Hello there, happy
Sabbath. Come on in.
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We're about to
meet with the King.
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Good day. I'm Aunty Nat.
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And I'm Aunty Cecily.
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We are so glad,
you've decided to join us
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in our worship
time with the King.
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How's your week been?
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Good!
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Aunty Nat? Yes.
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I went to Sydney and
played some basketball.
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Oh, that sounds
wonderful, Jeremiah.
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Did you enjoy yourself?
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Yes. Oh, that's terrific.
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Now, kids, who else do
we have to say hello to?
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Teddy! Teddy.
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Hello, Teddy.
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I think he's
asleep, boys and girls.
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He's such a good boy.
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Now Janina, can
you say a prayer for us
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to open our worship time?
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Dear Jesus, thank
You for the Sabbath.
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Please send a blessing to
the boys and girls at home.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Thank you, Janina.
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That was a
beautiful little prayer.
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Aunty Cecily, do we have
another key to the kingdom
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to talk about today?
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We sure do.
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And I'm going to ask Caleb,
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if he'd like to
open our gift box
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and find out what our
key to the kingdom is today.
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Get to know God.
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And what's the
text on the other side?
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John 17:3.
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Thanks, Caleb.
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Matthew, could you read
that to us from the Bible?
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"And this is eternal
life, that they may know You,
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the only true God,
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and Jesus Christ
whom You have sent."
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Thanks, Matthew.
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This text tells
us that knowing God
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and Jesus Christ, His Son,
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is an important key
to the kingdom of heaven.
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Now, how do we get to know God?
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You know, nature
points to an amazing creator.
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And the Bible tells us about
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who this
Creator is a loving God.
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Every time Aunty Nat
gives us a study from the Bible,
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we learn more
about God, don't we?
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Yes.
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In the Bible,
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the clearest information
about what God is like
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is contained in the
life and sayings of Jesus.
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Jesus tells us in John 14:9,
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that if we have seen Him,
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we have seen the Father.
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In other words, knowing
Jesus is to know His Father.
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Also, we must
know Jesus personally,
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not just know about Him
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if we're going
to be happy living
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with Him for eternity.
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Caleb, what are some ways
you can get to know Jesus?
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Read about Him in the Bible.
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Yes, reading the Bible
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is a good way to
get to know Jesus.
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What's another way, Matthew?
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You can pray.
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Yes, that's a good way to
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because we're talking
to God like to a friend.
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And we need to listen
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when He speaks to us
through our conscience.
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So as we spend time
with the King this Sabbath,
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don't forget to
pray and study the Bible,
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especially the
parts about Jesus,
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and enjoy God's
created works in nature.
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This will help
you to get to know God
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who'll never let you down.
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And He can
become your best friend.
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Thanks, Aunty Cecily.
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We are learning so much
from our keys to the kingdom.
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But I can see that
Braedan has just arrived.
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Thanks, Braedan, for coming
to share your musical talent
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with us.
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Thanks, Aunty Nat.
It's good to be here.
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Hi, boys and girls,
let's sing the song,
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"When We All Get to Heaven."
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Sing the wondrous love of Jesus
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Sing His mercy and His grace
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In the mansions
bright and blessed
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He'll prepare for us a place
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When we all get to heaven
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What a day of
rejoicing that will be!
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When we all see Jesus
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We'll sing and shout the victory
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Braedan, can we please sing,
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"The King has a Treasure House?"
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We certainly can.
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The King has a
treasure house of promises
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Gifts from heaven above
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In His word are
many, many promises
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Offered us in love
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God gives us courage to repent
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And turn away from every sin
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He gives us
wisdom, faith, and trust
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And grow to follow Him
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The King has a
treasure house of promises
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Promises for you and me
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In His word are
many, many promises
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To give us the victory
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To give us the victory
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Victory!
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Braedan, can we please
sing, "More about Jesus?"
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That's a great song.
Let's sing it together.
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More about Jesus I would know
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More of His grace to others show
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More of His saving fullness see
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More of His love who died for me
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More, more about Jesus
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More, more about Jesus
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More of His saving fullness see
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More of His love who died for me
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Thanks, Braedan.
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I love praising
the Lord in song.
