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Jim Scudder, Jr.: InGrace

Jim Scudder Jr. - God's Priceless Treasures (Part 2)

January 11, 2025 | S7:E311

Jim Scudder Jr. - God's Priceless Treasures (Part 2)
Join Jim Scudder as he explores practical strategies for effective parenting.
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Jim Scudder, Jr.: InGrace | Jim Scudder Jr. - God's Priceless Treasures (Part 2) | January 11, 2025
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  • Jim scudder: ow!
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  • Found the crab.
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  • It got me good.
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  • Ow!
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  • Ah yeah, ah yeah.
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  • Ow, how do they have such strong pincers?
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  • Jim: i've always dreamed of finding treasure, and the place
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  • That you would most likely find treasure is in florida.
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  • But the older i get, the more i realize that god has already
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  • Given us priceless treasure.
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  • Welcome to this "ingrace" series as we take four families on
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  • Adventures to four places in florida to search out the riches
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  • From the bible about raising kids, "god's
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  • Priceless treasures."
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  • Jim: welcome to another exciting "ingrace" adventure in florida.
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  • Last time we went on a quest of discovery with the brown family,
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  • Exploring the beautiful forgotten coast of the
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  • Florida panhandle.
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  • We learned biblical parenting advice about kids and phones and
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  • The balance of giving them freedom while still protecting
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  • Them and teaching them along the way.
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  • Today, we're going further down the gulf coast of florida at
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  • Crystal river, one of my favorite places.
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  • We're here with the ford family: adrian, julian, and alex and
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  • Their grandpa, dr. randy ford.
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  • Pastor ford was my late father's pastor and is helping raise
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  • His grandsons.
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  • A few months ago i went to dinner with this family, and i
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  • Saw an impressive fish mounted on the wall, and thinking the
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  • Boys would not know what this fish was, i told them that if
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  • They could tell me what the fish was, i would take them fishing
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  • For this fish.
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  • Little did i know that right below the fish was a small sign
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  • With its name clearly printed on it.
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  • So come along with us as we try to catch some of these
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  • Elusive tarpon.
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  • Learn more about raising kids and explore god's
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  • Incredible world.
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  • Jim: are you excited about this? alex ford: yes.
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  • Jim: you guys ready? let me see your tarpon muscles.
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  • Oh boy, we're in trouble.
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  • Adrian ford: i can't, i don't wanna show off.
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  • Jim: yeah, hey, listen, god doesn't want you to show up.
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  • Here's one principle, though.
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  • You guys ready?
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  • We're gonna be teaching you some bible principles today.
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  • The bible talks about hard work and part of hard work is getting
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  • Up early in the morning, okay?
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  • So one day you guys are gonna have a job, you're gonna wake up
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  • Early, you're gonna get there on time or early, and you're gonna
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  • Work hard and then god-- you're gonna please god by doing that.
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  • And you're gonna please your boss by doing that, and you're
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  • Gonna please your future wives because you're gonna support
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  • Them, right?
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  • Protect them, support them?
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  • Okay, so, and if you don't, i'm gonna come back and push you in
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  • The water.
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  • Jim: last week's guest family, the browns, featured on the
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  • Youtube channel, "fishers with faith," rented our pontoon boat
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  • For the day.
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  • Hopefully, we can catch one of these mighty tarpon.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Jim: let's see what we got here.
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  • He's swimming up to us.
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  • It's a catfish.
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  • Nice.
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  • Okay, stop reeling, just lift him up out of the water.
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  • Lift him up.
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  • That's exactly what i thought we were gonna have.
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  • Good job, dude.
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  • Here, come here.
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  • I want you to-- i want you to stand next to it and i don't
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  • Want you to let it get you, okay?
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  • Let's just get a picture.
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  • Hey, okay, so it's not a tarpon, but we caught a fish.
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  • Come on, man.
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  • Alex: can we keep it? jim: come here, jj.
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  • Adrian: he wants to eat it.
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  • Jim: okay, tarpon number two, this is the catfish variety
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  • Of tarpon.
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  • Okay, ready?
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  • Let's turn him around so-- there we go.
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  • Okay, say "meow" on three.
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  • One, two, three.
