December 17, 2025

December 17, 2025 | 63:57

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  • Sponsored by cbn today. hi everybody.
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  • Hi everybody. welcome very christmas.
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  • Welcome very christmas. come on in home with tv's
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  • Come on in home with tv's meghan alexander.
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  • Meghan alexander. >> i think christmas is the
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  • >> i think christmas is the best opportunity to open that
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  • Best opportunity to open that door to people.
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  • Door to people. enjoy of her favorite holiday
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  • Enjoy of her favorite holiday traditions holy smokes when
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  • Traditions holy smokes when some you know i do think
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  • Some you know i do think christmas is all senses coming
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  • Christmas is all senses coming to life and it's really
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  • To life and it's really embracing what it means to be
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  • Embracing what it means to be human and celebrate the reason
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  • Human and celebrate the reason for the the season we're
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  • For the the season we're celebrating because jesus came
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  • Celebrating because jesus came down to earth human form as a
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  • Down to earth human form as a baby let's celebrate it every
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  • Baby let's celebrate it every way possible.
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  • Way possible. on today's 700 o'clock welcome
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  • On today's 700 o'clock welcome to 700 club president trump is
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  • To 700 club president trump is turning up the heat on
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  • Turning up the heat on venezuela.
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  • Venezuela. >> he has declared the maduro
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  • >> he has declared the maduro regime a foreign terrorists
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  • Regime a foreign terrorists organization and has ordered a
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  • Organization and has ordered a blockade of all sanctioned
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  • Blockade of all sanctioned tankers.
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  • Tankers. >> well, this action comes as
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  • >> well, this action comes as the white house defends chief
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  • The white house defends chief susie wiles for her candid
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  • Susie wiles for her candid comments about administration
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  • Comments about administration officials including the
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  • Officials including the president.
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  • President. >> brody carter reports more
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  • >> brody carter reports more than a dozen sanctioned tankers
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  • Than a dozen sanctioned tankers are currently venezuelan
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  • Are currently venezuelan waters.
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  • Waters. the nation is surrounded by a
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  • The nation is surrounded by a us armada president trump said
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  • Us armada president trump said will only get bigger.
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  • Will only get bigger. >> the latest move comes after
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  • >> the latest move comes after the u.s. seized a venezuelan
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  • The u.s. seized a venezuelan tanker suspected of shipping
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  • Tanker suspected of shipping oil to the sanctioned nation of
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  • Oil to the sanctioned nation of iran last week.
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  • Iran last week. >> in a a statement venezuela's
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  • >> in a a statement venezuela's government calling it a
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  • Government calling it a reckless and serious threat
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  • Reckless and serious threat leader nicolas maduro is
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  • Leader nicolas maduro is calling for peace but pledged
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  • Calling for peace but pledged to defend his country.
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  • To defend his country. the administration has mostly
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  • The administration has mostly targeted drug smuggling boats
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  • Targeted drug smuggling boats in the region.
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  • In the region. in an interview with vanity
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  • In an interview with vanity fair, house chief of staff
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  • Fair, house chief of staff susie wiles said the president
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  • Susie wiles said the president wants to keep on blowing boats
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  • Wants to keep on blowing boats up until maduro cries.
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  • Up until maduro cries. uncle.
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  • Uncle. her interview with comments
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  • Her interview with comments about the president and other
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  • About the president and other top aides is unusual for such a
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  • Top aides is unusual for such a high placed official whose role
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  • High placed official whose role is typically behind the scenes.
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  • Is typically behind the scenes. >> suzy likes to stay sort of
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  • >> suzy likes to stay sort of in the back.
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  • In the back. let me tell the ice baby.
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  • Let me tell the ice baby. >> we call it the ice.
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  • >> we call it the ice. the controversy from candid
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  • The controversy from candid remarks by wiles about the
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  • Remarks by wiles about the first year of president trump's
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  • First year of president trump's second term.
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  • Second term. she's quoted comparing the
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  • She's quoted comparing the president personality to that
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  • President personality to that of an alcoholic saying he
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  • Of an alcoholic saying he believes quote that there's
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  • Believes quote that there's nothing he can't do nothing
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  • Nothing he can't do nothing zero nothing.
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  • Zero nothing. >> some of the strongest
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  • >> some of the strongest criticism is at attorney
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  • Criticism is at attorney general pam bondi saying she
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  • General pam bondi saying she quote totally whiffed demands
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  • Quote totally whiffed demands to release the epstein files.
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  • To release the epstein files. she also criticized elon musk's
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  • She also criticized elon musk's dismantling of usaid and
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  • Dismantling of usaid and described vice president j.d.
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  • Described vice president j.d. vance as a long held conspiracy
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  • Vance as a long held conspiracy theorist.
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  • Theorist. wiles the white house have
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  • Wiles the white house have rejected the article's framing.
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  • Rejected the article's framing. >> this is unfortunately
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  • >> this is unfortunately another example of disingenuous
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  • Another example of disingenuous reporting where you have a
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  • Reporting where you have a reporter who took the chief of
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  • Reporter who took the chief of staff's words wildly out of
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  • Staff's words wildly out of context did not include the
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  • Context did not include the context those conversations
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  • Context those conversations were had within i think the
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  • Were had within i think the most egregious part of this
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  • Most egregious part of this article was the bias of image
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  • Article was the bias of image omission that was clearly
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  • Omission that was clearly present when about the report
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  • Present when about the report president trump defended while
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  • President trump defended while saying quote i read it.
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  • Saying quote i read it. i don't read vanity fair but
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  • I don't read vanity fair but she's done a fantastic job.
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  • She's done a fantastic job. he also admitted that while he
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  • He also admitted that while he does not drink alcohol quote
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  • Does not drink alcohol quote i've often said that if i did
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  • I've often said that if i did i'd have a very good chance of
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  • I'd have a very good chance of being an alcoholic.
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  • Being an alcoholic. it's a very possessive
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  • It's a very possessive personality.
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  • Personality. the fallout from the profile
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  • The fallout from the profile comes as the president prepares
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  • Comes as the president prepares to address the nation in a rare
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  • To address the nation in a rare primetime speech tonight.
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  • Primetime speech tonight. the white house says he'll
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  • The white house says he'll highlight his accomplishments
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  • Highlight his accomplishments and outline next year's
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  • And outline next year's priorities.
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  • Priorities. brody cbn news.
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  • Brody cbn news. >> well, in other news,
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  • >> well, in other news, christmas celebrated as the
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  • Christmas celebrated as the most wonderful time of the year
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  • Most wonderful time of the year .
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  • . yet not everyone agrees.
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  • Yet not everyone agrees. for some people getting through
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  • For some people getting through the holidays is a real
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  • The holidays is a real struggle.
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  • Struggle. john jessup has that story and
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  • John jessup has that story and more from our cbn news bureau
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  • More from our cbn news bureau in washington.
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  • In washington. >> john that is right.
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  • >> john that is right. >> gordon the christmas
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  • >> gordon the christmas holidays can be the most
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  • Holidays can be the most painful time of the year for
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  • Painful time of the year for people who are grieving the
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  • People who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
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  • Loss of a loved one. cnn's lorie johnson tells us
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  • Cnn's lorie johnson tells us about ways to cope.
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  • About ways to cope. >> a survey conducted by the
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  • >> a survey conducted by the american psychiatric
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  • American psychiatric association last year found
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  • Association last year found nearly half of all adults said
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  • Nearly half of all adults said grieving a loss or missing a
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  • Grieving a loss or missing a loved one was one of the top
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  • Loved one was one of the top stressors during the holidays.
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  • Stressors during the holidays. >> we often feel the pain most
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  • >> we often feel the pain most acutely during the the first
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  • Acutely during the the first christmas without a loved one.
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  • Christmas without a loved one. however, even if the person has
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  • However, even if the person has been gone longer than that it
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  • Been gone longer than that it can still hurt doing things we
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  • Can still hurt doing things we used to enjoy with them.
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  • Used to enjoy with them. >> a lot of times you you might
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  • >> a lot of times you you might not even feel like celebrating
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  • Not even feel like celebrating but everybody else around you
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  • But everybody else around you is and you don't want to feel
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  • Is and you don't want to feel like you're discouraging.
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  • Like you're discouraging. you don't want to feel like a
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  • You don't want to feel like a debbie downer so to speak.
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  • Debbie downer so to speak. and so the holidays can be
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  • And so the holidays can be very, very confusing.
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  • Very, very confusing. >> that's why the church based
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  • >> that's why the church based program grief share released
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  • Program grief share released the book survival navigating
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  • The book survival navigating the holidays after loss.
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  • The holidays after loss. >> and it's really important to
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  • >> and it's really important to figure out okay, how am i going
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  • Figure out okay, how am i going to approach these these
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  • To approach these these holidays differently and how am
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  • Holidays differently and how am i going to do it in a way that
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  • I going to do it in a way that i can actually survive.
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  • I can actually survive. >> one way is by creating a
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  • >> one way is by creating a plan for get togethers.
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  • Plan for get togethers. >> that can be something as
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  • >> that can be something as simple as having a buddy to go
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  • Simple as having a buddy to go with you who can take you in.
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  • With you who can take you in. you can leave at a certain time
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  • You can leave at a certain time without having to stay the
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  • Without having to stay the whole time or you can let
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  • Whole time or you can let people ahead of time.
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  • People ahead of time. yeah i'm coming for
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  • Yeah i'm coming for thanksgiving but i'm only to
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  • Thanksgiving but i'm only to stay for an hour or you can let
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  • Stay for an hour or you can let people know i may or not show
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  • People know i may or not show that day.
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  • That day. >> i'll have to let you know
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  • >> i'll have to let you know the day of honoring those who
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  • The day of honoring those who passed.
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  • Passed. >> also helps manage the grief
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  • >> also helps manage the grief talking with other family
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  • Talking with other family members to say you know this
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  • Members to say you know this evening we're going to light a
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  • Evening we're going to light a candle and talk about uncle
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  • Candle and talk about uncle mitch or we're going to say a
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  • Mitch or we're going to say a prayer and say just how
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  • Prayer and say just how thankful we are for cousin
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  • Thankful we are for cousin barbara.
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  • Barbara. >> another option involves
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  • >> another option involves creating new traditions.
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  • Creating new traditions. >> and i remember we talked to
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  • >> and i remember we talked to a person who went on a cruise
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  • A person who went on a cruise to do something different
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  • To do something different during the holidays as opposed
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  • During the holidays as opposed to celebrating at home.
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  • To celebrating at home. >> but you can get really,
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  • >> but you can get really, really creative.
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  • Really creative. in addition to the book grief
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  • In addition to the book grief share also oversees holiday
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  • Share also oversees holiday grief support group in churches
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  • Grief support group in churches nationwide.
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  • Nationwide. >> when you go to greece, shoot
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  • >> when you go to greece, shoot out or you can find out how to
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  • Out or you can find out how to find a group join a group or
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  • Find a group join a group or you can find out how to get a
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  • You can find out how to get a group started in your church.
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  • Group started in your church. >> finally you know someone
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  • >> finally you know someone who's grieving this christmas.
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  • Who's grieving this christmas. >> experts recommend letting
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  • >> experts recommend letting them know you care.
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  • Them know you care. >> sometimes you don't know
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  • >> sometimes you don't know what you should and sometimes
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  • What you should and sometimes you don't have to say anything.
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  • You don't have to say anything. it's just so much better for
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  • It's just so much better for you just to be present and sit
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  • You just to be present and sit with people.
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  • With people. >> so while the holidays can be
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  • >> so while the holidays can be painful for those experienced,
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  • Painful for those experienced, there are ways to get by and
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  • There are ways to get by and even find joy.
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  • Even find joy. lori johnson, cbn news some
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  • Lori johnson, cbn news some very helpful tips.
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  • Very helpful tips. thank you, larry.
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  • Thank you, larry. well the, trump administration
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  • Well the, trump administration is tightening restrictions on
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  • Is tightening restrictions on immigration including on from
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  • Immigration including on from syria and the palestinian
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  • Syria and the palestinian authority.
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  • Authority. meanwhile israel on the world
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  • Meanwhile israel on the world to fight anti-semitism against
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  • To fight anti-semitism against the backdrop of the attack in
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  • The backdrop of the attack in australia.
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  • Australia. cbn's julie stahl reports from
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  • Cbn's julie stahl reports from jerusalem the ban bars
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  • Jerusalem the ban bars palestinian authority and
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  • Palestinian authority and passport holders from entering
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  • Passport holders from entering the united states for travel or
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  • The united states for travel or immigration starting january
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  • Immigration starting january 1st.
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  • 1st. .
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  • . the presidential decree first
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  • The presidential decree first declared in june 19 countries
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  • Declared in june 19 countries has now been expanded to
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  • Has now been expanded to include 27.
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  • Include 27. u.s. officials say the
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  • U.s. officials say the countries in question and the
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  • Countries in question and the palestinian authority cannot
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  • Palestinian authority cannot meet basic criteria for
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  • Meet basic criteria for identifying their nationals and
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  • Identifying their nationals and residents who pose national
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  • Residents who pose national security, public safety threats
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  • Security, public safety threats and for sharing information
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  • And for sharing information with the united states.
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  • With the united states. against the backdrop of the
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  • Against the backdrop of the hanukkah massacre in australia
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  • Hanukkah massacre in australia israeli prime minister benjamin
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  • Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called on world to
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  • Netanyahu called on world to take action against
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  • Take action against antisemitism.
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  • Antisemitism. >> i need to wish i demand that
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  • >> i need to wish i demand that western governments do what is
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  • Western governments do what is necessary to combat and provide
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  • Necessary to combat and provide the necessary security and
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  • The necessary security and safety for communities around
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  • Safety for communities around the world.
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  • The world. and they should heed our
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  • And they should heed our warnings.
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  • Warnings. >> i demand that they act now.
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  • >> i demand that they act now. at a white house hanukkah
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  • At a white house hanukkah celebration, president trump
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  • Celebration, president trump paid tribute to the victims of
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  • Paid tribute to the victims of the australia and warned of an
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  • The australia and warned of an increasingly anti-semitic
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  • Increasingly anti-semitic congress.
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  • Congress. >> if you go back ten, 12, 15
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  • >> if you go back ten, 12, 15 years ago at the most the
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  • Years ago at the most the strongest lobby in washington
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  • Strongest lobby in washington was the jewish lobby.
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  • Was the jewish lobby. it was israel.
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  • It was israel. that's no longer true.
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  • That's no longer true. you have to be very careful.
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  • You have to be very careful. you have a congress in
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  • You have a congress in particular which has becoming
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  • Particular which has becoming anti-semitic.
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  • Anti-semitic. >> in an interview with
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  • >> in an interview with newsmax.
