Randy & Mary Travis - Holding On To Prayer

July 31, 2025 | S25 E196 | 29:15

James and Betty share a classic performance of “When Mama Prayed” by Randy Travis and Mary Travis discusses the role of prayer in difficult times.

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Life Today with James Robison | Randy & Mary Travis - Holding On To Prayer | July 31, 2025

>> the way we see it now is,
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Maybe god didn't answer all of our prayers
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When we were in the hospital,
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Give him his full voice,
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Give him reading abilities,
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But sometimes unanswered prayers
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Give us a platform
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To reach out even farther.
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The way we look at it now is
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We have a new song to sing.
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Announcer: next! randy and mary travis
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Share the hope of life after a stroke.
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♪
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James: wow!
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James: wow! betty, i'm excited
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James: wow! betty, i'm excited about today.
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Who is our guest today?
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Who is our guest today? betty: randy travis
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Who is our guest today? betty: randy travis and his wife mary.
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Betty: randy travis and his wife mary. james: we've got a miracle
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And his wife mary. james: we've got a miracle that's happening.
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James: we've got a miracle that's happening. i don't know how many of you
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That's happening. i don't know how many of you might have seen randy
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I don't know how many of you might have seen randy last year.
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They gave him -- he's
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They gave him -- he's been given tons of awards.
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They gave him -- he's been given tons of awards. he's won a bunch of them!
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Been given tons of awards. he's won a bunch of them! but when you see
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He's won a bunch of them! but when you see a bunch of entertainers --
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But when you see a bunch of entertainers -- and by the way,
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A bunch of entertainers -- and by the way, i've got to say
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And by the way, i've got to say the country and western crowd
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I've got to say the country and western crowd seem to be
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The country and western crowd seem to be a little bit more stable
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Seem to be a little bit more stable than a lot of the musicians,
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A little bit more stable than a lot of the musicians, to be honest with you.
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Than a lot of the musicians, to be honest with you. [laughter]
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To be honest with you. [laughter] i can even understand
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[laughter] i can even understand something they say
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I can even understand something they say most of the time.
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Something they say most of the time. they have some pretty
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Most of the time. they have some pretty strange stories.
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They have some pretty strange stories. i heard one country song
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Strange stories. i heard one country song recently.
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I heard one country song recently. the guy said, "my best friend
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Recently. the guy said, "my best friend ran off with my wife
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The guy said, "my best friend ran off with my wife and i sure do miss him."
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Ran off with my wife and i sure do miss him." [laughter]
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And i sure do miss him." [laughter] so you never know
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[laughter] so you never know exactly what the country guys
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So you never know exactly what the country guys are going to sing.
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Exactly what the country guys are going to sing. but at least
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Are going to sing. but at least you can understand them.
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But at least you can understand them. but all those entertainers
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You can understand them. but all those entertainers were so happy to see randy
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But all those entertainers were so happy to see randy who had been through
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Were so happy to see randy who had been through this incredible after effect
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Who had been through this incredible after effect of a heart condition
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This incredible after effect of a heart condition and then a stroke.
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Of a heart condition and then a stroke. they were with us;
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And then a stroke. they were with us; they're back today.
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They were with us; they're back today. how about we welcome
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They're back today. how about we welcome mary and randy travis
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How about we welcome mary and randy travis back to life today ?
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Mary and randy travis back to life today ? [applause]
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Back to life today ? [applause] did you enjoy yesterday, mary?
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[applause] did you enjoy yesterday, mary? mary: oh yes! i did.
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James: did you enjoy it?
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James: did you enjoy it? randy: yeah!
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James: did you enjoy it? randy: yeah! james: and it's hard
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Randy: yeah! james: and it's hard to believe you did sing
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James: and it's hard to believe you did sing "amazing grace" for us.
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To believe you did sing "amazing grace" for us. do you wish
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"amazing grace" for us. do you wish you could kind of belt out
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All four verses real quick?
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All four verses real quick? randy: yeah.
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All four verses real quick? randy: yeah. james: do you think maybe
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Randy: yeah. james: do you think maybe you're going to get to?
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James: do you think maybe you're going to get to? randy: yeah.
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You're going to get to? randy: yeah. james: we're trusting
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Randy: yeah. james: we're trusting for that; aren't we?
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James: we're trusting for that; aren't we? randy: yep.
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For that; aren't we? randy: yep. james: and you want to be
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Randy: yep. james: and you want to be able to play the guitar;
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James: and you want to be able to play the guitar; you want to be
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Able to play the guitar; you want to be totally comfortable randy,
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You want to be totally comfortable randy, dressed up in jesus; right?
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Totally comfortable randy, dressed up in jesus; right? randy: yep.
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Dressed up in jesus; right? randy: yep. james: we want
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Randy: yep. james: we want to share something.