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  • Jim and alex: meow.
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  • Jim: all right, cool.
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  • Alex: there's a catfish on its feet.
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  • Jim: so here's a little update.
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  • We are having activity.
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  • Right now, it's just catfish, which are kind of considered,
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  • You know, we don't really talk about it.
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  • We caught catfish, but you can actually eat these.
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  • These are topsail saltwater catfish.
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  • They're pretty decent.
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  • We're obviously out here for a tarpon, so we haven't found the
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  • Tarpon yet, but they're-- tarpon are in the water, so we just
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  • Gotta be patient.
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  • That's part of the christian life, just patience, waiting.
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  • So we're learning-- we're learning how to be good
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  • Christians, right, guys?
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  • Jim: like fishing, parenting requires a lot of patience.
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  • We should always remember that our children aren't perfect.
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  • They need our love and patience as we teach them new skills and
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  • Lessons in life.
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  • Jim: watch out.
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  • He got you.
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  • Male: yeah, here he comes.
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  • Devil crab for dinner.
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  • Jim: this is a blue crab.
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  • Do you know why they call them blue crabs?
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  • Julian ford: 'cause he has blue.
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  • Jim: yeah, you see the blue right there?
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  • And the only thing on here that can pinch you is his pincers.
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  • So there's a certain way to hold him.
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  • I just don't know how it is.
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  • Julian: i'm not gonna hold him.
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  • Jim: you know what i'm trying to say?
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  • These are really, really good to eat.
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  • You wanna keep him? julian: yeah.
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  • Jim: okay, so we're gonna put him in the live well, okay?
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Male: three, two, one, fight.
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  • Jim: all right, so we caught that blue crab and we're gonna
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  • Use him for bait if i can get him out, 'cause this thing's
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  • Full of catfish.
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  • Ow!
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  • Found the crab.
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  • It got me good.
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  • Ow!
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  • Ah yeah, ah yeah.
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  • Ow, how do they have such strong pincers?
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  • Oh, wow.
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  • Male: oh my goodness.
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  • Jim: this guy's nasty.
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  • I guess he knows what we're about to do.
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  • Male: knock out.
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  • You win.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Jim: after barely surviving the nasty crab and claiming the win
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  • Because one of them ended up on my hook, we spoke again to
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  • Michael and nicole brown about who we should let educate
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  • Our kids.
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  • Jim: how important is it that we make sure those that are
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  • Educating our children are not teaching them perverse or
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  • Ungodly humanistic things?
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  • Michael brown: yeah, that's the thing.
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  • They're trying to take god out of school, so i mean, it's a
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  • Little by little, inch by inch, and there's just so far, and
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  • Soon enough we won't even be saying a pledge, we won't even
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  • Be-- the prayer.
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  • I mean, i remember in school we had a minute of prayer every
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  • Morning, quiet time, and you could do whatever, you know.
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  • They did that at our school.
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  • We said the pledge and then they said, "all right, moment
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  • Of silence."
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  • We did that every day.
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  • That's unheard of today.
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  • So i prayed and i said, "lord, where do you want 'em to go
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  • To school?
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  • Do you want 'em to go to public school, homeschool?
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  • What do you want?"
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  • And a few days later somebody approached us and said, "hey, we
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  • Can get your kids into the christian school."
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  • And we can't, we can't afford that, but it was just, just like
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  • That, and that's a blessing.
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  • And now they're in there.
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  • Yeah, and i-- when i prayed about it, i was-- left it with
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  • Him and that was-- that was it.
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  • Jim: while not everyone can send their kids to a good christian
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  • School, i do believe that it is vitally important to talk with
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  • Your children and teach them the truths about the bible.
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  • Alex reminded me that even the youngest of children can learn
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  • The greatest biblical lessons.
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  • Jim: tell me your name.
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  • Alex: alex.
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  • Jim: alex, how old are you?
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  • Alex: ten.
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  • Jim: all right, ten.
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  • Is this your first time saltwater fishing?
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  • Alex: yes.
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  • Jim: okay, do you have any bible verses memorized?
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  • Alex: john 3:16, that's it.
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  • Jim: can you say that one?