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And now it's time to
catch up with Dr. John
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and enjoy another one
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of his very interesting stories.
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Hello, boys and girls.
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Thank you for coming
back and joining me again.
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And I want to
say a special welcome
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to the boys and girls,
and moms and dads in England,
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because that's
where the story happened.
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You know, dogs are
trained to do different things
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and some of them
are very, very smart.
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I see a dog who comes to church.
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And he is a Seeing Eye dog.
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And I've seen dogs, it
is just in their instinct,
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when they see sheep or ducks,
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they run out and
they run them up.
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And dogs are trained to do
all sorts of things, some hunt.
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There's one dog that is so fast,
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it is the
fastest dog in the world
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called a greyhound.
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And they are programmed,
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the way they are bred
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and the way they are brought up,
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is when they see a rabbit,
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they have to chase
it, catch it, and kill it.
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So that when
they train greyhounds,
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they normally try
and use a toy rabbit,
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and it skids around a track
and they just goes so fast.
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And when they get a rabbit,
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ta-ra rabbit.
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Well, one day, people who lived
in England in Warwickshire,
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they called a police, they
said there is a strange noise
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coming from a shed in the field.
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And the police went
and they stood outside
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and they heard.
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They thought
there's an animal in there,
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so it was locked.
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And they broke up in the lock.
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And inside was a greyhound,
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starving,
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it had been abused,
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that means badly treated,
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hungry, thirsty and terrified,
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quivering in
shock and try to hide.
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And they took it
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to the animal
shelter and they washed it.
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And it was so scared of people.
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But the dog,
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they called her
Jasmine had a talent.
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One day they brought in a fox.
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And a fox and a greyhound
are real natural enemies.
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Do they look like enemies?
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She went to the fox
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and she went and licked it.
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And laid on next to it,
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and the fox
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thought this is good,
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cuddled up,
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and they became
the best of friends.
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Well, it wasn't just
foxes, along came a little deer,
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frozen and
almost dead in a field.
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It was unconscious,
and they brought it in
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and Jasmine said,
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"Hello, someone
for me to look after."
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And she licked it.
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And she warmed it
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and cuddled up next to it.
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And she became the mother
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to every animal
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that was brought
into the sanctuary.
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Now, four badgers,
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five foxes
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and there were deers,
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11 little baby deers,
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and 15 rabbits.
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Now that was the test
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because
greyhounds are programmed
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to eat rabbits.
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And in came a rabbit.
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We've got a rabbit here
today, his name is Teddy.
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Up here come, Teddy.
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Teddy is a wonderful pet
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and he loves being
scratched behind the ears.
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And when Jasmine saw
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the rabbit, they
thought here it goes,
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but she licked the
rabbit and she cuddled it.
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And you know the rabbit
wouldn't leave her side.
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You know,
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it is wonderful that
God programs into animals
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to look after their young.
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But Jesus in the Bible,
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He called Himself
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an animal.
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I wonder whether
you know what it was.
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It was a bird.
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And he likened
himself to a mother hen.
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Have you seen mother
hens put their wings out,
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and the little
chickens get underneath?
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They keep them warm.
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And Jesus walked into Jerusalem.
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And He looked at all
the city and all the people.
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And He started to cry,
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because He knew that
they were not accepting Him
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as the Messiah,
the King of heaven.
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And He said,
just like a mother hen
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would have had her
chickens under her wings,
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I would have loved you.
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But He died for us.
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And He is greater
than any mother hen
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because He has
saved every one of you,
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and me, and everybody.
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He loves us.
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Thank you, boys and girls.
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Hi, boys and girls.
Welcome to our Bible study.
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If you haven't got
your Bibles ready yet,
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go get them now,
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so you can follow along with us.
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Aunty Cecily, can you
please say a prayer for us
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before we begin our study?
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Yes.
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Dear, Heavenly
Father, thank You so much
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for all Your love toward us.
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And we just pray
that You would grant us
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Your Holy Spirit in
our minds and hearts.
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We can understand
the things that we read.
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And please grant
a special blessing
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to the children at
home who are joining us.
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In Jesus' name, amen. Amen.
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Now, Caleb,
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do you remember what we
studied about last Sabbath?
