BILL: ONE NIGHT THIS
YOUNG BOY WENT TO HIS BEDROOM
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EARLY TO START PRAYING
FOR A BABY BROTHER. HE PRAYED
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EVERY NIGHT FOR A WHOLE
MONTH, BUT THEN HE BEGAN
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TO GET A LITTLE WEARY.
HE QUIT PRAYING FOR A BABY
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BROTHER. AFTER ANOTHER
MONTH, HOWEVER, HIS MOTHER
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WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
WHEN SHE CAME BACK HOME, HIS
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PARENTS CALLED HIM INTO
THE BEDROOM. WHEN HE CAME
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IN HE SAW A LITTLE
BUNDLE LYING RIGHT NEXT TO
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HIS MOTHER. HIS DAD PULLED
BACK THE BLANKET AND THERE
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WERE, NOT JUST ONE
BABY BROTHER, BUT TWO BABY
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BROTHERS--TWINS!
BOBBY'S DAD LOOKED DOWN AT HIM
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AND SAID, "NOW, AREN'T
YOU GLAD YOU PRAYED?" YOUNG
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BOBBY HESITATED A LITTLE
AND THEN LOOKED UP AT HIS
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DAD AND ANSWERED,
"YES, BUT AREN'T YOU GLAD
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I QUIT WHEN I DID?"
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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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A LITTLE FIVE-YEAR-OLD
GIRL WAS WATCHING HER
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MOTHER IN FASCINATION AS
SHE WAS RUBBING COLD CREAM
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ON HER FACE. SHE
SAID, "MOTHER, WHY DO YOU DO
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THAT?" THE MOTHER
REPLIED, "TO MAKE MYSELF
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BEAUTIFUL." WELL, TO
THE LITTLE GIRL'S AMAZEMENT,
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IN JUST A MINUTE THE
MOTHER BEGAN REMOVING THE
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CREAM WITH A TISSUE SHE
HAD JUST PUT ON. THE GIRL
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SAID, "WHAT'S THE
MATTER, GIVING UP ALREADY?" I
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SOMETIMES BELIEVE THAT
GOD LOOKS AT OUR PRAYER LIVES
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AND ASKS THE
QUESTION: "ARE YOU GIVING UP
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ALREADY?" BELIEVE IT
OR NOT, THERE ARE PEOPLE
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BOTH INSIDE THE CHURCH
AND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH WHO
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HAVE GIVEN UP ON GOD.
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SOME PEOPLE QUIT GOING
TO CHURCH BECAUSE THEY GIVE
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UP ON GOD. SOME PEOPLE
QUIT PRAYING, THEY QUIT
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WITNESSING, THEY QUIT
FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING THE
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CHURCH, BECAUSE THEY
GIVE UP ON GOD. MAYBE YOU ARE
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ONE OF THEM.
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JESUS MAKES A
PROMISE ABOUT PRAYER IN THE
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PASSAGE WE ARE GOING TO
STUDY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
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GREATEST PROMISES IN ALL
OF THE BIBLE. BUT IT IS A
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PROMISE THAT IS BASED
ON NEVER GIVING UP ON GOD.
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JESUS SAID, MATTHEW 7: 7 - 11
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WELL, JESUS MAKES
A DYNAMIC, DEFINITE
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STATEMENT ABOUT
PRAYER THAT ASSUMES ONE VERY
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VITAL FACT-THAT GOD
HEARS AND GOD ANSWERS PRAYER.
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YOU CAN NEVER GIVE UP
ON GOD, AND THERE ARE TWO
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COMMANDS THAT JESUS
GIVES TO US, BOTH AS EVIDENCE
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THAT WE DO NOT GIVE UP
ON GOD, AND AS REASONS WE
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SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ON GOD.
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PRAYER IS THE ONLY
SUBJECT JESUS DISCUSSES TWICE IN
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
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THIS SIMPLY ILLUSTRATES
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
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PRAYER IN THE
CHRISTIAN LIFE. THERE ARE THINGS
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THAT GOD DOES BY PRAYER
HE DOES NOT DO ANY OTHER WAY.
