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>>Chris: J. Robertson McQuilkin
married the love of his life,
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Muriel. Together they had
enjoyed many years together. He
was able to serve in a
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ministry of education. After
being the head master of an
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institution, he and his wife
served as missionaries in Japan.
They he returned to the
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United States and he enjoyed a
long and successful tenure from
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1968 through 1990 as the
president of Columbia
International University
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in Columbia, South Carolina. His
term came to end, not because he
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was removed or fired, but rather
he resigned from the position.
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Why would someone who was truly
at the pinnacle of his career
simply resign? Because of
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a promise, because of a
commitment. During those final
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years, his wife, Muriel, began
showing signs of Alzheimer's. It
was little things here and
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there. Forgetfulness, doing
irrational things. It finally
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came to the point that Muriel
felt insecure without her
husband around her. So, J.
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Robertson McQuilkin made what
many would consider a hard
decision and resigned
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from his successful position to
be there full time for his wife.
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Listen to his own words from his
memoir, A Promise Kept, " The
decision was made, in
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a way, 42 years ago when I
promised to care for Muriel 'in
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sickness and in health... till
death do us part.' So... as a
man of my word, integrity has
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something to do with it. But so
does fairness. She has cared for
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me fully and sacrificially all
these years; if I cared for her
for the next 40 years I
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would not be out of her debt.
Duty, however, can be grim and
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stoic. But, there is more: I
love Muriel. She is a delight to
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me- her childlike dependence and
confidence in me, her warm love,
occasional flashes of that
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wit I used to relish so, her
happy spirit and tough
resilience in the face of
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her continual distressing
frustration. I don't have to
care for her. I get to.
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It is a high honor to care for
so wonderful a person." Muriel
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died under the care of the one
who committed and promised,
"until death do us part."
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A story such as this begs us to
question the truthfulness of the
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old adage; Promises are like
piecrust, they are made to be
broken. Is this really
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true? J. Robertson McQuilkin
didn't think so. He kept his
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promise, even though it meant
great sacrifice on his part. The
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Bible speaks of promises. In
fact the Bible mentions the
word, promise over 50 times. It
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uses an even stronger word,
covenant - which is a contract
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or an agreement, over 300 times.
The first use of the word
covenant, in the Bible, is
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found in the story we have
been studying, the real and true
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story of Noah. You'll remember
that God made a covenant with
Noah in Genesis 6:17-18,
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Here God makes a covenant with
Noah - a promise to save him in
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this ark. We have studied Noah
over the course of the last four
programs - if you've
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missed one of those programs,
you can go to our website
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www.itiswrittencanada.ca and
find the programs or
www.youtub.com/IIWCanada
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and there you can watch the
programs so you are caught up.
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God establishes an agreement
with Noah to save his family in
the ark. And that is exactly
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what He did. God gave Noah
instructions, Noah was obedient
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to those instructions and warned
the people of the earth and then
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built the ark, then God was
faithful to His promise and
through His grace, saved Noah
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and his family and the
representative animals of the
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earth in the ark. Remember the
flood teaches God's grace and
mercy, although the whole earth
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was absolutely corrupt,
God extended an one hundred and
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twenty year probationary period
and He provided an escape.to get
on the ark. It was just
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one small act of faith and
obedience. But the flood also
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teaches us about God's
justice.there is a day of
reckoning; God must bring things
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to an end. Jesus himself
compared the last days to Noah's
time. But the flood also teaches
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us about a God who keeps
promises. Noah, his family and
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the representative animals were
all safely on the ark. Notice
how the story continues in
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Genesis 7:17-24:
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This flood was universal in its
affect. The floodwater rose to
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15 cubits above the
mountaintops. That is over 8
meters above the highest
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mountains. Also, notice what the
Bible says, all earth dwelling
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creatures and birds of the air
died - all of mankind, except
for Noah and his family
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died in the flood. There were
no stowaways on the ark. No one
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else built a boat; there was no
fight for control of the ark.
God made a promise, He
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made a covenant that only
those who got on the ark would
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survive. God was true to his
word. Can you imagine what Noah
and his family went through? The
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thunder, the rolling seas, the
pandemonium.yet through it all,
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they had God's promise. Friend,
today we have God's promises!
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Are you facing a crisis.maybe a
marriage is falling apart, maybe
you have growing health
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challenges. Jesus says come to
Him and He will give you peace.
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God is faithful. He was faithful
to Noah and He will be faithful
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to you. What happened next? Did
God leave Noah to float around
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on a boat forever? Of course
not. Listen to how the story
continues in Genesis 8:1-5
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God didn't forget Noah, He
remembered Noah. In this vast
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universe of God's creation - He
didn't forget Noah. Friend He
won't and doesn't forget
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you either.
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The floods stop, the rain stops,
the water coming from the earth
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stops. The Bible says that God
sent a wind upon the earth and
the waters began to
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recede. So much so, that the ark
came to rest on the mountains of
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Ararat as the tops of those
mountains were exposed. The Bile
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says that this episode lasted
150 days or 5 months. Can you
imagine? Noah and his family on
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a boat for 5 months? In
addition, the animals that they
cared for. Yet they
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trusted in God. They knew that
He was faithful, they trusted in
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Him. As the ark came to rest
there in the mountains of
Ararat, there was still an
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abundance of water on the earth.
They waited in the ark another
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three months to even see if they
could leave the ark. So, the
Bible tells us that Noah
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would test to see if land
was ready for them to disembark.
