>>BILL: IN HIS BOOK,
AN ANTHROPOLOGIST ON MARS,
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NEUROLOGIST OLIVER SACKS
TELLS ABOUT VIRGIL, A MAN
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WHO HAD BEEN BLIND FROM
EARLY CHILDHOOD. WHEN HE
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WAS 50, VIRGIL UNDERWENT
SURGERY AND WAS GIVEN THE
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GIFT OF SIGHT. BUT AS
HE AND DR. SACKS FOUND
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OUT, HAVING THE PHYSICAL
CAPACITY FOR SIGHT IS NOT
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THE SAME AS SEEING.
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VIRGIL'S FIRST EXPERIENCES
WITH SIGHT WERE CONFUSING.
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HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE
OUT COLORS AND MOVEMENTS,
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BUT ARRANGING THEM
INTO A COHERENT PICTURE WAS
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MORE DIFFICULT. OVER
TIME HE LEARNED TO IDENTIFY
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VARIOUS OBJECTS,
BUT HIS HABITS--HIS
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BEHAVIORS--WERE STILL
THOSE OF A BLIND MAN. DR.
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SACKS ASSERTS, "ONE
MUST DIE AS A BLIND PERSON TO
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BE BORN AGAIN AS A SEEING
PERSON. IT IS THE INTERIM,
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THE LIMBO . . .
THAT IS SO TERRIBLE."
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(MUSIC)
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>>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
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GOD'S BOOK THE BIBLE.
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STILL RELEVANT IN
TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD
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IT IS WRITTEN,
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SHARING MESSAGES OF
HOPE AROUND THE WORLD.
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(MUSIC)
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OUR STUDY TODAY TAKES
US TO ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN
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PASSAGES IN THE NEW
TESTAMENT, JESUS HAS A
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PERSONAL ENCOUNTER
WITH A MAN NAMED NICODEMUS.
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NICODEMUS WAS ONE OF
THE MOST POWERFUL AND
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INFLUENTIAL MEN IN
ALL OF ISRAEL DURING THIS
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TIME PERIOD. NICODEMUS
IS A WEALTHY, POWERFUL,
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RELIGIOUS MAN. YET, HE
IS A MAN WITH AN ITCH THAT
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NEITR HE, NOR HIS MONEY,
NOR HIS POWER CAN SCRATCH.
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WHAT NICODEMUS LEARNED
THAT NIGHT WOULD PROVE TO
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BE THE GREATEST
LESSONS OF HIS LIFE!
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I WANT TO EAVESDROP ON
THIS CONVERSATION BETWEEN
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THE LORD JESUS AND
NICODEMUS TODAY. I WANT US
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TO HEAR FOR OURSELVES
THE GREAT TRUTHS JESUS SHARED
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WITH THIS MAN. YOU
SEE, NICODEMUS CAME TO JESUS
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FOR SOME ANSWERS ABOUT
RELIGION, WHAT HE RECEIVED
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WERE SOME ANSWERS
ABOUT REDEMPTION. HE CAME TO
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JESUS WITH QUESTIONS
ABOUT JESUS. HE WENT AWAY WITH
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MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
JESUS AND ABOUT HIMSELF THAN HE
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COULD HAVE EVER
IMAGINED HE CAME TO JESUS THAT
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NIGHT TO ASK SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE.
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HE LEFT WITH INFORMATION
ABOUT THE NEW BIRTH. LET'S
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LISTEN IN AS THE TEACHER
GETS TAUGHT IN JOHN 3:1 -
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15
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OLD NICODEMUS HAS
RECEIVED A LOT OF CRITICISM
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FOR APPROACHING JESUS
AT NIGHT. SOME PEOPLE HAVE
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SUGGESTED THAT HE CAME
AT NIGHT BECAUSE HE WAS
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ASHAMED AND WAS TRYING
TO HIDE WHAT HE WAS DOING. I
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DON'T THINK THAT WAS
THE CASE AT ALL! I THINK HE
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CAME AT NIGHT BECAUSE HE
WAS A BUSY MAN AND HE KNEW
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THAT JESUS WAS ALSO A
BUSY MAN. I THINK HE CAME
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AT NIGHT BECAUSE HE
WANTED SOME UNINTERRUPTED
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TIME WITH JESUS!
