December 9, 2025

December 9, 2025 | 63:57

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The 700 Club | December 9, 2025 | December 9, 2025
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  • . the following program is
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  • The following program is sponsored by cbn.
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  • Sponsored by cbn. today i was was beginning to
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  • Today i was was beginning to see an early grave.
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  • See an early grave. i was beginning to see the end
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  • I was beginning to see the end is near cancer.
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  • Is near cancer. your test results show that you
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  • Your test results show that you have lymphoma and i'm sorry but
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  • Have lymphoma and i'm sorry but there is no cure where she
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  • There is no cure where she turned to for help.
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  • Turned to for help. you go home you thank god
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  • You go home you thank god everyday for your healing and
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  • Everyday for your healing and what healed her body and her
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  • What healed her body and her soul.
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  • Soul. not going to find any cancer in
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  • Not going to find any cancer in there anymore.
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  • There anymore. i said god lives inside me in
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  • I said god lives inside me in cancer can't live our lives.
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  • Cancer can't live our lives. on today's 700 club hi everyone
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  • On today's 700 club hi everyone to the 700 club.
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  • To the 700 club. >> phase one of the gaza cease
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  • >> phase one of the gaza cease fire is nearly complete and now
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  • Fire is nearly complete and now hamas is throwing up roadblocks
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  • Hamas is throwing up roadblocks to the path forward by backing
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  • To the path forward by backing away from the pledge to lay
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  • Away from the pledge to lay down.
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  • Down. president trump and israel's
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  • President trump and israel's benjamin netanyahu are set to
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  • Benjamin netanyahu are set to meet later this month to plan
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  • Meet later this month to plan how to disarm hamas and
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  • How to disarm hamas and demilitarize gaza.
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  • Demilitarize gaza. c ban middle east correspondent
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  • C ban middle east correspondent stahl has more.
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  • Stahl has more. >> last week israeli prime
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  • >> last week israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu
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  • Minister benjamin netanyahu will meet with president trump
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  • Will meet with president trump at mar a lago in palm beach,
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  • At mar a lago in palm beach, florida on december 29th.
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  • Florida on december 29th. >> they will discuss future
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  • >> they will discuss future steps in phases and the
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  • Steps in phases and the international stabilization of
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  • International stabilization of the cease fire plan.
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  • The cease fire plan. >> netanyahu says phase one of
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  • >> netanyahu says phase one of the cease fire agreement is
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  • The cease fire agreement is nearly complete with one more
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  • Nearly complete with one more hostage body.
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  • Hostage body. ron, obviously still in gaza
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  • Ron, obviously still in gaza hamas and the red cross are
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  • Hamas and the red cross are actively searching for.
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  • Actively searching for. >> and now we have a second
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  • >> and now we have a second phase no less daunting and that
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  • Phase no less daunting and that is the disarmament of hamas and
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  • Is the disarmament of hamas and the demilitarization.
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  • The demilitarization. >> in a press conference with
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  • >> in a press conference with germany's chancellor netanyahu
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  • Germany's chancellor netanyahu said the discussions should go
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  • Said the discussions should go beyond the second phase.
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  • Beyond the second phase. >> there was a third phase and
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  • >> there was a third phase and that is to de-radicalize gaza
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  • That is to de-radicalize gaza something that also people
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  • Something that also people believed was impossible.
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  • Believed was impossible. but it was done in germany.
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  • But it was done in germany. it was done in japan it's done
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  • It was done in japan it's done in the gulf states can be done
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  • In the gulf states can be done in gaza too.
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  • In gaza too. but of course hamas has to be
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  • But of course hamas has to be dismantled.
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  • Dismantled. >> despite agreeing the
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  • >> despite agreeing the ceasefire, hamas officials are
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  • Ceasefire, hamas officials are balking at giving up their arms
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  • Balking at giving up their arms .
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  • . political leader halid mashaal
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  • Political leader halid mashaal says the weapons are of the
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  • Says the weapons are of the resistance project and the
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  • Resistance project and the right of our people defend
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  • Right of our people defend themselves.
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  • Themselves. another official, halil
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  • Another official, halil al-hayat says hamas won't
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  • Al-hayat says hamas won't disarm until there is a
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  • Disarm until there is a sovereign palestinian state and
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  • Sovereign palestinian state and won't accept an international
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  • Won't accept an international force within gaza only one to
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  • Force within gaza only one to monitor the borders.
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  • Monitor the borders. a a key component of trump's
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  • A a key component of trump's plan in eastern jerusalem,
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  • Plan in eastern jerusalem, israel raided the offices of
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  • Israel raided the offices of unwra, the u.n. agency for
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  • Unwra, the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees saying the
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  • Palestinian refugees saying the move was collection procedure
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  • Move was collection procedure for unpaid property taxes.
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  • For unpaid property taxes. israeli government spokeswoman
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  • Israeli government spokeswoman shosh bedrosian accuses of
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  • Shosh bedrosian accuses of enormous failures and said it
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  • Enormous failures and said it should be dismantled unwra
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  • Should be dismantled unwra continues to claim there's also
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  • Continues to claim there's also not enough humanitarian going
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  • Not enough humanitarian going inside of the gaza strip.
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  • Inside of the gaza strip. if you look at the facts are
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  • If you look at the facts are hundreds of trucks entering
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  • Hundreds of trucks entering gaza on a daily basis.
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  • Gaza on a daily basis. are thousands of trucks
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  • Are thousands of trucks entering gaza on a weekly
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  • Entering gaza on a weekly basis?
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  • Basis? the aid is entering gaza freely
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  • The aid is entering gaza freely and without the help from u.n.
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  • And without the help from u.n. agencies that terrorists have
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  • Agencies that terrorists have embedded themselves into in
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  • Embedded themselves into in lebanon overnight.
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  • Lebanon overnight. israel struck hezbollah targets
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  • Israel struck hezbollah targets including a training and
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  • Including a training and qualification compound the idf
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  • Qualification compound the idf says is for planning and
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  • Says is for planning and executing attacks against
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  • Executing attacks against israel.
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  • Israel. julie stahl cbn news,
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  • Julie stahl cbn news, jerusalem.
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  • Jerusalem. >> thank you julie in
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  • >> thank you julie in international news, ukraine's
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  • International news, ukraine's president is drawing the line
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  • President is drawing the line in proposed peace negotiations
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  • In proposed peace negotiations with russia.
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  • With russia. 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. >> andrew president said once
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  • >> andrew president said once he declared ukraine will not
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  • He declared ukraine will not give up any land to russia.
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  • Give up any land to russia. he made that after his meeting
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  • He made that after his meeting with the leaders of france
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  • With the leaders of france germany, the united kingdom in
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  • Germany, the united kingdom in london monday.
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  • London monday. so lonski told reporters that
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  • So lonski told reporters that his government has quote no
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  • His government has quote no right to give anything.
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  • Right to give anything. under the country's laws the
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  • Under the country's laws the trump administration wants him
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  • Trump administration wants him approve a framework agreement
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  • Approve a framework agreement that includes giving up the
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  • That includes giving up the eastern region and to stop
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  • Eastern region and to stop seeking nato membership.
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  • Seeking nato membership. and european leaders have
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  • And european leaders have criticized parts of the plan
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  • Criticized parts of the plan that say are favorable to
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  • That say are favorable to russia.
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  • Russia. earlier today zelenskyy met
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  • Earlier today zelenskyy met with pope leo at his residence
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  • With pope leo at his residence near rome.
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  • Near rome. >> well, here in washington,
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  • >> well, here in washington, court appears to be leaning in
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  • Court appears to be leaning in favor of pro-life pregnancy
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  • Favor of pro-life pregnancy centers in new jersey.
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  • Centers in new jersey. recently the justices heard
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  • Recently the justices heard arguments in a in a case
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  • Arguments in a in a case pitting christian based women's
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  • Pitting christian based women's resource centers against the
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  • Resource centers against the state attorney general.
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  • State attorney general. >> cbn's lori johnson brings us
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  • >> cbn's lori johnson brings us the details.
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  • The details. >> two years ago new jersey
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  • >> two years ago new jersey attorney general matthew
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  • Attorney general matthew platkin subpoenaed first choice
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  • Platkin subpoenaed first choice pregnancy centers demanding
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  • Pregnancy centers demanding their identities and contact
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  • Their identities and contact information.
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  • Information. choice refused maintaining the
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  • Choice refused maintaining the information should be kept
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  • Information should be kept private.
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  • Private. >> the attorney general's
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  • >> the attorney general's office argued their request
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  • Office argued their request part of an investigation into
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  • Part of an investigation into whether first choice tricked
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  • Whether first choice tricked donors into thinking they were
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  • Donors into thinking they were contributing to an abortion
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  • Contributing to an abortion provider.
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  • Provider. >> our entire in asking for the
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  • >> our entire in asking for the category of donor information
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  • Category of donor information that we asked about was to
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  • That we asked about was to evaluate whether any donors
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  • Evaluate whether any donors themselves might have been
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  • Themselves might have been deceived by the representations
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  • Deceived by the representations on the donation pages
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  • On the donation pages maintained first choice.
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  • Maintained first choice. >> i gather that you think the
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  • >> i gather that you think the website might have made think
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  • Website might have made think that this was an entity that
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  • That this was an entity that provided abortion care as to a
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  • Provided abortion care as to a pro-life entity that so that
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  • Pro-life entity that so that was the concern.
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  • Was the concern. yeah, that that's right, your
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  • Yeah, that that's right, your honor.
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  • Honor. >> however, first choice
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  • >> however, first choice insists their website clearly
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  • Insists their website clearly presents a pro-life stance.
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  • Presents a pro-life stance. >> it is not in the least
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  • >> it is not in the least misleading.
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  • Misleading. a picture smiling faces a
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  • A picture smiling faces a babies in families that there's
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  • Babies in families that there's no question that it belongs to
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  • No question that it belongs to something like planned
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  • Something like planned parenthood.
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  • Parenthood. >> first choice attorney aaron
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  • >> first choice attorney aaron hawley believes true reason
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  • Hawley believes true reason behind this subpoena involves a
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  • Behind this subpoena involves a wide spread on the pro-life
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  • Wide spread on the pro-life movement.
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  • Movement. >> this is the context of a
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  • >> this is the context of a hostile attorney general who
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  • Hostile attorney general who has issued a consumer alert
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  • Has issued a consumer alert urged new jerseyans to beware
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  • Urged new jerseyans to beware of pregnancy centers and
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  • Of pregnancy centers and assembled force against them
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  • Assembled force against them where the complaints against
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  • Where the complaints against you that stimulate.
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  • You that stimulate. >> the subpoena?
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  • >> the subpoena? no, your honor.
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  • No, your honor. the attorney general has never
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  • The attorney general has never identified a single complaint.
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  • Identified a single complaint. >> furthermore, first choice
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  • >> furthermore, first choice says disclosing information
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  • Says disclosing information violates their freedom of
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  • Violates their freedom of speech and would scare them
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  • Speech and would scare them away.
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  • Away. >> some donors gave as little
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  • >> some donors gave as little as $10.
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  • As $10. those folks are going to be
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  • Those folks are going to be worried about a state attorney
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  • Worried about a state attorney general, the highest law
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  • General, the highest law enforcement officer in the
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  • Enforcement officer in the country.
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  • Country. demand their names, phone
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  • Demand their names, phone numbers, addresses, places of
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  • Numbers, addresses, places of employment so that he can't
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  • Employment so that he can't contact them.
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  • Contact them. >> some justices agreed.
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  • >> some justices agreed. you know, this is just kind of
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  • You know, this is just kind of obvious that there's some of
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  • Obvious that there's some of objective chill from a subpoena
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  • Objective chill from a subpoena on speech.
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  • On speech. >> i mean they're saying if
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  • >> i mean they're saying if we'd known that this was going
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  • We'd known that this was going to happen we wouldn't have
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  • To happen we wouldn't have given force if it's going to be
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  • Given force if it's going to be disclosed.
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  • Disclosed. we won't give.
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  • We won't give. i mean doesn't that just follow
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  • I mean doesn't that just follow night from day even the aclu
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  • Night from day even the aclu filed a brief calling the
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  • Filed a brief calling the attorney general's move
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  • Attorney general's move suppression by subpoena and by
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  • Suppression by subpoena and by intimidation.
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  • Intimidation. the high court is expected to
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  • The high court is expected to issue its ruling in june.
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  • Issue its ruling in june. lorie johnson, cbn news.
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  • Lorie johnson, cbn news. >> all right.
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  • >> all right. thank you, larry.
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  • Thank you, larry. well, while argue faith and
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  • Well, while argue faith and science can't coexist, museum
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  • Science can't coexist, museum is challenging that belief.
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  • Is challenging that belief. cbn's wendy griffith takes
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  • Cbn's wendy griffith takes inside the wonder center just
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  • Inside the wonder center just outside nashville sits the
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  • Outside nashville sits the wonder center and science
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  • Wonder center and science museum featuring hundred
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  • Museum featuring hundred thousand square feet of
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  • Thousand square feet of exhibits explaining the
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  • Exhibits explaining the mysteries and history space,
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  • Mysteries and history space, paleontology, literature even a
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  • Paleontology, literature even a 1000 year old bible scroll all
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  • 1000 year old bible scroll all from a creation perspective.
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  • From a creation perspective. founder and director david
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  • Founder and director david reeves says is to educate and
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  • Reeves says is to educate and inspire through god's
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  • Inspire through god's magnificent creation.
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  • Magnificent creation. >> we want people to walk
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  • >> we want people to walk through and be inspired with
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  • Through and be inspired with science, with hands on
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  • Science, with hands on activities, with class exhibit
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  • Activities, with class exhibit tree, with nasa's artifacts,
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  • Tree, with nasa's artifacts, with planetarium shows that
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  • With planetarium shows that take you fully immersive into
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  • Take you fully immersive into and then point it right back to
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  • And then point it right back to this idea that all of the
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  • This idea that all of the universe shows these design
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  • Universe shows these design patterns and they're pointing
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  • Patterns and they're pointing us right back to not just our
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  • Us right back to not just our creator but ultimately to our
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  • Creator but ultimately to our savior jesus christ.
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  • Savior jesus christ. >> david what are some of your
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  • >> david what are some of your your favorite exhibits that are
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  • Your favorite exhibits that are happening right now at wonder
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  • Happening right now at wonder center?
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  • Center? >> you know, we just opened
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  • >> you know, we just opened wonders of africa.
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  • Wonders of africa. i lead african photo safaris
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  • I lead african photo safaris for families take them into the
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  • For families take them into the heart of south africa and show
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  • Heart of south africa and show them how animal biology points
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  • Them how animal biology points back to this amazing from the
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  • Back to this amazing from the beginning.
