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Series Code: IIWC
Program Code: IIWC201022
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00:01 >>BILL: A YOUNG MAN ASKED AN OLD RICH MAN HOW HE
00:02 MADE HIS MONEY. THE OLD GUY FINGERED HIS WOOL VEST 00:05 AND SAID, "WELL, SON, IT WAS 1932. THE DEPTH OF THE 00:10 GREAT DEPRESSION. I WAS DOWN TO MY LAST NICKEL. I 00:11 INVESTED THAT NICKEL IN AN APPLE. I SPENT THE ENTIRE 00:14 DAY POLISHING THE APPLE AND, AT THE END OF THE 00:19 DAY, I SOLD THE APPLE FOR TEN CENTS. THE NEXT 00:20 MORNING, I INVESTED THOSE TEN CENTS IN TWO APPLES. 00:25 I SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY POLISHING THEM AND SOLD 00:29 THEM AT 5:00 P.M. FOR 20 CENTS. I CONTINUED THIS 00:30 SYSTEM FOR A MONTH, BY THE END OF WHICH I'D 00:35 ACCUMULATED A FORTUNE OF $1.37. THEN MY WIFE'S 00:43 FATHER DIED AND LEFT US TWO MILLION DOLLARS." 00:50 (MUSIC) 00:58 >>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME . . . 01:01 GOD'S BOOK, THE BIBLE. 01:04 STILL RELEVANT IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD 01:08 IT IS WRITTEN 01:11 SHARING MESSAGES OF HOPE AROUND THE WORLD. 01:15 (MUSIC) 01:27 NORTH AMERICA IS STILL HOME TO A MAJORITY OF 01:28 THE WORLD'S MILLIONAIRES. 01:30 ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA EVEN THOUGH SOME 01:31 SIGNIFICANT DECLINES HAVE BEEN SEEN OVER THE LAST 01:35 COUPLE OF YEARS AS A RESULT OF THE ECONOMIC 01:38 CRISIS - 32% OF THE WORLD'S MILLIONAIRES 01:39 LIVE IN NORTH AMERICA. A MILLIONAIRE BEING DEFINED 01:44 AS SOMEONE WHO HAS A NET WORTH OF AT LEAST $1 01:47 MILLION IN ALL ASSETS EXCEPT THEIR PRIMARY 01:48 RESIDENCE. 40% OF THE WORLD'S "ULTRA" 01:53 MILLIONAIRES ($30 MILLION PLUS) LIVE IN NORTH 01:57 AMERICA. MILLIONAIRE MAGAZINE, WHICH IS 01:58 DEDICATED TO SHOWING ITS READERS THE MOST EXPENSIVE 02:01 GOODIES THEY CAN BUY, HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED ITS 02:05 CIRCULATION IN TWO YEARS. 02:07 GET ON THE INTERNET, CLICK ON AMAZON.COM AND 02:11 TYPE IN "MILLIONAIRE" AND YOU GET 7537 RESULTS SUCH 02:13 AS: MILLIONAIRE HABITS IN 21 DAYS - THE MILLIONAIRE 02:19 MIND - THE GREEN MILLIONAIRE AND SEVEN 02:22 YEARS TO SEVEN FIGURES. 02:26 ALL OF THIS HAS LED TO A WHIRLPOOL OF WANT THAT IS 02:27 SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL. 02:30 THE MONSTER OF MATERIALISM IS STALKING HOMES, 02:31 FAMILIES, AND MARRIAGES ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. 02:40 FROM THE STANDPOINT OF MATERIAL WEALTH, WE HAVE 02:41 DIFFICULTY REALIZING HOW RICH WE ARE. GOING THROUGH 02:44 A LITTLE MENTAL EXERCISE THAT CAN HELP US TO COUNT 02:50 OUR BLESSINGS. IMAGINE DOING THE FOLLOWING, AND 02:51 YOU WILL SEE HOW DAILY LIFE IS FOR AS MANY 02:54 AS A BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. 1. TAKE OUT ALL THE 03:00 FURNITURE IN YOUR HOME EXCEPT FOR ONE TABLE AND 03:01 A COUPLE OF CHAIRS. USE BLANKET AND PADS FOR BEDS. 03:05 2. TAKE AWAY ALL OF YOUR CLOTHING EXCEPT FOR YOUR 03:09 OLDEST DRESS OR SUIT, SHIRT OR BLOUSE. LEAVE 03:10 ONLY ONE PAIR OF SHOES. 3. 