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The 700 Club | December 17, 2025 | December 17, 2025
- The following program is
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- The following program is sponsored by cbn today.
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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
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Each each christian. can you take on title defender
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Wanted to downplay this morning to convince us that islam
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- To convince us that islam really means peace.
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- Really means peace. it doesn't mean peace, it means
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- 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
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- Is to have every person in a geographic area submit to
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- Geographic area submit to sharia law.
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- Sharia law. that's what they preach.
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- That's what they preach. that's what they believe.
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- That's what they believe. it's time for to believe it and
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- 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
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- There is no freedom of religion under sharia.
- 00:13:07.278 --> 00:13:09.580
- Under sharia. there's no freedom of assembly.
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- There's no freedom of assembly. there's no freedom of speech.
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- 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.
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- Under sharia law. so we need for what we believe
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- So we need for what we believe in if we want an america is
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- In if we want an america is been handed to us by our
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- Been handed to us by our forefathers can, we hand it to
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- Forefathers can, we hand it to our children and our
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- Our children and our grandchildren intact.
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- Grandchildren intact. amen.
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- Amen. >> any men?
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- >> any men? all right, everyone.
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- All right, everyone. well, still ahead, america
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- 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.
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- Of christmas. so stay tuned.
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- 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
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- 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
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- And in the holy land thousands struggle each day elderly
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- Struggle each day elderly widows, holocaust survivors and
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- Widows, holocaust survivors and families who can't afford food
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- Families who can't afford food this holiday season through cbn
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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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- >> 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
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- >> 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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- >> from politics to sports, today's culture often pushes
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- Today's culture often pushes concept of winning at all
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- Concept of winning at all costs.
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- Costs. high school girls basketball
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- High school girls basketball team is demonstrating the
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- 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
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- 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.
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- Championship earlier this year. >> days later they'd make
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- >> 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
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- 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
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- Last season on this very court it was an unusual display of
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- It was an unusual display of good sportsmanship that drew
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- Good sportsmanship that drew national headlines.
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- 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
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- 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
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- >> after reviewing the game video and twice tallying the
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- Video and twice tallying the score, coach brendan king
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- Score, coach brendan king confirmed his team lost by
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- Confirmed his team lost by one point a scorekeeping mix up
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- 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.
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- 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
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- His players and the girls ears immediately kind of perked up
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- 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.
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- >> i thought somebody died. so my first thought was like is
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- So my first thought was like is that some who died or like
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- That some who died or like somebody got hurt really bad or
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- Somebody got hurt really bad or something.
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- Something. >> when coach king told them
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- >> when coach king told them about the loss.
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- About the loss. >> all the players agreed to
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- >> all the players agreed to challenge the outcome.
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- Challenge the outcome. >> of course there was
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- >> of course there was hesitation, there was grief
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- Hesitation, there was grief whatever.
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- Whatever. >> but we the game and like
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- >> 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
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- Our like teamwork and all of that.
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- That. but we never had one in the
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- 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
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- So was like a coming to terms with a we didn't win but there
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- With a we didn't win but there was never like oh but we can
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- Was never like oh but we can still keep the trophy because
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- Still keep the trophy because like why would we do that their
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- 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
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- 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
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- Would have been able to continue but it did benefit us
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- Continue but it did benefit us in showing the world that this
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- In showing the world that this is this was the good thing to
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- 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.
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- God most. >> they also learn to find
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- >> they also learn to find humor in the heartbreak.
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- Humor in the heartbreak. i also feel like the trophy
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- I also feel like the trophy just like wouldn't have been
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- Just like wouldn't have been valuable every time we saw it
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- Valuable every time we saw it sitting on the shelf we thought
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- Sitting on the shelf we thought oh wait, we actually lost that
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- Oh wait, we actually lost that by breaking its own rules.
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- By breaking its own rules. >> the state governing board
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- >> the state governing board for high school athletics
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- For high school athletics granted their appeal just hours
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- Granted their appeal just hours after the girl's decision.
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- After the girl's decision. coach king and his wife
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- Coach king and his wife delivered the trophy to the
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- Delivered the trophy to the opposing team.
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- Opposing team. >> showed us you know there are
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- >> showed us you know there are still good people in this
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- Still good people in this world.
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- World. >> the story got picked up by
- 00:18:05.099 --> 00:18:07.501
- >> the story got picked up by cbs.
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- Cbs. >> their good deeds striking a
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- >> their good deeds striking a chord covered by media around
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- Chord covered by media around the world.
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- The world. >> it's kind of like a running
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- >> 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
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- >> another day, another interview.
