David Jeremiah - The Reality Of Heaven

July 14, 2025 | S25 E183 | 29:15

The author of “The Mysteries Of Heaven” discusses the reality of heaven and its importance in our understanding of life.

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Life Today with James Robison | David Jeremiah - The Reality Of Heaven | July 14, 2025

Have you ever wondered what heaven's like?
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Dr. david jeremiah is revealing the mysteries of heaven.
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David: the one thing most people believe about heaven
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Is it's a boring place.
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Mark twain used to make some comments about that.
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He didn't want to go to heaven because there was nothing to do.
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And most people think that in heaven
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You play a harp and float around on clouds
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And all that sort of stuff.
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The bible is so clear
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About those questions.
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James: welcome to life today .
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James: welcome to life today . i'm james robison.
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James: welcome to life today . i'm james robison. betty and i are thrilled
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I'm james robison. betty and i are thrilled to have you.
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Betty and i are thrilled to have you. we're getting older
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To have you. we're getting older and one of the things
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That happens
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That happens when you get older
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That happens when you get older is you say good-bye
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When you get older is you say good-bye to a lot of your friends.
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Is you say good-bye to a lot of your friends. i'm saying good-bye
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To a lot of your friends. i'm saying good-bye and preaching the funerals
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I'm saying good-bye and preaching the funerals of people i led to christ
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And preaching the funerals of people i led to christ years ago,
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Of people i led to christ years ago, some of them
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Years ago, some of them very close friends.
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Some of them very close friends. some of us have
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Very close friends. some of us have family in heaven
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Some of us have family in heaven that are not just
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Family in heaven that are not just parents, relatives,
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That are not just parents, relatives, but we have a child in heaven.
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Parents, relatives, but we have a child in heaven. we have someone here
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But we have a child in heaven. we have someone here with us today that you,
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We have someone here with us today that you, i believe, respect
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With us today that you, i believe, respect like betty and i do
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I believe, respect like betty and i do as much as anyone
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Like betty and i do as much as anyone that we know, period.
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As much as anyone that we know, period. and we do know a lot
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That we know, period. and we do know a lot of very fine,
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And we do know a lot of very fine, very impactful people
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Of very fine, very impactful people who really love god
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Very impactful people who really love god and love others.
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Who really love god and love others. but this man is a gift.
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And love others. but this man is a gift. i'm holding a book he wrote
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But this man is a gift. i'm holding a book he wrote that's called
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I'm holding a book he wrote that's called revealing the mysteries
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That's called revealing the mysteries of heaven .
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Revealing the mysteries of heaven . and the author is,
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Of heaven . and the author is, in my opinion, one of
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And the author is, in my opinion, one of the great statesmen today,
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In my opinion, one of the great statesmen today, not only in the church,
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The great statesmen today, not only in the church, in the nation,
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Not only in the church, in the nation, but i believe in the world.
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In the nation, but i believe in the world. it is an honor
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But i believe in the world. it is an honor for betty and me
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It is an honor for betty and me to welcome back to life today
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For betty and me to welcome back to life today dr. david jeremiah.
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To welcome back to life today dr. david jeremiah. would you give him
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Dr. david jeremiah. would you give him a good hand?
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Would you give him a good hand? [cheers & applause]
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A good hand? [cheers & applause] i know you're not looking
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[cheers & applause] i know you're not looking for somewhere to go.
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I know you're not looking for somewhere to go. betty and i are grateful
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For somewhere to go. betty and i are grateful and honored
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Betty and i are grateful and honored that you have joined us
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And honored that you have joined us with your schedule.
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That you have joined us with your schedule. all of our viewers
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With your schedule. all of our viewers support everything we do
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All of our viewers support everything we do because we try
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Support everything we do because we try to share god's love
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Because we try to share god's love with even people that think
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To share god's love with even people that think no one ever noticed.
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With even people that think no one ever noticed. but they would be curious,
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No one ever noticed. but they would be curious, why would you come
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But they would be curious, why would you come spend this time with us
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Why would you come spend this time with us when you have
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Spend this time with us when you have such a busy schedule?
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When you have such a busy schedule? i'm curious.
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Such a busy schedule? i'm curious. david: james, you are
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I'm curious. david: james, you are a very persuasive person.
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David: james, you are a very persuasive person. [laughter]
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A very persuasive person. [laughter] that's one of the reasons.
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Some wonderful discussions
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Some wonderful discussions over the years
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Over the years about different things.
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About different things. when you told me that
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About heaven
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About heaven and then why
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About heaven and then why you wanted to talk about it,
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And then why you wanted to talk about it, that was pretty inviting.
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You wanted to talk about it, that was pretty inviting. i'm glad to do that.
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That was pretty inviting. i'm glad to do that. james: don't you believe
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I'm glad to do that. james: don't you believe that there are
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James: don't you believe that there are a tremendous number of people
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That there are a tremendous number of people that as we do get older
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A tremendous number of people that as we do get older we're saying good-bye
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That as we do get older we're saying good-bye to a lot of people
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We're saying good-bye to a lot of people we've known a long time?
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To a lot of people we've known a long time? i know you are.
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We've known a long time? i know you are. and as a pastor,
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I know you are. and as a pastor, you've done probably
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And as a pastor, you've done probably more funerals, sometimes,
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You've done probably more funerals, sometimes, than with people
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More funerals, sometimes, than with people you wouldn't have imagined
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Than with people you wouldn't have imagined you were going to be having
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You wouldn't have imagined you were going to be having a funeral at that time.
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You were going to be having a funeral at that time. do you find that the interest
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A funeral at that time. do you find that the interest and maybe curiosity
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Do you find that the interest and maybe curiosity or very sincere desire
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And maybe curiosity or very sincere desire to know about it
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Or very sincere desire to know about it is very, very real
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To know about it is very, very real in people's lives today
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Is very, very real in people's lives today which led you to pour
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In people's lives today which led you to pour a lot of time into this book?
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Which led you to pour a lot of time into this book? is that what inspired you
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A lot of time into this book? is that what inspired you to do it?
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Is that what inspired you to do it? david: james, a lot of people
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To do it? david: james, a lot of people talk about heaven
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David: james, a lot of people talk about heaven and they believe in heaven,
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Talk about heaven and they believe in heaven, they just don't know
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And they believe in heaven, they just don't know anything about it.