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  • Beginning. and so we just opened up an
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  • And so we just opened up an entire exhibit hall our second
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  • Entire exhibit hall our second largest exhibit hall ever which
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  • Largest exhibit hall ever which transport shoe into the
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  • Transport shoe into the bushveld of africa past lions
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  • Bushveld of africa past lions past all of these other animals
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  • Past all of these other animals through a watering hole where
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  • Through a watering hole where you can see these things up
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  • You can see these things up close and personal and then
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  • Close and personal and then teaches you lessons about their
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  • Teaches you lessons about their design.
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  • Design. >> david's passion for science
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  • >> david's passion for science at an early age picking up
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  • At an early age picking up fossils near his in middle
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  • Fossils near his in middle tennessee as a young man asked
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  • Tennessee as a young man asked for photography taking photos
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  • For photography taking photos of the night sky captured his
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  • Of the night sky captured his imagination and stirred a
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  • Imagination and stirred a desire to explain the purpose
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  • Desire to explain the purpose and majesty behind the
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  • And majesty behind the universe.
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  • Universe. >> and and i saw the blues in
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  • >> and and i saw the blues in the purples and the reds and
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  • The purples and the reds and all of those stars of that
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  • All of those stars of that beauty.
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  • Beauty. i said wow the heavens declare
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  • I said wow the heavens declare glory of god just like sol 19
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  • Glory of god just like sol 19 says and the next thought that
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  • Says and the next thought that ran through my mind was why is
  • 00:09:51.148 --> 00:09:51.949
  • Ran through my mind was why is this?
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  • This? why couldn't i use that passion
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  • Why couldn't i use that passion for christ and why couldn't we
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  • For christ and why couldn't we actually use it as a witnessing
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  • Actually use it as a witnessing tool to encourage people hey,
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  • Tool to encourage people hey, you're not a cosmic accident.
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  • You're not a cosmic accident. you were born with purpose and
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  • You were born with purpose and that purpose is fulfilled
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  • That purpose is fulfilled through christ.
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  • Through christ. >> reeves is known his
  • 00:10:07.598 --> 00:10:09.700
  • >> reeves is known his groundbreaking research on the
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  • Groundbreaking research on the dead sea scrolls as as his
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  • Dead sea scrolls as as his amazing dinosaur discoveries.
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  • Amazing dinosaur discoveries. he believes the wonder center
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  • He believes the wonder center offers something for everyone.
  • 00:10:17.875 --> 00:10:21.645
  • Offers something for everyone. >> you'll get to see and
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  • >> you'll get to see and experience things like racing
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  • Experience things like racing cars downhill learn physics and
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  • Cars downhill learn physics and principles.
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  • Principles. you'll learn about the
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  • You'll learn about the bernoulli principle which helps
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  • Bernoulli principle which helps airplanes stay afloat.
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  • Airplanes stay afloat. you're going to be able to
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  • You're going to be able to experience 1 million volts of
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  • Experience 1 million volts of lightning in our coil
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  • Lightning in our coil experience where we put you in
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  • Experience where we put you in the same with that electricity
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  • The same with that electricity playing music and then you'll
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  • Playing music and then you'll get to see one of the top ten
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  • Get to see one of the top ten planetariums in the entire
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  • Planetariums in the entire floating through space.
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  • Floating through space. >> the ultimate goal is to
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  • >> the ultimate goal is to remind people that god created
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  • Remind people that god created the entire universe because
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  • The entire universe because wants to have a relationship
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  • Wants to have a relationship with us whether.
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  • With us whether. it's the blade of grass out of
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  • It's the blade of grass out of their window or the hummingbird
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  • Their window or the hummingbird flying their door.
  • 00:11:01.352 --> 00:11:03.821
  • Flying their door. look at that in a different way
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  • Look at that in a different way and not just be amazed at
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  • And not just be amazed at nature but be amazed at god's
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  • Nature but be amazed at god's creation.
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  • Creation. >> wendy griffith, cbn
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  • >> wendy griffith, cbn news looks like some
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  • News looks like some interesting exhibits there.
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  • Interesting exhibits there. >> thank you, andrew.
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  • >> thank you, andrew. terry, back to you.
  • 00:11:19.270 --> 00:11:19.703
  • Terry, back to you. all right.
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  • All right. thanks, john and wendy, an
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  • Thanks, john and wendy, an awful lot of people are moving
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  • Awful lot of people are moving to tennessee and now if you're
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  • To tennessee and now if you're just going as a tourist you've
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  • Just going as a tourist you've got something great to check
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  • Got something great to check out.
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  • Out. >> i love i'll admit i love
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  • >> i love i'll admit i love planetariums and i guess terry
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  • Planetariums and i guess terry does too because when they were
  • 00:11:30.915 --> 00:11:31.549
  • Does too because when they were talking that we both said i
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  • Talking that we both said i love those but i don't think
  • 00:11:34.385 --> 00:11:34.919
  • Love those but i don't think i've ever been to one that
  • 00:11:35.052 --> 00:11:37.154
  • I've ever been to one that sophisticated looks like a
  • 00:11:37.288 --> 00:11:37.822
  • Sophisticated looks like a great place to visit.
  • 00:11:37.955 --> 00:11:38.422
  • Great place to visit. >> it looks like a great place
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  • >> it looks like a great place to visit god is the god of
  • 00:11:39.290 --> 00:11:40.758
  • To visit god is the god of order and i love when somebody
  • 00:11:40.891 --> 00:11:43.928
  • Order and i love when somebody has done the research and taken
  • 00:11:44.061 --> 00:11:44.695
  • Has done the research and taken the time to just kind of
  • 00:11:44.829 --> 00:11:45.396
  • The time to just kind of outline and process of that for
  • 00:11:45.529 --> 00:11:48.599
  • Outline and process of that for us.
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  • Us. >> great place and the heavens
  • 00:11:48.999 --> 00:11:49.567
  • >> great place and the heavens do declare the glory of god
  • 00:11:49.700 --> 00:11:52.937
  • Do declare the glory of god love how david also talked
  • 00:11:53.070 --> 00:11:53.604
  • Love how david also talked about what is your passion your
  • 00:11:53.737 --> 00:11:54.405
  • About what is your passion your hobby so to speak can i glorify
  • 00:11:54.538 --> 00:11:56.941
  • Hobby so to speak can i glorify god with it?
  • 00:11:57.074 --> 00:11:57.374
  • God with it? >> he has found a way to do it.
  • 00:11:57.508 --> 00:11:58.175
  • >> he has found a way to do it. he surely has all of us.
  • 00:11:58.309 --> 00:12:00.144
  • He surely has all of us. well still ahead diagnose with
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  • Well still ahead diagnose with incurable cancer and then her
  • 00:12:04.548 --> 00:12:05.149
  • Incurable cancer and then her husband suddenly dies.
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  • Husband suddenly dies. this woman is left all alone to
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  • This woman is left all alone to battle her disease.
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  • Battle her disease. watch as she plans her own
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  • Watch as she plans her own funeral and then see visit to
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  • Funeral and then see visit to church leads to a miracle.
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  • Church leads to a miracle. that's coming up.
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  • That's coming up. also ahead, claims are rife
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  • Attack in armenia. not so churches are open
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  • Worship is free and spiritual leaders are seeded by top.
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  • Leaders are seeded by top. >> see what's behind the false
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  • >> see what's behind the false claims after this.
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  • News all day our platforms. >> armenia has long prided
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  • >> armenia has long prided itself on being the world's
  • 00:14:47.885 --> 00:14:50.154
  • Itself on being the world's first christian nation.
  • 00:14:50.288 --> 00:14:50.755
  • First christian nation. lately a prominent media
  • 00:14:50.888 --> 00:14:51.422
  • Lately a prominent media influencer been accusing the
  • 00:14:51.555 --> 00:14:54.191
  • Influencer been accusing the government of cracking down on
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  • Government of cracking down on christianity.
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  • Christianity. a group of americans recently
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  • A group of americans recently traveled to armenia for the
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  • Traveled to armenia for the country's first national prayer
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  • Country's first national prayer breakfast.
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  • Breakfast. as chuck holden reports found a
  • 00:15:02.133 --> 00:15:04.168
  • As chuck holden reports found a very different story.
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  • Very different story. armenia's inaugural national
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  • Armenia's inaugural national prayer breakfast brought
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  • Prayer breakfast brought together government faith
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  • Together government faith leaders to focus on the future
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  • Leaders to focus on the future of this fragile nation.
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  • Of this fragile nation. despite loud claims that
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  • Despite loud claims that christianity is under attack
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  • Christianity is under attack here are open worship is free
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  • Here are open worship is free and spiritual leaders seated
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  • And spiritual leaders seated alongside top officials.
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  • Alongside top officials. but that's not the message are
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  • But that's not the message are hearing from pundits like
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  • Hearing from pundits like tucker carlson.
  • 00:15:28.225 --> 00:15:28.559
  • Tucker carlson. >> this prime minister who's
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  • >> this prime minister who's clearly an authoritarian by
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  • Clearly an authoritarian by definition is against the
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  • Definition is against the church.
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  • Church. so the idea is to break the
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  • So the idea is to break the back of orthodox christianity
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  • Back of orthodox christianity and of traditional christianity
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  • And of traditional christianity in armenia and to use the
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  • In armenia and to use the police to do it.
  • 00:15:46.911 --> 00:15:47.278
  • Police to do it. >> armenian experts say
  • 00:15:47.411 --> 00:15:47.979
  • >> armenian experts say carlson's leaves out critical
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  • Carlson's leaves out critical context.
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  • Context. they dispute his accusation
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  • They dispute his accusation that recent arrests of two
  • 00:15:54.018 --> 00:15:54.552
  • That recent arrests of two clergymen had anything to do
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  • Clergymen had anything to do with practicing their faith.
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  • With practicing their faith. >> two of them especially have
  • 00:15:57.855 --> 00:15:58.656
  • >> two of them especially have been engaged in political
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  • Been engaged in political activism.
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  • Activism. let me put it that one of them
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  • Let me put it that one of them has urged the military to stage
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  • Has urged the military to stage a coup.
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  • A coup. other one has organized an
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  • Other one has organized an opposition movement for
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  • Opposition movement for armenia's attempt to somehow
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  • Armenia's attempt to somehow become more sovereign pursue
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  • Become more sovereign pursue its own diplomacy.
  • 00:16:16.207 --> 00:16:16.607
  • Its own diplomacy. somehow made russia to engage
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  • Somehow made russia to engage more actively into the external
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  • More actively into the external external affairs of armenia.
  • 00:16:24.348 --> 00:16:27.852
  • External affairs of armenia. >> these political clashes come
  • 00:16:27.985 --> 00:16:28.586
  • >> these political clashes come as armenia tries free from
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  • As armenia tries free from decades of russian influence.
  • 00:16:31.722 --> 00:16:32.323
  • Decades of russian influence. some american christian leaders
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  • Some american christian leaders met with armenia's prime
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  • Met with armenia's prime minister say the war on
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  • Minister say the war on christianity claims tucker
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  • Christianity claims tucker carlson and others are not just
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  • Carlson and others are not just wrong.
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  • Wrong. they serve russia's interests.
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  • They serve russia's interests. >> when i was invited to come i
  • 00:16:43.768 --> 00:16:47.038
  • >> when i was invited to come i got articles from friends
  • 00:16:47.171 --> 00:16:47.705
  • Got articles from friends saying hey were you not aware
  • 00:16:47.838 --> 00:16:51.776
  • Saying hey were you not aware this prime minister in armenia
  • 00:16:51.909 --> 00:16:54.412
  • This prime minister in armenia is at war with christianity?
  • 00:16:54.545 --> 00:16:55.179
  • Is at war with christianity? and i was looking into and then
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  • And i was looking into and then i learned from people i
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  • I learned from people i trusted.
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  • Trusted. he was not at war with
  • 00:16:59.850 --> 00:17:02.353
  • He was not at war with christianity.
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  • Christianity. so i came on and having spent a
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  • So i came on and having spent a couple of days with and visited
  • 00:17:06.490 --> 00:17:09.660
  • Couple of days with and visited with him privately personally
  • 00:17:09.794 --> 00:17:12.897
  • With him privately personally this is not a man who at war
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  • This is not a man who at war with christianity.
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  • With christianity. this is a man who is wanting to
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  • This is a man who is wanting to do what he is supposed to in
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  • Do what he is supposed to in accordance with principles and
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  • Accordance with principles and following biblical principles
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  • Following biblical principles and i am so impressed with
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  • And i am so impressed with them.
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  • Them. but when you try to do what
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  • But when you try to do what he's doing this is the kind of
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  • He's doing this is the kind of attacks you come under and
  • 00:17:36.821 --> 00:17:37.354
  • Attacks you come under and sometimes it comes from
  • 00:17:37.488 --> 00:17:39.590
  • Sometimes it comes from religious people.
  • 00:17:39.723 --> 00:17:40.091
  • Religious people. >> while the political rhetoric
  • 00:17:40.224 --> 00:17:40.825
  • >> while the political rhetoric grabs international, many here
  • 00:17:40.958 --> 00:17:43.828
  • Grabs international, many here see armenia's most dangerous
  • 00:17:43.961 --> 00:17:44.528
  • See armenia's most dangerous threat coming from its own
  • 00:17:44.662 --> 00:17:47.298
  • Threat coming from its own demographic collapse.
  • 00:17:47.431 --> 00:17:47.865
  • Demographic collapse. >> armenia faces pressures
  • 00:17:47.998 --> 00:17:50.801
  • >> armenia faces pressures multiple fronts.
  • 00:17:50.935 --> 00:17:51.268
  • Multiple fronts. the threats from azerbaijan and
  • 00:17:51.402 --> 00:17:52.036
  • The threats from azerbaijan and turkey very real.
  • 00:17:52.169 --> 00:17:55.206
  • Turkey very real. but the bigger danger might
  • 00:17:55.339 --> 00:17:55.906
  • But the bigger danger might actually be inside country.
  • 00:17:56.040 --> 00:17:59.310
  • Actually be inside country. armenia's birthrate has
  • 00:17:59.443 --> 00:17:59.910
  • Armenia's birthrate has collapsed.
  • 00:18:00.044 --> 00:18:00.277
  • Collapsed. and if nothing changes, nation
  • 00:18:00.411 --> 00:18:03.114
  • And if nothing changes, nation could easily lose a share of
  • 00:18:03.247 --> 00:18:03.881
  • Could easily lose a share of its population the next century
  • 00:18:04.014 --> 00:18:07.351
  • Its population the next century and almost cease to exist.
  • 00:18:07.485 --> 00:18:08.052
  • And almost cease to exist. many here are saying that
  • 00:18:08.185 --> 00:18:11.288
  • Many here are saying that they're pointing directly
  • 00:18:11.422 --> 00:18:14.325
  • They're pointing directly abortion and declining family
  • 00:18:14.458 --> 00:18:15.025
  • Abortion and declining family formation as major factors in
  • 00:18:15.159 --> 00:18:18.796
  • Formation as major factors in this demographic decline and
  • 00:18:18.929 --> 00:18:21.765
  • This demographic decline and their view this crisis is a
  • 00:18:21.899 --> 00:18:22.500
  • Their view this crisis is a bigger long term threat than
  • 00:18:22.633 --> 00:18:26.070
  • Bigger long term threat than anything that's happening
  • 00:18:26.203 --> 00:18:26.704
  • Anything that's happening across the border.