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James: we want to share something. you know, mary, his mom,
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To share something. you know, mary, his mom, i understand really prayed.
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You know, mary, his mom, i understand really prayed. mary: she was a sweet lady.
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I understand really prayed. mary: she was a sweet lady. she was the backbone
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Mary: she was a sweet lady. she was the backbone of the family.
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She was the backbone of the family. james: you've got to think
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Of the family. james: you've got to think a lot of the seeds
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James: you've got to think a lot of the seeds that she's sown is going
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A lot of the seeds that she's sown is going to keep bearing fruit.
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That she's sown is going to keep bearing fruit. the song, "when mama prayed"
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To keep bearing fruit. the song, "when mama prayed" you did that with us
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The song, "when mama prayed" you did that with us a long time ago.
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You did that with us a long time ago. you and me were kids
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A long time ago. you and me were kids back then.
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You and me were kids back then. [laughter]
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Back then. [laughter] would you like to hear
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[laughter] would you like to hear that song by randy?
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Would you like to hear that song by randy? let's listen to
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That song by randy? let's listen to "when mama prayed."
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Let's listen to "when mama prayed." listen to it.
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♪
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♪ daddy never went to church on sunday ♪
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♪ he said, "that's one thing i'll never do" ♪
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♪ mama never gave up she said, "some day ♪
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♪ he'll be sitting here beside me and you" ♪
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♪ i can still hear mama softly talking ♪
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♪ her tears falling on her folded hands ♪
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♪ so that easter sunday daddy walked in ♪
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♪ that's when i began to understand ♪
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♪ when mama prayed, good things happen ♪
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♪ when mama prayed, lives were changed ♪
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♪ not much more than five foot tall ♪
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♪ but mountains big and small crumbled all away ♪
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♪ when mama prayed ♪
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♪ seventeen and wild i hit the bottle ♪
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♪ doing anything i dang well pleased ♪
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♪ burning down life's highway at full throttle ♪
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♪ while mama burned the candle on her knees ♪
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♪ then one night i came home half sober ♪
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♪ i saw mama kneeling in the den ♪
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♪ as i listened, she and jesus talked it over ♪
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♪ and i knew my restless days were 'bout to end ♪
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♪ 'cause when mama prayed, good things happen ♪
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♪ when mama prayed, lives were changed ♪
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♪ not much more than five foot tall ♪
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♪ but mountains big and small crumbled all away ♪
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♪ when mama prayed ♪
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♪ it isn't like every one of them got answered ♪
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♪ but the times they weren't it seems to me were rare ♪
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♪ you almost felt sorry for the devil ♪
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♪ 'cause heaven knows he didn't have a prayer ♪
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♪ when mama prayed ♪
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♪ not much more than five foot tall ♪
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♪ but mountains big and small crumbled all away ♪
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♪ when mama prayed ♪
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♪ crumbled all away when mama prayed ♪
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[applause]
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[applause] james: i want to say thanks
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[applause] james: i want to say thanks to all the mothers
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James: i want to say thanks to all the mothers that did pray.
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To all the mothers that did pray. thank all your moms
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That did pray. thank all your moms and grandmothers.
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Thank all your moms and grandmothers. let's pray for our nation.
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And grandmothers. let's pray for our nation. mary and randy, i know
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Let's pray for our nation. mary and randy, i know that song means a lot to you
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Mary and randy, i know that song means a lot to you because you know mama prayed.
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That song means a lot to you because you know mama prayed. and mary,
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Because you know mama prayed. and mary, he wouldn't be sitting here,
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And mary, he wouldn't be sitting here, wouldn't be alive
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He wouldn't be sitting here, wouldn't be alive and you wouldn't be able
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Wouldn't be alive and you wouldn't be able to hold up
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And you wouldn't be able to hold up if people hadn't prayed.
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To hold up if people hadn't prayed. what do you think
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If people hadn't prayed. what do you think will happen if everybody
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What do you think will happen if everybody would really get serious
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About praying for our nation
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About praying for our nation and for the church
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About praying for our nation and for the church and for a spirit of love
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And for the church and for a spirit of love and unity to prevail
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In every house,
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In every house, from the white house
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In every house, from the white house to the poor houses
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From the white house to the poor houses and the church houses --
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To the poor houses and the church houses -- and we really pray --
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And the church houses -- and we really pray -- what do you think
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Mary: a total reformation.
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Mary: a total reformation. to me, it is sad that people
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And being so divisive when
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And being so divisive when it would be such a blessing
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And being so divisive when it would be such a blessing to just get down on our knees.
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It would be such a blessing to just get down on our knees. sometimes that's
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To just get down on our knees. sometimes that's what it takes
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Sometimes that's what it takes is getting down on our knees.