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  • Newsmax. senator john fetterman said
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  • Senator john fetterman said he's been incredibly with his
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  • He's been incredibly with his own democratic party.
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  • Own democratic party. >> people are trying to pretend
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  • >> people are trying to pretend these kinds of words and terms
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  • These kinds of words and terms like, you know, from the river
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  • Like, you know, from the river to the or to globalization
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  • To the or to globalization frittata and all those things.
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  • Frittata and all those things. we all know what this means and
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  • We all know what this means and i refuse to pander to.
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  • I refuse to pander to. and for for for me it's been a
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  • And for for for me it's been a rotten you know, within the
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  • Rotten you know, within the american left and within my
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  • American left and within my party.
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  • Party. >> julie stall cbn
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  • >> julie stall cbn news jerusalem thank you julie
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  • News jerusalem thank you julie gordon.
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  • Gordon. >> back over to you.
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  • >> back over to you. oh, we need to heed the words
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  • Oh, we need to heed the words of senator fetterman.
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  • Of senator fetterman. yes, a fraud and it's not just
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  • Yes, a fraud and it's not just in the democrat party.
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  • In the democrat party. i think it's it's within what
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  • I think it's it's within what used to call western
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  • Used to call western civilization and times past it
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  • Civilization and times past it was called christendom and most
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  • Was called christendom and most recently and if you call 70
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  • Recently and if you call 70 years ago recent by winston
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  • Years ago recent by winston churchill as as he was
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  • Churchill as as he was defending christendom against
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  • Defending christendom against nazi germany have to know the
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  • Nazi germany have to know the history here and so many people
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  • History here and so many people right here in the united states
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  • Right here in the united states do not know the history of the
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  • Do not know the history of the muslim invasion of europe back
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  • Muslim invasion of europe back all the way back in the six
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  • All the way back in the six hundreds.
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  • Hundreds. and a king charles martel, he
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  • And a king charles martel, he became known as charles the
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  • Became known as charles the hammer because of his ability
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  • Hammer because of his ability to fight back against muslim
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  • To fight back against muslim cavalry and they took over
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  • Cavalry and they took over spain they took over southern
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  • Spain they took over southern france the battle of tours in
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  • France the battle of tours in northern france and that's
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  • Northern france and that's where the tide turned.
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  • Where the tide turned. charles martel's grand son was
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  • Charles martel's grand son was charlemagne who was the first
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  • Charlemagne who was the first king to take the title defender
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  • King to take the title defender of the faith.
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  • Of the faith. and the reason he took that
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  • And the reason he took that title is he wanted to expose
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  • Title is he wanted to expose all the muslims from europe
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  • All the muslims from europe that is established and you
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  • That is established and you look at it in the light of of
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  • Look at it in the light of of 2025 and you go oh, are we
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  • 2025 and you go oh, are we watching happen again?
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  • Watching happen again? except this time it's not an
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  • Except this time it's not an invasion.
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  • Invasion. invading army with arms it's an
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  • Invading army with arms it's an invading army with immigration
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  • Invading army with immigration .
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  • . >> and how is it completely
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  • >> and how is it completely changed europe and europe's
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  • Changed europe and europe's status both in terms of sharia
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  • Status both in terms of sharia ,whether there are open areas
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  • ,whether there are open areas within europe.
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  • Within europe. sharia law now is the law in
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  • Sharia law now is the law in england sharia courts look at
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  • England sharia courts look at how many muslim mayors there
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  • How many muslim mayors there are of english cities and you
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  • Are of english cities and you get an idea where this is
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  • Get an idea where this is going.
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  • Going. well, we now have a muslim
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  • Well, we now have a muslim mayor, york city who refuses to
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  • Mayor, york city who refuses to condemn the phrase globalized,
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  • Condemn the phrase globalized, the unfettered today what it
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  • The unfettered today what it means and ought to be clear to
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  • Means and ought to be clear to every christian it means wiping
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  • Every christian it means wiping israel off the map.
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  • Israel off the map. it means killing every jew in
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  • It means killing every jew in israel and reestablishing
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  • Israel and reestablishing muslim authority over all of
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  • Muslim authority over all of israel.
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  • Israel. so israel now disappears and
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  • So israel now disappears and palestine we have to stand
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  • Palestine we have to stand against that another holocaust
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  • Against that another holocaust and and we're the rise of this
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  • And and we're the rise of this violence and whether it's a
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  • Violence and whether it's a beach in australia or what's
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  • Beach in australia or what's happening right here in america
  • 00:11:49.433 --> 00:11:53.070
  • Happening right here in america with the number of attacks on
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  • With the number of attacks on synagogues that promoted by
  • 00:11:53.938 --> 00:11:56.774
  • Synagogues that promoted by this hate, the murder of two
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  • This hate, the murder of two embassy staffers right in
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  • Embassy staffers right in washington d.c., blocks of the
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  • Washington d.c., blocks of the fbi.
  • 00:12:05.182 --> 00:12:05.316
  • Fbi. these things we have to wake up
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  • These things we have to wake up to and count each one of ours
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  • To and count each one of ours each each christian.
  • 00:12:11.655 --> 00:12:12.089
  • Each each christian. can you take on title defender
  • 00:12:12.223 --> 00:12:14.859
  • Can you take on title defender of the faith and in that title
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  • Of the faith and in that title you recognize christianity at
  • 00:12:18.829 --> 00:12:19.430
  • You recognize christianity at its root as a jewish religion.
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  • Its root as a jewish religion. jesus as a jewish messiah.
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  • Jesus as a jewish messiah. the prophecies of the old
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  • The prophecies of the old testament are prophecies that
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  • Testament are prophecies that we embrace abraham as our
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  • We embrace abraham as our father of faith too.
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  • Father of faith too. let's realize what we're
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  • Let's realize what we're struggling against and it is a
  • 00:12:34.578 --> 00:12:35.179
  • Struggling against and it is a global struggle.
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  • Global struggle. our political leaders for
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  • Our political leaders for whatever reason after 911
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  • Whatever reason after 911 wanted to downplay this morning
  • 00:12:42.753 --> 00:12:43.387
  • Wanted to downplay this morning to convince us that islam
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  • To convince us that islam really means peace.
  • 00:12:46.190 --> 00:12:46.590
  • Really means peace. it doesn't mean peace, it means
  • 00:12:46.724 --> 00:12:47.424
  • It doesn't mean peace, it means submission and the whole goal
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  • Submission and the whole goal is to have every person in a
  • 00:12:51.128 --> 00:12:51.962
  • Is to have every person in a geographic area submit to
  • 00:12:52.096 --> 00:12:54.899
  • Geographic area submit to sharia law.
  • 00:12:55.032 --> 00:12:55.299
  • Sharia law. that's what they preach.
  • 00:12:55.432 --> 00:12:58.602
  • That's what they preach. that's what they believe.
  • 00:12:58.736 --> 00:12:59.270
  • That's what they believe. it's time for to believe it and
  • 00:12:59.403 --> 00:13:02.907
  • It's time for to believe it and realize that isn't the american
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  • Realize that isn't the american way.
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  • Way. there is no freedom of religion
  • 00:13:06.377 --> 00:13:07.144
  • There is no freedom of religion under sharia.
  • 00:13:07.278 --> 00:13:09.580
  • Under sharia. there's no freedom of assembly.
  • 00:13:09.713 --> 00:13:10.381
  • There's no freedom of assembly. there's no freedom of speech.
  • 00:13:10.514 --> 00:13:11.115
  • There's no freedom of speech. you don't have those things
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  • You don't have those things under sharia law.
  • 00:13:14.118 --> 00:13:14.518
  • Under sharia law. so we need for what we believe
  • 00:13:14.652 --> 00:13:17.988
  • So we need for what we believe in if we want an america is
  • 00:13:18.122 --> 00:13:21.525
  • In if we want an america is been handed to us by our
  • 00:13:21.659 --> 00:13:22.293
  • Been handed to us by our forefathers can, we hand it to
  • 00:13:22.426 --> 00:13:25.562
  • Forefathers can, we hand it to our children and our
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  • Our children and our grandchildren intact.
  • 00:13:26.263 --> 00:13:26.697
  • Grandchildren intact. amen.
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  • Amen. >> any men?
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  • >> any men? all right, everyone.
  • 00:13:30.668 --> 00:13:31.101
  • All right, everyone. well, still ahead, america
  • 00:13:31.235 --> 00:13:32.937
  • Well, still ahead, america dismissed from megan alexander,
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  • Dismissed from megan alexander, the inside edition host and
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  • The inside edition host and opens her home to our 700 club
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  • Opens her home to our 700 club audience for a look at at how
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  • Audience for a look at at how she celebrates the true gifts
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  • She celebrates the true gifts of christmas.
  • 00:13:41.612 --> 00:13:41.912
  • Of christmas. so stay tuned.
  • 00:13:42.046 --> 00:13:44.682
  • So stay tuned. also ahead, the true spirit of
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  • Also ahead, the true spirit of winning.
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  • Winning. meet basketball team that made
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  • Meet basketball team that made headlines by giving their
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  • Headlines by giving their district trophy to the opposing
  • 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:53.057
  • District trophy to the opposing team.
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  • Team. the details from cbn news are
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  • The details from cbn news are next.
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  • Next. and in the holy land thousands
  • 00:13:56.727 --> 00:14:03.701
  • And in the holy land thousands struggle each day elderly
  • 00:14:03.834 --> 00:14:04.368
  • Struggle each day elderly widows, holocaust survivors and
  • 00:14:04.501 --> 00:14:07.604
  • Widows, holocaust survivors and families who can't afford food
  • 00:14:07.738 --> 00:14:08.339
  • Families who can't afford food this holiday season through cbn
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  • This holiday season through cbn in israel you can share food
  • 00:14:12.142 --> 00:14:12.776
  • In israel you can share food care and basic with those
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  • Care and basic with those crying out for help and bring
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  • Crying out for help and bring comfort to to those who have
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  • Comfort to to those who have lost so much this holiday
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  • Lost so much this holiday season be the answer prayers
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  • Season be the answer prayers give help and hope today to
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  • Let us show you how it is to safeguard your money.
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  • Safeguard your money. call or text swiss today.
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  • Call or text swiss today. >> tomorrow a christmas eve
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  • >> tomorrow a christmas eve accident.
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  • Accident. you it you know she lost
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  • You it you know she lost control of her atv and plowed
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  • Control of her atv and plowed right into a barbed wire.
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  • Right into a barbed wire. >> it's kind of in late terms
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  • >> it's kind of in late terms called an internal decapitation
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  • Called an internal decapitation .
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  • . >> the prognosis?
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  • >> the prognosis? will she be able to breathe on
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  • Will she be able to breathe on her own and the prayers the
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  • Her own and the prayers the answer is by god's grace.
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  • Answer is by god's grace. >> that set the stage for a
  • 00:14:51.639 --> 00:14:52.440
  • >> that set the stage for a christmas miracle and to claim
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  • Christmas miracle and to claim that til the day she does.
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  • That til the day she does. on the 700 cloth.
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  • On the 700 cloth. >> stay connected with cbn
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  • >> stay connected with cbn news all day across our
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  • News all day across our platforms.
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  • Platforms. >> from politics to sports,
  • 00:15:06.020 --> 00:15:09.590
  • >> from politics to sports, today's culture often pushes
  • 00:15:09.723 --> 00:15:12.526
  • Today's culture often pushes concept of winning at all
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  • Concept of winning at all costs.
  • 00:15:13.327 --> 00:15:13.494
  • Costs. high school girls basketball
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  • High school girls basketball team is demonstrating the
  • 00:15:16.163 --> 00:15:16.664
  • Team is demonstrating the opposite.
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  • Opposite. john jessup brings us their
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  • John jessup brings us their story from oklahoma city and
  • 00:15:20.634 --> 00:15:26.440
  • Story from oklahoma city and grit grind and hard ingredients
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  • Grit grind and hard ingredients that the lady griffins varsity
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  • That the lady griffins varsity team to clinch their first
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  • Team to clinch their first championship earlier this year.
  • 00:15:37.685 --> 00:15:38.285
  • Championship earlier this year. >> days later they'd make
  • 00:15:38.419 --> 00:15:45.025
  • >> days later they'd make history again.
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  • History again. >> usually in the world of high
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  • >> usually in the world of high school sports it's an
  • 00:15:49.363 --> 00:15:49.830
  • School sports it's an exceptional display of
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  • Exceptional display of athleticism that catches the
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  • Athleticism that catches the public attention.
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  • Public attention. last season on this very court
  • 00:15:53.267 --> 00:15:55.836
  • Last season on this very court it was an unusual display of
  • 00:15:55.970 --> 00:15:56.570
  • It was an unusual display of good sportsmanship that drew
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  • Good sportsmanship that drew national headlines.
  • 00:16:00.074 --> 00:16:00.474
  • National headlines. >> i just needed to know in my
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  • >> i just needed to know in my heart for certain that we were
  • 00:16:01.475 --> 00:16:04.211
  • Heart for certain that we were the champions so that i could
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  • The champions so that i could sleep that night.
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  • Sleep that night. >> after reviewing the game
  • 00:16:05.613 --> 00:16:07.648
  • >> after reviewing the game video and twice tallying the
  • 00:16:07.781 --> 00:16:08.349
  • Video and twice tallying the score, coach brendan king
  • 00:16:08.482 --> 00:16:11.585
  • Score, coach brendan king confirmed his team lost by
  • 00:16:11.719 --> 00:16:14.822
  • Confirmed his team lost by one point a scorekeeping mix up
  • 00:16:14.955 --> 00:16:15.589
  • One point a scorekeeping mix up gave the griffins a one point
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  • Gave the griffins a one point advantage and the district
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  • Advantage and the district trophy for coach.
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  • Trophy for coach. that was the first hard pill.
  • 00:16:21.729 --> 00:16:22.363
  • That was the first hard pill. the next breaking the news to
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  • The next breaking the news to his players and the girls ears
  • 00:16:25.666 --> 00:16:28.502
  • His players and the girls ears immediately kind of perked up
  • 00:16:28.636 --> 00:16:29.270
  • Immediately kind of perked up like we don't meet on a sunday
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  • Like we don't meet on a sunday and said something has to be
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  • And said something has to be going on.
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  • Going on. >> i thought somebody died.
  • 00:16:34.074 --> 00:16:36.944
  • >> i thought somebody died. so my first thought was like is
  • 00:16:37.077 --> 00:16:37.845
  • So my first thought was like is that some who died or like
  • 00:16:37.978 --> 00:16:40.915
  • That some who died or like somebody got hurt really bad or
  • 00:16:41.048 --> 00:16:41.682
  • Somebody got hurt really bad or something.
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  • Something. >> when coach king told them
  • 00:16:42.183 --> 00:16:44.418
  • >> when coach king told them about the loss.
