The 700 Club

April 4, 2025

April 4, 2025 | S25:E68

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. >> the following program is
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>> the following program is sponsored by cbn.
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Sponsored by cbn. >> johnny erickson tara, i'm ty
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>> johnny erickson tara, i'm ty .
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. i can't do this but obviously
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I can't do this but obviously you think finding strength.
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You think finding strength. god has made us more than
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God has made us more than conquerors through the grace he
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Conquerors through the grace he makes available.
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Makes available. running the race i here from
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Running the race i here from taking small steps of obedience
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Taking small steps of obedience and a lifetime of faith.
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And a lifetime of faith. .
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. how many of us actually do it
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How many of us actually do it and live on the 700 club?
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And live on the 700 club? >> welcome club.
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>> welcome club. israel is intensifying its
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Israel is intensifying its assaults against hamas.
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Assaults against hamas. the hostages back.
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The hostages back. israeli defense forces have
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Israeli defense forces have destroyed post and taking out a
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Destroyed post and taking out a hamas leader in lebanon.
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Hamas leader in lebanon. >> meanwhile iran appears to be
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>> meanwhile iran appears to be caving under pressure from the
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Caving under pressure from the trump administration.
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Trump administration. >> chris mitchell brings us the
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>> chris mitchell brings us the story from jerusalem.
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Story from jerusalem. >> israel is continuing
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>> israel is continuing aggressive new policy to strike
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Aggressive new policy to strike hamas with growing force.
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Hamas with growing force. the terror groups gives up the
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The terror groups gives up the remaining hostages disarm and
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Remaining hostages disarm and leaves gaza.
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Leaves gaza. >> the government will tell
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>> the government will tell them we've attacked more than
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Them we've attacked more than 600 terror targets throughout
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600 terror targets throughout gaza.
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Gaza. we've eliminated more than 250
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We've eliminated more than 250 terrorists including 12 senior
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Terrorists including 12 senior members of the hamas terrorist
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Members of the hamas terrorist organization.
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Organization. and and in its government
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And and in its government branch all of them are
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Branch all of them are terrorists.
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Terrorists. all of them took part in the
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All of them took part in the october 7th massacre.
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October 7th massacre. >> a new israeli is to gain
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>> a new israeli is to gain control of more sections of
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Control of more sections of gaza.
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Gaza. if refuses to surrender the
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If refuses to surrender the hostages this whole cities like
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Hostages this whole cities like rafah cut off from the rest of
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Rafah cut off from the rest of gaza and hamas is reportedly
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Gaza and hamas is reportedly facing major problems.
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Facing major problems. its organization following
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Its organization following israeli assassinations leaders.
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Israeli assassinations leaders. meanwhile iran is now
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Meanwhile iran is now reportedly pulling out of yemen
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Reportedly pulling out of yemen amid the u.s. airstrikes.
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Amid the u.s. airstrikes. the bombing campaign is aimed
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The bombing campaign is aimed to stop the houthis from firing
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To stop the houthis from firing its ballistic missiles at
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Its ballistic missiles at israel and shipping in the red
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Israel and shipping in the red sea.
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Sea. the houthis have caused a
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The houthis have caused a severe disruption to global.
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Severe disruption to global. president trump says he
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President trump says he believes the iranians will come
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Believes the iranians will come come around to direct talks
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Come around to direct talks with the u.s. despite their
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With the u.s. despite their public denials.
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Public denials. they won't talk to america.
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They won't talk to america. the white house is demanding
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The white house is demanding iran give up its nuclear
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Iran give up its nuclear program.
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Program. trump also says says israeli
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Trump also says says israeli prime minister benjamin
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Prime minister benjamin netanyahu may come to
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Netanyahu may come to washington as soon as next
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Washington as soon as next week.
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Week. it's another sign of of the
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It's another sign of of the improve relations since the
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Improve relations since the biden administration.
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Biden administration. also in washington, senator
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Also in washington, senator bernie sanders continues his to
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Bernie sanders continues his to break off american military
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Break off american military support for israel.
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Support for israel. he put forward two bills to
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He put forward two bills to stop $8.8 billion worth of u.s.
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Stop $8.8 billion worth of u.s. arms sales.
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Arms sales. both bills were defeated by
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Both bills were defeated by more than 80 votes against
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More than 80 votes against them.
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Them. still 15 democrats stood
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Still 15 democrats stood efforts to stop the arms sales.
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Efforts to stop the arms sales. and axios reported the
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And axios reported the divisions in the party over the
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Divisions in the party over the war in gaza at the israeli
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War in gaza at the israeli government.
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Government. chris mitchell, cbs
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Chris mitchell, cbs news jerusalem.
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News jerusalem. >> well, the divisions within
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>> well, the divisions within the democrat party are
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The democrat party are definitely concerning to anyone
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Definitely concerning to anyone who is a supporter of israel
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Who is a supporter of israel just shows the deep divide and
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Just shows the deep divide and the progressive wing of the
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The progressive wing of the party is is absolutely against
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Party is is absolutely against arming israel israel to defend
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Arming israel israel to defend itself.
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Itself. these are things should all pay
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These are things should all pay very close attention to.
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Very close attention to. america has has to stand strong
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America has has to stand strong with israel.
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With israel. it's the only democracy in the
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It's the only democracy in the region.
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Region. here's a fact for you and maybe
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Here's a fact for you and maybe a surprising fact what country
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A surprising fact what country in the middle east allows
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In the middle east allows freedom of assembly, freedom of
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Freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of religion
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Speech, freedom of religion where you can believe you want
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Where you can believe you want to believe what country in the
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To believe what country in the middle east does that?
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Middle east does that? >> well, it's israel.
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>> well, it's israel. all the other countries have
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All the other countries have all kinds and if you're not
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All kinds and if you're not muslim enough you're subject to
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Muslim enough you're subject to extreme penalties including
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Extreme penalties including being killed.
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Being killed. you look at that map and go
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You look at that map and go well, where's liberty muslims?
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Well, where's liberty muslims? well, it's right in the heart
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Well, it's right in the heart of israel.
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Of israel. so why would progressives be
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So why would progressives be against that and say well, we
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Against that and say well, we want to support the other side?
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Want to support the other side? >> want to support hamas and
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>> want to support hamas and hamas is calling for the
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Hamas is calling for the absolute of israel and
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Absolute of israel and murdering every single jew
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Murdering every single jew there.
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There. that's what we're going to
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That's what we're going to support.
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Support. it makes no sense to me that
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It makes no sense to me that that any american would do
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That any american would do that.
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That. >> in other news, president
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>> in other news, president trump says he's willing to
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Trump says he's willing to negotiate with other countries
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Negotiate with other countries over his tariffs.
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Over his tariffs. john jessup has more on that
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John jessup has more on that story from our cbn news bureau
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Story from our cbn news bureau in washington.
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In washington. >> thanks, gordon.
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>> thanks, gordon. the president asked on air
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The president asked on air force one if he's receptive to
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Force one if he's receptive to deals on his tariffs, the door
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Deals on his tariffs, the door to that possibility.
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To that possibility. >> see if somebody going to
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>> see if somebody going to give you something that's so
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Give you something that's so phenomenal possibly say giving
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Phenomenal possibly say giving us something.
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Us something. >> still china today saying it
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>> still china today saying it it will impose a 34% tariff on
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It will impose a 34% tariff on all u.s. imports next week.
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All u.s. imports next week. and stock futures starting off
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And stock futures starting off lower again today.
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Lower again today. thursday's major sell off on
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Thursday's major sell off on concerns over tariffs and the
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Concerns over tariffs and the expectation they could slow
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Expectation they could slow economic growth.
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Economic growth. economists are downgrading
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Economists are downgrading their outlook for the rest of
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Their outlook for the rest of this year.
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This year. but the president says the
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But the president says the economy will boom in the longer
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Economy will boom in the longer term.
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Term. well, more than million
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Well, more than million americans are under flood
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Americans are under flood watches after more than 30
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Watches after more than 30 tornadoes hit states across the
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Tornadoes hit states across the south and midwest.
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South and midwest. at least seven people were
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At least seven people were killed in the storms.
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Killed in the storms. of them in tennessee.
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Of them in tennessee. the city of selmer, tennessee
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The city of selmer, tennessee hit hard in nashville.
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Hit hard in nashville. heavy rain covering the streets
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Heavy rain covering the streets with the governor declaring a
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With the governor declaring a state of emergency.
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State of emergency. now many area areas could face
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Now many area areas could face what officials call quote
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What officials call quote generational flooding with up
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Generational flooding with up to 15 inches of rain possible
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To 15 inches of rain possible in some places.
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In some places. turning now to the sports world
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Turning now to the sports world as america's top colleges
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As america's top colleges basketball teams rather square
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Basketball teams rather square off in saturday's final four
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Off in saturday's final four followed by the championship
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Followed by the championship game monday night.
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Game monday night. .
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. it's not all fun and games for
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It's not all fun and games for everyone though americans are
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Everyone though americans are wagering more than $3 billion
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Wagering more than $3 billion on march madness this year.