- 00:18:16.877 --> 00:18:17.111
- Interview. so what team decide a win isn't
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- So what team decide a win isn't a win but in this case an
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- A win but in this case an actual.
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- Actual. well, to get a better
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- Well, to get a better understanding you'd have to
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- Understanding you'd have to come here.
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- Come here. we're learning the girls isn't
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- We're learning the girls isn't just purely academic.
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- Just purely academic. it's also about virtue in
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- 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
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- In downtown oklahoma city where students start their major
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- Students start their major every year and end the day and
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- Every year and end the day and walking.
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- Walking. >> it looks and sounds like
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- >> it looks and sounds like your typical school yet.
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- Your typical school yet. the academy represents a
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- The academy represents a growing movement called
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- Growing movement called classical education a
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- Classical education a challenging three stage
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- Challenging three stage curriculum where bible along
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- Curriculum where bible along with the traditions of ancient
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- With the traditions of ancient greece and rome are used to
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- Greece and rome are used to teach and transform kids by
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- Teach and transform kids by learning about the world and
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- Learning about the world and its creator.
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- Its creator. the method is catching.
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- The method is catching. >> parents know what they're
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- >> parents know what they're calling is and their duty
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- Calling is and their duty towards their children and they
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- Towards their children and they see classical and christian
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- See classical and christian education as the most effective
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- Education as the most effective partnerships giving them memory
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- Partnerships giving them memory ,helping them be practiced in
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- ,helping them be practiced in virtue and baptizing their
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- Virtue and baptizing their imagination into something true
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- Imagination into something true good, beautiful and eternal.
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- Good, beautiful and eternal. >> there is a part of me that
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- >> there is a part of me that wasn't surprised casey and
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- 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
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- Their daughter cora, now a freshman in college, played
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- Freshman in college, played ball as a lady griffin last
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- Ball as a lady griffin last season.
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- Season. >> i mean our daughter can of
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- >> i mean our daughter can of look back and tell us now that
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- 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
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- I'm thankful for this education and is a blessing as a parent.
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- And is a blessing as a parent. >> well, reports show the
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- >> well, reports show the students their peers in public
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- Students their peers in public and private schools.
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- And private schools. >> educators this curriculum
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- >> educators this curriculum isn't designed simply to
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- Isn't designed simply to prepare for college.
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- Prepare for college. it's to train them to be
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- It's to train them to be kingdom.
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- Kingdom. >> it gives them kind of a
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- >> it gives them kind of a higher target in life.
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- Higher target in life. virtue is something that the
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- 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
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- Bringing lessons learned at home and in the classroom onto
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- Home and in the classroom onto the basketball court.
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- The basketball court. the team's fan base has grown.
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- The team's fan base has grown. >> i got to ask you.
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- >> i got to ask you. what's it been like for you to
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- What's it been like for you to witness the response to this?
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- Witness the response to this? >> i'm thankful this story is
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- >> i'm thankful this story is out there because i hope it's
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- Out there because i hope it's encouraging other coaches or
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- Encouraging other coaches or other teams out there that
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- 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.
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- Losses. again, never thought it would
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- Again, never thought it would get to this point.
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- Get to this point. multiple social media messages
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- 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
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- The school check donations just to the girls basketball
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- To the girls basketball program.
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- Program. >> we asked why they think has
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- >> we asked why they think has gone viral a culture whose
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- 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
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- 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
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- >> i think it resonates that yeah that's the right thing to
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- Yeah that's the right thing to do and maybe maybe if this
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- Do and maybe maybe if this happens in this little little
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- 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
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- Beyond in these in the political realm or in the
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- Political realm or in the business world or in all these
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- Business world or in all these other spheres life.
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- Other spheres life. >> oh, for these students it's
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- >> 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
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- 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
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- 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.
- 00:21:46.086 --> 00:21:48.622
- Up to or maybe even improve on. >> win or lose.
- 00:21:48.755 --> 00:21:49.189
- >> win or lose. setting example for us all.