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  • Alex: "for god so loved the world, that he gave his only
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  • Begotten son, whosoever believing in him should not
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  • Perish, but have everlasting life."
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  • Jim: that was awesome.
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  • Now, can you explain what that verse means?
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  • Alex: like, he gave his only begotten son to die on the cross
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  • To save our sins, to get rid of our sins.
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  • Jim: that's right.
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  • And the bible verse says that if you believe, then you will
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  • Not perish.
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  • You will not go to hell, and have everlasting life.
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  • So, have you done that?
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  • Have you believed that jesus died for your sins?
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  • Alex: yes.
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  • Jim: yeah, isn't that wonderful?
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  • Do you think everyone should believe that?
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  • Alex: yes. jim: yeah, i do too.
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  • Jim: another family that will feature in a later episode of
  • 00:10:07.886 --> 00:10:09.954
  • The series are the reyes.
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  • Adam and lauren talked about putting their children in a
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  • Godly environment where they can learn about their creator.
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  • Adam reyes: we kind of made a decision not to have them in
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  • Public school no matter what, no matter where we go in life,
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  • Wherever we end up.
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  • I know a lot of people have done homeschool and i know that's,
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  • You know, a tough choice and-- but i would do anything i would
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  • Need to do in order to keep them out of public school system.
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  • I know there's a lot of great public school teachers, a lot of
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  • Even christians that are doing that, but the way that the
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  • School system is, the way that our environment and our
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  • Political system too, and all the things that kind of play
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  • Into that, there's just so many risks that are-- that are just
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  • Unavoidable when you have a child in public school.
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  • And some families can't avoid it and, of course, god shows mercy
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  • There in those situations but, as for us, you know, we've
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  • Decided not to have them in the public school system for
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  • Those reasons.
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  • Jim: what's your name?
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  • Julian: my name is julian.
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  • Jim: julian james... julian: ford.
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  • Jim: i want to know what is, like, your favorite subject
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  • In school?
  • 00:11:19.023 --> 00:11:20.358
  • Julian: it's bible, mainly.
  • 00:11:20.358 --> 00:11:21.726
  • Jim: for real, bible?
  • 00:11:21.726 --> 00:11:23.061
  • Tell me why.
  • 00:11:23.061 --> 00:11:24.429
  • Julian: because you can learn about god's-- well, as god
  • 00:11:24.429 --> 00:11:25.864
  • Has done for you and everything.
  • 00:11:25.864 --> 00:11:27.565
  • Jim: so without jesus, we would have no hope.
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  • Julian: no hope.
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  • We would go to hell.
  • 00:11:31.302 --> 00:11:32.637
  • Jim: yeah, and so, people that don't know jesus, they do stuff
  • 00:11:32.637 --> 00:11:35.240
  • Like what we're doing today, which is fun.
  • 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:36.841
  • We enjoy it, you know, people are out kayaking and fishing
  • 00:11:36.841 --> 00:11:40.278
  • And, you know, all the stuff.
  • 00:11:40.278 --> 00:11:42.113
  • They go through all these activities, but that's all
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  • They have.
  • 00:11:43.915 --> 00:11:45.250
  • So that means when they're done fishing for the day, they go
  • 00:11:45.250 --> 00:11:48.086
  • Back into, like, "why am i here?
  • 00:11:48.086 --> 00:11:50.722
  • What's the purpose of my life?"
  • 00:11:50.722 --> 00:11:52.090
  • But you have an advantage.
  • 00:11:52.090 --> 00:11:54.392
  • You have a family, you have a papa that taught you
  • 00:11:54.392 --> 00:11:57.228
  • About jesus.
  • 00:11:57.228 --> 00:11:58.763
  • And that makes all the difference, right?
  • 00:11:58.763 --> 00:12:00.899
  • Yeah.
  • 00:12:00.899 --> 00:12:04.235
  • Jim: adrian, what's your middle name?
  • 00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:09.974
  • Adrian: guadalupe.
  • 00:12:09.974 --> 00:12:11.309
  • Jim: guadalupe, that's awesome.
  • 00:12:11.309 --> 00:12:12.877
  • So we've been out here fishing.
  • 00:12:12.877 --> 00:12:15.013
  • Have you enjoyed the day so far?
