Jewish Voice Ministries: Finding Stability in Life’s Chaos | Jonathan Bernis

June 4, 2025 | S25:E25

God’s Word offers secure guidance and light, even when all around you seems chaotic and confusing. Discover exciting ways to unlock deeper understanding of Scripture’s meaning.

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Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis | Jewish Voice Ministries: Finding Stability in Life’s Chaos | Jonathan Bernis | June 4, 2025

Was jewish?
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You might be asking,
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What does that mean
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For your christian faith?
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>> watch today and discover
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How understanding
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The jewish roots
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Of your faith.
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And your connection
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To israel and the jewish people
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>> can transform your life
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And the way you
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Read the bible.
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Coming up on jewish voice.
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♪ ♪
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>> well, shalom, and welcome
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>> well, shalom, and welcome to jewish voice,
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To jewish voice, and thank you
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And thank you for joining me today.
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For joining me today. i'm jonathan bernis,
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I'm jonathan bernis, and i'm joined again
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And i'm joined again by my co-host ezra benjamin.
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By my co-host ezra benjamin. the bible is an ancient book
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The bible is an ancient book written thousands of years ago
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Written thousands of years ago by various authors.
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By various authors. it's been translated by scholars
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It's been translated by scholars and is probably
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And is probably the best selling book
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The best selling book of all time.
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Of all time. but what is it about the bible
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But what is it about the bible that makes it important for us
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That makes it important for us to read every day
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To read every day and how should we read it?
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And how should we read it? we're continuing
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We're continuing to talk about the bible,
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To talk about the bible, week after week now, ezra,
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Week after week now, ezra, because we are living
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Because we are living in probably the darkest times,
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In probably the darkest times, at least in my lifetime,
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At least in my lifetime, the most confusing times.
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The most confusing times. >> sure.
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>> sure. >> do you find that too?
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>> do you find that too? >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> there's so much information
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>> there's so much information and misinformation,
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And misinformation, facebook, social media,
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Facebook, social media, we don't know what to believe.
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We don't know what to believe. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. and everybody wants
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And everybody wants to tell you that
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To tell you that their truth is the truth, right?
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Their truth is the truth, right? with a capital t.
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With a capital t. but you know, and we know here
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But you know, and we know here that there's only one truth
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That there's only one truth with a capital t,
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With a capital t, and it's the truth found
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And it's the truth found in the word of god.
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In the word of god. >> yeah, and i --
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>> yeah, and i -- i'll just say to --
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I'll just say to -- we've talked about this
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We've talked about this and i just wanna say it to you.
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And i just wanna say it to you. found myself running on empty
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Found myself running on empty more than i have
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More than i have in a long time.
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In a long time. and it's not an age thing,
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And it's not an age thing, it's a confusion thing,
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It's a confusion thing, it's a information thing.
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It's a information thing. and when you --
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And when you -- all you're getting is news,
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All you're getting is news, mostly bad news,
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Mostly bad news, chaos, misinformation,
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Chaos, misinformation, information overload,
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Information overload, a negative report.
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A negative report. it leads to confusion,
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It leads to confusion, it leads to discouragement,
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It leads to discouragement, it can lead to despair.
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It can lead to despair. and that's why
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And that's why this book is so important.
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This book is so important. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> we need to get
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>> we need to get into the light.
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Into the light. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. we don't wanna be --
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We don't wanna be -- i don't want my life to be
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I don't want my life to be governed by fear mongering
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Governed by fear mongering or by political agendas
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Or by political agendas on either side of
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On either side of the political line, jonathan.
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The political line, jonathan. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> i want my life
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>> i want my life to be governed,
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To be governed, and i want my thinking,
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And i want my thinking, actually, to be transformed
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Actually, to be transformed by the living and active
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By the living and active word of god.
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Word of god. >> but we --
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>> but we -- and we've talked about
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And we've talked about that before,
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That before, that when you read
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That when you read the word of god,
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The word of god, your mind is being renewed.
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Your mind is being renewed. >> and there's a transformation
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>> and there's a transformation that takes place
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That takes place with that renewal.
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With that renewal. it's not something
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It's not something you can understand
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You can understand with the natural,
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With the natural, because it is supernatural.
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Because it is supernatural. but our mind,
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But our mind, unless it's tended to,
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Unless it's tended to, is going to move away
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Is going to move away from conformity with god.
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From conformity with god. >> right.
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>> right. >> and we need to --
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>> and we need to -- it's like a magnet.
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It's like a magnet. if you turn it one way,
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If you turn it one way, it repels.
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It repels. if you turn it
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If you turn it the other way,
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The other way, it attracts.
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It attracts. >> sure.
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>> sure. >> and we need to be
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>> and we need to be turning our mind on
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Turning our mind on a regular basis to attract,
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A regular basis to attract, be attractional
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Be attractional to the things of god.
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To the things of god. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> that's a discipline.