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IF WE ARE GOING TO
INVITE GOD TO FELLOWSHIP WITH
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US, AND INVOLVE GOD IN
OUR DAILY LIVES, WE MUST PRAY.
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NOW THERE ARE THREE
VERBS IN THIS VERSE: "ASK,"
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"SEEK," AND "KNOCK."
THESE VERBS ARE IN THE
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IMPERATIVE MOOD. THESE
ARE COMMANDS. PRAYER IS NOT A
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REQUEST, IT IS A
REQUIREMENT. NOW IF PRAYER
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IS A COMMAND, THEN NOT
TO PRAY IS A SIN. YOU MAY
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NEVER THINK OF NOT
PRAYING AS A SIN, BUT IT IS AS
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MUCH A SIN AS PROFANITY
OR IDOLATRY. 1 SAMUEL 12: 23
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THINK ABOUT THIS. WHEN
YOU DON'T PRAY YOU ACTUALLY
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COMMIT THREE SINS
AGAINST THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
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FIRST OF ALL, YOU
SIN AGAINST THE LORD WHO
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DEMANDS THAT YOU PRAY;
YOU SIN AGAINST OTHERS WHO
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DEPEND UPON YOU TO
PRAY; AND YOU SIN AGAINST
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YOURSELF BY DENYING A
BLESSING THAT COMES WHEN
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YOU PRAY. YOU KNOW
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF
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SIN; THERE IS THE SIN
OF OMISSION AND THE SIN OF
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COMMISSION. NOW YOU NEED
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN
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BY "SINS OF OMISSION.
YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, BUT
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THE BIBLE SAYS THERE ARE
ACTUALLY TWO WAYS TO SIN.
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YOU CAN SIN BY DOING
THE WRONG THING, OR YOU CAN
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SIN BY FAILING TO
DO THE RIGHT THING.
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JAMES 4:17 SAYS,
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NOW NOT ONLY ARE THESE
VERSES IN THE IMPERATIVE
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MOOD, BUT THEY ARE IN
THE PRESENT TENSE. AS I TOLD
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YOU BEFORE, IN THE
GREEK LANGUAGE THAT DENOTES
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CONTINUOUS ACTION.
WHAT JESUS REALLY SAID WAS,
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"ASK, AND KEEP ON ASKING."
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"SEEK, AND KEEP ON
SEEKING." "KNOCK, AND
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KEEP ON KNOCKING." THE
IMPLICATION IS, "WHATEVER
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YOU DO, DON'T GIVE UP ON
GOD; DON'T QUIT PRAYING."
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YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE
THAT EACH ONE OF THESE VERBS
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CALLS FOR MORE EFFORT.
ASK IMPLIES SIMPLY MAKING
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A VERBAL REQUEST.
SEEK INVOLVES GOING BEYOND
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TALKING TO ACTUALLY
LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER.
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KNOCK INVOLVES NOT
ONLY ASKING AND SEEKING, BUT
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GOING TO A SPECIFIC PLACE
AND KNOCKING ON A SPECIFIC
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DOOR TRYING TO
FIND A SPECIFIC ANSWER.
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NOW PRAYER OBVIOUSLY
BEGINS WITH ASKING. "ASK,
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AND IT WILL BE GIVEN
TO YOU." THE GREATEST
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PROBLEM WITH PRAYER IS
NOT UNANSWERED PRAYER, BUT
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UNASKED PRAYER.
JAMES 4:2 LAST PART SAYS,
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NOW ASKING EXPRESSES
DEPENDENCE. WHEN YOU PRAY
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YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT YOU ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT
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ON GOD. YOU NEVER GET
SO RICH, OR SO STRONG, THAT
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YOU DON'T DEPEND ON GOD.
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THAT IS ONE REASON WE
MUST ASK BECAUSE IT EXPRESSES
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OUR DEPENDENCE. BUT
THE NEXT STEP IS SEEKING.
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"SEEK, AND YOU WILL FIND."