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NOW, YOU WILL NOTICE
THAT WHEN THIS MAN CAME TO
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JESUS, HE CAME HUMBLY
AND WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY TO
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JESUS. HE CAME WITH
SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS, BUT I
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DARE SAY THAT HE DID
NOT EXPECT THE ANSWER HE
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RECEIVED. JESUS TOLD
HIM, "YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN!"
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SURELY, NICODEMUS MUST
HAVE THOUGHT THIS WAS A
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MISTAKE. AFTER ALL, IF
YOU LOOKED AT THIS MAN AND AT
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ALL THAT HE HAD GOING
FOR HIM, YOU WOULD NEVER
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EXPECT HIM TO NEED TO BE
BORN AGAIN! NOT NICODEMUS!
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MAYBE THAT WINO NEEDS
TO BE SAVED AND BORN AGAIN.
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MAYBE THAT WAYWARD WOMAN
NEEDS THE NEW BIRTH. WELL,
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THAT WASTED LIFE DOWN
IN THE GUTTER NEEDS TO BE
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BORN AGAIN, BUT
SOMEONE LIKE NICODEMUS, WELL
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SURELY THAT DOESN'T
APPLY TO HIM. IF YOU LOOKED
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AT THIS MAN YOU WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD
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EVERYTHING GOING FOR HIM.
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HE HAD ALL THE PLUSSES
AND NONE OF THE MINUSES FROM A
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HUMAN PERSPECTIVE. LOOK
AT ALL THIS MAN HAD GOING FOR
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HIM! 1. NICODEMUS WAS A
RICH MAN - TRADITION TELLS
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US THAT NICODEMUS WAS ONE
OF THE THREE RICHES MEN IN
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JERUSALEM. HE HAD MORE
MONEY THAN HE KNEW WHAT TO
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DO WITH! WHAT WE HAVE
DOES NOT CHANGE WHAT WE ARE!
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YOU CAN HAVE PLENTY
OF MONEY, BUT IT DOES NOT
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CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU
ARE STILL A SINNER IN NEED
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OF A SAVIOR! YOUR
MONEY CAN BUY YOU MANY THINGS
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HERE IN THIS WORLD, BUT
IT CAN BUY YOU NOTHING IN
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HEAVEN! 2. NICODEMUS WAS
A RESPECTABLE MAN - WHEN HE
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WALKED DOWN THE
STREETS, PEOPLE KNEW WHO HE WAS
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AND THEY POINTED HIM OUT
TO THEIR CHILDREN. HE WAS
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HELD IN GREAT ESTEEM BY
ALL WHO KNEW HIM AND SAW
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HIM. HE WAS, AFTER ALL,
A RULER IN ISRAEL! STILL,
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WHAT WE ACHIEVE DOES NOT
CHANGE WHAT WE ARE! IT IS
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GOOD TO BE RESPECTED AND
TO HAVE A GOOD NAME AMONG
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MEN, BUT THAT WILL
NOT PROVIDE YOU A PLACE IN
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HEAVEN 3. NICODEMUS WAS
A RELIGIOUS MAN - HE WAS A
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PHARISEE! HE KEPT THE
LAW. HE WAS MORALLY PURE
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TO A DEGREE THAT YOU AND
I CANNOT IMAGINE! HE PAID
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HIS TITHES, DID EVERYTHING
THE LAW SAID TO DO; HE
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KEPT THE WRITTEN LAW
AND THE TRADITIONS OF THE
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ELDERS. HE NEVER TOUCHED
A WOMAN; HE PROBABLY AVOIDED
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LOOKING AT THEM WHEN
POSSIBLE. HE WOULD NOT
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COME INTO CONTACT WITH A
SINNER. HE WAS A HOLY MAN!