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>> that's a discipline. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. jonathan, two of the most
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Jonathan, two of the most basic questions i think --
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Basic questions i think -- i know i ask, maybe you
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I know i ask, maybe you at home ask yourself
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At home ask yourself so often or ask the lord is,
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So often or ask the lord is, "where am i?
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"where am i? really, where am i
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Really, where am i right now?"
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Right now?" and secondarily,
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And secondarily, "where am i going?"
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"where am i going?" and psalm 119:105
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And psalm 119:105 answers those questions.
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Answers those questions. how do we know?
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How do we know? it says, and you know,
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It says, and you know, this verse,
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This verse, "your word is a lamp
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"your word is a lamp for my feet
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For my feet and a light on my path."
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And a light on my path." it shows me where i really am,
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It shows me where i really am, not where my own self-deception
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Not where my own self-deception might tell me i want to be.
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Might tell me i want to be. where am i really
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Where am i really in the eyes of god,
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In the eyes of god, in the eyes of eternal truth,
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In the eyes of eternal truth, and where am i headed?
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And where am i headed? >> so, there's
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>> so, there's a number of things
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A number of things that the bible does for us,
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That the bible does for us, and in us.
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And in us. >> sure.
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>> sure. >> one of them is renewal,
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>> one of them is renewal, renewing your mind.
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Renewing your mind. one of them is discernment.
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One of them is discernment. the word of god
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The word of god gives us discernment.
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Gives us discernment. this is talking about direction.
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This is talking about direction. the word of god
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The word of god actually will direct us,
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Actually will direct us, and at a time when
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And at a time when there's so much being
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There's so much being thrown at us,
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Thrown at us, and there's such chaos,
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And there's such chaos, i think many of us are
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I think many of us are asking the question,
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Asking the question, "god, what's next for me?"
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"god, what's next for me?" our calendars have been erased.
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Our calendars have been erased. we don't know what next month
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We don't know what next month will look like,
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Will look like, but we can receive direction
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But we can receive direction for our lives
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For our lives from the word of god,
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From the word of god, where there is no change.
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Where there is no change. god is still on the throne.
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God is still on the throne. god is still in control.
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God is still in control. god still has
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God still has a set plan for our life.
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A set plan for our life. he knows in his destiny for us
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He knows in his destiny for us and his planned destiny for us,
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And his planned destiny for us, where we need to be going,
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Where we need to be going, and he wants
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And he wants to reveal that to us.
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To reveal that to us. this is divine direction.
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This is divine direction. >> amen.
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>> amen. you know, jonathan,
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You know, jonathan, the more firm our schedules are,
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The more firm our schedules are, and the more comfortable
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And the more comfortable the culture around us is,
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The culture around us is, the less i find myself
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The less i find myself depending upon
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Depending upon the enduring truth
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The enduring truth of the word of god.
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Of the word of god. and so, here we are
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And so, here we are in unprecedented times, right?
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In unprecedented times, right? wars, rumors of wars,
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Wars, rumors of wars, pandemics, whatever it is,
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Pandemics, whatever it is, economic instability,
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Economic instability, racial inequality and strife.
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Racial inequality and strife. and i find myself less able
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And i find myself less able to depend upon the consistency
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To depend upon the consistency of the culture around me
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Of the culture around me or my circumstances.
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Or my circumstances. and it's actually, maybe,
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And it's actually, maybe, the grace of god,
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The grace of god, it's driving us to the word.
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It's driving us to the word. >> and let me just say it
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>> and let me just say it as plain as i can to you, okay.
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As plain as i can to you, okay. the news isn't going
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The news isn't going to direct your paths.
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To direct your paths. it's not.
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It's not. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> it doesn't matter
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>> it doesn't matter if you're watching cnn,
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If you're watching cnn, csnbc, fox.
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Csnbc, fox. >> right.
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>> right. >> more conservative news.
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>> more conservative news. it's not a way
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It's not a way to direct your paths.
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To direct your paths. self-help books will
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Self-help books will not direct your paths.
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Not direct your paths. newspapers, and magazines,
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Newspapers, and magazines, and the internet will
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And the internet will not direct your path.
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Not direct your path. this is the lamp
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This is the lamp that lights your way.
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That lights your way. we've gotta get that clear.
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We've gotta get that clear. this is so simple,
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This is so simple, but it's so lost.
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But it's so lost. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. and jonathan, you know,
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And jonathan, you know, the news helps us,
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The news helps us, i mean, we're not
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I mean, we're not anti-news here,
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Anti-news here, we're not anti-media.
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We're not anti-media. it helps us understand
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It helps us understand what's happening around us,
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What's happening around us, but it can't answer
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But it can't answer the why or the --
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The why or the -- it can't apply
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It can't apply the filter of eternity,
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The filter of eternity, and righteousness, and justice
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And righteousness, and justice to what's happening around us,
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To what's happening around us, only the word can.
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Only the word can. >> yeah, and the --
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>> yeah, and the -- what's the answer
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What's the answer to the growing darkness
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To the growing darkness around us?
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Around us? have a lamp.
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Have a lamp. >> right.
