Life Today with James Robison

David Jeremiah - What We Know Of Heaven

July 21, 2025 | S25 E188 | 29:15

The acclaimed Bible teacher explores the aspects of heaven that Scripture illuminates.

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Life Today with James Robison | David Jeremiah - What We Know Of Heaven | July 21, 2025

Dr. david jeremiah answers the question,
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What will we do in heaven?
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David: work won't have the connotation it has here.
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It will be the most joyous thing you can ever imagine.
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You'll be free to explore things you never dreamed of
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And carry them out to their fullest extension.
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Heaven will be that kind of a place.
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It will not be a place where you won't know what to do.
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Revealing the mysteries of heaven -- next on life today!
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Betty: thank you so much
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Betty: thank you so much for joining us on life today .
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Betty: thank you so much for joining us on life today . i'm betty and this is james.
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For joining us on life today . i'm betty and this is james. we are so delighted
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I'm betty and this is james. we are so delighted to have dr. david jeremiah
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We are so delighted to have dr. david jeremiah back with us.
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James: we really are.
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James: we really are. i'm watching on the monitor.
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James: we really are. i'm watching on the monitor. you're just as cute
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I'm watching on the monitor. you're just as cute as you can be!
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You're just as cute as you can be! i say, god in heaven,
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As you can be! i say, god in heaven, how much wisdom you gave
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I say, god in heaven, how much wisdom you gave a 15-year old boy
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How much wisdom you gave a 15-year old boy to notice her -- 15 years old!
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A 15-year old boy to notice her -- 15 years old! i saw this girl and got to
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To notice her -- 15 years old! i saw this girl and got to know her and just saw
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I saw this girl and got to know her and just saw the glory and the grace
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Know her and just saw the glory and the grace and the sweetest girl.
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The glory and the grace and the sweetest girl. i went home after the first
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And the sweetest girl. i went home after the first date with her, and i grew up
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I went home after the first date with her, and i grew up without a home, without
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Date with her, and i grew up without a home, without a family and i went back
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Without a home, without a family and i went back to the pastor's house that
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A family and i went back to the pastor's house that let me use his car to take
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To the pastor's house that let me use his car to take a girl in his church out
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Let me use his car to take a girl in his church out because i had
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A girl in his church out because i had had to leave my home.
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Because i had had to leave my home. i fell down on my knees
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And i started crying.
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And i started crying. i said, "god, i met
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And i started crying. i said, "god, i met a pure girl -- really pure!
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And i want to thank you."
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And i want to thank you." don't y'all think
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And i want to thank you." don't y'all think god led me in a good way?
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Don't y'all think god led me in a good way? don't you agree he did?
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God led me in a good way? don't you agree he did? i know you're probably
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Don't you agree he did? i know you're probably thinking how in the world
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I know you're probably thinking how in the world did she go ahead
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Thinking how in the world did she go ahead and go for you, buddy?
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Did she go ahead and go for you, buddy? it's a miracle of god!
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And go for you, buddy? it's a miracle of god! dr. jeremiah, we've been
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It's a miracle of god! dr. jeremiah, we've been blessed with wonderful,
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Dr. jeremiah, we've been blessed with wonderful, wonderful homes and families.
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Blessed with wonderful, wonderful homes and families. and together, we love god's
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Wonderful homes and families. and together, we love god's family very much, both of us.
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And together, we love god's family very much, both of us. i don't think we're just
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Family very much, both of us. i don't think we're just trying to get god's arms
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I don't think we're just trying to get god's arms around his family, i think
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Trying to get god's arms around his family, i think we're encouraging god's family
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Around his family, i think we're encouraging god's family to put their arms around
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We're encouraging god's family to put their arms around a hurting world.
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To put their arms around a hurting world. david: we are god's arms.
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A hurting world. david: we are god's arms. james: we are!
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David: we are god's arms. james: we are! i think that's one reason
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James: we are! i think that's one reason you wrote this book.
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I think that's one reason you wrote this book. because there is a lot
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You wrote this book. because there is a lot of people that are hurting
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Because there is a lot of people that are hurting who may not have even
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Of people that are hurting who may not have even considered the god
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Who may not have even considered the god of heaven and earth.
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Considered the god of heaven and earth. and many people who have
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Of heaven and earth. and many people who have considered it they wonder
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And many people who have considered it they wonder and some who go to church
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Considered it they wonder and some who go to church a lot, wonder can i really
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And some who go to church a lot, wonder can i really know i'm even going
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A lot, wonder can i really know i'm even going to go there?
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Know i'm even going to go there? because we're going to live
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To go there? because we're going to live somewhere forever where
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Because we're going to live somewhere forever where there is no more of these
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Somewhere forever where there is no more of these things that really disgust us
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There is no more of these things that really disgust us if we have any sensitivity
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Things that really disgust us if we have any sensitivity to decency about us.
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If we have any sensitivity to decency about us. we don't like the pain,
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To decency about us. we don't like the pain, the disease, the horrors of
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We don't like the pain, the disease, the horrors of what happens here when
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The disease, the horrors of what happens here when there is hatred and malice
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What happens here when there is hatred and malice and anger and rage
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There is hatred and malice and anger and rage and out-of-control humanity
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And anger and rage and out-of-control humanity and wickedness.
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And out-of-control humanity and wickedness. you think, is there a place?
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And wickedness. you think, is there a place? or do we just die
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You think, is there a place? or do we just die and we're gone?
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Or do we just die and we're gone? we're a living soul so people
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And we're gone? we're a living soul so people are really wondering.
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We're a living soul so people are really wondering. so the question is
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Are really wondering. so the question is revealing the mysteries
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So the question is revealing the mysteries of heaven , first of all,
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Revealing the mysteries of heaven , first of all, how can we even be assured
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Of heaven , first of all, how can we even be assured there is a heaven?
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How can we even be assured there is a heaven? david: well, the assurance
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The revelation that we have
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The revelation that we have in the word of god.
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In the word of god. god has promised us that.
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Beyond that evidence that
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Beyond that evidence that comes from the way that
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Beyond that evidence that comes from the way that we have been created.
