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>>Chris: In March of 2014,
Paramount Pictures released the
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epic movie, Noah. The movie is
said to be a biblically inspired
epic film. Some have
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watched this film and it has
raised questions about the
character of God. How
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could God, who the Bible says is
loving, destroy the earth with a
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flood? This week on It Is
Written we will take a look at
how this entire story was
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started.
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Noah is first mentioned in
the Bible in Genesis 5:28-29,
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In Genesis chapter five, the
Bible gives the genealogy of the
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generations from Adam, the first
created man to the sons of Noah.
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At this point there is only this
brief mention of Noah and the
comfort he will bring.
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In Biblical times names
had great meaning. And in the
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original Hebrew language, Noah's
name literally means resting,
quietness, a soothing or a
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resting place. We will soon see
the significance of Noah's name.
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Noah was the son of Lamech, and
the grandson of Methuselah - the
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oldest man to ever live. Noah
lived at a time where humankind
often lived for hundreds of
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years. The Bible goes on to
say this in Genesis chapter 5,
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When Noah was five hundred and
ninety-five his father passed
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away. Noah, had three sons
and he lived a life seeking God.
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The question that is brought
up is why is this story of some
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4-5000 years ago, important to
us today? Jesus indicates this
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story, which the Bible indicates
was a literal event of history,
as important. Listen to
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Jesus' words of
Matthew 24:37-39,
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Jesus indicates one of the
important features to understand
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about the flood event is in
reference to the second coming.
The flood is a lesson to us
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today about how the second
coming will work. In one of the
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parallel gospels, the gospel of
Luke, the words of Jesus are
recorded in Luke 17:26-27,
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The story of Noah and the flood
is an event of history that we
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should look to in our
preparations for the second
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coming of Jesus. But Jesus
wasn't the only one who
counseled us to specifically
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study the events surrounding
Noah. The book of Hebrews says
these words in reference
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to Noah in
chapter 11 and verse 7,
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The events surrounding the life
of Noah are a lesson of faith.
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As we study about Noah we will
see that Noah moved by faith and
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trusting in God completely. As
we live in these last days of
earth's history we too can have
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confidence in God. Are you
distressed by the news today?
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Are you feeling insecure about
the future? We will study the
life and Noah and find hope to
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have faith and confidence in
God today - because He will take
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care of us. Peter also entreats
us to study story of the
worldwide flood of Noah's
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day. In 1 Peter 3 and verse 20,
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Noah serves as a reminder of the
importance of baptism and the
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symbolic, cleansing and saving
powerof baptism by immersion and
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in his second letter,
2 Peter 2 and verse 5,
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Noah also serves as a lesson
that is important for today. A
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day of reckoning will come,
their will be a judgment of this
earth and God will make
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all wrongs right.
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The story of Noah is a literally
event, that really happened in
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history that should be studied
as a lesson for us. It is a
lesson that prepares us
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for the second coming, it is a
lesson of faith that we can have
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confidence in God, and it is a
lesson that there is a judgment
that separates all that is
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right from wrong. So, let's go
back to the Bible and read about
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the story of Noah and the flood.
Let's go back to Genesis chapter
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6, verses 1-8, Now before we
deal with this entire story, I
want to take notice and
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emphasize the very last verse:
But Noah found grace in the eyes
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of the Lord. We must remember
all throughout this passage that
the story of Noah is
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a story of grace. It is the
story of the grace of God. The
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grace of God is the very
undergirding of the whole story
of Noah. What is grace? That
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would probably take an entire
show or series of shows to
answer fully, but the
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simple answer is this - God's
unmerited or undeserved favor
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toward humanity. The story
of Noah is the demonstration of
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God's grace. As we just read,
the condition of Noah's day was
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one of great depravity. In next
weeks program we will study how
that happened to humanity
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but today, I want us to look at
the very origin of the problems
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faced in Noah's
day. Verse 5 says that,
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Do you hear the words being used
to describe the conditions of
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Noah's day? Wickedness, evil,
corrupt and violence.How could
such a condition exist?