  • 00:16:44.552 --> 00:16:44.885
  • About the loss. >> all the players agreed to
  • 00:16:45.019 --> 00:16:48.122
  • >> all the players agreed to challenge the outcome.
  • 00:16:48.255 --> 00:16:48.722
  • Challenge the outcome. >> of course there was
  • 00:16:48.856 --> 00:16:51.825
  • >> of course there was hesitation, there was grief
  • 00:16:51.959 --> 00:16:52.493
  • Hesitation, there was grief whatever.
  • 00:16:52.626 --> 00:16:52.860
  • Whatever. >> but we the game and like
  • 00:16:52.993 --> 00:16:55.563
  • >> but we the game and like there's nothing that could take
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  • There's nothing that could take away that hard work and all of
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  • Away that hard work and all of our like teamwork and all of
  • 00:16:58.999 --> 00:16:59.600
  • Our like teamwork and all of that.
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  • That. but we never had one in the
  • 00:17:00.034 --> 00:17:03.204
  • But we never had one in the first place if that makes
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  • First place if that makes sense.
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  • Sense. so was like a coming to terms
  • 00:17:04.305 --> 00:17:06.840
  • So was like a coming to terms with a we didn't win but there
  • 00:17:06.974 --> 00:17:07.808
  • With a we didn't win but there was never like oh but we can
  • 00:17:07.942 --> 00:17:10.477
  • Was never like oh but we can still keep the trophy because
  • 00:17:10.611 --> 00:17:11.212
  • Still keep the trophy because like why would we do that their
  • 00:17:11.345 --> 00:17:13.581
  • Like why would we do that their reasoning being true to their
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  • Reasoning being true to their emotions while also answering
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  • Emotions while also answering to a higher call it didn't
  • 00:17:17.985 --> 00:17:21.155
  • To a higher call it didn't benefit us in the way that we
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  • Benefit us in the way that we would have been able to
  • 00:17:25.659 --> 00:17:26.193
  • Would have been able to continue but it did benefit us
  • 00:17:26.327 --> 00:17:28.929
  • Continue but it did benefit us in showing the world that this
  • 00:17:29.063 --> 00:17:29.697
  • In showing the world that this is this was the good thing to
  • 00:17:29.830 --> 00:17:33.567
  • Is this was the good thing to do and the thing that glorifies
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  • Do and the thing that glorifies god most.
  • 00:17:37.705 --> 00:17:37.938
  • God most. >> they also learn to find
  • 00:17:38.072 --> 00:17:38.839
  • >> they also learn to find humor in the heartbreak.
  • 00:17:38.973 --> 00:17:41.575
  • Humor in the heartbreak. i also feel like the trophy
  • 00:17:41.709 --> 00:17:42.309
  • I also feel like the trophy just like wouldn't have been
  • 00:17:42.443 --> 00:17:43.043
  • Just like wouldn't have been valuable every time we saw it
  • 00:17:43.177 --> 00:17:46.247
  • Valuable every time we saw it sitting on the shelf we thought
  • 00:17:46.380 --> 00:17:47.014
  • Sitting on the shelf we thought oh wait, we actually lost that
  • 00:17:47.147 --> 00:17:48.515
  • Oh wait, we actually lost that by breaking its own rules.
  • 00:17:48.649 --> 00:17:49.183
  • By breaking its own rules. >> the state governing board
  • 00:17:49.316 --> 00:17:52.319
  • >> the state governing board for high school athletics
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  • For high school athletics granted their appeal just hours
  • 00:17:53.120 --> 00:17:56.323
  • Granted their appeal just hours after the girl's decision.
  • 00:17:56.457 --> 00:17:56.991
  • After the girl's decision. coach king and his wife
  • 00:17:57.124 --> 00:17:59.326
  • Coach king and his wife delivered the trophy to the
  • 00:17:59.460 --> 00:18:00.060
  • Delivered the trophy to the opposing team.
  • 00:18:00.194 --> 00:18:00.494
  • Opposing team. >> showed us you know there are
  • 00:18:00.628 --> 00:18:03.964
  • >> showed us you know there are still good people in this
  • 00:18:04.098 --> 00:18:04.665
  • Still good people in this world.
  • 00:18:04.798 --> 00:18:04.965
  • World. >> the story got picked up by
  • 00:18:05.099 --> 00:18:07.501
  • >> the story got picked up by cbs.
  • 00:18:07.635 --> 00:18:07.768
  • Cbs. >> their good deeds striking a
  • 00:18:07.901 --> 00:18:08.569
  • >> their good deeds striking a chord covered by media around
  • 00:18:08.702 --> 00:18:11.538
  • Chord covered by media around the world.
  • 00:18:11.672 --> 00:18:11.939
  • The world. >> it's kind of like a running
  • 00:18:12.072 --> 00:18:12.806
  • >> it's kind of like a running joke our student body it's like
  • 00:18:12.940 --> 00:18:15.876
  • Joke our student body it's like oh.
  • 00:18:16.010 --> 00:18:16.143
  • Oh. >> another day, another
  • 00:18:16.277 --> 00:18:16.744
  • >> another day, another interview.
  • 00:18:16.877 --> 00:18:17.111
  • Interview. so what team decide a win isn't
  • 00:18:17.244 --> 00:18:19.113
  • So what team decide a win isn't a win but in this case an
  • 00:18:19.246 --> 00:18:20.080
  • A win but in this case an actual.
  • 00:18:20.214 --> 00:18:22.716
  • Actual. well, to get a better
  • 00:18:22.850 --> 00:18:23.484
  • Well, to get a better understanding you'd have to
  • 00:18:23.617 --> 00:18:24.184
  • Understanding you'd have to come here.
  • 00:18:24.318 --> 00:18:24.551
  • Come here. we're learning the girls isn't
  • 00:18:24.685 --> 00:18:26.754
  • We're learning the girls isn't just purely academic.
  • 00:18:26.887 --> 00:18:27.321
  • Just purely academic. it's also about virtue in
  • 00:18:27.454 --> 00:18:30.958
  • It's also about virtue in college now this is the academy
  • 00:18:31.091 --> 00:18:34.495
  • College now this is the academy of classical christian studies
  • 00:18:34.628 --> 00:18:38.032
  • Of classical christian studies in downtown oklahoma city where
  • 00:18:38.165 --> 00:18:38.799
  • In downtown oklahoma city where students start their major
  • 00:18:38.932 --> 00:18:41.902
  • Students start their major every year and end the day and
  • 00:18:42.036 --> 00:18:45.572
  • Every year and end the day and walking.
  • 00:18:45.706 --> 00:18:49.043
  • Walking. >> it looks and sounds like
  • 00:18:49.176 --> 00:18:53.213
  • >> it looks and sounds like your typical school yet.
  • 00:18:53.347 --> 00:18:56.583
  • Your typical school yet. the academy represents a
  • 00:18:56.717 --> 00:18:57.217
  • The academy represents a growing movement called
  • 00:18:57.351 --> 00:18:57.851
  • Growing movement called classical education a
  • 00:18:57.985 --> 00:19:00.788
  • Classical education a challenging three stage
  • 00:19:00.921 --> 00:19:01.388
  • Challenging three stage curriculum where bible along
  • 00:19:01.522 --> 00:19:04.758
  • Curriculum where bible along with the traditions of ancient
  • 00:19:04.892 --> 00:19:05.492
  • With the traditions of ancient greece and rome are used to
  • 00:19:05.626 --> 00:19:08.595
  • Greece and rome are used to teach and transform kids by
  • 00:19:08.729 --> 00:19:09.296
  • Teach and transform kids by learning about the world and
  • 00:19:09.430 --> 00:19:12.499
  • Learning about the world and its creator.
  • 00:19:12.633 --> 00:19:12.933
  • Its creator. the method is catching.
  • 00:19:13.067 --> 00:19:16.170
  • The method is catching. >> parents know what they're
  • 00:19:16.303 --> 00:19:16.870
  • >> parents know what they're calling is and their duty
  • 00:19:17.004 --> 00:19:17.571
  • Calling is and their duty towards their children and they
  • 00:19:17.705 --> 00:19:20.441
  • Towards their children and they see classical and christian
  • 00:19:20.574 --> 00:19:21.108
  • See classical and christian education as the most effective
  • 00:19:21.241 --> 00:19:24.378
  • Education as the most effective partnerships giving them memory
  • 00:19:24.511 --> 00:19:27.881
  • Partnerships giving them memory ,helping them be practiced in
  • 00:19:28.015 --> 00:19:28.849
  • ,helping them be practiced in virtue and baptizing their
  • 00:19:28.982 --> 00:19:32.486
  • Virtue and baptizing their imagination into something true
  • 00:19:32.619 --> 00:19:35.856
  • Imagination into something true good, beautiful and eternal.
  • 00:19:35.989 --> 00:19:39.827
  • Good, beautiful and eternal. >> there is a part of me that
  • 00:19:39.960 --> 00:19:40.894
  • >> there is a part of me that wasn't surprised casey and
  • 00:19:41.028 --> 00:19:43.931
  • Wasn't surprised casey and sarah shutt have two sons
  • 00:19:44.064 --> 00:19:44.598
  • Sarah shutt have two sons enrolled at the academy and
  • 00:19:44.732 --> 00:19:47.234
  • Enrolled at the academy and their daughter cora, now a
  • 00:19:47.368 --> 00:19:47.901
  • Their daughter cora, now a freshman in college, played
  • 00:19:48.035 --> 00:19:50.871
  • Freshman in college, played ball as a lady griffin last
  • 00:19:51.004 --> 00:19:51.705
  • Ball as a lady griffin last season.
  • 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:52.039
  • Season. >> i mean our daughter can of
  • 00:19:52.172 --> 00:19:54.675
  • >> i mean our daughter can of look back and tell us now that
  • 00:19:54.808 --> 00:19:55.442
  • Look back and tell us now that she's in college like these are
  • 00:19:55.576 --> 00:19:56.210
  • She's in college like these are the things appreciate it.
  • 00:19:56.343 --> 00:19:58.679
  • The things appreciate it. i'm thankful for this education
  • 00:19:58.812 --> 00:19:59.546
  • I'm thankful for this education and is a blessing as a parent.
  • 00:19:59.680 --> 00:20:02.750
  • And is a blessing as a parent. >> well, reports show the
  • 00:20:02.883 --> 00:20:03.584
  • >> well, reports show the students their peers in public
  • 00:20:03.717 --> 00:20:06.553
  • Students their peers in public and private schools.
  • 00:20:06.687 --> 00:20:07.121
  • And private schools. >> educators this curriculum
  • 00:20:07.254 --> 00:20:09.723
  • >> educators this curriculum isn't designed simply to
  • 00:20:09.857 --> 00:20:10.391
  • Isn't designed simply to prepare for college.
  • 00:20:10.524 --> 00:20:13.360
  • Prepare for college. it's to train them to be
  • 00:20:13.494 --> 00:20:14.261
  • It's to train them to be kingdom.
  • 00:20:14.395 --> 00:20:16.463
  • Kingdom. >> it gives them kind of a
  • 00:20:16.597 --> 00:20:20.868
  • >> it gives them kind of a higher target in life.
  • 00:20:21.001 --> 00:20:24.538
  • Higher target in life. virtue is something that the
  • 00:20:24.671 --> 00:20:25.272
  • Virtue is something that the school speaks of quite a bit
  • 00:20:25.406 --> 00:20:30.377
  • School speaks of quite a bit bringing lessons learned at
  • 00:20:30.511 --> 00:20:31.078
  • Bringing lessons learned at home and in the classroom onto
  • 00:20:31.211 --> 00:20:35.115
  • Home and in the classroom onto the basketball court.
  • 00:20:35.249 --> 00:20:35.716
  • The basketball court. the team's fan base has grown.
  • 00:20:35.849 --> 00:20:38.986
  • The team's fan base has grown. >> i got to ask you.
  • 00:20:39.119 --> 00:20:39.753
  • >> i got to ask you. what's it been like for you to
  • 00:20:39.887 --> 00:20:42.222
  • What's it been like for you to witness the response to this?
  • 00:20:42.356 --> 00:20:46.293
  • Witness the response to this? >> i'm thankful this story is
  • 00:20:46.427 --> 00:20:47.060
  • >> i'm thankful this story is out there because i hope it's
  • 00:20:47.194 --> 00:20:47.895
  • Out there because i hope it's encouraging other coaches or
  • 00:20:48.028 --> 00:20:49.930
  • Encouraging other coaches or other teams out there that
  • 00:20:50.063 --> 00:20:50.664
  • Other teams out there that there's so many bigger life
  • 00:20:50.798 --> 00:20:54.067
  • There's so many bigger life lessons than just wins and
  • 00:20:54.201 --> 00:20:54.768
  • Lessons than just wins and losses.
  • 00:20:54.902 --> 00:20:55.102
  • Losses. again, never thought it would
  • 00:20:55.235 --> 00:20:57.671
  • Again, never thought it would get to this point.
  • 00:20:57.805 --> 00:20:58.238
  • Get to this point. multiple social media messages
  • 00:20:58.372 --> 00:21:01.375
  • Multiple social media messages that had come my way and
  • 00:21:01.508 --> 00:21:02.142
  • That had come my way and letters started to show up to
  • 00:21:02.276 --> 00:21:02.910
  • Letters started to show up to the school check donations just
  • 00:21:03.043 --> 00:21:05.946
  • The school check donations just to the girls basketball
  • 00:21:06.079 --> 00:21:06.547
  • To the girls basketball program.
  • 00:21:06.680 --> 00:21:06.880
  • Program. >> we asked why they think has
  • 00:21:07.014 --> 00:21:09.583
  • >> we asked why they think has gone viral a culture whose
  • 00:21:09.716 --> 00:21:13.620
  • Gone viral a culture whose favorite hashtag is winning.
  • 00:21:13.754 --> 00:21:14.321
  • Favorite hashtag is winning. needed a news story of what
  • 00:21:14.455 --> 00:21:17.324
  • Needed a news story of what true winning is.
  • 00:21:17.458 --> 00:21:17.791
  • True winning is. >> i think it resonates that
  • 00:21:17.925 --> 00:21:21.261
  • >> i think it resonates that yeah that's the right thing to
  • 00:21:21.395 --> 00:21:21.995
  • Yeah that's the right thing to do and maybe maybe if this
  • 00:21:22.129 --> 00:21:22.663
  • Do and maybe maybe if this happens in this little little
  • 00:21:22.796 --> 00:21:25.199
  • Happens in this little little high school setting maybe
  • 00:21:25.332 --> 00:21:25.833
  • High school setting maybe there's maybe there's hope
  • 00:21:25.966 --> 00:21:26.500
  • There's maybe there's hope beyond in these in the
  • 00:21:26.633 --> 00:21:29.303
  • Beyond in these in the political realm or in the
  • 00:21:29.436 --> 00:21:29.970
  • Political realm or in the business world or in all these
  • 00:21:30.103 --> 00:21:30.704
  • Business world or in all these other spheres life.