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>> right. >> have a bright light
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>> have a bright light that cuts through the darkness.
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That cuts through the darkness. and maybe you're only
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And maybe you're only gonna see the next steps,
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Gonna see the next steps, but that's enough
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But that's enough because your steps
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Because your steps are ordered by the lord.
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Are ordered by the lord. don't try to figure out
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Don't try to figure out what's on the horizon.
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What's on the horizon. all we need to do is
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All we need to do is get through the next steps.
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Get through the next steps. and to do that,
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And to do that, we need a light
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We need a light in front of us.
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In front of us. "what's the light?"
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"what's the light?" it's the word of god.
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It's the word of god. it's a lamp onto our feet.
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It's a lamp onto our feet. so, get off the rocky places
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So, get off the rocky places and get on the solid
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And get on the solid word of god
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Word of god through the word of god.
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Through the word of god. >> amen.
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>> amen. >> it's that simple.
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>> it's that simple. >> it is simple, jonathan.
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>> it is simple, jonathan. >> so true.
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>> so true. >> it's so simple
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>> it's so simple we can miss it,
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We can miss it, but that's part
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But that's part of our agenda today,
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Of our agenda today, if you will,
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If you will, is to come back
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Is to come back to that simple foundational,
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To that simple foundational, enduring truth, you know.
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Enduring truth, you know. >> yeshua prayed for
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>> yeshua prayed for his disciples,
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His disciples, and he said,
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And he said, "sanctify them father,
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"sanctify them father, by your truth."
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By your truth." in essence, the way that
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In essence, the way that we would be set apart,
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We would be set apart, jew and gentile alike,
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Jew and gentile alike, as a holy people,
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As a holy people, is by the truth.
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Is by the truth. and then he says,
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And then he says, "your word is truth."
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"your word is truth." the word of god is truth.
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The word of god is truth. it's the way that
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It's the way that we get set apart
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We get set apart from the culture around us
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From the culture around us and the darkness,
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And the darkness, the world's participating in.
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The world's participating in. set apart for light
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Set apart for light and holiness.
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And holiness. >> i don't know
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>> i don't know what the truth is
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What the truth is in a number of different
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In a number of different areas politically.
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Areas politically. i don't know
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I don't know the economic future.
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The economic future. i'm not a prophet,
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I'm not a prophet, but i know that
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But i know that the word is truth.
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The word is truth. >> amen.
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>> amen. jonathan, the circumstances
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Jonathan, the circumstances around us feel
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Around us feel like they're so --
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Like they're so -- they're changing all the time.
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They're changing all the time. they're so tumultuous right now,
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They're so tumultuous right now, and some of them seem
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And some of them seem designed by the enemy
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Designed by the enemy to attack our faith,
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To attack our faith, to attack what we know
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To attack what we know to be true,
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To be true, according to the word.
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According to the word. and one verse,
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And one verse, i wonder if you can
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I wonder if you can unpack for us,
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Unpack for us, in romans 10:17 says,
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In romans 10:17 says, “faith comes by hearing,
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“faith comes by hearing, hearing the message,
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Hearing the message, and hearing by
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And hearing by the word of god.”
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The word of god.” and some of us,
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And some of us, myself included,
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Myself included, sometimes need a faith lift.
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Sometimes need a faith lift. i don't have a lisp,
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I don't have a lisp, and i'm not talking about
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And i'm not talking about plastic surgery.
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Plastic surgery. but we need to get --
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But we need to get -- we need a faith lift.
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We need a faith lift. how do we do that?
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How do we do that? >> well, first of all,
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>> well, first of all, i love the scripture.
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I love the scripture. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> i think if we wanna talk
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>> i think if we wanna talk about the importance
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About the importance of the word of god,
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Of the word of god, this is the first scripture
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This is the first scripture i would go to.
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I would go to. >> romans 10, okay.
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>> romans 10, okay. the second thing is,
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The second thing is, i completely agree with you.
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I completely agree with you. we are in a war against
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We are in a war against our faith right now.
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Our faith right now. it's a war,
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It's a war, it's an all-out war,
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It's an all-out war, and i believe the underlying
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And i believe the underlying issues of the whole thing.
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Issues of the whole thing. and you can clump
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And you can clump all of the racial,
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All of the racial, political divide,
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Political divide, everything is a war
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Everything is a war against god ultimately.
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Against god ultimately. this is spiritual,
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This is spiritual, it really is.
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It really is. without going into
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Without going into the details of each thing,
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The details of each thing, it does all tie together,
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It does all tie together, and it is spiritual
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And it is spiritual and it's attack again --
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And it's attack again -- it's an attack against god
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It's an attack against god and against the people of god.
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And against the people of god. so, the only solution we have
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So, the only solution we have is to build our faith
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Is to build our faith and stay strong in our faith,
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And stay strong in our faith, and proclaim our faith.
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And proclaim our faith. so, romans 10:17 in context,
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So, romans 10:17 in context, is about responding
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Is about responding to the gospel.