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STILL, WHAT WE DO
DOES NOT CHANGE WHO WE ARE!
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IN SPITE OF THE OUTWARD
ATTEMPTS AT RIGHTEOUSNESS,
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NICODEMUS WAS A RELIGIOUS
MAN IN NEED OF A REDEEMER
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IT IS GOOD TO LIVE
CLEAN AND HOLY, BUT THAT WILL
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NOT SAVE YOUR SOUL!
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IN VERSE 3, JESUS
SAYS THAT WITHOUT THE NEW
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BIRTH, YOU CANNOT
"ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD."
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NOTICE WHAT KIND OF
PLACE HEAVEN IS. IT IS THE
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"KINGDOM OF GOD." DO
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS
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SAYING? IT HAS BEEN SAID
THAT HEAVEN "IS A PREPARED
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PLACE FOR A PREPARED
PEOPLE." THE NEW BIRTH
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PREPARES YOU FOR LIFE IN
A NEW KINGDOM! THE ONLY WAY
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FOR YOU TO GET INTO
HEAVEN IS FOR YOU TO FIRST
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GET HEAVEN INTO YOU!
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WHEN JESUS TOLD
NICODEMUS THAT HE HAD TO BE BORN
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AGAIN, IT MESSED WITH
HIS MIND! NICODEMUS COULD NOT
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GRASP HOW THAT COULD BE
HE IMAGINED HIMSELF GOING
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BACK INTO HIS MOTHER'S
WOMB TO BE BORN A SECOND
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TIME. HE WANTED TO KNOW
HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN, SO
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HE ASKED JESUS ABOUT
THE "HOW?" OF THE NEW BIRTH.
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NICODEMUS KNOWS THAT
HE IS IN THE PRESENCE OF A
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MYSTERY AND HE WANTS THE
ANSWERS. THERE IS NO DOUBT
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THAT THE NEW BIRTH IS A
MYSTERIOUS THING. NONE OF
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US TRULY UNDERSTANDS
EVERYTHING THERE IS TO
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KNOW ABOUT IT. IT IS
STILL A MYSTERY, EVEN TO THOSE
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OF US WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
IT! HOWEVER, DON'T LET THE
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FACT THAT IT IS A
MYSTERY CAUSE YOU TO AVOID IT
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ALTOGETHER! YOU DON'T LET
THE MYSTERY OF ELECTRICITY
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TO CAUSE YOU TO SIT IN
THE DARK DO YOU? THERE ARE
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MANY THINGS THAT WE DO
NOT UNDERSTAND IN LIFE, BUT WE
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STILL BELIEVE IN THEM.
SO, DO NOT ALLOW THE MYSTERY
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OF THE NEW BIRTH TO
KEEP FROM BEING SAVED! WHEN
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JESUS SAYS.
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HE IS TALKING
ABOUT PHYSICAL BIRTH AND
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SPIRITUAL BIRTH. HE IS
TELLING US THAT FOR A MAN
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TO GET TO HEAVEN HE MUST
HAVE TWO BIRTHDAYS. THERE
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MUST BE A DAY WHEN HE
WAS BORN INTO THE KINGDOM OF
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MEN AND A DAY WHEN HE
IS BORN INTO THE KINGDOM
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OF GOD! JESUS TELLS
NICODEMUS THAT JUST AS THE
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WIND CAN BE FELT, IT
CAN BE MEASURED AND THE
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EFFECTS OF IT CAN BE
SEEN; WHERE IT CAME FROM AND
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WHERE IT WENT TO REMAINS
A MYSTERY. THE NEW BIRTH IS
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THE SAME WAY. YOU
CANNOT SEE GOD DO HIS WORK IN A
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HEART. BUT, YOU CAN SEE
THE EFFECTS OF THE WIND OF
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THE SPIRIT IN A LIFE!
