I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Well, hello there.
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Welcome to your
program, 3ABN Today.
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My name is Idalia Dinzey.
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And it's a pleasure for me
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to be with you during this hour.
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Thank you for tuning in.
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And, you know, you're
in for a treat because why?
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Because God is good,
and His Word is life,
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and His Word is joy.
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And that is what
we're gonna share
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during this hour
of Family Worship.
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And this time, I'm
not with my husband
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sitting next to me,
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but there is a
special reason why.
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But right now,
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I'd like to present
to you our family here,
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your family of 3ABN.
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So to my left, I have Janelle.
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Welcome to the program, Janelle.
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Thank you for asking me.
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Thank you for coming.
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And we have Valera Babb. Hi.
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And next to me, who's this?
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Xenia.
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Happy Sabbath, everyone.
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Happy Sabbath.
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And LaDonna,
welcome to the program.
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Pleasure to be
here. Happy Sabbath.
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Happy Sabbath.
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Isn't that wonderful to
just put everything aside,
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and come together,
sit around a table,
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and share of God's goodness?
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Amen, amen.
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I mean we've had a week,
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and it sometimes,
feels like it's been 10 days
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in 1 day altogether, right?
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Yes.
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So during this hour,
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we want to
encourage you at home.
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My husband and
I went to a church
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where we shared
family worship ideas and all.
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And one of the lady
said, "You know, I'm by myself.
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I never thought of
doing family worship.
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I don't have a family,
so why would I do this?"
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And so the idea was,
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well, women's ministry,
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you know, you can reach out
to other women in the church.
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And not all of us are single,
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I mean, are we...
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We're all married here. Yes.
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And our spouses are alive.
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But we want you at home to know
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that we're
thinking about you too,
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whether you're a man
at home all by yourself
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or a woman, a young person.
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There are ways of
bringing in the Sabbath,
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and just bring in some friends.
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It doesn't have
to be five people.
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It could be two
other people with you.
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So what do you ladies feel
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when you gather around a
table to talk about God's Word?
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It's so important
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that you share with other people
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because a lot of times,
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you're the only
Christian in your family,
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the only one that
comes to that time of day.
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And when you know
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you're going to be
together with the Lord,
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and you want to praise Him,
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and you want to
welcome the Sabbath,
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but you're by yourself,
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and you feel that
you don't want to be
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in your room by yourself.
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And at that time, you
can invite other people
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because, I'm
sure in your church,
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they're other people like you.
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That's right.
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And you can make
it... that you go together,
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maybe a park
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or to that other
person's apartment
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if they live by
themselves or something.
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And you can be together
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and share what the
Sabbath means to you.
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Welcome it together. Amen.
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Anyone else?
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Well, even if it's
just a couple at home.
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You know, in our
church, we have started...
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Well, it was kind
of the young people
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that got it started.
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Yes.
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They started doing
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a Friday night vespers together.
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Yes.
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And we've joined.
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And, you know,
there's a couple that...
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It's just the two of
them at home, you know?
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And it's kind of nice.
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We come together
on Friday evening
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and just spend some time
singing and sharing testimony,
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however the Lord leads.
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And it's just nice to
get together and share time.
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That's right.
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I was just thinking about
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how it's a
blessing to be able to...
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You know, in the mornings,
the things that I study,
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I always feel like
there's an opportunity
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at some point during
the day to share that.
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And it's like,
that's why, you know?
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There's always something
that God will lead me to
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that I can share at
some point during the day.
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And I like those, you know,
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gatherings like
that where I can,
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you know, like this
is maybe that moment,
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you know, when
somebody needed that, so.
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Definitely. Right
word at the right time.
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That's right. You never know.
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When you're keeping
something to yourself,
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someone else may be in
need of what you have to say.
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And you don't
get that opportunity
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unless you invite
people in and share.
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Well, you know,
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I just want to share the thought
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that it's not always
easy to just stop and be ready
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to bring in the mood of worship
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and have a group to worship
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or take time to
worship at the end of the day
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because Friday, you
are watching the time
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because you want to
keep the Sabbath holy.
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So all the
cooking, all the cleaning,
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everything needs to be done.
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And sometimes, you are...
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If you have kids, you're
like, "Oh, it's time already.
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But, Lord, give me something
to get me to break away,
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you know, to free my mind
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and bring it
into a worship mode."
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There are
different ways of doing that.
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And, of course,
number one way is prayer.
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So right now,
Janelle, if you don't mind,
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let's have a word of prayer.
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Then we're gonna
share some scripture
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so you can feel the spirit
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as it moves
your heart to praise.
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Yes.
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Dear Heavenly
Father, we thank You so much
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for the gift of the Sabbath.
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Thank You for
sisters and brothers
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to fellowship with.
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Thank You for those out
there that are seeking You.
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I just pray that they would
continue seeking Your truth.
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And thank You now
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for this
opportunity to praise You.
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And we invite Your
Holy Spirit to be present.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Amen.
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You know what, Idalia?
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The Bible is very clear
that the Lord not only made us
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but the heavenly
beings also to praise Him.
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Yes. You know?
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And we read that in Isaiah
6 where he says, you know,
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they're continually saying,
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"Holy, holy, the almighty."
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Yes.
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So we realize that
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that's why we were made
to praise Him, you know?
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And that helps us as we
go through different trials
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because I feel that the enemy
tries to tamper our praise.
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And once he tempers are praise,
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our whole continence
and everything goes down.
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The energy that could
have been used for praise
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is now used for negative.
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Exactly, exactly.
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Well, Janelle,
you have Psalm 9:1.
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Yes, I do. And let's share that.
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"I will praise Thee, O
Lord, with my whole heart,
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I will shew forth
all Thy marvelous works."
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Amen.
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And, Xenia?
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Psalm 86:12, "I will
praise You, O, my God,
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with all my heart.
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I will glorify
Your name forevermore."
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Amen, amen.
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LaDonna.
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Psalm 108:1, "I will praise You,
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O Lord, among the peoples.
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I will sing praises to
you among the nations."
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Amen, amen.
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That is encouraging.
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Each one of these
texts are encouraging.
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And our last verse
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before we sing our
song for this hour,
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which is "Wonderful Life,"
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we're going to ask Valera
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to please read our
last verse for now.
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Okay, Psalm 146,
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I'm going to
read verses 1 and 2.
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"Praise the Lord,
praise the Lord, my soul.
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While I live, I
will praise the Lord.
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I will sing praises to my
God while I have my being."
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Amen.
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Now is that easy to do?
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Are you in the mood
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of praising the Lord
constantly, everyday,
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in the highs and lows of life?
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Do you know...
He wanted it, nice.
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Yeah, exactly, you're right.
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But, you know, don't worry
about what happened this week,
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it's passed us, and
the Lord has blessed you
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with another day.
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You're completing a new day,
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you are entering into a new day,
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which is the Sabbath day,
the day of praise and worship.
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And, you know,
there's a special,
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special blessing
when we keep the Sabbath.
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But during these hours,
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we're gonna just
eat of God's Word
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if I may say it like that
because God's Word is life.
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And, you know, the
topic for today is...
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The topic for today,
I have it right here,
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The Tongue,
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The Power of The Tongue.
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So are we using it for praise?
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Are we using it for building up?
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Of course,
right away, you think,
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"Oh, the power of
the tongue is terrible."
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You know, people
cuttin' people, right?
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Discourage people.
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But today, we're gonna
focus on building up each other
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because we've had a rough week.
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The Lord gave us victory.
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The battle is the Lord's.
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And here we are
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sharing wonderful words of life.
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Sing them over again to me
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Wonderful words of life
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Let me more of their beauty see
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Wonderful words of life
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Words of life and beauty
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Teach me faith and duty
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Beautiful words, wonderful words
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Wonderful words of life
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Beautiful words, wonderful words
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Wonderful words of life
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Christ the
blessed One, gives to all
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Wonderful words of life
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Sinner, list to the loving call
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Wonderful words of life
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Oh, so freely given
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Wooing us to heaven
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Beautiful words, wonderful words
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Wonderful words of life
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Beautiful words, wonderful words
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Wonderful words of life
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Sweetly echo the Gospel call
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Wonderful words of life
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Offer pardon and peace to all
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Wonderful words of life
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Jesus, only Savior
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Sanctify us forever
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Beautiful words, wonderful words
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Wonderful words of life
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Beautiful words, wonderful words
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Wonderful words of life
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Amen. Beautiful words.
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Thank you, Tim Parton,
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for being with us
and helping us out.
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You know, it's a blessing
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to be able to
count on each other here
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at the Family Worship.
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Tim Parton, as you know,
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he's the General Manager
for the network Praise Him.
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That is available.
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Don't forget to
download the app,
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the 3ABN app,
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where you can enjoy
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all of the 3ABN
ministry as a whole,
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all the networks
that are available
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for you and for me.
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How did you feel
singing that song,
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"Wonderful Words of
Life?" It was a blessing to us.
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Yes. Praise the Lord.