  • 00:12:15.013 --> 00:12:17.248
  • Adrian: yeah.
  • 00:12:17.248 --> 00:12:18.583
  • Jim: yeah?
  • 00:12:18.583 --> 00:12:19.951
  • What do you like about this?
  • 00:12:19.951 --> 00:12:21.286
  • Adrian: catching the big ones.
  • 00:12:21.286 --> 00:12:22.654
  • Jim: yeah?
  • 00:12:22.654 --> 00:12:23.988
  • You're really into catching the big fish, right?
  • 00:12:23.988 --> 00:12:25.323
  • Do you also like just kind of being out on the water and the
  • 00:12:25.323 --> 00:12:28.459
  • Sunshine and the breeze?
  • 00:12:28.459 --> 00:12:29.827
  • Adrian: yeah.
  • 00:12:29.827 --> 00:12:31.162
  • Jim: it's a beautiful day.
  • 00:12:31.162 --> 00:12:32.530
  • Okay, so, how many fish have you caught today?
  • 00:12:32.530 --> 00:12:35.533
  • So many more than you can count, right?
  • 00:12:35.533 --> 00:12:37.135
  • Because we've been catching a lot of fish.
  • 00:12:37.135 --> 00:12:39.404
  • You have a papa who is a pastor, okay?
  • 00:12:39.404 --> 00:12:43.541
  • So what do you think about that?
  • 00:12:43.541 --> 00:12:45.677
  • How many kids in the world have a papa that's a pastor?
  • 00:12:45.677 --> 00:12:49.314
  • Not too many.
  • 00:12:49.314 --> 00:12:50.882
  • Adrian: yeah.
  • 00:12:50.882 --> 00:12:52.216
  • Jim: yeah?
  • 00:12:52.216 --> 00:12:53.551
  • I mean there's some, but not too many.
  • 00:12:53.551 --> 00:12:54.919
  • But i think that gives you an advantage.
  • 00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:56.254
  • Adrian: yeah.
  • 00:12:56.254 --> 00:12:57.622
  • Jim: because, first of all, he loves you and he's being a great
  • 00:12:57.622 --> 00:12:59.791
  • Example for you guys and then also he's teaching you guys
  • 00:12:59.791 --> 00:13:03.461
  • Stuff which is really, really good.
  • 00:13:03.461 --> 00:13:10.635
  • Jim: oh, you have a fish.
  • 00:13:10.635 --> 00:13:12.003
  • We have a fish. we have a fish.
  • 00:13:12.003 --> 00:13:13.871
  • Stop reeling. stop reeling.
  • 00:13:13.871 --> 00:13:15.440
  • Oh, it's a ray. cool.
  • 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:17.575
  • Okay, you guys, check this out. it's a stingray.
  • 00:13:17.575 --> 00:13:23.047
  • Okay, lift it up, lift it up, lift it up.
  • 00:13:23.047 --> 00:13:25.116
  • You got it?
  • 00:13:25.116 --> 00:13:26.617
  • Check this out, guys.
  • 00:13:26.617 --> 00:13:29.220
  • We got a little ray.
  • 00:13:29.220 --> 00:13:31.189
  • Do you wanna hold on to it?
  • 00:13:31.189 --> 00:13:33.291
  • Hold on to the string.
  • 00:13:33.291 --> 00:13:34.625
  • It's okay, he's not gonna hurt you.
  • 00:13:34.625 --> 00:13:35.994
  • That is so cool, dude.
  • 00:13:35.994 --> 00:13:37.595
  • Now look at their mouth.
  • 00:13:37.595 --> 00:13:39.030
  • Adrian: they say it looks like a smiley face or a person.
  • 00:13:39.030 --> 00:13:41.099
  • Jim: yeah, so they'll just swim down on the bottom.
  • 00:13:41.099 --> 00:13:45.403
  • See the, what you just said, the smiley face?
  • 00:13:45.403 --> 00:13:51.142
  • Jim: pastor randy ford, it is awesome to be with you today.
  • 00:13:55.380 --> 00:13:58.950
  • Randy ford: thank you.
  • 00:13:58.950 --> 00:14:00.284
  • Jim: having a good time.