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To the gospel. if you hear
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If you hear the gospel enough,
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The gospel enough, if you hear the good news
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If you hear the good news enough by the proclamation
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Enough by the proclamation of the good news,
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Of the good news, you eventually hear it here.
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You eventually hear it here. so, it's two hearings.
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So, it's two hearings. faith come by hearing, one,
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Faith come by hearing, one, and hearing by
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And hearing by the word of god.
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The word of god. and then you --
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And then you -- by hearing the word,
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By hearing the word, we're building our faith.
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We're building our faith. so, it's hearing here
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So, it's hearing here and then hearing here,
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And then hearing here, that's the first thing.
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That's the first thing. it's two kinds of hearing.
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It's two kinds of hearing. hearing with
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Hearing with your natural ears
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Your natural ears and hearing with this ear.
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And hearing with this ear. “how do we do that?”
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“how do we do that?” we proclaim the word of god,
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We proclaim the word of god, the gospel to people
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The gospel to people in word indeed,
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In word indeed, but through the proclamation,
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But through the proclamation, people hear and respond.
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People hear and respond. that's the process.
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That's the process. one is sent to proclaim
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One is sent to proclaim so that we can hear, believe,
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So that we can hear, believe, and confess unto salvation.
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And confess unto salvation. but the next thing, ezra,
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But the next thing, ezra, is that this is a principle
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Is that this is a principle that works with everything.
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That works with everything. so, if we need healing,
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So, if we need healing, if we need direction,
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If we need direction, if we need divine provision,
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If we need divine provision, we have to --
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We have to -- we have to build
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We have to build faith for that.
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Faith for that. and how do we do that?
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And how do we do that? by hearing
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By hearing the revealed word of god,
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The revealed word of god, that we have divine provision,
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That we have divine provision, that no weapon formed against us
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That no weapon formed against us will prosper, right?
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Will prosper, right? that god will never
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That god will never leave us or forsake us.
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Leave us or forsake us. “that greater is he
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“that greater is he that is in you
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That is in you than he that is in the world.”
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Than he that is in the world.” and that's for someone
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And that's for someone right now.
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Right now. and it's great that
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And it's great that it's on the page.
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It's on the page. what makes it transformational
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What makes it transformational is when it jumps off
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Is when it jumps off of the page into us,
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Of the page into us, but it begins with word.
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But it begins with word. the word of god being read,
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The word of god being read, we're reading it,
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We're reading it, we're speaking it.
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We're speaking it. and slowly, slowly,
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And slowly, slowly, without even realizing it
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Without even realizing it happens, it becomes faith.
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Happens, it becomes faith. it turns into active faith,
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It turns into active faith, it jumps off the phage --
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It jumps off the phage -- the page, and then it
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The page, and then it changes our life.
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Changes our life. it actually
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It actually brings transformation
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Brings transformation in the area where
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In the area where we need that transformation.
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We need that transformation. >> amen.
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>> amen. faith is a gift of god,
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Faith is a gift of god, we know ephesians
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We know ephesians talks about this.
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Talks about this. “it's not by works,
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“it's not by works, so no man can boast,
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So no man can boast, but the means by getting
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But the means by getting that faith is through
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That faith is through hearing the word of god.”
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Hearing the word of god.” >> yeah, and we won't have
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>> yeah, and we won't have that faith without
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That faith without the word of god.
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The word of god. you can't separate believing
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You can't separate believing from the word of god,
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From the word of god, the active word of god.
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The active word of god. it takes the fuel
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It takes the fuel of the word of god,
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Of the word of god, fed into our spirit
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Fed into our spirit to release faith.
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To release faith. >> amen.
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>> amen. >> hey, before
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Jonathan and ezra.
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>> i wanna take a moment
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>> i wanna take a moment just to say thank you
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Just to say thank you to all of you who support
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To all of you who support jewish voice.
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Jewish voice. we honestly could not
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We honestly could not do this work without you.
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Do this work without you. so, thank you again for
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So, thank you again for your generous giving,
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Your generous giving, and especially for joining
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And especially for joining jewish voice today
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Jewish voice today as a monthly shalom partner.
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As a monthly shalom partner. your ongoing support of this
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Your ongoing support of this ministry is so important.
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Ministry is so important. ezra it's --
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Ezra it's -- that's our family,
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That's our family, that's our
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That's our partnership family.
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Partnership family. >> it is jonathan,
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>> it is jonathan, we're out there 12 months
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We're out there 12 months of the year every year,
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Of the year every year, reaching jewish communities
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Reaching jewish communities and their neighbors for jesus.
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And their neighbors for jesus. and we --
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And we -- we're so appreciative,
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We're so appreciative, especially of those
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Especially of those who are standing with us
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Who are standing with us every month of the year,
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Every month of the year, thank you so much.
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Thank you so much. >> it's growing
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>> it's growing because of you.
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Because of you. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> how many congregate?
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>> how many congregate? closing in on 200?
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Closing in on 200? >> it is jonathan,
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>> it is jonathan, between ethiopia
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Between ethiopia and zimbabwe alone.