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Psalms 126:2 says,
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"Our mouths were
filled with laughter,
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our tongue with songs of joy,"
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which I feel is
what we just did.
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Praise God.
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I was like singing too
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because it's like it
brings that sense of unity,
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you know, we're
singing the same words together
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and everybody has
their own unique voice,
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and it's like a unity.
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Yes, that's right.
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That will take us to
Colossians 2:2, you know,
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"That their
hearts may be encouraged,
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being knit together in love,
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and attaining to all
riches of the full assurance
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of
understanding to the knowledge
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of the mystery of God,
both of Father and of Christ."
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You know, when
we're knitting together,
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we're getting together.
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We never know, for example,
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you don't plan a topic out
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when you're inviting people over
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because our experience this week
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is different from each other,
and different from last week.
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It's incredible how Satan knows
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how to throw those
doubts, right, to discourage us.
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I can tell you one thing.
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This past week, I
could have been very...
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Well, I did get discouraged
for, like, two hours,
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and I said, "Lord,
I need to break this.
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I cannot give the devil
the satisfaction of tearing me.
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So I, in Jesus' name,
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rebuke the devil
and I will rejoice
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in the presence of
the Lord forevermore."
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And the Lord was...
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He just took that
burden or darkness that I felt.
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Now there has to be an effort.
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We have to make an effort
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because it's not gonna
come by itself, you know?
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True that
somebody makes a keyword
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or a song you might hear
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that will snap you out of
whatever condition we are.
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But I just want
to praise the Lord
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that He put in me
a spirit of praise,
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a spirit of thanksgiving
and of trusting this week.
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So I don't know if you guys
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have had that
experience this week,
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anything different
or an answered prayer?
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I find that when you're...
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I'm discouraged or whatever.
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If you put music
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and start singing
those praises to the Lord,
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it's like your
spirit just lifts up,
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you know, it's something...
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It may be because
I'm a little musical
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that that happens,
but I mean, I feel that
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it's not the same
just reading the words
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as to when you
put them to music,
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that there's something.
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When you're down to the point
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where you don't
seem to have the energy
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to be able to sing for yourself,
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if you put on
music, the uplifting music,
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it can lift you up
and give you that boost
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that you need to get up
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to where you can
maybe join the singing.
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That's right.
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That's when we...
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What comes to me
is that God's Word
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will not return to Him void.
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You know, being
spoken or be it a poem,
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you know, that people,
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that you might be able
to hear or a song I mean...
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At Babb's home,
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they have new
songs every month I think
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because Danielle composes songs.
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And it's amazing how the
Lord has worked in her heart
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and puts the words to song
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that just touches
every fiber in you.
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So praise God for that. Amen.
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Praise the Lord
for the Babb family.
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When we were
talking about the vespers,
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getting together
at church, you know,
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I remember it started
in the pavilion, outdoors
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because the weather was,
you know, weather-friendly.
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It allowed us to be out
there, allowed you guys.
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And then eventually,
we had our car accident.
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And I was so blessed
when they called and said,
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"Would you like
for us to do vespers
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in the apartment
where you're staying?"
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So...
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What a blessing that was.
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I always look
forward to Friday night
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because we were
gonna be together.
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Amen. We were
not gonna be alone.
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There may be
someone that has felt,
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maybe going through a
loss of a spouse or something
00:17:12.63\00:17:15.70
that they're
feeling alone or forgotten,
00:17:15.73\00:17:18.73
you know, you're not forgotten,
you are in our prayers.
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Even if we don't
know you personally,
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but the love of
God moves our hearts
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to intercede for you in prayer.
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So through this program,
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we are interceding and
bringing you encouragement
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as we share what God
has done in our lives.
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One of the things that I...
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You know, so many
things that we could share
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about this topic,
about the tongue, right?
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But one of the ones
that I wanted to share
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is about the...
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When there was a storm
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in Mark 4:35-41.
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Yeah, you probably thought
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I was gonna take
a story of the Bible
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with women in it, but I...
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You know,
there's so much to share.
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But anyhow, this one,
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I can identify
myself with this story.
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So I am...
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How about if we
just divide it up?
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You guys read
two, two, two, and two.
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LaDonna, you can start.
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Mark 4:35-41.
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Mark 4:35-41.
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"On the same day,
when evening had come,
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He said to them,
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'Let us cross over
to the other side.'
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Now when they had
left the multitude,
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they took Him along
in the boat as He was.
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And on the other," sorry.
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"And the other little
boats were also with Him.
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And a great windstorm arose,
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and the waves
beat into the boat,
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so that it was already filled."
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Thank you.
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Okay, and number 38.
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"Jesus was in the
stern, sleeping on a cushion.
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The disciples woke
Him and said to Him,
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'Teacher, don't
You care if we drown?'"
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"Then He arose
and rebuked the wind,
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and said unto the
sea, 'Peace, be still!'
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And the wind ceased,
and there was a great calm."
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"But He said to them,
'Why are you so fearful?
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How is it that
you have no faith?'"
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"They were terrified
and asked each other,
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'Who is this?'
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Even the winds and
the waves obey Him!'"
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Well, these are the disciples
that knew Jesus, right?
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They were with Jesus,
they walked with Jesus.
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So they see or they felt
perhaps alone and abandoned
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because they forgot,
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"Okay, Jesus is
in the boat with us.
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We're going through this storm."
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And what provokes me
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to apply this
to my personal life
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is that we have
assurance in life.
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And sometimes, we become blinded
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by the big
waves that are coming.
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It's like,
00:20:06.80\00:20:08.14
"I'm not gonna survive this one.
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I know how to swim,
but I'll run out of breath
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under the water," you know,
00:20:11.47\00:20:12.94
when you're going under.
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But it's like there
that they went to Jesus,
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"Teacher, don't
you care if we drown?"
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It's like, "Lord, don't you care
00:20:22.15\00:20:23.49
that I'm going through this?
00:20:23.52\00:20:24.85
Please take care of
it. Get it out of me.
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Get it out of my life."
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But He got up and
He rebuked the wind
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and said to the
waves, "Quiet, be still."
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He also tells us to
be quiet and be still.
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And know that, what? He is God.
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That I am God. Yes.
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And when we enter
into the presence of God,
00:20:42.74\00:20:45.84
we see His
strength, His greatness.
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When we're weak,
He meant He's strong.
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So anyway, I don't know if
this story gives you chills,
00:20:52.48\00:20:56.42
but I have
goosebumps all over me,
00:20:56.45\00:20:58.09
just contemplating
the greatness of this.
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Just rereading Mark
4:40, where He says,
00:21:00.26\00:21:03.39
"Why are you so fearful?
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How is it that
you have no faith?"
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Yeah.
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And He wasn't, you know...
00:21:07.53\00:21:09.60
Jesus never
said anything rudely,
00:21:09.63\00:21:11.50
but, you know,
we could read that
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and take it the wrong way
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or, at least, I could.
00:21:15.34\00:21:16.71
And like, He was
getting them to try to reflect
00:21:16.74\00:21:20.78
on their own fears,
00:21:20.81\00:21:22.14
and why they had fears,
like, "Why don't you trust Me?"
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You know?
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"Yes. I'm here. I am He."
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Anyone else have any
comments towards the story?
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I know that when
I'm raising my kids...
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They're old now,
00:21:36.26\00:21:37.59
but they will also
have their own fears.
00:21:37.63\00:21:40.53
They're old. They're older.
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They're older.
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You know, once
they start walking...
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No, I'm just kidding.
00:21:45.83\00:21:47.50
But I remember that
there was a big bull
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in front of our house.
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My neighbor's bull got loose.
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Oh, my.
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And he had these big horns.
00:21:57.41\00:22:00.95
And Samuel was by the door.
00:22:00.98\00:22:03.99
He said, "Mommy! Mommy!
00:22:04.02\00:22:06.35
There's a bull outside."
00:22:06.39\00:22:07.72
I'm like, "It's
okay. It's okay."
00:22:07.76\00:22:09.56
I thought it
was inside the fence
00:22:09.59\00:22:11.56
and across the street.
00:22:11.59\00:22:13.26
But he said, "Mommy, Mommy!
00:22:13.29\00:22:15.30
There is a bull."
00:22:15.33\00:22:16.83
And I ran over there.
00:22:16.87\00:22:18.20
"Okay, son."
00:22:18.23\00:22:19.77
And it was
looking towards our house.
00:22:19.80\00:22:22.77
It's like, "Is he
gonna come this way?"
00:22:22.80\00:22:24.81
You know, you just...
00:22:24.84\00:22:26.17
I know nothing about bulls.
00:22:26.21\00:22:27.64
But anyway, it was very scary.
00:22:27.68\00:22:31.48
Even I got scared.
00:22:31.51\00:22:33.11
And I said, "Samuel, it's okay.
00:22:33.15\00:22:36.05
Let's pray."
00:22:36.08\00:22:37.75
And when as soon as
we were done praying,
00:22:37.79\00:22:40.39
the bull made an about-face
00:22:40.42\00:22:42.72
and he left the other direction.
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Wow. Praise the
Lord. So praise the Lord.