  • 00:14:00.284 --> 00:14:01.652
  • Randy: we are.
  • 00:14:01.652 --> 00:14:02.987
  • Jim: you got-- you got your grandboys.
  • 00:14:02.987 --> 00:14:04.355
  • These are some of the funniest--
  • 00:14:04.355 --> 00:14:05.690
  • Randy: they are.
  • 00:14:05.690 --> 00:14:07.425
  • Jim: i'm trying to think of other kind words to say about
  • 00:14:07.425 --> 00:14:09.694
  • These three very interesting boys.
  • 00:14:09.694 --> 00:14:12.764
  • Now, they're a lot of fun and we've had a fun day.
  • 00:14:12.764 --> 00:14:15.800
  • Randy: yes, so they're boys, aren't they?
  • 00:14:15.800 --> 00:14:18.336
  • Jim: they're boys.
  • 00:14:18.336 --> 00:14:19.670
  • And i miss that, you know?
  • 00:14:19.670 --> 00:14:21.039
  • We-- our kids are grown now and we're into grandkids, as these
  • 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:24.809
  • Are your grandkids, but--
  • 00:14:24.809 --> 00:14:26.144
  • Randy: yes sir.
  • 00:14:26.144 --> 00:14:27.512
  • They teach us new things.
  • 00:14:27.512 --> 00:14:28.846
  • We think we know it all, but they teach us
  • 00:14:28.846 --> 00:14:30.181
  • A lot of new things.
  • 00:14:30.181 --> 00:14:31.549
  • Jim: well, you know, what kids do in your life, your grandkids
  • 00:14:31.549 --> 00:14:33.718
  • Or your own kids, is they keep you young.
  • 00:14:33.718 --> 00:14:36.354
  • They keep you laughing, you know?
  • 00:14:36.354 --> 00:14:38.456
  • I mean, like, how did-- how did they come up with that?
  • 00:14:38.456 --> 00:14:41.292
  • Even while we're trying to do this tv interview, you got these
  • 00:14:41.292 --> 00:14:43.795
  • Kids over here making a bunch of noise.
  • 00:14:43.795 --> 00:14:45.930
  • You just have to laugh.
  • 00:14:45.930 --> 00:14:47.265
  • Randy: yes, sir.
  • 00:14:47.265 --> 00:14:48.633
  • Because we don't wanna have to fish them out of the the river
  • 00:14:48.633 --> 00:14:51.235
  • Here so.
  • 00:14:51.235 --> 00:14:52.904
  • Jim: yes, really.
  • 00:14:52.904 --> 00:14:54.872
  • Jim: while time was up in trying to catch a tarpon, we still
  • 00:14:54.872 --> 00:14:58.409
  • Wanted to swim with the manatees, and crystal river is
  • 00:14:58.409 --> 00:15:02.980
  • A premier location to swim right up to them.
  • 00:15:02.980 --> 00:15:06.717
  • The boys all got in and were so excited to see these sea cows up
  • 00:15:06.717 --> 00:15:12.957
  • Close and personal.
  • 00:15:12.957 --> 00:15:15.593
  • Jim: what do you think, adrian?
  • 00:15:15.593 --> 00:15:17.662
  • Isn't that amazing?
  • 00:15:17.662 --> 00:15:19.197
  • So here's a manatee right here, and here in crystal springs,
  • 00:15:19.197 --> 00:15:23.734
  • The manatee are all in this-- in these bays and these river areas
  • 00:15:23.734 --> 00:15:27.405
  • And just beautiful.
  • 00:15:27.405 --> 00:15:28.773
  • It's incredible.
  • 00:15:28.773 --> 00:15:30.108
  • These huge, right, just huge creatures.
  • 00:15:30.108 --> 00:15:32.643
  • Were you a little scared when you first saw how big that
  • 00:15:32.643 --> 00:15:35.012
  • Thing was?
  • 00:15:35.012 --> 00:15:36.347
  • Adrian: yeah.
  • 00:15:36.347 --> 00:15:37.715
  • Jim: but you did good, man.
  • 00:15:37.715 --> 00:15:39.250
  • Well done. well done.