  • 00:21:30.838 --> 00:21:33.240
  • Other spheres life. >> oh, for these students it's
  • 00:21:33.373 --> 00:21:34.208
  • >> oh, for these students it's about family, friends and
  • 00:21:34.341 --> 00:21:37.077
  • About family, friends and mentors group the academy has
  • 00:21:37.211 --> 00:21:40.547
  • Mentors group the academy has me almost like a golden
  • 00:21:40.681 --> 00:21:41.215
  • Me almost like a golden standard of community that i
  • 00:21:41.348 --> 00:21:44.351
  • Standard of community that i want to hold to like a standard
  • 00:21:44.485 --> 00:21:45.152
  • Want to hold to like a standard that i will want to always work
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  • That i will want to always work up to or maybe even improve on.
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  • Up to or maybe even improve on. >> win or lose.
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  • >> win or lose. setting example for us all.
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  • Setting example for us all. john jessup cbn news, oklahoma
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  • John jessup cbn news, oklahoma city.
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  • City. >> it used to be in that
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  • >> it used to be in that education included character as
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  • Education included character as part of the whole process that
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  • Part of the whole process that students children, young adults
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  • Students children, young adults and even a college that the
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  • And even a college that the highest goal wasn't always what
  • 00:22:12.513 --> 00:22:15.449
  • Highest goal wasn't always what you were doing academically or
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  • You were doing academically or how much money you could earn
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  • How much money you could earn in a career.
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  • In a career. your highest goal was to
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  • Your highest goal was to develop character and whole
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  • Develop character and whole honor and duty and truth and
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  • Honor and duty and truth and these slogans the all of the
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  • These slogans the all of the honor codes were put into place
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  • Honor codes were put into place that were all put in place by
  • 00:22:32.332 --> 00:22:33.133
  • That were all put in place by christians who wanted to raise
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  • Christians who wanted to raise up christian leadership to
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  • Up christian leadership to america and whether it was the
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  • America and whether it was the founding of harvard or, of yale
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  • Founding of harvard or, of yale or princeton or the majority of
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  • Or princeton or the majority of universities and colleges in
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  • Universities and colleges in the united states, it was all
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  • The united states, it was all aimed at that.
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  • Aimed at that. boy, have we ever left that.
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  • Boy, have we ever left that. and those things just don't
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  • And those things just don't seem to have much meaning.
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  • Seem to have much meaning. >> it's wonderful to see.
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  • >> it's wonderful to see. well, character does matter and
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  • Well, character does matter and virtue matter and if we want to
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  • Virtue matter and if we want to have a culture going forward
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  • Have a culture going forward that honors that and believes
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  • That honors that and believes in that, what if we want
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  • In that, what if we want politicians who will actually
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  • Politicians who will actually tell us the truth.
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  • Tell us the truth. well, you have to start very
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  • Well, you have to start very early training that into them
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  • Early training that into them that there's no real benefit
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  • That there's no real benefit long term to having a
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  • Long term to having a government that you can't
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  • Government that you can't trust.
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  • Trust. there's no benefit long term to
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  • There's no benefit long term to having businesses that don't
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  • Having businesses that don't act honorably in the
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  • Act honorably in the marketplace that are always out
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  • Marketplace that are always out for the latest quarter that
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  • For the latest quarter that there's a longer term issue
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  • There's a longer term issue here if america is going to
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  • Here if america is going to return to its greatness, it it
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  • Return to its greatness, it it has to return to virtue what
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  • Has to return to virtue what makes great is that america is
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  • Makes great is that america is good.
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  • Good. so so let's resolve that.
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  • So so let's resolve that. and if you have children you're
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  • And if you have children you're making decisions to send them
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  • Making decisions to send them to public school.
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  • To public school. do i send them to a christian
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  • Do i send them to a christian school?
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  • School? consider this story that in
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  • Consider this story that in that christian are they going
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  • That christian are they going to have the character
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  • To have the character development that they need in
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  • Development that they need in order to be wonderful citizens
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  • Order to be wonderful citizens the future and wonderful
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  • The future and wonderful citizens of heaven?
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  • Citizens of heaven? ashley well, those young girls
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  • Ashley well, those young girls definitely set an example for
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  • Definitely set an example for us all.
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  • Us all. >> all right, everyone still
  • 00:24:13.300 --> 00:24:15.235
  • >> all right, everyone still ahead like a mosquito bite that
  • 00:24:15.369 --> 00:24:16.036
  • Ahead like a mosquito bite that never went away.
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  • Never went away. that's how this woman described
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  • That's how this woman described her itchy skin condition even
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  • Her itchy skin condition even touching was painful after ten
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  • Touching was painful after ten years of suffering, she see how
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  • Years of suffering, she see how she was cured on christmas eve.
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  • She was cured on christmas eve. that's later on today's.
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  • That's later on today's. but up next.
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  • But up next. candy canes, cinnamon rolls,
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  • Candy canes, cinnamon rolls, snowflakes, the sound of bells.
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  • Snowflakes, the sound of bells. >> megan alexander unwraps the
  • 00:24:35.589 --> 00:24:38.725
  • >> megan alexander unwraps the deeper meaning behind cherished
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  • Deeper meaning behind cherished christmas traditions.
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  • Christmas traditions. when when we come back.
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  • That's one 800 6918551. one 806 918551.
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  • One 806 918551. what can i give to cbn do this
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  • What can i give to cbn do this christmas?
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  • Christmas? partner with cbn and together
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  • Partner with cbn and together you'll give hope to children
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  • You'll give hope to children around the world you'll give
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  • Around the world you'll give help through operation blessing
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  • Help through operation blessing by meeting the needs of people
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  • By meeting the needs of people with food medical care kits
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  • With food medical care kits here at home and in more than
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  • Here at home and in more than 65 countries.
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  • 65 countries. >> you'll give the greatest
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  • >> you'll give the greatest gift of all the good news of
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  • Gift of all the good news of jesus to millions of people day
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  • Jesus to millions of people day through the 700 club and
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  • Through the 700 club and international programs that
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  • International programs that stream and broadcast to 174
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  • Stream and broadcast to 174 countries and territories thank
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  • Countries and territories thank you to the people who gave to
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  • You to the people who gave to help us.
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  • Help us. >> we just want to thank you
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  • >> we just want to thank you for helping us.
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  • For helping us. >> thank you.
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  • >> thank you. we're so thankful blessed i
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  • We're so thankful blessed i can't express what can your
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  • Can't express what can your gift do this christmas season?
  • 00:25:36.171 --> 00:25:38.740
  • Gift do this christmas season? you can help transform lives
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  • You can help transform lives now and for.
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  • Now and for. >> call or go to cbs.com and
  • 00:25:42.778 --> 00:25:46.248
  • >> call or go to cbs.com and with cbn today merry christmas
  • 00:25:46.381 --> 00:25:50.652
  • With cbn today merry christmas and happy new year.
  • 00:25:50.786 --> 00:25:51.186
  • And happy new year. so on one christmas let
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  • So on one christmas let somebody be my convert out way
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  • Somebody be my convert out way upon full contact have meghan
  • 00:25:54.656 --> 00:26:10.772
  • Upon full contact have meghan alexander is well known for her
  • 00:26:10.906 --> 00:26:11.540
  • Alexander is well known for her reporting on edition and as a
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  • Reporting on edition and as a former special correspondent
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  • Former special correspondent for thursday football.
  • 00:26:15.710 --> 00:26:18.680
  • For thursday football. recently she invited cbn's tom
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  • Recently she invited cbn's tom deering into her tennessee home
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  • Deering into her tennessee home to talk about the true gifts of
  • 00:26:22.484 --> 00:26:23.251
  • To talk about the true gifts of christmas and what the holiday
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  • Christmas and what the holiday season means to her.
  • 00:26:26.054 --> 00:26:29.157
  • Season means to her. >> megan alexander embraces
  • 00:26:29.291 --> 00:26:29.825
  • >> megan alexander embraces christmas celebration, author
  • 00:26:29.958 --> 00:26:33.795
  • Christmas celebration, author of the just released book the
  • 00:26:33.929 --> 00:26:34.529
  • Of the just released book the true gifts christmas.
  • 00:26:34.663 --> 00:26:37.165
  • True gifts christmas. megan helps illustrate seasonal
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  • Megan helps illustrate seasonal traditions decorations and
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  • Traditions decorations and significance to bring great
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  • Significance to bring great meaning and for hospitality.
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  • Meaning and for hospitality. >> hi everybody.
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  • >> hi everybody. welcome.
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  • Welcome. very come on in.
  • 00:26:46.341 --> 00:26:49.277
  • Very come on in. >> for family friends
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  • >> for family friends gatherings her community.
  • 00:26:50.145 --> 00:26:53.281
  • Gatherings her community. megan is hospitality under a
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  • Megan is hospitality under a considered for the impact that
  • 00:26:56.952 --> 00:26:57.552
  • Considered for the impact that it makes.
  • 00:26:57.686 --> 00:26:57.919
  • It makes. >> i think so much of being a
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  • >> i think so much of being a believer is welcoming people
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  • Believer is welcoming people with the spirit of jesus.
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  • With the spirit of jesus. when you think about his life
  • 00:27:05.760 --> 00:27:08.496
  • When you think about his life he always had time for people.
  • 00:27:08.630 --> 00:27:09.264
  • He always had time for people. hospitality is welcome people
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  • Hospitality is welcome people seeing people making time for
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  • Seeing people making time for people.
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  • People. i think we have overlooked it
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  • I think we have overlooked it as a way to worship and serve.
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  • As a way to worship and serve. and i think the holidays slows
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  • And i think the holidays slows us down and gives us that
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  • Us down and gives us that opportunity again.
  • 00:27:24.880 --> 00:27:25.280
  • Opportunity again. >> where would we be without
  • 00:27:25.413 --> 00:27:25.981
  • >> where would we be without the candy canes?
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  • The candy canes? but there are clues there,
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  • But there are clues there, aren't there?
  • 00:27:29.684 --> 00:27:29.985
  • Aren't there? yeah.
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  • Yeah. shaped like a shepherd's staff
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  • Shaped like a shepherd's staff .
  • 00:27:32.821 --> 00:27:32.921
  • . turn it upside down.
  • 00:27:33.054 --> 00:27:33.488
  • Turn it upside down. the j's for jesus the red
  • 00:27:33.622 --> 00:27:34.389
  • The j's for jesus the red represents blood shed for us.
  • 00:27:34.522 --> 00:27:36.558
  • Represents blood shed for us. the white that we are washed
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  • The white that we are washed white as snow and we do a
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  • White as snow and we do a flashlight candy cane hunt in
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  • Flashlight candy cane hunt in our backyard.
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  • Our backyard. all the kids over collect as
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  • All the kids over collect as many as you can.
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  • Many as you can. we hide a few in the trees.
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  • We hide a few in the trees. very nice.
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  • Very nice. yeah, it is fun.
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  • Yeah, it is fun. the hospitality specific at
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  • The hospitality specific at christmas time.
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  • Christmas time. do do you think it represents
  • 00:27:52.340 --> 00:27:55.176
  • Do do you think it represents something about the kingdom of
  • 00:27:55.310 --> 00:27:55.911
  • Something about the kingdom of heaven?
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  • Heaven? i envision that will be heaven.
  • 00:27:58.413 --> 00:27:59.247
  • I envision that will be heaven. i mean oftentimes in the bible
  • 00:27:59.381 --> 00:28:00.015
  • I mean oftentimes in the bible it talks about banquet will be
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  • It talks about banquet will be welcomed to the banquet table.
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  • Welcomed to the banquet table. right?
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  • Right? my father's house are many,
  • 00:28:05.387 --> 00:28:06.187
  • My father's house are many, many rooms and there's
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  • Many rooms and there's something about opening the
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  • Something about opening the door and welcoming somebody
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  • Door and welcoming somebody into your home and saying come
  • 00:28:10.659 --> 00:28:14.195
  • Into your home and saying come on in.
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  • On in. when we put candles in windows
  • 00:28:14.629 --> 00:28:16.865
  • When we put candles in windows there's a back story there of
  • 00:28:16.998 --> 00:28:17.599
  • There's a back story there of hospitality and letting people
  • 00:28:17.732 --> 00:28:21.269
  • Hospitality and letting people know if you're a fellow
  • 00:28:21.403 --> 00:28:21.903
  • Know if you're a fellow believer this is a place where
  • 00:28:22.037 --> 00:28:22.637
  • Believer this is a place where you could stay and.
  • 00:28:22.771 --> 00:28:24.606
  • You could stay and. christmas may be the best
  • 00:28:24.739 --> 00:28:25.273
  • Christmas may be the best occasion.
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  • Occasion. yes, i think christmas best
  • 00:28:25.774 --> 00:28:28.243
  • Yes, i think christmas best opportunity to open that door
  • 00:28:28.376 --> 00:28:29.010
  • Opportunity to open that door to people and i think that's
  • 00:28:29.144 --> 00:28:29.711
  • To people and i think that's reflective of how christ
  • 00:28:29.844 --> 00:28:32.414
  • Reflective of how christ welcomes us.
  • 00:28:32.547 --> 00:28:32.814
  • Welcomes us. >> holy smokes, megan, what
  • 00:28:32.948 --> 00:28:36.384
  • >> holy smokes, megan, what else does doe bring beyond just
  • 00:28:36.518 --> 00:28:39.654
  • Else does doe bring beyond just flavor and aroma?
  • 00:28:39.788 --> 00:28:40.155
  • Flavor and aroma? >> smells so good.
  • 00:28:40.288 --> 00:28:43.425
  • >> smells so good. jesus is the bread of life and
  • 00:28:43.558 --> 00:28:44.392
  • Jesus is the bread of life and this is of that.
  • 00:28:44.526 --> 00:28:47.362
  • This is of that. plus it's a great family
  • 00:28:47.495 --> 00:28:48.029
  • Plus it's a great family tradition.
  • 00:28:48.163 --> 00:28:48.396
  • Tradition. we always bake rolls on
  • 00:28:48.530 --> 00:28:50.999
  • We always bake rolls on christmas morning runs in my
  • 00:28:51.132 --> 00:28:51.733
  • Christmas morning runs in my husband's family.
  • 00:28:51.866 --> 00:28:52.233
  • Husband's family. kids love it so it tastes
  • 00:28:52.367 --> 00:28:54.936
  • Kids love it so it tastes really good and it has
  • 00:28:55.070 --> 00:28:55.570
  • Really good and it has spiritual significance and the
  • 00:28:55.704 --> 00:28:58.940
  • Spiritual significance and the aroma that's when some you
  • 00:28:59.074 --> 00:28:59.641
  • Aroma that's when some you know, i okay thanks.
