>>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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>>Chris: Howard Carter was
an English archaeologist who was
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seeking for a seemingly
impossible find. He searched in
Egypt for the tomb of the young
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king, Tutankhamen. Carter spent
years looking for this lost
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tomb. In 1922 Carter was on a
lead that he thought would bring
him success. He in fact had
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found the tomb. He contacted the
financier, Lord Carnarvon, of
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the expedition and waited for
his arrival. Upon Carnarvon's
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arrival, he and Carter descended
the steps of the site in the
Valley of the Kings.
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Carter made a small breach in
the entryway and peered in.
Listen to his words,
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as he described what he saw, "At
first I could see nothing, the
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hot air escaping from the
chamber causing the candle flame
to flicker. But presently
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as my eyes grew accustomed to
the lights, details of the room
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within emerged slowly from the
midst. Strange animals, statues,
and gold.everywhere the
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glitter of gold." Howard Carter
was stunned. He was absolutely
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amazed and then listen, as he
continues describing what
happened next. "For a moment-an
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eternity it must have seemed to
others standing by- I was struck
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dumb with amazement. And when
Lord Carnarvon inquired
anxiously, 'Can you see
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anything?' It was all I could
do to get out the words 'Yes,
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wonderful things.'" Wonderful
things.gold, statues. Are these
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things wonderful? Can such
things bring us any happiness or
hope? Do the riches of gold and
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precious stones offer hope for
this helpless planet? No, our
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only hope is found in those
precious words of Jesus in John
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14:1-3, The Bible also
says in 1 Corinthians 2 verse 9,
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Heaven is more than you could
ever imagine. Take a moment;
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just think back to the happiest
time in your life. Do you have
that image in your mind? Heaven
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will outdo it every time. The
Bible tells us what we ought to
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be looking forward
to in 2 Peter 3:13,
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Friend, heaven is not some
make-believe world. The Bible
says God's going to
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create a new heaven and a new
earth. So, heaven is a very real
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place. Revelation 21 verse 1,
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It's no make-believe place. It's
no fairy tale. It's a real place
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for real people to live forever
with Jesus. Sin and suffering
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will be over with. The sorrow of
the past, the heartache of the
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past will be gone. Down through
the ages there have been men and
women of faith who have
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looked forward to the coming of
Jesus Christ They looked to that
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day that the sad drama of sin
would be over and that heaven
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would be their home. The Bible
speaks of Abraham and his hope
in Hebrews 11 verse 10,
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There is a real place, heaven
whose builder and maker is God.
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And He's made it for you and me.
Friends there are many things I
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do not know. But, I know for
sure, that there's a better land
coming. I know for sure,
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this world is not our home.
This world is not our home when
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terrorists board buses and kill
innocent men, women, and
children. Deep in my heart
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I know, this world is not our
home. This world is not our home
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when a teenager goes into
his school and stabs 22 people.
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There must be something better.
This world is not our home; I
have done the funeral of a
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14-year-old girl who died of
leukemia. This world is not our
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home. Doesn't your heart cry out
for something better? This world
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is not our home. Just a browsing
of the news let's us know that
this place is not our
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final home. God has a better
plan. You were created for
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something better. Heaven is our
home, heaven is our hope. Listen
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to the promise of
scripture in Revelation 21:2-4
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Our home is with Him. He made us
and He wants us to be with Him.
