>> Welcome and thank you
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for joining us on
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It Is Written Canada.
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Let me ask you a question:
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Do you like art?
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Maybe you are an artist or
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maybe you like watching an
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artist work on a drawing
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or a painting.
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My father was a trained artist
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so it's fascinating to me
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whenever I see someone
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creating some kind of
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masterpiece.
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So we want you to imagine
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right now that at this very
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moment, you have the
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opportunity, the wonderful
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privilege of walking into the
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studio of a great artist who
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is working on an intriguing
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work of art.
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>> The artist takes out a white
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sheet of paper and haphazardly
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peppers black dots here and
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there on the page.
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You press your eyes tightly
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together and try and make
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sense of this mess of dark
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dots, but the creation is no
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more than an irregular
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splattering of inky marks.
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[Mike] And and then the artist
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adds a series of straight
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parallel lines across the
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page, puts in a few rests,
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a cleft and the musical notes
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miraculously materialize
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on the sheet.
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Grabbing a musical instrument,
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the artist plays the
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composition from the page and
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the sweet sounds stir you and
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touch a chord within your soul
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as you listen to the
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harmonized music of
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the Doxology.
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"Praise God from Whom all"
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"blessings flow,"
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"Praise Him all creatures"
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"here below."
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>> Sometimes dark dots and
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spots spray themselves across
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the pages of your life
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and you may feel perplexed by
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their presence.
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Why are they there?
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>> But when you let your
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Creator, the Master Artist
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come into your heart, to clear
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aside the confusion by adding
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His finishing touches across
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the page, when you wait for
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Him to put in a few rests at
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the proper places, musical
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notes miraculously materialize
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and out of the inky
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distressing dots and upsetting
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spots, He makes a
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glorious melody.
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>> When a musician presses the
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black keys on a piano, the
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music is as sweet as when she
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touches the white keys,
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but to get the capacity of
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the instrument, she must
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touch them all.
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So here is our challenge for
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you today: when you open your
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eyes in the morning, thank God
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that He has kept you through
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the night, ask Him to put a
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song into your heart.
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Morning, noon, and night, let
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gratitude like a sweet
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perfume, rise from your lips
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up to heaven.
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>> God's angels will guard you
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against evil and press back
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the powers of darkness that
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are seeking to destroy you.
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You have so many reasons to be
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thankful every moment,
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thankful when you go through
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the Valley of the Shadow of
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Death, God is with you.
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>> Today on It Is Written
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Canada, you're going to see
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how God has created you for
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connection and how He is with
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you, even when you have to
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face physical and
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social isolation.
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>> Ever since I was a tiny
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human, I have loved hugs and
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maybe you can identify.
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My mom, my dad, my brothers,
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my friends, I embraced
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them all.
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And then my parents divorced.
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My mom took us, myself and my
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three brothers on a train ride
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from Sudbury, Ontario to
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Regina, Saskatchewan.
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And because she was not able
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to care for all four of us,
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she placed us in an orphanage
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called The Orange Home and we
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were the Lemon brothers and it
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was in a little town by the
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name of Indian Head.
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My eldest brother, Joe, he
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went to the Orange Home farm
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which was out of town and my
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older brothers, Pete and Bob,
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who were twins, they stayed in
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the big boys dorm while I was
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consigned to the
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little boys dorm.
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I was three years old at the
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time and the physical
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distancing meant no more hugs.
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[René] Medical research
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informs us that hugs boost the
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immune system of all humans
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and makes them happier,
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even the tiny ones.
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>> I remembered I cried myself
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to sleep that first night and
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I distinctly remember a
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certain day when I saw my big
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brother, Pete, and he was in
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the yard at the orphanage, he
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was surrounded by a swarm of
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other boys and I ran to him
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and I wrapped my tiny-tot
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little arms around his big-boy
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waist and he stiffened and
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Pete looked down at me and he
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told me to stop hugging him
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because boys don't hug
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each other.
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Although I knew that my
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brother loved me, a tap turned
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off inside my heart and I
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developed a series of ongoing
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illnesses, even having to stay
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in a hospital for weeks on
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end, causing my mother to fear
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that I might die.
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>> Love and the expression of
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love are absolutely vital
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to our existence.
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During our current time of
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physical distancing and social
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isolation, studies show that
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the number of adults
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experiencing depression has
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tripled since the lock-down
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measures began.
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>> It's kinda like ants.
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They need a colony and people
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need a family.
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And God, in His mercy, He
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blessed René and me with two
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devoted daughters and a
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supportive church family,
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but many other people
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are not so blessed.