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They just don't know anything about it. in fact, i think people
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Anything about it. in fact, i think people spend more time planning
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In fact, i think people spend more time planning for a two-week vacation
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Spend more time planning for a two-week vacation than they plan for where they
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For a two-week vacation than they plan for where they are going to spend eternity.
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Than they plan for where they are going to spend eternity. they get brochures,
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Are going to spend eternity. they get brochures, they look up the map
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They get brochures, they look up the map where they're going to go,
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They look up the map where they're going to go, and here we're going to
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Where they're going to go, and here we're going to spend eternity in heaven...
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And here we're going to spend eternity in heaven... listen to this!
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Spend eternity in heaven... listen to this! in the bible, heaven
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Listen to this! in the bible, heaven is mentioned 600 times.
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In the bible, heaven is mentioned 600 times. in the old testament
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Is mentioned 600 times. in the old testament it is mentioned
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In the old testament it is mentioned in 33 of the 39 books,
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It is mentioned in 33 of the 39 books, and in the new testament
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In 33 of the 39 books, and in the new testament it is mentioned
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And in the new testament it is mentioned in 21 of the 27 books.
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It is mentioned in 21 of the 27 books. heaven is everywhere
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In 21 of the 27 books. heaven is everywhere in the bible.
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Heaven is everywhere in the bible. it's always on the horizon.
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In the bible. it's always on the horizon. and yet somehow,
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It's always on the horizon. and yet somehow, we can read the bible
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And yet somehow, we can read the bible and read right past
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We can read the bible and read right past all the important things
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And read right past all the important things about heaven.
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All the important things about heaven. i've had some of the most
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About heaven. i've had some of the most unbelievable questions
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I've had some of the most unbelievable questions asked to me about heaven.
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Unbelievable questions asked to me about heaven. so i decided...
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Asked to me about heaven. so i decided... this book is
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So i decided... this book is a little different.
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This book is a little different. it is all the questions
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A little different. it is all the questions people ask about heaven
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Wouldn't think about.
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Wouldn't think about. james: what came to your mind
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James: what came to your mind when you say i hear
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When you say i hear some of these
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What pops up
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What pops up as some of them that
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What pops up as some of them that kind of maybe shocked you
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As some of them that kind of maybe shocked you that people were asking about?
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Kind of maybe shocked you that people were asking about? david: first of all,
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That people were asking about? david: first of all, where is heaven?
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David: first of all, where is heaven? people don't know where it is.
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Where is heaven? people don't know where it is. they think they do.
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People don't know where it is. they think they do. it's up.
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They think they do. it's up. they don't know for sure
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It's up. they don't know for sure what that means.
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They don't know for sure what that means. is there just one heaven
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What that means. is there just one heaven or is there more than one?
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Is there just one heaven or is there more than one? a lot of questions like that.
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Or is there more than one? a lot of questions like that. the one thing that most
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A lot of questions like that. the one thing that most people believe about heaven
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The one thing that most people believe about heaven is it is a boring place.
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People believe about heaven is it is a boring place. you know mark twain
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Is it is a boring place. you know mark twain used to make some comments
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You know mark twain used to make some comments about that.
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Used to make some comments about that. he didn't want to go to heaven
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About that. he didn't want to go to heaven because there was
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He didn't want to go to heaven because there was nothing to do.
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Because there was nothing to do. and most people think that
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Nothing to do. and most people think that in heaven you play a harp
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And most people think that in heaven you play a harp and float around on clouds
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In heaven you play a harp and float around on clouds and all that sort of stuff.
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About those questions
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About those questions that it's just fun to be able
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That it's just fun to be able to be able to answer
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Right from the scripture
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Right from the scripture that people you know have
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Right from the scripture that people you know have and they're asking
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That people you know have and they're asking those questions.
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And they're asking those questions. james: let me read
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Those questions. james: let me read just the chapter titles:
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James: let me read just the chapter titles: what's up with heaven?
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Just the chapter titles: what's up with heaven? where are they now?
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What's up with heaven? where are they now? won't heaven be boring?
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Where are they now? won't heaven be boring? (now these are titles
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Won't heaven be boring? (now these are titles of chapters.)
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(now these are titles of chapters.) your future super body.
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Of chapters.) your future super body. boy, some of us
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Your future super body. boy, some of us are waiting for that.
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Boy, some of us are waiting for that. a lot of people
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Are waiting for that. a lot of people have been trying to find that
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A lot of people have been trying to find that for a long time.
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Have been trying to find that for a long time. david: they go right
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For a long time. david: they go right to that chapter first.
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David: they go right to that chapter first. [laughter]
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To that chapter first. [laughter] james: heaven's oscars.
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[laughter] james: heaven's oscars. the heavenly city.
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James: heaven's oscars. the heavenly city. worship in heaven.
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The heavenly city. worship in heaven. the new heaven
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Worship in heaven. the new heaven and the new earth.
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The new heaven and the new earth. that's interesting.
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And the new earth. that's interesting. i believe god made some things
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That's interesting. i believe god made some things here on earth pretty good.
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I believe god made some things here on earth pretty good. we kind of joked around
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Here on earth pretty good. we kind of joked around about it because i like
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We kind of joked around about it because i like to fish and i know that
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About it because i like to fish and i know that there is the river of life
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To fish and i know that there is the river of life and i've got to figure
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There is the river of life and i've got to figure there is some fish in it.
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And i've got to figure there is some fish in it. am i crazy?
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There is some fish in it. am i crazy? david: i'm not sure
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Am i crazy? david: i'm not sure i'm the right guy to answer
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David: i'm not sure i'm the right guy to answer that question, james.
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I'm the right guy to answer that question, james. [laughter]
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That question, james. [laughter] james: then we're
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[laughter] james: then we're going to have:
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James: then we're going to have: what on earth is a millennium?
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Going to have: what on earth is a millennium? what about the children?
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What on earth is a millennium? what about the children? and tough minded about heaven.
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What about the children? and tough minded about heaven. could betty and i,
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And tough minded about heaven. could betty and i, betty, you really
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Could betty and i, betty, you really wanted to ask him
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Betty, you really wanted to ask him something on your heart.
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Wanted to ask him something on your heart. betty: you know
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At 40 years of age,
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At 40 years of age, after we lost her,
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After we lost her, my thoughts in my heart
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To the thoughts of heaven
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To the thoughts of heaven and what's going on there?
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To the thoughts of heaven and what's going on there? and what's my daughter doing?
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And what's going on there? and what's my daughter doing? and i think a lot of people
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And what's my daughter doing? and i think a lot of people wonder that.
