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Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah | David Jeremiah - A Book That Will Change Your Life | January 26, 2025
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- Male announcer: a brighter day and a better year begins
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- By living in god's light.
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- Introducing dr. david jeremiah's
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- Newest 365-day devotional for 2025,
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- "living in his light."
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- Dr. jeremiah's inspiring insights and reflections,
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- Will keep you connected to god's presence
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- And walking in the brilliance of his love
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- Day-by-day and all year long.
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- ♪♪♪
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- [audience applauding]
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- ♪♪♪
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- Announcer: the bible contains everything we need to know
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- For time and eternity.
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- It is the wisdom of god distilled for human consumption.
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- It is the mind of christ between two covers,
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- Knowledge that enlightens, advice that counsels,
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- Food that feeds, milk that nourishes,
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- Honey that sweetens, gold that enriches,
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- A sword that defends, a hammer that molds us,
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- And a lamp that guides us.
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- Every word of the bible was penned
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- By a person like you or me,
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- Yet each word was breathed out by god
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- As holy men of old spoke as the spirit moved them.
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- The resulting book is unique, inspired, infallible, inerrant,
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- Never-failing, ever-reviving, as old as antiquity,
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- As relevant as tomorrow's headlines,
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- And forever established in heaven.
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- Just as ribbons of a bible mark the course of our reading
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- And study of god's word, so god's word is to leave
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- Its own mark on our lives.
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- We read it to be wise, obey it to be safe,
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- Believe it to be happy, and proclaim it to be joyful.
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- And so, we celebrate the word of god
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- And the one who breathed it into the hearts of men.
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- We celebrate the good book for it is matchless, incomparable,
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- And unique from every book in the history of mankind.
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- We celebrate scripture that was not written to merely inform us,
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- But to transform us.
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- Yes, together we celebrate the bible,
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- What it says, what it means, and what it means for our lives.
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- ♪♪♪
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- [audience applauding]
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- Male announcer: from the theater at madison square garden
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- In new york city,
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- This is "turning point" with dr. david jeremiah.
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- Male: "great is your faithfulness."
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- ♪ great is your faithfulness ♪
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- ♪ oh god ♪
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- ♪ you wrestle ♪
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- ♪ with the sinner's heart ♪
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- ♪ you lead us by still waters ♪
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- ♪ and to mercy and nothing ♪
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- ♪ can keep us apart ♪
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- ♪ so remember your people ♪
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- ♪ remember your children ♪
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- ♪ remember your promise ♪
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- ♪ oh god ♪
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- ♪ your grace is enough ♪
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- ♪ heaven reaching down to us ♪
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- ♪ your grace is enough for me ♪
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- ♪ for me ♪
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- ♪ your grace is enough ♪
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- ♪ i'm covered in your love ♪
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- ♪ your grace is enough for me ♪
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- ♪ for me ♪
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- ♪ for me ♪♪
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- ♪♪♪
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- Announcer: coming up on "turning point."
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- Dr. david jeremiah: you cannot become
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- A christian without the bible.
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- We would not know how to know god without the bible.
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- We can know god exists through his creation, but we cannot know
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- How to know god unless god reveals himself to us,
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- And in the bible he has done just that.
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- Announcer: dr. jeremiah first released
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- "understanding the 66 books of the bible,"
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- Helping thousands of bible readers
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- Fully comprehend the place and purpose
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- Of every book in the bible.
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- Now dr. jeremiah wants to help you live out
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- The entire breadth and depth of scripture
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- In his companion volume,
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- "living the 66 books of the bible."
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- In its pages, dr. jeremiah teaches you
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- How to put the word of god into action
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- By identifying each book's purpose,
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- Theme, challenge, verse, and prayer.
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- Genesis will give you new perspective
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- And opportunity to trust the lord.
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- Exodus will challenge you
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- To give all your burdens and cares to god.
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- Judges will help you draw nearer to him.
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- Colossians will bring encouragement to your life
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- Through the power of the holy spirit.
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- Titus will keep you grounded in god's word and promises.
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- And revelation will compel you
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- To make each moment count for christ.