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On march madness this year. cbn medical reporter lori
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Cbn medical reporter lori johnson looks at the dark side
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Johnson looks at the dark side of online sports betting and
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Of online sports betting and how people can get help.
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How people can get help. >> people view online sports
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>> people view online sports betting as harmless fun but
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Betting as harmless fun but then find themselves losing
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Then find themselves losing their student loan money, their
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Their student loan money, their home or worse.
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Home or worse. in fact, experts all addictions
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In fact, experts all addictions gambling has the highest rate
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Gambling has the highest rate of suicide say any second half
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Of suicide say any second half odds.
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Odds. i'm going to live bet on a win.
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I'm going to live bet on a win. ever court cleared the way for
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Ever court cleared the way for legalized sports betting in
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Legalized sports betting in 2018, gambling has skyrocketed.
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2018, gambling has skyrocketed. >>.
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>>. >> we look at brain chemistry
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>> we look at brain chemistry from gambling.
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From gambling. it works very similarly to
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It works very similarly to brain chemistry with cocaine.
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Brain chemistry with cocaine. >> winning triggers the of
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>> winning triggers the of dopamine creating a euphoric
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Dopamine creating a euphoric feeling and the recapture that
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Feeling and the recapture that rush.
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Rush. >> we know that the earlier
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>> we know that the earlier someone starts to gamble the
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Someone starts to gamble the more likely they are to develop
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More likely they are to develop gambling problems later in
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Gambling problems later in life.
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Life. and especially if you're doing
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And especially if you're doing it before you're the legal age
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It before you're the legal age .
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. >> research shows 60% of high
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>> research shows 60% of high schoolers and 70% of college
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Schoolers and 70% of college students placed bets in 23.
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Students placed bets in 23. >> it can be in the palm of
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>> it can be in the palm of your your hand on a mobile
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Your your hand on a mobile device.
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Device. 24 seven games are running all
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24 seven games are running all the time.
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The time. >> financial problems obsession
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>> financial problems obsession and the inability to stop can
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And the inability to stop can be signs a a person needs help.
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Be signs a a person needs help. gambling addiction hotlines can
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Gambling addiction hotlines can be a start.
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Be a start. >> professionals are available
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>> professionals are available to look for local resources
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To look for local resources within your community that
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Within your community that could be counseling services
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Could be counseling services could also be through gamblers
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Could also be through gamblers anonymous or other self-help
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Anonymous or other self-help groups many of which have a
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Groups many of which have a faith based element to them.
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Faith based element to them. >> christians can also be blind
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>> christians can also be blind to the dangers of gambling.
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To the dangers of gambling. a new survey of christians
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A new survey of christians found percent felt positively
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Found percent felt positively about sports betting 5% were
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About sports betting 5% were neutral.
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Neutral. only 23% opposed it.
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Only 23% opposed it. >> to me that is a that is a
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>> to me that is a that is a reflection that we have to
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Reflection that we have to address within our local
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Address within our local churches.
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Churches. >> southern baptists are
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>> southern baptists are offering a resource.
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Offering a resource. >> the ethics and religious
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>> the ethics and religious liberty commission developed a
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Liberty commission developed a new guide offering a biblical
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New guide offering a biblical view of gambling.
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View of gambling. >> problem with gambling is
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>> problem with gambling is that it thrives off of
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That it thrives off of covetousness then breeds greed
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Covetousness then breeds greed which.
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Which. greed then perpetuates itself
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Greed then perpetuates itself in idolatry where the love of
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In idolatry where the love of money is now the controlling
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Money is now the controlling which takes our hearts
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Which takes our hearts affections away from the lord.
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Affections away from the lord. >> the guide guide gives
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>> the guide guide gives examples of how to lead people
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Examples of how to lead people in the right direction.
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In the right direction. >> hi boys who we betting on?
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>> hi boys who we betting on? so while sports betting
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So while sports betting accessible than ever some see
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Accessible than ever some see it as a snake that's best left
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It as a snake that's best left alone.
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Alone. >> lori johnson cbn.
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>> lori johnson cbn. >> great reporting.
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>> great reporting. thank you laurie.
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Thank you laurie. well the chosen last supper had
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Well the chosen last supper had its highest theatrical opening
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Its highest theatrical opening last weekend.
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Last weekend. coming in at number three at
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Coming in at number three at the box office and earning
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The box office and earning nearly $12 million.
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Nearly $12 million. part two hits theaters today.
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Part two hits theaters today. and our from graham sat down
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And our from graham sat down with the series creator dallas
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With the series creator dallas jenkins for an inside look at
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Jenkins for an inside look at the worldwide hit.
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The worldwide hit. listen carefully because i'm
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Listen carefully because i'm going to tell you what is about
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Going to tell you what is about to happen with every it gets
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To happen with every it gets bigger and bigger how do you
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Bigger and bigger how do you you handle that as it continues
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You handle that as it continues to grow?
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To grow? >> it's still the same process.
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>> it's still the same process. i'm still guy on a couch with
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I'm still guy on a couch with my laptop with my co-writers
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My laptop with my co-writers writing the season when set.
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Writing the season when set. it's a group of artists and
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It's a group of artists and friends who are trying as best
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Friends who are trying as best we can to authentically the
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We can to authentically the story of jesus.
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Story of jesus. but ultimately and i think and
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But ultimately and i think and i think you'll see this when
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I think you'll see this when you watch the episodes matter
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You watch the episodes matter how big the story gets and the
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How big the story gets and the backdrop gets it's still about
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Backdrop gets it's still about the intimacy.
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The intimacy. do you any idea what that was?
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Do you any idea what that was? i've never seen him do anything
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I've never seen him do anything like i'm like no matter how big
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Like i'm like no matter how big this scene is, even the turning
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This scene is, even the turning of the tables in in the temple
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Of the tables in in the temple our biggest, most dramatic
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Our biggest, most dramatic scene we've done i've still got
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Scene we've done i've still got to be checking in on the people
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To be checking in on the people involved.
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Involved. where are they at in their
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Where are they at in their journey?
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Journey? where do how does this affect
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Where do how does this affect their relationship?
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Their relationship? how does this affect their
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How does this affect their friendship how does it affect
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Friendship how does it affect their understanding of who
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Their understanding of who jesus is?
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Jesus is? >> i think we should be very
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>> i think we should be very clear about something he did
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Clear about something he did not strike any person or animal
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Not strike any person or animal in the market are you crazy?
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In the market are you crazy? >> but this particular season
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>> but this particular season was for the big screen,
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Was for the big screen, correct?
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Correct? oh yeah.
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Oh yeah. well visually speaking if ever
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Well visually speaking if ever a season that you need to see
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A season that you need to see on the big screen it's this the
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On the big screen it's this the whole world is coming.
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Whole world is coming. >> we got the turning over the
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>> we got the turning over the tables of the temple.
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Tables of the temple. we got the triumphal entry, we
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We got the triumphal entry, we got the last supper.
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Got the last supper. we the betrayal of judas.
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We the betrayal of judas. these are big things big themes
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These are big things big themes demands and heard in a room
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Demands and heard in a room with other people who are going
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With other people who are going to laugh and cry together.
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To laugh and cry together. and already the people who've
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And already the people who've seen these first couple
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Seen these first couple episodes are like a lot of this
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Episodes are like a lot of this is this is big.
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Is this is big. >> this is epic.
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>> this is epic. wow huge strides stuff.
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Wow huge strides stuff. this is the world is changing
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This is the world is changing and jesus offers a a vision to
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And jesus offers a a vision to redeem it.
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Redeem it. >> if you had to quickly
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>> if you had to quickly summarize this season have
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Summarize this season have would you do that?
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Would you do that? i would say intensity for sure.
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I would say intensity for sure. .
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. >> this is the most intense
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>> this is the most intense season we've ever had but
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Season we've ever had but there's also you know, we get
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There's also you know, we get to kick a little bit the
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To kick a little bit the season.
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Season. you know season four was pretty
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You know season four was pretty sad season is going to be the
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Sad season is going to be the most devastating obviously
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Most devastating obviously season we've season five it is
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Season we've season five it is a it is a cornucopia and i
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A it is a cornucopia and i think this reflects the
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Think this reflects the totality of who god is is which
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Totality of who god is is which i think is really cool.
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I think is really cool. i think sometimes we put him in
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I think sometimes we put him in a specific box.
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A specific box. he's the kind gentle hippie
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He's the kind gentle hippie jesus or he's the law and order
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Jesus or he's the law and order justice jesus.
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Justice jesus. >> he's all of those things in
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>> he's all of those things in this season.
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This season. i think that's really exciting
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I think that's really exciting to explore.
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To explore. >> some of those scenes look so
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>> some of those scenes look so good.
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Good. we mentioned part two the new
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We mentioned part two the new season of the series is in
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Season of the series is in theaters bound by the third
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Theaters bound by the third installment.
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Installment. gordon april.
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Gordon april. >> all right.
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>> all right. just in time for easter which
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Just in time for easter which is wonderful to have a three
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Is wonderful to have a three part movie dominating.