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And i think a lot of people wonder that. well, when you go to be
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Wonder that. well, when you go to be with the lord,
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Well, when you go to be with the lord, what's happening?
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With the lord, what's happening? david: betty, the bible
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What's happening? david: betty, the bible doesn't tell us everything
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David: betty, the bible doesn't tell us everything that's happening in heaven.
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Doesn't tell us everything that's happening in heaven. there's still a lot
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That's happening in heaven. there's still a lot to look forward to
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There's still a lot to look forward to that will be a surprise and
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To look forward to that will be a surprise and a wonderful blessing to us.
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That will be a surprise and a wonderful blessing to us. but there are some things
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A wonderful blessing to us. but there are some things we do know.
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But there are some things we do know. let me tell you
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We do know. let me tell you a couple of things
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Let me tell you a couple of things i know for sure.
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A couple of things i know for sure. the bible says,
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I know for sure. the bible says, "and his servants
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The bible says, "and his servants will serve him."
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"and his servants will serve him." in heaven there will be a kind
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Will serve him." in heaven there will be a kind of service of god
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In heaven there will be a kind of service of god that's unlike anything
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Of service of god that's unlike anything we know here;
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That's unlike anything we know here; unbounded by time,
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We know here; unbounded by time, unfettered by fatigue,
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Unbounded by time, unfettered by fatigue, no jealousy
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Unfettered by fatigue, no jealousy over who is getting the credit
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No jealousy over who is getting the credit for what.
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Over who is getting the credit for what. but all for jesus,
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For what. but all for jesus, all to serve him.
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But all for jesus, all to serve him. and assigned
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All to serve him. and assigned by the lord himself
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And assigned by the lord himself to tasks that are meaningful.
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By the lord himself to tasks that are meaningful. the bible also says
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To tasks that are meaningful. the bible also says that in heaven
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The bible also says that in heaven we're going to worship him.
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That in heaven we're going to worship him. there are more songs
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We're going to worship him. there are more songs in the book of revelation
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There are more songs in the book of revelation than in any other book
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In the book of revelation than in any other book in the bible
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Than in any other book in the bible except for psalms.
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In the bible except for psalms. the book of revelation
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Except for psalms. the book of revelation is full of songs.
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The book of revelation is full of songs. in fact,
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Is full of songs. in fact, one place in the book
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In fact, one place in the book of revelation it starts with
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One place in the book of revelation it starts with a blessing and honor.
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Of revelation it starts with a blessing and honor. and then it is blessing
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A blessing and honor. and then it is blessing and honor and glory.
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And then it is blessing and honor and glory. and then it is blessing
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And honor and glory. and then it is blessing and honor and glory
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And then it is blessing and honor and glory and it goes all the way
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And honor and glory and it goes all the way through -- there is
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And it goes all the way through -- there is a sevenfold praise as the...
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Through -- there is a sevenfold praise as the... it is the ultimate climax
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A sevenfold praise as the... it is the ultimate climax of praise in heaven.
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It is the ultimate climax of praise in heaven. and of course, the scripture
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Of praise in heaven. and of course, the scripture tells us in revelation
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And of course, the scripture tells us in revelation that we'll be gathered
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Tells us in revelation that we'll be gathered around the throne
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That we'll be gathered around the throne with the throngs of people
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Around the throne with the throngs of people who know the lord
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With the throngs of people who know the lord and praising him.
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Who know the lord and praising him. i honestly don't think...
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And praising him. i honestly don't think... there is one thing
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I honestly don't think... there is one thing i know isn't going to happen
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There is one thing i know isn't going to happen in heaven
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I know isn't going to happen in heaven and it's got me
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In heaven and it's got me kind of worried,
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And it's got me kind of worried, no preaching in heaven.
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Kind of worried, no preaching in heaven. [laughter]
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In the music department,
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In the music department, you're going to have a job.
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You're going to have a job. i'm not going to have a job.
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I'm not going to have a job. i'm not sure
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I'm not sure what i'm going to...
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Into a musician or something.
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Into a musician or something. i'm not sure.
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Give comfort though
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Give comfort though that you find is effective?
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That you find is effective? because you know to say
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Up and down
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Up and down is not an exaggeration.
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Up and down is not an exaggeration. there are those times
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Is not an exaggeration. there are those times that i didn't want
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There are those times that i didn't want to share what i was feeling
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That i didn't want to share what i was feeling about the loss of our daughter
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To share what i was feeling about the loss of our daughter because i could tell
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About the loss of our daughter because i could tell it was so heavy on her.
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Because i could tell it was so heavy on her. many times i found myself
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It was so heavy on her. many times i found myself asking god for the grace
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Many times i found myself asking god for the grace to hide where i was
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Asking god for the grace to hide where i was or i would have been
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To hide where i was or i would have been right with her.
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Or i would have been right with her. and i felt that i needed
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Right with her. and i felt that i needed to somehow comfort her with
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And i felt that i needed to somehow comfort her with just some kind of stability
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To somehow comfort her with just some kind of stability and steadfastness
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Just some kind of stability and steadfastness that perhaps exuded
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And steadfastness that perhaps exuded a confidence
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That perhaps exuded a confidence that she wasn't feeling.
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A confidence that she wasn't feeling. and then i'm sure it flipped.
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That she wasn't feeling. and then i'm sure it flipped. i feel like there was
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And then i'm sure it flipped. i feel like there was a real desire on our part
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I feel like there was a real desire on our part not so to speak to get down
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A real desire on our part not so to speak to get down at the same time
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Not so to speak to get down at the same time but be there to comfort.
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I've said to our viewers
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I've said to our viewers and i say to everybody here,
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I've said to our viewers and i say to everybody here, the thing that i saw
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And i say to everybody here, the thing that i saw about the christian world was
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That even people
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That even people who watched us
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That even people who watched us all over the world
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Who watched us all over the world would look in and see
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All over the world would look in and see a mom and a dad that had
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Would look in and see a mom and a dad that had what they considered to be
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A mom and a dad that had what they considered to be the most perfect daughter
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What they considered to be the most perfect daughter anybody could ever hope.
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The most perfect daughter anybody could ever hope. she was a miracle baby!
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Anybody could ever hope. she was a miracle baby! we weren't supposed
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She was a miracle baby! we weren't supposed to ever have another child
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We weren't supposed to ever have another child after we had
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To ever have another child after we had our first daughter
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After we had our first daughter and we adopted a son.
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Our first daughter and we adopted a son. and then we had
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And we adopted a son. and then we had this little miracle baby.