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- ♪♪♪
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- ♪ when i come ♪
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- ♪ into his presence ♪
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- ♪ i humble myself ♪
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- ♪ i lift up both my hands ♪
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- ♪ and i begin to worship him ♪
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- ♪ i worship him ♪
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- ♪ when i come ♪
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- ♪ into his presence ♪
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- ♪ i humble myself ♪
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- ♪ i lift up both my hands ♪
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- ♪ and i begin to worship him ♪
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- ♪ i worship him ♪
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- ♪ for what he's done ♪
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- ♪ for what he's done for me ♪
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- ♪ he redeemed me ♪
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- ♪ and he set me free ♪
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- ♪ and because ♪
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- ♪ just because he's god ♪
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- ♪ when i come ♪
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- ♪ into his presence ♪
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- ♪ i humble myself ♪
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- ♪ i lift up both my hands ♪
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- ♪ and i begin ♪
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- ♪ just to worship him ♪
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- ♪ oh, yes, i do ♪
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- ♪ i begin to worship him ♪
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- ♪ when i come ♪
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- ♪ into god's presence ♪
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- ♪ i humble myself ♪
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- ♪ i remember all he's done ♪
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- ♪ every victory he's won ♪
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- ♪ so i praise him ♪
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- ♪ i adore him ♪
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- ♪ whoa, i praise him ♪
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- ♪ i praise him ♪
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- ♪ for all he's done ♪
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- ♪ for what he's done for me ♪
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- ♪ jesus redeemed me ♪
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- ♪ and he set me free ♪
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- ♪ just because ♪
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- ♪ just because he's god ♪
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- ♪ oh, my god ♪
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- ♪ oh, he will never need ♪
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- ♪ my help ♪
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- ♪ he's god ♪
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- ♪ he's god ♪
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- ♪ my god ♪
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- ♪ on and on he's god ♪
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- ♪ for what he's done ♪
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- ♪ for you and for me ♪
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- ♪ he redeemed me ♪
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- ♪ and he set me free, yeah ♪
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- ♪ we praise you, lord ♪
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- ♪ we proclaim your holy name ♪
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- ♪ we love you, jesus ♪
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- ♪ we love you, jesus ♪
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- ♪ we bow down before you ♪
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- ♪ lord ♪
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- ♪ just because you are god ♪
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- ♪ you are god ♪
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- ♪ for all that you've done ♪
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- ♪ all that you've done ♪
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- ♪ everything that ♪
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- ♪ you've done ♪
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- ♪ you redeemed me ♪
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- ♪ and you set me free ♪
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- ♪ i'm completely free ♪
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- ♪ thank you, jesus ♪
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- ♪ we praise your holy name ♪
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- ♪ you are faithful, my lord ♪
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- ♪ you are awesome ♪
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- ♪ you remain the same ♪
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- ♪ we bow down before you ♪
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- ♪ jesus ♪
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- ♪ just because ♪
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- ♪ just because he's god ♪♪
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- [audience applauding]
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- Announcer: in genesis we meet a sovereign creator
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- With a plan from beginning to end.
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- In exodus we meet a redeemer who knows the way
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- Through the wilderness.
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- In leviticus, we learn to be holy.
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- Numbers warns against getting lost in life
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- Through unbelief.
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- Deuteronomy commands we teach our children to love the lord
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- With all their hearts.
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- Joshua commands we be strong and courageous
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- For god will never leave us nor forsake us.
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- In judges we see the downward spiral of sin
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- And upward cycle of mercy.
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- In ruth we learn to build our homes for god
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- In turbulent times.
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- 1 and 2 samuel bring us to the throne room of the king.
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- 1 and 2 kings show us that kings may fall and nations falter
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- But god is still in control.
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- According to 1 and 2 chronicles we must pray, seek god's face,
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- And turn from our wicked ways.
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- Ezra teaches us to seek the lord in prayer
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- And submit to his word.
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- Nehemiah shows us how to be leaders and partners
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- In the lord's work.
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- Esther shows how god's unseen hand
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- Orchestrates human affairs in such a time as this.
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- The book of job opens with buffeting
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- But ends with blessing.
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- The psalms inspire us to make a joyful noise to the lord.
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- The proverbs inspire us to practice daily wisdom
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- And godly fear.
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- Ecclesiastes shows us that life is meaningless without god.
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- Song of solomon shows us that marriage is meaningless
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- Without love.
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- Isaiah trumpets the suffering savior, the prince of peace,
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- And the joy of mounting up with eagle's wings.
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- Jeremiah shows us to persevere in ministry,
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- Even when our efforts appear futile.
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- In lamentations, god's compassions never fail;
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- They are new every morning.
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- Ezekiel shows us how to see god's majesty
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- Even in a land of exile.