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Part movie dominating. it's it's really incredible
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It's it's really incredible when you see a christian film
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When you see a christian film come in number three and i
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Come in number three and i think it's going to build this
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Think it's going to build this weekend.
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Weekend. >> so i'm excited i'm excited
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>> so i'm excited i'm excited for it just because because i
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For it just because because i think the chosen success is now
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Think the chosen success is now opening doors for other faith
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Opening doors for other faith faith based content to also be
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Faith based content to also be a success.
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A success. a great example of that is
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A great example of that is house of david which i've been
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House of david which i've been watching on amazon prime an
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Watching on amazon prime an obviously i mean i'm a fan of
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Obviously i mean i'm a fan of the chosen excited.
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The chosen excited. >> yeah you didn't know you'd
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>> yeah you didn't know you'd never guess.
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Never guess. i'm super excited you invited
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I'm super excited you invited to the premiere.
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To the premiere. i was but not able to attend.
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I was but not able to attend. well then you're not a real
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Well then you're not a real fan.
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Fan. oh no no, i'm still a real fan.
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Oh no no, i'm still a real fan. >> i just was on vacation and
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>> i just was on vacation and wasn't able to go but still
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Wasn't able to go but still appreciate the invite and i'm
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Appreciate the invite and i'm just super excited to see all
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Just super excited to see all the different scenes depicted
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The different scenes depicted in this season in particular
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In this season in particular one where jesus is coming into
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One where jesus is coming into the temple he's making the whip
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The temple he's making the whip .
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. i love that for some reason
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I love that for some reason because i think a lot of people
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Because i think a lot of people jesus as super gentle and he is
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Jesus as super gentle and he is gentle and merciful but but
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Gentle and merciful but but then you know he's got that
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Then you know he's got that righteous anger.
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Righteous anger. so i like that the chosen is
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So i like that the chosen is depicting jesus while i'm at my
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Depicting jesus while i'm at my house is the house of prayer
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House is the house of prayer and you've made it into a a den
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And you've made it into a a den of thieves and he follows the
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Of thieves and he follows the throws them out and but the
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Throws them out and but the lesson in is he didn't do it
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Lesson in is he didn't do it right away he didn't do it when
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Right away he didn't do it when when he first noticed yeah he
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When he first noticed yeah he went and he handcraft he did
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Went and he handcraft he did and i love his and that and to
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And i love his and that and to see that it you know it's
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See that it you know it's one thing to read it it's
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One thing to read it it's another thing to see but my
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Another thing to see but my hope about the chosen is it
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Hope about the chosen is it really really engages all of
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Really really engages all of our culture with the bible
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Our culture with the bible encourages people go read and
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Encourages people go read and experience it that way have
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Experience it that way have that be a regular part of your
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That be a regular part of your life not just the movie to
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Life not just the movie to one weekend but something that
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One weekend but something that you put into and then most
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You put into and then most importantly just be a hear of
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Importantly just be a hear of the word be a doer and when
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The word be a doer and when you're a doer then things will
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You're a doer then things will change.
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Change. >> amen.
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>> amen. absolutely.
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Absolutely. all right, everyone.
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All right, everyone. well, up next build it.
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Well, up next build it. they will come and that's not
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They will come and that's not just from the movies dreams.
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Just from the movies dreams. it's what michael w smith heard
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It's what michael w smith heard from god 30 years ago.
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From god 30 years ago. stay tuned to see how the
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Stay tuned to see how the singer built that's helping
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Singer built that's helping nashville's at risk youth.
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Nashville's at risk youth. and later she's ministered in
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And later she's ministered in seven countries, beat cancer
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Seven countries, beat cancer and bravely endured for more
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And bravely endured for more than 50 years.
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Than 50 years. johnny today talks about the
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Johnny today talks about the long race of faith.
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Long race of faith. ahead on today's enjoy your
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Now. so call or text the number on
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So call or text the number on your screen for your free
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Your screen for your free secret war report.
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Secret war report. >> monday faith at final four
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>> monday faith at final four players and coaches are
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Players and coaches are glorifying god college
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Glorifying god college basketball's biggest stage.
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Basketball's biggest stage. and 498 days in gaza he felt
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And 498 days in gaza he felt every one of them held hostage
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Every one of them held hostage underground.
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Underground. >> he saw no sunlight.
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>> he saw no sunlight. a father looks back at his
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A father looks back at his son's time captivity.
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Son's time captivity. >> we didn't have a positive
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>> we didn't have a positive proof of life until he walked
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Proof of life until he walked out on the 700 club.
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Out on the 700 club. >> stay connected with cbn all
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>> stay connected with cbn all day across our platforms.
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Day across our platforms. natural as well known as music
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Natural as well known as music city.
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City. it's also home to one of the
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It's also home to one of the country's most famous inner
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Country's most famous inner city ministries.
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City ministries. rocket town has a coffee bar,
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Rocket town has a coffee bar, an indoor skate park studio.
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An indoor skate park studio. for 30 years it's been helping
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For 30 years it's been helping kids the streets and find
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Kids the streets and find jesus.
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Jesus. wendy griffith reports.
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Wendy griffith reports. whether teenagers are into
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Whether teenagers are into skateboard video games.
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Skateboard video games. >> need a hot meal or a place
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>> need a hot meal or a place to do homework.
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To do homework. >> they can find it here at
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>> they can find it here at town an outreach with a mission
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Town an outreach with a mission to help young people experience
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To help young people experience the love of god the mind behind
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The love of god the mind behind rocket town.
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Rocket town. >> now in its 30th year is
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>> now in its 30th year is christian artist michael smith.
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Christian artist michael smith. >> he tells cbn that 1991 he
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>> he tells cbn that 1991 he literally heard god say it and
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Literally heard god say it and they'll come.
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They'll come. and i kept thinking no, that's
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And i kept thinking no, that's the baseball movie.
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The baseball movie. that's kevin costner, you know.
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That's kevin costner, you know. and i just kept build it and
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And i just kept build it and they'll come build it and
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They'll come build it and they'll come.
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They'll come. and so i a bunch of research
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And so i a bunch of research and we had meetings and
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And we had meetings and everybody everybody said would
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Everybody everybody said would never work and three years
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Never work and three years later we opened up rocket town
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Later we opened up rocket town in franklin, tennessee.
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In franklin, tennessee. >> ceo kenny alonzo says their
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>> ceo kenny alonzo says their first priority is getting kids
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First priority is getting kids in the door.
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In the door. >> it's going to excite a kid
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>> it's going to excite a kid and get him in the building.
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And get him in the building. we're going to do it it.
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We're going to do it it. and so once they're here we get
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And so once they're here we get to love them and care for them
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To love them and care for them them and provide for them and
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Them and provide for them and try to be the hands and feet of
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Try to be the hands and feet of jesus.
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Jesus. i know that's said a lot but
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I know that's said a lot but honestly that's what we do.
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Honestly that's what we do. >> just coming here rocket town
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>> just coming here rocket town we are within a mile from the
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We are within a mile from the most violent public housing
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Most violent public housing community in the state of
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Community in the state of tennessee.
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Tennessee. and that's saying something
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And that's saying something because memphis is pretty rough
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Because memphis is pretty rough and we have a lot of kids that
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And we have a lot of kids that come out of that community and
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Come out of that community and they're and they're a safe
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They're and they're a safe environment every single day.
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Environment every single day. we've had everything from from
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We've had everything from from couch surfers who have a home
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Couch surfers who have a home but they don't want to stay
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But they don't want to stay there.
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There. two kids that live in storage
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Two kids that live in storage units, mom because they don't
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Units, mom because they don't have anywhere to go.
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Have anywhere to go. and then some kids from and
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And then some kids from and they just come in here because
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They just come in here because they can get warm when it's
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They can get warm when it's cold.
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Cold. >> ages year range from ten
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>> ages year range from ten years to 20 with a focus on
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Years to 20 with a focus on high school students like 15
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High school students like 15 year old lemi sanders who
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Year old lemi sanders who enjoys skateboarding working in
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Enjoys skateboarding working in the skate shop.
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The skate shop. >> what is rocket town mean to
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>> what is rocket town mean to you?
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You? let you.
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Let you. let me run the town means for
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Let me run the town means for me is just about being in a
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Me is just about being in a community that you do things
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Community that you do things for kids like me a safe
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For kids like me a safe environment, a fun place and a
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Environment, a fun place and a great place people.
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Great place people. >> another cool feature of
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>> another cool feature of rocket town a recording for
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Rocket town a recording for those who feel called to the
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Those who feel called to the music industry.
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Music industry. .
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. that's a no brainer to me.
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That's a no brainer to me. we have a lot of creative kids
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We have a lot of creative kids and so this gives them an
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And so this gives them an outlet to go in and with
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Outlet to go in and with technology today you you can do
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Technology today you you can do some pretty extraordinary
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Some pretty extraordinary things.