03:13 EMPTY THE PANTRY AND THE REFRIGERATOR EXCEPT FOR A 03:14 SMALL BAG OF FLOUR, SOME SUGAR AND SALT, A FEW 03:19 POTATOES, SOME ONIONS, AND A DISH OF DRIED BEANS. 4. 03:24 DISMANTLE THE BATHROOM, SHUT OFF THE RUNNING 03:25 WATER, AND REMOVE ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN YOUR 03:29 HOUSE. 5. TAKE AWAY THE HOUSE ITSELF AND MOVE THE 03:33 FAMILY INTO THE TOOL SHED. 03:34 6. PLACE YOUR "HOUSE' IN A SHANTYTOWN. 7. CANCEL ALL 03:39 SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, 03:40 INTERNET AND BOOK CLUBS. 03:44 8. LEAVE ONLY ONE RADIO FOR THE WHOLE SHANTYTOWN. 03:45 9. MOVE THE NEAREST HOSPITAL OR CLINIC 03:49 TEN MILES AWAY AND PUT A MIDWIFE IN CHARGE INSTEAD 03:54 OF A DOCTOR. 10. THROW AWAY YOUR BANKBOOKS, STOCK 03:55 CERTIFICATES, PENSION PLANS, AND INSURANCE 03:58 POLICIES. LEAVE THE FAMILY A CASH HOARD OF TEN 04:04 DOLLARS. 11. GIVE THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY A FEW ACRES 04:05 TO CULTIVATE ON WHICH HE CAN RAISE A FEW HUNDRED 04:11 DOLLARS OF CASH CROPS, OF WHICH ONE THIRD WILL GO TO 04:15 THE LANDLORD AND ONE TENTH TO THE MONEY LENDERS. 04:16 12. LOP OFF TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE YEARS IN LIFE 04:21 EXPECTANCY. WHAT IS EVEN WORSE, THIS MATERIALISM 04:28 MONSTER IS OFTEN DRESSED IN A CLERICAL COLLAR AND A 04:29 MINISTER'S ROBE. WALK INTO ANY CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE 04:35 TODAY AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT GOD'S PRIMARY CONCERN 04:38 IS TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS PEOPLE MAKE MONEY. TITLES 04:39 SUCH AS: JESUS CEO, GOD WANTS YOU TO BE RICH, 04:44 AND THE SEVEN STEPS TO FINANCIAL SECURITY, CAN BE 04:48 FOUND ON THE SHELVES. YOU COULD HONESTLY SAY THAT 04:49 THE NEW NAME FOR GOD IN NORTH AMERICA IS "MONEY," 04:54 WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY JESUS SAID IN MATTHEW 6: 24, 05:18 BOB RUSSELL IN HIS BOOK MONEY: A 05:19 USER'S GUIDE WRITES: 05:40 MATERIALISM IS AN ILLNESS THAT INFECTS THE HUMAN 05:41 FAMILY. BUT DON'T GET THE IDEA IT'S ONLY A PROBLEM 05:45 HERE IN AFFLUENT NORTH AMERICA. JAMES DOBSON 05:50 CITES THE EXPERIENCE OF RON BLUE WHO WHEN VISITING 05:51 A SMALL RURAL VILLAGE IN AFRICA ASKED A 05:56 NATIVE THERE WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING HIS 06:00 VILLAGE, AND TO HIS SHOCK THE MAN SAID, 06:01 "MATERIALISM." RON WAS STUNNED. HE THOUGHT IT 06:07 WOULD BE THE LACK OF FOOD, OR THE NEED FOR DOCTORS, 06:11 OR PERHAPS WAR WITH NEIGHBORING VILLAGES. HOW 06:12 COULD IT BE MATERIALISM? 06:17 THESE VILLAGERS DIDN'T HAVE CARS, TELEVISIONS, OR 06:18 SATELLITE DISHES; NOT EVEN HOMES. BUT THIS VILLAGER 06:20 SAID TO RON, "IF A MAN HAS A MUD HUT, HE WANTS ONE 06:26 MADE OUT OF COW MANURE; IF HE HAS A COW-MANURE HUT HE 06:27 WANTS A STONE HUT; IF HE HAS A THATCH ROOF, HE 06:33 WANTS A TIN ROOF; IF HE HAS ONE ACRE, HE WANTS 06:37 TWO." THEN HE SAID THIS: "MATERIALISM IS A DISEASE 06:38 OF THE HEART; IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 06:44 WHERE YOU LIVE." 06:51 THE LORD JESUS HAS A WORD ABOUT WEALTH, AND IT IS A 06:52 VERY WISE WORD INDEED. IT IS A WORD EVERY PARENT 