have never
actually even read the Bible.
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That's why you have to
know the Bible for yourself.
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Do I have a
witness in this place?
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Politicians, motivational
speakers, sports figures,
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celebrities, teachers,
and even some preachers quote
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passages that they say
are in the Bible, but they're
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nowhere in the Bible. And
we take it as law and fact
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what people say the
Bible says, and they don't know
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what they're talking about.
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Can we call the
roll? Where is the text
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"God helps those
who help themselves"?
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[Aud. reaction]
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PB:  It's not in
there. Where in the Bible is
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"God works in mysterious
ways His wonders to perform"?
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It sounds like it
comes from the Bible,
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but it's not in the Bible.
"God works in mysterious ways"
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is a paraphrase of a
19th-century hymn by an English
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poet by the name
of William Cowper.
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Where in the Bible is
"cleanliness next to godliness"?
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It's not in there. That
was coined by John Wesley.
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Where in the Bible--this is
the one I like, 'cause you know,
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as a preacher this
is like I like to use,
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but it's not in
there--where in the Bible is
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"God helps those who help
themselves"? It's not in there.
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The phrase was
coined by Benjamin Franklin,
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but it's nowhere in
the Bible. These are what
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I call phantom Scriptures.
They're not in the Bible.
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The Bible never said
Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
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The Bible says Jonah was
swallowed by a great fish.
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The Bible never said
three wise men visited Jesus.
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The Bible says that
wise men brought three gifts,
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gold, frankincense
and myrrh. Are you hearing
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what I'm saying? You've
got to know what the Bible
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says for yourself.
Know what you believe,
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know why you
believe what you believe,
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and know where it's
found. Do I have a witness
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in this place?  [Aud. reaction]
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PB:  Now somebody
says, Pastor Byrd,
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you're just
trying to be too deep.
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It's just semantics.
It's just a little mistake,
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it's just a play on
words. But getting biblical
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Scriptures and stories
wrong may not seem significant,
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but it's
dangerous.  [Aud. reaction]
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PB:  Why is it dangerous?
Getting biblical Scriptures
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wrong and quoting
Scripture wrong is a deceptive
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tool of the devil.
Let me tell you something.
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Don't you forget
that the devil is a liar.
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Don't you forget that the
devil is the father of lies.
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Satan has many tools,
but a lie is the handle that
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fits them all. And
let me tell you something,
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friends of mine, if
the devil will try to tempt
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Jesus on the Word,
don't you know he will try to
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tempt you on the Word?
Let me tell you, tonight,
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the devil knows the
Bible better than you.
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He can quote
Scripture better than you.
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The devil can
preach better than you.
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The devil can
teach better than you.
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The devil is not in a red suit.
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[Aud. reaction]  PB: 
The devil is not holding a
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pitchfork in his hand.
The devil does not have horns
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on his head. The
devil does not have a tail
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coming out of his caboose.
Some of you work for the devil.
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[Aud. reaction]  PB:  Some
of you live with the devil.
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[Aud. reaction]  PB:  Some of
you are sleeping with the devil.
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Help me, Holy
Ghost.   [Aud. reaction]
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PB:  And I pray you're
not sitting by the devil.
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Do I have a
witness in this place?
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[Aud. reaction]   PB: 
Think about it. In heaven,
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Satan was so
deceptive, he was such a liar,
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that he was able to
deceive one-third of the
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angels into
following him. And not only did
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he deceive angels, but
he sought to deceive Jesus.
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You know the story.
The temptations of Christ
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in Luke chapter 4. The
devil tried to take Jesus
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and tempt Him on the
Word of God. He took Jesus
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way up to the temple. He
took Jesus to the highest
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point of the temple,
and he told Jesus "jump."
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But Jesus defeated
the devil on the Word.
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Let that be a
lesson for you tonight.
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You will also wage
defeat the devil on the
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Word of God. Man shall
not live by bread alone,
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but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of
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God. Understand, you
will always defeat the devil
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on the Word, but if
the devil will take Jesus
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to the temple, don't
you know he'll bring you
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to the temple?
He'll bring you to church.
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Everybody talking about
heaven in here ain't going.
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He'll bring you to
revival. He will mess with
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you on the parking lot.
Why do I have to park so far?
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[Aud. reaction]
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PB:  He'll mess with
you in the sanctuary.
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Why do they got to sing so long?
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He'll make you
snap at the ushers.
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Hurry up, give me a ___
card so I can get me a gift.