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What it takes is getting down on our knees. i feel like that's
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Is getting down on our knees. i feel like that's where our nation is now
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I feel like that's where our nation is now is that we've gotten,
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Where our nation is now is that we've gotten, well, you hear god will
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Is that we've gotten, well, you hear god will take you to your knees
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Well, you hear god will take you to your knees before you can see the light
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Take you to your knees before you can see the light and he'll lift us back up.
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Before you can see the light and he'll lift us back up. james: randy, do you believe
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And he'll lift us back up. james: randy, do you believe that mama's prayers made
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James: randy, do you believe that mama's prayers made a real positive impact on you?
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That mama's prayers made a real positive impact on you? randy: yes.
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A real positive impact on you? randy: yes. james: do you believe
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Randy: yes. james: do you believe that mama's prayers
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James: do you believe that mama's prayers and the prayers
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That mama's prayers and the prayers of a lot of people
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And the prayers of a lot of people are the reason
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Of a lot of people are the reason you are alive right now
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Are the reason you are alive right now with what you've been through?
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You are alive right now with what you've been through? and you think maybe
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With what you've been through? and you think maybe you're going to go farther
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And you think maybe you're going to go farther in this healing journey;
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You're going to go farther in this healing journey; right?
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In this healing journey; right? and we're going to pray
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Right? and we're going to pray for god to heal this nation.
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And we're going to pray for god to heal this nation. mary: we talk about
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For god to heal this nation. mary: we talk about randy's beautiful songs
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Mary: we talk about randy's beautiful songs in the catalog of music
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Randy's beautiful songs in the catalog of music that he has.
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In the catalog of music that he has. the way we see it now is
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That he has. the way we see it now is maybe god didn't answer
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The way we see it now is maybe god didn't answer all of our prayers
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Maybe god didn't answer all of our prayers when we were in the hospital,
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All of our prayers when we were in the hospital, give him full voice,
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When we were in the hospital, give him full voice, give him reading abilities,
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Give him full voice, give him reading abilities, give him -- but
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Give him reading abilities, give him -- but sometimes unanswered prayers
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Give him -- but sometimes unanswered prayers give us a platform
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Sometimes unanswered prayers give us a platform to reach out even farther.
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Give us a platform to reach out even farther. the way we look at it now is
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To reach out even farther. the way we look at it now is we have a new song to sing.
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The way we look at it now is we have a new song to sing. unfortunately,
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We have a new song to sing. unfortunately, he has to do it without me
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Unfortunately, he has to do it without me because i don't sing.
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He has to do it without me because i don't sing. so he is going to have
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Because i don't sing. so he is going to have to carry me on this one.
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So he is going to have to carry me on this one. i'm like you.
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To carry me on this one. i'm like you. you're going to have
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I'm like you. you're going to have to hear me in heaven.
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You're going to have to hear me in heaven. but he has a new song to sing
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To hear me in heaven. but he has a new song to sing and he has a different
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But he has a new song to sing and he has a different direction to go
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And he has a different direction to go that no one of his stature
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Direction to go that no one of his stature has ever gone.
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That no one of his stature has ever gone. so he can speak volumes
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Has ever gone. so he can speak volumes to so many that otherwise
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So he can speak volumes to so many that otherwise wouldn't be heard;
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To so many that otherwise wouldn't be heard; like we're talking about
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Of this cardiomyopathy.
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Of this cardiomyopathy. if i had had it,
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If i had had it, it wouldn't matter.
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It wouldn't matter. james: let me just tell you,
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James: let me just tell you, their website where
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Their website where they can inform people
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They can inform people and save a lot of lives.
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And save a lot of lives. so you go to that website
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So you go to that website and i pray you support them.
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And i pray you support them. excuse me, go ahead.
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Excuse me, go ahead. mary: it's just that
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Mary: it's just that god knows that he had a name
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God knows that he had a name that was known worldwide.
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That was known worldwide. this is where we get
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This is where we get the attention of people
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The attention of people that can help make changes.
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That can help make changes. it is like they say
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It is like they say when bad things happen
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When bad things happen to the right person
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James: you really experienced
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Don't know, the miracle
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Mike hayes is here and he
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Mike hayes is here and he is covenant church pastor.
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Mike hayes is here and he is covenant church pastor. i've admired him
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Is covenant church pastor. i've admired him and we've been friends
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Something happened when
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Something happened when something happened to randy,
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Something happened to randy, the same thing,
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The same thing, very significant.
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Very significant. tell us about it, pastor.
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Tell us about it, pastor. mike: it's great to be here
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Mike: it's great to be here with you tonight,
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With you tonight, james and betty, and great
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James and betty, and great to see randy and mary.
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And it is ironic
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And it is ironic that we're here
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And it is ironic that we're here on the same night.