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Things. >> one of the highlights here
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>> one of the highlights here at rocket town is every
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At rocket town is every thursday night they have family
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Thursday night they have family where everyone gets a delicious
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Where everyone gets a delicious hot meal.
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Hot meal. and here's an encouraging.
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And here's an encouraging. >> but tonight one family got a
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>> but tonight one family got a big surprise.
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Big surprise. >> 25 year old donny gordon
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>> 25 year old donny gordon spent much of his time as a
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Spent much of his time as a teenager right here now married
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Teenager right here now married with a child and one on the
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With a child and one on the way.
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Way. rocket town leaders knew his
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Rocket town leaders knew his family desperately needed a
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Family desperately needed a vehicle.
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Vehicle. >> and thanks to one of their
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>> and thanks to one of their partners, the gordon's received
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Partners, the gordon's received this minivan.
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This minivan. >> did you see this coming?
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>> did you see this coming? no, i did.
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No, i did. >> this is a wonderful feeling.
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>> this is a wonderful feeling. it's a blessing speechless.
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It's a blessing speechless. just the words we have expected
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Just the words we have expected a better give especially to
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A better give especially to provide us transportation.
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Provide us transportation. >> it's all we needed in
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>> it's all we needed in addition to a legit coffee bar
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Addition to a legit coffee bar and after school program.
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And after school program. >> rocket town is most famous
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>> rocket town is most famous for for its indoor skatepark.
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For for its indoor skatepark. >> we started out as a dance
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>> we started out as a dance club in franklin and when we
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Club in franklin and when we moved downtown we built the
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Moved downtown we built the skate park and so we've had a
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Skate park and so we've had a skate park here for over 20
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Skate park here for over 20 years.
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Years. we went after kids that were
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We went after kids that were not traditional athletes that
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Not traditional athletes that were not connected with
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Were not connected with extracurricular activities.
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Extracurricular activities. >> ari works in the skateboard
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>> ari works in the skateboard shop, drives over an hour to
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Shop, drives over an hour to get here from kentucky each day
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Get here from kentucky each day i came here for the first time
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I came here for the first time probably last summer and.
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Probably last summer and. >> it just kind of felt like a
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>> it just kind of felt like a family right away.
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Family right away. noticed that you were the only
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Noticed that you were the only female out there skating.
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Female out there skating. what is that like?
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What is that like? it's kind of different.
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It's kind of different. so in florida we have quite a
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So in florida we have quite a bit of females.
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Bit of females. there's only about or four that
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There's only about or four that i've seen out here so it's
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I've seen out here so it's different but the guys are very
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Different but the guys are very uplifting.
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Uplifting. they're very nice.
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They're very nice. always push me.
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Always push me. so it's super sweet out here.
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So it's super sweet out here. i like.
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I like. >> and as far as sharing the
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>> and as far as sharing the gospel with these kids, alonzo
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Gospel with these kids, alonzo says our motto is you have to
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Says our motto is you have to earn the right to speak into a
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Earn the right to speak into a kid's life and that takes time.
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Kid's life and that takes time. >> some of the background
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>> some of the background stories you hear like you like
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Stories you hear like you like or desert her dad's in prison.
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Or desert her dad's in prison. her mom's a prostitute.
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Her mom's a prostitute. >> what do you do with this kid
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>> what do you do with this kid you just love on him and lot of
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You just love on him and lot of people didn't understand our
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People didn't understand our philosophy.
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Philosophy. they were upset with us more
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They were upset with us more direct about the gospel and
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Direct about the gospel and sometimes i think you have to
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Sometimes i think you have to earn the right sometimes
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Earn the right sometimes especially when you have a a
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Especially when you have a a very troubled teen who has a
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Very troubled teen who has a lot of damage.
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Lot of damage. >> they don't trust anybody and
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>> they don't trust anybody and so you have to earn their trust
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So you have to earn their trust trust and that's our
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Trust and that's our methodology of just got to love
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Methodology of just got to love kids into the kingdom to love
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Kids into the kingdom to love them first.
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Them first. >> smith says the vision now
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>> smith says the vision now take this idea to other major
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Take this idea to other major american cities start hearing
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American cities start hearing about rock the town and they
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About rock the town and they would come and visit rock a
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Would come and visit rock a town and.
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Town and. would you please come and build
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Would you please come and build one in seattle?
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One in seattle? would you please come to
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Would you please come to minneapolis which is the plea
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Minneapolis which is the plea from so many people that said
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From so many people that said we want to replicate what you
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We want to replicate what you guys are doing in nashville and
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Guys are doing in nashville and bring it here.
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Bring it here. can you help us do us do that?
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Can you help us do us do that? >> alonzo says seeing these
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>> alonzo says seeing these young lives changed never gets
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Young lives changed never gets old.
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Old. >> i get emotional talk about
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>> i get emotional talk about our kids because not in this
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Our kids because not in this for a year.
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For a year. we're not in it for a lifetime.
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We're not in it for a lifetime. we're in it for in it for an
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We're in it for in it for an eternity.
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Eternity. >> wendy griffith, cbn news,
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>> wendy griffith, cbn news, nashville what an absolutely
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Nashville what an absolutely wonderful ministry and and
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Wonderful ministry and and congratulations to michael w
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Congratulations to michael w smith.
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Smith. >> what a great idea and and
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>> what a great idea and and it's been my experience with
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It's been my experience with god ideas well-meaning people
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God ideas well-meaning people try to come alongside and say
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Try to come alongside and say this is impossible.
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This is impossible. but that's always sign because
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But that's always sign because god is the god of the possible.
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God is the god of the possible. others think is impossible with
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Others think is impossible with god all things are possible and
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God all things are possible and to have the overall outlook
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To have the overall outlook that we've got to earn the
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That we've got to earn the right and we've got to do that
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Right and we've got to do that through love and you walk this
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Through love and you walk this wonderful promise that the
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Wonderful promise that the apostle paul wrote 2000 years
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Apostle paul wrote 2000 years ago.
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Ago. love never fails ashley an
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Love never fails ashley an awesome ministry.
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Awesome ministry. >> all right everyone will,
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>> all right everyone will, will.
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Will. >> still ahead, a diving
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>> still ahead, a diving accident when she was 17 put
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Accident when she was 17 put her in a wheelchair for more
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Her in a wheelchair for more than 50 years.
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Than 50 years. johnny ericson today reveals
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Johnny ericson today reveals how taking small steps of
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How taking small steps of drastic obedience have helped
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Drastic obedience have helped her to persevere.
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Her to persevere. the writer and artist reflects
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The writer and artist reflects on her storied life coming up.
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On her storied life coming up. also ahead consumed by drugs
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Also ahead consumed by drugs and out of her mind this woman
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And out of her mind this woman was walking the streets at 2
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Was walking the streets at 2 a.m. in search of her next
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A.m. in search of her next high.
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High. see how meeting with a stranger
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See how meeting with a stranger broke her 19 year addiction.
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Broke her 19 year addiction. that's right after this.
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Call 888 five 1717. that's 885 1717.
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That's 885 1717. >> call now.
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>> call now. 19 years.
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19 years. that's how long jenny spent
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That's how long jenny spent addicted to drugs.
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Addicted to drugs. she tried to grit her teeth and
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She tried to grit her teeth and get clean kept falling back
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Get clean kept falling back into her old ways.
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Into her old ways. day jenny had a conversation
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Day jenny had a conversation with a nurse and soon she she
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With a nurse and soon she she went from selling rock cocaine
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Went from selling rock cocaine to sharing the rock of
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To sharing the rock of salvation.
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Salvation. i'm that lady that's out there
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I'm that lady that's out there at 2:00 in the morning to go
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At 2:00 in the morning to go get drugs constantly and
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Get drugs constantly and screaming and just out of my
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Screaming and just out of my mind.
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Mind. jenny noriega had a traumatic
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Jenny noriega had a traumatic and painful childhood abandoned
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And painful childhood abandoned by her parents as an infant in
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By her parents as an infant in new mexico.
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New mexico. she longed for an identity.
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She longed for an identity. then sexual molestation at the
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Then sexual molestation at the age of five brought confused
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Age of five brought confused and fear.
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And fear. >> it distorted all the rest of
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>> it distorted all the rest of my my relationships.
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My my relationships. i was afraid.
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I was afraid. from that point on i was always
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From that point on i was always always afraid and scared and
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Always afraid and scared and felt like something was wrong
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Felt like something was wrong with me.
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With me. she took her first hit of crack
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She took her first hit of crack cocaine years old and began
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Cocaine years old and began drinking regularly.
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Drinking regularly. her reality.
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Her reality. it was wow like i i was so
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It was wow like i i was so confident and i could be mean
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Confident and i could be mean and i could the way that i felt
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And i could the way that i felt and so got easily addicted to
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And so got easily addicted to alcohol because not did it numb
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Alcohol because not did it numb what i was feeling but it also
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What i was feeling but it also gave me some.
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Gave me some. when she was 12 her father came
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When she was 12 her father came into her life.
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Into her life. he was physically abusive and
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He was physically abusive and kept jenny in an emotional
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Kept jenny in an emotional prison.