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The devil will make
you sit up in here and
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refuse to sing, refuse
to smile, refuse to speak,
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refuse to shake
hands, refuse to pray,
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refuse to praise
God, refuse to thank God,
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as if God hasn't blessed you,
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as if God hasn't picked you up,
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turned you around
and placed your feet
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on solid ground.
But the devil is a liar.
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I will bless the
Lord at all times,
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and His praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
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My soul shall make
her boast in the Lord.
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The humble shall
hear thereof and be good.
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O magnify the Lord with me.
Let us exalt His name together.
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Know the Word. Know
the what, everybody?
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Aud.:  The Word.   PB:  Come
on, know the what, everybody?
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Aud.:  The Word. 
PB:  But not only that,
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if you don't know
the Word, not only will
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you misquote the
Word, but the devil will
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make you do some
mean, ugly things,
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all in the name of
Scripture. You see,
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the devil knows
how to use Scripture,
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how to manipulate
Scripture, how to turn
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Scripture this way and
that way, make it say this,
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make it say that, and
make it say some mean,
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ugly things. The
devil will take a word here,
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a phrase there, a sentence
over there, a paragraph there,
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a verse there. Turn to
Genesis, skip to Malachi,
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go back to Exodus,
skim over to Romans,
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go back to
Leviticus. Spice it up with the
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Song of Solomon,
pepper it with Proverbs,
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salt it with Psalms,
and then use it to serve
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up some dangerous,
poisonous biblical soup.
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Stuff that will
justify killing folks.
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Justify bigotry, oppressing
women and trampling children.
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That's why you've
got to read and know the
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Word of God for yourself.
Not based on what Mama says,
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not based on what
Daddy says. Grandmama says,
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Granddaddy says, not even
based on what the preacher says,
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know what the Word of
God says for yourself.
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Faith cometh by hearing;
hearing by the Word of God.
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To the law and to the
testimony, if they speak
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not according to this
Word, it is because there is no
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light in them. Thy Word
is truth, Thy Word have I
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hid in my heart that I
might not sin against Thee.
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Thy Word is a lamp unto my
feet and a light unto my path.
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Why did David say that?
Why did David say Thy Word is
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a lamp unto my feet and a
light unto my path? You see,
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in David's day
there was night traveling.
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Everybody say "night traveling."
Aud.:  Night traveling.
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PB:  There was night
traveling because most of the
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traveling in David's
day was done by walking.
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There were no cars, buses
and vehicles like we have.
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There were no streetlights,
there were no neon lights.
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You had to walk, and
at nighttime you have to
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walk in the dark.
They had what they called
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ankle lights.
Everybody say "ankle lights."
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Aud.:  Ankle lights. 
PB:  Ankle lights were
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lanterns that were
tied around the ankle,
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so as you walked,
you could see where you
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made your next step.
You see, you couldn't see
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10 feet down the road.
You couldn't see 20 feet
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down the road. You couldn't
see 30, 40 feet down the road.
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All you could see is
how you made your next step.
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Somebody's going to
get this in a minute.
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So it is with the Word
of God. God won't show you
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what's happening and
will happen next week.
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God won't show you what's
going to happen next month.
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God won't show you what's
going to happen next year.
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God will just show you
how to take your next step.
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God, you don't have to
explain everything to me.
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I have faith in you.
Faith cometh by hearing,
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hearing by the Word
of God. Faith is the
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substance of things
hoped for, the evidence
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of things not seen.
God, you don't have to
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show me where I'll
be 20 years from now.
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You don't even have
to explain why I went
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through what I went through.
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Just show me my next step.
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[Aud. reaction]
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PB:  If you don't
light it up, I'll make
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the wrong move. If
you don't light it up,
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a snake might bite me.
If you don't light it up,
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I may step in a
hole and break my ankle.
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If you don't light
it up, I may step in
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water and get wet. But
God, show me my next step.
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And that's why I
came to church tonight.
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That's why I came
to revival tonight.
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I didn't come to
show off my suit.
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I didn't come to
show off my bow tie.
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I didn't come to
show off my shoes.
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I didn't come to
show you my wife and kids.
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But I came tonight so
that God could show me
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my next step. Thy
Word is a lamp unto my feet
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and light unto my
path. Hey hey hey, I believe.
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I've got some
Bible-believing folk up in here
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that are living
by the Word of God.
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I know you're trying
to act civilian on earth,
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but somebody
knows you'd be dead,
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if it weren't
for the Word of God.
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[Aud. reaction]  
PB:  Somebody knows you'd
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be strung out
somewhere, if it weren't for
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the Word of God.
