Welcome back.
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You know, what is really
interesting to me, as we are
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looking at all these things.
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I remember reading in a
book called Ministry of Healing
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in a chapter
called Saved to Serve.
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In the chapter there's a
scene where this woman has a
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vision of the angels being
around Christ or around God
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in the throne room.
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They see this addict struggling,
standing up and falling
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down standing up and
falling down, and the angels
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instead of saying
oh, look at that person
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can't they ever get together.
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The angels say,
can I have that person.
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Because there are in need
encouragement, they're going
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to need someone to
help them stand up again.
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And it's got a be harder
for them, and I just know that
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I can help them.
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And I saw at scene in
and I wanted to weep that
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God's love and mercy
towards us, they're not looking
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to take care of the
past, or someone that is high
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in Ministry, they are
looking to take care of the
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addict or the person
in prison, I love that.
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Is there anything that
you would like to share
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with us before we leave?
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We have but a few minutes.
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Jesus Christ went
looking for that one lost sheep.
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the Bible says there
is more joy in heaven.
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Over one sinner that
repent, if then and 99, so that
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kind of ties in with
what you were saying there.
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I want to tell my
friends in the world that if I
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could give you a credit
card with an unlimited account
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that you could spend it
and get whatever you wanted.
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Unlimited possibilities,
would you not take it?
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Jesus Christ has a
credit card for each
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and every one of us.
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And it's unlimited possibilities
for service for Him,
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is that not right.
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That's right, unlimited
and mean there's no end to it.
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I would like to share
a favorite Bible verse.
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John 3:16, we
probably all know it.
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Some of you have it memorized.
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I don't I'm not very smart.
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I wish that I had got
an education, but I didn't,
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we're learning by God's grace.
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"For God so loved the
world that he gave his only
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begotten son that
whosoever" - - whosoever
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whosoever, who - so - ever.
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I don't care what
country what creed whosoever -
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whatever your addiction
is - what ever it is what
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every your sin problem is.
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"Whosoever believeth in him
shall not perish but have. "
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What?
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"Everlasting life"
listen to verse 17.
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John 3:16 is
what we read, verse 17
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"For God sent not his son
into the world to condemn the
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world, but that, but that
the world through him might
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be," what?
SAVED! "Might be saved"!
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And that is our hope
as we seek Him in a daily
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relationship.
Lord, I need your help.
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You know, it is amazing to
me about that is that image
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of God that we have, that
God wants to come and just
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nail us for our stuff.
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No! "For God sent not his
son into the world to condemn
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the world" because the
world without God was condemned
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and that's why He said is
son into this world that we
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might have hoped and
salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Let me pull you into a
life of recovery, a life of joy,
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a life of where you are
not in bondage to all those
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addictions, a life where
you are not feeling like you
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don't belong and
you are worthless.
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Let me pour into you hope.
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You know, I just have to say.
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Thank you so much
for coming on the show.
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How cool is it - God
bless you it's been a blessing.
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And I want to think
everybody throughout the world.
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Give God a chance,
it's worth while is it not?
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One more thing is
that I know you have a
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ministry that is unbelievable.
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You go into prisons and I want
to bring you back to tell us
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what you are doing now.
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And how God is using you to
go, and minister to the very
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people, the
very person you were.
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Those are my friends - Amen!
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You know, as you listen to
this, as you heard all this
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testimony and seen the joy
and the passion that Lem has
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as far as his recovery.
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I want to know that he
is no different than you,
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is no different
from anybody that is
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struggling with addiction.
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God says if you trust
Me, if you step into this
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relationship that I
promise you I will join into
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a covenant with
you that I will pour
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you out of it and give
you a future and a hope.
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