Jennifer Rothschild - Heaven Is Close

August 21, 2025 | S25 E211 | 29:15

The author and speaker encourages believers to bring the hope of heaven into everyday life.

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Life Today with James Robison | Jennifer Rothschild - Heaven Is Close | August 21, 2025

>> i literally have to hold someone's arm to walk somewhere.
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I have to be told where the food is on my plate.
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Often, it's cut for me.
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Serve me! serve me! my whole life!
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Serve me.
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I'm super thankful for that
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But i also think of jesus who said,
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"i came to serve and not to be served."
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Jennifer rothschild encourages believers
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To embrace heaven with a faith
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That turns anticipation into excitement and peace.
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Tammy: hello, everybody.
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Tammy: hello, everybody. welcome to life today.
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Welcome to life today. i'm tammy trent, and it's
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I'm tammy trent, and it's great to be back with you.
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Great to be back with you. it's really great to have
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It's really great to have my friend jennifer rothschild
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My friend jennifer rothschild back with me today.
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Back with me today. if you missed
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If you missed our previous show together,
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Our previous show together, don't worry,
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Don't worry, you can catch it anytime
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You can catch it anytime at lifetoday.org,
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At lifetoday.org, along with all
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Along with all of our past episodes.
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Of our past episodes. trust me, you won't want
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Today, we're continuing
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Today, we're continuing our conversation about heaven
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Today, we're continuing our conversation about heaven because jennifer has an
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Our conversation about heaven because jennifer has an incredible new bible study out
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Because jennifer has an incredible new bible study out called, heaven:
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Incredible new bible study out called, heaven: when faith becomes sight .
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Called, heaven: when faith becomes sight . and let me tell you,
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When faith becomes sight . and let me tell you, it is so, so good.
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And let me tell you, it is so, so good. so welcome back, my friend.
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It is so, so good. so welcome back, my friend. it's good to have you.
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So welcome back, my friend. it's good to have you. we touched on so many things
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It's good to have you. we touched on so many things on the last show,
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We touched on so many things on the last show, so i was like, stay, stay,
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On the last show, so i was like, stay, stay, because there's so much more
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So i was like, stay, stay, because there's so much more we have to talk about.
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Because there's so much more we have to talk about. i actually want to start by,
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We have to talk about. i actually want to start by, you know, when i look
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I actually want to start by, you know, when i look at your bible study,
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You know, when i look at your bible study, you have a beautiful cover --
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At your bible study, you have a beautiful cover -- a beautiful cover.
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You have a beautiful cover -- a beautiful cover. i kind of wonder,
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A beautiful cover. i kind of wonder, what do the blue flowers mean?
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I kind of wonder, what do the blue flowers mean? do they have meaning?
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Was super important to me,
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Was super important to me, tammy.
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Tammy. i'll tell you why.
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I'll tell you why. i didn't want any imagery
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I didn't want any imagery that would be what one
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You know, like clouds
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You know, like clouds or angels or harps.
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You know, like clouds or angels or harps. i wanted to do something
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Or angels or harps. i wanted to do something that might capture
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I wanted to do something that might capture our imagination.
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That might capture our imagination. so i happen to be
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Our imagination. so i happen to be a c.s. lewis junkie.
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So i happen to be a c.s. lewis junkie. tammy: yes, i know this.
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A c.s. lewis junkie. tammy: yes, i know this. jennifer: i love his work.
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Tammy: yes, i know this. jennifer: i love his work. and so a while back,
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Jennifer: i love his work. and so a while back, i was reading --
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And so a while back, i was reading -- well, listening.
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I was reading -- well, listening. i listen to audiobooks
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Well, listening. i listen to audiobooks because i'm blind.
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I listen to audiobooks because i'm blind. i was listening to his book,
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Because i'm blind. i was listening to his book, surprised by joy ,
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I was listening to his book, surprised by joy , and at the very beginning,
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Surprised by joy , and at the very beginning, in the first chapter,
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And at the very beginning, in the first chapter, he said that he was a votary
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In the first chapter, he said that he was a votary of the blue flower.
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He said that he was a votary of the blue flower. a votary is a devotee,
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Of the blue flower. a votary is a devotee, somebody who is devoted to.
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A votary is a devotee, somebody who is devoted to. so he said he was basically
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Somebody who is devoted to. so he said he was basically devoted to the blue flower.
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So he said he was basically devoted to the blue flower. i was like, well,
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Devoted to the blue flower. i was like, well, i'm devoted to c.s. lewis
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I was like, well, i'm devoted to c.s. lewis so i need to know
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I'm devoted to c.s. lewis so i need to know what in the world
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So i need to know what in the world we are both devoted to.
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What in the world we are both devoted to. the blue flower, originally
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We are both devoted to. the blue flower, originally in german romantic literature,
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The blue flower, originally in german romantic literature, was used to represent longing
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In german romantic literature, was used to represent longing and transcendence
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Was used to represent longing and transcendence and beauty
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And transcendence and beauty and like the ache
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And beauty and like the ache for the eternal.
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And like the ache for the eternal. so what c.s. lewis
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For the eternal. so what c.s. lewis was saying is,
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So what c.s. lewis was saying is, i just have this ache
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Was saying is, i just have this ache for the eternal.
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I just have this ache for the eternal. and i'm so devoted
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For the eternal. and i'm so devoted to this longing.
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And i'm so devoted to this longing. tammy, the beautiful thing
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To this longing. tammy, the beautiful thing about longing for heaven is
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Tammy, the beautiful thing about longing for heaven is it's this ache that we feel.
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About longing for heaven is it's this ache that we feel. it's almost satisfying
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It's this ache that we feel. it's almost satisfying when it's unfulfilled still,
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It's almost satisfying when it's unfulfilled still, you know,
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When it's unfulfilled still, you know, as we're walking by faith
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You know, as we're walking by faith because we know
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As we're walking by faith because we know there will come a day
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Because we know there will come a day when faith becomes sight.