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- Daniel's theme is, the most high rules
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- Over the affairs of the human race.
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- Hosea's theme is god's love is greater than the sins
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- Of the human heart.
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- Joel demonstrates how god restores the years
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- The locusts have eaten.
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- Amos tells us to be honest, letting justice roll down like
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- A river and righteousness as a mighty stream.
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- According to obadiah, god deals with those
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- Who harm his people.
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- According to jonah, god deals with those
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- Who run from his will.
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- Micah challenges us to do justly, love mercy,
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- And walk humbly with god.
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- Nahum reminds us the lord has his way in the whirlwind.
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- Habakkuk reminds us to rejoice in the lord
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- Even when there's no fruit on the vine.
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- Zephaniah reminds us of a god who judges and a father
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- Who rejoices over us with singing.
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- Haggai exhorts us to finish the task assigned us.
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- Zechariah tells us to complete the work god gives us
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- For the day of the lord is near.
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- Malachi shakes us from spiritual apathy
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- To genuine worship and worthy living.
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- Matthew introduces the messiah, son of david,
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- The son of abraham.
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- Mark reveals the urgency of the mission of him who said,
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- "follow me and i will make you fishers of men."
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- Luke gives us an orderly account of the gospel so we will know
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- The certainty of what we believe.
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- John reveals, "for god so loved the world
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- That he gave his only begotten son."
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- The book of acts is all about turning the world upside down.
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- The book of romans is about the message
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- That turns the world upside down.
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- 1 and 2 corinthians tell us how to have healthy churches.
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- Galatians insists we accept no other gospel.
- 00:17:17.486 --> 00:17:20.989
- Ephesians catalogs our riches in christ.
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- Philippians recommends joy and contentment,
- 00:17:24.259 --> 00:17:27.463
- Whatever state we're in.
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- Colossians exhorts christ with preeminence over all things.
- 00:17:29.298 --> 00:17:33.635
- 1 and 2 thessalonians anticipate christ's coming.
- 00:17:33.635 --> 00:17:37.506
- 1 and 2 timothy show us how to build god's church
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- Till he comes.
- 00:17:41.243 --> 00:17:42.945
- In titus, god's work must be well ordered
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- And his workers self-controlled.
- 00:17:46.181 --> 00:17:48.584
- Philemon teaches that christian forgiveness knows no boundaries.
- 00:17:48.584 --> 00:17:52.521
- Hebrews says we must run with perseverance, looking to jesus,
- 00:17:52.521 --> 00:17:56.358
- Our great high priest.
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- According to james, we must care for widows and orphans
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- And remain unspotted from the world.
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- 1 and 2 peter tell us to walk in christ's footsteps,
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- Always ready to explain our hope to a hopeless world.
- 00:18:09.071 --> 00:18:12.941
- 1, 2, and 3 john exhort us to walk in the light
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- As he is in the light.
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- Jude commands that we contend earnestly for the faith,
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- Once for all delivered to the saints.
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- And the book of revelation teaches us to pray,
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- "even so, come, lord jesus."
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- ♪♪♪
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- And that is what the bible means.
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- ♪♪♪
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- Kari jobe: come on, will you stand to your feet tonight?
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- ♪ oh ♪
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- ♪♪♪
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- ♪ water you turned into wine ♪
- 00:19:02.958 --> 00:19:07.629
- ♪ you opened the eyes of the blind ♪
- 00:19:07.629 --> 00:19:11.066
- ♪ there's no one like you ♪
- 00:19:11.066 --> 00:19:15.070
- ♪ oh, none like you ♪
- 00:19:15.070 --> 00:19:21.543
- ♪ and into the darkness ♪
- 00:19:21.543 --> 00:19:23.111
- ♪ you shine ♪
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- Kari: c'mon, sing it out tonight.