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Yes.
00:22:46.73\00:22:48.23
So we didn't feed on
the fear, we spoke about...
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With God, all
things are possible. Amen
00:22:52.93\00:22:54.44
We are safe in
the hands of the Lord.
00:22:54.47\00:22:57.54
Sometimes, we have
00:22:57.57\00:22:58.91
those kind of
moments in our lives
00:22:58.94\00:23:02.94
that we wish the Lord would come
00:23:02.98\00:23:05.05
and say, "Be still, be quiet.
00:23:05.08\00:23:07.62
Go away, calm
the whole situation."
00:23:07.65\00:23:10.95
But we have to
invite Him to do that.
00:23:10.99\00:23:12.75
Yes. That's right.
00:23:12.79\00:23:14.36
We have to go call Him
like they went to call Him.
00:23:14.39\00:23:17.09
Sometimes, God calms the storm.
00:23:17.13\00:23:19.46
Yes.
00:23:19.49\00:23:20.83
And sometimes, He
walks through the storm.
00:23:20.86\00:23:23.57
Oh, I'm so glad you
brought that up. Yes.
00:23:23.60\00:23:25.90
Think of the three
Hebrews in the fiery furnace.
00:23:25.93\00:23:29.70
He could have prevented
them from being thrown in there.
00:23:29.74\00:23:32.24
That's true.
00:23:32.27\00:23:33.61
But in that case,
00:23:33.64\00:23:34.98
He chose to go
through it with them.
00:23:35.14\00:23:37.28
Yes.
00:23:37.31\00:23:38.65
And they we're...
You know, He was in that.
00:23:38.68\00:23:40.32
So even though
we are facing storms
00:23:40.35\00:23:43.89
and we're saying,
"God, take it away,"
00:23:43.92\00:23:46.92
maybe this is the time
you need to go through it,
00:23:46.96\00:23:50.03
maybe there's
something that we need to learn
00:23:50.06\00:23:53.90
to rely on Him more.
00:23:53.93\00:23:56.97
Have faith.
00:23:57.00\00:23:58.33
Or maybe it's like gold
being purified in the fire,
00:23:58.37\00:24:02.14
maybe there's something
00:24:02.17\00:24:03.51
that needs to be
burned off of us,
00:24:03.54\00:24:04.87
you know, like with the Hebrews,
00:24:04.91\00:24:06.34
they went in the fire,
00:24:06.37\00:24:07.71
their ropes that they were
bound with were burned off.
00:24:07.74\00:24:11.21
But that was all.
00:24:11.25\00:24:12.58
I'll just piggyback
off of what you're saying,
00:24:12.61\00:24:14.22
and thank you for
saying that because,
00:24:14.25\00:24:16.02
you know, I feel like
God's prodding me to share this.
00:24:16.05\00:24:18.32
Amen. Yeah.
00:24:18.35\00:24:19.85
So recently, we've had
an issue with our house
00:24:19.89\00:24:22.96
that's been for
sale for a while,
00:24:22.99\00:24:24.53
and came really
close to selling it,
00:24:24.56\00:24:27.16
but it didn't happen.
00:24:27.20\00:24:28.60
And so that's been
a major test of faith.
00:24:28.63\00:24:32.63
Yes. Yeah.
00:24:32.67\00:24:34.00
Those major tests of faith
help us to even trust more.
00:24:34.04\00:24:36.84
Yeah.
00:24:36.87\00:24:38.21
Even when we feel like, "Lord,
00:24:38.24\00:24:39.57
I don't know if I
trust you all the way,"
00:24:39.61\00:24:41.51
but then He comes and
say, "Come here, my daughter.
00:24:41.54\00:24:44.85
I have greater plans.
00:24:44.88\00:24:47.88
You have no idea what
I'm about to do with you.
00:24:47.92\00:24:50.29
It takes time, right?"
00:24:50.32\00:24:51.65
Yes.
00:24:51.69\00:24:53.02
In His time.
00:24:53.05\00:24:54.39
Yeah, in His time.
00:24:54.42\00:24:55.76
In His time, that's right.
00:24:55.79\00:24:57.13
Ecclesiastes 3 talks about
everything happens in its time.
00:24:57.16\00:25:00.63
That's right.
00:25:00.66\00:25:02.73
Any other comment
about this story here?
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Okay.
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Well, this
story, like I showed you
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or wanted to illustrate
to you that we need Jesus.
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Amen.
00:25:14.11\00:25:15.44
But then I was
taken to Matthew 26:36-46.
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And I was amazed.
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I mean, okay, we've read
this so many times before,
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but until we are in a
condition or, you know,
00:25:27.69\00:25:31.29
going through a trial
or an experience in life,
00:25:31.33\00:25:34.80
it doesn't
necessarily have to be a trial.
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But, you know, to
celebrate something,
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you want to celebrate
00:25:39.67\00:25:41.00
with somebody
else too, you know?
00:25:41.04\00:25:42.37
And sometimes, we're like,
00:25:42.40\00:25:43.74
"Well, we don't have
anybody to celebrate.
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Well, I wish I had somebody."
00:25:45.14\00:25:46.68
But here, I look at this story
00:25:46.71\00:25:52.01
that Jesus
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needed or wanted to
support, the moral support
00:25:53.88\00:25:57.45
of the disciples
that He invited with Him.
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So we'll start this way
with Valera, two verses each.
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Okay.
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So Matthew 26,
we're starting with...
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Verse 36.
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Verse 36, okay.
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"Then Jesus came with them
to a place called Gethsemane,
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and said to the disciples,
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'Sit here while I go
and pray over there.'
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And He took with Him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee,
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and He began to be sorrowful
and deeply distressed."
00:26:26.05\00:26:30.32
"Then sayeth He unto them,
00:26:30.35\00:26:32.15
'My soul is exceeding sorrowful,
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even unto death.
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Tarry ye here,
and watch with Me.'
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And He went a little
farther and fell on His face,
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and prayed, saying,
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'O My Father, if it be possible,
00:26:43.33\00:26:45.63
let this cup pass from Me,
nevertheless not as I will,
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but as Thou wilt.'"
00:26:50.31\00:26:52.97
"He went away the
second time and prayed,
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'My Father,
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if it's not possible for
this cup to be taken away
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unless I drink it,
may Your will be done.'
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When He came back, He
again found them sleeping
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because their eyes were heavy."
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Okay, let's go back
to that one in a second.
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LaDonna, would you
please read 40 and 41?
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Sure.
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"Then He
returned to His disciples
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and He found them sleeping,
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'Couldn't you men keep
watch with Me for one hour,'
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He asked Peter."
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One hour.
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"Watch and pray
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so that you will not
fall into temptation.
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The spirit is willing,
but the flesh is weak."
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Yes.
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Weak.
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We can relate to
that. And then...
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Oh, yes, that's right.
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And then Matthew
26:42-43, read it again.
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Read it again? Yes.
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"He went away the
second time and prayed,
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'My Father,
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if it's not possible for
this cup to be taken away
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unless I drink it,
may Your will be done.'
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When He came back, He
again found them sleeping
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because their eyes were heavy."
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"So He left them,
and went away once more,
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and prayed the third
time, saying the same thing.
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Then He
returned to the disciples
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and said to them,
00:28:09.75\00:28:11.09
'Are you still
sleeping and resting?
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Look, the hour has come,
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and the Son of Man is delivered
into the hands of sinners.
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Rise, let us go.
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Here comes my betrayer.'"
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It's a sad story, but
it's a love story as well
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because Jesus didn't walk away.
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He pleaded with the Lord, right?
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He pleaded with the Lord.
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And in that,
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He asked His
friends to, "Please pray.
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Stand and watch and pray."
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Do you need me to
pray for you today?
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Do you need us to
pray for you today?
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Praise the Lord that
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we have the pastoral department,
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and our prayer line
00:28:55.60\00:28:59.27
and the prayer warriors
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that are thousands
in different countries
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that pull
together and pray with you.
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So I see that Jesus was...
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not that He didn't have
the help of the God the Father
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because He did, all of heaven.
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But He showed the need of...
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Right, calling on friends.
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Exactly, exactly.
00:29:20.09\00:29:22.36
So have you
experienced something like this
00:29:22.39\00:29:25.69
when you had to call
somebody and say, "Pray for me?"
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Well, this was Jesus' humanity.
00:29:27.60\00:29:29.83
Sure. Yes. Exactly.
00:29:29.86\00:29:31.20
I mean, you
know, we're told that
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He has gone through
everything that we go through.
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Yes.
00:29:35.24\00:29:36.57
So this, you
know, when you're down,
00:29:36.60\00:29:37.94
and you feel
abandoned, you're not alone.
00:29:37.97\00:29:40.81
Jesus went through it
too, and He experienced
00:29:40.84\00:29:44.55
His friends not
necessarily being there for Him.
00:29:44.58\00:29:47.85
But He turned to His Father,
00:29:47.88\00:29:50.55
and we have that
same opportunity.
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I want to point out
too what I get from this
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is Jesus knew the outcome.
