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BillyGraham.TV | Franklin Graham - Finding The Unexpected | July 1, 2025
- (thunder rumbling)
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- (man) it's still a large tornado.
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- (thunder crashes)
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- (man) not a good situation.
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- It's moving right into town here.
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- (woman) i heard things flyin'.
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- I could feel the pressure pullin'.
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- I thought i was gonna die.
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- (woman) one night, that depression hit me really hard.
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- I was crying.
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- I don't know what to do.
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- Even in the darkest times,
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- God works in unexpected ways.
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- Never in my wild dreams i thought
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- I'd be sitting here talking to you guys.
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- Life is full of the unexpected.
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- It can be a health issue,
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- A phone call,
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- Something that can
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- Change your life
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- And the direction of your life.
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- But that doesn't mean that god's not there,
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- Doesn't mean that god is not in this.
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- The truth is that god has not left us.
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- He hasn't forsaken us.
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- He's there with us.
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- His ways are just different than our ways.
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- And he accomplishes things differently than we would do it.
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- Here's what god says in isaiah.
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- He says, "for my thoughts are not your thoughts,
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- "neither are your ways my ways," declares the lord.
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- "for as the heavens are higher than the earth,
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- "so are my ways higher than your ways,
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- "and my thoughts than your thoughts."
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- We can take confidence in knowing
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- That nothing surprises god--
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- Not marriage problems, not sickness, not loss.
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- Whatever it is, god knows about it.
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- And he loves you so much that he'll show up
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- In the middle of those unexpected trials.
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- Take a look.
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- (thunder rumbles)
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- (lightning crackles)
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- (radio announcer) there's a widespread tornado watch
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- For portions of missouri and kentucky...
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- (newscaster) a life-threatening tornado has been spotted
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- On the ground in graves county.
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- (newscaster) if you live in mayfield,
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- Do not wait any longer.
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- Now is the time to get to shelter.
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- (man) it's something i never have
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- Seen before.
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- It was like a bomb hit.
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- (woman) i was sittin' there praying as hard as i could
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- In a fetal position with my hands clenched.
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- Praying and crying.
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- (man) the ground shook for an hour.
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- The longer it did
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- The more stuff you hear breaking.
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- The more things are
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- Flyin' around.
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- You could hear people screaming and (voice breaking)
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- 'scuse me.
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- (sniffles)
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- (graham) i'm in mayfield, kentucky right now.
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- This community has lost a lot.
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- And what makes it i think especially tough
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- Is there's been so much loss of life.
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- Just a lot of sorrow, a lot of grief.
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- Just a lot of hopelessness.
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- God, we just pray that we'll be a blessing
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- To the people of mayfield as we come in jesus' name.
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- (indistinct conversations)
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- Here you go.
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- (graham) we're gonna feed people here today.
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- And, uh, it's opened up to the community of mayfield.
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- And so many people are coming.
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- Thank you, guys.
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- You're welcome!
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- All right, come on.
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- (woman) billy graham rapid response team chaplains
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- Were on hand for this special dinner.
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- Many times when chaplains
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- Deploy into an area,
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- People might already be going through personal
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- Or community crisis.
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- This might just be the tipping point for them.
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- (thunder rumbling)
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- (foglesong) i heard things flyin'.
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- I could feel the pressure pullin'.
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- I thought i was gonna die.
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- I'm just glad to be here.
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- I'd been through a lot before this.
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- My other husband,
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- I'd been with him about seven years.
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- He got to where he was very physical.
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- He tried to do things he shouldn't have done,
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- And choking me,
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- And they moved me into an apartment
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- To get me away from him.
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- And then the storm came.
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- Then it was just all comin' down on me, i guess.
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- And i just really needed someone to talk to.
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- (metallo) a few days after the tornado,
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- I got to meet penny.
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- I asked her, "how are you holding up today?"
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- And she started to tell me her story.
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- (foglesong) a lot of people don't understand, really,
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- What you're goin' through.