  • 00:15:39.250 --> 00:15:41.018
  • So cool. amazing, truly amazing.
  • 00:15:41.018 --> 00:15:46.657
  • Jim: while we didn't have any luck catching tarpon, we did
  • 00:15:46.657 --> 00:15:50.094
  • Catch a lot of saltwater topsail catfish, and i was shocked that
  • 00:15:50.094 --> 00:15:55.133
  • The boys wanted to eat the fish that they had caught, as i know
  • 00:15:55.133 --> 00:15:58.970
  • That children can sometimes be picky eaters.
  • 00:15:58.970 --> 00:16:02.440
  • The family in our next episode, mark and nina laskus, gave some
  • 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:07.211
  • Great parenting advice about helping your kids try more
  • 00:16:07.211 --> 00:16:11.582
  • Than mcnuggets.
  • 00:16:11.582 --> 00:16:13.518
  • Jim: how did you guys get them to be, like, you know, "i don't
  • 00:16:13.518 --> 00:16:16.921
  • Want that"?
  • 00:16:16.921 --> 00:16:18.289
  • I mean, what did-- how can parents get their kids to--
  • 00:16:18.289 --> 00:16:21.025
  • Karen scudder: enjoy life.
  • 00:16:21.025 --> 00:16:22.393
  • Jim: enjoy life and expand their palate a little bit, not be
  • 00:16:22.393 --> 00:16:24.395
  • Little babies when they're 16.
  • 00:16:24.395 --> 00:16:26.230
  • Nina laskus: we would set timers.
  • 00:16:26.230 --> 00:16:27.865
  • They were, more than anything, if it was something that they
  • 00:16:27.865 --> 00:16:30.334
  • Didn't like, they already knew that they had to eat it, because
  • 00:16:30.334 --> 00:16:34.372
  • I wasn't going to do another meal and maybe that comes from
  • 00:16:34.372 --> 00:16:36.841
  • Disciplining at other times so that they know, like, when i
  • 00:16:36.841 --> 00:16:39.177
  • Mean you have to eat this, when dad says you have to eat it--
  • 00:16:39.177 --> 00:16:41.579
  • Jim: kids gotta know you mean what you say.
  • 00:16:41.579 --> 00:16:43.247
  • Nina: right.
  • 00:16:43.247 --> 00:16:44.582
  • So they didn't fight us on actually eating it, but
  • 00:16:44.582 --> 00:16:46.817
  • Sometimes it's the length of time that it would take, and
  • 00:16:46.817 --> 00:16:49.687
  • They would let us know that they weren't a fan of it in
  • 00:16:49.687 --> 00:16:52.356
  • Various ways.
  • 00:16:52.356 --> 00:16:53.824
  • We did timers.
  • 00:16:53.824 --> 00:16:55.159
  • Jim: so what do you do, like, about mushrooms?
  • 00:16:55.159 --> 00:16:57.094
  • Because mushrooms, no human should be eating those, they're
  • 00:16:57.094 --> 00:17:00.264
  • Just-- don't force your kids.
  • 00:17:00.264 --> 00:17:02.099
  • You force your kids to eat everything else,
  • 00:17:02.099 --> 00:17:03.668
  • But not mushrooms.
  • 00:17:03.668 --> 00:17:05.036
  • Karen: it's okay for them to have likes and dislikes, but
  • 00:17:05.036 --> 00:17:06.871
  • When they go to somebody's home and the food is on the table,
  • 00:17:06.871 --> 00:17:10.041
  • You have to learn to just--
  • 00:17:10.041 --> 00:17:11.609
  • Jim: when you're cutting the crust off the bread of the
  • 00:17:11.609 --> 00:17:13.477
  • Sandwiches, i think, like, that is--
  • 00:17:13.477 --> 00:17:14.979
  • Mark laskus: well, it's a respect thing too.
  • 00:17:14.979 --> 00:17:16.747
  • Jim: it's that and it's also, like, toughen them up
  • 00:17:16.747 --> 00:17:19.050
  • A little bit, right?
  • 00:17:19.050 --> 00:17:20.585
  • Come on. you know, we can do this.
  • 00:17:20.585 --> 00:17:22.420
  • It's not a big deal.