WHEN YOU SEE A DRUNKARD LEAVE
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HIS BOTTLE, YOU KNOW GOD
HAS BEEN WORKING! WHEN YOU
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HEAR CLEAN LANGUAGE COME
FROM A MOUTH THAT USED TO
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BE A SEWER, YOU KNOW GOD
HAS BEEN AT WORK. WHEN YOU
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SEE A VILE WOMAN BECOME
A CLEAN WOMAN, YOU KNOW GOD
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HAS PASSED BY. WHEN YOU
SEE A WICKED, HATEFUL MAN
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TURN INTO A SWEET,
LOVING, HOLY SAINT, YOU KNOW THE
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WIND OF THE SPIRIT HAS
BEEN BLOWING IN HIS SOUL
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IT IS A MYSTERY BECAUSE
WE DO NOT SEE IT HAPPEN. BUT,
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THERE IS NO DENYING
THE EFFECTS OF THE POWER OF
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GOD WHEN HE WORKS IN
THE HUMAN HEART. BY THE WAY,
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THE WIND OF THE SPIRIT
WAS BLOWING IN THE SOUL OF
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NICODEMUS. BUT, HE COULD
NOT CONTROL THAT WIND. IT
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MIGHT BE GONE IN AN
INSTANT, NEVER TO RETURN
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THE TIME FOR NICODEMUS
TO HEED GOD'S CALL WAS WHEN
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THE WIND WAS MOVING IN
HIS HEART. FRIEND, IF THE WIND
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OF THE SPIRIT IS BLOWING
IN YOUR SOUL, THE TIME TO
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BE SAVED IS NOW! THE
ONLY TIME YOU CAN COME IS
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WHEN HE IS CALLING YOU.
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WHEN NICODEMUS HEARS
THESE THINGS, HE WANTS TO
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KNOW HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE.
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JESUS TAKES THESE NEXT
FEW VERSES TO EXPLAIN TO
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HIM AND TO US HOW THE
NEW BIRTH CAN BECOME A
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REALITY! JESUS
TELLS NICODEMUS THAT THE
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SAVIOR'S PART IN THE NEW
BIRTH WAS TO LEAVE HEAVEN
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ABOVE, TO COME INTO
THIS WORLD TO DIE FOR SIN!
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JESUS REMINDED NICODEMUS
OF THE TIME ISRAEL SINNED
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AND GOD SENT SERPENTS
IN AMONG THEM TO BITE THEM
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AS THEY DID, MANY PEOPLE
IN ISRAEL DIED. WHEN THAT
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TRAGIC EVENT TOOK
PLACE, GOD COMMANDED MOSES TO
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MAKE A BRASS SNAKE AND
PUT IT ON A POLE. JESUS
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SAID THAT HE WAS LIKE
THAT SNAKE! HE CAME TO THIS
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WORLD TO BE PUT UPON A
CROSS. HE CAME TO DIE A
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SACRIFICE FOR SIN. HE
CAME TO DIE THAT WE, THROUGH
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HIS DEATH, MIGHT LIVE!
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THERE IS NOTHING MORE
OWING ON YOUR ACCOUNT IF
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YOU WILL RECEIVE HIM
BY FAITH! HE DID HIS PART
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WHEN HE DIED AND ROSE
AGAIN FROM THE DEAD. THAT
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IS THE ROLE OF THE SAVIOR!
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WHAT MUST THE SINNER DO
TO BE SAVED? THE ANSWER IS
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RIGHT HERE IN VERSE 15.
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IT IS A ONE WORD
ANSWER: BELIEVE! JUST LIKE THESE
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PEOPLE IN ANCIENT
ISRAEL WHO HAD BEEN BITTEN BY
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THOSE SERPENTS. ALL
THEY HAD TO DO WAS LOOK AND
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LIVE! IF YOU NEED TO
BE SAVED, THERE IS NOTHING
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LEFT FOR YOU TO DO,
BUT TO BELIEVE IN JESUS AND
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RECEIVE HIS FINISHED
WORK AT CALVARY AS THE PAYMENT
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FOR YOUR SINS, ROMANS 10:9
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WHAT WAS IT THAT DREW
NICODEMUS TO JESUS THAT
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NIGHT? I THINK IT WAS
THE EVENTS OF JOHN 2:13-25.