Somebody knows, you would
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have lost your mind
by now, if it weren't
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for the Word of God,
because God will keep
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you in perfect peace when
your mind is stayed on Him.
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Somebody, you would have
been locked up in somebody's
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jail right now, had
it not been for the Word.
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Everybody say "the
Word."  Aud.: The Word.
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PB:  Come on, say "the
Word." Aud.:  The Word.
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PB:  Say the
Word!  Aud.:  The Word.
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PB:  Now, a man--last
point--is no more than his word.
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It doesn't matter what you have,
if you can't keep your word.
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It doesn't matter what you look
like, if you can't keep your
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word. It doesn't matter how
smart you are, if you can't keep
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your word. Your word is
everything. Your word is your
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bond. If you're going to say
you're going to do something,
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then you'd better do
it. If you say you're not
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going to do it, then
don't do it. And some of us
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keep our words, and
some of us don't. Some of us
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keep our word about certain
things and some of us don't.
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You see, may I confess
tonight, there are some real
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nice people that I
wouldn't take a check from.
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[Aud. reaction]  PB:  Good
people, good personalities,
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but they don't keep
their word. But I serve a God
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that is not a man that
He should lie, nor is He the
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son of man that He
should repent. If the Lord says
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you can count on it, He
will do just what He says.
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Know the Word. The Word has 66
books: 39 in the Old Testament,
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27 in the New
Testament. Know the Word.
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The Word has 1,189
chapters in it: 929 in
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the Old, 260 in
the New. Know the Word.
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The Word has
31,173 verses sin it;
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773,692 words in
it. Know the Word.
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God is the author
of the Word, but 40 men
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of God wrote as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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Know the Word. The Bible
says more than 3,000 times
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"Thus saith the
Lord." And the words which
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follow are quotes
from the Almighty God.
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Know the Word.  
There are no contradictions
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in the Bible. From
Genesis to Revelation,
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there are no contradictions.
Know the Word of God.
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All Scripture is
given by inspiration of God.
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It's profitable for
doctrine, for reproof,
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for correction, for
instruction in righteousness.
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Know the Word of God.
The promises of God are
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always yes and amen.
Know the Word of God.
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I can do all things
through Christ which
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strengtheneth me.
Know the Word, that I am
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not ashamed of the
gospel of Jesus Christ.
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For it is the power
of God unto salvation.
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Know the Word! All
things work together for
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good to them who
love the Lord and are the
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called according to
His purpose. Know the Word!
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If God be for us,
who can be against us.
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Know the Word. No
weapon formed against us
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shall prosper. Know
the Word! If my people
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who are called by My
name would humble themselves
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and pray, and seek
My face, turn from their
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wicked ways, then I
will hear from heaven and
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I will heal their land.
00:22:07.99\00:22:10.46
Know the Word. In the
beginning was the Word,
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and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God,
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and the Word became
flesh. The Word, Jesus,
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is from the
beginning. Jesus is the beginner
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of the beginning. Jesus
is the beginning in whom
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the beginning began.
Jesus is the beginning before
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the beginning was begun.
Jesus is the beginning who
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did not begin to
be. Jesus did not start,
00:22:37.72\00:22:40.92
because He had
nowhere to come from. Jesus
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does not stop, because
He has no boundary lines.
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He's older than time
yet younger than future,
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because He is what He
was, He was what He is,
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and what He was and
is He will always be!
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[Aud. reaction]  PB: 
Know the Word. And don't
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you let anybody,
anywhere, at any time deceive
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you on the Word. The
B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the
00:23:07.22\00:23:12.99
Book for me, I stand
alone on the Word of God,
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the B-I-B-L-E. At His
Word tyrants die on the spot.
00:23:17.76\00:23:23.93
At His Word, ravens
feed prophets. At His Word,
00:23:23.97\00:23:28.70
Red Seas become dry
highways. At His Word,
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lions lay down like
house dogs. At His Word,
00:23:32.47\00:23:35.68
donkeys talk. At His
Word, the sun stands still.
00:23:35.71\00:23:40.05
At His Word, two fish
and five loaves become dinner
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for 5,000. At His
Word, sinners become saints,
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addicts become achievers,
cowards become conquerors,
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drunkards become
deacons, fishermen become
00:23:51.63\00:23:54.73
fishers of men! At His Word!
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Tax collectors become
gospel writers, at His Word.
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At His Word,
doubters become believers,
00:24:06.54\00:24:09.28
midgets become giants,
fearful men become brave men,
00:24:09.31\00:24:15.02
at His Word. Bad men
become good men at His Word.