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Prison. >> when you're constantly being
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>> when you're constantly being told if you tell i'm going to
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Told if you tell i'm going to kill you it keeps you
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Kill you it keeps you imprisoned not only mentally
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Imprisoned not only mentally but physically.
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But physically. you don't want to run fear of
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You don't want to run fear of getting caught.
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Getting caught. >> eventually her father was
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>> eventually her father was arrested abuse.
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Arrested abuse. jenny then chose life on the
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Jenny then chose life on the streets over home.
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Streets over home. she turned to crime for drugs
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She turned to crime for drugs and money by the time she was
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And money by the time she was 19.
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19. she'd been arrested 24 times.
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She'd been arrested 24 times. >> i was so overtaken by the
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>> i was so overtaken by the drugs and alcohol that you
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Drugs and alcohol that you can't think clearly.
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Can't think clearly. >> you lose compassion, lose
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>> you lose compassion, lose empathy for people.
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Empathy for people. >> you you start living like
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>> you you start living like you just don't care.
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You just don't care. >> for jenny prison a pause to
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>> for jenny prison a pause to the chaos of her life.
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The chaos of her life. it it also introduced her to
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It it also introduced her to the love of god.
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The love of god. i would go to bible study.
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I would go to bible study. i would go to anything that had
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I would go to anything that had to offer.
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To offer. i was there because i had
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I was there because i had always always believed there
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Always always believed there was a god.
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Was a god. i just never knew where he was
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I just never knew where he was and so going to prison was a
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And so going to prison was a good thing for me.
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Good thing for me. >> so praying this prayer and
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>> so praying this prayer and the prayer went like this lord
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The prayer went like this lord i know that one day i will not
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I know that one day i will not be selling rock but i'll be
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Be selling rock but i'll be giving out the rock is
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Giving out the rock is salvation.
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Salvation. her best efforts when she was
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Her best efforts when she was released she went went right
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Released she went went right back to the streets and the
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Back to the streets and the drugs.
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Drugs. >> i would grit my teeth and
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>> i would grit my teeth and stay clean for a couple of days
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Stay clean for a couple of days then just go back and go back
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Then just go back and go back and i would cry.
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And i would cry. so many times after getting
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So many times after getting high i would cry and ask myself
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High i would cry and ask myself why are you doing this?
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Why are you doing this? how can you this?
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How can you this? >> powerless to control her
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>> powerless to control her addiction.
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Addiction. smoking crack through two
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Smoking crack through two pregnancies after her second
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Pregnancies after her second child.
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Child. a nurse told her something
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A nurse told her something unexpected.
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Unexpected. >> she just came over and she
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>> she just came over and she gave me hug and she said jenny,
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Gave me hug and she said jenny, jesus loves you.
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Jesus loves you. i was so like how can jesus
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I was so like how can jesus love me?
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Love me? look at at my baby?
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Look at at my baby? like how can he love me and she
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Like how can he love me and she just would not give up.
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Just would not give up. she just hugged me, reminded me
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She just hugged me, reminded me that jesus loved me after she
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That jesus loved me after she became friends with a woman who
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Became friends with a woman who was a christian and told jenny
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Was a christian and told jenny that god could set her free
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That god could set her free from drug addiction and forgive
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From drug addiction and forgive her sins.
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Her sins. i was crying like somebody had
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I was crying like somebody had died.
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Died. >> i was confessing all the
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>> i was confessing all the wrong that i.
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Wrong that i. i was begging for restoration.
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I was begging for restoration. i was begging home.
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I was begging home. i was tired.
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I was tired. i was releasing up to that
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I was releasing up to that point that i had ever wrong and
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Point that i had ever wrong and it was almost like a cleansing.
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It was almost like a cleansing. >> it was was.
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>> it was was. it was forgiveness.
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It was forgiveness. it was lord.
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It was lord. i need you.
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I need you. i was desperate.
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I was desperate. i was desperate.
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I was desperate. >> and i met jesus and i knew
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>> and i met jesus and i knew that knew that the lord had
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That knew that the lord had saved me and i was delivered
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Saved me and i was delivered year drug addiction.
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Year drug addiction. >> like he took the taste and
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>> like he took the taste and alcohol out of my mouth.
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Alcohol out of my mouth. >> with addiction now now
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>> with addiction now now behind her.
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Behind her. jenny is amazed at what god has
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Jenny is amazed at what god has done with her life her life.
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Done with her life her life. she has a healthy family who
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She has a healthy family who share the rock of salvation
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Share the rock of salvation with those who longed to be set
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With those who longed to be set free.
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Free. it was as if i got my identity.
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It was as if i got my identity. >> i found my that those that
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>> i found my that those that are suffering and the lord had
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Are suffering and the lord had set me free.
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Set me free. there were times when i would
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There were times when i would wake up and i couldn't even
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Wake up and i couldn't even believe my new life.
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Believe my new life. i couldn't believe the way that
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I couldn't believe the way that i thought.
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I thought. i couldn't believe that i
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I couldn't believe that i didn't cos i couldn't believe
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Didn't cos i couldn't believe that i was kind to people like
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That i was kind to people like you know that you know it's
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You know that you know it's it's this blessed assurance
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It's this blessed assurance that god has given me that not
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That god has given me that not only am i saved but be with him
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Only am i saved but be with him one day.
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One day. that's the best feeling know
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That's the best feeling know that you are right standing
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That you are right standing with god to know that you can
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With god to know that you can have a right relationship with
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Have a right relationship with the lord and that you can love
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The lord and that you can love him so much that you could be
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Him so much that you could be faithful to him.
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Faithful to him. that is who god is that he does
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That is who god is that he does all that.
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All that. it's not in in in f word but he
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It's not in in in f word but he has given me his spirit so that
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Has given me his spirit so that i could please him and love
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I could please him and love him.
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Him. and that's a gift.
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And that's a gift. it's unbelievable.
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It's unbelievable. i live in peace.
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I live in peace. god gives us so much so much
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God gives us so much so much that we don't deserve praise
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That we don't deserve praise god for what he has done in
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God for what he has done in jenny's life.
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Jenny's life. she is glowing.
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She is glowing. she has the joy she in the
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She has the joy she in the peace of the lord coming off of
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Peace of the lord coming off of her and i don't know about you
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Her and i don't know about you but i'm sure i was feeling it
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But i'm sure i was feeling it and you are too.
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And you are too. and as i was listening to jenny
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And as i was listening to jenny just just share her testimony
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Just just share her testimony and the word of god says that
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And the word of god says that we overcome by the blood of the
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We overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our
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Lamb and the word of our testimony.
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Testimony. but i wanted to share the
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But i wanted to share the scripture.
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Scripture. this is first jan one nine.
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This is first jan one nine. if we confess our sins he is
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If we confess our sins he is faithful and just and will
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Faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us
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Forgive our sins and purify us from all.
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From all. that is exactly what he did
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That is exactly what he did life.
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Life. you heard her say it.
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You heard her say it. she was confessing she got to
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She was confessing she got to this moment with the lord.
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This moment with the lord. it was after the nurse told her
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It was after the nurse told her the truth of the gospel which
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The truth of the gospel which is jesus loves you and
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Is jesus loves you and sometimes it's hard to believe
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Sometimes it's hard to believe knowing all of the things done
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Knowing all of the things done in our past and even in our
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In our past and even in our present and we think that to do
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Present and we think that to do in our future it's hard to
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In our future it's hard to understand that jesus loves us
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Understand that jesus loves us because we can barely love
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Because we can barely love ourselves or we've never
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Ourselves or we've never received the love from others.
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Received the love from others. but that the truth today.
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But that the truth today. jesus loves you.
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Jesus loves you. and when jenny really received
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And when jenny really received that in her heart and in her
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That in her heart and in her mind mind she cried out to god
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Mind mind she cried out to god and she started just confessing
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And she started just confessing she said it was like a release.
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She said it was like a release. it was like a cleansing and
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It was like a cleansing and which is what scripture says he
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Which is what scripture says he will do if we confess our sins
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Will do if we confess our sins and repent which means to
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And repent which means to change our thinking about who
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Change our thinking about who god is to believe the of the
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God is to believe the of the gospel that jesus is the son of
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Gospel that jesus is the son of of god who was sent down from
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Of god who was sent down from heaven to live a sinless to die
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Heaven to live a sinless to die on the cross for our sins the
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On the cross for our sins the sins of the world we have all
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Sins of the world we have all fallen we all sin and need a
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Fallen we all sin and need a savior died on the cross for
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Savior died on the cross for you and for me and he
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You and for me and he resurrected three days later
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Resurrected three days later and he's seated at the right
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And he's seated at the right hand the father interceding for
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Hand the father interceding for you and for me today.
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You and for me today. let's confess our sins let's
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Let's confess our sins let's repent let's change our our
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Repent let's change our our thinking and believe the good
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Thinking and believe the good news because when we do that we
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News because when we do that we are saved and we have this
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Are saved and we have this blessed that jenny talked
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Blessed that jenny talked about.