- 00:21:49.323 --> 00:21:52.459
- 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
- 00:22:04.271 --> 00:22:07.841
- 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
- 00:22:15.582 --> 00:22:16.216
- 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
- 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:20.254
- Your highest goal was to develop character and whole
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- Develop character and whole honor and duty and truth and
- 00:22:23.624 --> 00:22:27.661
- Honor and duty and truth and these slogans the all of the
- 00:22:27.794 --> 00:22:28.428
- These slogans the all of the honor codes were put into place
- 00:22:28.562 --> 00:22:32.199
- Honor codes were put into place that were all put in place by
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- That were all put in place by christians who wanted to raise
- 00:22:33.267 --> 00:22:35.502
- Christians who wanted to raise up christian leadership to
- 00:22:35.636 --> 00:22:39.072
- 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
- 00:22:39.940 --> 00:22:43.410
- Founding of harvard or, of yale or princeton or the majority of
- 00:22:43.544 --> 00:22:47.481
- Or princeton or the majority of universities and colleges in
- 00:22:47.614 --> 00:22:48.181
- 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.
- 00:22:52.586 --> 00:22:55.289
- 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
- 00:23:00.093 --> 00:23:00.794
- Well, character does matter and virtue matter and if we want to
- 00:23:00.928 --> 00:23:03.196
- Virtue matter and if we want to have a culture going forward
- 00:23:03.330 --> 00:23:06.767
- 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
- 00:23:11.004 --> 00:23:11.605
- Politicians who will actually tell us the truth.
- 00:23:11.738 --> 00:23:14.074
- 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
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- >> all right, everyone still ahead like a mosquito bite that
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- 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
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- >> 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?
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- 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
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- >> call or go to cbs.com and with cbn today merry christmas
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- With cbn today merry christmas and happy new year.
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- 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
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- Upon full contact have meghan alexander is well known for her
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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.
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- Season means to her. >> megan alexander embraces
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- >> megan alexander embraces christmas celebration, author
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- Christmas celebration, author of the just released book the
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- Of the just released book the true gifts christmas.
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- 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.
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- Very come on in. >> for family friends
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- >> for family friends gatherings her community.
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- Gatherings her community. megan is hospitality under a
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- Megan is hospitality under a considered for the impact that
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- Considered for the impact that it makes.
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- 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
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- When you think about his life he always had time for people.
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- 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.
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- Opportunity again. >> where would we be without
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- >> 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?
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- 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 .
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- . turn it upside down.
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- Turn it upside down. the j's for jesus the red
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- The j's for jesus the red represents blood shed for us.
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- 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
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- Do do you think it represents something about the kingdom of
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- Something about the kingdom of heaven?
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- Heaven? i envision that will be heaven.
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- I envision that will be heaven. i mean oftentimes in the bible
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- 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,
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- 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
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- Into your home and saying come on in.
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- On in. when we put candles in windows
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- When we put candles in windows there's a back story there of
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- There's a back story there of hospitality and letting people
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- Hospitality and letting people know if you're a fellow
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- Know if you're a fellow believer this is a place where
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- Believer this is a place where you could stay and.
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- You could stay and. christmas may be the best
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- Christmas may be the best occasion.
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- Occasion. yes, i think christmas best
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- Yes, i think christmas best opportunity to open that door
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- Opportunity to open that door to people and i think that's
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- To people and i think that's reflective of how christ
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- Reflective of how christ welcomes us.
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- Welcomes us. >> holy smokes, megan, what
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- >> holy smokes, megan, what else does doe bring beyond just
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- Else does doe bring beyond just flavor and aroma?
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- Flavor and aroma? >> smells so good.
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- >> smells so good. jesus is the bread of life and
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- Jesus is the bread of life and this is of that.
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- This is of that. plus it's a great family
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- Plus it's a great family tradition.
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- Tradition. we always bake rolls on
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- We always bake rolls on christmas morning runs in my
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- Christmas morning runs in my husband's family.
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- Husband's family. kids love it so it tastes
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- Kids love it so it tastes really good and it has
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- Really good and it has spiritual significance and the
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- Spiritual significance and the aroma that's when some you
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- Aroma that's when some you know, i okay thanks.
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- Know, i okay thanks. >> christmas maybe more than
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- >> christmas maybe more than anything is this array for our
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- Anything is this array for our senses smell taste feel here
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- Senses smell taste feel here christmas is of our senses
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- Christmas is of our senses coming to life and it's really
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- Coming to life and it's really embracing what it means to be
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- Embracing what it means to be human.
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- Human. god created all of those senses
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- God created all of those senses and wants us to enjoy life to
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- And wants us to enjoy life to the fullest.
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- The fullest. christmas taps all of that
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- Christmas taps all of that whether it's that christmas
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- Whether it's that christmas music that you hear for the
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- Music that you hear for the very first time when you walk
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- Very first time when you walk into a store the first sign of
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- Into a store the first sign of christmas lights in your
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- Christmas lights in your neighborhood the bright twinkle
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- Neighborhood the bright twinkle of them, that anticipation of
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- Of them, that anticipation of all of those overload of senses
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- All of those overload of senses .