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And then we had this little miracle baby. and she was a miracle
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This little miracle baby. and she was a miracle to everybody who knew her,
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And she was a miracle to everybody who knew her, her children and her church
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To everybody who knew her, her children and her church knew what a miracle she was
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Her children and her church knew what a miracle she was and now she's gone.
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Knew what a miracle she was and now she's gone. jack hayford saw
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And now she's gone. jack hayford saw the literal vision,
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Jack hayford saw the literal vision, he's only seen two,
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The literal vision, he's only seen two, and he said it was like
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He's only seen two, and he said it was like full technicolor.
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And he said it was like full technicolor. but he watched robin
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Full technicolor. but he watched robin going to heaven
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But he watched robin going to heaven and he wrote it all for us.
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Going to heaven and he wrote it all for us. it is a phenomenal thing.
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And he wrote it all for us. it is a phenomenal thing. he said the closer she got
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It is a phenomenal thing. he said the closer she got to the house of god
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He said the closer she got to the house of god he could tell she was glad.
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To the house of god he could tell she was glad. they said let us go
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He could tell she was glad. they said let us go into the house of the lord
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They said let us go into the house of the lord and we can see it.
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Into the house of the lord and we can see it. he talked about the joy
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And we can see it. he talked about the joy of the people there.
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He talked about the joy of the people there. that it was just unbelievable
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Of the people there. that it was just unbelievable what she saw
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That it was just unbelievable what she saw when she experienced it.
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What she saw when she experienced it. so obviously,
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When she experienced it. so obviously, there was comfort there
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So obviously, there was comfort there but the people
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There was comfort there but the people watching us on television
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But the people watching us on television and i'm sure a lot of them
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Watching us on television and i'm sure a lot of them in this studio,
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And i'm sure a lot of them in this studio, they really put
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In this studio, they really put prayer arms around us
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They really put prayer arms around us and they really lifted us up.
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Prayer arms around us and they really lifted us up. and it meant the world to us.
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And they really lifted us up. and it meant the world to us. so when you're
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And it meant the world to us. so when you're talking to someone
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So when you're talking to someone that like asked a question,
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Talking to someone that like asked a question, you've heard this question
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I'm sure a lot,
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I'm sure a lot, what do you think
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I'm sure a lot, what do you think the best thing
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What do you think the best thing that people can hold on to
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The best thing that people can hold on to to get through
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That people can hold on to to get through those highs and lows
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And knowing that yes,
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And knowing that yes, she is in the presence
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And knowing that yes, she is in the presence of the lord
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She is in the presence of the lord but how do we deal with it
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Of the lord but how do we deal with it right here?
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But how do we deal with it right here? any suggestions
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Right here? any suggestions or counsel there?
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Any suggestions or counsel there? david: james,
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Or counsel there? david: james, one of the things
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David: james, one of the things that christians are good at
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One of the things that christians are good at is becoming very pious
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That christians are good at is becoming very pious and spiritual when
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Is becoming very pious and spiritual when something like this happens.
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And spiritual when something like this happens. the bible doesn't say
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Something like this happens. the bible doesn't say that we don't sorrow.
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The bible doesn't say that we don't sorrow. the bible says
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That we don't sorrow. the bible says we don't sorrow
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The bible says we don't sorrow as others who have no hope --
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We don't sorrow as others who have no hope -- but we sorrow.
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As others who have no hope -- but we sorrow. and for us to get through
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But we sorrow. and for us to get through this process,
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And for us to get through this process, sorrowing is a part of it.
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This process, sorrowing is a part of it. i was just yesterday thinking
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Sorrowing is a part of it. i was just yesterday thinking about how blessed we are
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And how blessed we are
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And how blessed we are to have life.
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To have life. anybody who has had any kind
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Anybody who has had any kind of a life crisis will say,
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Life becomes more important
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Life becomes more important than it ever was before.
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Life becomes more important than it ever was before. every day becomes
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Than it ever was before. every day becomes kind of like a gift.
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Every day becomes kind of like a gift. we have that in our dna.
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Kind of like a gift. we have that in our dna. that life is something
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We have that in our dna. that life is something to hang onto,
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That life is something to hang onto, something to treasure,
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To hang onto, something to treasure, something to thank god for,
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Something to treasure, something to thank god for, and yet, sometimes that life
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Something to thank god for, and yet, sometimes that life is taken away from somebody
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And yet, sometimes that life is taken away from somebody we love in terms of
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Is taken away from somebody we love in terms of its physical being.
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We love in terms of its physical being. when that happens
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Its physical being. when that happens it's a huge shock to us.
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When that happens it's a huge shock to us. and especially, we know
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It's a huge shock to us. and especially, we know kids are not supposed to die
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And especially, we know kids are not supposed to die before their parents do.
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Kids are not supposed to die before their parents do. that's not the way
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Before their parents do. that's not the way it's supposed to work
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That's not the way it's supposed to work but it happens.
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It's supposed to work but it happens. let me tell you what.
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But it happens. let me tell you what. there's a lot
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Let me tell you what. there's a lot of sublime answers
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There's a lot of sublime answers to all of this.
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Of sublime answers to all of this. a lot of
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To all of this. a lot of sophisticated answers.
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A lot of sophisticated answers. but i want to tell you
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Sophisticated answers. but i want to tell you the best one i've ever heard.
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But i want to tell you the best one i've ever heard. we had a lady
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The best one i've ever heard. we had a lady who worked for us
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We had a lady who worked for us at shadow mountain
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Who worked for us at shadow mountain in our office,
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At shadow mountain in our office, and our campus
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In our office, and our campus is kind of spread out.
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And our campus is kind of spread out. so when these people
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Is kind of spread out. so when these people move about from place to place
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So when these people move about from place to place they get in a golf cart.
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Move about from place to place they get in a golf cart. and you've never seen anything
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They get in a golf cart. and you've never seen anything as scary as a woman
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And you've never seen anything as scary as a woman driving a golf cart
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As scary as a woman driving a golf cart around the campus.
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Driving a golf cart around the campus. [laughter]
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Around the campus. [laughter] but anyway, it's very common.
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[laughter] but anyway, it's very common. and this woman worked
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But anyway, it's very common. and this woman worked in our financial department.
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And this woman worked in our financial department. one day i was at another
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In our financial department. one day i was at another office at turning point
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One day i was at another office at turning point and i got a call saying,
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Office at turning point and i got a call saying, "you need to come to campus
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And i got a call saying, "you need to come to campus right away."