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The timing of the story of Noah
is just over 1000 years after
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the creation of the earth. The
creation was perfect and
harmonious, how could it
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now, in such a short time be
wicked, evil, corrupt and
violent? Well, we need
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to go back in time, back to
that garden.that harmonious and
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perfect garden.but something
imperfect happened there. In
Genesis chapter 3 we
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are introduced to the most
heinous villain of all time. We
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are introduced to the archenemy
of God and His people, the
originator of evil and
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wickedness. In Genesis chapter
3 and verse 1, the Bible says,
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Who is this cunning serpent that
is introduced into the perfect
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and harmonious garden?
Revelation 12:9 tells us
specifically who this
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serpent is. We go from that
first book of Genesis to the l
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lt book Revelation. Revelation
chapter 12 tells us who this
cunning serpent is.
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The serpent is the devil or
Satan. In order for us to
understand the story of
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Noah, we must understand whomthe
originator of the evil and
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wickedness of his day. Jesus
spoke about the devil in John
8:44 when He said these words,
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The devil is a murderer and
the father of lies." Later after
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writing the gospel, John wrote
some letter in 1 John 3 he wrote
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these words about the devil,
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The devil has been a sinner
from the beginning. A few verses
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before in verse
4 John said this,
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Sin is lawlessness or some
versions say sin is the
transgression of the law.
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This is breaking the law of
God - the ten commandments. The
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devil is the originator of all
evil, wrongdoing, wickedness and
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violence. The story of Noah and
the problems of society can be
traced right to the devil
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himself.
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Some will say, but didn't God
make the devil. The answer is
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no. God doesn't create or do
evil. God is good, He is love -
He never makes anything bad.
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But where did the devil come
from then. We need to go a bit
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further back in history. Some
time in eternity's past - a
being was made that was perfect
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and beautiful. Ezekiel 28 tells
the story, listen to these words
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in Ezekiel 28:12-15,
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Lucifer was beautiful and
perfect in beauty. Lucifer was
covered in precious
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stones. The Bible says that
he was the anointed or covering
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cherub. Cherub is a specific pe
of angel. The covering cherub
was an angel that stood
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next to the very throne of God.
Lucifer was the highest-ranking
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angel of all of heaven, but
something happened. This angel
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that was perfect turned away
from his perfection. I didn't
finish verse 15. The end
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of verse 15 says this, "Till
iniquity was found in you."
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Iniquity is another word for
sin. Something happened. Lucifer
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the perfect angel, the one
perfect in beauty, the one who
served next to the very throne
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of God sinned. What could have
happened that a perfect angel
would sin? The book
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of Isaiah paints a picture
of the situation. In Isaiah
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14:12-14, it says, The story of
Lucifer is tragic really. He was
the highest ranking of angels,
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he was perfect, and he had
it all. But, he wanted something
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more. He wanted a throne above
Gods; He wanted to be the leader
of the universe. In fact, He
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wanted to take the place of God.
He thought he could do things
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better. He wanted to be in
charge. And with such pride, he
sinned in his own heart -
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for he wanted to be God. Lucifer
was a created being. He couldn't
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be God, because he couldn't be
worshipped. Revelation 4:11
tells us why God, why
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Jesus can be worshipped,
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We only worship the creator. The
creation worships the creator.
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Lucifer was created, yet he
desired the place of God and
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undoubtedly worship.
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The Biblical record of what
happened next is not very
detailed. Undoubtedly
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God would have labored with
Lucifer to change his thoughts
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and ways. There really is no
question that Lucifer likely
shared his doubts about God with
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other angels around him. And
like all matters, at some point,
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there came a day of reckoning.
Revelation 12 describes that day
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of reckoning. War in heaven???
How is that possible? It seems
that Lucifer through his
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iniquity began to sow seeds of
rebellion in heaven. Some of the
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angels listen to him. And then
war broke out in heaven. We
don't know what kind of
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war it was, but it was clearly
over the supremacy of God. Who
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is supreme? Ultimately Lucifer,
who had now transformed himself
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into Satan, the great dragon,
the devil - ultimately he lost,
along with his other angelic
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followers. Earlier the Bible
says that it was one third of
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the angels that followed in
Satan's rebellion. Finally,
their punishment at that point
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was banishment from heaven.