06:56 SHOULD LEARN THOROUGHLY, EVERY CHILD SHOULD HEAR 07:00 EARLY, EVERY SINGLE ADULT SHOULD PRACTICE 07:01 COMPLETELY, AND EVERY SENIOR ADULT SHOULD 07:05 REMEMBER PERPETUALLY. BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU STORE 07:11 YOUR WEALTH MATTHEW 6: 19 -21: 07:39 NOW IN THE GREEK LANGUAGE THE WORDS "LAY UP" AND 07:40 "TREASURES" USE THE SAME GREEK TERM, A GREEK VERB 07:45 THAT GIVES US THE ENGLISH WORD, THESAURUS. A 07:49 THESAURUS IS A TREASURY OF WORDS. WHAT JESUS 07:50 LITERALLY SAID WAS, "DO NOT TREASURE 07:56 YOUR TREASURES." NOW BY TREASURE JESUS REFERRED TO 08:01 ANYTHING TANGIBLE THAT HAS A PRICE TAG. IF YOU CAN 08:02 SEE IT, TOUCH IT, MEASURE IT, BUY IT, AND ENJOY 08:06 IT, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A TREASURE. 08:13 NOW LET ME MAKE PLAIN AT THE OUTSET THAT JESUS IS 08:14 NOT SAYING IT'S WRONG TO HAVE MONEY. IN FACT, PAUL 08:18 SAID IN 1 TIMOTHY 6:17 08:39 DO YOU HAVE A NICE HOME? 08:40 ENJOY IT. DO YOU DRIVE A NICE CAR? ENJOY IT. DO YOU 08:45 WEAR NICE CLOTHES? 08:46 ENJOY IT. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR POSSESSING 08:49 POSSESSIONS. WHAT IS WRONG IS WHEN YOUR POSSESSIONS 08:51 POSSESS YOU. THE PROBLEM IS NOT WHAT WE OWN, BUT 08:56 WHAT OWNS US. THE KEY PHRASE HERE IS THE WORDS 09:02 "ON EARTH." THE ISSUE IS LAYING UP TREASURES 09:03 "ON EARTH." JESUS IS NOT CONCERNED WITH WHAT YOU 09:09 ARE LAYING UP, BUT WHERE AND WHY YOU ARE LAYING IT 09:16 UP. YOU MAY HAVE YOUR MONEY INVESTED IN BLUE 09:17 CHIP STOCKS; YOU MAY HAVE YOUR CASH IN A STATE 09:22 OF THE ART VAULT, IN A GOVERNMENT-BACKED BANK, OR 09:26 YOU MAY HAVE IT INVESTED IN THE FINEST REAL ESTATE 09:27 IN THE WORLD. BUT, BELIEVE ME, EITHER IT CAN BE TAKEN 09:31 AWAY FROM YOU, OR YOU CAN BE TAKEN AWAY FROM IT. 09:39 I GOT TO THINKING THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THE 09:40 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OWNING A CAR AND LEASING A CAR. 09:43 IF YOU BUY A CAR, ONCE THE PAYMENTS ARE UP YOU OWN 09:49 IT; BUT AT THE END OF A LEASE YOU HAVE TO TURN 09:50 THE CAR BACK IN; YOU CAN'T KEEP IT. ALL OF YOU HAVE 09:53 A LEASE ON LIFE. WHEN THE LEASE IS UP, WHETHER YOU 09:57 WANT TO OR NOT, YOU'VE GOT TO TURN EVERYTHING BACK 09:58 IN. YOU DON'T GET TO KEEP ANYTHING. I HAVE DONE 10:02 A LOT OF FUNERALS AND FOLLOWED A LOT OF HEARSES 10:05 TO THE GRAVEYARD; I HAVE YET TO SEE A HEARSE WITH 10:06 A U-HAUL BEHIND IT. THAT'S WHY THE LORD JESUS 10:12 GOES ON TO INSTRUCT US: 10:24 YOU SEE, YOU CAN INVEST YOUR MONEY BASICALLY IN 10:26 ONE OF TWO PLACES; YOU CAN EITHER INVEST IT IN EARTH, 10:29 OR YOU CAN INVEST IT IN ETERNITY. YOU KNOW MOTHS 10:34 CAN'T EAT THE ROBES OF REDEMPTION; RUST CAN'T 10:35 CORRODE THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; THIEVES 10:37 CANNOT STEAL THE REWARDS OF A RESURRECTION. BE 10:43 CAREFUL HOW YOU SEE YOUR WEALTH JESUS SAID 10:44 IN MATTHEW 6: 22 - 23 11:08 WHAT JESUS IS TELLING US HERE IS THE LIGHT THAT 11:09 COMES INTO A MAN'S SOUL DEPENDS STRICTLY ON 11:12 THE SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF THE EYE; AND THE SPIRITUAL 11:15 CONDITION OF