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"you need to come to campus right away." this gal who worked
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Right away." this gal who worked in our finance office
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This gal who worked in our finance office had gotten in her cart
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In our finance office had gotten in her cart to go somewhere and a guy
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Had gotten in her cart to go somewhere and a guy came in the front gate
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To go somewhere and a guy came in the front gate in a pickup truck
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Came in the front gate in a pickup truck and lost control of his truck
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In a pickup truck and lost control of his truck and he hit her
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And lost control of his truck and he hit her and he killed her,
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And he hit her and he killed her, just right on the spot.
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And he killed her, just right on the spot. never had anything
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Just right on the spot. never had anything like that happen before.
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Never had anything like that happen before. this woman died in the arms
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Like that happen before. this woman died in the arms of a good friend of mine.
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This woman died in the arms of a good friend of mine. her husband
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Of a good friend of mine. her husband was an interesting man.
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Her husband was an interesting man. he was very quiet.
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Was an interesting man. he was very quiet. i knew him only by name
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He was very quiet. i knew him only by name and his sons played basketball
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I knew him only by name and his sons played basketball with my sons
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And his sons played basketball with my sons so i knew him that way.
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With my sons so i knew him that way. but at the funeral he got up
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So i knew him that way. but at the funeral he got up and asked if he could speak.
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But at the funeral he got up and asked if he could speak. i'll never forget this, james.
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And asked if he could speak. i'll never forget this, james. he said,
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I'll never forget this, james. he said, "people ask me all the time
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He said, "people ask me all the time how i got through
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"people ask me all the time how i got through the loss of my wife
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How i got through the loss of my wife in such a tragic way."
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The loss of my wife in such a tragic way." he said,
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In such a tragic way." he said, "this is what i tell them."
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He said, "this is what i tell them." and he paused for a moment
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"this is what i tell them." and he paused for a moment and he said, "i trust god."
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And he paused for a moment and he said, "i trust god." that's what gets us
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And he said, "i trust god." that's what gets us through it.
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That's what gets us through it. with all the other things
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Through it. with all the other things we don't understand,
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With all the other things we don't understand, we don't understand why,
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We don't understand, we don't understand why, we don't understand
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We don't understand why, we don't understand why did it happen to us?
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We don't understand why did it happen to us? did i do something
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Why did it happen to us? did i do something that i shouldn't have?
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Did i do something that i shouldn't have? but when you get right down
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That i shouldn't have? but when you get right down to the basic of it,
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But when you get right down to the basic of it, you wouldn't be here today
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To the basic of it, you wouldn't be here today doing what you're doing,
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You wouldn't be here today doing what you're doing, i wouldn't be doing
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Doing what you're doing, i wouldn't be doing what i'm doing.
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I wouldn't be doing what i'm doing. here's the issue: i trust god.
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What i'm doing. here's the issue: i trust god. you don't trust god
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Here's the issue: i trust god. you don't trust god just when you understand him,
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You don't trust god just when you understand him, you trust god.
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Just when you understand him, you trust god. that man spoke
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You trust god. that man spoke out of faith that day
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That man spoke out of faith that day in a way that just,
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Out of faith that day in a way that just, this has been
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In a way that just, this has been several years ago and
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This has been several years ago and i've never forgotten that.
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Several years ago and i've never forgotten that. i've read all the answers
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I've never forgotten that. i've read all the answers about it, that's the best one
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I've read all the answers about it, that's the best one i ever heard, when you don't
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About it, that's the best one i ever heard, when you don't understand god you trust god.
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I ever heard, when you don't understand god you trust god. james: i have to say
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Understand god you trust god. james: i have to say we've done that.
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Anything you want to add?
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Anything you want to add? betty: i have to agree
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Betty: i have to agree with that wholeheartedly
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With that wholeheartedly because i have come
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Because i have come to trust him even more
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And now i felt like god
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And now i felt like god held me all the way through
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And now i felt like god held me all the way through the instant grief that came.
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Held me all the way through the instant grief that came. it still comes at times,
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The instant grief that came. it still comes at times, the heartache,
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It still comes at times, the heartache, the sorrow comes but
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The heartache, the sorrow comes but i know in whom i believe
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The sorrow comes but i know in whom i believe and i trust him.
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I know in whom i believe and i trust him. and i look forward
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And i trust him. and i look forward to seeing our daughter again.
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And i look forward to seeing our daughter again. after she passed away,
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To seeing our daughter again. after she passed away, i had a real interest
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After she passed away, i had a real interest in reading about heaven.
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I had a real interest in reading about heaven. i think when i was younger
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In reading about heaven. i think when i was younger you didn't really want
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I think when i was younger you didn't really want to think about it
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You didn't really want to think about it because it meant
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To think about it because it meant that you were leaving
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Because it meant that you were leaving all that you knew,
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That you were leaving all that you knew, all your loved ones
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All that you knew, all your loved ones and everything.
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All your loved ones and everything. i'm not anxious
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And everything. i'm not anxious because i want to be here
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I'm not anxious because i want to be here as long as god wants me here
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Because i want to be here as long as god wants me here to serve him,
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As long as god wants me here to serve him, but at the same time
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To serve him, but at the same time i look forward to it.
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But at the same time i look forward to it. i'm not fearful of it.
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I look forward to it. i'm not fearful of it. i'm excited about it
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I'm not fearful of it. i'm excited about it because we know
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I'm excited about it because we know we'll live eternally
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Because we know we'll live eternally with jesus christ.
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We'll live eternally with jesus christ. so it's given me
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With jesus christ. so it's given me a new awareness of what
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So it's given me a new awareness of what heaven is really about.
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When you have somebody
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When you have somebody invested in heaven,
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Invested in heaven, heaven becomes
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Heaven becomes very special to you.
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Very special to you. and we all,
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I have a sister and
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I have a sister and a brother-in-law in heaven.
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I have a sister and a brother-in-law in heaven. we had a child that miscarried
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A brother-in-law in heaven. we had a child that miscarried when we were first married
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We had a child that miscarried when we were first married that's in heaven.
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When we were first married that's in heaven. so when you have people
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That's in heaven. so when you have people in heaven,
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So when you have people in heaven, heaven becomes more than
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In heaven, heaven becomes more than just a theological subject,
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Heaven becomes more than just a theological subject, it becomes a place that's
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Just a theological subject, it becomes a place that's very dear to your heart.