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SEEKING EXPRESSES OUR
DESIRE. YOU SEE, THERE ARE
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TIMES THAT WE NEED TO
PRAY EVEN WHEN WE DO NOT KNOW
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WHAT TO PRAY FOR, OR
HOW TO PRAY. SEEKING IS A
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DEEPER LEVEL OF PRAYING
THAN JUST ASKING. WHEN YOU
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ASK, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE ASKING FOR, BUT WHEN YOU
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ARE SEEKING, YOU'RE NOT
SURE AND YOU'RE TRYING TO
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FIND WHAT IT IS GOD IS
WANTING FROM YOU, OR GOD
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IS WANTING FOR YOU.
PAUL TALKED ABOUT THAT TYPE
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OF PRAYING IN ROMANS
8: 26 - 27 WHEN HE SAID .
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BUT THERE'S ALSO THE
DISCIPLINE OF KNOCKING.
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"KNOCK, AND IT WILL
BE OPENED TO YOU." NOW
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KNOCKING EXPRESSES OUR
DETERMINATION. THE 1992
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SUMMER OLYMPICS FEATURED
SOME TREMENDOUSLY POIGNANT
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MOMENTS. IN THE 400
METER SEMIFINAL BRITISH RUNNER
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DEREK REDMOND TORE A
HAMSTRING AND FELL TO THE
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TRACK. HE STRUGGLED TO
HIS FEET AND BEGAN TO HOBBLE,
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DETERMINED TO COMPLETE
THE RACE. HIS FATHER RAN FROM
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THE STANDS TO HELP HIM
OFF THE TRACK, BUT THE ATHLETE
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REFUSED TO QUIT. HE LEANED
ON HIS FATHER, AND THE TWO
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LIMPED TO THE FINISH
LINE TOGETHER, TO DEAFENING
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APPLAUSE. NOW WHY ARE
WE TO KEEP ASKING, AND KEEP
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SEEKING, AND KEEP
KNOCKING? WELL, THERE ARE
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TWO REASONS. FIRST
OF ALL, BECAUSE OF WHAT
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GOD SAYS: (VERSE 8)
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EVERYONE THAT ASKS
RECEIVES. NOW YOU MAY NOT
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ALWAYS RECEIVE THE SAME
THING YOU ARE ASKING FOR;
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YOU MAY GET
SOMETHING BETTER. EVERYONE WHO
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SEEKS, FINDS. NOW YOU
MAY NOT FIND IT AT THE TIME
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YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
IT, BUT IN GOD'S TIME YOU
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WILL FIND IT. EVERYONE
WHO KNOCKS, A DOOR WILL OPEN.
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IT MAY NOT BE THE
DOOR THAT YOU THOUGHT WOULD
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OPEN, BUT IT WILL
BE A DOOR TO SOMETHING
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MUCH BETTER. BUT NOT ONLY
BECAUSE GOD SAID SHOULD WE
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CONTINUE TO PRAY,
BUT BECAUSE OF WHO GOD
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IS. (VERSES 9 - 11)
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YOU SEE, THIS IS WHY
PRAYER IS SO WONDERFUL.
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THE REASON WHY WE OUGHT
TO PRAY IS NOT BECAUSE GOD
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WILL ALWAYS GIVE US
WHAT WE WANT, BUT HE WILL
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ALWAYS GIVE US WHAT HE
WANTS. THAT'S WHY HE GOES
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ON TO SAY IN VERSE 11 -
IF YOU THEN, BEING EVIL, KNOW
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HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS
TO YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH
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MORE WILL YOUR FATHER
WHO IS IN HEAVEN GIVE WHAT
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IS GOOD TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM!"
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A PASTOR IN A
DROUGHT-STRICKEN PART OF
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THE SOUTH IMPLORED HIS
PEOPLE TO BEGIN PRAYING
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FOR RAIN. IN FACT, HE
ASKED EACH MEMBER OF THE
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CHURCH TO JOIN IN A
PRAYER VIGIL THAT WOULD CONTINUE
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DAY AND NIGHT UNTIL
GOD GRANTED THEIR REQUEST.
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NEVER HAD THERE BEEN A
GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY
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IN THAT CHURCH THAN
WAS REVEALED OVER THE NEXT
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FEW DAYS. AT ANY HOUR,
ONE MIGHT PASS THAT SMALL
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RURAL CHURCH AND FIND
THE LIGHTS ON AND SOMEONE AT
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THE ALTAR PRAYING.