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About. what's the song blessed jesus
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What's the song blessed jesus is mine.
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Is mine. he is your savior.
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He is your savior. he is is your creator.
00:31:21.209 --> 00:31:23.478
He is is your creator. he is your redeemer.
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He is your redeemer. he has peace and freedom for
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He has peace and freedom for you.
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You. >> so if you want that today,
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>> so if you want that today, pray prayer with me do it right
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Pray prayer with me do it right now.
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Now. don't waste another minute.
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Don't waste another minute. tomorrow is not promised so do
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Tomorrow is not promised so do it right now you don't have
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It right now you don't have anything to lose everything to
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Anything to lose everything to gain.
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Gain. so pray with me right now
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So pray with me right now heavenly father.
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Heavenly father. i just lift up my hands to you
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I just lift up my hands to you .
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. jesus, i surrender.
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Jesus, i surrender. i surrender oh, i confess my
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I surrender oh, i confess my sins them out loud i confess
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Sins them out loud i confess all of my sins to you lord
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All of my sins to you lord believing that you will cleanse
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Believing that you will cleanse me and purify me and today lord
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Me and purify me and today lord god i repent and i choose to
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God i repent and i choose to turn from my wicked ways jesus
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Turn from my wicked ways jesus i can't do this in my own flesh
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I can't do this in my own flesh i've tried and i don't do it
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I've tried and i don't do it anymore lord i need your spirit
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Anymore lord i need your spirit to transform from the inside
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To transform from the inside out.
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Out. so that is what i'm asking you
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So that is what i'm asking you come into my heart and make me
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Come into my heart and make me new will you purify me?
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New will you purify me? will you cleanse me jesus do
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Will you cleanse me jesus do what only you can do today i
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What only you can do today i give you my life i surrender to
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Give you my life i surrender to you fully jesus moment on i
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You fully jesus moment on i thank you and i love you in
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Thank you and i love you in jesuss name and heavenly father
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Jesuss name and heavenly father i just pray for my brothers and
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I just pray for my brothers and sisters who just prayed that
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Sisters who just prayed that prayer of surrender lord jesus
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Prayer of surrender lord jesus would would you come tangibly
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Would would you come tangibly into their lives lord even
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Into their lives lord even right now holy you baptize them
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Right now holy you baptize them with your love your liquid love
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With your love your liquid love love from heaven would it just
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Love from heaven would it just flow over their minds and over
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Flow over their minds and over their hearts right now lord and
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Their hearts right now lord and send individuals and their
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Send individuals and their lives to them and encourage
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Lives to them and encourage them on this new faith journey
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Them on this new faith journey in jesus name amen and amen.
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In jesus name amen and amen. praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. listen, if you just prayed that
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Listen, if you just prayed that prayer with me praise praise
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Prayer with me praise praise god today today's a new day.
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God today today's a new day. the best is yet to come for you
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The best is yet to come for you transformation is yours peace
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Transformation is yours peace and freedom is yours and if you
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And freedom is yours and if you need you need some free
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Need you need some free resources that are going to
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Resources that are going to help you on this faith journey.
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Help you on this faith journey. please give us a call
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Please give us a call 1-800-700-7000.
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1-800-700-7000. you can go to cbn.com but we
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You can go to cbn.com but we would love to hear from you
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Would love to hear from you tell somebody on the phone that
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Tell somebody on the phone that gave your life to jesus and
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Gave your life to jesus and also ask for those free
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Also ask for those free resources you guys.
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Resources you guys. >> gordon still ahead, the
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>> gordon still ahead, the perseverance of faith johnny
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Perseverance of faith johnny ericksen today shares how small
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Ericksen today shares how small steps of of drastic obedience
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Steps of of drastic obedience helped her through paralysis
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Helped her through paralysis cancer more god i can't stop.
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Cancer more god i can't stop. >> i'm going to wreck my
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>> i'm going to wreck my marriage.
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Marriage. i'm i'm going to wreck my
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I'm i'm going to wreck my family.
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Family. i had this lust this physical
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I had this lust this physical dependency that i had these
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Dependency that i had these drugs.
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Drugs. i just couldn't be with him the
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I just couldn't be with him the rest of my my life.
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Rest of my my life. i decided to leave.
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I decided to leave. >> i just remember him doing
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>> i just remember him doing the altar call and and if
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The altar call and and if you're not sure that you're
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You're not sure that you're going to go to heaven, you've
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Going to go to heaven, you've got to confess with your mouth.
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Got to confess with your mouth. say that you're a sinner.
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Say that you're a sinner. you've got to believe that
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You've got to believe that christ sins there's only
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You've got to believe that christ sins there's only
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Christ sins there's only one way there's only one hope
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One way there's only one hope and that's christ.
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And that's christ. welcome back to washington for
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Welcome back to washington for the cbn news break.
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The cbn news break. the trump administration is
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The trump administration is planning to halt more than half
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Planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts
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A billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to brown
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And grants awarded to brown university according to a white
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University according to a white house house official.
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House house official. adding to a list of ivy league
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Adding to a list of ivy league colleges that have had their
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Colleges that have had their their federal money threatened
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Their federal money threatened as a result of their responses
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As a result of their responses to antisemitism.
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To antisemitism. dozens of other colleges and
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Dozens of other colleges and universities are facing federal
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Universities are facing federal investigations into
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Investigations into antisemitism following a wave
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Antisemitism following a wave of pro-palestinian protests
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Of pro-palestinian protests last year.
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Last year. but the administration has
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But the administration has focused special on elite
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Focused special on elite schools.
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Schools. we'll see beyond operation
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We'll see beyond operation helping people in need support
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Helping people in need support themselves financially in a
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Themselves financially in a rural area and in honduras or
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Rural area and in honduras or pa and her husband were
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Pa and her husband were struggling as it had become
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Struggling as it had become harder for him to make money.
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Harder for him to make money. was hard for them to keep food
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Was hard for them to keep food on the table or but wanted to
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On the table or but wanted to her business with other women
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Her business with other women making chips and selling them
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Making chips and selling them them at local markets but that
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Them at local markets but that didn't bring in enough money.
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Didn't bring in enough money. then operation blessing heard
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Then operation blessing heard about their situation and gave
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About their situation and gave them management training
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Them management training information about bookkeeping
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Information about bookkeeping and better equipment with which
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And better equipment with which to cook with or was income
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To cook with or was income nearly doubling?
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Nearly doubling? she thanked operation blessing
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She thanked operation blessing saying god bless you.
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Saying god bless you. well you can learn more about
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Well you can learn more about operation by visiting obx dawg.
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Operation by visiting obx dawg. gordon and ashley will be back
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Gordon and ashley will be back with more of today's 700 club
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With more of today's 700 club right after this.
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And men available for home use. 897630 eight.
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897630 eight. >> today monday faith at the
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>> today monday faith at the final players and coaches are
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Final players and coaches are glorifying god on college
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Glorifying god on college biggest stage and 498 days in
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Biggest stage and 498 days in gaza he filled every one of
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Gaza he filled every one of them held hostage underground
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Them held hostage underground he saw no sunlight.
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He saw no sunlight. a father looks back at his
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A father looks back at his son's time in captivity.
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Son's time in captivity. >> we didn't have a positive
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>> we didn't have a positive proof of life until.
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Proof of life until. >> he walked out on the next
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>> he walked out on the next 700 club eun chae has a disease
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700 club eun chae has a disease that makes it it impossible for
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That makes it it impossible for him to eat normally.
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Him to eat normally. it also causes him intense
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It also causes him intense pain.
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Pain. >> left untreated it could him
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>> left untreated it could him young.
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Young. >> his dreams were simple.
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>> his dreams were simple. but just wanted to eat cake,
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But just wanted to eat cake, ice cream and chicken.
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Ice cream and chicken. .
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. >> i wanted to know what it
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>> i wanted to know what it tasted like.
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Tasted like. he also wanted to place but he
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He also wanted to place but he was born with harsh springs
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Was born with harsh springs disease which often to blockage
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Disease which often to blockage in his digestive tract.
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In his digestive tract. >> really had a dull pain in my
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>> really had a dull pain in my abdomen.
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Abdomen. >> if i tried to exercise
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>> if i tried to exercise stomach hurt.
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Stomach hurt. so i just stayed at home alone.
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So i just stayed at home alone. his abandoned the family
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His abandoned the family leaving mr. chen to take care
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Leaving mr. chen to take care chae by himself.
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Chae by himself. >> but at a doctor's.
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>> but at a doctor's. if you're inside didn't get the
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If you're inside didn't get the surgery he'd never be to eat
00:37:21.550 --> 00:37:24.286
Surgery he'd never be to eat like a normal person because he
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Like a normal person because he wouldn't be able to digest for
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Wouldn't be able to digest for the right.
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The right. as i did more research.
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As i did more research. i found that he could end up
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I found that he could end up with a perforated intestine and
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With a perforated intestine and by a lot of the time eun chae
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By a lot of the time eun chae was on diet.
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Was on diet. it was hard for him.