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The events that
happened on Mount Carmel.
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And whose
sacrifice did God accept?
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Elijah's. Elijah's, yes.
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And today, we're
going to find out
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who was the person
to take Elijah's place.
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But before we look at that,
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let's see what
those kings were up to.
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Now, King Ahab,
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he didn't change
from his wicked ways
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after witnessing the
miracle on Mount Carmel.
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And do you know what?
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After 22 years of
rule, he died in battle.
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Let's read about
his son, King Ahaziah.
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And I'm going to
ask Aunty Cecily,
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to show us where he is
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on the chart of
our chart of kings.
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Thank you.
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Abigail, can you
please read 1 Kings 22:52-53?
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"He did evil in
the sight of the Lord,
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and walked in the
ways of his father
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and in the ways of his mother
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and in the way of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
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who had made Israel sin.
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For he served
Baal and worshiped him,
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and provoked the Lord
God of Israel to anger,
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according to all
that his father had done."
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So there was still no change
in the spiritual leadership
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in the northern
kingdom of Israel.
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Let's now look at
the southern kingdom
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in Judah in 2 Chronicles.
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A couple of Sabbaths ago,
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we read that King
Asa was a good king,
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and he reigned for 41 years.
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After he died,
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his son
Jehoshaphat took his place.
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Can you just show us
where King Jehoshaphat
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is on the
southern tribe of Judah?
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Thank you very much. Okay.
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Now, Caleb, you're going
to read 2 Chronicles 17:3-4.
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"Now the Lord
was with Jehoshaphat,
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because he walked
in the former ways
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of his father David,
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he did not seek the Baals,
00:14:17.15\00:14:19.12
but sought the
God of his father,
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and walked in His commandments
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and not according
to the acts of Israel."
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So Jehoshaphat
was also a good king.
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Jehoshaphat was
also a faithful king,
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as he sent the Levites out
to teach the people of Judah
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about God's laws.
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If we were to read on,
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God blessed
Jehoshaphat with much wealth.
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Now something happened
and let's see what that was.
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Bethany, can you please read
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2 Chronicles 20:1, 3-4?
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"It happened after
this that the people of Moab
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with the people of Ammon,
00:14:54.59\00:14:55.92
and others with them
besides the Ammonites,
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came to battle
against Jehoshaphat.
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And Jehoshaphat feared,
00:15:01.76\00:15:03.10
and set himself
to seek the Lord,
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and proclaimed a
fast throughout all Judah.
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So Judah gathered together
to ask help from the Lord,
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and from all the cities of Judah
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they came to seek the Lord."
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Thanks, Bethany.
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So the
Ammonites and the Moabites
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decided to attack Judah,
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and the king
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and the people
of Judah sought God.
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God answered through
a man named Jahaziel.
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Let's see what God says.
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Sophie, can you
read 2 Chronicles 20:17?
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"You will not need
to fight in this battle.
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Position yourselves,
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stand still and see
the salvation of the Lord,
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who is with you, O
Judah and Jerusalem!
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Do not fear or be dismayed,
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tomorrow go out against them,
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for the Lord is with you."
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Okay, let's read
part of that verse 15
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as a memory verse,
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and let's read it together.
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You ready?
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"Do not be afraid nor dismayed
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because of this great multitude,
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for the battle is
not yours, but God's."
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Wow, do you know
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that is a very
powerful memory verse
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that we can also claim?
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We can depend on God to
fight our battles for us.
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Okay, Matthew,
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can you please read
2 Chronicles 20:22, 24?
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"Now when they began
to sing and to praise,
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the Lord set ambushes
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against the people of
Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir,
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who had come against
Judah, and they were defeated.
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So when Judah came to a place
overlooking the wilderness,
00:16:40.80\00:16:44.53
they looked
toward the multitude,
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and there were
their dead bodies,
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fallen on the earth.
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No one had escaped."
00:16:49.84\00:16:51.97
So the people of Judah
went out to battle praising God
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and God caused the enemy
to fight against each other.
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And by the time Judah
got to the battlefield,
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the enemy had already perished.
00:17:02.82\00:17:05.35
God fought
their battle for them.
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Okay, we are now
going to find out
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who Elijah's successor was.