  • 00:28:59.774 --> 00:29:02.444
  • Know, i okay thanks. >> christmas maybe more than
  • 00:29:02.577 --> 00:29:03.278
  • >> christmas maybe more than anything is this array for our
  • 00:29:03.411 --> 00:29:06.948
  • Anything is this array for our senses smell taste feel here
  • 00:29:07.082 --> 00:29:10.085
  • Senses smell taste feel here christmas is of our senses
  • 00:29:10.218 --> 00:29:13.888
  • Christmas is of our senses coming to life and it's really
  • 00:29:14.022 --> 00:29:14.723
  • Coming to life and it's really embracing what it means to be
  • 00:29:14.856 --> 00:29:18.193
  • Embracing what it means to be human.
  • 00:29:18.326 --> 00:29:18.493
  • Human. god created all of those senses
  • 00:29:18.626 --> 00:29:19.260
  • God created all of those senses and wants us to enjoy life to
  • 00:29:19.394 --> 00:29:22.263
  • And wants us to enjoy life to the fullest.
  • 00:29:22.397 --> 00:29:22.697
  • The fullest. christmas taps all of that
  • 00:29:22.831 --> 00:29:25.533
  • Christmas taps all of that whether it's that christmas
  • 00:29:25.667 --> 00:29:26.234
  • Whether it's that christmas music that you hear for the
  • 00:29:26.368 --> 00:29:28.303
  • Music that you hear for the very first time when you walk
  • 00:29:28.436 --> 00:29:29.037
  • Very first time when you walk into a store the first sign of
  • 00:29:29.170 --> 00:29:31.339
  • Into a store the first sign of christmas lights in your
  • 00:29:31.473 --> 00:29:32.007
  • Christmas lights in your neighborhood the bright twinkle
  • 00:29:32.140 --> 00:29:32.741
  • Neighborhood the bright twinkle of them, that anticipation of
  • 00:29:32.874 --> 00:29:35.443
  • Of them, that anticipation of all of those overload of senses
  • 00:29:35.577 --> 00:29:38.513
  • All of those overload of senses .
  • 00:29:38.646 --> 00:29:38.747
  • . what is it about that distinct
  • 00:29:38.880 --> 00:29:39.614
  • What is it about that distinct sound of bells?
  • 00:29:39.748 --> 00:29:43.385
  • Sound of bells? >> what do you hear?
  • 00:29:43.518 --> 00:29:44.019
  • >> what do you hear? i hear hope the sound of hope.
  • 00:29:44.152 --> 00:29:47.288
  • I hear hope the sound of hope. christmas bells remind us that
  • 00:29:47.422 --> 00:29:48.056
  • Christmas bells remind us that god is us.
  • 00:29:48.189 --> 00:29:50.692
  • God is us. >> when you hear those bells
  • 00:29:50.825 --> 00:29:51.559
  • >> when you hear those bells ring out on christmas morning
  • 00:29:51.693 --> 00:29:52.293
  • Ring out on christmas morning you're just filled with hope.
  • 00:29:52.427 --> 00:29:55.063
  • You're just filled with hope. >> you could put bells on your
  • 00:29:55.196 --> 00:29:55.930
  • >> you could put bells on your front door as it opens songs,
  • 00:29:56.064 --> 00:29:58.166
  • Front door as it opens songs, jingle bells famous poems
  • 00:29:58.299 --> 00:30:03.071
  • Jingle bells famous poems remind us that god is with us.
  • 00:30:03.204 --> 00:30:03.872
  • Remind us that god is with us. >> i think that's put bells on
  • 00:30:04.005 --> 00:30:04.839
  • >> i think that's put bells on the pet so as they walk around
  • 00:30:04.973 --> 00:30:06.608
  • The pet so as they walk around the house i hear the jingle the
  • 00:30:06.741 --> 00:30:07.375
  • The house i hear the jingle the bells all day long.
  • 00:30:07.509 --> 00:30:09.477
  • Bells all day long. anticipation is one of the
  • 00:30:09.611 --> 00:30:10.145
  • Anticipation is one of the wonderful parts of christmas
  • 00:30:10.278 --> 00:30:13.481
  • Wonderful parts of christmas big build up.
  • 00:30:13.615 --> 00:30:13.915
  • Big build up. advent in particular you kids i
  • 00:30:14.049 --> 00:30:17.485
  • Advent in particular you kids i think we just can't wait for
  • 00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:18.219
  • Think we just can't wait for christmas morning.
  • 00:30:18.353 --> 00:30:18.753
  • Christmas morning. >> but as i grew as an adult i
  • 00:30:18.887 --> 00:30:21.423
  • >> but as i grew as an adult i find the anticipation of
  • 00:30:21.556 --> 00:30:22.057
  • Find the anticipation of christmas is, the preparation
  • 00:30:22.190 --> 00:30:25.493
  • Christmas is, the preparation of jesus birth and what it
  • 00:30:25.627 --> 00:30:26.161
  • Of jesus birth and what it means to us.
  • 00:30:26.294 --> 00:30:26.594
  • Means to us. >> that to me is advent.
  • 00:30:26.728 --> 00:30:29.597
  • >> that to me is advent. >> okay lord, what are you
  • 00:30:29.731 --> 00:30:30.298
  • >> okay lord, what are you trying to teach me through all
  • 00:30:30.432 --> 00:30:32.834
  • Trying to teach me through all the different symbolisms of
  • 00:30:32.967 --> 00:30:33.535
  • The different symbolisms of christmas and this year in
  • 00:30:33.668 --> 00:30:34.235
  • Christmas and this year in particular i've started looking
  • 00:30:34.369 --> 00:30:36.971
  • Particular i've started looking at it as preparation for the
  • 00:30:37.105 --> 00:30:37.705
  • At it as preparation for the new year to carry that spirit
  • 00:30:37.839 --> 00:30:41.409
  • New year to carry that spirit into january and continue being
  • 00:30:41.543 --> 00:30:44.846
  • Into january and continue being bold in my faith.
  • 00:30:44.979 --> 00:30:45.513
  • Bold in my faith. >> the imagery of snow is the
  • 00:30:45.647 --> 00:30:46.548
  • >> the imagery of snow is the landscape for christmas within
  • 00:30:46.681 --> 00:30:49.484
  • Landscape for christmas within and what do we find?
  • 00:30:49.617 --> 00:30:50.085
  • And what do we find? >> yeah we find snowflakes and
  • 00:30:50.218 --> 00:30:53.121
  • >> yeah we find snowflakes and i included this in the book
  • 00:30:53.254 --> 00:30:53.855
  • I included this in the book because we need to remind our
  • 00:30:53.988 --> 00:30:54.622
  • Because we need to remind our kids that as no snowflake is
  • 00:30:54.756 --> 00:30:56.991
  • Kids that as no snowflake is like the other you are unique
  • 00:30:57.125 --> 00:31:00.562
  • Like the other you are unique and special in jesus eyes too.
  • 00:31:00.695 --> 00:31:01.329
  • And special in jesus eyes too. and snowflakes are a work art.
  • 00:31:01.463 --> 00:31:04.599
  • And snowflakes are a work art. >> literally every single
  • 00:31:04.732 --> 00:31:05.300
  • >> literally every single one is different intricate.
  • 00:31:05.433 --> 00:31:08.069
  • One is different intricate. >> it's a magical part of
  • 00:31:08.203 --> 00:31:08.937
  • >> it's a magical part of christmas.
  • 00:31:09.070 --> 00:31:09.304
  • Christmas. how can we price the meaning of
  • 00:31:09.437 --> 00:31:12.540
  • How can we price the meaning of christmas especially for kids
  • 00:31:12.674 --> 00:31:16.111
  • Christmas especially for kids with all the excess?
  • 00:31:16.244 --> 00:31:16.644
  • With all the excess? >> as a parent that is the
  • 00:31:16.778 --> 00:31:17.679
  • >> as a parent that is the battle i am constantly fighting
  • 00:31:17.812 --> 00:31:20.715
  • Battle i am constantly fighting and i know so many people can
  • 00:31:20.849 --> 00:31:21.483
  • And i know so many people can relate.
  • 00:31:21.616 --> 00:31:21.816
  • Relate. we're we're fighting the
  • 00:31:21.950 --> 00:31:24.385
  • We're we're fighting the commercialization and the
  • 00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:25.019
  • Commercialization and the secularization of christmas and
  • 00:31:25.153 --> 00:31:28.089
  • Secularization of christmas and the dreaded question of is
  • 00:31:28.223 --> 00:31:28.790
  • The dreaded question of is there really a santa claus?
  • 00:31:28.923 --> 00:31:29.491
  • There really a santa claus? >> talk about a familiar face.
  • 00:31:29.624 --> 00:31:32.694
  • >> talk about a familiar face. >> but behind every santa is a
  • 00:31:32.827 --> 00:31:35.930
  • >> but behind every santa is a generous servant, heart and
  • 00:31:36.064 --> 00:31:36.598
  • Generous servant, heart and leader.
  • 00:31:36.731 --> 00:31:36.931
  • Leader. >> yeah, a real life man
  • 00:31:37.065 --> 00:31:38.967
  • >> yeah, a real life man nicholas saint nicholas in the
  • 00:31:39.100 --> 00:31:39.701
  • Nicholas saint nicholas in the catholic church.
  • 00:31:39.834 --> 00:31:40.168
  • Catholic church. >> he grew up in what is modern
  • 00:31:40.301 --> 00:31:42.804
  • >> he grew up in what is modern day turkey.
  • 00:31:42.937 --> 00:31:43.204
  • Day turkey. he was a bishop.
  • 00:31:43.338 --> 00:31:43.671
  • He was a bishop. he loved the lord and served
  • 00:31:43.805 --> 00:31:46.774
  • He loved the lord and served others often giving presents in
  • 00:31:46.908 --> 00:31:47.542
  • Others often giving presents in secret.
  • 00:31:47.675 --> 00:31:50.612
  • Secret. >> real saint nicholas
  • 00:31:50.745 --> 00:31:51.279
  • >> real saint nicholas exemplified hope compassion,
  • 00:31:51.412 --> 00:31:54.516
  • Exemplified hope compassion, empathy, generosity,
  • 00:31:54.649 --> 00:31:55.049
  • Empathy, generosity, hospitality.
  • 00:31:55.183 --> 00:31:55.450
  • Hospitality. >> his life was a testament of
  • 00:31:55.583 --> 00:31:58.720
  • >> his life was a testament of his faith.
  • 00:31:58.853 --> 00:31:59.120
  • His faith. where is jesus in all this?
  • 00:31:59.254 --> 00:32:02.223
  • Where is jesus in all this? i have discovered that he is
  • 00:32:02.357 --> 00:32:02.991
  • I have discovered that he is very alive and so many of our
  • 00:32:03.124 --> 00:32:03.858
  • Very alive and so many of our christmas traditions symbols
  • 00:32:03.992 --> 00:32:06.694
  • Christmas traditions symbols during the holidays comes back
  • 00:32:06.828 --> 00:32:07.428
  • During the holidays comes back to jesus but i think comes back
  • 00:32:07.562 --> 00:32:08.163
  • To jesus but i think comes back to who jesus teaching through
  • 00:32:08.296 --> 00:32:10.832
  • To who jesus teaching through the book from you to us.
  • 00:32:10.965 --> 00:32:14.202
  • The book from you to us. >> what do you want people to
  • 00:32:14.335 --> 00:32:15.069
  • >> what do you want people to take away from it?
  • 00:32:15.203 --> 00:32:15.603
  • Take away from it? it is my hope that families
  • 00:32:15.737 --> 00:32:18.273
  • It is my hope that families will slow down and read this
  • 00:32:18.406 --> 00:32:19.007
  • Will slow down and read this book together day by day see
  • 00:32:19.140 --> 00:32:22.544
  • Book together day by day see that christ is alive in so many
  • 00:32:22.677 --> 00:32:25.780
  • That christ is alive in so many of our christmas traditions.
  • 00:32:25.914 --> 00:32:26.447
  • Of our christmas traditions. >> it's also my hope families
  • 00:32:26.581 --> 00:32:29.150
  • >> it's also my hope families will think about starting new
  • 00:32:29.284 --> 00:32:29.851
  • Will think about starting new traditions or celebrating
  • 00:32:29.984 --> 00:32:33.288
  • Traditions or celebrating because jesus came down to
  • 00:32:33.421 --> 00:32:33.988
  • Because jesus came down to earth in human as a baby.
  • 00:32:34.122 --> 00:32:37.425
  • Earth in human as a baby. >> let's celebrate it every way
  • 00:32:37.559 --> 00:32:38.393
  • >> let's celebrate it every way possible through music, through
  • 00:32:38.526 --> 00:32:41.496
  • Possible through music, through food, through lights, through
  • 00:32:41.629 --> 00:32:44.899
  • Food, through lights, through because we could never possibly
  • 00:32:45.033 --> 00:32:45.733
  • Because we could never possibly comprehend and the love that
  • 00:32:45.867 --> 00:32:49.604
  • Comprehend and the love that god has for us.
  • 00:32:49.737 --> 00:32:50.071
  • God has for us. >> he deserves our very best
  • 00:32:50.205 --> 00:32:51.306
  • >> he deserves our very best let's give it to him.
  • 00:32:51.439 --> 00:32:55.543
  • Let's give it to him. >> well, meghan alexander's
  • 00:32:55.710 --> 00:32:56.311
  • >> well, meghan alexander's book is called the true gifts
  • 00:32:56.444 --> 00:32:59.380
  • Book is called the true gifts christmas and it's available
  • 00:32:59.514 --> 00:33:00.081
  • Christmas and it's available wherever books are sold.
  • 00:33:00.215 --> 00:33:00.682
  • Wherever books are sold. it will make a great gifts and
  • 00:33:00.815 --> 00:33:03.218
  • It will make a great gifts and it's so true i mean so many of
  • 00:33:03.351 --> 00:33:04.085
  • It's so true i mean so many of the christmas traditions have
  • 00:33:04.219 --> 00:33:07.155
  • The christmas traditions have and do around the world are
  • 00:33:07.288 --> 00:33:07.889
  • And do around the world are deeply rooted christianity and
  • 00:33:08.022 --> 00:33:10.858
  • Deeply rooted christianity and christian theology and the
  • 00:33:10.992 --> 00:33:11.526
  • Christian theology and the different parts of the church
  • 00:33:11.659 --> 00:33:15.063
  • Different parts of the church around the world.
  • 00:33:15.196 --> 00:33:15.563
  • Around the world. >> so i just think it's really
  • 00:33:15.697 --> 00:33:16.331
  • >> so i just think it's really beautiful.