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FINALLY, LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING, SOME DARK CLOUDS
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BEGAN TO ROLL IN.
SOON RAIN BEGAN FALLING
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IN TORRENTS. FOR FOUR
STRAIGHT DAYS IT RAINED
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WITHOUT CEASING. THE
CREEKS BEGAN OVERFLOWING
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THEIR BANKS. IT
BECAME NECESSARY TO EVACUATE
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PERSONS FROM THEIR HOMES.
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STILL THE WATER
KEPT RISING. THE ENTIRE
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COMMUNITY WAS NOW UNDER
WATER. AS RESCUE WORKERS
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MADE THEIR WAY IN A
BOAT THROUGH THE PERILOUS
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FLOODWATER EVACUATING THE
LAST RELUCTANT STRAGGLERS,
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ONE OF THE BOATS
PASSED THAT LITTLE COUNTRY
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CHURCH, NOW ALMOST
COMPLETELY SUBMERGED.
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THERE SAT THE PASTOR
ON THE ROOF OF THE CHURCH
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WITH A LOOK OF GRAND
SATISFACTION ON HIS FACE.
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HE COULD BE HEARD SAYING
TO HIMSELF AS HE SURVEYED
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THE FLOOD WATERS AROUND
HIM, "NOT BAD FOR A SMALL
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CHURCH LIKE OURS. NOT BAD."
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BILLY GRAHAM ONCE SAID,
00:13:13.66\00:13:14.83
THAT IS A TRAGIC
BUT A TRUE STATEMENT. I
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SOMETIMES WONDER WHERE
WE COULD HAVE BEEN AND WHAT
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WE COULD HAVE DONE IF WE
JUST PRAYED MORE. THIS IS
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AN OLD RABBINICAL WAY TO
ARGUE, THE "HOW MUCH MORE"
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ARGUMENT, THE "HOW
MUCH MORE" APPROACH. "HOW
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MUCH MORE THAN YOU WHO
ARE EVIL SHALL YOUR HEAVENLY
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FATHER, IMPLIED, WHO IS
NOT EVIL, WHO IS PERFECTLY
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HOLY, GIVE?" I MEAN, IF
YOU WHO ARE AT HEART EVIL
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GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO
YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE
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SHALL YOUR HEAVENLY
FATHER WHO IS HOLY GIVE TO HIS
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CHILDREN? IF YOU WHO
CAN ONLY LOVE IMPERFECTLY
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GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO
YOUR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE
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WILL YOUR HEAVENLY
FATHER WHO LOVES PERFECTLY GIVE
00:14:07.10\00:14:08.23
TO HIS CHILDREN? IF
YOU WHO ARE LIMITED IN
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YOUR WISDOM GIVE TO YOUR
CHILDREN WHAT YOU THINK IS
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BEST, HOW MUCH MORE
WILL YOUR FATHER WHO IS
00:14:17.33\00:14:18.30
PERFECTLY WISE GIVE
THE BEST TO HIS CHILDREN?
00:14:18.30\00:14:24.93
THE WHOLE THING
SETS A HUGE GULF IN OUR
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UNDERSTANDING. YOU CAN
GO TO GOD BECAUSE HE'S A
00:14:29.60\00:14:30.76
LOVING FATHER. BUT HE'S
A LOVING FATHER FAR BEYOND
00:14:30.76\00:14:37.73
THE MOST LOVING FATHER
IN THIS WORLD WHO IS BY
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NATURE EVIL AND WHO
DOES HIS BEST TO GIVE GOOD
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GIFTS OUT OF A CORRUPT
AND FALLEN HEART. HOW MUCH
00:14:44.63\00:14:50.16
MORE WILL YOUR
HEAVENLY FATHER LOVE YOU WITH A
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PERFECT LOVE? HOW MUCH
MORE WITH PERFECT WISDOM
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AND PERFECT COMPASSION
AND PERFECT MERCY AND GRACE,
00:14:57.13\00:15:02.76
AND PERFECT UNDERSTANDING
OF YOUR SITUATION AND
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PERFECT GOODNESS GIVE TO
YOU? SO WHEN YOU GO TO GOD
00:15:08.76\00:15:09.80
AND YOU GO WITH
BOLDNESS AND YOU GO WITH
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PERSISTENCE AND YOU
RUSH IN AND YOU UNLOAD WHAT'S
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ON YOUR HEART, AND FIRST
YOU ASK AND THEN YOU START
00:15:22.60\00:15:23.63
PLEADING AND THEN YOU
START BANGING, KNOW THIS,
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THAT GOD IS DELIGHTED
WITH THAT...DELIGHTED WITH THAT
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BECAUSE HE WITH HIS
PERFECT LOVE AND PERFECT
00:15:32.73\00:15:33.66
WISDOM AND PERFECT
POWER AND PERFECT PROVISION IS
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ABLE TO GIVE THE BEST
TO HIS CHILDREN. IN FACT,
00:15:39.33\00:15:44.63
PSALM 84:11
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HE HOLDS NOTHING BACK.