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It becomes a place that's very dear to your heart. james: do you think
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Very dear to your heart. james: do you think it is a mistake,
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James: do you think it is a mistake, we read in hebrews
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It is a mistake, we read in hebrews that we're surrounded
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We read in hebrews that we're surrounded by the great cloud
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That we're surrounded by the great cloud of witnesses.
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By the great cloud of witnesses. and it's obvious
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Of witnesses. and it's obvious there's witnesses.
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And it's obvious there's witnesses. do you think it is a mistake
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There's witnesses. do you think it is a mistake because robin would listen
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Do you think it is a mistake because robin would listen to her daddy preach,
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Because robin would listen to her daddy preach, and i preached not too long
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To her daddy preach, and i preached not too long before she left
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And i preached not too long before she left as i preached the graduation
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Before she left as i preached the graduation at church on the move
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As i preached the graduation at church on the move where willie george
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At church on the move where willie george was their pastor.
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Where willie george was their pastor. robin said
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Was their pastor. robin said after i preached, "boy, dad,
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Robin said after i preached, "boy, dad, you sure get to deliver."
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After i preached, "boy, dad, you sure get to deliver." talking about how
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You sure get to deliver." talking about how i communicated to the kids.
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Talking about how i communicated to the kids. said, "i've never watched
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I communicated to the kids. said, "i've never watched them listen like that."
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Said, "i've never watched them listen like that." and i feel like i hear
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Them listen like that." and i feel like i hear robin saying, "boy, dad,
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And i feel like i hear robin saying, "boy, dad, that's really good!"
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Robin saying, "boy, dad, that's really good!" is that, crazy imagination
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That's really good!" is that, crazy imagination or do you think our family
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Is that, crazy imagination or do you think our family could be part
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David: let me see
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David: let me see if i can put that back
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If i can put that back in perspective, james.
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In perspective, james. people ask me all the time,
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People ask me all the time, "can people in heaven see
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"can people in heaven see what we're doing down here
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Now let me ask you this.
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Now let me ask you this. if people in heaven
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Now let me ask you this. if people in heaven can see what we're doing
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If people in heaven can see what we're doing down here on this earth,
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Can see what we're doing down here on this earth, is heaven still heaven?
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Down here on this earth, is heaven still heaven? let's hope they can't see
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Is heaven still heaven? let's hope they can't see what we're doing down here.
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Let's hope they can't see what we're doing down here. let's pray
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What we're doing down here. let's pray that they don't see
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Let's pray that they don't see what we're doing down here.
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That they don't see what we're doing down here. james: but i see her
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What we're doing down here. james: but i see her cheering the good things.
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James: but i see her cheering the good things. david: well, if you hear that
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Cheering the good things. david: well, if you hear that in your heart,
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David: well, if you hear that in your heart, i'm okay with it.
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In your heart, i'm okay with it. james: you're just not ready
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I'm okay with it. james: you're just not ready to go to the pulpit
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James: you're just not ready to go to the pulpit with a series on that?
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To go to the pulpit with a series on that? david: no, sir, i'm not.
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With a series on that? david: no, sir, i'm not. i just think
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David: no, sir, i'm not. i just think that heaven's got to be
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I just think that heaven's got to be a lot better than that.
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That heaven's got to be a lot better than that. james: well,
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A lot better than that. james: well, you keep cheering dad anyway.
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James: well, you keep cheering dad anyway. [laughter]
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You keep cheering dad anyway. [laughter] i just want you to know
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[laughter] i just want you to know that we're going to go
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I just want you to know that we're going to go over some of the questions
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That we're going to go over some of the questions that people ask
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Over some of the questions that people ask in the next program
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That people ask in the next program and you're with us.
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In the next program and you're with us. we're actually
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And you're with us. we're actually going to be sharing you
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We're actually going to be sharing you for a couple of weeks
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Going to be sharing you for a couple of weeks on television.
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For a couple of weeks on television. but we're going to go through
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On television. but we're going to go through and you're going to talk
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But we're going to go through and you're going to talk to sheila walsh.
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And you're going to talk to sheila walsh. you're going to love this.
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To sheila walsh. you're going to love this. and we're going to answer
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You're going to love this. and we're going to answer some of these questions.
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And we're going to answer some of these questions. how about getting
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Some of these questions. how about getting in the lamb's book of life
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How about getting in the lamb's book of life since that's who
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In the lamb's book of life since that's who is going to be there?
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Since that's who is going to be there? and could you be blotted out
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Is going to be there? and could you be blotted out of the lamb's book?
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And could you be blotted out of the lamb's book? will there be work in heaven?
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Of the lamb's book? will there be work in heaven? are we going to have
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Will there be work in heaven? are we going to have fellowship with one another?
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Are we going to have fellowship with one another? how well
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Fellowship with one another? how well will we know one another?
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How well will we know one another? don't you think
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Will we know one another? don't you think those are all
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Don't you think those are all pretty good questions?
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Those are all pretty good questions? we're going to touch on those
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Pretty good questions? we're going to touch on those in another program.
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We're going to touch on those in another program. david: those are the questions
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In another program. david: those are the questions everybody asks that they
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David: those are the questions everybody asks that they don't think the bible
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Everybody asks that they don't think the bible has anything to say about.
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Don't think the bible has anything to say about. but there's some answers
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Has anything to say about. but there's some answers to those questions.
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But there's some answers to those questions. james: well, we're going
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To those questions. james: well, we're going to talk to you for...
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James: well, we're going to talk to you for... you're going to be with us
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To talk to you for... you're going to be with us for a couple of weeks.
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You're going to be with us for a couple of weeks. but here's the thing
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For a couple of weeks. but here's the thing i want you to know.
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But here's the thing i want you to know. when a pastor preaches
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I want you to know. when a pastor preaches he puts a whole lot more
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When a pastor preaches he puts a whole lot more in a book like this
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He puts a whole lot more in a book like this than you could ever
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In a book like this than you could ever get out in a sermon.
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Than you could ever get out in a sermon. and you're actually able
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Get out in a sermon. and you're actually able to take all of the questions
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And you're actually able to take all of the questions and give careful attention
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To take all of the questions and give careful attention to them, biblical attention.
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And give careful attention to them, biblical attention. we could never cover it all.
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To them, biblical attention. we could never cover it all. if we just sit here
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We could never cover it all. if we just sit here and read in the bible,
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If we just sit here and read in the bible, they're going to say,
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And read in the bible, they're going to say, "well, we can do that at home.