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He takes this earth that is
hopeless and helpless and He
makes it over again. No more
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death, sorrow or crying
one harmonious place. Don't you
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sense your heart longing to be
there? The Bible describes the
heavenly city of Jerusalem
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where we'll live. In
Revelation 21 verse 12 and 13,
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Three gates on the north, east,
west and south all symbolizing
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the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit. On each side all
making an invitation to
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come through the gates, the way
has been paved. Come from every
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corner of the earth. The gates
are wide open for you. He's not
trying to keep anyone
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out. Names of the son's of
Jacob, the tribes of Israel are
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written there. You read their
stories; they were liar's
murderers and cheats. They would
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be convicted in any court of
law. Their names are on the
gates to testify that
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anyone who is saved and claims
the grace of Jesus can walk
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through those gates. They were
sinners redeemed by the grace
and mercy of God. Revelation
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21 goes on to say in verse 14,
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The twelve apostles were
imperfect men. Peter the denier,
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the sons of thunder. These names
indicate that they were sinners
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saved by grace. God wants us to
know if they can make it, so can
we. You can enter in
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through the gates into that
city. Because it is your home
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through the grace of God. Maybe
you feel unworthy. Whatever
you've done, His grace can
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forgive you. Whatever
you've failed in, His grace can
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transform your life. He can make
you into a new man. He can make
you into a new woman. The
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Bible even describes the
measurements of the city in
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Revelation 21:16, A furlong is
an old measurement of about 185
meters.12,000 furlongs all
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the way around would be just
over 550 kilometers on each side
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A mathematician once estimated
that the New Jerusalem could
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house two billion people just on
the ground floor. If we use
magnificent, multi-story
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buildings the possibilities are
endless. There is room for you.
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There is room for me. He
wants you there. Oh, friend,
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Philippians 3:20 says, For our
citizenship is in heaven.
Friends, our citizenship is not
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in any country of this world.
Our citizenship is in heaven. A
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perfect place of perfect peace.
The Bible says of heaven in
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Isaiah 33:24 Can you imagine? No
more caner. No more heart
disease. The Bible says we
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will not have sickness anymore.
No more pain. Isaiah 35 goes on
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to describe this
wonderful place in verses 5-6,
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The eyes of the blind are
opened. The deaf will hear.
Those with physical
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ailments will leap like dear and
the person who cannot talk will
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speak. Can you imagine the
excitement? What rejoicing there
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will be that day! Rejoicing,
running, leaping. Our bodies are
filled with perfect
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vitality. In heaven new life
and strength flow through our
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bodies. It is a new body with a
new life. Heaven is our hope in
this helpless world.
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We read earlier that the Bible
says, "And God will wipe away
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every tear from their eyes;
there'll be no more death, nor
sorrow, nor crying." There won't
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be any midnight phone
calls telling you that a son or
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daughter has been in a tragic
fatal accident. Violence will be
no more. War will be no
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more. The weapons of war will
be put down. The Bible describes
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even more wonder of this place
in Isaiah 65 verses 17, 21, 22
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We will have our city home in
the New Jerusalem, which Jesus
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has built for us, but we will
build our own homes in the
county It will be ours not build
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for someone else. We will grow
lush gardens. You can build your
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dream home in the country. All
the great minds of the ages who
are committed Christians will
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help you design your dream home.
And if necessary, the community
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of love and faith will help you
to build it. The Bible says,
"They shall build houses
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and inhabit them; they shall
plant vineyards and eat their
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fruit." Another amazing thing
about heaven is fellowship and
friends. Think of the great
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people of faith throughout
history that we will be able to
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spend time with,
Matthew 8 verse 11,
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Imagine seeing Noah, Moses, John
the Baptist, Peter, and John But
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above all other things in all
the beauty and perfection of
heaven, the one reason
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above all others. There you
have the chance to sit down with
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Jesus face to face. There you
meet him who died for our sins.
There you see Him who has
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the eternal scars that
serve of reminders of His great
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sacrifice. As you sit with
Jesus, He talks about His love
for us. He tells us how much we
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are worth. And He tells us that
He died for us. He shares how
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he's been so anxious for us to
be with Him in heaven. We sit at
His feet and have never
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felt such love, acceptance. The
Bible says, Revelation 22 verse
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4,
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They shall see His face. We fall
at the feet of Jesus and with
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the angels and the redeemed we
sing, 'Worthy, worthy, worthy is
the Lamb, who's been
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slain, for ever and ever and
ever.' We sing praises to His
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name. Can you imagine the
conversations that we have with
Jesus that day? He says, 'Do you
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see those flowers? I
made them just for you.
