Hello.
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I'm Shelley Quinn
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and I welcome you to
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"Exalting His Word".
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Today, we're going to be
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discussing one of
my favorite topics.
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The GRACE of God.
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If you want to
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better understand
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God's marvelous plan
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for your life
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please stay tuned.
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This will be a program
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you're sure to enjoy!
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And I hope you have
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a pen and paper ready
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to copy down some
scripture references that
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could be life changing for you.
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For this program series I chose
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Psalms 138:2
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as the theme text.
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And what that verse says
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Is that God exalts His name
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and His word above ALL things.
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And His word He magnifies
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even above His Name.
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Now, what does that mean?
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The bottom line is this...
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God exalts His
word over everything.
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That means nothing is
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more important to God
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than His word.
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It means that He has assigned
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the highest position of
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praise to His word.
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God has granted creative
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life-giving force to His word.
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More power than anything else.
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Power to accomplish
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all of His will.
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Would you agree with me that
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if the word of God
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is most important to him
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it should be what's
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most important to us also?
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The word reveals
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God's plan for our lives.
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And if we don't know
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the plan that
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God has for our lives,
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then, we don't...
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If we don't know what it means
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to be included in Christ,
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we have a problem!
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And our problem is called
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an identity crisis!
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We don't know who we are.
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Why we're Here.
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Or, where we're going.
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The identity crisis
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can be overcome
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if we get into God's word
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and get His
word into our hearts.
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God declares His word
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is life for us because
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it contains the creative power
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to transform our lives.
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Let's have a word of prayer
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before we begin.
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Father God,
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we come in the Name of Jesus
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and ask for your blessing
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over this program.
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I ask Father that
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you will anoint our ears
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and our hearts
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and cause us to
receive your word.
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And Lord,
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bring your word to life
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in our lives.
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In Jesus name, amen.
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Where is the God of Moses
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who parted the Red Sea?
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Where's the God of Joshua
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who made the sun stand still?
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Where's the God of Peter
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who bestowed so much power that
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the casting of
the apostle's shadow
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healed the sick?
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Have you ever been tempted to
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ask questions like these?
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We've got it backwards
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when we think like that.
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God declares that
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He is the same yesterday,
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today,
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and forever.
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In fact, He says,
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I am the Lord.
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I change NOT.
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Let's reverse our thinking.
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Where are His children
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who believe God has
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miracle working power
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Where are His people
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who looked to God to
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do what seems impossible in
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the physical realm?
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Where are the followers who walk
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so closely in step with
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the casting of
their shadows heals?
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You know, the healing power of
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the Holy Spirit
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flowed through Peter's shadow.
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And the silhouette that
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a shadow that was united
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as one with Him.
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The Bible says,
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in I Corinthians 6:17 that
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He who is joined to the Lord
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is one spirit with Him.
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What can we conclude
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about these men of the Bible?
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[refer to screen]
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Wouldn't it be wonderful
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if God had outlined
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eight steps for us to overcome
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our identity crisis?
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One...two...three
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eight and it's done!
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In fact,
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it wouldn't be wonderful!
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If it were that simple;
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our self absorbed natures
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wouldn't earnestly seek Him.
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We would become satisfied
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with some mechanical routine
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and think that we would focus
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on our own performance
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rather than the relationship
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with a loving Father.
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In fact,
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human reasoning
would convince us that
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those few steps
were all that was needed.
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Instead,
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God designed a plan.
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A series of
interlocking systems of
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truths for us
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to achieve
victory in our identity.
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Our Lord is a God of order.
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He is very system oriented
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and He wants to guide
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our every step to success.
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If we practice His principles
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truth will explode
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every myth or
misconception that we have!
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What I'd like to
share with you is
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everything that
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about overcoming
my identity crisis.
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In fact,
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I'd write a book on this if
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it hadn't already been written.
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Most likely you have that book
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on your night table.
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Or on your desk.
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Or, on the shelf somewhere!
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It's the BIBLE!
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Every word that
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the Spirit
inspired men to record
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reveals to us
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the character of God.
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It reveals His loving plan
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and our passage to
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My journey has
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Now, I'm not suggesting that
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I've completely recovered from
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the identity crisis...
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Far from it!
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By God's grace
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God has changed
me in dramatic ways.
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I'd like to share everything
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He has taught me but I can't.
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What I will share is
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just a few of
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the glimpses of grace.
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The guideposts,
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the road signs,
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the Lord used to direct me
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to a better understanding.
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There are five main points
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we'll be discussing in
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the next few programs that
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will be the key
factors that will
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help us overcome
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our identity crisis.
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Today's presentation is
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somewhat out of the ordinary.
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I want to share
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glimpses of grace that
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stirred my heart
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and caused me to
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seek God earnestly for
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the plan that
He has for my life.