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Comes from the way that we have been created. i believe that god creates us
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We have been created. i believe that god creates us with a hunger for heaven
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I believe that god creates us with a hunger for heaven that cannot be satisfied
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With a hunger for heaven that cannot be satisfied with anything else.
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That cannot be satisfied with anything else. people often say, "i know
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With anything else. people often say, "i know there is something missing.
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People often say, "i know there is something missing. i wish i knew what it was."
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There is something missing. i wish i knew what it was." then they find jesus
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I wish i knew what it was." then they find jesus and they discover that
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Then they find jesus and they discover that the emptiness of their heart
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And they discover that the emptiness of their heart has been filled with
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The emptiness of their heart has been filled with the lord jesus christ.
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Has been filled with the lord jesus christ. so not only do we have
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The lord jesus christ. so not only do we have his revelation in
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So not only do we have his revelation in the scripture, we have
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His revelation in the scripture, we have the actual creation
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The scripture, we have the actual creation of humanity with this void
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The actual creation of humanity with this void that cannot be filled
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Of humanity with this void that cannot be filled anyplace else except
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That cannot be filled anyplace else except in the ultimate arms
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Anyplace else except in the ultimate arms of the lord in heaven.
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In the ultimate arms of the lord in heaven. i have no question about
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Of the lord in heaven. i have no question about the fact that there is heaven.
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I have no question about the fact that there is heaven. even skeptics, even secular
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The fact that there is heaven. even skeptics, even secular people who try to reason
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Even skeptics, even secular people who try to reason heaven out of their routine,
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People who try to reason heaven out of their routine, when they are serious
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Heaven out of their routine, when they are serious they know that death
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When they are serious they know that death is not the end,
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They know that death is not the end, that there is something
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Is not the end, that there is something beyond that.
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That there is something beyond that. not just for those
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Beyond that. not just for those who know jesus.
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Not just for those who know jesus. there is an eternal life
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Who know jesus. there is an eternal life that is...
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There is an eternal life that is... everybody is going to
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That is... everybody is going to be alive somewhere forever.
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Everybody is going to be alive somewhere forever. best get that straightened
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James: you know if people
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James: you know if people are miserable or depressed
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Are miserable or depressed or hurt or whatever,
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Or hurt or whatever, it is obvious they are trying
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It is obvious they are trying to escape something here
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And they get high,
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And they get high, addicted on alcohol or drugs
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And they get high, addicted on alcohol or drugs or get high on something
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Addicted on alcohol or drugs or get high on something they smoke and opioids
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Or get high on something they smoke and opioids and other let's say drugs.
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They smoke and opioids and other let's say drugs. they're trying to get
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And other let's say drugs. they're trying to get away from something which
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They're trying to get away from something which in itself implies a desire
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Away from something which in itself implies a desire for something greater
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In itself implies a desire for something greater and better and beyond
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For something greater and better and beyond all of this.
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And better and beyond all of this. so there is that
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All of this. so there is that inborn desire.
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So there is that inborn desire. the question is, how can
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Inborn desire. the question is, how can a person know that they're
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The question is, how can a person know that they're going to be in heaven?
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A person know that they're going to be in heaven? one of the questions in
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Going to be in heaven? one of the questions in the book that you touch on
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One of the questions in the book that you touch on is how do you get your name
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The book that you touch on is how do you get your name in the lamb's book of life?
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Is how do you get your name in the lamb's book of life? which the people in
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In the lamb's book of life? which the people in the lamb's book of life,
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Which the people in the lamb's book of life, they go to heaven.
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The lamb's book of life, they go to heaven. so how do you get
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They go to heaven. so how do you get your name in there?
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So how do you get your name in there? david: let me just give you
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Your name in there? david: let me just give you a little background
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David: let me just give you a little background in the lamb's book of life.
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A little background in the lamb's book of life. in the roman and greek cities,
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In the lamb's book of life. in the roman and greek cities, during which the bible
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In the roman and greek cities, during which the bible was written at that time,
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During which the bible was written at that time, they had a registry for
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Was written at that time, they had a registry for the people that lived
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They had a registry for the people that lived in their city.
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The people that lived in their city. if you lived in this city,
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In their city. if you lived in this city, your name would be
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If you lived in this city, your name would be on the registry.
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Your name would be on the registry. if you did something that was
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On the registry. if you did something that was immoral or perhaps you killed
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If you did something that was immoral or perhaps you killed somebody or you did something
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Immoral or perhaps you killed somebody or you did something terribly wrong,
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Somebody or you did something terribly wrong, they would take your name
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Terribly wrong, they would take your name off of the blotter
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They would take your name off of the blotter and you would no longer
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Off of the blotter and you would no longer be on their list.
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And you would no longer be on their list. the scripture teaches us
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Be on their list. the scripture teaches us that when we are born,
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The scripture teaches us that when we are born, whoever we are, our names
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That when we are born, whoever we are, our names are all in the book of life.
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Whoever we are, our names are all in the book of life. if we get to the place
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Are all in the book of life. if we get to the place where we die and we haven't
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If we get to the place where we die and we haven't accepted jesus christ
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Where we die and we haven't accepted jesus christ as our personal savior,
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Accepted jesus christ as our personal savior, our name is removed
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As our personal savior, our name is removed from that list.
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Our name is removed from that list. but if we're christians,
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From that list. but if we're christians, if we've trusted jesus christ
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But if we're christians, if we've trusted jesus christ as our personal savior
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If we've trusted jesus christ as our personal savior we cannot be blotted out
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As our personal savior we cannot be blotted out of that list.
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We cannot be blotted out of that list. the bible says, "i give
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Of that list. the bible says, "i give unto them eternal life
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The bible says, "i give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish."
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Unto them eternal life and they shall never perish." james: "no one can pluck them
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And they shall never perish." james: "no one can pluck them out of my hand."
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James: "no one can pluck them out of my hand." david: that's right!
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Out of my hand." david: that's right! the bible teaches us that
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David: that's right! the bible teaches us that the book of life is simply
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The bible teaches us that the book of life is simply like the registry of the city.
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The book of life is simply like the registry of the city. everybody's name is there
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Like the registry of the city. everybody's name is there but if you don't trust
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That's the cardinal sin,
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That's the cardinal sin, that's unbelief,
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That's unbelief, that's the one sin that
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That's the one sin that keeps you out of heaven
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Keeps you out of heaven -- unbelief!