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THERE, JESUS DROVE THE
MONEYCHANGERS OUT OF THE
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TEMPLE AND PROCLAIMED
THE FACT OF HIS OWN DEATH AND
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RESURRECTION. NICODEMUS
SAW WHAT JESUS DID AT THE
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TEMPLE. NO DOUBT NICODEMUS
HEARD WHAT JESUS SAID WHEN
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CONFRONTED AT THE TEMPLE.
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WHAT HE SAW AND WHAT
HE HEARD CREATED A HUNGER
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WITHIN HIS SOUL TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT JESUS. SO,
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HE CAME AND HE HEARD
THE GOSPEL. DID NICODEMUS
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EVER GET SAVED? I THINK
HE DID! WHY? NICODEMUS STOOD
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UP FOR JESUS BEFORE THE
SANHEDRIN, JOHN 7:45-53.
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AND, NICODEMUS HELPED
JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA BURY
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THE BODY OF JESUS
AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION,
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JOHN 19: 38 - 39
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NICODEMUS PUT HIS
WALLET AND HIS WELLBEING ON THE
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LINE FOR JESUS. THAT IS
THE KIND OF THING A SAVED
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MAN DOES: HE BEARS FRUIT
AS WE CLOSE TODAY, I WANT
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TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION
BACK TO JOHN 2: 24 - 25
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BEFORE NICODEMUS EVER
CAME TO JESUS, JESUS KNEW
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WHAT WAS IN THE HEART OF
NICODEMUS! JESUS KNEW WHAT
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HE NEEDED WHEN HE
CAME THAT NIGHT. JESUS CUT
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THROUGH ALL THE
RELIGIOUS TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION
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BACK TO JOHN 2: 24 - 25
BEFORE NICODEMUS EVER CAME
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TO JESUS, JESUS KNEW
WHAT WAS IN THE HEART OF
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NICODEMUS! JESUS KNEW
WHAT HE NEEDED WHEN HE CAME
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THAT NIGHT. JESUS CUT
THROUGH ALL THE RELIGIOUS
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NONSENSE AND ALL THE
FOOLISHNESS AND JESUS TOLD
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NICODEMUS EXACTLY WHAT
HE NEEDED TO HEAR! HE TOLD
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HIM HOW TO BE SAVED.
DID YOU NOTICE THAT VERSE 24
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SAYS, ".HE KNEW ALL MEN".
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AND, VERSE 25 SAYS,
".HE KNEW WHAT WAS IN MAN".
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JESUS KNOWS YOU TOO!
HE KNOWS WHETHER YOU ARE
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SAVED OR NOT! HE KNOWS
WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE
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BEEN BORN AGAIN. HE KNOWS
ALL THERE IS ABOUT YOU AND
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HE KNOWS HE LOVES YOU.
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HE ALSO KNOWS THAT IF
YOU WILL COME TO HIM, HE WILL
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SAVE YOU BY HIS GRACE.
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HE KNOWS THAT IF YOU
WILL COME TO HIM LIKE YOU ARE,
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YOU CAN FINISH
WATCHING THIS LIKE YOU OUGHT TO
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BE IF YOU ARE NOT
SAVED TODAY, LET ME INVITE
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YOU TO COME TO JESUS
FOR SALVATION RIGHT NOW.