- 00:19:24.446 --> 00:19:25.781
- ♪ out of the ashes we rise ♪
- 00:19:25.781 --> 00:19:29.484
- ♪ there's no one like you ♪
- 00:19:29.484 --> 00:19:33.822
- ♪ oh, none like you ♪
- 00:19:33.822 --> 00:19:40.562
- ♪ our god is greater ♪
- 00:19:40.562 --> 00:19:42.598
- ♪ our god is stronger ♪
- 00:19:42.598 --> 00:19:44.866
- ♪ god, you are higher ♪
- 00:19:44.866 --> 00:19:46.735
- ♪ than any other ♪
- 00:19:46.735 --> 00:19:49.538
- ♪ our god is healer ♪
- 00:19:49.538 --> 00:19:51.773
- ♪ awesome in power ♪
- 00:19:51.773 --> 00:19:53.609
- ♪ our god, oh, our god ♪
- 00:19:53.609 --> 00:20:00.649
- ♪ you are greater, yes ♪
- 00:20:02.951 --> 00:20:08.557
- ♪ and if our god is for us ♪
- 00:20:08.557 --> 00:20:10.759
- ♪ then who could ever stop us ♪
- 00:20:10.759 --> 00:20:13.095
- ♪ and if our god is with us ♪
- 00:20:13.095 --> 00:20:15.464
- ♪ then what can stand against ♪
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- Kari: hallelujah.
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- C'mon, lift a shout
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- Of praise tonight,
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- Hallelujah, hallelujah, give it up.
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- ♪ our god is greater ♪
- 00:20:32.080 --> 00:20:34.383
- ♪ our god is stronger ♪
- 00:20:34.383 --> 00:20:37.286
- ♪ god, you are higher ♪
- 00:20:37.286 --> 00:20:39.321
- ♪ than any other ♪
- 00:20:39.321 --> 00:20:42.824
- ♪ our god is healer ♪
- 00:20:42.824 --> 00:20:45.627
- ♪ awesome in power ♪
- 00:20:45.627 --> 00:20:48.096
- ♪ our god, our god ♪♪
- 00:20:48.096 --> 00:20:57.539
- [audience applauding]
- 00:20:57.606 --> 00:21:02.144
- Announcer: dr. jeremiah first released
- 00:21:03.045 --> 00:21:04.379
- "understanding the 66 books of the bible,"
- 00:21:04.379 --> 00:21:06.682
- Helping thousands of bible readers
- 00:21:06.682 --> 00:21:08.350
- Fully comprehend the place and purpose
- 00:21:08.350 --> 00:21:10.319
- Of every book in the bible.
- 00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:12.087
- Now dr. jeremiah wants to help you live out
- 00:21:12.087 --> 00:21:14.656
- The entire breadth and depth of scripture
- 00:21:14.656 --> 00:21:16.925
- In his companion volume,
- 00:21:16.925 --> 00:21:18.393
- "living the 66 books of the bible."
- 00:21:18.393 --> 00:21:20.696
- In its pages, dr. jeremiah teaches you
- 00:21:20.696 --> 00:21:23.198
- How to put the word of god into action
- 00:21:23.198 --> 00:21:25.434
- By identifying each book's purpose,
- 00:21:25.434 --> 00:21:27.736
- Theme, challenge, verse, and prayer.
- 00:21:27.736 --> 00:21:30.405
- Genesis will give you new perspective
- 00:21:30.405 --> 00:21:32.541
- And opportunity to trust the lord.
- 00:21:32.541 --> 00:21:34.810
- Exodus will challenge you
- 00:21:34.810 --> 00:21:36.144
- To give all your burdens and cares to god.
- 00:21:36.144 --> 00:21:38.647
- Judges will help you draw nearer to him.
- 00:21:38.647 --> 00:21:41.149
- Colossians will bring encouragement to your life
- 00:21:41.149 --> 00:21:43.618
- Through the power of the holy spirit.
- 00:21:43.618 --> 00:21:45.387
- Titus will keep you grounded in god's word and promises.
- 00:21:45.387 --> 00:21:48.590
- And revelation will compel you
- 00:21:48.590 --> 00:21:50.192
- To make each moment count for christ.
- 00:21:50.192 --> 00:21:52.794
- You'll find these and many more relevant and applicable lessons,
- 00:21:52.794 --> 00:21:55.897
- Allowing you to live out the living word.
- 00:21:55.897 --> 00:21:58.367
- Request "living the 66 books of the bible"
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- 00:22:02.371 --> 00:22:03.972
- And if you give $60 or more, dr. jeremiah will also send you,
- 00:22:03.972 --> 00:22:08.009
- In appreciation, the first companion volume,
- 00:22:08.009 --> 00:22:10.746
- "understanding the 66 books of the bible"
- 00:22:10.746 --> 00:22:13.115
- And the "genesis through revelation in 66 scenes" dvd.
- 00:22:13.115 --> 00:22:17.119
- Understand the bible and live the bible
- 00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:19.388
- With these resources from turning point.