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That we're here on the same night. back then
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On the same night. back then when this happened to randy,
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Back then when this happened to randy, james, ironically,
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When this happened to randy, james, ironically, our youth pastor, kevin
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James, ironically, our youth pastor, kevin and his wife natalie,
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Our youth pastor, kevin and his wife natalie, natalie had --
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And his wife natalie, natalie had -- hers started with a stroke.
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Natalie had -- hers started with a stroke. she was the picture of health,
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Hers started with a stroke. she was the picture of health, worked out,
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She was the picture of health, worked out, professional cheerleader
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Worked out, professional cheerleader in her past.
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Professional cheerleader in her past. beautiful girl.
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In her past. beautiful girl. she went to the same hospital,
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Beautiful girl. she went to the same hospital, same wing, same doctors,
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She went to the same hospital, same wing, same doctors, same issues
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Same wing, same doctors, same issues when randy was going through
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Same issues when randy was going through his ordeal as natalie.
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When randy was going through his ordeal as natalie. so a lot of us were up there
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His ordeal as natalie. so a lot of us were up there praying with her,
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So a lot of us were up there praying with her, being with her,
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Praying with her, being with her, standing with kevin.
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Being with her, standing with kevin. i just talked to kevin
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Standing with kevin. i just talked to kevin before we came on the air
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I just talked to kevin before we came on the air tonight and told him
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Before we came on the air tonight and told him what we were doing and why
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Tonight and told him what we were doing and why because natalie
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What we were doing and why because natalie didn't win her battle.
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Because natalie didn't win her battle. she is in heaven.
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Didn't win her battle. she is in heaven. and randy came out
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She is in heaven. and randy came out of the hospital.
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And randy came out of the hospital. the reason i think this
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Of the hospital. the reason i think this is fitting tonight, james,
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The reason i think this is fitting tonight, james, is because i'm going
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Is fitting tonight, james, is because i'm going to agree with you, that randy,
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Is because i'm going to agree with you, that randy, god has a destiny
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To agree with you, that randy, god has a destiny and a purpose for your life
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God has a destiny and a purpose for your life because listen,
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And a purpose for your life because listen, until god's finished with us,
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Because listen, until god's finished with us, nothing can take us out.
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Until god's finished with us, nothing can take us out. so natalie is good.
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Nothing can take us out. so natalie is good. she is in heaven.
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So natalie is good. she is in heaven. she finished her race
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She is in heaven. she finished her race but you didn't and god
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She finished her race but you didn't and god has a further purpose for you.
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But you didn't and god has a further purpose for you. i'm going to stand
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Has a further purpose for you. i'm going to stand right in there with you
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I'm going to stand right in there with you and you are going to play
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Right in there with you and you are going to play that guitar again
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And you are going to play that guitar again and you are going to sing
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That guitar again and you are going to sing just like you sang
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And you are going to sing just like you sang and you're going to be
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Just like you sang and you're going to be a testimony to the world
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And you're going to be a testimony to the world of what jesus can do.
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A testimony to the world of what jesus can do. [applause]
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Of what jesus can do. [applause] james: and we're going
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[applause] james: and we're going to be praying that not only
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James: and we're going to be praying that not only will the whole church
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To be praying that not only will the whole church sing the praises of god
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Will the whole church sing the praises of god but the nation will begin
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Sing the praises of god but the nation will begin to sing about his truth
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But the nation will begin to sing about his truth marching on and prevailing
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To sing about his truth marching on and prevailing because it does.
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Marching on and prevailing because it does. i've really prayed
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Because it does. i've really prayed that we could begin saying
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I've really prayed that we could begin saying openly, our leaders,
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That we could begin saying openly, our leaders, not just god bless america
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Openly, our leaders, not just god bless america but may america bless god
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Not just god bless america but may america bless god by sharing the blessings
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But may america bless god by sharing the blessings of god all over the world.
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By sharing the blessings of god all over the world. that's what god looks for
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Of god all over the world. that's what god looks for in his family.
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That's what god looks for in his family. are you excited
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In his family. are you excited about what you see, mary,
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When you've walked
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When you've walked this very heavy road
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When you've walked this very heavy road and there's still a load
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This very heavy road and there's still a load but it is lighter.
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And there's still a load but it is lighter. are you excited
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But it is lighter. are you excited about what you believe
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God is going to do?
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God is going to do? randy: yeah.
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God is going to do? randy: yeah. [laughter]
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Randy: yeah. [laughter] james: he's saying he is.
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[laughter] james: he's saying he is. mary: absolutely!
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James: he's saying he is. mary: absolutely! james: you are excited;
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Mary: absolutely! james: you are excited; right, mary?
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James: you are excited; right, mary? mary: when we look back
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Right, mary? mary: when we look back where we were to now,
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Mary: when we look back where we were to now, it is a huge improvement.