  • 00:18:26.837 --> 00:18:27.204
  • Across the border. unfortunately in armenia is
  • 00:18:27.338 --> 00:18:29.673
  • Unfortunately in armenia is one of those subjects that has
  • 00:18:29.807 --> 00:18:33.043
  • One of those subjects that has not been publicly spoken about
  • 00:18:33.177 --> 00:18:33.811
  • Not been publicly spoken about until this inaugural prayer
  • 00:18:33.944 --> 00:18:36.947
  • Until this inaugural prayer breakfast.
  • 00:18:37.081 --> 00:18:37.314
  • Breakfast. >> from 1955 until this tell
  • 00:18:37.448 --> 00:18:42.219
  • >> from 1955 until this tell 2024 1,800,000 abortions have
  • 00:18:42.353 --> 00:18:42.953
  • 2024 1,800,000 abortions have taken place that time.
  • 00:18:43.087 --> 00:18:47.124
  • Taken place that time. i mean they've murdered their
  • 00:18:47.258 --> 00:18:47.858
  • I mean they've murdered their own more than the turks in
  • 00:18:47.992 --> 00:18:50.427
  • Own more than the turks in these areas.
  • 00:18:50.561 --> 00:18:50.861
  • These areas. >> so there's a greater threat
  • 00:18:50.995 --> 00:18:56.767
  • >> so there's a greater threat enemies on its borders and
  • 00:18:56.901 --> 00:18:57.434
  • Enemies on its borders and disinformation targeting its
  • 00:18:57.568 --> 00:18:58.102
  • Disinformation targeting its unity.
  • 00:18:58.235 --> 00:19:01.172
  • Unity. armenia's greatest challenge
  • 00:19:01.305 --> 00:19:01.872
  • Armenia's greatest challenge may be rebuilding a culture of
  • 00:19:02.006 --> 00:19:02.640
  • May be rebuilding a culture of life and family.
  • 00:19:02.773 --> 00:19:05.009
  • Life and family. leaders here say that without
  • 00:19:05.142 --> 00:19:05.943
  • Leaders here say that without it the world's first christian
  • 00:19:06.076 --> 00:19:08.379
  • It the world's first christian nation could face a future far
  • 00:19:08.512 --> 00:19:09.113
  • Nation could face a future far more dangerous than military
  • 00:19:09.246 --> 00:19:12.016
  • More dangerous than military threat from romania.
  • 00:19:12.149 --> 00:19:12.583
  • Threat from romania. i'm chuck holton for cbn news.
  • 00:19:12.716 --> 00:19:16.020
  • I'm chuck holton for cbn news. >> thank you, chuck you know,
  • 00:19:16.153 --> 00:19:19.890
  • >> thank you, chuck you know, ladies and gentlemen on this
  • 00:19:20.024 --> 00:19:20.591
  • Ladies and gentlemen on this program we talk about where
  • 00:19:20.724 --> 00:19:21.292
  • Program we talk about where christianity is under attack.
  • 00:19:21.425 --> 00:19:21.992
  • Christianity is under attack. >> just yesterday about china
  • 00:19:22.126 --> 00:19:23.794
  • >> just yesterday about china and the crackdown there.
  • 00:19:23.928 --> 00:19:24.428
  • And the crackdown there. so we want to let you know if
  • 00:19:24.562 --> 00:19:25.296
  • So we want to let you know if there's misinformation like in
  • 00:19:25.429 --> 00:19:27.665
  • There's misinformation like in this case armenia worship is
  • 00:19:27.798 --> 00:19:28.365
  • This case armenia worship is free.
  • 00:19:28.499 --> 00:19:28.666
  • Free. churches are gathering is free.
  • 00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:31.969
  • Churches are gathering is free. >> it really is orphan's
  • 00:19:32.102 --> 00:19:32.703
  • >> it really is orphan's promises.
  • 00:19:32.836 --> 00:19:33.070
  • Promises. some of its best work in
  • 00:19:35.005 --> 00:19:35.806
  • Some of its best work in armenia we have wonderful
  • 00:19:35.940 --> 00:19:36.473
  • Armenia we have wonderful centers there.
  • 00:19:36.607 --> 00:19:39.009
  • Centers there. i mean i on my visit just
  • 00:19:39.143 --> 00:19:39.977
  • I mean i on my visit just really wound up moved to tears
  • 00:19:40.110 --> 00:19:42.813
  • Really wound up moved to tears by teenage kids who were
  • 00:19:42.947 --> 00:19:43.447
  • By teenage kids who were reciting well-known versus in
  • 00:19:43.581 --> 00:19:46.217
  • Reciting well-known versus in english to us and who were very
  • 00:19:46.350 --> 00:19:47.017
  • English to us and who were very active in their their churches
  • 00:19:47.151 --> 00:19:50.788
  • Active in their their churches the pastors are awesome.
  • 00:19:50.921 --> 00:19:51.422
  • The pastors are awesome. armenia is a great nation with
  • 00:19:51.555 --> 00:19:52.189
  • Armenia is a great nation with a wonderful history so great we
  • 00:19:52.323 --> 00:19:54.959
  • A wonderful history so great we have work there and you heard
  • 00:19:55.092 --> 00:19:55.659
  • Have work there and you heard it the prime minister following
  • 00:19:55.793 --> 00:19:58.128
  • It the prime minister following biblical principles so you can
  • 00:19:58.262 --> 00:19:58.862
  • Biblical principles so you can see what's really on there
  • 00:19:58.996 --> 00:20:02.066
  • See what's really on there wonderful history in that
  • 00:20:02.199 --> 00:20:02.733
  • Wonderful history in that country.
  • 00:20:02.866 --> 00:20:03.067
  • Country. >> well, coming up visualizing
  • 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:04.969
  • >> well, coming up visualizing her own coffin and seeing an
  • 00:20:05.102 --> 00:20:05.903
  • Her own coffin and seeing an early.
  • 00:20:06.036 --> 00:20:08.973
  • Early. this woman was tormented by a
  • 00:20:09.106 --> 00:20:09.840
  • This woman was tormented by a terminal cancer diagnosis.
  • 00:20:09.974 --> 00:20:13.077
  • Terminal cancer diagnosis. see how a life saving message
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  • See how a life saving message leads a miracle.
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  • Leads a miracle. that's next.
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  • That's next. and then andrew and i are going
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  • And then andrew and i are going to be praying for you.
  • 00:20:18.148 --> 00:20:19.917
  • To be praying for you. >> so stay with us.
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  • >> so stay with us. some hundred years later, the
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  • Some hundred years later, the writings of luke would
  • 00:20:38.369 --> 00:20:38.836
  • Writings of luke would transform an atheist professor
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  • Transform an atheist professor from scotland into one of
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  • From scotland into one of britain's greatest christian
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  • Britain's greatest christian apologists.
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  • Apologists. sir william ramsay was a 19th
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  • Sir william ramsay was a 19th century archeologist who had
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  • Century archeologist who had been raised by parents an
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  • Been raised by parents an unbeliever himself.
  • 00:20:53.417 --> 00:20:56.620
  • Unbeliever himself. ramsey stated that the history
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  • Ramsey stated that the history of the bible could not be
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  • Of the bible could not be trusted.
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  • Trusted. he took particular aim at the
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  • He took particular aim at the book of acts which he believed
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  • Book of acts which he believed had been written in the second
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  • Had been written in the second century 100 years after luke's
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  • Century 100 years after luke's lifetime.
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  • Lifetime. in 1881, ramsey set out on a
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  • In 1881, ramsey set out on a trip to greece and asia minor.
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  • Trip to greece and asia minor. his goal was to follow in
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  • His goal was to follow in luke's footsteps and to prove
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  • Luke's footsteps and to prove his unreliability.
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  • Lynne was alone facing a terminal disease and then a
  • 00:21:40.284 --> 00:21:40.818
  • Terminal disease and then a friend invited her to church.
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  • Friend invited her to church. that's where she received
  • 00:21:43.587 --> 00:21:44.087
  • That's where she received prayer for healing and the
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  • Prayer for healing and the message that saved her life.
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  • Message that saved her life. >> everything that breathes in
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  • >> everything that breathes in my house was gone in a matter
  • 00:21:51.595 --> 00:21:52.196
  • My house was gone in a matter of months.
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  • Of months. depression was horrible.
  • 00:21:52.696 --> 00:21:53.163
  • Depression was horrible. i was to see my coffin.
  • 00:21:53.297 --> 00:21:54.998
  • I was to see my coffin. i was beginning to see an early
  • 00:21:55.132 --> 00:21:58.368
  • I was beginning to see an early grave.
  • 00:21:58.502 --> 00:21:58.669
  • Grave. >> i was beginning to see the
  • 00:21:58.802 --> 00:21:59.470
  • >> i was beginning to see the end is near.
  • 00:21:59.603 --> 00:22:02.105
  • End is near. >> lynn alfie lived a joyful
  • 00:22:02.239 --> 00:22:05.876
  • >> lynn alfie lived a joyful with her husband mike in the
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  • With her husband mike in the home they built together that
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  • Home they built together that was until the series of
  • 00:22:09.413 --> 00:22:10.013
  • Was until the series of heartbreaking news began
  • 00:22:10.147 --> 00:22:10.647
  • Heartbreaking news began following her.
  • 00:22:10.781 --> 00:22:13.584
  • Following her. i got a phone call from my
  • 00:22:13.717 --> 00:22:14.451
  • I got a phone call from my doctor who said i'm really
  • 00:22:14.585 --> 00:22:15.185
  • Doctor who said i'm really sorry your your test results
  • 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:17.888
  • Sorry your your test results show that you have lymphoma and
  • 00:22:18.021 --> 00:22:21.124
  • Show that you have lymphoma and i'm sorry but there is no cure
  • 00:22:21.258 --> 00:22:21.892
  • I'm sorry but there is no cure for lymphoma.
  • 00:22:22.025 --> 00:22:22.326
  • For lymphoma. lynn battled her cancer while
  • 00:22:24.394 --> 00:22:25.195
  • Lynn battled her cancer while leaning on her husband for
  • 00:22:25.329 --> 00:22:25.863
  • Leaning on her husband for strength.
  • 00:22:25.996 --> 00:22:26.230
  • Strength. one day while mike was away on
  • 00:22:28.899 --> 00:22:29.733
  • One day while mike was away on a fishing trip she she received
  • 00:22:29.867 --> 00:22:33.070
  • A fishing trip she she received a surprise visit from a
  • 00:22:33.203 --> 00:22:33.704
  • A surprise visit from a coroner.
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  • Coroner. he asked me my husband's name
  • 00:22:34.171 --> 00:22:37.674
  • He asked me my husband's name and i said well yeah, but he's
  • 00:22:37.808 --> 00:22:38.509
  • And i said well yeah, but he's not here.
  • 00:22:38.642 --> 00:22:40.544
  • Not here. he's on a fishing trip and he
  • 00:22:40.677 --> 00:22:41.578
  • He's on a fishing trip and he just looked at me, didn't say a
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  • Just looked at me, didn't say a word and it took a moment.
  • 00:22:45.315 --> 00:22:48.051
  • Word and it took a moment. i realized that he wasn't
  • 00:22:48.185 --> 00:22:48.752
  • I realized that he wasn't asking to speak with my husband
  • 00:22:48.886 --> 00:22:51.688
  • Asking to speak with my husband but he was notifying me that my
  • 00:22:51.822 --> 00:22:52.723
  • But he was notifying me that my husband passed and that was
  • 00:22:52.856 --> 00:22:55.893
  • Husband passed and that was like having the pulled out from
  • 00:22:56.026 --> 00:22:59.363
  • Like having the pulled out from under me and i felt like i was
  • 00:22:59.496 --> 00:23:00.330
  • Under me and i felt like i was just falling in this endless
  • 00:23:00.464 --> 00:23:02.799
  • Just falling in this endless pit and suddenly i'm all alone
  • 00:23:02.933 --> 00:23:06.136
  • Pit and suddenly i'm all alone and i'm dealing with cancer.
  • 00:23:06.270 --> 00:23:10.207
  • And i'm dealing with cancer. i was watching my life go
  • 00:23:10.340 --> 00:23:11.074
  • I was watching my life go downhill.
  • 00:23:11.208 --> 00:23:11.441
  • Downhill. every shoe that that dropped
  • 00:23:11.575 --> 00:23:13.877
  • Every shoe that that dropped was another nail in my coffin.
  • 00:23:14.011 --> 00:23:14.645
  • Was another nail in my coffin. i was planning my own.
  • 00:23:14.778 --> 00:23:17.247
  • I was planning my own. lynn struggled with severe
  • 00:23:17.381 --> 00:23:17.915
  • Lynn struggled with severe depression for months after all
  • 00:23:18.048 --> 00:23:21.151
  • Depression for months after all the while her cancer worsened.
  • 00:23:21.285 --> 00:23:21.885
  • The while her cancer worsened. she that god existed but didn't
  • 00:23:22.019 --> 00:23:25.122
  • She that god existed but didn't think she would answer her
  • 00:23:25.255 --> 00:23:25.822
  • Think she would answer her prayers.
  • 00:23:25.956 --> 00:23:28.492
  • Prayers. despite this she still called
  • 00:23:28.625 --> 00:23:29.259
  • Despite this she still called out to him.
  • 00:23:29.393 --> 00:23:32.062
  • Out to him. i had nowhere to turn.
  • 00:23:32.195 --> 00:23:32.729
  • I had nowhere to turn. i had nothing.
  • 00:23:32.863 --> 00:23:36.099
  • I had nothing. i was thinking i was i was
  • 00:23:36.233 --> 00:23:36.967
  • I was thinking i was i was barely able to keep above water
  • 00:23:37.100 --> 00:23:40.237
  • Barely able to keep above water at this point.
  • 00:23:40.370 --> 00:23:40.704
  • At this point. i sat in the corner of my sofa
  • 00:23:40.837 --> 00:23:43.240
  • I sat in the corner of my sofa crying and i looked up in the
  • 00:23:43.373 --> 00:23:44.374
  • Crying and i looked up in the sky and i said god, is anything
  • 00:23:44.508 --> 00:23:47.844
  • Sky and i said god, is anything good going to happen in my life
  • 00:23:47.978 --> 00:23:51.114
  • Good going to happen in my life again or have i seen the best
  • 00:23:51.248 --> 00:23:51.882
  • Again or have i seen the best that there is?
  • 00:23:52.015 --> 00:23:54.751
  • That there is? is it all downhill from here?