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We need to go back to 1 Kings.
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And, Mia, you're
going to read for us,
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1 Kings 19:19.
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"So he departed from there,
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and found Elisha
the son of Shaphat,
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who was plowing
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with twelve yoke
of oxen before him,
00:17:27.71\00:17:30.68
and he was with the twelfth.
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Then Elijah passed by him
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and threw his mantle on him."
00:17:36.22\00:17:39.15
So Elisha was
working on his father's farm
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when Elijah found him.
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Elisha's family
were one of the few
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that had not
gone into Baal worship
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but worshiped God alone.
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They knew about Elijah.
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So when he put his
cloak on Elisha's shoulders,
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Elisha knew that
God was calling him.
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Now the Prophet Samuel set
up and Elijah reestablished
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and continue to work
of training the young men
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in the School of the Prophets.
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There were three of
them that we know of.
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And it was while Elijah
and Elisha were traveling
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between the schools
that something happened.
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Aunty Cecily, can you
please read 2 Kings 2:2?
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"Then Elijah said to Elisha,
00:18:20.50\00:18:23.33
'Stay here, please,
00:18:23.37\00:18:24.93
for the Lord has
sent me on to Bethel.'
00:18:24.97\00:18:28.67
But Elisha said,
00:18:28.70\00:18:30.64
'As the Lord lives,
00:18:30.67\00:18:32.17
and as your soul lives,
00:18:32.21\00:18:34.04
I will not leave you!'
00:18:34.08\00:18:35.88
So they went down to Bethel.'
00:18:35.91\00:18:39.01
" So as Elijah and Elisha
left the School of the Prophets
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at Gilgal to go to
the school at Bethel,
00:18:42.32\00:18:44.99
Elijah did not want
Elisha to continue with him,
00:18:45.02\00:18:48.19
but Elisha
refused to leave Elijah.
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The scenario
happened two more times,
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until they came
to the Jordan River.
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Abigail, can you
please read 2 Kings 2:7-8?
00:18:56.90\00:19:01.97
"And fifty men of the
sons of the prophets went
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and stood facing
them at a distance,
00:19:05.81\00:19:08.18
while the two of
them stood by the Jordan.
00:19:08.21\00:19:11.38
Now Elijah took his
mantle, rolled it up,
00:19:11.41\00:19:14.02
and struck the water,
00:19:14.05\00:19:15.45
and it was divided this way
00:19:15.48\00:19:17.35
and that, so
that the two of them
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crossed over on dry ground."
00:19:20.72\00:19:22.59
So God divided the Jordan River,
00:19:22.62\00:19:25.29
so Elijah and Elisha
could cross to the other side.
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Caleb, can you
please read 2 Kings 2:9-10?
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"And so it was, when
they had crossed over,
00:19:35.44\00:19:38.14
that Elijah said to Elisha,
00:19:38.17\00:19:40.14
"Ask! What may I do for you,
00:19:40.18\00:19:42.31
before I am
taken away from you?"
00:19:42.34\00:19:44.45
Elisha said, "Please let a
double portion of your spirit
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be upon me."
00:19:47.65\00:19:48.98
So he said, 'You have
asked for a hard thing.
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Nevertheless, if you see
me when I am taken from you,
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it shall be so for you,
00:19:55.19\00:19:57.06
but if not, it
shall not be so.' "
00:19:57.09\00:20:00.06
Wow!
00:20:00.10\00:20:01.43
So Elisha knew,
00:20:01.46\00:20:02.80
if he was to carry
on the work of Elijah,
00:20:02.83\00:20:04.83
he would need a double portion
of his spirit to help him.
00:20:04.87\00:20:08.20
Elijah informed him,
00:20:08.24\00:20:10.24
if he saw him be
taken up to heaven,
00:20:10.27\00:20:13.21
then his request
would be granted.
00:20:13.24\00:20:15.78
Let's see what happens.
00:20:15.81\00:20:17.15
Bethany, can you
please read 2 Kings 2:11-12?
00:20:17.18\00:20:22.05
"Then it happened,
00:20:22.08\00:20:23.42
as they continued on and talked,
00:20:23.45\00:20:24.79
that suddenly a chariot of fire
appeared with horses of fire,
00:20:24.82\00:20:27.99
and separated the two of them,
00:20:28.02\00:20:29.76
and Elijah went up by
a whirlwind into heaven.