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You're about to see four
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different graphics that will
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list 12 truths that can have
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a dramatic impact on your life.
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If you're trying
to take program notes
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you'll probably
only have time to
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capture the
scripture references.
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We won't have a lot of time to
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dwell in each point
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during this program.
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But before we finish
this teaching series,
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we'll examine each of
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these wonderful
truths and depths.
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What I hope
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to accomplish today is
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to provide and impression.
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...A lingering
desire in your mind.
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A taste that will
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make you hungry for more.
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Please stay tuned
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while we take a break for
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a quick announcement
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and then I'll return with
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glimpses of grace
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to stir your heart.
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If this dynamic series is making
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a difference in your life,
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then you should know
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about a special study guide
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written by Shelley Quinn.
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Exalting His Word with
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Life Affirmations From Scripture
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is an in depth
study of the word of God.
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Please send
your love gifts to...
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Grace revealed
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God's goodness
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and caused me to
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embrace His word
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as my daily requirement
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for spiritual strengths
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and growths.
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Growth.
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Here are glimpses of grace
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that stirred my heart to
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search for the new identity
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that God offers us.
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And I hope this
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will encourage you
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and stir your hearts as well.
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The first point that
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God showed me is that...
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...God has a
brilliant plan for life!
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In Jeremiah 29:11
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The Lord says
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He has a plan to prosper you.
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To give you hope and a future.
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You can read all
about this in the Bible.
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Number two...
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[refer to screen]
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This was most important to me.
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God showed me...
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[refer to screen]
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Saying man does not live
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on bread alone but
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on every word that comes from
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the mouth of God.
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[refer to screen]
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The Bible is the
recorded thoughts
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of our Creator.
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The very mind of Christ is
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contained in His word
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and by His Spirit.
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God is worthy of our trust.
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The sixth point...
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Philippians 2:13 is
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one of my favorite promises!
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It says that God works in us!
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To will and to act
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for His good pleasure.
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In Hebrews 13:20-21 says...
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"God will equip us with
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"everything good for
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"doing His will."
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Philippians 1:6...
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...says that He will
complete the good works
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that He has begun in you.
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Praise God!
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It's all about His power
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and has nothing to
do with our weakness!
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The seventh point
God showed me is that...
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That's what Romans
8:28-29 has to say about you.
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And II Corinthians 3:18 says...
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It's a progressive
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day by day work.
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The eighth point -or
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glimpse of grace
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the lord showed me is that...
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I Corinthians 1:30 says...
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God has positioned you
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spiritually in Christ.
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Christ becomes your
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wisdom from God.
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He is your Righteousness!
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Your Holiness
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and Redemption!
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Abiding in Christ makes you
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eligible for all of
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God's promises that
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come through Him.
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Number nine...
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II Corinthians 5:17 says,
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"You are a new
creation in Christ.
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"The old has gone
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"and the new has come."
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I Corinthians 15:10 says...
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You are who you are
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by the grace of God.
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You are not
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who you think you are!
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You are not who
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someone else says you are!
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If you are in Christ,
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you are who
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God says you are!
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Number 10...
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II Peter 1:3-4 says, that
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God has given us
everything we need
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for abundant life and Godliness
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by giving us all of His
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wonderful promises.
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Through the
power of His promises,
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His vows that are upon us,
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we escape the
corruption of the world,
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and actually partake of
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Christ's divine nature
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as His word becomes alive
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and active within us!
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Number 11...
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The Bible declares in
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II Corinthians I:20
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Even when His promises
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sound too wonderful to accept,
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we must trust God to
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watch over His word
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and perform it in our lives.
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And number 12...
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which is one of
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the most important things
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the Lord taught me...
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I praise God for teaching me
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the privileges of obedience!
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Hebrews 10:36 says,
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"We have need of endurance.
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"so that after we've done
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"the will of God
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"we may receive the promise."
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And James 1:25 says that
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...if we are a doer of the word
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putting it into practice that
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we'll be blessed in
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everything that we do!
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We'll be discussing
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all of these points of grace
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and more in programs to come.
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I just wanted you
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to see that
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it is correct to say that
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God is the giver of every good
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and perfect gift.
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He is longing for us to
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accept His love
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and His wonderful plan
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for our lives.
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He has so much to offer us!
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You know my heart soars higher
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and higher as
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I think about His grace.
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He has given me so much
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and it's time that
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we learn who we are in Christ
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and the awesome
privilege that it is
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to be a child of God.
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I have written
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these points of grace to you
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because I hope that
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these glimpses into His grace,
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will stir your heart
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and excite your expectations.
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My prayer is that
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God will reveal to you
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His salvation
from faith to faith.
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Faith to depend on
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His empowering work in you
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to cause you to be able to
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walk in His will.
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And faith in knowing that
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there is transforming power
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in the word of God.
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And that He is watching it
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to perform it in your life!
