So if you have made a commitment
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to make a change in your life
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and to follow hard after Christ,
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I encourage you to
tell somebody about it
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but that kind of
solidifies that choice.
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So find somebody to tell
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that you're going
to try to serve Christ
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with all your gusto.
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It's important to
know that the closer...
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When the Bible says, in
fact, when we draw close to Him,
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He will draw close to us.
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I love how science
talks about when we are...
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When we get close to people
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with a hug or touching people,
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it releases oxytocin
and dopamine in our systems.
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That is a healthy drug,
a healthy chemical in us,
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it's a feel good thing.
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So I encourage you to...
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This is kind of a random thought
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as you may think I'm thinking.
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But I wanted to just read
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a section out of Kings,
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1 Kings, in fact
the first four verses.
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It says, "And
King David was old,
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advanced in years,
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they covered
him with bed clothes
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but he could not get warm.
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So his servant said to him,
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'Let there be
sought for my lord,
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the young king a young virgin
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and let her wait on
and be useful to the king.
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Let her lie in your bosom
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that my lord the
king may get warm.'
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So they sought a fair maiden
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through all the
territory of Israel
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and found
Abishag the Shunammite,
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and brought her to the king.
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The maiden was beautiful
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and she waited
on and nursed him."
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And that kept him warm,
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the nearness of
Abishag to David was,
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it was invigorating to him.
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And I'm reminded of
how the nearness of God
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is invigorating to us.
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So I just want to play
a little medley of songs
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that mean a lot to me
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that speak about
the nearness of God.
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And since I met
this blessed Savior
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And since He
cleansed and made me whole
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I will never cease to praise Him
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I'll shout it
while eternity rolls
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He touched me
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Oh, He touched me
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And oh, the joy
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That floods my soul
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Something happened
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And now I know
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He touched me
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And made me whole
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