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And zimbabwe alone. by the end of, yeah,
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By the end of, yeah, very soon it'll be
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Very soon it'll be over 200, actually.
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Over 200, actually. so, we're so excited.
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So, we're so excited. >> it's remarkable.
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>> it's remarkable. >> explosive growth,
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>> explosive growth, we're trying to keep up
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We're trying to keep up with the holy spirit.
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[laughing]
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>> yeah, it's hard.
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>> yeah, it's hard. >> it is.
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>> it is. so, we're talking about
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So, we're talking about the importance of really
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The importance of really ingesting, digesting
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Ingesting, digesting the word of god.
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The word of god. but jonathan,
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But jonathan, it's more than just
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It's more than just for ourselves, isn't it?
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For ourselves, isn't it? there's a scriptural principle
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There's a scriptural principle about exposing our family,
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About exposing our family, exposing the generations,
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Exposing the generations, either those who are
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Either those who are older than us
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Older than us who have gone before us,
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Who have gone before us, and especially those
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And especially those who come after us
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Who come after us to the word itself.
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To the word itself. >> i think this is where
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>> i think this is where we really learn something
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We really learn something from the jewish people.
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From the jewish people. from --
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From -- about the jewish roots
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About the jewish roots of our faith.
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Of our faith. and it's the idea that
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And it's the idea that the word of god is preserved
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The word of god is preserved and deliberately handed down
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And deliberately handed down to the children as a command.
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To the children as a command. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> okay.
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>> okay. we call this the v'ahavta
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We call this the v'ahavta and -- which means,
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And -- which means, and you shall love.
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And you shall love. how do you love god?
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How do you love god? what's the most
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What's the most important commandment?
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Important commandment? “love the lord your god
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“love the lord your god with all your heart,
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With all your heart, soul, and strength.”
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Soul, and strength.” how do you do that actively?
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How do you do that actively? by following his commandments
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By following his commandments and by imparting
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And by imparting those commandments
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Those commandments to our children.
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To our children. this is so important.
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This is so important. listen to me.
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Listen to me. your family is under attack.
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Your family is under attack. listen to me, parents,
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Listen to me, parents, listen to me grandparents,
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Listen to me grandparents, your family is under attack.
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Your family is under attack. i have two daughters.
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I have two daughters. they are under attack.
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They are under attack. they're under attack
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They're under attack from what they're
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From what they're learning at school.
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Learning at school. they're under attack,
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They're under attack, what they're watching
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What they're watching on the news.
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On the news. they're under attack
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They're under attack from what they're learning
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From what they're learning from their friends.
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From their friends. they're under attack
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They're under attack from what they're seeing
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From what they're seeing on social media.
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On social media. they are under attack,
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They are under attack, and we have to combat that.
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And we have to combat that. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> “how do we do that?”
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>> “how do we do that?” the word of god.
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The word of god. here's the command.
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Here's the command. it comes from deuteronomy 6:6-7,
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It comes from deuteronomy 6:6-7, you need to see it,
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You need to see it, we're putting it on the screen.
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“and these words,
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Which i command you today,
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Shall be on your heart.
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You shall teach them
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Diligently to your children,
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You shall talk of them
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When you sit in your house,
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When you walk by the way,
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When you lie down,
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And when you rise up.
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Deuteronomy 6:6-7.
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Again, we call it the v'ahavta,
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This is how to love god.
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This is how to love god. “you shall love
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“you shall love the lord your god,
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The lord your god, with all your hearts,
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With all your hearts, soul and strength.”
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Soul and strength.” “how do you do it?”
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“how do you do it?” by speaking about it,
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By speaking about it, by teaching your
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By teaching your children all the time.
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Children all the time. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> this is the whole day.
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>> this is the whole day. >> lying down, rising up,
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>> lying down, rising up, going out, coming in
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Going out, coming in to generations before,
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To generations before, especially to
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Especially to generations after.
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Generations after. the lord through moses
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The lord through moses to the people of israel
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To the people of israel is very clear.
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Is very clear. if we could summarize
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If we could summarize this in one statement,
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This in one statement, it's surround yourself
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It's surround yourself with the word.
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With the word. literally, nail it
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Literally, nail it to the doorposts
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To the doorposts of your house.
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Of your house. wrap it around your arms.
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Wrap it around your arms. put it between your eyes.
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Put it between your eyes. many have seen
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Many have seen pictures of orthodox
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Pictures of orthodox jewish people religiously
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Jewish people religiously observing jews praying
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Observing jews praying at the western wall
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At the western wall in jerusalem, jonathan.
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In jerusalem, jonathan. and maybe you've wondered,
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And maybe you've wondered, “what are these straps
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“what are these straps on everybody's arms
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On everybody's arms and this box
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And this box between their eyes?”
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Between their eyes?” it's the fulfillment
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It's the fulfillment of deuteronomy 6.