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They're going to say, "well, we can do that at home. why don't you
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"well, we can do that at home. why don't you do something else?"
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Why don't you do something else?" so what we're going to do
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Do something else?" so what we're going to do is have a discussion.
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So what we're going to do is have a discussion. but you literally pour
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Is have a discussion. but you literally pour answers into a book
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But you literally pour answers into a book biblically
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Answers into a book biblically and you make comments on them
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Biblically and you make comments on them and you explain
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And you make comments on them and you explain and expound the word.
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And you explain and expound the word. don't you appreciate the way
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And expound the word. don't you appreciate the way dr. jeremiah does this?
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Don't you appreciate the way dr. jeremiah does this? we're going to send you,
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Dr. jeremiah does this? we're going to send you, dr. jeremiah
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We're going to send you, dr. jeremiah and the publishers
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Dr. jeremiah and the publishers are giving everyone
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And the publishers are giving everyone in this audience a book.
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Are giving everyone in this audience a book. thank you very, very much!
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In this audience a book. thank you very, very much! we're going to send you one.
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We're asking you right now
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To help us drill water wells
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Because of god's love
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Flowing through you.
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It's clean water.
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You paid for
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The drilling rigs.
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Very expensive -- hundreds
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Of thousands of dollars
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For those rigs.
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Love, through you, paid for it
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-- people like you.
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We can drill the well.
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It costs $4800
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To drill a well.
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That could be one of the
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Greatest joys of your life
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To give a whole village
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A well.
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You could give part of a well.
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We find many people
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Will give $1200
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And pray for three others
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To join them
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Or $2400
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And pray for one to join.
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But most of the money comes
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From people who understand
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That... now this is not
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An exaggeration.
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If you break it down,
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$48 will give ten people water
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The rest of their life.
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You multiply that out.
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This is a miracle
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But it does work.
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It is not wishful thinking.
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Would you go right now online
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Or dial that number
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And would you go get
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Your bankcard
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And use it like a check?
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By the way, that's the way
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You should always
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Use a bankcard,
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Like a check.
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But would you give the gift
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God puts on your heart
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Knowing that you're giving
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Someone a miracle?
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A miracle of life!
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Really to many --
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Changes everything.
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And they see the love of god
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In the missionaries,
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Through you,
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And in the message they share
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About the water of life.
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Thank you for going online.
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God bless you for your gift.
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Every day, thousands of lives are lost
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To waterborne disease,
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And nearly half of those are children
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Under the age of five.
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Through mission: water for life
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You can give mothers hope and children a future
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As we provide clean, life-giving water
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For thousands of children and their families
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Before it's too late.
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With your gift today, you can help drill
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And establish 350 water wells this year.
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Your gift of $24
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Will help provide clean water for five children.
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A gift of $48 will help provide for ten.
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And $144 will help provide
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Life-giving water for 30 people
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For a lifetime.
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With a gift of any amount,
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Covering a wide range of physical needs.
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This beautifully crafted book encourages
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1200
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To help provide water for 250 people
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James: i'm praying
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James: i'm praying with all my heart
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James: i'm praying with all my heart there wouldn't be
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With all my heart there wouldn't be a single person watching
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There wouldn't be a single person watching who couldn't do something.
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A single person watching who couldn't do something. don't you dare think that
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Who couldn't do something. don't you dare think that boy, i couldn't give a well.
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Don't you dare think that boy, i couldn't give a well. $48 is so little. hmph!
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Boy, i couldn't give a well. $48 is so little. hmph! well, it can save the lives
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$48 is so little. hmph! well, it can save the lives of ten precious children.
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Well, it can save the lives of ten precious children. we're sending
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Of ten precious children. we're sending dr. jeremiah's book,
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We're sending dr. jeremiah's book, revealing the mysteries
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Dr. jeremiah's book, revealing the mysteries of heaven .
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Revealing the mysteries of heaven . there is so much here.
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Of heaven . there is so much here. i mean there is not only
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There is so much here. i mean there is not only comfort and counsel
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I mean there is not only comfort and counsel but i'm telling you
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Comfort and counsel but i'm telling you there is hope and the answers
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But i'm telling you there is hope and the answers to sincere serious questions.
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There is hope and the answers to sincere serious questions. i feel like answered
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To sincere serious questions. i feel like answered by someone who is anointed,
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I feel like answered by someone who is anointed, gifted by god to do it.
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By someone who is anointed, gifted by god to do it. we will send it
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Gifted by god to do it. we will send it to say thank you
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We will send it to say thank you for any gift you make.
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To say thank you for any gift you make. would you join betty and me
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For any gift you make. would you join betty and me in thanking dr. jeremiah
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Would you join betty and me in thanking dr. jeremiah for sharing?
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In thanking dr. jeremiah for sharing? doctor, i really do love you.
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For sharing? doctor, i really do love you. look forward to talking
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Doctor, i really do love you. look forward to talking to you some more.
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Look forward to talking to you some more. thank you for watching.
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To you some more. thank you for watching. thank you so much
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Thank you for watching. thank you so much for your help.
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Thank you so much for your help. god bless you!
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Chonda: i found a bear,
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Chonda: i found a bear, brother james
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Brother james and you're supposed to be
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And you're supposed to be a tube on it and
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A tube on it and you fill it up with stuffing
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And put it in mine.
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And put it in mine. you have this bucket of hearts
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And put it in mine. you have this bucket of hearts and you can write a verse,
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You have this bucket of hearts and you can write a verse, or kiss one,
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And you can write a verse, or kiss one, or say a little chant.
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Or kiss one, or say a little chant. it's psycho!
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Or say a little chant. it's psycho! [laughter]
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It's psycho! [laughter] i put three in mine.
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[laughter] i put three in mine. one for each sister
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I put three in mine. one for each sister who has passed away,
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One for each sister who has passed away, and one for myself.
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Who has passed away, and one for myself. then you're supposed
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And one for myself. then you're supposed to sew it up.
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Then you're supposed to sew it up. of course, we're from
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To sew it up. of course, we're from the rehab.
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Of course, we're from the rehab. we're not allowed
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The rehab. we're not allowed to touch a needle.
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We're not allowed to touch a needle. [laughter]
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To touch a needle. [laughter] so then they sew it up.
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[laughter] so then they sew it up. then you take it over
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So then they sew it up. then you take it over to the store part
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Then you take it over to the store part and you pick out this outfit
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To the store part and you pick out this outfit for it and accessories
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And you pick out this outfit for it and accessories and all this.