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It was hard for him. so once he he decided to eat a
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So once he he decided to eat a piece of cake after stomachs
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Piece of cake after stomachs swelled up and looked like he
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Swelled up and looked like he was pregnant.
00:37:48.310 --> 00:37:48.611
Was pregnant. here here was a warming thing
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Here here was a warming thing and the shaking and i fell into
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And the shaking and i fell into a coma.
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A coma. >> doctors at the city hospital
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>> doctors at the city hospital said he had a serious
00:38:03.325 --> 00:38:03.759
Said he had a serious intestinal infection as well as
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Intestinal infection as well as sepsis hospital.
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Sepsis hospital. >> i was told that he would
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>> i was told that he would need at least two operations to
00:38:06.028 --> 00:38:06.662
Need at least two operations to recover.
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Recover. so i tried to borrow money.
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So i tried to borrow money. >> congratulations had surgery
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>> congratulations had surgery help.
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Help. >> then mr. chen heard about
00:38:09.698 --> 00:38:13.335
>> then mr. chen heard about operation blessing.
00:38:13.469 --> 00:38:13.869
Operation blessing. >> it's a tough operation but
00:38:14.003 --> 00:38:14.570
>> it's a tough operation but as he told me i didn't have to
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As he told me i didn't have to worry about how much anything
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Worry about how much anything cost because of the need to
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Cost because of the need to help.
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Help. their support gave me
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Their support gave me confidence and.
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Confidence and. >> lim operation blessing
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>> lim operation blessing volunteer said if speak to
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Volunteer said if speak to jesus.
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Jesus. after that i dreamed about
00:38:29.151 --> 00:38:29.685
After that i dreamed about jesus.
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Jesus. >> heard him say to me be
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>> heard him say to me be strong.
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Strong. i'll get you through this soon
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I'll get you through this soon .
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. you helped eun chai get the
00:38:37.159 --> 00:38:37.726
You helped eun chai get the surgeries he needed.
00:38:37.860 --> 00:38:40.529
Surgeries he needed. doctor removed some of his
00:38:40.663 --> 00:38:41.197
Doctor removed some of his intestines clearing his, his
00:38:41.330 --> 00:38:44.533
Intestines clearing his, his immediate blockage and
00:38:44.667 --> 00:38:45.134
Immediate blockage and corrected his digestive tract.
00:38:45.267 --> 00:38:48.938
Corrected his digestive tract. now i can eat whatever i want
00:38:49.071 --> 00:38:49.839
Now i can eat whatever i want and i can do my favorite sports
00:38:49.972 --> 00:38:53.108
And i can do my favorite sports before.
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Before. >> i always thought people were
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>> i always thought people were selfish in the cold but
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Selfish in the cold but operation blessing showed me
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Operation blessing showed me for the first time.
00:38:59.615 --> 00:39:00.015
For the first time. they said they love me because
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They said they love me because god.
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God. >> god loves me.
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>> god loves me. are you not only got rid of my
00:39:04.687 --> 00:39:05.721
Are you not only got rid of my disease you brought me jesus.
00:39:05.855 --> 00:39:08.090
Disease you brought me jesus. and that's the most important
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And that's the most important thing now my life is completely
00:39:09.058 --> 00:39:12.294
Thing now my life is completely different.
00:39:12.428 --> 00:39:12.661
Different. i thank the donors operation
00:39:12.795 --> 00:39:14.964
I thank the donors operation blessing because of your help
00:39:15.097 --> 00:39:15.698
Blessing because of your help i'm healthy and happy and if if
00:39:15.831 --> 00:39:22.738
I'm healthy and happy and if if that's you if you're a member
00:39:22.872 --> 00:39:23.472
That's you if you're a member of the hundred club that thank
00:39:23.606 --> 00:39:26.041
Of the hundred club that thank you goes to you.
00:39:26.175 --> 00:39:26.575
You goes to you. >> that's you in action.
00:39:26.709 --> 00:39:27.209
>> that's you in action. you're showing selfless love to
00:39:27.343 --> 00:39:29.912
You're showing selfless love to people in tremendous need here
00:39:30.045 --> 00:39:32.848
People in tremendous need here they had no hope.
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They had no hope. >> there was no way that they
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>> there was no way that they could ever afford.
00:39:34.383 --> 00:39:36.919
Could ever afford. but you made it possible for
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But you made it possible for them to have a hope and a
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Them to have a hope and a future.
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Future. you became the hands and feet
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You became the hands and feet of jesus wonderful father and
00:39:42.024 --> 00:39:45.060
Of jesus wonderful father and son.
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Son. now you can be a part of of it
00:39:45.461 --> 00:39:49.298
Now you can be a part of of it if you're not a member.
00:39:49.431 --> 00:39:49.899
If you're not a member. i encourage you join us right
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I encourage you join us right now 1-800-700-7000 just say i
00:39:51.834 --> 00:39:54.536
Now 1-800-700-7000 just say i want to join the 700 club.
00:39:54.670 --> 00:39:55.304
Want to join the 700 club. >> if you're already a member i
00:39:55.437 --> 00:39:56.272
>> if you're already a member i encourage you you can go to 700
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Encourage you you can go to 700 club gold at dollars a month
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Club gold at dollars a month thousand club $1,000 a year.
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Thousand club $1,000 a year. $4 a month.
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$4 a month. we have 500 club which is 2500
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We have 500 club which is 2500 a year.
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A year. 5000 is founders 5000 and up
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5000 is founders 5000 and up then chairman circle 10,000 and
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Then chairman circle 10,000 and up and whatever level god is
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Up and whatever level god is moving on your heart do it
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Moving on your heart do it right now and say yes i want to
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Right now and say yes i want to join.
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Inspiration to all of us who want to fight the good fight
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Want to fight the good fight and finish the race well.
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And finish the race well. prayer and perseverance have
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Prayer and perseverance have helped her to take what she
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Helped her to take what she calls small steps of drastic
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Calls small steps of drastic obedience for more than four
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Obedience for more than four more than five decades and her
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More than five decades and her reward has been a delight in
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Reward has been a delight in the lord that she never dreamed
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The lord that she never dreamed was possible and for over 50
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Was possible and for over 50 years johnny ericksen today has
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Years johnny ericksen today has been running hard race of
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Been running hard race of faith.
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Faith. it started with with a diving
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It started with with a diving accident in 1967 17 years old.
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Accident in 1967 17 years old. >> well, doctors told me when i
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>> well, doctors told me when i was first injured that probably
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Was first injured that probably i'd live maybe ten at most 20
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I'd live maybe ten at most 20 years pushing it and when when
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Years pushing it and when when he mentioned those numbers i
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He mentioned those numbers i couldn't even them ten years in
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Couldn't even them ten years in a 20 just simply what she must
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A 20 just simply what she must be kidding.
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Be kidding. i couldn't imagine living use
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I couldn't imagine living use of my hands or my legs for
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Of my hands or my legs for years but somehow i made it to
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Years but somehow i made it to ten and then persevering.
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Ten and then persevering. i made it to 20 and oh my 30,
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I made it to 20 and oh my 30, 40, 50 and i look back and i
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40, 50 and i look back and i think i got here from taking
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Think i got here from taking small steps of obedience tiny
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Small steps of obedience tiny little steps forward and a few
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Little steps forward and a few back.
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Back. yes, but always forward always
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Yes, but always forward always moving forward, always pushing
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Moving forward, always pushing through the pain and that's how
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Through the pain and that's how i got here that those small
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I got here that those small moments of drastic end up
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Moments of drastic end up building a lifetime of of
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Building a lifetime of of integrity a delight in the lord
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Integrity a delight in the lord jesus was never dream when you
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Jesus was never dream when you were first injured and that's
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Were first injured and that's how i got at 74 years old she
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How i got at 74 years old she still comes in to work of the
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Still comes in to work of the ministry she started 79 called
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Ministry she started 79 called johnny and friends located in
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Johnny and friends located in southern.
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Southern. written on the walls are
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Written on the walls are scriptures that inspire and her
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Scriptures that inspire and her staff to fight through whatever
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Staff to fight through whatever challenges bring.
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Challenges bring. >> for me perseverance looks
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>> for me perseverance looks like somebody coming into my
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Like somebody coming into my bedroom in the morning and
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Bedroom in the morning and throwing back my and and i'm
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Throwing back my and and i'm lying there and i'm going to
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Lying there and i'm going to for the day and getting up
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For the day and getting up somebody blowing my nose
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Somebody blowing my nose brushing teeth, brushing my
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Brushing teeth, brushing my hair, sitting in the wheelchair
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Hair, sitting in the wheelchair and my straight cut out feed
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And my straight cut out feed and somehow i have to accept is
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And somehow i have to accept is the 20 thousand time this has
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The 20 thousand time this has happened that.
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Happened that. >> perseverance and faith has
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>> perseverance and faith has carried johnny through life's
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Carried johnny through life's challenges including a bout
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Challenges including a bout with cancer and five decades
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With cancer and five decades of ministering to people around
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Of ministering to people around the world.