00:20:29.79\00:20:33.29
And Elisha saw
it, and he cried out,
00:20:33.33\00:20:35.46
'My father, my father,
00:20:35.50\00:20:36.83
the chariot of
Israel and its horsemen!'
00:20:36.87\00:20:39.47
So he saw him no more.
00:20:39.50\00:20:40.84
And he took hold
of his own clothes
00:20:40.87\00:20:42.47
and tore them
into two pieces.' "
00:20:42.50\00:20:44.54
Wow!
00:20:44.57\00:20:45.91
So did Elisha see
Elijah get taken to heaven?
00:20:45.94\00:20:48.74
Yes, he did.
00:20:48.78\00:20:50.11
Sophie, can you
please read 2 Kings 2:13-14?
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"He also took up
the mantle of Elijah
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that had fallen from him,
00:20:56.92\00:20:58.49
and went back and stood
by the bank of the Jordan.
00:20:58.52\00:21:01.09
Then he took
the mantle of Elijah
00:21:01.12\00:21:02.82
that had fallen from him,
00:21:02.86\00:21:04.33
and struck the water, and said,
00:21:04.36\00:21:06.26
'Where is the
Lord God of Elijah?'
00:21:06.29\00:21:08.80
And when he also
had struck the water,
00:21:08.83\00:21:11.20
it was divided
this way and that,
00:21:11.23\00:21:13.03
and Elisha crossed over."
00:21:13.07\00:21:15.60
So Elijah left his
mantle, which is like a cloak,
00:21:15.64\00:21:19.17
behind for Elisha,
00:21:19.21\00:21:20.81
and he used it to
part the Jordan River,
00:21:20.84\00:21:22.98
so he could cross
over to the other side.
00:21:23.01\00:21:25.68
Elisha then spent some
time with the young people
00:21:25.71\00:21:29.02
who were being trained at
the School of the Prophets.
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Let's see what happens next.
00:21:31.59\00:21:33.12
Matthew, can you please read
00:21:33.15\00:21:34.89
2 Kings 2:23, 24?
00:21:34.92\00:21:40.13
"Then he went up
from there to Bethel,
00:21:40.16\00:21:43.06
and as he was going up the road,
00:21:43.10\00:21:45.70
some youths came from
the city and mocked him,
00:21:45.73\00:21:48.94
and said to him,
'Go up, you baldhead!
00:21:48.97\00:21:51.71
Go up, you baldhead!'
00:21:51.74\00:21:53.27
So they turned
around and looked at them,
00:21:53.31\00:21:55.58
and pronounced a curse on
them in the name of the Lord.
00:21:55.61\00:21:59.11
And two female bears
came out of the woods
00:21:59.15\00:22:01.95
and mauled
forty-two of the youths."
00:22:01.98\00:22:04.55
Wow!
00:22:04.59\00:22:05.92
So these youths knew
Elijah had gone to heaven
00:22:05.95\00:22:08.39
and they were
mocking Elisha about it.
00:22:08.42\00:22:10.96
Let's look at our torchlight,
00:22:10.99\00:22:12.93
Mrs. White's writings,
00:22:12.96\00:22:15.03
to see what they
shine on this verse.
00:22:15.06\00:22:17.53
Mia, can you
please read that for us?
00:22:17.57\00:22:21.27
"Reverence in which
the youth who mocked Elisha
00:22:21.30\00:22:24.44
where so lacking is a grace
00:22:24.47\00:22:27.54
that should be
carefully cherished.
00:22:27.58\00:22:29.64
Every child should be taught
to show true reverence for God
00:22:29.68\00:22:33.68
never showed His name
00:22:33.72\00:22:35.05
be spoken
lightly or thoughtlessly.
00:22:35.08\00:22:37.65
Angels as they speak
it, veil their faces.
00:22:37.69\00:22:40.96
With what reverence should
we, who are fallen and sinful
00:22:40.99\00:22:44.93
taking each upon our lips!"
00:22:44.96\00:22:47.43
So God had raise
up Elijah and Elisha
00:22:47.46\00:22:50.83
for a very special purpose.