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WHEN I AM WEAK,
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YOU CARRY EVERY BURDEN
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WHEN I'M ALONE,
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YOU'RE JUST A BREATH AWAY
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WHEN I AM RESTLESS,
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YOU'RE THE ONE WHO STILLS ME
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AND WHERE I FAIL,
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YOU ALWAYS STAY THE SAME
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IN YOU ALONE,
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I'M LIFTED UP TO HEAVEN
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IN YOU ALONE,
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SOAR ON BORROWED WINGS
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WHEN I REACH THE END,
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YOU ARE JUST BEGINNING
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IN YOU ALONE,
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I FIND ALL THAT I NEED
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WHEN I AM LOST,
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YOU RESCUE ME FROM DANGER
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AND WHEN I FALL,
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YOU PICK ME UP AGAIN
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WHEN I RESIST,
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YOU LOVE PAST MY DEFENSES
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AND THOUGH I STRAY,
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YOU'RE PATIENT TO THE END
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IN YOU ALONE,
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I'M LIFTED UP TO HEAVEN
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IN YOU ALONE,
00:19:50.10\00:19:52.83
SOAR ON BORROWED WINGS
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WHEN I REACH THE END,
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YOU ARE JUST BEGINNING
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IN YOU ALONE,
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I FIND ALL THAT I NEED
00:20:08.10\00:20:12.53
IN YOU ALONE,
00:20:16.73\00:20:19.53
SOAR ON BORROWED WINGS
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WHEN I REACH THE END,
00:20:27.76\00:20:36.13
YOU ARE JUST BEGINNING
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IN YOU ALONE,
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IN YOU ALONE
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IN YOU ALONE.
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>>BILL: LET US PRAY.
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FATHER IN HEAVEN, I
PRAY THAT YOU RECEIVE THOSE
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THAT ARE SURRENDERING
THEIR LIVES TO YOU RIGHT
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NOW. MAY THEY FEEL
THE WARMTH OF YOUR LOVE IN
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THEIR LIVES.
TRANSFORM THEM, GUIDE THEM AND
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PROTECT THEM. WE
PRAY IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
00:21:33.46\00:21:37.96
(MUSIC)
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HI, EVERYONE! IT SEEMS
THAT LOSING WEIGHT IS ON
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EVERYONE'S MINDS THESE
00:21:57.00\00:21:57.80
(MUSIC)
00:21:58.90\00:22:13.10
HI, EVERYONE! IT SEEMS
THAT LOSING WEIGHT IS ON
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EVERYONE'S MINDS THESE
DAYS. DO YOU KNOW THAT 2
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OUT OF EVERY 3 CANADIANS
ARE OVERWEIGHT? AND THAT
00:22:17.56\00:22:22.06
THE NUMBER OF
OBESE CHILDREN HAS NEARLY
00:22:22.06\00:22:22.96
TRIPLED IN THE LAST 25
YEARS? WE HAVE AN OBESITY
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EPIDEMIC ACROSS NORTH
AMERICA. WHAT'S THE BEST
00:22:27.33\00:22:30.33
WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT? FIRST
OF ALL, DON'T DIET! THAT'S
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RIGHT - NO MORE DIETING.
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DO DIETS WORK? WELL,
IF THEY DID, THE DIET
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INDUSTRY WOULD BE
OUT OF BUSINESS! INSTEAD,
00:22:38.16\00:22:42.40
THEY ARE RAKING IN YOUR
HARD-EARNED DOLLARS BY THE
00:22:42.40\00:22:46.46
BUSHEL-FULL. WHAT'S
CAUSING THIS WEIGHTY
00:22:46.46\00:22:47.36
ISSUE? CONSIDER THE
FACT THAT OVER THE YEARS OUR
00:22:47.36\00:22:52.73
WORK HAS BECOME LESS
PHYSICALLY DEMANDING!
00:22:52.73\00:22:56.36
WE'RE NOT WALKING OR
BICYCLING ANYMORE, INSTEAD
00:22:56.36\00:22:57.36
WE TAKE THE CAR OR
PUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORK. OUR
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LEISURE TIME IS
SPENT WATCHING TELEVISION,
00:23:01.26\00:23:04.70
LISTENING TO THE
RADIO, BROWSING THE INTERNET -
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ALL PASSIVE PURSUITS.