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In order to understand the story
of Noah, we need to understand
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the fall of Lucifer. Lucifer was
a perfect angel created by God,
but he changed - he
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rebelled, he sinned, he wouldn't
back off of his position and was
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banished from heaven and will
ultimately be destroyed. God
didn't make the devil,
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God made a perfect angel that
through his selfishness made
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himself the devil. If God had
destroyed him immediately, it
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would have raised questions all
throughout heaven about God's
justice. Instead God has
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allowed the devil to sow
his seeds of wickedness that the
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universe would know how
evil the devil really is.
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The story of Noah shows us the
extent of evil that can develop.
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We will study this further.
Until that time, what can we
learn from today? There is a
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great war waging. It is behind
the scenes. We cannot see it.
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But it is a war between two
beings, a war between Christ and
Satan. A war for your
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soul. A war asking which master
will you serve. Satan is the
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author of evil, wickedness and
in justice. It is because of him
that bad things happen
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to good people. God loves you.
He wants to save you. He wants
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to take you to heaven where
there is perfect peace and
happiness. Do you want to
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choose to follow Jesus today?
Do you want to say today Jesus I
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only want to serve you? If that
is your desire, why don't you
pray with me? Heavenly Father,
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we desire to serve you. We know
we cannot serve two masters. We
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know that there is a war waging
over our souls and we want to
choose you. And so today
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we come to you and we ask you
to enter into our lives that we
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would serve you forever,
we pray in Jesus' name, amen.
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>>Bev: Hi, everyone! May I
ask, "What's in your medicine
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cabinet?" Hopefully, you are
eating a wonderful array of
vegetables and fruits, as
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they are protective of your good
health. When we are eating well
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of God's amazing plant bounty,
we can expect to not get sick
with colds and flu's as
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often as other people do. But,
every once in a while, we might
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succumb to some virus or
bacteria that's out there.
That's when you need to have
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really helpful, natural remedies
on hand. Here are four of my
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recommendations: Activated
charcoal has been used for over
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3000 years for health and
healing. Made from wood,
vegetables, and other
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materials, it is able to
attract and bind many harmful
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substances. It is also amazing
at filtering toxins. In some
poisoning situations, activated
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charcoal is highly beneficial.
And then garlic is remarkable
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for its antibacterial and
anti-viral properties Feel a
cold coming on? Nip
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it in the bud by boiling 2
cloves of garlic in 2 cups of
water for around 10
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minutes. Drink this tea
throughout the day. Ginger: has
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proven to be very effective in
alleviating the unsettling
symptoms of motion and sea
00:25:15.83\00:25:20.40
sickness, including dizziness,
nausea, vomiting, and cold
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sweating. And lemons are famous
for their strong antibacterial,
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antiviral, and immune-boosting
powers. Here is a recipe that
can ease chills and
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fever symptoms: add the juice
of 1 lemon to a cup of hot water
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with honey and drink at once,
then every 2 hours until the
fever or chill subsides. I
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hope you'll add these suggested
super heroes to your medicine
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cabinet, along with fruits,
vegetables, and especially the
dark, leafy greens.
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I'll see you next time!
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>>Chris: Friends, the story
of Noah is a story of the great
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>>Chris: Friends, I hope
you enjoyed today's program. I'd
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like to extend an invitation to
you. On May the 31st at 11 a.m.,
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the It Is Written team will be
in Winnipeg. We will be at the
Henderson Highway Seventh
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Day Adventist Church at 1314
Henderson Highway. That day,
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I'll be giving an encouraging
message on how we should live in
these last days of earth's
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history in preparation for the
second coming of Jesus. Now, if
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you're not in Winnipeg or you
can't make it to Winnipeg that
day, you can go to our
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website, itiswrittencanada.ca
and we'll be live streaming
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the program. I encourage you to
watch to be encouraged in these
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last days. Friends, the story of
Noah is a story of the great
controversy between
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good and evil. And it is a call
for us to be faithful and to
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choose Jesus. I hope you'll join
us again next week for the
program. Until then, remember,
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it is written, "Man shall
not live by bread alone, but by
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every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God."
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