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There will come a day when faith becomes sight. so, literally,
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When faith becomes sight. so, literally, the blue flower to me
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So, literally, the blue flower to me represents this longing
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The blue flower to me represents this longing for heaven
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Represents this longing for heaven and the beauty of heaven.
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For heaven and the beauty of heaven. tammy: oh, i love that, jen.
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And the beauty of heaven. tammy: oh, i love that, jen. and the longing is real.
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Tammy: oh, i love that, jen. and the longing is real. i feel it!
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And the longing is real. i feel it! i feel it, especially
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I feel it! i feel it, especially on the hard days.
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I feel it, especially on the hard days. oh, i just want
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On the hard days. oh, i just want to get out of here.
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Oh, i just want to get out of here. better life.
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To get out of here. better life. but how do we keep that?
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Better life. but how do we keep that? jennifer: well,
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But how do we keep that? jennifer: well, i think what's helped me
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Jennifer: well, i think what's helped me is to be able to -- here's
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I think what's helped me is to be able to -- here's what i'm going to call it,
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Is to be able to -- here's what i'm going to call it, since we're talking
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What i'm going to call it, since we're talking about flowers,
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Since we're talking about flowers, "smell the fragrance
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About flowers, "smell the fragrance of heaven."
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"smell the fragrance of heaven." so here's what i mean.
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Of heaven." so here's what i mean. when i was 15 years old,
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So here's what i mean. when i was 15 years old, i lost most of my eyesight
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When i was 15 years old, i lost most of my eyesight to a blinding disease
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I lost most of my eyesight to a blinding disease called retinitis pigmentosa.
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To a blinding disease called retinitis pigmentosa. so, within a couple of years,
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Called retinitis pigmentosa. so, within a couple of years, i literally could not see
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So, within a couple of years, i literally could not see well enough to navigate.
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I literally could not see well enough to navigate. so i learned to walk with
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Well enough to navigate. so i learned to walk with a white cane when i was 17.
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So i learned to walk with a white cane when i was 17. well, i remember
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A white cane when i was 17. well, i remember my very first lesson
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Well, i remember my very first lesson of learning to walk
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My very first lesson of learning to walk in the dark.
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Of learning to walk in the dark. my mobility instructor's name
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In the dark. my mobility instructor's name was mike and he gave me
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My mobility instructor's name was mike and he gave me this white cane,
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Was mike and he gave me this white cane, and he taught me
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This white cane, and he taught me how to hold it
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And he taught me how to hold it and how to move it,
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How to hold it and how to move it, and where to tap
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And how to move it, and where to tap and how to navigate
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And where to tap and how to navigate the rough places.
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And how to navigate the rough places. we literally walked
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The rough places. we literally walked all around my neighborhood
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We literally walked all around my neighborhood in miami, florida.
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All around my neighborhood in miami, florida. he taught me how to turn,
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In miami, florida. he taught me how to turn, and it was very stressful.
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He taught me how to turn, and it was very stressful. so we get near my home
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And it was very stressful. so we get near my home and we're about
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So we get near my home and we're about to turn the corner,
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And we're about to turn the corner, and i am sweating
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To turn the corner, and i am sweating from the miami heat
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And i am sweating from the miami heat but also because
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From the miami heat but also because i was so stressed out.
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But also because i was so stressed out. he pauses and he asks me,
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I was so stressed out. he pauses and he asks me, "can you smell the flowers?"
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He pauses and he asks me, "can you smell the flowers?" i paused and i breathed in
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"can you smell the flowers?" i paused and i breathed in my surroundings and i could!
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I paused and i breathed in my surroundings and i could! there was this blooming bush
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My surroundings and i could! there was this blooming bush of lush hibiscus
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There was this blooming bush of lush hibiscus right there at the corner
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Of lush hibiscus right there at the corner in my home in miami.
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Right there at the corner in my home in miami. and i did!
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In my home in miami. and i did! i smelled the flowers.
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And i did! i smelled the flowers. i said, "yes! i smell them."
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I smelled the flowers. i said, "yes! i smell them." he said, "well,
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I said, "yes! i smell them." he said, "well, when you smell the flowers,
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He said, "well, when you smell the flowers, you'll know
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When you smell the flowers, you'll know you're almost home."
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You'll know you're almost home." and it was true.
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You're almost home." and it was true. my father's house
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And it was true. my father's house was just around the corner.
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My father's house was just around the corner. so if we want to keep
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Was just around the corner. so if we want to keep the longing of heaven alive,
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So if we want to keep the longing of heaven alive, we've got to just pause,
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The longing of heaven alive, we've got to just pause, and breathe in
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We've got to just pause, and breathe in the fragrance of heaven
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And breathe in the fragrance of heaven because literally,
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The fragrance of heaven because literally, it is wafting down
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It is within all the voices
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It is within all the voices that we hear.
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That we hear. it is within the beauty
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It is within the beauty we behold.
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We behold. it's a reminder that
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It's a reminder that our father's house
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Our father's house is not far away.
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In a very practical sense,
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In a very practical sense, like that's beautiful, right?
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In a very practical sense, like that's beautiful, right? but how do you do that
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Like that's beautiful, right? but how do you do that when you've got dirty dishes
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But how do you do that when you've got dirty dishes and you've just lost your job
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When you've got dirty dishes and you've just lost your job and you're stuck somewhere?
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And you've just lost your job and you're stuck somewhere? you know what i'm saying.
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And i'll tell you.
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And i'll tell you. i'm going to jump in and say
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I'm going to jump in and say i know exactly what to do now
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I know exactly what to do now in that moment when
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In that moment when the dirty dishes are there
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The dirty dishes are there and i can't get
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I'm going to fall
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I'm going to fall on the ground
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I'm going to fall on the ground in my kitchen and cry,
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On the ground in my kitchen and cry, and then let it all out.
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In my kitchen and cry, and then let it all out. and then take a breath,
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And then let it all out. and then take a breath, and pause, and breathe in,
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And then take a breath, and pause, and breathe in, and exhale.