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Where we were to now, it is a huge improvement. i know from people
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It is a huge improvement. i know from people that haven't been with us
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I know from people that haven't been with us day in and day out,
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That haven't been with us day in and day out, they don't see that
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Day in and day out, they don't see that and they see him
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They don't see that and they see him before and the after but
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It's been rocky
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It's been rocky but it's been
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But it's been a beautiful walk.
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A beautiful walk. the landscape is different
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The landscape is different on this road that we've taken.
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On this road that we've taken. so god is good.
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So god is good. james: randy, is there
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James: randy, is there something in your heart
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Something in your heart that you would just like
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That you would just like everybody to hear
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Everybody to hear that you think
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That you think you might could say,
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You might could say, a sentence or a word
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To pray about
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To pray about or is something on your heart
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To pray about or is something on your heart that you could express?
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Or is something on your heart that you could express? randy: i don't know!
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That you could express? randy: i don't know! thank you. i love you.
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Randy: i don't know! thank you. i love you. james: you want to thank
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Thank you. i love you. james: you want to thank all of the people
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James: you want to thank all of the people that prayed for both of you.
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All of the people that prayed for both of you. randy: thank you!
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That prayed for both of you. randy: thank you! james: still holding on
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Randy: thank you! james: still holding on for more miracles.
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James: still holding on for more miracles. we want everybody watching us
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For more miracles. we want everybody watching us to become a miracle
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We want everybody watching us to become a miracle of god's grace; don't we?
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To become a miracle of god's grace; don't we? are you going to keep
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Of god's grace; don't we? are you going to keep praying for randy?
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Are you going to keep praying for randy? do you appreciate he and
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Praying for randy? do you appreciate he and mary being here to share?
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Do you appreciate he and mary being here to share? you helped us starting
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Mary being here to share? you helped us starting a long time ago, randy.
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You helped us starting a long time ago, randy. we tried to feed the hungry,
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A long time ago, randy. we tried to feed the hungry, we've saved children's lives,
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We tried to feed the hungry, we've saved children's lives, "we" meaning you.
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We've saved children's lives, "we" meaning you. we've drilled water wells.
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"we" meaning you. we've drilled water wells. but you gave your time
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We've drilled water wells. but you gave your time to go and help us.
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But you gave your time to go and help us. and you gave your time
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To go and help us. and you gave your time to come and sing to many
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And you gave your time to come and sing to many of our friends who say,
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To come and sing to many of our friends who say, "we care about the helpless."
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Of our friends who say, "we care about the helpless." you inspired them.
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"we care about the helpless." you inspired them. you're one
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You inspired them. you're one of the most popular guests
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You're one of the most popular guests that we've ever had.
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Of the most popular guests that we've ever had. so you join, and mary,
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That we've ever had. so you join, and mary, you all want the miracle
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So you join, and mary, you all want the miracle to happen with clean water.
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You all want the miracle to happen with clean water. i think
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To happen with clean water. i think of all the things we do,
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I think of all the things we do, as a matter of fact, betty,
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Of all the things we do, as a matter of fact, betty, the rest of our life
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We're going to be putting
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Emphasis on sharing water
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For life with everybody
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In the world.
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There is nearly
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A billion people
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Have no access to clean water
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And sharing the water of life
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With all the people
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In the world.
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We're going to do it together.
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We need a miracle
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Outpouring of support.
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For the cost of a nice meal
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With the family where
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We can give ten people water
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The rest of their life, $48;
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$144, sometimes
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You have a big gathering
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And you eat,
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We can give 30 people water
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The rest of their life.
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The wells cost $4800.
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I'm glad we've been able
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To give wells.
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Every time we're able
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To give a well; we asked god
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To let us do that.
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I think we've got many
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Viewers who want to do that --
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Who want to come in and help.
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Betty: i do too.
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I know you do.
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As we all watch
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Those mothers dip down
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In that water
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And bring up that cup,
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Every time they dip down
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They're bringing up death --
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Possible death
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To their children.
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Let's make a difference.
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Let's let them dip down
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Into fresh clean water
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And then put a smile
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On their face
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Because they know
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They're doing something
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That's going to help
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Their child, that's going
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To save their life possibly.
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So please, join with us and
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Let's drill the water wells
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And make some mamas
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Really happy
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And some children
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To be able to dance
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Around in the water
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As we've seen them do.
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It's a celebration of life!
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James: would you call and say
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I'm going to drill a well.
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My company is going
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To drill a well.
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A friend of mine
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Agreed to do it.
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My wife and i, together
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We're going to drill a well --
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Or we're going to give
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A portion of it
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And pray others join us.
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Most of the support
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Comes from people who give $48
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And that gives
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Ten people water,
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The miracle they need --
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$144 -- 30!
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There is a level
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At which you can help us.
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Please! lifetoday.org
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James: would you join me
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James: would you join me and betty in saying
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James: would you join me and betty in saying a big thanks to mary
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And betty in saying a big thanks to mary and randy travis?