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-- unbelief! and your name is blotted
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So make sure you don't go
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So make sure you don't go through your whole life
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So make sure you don't go through your whole life and not receive jesus christ
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Through your whole life and not receive jesus christ because if you do
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And not receive jesus christ because if you do you won't be in heaven.
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Because if you do you won't be in heaven. james: and hell was not
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You won't be in heaven. james: and hell was not created for us, it was
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James: and hell was not created for us, it was created for the devil
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Created for us, it was created for the devil and his angels.
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Created for the devil and his angels. and if you look at the word
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And his angels. and if you look at the word angel , too, it is a messenger.
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And if you look at the word angel , too, it is a messenger. so the people here
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Angel , too, it is a messenger. so the people here that reject the truth that
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So the people here that reject the truth that sets us free, he goes
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That reject the truth that sets us free, he goes to prepare a place for us,
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Sets us free, he goes to prepare a place for us, comes back to get us.
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To prepare a place for us, comes back to get us. he is the way to the father.
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Comes back to get us. he is the way to the father. no one comes there
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He is the way to the father. no one comes there and the father's in heaven
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No one comes there and the father's in heaven in this place, the way,
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And the father's in heaven in this place, the way, the truth, and the life there.
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In this place, the way, the truth, and the life there. so this is the way to heaven.
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The truth, and the life there. so this is the way to heaven. this is the way to have
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So this is the way to heaven. this is the way to have your name there
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This is the way to have your name there and never ripped out.
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Your name there and never ripped out. so the fact is that hell
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And never ripped out. so the fact is that hell that's been prepared,
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So the fact is that hell that's been prepared, was prepared for people
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That's been prepared, was prepared for people who did not receive that
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Was prepared for people who did not receive that who in essence joined
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Who did not receive that who in essence joined the messengers of the devil
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Who in essence joined the messengers of the devil to carry satan's message
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The messengers of the devil to carry satan's message against jesus,
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To carry satan's message against jesus, against receiving
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Against jesus, against receiving the salvation he freely offers
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Against receiving the salvation he freely offers and they actually become
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The salvation he freely offers and they actually become unwittingly, perhaps,
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And they actually become unwittingly, perhaps, a messenger of deception
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Unwittingly, perhaps, a messenger of deception and destruction.
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A messenger of deception and destruction. and they're contributing
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And destruction. and they're contributing to this rapid race into
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And they're contributing to this rapid race into the pit of destruction.
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To this rapid race into the pit of destruction. whereas, when we come
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The pit of destruction. whereas, when we come to christ we find life.
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Whereas, when we come to christ we find life. is this decent preaching
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To christ we find life. is this decent preaching right here, sir?
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Is this decent preaching right here, sir? david: well, i'm not
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Right here, sir? david: well, i'm not your homiletics professor
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David: well, i'm not your homiletics professor but the fact is probably
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Your homiletics professor but the fact is probably more than ever before
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But the fact is probably more than ever before in my whole life it seems
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More than ever before in my whole life it seems like people are hell bent
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In my whole life it seems like people are hell bent on taking people to hell.
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Like people are hell bent on taking people to hell. james: exactly!
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On taking people to hell. james: exactly! they become the messenger.
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James: exactly! they become the messenger. david: the bible says
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They become the messenger. david: the bible says they say good is evil
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David: the bible says they say good is evil and evil is good
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They say good is evil and evil is good and they turn everything
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And evil is good and they turn everything upside down.
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And they turn everything upside down. and it is almost maddening
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Upside down. and it is almost maddening to watch it.
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And it is almost maddening to watch it. it's never been
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To watch it. it's never been like this before.
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It's never been like this before. on the other hand,
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Like this before. on the other hand, the gospel is still being
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On the other hand, the gospel is still being preached and people
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The gospel is still being preached and people are still finding christ
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Preached and people are still finding christ and they're discovering
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Are still finding christ and they're discovering that not only when they become
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And they're discovering that not only when they become a christian do they get
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That not only when they become a christian do they get this life, but they get
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A christian do they get this life, but they get the life to come as well.
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Questions that people ask
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Questions that people ask and you pointed this out
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And you pointed this out in the book is, well,
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In the book is, well, when we die, do we just
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When we die, do we just go and just rest until
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We just... like this
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We just... like this for however long
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We just... like this for however long until he comes?
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For however long until he comes? this didn't really look
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Until he comes? this didn't really look like a lot of fun.
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This didn't really look like a lot of fun. boy, i don't look like
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Like a lot of fun. boy, i don't look like i'm just jolly over here.
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Boy, i don't look like i'm just jolly over here. david: james, you probably
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I'm just jolly over here. david: james, you probably do need to get
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David: james, you probably do need to get some more sleep.
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Do need to get some more sleep. [laughter]
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Some more sleep. [laughter] but let me answer
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[laughter] but let me answer this question.
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But let me answer this question. here's the deal.
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This question. here's the deal. i had a little girl ask me
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Here's the deal. i had a little girl ask me this one day after church.
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I had a little girl ask me this one day after church. she said, "you say that
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This one day after church. she said, "you say that when we die we go to heaven.
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She said, "you say that when we die we go to heaven. then somebody dies and
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When we die we go to heaven. then somebody dies and we bring them to the church
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Then somebody dies and we bring them to the church and put them in a box
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We bring them to the church and put them in a box and then we put them
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And put them in a box and then we put them in the ground.
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And then we put them in the ground. which is it?"
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In the ground. which is it?" i said, "well, it's both."
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Which is it?" i said, "well, it's both." here's what the bible teaches.
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I said, "well, it's both." here's what the bible teaches. when you die your soul
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Here's what the bible teaches. when you die your soul and spirit go to be with god.
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When you die your soul and spirit go to be with god. your body goes in the grave.
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And spirit go to be with god. your body goes in the grave. one day the bible says
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Your body goes in the grave. one day the bible says jesus christ is coming back
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One day the bible says jesus christ is coming back and when he comes back
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Jesus christ is coming back and when he comes back the dead in christ,
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And when he comes back the dead in christ, those whose bodies have gone
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The dead in christ, those whose bodies have gone in the grave shall rise first.