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And pause, and breathe in, and exhale. and say, i'm not that far.
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And exhale. and say, i'm not that far. my father's home
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And say, i'm not that far. my father's home is not that far.
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My father's home is not that far. so this too shall pass.
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Is not that far. so this too shall pass. you'll get through this.
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So this too shall pass. you'll get through this. you'll get through this.
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You'll get through this. you'll get through this. take another deep breath
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You'll get through this. take another deep breath and just be in the moment.
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Take another deep breath and just be in the moment. jennifer: well, you know,
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And just be in the moment. jennifer: well, you know, i talk about you,
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Jennifer: well, you know, i talk about you, in my bible study, tammy.
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I talk about you, in my bible study, tammy. i haven't even told you this
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In my bible study, tammy. i haven't even told you this because i think
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I haven't even told you this because i think part of the way
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Because i think part of the way that we tune in to eternity,
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Part of the way that we tune in to eternity, that we keep this longing
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That we tune in to eternity, that we keep this longing of heaven alive,
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That we keep this longing of heaven alive, breathe in the fragrance is --
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Of heaven alive, breathe in the fragrance is -- well, i'll give you three ways
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Breathe in the fragrance is -- well, i'll give you three ways and you'll see
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Well, i'll give you three ways and you'll see where you come into this.
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And you'll see where you come into this. one of the first ways
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Where you come into this. one of the first ways is by beauty --
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One of the first ways is by beauty -- beholding beauty.
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Is by beauty -- beholding beauty. like if my eyes could
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Beholding beauty. like if my eyes could still behold a blue flower.
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Like if my eyes could still behold a blue flower. oh, how i knew
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Still behold a blue flower. oh, how i knew it would awaken.
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Oh, how i knew it would awaken. because i remember being able
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It would awaken. because i remember being able to see a blue flower.
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Because i remember being able to see a blue flower. the delicate, fragile petals
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To see a blue flower. the delicate, fragile petals of a blue hydrangea.
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The delicate, fragile petals of a blue hydrangea. those beautiful
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Of a blue hydrangea. those beautiful bluish-green hues.
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Those beautiful bluish-green hues. so i even remember before
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Bluish-green hues. so i even remember before i lost my sight completely.
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So i even remember before i lost my sight completely. i remember i was in florida
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I lost my sight completely. i remember i was in florida and i was with
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I remember i was in florida and i was with my then-boyfriend at the time,
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And i was with my then-boyfriend at the time, who i married.
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My then-boyfriend at the time, who i married. we stopped at a stoplight,
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Who i married. we stopped at a stoplight, leaving his home,
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We stopped at a stoplight, leaving his home, and it was the most
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Leaving his home, and it was the most beautiful sunset.
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And it was the most beautiful sunset. i still had
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Beautiful sunset. i still had just enough perception
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I still had just enough perception that i could detect
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Just enough perception that i could detect those coral and salmon hues
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That i could detect those coral and salmon hues in the way that golden light
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Those coral and salmon hues in the way that golden light was shafting through.
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In the way that golden light was shafting through. i remember just studying it,
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Was shafting through. i remember just studying it, almost taking a picture
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I remember just studying it, almost taking a picture in my mind's eye.
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Almost taking a picture in my mind's eye. i still see that picture
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In my mind's eye. i still see that picture in my mind, even though
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I still see that picture in my mind, even though i can't see it with my eyes.
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In my mind, even though i can't see it with my eyes. the beauty --
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I can't see it with my eyes. the beauty -- the beauty reminds me
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The beauty -- the beauty reminds me that what i behold now
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The beauty reminds me that what i behold now is beautiful.
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That what i behold now is beautiful. i'm going to be held
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Is beautiful. i'm going to be held by that beauty for eternity.
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I'm going to be held by that beauty for eternity. but then there's another way.
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By that beauty for eternity. but then there's another way. our emotions,
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But then there's another way. our emotions, the longings, the loss,
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Our emotions, the longings, the loss, and this is where
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The longings, the loss, and this is where i think about you
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And this is where i think about you because you lost
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I think about you because you lost your husband, trent,
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Because you lost your husband, trent, when you were just
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Your husband, trent, when you were just so newly married,
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When you were just so newly married, the first decade, i think.
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So newly married, the first decade, i think. tammy: yep, yep!
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The first decade, i think. tammy: yep, yep! jennifer: i remember
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Tammy: yep, yep! jennifer: i remember one time when we were
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Jennifer: i remember one time when we were ministering together,
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One time when we were ministering together, you talked about how trent
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Ministering together, you talked about how trent is not just in your past,
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You talked about how trent is not just in your past, but trent is in your future.
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Is not just in your past, but trent is in your future. i've thought about that
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But trent is in your future. i've thought about that so many times because
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I've thought about that so many times because as we have experiences in life
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So many times because as we have experiences in life that bring us deep emotions
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As we have experiences in life that bring us deep emotions of sadness,
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That bring us deep emotions of sadness, they can at the same time
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Of sadness, they can at the same time awaken deep responses of joy.
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They can at the same time awaken deep responses of joy. because that loved one
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Awaken deep responses of joy. because that loved one who's in our past, in christ
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Because that loved one who's in our past, in christ that loved one is also
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Who's in our past, in christ that loved one is also in our future.
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That loved one is also in our future. tammy: hallelujah!
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In our future. tammy: hallelujah! jennifer: that's smelling
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Tammy: hallelujah! jennifer: that's smelling the fragrance of heaven.
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Jennifer: that's smelling the fragrance of heaven. okay. one more.
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The fragrance of heaven. okay. one more. the experiences
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Okay. one more. the experiences we have in life,
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The experiences we have in life, the adventure.
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We have in life, the adventure. i remember dancing
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The adventure. i remember dancing at my oldest son's wedding,
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I remember dancing at my oldest son's wedding, and i loved that sense
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At my oldest son's wedding, and i loved that sense of freedom and beauty.