THE EYE IS DETERMINED BY HOW IT SEES 11:16 MONEY. JESUS TALKS ABOUT A "GOOD" EYE AND A "BAD" 11:23 EYE. NOW THE WORD "GOOD" HERE MEANS GENEROUS, AND 11:28 THE WORD "BAD" HERE MEANS STINGY. HERE'S EXACTLY 11:29 WHAT JESUS IS ASKING: DO YOU SEE WEALTH AS TREASURE 11:34 TO GET, OR AS A TOOL TO GIVE? DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU 11:40 HAVE AS A GIFT OF GOD'S LOVE, OR AS A RESULT OF 11:41 YOUR LABOR? YOU SEE, TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE 11:47 "CATARACT OF CONSUMPTION" OVER THEIR EYES, AND THEY 11:51 REALLY DON'T SEE MONEY AND WEALTH THE WAY GOD SEES 11:52 IT. ALL THEY CAN SEE WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY IS GET, 11:57 GET, GET; NEVER GIVE, GIVE, GIVE. THE HEART IS 12:04 THE EYE OF THE SOUL. IF YOUR HEART IS CLEAN YOU'LL 12:05 BE A GIVER. IF YOUR HEART IS DIRTY YOU'LL 12:10 BE A GETTER. 12:16 NOW LET ME MAKE THIS VERY PRACTICAL AND APPLICABLE. 12:17 IF YOU SEE WEALTH THE WAY GOD SEES WEALTH, YOU WILL 12:21 GLADLY, GRATEFULLY, AND GENEROUSLY INVEST IN GOD'S 12:28 WORK. YOU WILL GLADLY GIVE TO GOD'S WORK BECAUSE 12:29 YOU WILL REALIZE THAT THE WEALTH THAT YOU HAVE WAS 12:33 GIVEN TO YOU NOT ONLY TO BLESS YOU, BUT SO THAT YOU 12:38 MIGHT BE A BLESSING. YOU WILL GRATEFULLY GIVE TO 12:39 GOD'S WORK BECAUSE YOU WILL REALIZE EVERYTHING 12:43 YOU HAVE CAME FROM GOD TO BEGIN WITH. YOU WILL 12:47 GENEROUSLY GIVE TO GOD'S WORK BECAUSE YOU WILL 12:49 REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU DO GIVE TO GOD'S WORK YOU 12:54 ARE LAYING UP TREASURE IN HEAVEN. YOU MAY HAVE 12:59 NEVER CONNECTED YOUR HEART WITH YOUR EYES BEFORE, BUT 13:00 I READ WHERE THERE IS A DISEASE CALLED "A DIRTY 13:08 HEART." IN THIS CONDITION ULCERS FORM ON THE INNER 13:12 WALLS OF THE HEART, WHICH THEN CAUSE THE EYES TO 13:13 BECOME BLOODSHOT. IF THAT CONDITION IS NOT CORRECTED 13:18 THE BLOOD VESSELS IN THE EYE CAN BURST CAUSING 13:23 BLINDNESS. IN OTHER WORDS, A CLEAN HEART 13:24 GIVES CLEAR VISION. 13:32 MAY I BE HONEST WITH YOU? IF YOU DO NOT TITHE; 13:33 IF YOU NEITHER BELIEVE IN TITHING NOR PRACTICE 13:39 TITHING; IF YOU DO NOT SEE CLEARLY ENOUGH THAT GOD 13:44 DEMANDS THE TITHE, AND THAT GOD BLESSES THE 13:45 TITHE, AND GOD HONORS THE TITHE, AND THAT YOUR 13:50 TITHE IS AN INVESTMENT IN ETERNITY, AND TREASURE IN 13:54 HEAVEN, YOU HAVE A DIRTY HEART. YOU BETTER BE 13:55 CAREFUL HOW YOU SEE YOUR WEALTH. BE CAREFUL 14:01 NOT TO SERVE YOUR WEALTH MATTHEW 6: 24 14:25 NOW IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE REAL POINT OF WHAT 14:26 JESUS WAS SAYING, HERE IT IS: A MASTER IS A SLAVE 14:29 OWNER, AND EITHER YOU ARE A MASTER OVER YOUR MONEY, 14:34 OR YOU ARE A MASTER TO YOUR MONEY. NOW YOU CAN 14:35 WORK FOR MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYER, BUT YOU CANNOT 14:40 SERVE TWO MASTERS. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN LIFE 14:43 THAT NOBODY CAN DO. 14:44 YOU CANNOT WALK IN TWO DIRECTIONS AT THE SAME 14:47 TIME. THAT'S WHY THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER, YOGI BERRA 14:48 SAID, "IF YOU EVER COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE 14:52 IT." YOU CAN'T THINK TWO THOUGHTS AT THE SAME TIME, 14:57 AND YOU CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS AT THE SAME TIME. 14:58 THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF ADVISABILITY. JESUS DID 15:02 NOT SAY, "YOU SHOULD NOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND 15:05 WEALTH." 15:06 IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF ACCOUNTABILITY. JESUS DID 15:07 NOT SAY, "YOU MUST NOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND 15:08 WEALTH." IT IS A MATTER OF IMPOSSIBILITY. "YOU CANNOT 15:13 SERVE GOD AND WEALTH." 15:21 NOW NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS, BUT EVERYBODY IS 15:22 GOING TO SERVE ONE. BOB DYLAN WROTE A SONG 15:26 . IT GOES LIKE THIS: 16:06 HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE BOTTOM LINE. YOU CAN 16:07 FOCUS ON ETERNAL THINGS AND HAVE EARTHLY THINGS. 16:10 BUT YOU CANNOT FOCUS ON EARTHLY THINGS AND HAVE 16:15 ETERNAL THINGS. WE WERE CREATED TO SERVE THE LORD. 16:16 WEALTH WAS CREATED TO SERVE US. WE CANNOT 16:21 EXPECT THE LORD TO SERVE US IF WE'RE GOING TO SERVE 16:26 WEALTH. WHERE IS YOUR ALLEGIANCE TODAY? HAVE 16:27 YOU EMBRACED THE CROSS OF CHRIST AND DOES YOUR LIFE 16:32 REFLECT YOUR ALLEGIANCE? 16:33 I PLEDGE MY ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB OF GOD 16:36 - HOW ABOUT YOU? 16:42 I HAVE HEARD HOW CHRISTIANS LONG AGO 16:48 WERE BROUGHT BEFORE A TYRANTS THRONE 16:55 AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT HE WOULD SPARE THEIR LIVES 17:01 IF THEY WOULD RENOUNCE THE NAME OF CHRIST. 17:08 BUT ONE BY ONE THEY CHOSE TO DIE 17:14 THE SON OF GOD THEY WOULD NOT DENY 17:21 LIKE A GREAT ANGELIC CHOIR SINGS 17:27 I CAN ALMOST HEAR THEIR VOICES RING. 17:33 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB 17:40 WITH ALL MY STRENGTH 17:43 WITH ALL I AM 17:46 I WILL SEEK TO HONOR HIS COMMANDS 17:53 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB. 18:08 NOW THE YEARS HAVE COME AND THE YEARS HAVE GONE 18:14 AND THE CAUSE OF JESUS STILL GOES ON 18:21 AND NOW OUR TIME HAS COME TO COUNT THE COST 18:27 TO REJECT THIS WORLD, TO EMBRACE THE CROSS 18:33 AND ONE BY ONE LET US LIVE OUR LIVES 18:41 FOR THE ONE WHO DIED TO GIVE US LIFE. 18:47 TILL THE TRUMPET SOUNDS ON THE FINAL DAY 18:53 LET US PROUDLY STAND AND BOLDLY SAY 18:59 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB 19:06 WITH ALL MY STRENGTH 19:10 WITH ALL I AM 19:12 I WILL SEEK TO HONOR HIS COMMANDS 19:19 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB. 19:26 TO THE LAMB OF GOD WHO BORE MY PAIN 19:32 WHO TOOK MY PLACE, WHO WORE MY SHAME. 19:40 I WILL SEEK TO HONOR HIS COMMANDS 19:47 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB 20:00 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB 20:06 WITH ALL MY STRENGTH 20:10 WITH ALL I AM 20:12 I WILL SEEK TO HONOR HIS COMMANDS 20:18 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB. 20:25 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB 20:32 WITH ALL MY STRENGTH 20:35 WITH ALL I AM 20:38 I WILL SEEK TO HONOR HIS COMMANDS 20:45 