>> Hello and thank you for
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joining us on It Is Written
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Canada.
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At this time of the year,
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Christmas, we are reminded of
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God's one desire which can be
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summarized in one word.
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>> In fact, the entire message
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of the Bible can be summarized
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in one word and that one word
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is W-I-T-H, "with."
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>> "With" is the reason Jesus,
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our Saviour and King, came to
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planet earth.
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[MIKE] The Bible says...
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...which, when translated,
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means "God with us."
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>> So Jesus is God with us.
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Jesus was born a humble
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infant, cradled in an animal's
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feeding trough.
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>> God's character was
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revealed in His one and only
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son, Jesus Christ.
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The Bible says...
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So Jesus, the fullness of God,
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wrapped Himself in human flesh
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permanently to be with us as
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one of us eternally.
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God in the likeness of sinful
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human flesh, as the Bible
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says, and yet He was
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without sin.
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>> He even became a servant to
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sinners and then He died the
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most humiliating death on a
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rough, wooden crucifix to save
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us from our sins.
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And one of His dying
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guarantees was to a thief.
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He promised...
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>> So that is the picture that
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the Bible paints for us of God
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with us.
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>> You need not fear Him.
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Who would fear a humble infant
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cradled in a manger?
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For God says to you...
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[distant bell tolling]
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[violin begins playing
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Oh Little Town of Bethlehem]
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¤¤
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[piano and orchestra join]
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¤ In the little village
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¤ of Bethlehem
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¤ There lay a Child one day
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¤ And the sky was bright
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¤ with a holy light
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¤ O'er the place
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¤ where Jesus lay
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¤ Alleluia
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¤ Oh how the angels sang
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¤ Alleluia
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¤ How it rang
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¤ And the sky was bright
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¤ with a holy light
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¤ 'Twas the birthday
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¤ of a King
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¤ Let us adore Him
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¤ Oh come let us
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¤ adore Him
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¤ Oh come let us
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¤ adore Him
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¤ Christ the Lord
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¤ 'Twas a humble birth-place
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¤ but oh how much
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¤ God gave to us that day
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¤ From the manger bed
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¤ what a path has led
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¤ What a perfect, holy way
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¤ Alleluia
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¤ Oh how the angels sang
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¤ Alleluia
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¤ How it rang
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¤ And the sky was bright
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¤ with a holy light
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¤ 'Twas the birthday
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¤ of a King
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¤ Alleluia
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¤ Oh how the angels sang
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¤ Alleluia
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¤ How it rang
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¤ And the sky was bright
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¤ with a holy light
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¤ 'Twas the birthday
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¤ of a Saviour
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¤ Alleluia, Alleluia
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¤ 'Twas the birthday
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¤ of a King
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>> So Jesus came to our world
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to be God with us, but there
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was no room for Him to stay
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anywhere except in an
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unhygienic, filthy shelter for
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animals, not exactly a palace
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or a five-star hotel.
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>> Is it possible that the
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safest place to hide from God
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is behind closed doors in our
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cozy, warm houses or maybe
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inside our comfortable
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churches?
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I mean, have you noticed how
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the rich shut themselves away
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from the poor in luxury houses
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and splendid churches with no
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room for the homeless?
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>> And yet Emanuel, God with
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us, always had His heart open
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to and identified with the
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least of these.
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So can you see the twinkling
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stars and the still, black sky
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on a lonesome dirt path, the
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exhausted couple struggle to
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find lodging, knocking on one
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door after another and yet
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they received the same
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response, "Sorry, no room
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for you."
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>> "Sorry, we're full.
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No room!"
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[MIKE] "No room."
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>> "No room."
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>> "No room for you," so the
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mantra echos in their ears,
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driving them deeper into
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despair.
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>> When they came to the inn,
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the last ray of hope urged
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Joseph to knock and when the
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door creaked open, a slim
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shaft of light filtered into
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the darkness.
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>> His voice, I imagine it's
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edged with desperation,
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Joseph, this weary traveller,
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pleaded for a room.
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>> And the rough response hit
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him like a cold wall of
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rejection, "Sorry, sir, we
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have no room."
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>> Can you see his shoulders
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slumped under this added
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weight of sorrow and he heads
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back into the shadows where
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the least of these live.
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>> The innkeeper's eyes
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silently followed the dragging
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steps and the scene pierces
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his heart.