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Those whose bodies have gone in the grave shall rise first. and the bible says when
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In the grave shall rise first. and the bible says when they rise from the grave
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And the bible says when they rise from the grave they're going to be
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They rise from the grave they're going to be reconnected with their soul
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They're going to be reconnected with their soul and spirit that's been
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Reconnected with their soul and spirit that's been with god; they'll be in
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And spirit that's been with god; they'll be in their new body.
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With god; they'll be in their new body. james: the corruptible
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Their new body. james: the corruptible becomes incorruptible.
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James: the corruptible becomes incorruptible. i'm going to help you
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Becomes incorruptible. i'm going to help you with your teaching here.
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I'm going to help you with your teaching here. [laughter]
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Be with the lord." amen.
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Be with the lord." amen. the answer to it is,
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The answer to it is, the bible says the body goes
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And spirit go to be with god.
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And spirit go to be with god. so it is true when somebody
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And spirit go to be with god. so it is true when somebody dies and you bring their body
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So it is true when somebody dies and you bring their body to church, they're not there.
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Dies and you bring their body to church, they're not there. just their body is there;
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To church, they're not there. just their body is there; just the house they lived in.
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Just their body is there; just the house they lived in. but it is still...
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Just the house they lived in. but it is still... in our culture in california,
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But it is still... in our culture in california, we don't even have
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In our culture in california, we don't even have those kind of services.
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We don't even have those kind of services. most of the time they have
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Those kind of services. most of the time they have a service at the cemetery
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Most of the time they have a service at the cemetery then they come back to
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A service at the cemetery then they come back to the church and they have
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Then they come back to the church and they have a time of rejoicing
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The church and they have a time of rejoicing over the life of
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A time of rejoicing over the life of the person who has gone
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Over the life of the person who has gone to be with the lord.
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The person who has gone to be with the lord. there's a lot of confusion
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To be with the lord. there's a lot of confusion about that.
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There's a lot of confusion about that. i think the bible
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About that. i think the bible is pretty clear about it.
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I think the bible is pretty clear about it. james: what do you do
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Is pretty clear about it. james: what do you do in heaven?
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James: what do you do in heaven? that's the question
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In heaven? that's the question that people ask.
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That's the question that people ask. follow it up with that which
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That people ask. follow it up with that which you referenced yesterday
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Follow it up with that which you referenced yesterday about it not being boring.
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You referenced yesterday about it not being boring. so do you have any idea
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About it not being boring. so do you have any idea what we're doing?
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So do you have any idea what we're doing? you've already discouraged me
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What we're doing? you've already discouraged me about maybe i can't fish.
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You've already discouraged me about maybe i can't fish. also, we asked you a question
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About maybe i can't fish. also, we asked you a question about whether or not there
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Also, we asked you a question about whether or not there will be any pets in heaven.
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About whether or not there will be any pets in heaven. you had this unbelievable
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Will be any pets in heaven. you had this unbelievable answer about that.
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You had this unbelievable answer about that. david: let me tell
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Answer about that. david: let me tell everybody something.
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David: let me tell everybody something. james: settle down out here!
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Everybody something. james: settle down out here! david: we did a little
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James: settle down out here! david: we did a little experiment at turning point.
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David: we did a little experiment at turning point. we did some emails when
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Experiment at turning point. we did some emails when we were teaching this
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We did some emails when we were teaching this to see what would get
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We were teaching this to see what would get the most interest from people.
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To see what would get the most interest from people. you know what question
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The most interest from people. you know what question got the most interest
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You know what question got the most interest by a whole lot?
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Got the most interest by a whole lot? it was the question:
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By a whole lot? it was the question: are there pets in heaven?
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It was the question: are there pets in heaven? everybody wanted to know.
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Are there pets in heaven? everybody wanted to know. james: that's an important
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Everybody wanted to know. james: that's an important question, sir!
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James: that's an important question, sir! david: well, a little girl
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Question, sir! david: well, a little girl gave me the best answer
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David: well, a little girl gave me the best answer i've ever heard.
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Gave me the best answer i've ever heard. this is what she said.
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I've ever heard. this is what she said. she said, "i don't know why
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This is what she said. she said, "i don't know why everybody asks that question
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She said, "i don't know why everybody asks that question because when jesus comes back
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Everybody asks that question because when jesus comes back at the end of time
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Because when jesus comes back at the end of time he's riding on a white horse."
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At the end of time he's riding on a white horse." so there you go.
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He's riding on a white horse." so there you go. james: and that horse
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So there you go. james: and that horse came out of heaven!
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James: and that horse came out of heaven! [applause]
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Came out of heaven! [applause] david: a lot of the questions
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[applause] david: a lot of the questions people want to know answers to
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David: a lot of the questions people want to know answers to i don't have any revelation
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People want to know answers to i don't have any revelation from the scripture
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I don't have any revelation from the scripture but what we're going to do
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From the scripture but what we're going to do in heaven, james, is what
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But what we're going to do in heaven, james, is what we've always enjoyed doing
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In heaven, james, is what we've always enjoyed doing here unfettered by all
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We've always enjoyed doing here unfettered by all the things that have held us
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Here unfettered by all the things that have held us back from doing it the way
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The things that have held us back from doing it the way we wanted to do it.
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Back from doing it the way we wanted to do it. we're going to sing like
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We wanted to do it. we're going to sing like we've never sung before.
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We're going to sing like we've never sung before. we're going to worship
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We've never sung before. we're going to worship like we've never
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We're going to worship like we've never worshipped before.
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Like we've never worshipped before. we're going to serve like
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Worshipped before. we're going to serve like we've never served before.
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We're going to serve like we've never served before. we will not have
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We've never served before. we will not have any restraints whatsoever.
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We will not have any restraints whatsoever. when we go to work for god
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Any restraints whatsoever. when we go to work for god there won't be anything
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When we go to work for god there won't be anything standing in our way.
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There won't be anything standing in our way. there won't be anything
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Standing in our way. there won't be anything trying to hold us back.
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There won't be anything trying to hold us back. the curse of genesis
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Trying to hold us back. the curse of genesis will be gone.
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The curse of genesis will be gone. and the work that we do will
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Will be gone. and the work that we do will be so full of joy
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And the work that we do will be so full of joy it will be like...