- 00:22:19.388 --> 00:22:21.590
- Call or go online today.
- 00:22:21.590 --> 00:22:24.159
- ♪♪♪
- 00:22:26.595 --> 00:22:36.071
- ♪ i'm finding myself ♪
- 00:22:36.071 --> 00:22:40.108
- ♪ at a loss for words ♪
- 00:22:40.108 --> 00:22:44.045
- ♪ and the funny thing is ♪
- 00:22:44.045 --> 00:22:47.182
- ♪ it's okay ♪
- 00:22:47.182 --> 00:22:49.918
- ♪ the last thing i need ♪
- 00:22:49.918 --> 00:22:53.922
- ♪ is to be heard but to hear ♪
- 00:22:53.922 --> 00:23:00.228
- ♪ what you would say ♪
- 00:23:00.228 --> 00:23:03.098
- ♪ word of god speak ♪
- 00:23:03.098 --> 00:23:06.334
- ♪ would you pour down like rain ♪
- 00:23:06.334 --> 00:23:09.905
- ♪ washing my eyes to see ♪
- 00:23:09.905 --> 00:23:13.675
- ♪ your majesty ♪
- 00:23:13.675 --> 00:23:16.144
- ♪ to be still and know ♪
- 00:23:16.144 --> 00:23:19.648
- ♪ that you're in this place ♪
- 00:23:19.648 --> 00:23:22.884
- ♪ and please let me stay and rest in your holiness ♪
- 00:23:22.884 --> 00:23:29.724
- ♪ word of god speak ♪
- 00:23:29.724 --> 00:23:32.894
- ♪ and jesus speak to me ♪
- 00:23:36.531 --> 00:23:39.801
- ♪ i'm finding myself ♪
- 00:23:43.071 --> 00:23:46.842
- ♪ in the midst of you ♪
- 00:23:46.842 --> 00:23:50.545
- ♪ beyond the music ♪
- 00:23:50.545 --> 00:23:53.715
- ♪ beyond the noise ♪
- 00:23:53.715 --> 00:23:56.284
- ♪ and all that i need ♪
- 00:23:56.284 --> 00:23:59.955
- ♪ is to be with you ♪
- 00:23:59.955 --> 00:24:03.725
- ♪ and in the quiet ♪
- 00:24:03.725 --> 00:24:06.728
- ♪ and hear your voice ♪
- 00:24:06.728 --> 00:24:09.664
- ♪ and word of god speak ♪
- 00:24:09.664 --> 00:24:12.701
- ♪ would you pour down like rain ♪
- 00:24:12.701 --> 00:24:16.204
- ♪ washing my eyes to see ♪
- 00:24:16.204 --> 00:24:20.308
- ♪ your majesty ♪
- 00:24:20.308 --> 00:24:22.811
- ♪ to be still and know that ♪
- 00:24:22.811 --> 00:24:26.114
- ♪ you're in this place ♪
- 00:24:26.114 --> 00:24:29.084
- ♪ and please let me stay and rest in your holiness ♪
- 00:24:29.084 --> 00:24:35.924
- ♪ and word of god speak ♪
- 00:24:35.924 --> 00:24:39.227
- ♪ would you pour down like rain ♪
- 00:24:39.227 --> 00:24:42.998
- ♪ washing my eyes to see ♪
- 00:24:42.998 --> 00:24:46.868
- ♪ your majesty ♪
- 00:24:46.868 --> 00:24:49.204
- ♪ to be still and know ♪
- 00:24:49.204 --> 00:24:52.607
- ♪ that you're in this place ♪
- 00:24:52.607 --> 00:24:55.977
- ♪ and please let me stay and rest in your holiness ♪
- 00:24:55.977 --> 00:25:04.586
- ♪ i'm finding myself ♪
- 00:25:06.588 --> 00:25:10.058
- ♪ at a loss for words ♪
- 00:25:10.058 --> 00:25:13.995
- ♪ and the funny thing is ♪
- 00:25:13.995 --> 00:25:17.265
- ♪ it's okay ♪♪
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- [audience applauding]
- 00:25:21.836 --> 00:25:30.045
- ♪♪♪
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- Bart millard: if you know christ, then i think
- 00:25:37.218 --> 00:25:38.553
- You can agree that we're just passing through, amen?
- 00:25:38.553 --> 00:25:45.093
- That he's gone before us to prepare a place.