  • 00:23:54.885 --> 00:23:55.552
  • Is it all downhill from here? and a couple of days later when
  • 00:23:55.686 --> 00:23:58.789
  • And a couple of days later when i had a friend call me and ask
  • 00:23:58.922 --> 00:23:59.623
  • I had a friend call me and ask me if i wanted go to church
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  • Me if i wanted go to church with her first time since she
  • 00:24:02.092 --> 00:24:05.028
  • With her first time since she was a child, lynne hesitantly
  • 00:24:05.162 --> 00:24:05.762
  • Was a child, lynne hesitantly agreed to go to church.
  • 00:24:05.896 --> 00:24:08.632
  • Agreed to go to church. what she encountered there
  • 00:24:08.765 --> 00:24:09.266
  • What she encountered there surprised her.
  • 00:24:09.399 --> 00:24:09.733
  • Surprised her. it was a completely different
  • 00:24:12.269 --> 00:24:13.203
  • It was a completely different kind of church.
  • 00:24:13.337 --> 00:24:13.670
  • Kind of church. it was full of joy and
  • 00:24:13.804 --> 00:24:14.271
  • It was full of joy and happiness and people singing
  • 00:24:14.404 --> 00:24:16.473
  • Happiness and people singing and and i thought well this
  • 00:24:16.607 --> 00:24:17.207
  • And and i thought well this isn't church like i remember
  • 00:24:17.341 --> 00:24:19.876
  • Isn't church like i remember and i heard my pastor talk
  • 00:24:20.010 --> 00:24:20.811
  • And i heard my pastor talk about jesus in a way i never
  • 00:24:20.944 --> 00:24:24.615
  • About jesus in a way i never knew.
  • 00:24:24.748 --> 00:24:24.915
  • Knew. it was the first time that
  • 00:24:25.048 --> 00:24:25.682
  • It was the first time that jesus seemed real to me and i
  • 00:24:25.816 --> 00:24:28.051
  • Jesus seemed real to me and i left there with hope for the
  • 00:24:28.185 --> 00:24:31.922
  • Left there with hope for the first time in probably forever.
  • 00:24:32.055 --> 00:24:32.723
  • First time in probably forever. i don't know the last time i
  • 00:24:32.856 --> 00:24:33.490
  • I don't know the last time i had and i thought i need to
  • 00:24:33.624 --> 00:24:35.726
  • Had and i thought i need to come back and learn more with
  • 00:24:35.859 --> 00:24:39.129
  • Come back and learn more with each service lynn attended.
  • 00:24:39.262 --> 00:24:39.796
  • Each service lynn attended. she felt her depression
  • 00:24:39.930 --> 00:24:40.430
  • She felt her depression lessened instead of despair her
  • 00:24:40.564 --> 00:24:43.467
  • Lessened instead of despair her heart was now filling with
  • 00:24:43.600 --> 00:24:44.201
  • Heart was now filling with happiness even as her cancer
  • 00:24:44.334 --> 00:24:46.970
  • Happiness even as her cancer progressed and after
  • 00:24:47.104 --> 00:24:49.406
  • Progressed and after one particular service she felt
  • 00:24:49.539 --> 00:24:50.140
  • One particular service she felt the urge to answer an altar and
  • 00:24:50.273 --> 00:24:53.610
  • The urge to answer an altar and have someone pray for her.
  • 00:24:53.744 --> 00:24:54.277
  • Have someone pray for her. >> i stepped up and i.
  • 00:24:54.411 --> 00:24:57.147
  • >> i stepped up and i. i had no intention of doing
  • 00:24:57.280 --> 00:24:57.914
  • I had no intention of doing this but she asked me what was
  • 00:24:58.048 --> 00:24:58.649
  • This but she asked me what was going on with me and i it all
  • 00:24:58.782 --> 00:25:01.151
  • Going on with me and i it all out.
  • 00:25:01.284 --> 00:25:01.418
  • Out. >> i told her about the death,
  • 00:25:01.551 --> 00:25:02.152
  • >> i told her about the death, the destruction the disease,
  • 00:25:02.285 --> 00:25:04.955
  • The destruction the disease, the depression everything just
  • 00:25:05.088 --> 00:25:05.722
  • The depression everything just came out and then she said can
  • 00:25:05.856 --> 00:25:09.292
  • Came out and then she said can i pray for you?
  • 00:25:09.426 --> 00:25:09.793
  • I pray for you? >> and i said yes.
  • 00:25:09.926 --> 00:25:10.360
  • >> and i said yes. i had no no idea that prayer
  • 00:25:10.494 --> 00:25:13.130
  • I had no no idea that prayer was real that prayer that i sat
  • 00:25:13.263 --> 00:25:13.930
  • Was real that prayer that i sat on my couch.
  • 00:25:14.064 --> 00:25:14.364
  • On my couch. i didn't know it got her down.
  • 00:25:14.498 --> 00:25:16.867
  • I didn't know it got her down. >> i didn't know that she
  • 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:17.734
  • >> i didn't know that she answered prayers.
  • 00:25:17.868 --> 00:25:19.569
  • Answered prayers. so she later hands on me and
  • 00:25:19.703 --> 00:25:20.437
  • So she later hands on me and she prayed a healing for the
  • 00:25:20.570 --> 00:25:23.306
  • She prayed a healing for the cancer and then she stepped
  • 00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:23.974
  • Cancer and then she stepped back.
  • 00:25:24.107 --> 00:25:24.274
  • Back. >> after a few minutes she said
  • 00:25:24.408 --> 00:25:27.344
  • >> after a few minutes she said would you like to accept jesus
  • 00:25:27.477 --> 00:25:28.111
  • Would you like to accept jesus as your savior?
  • 00:25:28.245 --> 00:25:30.647
  • As your savior? and i said yeah, this is the
  • 00:25:30.781 --> 00:25:34.618
  • And i said yeah, this is the one thing i remember her saying
  • 00:25:34.751 --> 00:25:35.385
  • One thing i remember her saying that i will never ever forget i
  • 00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:38.321
  • That i will never ever forget i know it came from the lord.
  • 00:25:38.455 --> 00:25:39.022
  • Know it came from the lord. she said god lives inside of
  • 00:25:39.156 --> 00:25:41.892
  • She said god lives inside of the cancer, can't live where
  • 00:25:42.025 --> 00:25:42.592
  • The cancer, can't live where god lives so you go home.
  • 00:25:42.726 --> 00:25:45.962
  • God lives so you go home. >> do you think god every day
  • 00:25:46.096 --> 00:25:46.863
  • >> do you think god every day for your healing?
  • 00:25:46.997 --> 00:25:48.899
  • For your healing? and that was like a life raft
  • 00:25:49.032 --> 00:25:53.170
  • And that was like a life raft that i climbed onto.
  • 00:25:53.303 --> 00:25:53.704
  • That i climbed onto. >> lyn continued to claim over
  • 00:25:53.837 --> 00:25:56.573
  • >> lyn continued to claim over her cancer in faith.
  • 00:25:56.707 --> 00:25:57.174
  • Her cancer in faith. by the time she went to the
  • 00:25:57.307 --> 00:26:00.110
  • By the time she went to the hospital for her next scan she
  • 00:26:00.243 --> 00:26:00.844
  • Hospital for her next scan she knew what the outcome would be.
  • 00:26:00.977 --> 00:26:04.314
  • Knew what the outcome would be. >> the city technician says.
  • 00:26:04.448 --> 00:26:05.048
  • >> the city technician says. so you're here for your
  • 00:26:05.182 --> 00:26:08.452
  • So you're here for your lymphoma scan.
  • 00:26:08.585 --> 00:26:08.885
  • Lymphoma scan. and i said yeah, but you're not
  • 00:26:09.019 --> 00:26:09.653
  • And i said yeah, but you're not going to find any cancer in
  • 00:26:09.786 --> 00:26:10.387
  • Going to find any cancer in there anymore.
  • 00:26:10.520 --> 00:26:12.422
  • There anymore. it's a god lives inside of me
  • 00:26:12.556 --> 00:26:13.390
  • It's a god lives inside of me and cancer can't live where god
  • 00:26:13.523 --> 00:26:14.224
  • And cancer can't live where god lives.
  • 00:26:14.357 --> 00:26:15.659
  • Lives. >> his she looked at me like i
  • 00:26:15.792 --> 00:26:16.827
  • >> his she looked at me like i was crazy and i didn't care.
  • 00:26:16.960 --> 00:26:20.230
  • Was crazy and i didn't care. i was ready to witness.
  • 00:26:20.363 --> 00:26:20.931
  • I was ready to witness. i was like i know healed and i
  • 00:26:21.064 --> 00:26:23.433
  • I was like i know healed and i had that scan and the next day
  • 00:26:23.567 --> 00:26:24.201
  • Had that scan and the next day i came back to get the test
  • 00:26:24.334 --> 00:26:26.870
  • I came back to get the test from the doctor and he looked
  • 00:26:27.003 --> 00:26:27.671
  • From the doctor and he looked at my scans and looked at my
  • 00:26:27.804 --> 00:26:31.408
  • At my scans and looked at my old scans, my blood tests.
  • 00:26:31.541 --> 00:26:32.109
  • Old scans, my blood tests. he looked at everything, turned
  • 00:26:32.242 --> 00:26:35.345
  • He looked at everything, turned around and looked at me and he
  • 00:26:35.479 --> 00:26:36.113
  • Around and looked at me and he said there's no sign of cancer
  • 00:26:36.246 --> 00:26:39.082
  • Said there's no sign of cancer in your test results.
  • 00:26:39.216 --> 00:26:39.683
  • In your test results. >> hallelujah.
  • 00:26:39.816 --> 00:26:40.117
  • >> hallelujah. i knew it.
  • 00:26:40.250 --> 00:26:40.517
  • I knew it. i knew knew what?
  • 00:26:40.650 --> 00:26:42.919
  • I knew knew what? i was healed.
  • 00:26:43.053 --> 00:26:43.386
  • I was healed. this was a miracle.
  • 00:26:43.520 --> 00:26:43.954
  • This was a miracle. it was all god.
  • 00:26:44.087 --> 00:26:46.556
  • It was all god. there was no treatment.
  • 00:26:46.690 --> 00:26:47.290
  • There was no treatment. the doctor couldn't explain it.
  • 00:26:47.424 --> 00:26:48.058
  • The doctor couldn't explain it. only god could do something
  • 00:26:48.191 --> 00:26:50.961
  • Only god could do something like this.
  • 00:26:51.094 --> 00:26:51.328
  • Like this. wanting to grow more in her
  • 00:26:51.461 --> 00:26:52.095
  • Wanting to grow more in her knowledge of the lord lynn
  • 00:26:52.229 --> 00:26:55.065
  • Knowledge of the lord lynn attended and graduated from
  • 00:26:55.198 --> 00:26:55.732
  • Attended and graduated from bible college.
  • 00:26:55.866 --> 00:26:58.235
  • Bible college. today she is part of the
  • 00:26:58.368 --> 00:26:59.002
  • Today she is part of the healing ministry at her church
  • 00:26:59.136 --> 00:27:01.838
  • Healing ministry at her church .
  • 00:27:01.972 --> 00:27:02.072
  • . there continues to be no signs
  • 00:27:02.205 --> 00:27:02.839
  • There continues to be no signs of cancer on any of her health
  • 00:27:02.973 --> 00:27:05.575
  • Of cancer on any of her health screenings.
  • 00:27:05.709 --> 00:27:05.976
  • Screenings. and god has filled the void
  • 00:27:06.109 --> 00:27:06.676
  • And god has filled the void left by the loss of her
  • 00:27:06.810 --> 00:27:09.613
  • Left by the loss of her husband.
  • 00:27:09.746 --> 00:27:09.946
  • Husband. god heals broken hearts and
  • 00:27:10.080 --> 00:27:12.883
  • God heals broken hearts and what he did for me.
  • 00:27:13.016 --> 00:27:13.617
  • What he did for me. he healed my broken heart.
  • 00:27:13.750 --> 00:27:14.317
  • He healed my broken heart. he changed my my life entirely.
  • 00:27:14.451 --> 00:27:16.920
  • He changed my my life entirely. i am not the same person.
  • 00:27:17.053 --> 00:27:17.654
  • I am not the same person. i can look back now my pre
  • 00:27:17.788 --> 00:27:20.791
  • I can look back now my pre saved life and not be sad.
  • 00:27:20.924 --> 00:27:24.161
  • Saved life and not be sad. i can have memories the
  • 00:27:24.294 --> 00:27:28.131
  • I can have memories the sadness.
  • 00:27:28.265 --> 00:27:28.465
  • Sadness. i can remember my husband
  • 00:27:28.598 --> 00:27:31.401
  • I can remember my husband without the sadness.
  • 00:27:31.535 --> 00:27:31.968
  • Without the sadness. he healed more than just
  • 00:27:32.102 --> 00:27:35.205
  • He healed more than just sickness.
  • 00:27:35.338 --> 00:27:35.572
  • Sickness. she showed my soul.
  • 00:27:35.705 --> 00:27:38.074
  • She showed my soul. he gave me a brand new life and
  • 00:27:38.208 --> 00:27:42.045
  • He gave me a brand new life and that life lasts forever ever.
  • 00:27:42.179 --> 00:27:46.416
  • That life lasts forever ever. you know jesus said he came to
  • 00:27:46.550 --> 00:27:47.250
  • You know jesus said he came to give us life and that it would
  • 00:27:47.384 --> 00:27:48.118
  • Give us life and that it would be life abundant.
  • 00:27:48.251 --> 00:27:49.953
  • Be life abundant. he's so good in every way.
  • 00:27:50.086 --> 00:27:53.723
  • He's so good in every way. i love lynn's candor about how
  • 00:27:53.857 --> 00:27:54.491
  • I love lynn's candor about how she just didn't know anything
  • 00:27:54.624 --> 00:27:57.761
  • She just didn't know anything about god before hadn't been to
  • 00:27:57.894 --> 00:27:58.562
  • About god before hadn't been to church, didn't there was such
  • 00:27:58.695 --> 00:28:01.865
  • Church, didn't there was such an option?
  • 00:28:01.998 --> 00:28:02.232
  • An option? you know, sometimes we just
  • 00:28:02.365 --> 00:28:02.933
  • You know, sometimes we just presume that everybody what we
  • 00:28:03.066 --> 00:28:05.702
  • Presume that everybody what we know but that isn't always
  • 00:28:05.836 --> 00:28:06.369
  • Know but that isn't always true.
  • 00:28:06.503 --> 00:28:06.670
  • True. then you you go to church and
  • 00:28:06.803 --> 00:28:09.639
  • Then you you go to church and the music is wonderful and
  • 00:28:09.773 --> 00:28:10.307
  • The music is wonderful and people are worshiping and
  • 00:28:10.440 --> 00:28:12.409
  • People are worshiping and they're excited about their
  • 00:28:12.542 --> 00:28:13.076
  • They're excited about their faith and it's stunning.