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For it and accessories and all this. well, i found a little pink
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And all this. well, i found a little pink and white checkered skirt
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Well, i found a little pink and white checkered skirt with drawstrings,
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And white checkered skirt with drawstrings, like my momma used to make,
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With drawstrings, like my momma used to make, because elastic
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Like my momma used to make, because elastic was too worldly.
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Because elastic was too worldly. [laughter]
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Was too worldly. [laughter] i don't know how we kept
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[laughter] i don't know how we kept our drawers up.
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I don't know how we kept our drawers up. but anyway,
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Our drawers up. but anyway, a little drawstring skirt
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But anyway, a little drawstring skirt and i found little
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A little drawstring skirt and i found little sunday patent leather shoes.
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And i found little sunday patent leather shoes. betty, you remember the days.
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Sunday patent leather shoes. betty, you remember the days. and the little lacy socks.
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Betty, you remember the days. and the little lacy socks. you looked like you were
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And the little lacy socks. you looked like you were walking on a little
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You looked like you were walking on a little powder puff.
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Walking on a little powder puff. then you take it back
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Powder puff. then you take it back to the rehab place with you
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Then you take it back to the rehab place with you and you're supposed
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To the rehab place with you and you're supposed to talk to her
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And you're supposed to talk to her and get to know yourself.
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To talk to her and get to know yourself. [laughter]
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And get to know yourself. [laughter] and we're here to get well,
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[laughter] and we're here to get well, and they're asking us
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And we're here to get well, and they're asking us to talk to a stuffed animal!
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And they're asking us to talk to a stuffed animal! you're hoping
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To talk to a stuffed animal! you're hoping your stuffed animal
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You're hoping your stuffed animal starts talking back to you.
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Your stuffed animal starts talking back to you. [laughter]
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Starts talking back to you. [laughter] the sweet thing is,
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[laughter] the sweet thing is, i woke up in the middle
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The sweet thing is, i woke up in the middle of the night.
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I woke up in the middle of the night. now, my shrink said this was
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Of the night. now, my shrink said this was my breakthrough moment,
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Now, my shrink said this was my breakthrough moment, and he is a godly man.
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My breakthrough moment, and he is a godly man. i looked at that bear
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And he is a godly man. i looked at that bear and i got so mad.
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I looked at that bear and i got so mad. you see, what i was supposed
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And i got so mad. you see, what i was supposed to do is get to the place
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You see, what i was supposed to do is get to the place where pain and dysfunction
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To do is get to the place where pain and dysfunction and abuse,
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Where pain and dysfunction and abuse, where all the lies that come
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And abuse, where all the lies that come to you in your childhood,
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Where all the lies that come to you in your childhood, the things that script across
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To you in your childhood, the things that script across your soul that tells you
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The things that script across your soul that tells you how you supposed to
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Your soul that tells you how you supposed to or have to be.
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How you supposed to or have to be. i was looking for somebody
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Or have to be. i was looking for somebody to tell me that i was okay.
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I was looking for somebody to tell me that i was okay. they wanted me to find
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To tell me that i was okay. they wanted me to find that place before
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They wanted me to find that place before all of that happened.
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That place before all of that happened. they wanted me to find
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All of that happened. they wanted me to find the person i was before
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They wanted me to find the person i was before sin came along or abuse
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The person i was before sin came along or abuse or pain or death.
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Sin came along or abuse or pain or death. that's why they want you
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Or pain or death. that's why they want you to get used to yourself,
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That's why they want you to get used to yourself, as that little girl.
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♪ a past i filled with sin ♪
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♪ convincing me that i could never ♪
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♪ be loveable ♪
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♪ and i heard a voice ♪
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♪ above the roar ♪
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Chonda: this moment happened
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Chonda: this moment happened in the night that i got up
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Chonda: this moment happened in the night that i got up and i ripped that dress off
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In the night that i got up and i ripped that dress off that bear and i took
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And i ripped that dress off that bear and i took those patent leather shoes
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That bear and i took those patent leather shoes and those lacy socks,
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Those patent leather shoes and those lacy socks, i threw them in the trash.
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And those lacy socks, i threw them in the trash. i would have taken a knife
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I threw them in the trash. i would have taken a knife and cut her open and taken
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I would have taken a knife and cut her open and taken a few of those hearts out
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And cut her open and taken a few of those hearts out but if they catch you
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A few of those hearts out but if they catch you cutting your bear open
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But if they catch you cutting your bear open in rehab -
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Cutting your bear open in rehab - [laughter]
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In rehab - [laughter] i would probably
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[laughter] i would probably still be there.
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I would probably still be there. so, i had a talk with her.
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Still be there. so, i had a talk with her. i said, you have one heart
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So, i had a talk with her. i said, you have one heart that beats.
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I said, you have one heart that beats. it's time to let
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That beats. it's time to let the other two go.
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It's time to let the other two go. i took her back to the store.
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The other two go. i took her back to the store. i wish you could have
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I took her back to the store. i wish you could have seen that clerk.
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I wish you could have seen that clerk. his eyeballs got so big!
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Seen that clerk. his eyeballs got so big! he said, "ma'am,
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His eyeballs got so big! he said, "ma'am, is everything all right?"
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He said, "ma'am, is everything all right?" i said, "we've had a chat
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Is everything all right?" i said, "we've had a chat and she wants a new outfit."
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I said, "we've had a chat and she wants a new outfit." [laughter]
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And she wants a new outfit." [laughter] i got her a pair
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[laughter] i got her a pair of blue jeans coveralls
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I got her a pair of blue jeans coveralls and an ungodly tank top!
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Of blue jeans coveralls and an ungodly tank top! her shoulders were showing!
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And an ungodly tank top! her shoulders were showing! [laughter]
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Her shoulders were showing! [laughter] and i got her some
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[laughter] and i got her some chuck taylor high-top
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And i got her some chuck taylor high-top tennis shoes and everything.
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Chuck taylor high-top tennis shoes and everything. i put her in the seatbelt
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Tennis shoes and everything. i put her in the seatbelt and i told her how beautiful
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I put her in the seatbelt and i told her how beautiful and how innocent and fun
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And i told her how beautiful and how innocent and fun and delightful she was.
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♪ i know that i'm not perfect ♪
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♪ but no longer will i hide ♪
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♪ i like who i'm becoming now ♪
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♪ through my father's eyes ♪
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David Jeremiah - The Reality Of Heaven

July 14, 2025 | S25 E183 | 29:15

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