SO HOW MUCH MORE SHALL YOUR
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HEAVENLY FATHER GIVE
THAN ANY EARTHLY FATHER. YOU
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KNOW, JOHN 13:1, "HAVING
LOVED HIS OWN WHO WERE IN
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THE WORLD, HE LOVED THEM
TO THE END. EIS TELOS, TO
00:16:15.46\00:16:16.46
THE MAX, TO THE END,
TO THE FINISH, COMPLETELY,
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TOTALLY, LIMITLESSLY,
INFINITELY." IT'S OUT OF
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THAT LOVE, IT'S OUT OF
THAT WISDOM, IT'S OUT OF
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THOSE RESOURCES THAT GOD GIVES.
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THE ONE TRUE AND
LIVING GOD, THE ONLY GOD, THE
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TRUE GOD, THE GOD OF THE
BIBLE, THE GOD AND FATHER
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OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE
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DEITIES AND THE
GODS FABRICATED BY MEN
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AND DEMONS. AND THE
DIFFERENCE IS IN HIS
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ESSENTIAL NATURE.
HE IS LOVING, MERCIFUL,
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GRACIOUS, FORGIVING,
APPROACHABLE, AVAILABLE
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AND GENEROUS. AND IF
YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
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ANCIENT HISTORY AND THE
HISTORY OF MONARCHS, YOU
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KNOW THAT THEY ARE
BASICALLY TYPICALLY
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UNAVAILABLE,
UNAPPROACHABLE. NOW THAT
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IS A TYPICAL WAY THAT
MONARCHS FUNCTIONED. YOU
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APPROACHED ONLY WHEN
YOU WERE INVITED. YOU
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APPROACHED
SOMEWHAT DELICATELY. YOU MAY
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HAVE APPROACHED GOING
IN BACKWARDS, IN SOME CASES
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CRAWLING AND TYPICALLY
THE KING WAS ELEVATED SO THAT
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IT WAS CLEAR TO YOU
THAT HE WAS WAY ABOVE YOU AND
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YOU WERE SOMEWHERE
UNDER HIS FEET. YOU APPROACH
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WITH A CERTAIN HESITANCY,
WITH A CERTAIN DELICACY
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AND YOU CERTAINLY DIDN'T
APPROACH WITH AN ATTITUDE
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DEMANDING ANYTHING.
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BUT OUR GOD IS JUST THE
OPPOSITE. HE'S ABSOLUTELY
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AVAILABLE, ABSOLUTELY
APPROACHABLE, GRACIOUS,
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MERCIFUL, COMPASSIONATE,
KIND AND YOU CAN GO INTO
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HIS PRESENCE BOLDLY
AND ASK FOR WHATEVER YOU
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WANT. YOU CAN GO INTO
HIS PRESENCE ANY TIME AND NOT
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INTERRUPT HIM. IN
FACT, HE DESIRES YOU TO
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DO THAT. HEBREWS 4: 16
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WHY NOT COME TO
HIM RIGHT NOW - ON YOUR
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KNEES AND YOU FIND POWER,
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WHY NOT COME TO
HIM RIGHT NOW - ON YOUR
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KNEES AND YOU FIND
POWER, INCREDIBLE, DIVINE POWER
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TO MEET ALL YOUR NEEDS .