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Be so full of joy it will be like... somebody once told me
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It will be like... somebody once told me if you get to do what you love
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Somebody once told me if you get to do what you love 75% of the time you haven't
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If you get to do what you love 75% of the time you haven't worked a day in your life.
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75% of the time you haven't worked a day in your life. that's kind of the way
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Worked a day in your life. that's kind of the way i feel about what i do.
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That's kind of the way i feel about what i do. i love what i do and
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I feel about what i do. i love what i do and it doesn't seem like
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I love what i do and it doesn't seem like work for me.
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It doesn't seem like work for me. but in heaven, work won't have
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Work for me. but in heaven, work won't have the connotation it has here.
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But in heaven, work won't have the connotation it has here. it will be the most joyous
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The connotation it has here. it will be the most joyous thing you can ever imagine.
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It will be the most joyous thing you can ever imagine. you'll be free to explore
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Thing you can ever imagine. you'll be free to explore things you never dreamed of
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You'll be free to explore things you never dreamed of and carry them out to
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Things you never dreamed of and carry them out to their fullest extension.
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And carry them out to their fullest extension. heaven will be that kind
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Their fullest extension. heaven will be that kind of a place.
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Heaven will be that kind of a place. it will not be a place where
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Of a place. it will not be a place where you won't know what to do.
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Thinking about being
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Thinking about being heavenly-minded.
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Heavenly-minded. i've heard that said
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I've heard that said so many times.
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So many times. and to me at first i thought,
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People are heavenly-minded
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People are heavenly-minded that want to escape
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People are heavenly-minded that want to escape and forget about the world
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That want to escape and forget about the world and get out of here?
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And forget about the world and get out of here? well, i've come to look at it
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And get out of here? well, i've come to look at it in a whole different way
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Well, i've come to look at it in a whole different way in that being heavenly-minded
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In a whole different way in that being heavenly-minded is being in this world
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In that being heavenly-minded is being in this world but not of this world.
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Is being in this world but not of this world. and also, heavenly-minded is
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But not of this world. and also, heavenly-minded is god's love, god's grace,
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And also, heavenly-minded is god's love, god's grace, god's forgiveness, god's trust
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God's love, god's grace, god's forgiveness, god's trust in him and the things
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God's forgiveness, god's trust in him and the things of god is being heavenly --
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In him and the things of god is being heavenly -- thinking heavenly-minded.
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Of god is being heavenly -- thinking heavenly-minded. david: betty, i have
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Thinking heavenly-minded. david: betty, i have a little thing i do that
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David: betty, i have a little thing i do that everybody teases me about
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A little thing i do that everybody teases me about in my family.
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Everybody teases me about in my family. when we travel out of
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In my family. when we travel out of the country, i refuse
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When we travel out of the country, i refuse to reset my watch.
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The country, i refuse to reset my watch. i want to always know
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To reset my watch. i want to always know exactly what time it is
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I want to always know exactly what time it is in san diego.
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Exactly what time it is in san diego. i don't care what time
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I can calculate that.
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I can calculate that. i think that's what
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I think that's what god wants us to do.
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God wants us to do. he wants us to set our watch
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He wants us to set our watch on heaven's time and
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What's going on down here
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What's going on down here keep us from understanding
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What's going on down here keep us from understanding that heaven is really
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Keep us from understanding that heaven is really the reality.
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That heaven is really the reality. we're not going from
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The reality. we're not going from a land that's living
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We're not going from a land that's living to a place that's dying.
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A land that's living to a place that's dying. we're going from a place
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To a place that's dying. we're going from a place that dying to a place
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We're going from a place that dying to a place that's living.
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That dying to a place that's living. and heaven is where
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That's living. and heaven is where our mind ought to be.
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And heaven is where our mind ought to be. james: isn't there a line
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Our mind ought to be. james: isn't there a line there we've got to be careful
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James: isn't there a line there we've got to be careful about that we don't become
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There we've got to be careful about that we don't become so earthly-minded that
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About that we don't become so earthly-minded that we're of no heavenly use,
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So earthly-minded that we're of no heavenly use, but could you become
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We're of no heavenly use, but could you become so there-minded that
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But could you become so there-minded that we're not making
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So there-minded that we're not making the kingdom impact?
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We're not making the kingdom impact? david: well, if you really
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The kingdom impact? david: well, if you really understand the joy of heaven,
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David: well, if you really understand the joy of heaven, how you get there,
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Understand the joy of heaven, how you get there, why god wants you to...
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How you get there, why god wants you to... the scriptures are very
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Why god wants you to... the scriptures are very replete in the new testament
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The scriptures are very replete in the new testament about the fact that jesus
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Replete in the new testament about the fact that jesus wants us with him.
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About the fact that jesus wants us with him. he said, "in my father's
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Wants us with him. he said, "in my father's house are many mansions.
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He said, "in my father's house are many mansions. if it were not so i would
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House are many mansions. if it were not so i would have told you.
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If it were not so i would have told you. i go to prepare a place
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Have told you. i go to prepare a place for you.
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I go to prepare a place for you. and if i go to prepare
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For you. and if i go to prepare a place for you i'm going
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And if i go to prepare a place for you i'm going to come again and receive you
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A place for you i'm going to come again and receive you to myself that where i am
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To come again and receive you to myself that where i am there you may be also."
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To myself that where i am there you may be also." somebody once told me
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There you may be also." somebody once told me jesus loves you so much that
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Somebody once told me jesus loves you so much that if he had a refrigerator
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Jesus loves you so much that if he had a refrigerator your picture would be
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If he had a refrigerator your picture would be on the outside of it.
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Your picture would be on the outside of it. [laughter]
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On the outside of it. [laughter] and that means he wants you
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[laughter] and that means he wants you to be with him.
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And that means he wants you to be with him. now i'm going to heaven.
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To be with him. now i'm going to heaven. i'm excited about
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Now i'm going to heaven. i'm excited about going to heaven.
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I'm excited about going to heaven. but what god's put on my heart
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Going to heaven. but what god's put on my heart is i want to take as many
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But what god's put on my heart is i want to take as many people with me as i can.