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>> You see, you are really
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like a cell phone,
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always looking for connections.
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From the time you were born,
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you were looking for
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connections.
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You cried until you were put
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into your mother's arms and
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then you were happy because
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you were connected with
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someone who loved you.
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And throughout your life,
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without companionship, no
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matter how much money you make
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or how beautiful your house,
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or how perfect your job, you
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can't be completely happy.
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God designed you with a
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longing to connect
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with others.
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>> And look at how Dr. Dean
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Ornish writes about in his
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book, UnDo It! How Simple
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Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse
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Most Chronic Diseases,
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he writes...
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>> Today I want to encourage
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you to value the connections
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you already have with your
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friends and family and also,
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by whatever means possible,
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to seek to make new connections
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with those who are locked
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behind doors of loneliness
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because it's not good for any
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of us to be alone.
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[Mike] I suggest you pray that
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God will inspire you to
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connect with other through
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writing a letter, sending a
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text, an email, calling or
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connecting face-to-face, using
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some virtual platform during
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these times of
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physical distancing.
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So if you're feeling like,
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"God really doesn't"
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"understand what I'm going"
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"through," well the truth is
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that He does know and He feels
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your pain and all
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your sorrows.
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[René reading]
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>> Once I was asked to do a
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funeral of a lady who was an
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artist, a vibrant public
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speaker, and her children told
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me that her favourite song
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from the hymnal was,
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Day By Day and so we sang
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that song at her funeral.
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And we want to let you listen
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to the music of that song.
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>> These are the words of the
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first stanza of that song:
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>> Now let's listen as James
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and Ryan play the sweet music
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of that song.
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[guitar playing intro]
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[piano joins]
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[begin playing Day By Day]
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>> Isn't that such a peaceful,
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inspirational song?
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I just love it!
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>> Inspirational music is like
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a weapon that we can always
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use against discouragement.
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And you know what
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another weapon is?
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The Sword of the Spirit
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or memorizing the words
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of the Bible.
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[René] Oh, that is so true.
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Recently I have been
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memorizing Isaiah 43 and when
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we went to visit our youngest
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daughter, Miclain, in British
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Columbia, that chapter of the
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Bible, Isaiah 43, really
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helped me to deal with
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all the rain.
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The days were gray, dreary,
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and wet, very wet.
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>> I think that we both
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realized that if we wanted to
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get outside we were gonna have
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to go out into the rain and if
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we waited for it to stop,
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we would get nothing done.
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And so we love to run and so
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we went out running in the
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rain and of course we got
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sopping wet, completely
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drenched.
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>> After a few days of these
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miserable conditions,
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I couldn't take the
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darkness anymore.
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I was starting to feel uptight
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and despondent and I wondered
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how anyone could possibly live
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with all this rain.
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>> And that's when you
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started to pray.
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>> Yes, I prayed that God
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would lift my spirits.
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I needed to feel better.
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I needed to be cheerful
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and be a ray of sunshine
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for our daughter.
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And immediately God led my
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mind to Isaiah 43.
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When I thought of those words,
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I knew God was talking
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to me directly.
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Although nonstop rain was in
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the forecast, that was when
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the rain stopped.
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God answered my prayer by
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stopping the rain just for me
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because He knew that was
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exactly what I needed.
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>> And I remember when
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that happened.
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It was supposed to rain
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the whole day.
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And then you told me that you
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knew that God did it
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specifically for you and you
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told me the whole story behind
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it and I believed it.
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>> What impressed me most was
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the word, "honoured."
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God said to me in that verse,
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"You have been honoured."
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I'm supposed to honour God.
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It's not supposed to be Him
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honouring me, but He said...
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[Mike] God is so good.
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It's like when you have a
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craving for something and then
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you get to taste it.
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It's just so good.
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>> Listen to this, the
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prophet, Jeremiah, said...
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When we feed on God's words by
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memorizing Bible verses, it
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draws our hearts closer to God
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so that we can literally hear
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Him speaking to us personally.
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>> The Bible says...
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It is so sweet when you take
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in how good God is, consuming
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sweet truth from the Bible and
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it's very important to our
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well-being to know that
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He is our friend.
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So we have a recipe from our
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friends, Vanessa and Emelin,
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who are going to share with us
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right now and how good that
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recipe is.
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>> They're gonna make
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what they call a
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"Funky Monkey Smoothie,"
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so let's take a look.
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>> Hey, everyone!
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This is Mary...