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Yes.
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He knew the outcome, but
He still fervently prayed.
00:30:00.86\00:30:04.30
He still reached
out to the Father.
00:30:04.33\00:30:06.43
You know, there's still
that hope within Him going,
00:30:06.47\00:30:09.87
"If this can be taken, take it.
00:30:09.90\00:30:12.37
If it's not, let
Your will be done."
00:30:12.41\00:30:14.24
And He still
called on His friends,
00:30:14.28\00:30:15.74
"Pray for Me, pray for Me."
00:30:15.78\00:30:17.11
It was a faith
building opportunity
00:30:17.15\00:30:19.38
for the disciples,
I believe, you know?
00:30:19.41\00:30:21.38
"Pray for Me," 'cause
Jesus knew the outcome.
00:30:21.42\00:30:23.89
But He still showed the faith,
and the prayer, and the hope.
00:30:23.92\00:30:27.29
That is a reminder to all of
us in our moments of weakness.
00:30:27.32\00:30:30.93
Oh, we have a
moment of weakness.
00:30:30.96\00:30:33.83
I'm reminded of the song
that's in our hymnals, it says,
00:30:33.86\00:30:37.17
"I want my
friends to pray for me."
00:30:37.20\00:30:39.70
Oh, really?
00:30:39.73\00:30:42.37
And it's so important
because, sometimes, we're down,
00:30:42.40\00:30:45.41
and the pressure is so much
00:30:45.44\00:30:49.24
that we can't
even utter the words.
00:30:49.28\00:30:52.11
And it's so important
to have friends to call.
00:30:52.15\00:30:54.75
That's why these
groups is important
00:30:54.78\00:30:56.75
because you can vocalize it.
00:30:56.79\00:30:59.39
Yes.
00:30:59.42\00:31:00.76
And then people can surround you
00:31:00.79\00:31:02.12
and pray for you.
00:31:02.16\00:31:03.49
Or you can make that phone call,
00:31:03.53\00:31:05.29
and people will pray for
you on the phone, you know?
00:31:05.33\00:31:09.06
And it's important
that when they call us,
00:31:09.10\00:31:11.67
maybe we're not the
one going through it,
00:31:11.70\00:31:13.57
but when
somebody reaches out to us
00:31:13.60\00:31:17.14
that we are available.
00:31:17.17\00:31:18.57
Amen. Amen. Amen.
00:31:18.61\00:31:20.84
Well, it may be
that during the week,
00:31:20.88\00:31:23.51
you know, you've
had such a heavy week,
00:31:23.55\00:31:26.51
but, you know, you've been busy.
00:31:26.55\00:31:28.32
Not necessarily
negative week because I am...
00:31:28.35\00:31:32.52
God is so good and so merciful
00:31:32.55\00:31:35.32
that He fills
our life with plenty.
00:31:35.36\00:31:38.53
So we have our challenges,
we have our ups and downs,
00:31:38.56\00:31:41.86
but, you know, it's
more highs and downs,
00:31:41.90\00:31:43.70
right?
00:31:43.73\00:31:45.07
And when we speak
the word, it's like,
00:31:45.10\00:31:47.64
"Okay, Lord, I
will call on the Lord
00:31:47.67\00:31:50.87
in my distress,
and He answers me.
00:31:50.91\00:31:54.68
Save me, O Lord from lying lips,
00:31:54.71\00:31:58.51
from the sinful tongues."
00:31:58.55\00:32:01.38
So I was just
reading in Psalm 120,
00:32:01.42\00:32:04.39
but there are different
texts in the Bible, His word,
00:32:04.42\00:32:10.26
that describes
exactly how we're feeling.
00:32:10.29\00:32:12.93
It's like,
"Wow, that couldn't be
00:32:12.96\00:32:14.30
more designed for me."
00:32:14.33\00:32:15.70
And, you know, something
I've been thinking about lately
00:32:15.73\00:32:18.07
is the promises.
00:32:18.10\00:32:19.43
I was, you know, looking
through this little bitty book
00:32:19.47\00:32:21.54
I had of promises.
00:32:21.57\00:32:23.17
It's like, it's really
thin, and it's interesting.
00:32:23.20\00:32:27.01
Actually, ended
up getting a gift
00:32:27.04\00:32:28.94
like two days later from someone
00:32:28.98\00:32:32.35
for the women's
ministries at our church,
00:32:32.38\00:32:34.28
and it was a book of promises.
00:32:34.32\00:32:36.08
But promises, I'm like I know
00:32:36.12\00:32:37.45
that God saw me
focused on my promises.
00:32:37.49\00:32:39.42
Amen. Yes.
00:32:39.45\00:32:40.79
You know, and that's another way
00:32:40.82\00:32:42.16
of the praise, you know,
00:32:42.19\00:32:43.53
the praises we're
talking about earlier
00:32:43.56\00:32:44.89
is, you know, those promises.
00:32:44.93\00:32:46.26
Amen. Amen.
00:32:46.29\00:32:47.90
Does anyone have a
text they want to share?
00:32:47.93\00:32:51.33
I know that the
word of God is life,
00:32:51.37\00:32:55.07
and you may not
have memorized it.
00:32:55.10\00:32:57.51
And I grew up in attending
Spanish-speaking congregations,
00:32:57.54\00:33:02.31
and so when I memorize the text,
00:33:02.34\00:33:04.41
it was back then in Spanish.
00:33:04.45\00:33:06.45
And then now is
Spanglish in my...
00:33:06.48\00:33:09.35
It's like, Oh, it
says, "Yada, yada."
00:33:09.38\00:33:12.55
But in looking at God's
Word in Colossians 4:2, it says,
00:33:12.59\00:33:18.06
"To continue in prayer,
00:33:18.09\00:33:21.20
and watch the same
with thanksgiving..."
00:33:21.23\00:33:25.27
Continue in prayer,
00:33:25.30\00:33:26.70
doesn't matter what
we're going through,
00:33:26.74\00:33:28.87
keep praying.
00:33:28.90\00:33:31.04
I know, I kind of
was trying not to touch
00:33:31.07\00:33:35.21
on the latest events
00:33:35.24\00:33:39.38
in my life.
00:33:39.41\00:33:42.62
Well, as you know,
we had a car accident
00:33:42.65\00:33:44.99
that almost claimed our life.
00:33:45.02\00:33:46.82
And it's
interesting how God's Word,
00:33:46.86\00:33:50.16
even when I could not talk,
00:33:50.19\00:33:52.69
but my mind was
going, and going, and going.
00:33:52.73\00:33:56.43
And I felt alone
because I mean, my mind is...
00:33:56.46\00:34:00.20
I'm alert, but I
couldn't say anything,
00:34:00.24\00:34:04.24
I was really down and out.
00:34:04.27\00:34:07.58
And it was just me and God,
God and me, just the two of us.
00:34:07.61\00:34:12.48
And I said,
"Lord, You are powerful.
00:34:12.51\00:34:17.15
Don't leave me like this.
00:34:17.19\00:34:19.19
You know, Satan
wants me to stay like this,
00:34:19.22\00:34:22.86
and Satan wants me to die.
00:34:22.89\00:34:24.76
But if it's your will, Lord,"
00:34:24.79\00:34:27.43
then again, that
prayer, "Fits Your will,
00:34:27.46\00:34:31.10
just take me out
of this dark situation
00:34:31.13\00:34:33.57
that I'm in.
00:34:33.60\00:34:36.20
But if it's Your will for me
00:34:36.24\00:34:38.07
to fall asleep
in Jesus, happily,
00:34:38.11\00:34:42.01
because I know that God
will take care of my family,
00:34:42.04\00:34:46.11
and the next face
I'm gonna see is Jesus."
00:34:46.15\00:34:49.18
So clinging to His word,
and clinging to His promises,
00:34:49.22\00:34:52.99
and recognizing His presence.
00:34:53.02\00:34:57.03
Wow, it's like He
hugs you from head to toe.
00:34:57.06\00:34:59.79
Yes.
00:34:59.83\00:35:01.16
You know, the Bible
says, "Run into His presence
00:35:01.20\00:35:03.30
with
thanksgiving in your heart."
00:35:03.33\00:35:05.07
Yes, yes, amen. Yeah.
00:35:05.10\00:35:07.20
So that's my strength.
00:35:07.24\00:35:09.84
Yes, so we have a
prayer without ceasing.
00:35:09.87\00:35:12.57
Rejoice evermore, and
it says in Psalm 50:14-15,
00:35:12.61\00:35:19.41
"Offer unto God thanksgiving,
00:35:19.45\00:35:20.82
and pay thy vows
onto the most high,
00:35:20.85\00:35:22.98
and call upon Me
in the day of trouble.
00:35:23.02\00:35:25.75
I will deliver you,
and you shall glorify Me."
00:35:25.79\00:35:30.66
So the Lord is waiting
to deliver you, just ask.
00:35:30.69\00:35:33.80
He said, "Gentlemen..."