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Genesis 8:6-12 Noah sent out
messengers, so to speak, to see
if the waters had receded
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enough. He sent out a raven,
which kept returning to the ark
as long as there was no
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place else to rest. He also sent
a dove. I'm sure Noah and his
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family, not to mention the
animals, were all anxious to
leave the boat and be on solid
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ground. But he exercised
patience. Noah trusted God, he
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had faith in Him. Patience and
faith, two very important
qualities for those who follow
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the Lord. That dove returned
with a sign - a freshly plucked
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olive leave. It was a true sign
that the earth was soon to be
inhabitable again. He sent
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the dove out again, this time,
never to return. The dove had
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found a home outside of the ark.
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Finally, after having spent just
over a year in the ark, now they
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could leave the ark to
re-inhabit the earth. In Genesis
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8:15-19 the story continues,
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Now friends, there is an
important observation to be made
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here. Noah leaves the ark when
He is told to by God. Noah's
faith and obedience continued.
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Too often friends, we are ready
and anxious to listen to God,
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but then once we have what we
want or need or once the trouble
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in our life is past, we forget
all about Him. Once again, let's
learn from Noah and
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continue our listening to God at
all times. Noah listens and they
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leave the ark. When Noah and his
family left the ark, what was
Noah's first act? The
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Bible records what Noah
did first: Genesis 8:20,
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Noah worshipped God. Noah made
sacrifices to God. Noah
acknowledged that God
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is faithful. He kept first
things first. Friends, it is a
call for us. It is a
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call for us to remember God at
all times. We should spend time
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with Him, in His Word and
through prayer - in the good
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times and the bad times. Always
spend time with God. As Proverbs
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3:5-6 says, The Lord will not
let us down. Then God makes a
promise to Noah. It is a
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promise that we see evidence
of even to today. Genesis 9:8-17
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record that promise,
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Did you hear that? God made
a promise, He made a covenant.
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Covenant is a contract or
agreement. He promised that the
earth would never again be
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destroyed in a worldwide flood.
The sign that it wouldn't happen
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again? The rainbow. The rainbow
in the sky is a continual
reminder of God's love and
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His commitment to us. But it was
even more than just a promise of
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there never again being a
worldwide flood. God makes a
promise that the rainbow is a
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reminder of the everlasting
covenant. What is the
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everlasting covenant, friends?
It is the covenant made in the
Garden of Eden, by God to
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man - to reconcile us to Him
even though we had sinned. In
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Genesis 3:15, God
promised, He covenanted,
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God promised, there in the midst
of that garden. He made a
covenant, that even
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though man had disobeyed
and sent into motion an entire
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series of dominoes falling that
affected the entire universe -
He promised to save man from
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his sin. It is the everlasting
covenant that God wants to make
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us His sons and daughters. Every
time we see a rainbow it is a
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reminder of God's faithfulness.
The rainbow is a symbol that
reminds us of the goodness of
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God, but it also draws our
attention to the trust and
obedience of Noah. The
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rainbow is a reminder that we
can only find true refuge with
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the Lord. The rainbow surrounds
the very throne of God, even
now. Revelation 4:2-3 describe
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the heavenly throne room,
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The rainbow tells us that God
wants to save us. The ark was a
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place of protection; it was the
vessel of salvation. It was the
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vessel that would protect Noah
and his family. God has made
another ark. It is an ark
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for today. It is an ark that
isn't a physical structure but
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provides even more protection.
The ark that god has provided
today is the outstretched
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arms of Jesus. He is the only
one who can save us from our
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sins. Just like the days of
Noah, God is calling to us to
get in the ark. A relationship
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with Jesus is our only safety in
these last days. Jesus will ride
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with us through storms of life
and guide us safely. Do you want
to be in the arms of
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safety today? God is faithful.
He has great faithfulness to us.
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Everyday He shows us His mercy
and grace. Don't you want to
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come to Him today and be in his
arms of safety? Listen to this
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song, Great is thy Faithfulness
and may each of us be drawn to
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the arms of Jesus. Great is Thy
faithfulness, O God my Father;
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There is no shadow
of turning with Thee;
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Thou changest not, Thy
compassions, they fail not;
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As Thou hast been,
Thou forever will be.
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Great is Thy faithfulness!
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Great is Thy faithfulness!
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Morning by
morning new mercies I see.
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All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided;
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Great is Thy
faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
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Summer and winter and
springtime and harvest,
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Sun, moon and stars
in their courses above
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Join with all
nature in manifold witness
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To Thy great
faithfulness, mercy and love.
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Great is Thy faithfulness!
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Great is Thy faithfulness!
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Morning by
morning new mercies I see.
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All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided;
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Great is Thy
faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
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Pardon for sin and
a peace that endureth
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Thine own dear
presence to cheer and to guide;
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Strength for today and
bright hope for tomorrow,
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Blessings all mine,
with ten thousand beside!
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Great is Thy faithfulness!
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Great is Thy faithfulness!
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Morning by
morning new mercies I see.
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All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided;
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Great is Thy faithfulness,
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Great is Thy
faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
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Let's pray. Lord we are thankful
that you are a keeper of
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promises. We are thankful that
you are faithful. Today we give
our life to you. Lord keep
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your promise to us, save us
we pray in Jesus name, Amen.
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>>Chris: I hope you've been
enjoying this series, Noah: The
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Real Story. I'd like to offer
you the six-part DVD set which
goes over the whole series
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of Noah and God's faithfulness
for this time. Here's the
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information that you
need to get today's offer.
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The story of Noah is the story
of a loving God who wants to
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save his people. I hope and pray
that these programs have been
stirring you, have been
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drawing you nearer to want to
follow Jesus more. He's calling
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and he's appealing to do so. I
hope that you will join us for
next week's program, but until
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then, remember, "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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