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And i loved that sense of freedom and beauty. that experience awakened in me
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Of freedom and beauty. that experience awakened in me a longing for that day
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That experience awakened in me a longing for that day when i'm going to dance
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A longing for that day when i'm going to dance before the throne.
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When i'm going to dance before the throne. i remember one time
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Before the throne. i remember one time i got to climb
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I remember one time i got to climb the great wall of china.
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I got to climb the great wall of china. tammy: you did?
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The great wall of china. tammy: you did? what was that experience like?
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Tammy: you did? what was that experience like? jennifer: it was hard,
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What was that experience like? jennifer: it was hard, and it was exhilarating.
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Jennifer: it was hard, and it was exhilarating. of course,
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And it was exhilarating. of course, i was holding a cane
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Of course, i was holding a cane and i was holding a human,
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I was holding a cane and i was holding a human, and i was holding,
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And i was holding a human, and i was holding, holding, holding.
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And i was holding, holding, holding. but you know what?
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Holding, holding. but you know what? it awakened in me?
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But you know what? it awakened in me? this reminder that someday
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It awakened in me? this reminder that someday when my faith becomes sight,
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This reminder that someday when my faith becomes sight, that i'm going to be trekking
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When my faith becomes sight, that i'm going to be trekking the new earth, all the glory
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And restored creation,
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And restored creation, even as it was intended to be.
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Even as it was intended to be. so that's what i'm saying.
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So that's what i'm saying. those are all ways
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Those are all ways to breathe in
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So don't just speed
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So don't just speed through your day.
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So don't just speed through your day. pause. smell the flowers.
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Through your day. pause. smell the flowers. know you're almost home.
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Pause. smell the flowers. know you're almost home. tammy: oh, my goodness. okay.
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Know you're almost home. tammy: oh, my goodness. okay. so then how do we live
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Tammy: oh, my goodness. okay. so then how do we live within the dash?
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So then how do we live within the dash? jennifer: i'm going
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Within the dash? jennifer: i'm going to give you two ways.
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Jennifer: i'm going to give you two ways. one, you speak sojourn.
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To give you two ways. one, you speak sojourn. we were together
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One, you speak sojourn. we were together on the last time
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We were together on the last time we talked about heaven.
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On the last time we talked about heaven. i told you that phrase,
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We talked about heaven. i told you that phrase, "earth is short,
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I told you that phrase, "earth is short, heaven is long."
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"earth is short, heaven is long." for me,
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Heaven is long." for me, that's a sojourn statement
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For me, that's a sojourn statement because you're living
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That's a sojourn statement because you're living within the dashes.
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Because you're living within the dashes. if you think about when you
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Within the dashes. if you think about when you walk through a cemetery,
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If you think about when you walk through a cemetery, you see a birth date on
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Walk through a cemetery, you see a birth date on a tombstone, you see a dash
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You see a birth date on a tombstone, you see a dash and you see a death date.
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A tombstone, you see a dash and you see a death date. and all of our birth dates,
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And you see a death date. and all of our birth dates, all of our death dates
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And all of our birth dates, all of our death dates are different but what we all
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All of our death dates are different but what we all have in common is that dash.
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Are different but what we all have in common is that dash. that's how we live
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Have in common is that dash. that's how we live in the middle
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That's how we live in the middle in this meaningful meantime.
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In the middle in this meaningful meantime. so, in my heaven bible study,
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In this meaningful meantime. so, in my heaven bible study, i literally have what i call
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So, in my heaven bible study, i literally have what i call "dash living days."
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I literally have what i call "dash living days." and we think about the fact
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"dash living days." and we think about the fact that not just jesus died
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And we think about the fact that not just jesus died to bring us to heaven,
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That not just jesus died to bring us to heaven, but to bring heaven to us now,
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To bring us to heaven, but to bring heaven to us now, in the dashes.
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But to bring heaven to us now, in the dashes. so i help us create
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In the dashes. so i help us create what i call our dash values.
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So i help us create what i call our dash values. what matters to me?
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What i call our dash values. what matters to me? like i'm going to write down
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What matters to me? like i'm going to write down what i value in life,
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Like i'm going to write down what i value in life, what matters because it
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What i value in life, what matters because it helps us live intentionally.
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What matters because it helps us live intentionally. i have a place
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Helps us live intentionally. i have a place in the bible study
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I have a place in the bible study where i encourage us to,
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In the bible study where i encourage us to, in the dashes,
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Where i encourage us to, in the dashes, leave our blessings.
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In the dashes, leave our blessings. you've done this bible study
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Leave our blessings. you've done this bible study and your niece opens it up
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You've done this bible study and your niece opens it up and she goes, "look what
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And your niece opens it up and she goes, "look what aunt tammy said to me.
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And she goes, "look what aunt tammy said to me. she left a blessing here
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Aunt tammy said to me. she left a blessing here for me."
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She left a blessing here for me." even leaving those blessings
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For me." even leaving those blessings helps you to live blessings
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Even leaving those blessings helps you to live blessings and to live generously.
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Helps you to live blessings and to live generously. another thing we do
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And to live generously. another thing we do in the heaven bible studies,
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Another thing we do in the heaven bible studies, we record what i call
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In the heaven bible studies, we record what i call "our dash memories,"
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We record what i call "our dash memories," things that are special
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"our dash memories," things that are special to you.
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Things that are special to you. what it does is it leaves it
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To you. what it does is it leaves it as a legacy for those you love
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What it does is it leaves it as a legacy for those you love when you leave,
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As a legacy for those you love when you leave, but it also helps you
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When you leave, but it also helps you to live gratefully now,
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But it also helps you to live gratefully now, to be mindful,
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To live gratefully now, to be mindful, to live everyday
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To be mindful, to live everyday as fully intentional
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To live everyday as fully intentional and grateful.
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As fully intentional and grateful. tammy: yes.
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And grateful. tammy: yes. can i ask you
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Tammy: yes. can i ask you a personal question?