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At that moment he remembers
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another option although it's
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not very comfortable, "We do
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have a stable in the back,"
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the innkeeper says.
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>> Can you imagine Joseph's
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head swivelling around and he
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responds, "Sir, I would be
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grateful for anything."
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You know, every deed of mercy
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makes music in heaven.
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¤ Infinite Lord ¤
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¤ my Infant King
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¤ Throned in humility
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¤ Your only robes
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¤ Your swaddling clothes
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¤ Crying Your first decree
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¤ Your grand domain
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¤ Your crown and train
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¤ Darkness and dust
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¤ and sheep
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¤ Jesus, in dust
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¤ and hay I kneel
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¤ Stabled in deepest need
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¤ My only robes
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¤ Your righteousness
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¤ Mercy my only plea
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¤ My light Your gaze
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¤ My song Your praise
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¤ My hope and prayer
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¤ Your peace
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¤ Infinite Lord
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¤ You are my King
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¤ I give my life to You
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>> That innkeeper, he led the
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couple in the dark and the
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stench of the sheltered
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animals wafted up that dingy
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track as the stable eventually
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came into view.
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[RENÉ] Entering the stable, the
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couple glances around, a cow
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mooed while hens clucked to
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ward off these intruders.
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After making Mary and Joseph
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as comfortable as he could,
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the innkeeper returned home.
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[MIKE] Hours later, a cry
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filled that filthy,
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foul-smelling structure.
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But an overjoyed father
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watched from above while
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angles sang the praises of
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Him, the one who chose to send
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His son, His only son, on this
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dangerous mission to rescue a
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planet in rebellion.
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[RENÉ] Our heavenly Father's
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heart rejoiced when the infant's
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cry reached His ears because He
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knew His son would bring real
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hope to a world that
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desperately needed hope.
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[piano and cello playing
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Oh Holy Night]
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¤¤
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[MIKE] Sir Winston Churchill
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once said...
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You know, sometimes I think
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about how God has provided us
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with more than enough
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blessings.
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>> And He has even blessed us
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with enough to give to those
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who are needy.
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But too often it is spent
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pampering our own selfish
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desires and we actually rob
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the poor of the necessities
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of life.
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We crowd our wardrobes with
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designer fashions, clothing we
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seldom wear, and the least of
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these are covered in flimsy
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garments that do very little
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to shield them from the bitter
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cold weather.
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[MIKE] I think of how we
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pursue our pleasures while
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certain less-fortunate souls
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like those who are suffering
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in prison cells, for example,
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they have no one to speak to
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them comforting words of
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encouragement.
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>> Like Mary and Joseph, poor
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people still hear the words of
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rejection, "Sorry, we have no
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room for you."
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[MIKE] While the favoured rich
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are at ease in their expensive
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homes, too many have nowhere
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to lay their heads.
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There is no room for them.
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[RENÉ] No room.
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[MIKE] No room.
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[RENÉ] No room for the least
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of these.
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[whistle and guitar playing]
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¤¤
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¤ I wonder as I wander
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¤ out under the sky
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¤ How Jesus the Saviour
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¤ had come for to die
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¤ For poor ornery creatures
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¤ like you and like I
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¤ I wonder as I wander
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¤ out under the sky
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¤ I wonder as I wander
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¤ out under the sky
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¤ How Jesus the Saviour
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¤ had come for to die
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¤ For poor ornery creatures
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¤ like you and like I
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¤ I wonder as I wander
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¤ out under the sky
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¤ Amen
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[Mike reading verse]
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>> Here Jesus painted a
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picture for His disciples, the
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scene of the Great Judgment
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Day, and He described its
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decision as resting on one
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point.
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In the end there will be only
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two classes and their eternal
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destiny will be determined by
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what they have done or have
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neglected to do for Him in the
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person of the poor and the
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suffering.
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>> So all the days of your
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life, all the days of my life,
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Jesus has been very near to us
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in the people that we would
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perhaps consider to be the
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least of these.
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>> Did you turn toward Him?
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Or did you treat Him with
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contempt?
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[MIKE] Did you give Him food
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when He was hungry, water when
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He was thirsty and care for Him
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when He was sick?
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>> Did you know His name or
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were you too busy to ask?
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[MIKE] "For the poor you will
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have with you always,"
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Jesus said.