  • 00:33:16.464 --> 00:33:16.698
  • Beautiful. what are some christmas
  • 00:33:16.831 --> 00:33:17.298
  • What are some christmas traditions and your family do?
  • 00:33:17.432 --> 00:33:19.200
  • Traditions and your family do? >> well, growing up we had the
  • 00:33:19.334 --> 00:33:20.101
  • >> well, growing up we had the hot cross buns.
  • 00:33:20.235 --> 00:33:22.737
  • Hot cross buns. we didn't do the cinnamon
  • 00:33:22.870 --> 00:33:23.438
  • We didn't do the cinnamon months but we did hot cross
  • 00:33:23.571 --> 00:33:24.239
  • Months but we did hot cross buns.
  • 00:33:24.372 --> 00:33:26.274
  • Buns. my mother's family had done for
  • 00:33:26.407 --> 00:33:27.242
  • My mother's family had done for generations and it's a very
  • 00:33:27.375 --> 00:33:30.378
  • Generations and it's a very ancient recipe with, you know,
  • 00:33:30.511 --> 00:33:31.112
  • Ancient recipe with, you know, dried within a bottle and you
  • 00:33:31.246 --> 00:33:34.816
  • Dried within a bottle and you put a cross on top of it and
  • 00:33:34.949 --> 00:33:35.883
  • Put a cross on top of it and that was always part of
  • 00:33:36.017 --> 00:33:38.019
  • That was always part of christmas breakfast.
  • 00:33:38.152 --> 00:33:38.586
  • Christmas breakfast. >> i think our biggest
  • 00:33:38.720 --> 00:33:39.153
  • >> i think our biggest christmas tradition that
  • 00:33:39.287 --> 00:33:41.222
  • Christmas tradition that christmas breakfast where you
  • 00:33:41.356 --> 00:33:41.923
  • Christmas breakfast where you know, you can't keep the kids
  • 00:33:42.056 --> 00:33:45.059
  • Know, you can't keep the kids from the presents so you know
  • 00:33:45.193 --> 00:33:45.893
  • From the presents so you know you wake up and all the adults
  • 00:33:46.027 --> 00:33:46.761
  • You wake up and all the adults get coffee and okay now all
  • 00:33:46.894 --> 00:33:49.831
  • Get coffee and okay now all right i got i got a cup of
  • 00:33:49.964 --> 00:33:50.798
  • Right i got i got a cup of coffee now yeah.
  • 00:33:50.932 --> 00:33:53.635
  • Coffee now yeah. and then we have this really
  • 00:33:53.768 --> 00:33:54.469
  • And then we have this really elaborate brunch with souffles
  • 00:33:54.602 --> 00:33:57.338
  • Elaborate brunch with souffles and all kinds of good.
  • 00:33:57.472 --> 00:33:57.939
  • And all kinds of good. >> yes.
  • 00:33:58.072 --> 00:34:01.442
  • >> yes. >> about your souffles.
  • 00:34:01.576 --> 00:34:02.043
  • >> about your souffles. well, i always go back to my i
  • 00:34:02.176 --> 00:34:04.545
  • Well, i always go back to my i got that she's she's the
  • 00:34:04.679 --> 00:34:05.179
  • Got that she's she's the one that yeah.
  • 00:34:05.313 --> 00:34:05.613
  • One that yeah. >> that brought souffle to to
  • 00:34:05.747 --> 00:34:08.583
  • >> that brought souffle to to the robertsons and so it's now
  • 00:34:08.716 --> 00:34:12.053
  • The robertsons and so it's now our tradition i love that
  • 00:34:12.186 --> 00:34:12.720
  • Our tradition i love that one of one of my favorite
  • 00:34:12.854 --> 00:34:13.388
  • One of one of my favorite family christmas is we normally
  • 00:34:13.521 --> 00:34:16.357
  • Family christmas is we normally always go to a candle light
  • 00:34:16.491 --> 00:34:17.058
  • Always go to a candle light christmas eve service.
  • 00:34:17.191 --> 00:34:19.794
  • Christmas eve service. i love christmas eve.
  • 00:34:19.927 --> 00:34:20.395
  • I love christmas eve. i think i almost like christmas
  • 00:34:20.528 --> 00:34:21.296
  • I think i almost like christmas eve than like actual christmas
  • 00:34:21.429 --> 00:34:23.631
  • Eve than like actual christmas morning because it's like the
  • 00:34:23.765 --> 00:34:24.365
  • Morning because it's like the anticipation.
  • 00:34:24.499 --> 00:34:27.535
  • Anticipation. you go you hear a word you get
  • 00:34:27.669 --> 00:34:28.469
  • You go you hear a word you get you sing you know, christmas
  • 00:34:28.603 --> 00:34:30.838
  • You sing you know, christmas carols and it just it just
  • 00:34:30.972 --> 00:34:31.673
  • Carols and it just it just reminds me and solidifies what
  • 00:34:31.806 --> 00:34:34.842
  • Reminds me and solidifies what the true meaning of christmas
  • 00:34:34.976 --> 00:34:35.576
  • The true meaning of christmas is all about and i'm i'm there
  • 00:34:35.710 --> 00:34:36.277
  • Is all about and i'm i'm there with my family and of course i
  • 00:34:36.411 --> 00:34:39.213
  • With my family and of course i love christmas morning too but
  • 00:34:39.347 --> 00:34:39.914
  • Love christmas morning too but christmas eve night is just
  • 00:34:40.048 --> 00:34:40.615
  • Christmas eve night is just it's it's something special
  • 00:34:40.748 --> 00:34:42.450
  • It's it's something special about it.
  • 00:34:42.583 --> 00:34:42.817
  • About it. >> yeah.
  • 00:34:42.950 --> 00:34:43.151
  • >> yeah. we grew up going to church and
  • 00:34:43.284 --> 00:34:45.753
  • We grew up going to church and service and all of that and how
  • 00:34:45.887 --> 00:34:46.621
  • Service and all of that and how special all of and then dad got
  • 00:34:46.754 --> 00:34:49.590
  • Special all of and then dad got too famous and so you know we
  • 00:34:49.724 --> 00:34:55.463
  • Too famous and so you know we go to the service and you get
  • 00:34:55.596 --> 00:34:56.230
  • Go to the service and you get mom and so well let's not do
  • 00:34:56.364 --> 00:34:57.799
  • Mom and so well let's not do that and so it turned into that
  • 00:34:57.932 --> 00:34:58.733
  • That and so it turned into that would luke luke chat luke
  • 00:34:58.866 --> 00:35:02.103
  • Would luke luke chat luke chapter two the story of
  • 00:35:02.236 --> 00:35:02.837
  • Chapter two the story of christmas and have all the
  • 00:35:02.970 --> 00:35:05.106
  • Christmas and have all the grandchildren around and then
  • 00:35:05.239 --> 00:35:08.242
  • Grandchildren around and then we'd put baby jesus and into
  • 00:35:08.376 --> 00:35:09.010
  • We'd put baby jesus and into the nativity scene.
  • 00:35:09.143 --> 00:35:12.447
  • The nativity scene. >> i love that.
  • 00:35:12.580 --> 00:35:13.014
  • >> i love that. so the youngest yes was the who
  • 00:35:13.147 --> 00:35:15.683
  • So the youngest yes was the who would put baby jesus and then
  • 00:35:15.817 --> 00:35:16.417
  • Would put baby jesus and then we'd all sing silent night.
  • 00:35:16.551 --> 00:35:19.187
  • We'd all sing silent night. >> that's beautiful.
  • 00:35:19.320 --> 00:35:19.821
  • >> that's beautiful. well, i hope you guys have a
  • 00:35:19.954 --> 00:35:20.688
  • Well, i hope you guys have a wonderful christmas.
  • 00:35:20.822 --> 00:35:22.924
  • Wonderful christmas. >> got to tell me the
  • 00:35:23.057 --> 00:35:23.725
  • >> got to tell me the tradition.
  • 00:35:23.858 --> 00:35:24.092
  • Tradition. how did you get a top hat on
  • 00:35:24.225 --> 00:35:24.792
  • How did you get a top hat on top of your christmas.
  • 00:35:24.926 --> 00:35:26.627
  • Top of your christmas. well, that's my mother.
  • 00:35:26.761 --> 00:35:27.261
  • Well, that's my mother. you know, she's a great
  • 00:35:27.395 --> 00:35:27.862
  • You know, she's a great decorator.
  • 00:35:27.995 --> 00:35:28.229
  • Decorator. she great with like interior
  • 00:35:28.363 --> 00:35:30.965
  • She great with like interior design and she knows how to
  • 00:35:31.099 --> 00:35:31.766
  • Design and she knows how to decorate tree and i don't know,
  • 00:35:31.899 --> 00:35:35.136
  • Decorate tree and i don't know, i think she just saw it
  • 00:35:35.269 --> 00:35:36.003
  • I think she just saw it somewhere and thought that's
  • 00:35:36.137 --> 00:35:38.906
  • Somewhere and thought that's cute.
  • 00:35:39.040 --> 00:35:39.207
  • Cute. so we're going to make our
  • 00:35:39.340 --> 00:35:39.907
  • So we're going to make our christmas look like frosty the
  • 00:35:40.041 --> 00:35:42.677
  • Christmas look like frosty the snowman with the top hat.
  • 00:35:42.810 --> 00:35:43.344
  • Snowman with the top hat. >> so it's cute.
  • 00:35:43.478 --> 00:35:46.180
  • >> so it's cute. >> it's cute.
  • 00:35:46.314 --> 00:35:46.614
  • >> it's cute. but this year i think she has a
  • 00:35:46.748 --> 00:35:47.415
  • But this year i think she has a bow on top.
  • 00:35:47.548 --> 00:35:47.849
  • Bow on top. she has has about oh no.
  • 00:35:47.982 --> 00:35:50.785
  • She has has about oh no. so we change it up and change
  • 00:35:50.918 --> 00:35:51.619
  • So we change it up and change it up.
  • 00:35:51.753 --> 00:35:51.919
  • It up. okay.
  • 00:35:52.053 --> 00:35:52.220
  • Okay. all right new season so it's a
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  • All right new season so it's a season new tree, new decor.
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  • Season new tree, new decor. >> right?
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  • >> right? all right.
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  • All right. yeah.
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  • Yeah. still ahead, no more décor in.
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  • Still ahead, no more décor in. >> unrelenting itching.
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  • >> unrelenting itching. that's not christmas.
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  • That's not christmas. this woman's scratched so hard
  • 00:36:04.665 --> 00:36:05.266
  • This woman's scratched so hard her skin blurred.
  • 00:36:05.400 --> 00:36:08.169
  • Her skin blurred. watch how she received the gift
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  • Watch how she received the gift of healing on christmas eve.
  • 00:36:09.070 --> 00:36:11.773
  • Of healing on christmas eve. >> now that is christmas.
  • 00:36:11.906 --> 00:36:12.540
  • >> now that is christmas. that's coming up then and i
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  • That's coming up then and i will be praying for you.
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  • Will be praying for you. >> so stay with us.
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  • >> call one eight four four holy oil that's 1844465964
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  • Holy oil that's 1844465964 five.
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  • Five. paul was often unable to
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  • Paul was often unable to deliver his letters in person
  • 00:36:24.006 --> 00:36:27.143
  • Deliver his letters in person so he sent them with a trusted
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  • So he sent them with a trusted messenger with his letter to
  • 00:36:28.077 --> 00:36:30.947
  • Messenger with his letter to the romans.
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  • The romans. that messenger was a woman
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  • That messenger was a woman named phoebe certainly one of
  • 00:36:34.584 --> 00:36:35.184
  • Named phoebe certainly one of the most neglected but most
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  • The most neglected but most women in the new testament is
  • 00:36:37.987 --> 00:36:38.688
  • Women in the new testament is clearly phoebe shows up in
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  • Clearly phoebe shows up in romans 16.
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  • Romans 16. i have good things to say about
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  • I have good things to say about phoebe welcome her in a way
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  • Phoebe welcome her in a way that is proper someone who has
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  • That is proper someone who has faith in the lord and is one of
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  • Faith in the lord and is one of god's own people help her in
  • 00:36:55.872 --> 00:36:59.642
  • God's own people help her in any way you can.
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  • Any way you can. very often the person entrusted
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  • Very often the person entrusted to carry the scroll was also
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  • To carry the scroll was also the one who read it to the
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  • The one who read it to the congregation.
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  • Congregation. >> this letter is from paul a
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  • >> this letter is from paul a servant of jesus christ chosen
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  • Servant of jesus christ chosen by god to be an apostle and
  • 00:37:13.723 --> 00:37:14.624
  • By god to be an apostle and sent out to preach his good
  • 00:37:14.757 --> 00:37:18.027
  • Sent out to preach his good news about his son.
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  • News about his son. >> welcome back to the 700 club
  • 00:37:28.304 --> 00:37:29.038
  • >> welcome back to the 700 club for the cbn news break health
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  • For the cbn news break health care costs for about 20 million
  • 00:37:32.341 --> 00:37:32.942
  • Care costs for about 20 million people in obamacare are
  • 00:37:33.075 --> 00:37:35.711
  • People in obamacare are expected to rise dramatically
  • 00:37:35.845 --> 00:37:36.445
  • Expected to rise dramatically in the new year.
  • 00:37:36.579 --> 00:37:36.913
  • In the new year. the gop the gop led house will
  • 00:37:37.046 --> 00:37:40.049
  • The gop the gop led house will not vote to extend subsidies
  • 00:37:40.182 --> 00:37:40.783
  • Not vote to extend subsidies that end december 31st.
  • 00:37:40.917 --> 00:37:43.653
  • That end december 31st. the kaiser family foundation
  • 00:37:43.786 --> 00:37:44.387
  • The kaiser family foundation predicts obamacare could soar
  • 00:37:44.520 --> 00:37:47.957
  • Predicts obamacare could soar up to 14% for some.
  • 00:37:48.090 --> 00:37:51.227
  • Up to 14% for some. moderate republicans want to
  • 00:37:51.360 --> 00:37:51.961
  • Moderate republicans want to keep trying for solution.
  • 00:37:52.094 --> 00:37:54.964
  • Keep trying for solution. the fight over health care led
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  • The fight over health care led to a government earlier this
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  • To a government earlier this year.
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  • Year. well, arts and craft retailer
  • 00:37:59.168 --> 00:38:02.004
  • Well, arts and craft retailer hobby lobby is giving away half
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  • Hobby lobby is giving away half a million copies of the book
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  • A million copies of the book case for christmas.
  • 00:38:06.075 --> 00:38:06.475
  • Case for christmas. author lee strobel recently
  • 00:38:06.609 --> 00:38:07.143
  • Author lee strobel recently made the announcement on social
  • 00:38:07.276 --> 00:38:09.979
  • Made the announcement on social media.