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We walk through fields of grain
and he picks some of the grain
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and He says, 'Taste it. I know
your taste buds. I made that
grain just for you. It's
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the only variety like it in the
world. There is no other. The
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flowers, the trees, the fruit
and everything else He shows you
with His desire for it
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to be special for you. Can you
picture it? I can imagine that
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we would have only one reaction
to fall at His feet and cry and
say, 'Jesus, all I want is
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You. I don't need the flowers
in the field. I don't need the
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grain. Lord, all I need is You.
Your love is enough for me. I
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don't need the mansion over
there on the hill. That's a
bonus. I don't need the gardens
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over there, that's a bonus. But,
Jesus, all I want to do is You
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because Your love has filled
every need in my heart and I
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know that this is eternity.' It
is in His presence in heaven
that we find peace, joy,
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happiness and most of all .
Hope. Hope in the perfect peace
that will last forever.
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What is stopping you for giving
your heart to Jesus today, why
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not, in your heart say right
now, "Jesus by your grace, I
will be in heaven for
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eternity. The hope he offers
isn't just for the future, but
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he offers that peace and hope
today. Do you sense the spirit
of God touching your heart?
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Maybe you've drifted away, maybe
you just happen to turn on this
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program today, and God is
calling you. Don't hesitate;
give your heart to him today.
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Maybe you need to take a bigger
step than you've taken, maybe
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you need to make a full
commitment to be baptized as a
public expression of your faith
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in Jesus 'Lord, I want to make
a commitment. Maybe you need to
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say to Jesus that you're coming
back today to stay with Him
forever. Maybe you're
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facing a problem in your life,
some habit that keeps you from
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following Jesus all the way.
Maybe today, you want to say to
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him that you are surrendering
all to him. In the Lord's
Presence there is hope. Hope for
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our future. Hope for us who live
in this helpless and hopeless
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world. Jesus wants us to be in
His presence. Do you want to
accept His invitation
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today? During this song, In His
Presence, listen to the words
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and ask Jesus into your heart
today. He wants to give you hope
in this helpless world and
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it's in His presence
that we find perfect hope.
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In the quiet of this hour
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As I kneel before You now
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I believe Your promise
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To be faithful
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I don't always understand
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What Your perfect will demands
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But I've learned
to trust You more
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In Your presence Lord
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In Your presence
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There is comfort
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In Your presence
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There is peace
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When we seek to know Your heart
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We will find
such blessed assurance
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In Your holy presence Lord
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There can be such sweet reward
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When we wait upon the Lord
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As we take the time
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He gives His perfect wisdom
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To be found in Him alone
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All our deepest secrets known
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We're surrounded by His grace
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When we seek His face
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In Your presence
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There is comfort
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In Your presence
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There is peace
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When we seek to know Your heart
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We will find
such blessed assurance
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An ever-open door
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To know our Savior more
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In the presence of the Lord
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In the presence of the Lord
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>>Chris: Dear friends, I want to
give you a special invitation.
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On Saturday, May 31st, the It
Is Written team will be visiting
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the Henderson Highway Seventh
Day Adventist Church at 1314
Henderson Highway. There
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at 11 a.m., I'll be giving a
special message of encouragement
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on following Jesus in these last
days. Why don't you make plans
now to come out and visit
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with the entire It Is Written
team on May the 31st? But maybe
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you can't make it to Winnipeg on
that day. If you can't, you can
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visit our website,
itiswrittencanada.ca, and there
you can view it through our live
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stream, which you can access
through your computer or your
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mobile device. Today's program
was the last in a series of
eight programs. We're going to
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be putting all eight of those
programs into a DVD set that I
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would like to offer to you.
Here's the information you need
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to get that set. >>Chris: I want
to thank you so much for
watching. It's my prayer that
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Jesus has been moving upon your
heart and you've been deepening
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your relationship with him. I
want to give you some resources
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where you can further that
relationship with Jesus. I want
to invite you to go to
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itiswrittencanada.ca, or
go to y outube.com/iiwcanada.
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There you will find an abundance
of resources to help grow your
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spiritual library. I invite you
to watch next week. Until then,
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remember, it is written: "Man
shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that
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proceeds from the mouth of God."
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