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- I had self-doubt about god.
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- Thought he left me, didn't want me.
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- Jennifer, she opened my eyes.
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- (metallo) i asked her at that point,
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- "penny, do you want to walk back to god?"
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- And she said, "yes."
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- She was able to say a prayer of acceptance,
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- To the lord jesus christ.
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- (foglesong) i was just maybe following the wrong thing,
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- To realize he was there.
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- I know he's there now.
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- I'm grateful to be here today
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- To tell how good god is.
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- (metallo) sometimes an unexpected crisis
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- Wreaks havoc in a person's life.
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- In the midst of chaos, the lord jesus christ
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- Is the one true hope.
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- (applause)
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- I want you to know, first of all,
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- That god loves you, god loves mayfield.
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- And i know there are a lot of people in this community
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- That lost family, lost loved ones,
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- Neighbors and friends, and it breaks our heart.
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- All of us, one day, are gonna cross that river.
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- All of us, one day, are going to experience death.
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- I also want you to know that god has not turned his back on you,
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- That he loves you and cares for this community.
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- (voice-over) coming up...
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- (woman) there was like, a period of depression.
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- That depression hit me really hard.
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- I was crying.
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- I don't know what to do.
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- (voice-over) and also...
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- (man) it was a society of terror.
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- I feared being interrogated.
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- Being killed any time you gave
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- The wrong answer.
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- (voice-over) "go into all the world
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- "and preach the gospel to all creation."
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- (graham) jesus christ is not dead.
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- He's alive and he is here tonight!
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- (applause)
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- To offer hope to the hurting.
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- Call or log on today.
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- Unexpected events can lead to a lot of questions.
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- "what do i do now?"
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- "does anyone care?"
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- "where's god?"
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- The lord says in jeremiah,
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- "call to me, and i'll answer you,
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- "and i'll tell you great and mighty things
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- "which you do not know."
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- God hears the cry of the brokenhearted.
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- And many times he'll use unexpected ways
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- To reach those who are looking for help.
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- He'll show up in that moment of despair and loneliness
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- In a way that no one could have imagined.
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- I want you to see what happens
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- When god hears the cries of someone in desperate need.
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- Action!
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- Take two!
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- Cut!
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- (wong) okay, cut!
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- Yea! (clapping)
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- God is in the business of changing lives,
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- Even in the most unlikely people.
- 00:14:27.452 --> 00:14:29.220
- That's exactly what happened to saul in the book of acts.
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- He had letters to go to damascus
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- To arrest the christians, put them in prison.
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- He wanted them dead.
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- He believed jesus was an imposter, a liar,
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- And he was a zealot.
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- Well, on the way to damascus with these letters
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- To arrest the church,
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- All of a sudden a light shown from heaven
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- And shown around him,
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- And he fell to the ground,
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- And he heard this voice from heaven and it said,
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- "saul, saul, why are you persecuting me?"
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- Saul was confused, "who, who are you?"
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- "i am jesus, the one you're persecuting."
- 00:15:02.820 --> 00:15:05.957
- And saul's life was changed at that moment.
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- Talk about an unexpected event.
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- And it led to one of the most unexpected conversions
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- In the bible.
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- God changed saul's name to paul.
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- And instead of persecuting christians,
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- He began preaching the gospel.
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- God still works today like he did in paul's day.
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- His love reaches out to all cultures,
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- Every part of society.
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- And even to those who seem the most unlikely.
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- (speaking in foreign language)
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- Amen!
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- (applause)
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- (applause and cheering)
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- Good evening!
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- (translator speaking foreign language)
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- (graham) what a wonderful night!
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- (translation continues throughout)
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- (applause and cheering)
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- ♪
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- (man) would you please welcome,
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- All the way from america, the reverend franklin graham?
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- (applause and cheering)
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- We have had a wonderful night!
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- (translation)
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- I want to let you know tonight that
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- God loves you.