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>> And I'm Vanessa, this is my
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daughter, Emelin, and today
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we're gonna be making Emelin's
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favourite smoothie.
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What's it called?
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>> Funky Monkey.
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>> We're gonna start with
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getting some frozen bananas.
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So you'll notice these bananas
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are a little bit brown.
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>> I know, I noticed mine
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would turn brown in my freezer
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even though I've never--
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They weren't brown when I put
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them in so what's that about?
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>> So if you want the bananas
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to stay nice and fresh-looking
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then don't put anything on top
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of them that isn't frozen yet.
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>> Well, that's a really
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good tip.
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>> Yes!
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OK, so we're just gonna chop
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up these bananas.
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We're gonna make them about,
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mmm, an inch and a half,
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something like that.
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You don't need to take a ruler
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out, just chop 'em up.
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>> Some of the other
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ingredients we have here, I
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see here are peanut butter...
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>> Yes.
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>> Carob powder...
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>> Mm-hmm.
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>> Akava...
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>> Akava.
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>> What is Akava?
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>> Akava is a coffee
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substitute that does not have
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any caffeine in it.
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So we don't wanna fill our
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blender too high...
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we can always make some more.
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And maybe, Mary, you could
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throw those in the freezer.
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So you'll wanna make sure you
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put your bananas back into the
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freezer as soon as you can so
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they don't get too thawed out.
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So we're gonna take our Akava
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here and we're gonna put about
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a tablespoon in.
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OK... and then if you wanna
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grab the carob there...
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So carob powder is kind of
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like chocolate, but
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not exactly.
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It doesn't have theobromine,
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but it's full of antioxidants
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and also fibre and it's just
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really-- it's a really good
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product to use.
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So let's grab the
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peanut butter.
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OK, Emelin, you wanna put the
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peanut butter in?
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>> Have you ever used any
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other nut butters with this?
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>> Yes, definitely.
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I've used almond butter which
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is also very tasty and you can
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use whatever, almond butter or
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nut butter or seed butter that
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you want to.
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>> So like a sunflower seed
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butter would be good for
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anyone with nut allergies.
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>> That's right, yeah.
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So we're gonna throw in there
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about a tablespoon of this...
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>> Like that?
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>> That looks great, Em.
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Go ahead, just plop it
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right in there.
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Good job.
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>> Peanut butter's so yummy.
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>> OK, put that over there.
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And then last, but definitely
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not least we are going to be
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putting in some
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plant-based milk.
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Here's some almond milk, but
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you can use whatever kind of
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milk you want to.
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So what we're going to do is
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we're going to-- if you have
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very frozen bananas, you might
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need to add more, but these
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bananas are not so hard so I
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wanna be careful not to put
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too much 'cause if you like
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kind of a more thicker
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consistently-- consistency,
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you're going to want to put
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less milk.
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>> OK, so is this on?
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It is on we're just gonna put
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it on, it think it's on the
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smoothie setting...
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and then you just push this
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button down here.
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Just push this one.
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Perfect!
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[blender whirring]
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[playful music]
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Here we go, we have our
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Funky Monkey, does that look
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about right, Emelin?
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Yeah?
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Alright, so let's get our
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cups out and we can
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give this a try.
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Mmm, what do you think
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about that?
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[clicks tongue]
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Mmm, looks so good!
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Alright, so let's get...
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We're gonna use a spoon here
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and I'm gonna let Mary kind of
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guide this out.
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So when you're pouring
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smoothie, obviously it's nice
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to have something to kind of
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guide it out otherwise it
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might just plop right out and
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then end up all over the place.
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[Mary] That happened...
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[Vanessa] Many times!
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OK, so that's probably
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about good.
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There she goes, she can't
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even wait.
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>> Can't wait when it's in
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front of you, just have to.
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>> That's good.
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>> It's irresistible!
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>> It is irresistible,
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that's for sure!
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There we go,
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kind of let it drip.
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OK, so, and we're gonna grab
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our spoons here and
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give it a try.
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>> Thank you.
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>> OK, here we go, taste test.
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Is it good?
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[Emelin] Yeah.
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>> Mmmm! Wow, that is so good!
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>> That is so yummy!
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>> If you like peanut butter
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and chocolate, you'll
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love this.
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>> Mm-hmm.
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Thanks for joining us again
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here, experiencing life in
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the kitchen and we hope you
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enjoy this Funky Monkey
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Smoothie.
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>> I think Vanessa and Emelin
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did a great job.
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>> They did.