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- . what is it about that distinct
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- What is it about that distinct sound of bells?
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- Sound of bells? >> what do you hear?
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- >> what do you hear? i hear hope the sound of hope.
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- I hear hope the sound of hope. christmas bells remind us that
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- Christmas bells remind us that god is us.
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- God is us. >> when you hear those bells
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- >> 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.
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- You're just filled with hope. >> you could put bells on your
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- >> 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.
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- Remind us that god is with us. >> i think that's put bells on
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- >> i think that's put bells on the pet so as they walk around
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- The pet so as they walk around the house i hear the jingle the
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- The house i hear the jingle the bells all day long.
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- Bells all day long. anticipation is one of the
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- Anticipation is one of the wonderful parts of christmas
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- Wonderful parts of christmas big build up.
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- 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
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- Think we just can't wait for christmas morning.
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- Christmas morning. >> but as i grew as an adult i
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- >> but as i grew as an adult i find the anticipation of
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- Find the anticipation of christmas is, the preparation
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- Christmas is, the preparation of jesus birth and what it
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- Of jesus birth and what it means to us.
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- 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
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- 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
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- Particular i've started looking at it as preparation for the
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- At it as preparation for the new year to carry that spirit
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- New year to carry that spirit into january and continue being
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- Into january and continue being bold in my faith.
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- Bold in my faith. >> the imagery of snow is the
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- >> 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?
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- 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
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- 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.
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- And special in jesus eyes too. and snowflakes are a work art.
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- And snowflakes are a work art. >> literally every single
- 00:31:04.732 --> 00:31:05.300
- >> literally every single one is different intricate.
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- One is different intricate. >> it's a magical part of
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- >> it's a magical part of christmas.
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- Christmas. how can we price the meaning of
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- How can we price the meaning of christmas especially for kids
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- Christmas especially for kids with all the excess?
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- With all the excess? >> as a parent that is the
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- >> 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
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- And i know so many people can relate.
- 00:31:21.616 --> 00:31:21.816
- Relate. we're we're fighting the
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- We're we're fighting the commercialization and the
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- 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.
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- Leader. >> yeah, a real life man
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- >> 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
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- >> he grew up in what is modern day turkey.
- 00:31:42.937 --> 00:31:43.204
- Day turkey. he was a bishop.
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- He was a bishop. he loved the lord and served
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- He loved the lord and served others often giving presents in
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- Others often giving presents in secret.
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- 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,
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- Empathy, generosity, hospitality.
- 00:31:55.183 --> 00:31:55.450
- Hospitality. >> his life was a testament of
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- >> 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
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- 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
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- To who jesus teaching through the book from you to us.
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- Will think about starting new traditions or celebrating
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- Traditions or celebrating because jesus came down to
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- Because jesus came down to earth in human as a baby.
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- Earth in human as a baby. >> let's celebrate it every way
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- >> 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
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- Food, through lights, through because we could never possibly
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- 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
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- >> 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- >> 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
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- >> well, growing up we had the hot cross buns.
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- Hot cross buns. we didn't do the cinnamon
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- We didn't do the cinnamon months but we did hot cross
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- 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,
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- 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
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- That was always part of christmas breakfast.
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- Christmas breakfast. >> i think our biggest
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- >> i think our biggest christmas tradition that
- 00:33:39.287 --> 00:33:41.222
- Christmas tradition that christmas breakfast where you
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- 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
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- Get coffee and okay now all right i got i got a cup of
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- Right i got i got a cup of coffee now yeah.
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- Coffee now yeah. and then we have this really
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- And then we have this really elaborate brunch with souffles
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- Elaborate brunch with souffles and all kinds of good.
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- And all kinds of good. >> yes.
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- >> yes. >> about your souffles.
- 00:34:01.576 --> 00:34:02.043
- >> about your souffles. well, i always go back to my i
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- 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
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- >> 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
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- Our tradition i love that one of one of my favorite
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- 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
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- It's it's something special about it.
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- About it. >> yeah.
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- >> 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
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- 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
- 00:35:52.353 --> 00:35:53.821
- All right new season so it's a season new tree, new decor.
- 00:35:53.955 --> 00:35:57.191
- Season new tree, new decor. >> right?
- 00:35:57.325 --> 00:35:57.558
- >> right? all right.
- 00:35:57.692 --> 00:35:57.959
- All right. yeah.
- 00:35:58.092 --> 00:35:58.259
- Yeah. still ahead, no more décor in.