00:24:15.05\00:24:18.75
At His Word, habits
are broken. At His Word,
00:24:18.79\00:24:22.76
chains are broken. At His
Word, strongholds are broken.
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His Word is eternal.
His Word is infallible.
00:24:27.96\00:24:32.00
His Word is holy. His Word
is truth. His Word is just.
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His Word is
supreme. His Word is right.
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His Word is unmatched.
His Word is unfailing.
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His Word is unfaltering.
His Word is unquestionable.
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His Word is steadfast,
sure, trustworthy, dependable.
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His Word is
everlasting.  Know the Word.
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Don't you let the devil
deceive you on the Word.
00:25:00.13\00:25:02.96
Know the Word. Quit
misquoting the Bible.
00:25:03.00\00:25:06.84
Know the Word. Quit
making the Bible say what
00:25:06.87\00:25:11.37
you want it to say.
Know the Word. Quit letting
00:25:11.41\00:25:15.08
other people say in the
Bible what they want it to say.
00:25:15.11\00:25:18.38
Know the Word, and
you shall know the truth,
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And the truth shall
set you free. Sanctify them
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through Thy Word.
Thy Word is truth,
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and the truth
shall set you free.
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Search the Scriptures,
Jesus said. For they are
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they which testify of
Me. Tonight, know the Word.
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Praise God for the
Word. We're not coming for
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revival just to stomp our
feet, just to clap our hands,
00:25:46.24\00:25:50.41
just to wave our hands,
but God is calling us to
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know the Word.
There's a famine in the land.
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It's not for bread
and water, but there's a
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famine for the Word of God!
00:26:01.42\00:26:05.09
We've got to know the
Word! Do we need a word?
00:26:05.13\00:26:09.23
Aud.:  Yes!  PB: 
Do we need a word?
00:26:09.26\00:26:11.37
Aud.:  Yes!  PB: 
Do we need a word?
00:26:11.40\00:26:13.40
Aud.:  Yes!  PB: 
Praise God for His Word.
00:26:13.44\00:26:14.57
I said, praise God for His Word.
00:26:14.60\00:26:16.34
Praise God in the sanctuary.
00:26:16.37\00:26:22.61
Praise God in the
firmament of His power.
00:26:22.64\00:26:26.18
Praise God for His mighty acts.
00:26:26.21\00:26:28.92
Praise God according to
His excellent greatness.
00:26:28.95\00:26:32.05
Praise God with a
sound of a trumpet.
00:26:32.09\00:26:34.92
Praise God with a
psaltery and a harp.
00:26:34.96\00:26:37.73
Praise God with the
timbrel and the dance.
00:26:37.76\00:26:40.96
Praise God with the
stringed instruments and organs.
00:26:41.00\00:26:45.53
Praise God with
the loud cymbals.
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Praise God upon the
high-sounding cymbals.
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Let everything, let everything,
00:26:52.24\00:26:55.64
let everything that hath
breath praise ye the Lord!
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Know the Word.
Know what you believe.
00:27:05.55\00:27:09.99
Know why you believe it,
and know where it's found.
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And put your hands
together and praise Jesus!
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[Aud. reaction]  
PB:  The living Word!
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[Aud. reaction]   PB:  It's just
so sweet to trust in that living
00:27:19.83\00:27:27.88
Word. Aud.: 
Bless Your name, God.
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PB:  Tis so sweet to
take Jesus at His Word.
00:27:30.41\00:27:35.22
Aud.:  Thank You, God.
00:27:35.25\00:27:37.29
PB:  Just to
rest upon His promise,
00:27:37.32\00:27:41.86
just to know thus
saith the Lord. Jesus, Jesus,
00:27:41.89\00:27:57.34
how I trust you. How
I've proved you o'er and o'er.
00:27:57.37\00:28:05.85
O for grace to trust Him more.
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If you believe that
tonight, stand and sing with me.
00:28:11.52\00:28:15.19
Stand and sing with me.
00:28:15.22\00:28:17.26
>:  Thank you for
joining us for another exciting
00:28:17.29\00:28:18.49
Breath of Life
television broadcast.
00:28:18.53\00:28:20.20
Tune in next
week at the same time,
00:28:20.23\00:28:22.30
as Dr. Byrd will
deliver another dynamic message
00:28:22.33\00:28:25.30
from the Lord, just for you.
00:28:25.33\00:28:27.47
Until next time,
may God bless you.
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