00:35:33.83\00:35:35.16
Give Him the
opportunity to work in your life
00:35:35.20\00:35:38.03
and reveal or manifest His power
00:35:38.07\00:35:40.14
over your life.
00:35:40.17\00:35:41.50
Amen.
00:35:41.54\00:35:43.20
Anyone else has a text
that they might wanna share?
00:35:43.24\00:35:46.04
Well, I was gonna go
back to in Gethsemane,
00:35:46.07\00:35:49.58
when Jesus came back to
the disciples and He said,
00:35:49.61\00:35:52.48
"Pray that you may not
enter into temptation."
00:35:52.51\00:35:56.05
And to me, that is
not only a command,
00:35:56.08\00:35:57.89
but a promise.
00:35:57.92\00:35:59.25
Amen.
00:35:59.29\00:36:00.62
You know, if we are in prayer,
it keeps the devil at bay.
00:36:00.66\00:36:05.53
Amen. I mean, you know?
00:36:05.56\00:36:06.90
So if we're
focusing on Jesus and,
00:36:06.93\00:36:12.00
you know, keeping
that prayerful attitude,
00:36:12.03\00:36:16.07
then the darts
that Satan throws at us
00:36:16.10\00:36:18.84
are gonna be repelled.
00:36:18.87\00:36:20.21
I mean, not to say we're
not gonna go through things,
00:36:20.24\00:36:22.08
but we're gonna
feel God's presence
00:36:22.11\00:36:25.71
shielding us in through that.
00:36:25.75\00:36:27.55
Amen. Amen.
00:36:27.58\00:36:28.98
Okay, anybody else has a comment
00:36:29.02\00:36:31.72
or a Bible text to share?
00:36:31.75\00:36:35.36
When we choose
to use our tongues
00:36:35.39\00:36:38.83
for construction or edifying,
00:36:38.86\00:36:43.87
we have to learn
what to say to others.
00:36:43.90\00:36:47.54
And right now,
00:36:47.57\00:36:49.37
I know you ladies
were not expecting this,
00:36:49.40\00:36:51.57
but we have put names in here.
00:36:51.61\00:36:55.08
First, I'm
gonna pass this around
00:36:55.11\00:36:57.15
so you guys can take a name
00:36:57.18\00:36:59.35
and then I'll tell
you what we're gonna do.
00:36:59.38\00:37:03.72
All right, right this
way. I can ask questions later.
00:37:03.75\00:37:07.12
Can we look? Oh.
00:37:07.16\00:37:09.82
No, you cannot look. Uh-oh.
00:37:09.86\00:37:11.79
Well, you are
first because you looked.
00:37:11.83\00:37:14.40
It's me. It's you?
00:37:14.43\00:37:17.13
Change with another person.
00:37:17.17\00:37:18.93
Now we know who you have.
00:37:18.97\00:37:21.27
I haven't looked at it. Okay.
00:37:21.30\00:37:22.64
What we're gonna do
is just a simple example.
00:37:22.67\00:37:26.98
When you gather at church,
00:37:27.01\00:37:30.45
there are so
many people that come
00:37:30.48\00:37:32.91
seeking to be
filled with the word.
00:37:32.95\00:37:37.69
And I truly believe
00:37:37.72\00:37:39.05
that we women
have a gift to nurture.
00:37:39.09\00:37:44.19
And sometimes, just one
word or something encouraging
00:37:44.23\00:37:49.86
we can share with a person,
and we don't even plan it.
00:37:49.90\00:37:53.57
It just comes.
00:37:53.60\00:37:55.20
I call those
divine appointments.
00:37:55.24\00:37:57.47
So don't stay home from church.
00:37:57.51\00:38:01.34
If you have to,
you have to, of course.
00:38:01.38\00:38:03.14
But I just wanna encourage you
00:38:03.18\00:38:06.68
that the Lord has
given you a special something
00:38:06.72\00:38:11.09
to share with others.
00:38:11.12\00:38:13.25
So right now, Janelle,
what you're going to do,
00:38:13.29\00:38:15.96
you are going to open your...
00:38:15.99\00:38:17.33
Oh, we already
know who you have.
00:38:17.36\00:38:18.99
Okay,
00:38:19.03\00:38:20.36
so you're gonna share something
00:38:20.40\00:38:22.50
you treasure about
the person you've got.
00:38:22.53\00:38:25.43
Well, Valera. Valera.
00:38:25.47\00:38:27.17
Valera is right here. Yes.
00:38:27.20\00:38:30.44
And what I
treasure about Valera,
00:38:30.47\00:38:32.21
she's always
smiling, and always positive,
00:38:32.24\00:38:35.41
and just has a
really joyful spirit.
00:38:35.44\00:38:37.65
And your whole family
00:38:37.68\00:38:39.21
is just using
their gifts for God,
00:38:39.25\00:38:41.78
and I appreciate that
about you and your family.
00:38:41.82\00:38:45.09
Amen.
00:38:45.12\00:38:46.45
We too, we too.
00:38:46.49\00:38:48.56
All right, well,
popcorn, now your turn.
00:38:48.59\00:38:52.13
LaDonna, who do you have?
00:38:52.16\00:38:54.06
I have my friend Xenia. Xenia.
00:38:54.10\00:38:57.40
There are so many
things I like about Xenia.
00:38:57.43\00:38:59.53
Keep it short.
00:38:59.57\00:39:00.90
Okay, top 10. Just kidding.
00:39:00.94\00:39:05.64
Xenia is always there for me
00:39:05.67\00:39:10.38
even when I
don't know that she is,
00:39:10.41\00:39:12.81
she's there for me.
00:39:12.85\00:39:14.18
She's got a kind spirit. Amen.
00:39:14.22\00:39:17.59
She's dependable. Amen.
00:39:17.62\00:39:21.22
I struggle with
panic disorder sometimes,
00:39:21.26\00:39:23.32
and she's had to
literally meet me
00:39:23.36\00:39:25.19
in the parking
lot and park my car.
00:39:25.23\00:39:27.90
And she's always
there, always there.
00:39:27.93\00:39:31.20
Thank you. You're welcome.
00:39:31.23\00:39:32.57
Amen. Very good.
00:39:32.60\00:39:34.44
Well, Xenia, you better go.
00:39:34.47\00:39:36.84
Oh, my God.
00:39:36.87\00:39:39.14
I'm not ready.
00:39:39.17\00:39:40.88
Oh, well, I have LaDonna.
00:39:40.91\00:39:43.41
Oh, amen.
00:39:43.45\00:39:46.95
I have my friend LaDonna.
00:39:46.98\00:39:49.65
And I really appreciate her.
00:39:49.68\00:39:51.25
She has a happy spirit. Yes.
00:39:51.29\00:39:54.69
You know, no matter
what she's going through,
00:39:54.72\00:39:56.86
her face doesn't reflect it.
00:39:56.89\00:39:59.39
Praise the Lord.
00:39:59.43\00:40:00.86
She has scripture in
her mouth, in her lips,
00:40:00.90\00:40:05.20
and so I really appreciate that.
00:40:05.23\00:40:07.54
Like was still with us.
00:40:07.57\00:40:09.47
Praise God, praise God.
00:40:09.50\00:40:11.01
Well, I guess, after Janelle,
I should have said Valera
00:40:11.04\00:40:14.61
'cause she picked your
name, but you go ahead and go.
00:40:14.64\00:40:18.98
All right, I have Idalia.
00:40:19.01\00:40:21.72
Oh, wow. I love you.
00:40:21.75\00:40:24.62
You're my friend.
00:40:24.65\00:40:28.16
You know, when
we first moved here,
00:40:28.19\00:40:32.36
we moved 2,200
miles away from family.
00:40:32.39\00:40:36.63
At Christmas time, and I was...
00:40:36.67\00:40:42.27
Both my husband and I are
really close to our family.
00:40:42.30\00:40:45.54
And we came and Idalia
and a few of the others
00:40:45.57\00:40:49.04
were just welcomed us.
00:40:49.08\00:40:50.41
And it made it so...
00:40:50.45\00:40:52.55
We didn't get
homesick. Wow, praise the Lord.
00:40:52.58\00:40:56.18
Then I start feeling
guilty 'cause I wasn't homesick
00:40:56.22\00:40:58.35
because I was welcomed
into this family so much here.
00:40:58.39\00:41:01.16
And, you know,
and that friendship
00:41:01.19\00:41:02.72
has never stopped.
00:41:02.76\00:41:04.09
I really appreciate that.
00:41:04.13\00:41:05.46
I know that I can call on Idalia
00:41:05.49\00:41:06.83
for anything.
00:41:06.86\00:41:08.20
Likewise.
00:41:08.23\00:41:09.56
And she's there, and her family.
00:41:09.60\00:41:11.33
They are always a
support for my family.
00:41:11.37\00:41:13.80
Amen. Amen.
00:41:13.84\00:41:15.54
We know who you have.
00:41:15.57\00:41:17.21
Guess who I have?
00:41:17.24\00:41:19.64
Janelle.
00:41:19.67\00:41:23.38
Wow, what can I
say about Janelle
00:41:23.41\00:41:25.91
that I appreciate?