- 00:35:58.393 --> 00:36:00.661
- Still ahead, no more décor in. >> unrelenting itching.
- 00:36:00.795 --> 00:36:01.262
- >> unrelenting itching. that's not christmas.
- 00:36:01.396 --> 00:36:04.532
- 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
- 00:36:08.302 --> 00:36:08.936
- 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
- 00:36:12.673 --> 00:36:15.610
- That's coming up then and i will be praying for you.
- 00:36:15.743 --> 00:36:16.244
- Will be praying for you. >> so stay with us.
- 00:36:16.377 --> 00:36:17.990
- >> call one eight four four holy oil that's 1844465964
- 00:36:17.990 --> 00:36:22.905
- Holy oil that's 1844465964 five.
- 00:36:23.039 --> 00:36:23.206
- Five. paul was often unable to
- 00:36:23.339 --> 00:36:23.873
- 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
- 00:36:27.276 --> 00:36:27.944
- 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.
- 00:36:31.080 --> 00:36:31.347
- The romans. that messenger was a woman
- 00:36:31.481 --> 00:36:34.450
- 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
- 00:36:35.318 --> 00:36:37.854
- 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
- 00:36:38.821 --> 00:36:41.924
- Clearly phoebe shows up in romans 16.
- 00:36:42.058 --> 00:36:44.594
- 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
- 00:36:45.761 --> 00:36:49.198
- Phoebe welcome her in a way that is proper someone who has
- 00:36:49.332 --> 00:36:52.368
- That is proper someone who has faith in the lord and is one of
- 00:36:52.502 --> 00:36:55.738
- 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.
- 00:36:59.775 --> 00:37:00.142
- Any way you can. very often the person entrusted
- 00:37:00.276 --> 00:37:03.679
- Very often the person entrusted to carry the scroll was also
- 00:37:03.813 --> 00:37:04.480
- 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.
- 00:37:06.782 --> 00:37:07.083
- Congregation. >> this letter is from paul a
- 00:37:07.216 --> 00:37:10.219
- >> this letter is from paul a servant of jesus christ chosen
- 00:37:10.353 --> 00:37:13.589
- 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.
- 00:37:18.160 --> 00:37:28.170
- News about his son. >> welcome back to the 700 club
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- >> 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
- 00:37:55.097 --> 00:37:55.731
- The fight over health care led to a government earlier this
- 00:37:55.865 --> 00:37:58.734
- To a government earlier this year.
- 00:37:58.868 --> 00:37:59.035
- 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
- 00:38:02.138 --> 00:38:02.805
- Hobby lobby is giving away half a million copies of the book
- 00:38:02.939 --> 00:38:05.942
- 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
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- 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.
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- And the christmas story. strobel was an atheist of his
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- 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?
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- 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
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- From cbn news by visiting our website at cbsnews.com.
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- Website at cbsnews.com. gordon and ashley will be back
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- Gordon and ashley will be back with more of the 700 club right
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- 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.
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- To gentle cure icon tomorrow. >> a christmas accident you
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- >> a christmas accident you name it.
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- Name it. you know she lost control of
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- You know she lost control of and plowed right into a barbed
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- And plowed right into a barbed wire fence.
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- Wire fence. >> 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 prognosis.
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- Prognosis. >> will she be able to breathe
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- >> will she be able to breathe on her own and the prayers.
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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
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- It's stolen the joy and life from their once playful child
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- From their once playful child who was always a happy little
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- Who was always a happy little girl with a big imagination.
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- Girl with a big imagination. you know she used to point to
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- You know she used to point to the clouds and ask is that
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- The clouds and ask is that cotton candy?
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- Cotton candy? >> i'm going to go pick some
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- >> i'm going to go pick some for you to eat.
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- For you to eat. >> she clap your hands and
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- >> she clap your hands and laugh.
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- Laugh. then a bad cough landed her in
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- Then a bad cough landed her in the hospital and the yanks
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- The hospital and the yanks found out that she several
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- Found out that she several holes in her heart.
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- Holes in her heart. >> as we got older got weaker
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- >> as we got older got weaker and the holes got bigger
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- And the holes got bigger one almost tripled in size to
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- One almost tripled in size to the heart because she had to
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- 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.
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- When she tried to run. i was afraid and didn't know
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- I was afraid and didn't know what to do.
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- What to do. i went online and learned that
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- I went online and learned that it was dangerous if she cried
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- It was dangerous if she cried too she could even stop
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- Too she could even stop breathing.