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So essentially, He was saying,
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"You don't have to feel like I
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am very far from you."
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[RENÉ] Millions upon millions
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of human souls are ready to
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perish, bound in chains of
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ignorance and sin.
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They've never so much as heard
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of or seen Christ's love for
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them.
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>> So were your condition and
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theirs to be reversed, what
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would you desire them to do
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for you?
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>> Christ's law of love, the
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standard by which everyone of
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us will stand or fall in the
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judgment is this...
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[lively orchestral music]
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah!
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¤ For the Lord God
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¤ omnipotent reigneth
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah! ¤
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¤ For the Lord God
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¤ omnipotent reigneth
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah! ¤
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¤ For the Lord God
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¤ omnipotent reigneth
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah! ¤
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah! ¤
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¤ For the Lord God ¤
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¤ omnipotent reigneth
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ The kingdom of this world
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¤ Is become
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¤ the kingdom of our Lord
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¤ And of His Christ
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¤ and of His Christ
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ King of kings
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¤ For ever and ever
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ And Lord of lords
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¤ For ever and ever
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ King of kings
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¤ For ever and ever
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ And Lord of lords
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¤ For ever and ever
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ King of kings
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¤ For ever and ever
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ And Lord of lords
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¤ King of kings
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¤ and Lord of lords
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ King of kings
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¤ Forever and ever
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¤ and Lord of lords
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ King of kings
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¤ and Lord of lords
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¤ King of kings
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¤ and Lord of lords
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¤ And He shall reign
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¤ for ever and ever
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¤ For ever and ever
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¤ and ever and ever
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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¤ Hallelujah! Hallelujah! ¤
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¤ Hallelujah!
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[MIKE] From the cradle to the
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cross, Jesus understood the
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difficulties of the least
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of these.
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Although all things were
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created by Him, as the Bible
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says, He did not feel Himself
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superior to those He called
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"the least of these."
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[RENÉ] His heavenly Father
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agonized as demonic, malicious
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men executed His son.
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These executioners were also
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the least of these and even
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though His father's heart was
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torn in two and He could not
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bear to watch, He loved them
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as well.
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>> Cloaking the scene in dark
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clouds, His Father's heart
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wept.
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>> But that was not the end.
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[MIKE] Three days later, death
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lost its grip on the source
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of life.
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[RENÉ] All this He freely
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offers to the least of these,
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to you and to me.
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[MIKE] And one day very soon
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He will return as He promised.
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And if someone asks Him...
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So even though human beings
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like me and like you nailed
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Him to a criminal's cross,
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Jesus still calls us His
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friends.
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>> That is what God is like.
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The Bible promises...
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He is counting on being with
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you eternally.
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>> So we want to invite you to
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pray with us that God will
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help us all to love Him and to
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be filled with love for those
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that Jesus called "the least
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of these."
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So let's pray together.
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[RENÉ] Father, we thank You
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for revealing to us in Your
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Word Your one desire to be
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with us eternally.
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You sent Your one and only
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son, Jesus, to be Emanuel, God
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with us.
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[MIKE] Father, forgive us for
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closing our hearts to the
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needs of others and please
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help us not to shut ourselves
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away from the poor in our own
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houses, our churches even,
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with no room for the least of
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these in our hearts.
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We thank You, Father, for
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hearing and answering our
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prayer, in the name of our
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Saviour, Jesus Christ, we
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pray, amen.
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Whenever we bless others, we
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receive a greater blessing.
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Even here at It Is Written
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Canada, God often gives us the
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privilege of experiencing the
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joy of giving when we make
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free offers to people watching
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our programs.
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>> But we also realize that
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those free offers are not free.
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It is because of the support
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of people like you that we can
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send these Christian books and
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Bible studies to people all
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over Canada every day and we
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want to thank you for making
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this possible.
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>> We have a request so that
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we can continue to keep this
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ministry on the air and
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continue providing these free
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books and Bible studies to
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people.
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Could we also ask you to
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consider supporting It Is
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Written Canada at this time of
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the year?
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>> In faith, we want to thank
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you so much for your financial
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support and for your prayers
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and may God richly bless you
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this holiday season.
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You, too, can experience the
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fullness of life found in the
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words of Jesus when He said,
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"It is written, 'Man shall not
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live by bread alone, but by
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every word that proceeds out
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of the mouth of God.'"
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