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A big thanks to mary and randy travis? thank god for both of you!
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And randy travis? thank god for both of you! and thanks to all of you
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That pray.
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That pray. there's their website,
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That pray. there's their website, how they offset this terrible
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There's their website, how they offset this terrible destructive disease.
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Thank all of you.
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Thank all of you. thank you for watching.
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Thank all of you. thank you for watching. thanks for sharing water.
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Chonda: i found a bear,
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Chonda: i found a bear, brother james
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Brother james and you're supposed to be
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And you're supposed to be a tube on it and
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A tube on it and you fill it up with stuffing
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And put it in mine.
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And put it in mine. you have this bucket of hearts
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And put it in mine. you have this bucket of hearts and you can write a verse,
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You have this bucket of hearts and you can write a verse, or kiss one,
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And you can write a verse, or kiss one, or say a little chant.
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Or kiss one, or say a little chant. it's psycho!
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Or say a little chant. it's psycho! [laughter]
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It's psycho! [laughter] i put three in mine.
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[laughter] i put three in mine. one for each sister
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I put three in mine. one for each sister who has passed away,
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One for each sister who has passed away, and one for myself.
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Who has passed away, and one for myself. then you're supposed
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And one for myself. then you're supposed to sew it up.
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Then you're supposed to sew it up. of course, we're from
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To sew it up. of course, we're from the rehab.
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Of course, we're from the rehab. we're not allowed
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The rehab. we're not allowed to touch a needle.
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We're not allowed to touch a needle. [laughter]
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To touch a needle. [laughter] so then they sew it up.
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[laughter] so then they sew it up. then you take it over
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So then they sew it up. then you take it over to the store part
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Then you take it over to the store part and you pick out this outfit
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To the store part and you pick out this outfit for it and accessories
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And you pick out this outfit for it and accessories and all this.
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For it and accessories and all this. well, i found a little pink
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And all this. well, i found a little pink and white checkered skirt
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Well, i found a little pink and white checkered skirt with drawstrings,
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And white checkered skirt with drawstrings, like my momma used to make,
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With drawstrings, like my momma used to make, because elastic
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Like my momma used to make, because elastic was too worldly.
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Because elastic was too worldly. [laughter]
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Was too worldly. [laughter] i don't know how we kept
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[laughter] i don't know how we kept our drawers up.
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I don't know how we kept our drawers up. but anyway,
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Our drawers up. but anyway, a little drawstring skirt
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But anyway, a little drawstring skirt and i found little
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A little drawstring skirt and i found little sunday patent leather shoes.
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And i found little sunday patent leather shoes. betty, you remember the days.
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Sunday patent leather shoes. betty, you remember the days. and the little lacy socks.
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Betty, you remember the days. and the little lacy socks. you looked like you were
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And the little lacy socks. you looked like you were walking on a little
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You looked like you were walking on a little powder puff.
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Walking on a little powder puff. then you take it back
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Powder puff. then you take it back to the rehab place with you
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Then you take it back to the rehab place with you and you're supposed
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To the rehab place with you and you're supposed to talk to her
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And you're supposed to talk to her and get to know yourself.
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To talk to her and get to know yourself. [laughter]
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And get to know yourself. [laughter] and we're here to get well,
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[laughter] and we're here to get well, and they're asking us
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And we're here to get well, and they're asking us to talk to a stuffed animal!
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And they're asking us to talk to a stuffed animal! you're hoping
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To talk to a stuffed animal! you're hoping your stuffed animal
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You're hoping your stuffed animal starts talking back to you.
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Your stuffed animal starts talking back to you. [laughter]
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Starts talking back to you. [laughter] the sweet thing is,
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[laughter] the sweet thing is, i woke up in the middle
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The sweet thing is, i woke up in the middle of the night.
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I woke up in the middle of the night. now, my shrink said this was
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Of the night. now, my shrink said this was my breakthrough moment,
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Now, my shrink said this was my breakthrough moment, and he is a godly man.
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My breakthrough moment, and he is a godly man. i looked at that bear
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And he is a godly man. i looked at that bear and i got so mad.
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I looked at that bear and i got so mad. you see, what i was supposed
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And i got so mad. you see, what i was supposed to do is get to the place
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You see, what i was supposed to do is get to the place where pain and dysfunction
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To do is get to the place where pain and dysfunction and abuse,
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Where pain and dysfunction and abuse, where all the lies that come
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And abuse, where all the lies that come to you in your childhood,
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Where all the lies that come to you in your childhood, the things that script across
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To you in your childhood, the things that script across your soul that tells you
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The things that script across your soul that tells you how you supposed to
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Your soul that tells you how you supposed to or have to be.
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How you supposed to or have to be. i was looking for somebody
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Or have to be. i was looking for somebody to tell me that i was okay.