- 00:25:45.093 --> 00:25:47.596
- ♪♪♪
- 00:25:47.596 --> 00:25:51.600
- ♪ we're coming home ♪
- 00:25:51.600 --> 00:25:55.136
- ♪ we're coming home ♪
- 00:25:57.606 --> 00:26:01.309
- ♪ we're coming home ♪
- 00:26:03.612 --> 00:26:08.483
- ♪♪♪
- 00:26:11.386 --> 00:26:21.429
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:26:22.230 --> 00:26:26.034
- ♪ what it will be like ♪
- 00:26:26.034 --> 00:26:28.803
- ♪ when i walk by your side ♪
- 00:26:28.803 --> 00:26:34.275
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:26:34.275 --> 00:26:37.712
- ♪ what my eyes will see ♪
- 00:26:37.712 --> 00:26:40.749
- ♪ when your face is before me ♪
- 00:26:40.749 --> 00:26:46.421
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:26:46.421 --> 00:26:50.625
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
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- Bart: you sing.
- 00:26:56.931 --> 00:26:59.200
- ♪ surrounded by your glory ♪
- 00:26:59.267 --> 00:27:02.137
- ♪ what will my heart feel ♪
- 00:27:02.137 --> 00:27:04.673
- ♪ will i dance for you ♪
- 00:27:04.673 --> 00:27:06.574
- ♪ jesus ♪
- 00:27:06.574 --> 00:27:08.076
- ♪ or in awe of you be still ♪
- 00:27:08.076 --> 00:27:10.645
- ♪ will i stand ♪
- 00:27:10.645 --> 00:27:12.047
- ♪ in your presence ♪
- 00:27:12.047 --> 00:27:13.882
- ♪ or to my knees will i fall ♪
- 00:27:13.882 --> 00:27:16.718
- ♪ will i sing hallelujah ♪
- 00:27:16.718 --> 00:27:19.854
- ♪ will i be able to speak ♪
- 00:27:19.854 --> 00:27:21.189
- ♪ at all ♪
- 00:27:21.189 --> 00:27:22.524
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:27:22.524 --> 00:27:25.493
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:27:28.396 --> 00:27:31.066
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:27:34.269 --> 00:27:37.706
- ♪ when that day comes ♪
- 00:27:37.706 --> 00:27:40.709
- ♪ and i find myself standing ♪
- 00:27:40.709 --> 00:27:44.179
- ♪ in the son ♪
- 00:27:44.179 --> 00:27:46.314
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:27:46.314 --> 00:27:49.751
- ♪ when all i will do ♪
- 00:27:49.751 --> 00:27:52.687
- ♪ is forever ♪
- 00:27:52.687 --> 00:27:55.523
- ♪ forever worship you ♪
- 00:27:55.523 --> 00:27:58.393
- ♪ i can only imagine, yeah ♪
- 00:27:58.393 --> 00:28:01.429
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:28:03.765 --> 00:28:06.968
- Bart: sing it loud.
- 00:28:08.770 --> 00:28:11.372
- ♪ surrounded by your glory ♪
- 00:28:11.439 --> 00:28:14.042
- ♪ what will my heart feel ♪
- 00:28:14.042 --> 00:28:16.711
- ♪ will i dance for you, jesus ♪
- 00:28:16.711 --> 00:28:19.814
- ♪ or in awe of you be still ♪
- 00:28:19.814 --> 00:28:22.684
- ♪ will i stand ♪
- 00:28:22.684 --> 00:28:24.052
- ♪ in your presence ♪
- 00:28:24.052 --> 00:28:25.854
- ♪ or to my knees will i fall ♪
- 00:28:25.854 --> 00:28:28.823
- ♪ will i sing hallelujah ♪
- 00:28:28.823 --> 00:28:31.826
- ♪ will i be able to speak ♪
- 00:28:31.826 --> 00:28:33.194
- ♪ at all ♪
- 00:28:33.194 --> 00:28:34.529
- ♪ i can only imagine, yeah ♪
- 00:28:34.529 --> 00:28:40.068
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:28:40.068 --> 00:28:43.471
- ♪ yeah, yeah ♪
- 00:28:43.471 --> 00:28:47.142
- ♪ surrounded by your glory ♪