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For heaven, personally?
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For heaven, personally? you know, as you were diving
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You know, as you were diving into this study
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Into this study and i wonder if holy spirit
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And i wonder if holy spirit spoke to you at all,
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Anything with you
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Anything with you where you're just like,
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Anything with you where you're just like, this is really -- yes,
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Where you're just like, this is really -- yes, you hope to spend time,
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This is really -- yes, you hope to spend time, and you will, with your dad.
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You hope to spend time, and you will, with your dad. in blindness, i want to see,
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And you will, with your dad. in blindness, i want to see, is there anything beyond that
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In blindness, i want to see, is there anything beyond that where you're just like,
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Is there anything beyond that where you're just like, i've never really talked
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Where you're just like, i've never really talked about this
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I've never really talked about this but this is a big hope
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About this but this is a big hope that i have.
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But this is a big hope that i have. jennifer: yeah.
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That i have. jennifer: yeah. it might sound strange
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Jennifer: yeah. it might sound strange unless somebody
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It might sound strange unless somebody has lived within my skin
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Unless somebody has lived within my skin for the last many decades.
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Has lived within my skin for the last many decades. one of the things that
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For the last many decades. one of the things that i am aware of with blindness
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One of the things that i am aware of with blindness is how many people
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I am aware of with blindness is how many people have to serve me,
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Is how many people have to serve me, and i'm so grateful for it.
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Have to serve me, and i'm so grateful for it. but, i literally
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And i'm so grateful for it. but, i literally have to hold someone's arm
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But, i literally have to hold someone's arm to walk somewhere.
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Have to hold someone's arm to walk somewhere. i have to be told
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To walk somewhere. i have to be told where the food is on my plate.
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I have to be told where the food is on my plate. often, it's cut for me.
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Where the food is on my plate. often, it's cut for me. someone is always serving me.
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Often, it's cut for me. someone is always serving me. if i need more beverage
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Someone is always serving me. if i need more beverage in a restaurant, you know,
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If i need more beverage in a restaurant, you know, someone has to bring it
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In a restaurant, you know, someone has to bring it and serve me, serve me,
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Someone has to bring it and serve me, serve me, serve me my whole life.
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And serve me, serve me, serve me my whole life. serve me.
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Serve me my whole life. serve me. i'm super thankful for that
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Serve me. i'm super thankful for that but i also think of jesus
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I'm super thankful for that but i also think of jesus who said, "i came to serve
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But i also think of jesus who said, "i came to serve and not to be served."
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Who said, "i came to serve and not to be served." i know it sounds strange,
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And not to be served." i know it sounds strange, i really do, and i don't
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I know it sounds strange, i really do, and i don't want it to sound weirdly
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I really do, and i don't want it to sound weirdly like false humility
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Want it to sound weirdly like false humility because it's not.
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Like false humility because it's not. to me it's liberty.
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Because it's not. to me it's liberty. when i'm on the new earth
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To me it's liberty. when i'm on the new earth and i'm stepping fully
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When i'm on the new earth and i'm stepping fully into my glorious, unending,
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And i'm stepping fully into my glorious, unending, in my resurrected body
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Into my glorious, unending, in my resurrected body that will know no corruption,
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In my resurrected body that will know no corruption, i'm going to be able to serve.
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That will know no corruption, i'm going to be able to serve. i'm going to be able to,
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I'm going to be able to serve. i'm going to be able to, if we have houses
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I'm going to be able to, if we have houses and they get dirty,
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If we have houses and they get dirty, i will be able
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And they get dirty, i will be able to clean that house.
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I will be able to clean that house. if you've got a porkchop
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To clean that house. if you've got a porkchop on your plate,
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If you've got a porkchop on your plate, i'm going to be like,
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On your plate, i'm going to be like, no, tammy!
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I'm going to be like, no, tammy! do not touch it.
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No, tammy! do not touch it. i am going to cut that meat
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Do not touch it. i am going to cut that meat for you.
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I am going to cut that meat for you. tammy: i love it.
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About it that unless --
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About it that unless -- and i know
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And i know there's someone watching
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There's someone watching who knows because
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Who knows because they've been in a wheelchair
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They've been in a wheelchair their whole life
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Their whole life and they know
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It is liberty
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It is liberty to be able to serve others.
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It is liberty to be able to serve others. in some ways, that's one
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To be able to serve others. in some ways, that's one of the joys of heaven for me.
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In some ways, that's one of the joys of heaven for me. tammy: oh, my gosh,
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Of the joys of heaven for me. tammy: oh, my gosh, i could totally,
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Tammy: oh, my gosh, i could totally, i could feel --
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I could totally, i could feel -- i could feel you.
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I could feel -- i could feel you. i could see the tears
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I could feel you. i could see the tears in your eyes.
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I could see the tears in your eyes. and i think you're right.
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In your eyes. and i think you're right. you hit it.
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And i think you're right. you hit it. there are a lot of people
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You hit it. there are a lot of people that watch life today
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There are a lot of people that watch life today that can't move
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That watch life today that can't move out of their home,
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That can't move out of their home, that are bedridden.
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Out of their home, that are bedridden. we've even had guests
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That are bedridden. we've even had guests on our shows that have said
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We've even had guests on our shows that have said it was so hard for me
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On our shows that have said it was so hard for me to get here today
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It was so hard for me to get here today because i can hardly move.
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To get here today because i can hardly move. but i watch your show
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Because i can hardly move. but i watch your show every day
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But i watch your show every day because i want hope.
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Every day because i want hope. i want to know the truth
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Because i want hope. i want to know the truth of god's word.
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I want to know the truth of god's word. i want to hear
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Of god's word. i want to hear from somebody else
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I want to hear from somebody else that's gone before me
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From somebody else that's gone before me that feels what i feel,
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That's gone before me that feels what i feel, that can encourage me.
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That feels what i feel, that can encourage me. so how could we really lean in
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That can encourage me. so how could we really lean in together?