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB. 20:51 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE LAMB 21:04 TO THE LAMB! 21:15 >>BILL: FATHER IN HEAVEN WE THANK YOU FOR THESE 21:16 MOMENTS WE HAVE SPENT IN YOUR WORD. FATHER, GIVE 21:19 US CLEAR HEARTS, CLEAR VISION, HELP US SEE THAT 21:21 WEALTH IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE GIVEN US AND THAT WE 21:22 ARE TO USE TO FURTHER YOUR WORK ON THIS EARTH. HELP 21:30 US LAY UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN I PRAY IN JESUS 21:34 NAME, AMEN. 21:37 (MUSIC) 21:53 (MUSIC) 22:11 HI, EVERYONE! TODAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR EYES. 22:12 OFTEN WE CAN TELL WHAT SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING 22:17 JUST BY LOOKING INTO THESE "MIRRORS TO THE SOUL". 22:21 AND, YOUR DOCTOR CAN OFTEN DIAGNOSE AILMENTS JUST BY 22:22 LOOKING IN YOUR EYES. AS YOU GROW OLDER, YOU MAY 22:23 NOTICE YOUR EYES "MATURE" IN UNWANTED WAYS, SUCH AS 22:31 CHANGING VISION OR CATARACTS. WELL, HERE ARE 22:32 SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT KEEPING 22:36 YOUR EYES HEALTHY: 1) DEFINITELY, VITAMIN A IS 22:41 ESSENTIAL AND CARROTS, WITH THEIR AMPLE SUPPLY 22:42 OF BETA-CAROTENE - THE PRECURSOR TO VITAMIN A 22:47 - ARE A HEALTHY CHOICE. 22:48 OTHER GREAT SOURCES OF BETA-CAROTENE INCLUDE: 22:51 SWEET POTATOES, YAMS, SPINACH, AND CANTALOUPE. 22:54 BE SURE TO CHOOSE WHOLE PLANT FOODS OVER VITAMIN 22:55 SUPPLEMENTS. 2) LUTEIN, WHICH IS AN ANTIOXIDANT, 23:00 IS ALSO A KEY PLAYER WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHY EYES. 23:07 GOOD SOURCES INCLUDE: KALE, COLLARD GREENS, AND 23:08 SPINACH. ALSO, BROCCOLI, AVOCADO, AND 23:12 CORN. BIOFLAVONOIDS AND POLYPHENOLS ARE BIG WORDS, 23:18 BUT THEY ARE ALSO POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANTS THAT WILL 23:19 HELP TO KEEP YOUR EYES HEALTHY. GOOD SOURCES 23:23 INCLUDE: BLUEBERRIES, CHERRIES, AND 23:26 POMEGRANATES. 3) DRINK AN ABUNDANCE OF WATER, 23:27 UPWARDS OF AROUND 8 CUPS EACH DAY. WATER WILL HELP 23:34 TO KEEP YOUR EYES NICELY LUBRICATED. IF YOU SUFFER 23:39 FROM CHRONICALLY DRY EYES, TRY EATING MORE FOODS RICH 23:40 IN OMEGA-3'S, INCLUDING WALNUTS AND GROUND FLAX 23:45 SEEDS. 4) DRAG YOURSELF AWAY FROM YOUR COMPUTER 23:52 AND THE TELEVISION! SO MANY OF US SPEND EXCESSIVE 23:53 AMOUNTS OF TIME GAZING AT THESE TWO SCREENS AND, 23:58 ALL THE WHILE, OUR EYES ARE BEING COMPROMISED. FOR 24:02 EXAMPLE, PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THEIR COMPUTERS FOR 24:03 MANY HOURS EACH DAY MAY EXPERIENCE HEADACHES, 24:09 BLURRED VISION, DRY OR BURNING EYES. WHEN YOU'RE 24:13 USING YOUR COMPUTER, BE SURE TO BLINK OFTEN, AND 24:14 TRY TO TAKE A BREAK AT LEAST EVERY HALF HOUR. 24:18 5) GET SOME SLEEP! YOUR EYES ARE SO BUSY TAKING 24:24 EVERYTHING IN ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. REWARD THEM 24:25 WITH A GOOD 7-8 HOURS OF REST EACH NIGHT TO REPAIR 24:30 AND REJUVENATE. GOT A TWITCHY EYE? THAT'S A SURE 24:35 SIGN THAT YOUR EYES NEED REST. 6) GET PHYSICALLY 24:36 ACTIVE, AND THE FRESH SUPPLY OF OXYGEN-RICH 24:40 BLOOD WILL REFRESH YOUR EYES. NOW, HERE ARE SOME 24:46 GOOD EXERCISES TO DO FOR YOUR EYES: LOOK AS FAR TO 24:47 YOUR RIGHT AS POSSIBLE FOR 3-5 SECONDS, THEN AS FAR 24:53 TO YOUR LEFT AS POSSIBLE FOR 3-5 SECONDS. REST FOR 24:57 A FEW SECONDS, THEN REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. LOOK AS 24:58 FAR UP AS POSSIBLE FOR 3-5 SECONDS, THEN LOOK AS FAR 25:05 DOWN AS POSSIBLE FOR 3-5 SECONDS. AGAIN, REST, THEN 25:09 REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. 