00:41:25.95\00:41:29.58
Really, it's a
blessing that you are tender,
00:41:29.62\00:41:33.52
you are kind, and you're not...
00:41:33.56\00:41:39.13
Whenever I have an
issue or, you know, need help,
00:41:39.16\00:41:43.93
you're just calm, you're calm.
00:41:43.97\00:41:46.90
Well, we can work on that.
00:41:46.94\00:41:48.77
Yes, we'll see what we can do.
00:41:48.80\00:41:50.51
Sure, no problem.
00:41:50.54\00:41:52.24
And when they can't be
done, it can't be done.
00:41:52.27\00:41:56.24
And when it can,
you're always there.
00:41:56.28\00:42:00.22
So I thank you for that.
00:42:00.25\00:42:02.12
You and your husband...
00:42:02.15\00:42:04.52
Oh, it's
incredible how these two work.
00:42:04.55\00:42:07.69
And I love your testimony
00:42:07.72\00:42:09.66
that you have
pulled together to...
00:42:09.69\00:42:13.50
Once the Lord have
worked in your life
00:42:13.53\00:42:16.33
and mended your life,
00:42:16.36\00:42:17.87
that your passion is to
mend other broken people.
00:42:17.90\00:42:20.24
Yes.
00:42:20.27\00:42:21.60
And that's what we
need, that's what I need.
00:42:21.64\00:42:24.07
So praise God.
00:42:24.11\00:42:25.91
Who has not been
blessed by each other here?
00:42:25.94\00:42:28.78
Right?
00:42:28.81\00:42:30.15
So I don't know
where you folks work,
00:42:30.18\00:42:33.72
but it sure is beautiful
00:42:33.75\00:42:35.38
to be able to work with
people who love the Lord.
00:42:35.42\00:42:39.95
And you know
what, it's not about us,
00:42:39.99\00:42:42.22
it's about God
in us that helps us
00:42:42.26\00:42:45.09
to do His will, right?
00:42:45.13\00:42:46.90
Amen.
00:42:46.93\00:42:48.26
And His will is
for us to speak life
00:42:48.30\00:42:50.37
into each other's lives.
00:42:50.40\00:42:52.67
So I rejoice in that promise
00:42:52.70\00:42:55.74
that the words of the
Lord is not gonna return void.
00:42:55.77\00:42:58.91
Amen.
00:42:58.94\00:43:00.28
You know, sometimes,
00:43:00.31\00:43:01.68
especially when
we come to church,
00:43:01.71\00:43:03.95
and we should encourage everyone
00:43:03.98\00:43:05.78
to come to church no
matter how you're feeling.
00:43:05.81\00:43:08.78
And sometimes,
you just sit there
00:43:08.82\00:43:11.19
with a heavy heart.
00:43:11.22\00:43:12.55
Yes.
00:43:12.59\00:43:13.92
Just to have somebody
else come and talk to you,
00:43:13.96\00:43:16.86
and put their arm around you,
00:43:16.89\00:43:19.13
I mean, they
don't have to ask you
00:43:19.16\00:43:20.83
what's wrong with you,
00:43:20.86\00:43:22.26
they don't have to do anything.
00:43:22.30\00:43:23.70
Right. Just
that special thought.
00:43:23.73\00:43:27.54
And I think, women
are very perceptive
00:43:27.57\00:43:29.30
about these things.
00:43:29.34\00:43:30.81
You can pick up when somebody's
going through something
00:43:30.84\00:43:34.31
and just to sit there with them,
00:43:34.34\00:43:37.11
and hug them or, you
know, give them a smile
00:43:37.15\00:43:40.92
'cause,
sometimes, people are shy
00:43:40.95\00:43:42.68
about those things,
00:43:42.72\00:43:44.19
but you are perceptive about it.
00:43:44.22\00:43:46.49
Sometimes, the
best kind of support
00:43:46.52\00:43:47.86
is to just come and
put your arm around someone
00:43:47.89\00:43:49.72
and just sit there with them.
00:43:49.76\00:43:51.09
I mean, sometimes,
00:43:51.13\00:43:53.03
we can mess things
up by the things we say.
00:43:53.06\00:43:54.83
Exactly.
00:43:54.86\00:43:56.20
So just sitting there,
it gives them opportunity
00:43:56.23\00:43:57.57
to talk if they want to.
00:43:57.60\00:43:58.93
Yes, yes.
00:43:58.97\00:44:00.30
I remember when Valera came,
and she reminds me of the story
00:44:00.34\00:44:05.27
because, you know, my
memory is not that good anymore,
00:44:05.31\00:44:08.31
but she was so shy.
00:44:08.34\00:44:11.85
She was so shy.
00:44:11.88\00:44:13.21
Oh, yeah, there's no
way I could have done this.
00:44:13.25\00:44:15.62
I would be in
tears if I did speak.
00:44:15.65\00:44:18.42
Literally, I mean, it's no joke.
00:44:18.45\00:44:20.69
Sitting around a table
00:44:20.72\00:44:22.59
and just discussing with people,
00:44:22.62\00:44:25.03
I would literally tear
up and not be able to speak.
00:44:25.06\00:44:29.13
God has really
brought her a long way.
00:44:29.16\00:44:31.03
Yes, yes. Thanks to her.
00:44:31.07\00:44:32.93
The Lord is good.
00:44:32.97\00:44:35.47
There's somebody
pushing you along that.
00:44:35.50\00:44:37.64
Yes, you did.
00:44:37.67\00:44:39.01
I didn't know what I told her.
00:44:39.04\00:44:41.74
We were doing
our church directory.
00:44:41.78\00:44:44.61
There was a church directory,
00:44:44.65\00:44:45.98
and I said,
"Well, I can do that.
00:44:46.01\00:44:47.35
I can do that on my computer."
00:44:47.38\00:44:49.12
And I said, "But
you have to go upfront
00:44:49.15\00:44:50.65
and make the announcement,
I'll do everything else,"
00:44:50.69\00:44:52.99
I said, "'Cause I
don't speak upfront."
00:44:53.02\00:44:54.79
She grabs me by the
hand, she says, "You do now,
00:44:54.82\00:44:57.23
and she pulled me up."
00:44:57.26\00:45:01.86
And, you know, with God's grace,
00:45:01.90\00:45:03.70
I still don't enjoy
being upfront, you know.
00:45:03.73\00:45:06.53
Yes.
00:45:06.57\00:45:07.90
You know, she's
one of our leaders now
00:45:07.94\00:45:09.47
in the church.
00:45:09.50\00:45:10.97
So just manage each
other in the Lord, right?
00:45:11.01\00:45:13.58
Colossians 3:16,
"Let the word of Christ
00:45:13.61\00:45:16.34
dwell in you richly
in all wisdom, teaching,
00:45:16.38\00:45:20.02
and admonishing one
another in psalms and hymns,
00:45:20.05\00:45:23.85
and spiritual
songs, singing with grace
00:45:23.89\00:45:26.22
in your hearts to the Lord."
00:45:26.25\00:45:28.06
And she plays the flute,
00:45:28.09\00:45:29.72
and she joins
in the praise team.
00:45:29.76\00:45:32.46
Valera was one that she
was always willing to do
00:45:32.49\00:45:36.26
behind-the-scenes stuff,
00:45:36.30\00:45:38.07
but it's been a
blessing to see her grow
00:45:38.10\00:45:41.07
in ministry at the church.
00:45:41.10\00:45:43.37
So anymore words that you guys
would like to share, ladies?
00:45:43.41\00:45:47.88
I have something that...
00:45:47.91\00:45:49.44
You know, when
you told us the topic
00:45:49.48\00:45:51.21
was about the
power of the tongue,
00:45:51.25\00:45:54.02
it's interesting the directions
that we've been going,
00:45:54.05\00:45:56.02
but it's all about,
you know, our attitude,
00:45:56.05\00:45:58.22
and our, you know,
how we, like, God use us.
00:45:58.25\00:46:00.76
Yes.
00:46:00.79\00:46:02.12
And this little
thing I saw, I think,
00:46:02.16\00:46:04.36
probably a while
back on Facebook,
00:46:04.39\00:46:06.06
but it's called think,
think before you speak.
00:46:06.09\00:46:09.50
You guys have
probably seen this,
00:46:09.53\00:46:10.87
and it's an acronym.
00:46:10.90\00:46:12.23
And so is it true,
the T, is it helpful?
00:46:12.27\00:46:17.01
Is it important?
00:46:17.04\00:46:18.77
Is it necessary?
00:46:18.81\00:46:20.14
Is it kind?
00:46:20.18\00:46:21.64
And, you know, I
think about this sometimes
00:46:21.68\00:46:24.35
that do I actually
pause before I speak
00:46:24.38\00:46:29.22
and ask would this
be edifying to somebody
00:46:29.25\00:46:32.85
or any of these
things that were mentioned,
00:46:32.89\00:46:34.82
true, helpful,
important, necessary, or kind.