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>> And I also think that
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I'm gonna try making
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that smoothie.
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>> Mm-hmm!
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So you were saying earlier
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that the Bible says,
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"Oh, taste and see that the"
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"Lord is good."
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>> Yeah, it's like
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the smoothie.
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We can watch Vanessa and
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Emelin making the smoothie and
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you can even see all the
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ingredients in front of you
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and watch them making it, but
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what you really wanna do is to
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taste and see that it is good.
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>> So God says that there is
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evidence that is open to
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everyone, the most highly
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educated and the most
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illiterate, and it is the
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evidence of experience.
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God invites you to prove for
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yourself the reality of the
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Bible, the truth of
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God's promises.
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He asks you to...
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Instead of depending on
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someone else's word, you are
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to taste for yourself.
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God declares...
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>> A few nights ago, I had a
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hard time sleeping.
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Maybe you can identify.
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So I started to pray and then
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I thought about Bible verses
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that I had memorized, hoping
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that one of them would help me
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and so I started with Psalm 1
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and I meditated on every word,
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thinking about it.
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What was God saying to me?
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"Blessed is the man who walks"
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"not in the counsel of the"
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"ungodly, nor stands in the"
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"path of sinners nor sits in"
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"the seat of the scornful,"
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"but his delight is in the"
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"law of the Lord and in his"
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"law he meditates day"
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"and night."
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So I went through the entire
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Psalm, word for word, and I
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still had this blah feeling and
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so I went on to another Psalm,
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well-known Psalm, Psalm 23,
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"The Lord is my shepherd,"
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"I shall not want, He makes"
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"me to lie down in green"
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"pastures, He restores my"
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"soul..."
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So I went through that entire
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Psalm and still I had that
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blah feeling and then
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Psalm 40, "I waited patiently"
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"for the Lord and He inclined"
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"unto me and He heard my cry."
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But I still had that feeling,
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like I said, I couldn't shake
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it, and so I prayed again.
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And the Lord reminded me of
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Psalm 67 and it said...
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So that was when it hit me.
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It was like a switch went on.
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It was like I was asking
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God to bless me and now He's
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giving me health and strength
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and it wasn't my thoughts,
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it was like God was talking to
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me and I could hear those
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words in my mind and then the
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next words were just coming
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from deep in my soul...
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And it really did come from
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inside, I heard those words in
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my mind and that blah feeling,
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it lifted.
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It completely evaporated
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and I was filled with this joy
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and I could rest and I fell
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into a deep, peaceful
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night's sleep.
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>> That's what it means to
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taste and see that the
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Lord is good.
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>> And anyone can have that
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kind of experience.
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You don't have to be super
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religious, you just need a
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Bible, prayer and a little
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bit of faith.
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>> Jesus says even if your
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faith is the size of a tiny
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mustard seed, it's enough to
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move mountains.
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So as we end our program
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today, let's pray together
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that our faith in God and His
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life-giving word will grow.
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Let's pray to Him right now.
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[Mike] Our Father, we know the
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words we find in the Bible are
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true, they are life-giving,
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and we can trust them because
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they are Your words to us.
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[René] Lord, we know that Your
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word endures forever and we
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thank You that we have been
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born again through the word
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of God which lives and
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abides forever.
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In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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[Mike] Friends, let me ask you
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a question: way down deep
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inside, is there something
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that you most long for?
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Do you have unmet needs in
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your life that drive you
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to find satisfaction in
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possessions or pleasure or
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achievements or addictions and
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endlessly seeking something,
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anything to fill that
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undefined, empty spot inside?
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>> It is so easy for us to
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believe that just the right
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amount of money, just the
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right kind of pleasure,
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will leave us satisfied.
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So our free offer for you
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today is, Satisfied: How God
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Can Meet Your Deepest Needs.
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Here is the information to
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receive today's free offer.
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>> Before you go, we wish to
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pray for you.
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If you would like to send us
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your personal prayer requests,
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the information for how to
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contact us is on the screen.
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Tell us your request and we
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will pray for you personally.
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>> And if you go to our
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website, you can see our
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latest programs including our
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exercise workouts called,
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Experiencing Life and our
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short spiritual messages
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entitled, Daily Living.
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>> They are all there for you,
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free to watch whenever you
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choose because we want you to
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get to know the Lord as your
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personal friend through
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reading the Bible so that you
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can experience the truth that
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is found in the words of Jesus
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when He said, "It is written,"
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"man shall not live by bread"
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"alone, but by every word"
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"that proceeds out of the"
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"mouth of God."
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