AND THEN, WHEN IT COMES TO
00:23:05.73\00:23:10.23
FOOD, SERVING SIZES
ARE OFTEN DOUBLE AND TRIPLE
00:23:10.23\00:23:15.10
WHAT THEY USED TO BE
YEARS AGO. SO, WE ARE EATING
00:23:15.10\00:23:16.13
MORE AND DOING LESS,
GIVING ALL THOSE EXTRA
00:23:16.13\00:23:20.36
CALORIES A CHANCE
TO SETTLE NICELY ON OUR
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STOMACHS, OUR HIPS,
OUR CHINS - ALL OVER OUR
00:23:23.60\00:23:24.53
BODIES. THE TROUBLE
WITH EXTRA WEIGHT IS THAT
00:23:24.53\00:23:29.83
IT PUTS SO MUCH PRESSURE
ON VARIOUS PARTS OF YOUR
00:23:29.83\00:23:33.00
BODY, INCLUDING YOUR
HEART, YOUR KNEES, AND
00:23:33.00\00:23:33.93
EVEN YOUR BRAIN. ONE
RESEARCH STUDY SHOWED
00:23:33.93\00:23:38.46
THAT OVER A PERIOD OF 24
YEARS WOMEN WHO WERE MORE
00:23:38.46\00:23:42.56
OVERWEIGHT
EXPERIENCED MORE LOSS OF BRAIN
00:23:42.56\00:23:43.63
TISSUE FURTHERMORE,
BEING OVERWEIGHT INCREASES YOUR
00:23:43.63\00:23:48.13
RISK OF SO MANY
DISEASES, INCLUDING: HIGH BLOOD
00:23:48.13\00:23:51.96
PRESSURE, HEART
DISEASE, STROKE, DIABETES,
00:23:51.96\00:23:52.83
OSTEOARTHRITIS,
GALLBLADDER DISEASE,
00:23:52.83\00:23:55.96
SLEEP APNEA, CANCERS
SUCH AS BREAST, COLON, AND
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ENDOMETRIAL. AND, DID
YOU KNOW THAT EVERY EXTRA
00:24:01.16\00:24:02.26
POUND REQUIRES ONE MILE
OF NEW CAPILLARIES! WHAT
00:24:02.26\00:24:08.36
TO DO ABOUT EXTRA WEIGHT
AGAIN, PLEASE, DON'T DIET.
00:24:08.36\00:24:15.26
THE ONLY WAY TO
ACHIEVE LASTING RESULTS IS TO
00:24:15.26\00:24:16.26
CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE.
SO, EATING HEALTHFULLY AND
00:24:16.26\00:24:21.43
BEING PHYSICALLY
ACTIVE EVERY DAY. IF YOU'RE
00:24:21.43\00:24:25.20
WONDERING ABOUT
PORTION CONTROL WHEN YOU'RE
00:24:25.20\00:24:26.16
EATING, THINK ABOUT
IT THIS WAY. PICTURE YOUR
00:24:26.16\00:24:30.70
DINNER PLATE. FULLY
HALF OF IT SHOULD BE
00:24:30.70\00:24:33.83
VEGETABLES, YOU CAN
STACK THEM AS HIGH AS YOU WANT
00:24:33.83\00:24:34.96
ONE QUARTER OF YOUR
PLATE SHOULD BE YOUR
00:24:34.96\00:24:38.26
CARBOHYDRATE SUCH AS
BROWN RICE, WHOLE GRAIN PASTA,
00:24:38.26\00:24:42.83
OR POTATOES, AND THE
OTHER QUARTER SHOULD BE YOUR
00:24:42.83\00:24:43.86
PROTEIN - BEANS OR
TOFU ARE A GOOD IDEA.