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So how could we really lean in together? jennifer: well,
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Together? jennifer: well, what i would say is that
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Jennifer: well, what i would say is that heaven is not just a someday
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What i would say is that heaven is not just a someday when your last tear
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Heaven is not just a someday when your last tear is wiped away
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When your last tear is wiped away kind of experience.
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Is wiped away kind of experience. heaven can be today.
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Kind of experience. heaven can be today. we still live within
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Heaven can be today. we still live within the confines of earth,
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We still live within the confines of earth, within the world weariness
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The confines of earth, within the world weariness that comes
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Within the world weariness that comes from walking by faith.
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But because heaven is real,
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But because heaven is real, it can make
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And if you're struggling,
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Remember earth is short
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Remember earth is short and heaven is long.
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Remember earth is short and heaven is long. but not only is heaven
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And heaven is long. but not only is heaven going to last longer
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But not only is heaven going to last longer than your pain,
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Going to last longer than your pain, but heaven is an equal
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Than your pain, but heaven is an equal opportunity invitation.
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But heaven is an equal opportunity invitation. so this is what i would say.
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Opportunity invitation. so this is what i would say. you don't have to remain
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So this is what i would say. you don't have to remain in your hopelessness
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You don't have to remain in your hopelessness or uncertainty.
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In your hopelessness or uncertainty. you can trust jesus 100%
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Or uncertainty. you can trust jesus 100% with all your questions,
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You can trust jesus 100% with all your questions, with all your pain.
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With all your questions, with all your pain. you can trust him
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With all your pain. you can trust him because he loved you to death.
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You can trust him because he loved you to death. in other words,
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Because he loved you to death. in other words, he died on the cross for you
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In other words, he died on the cross for you so that you would not remain
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He died on the cross for you so that you would not remain in your hopelessness.
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So that you would not remain in your hopelessness. and to literally transfer from
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In your hopelessness. and to literally transfer from that hopelessness of death
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And to literally transfer from that hopelessness of death to the beauty
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That hopelessness of death to the beauty and certainty of life
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To the beauty and certainty of life is to simply say,
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And certainty of life is to simply say, jesus, come into my life.
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Is to simply say, jesus, come into my life. forgive me for my sin.
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Jesus, come into my life. forgive me for my sin. i trust you as my savior.
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Forgive me for my sin. i trust you as my savior. you be in charge of my life
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I trust you as my savior. you be in charge of my life from this day forward and
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You be in charge of my life from this day forward and bring me to heaven someday
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From this day forward and bring me to heaven someday when this life is over.
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Bring me to heaven someday when this life is over. tammy: oh, my gosh,
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When this life is over. tammy: oh, my gosh, that's so good.
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Tammy: oh, my gosh, that's so good. i think also at the same time,
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God has for us still here
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God has for us still here if you have a pulse.
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If you have a pulse. don't you agree?
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Don't you agree? like you have to keep living
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This side of heaven.
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This side of heaven. jennifer: well,
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This side of heaven. jennifer: well, all of the new testament
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Jennifer: well, all of the new testament that's written to believers,
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All of the new testament that's written to believers, a lot of the believers
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That's written to believers, a lot of the believers thought this is it.
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A lot of the believers thought this is it. like any day now
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Thought this is it. like any day now this thing is over.
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Like any day now this thing is over. so when peter is writing
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This thing is over. so when peter is writing to these people
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So when peter is writing to these people who are in the thick
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To these people who are in the thick of persecution,
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Who are in the thick of persecution, everything is so hard,
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Of persecution, everything is so hard, he's basically saying,
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Everything is so hard, he's basically saying, love each other well.
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He's basically saying, love each other well. keep expecting
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Love each other well. keep expecting the return of christ.
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Keep expecting the return of christ. in other words,
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The return of christ. in other words, if you've got a pulse,
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In other words, if you've got a pulse, until it's over, you live
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If you've got a pulse, until it's over, you live like it may not ever end.
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Until it's over, you live like it may not ever end. you live 100%
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Like it may not ever end. you live 100% loving like jesus loved
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You live 100% loving like jesus loved because everything you do now
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Loving like jesus loved because everything you do now is an investment you make
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Because everything you do now is an investment you make in that day.
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Is an investment you make in that day. and yet, there will be rewards
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In that day. and yet, there will be rewards for your perseverance here.
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And yet, there will be rewards for your perseverance here. that's what james 112 says;
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For your perseverance here. that's what james 112 says; "blessed is the one
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That's what james 112 says; "blessed is the one who perseveres,
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"blessed is the one who perseveres, for they will be given
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Who perseveres, for they will be given a crown of life."
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For they will be given a crown of life." but you know
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A crown of life." but you know what the real crown is?
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But you know what the real crown is? i mean,
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What the real crown is? i mean, i hope i get that crown.
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I mean, i hope i get that crown. tammy: i want that crown.
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I hope i get that crown. tammy: i want that crown. jennifer: but do you know
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Tammy: i want that crown. jennifer: but do you know what i want it for?
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Jennifer: but do you know what i want it for? so i can lay it
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What i want it for? so i can lay it at the feet of jesus
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So i can lay it at the feet of jesus and say, "thank you, lord!"
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At the feet of jesus and say, "thank you, lord!" so while we've got a pulse,
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We love. we listen.
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We love. we listen. we serve. we give.
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We serve. we give. because the point is not jesus
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Because the point is not jesus just bringing us to heaven.
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Just bringing us to heaven. the point is jesus
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To this earth now.
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To this earth now. so, as a redeemed child
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To this earth now. so, as a redeemed child of god, everywhere we walk
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So, as a redeemed child of god, everywhere we walk should stamp out
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Of god, everywhere we walk should stamp out a little bit of ignorance.
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Should stamp out a little bit of ignorance. every word we speak
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A little bit of ignorance. every word we speak should shed a lot more light
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Every word we speak should shed a lot more light of who christ is
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Should shed a lot more light of who christ is and make this world
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Of who christ is and make this world a better place.