  • 00:38:10.112 --> 00:38:10.279
  • Media. the case for christmas looks at
  • 00:38:10.413 --> 00:38:11.047
  • The case for christmas looks at historical evidence along with
  • 00:38:11.180 --> 00:38:13.683
  • Historical evidence along with biblical biblical accounts and
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  • Biblical biblical accounts and research on the identity jesus
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  • Research on the identity jesus and the christmas story.
  • 00:38:17.787 --> 00:38:18.287
  • And the christmas story. strobel was an atheist of his
  • 00:38:18.421 --> 00:38:21.691
  • Strobel was an atheist of his life before becoming a
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  • Life before becoming a christian.
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  • Christian. hobby lobby will distribute the
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  • Hobby lobby will distribute the books while supplies last?
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  • Books while supplies last? get yours while you can?
  • 00:38:25.895 --> 00:38:26.395
  • Get yours while you can? well you can always get latest
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  • Well you can always get latest from cbn news by visiting our
  • 00:38:29.165 --> 00:38:29.732
  • From cbn news by visiting our website at cbsnews.com.
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  • Website at cbsnews.com. gordon and ashley will be back
  • 00:38:33.269 --> 00:38:35.404
  • Gordon and ashley will be back with more of the 700 club right
  • 00:38:35.538 --> 00:38:36.372
  • With more of the 700 club right after this thinking retirement.
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  • >> amazing. to learn more call today or go
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  • To learn more call today or go to gentle cure icon tomorrow.
  • 00:38:38.723 --> 00:38:41.959
  • To gentle cure icon tomorrow. >> a christmas accident you
  • 00:38:42.093 --> 00:38:46.430
  • >> a christmas accident you name it.
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  • Name it. you know she lost control of
  • 00:38:46.897 --> 00:38:49.300
  • You know she lost control of and plowed right into a barbed
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  • And plowed right into a barbed wire fence.
  • 00:38:50.401 --> 00:38:53.504
  • Wire fence. >> it's kind of in late terms
  • 00:38:53.637 --> 00:38:54.472
  • >> it's kind of in late terms called an internal decapitation
  • 00:38:54.605 --> 00:38:57.208
  • Called an internal decapitation prognosis.
  • 00:38:57.341 --> 00:38:57.575
  • Prognosis. >> will she be able to breathe
  • 00:38:57.708 --> 00:38:58.342
  • >> will she be able to breathe on her own and the prayers.
  • 00:38:58.476 --> 00:39:01.879
  • On her own and the prayers. >> the answer is by god's
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  • >> the answer is by god's grace.
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  • Grace. that set the stage for a
  • 00:39:03.013 --> 00:39:03.614
  • That set the stage for a christmas and she'll claim that
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  • Christmas and she'll claim that till the day she does.
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  • Till the day she does. tamar brown on the 700 clock
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  • Tamar brown on the 700 clock that day mary christmas
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  • That day mary christmas creating a purple a rapid
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  • Creating a purple a rapid heartbeat, fever and fatigue.
  • 00:39:32.343 --> 00:39:32.910
  • Heartbeat, fever and fatigue. we as a little girl struggling
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  • We as a little girl struggling to survive for her parents, her
  • 00:39:36.046 --> 00:39:36.647
  • To survive for her parents, her suffering a never ending
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  • Suffering a never ending nightmare.
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  • Nightmare. it's stolen the joy and life
  • 00:39:39.984 --> 00:39:43.220
  • It's stolen the joy and life from their once playful child
  • 00:39:43.354 --> 00:39:46.490
  • From their once playful child who was always a happy little
  • 00:39:46.624 --> 00:39:47.324
  • Who was always a happy little girl with a big imagination.
  • 00:39:47.458 --> 00:39:51.729
  • Girl with a big imagination. you know she used to point to
  • 00:39:51.862 --> 00:39:52.596
  • You know she used to point to the clouds and ask is that
  • 00:39:52.730 --> 00:39:55.132
  • The clouds and ask is that cotton candy?
  • 00:39:55.266 --> 00:39:55.566
  • Cotton candy? >> i'm going to go pick some
  • 00:39:55.699 --> 00:39:56.300
  • >> i'm going to go pick some for you to eat.
  • 00:39:56.433 --> 00:39:58.335
  • For you to eat. >> she clap your hands and
  • 00:39:58.469 --> 00:39:59.103
  • >> she clap your hands and laugh.
  • 00:39:59.236 --> 00:39:59.403
  • Laugh. then a bad cough landed her in
  • 00:39:59.537 --> 00:40:02.573
  • Then a bad cough landed her in the hospital and the yanks
  • 00:40:02.706 --> 00:40:03.240
  • The hospital and the yanks found out that she several
  • 00:40:03.374 --> 00:40:05.676
  • Found out that she several holes in her heart.
  • 00:40:05.810 --> 00:40:06.243
  • Holes in her heart. >> as we got older got weaker
  • 00:40:06.377 --> 00:40:10.214
  • >> as we got older got weaker and the holes got bigger
  • 00:40:10.347 --> 00:40:13.818
  • And the holes got bigger one almost tripled in size to
  • 00:40:13.951 --> 00:40:14.552
  • One almost tripled in size to the heart because she had to
  • 00:40:14.685 --> 00:40:17.121
  • The heart because she had to squat down to catch your breath
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  • Squat down to catch your breath when she tried to run.
  • 00:40:18.055 --> 00:40:20.257
  • When she tried to run. i was afraid and didn't know
  • 00:40:20.391 --> 00:40:21.025
  • I was afraid and didn't know what to do.
  • 00:40:21.158 --> 00:40:21.425
  • What to do. i went online and learned that
  • 00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:24.528
  • I went online and learned that it was dangerous if she cried
  • 00:40:24.662 --> 00:40:25.362
  • It was dangerous if she cried too she could even stop
  • 00:40:25.496 --> 00:40:27.998
  • Too she could even stop breathing.
  • 00:40:28.132 --> 00:40:28.365
  • Breathing. so we were very as time went on
  • 00:40:28.499 --> 00:40:31.702
  • So we were very as time went on whose playful faded away to
  • 00:40:31.836 --> 00:40:35.673
  • Whose playful faded away to hide her smile disappeared even
  • 00:40:35.806 --> 00:40:39.009
  • Hide her smile disappeared even when i made funny faces she
  • 00:40:39.143 --> 00:40:39.677
  • When i made funny faces she barely laughed her heart beat
  • 00:40:39.810 --> 00:40:43.147
  • Barely laughed her heart beat so fast that it seemed like it
  • 00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:43.948
  • So fast that it seemed like it was going to burst out of her
  • 00:40:44.081 --> 00:40:46.684
  • Was going to burst out of her chest.
  • 00:40:46.817 --> 00:40:46.984
  • Chest. sometimes her lips turn purple.
  • 00:40:47.117 --> 00:40:47.751
  • Sometimes her lips turn purple. was hard as a parent to see
  • 00:40:49.920 --> 00:40:50.821
  • Was hard as a parent to see this and not have the power to
  • 00:40:50.955 --> 00:40:51.789
  • This and not have the power to do.
  • 00:40:51.922 --> 00:40:54.425
  • Do. >> and so when she got fevers
  • 00:40:54.558 --> 00:40:55.326
  • >> and so when she got fevers her little body a small stove.
  • 00:40:55.459 --> 00:40:58.596
  • Her little body a small stove. it was a scalding held wherever
  • 00:40:58.729 --> 00:41:02.066
  • It was a scalding held wherever i touched i wished i could take
  • 00:41:02.199 --> 00:41:02.900
  • I touched i wished i could take her pain myself.
  • 00:41:03.033 --> 00:41:06.170
  • Her pain myself. we needed surgery.
  • 00:41:06.303 --> 00:41:06.770
  • We needed surgery. mr. yang got a second job to
  • 00:41:06.904 --> 00:41:10.975
  • Mr. yang got a second job to try to save money yet it wasn't
  • 00:41:11.108 --> 00:41:11.775
  • Try to save money yet it wasn't enough.
  • 00:41:11.909 --> 00:41:12.109
  • Enough. >> soon we got pneumonia and
  • 00:41:12.243 --> 00:41:14.645
  • >> soon we got pneumonia and fell into a coma.
  • 00:41:14.778 --> 00:41:15.145
  • Fell into a coma. >> face was pale.
  • 00:41:15.279 --> 00:41:18.549
  • >> face was pale. no matter how much my wife and
  • 00:41:18.682 --> 00:41:19.416
  • No matter how much my wife and i shouted or her head we didn't
  • 00:41:19.550 --> 00:41:22.820
  • I shouted or her head we didn't respond.
  • 00:41:22.953 --> 00:41:23.153
  • Respond. her little body was limp.
  • 00:41:23.287 --> 00:41:26.290
  • Her little body was limp. >> it was a nightmare that
  • 00:41:26.423 --> 00:41:27.091
  • >> it was a nightmare that wouldn't end.
  • 00:41:27.224 --> 00:41:27.524
  • Wouldn't end. every time she moaned it was
  • 00:41:29.526 --> 00:41:30.327
  • Every time she moaned it was like a hammer painting my
  • 00:41:30.461 --> 00:41:33.297
  • Like a hammer painting my heart.
  • 00:41:33.430 --> 00:41:33.597
  • Heart. >> then the youngs heard about
  • 00:41:33.731 --> 00:41:34.431
  • >> then the youngs heard about operation and you helped we get
  • 00:41:34.565 --> 00:41:37.701
  • Operation and you helped we get heart surgery.
  • 00:41:37.835 --> 00:41:40.971
  • Heart surgery. >> the operation completely
  • 00:41:41.105 --> 00:41:41.672
  • >> the operation completely changed her.
  • 00:41:41.805 --> 00:41:42.106
  • Changed her. now she healthy and happy every
  • 00:41:42.239 --> 00:41:45.209
  • Now she healthy and happy every day.
  • 00:41:45.342 --> 00:41:45.476
  • Day. >> the woman is full of of
  • 00:41:45.609 --> 00:41:48.379
  • >> the woman is full of of energy.
  • 00:41:48.512 --> 00:41:48.712
  • Energy. she doesn't cry like she used
  • 00:41:48.846 --> 00:41:49.446
  • She doesn't cry like she used to.
  • 00:41:49.580 --> 00:41:49.713
  • To. now she loves the time.
  • 00:41:49.847 --> 00:41:52.316
  • Now she loves the time. i sincerely think every
  • 00:41:52.449 --> 00:41:53.050
  • I sincerely think every operation blessing donor.
  • 00:41:53.183 --> 00:41:56.320
  • Operation blessing donor. our family was often ignored
  • 00:41:56.453 --> 00:41:57.154
  • Our family was often ignored and and forgotten or your
  • 00:41:57.288 --> 00:42:00.324
  • And and forgotten or your selflessness gave our family
  • 00:42:00.457 --> 00:42:01.025
  • Selflessness gave our family hope and when we learned this
  • 00:42:01.158 --> 00:42:04.128
  • Hope and when we learned this was all from god who were
  • 00:42:04.261 --> 00:42:04.795
  • Was all from god who were curious about why you help us
  • 00:42:04.929 --> 00:42:07.731
  • Curious about why you help us ordinary people and wanted to
  • 00:42:07.865 --> 00:42:08.465
  • Ordinary people and wanted to learn more about him.
  • 00:42:08.599 --> 00:42:10.834
  • Learn more about him. >> we know that every penny it
  • 00:42:10.968 --> 00:42:11.802
  • >> we know that every penny it costs to get away surgery was
  • 00:42:11.936 --> 00:42:14.972
  • Costs to get away surgery was the result of your hard work.
  • 00:42:15.105 --> 00:42:15.739
  • The result of your hard work. we will always remember this
  • 00:42:15.873 --> 00:42:18.943
  • We will always remember this kindness.
  • 00:42:19.076 --> 00:42:19.310
  • Kindness. it's the most precious gift in
  • 00:42:19.443 --> 00:42:21.845
  • It's the most precious gift in our life.
  • 00:42:21.979 --> 00:42:25.716
  • Our life. >> i absolutely love this story
  • 00:42:25.849 --> 00:42:26.583
  • >> i absolutely love this story because not does it depict what
  • 00:42:26.717 --> 00:42:29.553
  • Because not does it depict what cbn and 700 club partners are
  • 00:42:29.687 --> 00:42:30.287
  • Cbn and 700 club partners are doing around like providing
  • 00:42:30.421 --> 00:42:33.490
  • Doing around like providing life changing surgeries to
  • 00:42:33.624 --> 00:42:34.158
  • Life changing surgeries to little girls, boys and families
  • 00:42:34.291 --> 00:42:37.594
  • Little girls, boys and families around the world.
  • 00:42:37.728 --> 00:42:38.095
  • Around the world. but you heard that father say
  • 00:42:38.228 --> 00:42:40.965
  • But you heard that father say that he often felt forgotten
  • 00:42:41.098 --> 00:42:41.665
  • That he often felt forgotten and it was because of of our
  • 00:42:41.799 --> 00:42:44.969
  • And it was because of of our partners, you know, a gift
  • 00:42:45.102 --> 00:42:45.636
  • Partners, you know, a gift every gift given to cbn goes
  • 00:42:45.769 --> 00:42:48.572
  • Every gift given to cbn goes into the work of operation
  • 00:42:48.706 --> 00:42:49.239
  • Into the work of operation blessing and operation blessing
  • 00:42:49.373 --> 00:42:49.974
  • Blessing and operation blessing international helps provide
  • 00:42:50.107 --> 00:42:52.343
  • International helps provide these life changing surgeries
  • 00:42:52.476 --> 00:42:53.077
  • These life changing surgeries to children and families around
  • 00:42:53.210 --> 00:42:56.113
  • To children and families around the world.
  • 00:42:56.246 --> 00:42:56.513
  • The world. so you're not only giving the
  • 00:42:56.647 --> 00:42:57.247
  • So you're not only giving the gift of of life of a life but
  • 00:42:57.381 --> 00:42:59.750
  • Gift of of life of a life but you're letting people know in a
  • 00:42:59.883 --> 00:43:00.517
  • You're letting people know in a really profound way that they
  • 00:43:00.651 --> 00:43:03.787
  • Really profound way that they are seeing that they are not
  • 00:43:03.921 --> 00:43:04.521
  • Are seeing that they are not forgotten, that they are
  • 00:43:04.655 --> 00:43:06.957
  • Forgotten, that they are abandoned and you're doing that
  • 00:43:07.091 --> 00:43:07.725
  • Abandoned and you're doing that because you're giving them the
  • 00:43:07.858 --> 00:43:08.492
  • Because you're giving them the best of all the gift of the
  • 00:43:08.625 --> 00:43:11.729
  • Best of all the gift of the good news of the gospel.