00:24:43.86\00:24:48.13
DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF
ANIMAL-BASED FOODS IN YOUR
00:24:48.13\00:24:52.20
EVERY DAY EATING
WILL SUBTRACT CALORIES AS
00:24:52.20\00:24:53.06
WELL AS SATURATED FAT
AND CHOLESTEROL. AND, HERE'S
00:24:53.06\00:24:56.66
SOMETHING INTERESTING,
RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT IF
00:24:56.66\00:25:01.73
YOU WANT TO LOSE
WEIGHT, YOU SHOULD HAVE A GOOD,
00:25:01.73\00:25:02.73
BIG BREAKFAST! YOU'LL
BURN THOSE CALORIES THROUGHOUT
00:25:02.73\00:25:08.76
THE DAY, AND YOU'LL
LIKELY ALSO SNACK LESS IF YOU
00:25:08.76\00:25:13.76
HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST.
00:25:13.76\00:25:14.26
THEN, EATING A SMALL
MEAL IN THE EVENING IS IDEAL.
00:25:14.26\00:25:18.76
REMEMBER THE OLD
ADAGE: BREAKFAST LIKE A KING,
00:25:18.76\00:25:19.76
LUNCH LIKE A PRINCE,
DINNER LIKE A PAUPER.
00:25:19.76\00:25:26.13
CHANGING THE WAY YOU
EAT AND ADDING IN PHYSICAL
00:25:26.13\00:25:29.90
ACTIVITY EVERY DAY -
WALKING IS A REALLY GOOD
00:25:29.90\00:25:30.83
IDEA; WALK EVERYWHERE
- THESE WILL START YOU ON
00:25:30.83\00:25:35.23
YOUR WAY TO A HEALTHIER,
TRIMMER YOU. SEE YOU NEXT
00:25:35.23\00:25:39.16
TIME!
00:25:39.16\00:25:40.30
(MUSIC)
00:25:41.00\00:25:44.10
>>MATTHEW: WHEN YOU
SENSE THAT SOMETHING IS MISSING
00:26:15.16\00:26:16.20
IN YOUR LIFE, WHERE DO
YOU TURN? MILLIONS LIKE
00:26:16.20\00:26:18.70
NICODEMUS HAVE TURNED TO
A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
00:26:18.70\00:26:23.16
CHRIST. THE BOOK
"HAPPINESS DIGEST" SHOWS
00:26:23.16\00:26:24.00
HOW YOU CAN EXPERIENCE
HIS JOY AND GUIDANCE IN YOUR
00:26:24.00\00:26:27.26
LIFE. IT IS A GIFT FROM
IT IS WRITTEN TO YOU. HERE IS
00:26:27.26\00:26:34.33
THE INFORMATION YOU
NEED TO GET YOUR COPY.
00:26:34.33\00:26:37.66
>>BILL: WELL WE HAVE
COME TO THE END OF ANOTHER IT
00:26:40.03\00:26:41.13
IS WRITTEN PROGRAM. I'M SO
00:26:41.13\00:26:43.00
>>BILL: WELL WE HAVE
COME TO THE END OF ANOTHER IT
00:27:41.66\00:27:42.66
IS WRITTEN PROGRAM.
I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU TOOK
00:27:42.66\00:27:45.73
THE TIME TO BE WITH
US REMEMBER TO VISIT OUR
00:27:45.73\00:27:48.96
WEB-SITE - TISWRITTENCANADA.CA -
00:27:48.96\00:27:49.70
THERE YOU CAN SEE ALL OF
OUR PROGRAMS, YOU CAN SEND
00:27:49.70\00:27:54.13
US A PRAYER REQUEST - WE
LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. OUR
00:27:54.13\00:27:58.30
GOAL IS TO BE BACK
HERE NEXT WEEK, WE PRAY THAT
00:27:58.30\00:27:59.33
WILL BE THE REALITY,
I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US.
00:27:59.33\00:28:04.06
UNTIL THEN, REMEMBER, IT
IS WRITTEN, MAN SHALL NOT
00:28:04.06\00:28:08.93
LIVE BY BREAD ALONE BUT
BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS
00:28:08.93\00:28:09.96
FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.
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