  • 00:28:13.210 --> 00:28:16.513
  • Faith and it's stunning. >> i mean it's really stunning.
  • 00:28:16.646 --> 00:28:17.447
  • >> i mean it's really stunning. so is the miracle power christ
  • 00:28:17.581 --> 00:28:20.550
  • So is the miracle power christ to touch and heal you to meet
  • 00:28:20.684 --> 00:28:21.585
  • To touch and heal you to meet you at your point of need to
  • 00:28:21.718 --> 00:28:24.554
  • You at your point of need to know your name to hear that
  • 00:28:24.688 --> 00:28:28.058
  • Know your name to hear that little prayer that you pray
  • 00:28:28.191 --> 00:28:28.758
  • Little prayer that you pray when you're not even sure he's
  • 00:28:28.892 --> 00:28:29.526
  • When you're not even sure he's listening.
  • 00:28:29.659 --> 00:28:29.893
  • Listening. always listening.
  • 00:28:31.394 --> 00:28:31.895
  • Always listening. he does know your name and he
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  • He does know your name and he knows your need in your
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  • Knows your need in your situation.
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  • Situation. we want to take some time to
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  • We want to take some time to pray for you you today.
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  • Pray for you you today. many of you have sent in these
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  • Many of you have sent in these prayer request ornaments given
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  • Prayer request ornaments given you and you've written the
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  • You and you've written the prayer request on the back
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  • Prayer request on the back there hanging on our all over
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  • There hanging on our all over here and we're praying for you
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  • Here and we're praying for you daily.
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  • Daily. we want to take some time to
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  • We want to take some time to pray for you who have sent in
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  • Pray for you who have sent in these these requests and also
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  • These these requests and also for others who are watching and
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  • For others who are watching and have needs here someone for
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  • Have needs here someone for prayer for their son who has
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  • Prayer for their son who has crohn's disease and then then
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  • Crohn's disease and then then someone else saying i need a
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  • Someone else saying i need a clear biopsy and then another
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  • Clear biopsy and then another my health with non-hodgkin's
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  • My health with non-hodgkin's lymphoma.
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  • Lymphoma. andrew these are serious,
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  • Andrew these are serious, serious requests.
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  • Serious requests. >> this person says please pray
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  • >> this person says please pray for my husband with parkinson's
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  • For my husband with parkinson's disease.
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  • Disease. i have a friend fighting cancer
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  • I have a friend fighting cancer or another my daughter to be
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  • Or another my daughter to be set free from an abusive.
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  • Set free from an abusive. >> this is a very special time.
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  • >> this is a very special time. it's for terri and i to pray
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  • It's for terri and i to pray for you.
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  • For you. >> it is our privilege to do
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  • >> it is our privilege to do and there is power in prayer
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  • And there is power in prayer when we pray in the authority
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  • When we pray in the authority in the name of jesus.
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  • In the name of jesus. >> my god you may be gripped
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  • >> my god you may be gripped with fear or the need for a
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  • With fear or the need for a miracle to go to the throne
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  • Miracle to go to the throne room of god.
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  • Room of god. >> now father, we come before
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  • >> now father, we come before you in the name of your
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  • You in the name of your precious and son jesus and i
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  • Precious and son jesus and i just mentioned fear.
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  • Just mentioned fear. in this christmas season we
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  • In this christmas season we consider how the angel said
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  • Consider how the angel said said to joseph do not be afraid
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  • Said to joseph do not be afraid marry her do not be afraid her
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  • Marry her do not be afraid her do not be afraid do not fear
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  • Do not be afraid do not fear your message to us is your
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  • Your message to us is your rescue mission for humanity
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  • Rescue mission for humanity that you have done through
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  • That you have done through jesus.
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  • Jesus. you're also us you're
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  • You're also us you're instructing us directing us do
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  • Instructing us directing us do not fear be anxious for nothing
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  • Not fear be anxious for nothing you have not given us a spirit
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  • You have not given us a spirit of fear but a power love and a
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  • Of fear but a power love and a sound mind lord god for those
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  • Sound mind lord god for those who are gripped by fear fear
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  • Who are gripped by fear fear people think.
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  • People think. >> fear of not being able to
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  • >> fear of not being able to perform well enough for the
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  • Perform well enough for the approval of others fear lord
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  • Approval of others fear lord god that you don't love them.
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  • God that you don't love them. we come against that now it's
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  • We come against that now it's banished in the name of jesus i
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  • Banished in the name of jesus i pray for freedom for people
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  • Pray for freedom for people today to walk in your glorious
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  • Today to walk in your glorious love fear has no place in their
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  • Love fear has no place in their life anymore starting now.
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  • Life anymore starting now. thank you lord there's someone
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  • Thank you lord there's someone you have a situation in in your
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  • You have a situation in in your throat your throat is not sore
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  • Throat your throat is not sore like you can't swallow but you
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  • Like you can't swallow but you feel something when you swallow
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  • Feel something when you swallow it's like an obstruction i
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  • It's like an obstruction i don't know whether you've been
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  • Don't know whether you've been diagnosed or not but god's
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  • Diagnosed or not but god's healing that condition right
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  • Healing that condition right now just lift up your hands,
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  • Now just lift up your hands, begin to thank him and trust
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  • Begin to thank him and trust that slowly just dissolves and
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  • That slowly just dissolves and goes away.
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  • Goes away. if somebody was listening me
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  • If somebody was listening me pray about fear and saying
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  • Pray about fear and saying understand i have done way too
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  • Understand i have done way too much for god to ever me again
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  • Much for god to ever me again and you're just fearful to
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  • And you're just fearful to enter into the of god and i'm
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  • Enter into the of god and i'm here to remind you today of
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  • Here to remind you today of what you already know the jesus
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  • What you already know the jesus embrace sees you fully his
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  • Embrace sees you fully his mercies are new every morning
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  • Mercies are new every morning great is the faithfulness of
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  • Great is the faithfulness of god no matter what you have
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  • God no matter what you have done, no matter what shame you
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  • Done, no matter what shame you carry right now like in luke 15
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  • Carry right now like in luke 15 with the prodigal son is ready
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  • With the prodigal son is ready embrace you don't listen to the
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  • Embrace you don't listen to the lies of the enemy that are
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  • Lies of the enemy that are restricting you from the
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  • Restricting you from the presence of god he desires
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  • Presence of god he desires fellowship with you that's look
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  • Fellowship with you that's look at the cross don't look at your
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  • At the cross don't look at your sin and shame look at the cross
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  • Sin and shame look at the cross let the lord embrace you in his
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  • Let the lord embrace you in his love there's someone else
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  • Love there's someone else you've had treatment for cancer
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  • You've had treatment for cancer and while it's been effective
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  • And while it's been effective for your cancer it's left you
  • 00:32:04.140 --> 00:32:04.774
  • For your cancer it's left you with some side effects like
  • 00:32:04.908 --> 00:32:07.577
  • With some side effects like your your nails are very soft,
  • 00:32:07.710 --> 00:32:11.047
  • Your your nails are very soft, very unusually soft and just
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  • Very unusually soft and just some other side effects that
  • 00:32:14.617 --> 00:32:15.185
  • Some other side effects that you're worried about your bones
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  • You're worried about your bones and that leaves a kind of an
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  • And that leaves a kind of an underlying anxiety in you.
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  • Underlying anxiety in you. your healing is complete
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  • Your healing is complete receive it from the lord today
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  • Receive it from the lord today declare it over yourself we've
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  • Declare it over yourself we've talked today about the power of
  • 00:32:26.796 --> 00:32:27.397
  • Talked today about the power of the spoken word get into god's
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  • The spoken word get into god's word find promises all his
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  • Word find promises all his promises for you are yahweh and
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  • Promises for you are yahweh and amen them and speak them out
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  • Amen them and speak them out loud over yourself as he
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  • Loud over yourself as he continues to heal you somebody
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  • Continues to heal you somebody had just conquered cancer were
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  • Had just conquered cancer were really looking forward to the
  • 00:32:42.345 --> 00:32:42.912
  • Really looking forward to the christmas holiday cancer free
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  • Christmas holiday cancer free and you've just received
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  • And you've just received news that you're going to have
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  • News that you're going to have to fight this again the lord is
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  • To fight this again the lord is with you you know you're a
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  • With you you know you're a fighter.
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  • Fighter. he's fighting with you lord
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  • He's fighting with you lord god, i pray this one who has
  • 00:32:55.492 --> 00:32:58.061
  • God, i pray this one who has received this diagnosis again
  • 00:32:58.194 --> 00:32:58.761
  • Received this diagnosis again and others who were were
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  • And others who were were hearing in these recent weeks
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  • Hearing in these recent weeks leading to christmas that
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  • Leading to christmas that cancer is now in their family
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  • Cancer is now in their family or in the one watching now lord
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  • Or in the one watching now lord god we review that cancer in
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  • God we review that cancer in the name of jesus and for
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  • The name of jesus and for people who are just feeling
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  • People who are just feeling alone and scared lord god, we
  • 00:33:13.476 --> 00:33:16.713
  • Alone and scared lord god, we thank you for your holy spirit
  • 00:33:16.846 --> 00:33:17.547
  • Thank you for your holy spirit bringing peace upon them that
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  • Bringing peace upon them that surpasses understanding in
  • 00:33:20.450 --> 00:33:20.984
  • Surpasses understanding in jesus.
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  • Jesus. >> i just i just want to praise
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  • >> i just i just want to praise someone i don't know if you've
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  • Someone i don't know if you've fallen broken your arm it's
  • 00:33:28.758 --> 00:33:30.426
  • Fallen broken your arm it's your left arm.
  • 00:33:30.560 --> 00:33:30.894
  • Your left arm. it's like a bone break and
  • 00:33:31.027 --> 00:33:31.594
  • It's like a bone break and you've gotten really bad
  • 00:33:31.728 --> 00:33:34.230
  • You've gotten really bad news about the possible healing
  • 00:33:34.364 --> 00:33:34.964
  • News about the possible healing you will be healed of this in
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  • You will be healed of this in the lord father god we bring
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  • The lord father god we bring all our concerns to you.
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  • All our concerns to you. we thank you that you listen,
  • 00:33:39.602 --> 00:33:42.438
  • We thank you that you listen, you hear and lord god we pray
  • 00:33:42.572 --> 00:33:43.206
  • You hear and lord god we pray for the miraculous in jesus
  • 00:33:43.339 --> 00:33:46.142
  • For the miraculous in jesus name amen.
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  • Name amen. >> if you've received a touch
  • 00:33:46.643 --> 00:33:47.310
  • >> if you've received a touch from from god or you need
  • 00:33:47.443 --> 00:33:50.613
  • From from god or you need further prayer please call us
  • 00:33:50.747 --> 00:33:52.849
  • Further prayer please call us one hundred 707,000 we want to
  • 00:33:52.982 --> 00:33:53.616
  • One hundred 707,000 we want to celebrate what god has done in
  • 00:33:53.750 --> 00:33:54.384
  • Celebrate what god has done in your life or continue to pray
  • 00:33:54.517 --> 00:33:56.819
  • Your life or continue to pray for you.
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  • For you. >> terry.
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  • >> terry. well, coming up meet the
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  • Well, coming up meet the granddaughter of country music
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  • Granddaughter of country music legend loretta lynn tayla lynn
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  • Legend loretta lynn tayla lynn tells how she used her family's
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  • Tells how she used her family's fame, what she wanted.
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  • Fame, what she wanted. she also reveals her secret
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  • She also reveals her secret battle with addiction.
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  • Battle with addiction. >> that's later on today's show
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  • >> that's later on today's show .
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  • . >> what can a gift to cbn do
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  • >> what can a gift to cbn do this?
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  • This? >> partner with cbn and
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  • >> partner with cbn and together give hope to children
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  • Together give hope to children around the world.
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  • Around the world. you'll give help through
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  • You'll give help through operation blessing by meeting
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  • Operation blessing by meeting needs of people with food,
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  • Needs of people with food, medical care and disaster here
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  • Medical care and disaster here at home and in more than 65
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  • At home and in more than 65 countries you'll give the
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  • Countries you'll give the greatest gift of all good
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  • Greatest gift of all good news of jesus to millions of
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  • News of jesus to millions of people every day through the
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  • People every day through the 700 club and international
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  • 700 club and international programs stream and broadcast
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  • Programs stream and broadcast 174 countries and territories.
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  • 174 countries and territories. >> thank you to the people who
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  • >> thank you to the people who gave to help us.
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  • Gave to help us. >> i just want to say thank you
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  • >> i just want to say thank you for us.
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  • For us. >> thank you.
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  • >> thank you. we're so thankful.
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  • We're so thankful. blessed.
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  • Blessed. i can't express what can your
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  • I can't express what can your gift do this christmas season?
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  • Gift do this christmas season? >> you help transform lives now
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  • >> you help transform lives now and for eternity.
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  • And for eternity. >> call or go to cbs.com and
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  • Thousands call before a breakdown happens call hundred
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  • Breakdown happens call hundred 933753 seven.
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  • 933753 seven. >> welcome back to washington
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  • >> welcome back to washington for the cbs.
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  • For the cbs. the supreme court is weighing
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  • The supreme court is weighing the president's authority to
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  • The president's authority to hire and fire certain federal
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  • Hire and fire certain federal employees.
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  • Employees. >> the case stems from move to
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  • >> the case stems from move to fire rebecca kelly slaughter
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  • Fire rebecca kelly slaughter from the federal trade
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  • From the federal trade commission.
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  • Commission. federal law and supreme court
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  • Federal law and supreme court precedents limit the the
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  • Precedents limit the the president president's ability
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  • President president's ability to dismiss employees of
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  • To dismiss employees of independent agencies.
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  • Independent agencies. slaughter's lawyers contend her
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  • Slaughter's lawyers contend her dismissal was illegal and
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  • Dismissal was illegal and without cause.
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  • Without cause. administration lawyers argued
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  • Administration lawyers argued the executive branch is
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  • The executive branch is empowered by the constitution
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  • Empowered by the constitution to make changes.
  • 00:35:54.064 --> 00:35:56.500
  • To make changes. liberal justices pushed back,
  • 00:35:56.633 --> 00:35:57.234
  • Liberal justices pushed back, however, saying some agencies
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  • However, saying some agencies should be run by those with
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  • Should be run by those with field experience and education
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  • Field experience and education not partizan employees.
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  • Not partizan employees. well gunmen in nigeria kidnaped
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  • Well gunmen in nigeria kidnaped a passenger.
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  • A passenger. his wife and several church
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  • His wife and several church members during a sunday worship
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  • Members during a sunday worship service.
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  • Service. the local government confirmed
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  • The local government confirmed the assault but no word on how
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  • The assault but no word on how many were taken or their
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  • Many were taken or their condition.