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THERE ARE DAYS WHEN I FEEL
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THE BEST OF ME
IS READY TO BEGIN.
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THEN THERE'RE DAYS WHEN I FEEL
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I'M LETTING GO AND
SOARING ON THE WIND.
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'CAUSE I'VE
LEARNED IN LAUGHTER OR IN
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PAIN HOW TO SURVIVE.
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I GET ON MY KNEES,
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I GET ON MY KNEES;
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THERE I AM BEFORE
THE LOVE THAT CHANGES ME.
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SEE I DON'T KNOW
HOW, BUT THERE'S POW'R
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WHEN I'M ON MY KNEES.
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I CAN BE IN A CROWD
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OR BY MYSELF, ALMOST ANYWHERE
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WHEN I FEEL
THERE'S A NEED TO TALK WITH
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GOD; HE IS EMMANUEL.
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WHEN I CLOSE MY
EYES NO DARKNESS THERE,
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THERE'S ONLY LIGHT.
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I GET ON MY
KNEES; I GET ON MY KNEES;
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THERE I AM BEFORE
THE LOVE THAT CHANGES ME.
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SEE I DON'T KNOW
HOW, BUT THERE'S POW'R
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IN THE BLUE
SKIES, IN THE MIDNIGHT
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WHEN I'M ON MY KNEES.
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I GET ON MY KNEES,
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I GET ON MY KNEES;
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THERE I AM BEFORE
THE LOVE THAT CHANGES ME.
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SEE I DON'T KNOW
HOW, BUT THERE'S POW'R
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WHEN I'M ON MY.
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WHEN I'M ON MY,
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WHEN I'M ON MY KNEES.
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>>BILL: FATHER IN
HEAVEN, THANK YOU FOR THESE
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MOMENTS THAT WE HAVE
SPENT IN SCRIPTURE. FATHER, MAY
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YOU ACCEPT THOSE THAT
ARE BOLDY COMING INTO YOUR
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PRESENCE RIGHT NOW, I
PRAY IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
00:22:31.33\00:22:35.16
(MUSIC)
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(MUSIC)
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>>BEV: HI EVERYONE IF
YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU LOVE
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BEING OUT IN THE SUN.
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SUNSHINE BOOSTS OUR
SPIRITS AND BRINGS JOY TO
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OUR LIVES. OUR BODIES
NEED SUNLIGHT IN ORDER TO STAY
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HEALTHY, SO GETTING
PROPER AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE EACH
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DAY IS IMPORTANT.
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EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO
SUNLIGHT, HOWEVER, CAN BE
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DETRIMENTAL TO OUR
HEALTH, RESULTING IN PREMATURE
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WRINKLING, AGING OF
THE SKIN, AND SKIN CANCER.
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BUT, IN THE RIGHT
AMOUNTS SUNLIGHT ENHANCES OUR
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LIVES BY:
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1) IMPROVING OUR SLEEP.
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HOW DOES SUNLIGHT IN
THE DAY IMPROVE OUR SLEEP AT
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NIGHT? HAVE YOU HEARD OF
MELATONIN? IT'S A HORMONE
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IN OUR BODIES THAT
ENHANCES SLEEP. AS WE
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AGE, OUR BODIES PRODUCE
LESS AND LESS MELATONIN.
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STUDIES SHOW THAT
DAILY EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT
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HELPS BOOST OUR BODY'S
PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN.
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SO, WE SLEEP BETTER.
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2) IMPROVING OUR
MOOD. MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO
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FUNCTION AND FEEL SO
MUCH BETTER WHEN THE SUN IS
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SHINING. I KNOW I DO!
IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT
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SEASONAL VARIATIONS
IN LIGHT LEVELS CAN HAVE
00:24:07.76\00:24:08.70
PROFOUND EFFECTS ON
MENTAL HEALTH. ACCORDING TO THE
00:24:08.70\00:24:12.63
BOOK, HEALTH POWER, BY
DRS. DIEHL AND LUDINGTON,
00:24:12.63\00:24:16.70
"COMBINED WITH
ACTIVE EXERCISE, SUNSHINE IS
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AN IMPORTANT ADJUNCT
IN TREATING ACUTE AND
00:24:17.66\00:24:20.63
CHRONIC DEPRESSIONS."
