We also want to say that
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if you didn't
have time to write down
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all the information
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of how to contact Lemuel
at Christmas Behind Bars,
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you're always
welcome to call 3ABN,
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618-627-4651.
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We'd be happy to pass
his contact information
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along to you.
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This hour has
gone by in a hurry.
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It has.
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Yeah, what a blessing,
Lemuel, to have you here with us
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and sharing the
updates what God is doing.
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Anything in closing
that you'd like to share
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with someone at home right now?
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I'd like to
share with the parents.
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You wanna look at
the screen right here.
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You know, at home,
my mother prayed for me
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for years and years and years.
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My mother never
lived long enough
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to see a change in my life,
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but continue to
pray for your children.
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Love your
children no matter what
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and wherever you
are in the world today.
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Maybe you're in prison.
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Maybe you think
there's no hope for your life.
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But please be
willing to try one more time.
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Maybe you've been
through treatment before,
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maybe you're on the
Antabuse, maybe you're trying
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to substitute one
thing for another.
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But please, please be
willing to kneel down and pray
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as I did many years ago,
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and the simplest prayer,
it was no sinner's prayer.
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It wasn't a confession.
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It was like, Dear
Jesus, please help me.
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I want to quit, but I can't.
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And so today I'm just
passing that beacon of hope,
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that spark along to
your life that Jesus
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is the answer in the
midst of the unmanageable time
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that we live in earth's history.
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He's the answer and
He's calling all people,
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every nation,
kindred, tongue of people,
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He's calling you today, to
just say please, here I am.
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As you stay willing,
He certainly is able.
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Amen. Absolutely. Amen.
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Thank you, Lemuel,
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we know your heart
comes through, doesn't it?
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It does, absolutely.
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Yep, your love for
people and you're also realizing
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where God has brought you from.
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Amen.
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You know, and
where you're at today
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is just a testimony to
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what God can do in
anybody's life, right?
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Amen.
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Well, it's a blessing to partner
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with you folks as Christians,
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people that
ain't been to prison,
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people that
ain't been locked up,
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but you can share
the salvation story
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and that's of Jesus Christ.
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Thank you for bringing your team
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to the women's
prison, upcoming here soon.
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So appreciate your active
part in prison ministries.
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I'm excited.
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We always love it
anytime we can go to prison,
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I'm hoping and looking forward
to going again with Lemuel
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and ministering
there to the women
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who are in prison.
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One of my favorite
scriptures is John 6:37.
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Oh, wow.
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Jesus says,
"Whoever comes to Me,
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I will never cast
aside, I will never cast out."
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So no matter
where you are today,
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you might feel like
you're lost and alone,
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whether you're in
prison or out of prison.
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We all are in some
sort of bondage to sin.
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And God says, "I
want to set you free.
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I came to set you free."
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So accept His deliverance today.
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Lemuel, thank you so much.
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Thank you for coming
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and sharing your
heart with our 3ABN family.
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And we are excited to
see how God is gonna provide
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the funding for
this new warehouse
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and what He's doing
in Christmas Behind Bars.
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Amen.
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And we thank you for being part
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of the 3ABN family.
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Know that we love
you and we pray for you.
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