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  • Condition. monday a group of of 100
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  • Monday a group of of 100 nigerian schoolchildren
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  • Nigerian schoolchildren kidnaped and later released
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  • Kidnaped and later released attended a government ceremony.
  • 00:36:21.592 --> 00:36:23.827
  • Attended a government ceremony. gunmen seized 303 students and
  • 00:36:23.961 --> 00:36:26.864
  • Gunmen seized 303 students and 12 teachers from st mary's
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  • 12 teachers from st mary's catholic school in the north
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  • Catholic school in the north central region last month.
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  • Central region last month. about 50 students k-8 150 are
  • 00:36:33.437 --> 00:36:34.338
  • About 50 students k-8 150 are still held captive.
  • 00:36:34.471 --> 00:36:37.207
  • Still held captive. christian persecution groups
  • 00:36:37.341 --> 00:36:37.908
  • Christian persecution groups say islamic militants in
  • 00:36:38.041 --> 00:36:38.542
  • Say islamic militants in nigeria christians for
  • 00:36:38.675 --> 00:36:41.612
  • Nigeria christians for persecution and ransom.
  • 00:36:41.745 --> 00:36:42.212
  • Persecution and ransom. well you can always get the
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  • Well you can always get the latest from cbn news by going
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  • Latest from cbn news by going to our website at cbn.
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  • To our website at cbn. andrew and terry will be back
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  • Andrew and terry will be back with more of of the 700 club
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  • With more of of the 700 club right after this.
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  • The deluxe bundle get a faster motor or five miles of steps
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  • Motor or five miles of steps per hour.
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  • Per hour. the step counter the smart mat
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  • The step counter the smart mat and and wireless remote call
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  • And and wireless remote call now tomorrow words from the
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  • Now tomorrow words from the doctor.
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  • Doctor. there's a storm.
  • 00:37:01.754 --> 00:37:04.523
  • There's a storm. one man's battle with end stage
  • 00:37:04.690 --> 00:37:05.391
  • One man's battle with end stage kidney failure.
  • 00:37:05.524 --> 00:37:08.627
  • Kidney failure. i never imagined that it will
  • 00:37:08.761 --> 00:37:09.395
  • I never imagined that it will happen to me.
  • 00:37:09.528 --> 00:37:12.031
  • Happen to me. >> two transplants are denied
  • 00:37:12.164 --> 00:37:12.798
  • >> two transplants are denied my hopes were crushed.
  • 00:37:12.932 --> 00:37:16.201
  • My hopes were crushed. >> his greatest gift just in
  • 00:37:16.335 --> 00:37:17.102
  • >> his greatest gift just in time for christmas i received
  • 00:37:17.236 --> 00:37:20.539
  • Time for christmas i received the best gift ever.
  • 00:37:20.673 --> 00:37:21.106
  • The best gift ever. >> the gift of love.
  • 00:37:21.240 --> 00:37:24.276
  • >> the gift of love. >> on the next 700 clock eicher
  • 00:37:24.410 --> 00:37:38.023
  • >> on the next 700 clock eicher is an active little boy who
  • 00:37:38.157 --> 00:37:38.757
  • Is an active little boy who loves to run and play but it's
  • 00:37:38.891 --> 00:37:39.525
  • Loves to run and play but it's becoming too painful him to do
  • 00:37:39.658 --> 00:37:42.394
  • Becoming too painful him to do that because they need surgery.
  • 00:37:42.528 --> 00:37:43.162
  • That because they need surgery. his single mom simply afford it
  • 00:37:43.295 --> 00:37:47.833
  • His single mom simply afford it .
  • 00:37:47.967 --> 00:37:48.067
  • . >> five year old eicher was
  • 00:37:48.200 --> 00:37:48.867
  • >> five year old eicher was born with an umbilical hernia.
  • 00:37:49.001 --> 00:37:52.171
  • Born with an umbilical hernia. >> at first it didn't seem to
  • 00:37:52.304 --> 00:37:53.105
  • >> at first it didn't seem to bother the boy but as older he
  • 00:37:53.238 --> 00:37:56.175
  • Bother the boy but as older he said the pain became
  • 00:37:56.308 --> 00:37:56.742
  • Said the pain became unbearable, especially after he
  • 00:37:56.875 --> 00:37:59.778
  • Unbearable, especially after he ran or played hard.
  • 00:37:59.912 --> 00:38:00.346
  • Ran or played hard. >> my tummy hurt a lot i told
  • 00:38:00.479 --> 00:38:03.682
  • >> my tummy hurt a lot i told my mom to take me to the doctor
  • 00:38:03.816 --> 00:38:04.750
  • My mom to take me to the doctor instead of getting smaller.
  • 00:38:04.883 --> 00:38:08.120
  • Instead of getting smaller. the hernia grew bigger.
  • 00:38:08.253 --> 00:38:08.754
  • The hernia grew bigger. i was it might burst and he
  • 00:38:08.887 --> 00:38:11.657
  • I was it might burst and he would get a major infection.
  • 00:38:11.790 --> 00:38:14.727
  • Would get a major infection. >> as a single mom, anna knew
  • 00:38:14.860 --> 00:38:15.594
  • >> as a single mom, anna knew she would never be able to
  • 00:38:15.728 --> 00:38:16.395
  • She would never be able to afford paying for surgery to
  • 00:38:16.528 --> 00:38:18.931
  • Afford paying for surgery to repair the hernia.
  • 00:38:19.064 --> 00:38:19.431
  • Repair the hernia. >> to pay for it i would have
  • 00:38:19.565 --> 00:38:22.368
  • >> to pay for it i would have to leave the country to work
  • 00:38:22.501 --> 00:38:23.102
  • To leave the country to work and he he said mom, please
  • 00:38:23.235 --> 00:38:26.505
  • And he he said mom, please don't leave me alone for a long
  • 00:38:26.639 --> 00:38:29.975
  • Don't leave me alone for a long time.
  • 00:38:30.109 --> 00:38:30.275
  • Time. >> then anna learned about
  • 00:38:30.409 --> 00:38:30.943
  • >> then anna learned about operation blessing's life
  • 00:38:31.076 --> 00:38:31.610
  • Operation blessing's life changing program.
  • 00:38:31.744 --> 00:38:34.179
  • Changing program. i learned that people who don't
  • 00:38:34.313 --> 00:38:35.047
  • I learned that people who don't even know words help people to
  • 00:38:35.180 --> 00:38:38.817
  • Even know words help people to receive free operations.
  • 00:38:38.951 --> 00:38:39.451
  • Receive free operations. >> that's when you made it
  • 00:38:39.585 --> 00:38:42.521
  • >> that's when you made it possible for operation blessing
  • 00:38:42.655 --> 00:38:43.255
  • Possible for operation blessing to pay for eicher to free
  • 00:38:43.389 --> 00:38:45.424
  • To pay for eicher to free surgery to repair the hernia.
  • 00:38:45.557 --> 00:38:46.158
  • Surgery to repair the hernia. after operation he runs and
  • 00:38:46.291 --> 00:38:49.428
  • After operation he runs and plays without pain.
  • 00:38:49.561 --> 00:38:49.962
  • Plays without pain. thank you very much for my
  • 00:38:52.431 --> 00:38:53.165
  • Thank you very much for my operation.
  • 00:38:53.298 --> 00:38:53.532
  • Operation. thanks to you.
  • 00:38:53.666 --> 00:38:56.735
  • Thanks to you. we received the work we prayed
  • 00:38:56.869 --> 00:38:57.603
  • We received the work we prayed about for many.
  • 00:38:57.736 --> 00:38:59.605
  • About for many. thank you.
  • 00:38:59.738 --> 00:39:03.575
  • Thank you. >> we talk about a lot of
  • 00:39:03.709 --> 00:39:04.443
  • >> we talk about a lot of things on this program.
  • 00:39:04.576 --> 00:39:07.613
  • Things on this program. what you just saw is really
  • 00:39:07.746 --> 00:39:08.380
  • What you just saw is really one of the best parts of being
  • 00:39:08.514 --> 00:39:11.917
  • One of the best parts of being at cbn.
  • 00:39:12.051 --> 00:39:12.251
  • At cbn. being a part of cbn think of
  • 00:39:12.384 --> 00:39:13.018
  • Being a part of cbn think of how much pain boy was in to
  • 00:39:13.152 --> 00:39:15.988
  • How much pain boy was in to actually tell his mom i want to
  • 00:39:16.121 --> 00:39:16.755
  • Actually tell his mom i want to go to the doctor that age.
  • 00:39:16.889 --> 00:39:20.025
  • Go to the doctor that age. don't want to go to the doctor
  • 00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:20.826
  • Don't want to go to the doctor but he said i'm in too much
  • 00:39:20.959 --> 00:39:21.560
  • But he said i'm in too much pain.
  • 00:39:21.694 --> 00:39:21.860
  • Pain. she didn't have any way to take
  • 00:39:23.295 --> 00:39:24.196
  • She didn't have any way to take care of his problem but thanks
  • 00:39:24.329 --> 00:39:27.599
  • Care of his problem but thanks cbn partners you see what you
  • 00:39:27.733 --> 00:39:28.333
  • Cbn partners you see what you have done.
  • 00:39:28.467 --> 00:39:28.701
  • Have done. look what you've done family
  • 00:39:28.834 --> 00:39:31.203
  • Look what you've done family for that mom and especially for
  • 00:39:31.336 --> 00:39:31.970
  • For that mom and especially for little eicher as he is pain
  • 00:39:32.104 --> 00:39:34.540
  • Little eicher as he is pain free got the surgery that was
  • 00:39:34.673 --> 00:39:35.240
  • Free got the surgery that was necessary.
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  • Necessary. it's thanks to people like you
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  • It's thanks to people like you who say jesus, i want to honor
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  • Who say jesus, i want to honor you.
  • 00:39:39.645 --> 00:39:41.547
  • You. i want to bless people around
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  • I want to bless people around the world.
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  • The world. you didn't know that little was
  • 00:39:42.981 --> 00:39:45.818
  • You didn't know that little was struggling like he was god knew
  • 00:39:45.951 --> 00:39:46.585
  • Struggling like he was god knew and god knew you would be an
  • 00:39:46.719 --> 00:39:49.321
  • And god knew you would be an answer to the prayers of that
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  • Answer to the prayers of that mom if you're not a 700 club
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  • Mom if you're not a 700 club member.
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  • Member. it is a great time to join tens
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  • It is a great time to join tens of thousands of people around
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  • Of thousands of people around the country and around the
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  • The country and around the world who are so into this
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  • World who are so into this ministry to bless who can give
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  • Ministry to bless who can give us a call one 800 hundred 7000
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  • Us a call one 800 hundred 7000 and simply say i want to join
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  • And simply say i want to join the 700 club.
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  • The 700 club. it's $20 a month and when you
  • 00:40:04.269 --> 00:40:04.837
  • It's $20 a month and when you do so we're going to invest
  • 00:40:04.970 --> 00:40:07.139
  • Do so we're going to invest back and you can see some of
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  • Back and you can see some of the levels there.
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  • The levels there. hundred club gold is $40 a
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  • Hundred club gold is $40 a month thousand club 80 for a
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  • Month thousand club 80 for a month or higher whatever level
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  • Month or higher whatever level you join at we want to send you
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  • You join at we want to send you something called seven steps to
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  • Something called seven steps to spiritual renewal.
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  • Spiritual renewal. it is dynamic teaching.
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  • It is dynamic teaching. it's got video segments, a
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  • It's got video segments, a devotion and it can really
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  • Devotion and it can really jumpstart your prayer life help
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  • Jumpstart your prayer life help you overcome sin that you may
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  • You overcome sin that you may be in to great stuff in here.
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  • Be in to great stuff in here. it's our way of saying thank
  • 00:40:28.994 --> 00:40:31.497
  • It's our way of saying thank you but the best reason to join
  • 00:40:31.630 --> 00:40:32.464
  • You but the best reason to join is to bless people around the
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  • Is to bless people around the world.
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  • World. give us a call please.
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  • Give us a call please. >> 1-800-700-7000 terri.
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  • >> 1-800-700-7000 terri. well, up next she sold her soul
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  • Well, up next she sold her soul to pay for pills.
  • 00:40:39.938 --> 00:40:42.574
  • To pay for pills. the daughter of granddaughter
  • 00:40:42.708 --> 00:40:43.308
  • The daughter of granddaughter of loretta lynn reveals life
  • 00:40:43.442 --> 00:40:46.078
  • Of loretta lynn reveals life threatening battle with
  • 00:40:46.211 --> 00:40:46.712
  • Threatening battle with addiction that left her
  • 00:40:46.845 --> 00:40:48.747
  • Addiction that left her weighing £80.
  • 00:40:48.881 --> 00:40:49.248
  • Weighing £80. find out how a dark energy
  • 00:40:49.381 --> 00:40:52.951
  • Find out how a dark energy drove her to self-destruct and
  • 00:40:53.085 --> 00:40:53.685
  • Drove her to self-destruct and see how a hit and run helped
  • 00:40:53.819 --> 00:40:56.755
  • See how a hit and run helped bring this prodigal home.
  • 00:40:56.889 --> 00:41:03.996
  • Bring this prodigal home. >> we need to feed on the word
  • 00:41:04.129 --> 00:41:05.063
  • >> we need to feed on the word of god every day.
  • 00:41:05.197 --> 00:41:08.300
  • Of god every day. jesus said if we drink from the
  • 00:41:08.433 --> 00:41:11.570
  • Jesus said if we drink from the fountain of love he offers us
  • 00:41:11.703 --> 00:41:12.337
  • Fountain of love he offers us we will never thirst.
  • 00:41:12.471 --> 00:41:15.607
  • We will never thirst. but many believers are saying i
  • 00:41:15.741 --> 00:41:16.375
  • But many believers are saying i am thirsty, i am struggling i
  • 00:41:16.508 --> 00:41:19.645
  • Am thirsty, i am struggling i do feel empty.
  • 00:41:19.778 --> 00:41:20.112
  • Do feel empty. that's because each and every
  • 00:41:20.245 --> 00:41:20.813
  • That's because each and every day we need to engage with god
  • 00:41:20.946 --> 00:41:23.582
  • Day we need to engage with god who loves us.
  • 00:41:23.715 --> 00:41:24.016
  • Who loves us. this devotional makes that
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  • This devotional makes that possible.
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  • Possible. call or go online to get seven
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  • Call or go online to get seven steps to spiritual renewal
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  • Steps to spiritual renewal available now introducing
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  • Available now introducing operation blessings christmas
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  • Operation blessings christmas around the world book with your
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  • Around the world book with your gift of any amount you'll
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  • Receive ideas from all over the globe that'll add an
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  • Globe that'll add an international flair to your
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  • International flair to your christmas season.
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  • Christmas season. you'll find global recipes
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  • You'll find global recipes festive crafts, joyful songs
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  • Festive crafts, joyful songs and christmas devotions for the
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  • And christmas devotions for the whole family to enjoy.