00:46:34.86\00:46:38.39
And I think that, you know,
00:46:38.43\00:46:39.76
I definitely
need to be more aware
00:46:39.79\00:46:42.73
of the words that I
speak and even think
00:46:42.76\00:46:45.63
because, you
know, out of the heart,
00:46:45.67\00:46:47.24
the mouth speaks.
00:46:47.27\00:46:48.60
But if it comes out of the heart
00:46:48.64\00:46:49.97
and doesn't go
out, it's still there,
00:46:50.01\00:46:51.54
you know, it's just not spoken.
00:46:51.57\00:46:54.08
But I want those thoughts
00:46:54.11\00:46:55.88
to even, you
know, be edifying, so.
00:46:55.91\00:46:59.41
Yes, definitely,
00:46:59.45\00:47:00.78
we can think
ourselves into very negative,
00:47:00.82\00:47:06.32
depressing condition or
we can speak to ourselves,
00:47:06.35\00:47:12.09
you know, speak
life into our lives.
00:47:12.13\00:47:14.80
The tongue is
very evil, you know,
00:47:14.83\00:47:19.60
if we're not letting
it be used by the Lord.
00:47:19.63\00:47:23.67
And I'm not saying
that I have never complained
00:47:23.71\00:47:26.37
or, you know, said
something inappropriate.
00:47:26.41\00:47:29.08
Yes, I have, many times,
00:47:29.11\00:47:30.75
and many times
have I repented of it.
00:47:30.78\00:47:33.21
And yes.
00:47:33.25\00:47:34.85
Now I remember, recently,
00:47:34.88\00:47:36.82
I was just sitting
there reading my Bible,
00:47:36.85\00:47:39.35
and it's like the
spirit of the Lord
00:47:39.39\00:47:41.29
moved in my veins.
00:47:41.32\00:47:44.09
I was so filled
with God's presence.
00:47:44.13\00:47:46.39
I was so happy, just like,
00:47:46.43\00:47:48.16
"Oh, thank you,
Jesus, for just being You,
00:47:48.20\00:47:51.50
for loving me, for accepting me.
00:47:51.53\00:47:54.20
And thank You,
Lord, that You are willing
00:47:54.24\00:47:57.41
to take all this
darkness out of me.
00:47:57.44\00:48:00.01
Let me not forget that.
00:48:00.04\00:48:01.38
'Thy word is a
lamp unto my feet.'
00:48:01.41\00:48:03.41
I don't have to
walk in darkness."
00:48:03.45\00:48:05.61
So anyhow, I just
want to invite everyone
00:48:05.65\00:48:08.88
to walk in His Word
00:48:08.92\00:48:11.72
because it is
light unto your feet.
00:48:11.75\00:48:13.96
And it's incredible
00:48:13.99\00:48:16.09
how the Lord works in
your hearts, in your mind,
00:48:16.12\00:48:18.56
and then you can
minister to others.
00:48:18.59\00:48:21.16
Another thing, we're talking
about encouraging other people
00:48:21.20\00:48:24.40
and what we're
saying to other people,
00:48:24.43\00:48:26.27
and we neglect
ourselves because we are down,
00:48:26.30\00:48:30.37
and we can...
00:48:30.41\00:48:31.84
Bring the
beautiful smile and tell her,
00:48:31.87\00:48:34.31
"Oh, wonderful things.
00:48:34.34\00:48:35.68
The Lord Jesus loves you."
00:48:35.71\00:48:38.01
And here I am and
it doesn't sink in.
00:48:38.05\00:48:41.22
We need to talk to
ourselves also positively.
00:48:41.25\00:48:44.42
Yes, yes, that's right.
00:48:44.45\00:48:46.96
How to encourage.
00:48:46.99\00:48:51.93
Yes. Yes, right.
00:48:51.96\00:48:54.16
Anybody else
have something to say
00:48:54.20\00:48:56.77
because we are going to...
00:48:56.80\00:48:58.87
What it says to do is
to pray for one another.
00:48:58.90\00:49:03.07
So there's a short
time on the clock left
00:49:03.10\00:49:05.94
and we just want to make sure
00:49:05.97\00:49:07.51
that we get some time of prayer.
00:49:07.54\00:49:09.41
And there are many people there
00:49:09.44\00:49:12.45
whose hearts are just filled
with praise and thanksgiving,
00:49:12.48\00:49:18.65
and others are not
feeling that happy at this hour.
00:49:18.69\00:49:23.19
But I want you to know
that there's joy in the Lord,
00:49:23.22\00:49:27.46
the joy of the
Lord is our strength.
00:49:27.50\00:49:29.16
Amen.
00:49:29.20\00:49:30.53
So we are to trust His
Word because He will fulfill it.
00:49:30.57\00:49:34.90
He is not like our fathers
00:49:34.94\00:49:37.14
that used to promise and
never fulfill the promise.
00:49:37.17\00:49:40.34
He is our eternal
God, our creator, Father.
00:49:40.38\00:49:44.75
And so when we
walk into His presence,
00:49:44.78\00:49:47.98
life changes, the environment,
the atmosphere changes.
00:49:48.02\00:49:53.49
And it is a delight to walk
into the presence of the Lord.
00:49:53.52\00:49:58.53
And it's a delight
to invite His presence
00:49:58.56\00:50:01.63
into our lives, into our homes.
00:50:01.66\00:50:03.87
And you know what,
00:50:03.90\00:50:05.23
it's also a delight
to pray for each other.
00:50:05.27\00:50:06.90
Amen.
00:50:06.94\00:50:08.27
It is, to hold
each other up in prayer.
00:50:08.30\00:50:10.11
So I don't know
what your struggles were,
00:50:10.14\00:50:13.38
but I want you to
start speaking life
00:50:13.41\00:50:16.24
into your life,
00:50:16.28\00:50:17.71
God's Word.
00:50:17.75\00:50:19.58
I would like to
pray for those people
00:50:19.61\00:50:21.92
that are suffering physically.
00:50:21.95\00:50:28.02
Ill?
00:50:28.06\00:50:29.79
Ill, okay. For the sick.
00:50:29.82\00:50:32.13
All right.
00:50:32.16\00:50:33.63
Who else is gonna pray?
00:50:33.66\00:50:36.26
Who would you like to pray for?
00:50:36.30\00:50:38.00
I'm thinking of
some family members
00:50:38.03\00:50:42.04
that just are my heart.
00:50:42.07\00:50:44.61
Family members, okay.
00:50:44.64\00:50:47.28
Okay. LaDonna.
00:50:47.31\00:50:49.84
You think of physical
sickness, I also think of things
00:50:49.88\00:50:53.42
that could be going on
mentally and emotionally
00:50:53.45\00:50:55.25
that people don't see.
00:50:55.28\00:50:56.62
Okay.
00:50:56.65\00:50:58.52
And the emotional, yes.
00:50:58.55\00:51:00.49
That is so easily hidden
because it's not obvious.
00:51:00.52\00:51:04.53
Put on a smiley
mask and nobody knows
00:51:04.56\00:51:07.13
what's really going on.
00:51:07.16\00:51:08.50
Yes. I've been guilty of that.
00:51:08.53\00:51:10.40
I'm not gonna go
back into my life,
00:51:10.43\00:51:15.14
but, you know,
00:51:15.17\00:51:16.57
there's been some very
dark moments in my life.
00:51:16.60\00:51:19.84
And I mean I'm
always smiling anyway,
00:51:19.87\00:51:23.14
but there are times that
I just don't wanna smile.
00:51:23.18\00:51:26.65
I'm like, "Oh, Lord,
put on the happy face
00:51:26.68\00:51:28.98
because I don't want to,
you know, draw attention."
00:51:29.02\00:51:31.69
But inside, I'm drying
up like a prune or a raisin.
00:51:31.72\00:51:36.09
So, Valera, who
are you gonna pray for?
00:51:36.12\00:51:38.79
I wanna pray for
those that are suffering
00:51:38.83\00:51:42.73
from loss of
family or loved ones.
00:51:42.76\00:51:45.33
Okay. The grieving? Grieving.
00:51:45.37\00:51:47.14
The people that are grieving.
00:51:47.17\00:51:48.50
I know several friends
00:51:48.54\00:51:50.01
who have lost their
loved ones recently,
00:51:50.04\00:51:52.81
and parents and children.
00:51:52.84\00:51:56.48
It's not easy.
00:51:56.51\00:51:58.85
Well, I would like
to pray for our viewers
00:51:58.88\00:52:03.18
who are alone for the...
00:52:03.22\00:52:07.86
I don't want to
classify it necessarily
00:52:07.89\00:52:10.36
for the lonely.
00:52:10.39\00:52:12.39
You're alone,
you're by yourself,
00:52:12.43\00:52:14.40
and you want
the Lord to use you.
00:52:14.43\00:52:16.93
And perhaps, you want to
reach out to somebody else
00:52:16.97\00:52:20.44
within your congregation,
and you don't know how.
00:52:20.47\00:52:24.14
You know, just gather the people
00:52:24.17\00:52:25.51
around your table and say,
00:52:25.54\00:52:27.51
"Hey, I don't know how
to do this, but how about
00:52:27.54\00:52:30.21
if we start this
way or that way," right?