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- Breathing. so we were very as time went on
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- So we were very as time went on whose playful faded away to
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- Whose playful faded away to hide her smile disappeared even
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- Hide her smile disappeared even when i made funny faces she
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- When i made funny faces she barely laughed her heart beat
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- Barely laughed her heart beat so fast that it seemed like it
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- So fast that it seemed like it was going to burst out of her
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- Was going to burst out of her chest.
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- Chest. sometimes her lips turn purple.
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- Sometimes her lips turn purple. was hard as a parent to see
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- Was hard as a parent to see this and not have the power to
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- This and not have the power to do.
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- Do. >> and so when she got fevers
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- >> and so when she got fevers her little body a small stove.
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- Her little body a small stove. it was a scalding held wherever
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- It was a scalding held wherever i touched i wished i could take
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- I touched i wished i could take her pain myself.
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- Her pain myself. we needed surgery.
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- We needed surgery. mr. yang got a second job to
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- Mr. yang got a second job to try to save money yet it wasn't
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- Try to save money yet it wasn't enough.
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- Enough. >> soon we got pneumonia and
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- >> soon we got pneumonia and fell into a coma.
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- Fell into a coma. >> face was pale.
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- >> face was pale. no matter how much my wife and
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- No matter how much my wife and i shouted or her head we didn't
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- I shouted or her head we didn't respond.
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- Respond. her little body was limp.
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- Her little body was limp. >> it was a nightmare that
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- >> it was a nightmare that wouldn't end.
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- Wouldn't end. every time she moaned it was
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- Every time she moaned it was like a hammer painting my
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- Like a hammer painting my heart.
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- Heart. >> then the youngs heard about
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- >> then the youngs heard about operation and you helped we get
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- Operation and you helped we get heart surgery.
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- Heart surgery. >> the operation completely
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- >> the operation completely changed her.
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- Changed her. now she healthy and happy every
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- Now she healthy and happy every day.
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- Day. >> the woman is full of of
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- >> the woman is full of of energy.
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- Energy. she doesn't cry like she used
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- She doesn't cry like she used to.
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- To. now she loves the time.
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- Now she loves the time. i sincerely think every
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- I sincerely think every operation blessing donor.
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- Operation blessing donor. our family was often ignored
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- Our family was often ignored and and forgotten or your
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- And and forgotten or your selflessness gave our family
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- Selflessness gave our family hope and when we learned this
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- Hope and when we learned this was all from god who were
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- Was all from god who were curious about why you help us
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- Curious about why you help us ordinary people and wanted to
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- Ordinary people and wanted to learn more about him.
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- Learn more about him. >> we know that every penny it
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- >> we know that every penny it costs to get away surgery was
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- Costs to get away surgery was the result of your hard work.
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- The result of your hard work. we will always remember this
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- We will always remember this kindness.
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- Kindness. it's the most precious gift in
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- It's the most precious gift in our life.
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- Our life. >> i absolutely love this story
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- >> i absolutely love this story because not does it depict what
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- Because not does it depict what cbn and 700 club partners are
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- Cbn and 700 club partners are doing around like providing
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- Doing around like providing life changing surgeries to
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- Life changing surgeries to little girls, boys and families
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- Little girls, boys and families around the world.
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- Around the world. but you heard that father say
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- But you heard that father say that he often felt forgotten
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- That he often felt forgotten and it was because of of our
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- And it was because of of our partners, you know, a gift
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- Partners, you know, a gift every gift given to cbn goes
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- Every gift given to cbn goes into the work of operation
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- Into the work of operation blessing and operation blessing
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- Blessing and operation blessing international helps provide
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- International helps provide these life changing surgeries
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- These life changing surgeries to children and families around
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- To children and families around the world.
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- The world. so you're not only giving the
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- So you're not only giving the gift of of life of a life but
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- Gift of of life of a life but you're letting people know in a
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- You're letting people know in a really profound way that they
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- Really profound way that they are seeing that they are not
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- Are seeing that they are not forgotten, that they are
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- Forgotten, that they are abandoned and you're doing that
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- Abandoned and you're doing that because you're giving them the
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- Because you're giving them the best of all the gift of the
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- Best of all the gift of the good news of the gospel.
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- Good news of the gospel. there is a savior that there is
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- There is a savior that there is a god who sees them and who,
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- A god who sees them and who, who loves them and what better
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- Who loves them and what better way to demonstrate god's love
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- Way to demonstrate god's love through really powerful
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- Through really powerful tangible ways like you just saw
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- Tangible ways like you just saw in that story.