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  • Whole family to enjoy. call one 800 730 bless or visit
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  • Your christmas around the world book today today.
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  • Book today today. >> loretta lynn has spent her
  • 00:42:11.635 --> 00:42:12.369
  • >> loretta lynn has spent her career surrounded by fans and
  • 00:42:12.502 --> 00:42:16.139
  • Career surrounded by fans and other celebrities.
  • 00:42:16.273 --> 00:42:16.673
  • Other celebrities. her granddaughter tayla lynn
  • 00:42:16.807 --> 00:42:17.374
  • Her granddaughter tayla lynn spent years surrounded by
  • 00:42:17.507 --> 00:42:19.776
  • Spent years surrounded by darkness and death.
  • 00:42:19.910 --> 00:42:23.180
  • Darkness and death. taylor said she sold her very
  • 00:42:23.313 --> 00:42:23.947
  • Taylor said she sold her very soul to pay for pills.
  • 00:42:24.081 --> 00:42:27.217
  • Soul to pay for pills. before long the heavy drinking
  • 00:42:27.351 --> 00:42:27.951
  • Before long the heavy drinking and the hard drugs took their
  • 00:42:28.085 --> 00:42:28.719
  • And the hard drugs took their toll and at one point taylor
  • 00:42:28.852 --> 00:42:32.189
  • Toll and at one point taylor weighed just £80 and felt
  • 00:42:32.322 --> 00:42:34.224
  • Weighed just £80 and felt completely lost.
  • 00:42:34.358 --> 00:42:37.661
  • Completely lost. >> now i can remember the first
  • 00:42:37.794 --> 00:42:38.629
  • >> now i can remember the first time i drank i just loved the
  • 00:42:38.762 --> 00:42:41.398
  • Time i drank i just loved the way that it made me feel.
  • 00:42:41.531 --> 00:42:42.099
  • Way that it made me feel. taylor is the granddaughter of
  • 00:42:42.232 --> 00:42:45.502
  • Taylor is the granddaughter of legendary country music artist
  • 00:42:45.636 --> 00:42:46.236
  • Legendary country music artist loretta lynn.
  • 00:42:46.370 --> 00:42:48.605
  • Loretta lynn. >> she spent the first years of
  • 00:42:48.739 --> 00:42:49.473
  • >> she spent the first years of her life near the glow of her
  • 00:42:49.606 --> 00:42:50.440
  • Her life near the glow of her grandmother.
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  • Grandmother. but when her parents divorced
  • 00:42:52.809 --> 00:42:53.410
  • But when her parents divorced and her mother remarried,
  • 00:42:53.543 --> 00:42:56.079
  • And her mother remarried, taylor's life suddenly changed.
  • 00:42:56.213 --> 00:42:56.847
  • Taylor's life suddenly changed. their wedding night was the
  • 00:42:56.980 --> 00:43:00.284
  • Their wedding night was the first time that he kicked me
  • 00:43:00.417 --> 00:43:01.051
  • First time that he kicked me across the room down the hall
  • 00:43:01.184 --> 00:43:04.588
  • Across the room down the hall into my bedroom.
  • 00:43:04.721 --> 00:43:05.088
  • Into my bedroom. and it's one of those moments
  • 00:43:06.790 --> 00:43:07.524
  • And it's one of those moments where you're just you're you
  • 00:43:07.658 --> 00:43:08.258
  • Where you're just you're you grow up all of a sudden really
  • 00:43:08.392 --> 00:43:11.061
  • Grow up all of a sudden really fast and go okay.
  • 00:43:11.194 --> 00:43:14.464
  • Fast and go okay. >> entered teens.
  • 00:43:14.598 --> 00:43:14.965
  • >> entered teens. taylor turned to alcohol to
  • 00:43:15.098 --> 00:43:18.168
  • Taylor turned to alcohol to take away the fear.
  • 00:43:18.302 --> 00:43:18.702
  • Take away the fear. she says it made her feel
  • 00:43:18.835 --> 00:43:19.569
  • She says it made her feel invincible but inside she
  • 00:43:19.703 --> 00:43:21.805
  • Invincible but inside she carried the burden of
  • 00:43:21.939 --> 00:43:22.406
  • Carried the burden of rejection.
  • 00:43:22.539 --> 00:43:22.773
  • Rejection. >> deserved it.
  • 00:43:22.906 --> 00:43:25.709
  • >> deserved it. it was my fault.
  • 00:43:25.842 --> 00:43:29.179
  • It was my fault. i think when you are a fighter
  • 00:43:29.313 --> 00:43:30.080
  • I think when you are a fighter you think that you're so it's
  • 00:43:30.213 --> 00:43:32.816
  • You think that you're so it's really me that's problem.
  • 00:43:32.950 --> 00:43:36.286
  • Really me that's problem. >> the alcohol she used to
  • 00:43:36.420 --> 00:43:37.020
  • >> the alcohol she used to cover her pain sent her on a
  • 00:43:37.154 --> 00:43:40.290
  • Cover her pain sent her on a path of personal destruction.
  • 00:43:40.424 --> 00:43:41.024
  • Path of personal destruction. >> the alcohol stole my
  • 00:43:41.158 --> 00:43:43.694
  • >> the alcohol stole my integrity fast things that i
  • 00:43:43.827 --> 00:43:47.264
  • Integrity fast things that i can't imagine a 1516 year old
  • 00:43:47.397 --> 00:43:50.300
  • Can't imagine a 1516 year old girl doing.
  • 00:43:50.434 --> 00:43:50.701
  • Girl doing. it just took away whatever felt
  • 00:43:50.834 --> 00:43:54.204
  • It just took away whatever felt like was good in me was
  • 00:43:54.338 --> 00:43:54.972
  • Like was good in me was tainted.
  • 00:43:55.105 --> 00:43:55.305
  • Tainted. her aunt belle told her stories
  • 00:43:57.941 --> 00:43:58.775
  • Her aunt belle told her stories from the bible that gave her
  • 00:43:58.909 --> 00:43:59.609
  • From the bible that gave her peace through the abuse and her
  • 00:43:59.743 --> 00:44:02.079
  • Peace through the abuse and her own bad choices.
  • 00:44:02.212 --> 00:44:02.579
  • Own bad choices. taylor found comfort knowing
  • 00:44:02.713 --> 00:44:05.182
  • Taylor found comfort knowing jesus loved her.
  • 00:44:05.315 --> 00:44:05.682
  • Jesus loved her. >> she would say you're not
  • 00:44:05.816 --> 00:44:08.752
  • >> she would say you're not alone.
  • 00:44:08.885 --> 00:44:09.052
  • Alone. >> remember that you're not
  • 00:44:09.186 --> 00:44:12.422
  • >> remember that you're not alone.
  • 00:44:12.556 --> 00:44:12.723
  • Alone. jesus is with you all the time.
  • 00:44:12.856 --> 00:44:13.490
  • Jesus is with you all the time. like all you have to do your
  • 00:44:13.623 --> 00:44:16.226
  • Like all you have to do your eyes and jesus is there.
  • 00:44:16.360 --> 00:44:16.860
  • Eyes and jesus is there. and so i can remember so many
  • 00:44:16.994 --> 00:44:19.863
  • And so i can remember so many times like being in my closet
  • 00:44:19.997 --> 00:44:20.697
  • Times like being in my closet so.
  • 00:44:20.831 --> 00:44:23.333
  • So. i'm not alone.
  • 00:44:23.467 --> 00:44:23.800
  • I'm not alone. jesus is here.
  • 00:44:23.934 --> 00:44:24.267
  • Jesus is here. and without i don't know what
  • 00:44:24.401 --> 00:44:27.604
  • And without i don't know what that would.
  • 00:44:27.738 --> 00:44:28.005
  • That would. i don't know what my life would
  • 00:44:28.138 --> 00:44:31.274
  • I don't know what my life would have looked like had i not
  • 00:44:31.408 --> 00:44:32.142
  • Have looked like had i not thought you know either let's
  • 00:44:32.275 --> 00:44:35.112
  • Thought you know either let's do it.
  • 00:44:35.245 --> 00:44:35.412
  • Do it. let's fight or like i'm bad and
  • 00:44:35.545 --> 00:44:38.415
  • Let's fight or like i'm bad and nobody loves me and i want to
  • 00:44:38.548 --> 00:44:39.349
  • Nobody loves me and i want to just run away.
  • 00:44:39.483 --> 00:44:41.685
  • Just run away. but the whole time jesus was
  • 00:44:41.818 --> 00:44:42.652
  • But the whole time jesus was always like in my pocket and
  • 00:44:42.786 --> 00:44:46.123
  • Always like in my pocket and always that never changed.
  • 00:44:46.256 --> 00:44:49.593
  • Always that never changed. by the time she was 18 taylor
  • 00:44:49.726 --> 00:44:50.494
  • By the time she was 18 taylor found the party scene nashville
  • 00:44:50.627 --> 00:44:53.030
  • Found the party scene nashville and used her family name to get
  • 00:44:53.163 --> 00:44:56.533
  • And used her family name to get she wanted.
  • 00:44:56.666 --> 00:44:56.933
  • She wanted. i learned very quickly how to
  • 00:44:57.067 --> 00:45:00.804
  • I learned very quickly how to go to bars in nashville and use
  • 00:45:00.937 --> 00:45:01.571
  • Go to bars in nashville and use her name to get my drink spot.
  • 00:45:01.705 --> 00:45:04.941
  • Her name to get my drink spot. it was in no time at all so i
  • 00:45:05.075 --> 00:45:08.645
  • It was in no time at all so i was introduced to cocaine and
  • 00:45:08.779 --> 00:45:09.379
  • Was introduced to cocaine and cocaine dealers.
  • 00:45:09.513 --> 00:45:12.149
  • Cocaine dealers. i quickly went down.
  • 00:45:12.282 --> 00:45:16.219
  • I quickly went down. taylor went into rehab then was
  • 00:45:16.353 --> 00:45:16.987
  • Taylor went into rehab then was hooked again almost as soon as
  • 00:45:17.120 --> 00:45:17.821
  • Hooked again almost as soon as she was out.
  • 00:45:17.954 --> 00:45:19.756
  • She was out. she convinced herself she
  • 00:45:19.890 --> 00:45:20.390
  • She convinced herself she didn't have a problem as she
  • 00:45:20.524 --> 00:45:23.260
  • Didn't have a problem as she fell farther into a dangerous
  • 00:45:23.393 --> 00:45:23.960
  • Fell farther into a dangerous and dark lifestyle.
  • 00:45:24.094 --> 00:45:26.663
  • And dark lifestyle. i sold my soul to pave for
  • 00:45:26.797 --> 00:45:30.133
  • I sold my soul to pave for pills.
  • 00:45:30.267 --> 00:45:30.434
  • Pills. >> i just was a gross person.
  • 00:45:30.567 --> 00:45:34.638
  • >> i just was a gross person. i did gross stuff in order to
  • 00:45:34.771 --> 00:45:37.841
  • I did gross stuff in order to being an addict.
  • 00:45:37.974 --> 00:45:38.341
  • Being an addict. that's certainly dated drug
  • 00:45:38.475 --> 00:45:42.412
  • That's certainly dated drug dealers or whoever i had to be
  • 00:45:42.546 --> 00:45:45.916
  • Dealers or whoever i had to be get what i needed.
  • 00:45:46.049 --> 00:45:46.450
  • Get what i needed. i stole so much money from of
  • 00:45:46.583 --> 00:45:49.719
  • I stole so much money from of my grandmothers.
  • 00:45:49.853 --> 00:45:50.187
  • My grandmothers. once i ran out of some money
  • 00:45:50.320 --> 00:45:53.123
  • Once i ran out of some money and try went to heavier drugs
  • 00:45:53.256 --> 00:45:53.890
  • And try went to heavier drugs like crack and heroin then i
  • 00:45:54.024 --> 00:45:56.927
  • Like crack and heroin then i was gone.
  • 00:45:57.060 --> 00:45:57.294
  • Was gone. i was £80 and lost after 14
  • 00:46:00.230 --> 00:46:04.568
  • I was £80 and lost after 14 years of heavy drinking and two
  • 00:46:04.701 --> 00:46:05.335
  • Years of heavy drinking and two years of heroin and crack
  • 00:46:05.469 --> 00:46:06.002
  • Years of heroin and crack addiction.
  • 00:46:06.136 --> 00:46:08.004
  • Addiction. taylor felt darkness and death
  • 00:46:08.138 --> 00:46:08.738
  • Taylor felt darkness and death were constant companions.
  • 00:46:08.872 --> 00:46:11.575
  • Were constant companions. there was a dark energy that
  • 00:46:11.708 --> 00:46:12.375
  • There was a dark energy that was leading everything i was
  • 00:46:12.509 --> 00:46:13.076
  • Was leading everything i was doing because i was
  • 00:46:13.210 --> 00:46:15.946
  • Doing because i was disconnected.
  • 00:46:16.079 --> 00:46:16.379
  • Disconnected. i was allowing that dark energy
  • 00:46:16.513 --> 00:46:17.180
  • I was allowing that dark energy to do whatever it wanted to
  • 00:46:17.314 --> 00:46:20.083
  • To do whatever it wanted to with me and i was just whoever
  • 00:46:20.217 --> 00:46:21.051
  • With me and i was just whoever taylor really was was just
  • 00:46:21.184 --> 00:46:23.487
  • Taylor really was was just gone.
  • 00:46:23.620 --> 00:46:23.787
  • Gone. one night taylor was arrested
  • 00:46:25.856 --> 00:46:26.523
  • One night taylor was arrested for a hit and run in nashville
  • 00:46:26.656 --> 00:46:27.424
  • For a hit and run in nashville after, a stop in jail.
  • 00:46:27.557 --> 00:46:30.594
  • After, a stop in jail. she ended up in rehab where she
  • 00:46:30.727 --> 00:46:31.561
  • She ended up in rehab where she was finally for change.
  • 00:46:31.695 --> 00:46:34.131
  • Was finally for change. >> that feeling of hope is.
  • 00:46:34.264 --> 00:46:37.601
  • >> that feeling of hope is. it was coming back right then
  • 00:46:37.734 --> 00:46:38.368
  • It was coming back right then it started right then.
  • 00:46:38.502 --> 00:46:41.705
  • It started right then. i just prayed.
  • 00:46:41.838 --> 00:46:42.172
  • I just prayed. i said god, i to be done.
  • 00:46:42.305 --> 00:46:45.842
  • I said god, i to be done. and i have no idea how not to
  • 00:46:45.976 --> 00:46:48.945
  • And i have no idea how not to to crave these drugs.
  • 00:46:49.079 --> 00:46:49.613
  • To crave these drugs. i don't know how to stop but i
  • 00:46:49.746 --> 00:46:50.547
  • I don't know how to stop but i feel like this is my last
  • 00:46:50.680 --> 00:46:53.216
  • Feel like this is my last chance.