00:52:30.25\00:52:32.91
So I think that in the order
that we're seated, LaDonna,
00:52:32.95\00:52:36.82
you're gonna be praying
for the mental emotional.
00:52:36.85\00:52:40.52
And Xenia, for the
sick, and Janelle, family,
00:52:40.56\00:52:45.53
Valera, for the grieving,
and I will end for the lonely.
00:52:45.56\00:52:50.93
Let's pray.
00:52:50.97\00:52:52.67
Dear Heavenly Father,
Lord, first, I wanna thank You
00:52:52.70\00:52:54.74
for Your goodness and mercy
that You renew to us every day.
00:52:54.77\00:52:57.84
God, we thank You for
being with this program
00:52:57.87\00:52:59.77
as we bring in the Sabbath,
00:52:59.81\00:53:01.14
God, for the time that
was shared in fellowship,
00:53:01.18\00:53:03.11
Lord, we're so grateful.
00:53:03.14\00:53:05.01
Lord, right now, we
come before Your throne
00:53:05.05\00:53:06.75
and we pray for those, God,
that are struggling internally,
00:53:06.78\00:53:10.32
Lord, things
that people can't see,
00:53:10.35\00:53:12.42
but the battles that rage
in our minds and in our hearts.
00:53:12.45\00:53:15.56
Lord, I lift these
people to You, Lord.
00:53:15.59\00:53:17.49
I pray, God, that
You can reach down
00:53:17.53\00:53:19.93
deep inside of them, God,
00:53:19.96\00:53:21.43
and lift them up
from a place of miry clay
00:53:21.46\00:53:24.63
into Your glorious light, Lord.
00:53:24.67\00:53:26.63
What better place to be
00:53:26.67\00:53:28.00
than to be held
in Your arms, Lord,
00:53:28.04\00:53:30.37
with Your
protection and Your strength
00:53:30.41\00:53:32.27
drawing us up, God.
00:53:32.31\00:53:33.81
I just pray right now
that those who are struggling
00:53:33.84\00:53:36.71
that are watching this program,
00:53:36.75\00:53:38.08
God, You have a
way of tuning people in
00:53:38.11\00:53:40.32
when they didn't even
know that 3ABN existed, God.
00:53:40.35\00:53:43.49
This word is falling on ears
that You have prepared, God.
00:53:43.52\00:53:46.76
And I pray that
they open up their hearts
00:53:46.79\00:53:49.22
to claim Your
promises, Lord, God,
00:53:49.26\00:53:51.29
to open up Your
word and to cling
00:53:51.33\00:53:53.43
to what you have
inside of it for us, God.
00:53:53.46\00:53:56.26
We trust You,
Lord, with our lives.
00:53:56.30\00:53:58.23
And we thank
You, God, that we know
00:53:58.27\00:54:00.24
You have never left us,
00:54:00.27\00:54:01.60
You've never forsaken us,
and we are never alone, God.
00:54:01.64\00:54:04.67
We trust You
with all these things.
00:54:04.71\00:54:08.01
And Heavenly
Father, we also want to pray
00:54:08.04\00:54:10.05
for those people
that are suffering pain,
00:54:10.08\00:54:13.58
and there's ill,
for many illness.
00:54:13.62\00:54:17.59
And they could
be in the hospital,
00:54:17.62\00:54:19.62
maybe they're at home,
00:54:19.65\00:54:21.06
maybe they're in a nursing home,
00:54:21.09\00:54:22.69
we don't know, Lord.
00:54:22.72\00:54:24.06
But You know them,
and You know their hearts,
00:54:24.09\00:54:27.80
and You know their sorrows.
00:54:27.83\00:54:29.70
And we ask in a special way
00:54:29.73\00:54:31.30
that You put
Your arms around them
00:54:31.33\00:54:33.44
that they might
feel Your presence.
00:54:33.47\00:54:35.40
I ask you to lift
them up in spirit,
00:54:35.44\00:54:38.57
and that their
pain may be lessened.
00:54:38.61\00:54:44.81
Heavenly Father, I
also want to thank You
00:54:44.85\00:54:47.15
for this time
we've had this evening.
00:54:47.18\00:54:49.28
I thank You for the
privilege of prayer.
00:54:49.32\00:54:51.35
Thank You for
sisters to fellowship
00:54:51.39\00:54:53.29
with at this table,
00:54:53.32\00:54:54.66
and brothers and
sisters out in the world
00:54:54.69\00:54:56.26
that are watching this
that we have that privilege
00:54:56.29\00:54:59.16
to bring Your Word to
them and encourage them.
00:54:59.19\00:55:03.30
I want to lift up the families
right now, Lord, we all...
00:55:03.33\00:55:05.87
Everyone at this
table and everyone out there
00:55:05.90\00:55:07.87
has someone that...
00:55:07.90\00:55:10.51
The Holy Spirit will put
on their hearts to pray for,
00:55:10.54\00:55:16.38
either family
members that are lost
00:55:16.41\00:55:18.48
or those that are seeking,
they just can't find their way.
00:55:18.51\00:55:22.92
I just pray You would give them
00:55:22.95\00:55:26.02
a special measure
of Your Holy Spirit
00:55:26.05\00:55:27.66
that they would
continue seeking You.
00:55:27.69\00:55:30.13
And when they have that,
00:55:30.16\00:55:31.89
they can share that with others.
00:55:31.93\00:55:35.66
Father, again, I
want to thank You
00:55:35.70\00:55:38.30
for the privilege we
have of coming before You
00:55:38.33\00:55:40.54
and bringing our
petitions before You,
00:55:40.57\00:55:43.71
and knowing that You are there,
00:55:43.74\00:55:45.54
and that You feel each hurt.
00:55:45.57\00:55:48.18
And I want to pray
special for those people
00:55:48.21\00:55:50.38
that are grieving today.
00:55:50.41\00:55:54.58
Some have lost parents,
some have lost children,
00:55:54.62\00:55:58.62
or aunts or uncles
00:55:58.65\00:56:00.36
or just loved
ones, close friends.
00:56:00.39\00:56:02.79
Lord, the pain and the
agony that that brings them,
00:56:02.82\00:56:07.06
and I just pray
that You will allow them
00:56:07.10\00:56:10.30
to feel Your
presence around them
00:56:10.33\00:56:12.60
that they will
turn to You and know
00:56:12.63\00:56:14.27
that You give them comfort,
00:56:14.30\00:56:16.91
and that You will
slowly and just let them rest
00:56:16.94\00:56:22.38
in Your arms of comfort
00:56:22.41\00:56:24.35
and know that You were there
00:56:24.38\00:56:25.71
and that You
have gone through that
00:56:25.75\00:56:28.45
You have watched
Your son die for us.
00:56:28.48\00:56:31.35
And You're
willing to go through that
00:56:31.39\00:56:32.72
because of Your
great love for us.
00:56:32.75\00:56:35.09
So You know what
we are going through.
00:56:35.12\00:56:37.16
And we just thank You
for giving us that comfort.
00:56:37.19\00:56:40.56
And for being
there, and hearing,
00:56:40.60\00:56:42.10
and answering our prayers.
00:56:42.13\00:56:44.53
Thank You, thank You, Father,
for you are God, almighty,
00:56:44.57\00:56:49.10
our Father, our Abba, our daddy.
00:56:49.14\00:56:51.51
Thank you, Lord,
00:56:51.54\00:56:52.87
that You watch
over us continually.
00:56:52.91\00:56:55.98
You never sleep nor slumber.
00:56:56.01\00:56:58.55
Thank you, Father,
that You are merciful,
00:56:58.58\00:57:04.55
and You're ever
present in the time of trouble.
00:57:04.59\00:57:08.59
Thank You that
Yours is the battle's
00:57:08.62\00:57:10.83
and ours is the
victory through Christ Jesus.
00:57:10.86\00:57:14.26
Lord, there are
so many thoughts,
00:57:14.30\00:57:16.87
and needs, and praises
00:57:16.90\00:57:18.53
that come to our
hearts right now,
00:57:18.57\00:57:20.64
but we want to
pray for the people
00:57:20.67\00:57:23.37
who are alone at home,
00:57:23.41\00:57:25.87
who would like to minister
to others and bring in Sabbath
00:57:25.91\00:57:30.05
and have such a special
Sabbath experience with You.
00:57:30.08\00:57:33.62
I pray, Lord,
that You will help them
00:57:33.65\00:57:35.72
to continue to walk in the
way that You have for them.
00:57:35.75\00:57:40.49
Use us all, Lord, to
touch each other's lives
00:57:40.52\00:57:43.36
and bring life and encouragement
00:57:43.39\00:57:46.23
as we walk these
days here on earth.
00:57:46.26\00:57:49.03
We thank You for
Your faithfulness,
00:57:49.06\00:57:50.63
and Your goodness.
00:57:50.67\00:57:52.00
In Jesus' name, amen.
00:57:52.03\00:57:54.24