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In Hebrews 11:6
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the Bible says that
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without faith
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it is impossible to please God.
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We must come to God
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believing that
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He is
everything He claims to be.
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It's critical that
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we expect His power to
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accomplish His will.
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No matter how impossible
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this appears to
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our human understanding.
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We must be fully persuaded in
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the creative power of God's word
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and accept His testimony of
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who we are in Christ.
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Our mind set needs to be
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one of complete trust
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in His love.
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You know,
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trusting in God
is the foundation
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on which our faith is developed.
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God must become
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the object of our faith!
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And we must believe that
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He has our
eternal benefit in mind!
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And that He works all things
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together for
our eternal benefit.
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We should
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acknowledge that He has
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the perfect plan for our lives.
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And that He stands
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at attention to reward us
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when we earnestly
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and diligently seek Him.
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I want you to
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read these words.
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..or listen to these words that
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are recorded in Psalms 33:22.
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"Let your mercy
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"and loving kindness oh Lord,
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"be upon us in proportion to
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"our waiting
and hoping for you."
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Are we like the Psalmist?
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Waiting in eager expectation
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for God to perform
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His purposes in our lives?
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Have we gone to His word to
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gain
understanding of the blessings
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that we can expect?
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If we ignore His plan,
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and if we refuse to accept
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our new identity in Christ,
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our ignorance will rob us of
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our trust in God.
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And the faith that's
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inspired by that trust.
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And, as a result,
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we wont sit at
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the Lord's feet
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and eagerly learn from Him.
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In fact,
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what we'll do is
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we will continue to allow
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our circumstances to
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speak louder than His word.
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If our faith is little,
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we expect little.
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We won't invest
in earnest effort
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in seeking God.
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We'll have no expectation
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for him to deliver
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as promised.
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Think about this
for just a minute...
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Why would He reward someone
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who had such a trifling
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interest in receiving
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His promised gifts?
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On the other hand,
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if we trust the
intent of God's heart
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and believe that
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He does have the perfect plan
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for our lives
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we'll seek Him
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with great enthusiasm.
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Our attention will be
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focused on His word.
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And His word will
become alive in us!
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We'll cry out for direction
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and He will answer saying...
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"This is the way
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"walk in it."
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Let's read from
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Jeremiah 29:11-14
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And I want you to
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listen to the heart of
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our loving Father God.
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A loving creator burns
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with passion over you.
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He has a brilliant plan
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for your life.
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And that plan...
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He is eager to
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include you in this plan.
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He longs to open your eyes
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so that you can be delivered
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from darkness.
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And He wants to deliver you from
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the mistaken identity.
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A loving Savior
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yearns to cut you free from
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the chords that bind you.
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That's His promise
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found in Psalms 129:4.
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Let me quote that
scripture for you.
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It says...
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For the Lord is righteous.
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He has cut us free from
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the chord of the wicked.
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God will cut you free
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from the
seductive control of Satan.
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The Heavenly
King of Kings desires
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to grant you forgiveness
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for all your sins.
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He wants to purge
your record of sin
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and forget about the past.
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He is watching you
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and waiting for you to ask.
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A loving Father in Heaven
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has prepared good gifts for you.
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Gifts that you can enjoy
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here and now
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and an eternal inheritance of
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incredible value
00:22:52.57\00:22:53.94
for your future
throughout eternity!!
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He wants to train you up
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in His ways.
00:22:59.47\00:23:00.88
He wants to empower you
00:23:00.91\00:23:03.01
to conduct yourself
00:23:03.04\00:23:04.41
in a becoming manner
00:23:04.45\00:23:05.78
when you receive
this inheritance.
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God wants you to
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be trained by practice!
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Practice of His word.
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And when you put
00:23:15.32\00:23:16.76
God's plan into practice,
00:23:16.83\00:23:18.66
you'll be blessed
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in whatever you do.
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You'll experience a life that
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is filled with joy
00:23:24.07\00:23:26.60
and peace
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and love
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as you walk by faith
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and not by sight.
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Our loving Father
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showed me these
glimpses of grace
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and I just want to briefly recap
00:23:41.75\00:23:44.32
those for you
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because it is so important
00:23:46.09\00:23:48.26
that we understand.
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So, if you missed any of these
00:23:50.23\00:23:51.89
the first time around,
00:23:51.96\00:23:53.29
let me just briefly go through
00:23:53.33\00:23:55.63
these nine points.
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God has a
brilliant plan for your life.
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And that plan is to prosper you.
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You can read about His plan
00:24:04.11\00:24:05.97
in the Bible.
00:24:06.01\00:24:07.34
He makes known the
end from the beginning.
00:24:07.38\00:24:10.41
And you can know
00:24:10.45\00:24:11.81
the end from the
beginning because
00:24:11.85\00:24:13.42
it's written
right here in the Bible.