  • 00:43:11.862 --> 00:43:15.099
  • Good news of the gospel. there is a savior that there is
  • 00:43:15.232 --> 00:43:16.066
  • There is a savior that there is a god who sees them and who,
  • 00:43:16.200 --> 00:43:19.136
  • A god who sees them and who, who loves them and what better
  • 00:43:19.269 --> 00:43:19.903
  • Who loves them and what better way to demonstrate god's love
  • 00:43:20.037 --> 00:43:23.073
  • Way to demonstrate god's love through really powerful
  • 00:43:23.207 --> 00:43:23.707
  • Through really powerful tangible ways like you just saw
  • 00:43:23.841 --> 00:43:24.475
  • Tangible ways like you just saw in that story.
  • 00:43:24.608 --> 00:43:26.810
  • In that story. so if you're watching this and
  • 00:43:26.944 --> 00:43:27.678
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  • Years of pain. how she receives the gift of
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  • Healing and that was on christmas eve.
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  • Yesterday if well sheila live for years like her flesh was
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  • For years like her flesh was crawling countless tests were
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  • Crawling countless tests were inconclusive and nothing
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  • Inconclusive and nothing brought relief from her
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  • Brought relief from her relentless itching.
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  • Relentless itching. >> sheila worried she'd have to
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  • >> sheila worried she'd have to live like this the rest of her
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  • Live like this the rest of her life until one christmas eve
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  • Life until one christmas eve she received gift of healing
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  • She received gift of healing like if you've ever had a
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  • Like if you've ever had a mosquito and you just continue
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  • Mosquito and you just continue to scratch and nothing helps
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  • To scratch and nothing helps and it just wouldn't go away.
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  • And it just wouldn't go away. >> sheila mack was at work when
  • 00:46:49.312 --> 00:46:50.146
  • >> sheila mack was at work when her shins suddenly started
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  • Her shins suddenly started itching.
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  • Itching. >> i had a space heater under
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  • >> i had a space heater under my desk at work.
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  • My desk at work. i i thought it was the heater
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  • I i thought it was the heater so i of course stopped using
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  • So i of course stopped using that the heater off but it
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  • That the heater off but it continued to itch in the coming
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  • Continued to itch in the coming weeks and months.
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  • Weeks and months. >> sheila tried different
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  • >> sheila tried different creams, changed her laundry and
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  • Creams, changed her laundry and adjusted her diet but nothing
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  • Adjusted her diet but nothing helped.
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  • Helped. >> just touching the sheet at
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  • >> just touching the sheet at night would irritated i had
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  • Night would irritated i had trouble sleeping.
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  • Trouble sleeping. it would get so bad that i
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  • It would get so bad that i would just to the point where
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  • Would just to the point where my my skin which is bleed you
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  • My my skin which is bleed you you know it's just really
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  • You know it's just really discouraging.
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  • Discouraging. >> the months turned years and
  • 00:47:27.350 --> 00:47:30.286
  • >> the months turned years and sheila would see a number of
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  • Sheila would see a number of dermatologists allergists and
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  • Dermatologists allergists and even an auto immune specialist.
  • 00:47:34.357 --> 00:47:34.991
  • Even an auto immune specialist. after ten years of tests and
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  • After ten years of tests and failed remedies she still had
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  • Failed remedies she still had no answers and no relief.
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  • No answers and no relief. he said, you know, sheila,
  • 00:47:41.597 --> 00:47:42.131
  • He said, you know, sheila, you're just have to live with
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  • You're just have to live with this.
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  • This. it was disheartening that
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  • It was disheartening that couldn't find anything.
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  • Couldn't find anything. i was really confused and i had
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  • I was really confused and i had to go through this of my life
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  • To go through this of my life why they couldn't find
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  • Why they couldn't find something.
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  • Something. in all that time held on to her
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  • In all that time held on to her faith believing god could heal
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  • Faith believing god could heal her.
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  • Her. >> i remember praying over and
  • 00:48:00.783 --> 00:48:01.450
  • >> i remember praying over and laying my hands on it, washing
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  • Laying my hands on it, washing hands all the time saying lord,
  • 00:48:04.320 --> 00:48:04.954
  • Hands all the time saying lord, you know, take this away.
  • 00:48:05.087 --> 00:48:05.621
  • You know, take this away. i and trust that you're still
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  • I and trust that you're still on the throne to heal christmas
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  • On the throne to heal christmas eve in 2020 sheila was cleaning
  • 00:48:10.826 --> 00:48:11.494
  • Eve in 2020 sheila was cleaning her home when decided to take a
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  • Her home when decided to take a break and watch some
  • 00:48:14.664 --> 00:48:15.097
  • Break and watch some television.
  • 00:48:15.231 --> 00:48:15.498
  • Television. >> i sat down and happened to
  • 00:48:15.631 --> 00:48:18.367
  • >> i sat down and happened to see the 700 club was on and
  • 00:48:18.501 --> 00:48:21.337
  • See the 700 club was on and terry and gordon were getting
  • 00:48:21.470 --> 00:48:22.071
  • Terry and gordon were getting ready and someone else.
  • 00:48:22.204 --> 00:48:25.141
  • Ready and someone else. i don't even know what this is
  • 00:48:25.274 --> 00:48:26.108
  • I don't even know what this is but you have some kind of a
  • 00:48:26.242 --> 00:48:28.678
  • But you have some kind of a condition.
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  • Condition. your body just itches all the
  • 00:48:29.178 --> 00:48:31.847
  • Your body just itches all the time.
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  • Time. it's just an uncontrollable
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  • It's just an uncontrollable itching like you have to
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  • Itching like you have to scratch it.
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  • Scratch it. you get sores.
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  • You get sores. it's so uncomfortable.
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  • It's so uncomfortable. god's healing you right now
  • 00:48:40.523 --> 00:48:41.057
  • God's healing you right now you're just going to feel like
  • 00:48:41.190 --> 00:48:43.693
  • You're just going to feel like a warmth come over your body
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  • A warmth come over your body from the top of your head to
  • 00:48:44.593 --> 00:48:45.328
  • From the top of your head to the to the bottom of your toes
  • 00:48:45.461 --> 00:48:47.963
  • The to the bottom of your toes as you're just released from
  • 00:48:48.097 --> 00:48:48.698
  • As you're just released from that and your skin goes back to
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  • That and your skin goes back to normal.
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  • Normal. i cleaned it.
  • 00:48:51.767 --> 00:48:52.068
  • I cleaned it. i cleaned it right then.
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  • I cleaned it right then. i am claiming it and giving god
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  • I am claiming it and giving god the glory.
  • 00:48:56.205 --> 00:48:56.472
  • The glory. i know that he he met me right
  • 00:48:56.605 --> 00:48:59.775
  • I know that he he met me right there on the couch and he said
  • 00:48:59.909 --> 00:49:00.743
  • There on the couch and he said sheila i'm touching your shins.
  • 00:49:00.876 --> 00:49:03.379
  • Sheila i'm touching your shins. the rash is gone.
  • 00:49:03.512 --> 00:49:03.913
  • The rash is gone. i told my husband away that
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  • I told my husband away that morning.
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  • Morning. i told him sheila hasn't had
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  • I told him sheila hasn't had any itching shins since.
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  • Any itching shins since. she gives all the credit to god
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  • She gives all the credit to god for her miraculous healing.
  • 00:49:12.054 --> 00:49:14.924
  • For her miraculous healing. i'm back to normal.
  • 00:49:15.057 --> 00:49:15.524
  • I'm back to normal. i just give god the glory.
  • 00:49:15.658 --> 00:49:18.794
  • I just give god the glory. he's good to those who wait on
  • 00:49:18.928 --> 00:49:19.662
  • He's good to those who wait on him.
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  • Him. so we just have to and have
  • 00:49:20.062 --> 00:49:23.065
  • So we just have to and have faith and to realize if he
  • 00:49:23.199 --> 00:49:23.766
  • Faith and to realize if he hasn't answered it and it
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  • Hasn't answered it and it hasn't come sheila just don't
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  • Hasn't come sheila just don't give up.
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  • Give up. don't quit.
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  • Don't quit. keep keep trusting.
  • 00:49:28.170 --> 00:49:30.439
  • Keep keep trusting. keep believing.
  • 00:49:30.573 --> 00:49:30.906
  • Keep believing. knowing that god is in control.
  • 00:49:31.040 --> 00:49:34.143
  • Knowing that god is in control. what a gift god gave that
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  • What a gift god gave that christmas.
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  • Christmas. say, sheila, i love you enough
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  • Say, sheila, i love you enough to to give you this gift this
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  • To to give you this gift this christmas.
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  • Christmas. i just love him and i where i'd
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  • I just love him and i where i'd be right now without him in my
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  • Be right now without him in my life and in my heart and family
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  • Life and in my heart and family .
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  • . >> my god give you a gift this
  • 00:49:51.327 --> 00:49:52.261
  • >> my god give you a gift this christmas.
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  • Christmas. he gave us gift of all he gave
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  • He gave us gift of all he gave us jesus his only begotten you
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  • Us jesus his only begotten you can be a whosoever whosoever
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  • Can be a whosoever whosoever would believe on would have
  • 00:50:00.169 --> 00:50:03.038
  • Would believe on would have everlasting life you.
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  • Everlasting life you. he doesn't want you to suffer.
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  • He doesn't want you to suffer. he doesn't want you to have any
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  • He doesn't want you to have any kind of problem has taken all
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  • Kind of problem has taken all that away.
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  • That away. >> bible's quite clear about it
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  • >> bible's quite clear about it .
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  • . on the cross he bore all our
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  • On the cross he bore all our pain, all our own t all of our
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  • Pain, all our own t all of our sin he took it all and it's
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  • Sin he took it all and it's wonderful.
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  • Wonderful. it's the best news the world
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  • It's the best news the world has ever ever heard.
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  • Has ever ever heard. this is why we divide b.s. and
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  • This is why we divide b.s. and a d is because of of the birth
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  • A d is because of of the birth of jesus christ.
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  • Of jesus christ. let him be born a in your heart
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  • Let him be born a in your heart this christmas realize he's got
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  • This christmas realize he's got healing him and when he comes
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  • Healing him and when he comes in he comes in with the full of
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  • In he comes in with the full of salvation.
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  • Salvation. healing is just part of it.
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  • Healing is just part of it. >> we're going to pray for you.
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  • >> we're going to pray for you. here are some prayer requests
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  • Here are some prayer requests that have come in.
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  • That have come in. my husband surgery for skin
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  • My husband surgery for skin cancer i need treatment for an
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  • Cancer i need treatment for an aneurysm in the brain and in
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  • Aneurysm in the brain and in healing for that a miracle
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  • Healing for that a miracle osteoporosis in my back.
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  • Osteoporosis in my back. >> you know i've got some this
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  • >> you know i've got some this is relief from migraines and
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  • Is relief from migraines and pancreatitis our grandson to be
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  • Pancreatitis our grandson to be released from drug addiction
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  • Released from drug addiction and healing from leukemia.
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  • And healing from leukemia. >> let's pray for these we've
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  • >> let's pray for these we've got these christmas ornaments
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  • Got these christmas ornaments of prayer request.
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  • Of prayer request. so instead of putting
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  • So instead of putting traditional ornaments on our
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  • Traditional ornaments on our trees here in the studio and
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  • Trees here in the studio and around the building, we put up
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  • Around the building, we put up your prayer.
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  • Your prayer. and so if you want to be
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  • And so if you want to be included, all you have to do is
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  • Included, all you have to do is call us.
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  • Call us. let's pray lord god and we pray
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  • Let's pray lord god and we pray for these requests.
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  • For these requests. we pray for everybody in the
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  • We pray for everybody in the audience right now that you
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  • Audience right now that you would be born anew in their
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  • Would be born anew in their hearts, that they would realize
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  • Hearts, that they would realize the of your power.
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  • The of your power. so lord we we ask we would have
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  • So lord we we ask we would have ears to hear and eyes to see
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  • Ears to hear and eyes to see and a heart of understanding
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  • And a heart of understanding that we would know you and what
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  • That we would know you and what you have done for us lord
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  • You have done for us lord stretch forth your hand to do
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  • Stretch forth your hand to do signs wonders and miracles for
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  • Signs wonders and miracles for we ask it in jesus name there's
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  • We ask it in jesus name there's a man who's just been diagnosed
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  • A man who's just been diagnosed you've had an x-ray of your
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  • You've had an x-ray of your lungs and there's a a shadow in
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  • Lungs and there's a a shadow in x-ray, a dark mass and you're
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  • X-ray, a dark mass and you're very afraid god is healing you
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  • Very afraid god is healing you is going to remove all of that
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  • Is going to remove all of that .
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  • . it's going to be as if it never
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  • It's going to be as if it never happened and never existed in
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  • Happened and never existed in the name of jesus be healed.
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  • The name of jesus be healed. take deep breath now and
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  • Take deep breath now and realize god is able and he's
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  • Realize god is able and he's healing you right now.
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  • Healing you right now. >> yeah.
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  • >> yeah. i just believe healing lungs
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  • I just believe healing lungs today and i just believe
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  • Today and i just believe somebody is watching and a
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  • Somebody is watching and a severe case of bronchitis and i
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  • Severe case of bronchitis and i just believe god is healing you
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  • Just believe god is healing you are going to make a full
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  • Are going to make a full hundred percent recovery it's
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  • Hundred percent recovery it's going to be rapid.
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  • Going to be rapid. you've been worried i believe
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  • You've been worried i believe you're actually in the hospital
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  • You're actually in the hospital right now.
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  • Right now. i just god is healing your
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  • I just god is healing your lungs in the name of jesus.
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  • Lungs in the name of jesus. >> just receive it right now.
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  • >> just receive it right now. thank you lord.
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  • Thank you lord. so when you have a chronic
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  • So when you have a chronic condition and it's on the right
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  • Condition and it's on the right side of the back and it just
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  • Side of the back and it just seems to to to leave you here
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  • Seems to to to leave you here you've lived that it's it's
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  • You've lived that it's it's going to recur and recur i
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  • Going to recur and recur i think you think it's some kind
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  • Think you think it's some kind kind of genetic thing.
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  • Kind of genetic thing. god is healing that and you're
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  • God is healing that and you're never going to have that muscle
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  • Never going to have that muscle spasm and all of that pain ever
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  • Spasm and all of that pain ever in the name of jesus be healed.
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  • In the name of jesus be healed. amen and a man if you've been
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  • Amen and a man if you've been touched let us know if you need
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  • Touched let us know if you need prayer, let us know.
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  • Prayer, let us know. >> same number one 800 707,002
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  • >> same number one 800 707,002 you who fear my name the son of
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  • You who fear my name the son of righteousness shall arise with
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  • Righteousness shall arise with healing and his way what can a
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