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Is i want to take as many people with me as i can. so i have devoted my life
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People with me as i can. so i have devoted my life to teaching and broadcasting
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So i have devoted my life to teaching and broadcasting and writing and trying
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To teaching and broadcasting and writing and trying my best to share the gospel
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And writing and trying my best to share the gospel of jesus christ
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My best to share the gospel of jesus christ with as many people.
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Of jesus christ with as many people. i want to get to heaven
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With as many people. i want to get to heaven and have many people that
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I want to get to heaven and have many people that are there because god
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And have many people that are there because god allowed me to be an influence
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Are there because god allowed me to be an influence for him while
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Allowed me to be an influence for him while i'm on my way to heaven.
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For him while i'm on my way to heaven. that's what my goal
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James: you and i have
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James: you and i have joined together in a goal
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Joined together in a goal to really make a,
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To really make a, let's say, reveal heaven
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Let's say, reveal heaven on earth by the love
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Let me just ask you this
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Let me just ask you this question because you know
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Let me just ask you this question because you know we face a lot
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Question because you know we face a lot of important decisions.
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We face a lot of important decisions. i'm saying to christians,
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Of important decisions. i'm saying to christians, read acts 20:20 and let's
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I'm saying to christians, read acts 20:20 and let's ask god to give the church
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Read acts 20:20 and let's ask god to give the church 20/20 vision where we're
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Ask god to give the church 20/20 vision where we're always speaking the truth
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20/20 vision where we're always speaking the truth in love with many tears,
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Always speaking the truth in love with many tears, calling for repentance,
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In love with many tears, calling for repentance, pointing people to god.
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Calling for repentance, pointing people to god. do you believe that we,
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Pointing people to god. do you believe that we, as christians, have
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Do you believe that we, as christians, have a responsibility not to
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As christians, have a responsibility not to turn any field like
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A responsibility not to turn any field like our own fertile field,
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Turn any field like our own fertile field, paul said our life
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Our own fertile field, paul said our life is a cultivated field,
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Paul said our life is a cultivated field, it's supposed to bear
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Is a cultivated field, it's supposed to bear and bring forth fruit.
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It's supposed to bear and bring forth fruit. he's given us oversight over
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And bring forth fruit. he's given us oversight over all that god has created.
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He's given us oversight over all that god has created. we're overseers
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All that god has created. we're overseers and we're supposed
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We're overseers and we're supposed to be heavenly-minded,
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And we're supposed to be heavenly-minded, making a kingdom impact.
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To be heavenly-minded, making a kingdom impact. do you believe that
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Making a kingdom impact. do you believe that it is important for christians
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Do you believe that it is important for christians to recognize as stewards
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It is important for christians to recognize as stewards and as representatives
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To recognize as stewards and as representatives of heaven and the kingdom
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And as representatives of heaven and the kingdom of heaven and the king
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Of heaven and the kingdom of heaven and the king of heaven that we want
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What god left us to oversee?
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What god left us to oversee? and many christians seem
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And many christians seem to have left that up
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To have left that up to the deceiver as though
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To the deceiver as though it didn't matter; who runs the
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Runs the country?
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Runs the country? how important is it
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Runs the country? how important is it for christians?
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How important is it for christians? because you and i started
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For christians? because you and i started praying together that
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Because you and i started praying together that the weight of god's glory,
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Praying together that the weight of god's glory, kingdom and truth
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The weight of god's glory, kingdom and truth would impact planet earth
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Kingdom and truth would impact planet earth and i don't think
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Would impact planet earth and i don't think we're praying amiss there.
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And i don't think we're praying amiss there. so what would you say
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We're praying amiss there. so what would you say to the church about our
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So what would you say to the church about our responsibility right there?
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To the church about our responsibility right there? david: our goal is to bring
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Responsibility right there? david: our goal is to bring the influence of jesus christ
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David: our goal is to bring the influence of jesus christ and the impact of heaven
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The influence of jesus christ and the impact of heaven right into the world
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And the impact of heaven right into the world in which we live today.
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Right into the world in which we live today. we are stewards of that
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In which we live today. we are stewards of that influence and we are to do it
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We are stewards of that influence and we are to do it with all of our hearts.
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Influence and we are to do it with all of our hearts. obviously, we've taken
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With all of our hearts. obviously, we've taken some steps in that direction
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Obviously, we've taken some steps in that direction that have been misunderstood
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Some steps in that direction that have been misunderstood and sometimes criticized
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That have been misunderstood and sometimes criticized by others.
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And sometimes criticized by others. but if i'm going to be
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By others. but if i'm going to be criticized i'd rather
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But if i'm going to be criticized i'd rather be criticized for doing
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Criticized i'd rather be criticized for doing something than for
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Be criticized for doing something than for not doing anything.
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Something than for not doing anything. like one ol' boy said,
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Better than the way
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Better than the way you're not doing it."
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You're not doing it." what that means is,
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Be counted for who we are.
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Be counted for who we are. if we're christians,
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Be counted for who we are. if we're christians, we don't have to
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If we're christians, we don't have to be ashamed of that.
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We don't have to be ashamed of that. we can stand up
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Be ashamed of that. we can stand up and be counted.
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We can stand up and be counted. we need to do that with
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And be counted. we need to do that with all of our hearts with grace
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We need to do that with all of our hearts with grace and speak the truth in love
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All of our hearts with grace and speak the truth in love and live out what we believe
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And speak the truth in love and live out what we believe so that it can make
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And live out what we believe so that it can make a difference in our world.
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So that it can make a difference in our world. if we don't do that we're
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A difference in our world. if we don't do that we're being unfaithful stewards
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If we don't do that we're being unfaithful stewards in my estimation.
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Being unfaithful stewards in my estimation. james: do you appreciate
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In my estimation. james: do you appreciate this wonderful man of god?
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James: do you appreciate this wonderful man of god? the truth of god?
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This wonderful man of god? the truth of god? jesus left us here
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The truth of god? jesus left us here to be witnesses for him.
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Jesus left us here to be witnesses for him. one of the main ways
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To be witnesses for him. one of the main ways we witness is by sharing
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One of the main ways we witness is by sharing his love.