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SUNLIGHT ALSO HELPS
BOOST OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND
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EVEN ALLEVIATES PAIN
FROM SWOLLEN ARTHRITIC JOINTS!
00:24:27.53\00:24:33.10
AND, OF COURSE, WE ALL
KNOW THAT WE NEED THE KISS
00:24:33.10\00:24:35.50
OF THE SUN TO ENABLE
OUR BODIES TO MANUFACTUR
00:24:35.50\00:24:36.43
VITAMIN D. OUR BODIES
NEED VITAMIN D IN ORDER TO USE
00:24:36.43\00:24:39.83
CALCIUM TO BUILD
STRONG, HEALTHY BONES AND FOR
00:24:39.83\00:24:44.20
OTHER FUNCTIONS IN
OUR BODIES. SO, GET ON OUT
00:24:44.20\00:24:45.30
THERE INTO THE
GORGEOUS SUNSHINE AND GET SOME
00:24:45.30\00:24:49.76
VITAMIN D HAPPENING. BE
CAREFUL, THOUGH; THE BEST
00:24:49.76\00:24:53.33
HOURS TO BE OUT IN THE
SUN ARE BEFORE 10:00 AM AND
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AFTER 2:00 PM. JESUS
TELLS US IN JOHN 8:12 THAT HE IS
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THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
AS THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
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HE BRINGS LIGHT AND
HEALING TO OUR SOULS. I
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LOVE THAT! IF YOU WANT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
00:25:06.13\00:25:09.86
HEALTHY EATING, VISIT
OUR IT IS WRITTEN WEBSITE AT
00:25:09.86\00:25:14.86
WWW.IIW.CA, GO TO THE
LIVE HEALTHY PAGE, AND YOU'LL
00:25:14.86\00:25:16.00
FIND LINKS TO LOTS
OF GREAT RESOURCES.
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SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
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>>MATTHEW: IF YOU ARE
ENJOYING THIS SERIES ON
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
AND WOULD LIKE TO DEEPEN
00:25:31.50\00:25:33.50
YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
SCRIPTURE, THEN WHY NOT
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ENROLL TODAY IN IT IS
WRITTEN CANADA'S DISCOVER
00:25:36.83\00:25:37.83
BIBLE SCHOOL. THE
LESSONS ARE SENT BY MAIL, THEY
00:25:37.83\00:25:40.33
ARRIVE POSTAGE PAID AND
YOU CAN STUDY THEM IN THE
00:25:40.33\00:25:45.16
COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME.
00:25:45.16\00:25:45.70
THOUSANDS HAVE CHOSEN
THE DISCOVER BIBLE SCHOOL AS
00:25:45.70\00:25:49.43
THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF
STUDY. IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE
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SOMETHING THAT WOULD
HELP YOU THEN ENROLL TODAY.
00:25:50.50\00:25:55.23
HERE IS THE INFORMATION
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR FIRST
00:25:55.23\00:25:57.63
LESSON.
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>>BILL: LET ME THANK
YOU FOR FAITHFULLY WATCHING
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OUR PROGRAM EVERY WEEK.
00:26:59.16\00:27:01.43
LET ME REMIND
YOU OF THE WEB-SITE
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WWW.ITISWRITTENCANADA.CA,
ON THE WEB-SITE YOU CAN
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MAKE AN ONLINE
DONATION AND IF YOU CAN SEND A
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MINIMUM OF $40 WE WILL
SEND YOU THE "SERMON ON
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THE MOUNT" ON DVD ALL
ELEVEN PROGRAMS ON DVD FOR
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A DONATION OF $40 IF YOU
FEEL SO MOVED TO DO SO YOU
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CAN ALSO SEND YOUR
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CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
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AND YOU SHOULD VISIT
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PRAY IS THAT THE GOOD
LORD WILL ALLOW US THE
00:27:31.76\00:27:32.73
PRIVILEDGE OF BEING BACK
WITH YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
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UNTIL THEN REMEMBER, IT
IS WRITTEN, MAN SHALL NOT
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LIVE BY BREAD ALONE,
BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT
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PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.
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