  • 00:17:22.420 --> 00:17:26.257
  • ♪♪♪
  • 00:17:26.257 --> 00:17:34.498
  • Alex: i really don't like fish, but this one tastes good.
  • 00:17:34.565 --> 00:17:38.436
  • Jim: you wanna go give your grandpa and captain mike
  • 00:17:38.436 --> 00:17:42.340
  • A taste?
  • 00:17:42.340 --> 00:17:43.674
  • Why don't you bring the plate over to them?
  • 00:17:43.674 --> 00:17:45.042
  • Julian: no, let's just keep it for ourselves.
  • 00:17:45.042 --> 00:17:46.377
  • Taste good.
  • 00:17:46.377 --> 00:17:51.749
  • Randy: all right, let's see how this is.
  • 00:17:51.749 --> 00:17:53.818
  • Looks good.
  • 00:17:53.818 --> 00:18:00.424
  • That tastes like it came out of crystal river, you know?
  • 00:18:00.424 --> 00:18:03.928
  • Delicious.
  • 00:18:03.928 --> 00:18:06.097
  • For all of those on "ingrace," you're really missing a treat.
  • 00:18:06.097 --> 00:18:10.301
  • Jim: what an amazing adventure we've had today to be able to
  • 00:18:14.538 --> 00:18:17.308
  • See these kids enjoying fishing and the potential of catching
  • 00:18:17.308 --> 00:18:20.444
  • A tarpon.
  • 00:18:20.444 --> 00:18:21.779
  • Of course, we didn't catch one, but, you know, god knows.
  • 00:18:21.779 --> 00:18:24.282
  • And, we had fun though, to see the manatee and swim with them,
  • 00:18:24.282 --> 00:18:27.485
  • And just to see the beauty around here.
  • 00:18:27.485 --> 00:18:29.754
  • It's just-- it's just gorgeous here in florida.
  • 00:18:29.754 --> 00:18:32.556
  • And to me, life could be just that for you, but then you have
  • 00:18:32.556 --> 00:18:37.795
  • No hope, you have no purpose.
  • 00:18:37.795 --> 00:18:39.130
  • There's nothing really to live for other than these
  • 00:18:39.130 --> 00:18:41.532
  • Beautiful moments.
  • 00:18:41.532 --> 00:18:42.900
  • But there is more.
  • 00:18:42.900 --> 00:18:44.735
  • There's much more to life than just enjoying a day out on the
  • 00:18:44.735 --> 00:18:47.238
  • Water, and that is to know your creator, to be bought back.
  • 00:18:47.238 --> 00:18:52.643
  • Now, the price has already been paid by your creator, and you
  • 00:18:52.643 --> 00:18:55.646
  • Say, "well, i don't believe in creation.
  • 00:18:55.646 --> 00:18:57.214
  • I believe we all came about by accident."
  • 00:18:57.214 --> 00:18:59.050
  • Well, my friend, that's impossible.
  • 00:18:59.050 --> 00:19:01.619
  • You know, everything around us we know was designed, we know
  • 00:19:01.619 --> 00:19:05.623
  • Had a designer.
  • 00:19:05.623 --> 00:19:07.391
  • And when you look at the incredible complexity of life
  • 00:19:07.391 --> 00:19:09.927
  • And the beauty and symmetry of life, you have to say we're here
  • 00:19:09.927 --> 00:19:13.097
  • By purpose and by design.
  • 00:19:13.097 --> 00:19:15.366
  • So we are created.
  • 00:19:15.366 --> 00:19:17.168
  • And then the next question is, can i know the creator?
  • 00:19:17.168 --> 00:19:19.804
  • Well, absolutely you can.
  • 00:19:19.804 --> 00:19:21.772
  • See, the bible tells us that god created the world.
  • 00:19:21.772 --> 00:19:23.808
  • We sinned, we messed up.
  • 00:19:23.808 --> 00:19:25.443
  • Death and sin and pain and cancer and all of those things
  • 00:19:25.443 --> 00:19:28.612
  • Came with that.
  • 00:19:28.612 --> 00:19:29.980
  • And we're born with sin and we sin and that's the problem.
  • 00:19:29.980 --> 00:19:33.584
  • Well, there's a solution to the problem.