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Of deuteronomy 6. the jewish people are
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The jewish people are literally many today,
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Literally many today, millions today are still
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Millions today are still literally binding
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Literally binding the word of god
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The word of god around their hands
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Around their hands and putting it between
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And putting it between their eyes
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Their eyes to not let it get far away.
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To not let it get far away. >> this is what we've missed.
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>> this is what we've missed. and it's so simple.
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And it's so simple. this has to be --
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This has to be -- this the word of god
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This the word of god has to become central
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Has to become central in our lives.
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In our lives. that has to be central
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That has to be central to what we teach
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To what we teach our children.
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Our children. and i've blown this.
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And i've blown this. listen, i can't protect
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Listen, i can't protect my kids from the garbage,
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My kids from the garbage, some of the garbage
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Some of the garbage they hear in school.
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They hear in school. i can't protect my kids
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I can't protect my kids from the gar --
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From the gar -- some of the garbage
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Some of the garbage they hear from their friends
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They hear from their friends or they see on social media.
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Or they see on social media. not 100%, but i can
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Not 100%, but i can feed them the word of god.
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Feed them the word of god. and it's a 24/7 thing,
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And it's a 24/7 thing, as long as you are awake
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As long as you are awake that's what we're doing.
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That's what we're doing. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> that's the solution.
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>> that's the solution. >> amen.
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>> amen. >> god lays out the solution
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>> god lays out the solution right before us.
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Right before us. choose life or death.
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Choose life or death. if you choose life,
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If you choose life, it's in this book.
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It's in this book. >> right.
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>> right. jonathan, romans 12
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Jonathan, romans 12 is very clear.
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Is very clear. i think it's an issue
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I think it's an issue of consumption.
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Of consumption. what are we consuming more of?
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What are we consuming more of? what are you consuming more of?
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What are you consuming more of? because there's two choices.
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Because there's two choices. paul says in romans,
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Paul says in romans, either be conformed
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Either be conformed to the pattern of this world.
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To the pattern of this world. if all i'm consuming
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If all i'm consuming is what the pattern --
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Is what the pattern -- of what this world
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Of what this world has to share with me,
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Has to share with me, i'm gonna be conformed,
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I'm gonna be conformed, i'm gonna be pressed
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I'm gonna be pressed into that image.
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Into that image. or option two,
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Or option two, the better one,
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The better one, i believe.
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I believe. be transformed by
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Be transformed by the renewing of your mind
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The renewing of your mind as we get into the word.
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As we get into the word. it's an issue of consumption.
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It's an issue of consumption. what are you consuming?
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What are you consuming? >> yeah.
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>> yeah. and what about your kids?
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And what about your kids? what are they consuming?
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What are they consuming? what are your
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What are your grandkids consuming?
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Grandkids consuming? that's right.
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That's right. you can't stop that
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You can't stop that flow of information,
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Flow of information, but you can orchestrate
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But you can orchestrate the flow of good information,
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The flow of good information, of life giving information.
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Of life giving information. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> that's the summary, really.
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>> that's the summary, really. the summary of
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The summary of the jewish people.
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The jewish people. that's what passover about.
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That's what passover about. that's what the holidays
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That's what the holidays are about, right?
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Are about, right? >> right.
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>> right. >> we're teaching our children.
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>> we're teaching our children. we're passing this on.
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We're passing this on. we're diligently living it
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We're diligently living it by example.
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By example. >> and jesus makes it
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>> and jesus makes it very clear, right?
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Very clear, right? the people trying
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The people trying to test him said,
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To test him said, “tell us rabbi,
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“tell us rabbi, what's the first
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What's the first and greatest commandment?”
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And greatest commandment?” and he refers without
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And he refers without hesitation to deuteronomy 6.
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Hesitation to deuteronomy 6. it's this, “hear, o israel:
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It's this, “hear, o israel: the lord your god,
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The lord your god, the lord is one.
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The lord is one. and you shall love him
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And you shall love him with all your heart,
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With all your heart, soul, mind and strength.”
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Soul, mind and strength.” then he says, of course,
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Then he says, of course, the second is like it,
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The second is like it, “love your neighbor
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“love your neighbor as yourself.”
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As yourself.” so, jesus is binding together
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So, jesus is binding together the old testament commandments
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The old testament commandments with his new testament teaching.
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With his new testament teaching. it's one, it's not two stories.
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It's one, it's not two stories. it's not two religions.
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It's not two religions. it's one god
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It's one god and one enduring truth.
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And one enduring truth. >> yeah, and when --
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>> yeah, and when -- if we're not imparting
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If we're not imparting this to our children
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This to our children and to our grandchildren?
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And to our grandchildren? we're not fulfilling
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We're not fulfilling his destiny for our lives,
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His destiny for our lives, we're not.
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We're not. the good news is we can,
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The good news is we can, and you can start again,
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And you can start again, if you have dropped the ball,
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If you have dropped the ball, and been consuming
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And been consuming just television, and internet,
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Just television, and internet, and all of the information
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And all of the information and misinformation --
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And misinformation -- and oh, there's
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And oh, there's so much out there.