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- In that story. so if you're watching this and
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- So if you're watching this and you are not a cbn hundred club
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- You are not a cbn hundred club partner but you're just feeling
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- A stirring in your heart to give to be a blessing to give
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- Give to be a blessing to give the gift of a transformed life
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- The gift of a transformed life and blessing and gift of the
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- And blessing and gift of the good news of the gospel to
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- Good news of the gospel to people around the world.
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- Literally help little girls like we and families around the
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- Like we and families around the world give them life changing
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- World give them life changing help provide clean water,
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- Disaster relief and so many things for just $0.65 a day and
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- Whatever level you choose to become a partner we just say
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- Become a partner we just say thank you and we want to send
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- Thank you and we want to send you something in return.
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- You something in return. this is just again, this is our
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- This is just again, this is our way of saying thank you for
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- Way of saying thank you for being a blessing.
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- Being a blessing. this is our latest devotional
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- This is our latest devotional teaching.
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- Teaching. it's called seven steps to
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- It's called seven steps to spiritual renewal.
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- Spiritual renewal. i believe it is a 35 day
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- I believe it is a 35 day devotional going through these
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- Devotional going through these seven steps that we believe are
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- Seven steps that we believe are going to just ignite your faith
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- Going to just ignite your faith almost like a spiritual renewal
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- Almost like a spiritual renewal with your relationship with the
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- With your relationship with the with the lord.
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- With the lord. >> you get access to this and
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- >> you get access to this and you get access to teachings
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- You get access to teachings from all the 700 club hosts
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- From all the 700 club hosts that go through those seven
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- That go through those seven steps.
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- Steps. so if you want all of this and
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- So if you want all of this and you want the assurance that
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- You want the assurance that you're going to help people in
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- You're going to help people in real tangible ways around the
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- Real tangible ways around the world also right here in the us
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- World also right here in the us and spread message of the
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- And spread message of the gospel become a cbn partner
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- Gospel become a cbn partner today we just say thank you so
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- Today we just say thank you so give give us a call
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- Give give us a call 1-800-700-7000.
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- 1-800-700-7000. >> gordon up next term
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- >> gordon up next term mysterious condition baffled
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- Mysterious condition baffled the doctors this woman ten long
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- The doctors this woman ten long years of pain.
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- Years of pain. how she receives the gift of
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- How she receives the gift of healing and that was on
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- Healing and that was on christmas eve.
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- Christmas eve. then join us in prayer right
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- Then join us in prayer right after this.
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- After this. >> i think everyone wants to be
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- >> i think everyone wants to be renewed in some way, shape or
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- Renewed in some way, shape or form and what better way for
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- Form and what better way for our spiritual to be renewed for
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- Our spiritual to be renewed for god to breathe new life on your
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- God to breathe new life on your relationship with him.
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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
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- >> 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
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- >> 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.
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- 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,
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- 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
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- >> 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,
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- Hands all the time saying lord, you know, take this away.
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- 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
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- 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
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- Break and watch some television.
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- Television. >> i sat down and happened to
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- >> i sat down and happened to see the 700 club was on and
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- See the 700 club was on and terry and gordon were getting
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- Terry and gordon were getting ready and someone else.
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- Ready and someone else. i don't even know what this is
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- I don't even know what this is but you have some kind of a
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- But you have some kind of a condition.
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- Condition. your body just itches all the
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- 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
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- God's healing you right now you're just going to feel like
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- 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
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- From the top of your head to the to the bottom of your toes
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- The to the bottom of your toes as you're just released from
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- The glory. i know that he he met me right
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- I know that he he met me right there on the couch and he said
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- For her miraculous healing. i'm back to normal.
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- I'm back to normal. i just give god the glory.
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- I just give god the glory. he's good to those who wait on
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- He's good to those who wait on him.
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- Him. so we just have to and have
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- So we just have to and have faith and to realize if he
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- 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.
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- Keep keep trusting. keep believing.
- 00:49:30.573 --> 00:49:30.906
- Keep believing. knowing that god is in control.
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- 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 .
- 00:49:51.093 --> 00:49:51.193
- . >> 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.
- 00:50:03.172 --> 00:50:03.639
- Everlasting life you. he doesn't want you to suffer.
- 00:50:03.773 --> 00:50:07.076
- 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.