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And God calls
things that are not
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as though they already were!
00:24:19.25\00:24:21.39
Why?
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Because
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He has creative power to
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accomplish all of His will.
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So, whatever He says about you
00:24:28.33\00:24:30.30
in this word is true!
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Even though you
can't see it right now.
00:24:31.70\00:24:34.27
God's word is life to you.
00:24:34.30\00:24:36.71
It is so important
that we understand this!
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That's why we're suffering
00:24:40.71\00:24:42.51
so much in this world is because
00:24:42.54\00:24:45.18
we don't understand
00:24:45.25\00:24:46.58
the power of God's word
00:24:46.61\00:24:47.95
and that's where
our life is found!
00:24:47.98\00:24:51.09
He says that,
00:24:51.15\00:24:52.49
we've been given
the mind of Christ.
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It's right here folks!
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This is the mind of Christ.
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His thoughts recorded!
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And the more we
abide in His word
00:25:01.30\00:25:04.17
the more we will operate
00:25:04.20\00:25:06.97
by the mind of Christ.
00:25:07.00\00:25:08.97
He wants you to trust him.
00:25:09.00\00:25:11.51
Not to lean on
your own understanding
00:25:11.54\00:25:13.51
but to lean on His word.
00:25:13.54\00:25:15.64
He says that He will cause us to
00:25:15.71\00:25:18.45
be all that He
has called us to be.
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Isn't that a wonderful promise?
00:25:21.85\00:25:23.49
To know that God's working in us
00:25:23.55\00:25:26.45
to equip us thoroughly?
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Everything that God does is
00:25:28.79\00:25:30.33
for your eternal benefit.
00:25:30.39\00:25:33.06
If Christ is your Savior
00:25:33.09\00:25:34.73
you are included in Christ.
00:25:34.73\00:25:36.67
You are positioned in Christ.
00:25:36.73\00:25:39.17
And the bible says that
00:25:39.20\00:25:40.54
you are a new creation
00:25:40.57\00:25:42.34
in Christ Jesus.
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Remember,
00:25:43.94\00:25:45.27
you're not who someone else
00:25:45.31\00:25:46.64
says you are.
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You are not who
you think you are.
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But you are who
God says you are.
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I want you to say that...
00:25:53.28\00:25:54.62
...I am who God says I am!
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And He will
perform it in your life.
00:25:58.59\00:26:01.32
You partake of
the divine promises of
00:26:01.39\00:26:05.19
His divine nature by
00:26:05.23\00:26:06.93
partaking of His promises.
00:26:07.00\00:26:08.70
And all of those
promises are yours.
00:26:08.76\00:26:11.67
Right now!!
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Right here and right now!
00:26:13.54\00:26:15.14
If you are in Christ Jesus.
00:26:15.17\00:26:17.27
And obedience is
00:26:17.31\00:26:19.27
the pathway to blessings.
00:26:19.31\00:26:21.24
Well our time is running out.
00:26:21.31\00:26:24.75
I sure hope that
00:26:24.81\00:26:26.92
you'll tune in next time.
00:26:26.95\00:26:28.65
We're going to be discussing
00:26:28.72\00:26:30.65
the first two major principles
00:26:30.72\00:26:33.12
for overcoming
our identity crisis.
00:26:33.19\00:26:35.89
We'll learn about
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God's boot camp for eternity
00:26:37.33\00:26:39.39
and His perfect law of liberty.
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Which...let me just
00:26:41.83\00:26:43.63
...clue you in right now...
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The perfect law of liberty
00:26:45.43\00:26:47.40
is total dependence on God.
00:26:47.44\00:26:50.97
if you learn to live
00:26:51.01\00:26:52.41
by this principle,
00:26:52.44\00:26:53.78
I guarantee your life
00:26:53.81\00:26:56.11
will never be the same!
00:26:56.18\00:26:58.18
God will change you
00:26:58.25\00:27:00.28
dramatically!!
00:27:00.35\00:27:02.72
If you put the law of liberty
00:27:02.78\00:27:04.45
into practice.
00:27:04.52\00:27:05.85
Your life will
never be the same.
00:27:05.89\00:27:08.72
Let me say a prayer with you.
00:27:08.79\00:27:11.93
Heavenly father,
00:27:11.99\00:27:13.33
we come to you in
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the name of Jesus.
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And we come father God
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thanking you for your grace.
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We thank you that
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you have
revealed your grace to us
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and that all
things are by your grace.
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Father in the name of Jesus
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I pray for my brothers
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and my sisters and for myself.
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That you will make us willing to
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receive more of your grace.
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In Christ name, amen.
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May God multiply his mercy,
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love and grace to you.
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And watch over His word to
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perform it over your life
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as you cooperate with him.
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Please remember
to spend your time
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making that which is
most important to God.
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The very thing that's
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also most important to you...
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"Exalting His Word".
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