- 00:28:47.142 --> 00:28:50.078
- ♪ what will my heart feel ♪
- 00:28:50.078 --> 00:28:52.714
- ♪ will i dance for you ♪
- 00:28:52.714 --> 00:28:54.516
- ♪ jesus ♪
- 00:28:54.516 --> 00:28:56.050
- ♪ or in awe of you be still ♪
- 00:28:56.050 --> 00:28:58.753
- ♪ will i stand ♪
- 00:28:58.753 --> 00:29:00.155
- ♪ in your presence ♪
- 00:29:00.155 --> 00:29:01.923
- ♪ or to my knees will i fall ♪
- 00:29:01.923 --> 00:29:04.726
- ♪ will i sing-- ♪
- 00:29:04.726 --> 00:29:09.697
- ♪ i can only imagine, yeah ♪
- 00:29:09.697 --> 00:29:16.137
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:29:16.137 --> 00:29:20.475
- ♪ yeah, yeah ♪
- 00:29:20.475 --> 00:29:22.510
- ♪ i can only imagine, oh yeah ♪
- 00:29:22.510 --> 00:29:28.016
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:29:28.016 --> 00:29:34.422
- ♪ i can only imagine, oh yeah ♪
- 00:29:34.422 --> 00:29:39.961
- ♪ i can only imagine ♪
- 00:29:39.961 --> 00:29:45.967
- ♪ and i can only imagine ♪
- 00:29:49.604 --> 00:29:52.674
- ♪ when all i will do ♪
- 00:29:52.674 --> 00:29:55.710
- ♪ is forever ♪
- 00:29:55.710 --> 00:29:58.613
- ♪ forever worship you ♪
- 00:29:58.613 --> 00:30:03.685
- ♪ and i can only imagine ♪♪
- 00:30:07.388 --> 00:30:14.195
- [audience cheering]
- 00:30:14.195 --> 00:30:26.207
- ♪ because he lives ♪
- 00:30:27.775 --> 00:30:33.648
- ♪ i can face tomorrow ♪
- 00:30:33.648 --> 00:30:39.754
- ♪ because he lives ♪
- 00:30:39.754 --> 00:30:45.159
- ♪ all fear is gone ♪
- 00:30:45.159 --> 00:30:51.366
- ♪ and because i know ♪
- 00:30:51.366 --> 00:30:58.172
- ♪ he holds the future ♪
- 00:30:58.172 --> 00:31:04.445
- ♪ and life is worth ♪
- 00:31:04.445 --> 00:31:08.783
- ♪ the living ♪
- 00:31:08.783 --> 00:31:10.985
- ♪ just because he lives ♪♪
- 00:31:10.985 --> 00:31:16.624
- Bart: we think the greatest sound in all the world
- 00:31:16.624 --> 00:31:18.426
- Is when the body of christ lifts up the name of jesus.
- 00:31:18.426 --> 00:31:21.930
- Now, we don't want you to not be singing along
- 00:31:21.930 --> 00:31:24.832
- 'cause you don't know the words or anything so if you
- 00:31:24.832 --> 00:31:26.601
- Don't know this next song, you need to go to church more,
- 00:31:26.601 --> 00:31:29.270
- All right?
- 00:31:29.270 --> 00:31:31.506
- Some of you are, like, "please let me know the song.
- 00:31:31.572 --> 00:31:33.107
- Please let me know the song."
- 00:31:33.107 --> 00:31:35.710
- ♪ amazing grace ♪
- 00:31:35.777 --> 00:31:40.715
- ♪ how sweet the sound ♪
- 00:31:40.715 --> 00:31:46.487
- ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪
- 00:31:46.487 --> 00:31:56.764
- ♪ i once was lost ♪
- 00:31:56.831 --> 00:32:02.570
- ♪ but now i am found ♪
- 00:32:02.570 --> 00:32:08.142
- ♪ was blind, but now i see ♪♪
- 00:32:08.142 --> 00:32:17.986
- [audience applauding]
- 00:32:17.986 --> 00:32:20.088
- ♪♪♪
- 00:32:20.088 --> 00:32:30.732
- Announcer: dr. jeremiah first released
- 00:32:30.798 --> 00:32:32.133
- "understanding the 66 books of the bible,"
- 00:32:32.133 --> 00:32:34.435
- Helping thousands of bible readers
- 00:32:34.435 --> 00:32:36.104
- Fully comprehend the place and purpose
- 00:32:36.104 --> 00:32:38.072
- Of every book in the bible.