25:10 SLOWLY ROLL YOUR EYES IN A CIRCLE, FIRST CLOCKWISE, 25:15 THEN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. 25:16 REST, THEN REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. BE SURE TO ROLL 25:20 SLOWLY - IT SHOULD TAKE AT LEAST 3 SECONDS FOR YOU TO 25:21 ROLL YOUR EYES IN A FULL CIRCLE. KEEPING YOUR EYES 25:26 HEALTHY NOW WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT YOU SEE THE 25:29 WORLD CLEARLY WELL INTO THE FUTURE. I'LL 25:30 SEE YOU NEXT TIME. 25:39 >>MATTHEW: IF YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS SERIES ON 25:40 THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT AND WOULD LIKE TO DEEPEN 25:45 YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE, THEN WHY NOT 25:48 ENROLL TODAY IN IT IS WRITTEN CANADA'S DISCOVER 25:49 BIBLE SCHOOL. THE LESSONS ARE SENT BY MAIL, THEY 25:51 ARRIVE POSTAGE PAID AND YOU CAN STUDY THEM IN THE 25:53 COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. 25:55 THOUSANDS HAVE CHOSEN THE DISCOVER BIBLE SCHOOL AS 25:57 THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF STUDY. IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE 25:58 SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP YOU THEN ENROLL TODAY. 26:01 HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO GET YOUR FIRST 26:05 LESSON. 27:07 >>BILL:I WANT TO THANK YOU THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME 27:08 TO BE WITH US AGAIN THIS WEEK. LET ME 27:11 REMIND YOU OF THE WEB-SITE WWW.ITISWRITTENCANADA.CA - 27:13 THERE YOU CAN SEND FEEDBACK ON THIS PROGRAM, 27:14 YOU CAN SEND US A PRAYER REQUEST, YOU CAN MAKE 27:19 A DONATION, YOU CAN EVEN ENROLE IN OUR BIBLE STUDY 27:23 COURSE - THE LESSONS ARE SENT TO YOU BY MAIL, 27:24 THERE'S NO OBLIGATION ON YOUR PART, IT'S A 27:27 WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL WAY TO REALLY BETTER 27:31 UNDERSTAND GOD'S WORD - YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE 27:32 WEB-SITE. REMEMBER OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOU CAN 27:36 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ALSO OUR PLAN AND OUR PRAYER IS 27:42 THAT THE GOOD LORD WILL ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY 27:43 TO BE BACK AGAIN NEXT WEEK AND IT WON'T BE THE SAME 27:47 IF YOUR NOT HERE SO WHY NOT JOIN US. UNTIL THEN 27:50 REMEMBER, IT IS WRITTEN, MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY 27:51 BREAD ALONE BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS 27:55 FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD. 28:01 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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