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I was looking for somebody to tell me that i was okay. they wanted me to find
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To tell me that i was okay. they wanted me to find that place before
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They wanted me to find that place before all of that happened.
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That place before all of that happened. they wanted me to find
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All of that happened. they wanted me to find the person i was before
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They wanted me to find the person i was before sin came along or abuse
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The person i was before sin came along or abuse or pain or death.
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Sin came along or abuse or pain or death. that's why they want you
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Or pain or death. that's why they want you to get used to yourself,
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That's why they want you to get used to yourself, as that little girl.
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♪ a past i filled with sin ♪
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♪ convincing me that i could never ♪
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♪ be loveable ♪
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♪ and i heard a voice ♪
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♪ above the roar ♪
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Chonda: this moment happened
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Chonda: this moment happened in the night that i got up
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Chonda: this moment happened in the night that i got up and i ripped that dress off
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In the night that i got up and i ripped that dress off that bear and i took
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And i ripped that dress off that bear and i took those patent leather shoes
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That bear and i took those patent leather shoes and those lacy socks,
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Those patent leather shoes and those lacy socks, i threw them in the trash.
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And those lacy socks, i threw them in the trash. i would have taken a knife
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I threw them in the trash. i would have taken a knife and cut her open and taken
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I would have taken a knife and cut her open and taken a few of those hearts out
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And cut her open and taken a few of those hearts out but if they catch you
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A few of those hearts out but if they catch you cutting your bear open
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But if they catch you cutting your bear open in rehab -
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Cutting your bear open in rehab - [laughter]
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In rehab - [laughter] i would probably
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[laughter] i would probably still be there.
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I would probably still be there. so, i had a talk with her.
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Still be there. so, i had a talk with her. i said, you have one heart
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So, i had a talk with her. i said, you have one heart that beats.
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I said, you have one heart that beats. it's time to let
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That beats. it's time to let the other two go.
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It's time to let the other two go. i took her back to the store.
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The other two go. i took her back to the store. i wish you could have
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I took her back to the store. i wish you could have seen that clerk.
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I wish you could have seen that clerk. his eyeballs got so big!
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Seen that clerk. his eyeballs got so big! he said, "ma'am,
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His eyeballs got so big! he said, "ma'am, is everything all right?"
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He said, "ma'am, is everything all right?" i said, "we've had a chat
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Is everything all right?" i said, "we've had a chat and she wants a new outfit."
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I said, "we've had a chat and she wants a new outfit." [laughter]
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And she wants a new outfit." [laughter] i got her a pair
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[laughter] i got her a pair of blue jeans coveralls
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I got her a pair of blue jeans coveralls and an ungodly tank top!
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Of blue jeans coveralls and an ungodly tank top! her shoulders were showing!
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And an ungodly tank top! her shoulders were showing! [laughter]
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Her shoulders were showing! [laughter] and i got her some
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[laughter] and i got her some chuck taylor high-top
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And i got her some chuck taylor high-top tennis shoes and everything.
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Chuck taylor high-top tennis shoes and everything. i put her in the seatbelt
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Tennis shoes and everything. i put her in the seatbelt and i told her how beautiful
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I put her in the seatbelt and i told her how beautiful and how innocent and fun
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And i told her how beautiful and how innocent and fun and delightful she was.
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♪ i know that i'm not perfect ♪
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♪ but no longer will i hide ♪
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♪ i like who i'm becoming now ♪
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♪ through my father's eyes ♪
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Erwin: this is pastor lutzer.
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Erwin: this is pastor lutzer. perhaps as you look at
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Perhaps as you look at the religions of the world,
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The religions of the world, you ask yourself,
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The only way to the father?
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The only way to the father? after all, there are lots
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The only way to the father? after all, there are lots of religious options
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After all, there are lots of religious options to choose from.
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Of religious options to choose from. well, the answer
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To choose from. well, the answer is simply this.
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Well, the answer is simply this. that other religions
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Is simply this. that other religions have gurus and prophets,
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That other religions have gurus and prophets, they have teachers,
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Have gurus and prophets, they have teachers, but what they don't have
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They have teachers, but what they don't have is a savior who can
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But what they don't have is a savior who can actually forgive our sins,
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Is a savior who can actually forgive our sins, clean us off, so to speak,
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Actually forgive our sins, clean us off, so to speak, and present us to god
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Clean us off, so to speak, and present us to god the father as perfect.
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And present us to god the father as perfect. jesus is the only one who
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The father as perfect. jesus is the only one who has those qualifications.
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Jesus is the only one who has those qualifications. he was born sinless.
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Has those qualifications. he was born sinless. all the other teachers
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He was born sinless. all the other teachers have sin and they admit
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All the other teachers have sin and they admit to their sinfulness
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Have sin and they admit to their sinfulness and their failures.