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The world. so far she's visited 57
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So far she's visited 57 countries often accompanied by
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Countries often accompanied by ken, her husband of 42 years.
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Ken, her husband of 42 years. >> she's also a prolific writer
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>> she's also a prolific writer and artist detailing her life
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And artist detailing her life in word and picture.
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In word and picture. has the race been difficult to
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Has the race been difficult to run more than than most know?
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Run more than than most know? >> and i have to tell lord
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>> and i have to tell lord jesus i'm tired of this.
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Jesus i'm tired of this. i can't do this.
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I can't do this. but obviously you think i can
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But obviously you think i can with your colleagues spirit
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With your colleagues spirit then you're going to have to
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Then you're going to have to give me that help.
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Give me that help. >> but i don't quite have at
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>> but i don't quite have at this moment and my life is
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This moment and my life is jesus.
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Jesus. >> do you think i could do this
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>> do you think i could do this ?
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? what are you thinking?
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What are you thinking? i can't.
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I can't. so if you think i can do this
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So if you think i can do this and i'm here at this moment you
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And i'm here at this moment you better give the strength of the
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Better give the strength of the energy and the power and i
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Energy and the power and i think that most of our
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Think that most of our perseverance and moving forward
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Perseverance and moving forward are conversations like that
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Are conversations like that like that with the lord where
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Like that with the lord where we don't just imagine that we
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We don't just imagine that we are christians we just don't
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Are christians we just don't think we're good.
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Think we're good. pray ers or students of the
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Pray ers or students of the work.
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Work. we actually engage god in a
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We actually engage god in a visceral sense and.
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Visceral sense and. that's what i have to do all
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That's what i have to do all the time and so god puts me in
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The time and so god puts me in in these situations that are
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In these situations that are impossible and right now i'm
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Impossible and right now i'm dealing problems and where am i
00:47:21.592 --> 00:47:24.528
Dealing problems and where am i going to find breath enough he
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Going to find breath enough he will give it to me if i want to
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Will give it to me if i want to engage not pretend or imagine
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Engage not pretend or imagine but i'm walking with i am
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But i'm walking with i am really let me take the next as
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Really let me take the next as i look at my life i parallel it
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I look at my life i parallel it to the hardness the difficulty
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To the hardness the difficulty ,the pain of having to lift
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,the pain of having to lift heavy barbells and maybe with
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Heavy barbells and maybe with some believers if they're faced
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Some believers if they're faced with that challenge they'll
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With that challenge they'll read about great great barbell
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Read about great great barbell lifters of the past.
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Lifters of the past. they'll read the testimonies of
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They'll read the testimonies of billable, they'll study barbell
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Billable, they'll study barbell lifting techniques but rarely
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Lifting techniques but rarely do you put your hands to the
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Do you put your hands to the barbell and actually it and i
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Barbell and actually it and i think that's where the church
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Think that's where the church is today we we know what to do
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Is today we we know what to do we know our bibles we memorize
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We know our bibles we memorize romans 828 and romans chapter
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Romans 828 and romans chapter about how we should rejoice in
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About how we should rejoice in suffering because that produces
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Suffering because that produces personal and that produces
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Personal and that produces character and character because
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Character and character because that's how well you know that
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That's how well you know that back and forth.
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Back and forth. but how many of us actually do
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But how many of us actually do it and live it?
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It and live it? it's hard.
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It's hard. it is hard.
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It is hard. you know, jesus came and
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You know, jesus came and suffered so that we may never
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Suffered so that we may never experience praise god he has
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Experience praise god he has saved us.
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Saved us. he was rescued us from but but
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He was rescued us from but but he has not rescued us from on
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He has not rescued us from on earth and we're going to have
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Earth and we're going to have to go through some hellish we
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To go through some hellish we really will and it's what did
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Really will and it's what did we decide to do with those
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We decide to do with those moments?
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Moments? do we back away and fear doubt?
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Do we back away and fear doubt? do we and weariness and and
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Do we and weariness and and that's not the way we're
00:49:10.534 --> 00:49:11.035
That's not the way we're supposed to has made us more
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Supposed to has made us more than conquerors through the
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Than conquerors through the grace he makes available and he
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Grace he makes available and he can we believe that by stepping
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Can we believe that by stepping into impossible situation and
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Into impossible situation and moving through it i believe the
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Moving through it i believe the same thing i believed when i
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Same thing i believed when i was on my feet right before my
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Was on my feet right before my diving accident believe god was
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Diving accident believe god was trustworthy when i had cancer
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Trustworthy when i had cancer but my goodness i look back on
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But my goodness i look back on what i said i believed in the
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What i said i believed in the beginning and i hardly
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Beginning and i hardly recognize it.
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Recognize it. it's so much deeper, more
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It's so much deeper, more visceral i don't know blood,
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Visceral i don't know blood, sweat and tears and yet to that
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Sweat and tears and yet to that level of of depth experience
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Level of of depth experience suffering i've experienced
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Suffering i've experienced heights delight and the lord
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Heights delight and the lord jesus just delight in him and
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Jesus just delight in him and i'm just i'm amazed he always
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I'm just i'm amazed he always shows up best when people give
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Shows up best when people give others who are hurting a of who
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Others who are hurting a of who he is.
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He is. >> johnny erikson today is a
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>> johnny erikson today is a true hero of the and if you are
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True hero of the and if you are looking to build your faith
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Looking to build your faith obviously her testimony will do
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Obviously her testimony will do it.
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It. but also we've got an amazing
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But also we've got an amazing free resource sheet.
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Free resource sheet. it's called faith and it does
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It's called faith and it does just that.
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Just that. it encourages you and, your
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It encourages you and, your faith to continue to hope in
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Faith to continue to hope in the lord and persevere through
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The lord and persevere through many trials.
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Many trials. so if you want that, just give
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So if you want that, just give us a call one hundred 707,000
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Us a call one hundred 707,000 or go to cbn.com.
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Or go to cbn.com. all right.
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All right. when we've got when we've got
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When we've got when we've got time for about one email
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Time for about one email question.
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Question. this is from mario and he said
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This is from mario and he said .
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. he said i heard gordon say god
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He said i heard gordon say god told me i would love to know
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Told me i would love to know how.
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How. how did gordon receive the
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How did gordon receive the message from god?
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Message from god? in other words, did he hear
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In other words, did he hear something like a human voice?
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Something like a human voice? did he hear a message inside
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Did he hear a message inside his mind or was related to his
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His mind or was related to his perception god speaking to
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Perception god speaking to somebody that has been puzzling
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Somebody that has been puzzling me for a long time not in the
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Me for a long time not in the sense sense that i don't
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Sense sense that i don't believe it.
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Believe it. >> in fact i do believe it.
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>> in fact i do believe it. but i want to know how you need
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But i want to know how you need to experience it and jesus said
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To experience it and jesus said my sheep hear my voice and they
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My sheep hear my voice and they follow me so you're not hearing
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Follow me so you're not hearing that you're not hearing the
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That you're not hearing the shepherd then you've to examine
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Shepherd then you've to examine where i am.
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Where i am. i am i truly found him the it's
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I am i truly found him the it's the old story to nicodemus how
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The old story to nicodemus how can you a teacher of the law
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Can you a teacher of the law not know know these things and
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Not know know these things and then you know how how do i find
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Then you know how how do i find it?
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It? well, unless you're regenerated
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Well, unless you're regenerated from your inner most being you
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From your inner most being you cannot see the kingdom of god.
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Cannot see the kingdom of god. >> god speaks in a variety of
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>> god speaks in a variety of ways.
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Ways. he speaks in your circumstances
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He speaks in your circumstances he speaks through the word of
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He speaks through the word of god he speaks through the
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God he speaks through the bible.
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Bible. the bible becomes alive to you
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The bible becomes alive to you you can hear an audible voice
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You can hear an audible voice from somewhat rare but it has
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From somewhat rare but it has happened to me you you get up
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Happened to me you you get up get to work for i have healed
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Get to work for i have healed you was a voice that was behind
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You was a voice that was behind me that every cell in my body
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Me that every cell in my body had to obey he'll speak through
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Had to obey he'll speak through dreams one of the amazing
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Dreams one of the amazing things i found speaks to me
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Things i found speaks to me through my wife.
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Through my wife. i'm going what's wrong with
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I'm going what's wrong with this?
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This? this this?
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This this? >> shouldn't be.
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>> shouldn't be. he speaks to my parents.
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He speaks to my parents. he speaks through my pastor.
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He speaks through my pastor. >> he'll give you all kinds of
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>> he'll give you all kinds of ways that he communicates in
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Ways that he communicates in that still small voice that
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That still small voice that mental where you know i now
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Mental where you know i now have the mind of christ i can
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Have the mind of christ i can share he wants to share his
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Share he wants to share his thoughts with me.
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Thoughts with me. that's a wonderful way you can
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That's a wonderful way you can have them just it there's a
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Have them just it there's a word from john the light shines
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Word from john the light shines in the darkness and the
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In the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.
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April 4, 2025

April 4, 2025 | S25:E68

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