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We witness is by sharing his love. every person that i know
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His love. every person that i know that has become close to me
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Every person that i know that has become close to me and betty in any kind of
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That has become close to me and betty in any kind of communication through
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And betty in any kind of communication through the mail, through email,
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Communication through the mail, through email, through personal interaction
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The mail, through email, through personal interaction tells us they've never
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Through personal interaction tells us they've never experienced any greater joy
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Tells us they've never experienced any greater joy than considering
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Experienced any greater joy than considering the least of these.
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Than considering the least of these. those that are too often
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The least of these. those that are too often overlooked, giving them
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Those that are too often overlooked, giving them food or water
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Overlooked, giving them food or water and showing them jesus.
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Food or water and showing them jesus. and to think, dr. jeremiah
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And showing them jesus. and to think, dr. jeremiah we've saved millions
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And to think, dr. jeremiah we've saved millions and millions of lives
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We've saved millions and millions of lives by giving them food
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And millions of lives by giving them food and clean water
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By giving them food and clean water but leading them to christ.
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And clean water but leading them to christ. the missionaries have pointed
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But leading them to christ. the missionaries have pointed out to us in the areas
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The missionaries have pointed out to us in the areas where we have saved
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Out to us in the areas where we have saved maybe 10-15 million lives,
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Where we have saved maybe 10-15 million lives, more people than that,
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Maybe 10-15 million lives, more people than that, because of the influence,
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More people than that, because of the influence, have trusted christ
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Because of the influence, have trusted christ as their savior
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Have trusted christ as their savior because they saw it.
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As their savior because they saw it. so what we're doing right now,
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Because they saw it. so what we're doing right now, giving people water for life
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So what we're doing right now, giving people water for life is given because of
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Giving people water for life is given because of the water of life and
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Is given because of the water of life and the transforming effect.
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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
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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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Thank you
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For going to the phone.
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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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We'll send you, prayers for my physical health,
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A bible-based collection of 52 prayers designed
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To bring strength, healing, and renewal to every area of your body
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Covering a wide range of physical needs.
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This beautifully crafted book encourages
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Intimate conversations with god.
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To carry a reminder of god's strength
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And protection throughout your day.
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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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Or a gift of $4800
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To help sponsor a complete well,
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And request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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Please call, write, or make your gift online today!
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James: well, you've given
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James: well, you've given the greatest gift,
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James: well, you've given the greatest gift, you've given life.
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The greatest gift, you've given life. thank you so much.
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You've given life. thank you so much. we want to send you
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Thank you so much. we want to send you this incredible book.
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We want to send you this incredible book. betty and i say dr. jeremiah
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This incredible book. betty and i say dr. jeremiah is one of our favorite people
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Betty and i say dr. jeremiah is one of our favorite people to listen to.
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Is one of our favorite people to listen to. we're not exaggerating.
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To listen to. we're not exaggerating. he is a gift from god,
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We're not exaggerating. he is a gift from god, what he writes!
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He is a gift from god, what he writes! boy, you talk about love
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What he writes! boy, you talk about love dedicated to bless you,
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Boy, you talk about love dedicated to bless you, here it is.
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Dedicated to bless you, here it is. we'll send it to you
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Here it is. we'll send it to you just to say thank you for
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We'll send it to you just to say thank you for giving life to someone else
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Just to say thank you for giving life to someone else and pointing them to the way
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Giving life to someone else and pointing them to the way to experience heaven forever.
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And pointing them to the way to experience heaven forever. join betty and me in saying
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To experience heaven forever. join betty and me in saying thanks to dr. jeremiah.
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Join betty and me in saying thanks to dr. jeremiah. what a blessing you are!
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Thanks to dr. jeremiah. what a blessing you are! it is a joy to have you
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What a blessing you are! it is a joy to have you here with us.
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It is a joy to have you here with us. thank you for watching
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Here with us. thank you for watching life today .
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Thank you for watching life today . tell your friends to watch.
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Life today . tell your friends to watch. tell them dr. jeremiah
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Tell your friends to watch. tell them dr. jeremiah is here.
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Joseph: that's what
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Joseph: that's what the power of right believing
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The power of right believing is all about.
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Is all about. it is about focusing on jesus
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It is about focusing on jesus and his obedience.
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In romans 5:19:
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In romans 5:19: by one man's disobedience
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In romans 5:19: by one man's disobedience many were made sinners.
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By one man's disobedience many were made sinners. so that's adam's sin.
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Many were made sinners. so that's adam's sin. by one man's obedience,
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So that's adam's sin. by one man's obedience, many will be made righteous.
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By one man's obedience, many will be made righteous. so sinners sin
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Many will be made righteous. so sinners sin because they are sinners.
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So sinners sin because they are sinners. we're not sinners
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Because they are sinners. we're not sinners because we sin.
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We're not sinners because we sin. we are sinners
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Because we sin. we are sinners because adam sinned.
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We are sinners because adam sinned. so adam's sin made us sinners,
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Because adam sinned. so adam's sin made us sinners, therefore we sin.
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So adam's sin made us sinners, therefore we sin. now by the same token,
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Therefore we sin. now by the same token, it sounds so unfair;
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Now by the same token, it sounds so unfair; doesn't it?
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It sounds so unfair; doesn't it? but by the same token,
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Doesn't it? but by the same token, this is the divine unfairness.
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But by the same token, this is the divine unfairness. by one man's obedience,
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This is the divine unfairness. by one man's obedience, we're made righteous.
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By one man's obedience, we're made righteous. when we believe that
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We're made righteous. when we believe that it does not produce
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When we believe that it does not produce licentiousness,
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It does not produce licentiousness, it produces --
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Licentiousness, it produces -- i always say this:
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It produces -- i always say this: right believing
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I always say this: right believing produces right living.
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Right believing produces right living. how come sometimes
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Produces right living. how come sometimes we have more faith
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How come sometimes we have more faith in what adam has done
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We have more faith in what adam has done than what jesus has done.
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In what adam has done than what jesus has done. for example,
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Than what jesus has done. for example, when we were sinners,
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For example, when we were sinners, we knew we were taught,
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When we were sinners, we knew we were taught, we were preached to
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We knew we were taught, we were preached to and all that
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We were preached to and all that that you cannot save yourself
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And all that that you cannot save yourself by good works.
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That you cannot save yourself by good works. only christ can save you.