- 00:51:00.229 --> 00:51:00.729
- 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
- 00:51:17.046 --> 00:51:19.682
- 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
- 00:51:29.058 --> 00:51:31.260
- We pray for everybody in the audience right now that you
- 00:51:31.393 --> 00:51:31.927
- 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
- 00:51:44.106 --> 00:51:47.042
- 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
- 00:51:51.080 --> 00:51:54.216
- You have done for us lord stretch forth your hand to do
- 00:51:54.350 --> 00:51:54.984
- Stretch forth your hand to do signs wonders and miracles for
- 00:51:55.117 --> 00:51:58.854
- Signs wonders and miracles for we ask it in jesus name there's
- 00:51:58.988 --> 00:52:02.758
- We ask it in jesus name there's a man who's just been diagnosed
- 00:52:02.892 --> 00:52:03.592
- A man who's just been diagnosed you've had an x-ray of your
- 00:52:03.726 --> 00:52:06.762
- You've had an x-ray of your lungs and there's a a shadow in
- 00:52:06.896 --> 00:52:10.266
- Lungs and there's a a shadow in x-ray, a dark mass and you're
- 00:52:10.399 --> 00:52:11.100
- X-ray, a dark mass and you're very afraid god is healing you
- 00:52:11.233 --> 00:52:14.069
- Very afraid god is healing you is going to remove all of that
- 00:52:14.203 --> 00:52:17.540
- Is going to remove all of that .
- 00:52:17.673 --> 00:52:17.773
- . it's going to be as if it never
- 00:52:17.907 --> 00:52:18.741
- It's going to be as if it never happened and never existed in
- 00:52:18.874 --> 00:52:21.277
- Happened and never existed in the name of jesus be healed.
- 00:52:21.410 --> 00:52:22.011
- The name of jesus be healed. take deep breath now and
- 00:52:22.144 --> 00:52:25.414
- Take deep breath now and realize god is able and he's
- 00:52:25.548 --> 00:52:29.585
- Realize god is able and he's healing you right now.
- 00:52:29.718 --> 00:52:30.185
- Healing you right now. >> yeah.
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- >> yeah. i just believe healing lungs
- 00:52:30.653 --> 00:52:32.788
- I just believe healing lungs today and i just believe
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- Today and i just believe somebody is watching and a
- 00:52:33.556 --> 00:52:36.325
- Somebody is watching and a severe case of bronchitis and i
- 00:52:36.458 --> 00:52:37.092
- Severe case of bronchitis and i just believe god is healing you
- 00:52:37.226 --> 00:52:40.229
- Just believe god is healing you are going to make a full
- 00:52:40.362 --> 00:52:42.364
- Are going to make a full hundred percent recovery it's
- 00:52:42.498 --> 00:52:43.098
- Hundred percent recovery it's going to be rapid.
- 00:52:43.232 --> 00:52:43.666
- Going to be rapid. you've been worried i believe
- 00:52:43.799 --> 00:52:44.366
- You've been worried i believe you're actually in the hospital
- 00:52:44.500 --> 00:52:47.002
- You're actually in the hospital right now.
- 00:52:47.136 --> 00:52:47.403
- Right now. i just god is healing your
- 00:52:47.536 --> 00:52:48.103
- I just god is healing your lungs in the name of jesus.
- 00:52:48.237 --> 00:52:50.606
- Lungs in the name of jesus. >> just receive it right now.
- 00:52:50.739 --> 00:52:51.340
- >> just receive it right now. thank you lord.
- 00:52:51.473 --> 00:52:51.807
- Thank you lord. so when you have a chronic
- 00:52:51.941 --> 00:52:54.577
- So when you have a chronic condition and it's on the right
- 00:52:54.710 --> 00:52:55.344
- Condition and it's on the right side of the back and it just
- 00:52:55.477 --> 00:52:58.180
- Side of the back and it just seems to to to leave you here
- 00:52:58.314 --> 00:52:59.048
- Seems to to to leave you here you've lived that it's it's
- 00:52:59.181 --> 00:53:02.318
- You've lived that it's it's going to recur and recur i
- 00:53:02.451 --> 00:53:02.985
- Going to recur and recur i think you think it's some kind
- 00:53:03.118 --> 00:53:05.955
- Think you think it's some kind kind of genetic thing.
- 00:53:06.088 --> 00:53:06.622
- Kind of genetic thing. god is healing that and you're
- 00:53:06.755 --> 00:53:07.523
- God is healing that and you're never going to have that muscle
- 00:53:07.656 --> 00:53:10.626
- Never going to have that muscle spasm and all of that pain ever
- 00:53:10.759 --> 00:53:14.096
- Spasm and all of that pain ever in the name of jesus be healed.
- 00:53:14.229 --> 00:53:14.964
- In the name of jesus be healed. amen and a man if you've been
- 00:53:15.097 --> 00:53:18.968
- 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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