  • 00:19:33.584 --> 00:19:35.019
  • That's, again, god loves you so much that he paid with his own
  • 00:19:35.019 --> 00:19:39.957
  • Son's life your sin debt.
  • 00:19:39.957 --> 00:19:42.560
  • And the bible's clear.
  • 00:19:42.560 --> 00:19:43.994
  • The bible says if you will
  • 00:19:43.994 --> 00:19:45.363
  • Believe in him, if you will
  • 00:19:45.363 --> 00:19:46.697
  • Trust in him, you will not
  • 00:19:46.697 --> 00:19:48.032
  • Perish, which is hell,
  • 00:19:48.032 --> 00:19:49.433
  • But have everlasting life,
  • 00:19:49.433 --> 00:19:50.968
  • Which is heaven--let me
  • 00:19:50.968 --> 00:19:52.603
  • Show you this illustration.
  • 00:19:52.603 --> 00:19:54.004
  • This is something that my dad,
  • 00:19:54.004 --> 00:19:55.706
  • Who was a real fisherman,
  • 00:19:55.706 --> 00:19:57.274
  • He loved fishing, he loved this part of florida.
  • 00:19:57.274 --> 00:20:00.644
  • He loved pastor ford, as you met him today, as his preacher, but
  • 00:20:00.644 --> 00:20:04.749
  • He would always do this.
  • 00:20:04.749 --> 00:20:06.083
  • He would say-- he would use his wallet.
  • 00:20:06.083 --> 00:20:07.451
  • He would say, "let this represent sin and let this
  • 00:20:07.451 --> 00:20:09.253
  • Represent you and me, and we all have sin.
  • 00:20:09.253 --> 00:20:12.890
  • We've all sinned, we've all fallen short of the glory
  • 00:20:12.890 --> 00:20:14.892
  • Of god.
  • 00:20:14.892 --> 00:20:16.260
  • But jesus," he would use his other hand, say, "jesus had
  • 00:20:16.260 --> 00:20:18.562
  • No sin.
  • 00:20:18.562 --> 00:20:19.930
  • And he came and he was made sin for us on the cross.
  • 00:20:19.930 --> 00:20:24.168
  • He died on the cross, and our sin was put upon him.
  • 00:20:24.168 --> 00:20:27.872
  • And if you will believe in jesus, to put your trust in him,
  • 00:20:27.872 --> 00:20:31.375
  • Not a religion, not a priest, not a pastor, but in jesus, you
  • 00:20:31.375 --> 00:20:35.012
  • Will not perish, but have everlasting life."
  • 00:20:35.012 --> 00:20:38.115
  • And some people say, "okay, what if i do that, but then i
  • 00:20:38.115 --> 00:20:40.351
  • Mess up?"
  • 00:20:40.351 --> 00:20:41.685
  • Well, look.
  • 00:20:41.685 --> 00:20:43.053
  • You might let go, you might mess up, and you will-- you will mess
  • 00:20:43.053 --> 00:20:45.256
  • Up, but he has you in his hand.
  • 00:20:45.256 --> 00:20:47.625
  • You are safe and secure in the hand of almighty god.
  • 00:20:47.625 --> 00:20:50.895
  • That is the greatest news in the world.
  • 00:20:50.895 --> 00:20:52.863
  • That'll give you great purpose and joy for your entire life is
  • 00:20:52.863 --> 00:20:56.333
  • To know for sure you're on your way to heaven, that you've been
  • 00:20:56.333 --> 00:20:58.536
  • Bought back, that you've been redeemed by god.
  • 00:20:58.536 --> 00:21:00.905
  • And it's simple: childlike faith, believe in the lord jesus
  • 00:21:00.905 --> 00:21:03.974
  • Christ, and you will be saved.
  • 00:21:03.974 --> 00:21:06.076
  • ♪♪♪
  • 00:21:07.812 --> 00:21:10.514
  • Jim: kids need a lot of encouragement.
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  • Let me send you this for free, "101 ways to praise a child."
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  • Male: oh, my goodness.
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  • Jim: one, underneath.
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  • Underneath the left side.
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  • Male: starboard side, right here.
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  • Right there.
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