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So much out there. >> sure.
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>> sure. >> you need this.
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>> you need this. >> amen.
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>> amen. >> you need the bible.
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>> you need the bible. >> jonathan, the scriptures say,
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>> jonathan, the scriptures say, "train up a child
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"train up a child in the way he should go,"
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In the way he should go," or she should go
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Or she should go to be inclusive,
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To be inclusive, "and when he is old,
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"and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
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He will not depart from it.” i'm a product of being
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I'm a product of being trained up in the way
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Trained up in the way i should go.
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I should go. i'm sitting here
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I'm sitting here because of that,
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Because of that, because those who went before me
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Because those who went before me trained me up in the word.
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Trained me up in the word. and maybe the lord
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And maybe the lord speaking to you today,
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Speaking to you today, you have a responsibility,
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You have a responsibility, train up your children,
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Train up your children, train up your grandchildren
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Train up your grandchildren in the word.
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In the word. when they're older,
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When they're older, they won't depart from it.
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They won't depart from it. >> so, all of these benefits,
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>> so, all of these benefits, renewal of the mind,
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Renewal of the mind, discernment, direction,
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Discernment, direction, building up your faith,
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Building up your faith, preserving of your family,
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Preserving of your family, training your children,
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Training your children, sound doctrine,
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Sound doctrine, correction, growth.
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Correction, growth. it's all tied up
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It's all tied up in this book,
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In this book, the word of the living god.
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The word of the living god. >> jonathan, i'm,
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>> jonathan, i'm, as we're talking,
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As we're talking, getting even more excited
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Getting even more excited about taking a deeper dive
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About taking a deeper dive into the word.
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Into the word. i hope you at home are.
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I hope you at home are. being in jewish ministry
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Being in jewish ministry here at jewish voice,
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Here at jewish voice, we're reaching jewish people
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We're reaching jewish people and their neighbors
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And their neighbors meeting practical needs
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Meeting practical needs to earn a right to share
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To earn a right to share jesus around the world,
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Jesus around the world, wherever jewish people are.
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Wherever jewish people are. what are some things, jonathan,
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What are some things, jonathan, uniquely that we are looking
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Uniquely that we are looking for in a copy of the scriptures
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For in a copy of the scriptures that we would disseminate?
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That we would disseminate? >> yeah, so we --
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>> yeah, so we -- our mission,
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Our mission, our unique mission
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Our unique mission at jewish voice is
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At jewish voice is to proclaim the gospel
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To proclaim the gospel to the jew first.
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To the jew first. >> right.
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>> right. >> but also to engage
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>> but also to engage the church concerning israel
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The church concerning israel and the jewish people.
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And the jewish people. and two things that
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And two things that i think every one
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I think every one of you watching
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Of you watching should be paying attention to,
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Should be paying attention to, learning about,
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Learning about, and actually engaging in
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And actually engaging in is the --
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Is the -- what we call the moedim,
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What we call the moedim, the appointed days,
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The appointed days, the jewish festivals.
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The jewish festivals. and i hesitate to say jewish
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And i hesitate to say jewish because they have a much
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Because they have a much greater meaning
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Greater meaning for god's people.
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For god's people. look at the passover,
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Look at the passover, for example.
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For example. >> right.
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>> right. >> the passover points
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>> the passover points to the passover lamb
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To the passover lamb who takes away the sins
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Who takes away the sins of the world.
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Of the world. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> if you don't
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>> if you don't understand passover,
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Understand passover, you don't understand
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You don't understand the redemptive work
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The redemptive work of the messiah
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Of the messiah as the lamb of god.
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As the lamb of god. you can't.
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You can't. >> sure.
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>> sure. >> and if you can
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>> and if you can actually observe it,
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Actually observe it, if you can actually
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If you can actually experience it,
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Experience it, it completely changes
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It completely changes your whole perspective.
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Your whole perspective. >> the gospel writers
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>> the gospel writers in the new testament
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In the new testament were very careful
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Were very careful it seems to me,
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It seems to me, to tell the reader
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To tell the reader what time of year it was
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What time of year it was on the jewish calendar.
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On the jewish calendar. "and it was the feast
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"and it was the feast of dedication,
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Of dedication, and it was the feast
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And it was the feast of tabernacles,
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Of tabernacles, and it was passover season."
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And it was passover season." and yeshua died
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And yeshua died and was resurrected
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And was resurrected during the week
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During the week when israel was celebrating
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When israel was celebrating the passover.
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The passover. >> that's our heritage.
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>> that's our heritage. and that's the world view
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And that's the world view of the writers
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Of the writers of the new testament,
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Of the new testament, not just the torah
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Not just the torah and the prophets,
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And the prophets, it's the writers
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It's the writers of the new testament.
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Of the new testament. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> so, it's important to god
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>> so, it's important to god for you to understand this,
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For you to understand this, and to engage in this.
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And to engage in this. that needs to be part
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That needs to be part of your study,
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Of your study, and if it hasn't,
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And if it hasn't, then you need to,
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Then you need to, because the light's
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Because the light's gonna come on,
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Gonna come on, it's gonna be transformational.