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And make this world a better place. so yeah, if you got a pulse,
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A better place. so yeah, if you got a pulse, you got a purpose.
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So yeah, if you got a pulse, you got a purpose. and someday, you've got
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You got a purpose. and someday, you've got a place called heaven.
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And someday, you've got a place called heaven. tammy: that's right.
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A place called heaven. tammy: that's right. live like you were made
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Tammy: that's right. live like you were made for eternity.
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Live like you were made for eternity. oh, it sets me on fire.
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For eternity. oh, it sets me on fire. inside i get excited.
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Oh, it sets me on fire. inside i get excited. jen, i love this bible study.
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Inside i get excited. jen, i love this bible study. it will bless so many people
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Jen, i love this bible study. it will bless so many people that have so many questions
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It will bless so many people that have so many questions about heaven.
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That have so many questions about heaven. but also,
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About heaven. but also, i love the video series.
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But also, i love the video series. you've got seven videos
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I love the video series. you've got seven videos in this bible study,
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You've got seven videos in this bible study, and they are so good.
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In this bible study, and they are so good. i don't know how
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And they are so good. i don't know how you remember everything
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I don't know how you remember everything because you can't read it.
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You remember everything because you can't read it. you can't read it on a script,
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Because you can't read it. you can't read it on a script, but it's just downloaded
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You can't read it on a script, but it's just downloaded and it's good.
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But it's just downloaded and it's good. the lord gives you everything
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And it's good. the lord gives you everything that you need
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The lord gives you everything that you need and it's beautiful to watch.
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That you need and it's beautiful to watch. and you know what?
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And it's beautiful to watch. and you know what? there are some people
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And you know what? there are some people right now
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That are in great need.
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That are in great need. millions of people
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That are in great need. millions of people in remote areas
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Millions of people in remote areas have no access to clean water.
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In remote areas have no access to clean water. they're forced
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Have no access to clean water. they're forced to collect water
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They're forced to collect water from unsafe sources
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To collect water from unsafe sources every single day.
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From unsafe sources every single day. and while it may look safe,
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Every single day. and while it may look safe, it's just not.
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And while it may look safe, it's just not. it's filled with contamination
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It's just not. it's filled with contamination and deadly waterborne illness.
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It's filled with contamination and deadly waterborne illness. i can't even imagine
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And deadly waterborne illness. i can't even imagine losing a child
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I can't even imagine losing a child because of the water
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Losing a child because of the water they drink.
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Because of the water they drink. but for these families,
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They drink. but for these families, that's their story.
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But for these families, that's their story. and we hear story after story
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That's their story. and we hear story after story of heartbreaking loss,
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And we hear story after story of heartbreaking loss, i can't imagine the pain that
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Of heartbreaking loss, i can't imagine the pain that that must bring
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I can't imagine the pain that that must bring to these mothers.
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That must bring to these mothers. but here's the good news!
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To these mothers. but here's the good news! we can do something about it.
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But here's the good news! we can do something about it. we can go into these villages,
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We can do something about it. we can go into these villages, and drill them a well,
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We can go into these villages, and drill them a well, a water well
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And drill them a well, a water well that will last for a lifetime,
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A water well that will last for a lifetime, about 70 years on average.
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That will last for a lifetime, about 70 years on average. that one act of love
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About 70 years on average. that one act of love and kindness
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That one act of love and kindness can change everything.
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So today, we can be his hands,
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We can be his feet,
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We can be his heart
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As we step in
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To help provide that water.
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Here's how that breaks down.
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Each well on average
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Costs $4,800 to drill,
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And that well will provide
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Fresh, clean water
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For up to a thousand people
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For a lifetime.
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That means your gift of $48
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Will provide water
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For ten people,
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144 will provide water for 30,
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And for $4,800,
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That will provide
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Life-saving water
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For an entire village.
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It will completely
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Transform their lives.
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Lives will be changed,
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Villages will thrive again.
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They will all be given
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A better chance at life
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Just because of clean water.
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This is our last week of
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Our water for life emphasis.
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So would you go online,
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And give us a call today?
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Give whatever gift
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You can give
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To give to this mission,
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Water for life .
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And when you do, we'd love
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To send you jennifer's
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Bible study on heaven.
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You're going to love it!
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I promise you that.
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Just let us know you'd like it
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And we'll send it to you
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Right away.
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God bless you!
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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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With a gift of $100 or more,
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You may request the "armor of god" tumbler set.
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These two 20-ounce stainless steel tumblers
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Each inscribed with ephesians 6:11
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Are a practical and meaningful way
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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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"lion of judah."
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This is the last week!
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Please call, write, or make your gift online!
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Tammy: i hope
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Tammy: i hope you're going online
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Tammy: i hope you're going online and giving the best gift
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You're going online and giving the best gift that you possibly
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And giving the best gift that you possibly could give today.
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That you possibly could give today. you must know
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Could give today. you must know it truly will make
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You must know it truly will make an enormous impact.
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It truly will make an enormous impact. and for whatever gift that
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An enormous impact. and for whatever gift that you're able to give today,
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And for whatever gift that you're able to give today, i want to send you
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You're able to give today, i want to send you jennifer's new bible study
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I want to send you jennifer's new bible study on heaven:
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Jennifer's new bible study on heaven: when faith becomes sight .
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On heaven: when faith becomes sight . i know you will love it.
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When faith becomes sight . i know you will love it. it is so, so, so good.
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I know you will love it. it is so, so, so good. remember,
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It is so, so, so good. remember, this is the last week
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Remember, this is the last week we're doing water for life .
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This is the last week we're doing water for life . so, if you can call today,
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We're doing water for life . so, if you can call today, it will make a big difference
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So, if you can call today, it will make a big difference today right now.
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It will make a big difference today right now. i also want to say
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Today right now. i also want to say one more thing.
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I also want to say one more thing. we've talked a lot
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One more thing. we've talked a lot about heaven.