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- (translation continues throughout)
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- He's calling you tonight.
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- The bible says that "god so loved the world
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- "that he gave his only begotten son,
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- "that whosoever believeth in him should not perish
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- "but have everlasting life."
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- Oh, there's lots of religions, but there's only one jesus.
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- Jesus is the only one in history
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- To take our sins.
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- He took our sins to the cross,
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- And he paid the debt of sin.
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- That's how much god loves you.
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- Tonight you come to jesus.
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- ♪
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- (graham) dear god, i'm a sinner.
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- (audience repeats)
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- I'm sorry for my sins.
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- (applause)
- 00:24:09.833 --> 00:24:15.606
- (graham) there's a lot going on in the world right now.
- 00:24:15.639 --> 00:24:18.309
- And it seems that every day brings some surprises
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- And disturbing news.
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- But in the midst of these things,
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- Don't be discouraged.
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- God's not surprised.
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- He has never been caught off-guard.
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- He's in control.
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- When the unexpected happens,
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- Remember that god is still on the move.
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- He's working out a purpose in everything and everyone.
- 00:24:36.560 --> 00:24:41.332
- It may seem mysterious, you may not understand it all,
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- But you can trust him, promise you that.
- 00:24:45.169 --> 00:24:48.038
- The bible says "...the lord is the one
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- "who is going ahead of you;"
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- "he'll be with you,
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- "he will not desert you, he'll not abandon you.
- 00:24:54.078 --> 00:24:56.380
- "don't fear and do not be dismayed."
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- Here at the billy graham evangelistic association
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- We are seeing god at work
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- As we proclaim the gospel around the world.
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- Thank you for standing with us in these urgent times.
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- God bless you.
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- (voice-over) partner with the billy graham
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- Evangelistic association in this mission of proclaiming
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- The gospel through every means available.
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- With internet evangelism,
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- We reach the world with the good news 24 hours a day.
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- Our rapid response chaplains step into the midst of tragedy
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- To offer hope to the hurting.
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- And we continue to share god's love
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- To those who need jesus christ
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- Through franklin graham festivals
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- And will graham celebrations.
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- He knows your name here tonight.
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- As i'm speaking tonight he's calling some of you.
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- You may never have another chance like tonight
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- To make a decision concerning jesus.
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- (voice-over) join us in taking the gospel
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- To the ends of the earth.
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- Visit billygrahamtv.com
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- Or call 800-631-7141.
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- As a thank you,
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- (voice-over) we all know we're going to die eventually.
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- But what happens after we die?
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- Maybe at death you simply cease to exist.
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- Your body turns to dust and well...that's it.
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- Game over.
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- Or maybe something does happen after you die.
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- What if life somehow continues?
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- Maybe you're reborn as someone or something else.
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- Then you die, then you're reborn,
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- Then you die and so on
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- Until you're finally enlightened
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- And become one with the universe.
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- Or perhaps you become a shadowy ghost
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- Wandering in the underworld.
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- Or maybe you're judged on how good you've been.
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- If you've done more good than bad--you win!
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- Here's the problem... if you're alive
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- There's no way to know what it's like after death
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- Unless someone dies
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- Then comes back to life and tells us about it.
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- According to his followers that's precisely what jesus did.
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- If this claim is true
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- Then he can provide us
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- With a clear picture
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- Of what lies ahead.
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- Jesus told us there is a heaven
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- But also a hell.
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- Your response matters
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- Because your view of the next life
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- Affects how you live this life
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- And whether you'll be prepared for what lies ahead.
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- None of us knows when it'll be our turn.
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- But notice, each of these after-death scenarios
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- Contradicts the others.
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- If one is correct the others aren't.
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- One option is unique.
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- Jesus christ is the only person who actually conquered death.
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- And christ offers his life to you
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- Giving you a new life that can begin now
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- And continue after death
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- In heaven.
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- A life that doesn't depend on your goodness but on his.
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- Are you ready for death?
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- You can be.
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