  • 00:46:53.350 --> 00:46:53.550
  • Chance. please help me.
  • 00:46:53.683 --> 00:46:54.017
  • Please help me. if you if you show up, you
  • 00:46:54.151 --> 00:46:57.454
  • If you if you show up, you know, then i'm done.
  • 00:46:57.587 --> 00:46:58.021
  • Know, then i'm done. i said i'm surrendering and i
  • 00:46:58.155 --> 00:47:01.258
  • I said i'm surrendering and i was released from that right
  • 00:47:01.391 --> 00:47:04.828
  • Was released from that right then god just took the chains
  • 00:47:04.961 --> 00:47:05.795
  • Then god just took the chains and.
  • 00:47:05.929 --> 00:47:09.032
  • And. they were gone.
  • 00:47:09.166 --> 00:47:09.499
  • They were gone. now i still had some physical
  • 00:47:09.633 --> 00:47:12.769
  • Now i still had some physical cravings for the drugs and
  • 00:47:12.903 --> 00:47:13.470
  • Cravings for the drugs and alcohol but god was right there
  • 00:47:13.603 --> 00:47:17.040
  • Alcohol but god was right there and it just felt like i let god
  • 00:47:17.174 --> 00:47:18.008
  • And it just felt like i let god just cover.
  • 00:47:18.141 --> 00:47:20.644
  • Just cover. >> the love of god has
  • 00:47:20.777 --> 00:47:21.511
  • >> the love of god has continued to cover taylor since
  • 00:47:21.645 --> 00:47:22.279
  • Continued to cover taylor since her moment surrender.
  • 00:47:22.412 --> 00:47:24.181
  • Her moment surrender. today taylor's married and has
  • 00:47:24.314 --> 00:47:24.948
  • Today taylor's married and has a family.
  • 00:47:25.081 --> 00:47:27.584
  • A family. she is grateful for the work
  • 00:47:27.717 --> 00:47:28.351
  • She is grateful for the work god continues to do in her life
  • 00:47:28.485 --> 00:47:31.621
  • God continues to do in her life .
  • 00:47:31.755 --> 00:47:31.855
  • . it's calling another alcoholic.
  • 00:47:31.988 --> 00:47:32.589
  • It's calling another alcoholic. it's being of service to
  • 00:47:32.722 --> 00:47:36.059
  • It's being of service to someone.
  • 00:47:36.193 --> 00:47:36.393
  • Someone. it's going to church.
  • 00:47:36.526 --> 00:47:36.960
  • It's going to church. it's listening to worship
  • 00:47:37.093 --> 00:47:39.796
  • It's listening to worship music.
  • 00:47:39.930 --> 00:47:40.096
  • Music. it's doing the right thing.
  • 00:47:40.230 --> 00:47:40.764
  • It's doing the right thing. it's not running from god.
  • 00:47:40.897 --> 00:47:43.900
  • It's not running from god. >> it's when i do sin which is
  • 00:47:44.034 --> 00:47:47.904
  • >> it's when i do sin which is about daily letting him know
  • 00:47:48.038 --> 00:47:51.374
  • About daily letting him know hey, i know you can see this
  • 00:47:51.508 --> 00:47:55.145
  • Hey, i know you can see this already.
  • 00:47:55.278 --> 00:47:55.478
  • Already. please help me out whatever it
  • 00:47:55.612 --> 00:47:58.815
  • Please help me out whatever it is you want me to do whatever i
  • 00:47:58.949 --> 00:47:59.883
  • Is you want me to do whatever i need do to be a vessel for you.
  • 00:48:00.016 --> 00:48:02.752
  • Need do to be a vessel for you. show me that.
  • 00:48:02.886 --> 00:48:06.122
  • Show me that. know that that is my main
  • 00:48:06.256 --> 00:48:06.990
  • Know that that is my main purpose here is to be your
  • 00:48:07.123 --> 00:48:09.960
  • Purpose here is to be your vessel, to be your child and go
  • 00:48:10.093 --> 00:48:10.760
  • Vessel, to be your child and go out and spread your word.
  • 00:48:10.894 --> 00:48:13.663
  • Out and spread your word. >> show me how to do that
  • 00:48:13.797 --> 00:48:14.531
  • >> show me how to do that today.
  • 00:48:14.664 --> 00:48:14.831
  • Today. i mean, god left me.
  • 00:48:14.965 --> 00:48:17.200
  • I mean, god left me. i put a curtain up and built up
  • 00:48:17.334 --> 00:48:18.401
  • I put a curtain up and built up some black demons around me and
  • 00:48:18.535 --> 00:48:21.671
  • Some black demons around me and said not today, lord.
  • 00:48:21.805 --> 00:48:22.239
  • Said not today, lord. but he's there.
  • 00:48:22.372 --> 00:48:24.741
  • But he's there. so the minute that i came back
  • 00:48:24.874 --> 00:48:25.709
  • So the minute that i came back and said i'm here, can i come
  • 00:48:25.842 --> 00:48:28.778
  • And said i'm here, can i come home?
  • 00:48:28.912 --> 00:48:29.079
  • Home? cause i've cause he's so happy
  • 00:48:29.212 --> 00:48:31.982
  • Cause i've cause he's so happy that i'm home.
  • 00:48:32.115 --> 00:48:35.218
  • That i'm home. >> why don't we talk about
  • 00:48:35.352 --> 00:48:36.152
  • >> why don't we talk about surrender so much when we talk
  • 00:48:36.286 --> 00:48:39.456
  • Surrender so much when we talk about knowing jesus, knowing
  • 00:48:39.589 --> 00:48:42.926
  • About knowing jesus, knowing that god loves us, that there's
  • 00:48:43.059 --> 00:48:43.793
  • That god loves us, that there's a plan and a purpose.
  • 00:48:43.927 --> 00:48:44.394
  • A plan and a purpose. know it's because when life
  • 00:48:46.963 --> 00:48:47.697
  • Know it's because when life happens and it happens for
  • 00:48:47.831 --> 00:48:48.431
  • Happens and it happens for every single one of us and
  • 00:48:48.565 --> 00:48:50.967
  • Every single one of us and things get tough, things get
  • 00:48:51.101 --> 00:48:54.371
  • Things get tough, things get disappointing great loss this
  • 00:48:54.504 --> 00:48:55.105
  • Disappointing great loss this experience deep pain is felt we
  • 00:48:55.238 --> 00:48:58.775
  • Experience deep pain is felt we try to fix it you know just
  • 00:48:58.908 --> 00:48:59.709
  • Try to fix it you know just just of help you know we just
  • 00:48:59.843 --> 00:49:03.313
  • Just of help you know we just try to fix it on and the
  • 00:49:03.446 --> 00:49:06.283
  • Try to fix it on and the choices that we make are
  • 00:49:06.416 --> 00:49:07.017
  • Choices that we make are usually so poor they usually
  • 00:49:07.150 --> 00:49:10.620
  • Usually so poor they usually cause us to self-destruct even
  • 00:49:10.754 --> 00:49:14.157
  • Cause us to self-destruct even more.
  • 00:49:14.291 --> 00:49:14.457
  • More. they pull us away from hope and
  • 00:49:14.591 --> 00:49:15.258
  • They pull us away from hope and from answers and from peace and
  • 00:49:15.392 --> 00:49:18.395
  • From answers and from peace and from joy and when we talk about
  • 00:49:18.528 --> 00:49:21.865
  • From joy and when we talk about surrender we talk about exactly
  • 00:49:21.998 --> 00:49:22.632
  • Surrender we talk about exactly what taylor said at that
  • 00:49:22.766 --> 00:49:25.869
  • What taylor said at that one moment she said i said to
  • 00:49:26.002 --> 00:49:26.636
  • One moment she said i said to god i how to do this.
  • 00:49:26.770 --> 00:49:29.372
  • God i how to do this. >> you know, we have to first
  • 00:49:29.506 --> 00:49:32.876
  • >> you know, we have to first admit we are not the answer to
  • 00:49:33.009 --> 00:49:33.810
  • Admit we are not the answer to ourselves fact most of the time
  • 00:49:33.943 --> 00:49:37.180
  • Ourselves fact most of the time we're involved in the poor
  • 00:49:37.314 --> 00:49:37.881
  • We're involved in the poor choices that bring us to places
  • 00:49:38.014 --> 00:49:40.650
  • Choices that bring us to places of destruction and emptiness
  • 00:49:40.784 --> 00:49:43.753
  • Of destruction and emptiness and then we do dumb stuff to
  • 00:49:43.887 --> 00:49:44.721
  • And then we do dumb stuff to try to fill it.
  • 00:49:44.854 --> 00:49:47.457
  • Try to fill it. but the bible says jesus says
  • 00:49:47.624 --> 00:49:51.861
  • But the bible says jesus says this god says this draw near me
  • 00:49:51.995 --> 00:49:55.632
  • This god says this draw near me and i will draw near to you.
  • 00:49:55.765 --> 00:49:56.399
  • And i will draw near to you. but we we've already coded or
  • 00:49:56.533 --> 00:49:59.669
  • But we we've already coded or tried to coat those feelings
  • 00:49:59.803 --> 00:50:03.306
  • Tried to coat those feelings with things that name us the
  • 00:50:03.440 --> 00:50:04.107
  • With things that name us the take our feelings the way that
  • 00:50:04.240 --> 00:50:07.577
  • Take our feelings the way that cause our minds to be murky and
  • 00:50:07.711 --> 00:50:08.545
  • Cause our minds to be murky and muddy can't even muddle through
  • 00:50:08.678 --> 00:50:11.548
  • Muddy can't even muddle through to reason anymore.
  • 00:50:11.681 --> 00:50:14.751
  • To reason anymore. god waits god waits to to the
  • 00:50:14.884 --> 00:50:18.221
  • God waits god waits to to the creator of the universe waits
  • 00:50:18.355 --> 00:50:18.955
  • Creator of the universe waits because he loves you so much
  • 00:50:19.089 --> 00:50:25.462
  • Because he loves you so much and then it can be one thing it
  • 00:50:25.595 --> 00:50:26.329
  • And then it can be one thing it can be going to a church
  • 00:50:26.463 --> 00:50:29.499
  • Can be going to a church meeting.
  • 00:50:29.632 --> 00:50:29.833
  • Meeting. it can be a scripture that
  • 00:50:29.966 --> 00:50:30.500
  • It can be a scripture that you're reminded of.
  • 00:50:30.633 --> 00:50:31.034
  • You're reminded of. it can be opening bible.
  • 00:50:31.167 --> 00:50:33.636
  • It can be opening bible. it can be a friend who reaches
  • 00:50:33.770 --> 00:50:34.537
  • It can be a friend who reaches out and suddenly there's a
  • 00:50:34.671 --> 00:50:37.774
  • Out and suddenly there's a glimmer just a little glimmer
  • 00:50:37.907 --> 00:50:38.508
  • Glimmer just a little glimmer of hope.
  • 00:50:38.641 --> 00:50:38.842
  • Of hope. i hope that's have today if
  • 00:50:38.975 --> 00:50:41.378
  • I hope that's have today if you're feeling desperate as you
  • 00:50:41.511 --> 00:50:42.112
  • You're feeling desperate as you see taylor's story and she's so
  • 00:50:42.245 --> 00:50:45.615
  • See taylor's story and she's so honest about how deeply she
  • 00:50:45.749 --> 00:50:46.349
  • Honest about how deeply she went things that were literally
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  • Went things that were literally destroying her because she let
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  • Destroying her because she let things like her anger and her
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  • Things like her anger and her disappointment and her pain
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  • Disappointment and her pain reign in her life these were
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  • Reign in her life these were were the things that controlled
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  • Were the things that controlled how she thought the choices she
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  • How she thought the choices she made.
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  • Made. >> but the bible says drawn
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  • >> but the bible says drawn near to me will you do that
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  • Near to me will you do that today in your desperation in
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  • Today in your desperation in your lost ness let go of the
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  • Your lost ness let go of the pain and the hurt that's the
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  • Pain and the hurt that's the surrender.
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  • Surrender. those that are not who you are
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  • Those that are not who you are they are things that happened
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  • They are things that happened to you.
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  • To you. your identity needs to change
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  • Your identity needs to change right now.
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  • Right now. what is your identity?
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  • What is your identity? you were created by a god who
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  • You were created by a god who loves you and knows you who
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  • Loves you and knows you who knew you before you in your
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  • Knew you before you in your mother's had a plan and a
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  • Mother's had a plan and a purpose your life.
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  • Purpose your life. he knew every day, every moment
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  • He knew every day, every moment that you would live and he has
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  • That you would live and he has waited for you to recognize his
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  • Waited for you to recognize his presence.
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  • Presence. you know you can know about
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  • You know you can know about him.
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  • Him. you can even had had church
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  • You can even had had church experience you you can go
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  • Experience you you can go through things that you think
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  • Through things that you think you don't want that anymore not
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  • You don't want that anymore not real.
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  • Real. those are just rituals.
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  • Those are just rituals. >> now comes the reality.
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  • >> now comes the reality. he's right with you right now
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  • He's right with you right now and he's saying will you give
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  • And he's saying will you give it all to i'm willing to take
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  • It all to i'm willing to take it.
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  • It. god says i'm willing give you
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  • God says i'm willing give you the opposite of what you're
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  • The opposite of what you're feeling.
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  • Feeling. but the question is will you
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  • But the question is will you surrender?
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  • Surrender? that means up your way, your
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  • That means up your way, your plan, your purpose and saying
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  • Plan, your purpose and saying god, i just want you i need
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  • God, i just want you i need you.
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  • You. i don't know how to do this on
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  • I don't know how to do this on my own and then you say i'm a
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  • My own and then you say i'm a sinner god, i am a sinner.
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  • Sinner god, i am a sinner. i have done things that i
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  • I have done things that i should not have done.
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  • Should not have done. i've done things i'm
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  • I've done things i'm embarrassed about.
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  • Embarrassed about. i've done things i've allowed
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  • I've done things i've allowed into my life to control me and
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  • Into my life to control me and today i'm giving it all all to
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  • Today i'm giving it all all to you.
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  • You. >> i'm asking you jesus who
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  • >> i'm asking you jesus who died on the cross and rose
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  • Died on the cross and rose again so that we could have
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  • Again so that we could have eternal life.
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  • Eternal life. >> i'm asking you to be my
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  • >> i'm asking you to be my savior, my lord come into my
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  • Savior, my lord come into my heart in my life and fill me
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  • Heart in my life and fill me with your holy spirit teach me
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  • With your holy spirit teach me teach me show me oh god be mine
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  • Teach me show me oh god be mine i give you all of in jesus name
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  • I give you all of in jesus name listen if you've prayed that
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  • Listen if you've prayed that prayer you need someone to pray
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  • Prayer you need someone to pray for there with you you call our
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  • We'll share it with you here's some 103 has removed our sins
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  • Some 103 has removed our sins as far from us the east is from
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