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To their sinfulness and their failures. jesus was absolutely perfect.
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And their failures. jesus was absolutely perfect. and the good news is when
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Jesus was absolutely perfect. and the good news is when we are falling into sin,
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And the good news is when we are falling into sin, so to speak, we need someone
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We are falling into sin, so to speak, we need someone who is not a part
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So to speak, we need someone who is not a part of our predicament.
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Who is not a part of our predicament. and jesus is not a part
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Of our predicament. and jesus is not a part of our predicament.
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And jesus is not a part of our predicament. he became one of us
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Of our predicament. he became one of us in the flesh, but
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He became one of us in the flesh, but absolutely sinless
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In the flesh, but absolutely sinless to take us to the father.
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Absolutely sinless to take us to the father. i want you to think about
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To take us to the father. i want you to think about the claims of jesus
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I want you to think about the claims of jesus that we hear so much about
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The claims of jesus that we hear so much about and we forget
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That we hear so much about and we forget how significant they are.
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And we forget how significant they are. lenin believed that
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How significant they are. lenin believed that if communism were to
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Lenin believed that if communism were to overtake russia there would
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If communism were to overtake russia there would be bread on every table.
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Overtake russia there would be bread on every table. but he never had the nerve
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Be bread on every table. but he never had the nerve to say, "i am the bread
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But he never had the nerve to say, "i am the bread of life.
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Shall never hunger.
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Shall never hunger. he who believes in me
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He who believes in me shall never thirst."
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Shall never thirst." freud actually believed
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Freud actually believed that psychotherapy
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With all their ailments.
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With all their ailments. we can debate whether
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With all their ailments. we can debate whether or not that came to pass
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We can debate whether or not that came to pass but freud would have never
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Or not that came to pass but freud would have never had the nerve to say,
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But freud would have never had the nerve to say, "peace i leave with you.
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Had the nerve to say, "peace i leave with you. my peace i give unto you
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"peace i leave with you. my peace i give unto you not as the world gives
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My peace i give unto you not as the world gives give i unto you.
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Not as the world gives give i unto you. let not your heart
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Give i unto you. let not your heart be troubled,
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Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
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Be troubled, neither let it be afraid." imagine that,
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Neither let it be afraid." imagine that, "my peace i give to you."
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Imagine that, "my peace i give to you." one other example.
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"my peace i give to you." one other example. krishna believed,
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One other example. krishna believed, of course, in reincarnation.
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Krishna believed, of course, in reincarnation. but he never had the nerve
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Of course, in reincarnation. but he never had the nerve to say what jesus said,
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But he never had the nerve to say what jesus said, "i am the resurrection
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To say what jesus said, "i am the resurrection and the life.
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"i am the resurrection and the life. he who believes in me,
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And the life. he who believes in me, though he were dead,
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He who believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.
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Though he were dead, yet shall he live. and whosoever lives
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Yet shall he live. and whosoever lives and believes in me
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And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die."
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And believes in me shall never die." you say, well, pastor lutzer,
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Shall never die." you say, well, pastor lutzer, i have some doubts about
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You say, well, pastor lutzer, i have some doubts about the christian faith.
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I have some doubts about the christian faith. i even have some doubts
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The christian faith. i even have some doubts about jesus.
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I even have some doubts about jesus. would you come to him
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About jesus. would you come to him as you are with your doubts?
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Would you come to him as you are with your doubts? i can assure you,
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As you are with your doubts? i can assure you, he can handle them.
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I can assure you, he can handle them. there is a song i like
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He can handle them. there is a song i like and one of the stanzas
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There is a song i like and one of the stanzas says these words,
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And one of the stanzas says these words, "just as i am
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Says these words, "just as i am though tossed about
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"just as i am though tossed about with many a conflict,
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Though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt,
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With many a conflict, many a doubt, fightings within
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Many a doubt, fightings within and fears without.
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Fightings within and fears without. o lamb of god,
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And fears without. o lamb of god, i come, i come!"
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O lamb of god, i come, i come!" no wonder jesus said,
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I come, i come!" no wonder jesus said, "no man comes to the father
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No wonder jesus said, "no man comes to the father but by me."
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"no man comes to the father but by me." come to the savior as you are
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But by me." come to the savior as you are and you'll discover that
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Come to the savior as you are and you'll discover that he's as good as his word.
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And you'll discover that he's as good as his word. god bless you.
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He's as good as his word. god bless you. you have a good day,
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God bless you. you have a good day, all day.
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You can chart a purposeful path
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Creating a legacy of love and hope
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For future generations.
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Visit life planning services today!
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>> this is not a strange part of a believer's life.
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This is something the holy spirit still does today!
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Randy & Mary Travis - Holding On To Prayer

July 31, 2025 | S25 E196 | 29:15

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