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By good works. only christ can save you. in other words,
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Only christ can save you. in other words, what the first adam did
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In other words, what the first adam did was so powerful
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What the first adam did was so powerful that we cannot undo it
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Was so powerful that we cannot undo it by our good works.
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That we cannot undo it by our good works. no matter what good you do,
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By our good works. no matter what good you do, you are still a sinner.
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No matter what good you do, you are still a sinner. you need to be born again.
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You are still a sinner. you need to be born again. but now that we are saved
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You need to be born again. but now that we are saved and we are made righteous
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But now that we are saved and we are made righteous by that one man's obedience,
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And we are made righteous by that one man's obedience, how come sometimes,
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By that one man's obedience, how come sometimes, when we sin or we fall,
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How come sometimes, when we sin or we fall, they tell us
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When we sin or we fall, they tell us now you are unrighteous,
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They tell us now you are unrighteous, you need to get right.
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Now you are unrighteous, you need to get right. in other words,
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You need to get right. in other words, i can undo what jesus did,
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In other words, i can undo what jesus did, just in one day by one act.
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I can undo what jesus did, just in one day by one act. whereas when i was a sinner
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Just in one day by one act. whereas when i was a sinner i can't even undo
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Whereas when i was a sinner i can't even undo what adam did,
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I can't even undo what adam did, and we're not even talking
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What adam did, and we're not even talking about the "much more"
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And we're not even talking about the "much more" of the book of romans,
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About the "much more" of the book of romans, the "much more"
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Of the book of romans, the "much more" of what jesus has done.
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The "much more" of what jesus has done. we are putting them both
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Of what jesus has done. we are putting them both on the same ground
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We are putting them both on the same ground and we don't even have
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On the same ground and we don't even have enough respect
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And we don't even have enough respect and appreciation
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Enough respect and appreciation for what jesus has done.
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And appreciation for what jesus has done. believing right
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For what jesus has done. believing right will always produce right
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Believing right will always produce right because the essence
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Will always produce right because the essence of the gospel is
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Because the essence of the gospel is the just shall live by faith,
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Of the gospel is the just shall live by faith, or i can say it like this,
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The just shall live by faith, or i can say it like this, the just shall live
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Or i can say it like this, the just shall live by right believing.
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The just shall live by right believing. so that's a lot of preaching
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By right believing. so that's a lot of preaching on right living --
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So that's a lot of preaching on right living -- right living.
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On right living -- right living. and we all want right living
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Right living. and we all want right living but how to get there
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And we all want right living but how to get there from here?
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But how to get there from here? right believing?
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From here? right believing? we need to get
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Right believing? we need to get right believing in our hearts
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We need to get right believing in our hearts and our thoughts,
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Right believing in our hearts and our thoughts, and one of the best ways
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And our thoughts, and one of the best ways is to know that as he is
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And one of the best ways is to know that as he is so are we in this world.
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Is to know that as he is so are we in this world. i've got people who are
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So are we in this world. i've got people who are bad tempered and addictions
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I've got people who are bad tempered and addictions and the book
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Bad tempered and addictions and the book has a lot of testimonies
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And the book has a lot of testimonies of many from america,
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Has a lot of testimonies of many from america, especially those who are --
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Of many from america, especially those who are -- [laughter]
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Especially those who are -- [laughter] you guys are quite a mess!
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[laughter] you guys are quite a mess! [laughter]
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You guys are quite a mess! [laughter] i'm teasing.
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[laughter] i'm teasing. james: no greater truth
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I'm teasing. james: no greater truth ever spoken!
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James: no greater truth ever spoken! [laughter]
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Ever spoken! [laughter] joseph: and the thing is
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[laughter] joseph: and the thing is many of the testimonies are
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Joseph: and the thing is many of the testimonies are on freedom from addictions,
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Many of the testimonies are on freedom from addictions, drugs, eating disorders,
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On freedom from addictions, drugs, eating disorders, depression, and especially,
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Drugs, eating disorders, depression, and especially, pornography, sexual sins.
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Depression, and especially, pornography, sexual sins. i've got a young man
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Pornography, sexual sins. i've got a young man from new york
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I've got a young man from new york who shared that he's trained
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From new york who shared that he's trained in the martial arts
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Who shared that he's trained in the martial arts so he understands discipline.
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In the martial arts so he understands discipline. but he has been hooked
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So he understands discipline. but he has been hooked to pornography
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But he has been hooked to pornography ever since he was 13
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To pornography ever since he was 13 and now he's in his 20s.
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Ever since he was 13 and now he's in his 20s. he says that
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And now he's in his 20s. he says that "i use my discipline
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He says that "i use my discipline and will power to overcome it,
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"i use my discipline and will power to overcome it, it got worse.
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And will power to overcome it, it got worse. but when i began to confess
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It got worse. but when i began to confess and believe that
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But when i began to confess and believe that i am the righteousness
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And believe that i am the righteousness of god in christ.
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I am the righteousness of god in christ. 'father, i thank you.
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Of god in christ. 'father, i thank you. you've made me righteous
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'father, i thank you. you've made me righteous in christ.'
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You've made me righteous in christ.' even in the midst of my sin,
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In christ.' even in the midst of my sin, i would say that.
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Even in the midst of my sin, i would say that. i would confess it."
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I would say that. i would confess it." he says that now, he wrote
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I would confess it." he says that now, he wrote to me, "pastor prince,
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He says that now, he wrote to me, "pastor prince, just to let you know that
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To me, "pastor prince, just to let you know that it's been more than a year,
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Just to let you know that it's been more than a year, or longer than that,
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It's been more than a year, or longer than that, i've not watch pornography
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Or longer than that, i've not watch pornography ever since --
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I've not watch pornography ever since -- nor desire to."
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Ever since -- nor desire to." and he says he is a testimony
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Nor desire to." and he says he is a testimony of what grace can do.
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And he says he is a testimony of what grace can do. james: that's huge!
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Of what grace can do. james: that's huge! in the light of his glory
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James: that's huge! in the light of his glory and grace, the things of
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In the light of his glory and grace, the things of the world grow strangely dim.
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David Jeremiah - What We Know Of Heaven

July 21, 2025 | S25 E188 | 29:15

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