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We've talked a lot about heaven. we've talked a lot about
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About heaven. we've talked a lot about the invitation to heaven.
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We've talked a lot about the invitation to heaven. we've talked a lot
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The invitation to heaven. we've talked a lot about maybe even suffering.
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We've talked a lot about maybe even suffering. so, i don't know
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About maybe even suffering. so, i don't know where you're at right now.
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So, i don't know where you're at right now. if you've watched
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Where you're at right now. if you've watched this whole program,
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If you've watched this whole program, you've stuck around with us,
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This whole program, you've stuck around with us, our hope was to encourage you,
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You've stuck around with us, our hope was to encourage you, to bring you hope
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Our hope was to encourage you, to bring you hope and to bring you life.
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To bring you hope and to bring you life. but you might be sitting there
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And to bring you life. but you might be sitting there or laying there,
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But you might be sitting there or laying there, or just being in a place
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Or laying there, or just being in a place where you feel lost,
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Or just being in a place where you feel lost, you feel without.
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Where you feel lost, you feel without. you feel like heaven
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You feel without. you feel like heaven seems too far away.
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You feel like heaven seems too far away. maybe you don't even feel
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Seems too far away. maybe you don't even feel like it's something
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Maybe you don't even feel like it's something that you deserve.
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Like it's something that you deserve. but let me tell you, you do
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That you deserve. but let me tell you, you do and heaven waits for you.
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But let me tell you, you do and heaven waits for you. and heaven has been made
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And heaven waits for you. and heaven has been made for you.
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And heaven has been made for you. if you want one of us
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For you. if you want one of us to pray with you right now,
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If you want one of us to pray with you right now, please,
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To pray with you right now, please, please call that number
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Please, please call that number that you see on your screen.
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Please call that number that you see on your screen. we would be honored to pray
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That you see on your screen. we would be honored to pray over you for your life
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We would be honored to pray over you for your life and to stand in the gap
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Over you for your life and to stand in the gap for you right now,
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And to stand in the gap for you right now, even if you don't know
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For you right now, even if you don't know what it is,
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Even if you don't know what it is, but you just feel something.
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What it is, but you just feel something. i'm telling you,
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But you just feel something. i'm telling you, please pick up and call.
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I'm telling you, please pick up and call. we want to pray with you
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Please pick up and call. we want to pray with you and help you walk through
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We want to pray with you and help you walk through whatever it is
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And help you walk through whatever it is you might be sitting in
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Whatever it is you might be sitting in right at this moment
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You might be sitting in right at this moment in your life.
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Right at this moment in your life. god is real.
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In your life. god is real. when we pray and come to him
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God is real. when we pray and come to him and we lay it before him,
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When we pray and come to him and we lay it before him, he wants to move mountains
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And we lay it before him, he wants to move mountains in your life.
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He wants to move mountains in your life. jennifer,
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In your life. jennifer, i love you so much truly.
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Jennifer, i love you so much truly. you have been
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I love you so much truly. you have been an incredible gift to me
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You have been an incredible gift to me the way you share hope
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An incredible gift to me the way you share hope with me.
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The way you share hope with me. the things you see
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With me. the things you see through your eyes
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The things you see through your eyes is absolutely incredible.
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Through your eyes is absolutely incredible. where can people find you?
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Is absolutely incredible. where can people find you? jennifer: they can find me
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Anywhere online,
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Anywhere online, jenniferrothschild.com.
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Anywhere online, jenniferrothschild.com. if you want to go to
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Jenniferrothschild.com. if you want to go to jenniferrothschild.com/heaven,
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If you want to go to jenniferrothschild.com/heaven, then you can get a lot
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Jenniferrothschild.com/heaven, then you can get a lot of extra free resources
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Then you can get a lot of extra free resources with the heaven bible study.
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Of extra free resources with the heaven bible study. tammy: oh, it's so good.
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With the heaven bible study. tammy: oh, it's so good. thanks for being here.
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Please come back again.
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Please come back again. thank you for watching
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Please come back again. thank you for watching and we'll see you next time
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Thank you for watching and we'll see you next time right here on life today.
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♪
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♪ i speak the name of jesus over you ♪
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♪ in your hurting, in your sorrow ♪
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♪ i will ask my god to move ♪
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♪ i speak the name 'cause it's all that i can do ♪
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♪ in desperation, i'll seek heaven ♪
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♪ and pray this for you ♪
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♪ i'll pray for your healing ♪
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♪ that circumstances will change ♪
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♪ i pray that the fear inside will flee ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ i pray that a breakthrough ♪
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♪ would happen today ♪
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♪ i pray miracles over your life ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ i speak the name of all authority ♪
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♪ declaring blessings ♪
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♪ every promise he is faithful to keep ♪
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♪ i speak the name ♪
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♪ no grave could ever hold ♪
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♪ he is greater he is stronger ♪
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♪ he's the god of possible ♪
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♪ i pray for your healing ♪
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♪ that circumstances would change ♪
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♪ i pray that the fear inside would flee ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ i pray that a breakthrough ♪
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♪ would happen today ♪
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♪ i pray miracles over your life ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ oh! ♪
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♪ come believe it ♪
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♪ come receive it ♪
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♪ oh the power of his spirit ♪
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♪ is now forever yours ♪
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♪ come believe it ♪
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♪ come receive it ♪
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♪ in the mighty name of jesus ♪
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♪ all things are possible ♪
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♪ i pray for your healing ♪
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♪ that circumstances would change ♪
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♪ i pray that the fear inside will flee ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ i pray that a breakthrough ♪
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♪ would happen today ♪
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♪ i pray miracles over your life ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ i pray for revival ♪
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♪ for restoration of faith ♪
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♪ i pray that the dead would come to life ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪ in jesus' name ♪
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♪
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>> when i was really honest with myself,
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I felt like my situation was too broken;
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Mental illness was too big of a monster.
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Next week!
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Jennifer Rothschild - Heaven Is Close

August 21, 2025 | S25 E211 | 29:15

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