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It's gonna be transformational. and then the second thing is
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And then the second thing is old testament prophe --
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Old testament prophe -- messianic prophecy.
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Messianic prophecy. all of the prophecies
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All of the prophecies in detail that lay out
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In detail that lay out the identity of the messiah.
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The identity of the messiah. where he would be born.
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Where he would be born. when he would be born.
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When he would be born. what he would accomplish.
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What he would accomplish. there's literally
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There's literally over 300 of them,
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Over 300 of them, but there's key ones
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But there's key ones that every believer should know
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That every believer should know and be able to share
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And be able to share with a jewish person
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With a jewish person in their life.
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In their life. because it's not --
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Because it's not -- they don't have to use
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They don't have to use the new testament
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The new testament that the apostles,
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That the apostles, the disciples use
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The disciples use the torah and the prophets
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The torah and the prophets to expound on who
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To expound on who the messiah was.
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The messiah was. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> and that he was
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>> and that he was in fact, yeshua.
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In fact, yeshua. >> amen.
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>> amen. amen.
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Amen. >> ezra, this has been
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>> ezra, this has been an amazing program,
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An amazing program, and there's still
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And there's still more to come.
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More to come. after the break
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After the break we're gonna come
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We're gonna come into agreement
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Into agreement and prayer with you
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And prayer with you for your needs,
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For your needs, and the needs of your family,
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And the needs of your family, at a time where we need to be
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At a time where we need to be agreeing in prayer together.
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Agreeing in prayer together. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> so, don't go away,
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>> so, don't go away, we'll be right back.
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>> i wanna say something
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>> i wanna say something i said before.
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I said before. listen to me,
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Listen to me, we are under attack,
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We are under attack, your family is under attack,
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Your family is under attack, your children
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Your children and your grandchildren
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Are under attack. here's the good news.
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“greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world.”
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Than he that is in the world.” listen to me,
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Listen to me, “greater is he that is in you
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“greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.”
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Than he that is in the world.” you need to get that
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You need to get that into your heart,
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Into your heart, and you need to be proclaiming
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And you need to be proclaiming the word of god
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The word of god to your children,
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To your children, to your grandchildren,
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To your grandchildren, to your neighbors,
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To your neighbors, because this is
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Because this is what builds faith.
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What builds faith. this is what provides direction.
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This is what provides direction. this is truth.
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This is truth. we want to agree with you
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We want to agree with you in prayer right now.
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In prayer right now. whatever you're going through,
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Whatever you're going through, god is greater.
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God is greater. thank you, lord,
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Thank you, lord, that greater is he
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That greater is he that is in us
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That is in us than he that is
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Than he that is in the world.
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In the world. and we speak that spirit
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And we speak that spirit of a conqueror
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Of a conqueror over every person,
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Over every person, over every situation.
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Over every situation. no weapon formed against you
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No weapon formed against you will prosper in the name
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Will prosper in the name of yeshua.
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Of yeshua. in jesus name
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In jesus name it is done.
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It is done. amen.
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Amen. >> amen
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>> amen >> and amen.
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>> and amen. i feel good about that.
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[laughter]
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God's spirit is here,
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God's spirit is here, receive his spirit.
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Receive his spirit. if you'd like more information
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If you'd like more information about our ministry by the way,
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About our ministry by the way, you can go onto our website,
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You can go onto our website, it's jewishvoice.tv,
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It's jewishvoice.tv, and while you're there,
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And while you're there, you can submit
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You can submit your prayer request
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Your prayer request right on the website.
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Right on the website. we're committed to reading
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We're committed to reading your prayer request
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Your prayer request and praying for you
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And praying for you and for your family by name,
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And for your family by name, because we believe
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Because we believe in the power of prayer
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In the power of prayer and we care about you.
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And we care about you. more importantly,
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More importantly, god cares about you.
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God cares about you. well, as we close
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Well, as we close the program today,
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The program today, i want to remind you
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I want to remind you what god asked each of us
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What god asked each of us to do on a daily basis
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In psalm 122:6,
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“pray for the peace
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Of jerusalem,
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May they prosper
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Who love thee.”
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So, please pray for israel,
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And the jewish people,
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And that jewish person
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That god has put into
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That god has put into your life today.
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Your life today. until next time,
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Until next time, this is jonathan bernis,
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This is jonathan bernis, along with ezra benjamin saying,
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Along with ezra benjamin saying, shalom, and god bless you.
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♪ ♪
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>> hey, i wanna make you aware
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Of our new jewish voice
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Mobile app, by the way.
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It's easy to download
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And it will provide you
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With up-to-date information
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About what's happening
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In israel.
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It's free,
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You just enter "myjvmi"
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In your app store,
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And then you download it
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Onto your device,
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And i hope you'll do it today.
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Jewish Voice Ministries: Finding Stability in Life’s Chaos | Jonathan Bernis

June 4, 2025 | S25:E25

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