00:22:50.87\00:22:53.17
They were God's messengers.
00:22:53.20\00:22:55.30
When the youth mocked Elisha,
they were actually mocking God.
00:22:55.34\00:22:59.74
This story is a
good reminder for us
00:22:59.77\00:23:02.21
to be reverent towards
God and His messengers.
00:23:02.24\00:23:06.15
Thank you, boys and girls,
who are reading along with us.
00:23:06.18\00:23:08.58
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00:23:08.62\00:23:11.42
on what we studied today.
00:23:11.45\00:23:13.05
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00:23:16.06\00:23:17.79
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Boys and girls,
00:23:50.56\00:23:51.89
remember our key
to the kingdom today
00:23:51.93\00:23:53.76
is to get to know God.
00:23:53.80\00:23:55.76
Well, one way to get to know God
00:23:55.80\00:23:57.73
is to read your Bibles.
00:23:57.77\00:23:59.57
Our daily devotionals help you
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00:23:59.60\00:24:04.07
So I encourage you
00:24:04.11\00:24:05.44
to take a look
at our devotionals.
00:24:05.47\00:24:07.58
Aunty Nat, what are we going
to be studying about next week?
00:24:07.61\00:24:10.25
Yes, next Sabbath,
00:24:10.28\00:24:11.61
we are going to look
at some amazing miracles.
00:24:11.65\00:24:14.02
Make sure you
come back next week
00:24:14.05\00:24:15.58
to find out what they are.
00:24:15.62\00:24:17.29
Aunty Cecily, shall we
go over our memory verse
00:24:17.32\00:24:19.19
that we learned today?
00:24:19.22\00:24:20.56
Yes.
00:24:20.59\00:24:21.92
Would you like to
all say it together?
00:24:21.96\00:24:23.29
2 Chronicles 20:15.
00:24:23.32\00:24:26.49
"Do not be afraid nor dismayed
00:24:26.53\00:24:29.36
because of this great multitude,
00:24:29.40\00:24:32.10
for the battle is
not yours, but God's."
00:24:32.13\00:24:36.57
Matthew, we've almost come
to the end of our worship time.
00:24:36.60\00:24:39.31
What did you learn
about the King today?
00:24:39.34\00:24:41.18
That God wants us
to know Him better.
00:24:41.21\00:24:43.58
Yes, He certainly does.
00:24:43.61\00:24:45.78
He really longs to
have a special relationship
00:24:45.81\00:24:48.58
with every one of us.
00:24:48.62\00:24:50.32
Aunty Nat, you think we're ready
00:24:50.35\00:24:51.69
to sing our blessing song?
00:24:51.72\00:24:53.12
I think we are.
00:24:53.15\00:24:54.49
Boys and girls,
can you turn around
00:24:54.52\00:24:55.86
so that we can sing
to the children at home.
00:24:55.89\00:24:58.36
May God bless you and keep you
00:25:03.47\00:25:08.60
And fill your heart with love
00:25:08.64\00:25:13.71
May God guide and protect you
00:25:13.74\00:25:18.98
And watch you from above
00:25:19.01\00:25:24.05
And Sabbath after Sabbath
00:25:24.09\00:25:29.22
We greet the day of rest
00:25:29.26\00:25:34.36
The day the King of glory
00:25:34.40\00:25:39.50
Has sanctified and blessed
00:25:39.53\00:25:44.74
Goodbye, my
friend till we meet again
00:25:44.77\00:25:49.84
For another day with the King
00:25:49.88\00:25:55.15
Goodbye! See you next Sabbath!
00:25:55.18\00:25:57.75
My favorite
stories are in the Bible
00:26:06.63\00:26:09.03
is about Jesus
because He loves children.
00:26:09.06\00:26:12.33
My favorite Bible story is David
00:26:16.10\00:26:18.31
because how he trusted
and had lots of faith in God
00:26:18.34\00:26:21.78
through all the tough times.
00:26:21.81\00:26:24.98
My favorite story is
Ruth, because she was brave
00:26:25.01\00:26:27.58
to follow Naomi
to a foreign town.
00:26:27.62\00:26:30.15