- 00:32:38.072 --> 00:32:39.841
- Now dr. jeremiah wants to help you live out
- 00:32:39.841 --> 00:32:42.410
- The entire breadth and depth of scripture
- 00:32:42.410 --> 00:32:44.679
- In his companion volume,
- 00:32:44.679 --> 00:32:46.147
- "living the 66 books of the bible."
- 00:32:46.147 --> 00:32:48.449
- In its pages, dr. jeremiah teaches you
- 00:32:48.449 --> 00:32:50.952
- How to put the word of god into action
- 00:32:50.952 --> 00:32:53.187
- By identifying each book's purpose,
- 00:32:53.187 --> 00:32:55.490
- Theme, challenge, verse, and prayer.
- 00:32:55.490 --> 00:32:58.159
- Genesis will give you new perspective
- 00:32:58.159 --> 00:33:00.294
- And opportunity to trust the lord.
- 00:33:00.294 --> 00:33:02.563
- Exodus will challenge you
- 00:33:02.563 --> 00:33:03.898
- To give all your burdens and cares to god.
- 00:33:03.898 --> 00:33:06.401
- Judges will help you draw nearer to him.
- 00:33:06.401 --> 00:33:08.903
- Colossians will bring encouragement to your life
- 00:33:08.903 --> 00:33:11.372
- Through the power of the holy spirit.
- 00:33:11.372 --> 00:33:13.141
- Titus will keep you grounded in god's word and promises.
- 00:33:13.141 --> 00:33:16.344
- And revelation will compel you
- 00:33:16.344 --> 00:33:17.945
- To make each moment count for christ.
- 00:33:17.945 --> 00:33:20.548
- You'll find these and many more relevant and applicable lessons,
- 00:33:20.548 --> 00:33:23.651
- Allowing you to live out the living word.
- 00:33:23.651 --> 00:33:26.120
- Request "living the 66 books of the bible"
- 00:33:26.120 --> 00:33:28.589
- When you give a gift of any amount
- 00:33:28.589 --> 00:33:30.124
- In support of this program.
- 00:33:30.124 --> 00:33:31.726
- And if you give $60 or more, dr. jeremiah will also send you,
- 00:33:31.726 --> 00:33:35.763
- In appreciation, the first companion volume,
- 00:33:35.763 --> 00:33:38.499
- "understanding the 66 books of the bible"
- 00:33:38.499 --> 00:33:40.868
- And the "genesis through revelation in 66 scenes" dvd.
- 00:33:40.868 --> 00:33:44.872
- Understand the bible and live the bible
- 00:33:44.872 --> 00:33:47.141
- With these resources from turning point.
- 00:33:47.141 --> 00:33:49.343
- Call or go online today.
- 00:33:49.343 --> 00:33:51.913
- ♪♪♪
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- Dr. jeremiah: jack macdonald was born in san mateo,
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- California.
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- He was a military brat who grew up
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- All over the united states.
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- Finished high school in new jersey, attended college
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- At michigan state where he eventually flunked out.
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- Ultimately he married and returned to california
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- Where he became a buyer for macy's department stores.
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- The pressure of his job was incredible and he responded
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- To his on-the-job pressure by drinking heavily and making
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- A series of very bad decisions, which eventually landed him
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- In jail.
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- In fact, he spent time in jail in five different states.
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- He became a fugitive.
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- He changed his name and his life story with each new person
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- That he met so that the warrants that were out for him
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- Couldn't be traced to him.
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- 1980 he went to the phone book and picked a name out of the
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- Phone book to make it his own.
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- He decided to call himself jeff andrews because maybe
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- "a" is the first letter in the alphabet.
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- From that moment on, that eventually became
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- His legal name.
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- But he continued to run and wherever he went he was looking
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- Over his shoulders and, one day, he just got tired of the whole
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- Thing and he turned himself in, believe it or not,
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- And began serving his sentence in danbury, connecticut.
- 00:35:24.105 --> 00:35:28.276
- As he tells the story, "some guy named gideon"
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- Gave him a new testament.
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- And one night, at 3 o'clock in the morning,
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- He took that little book to the back of his cell and,
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- By the light of the full moon, he began to read it.
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- As he read, something hit him like a thunder bolt
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- And he knew instantly that this little book was true.
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- He received jesus christ as his personal savior and,
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- To make a very long story short, he's now the vice president
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- Of a computer company where he's worked
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- For the last 17 years and a part of the ministry
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- Of charles colson's prison fellowship
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- For the last 13 years.
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- There are many stories like that that i could have told you.
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- The bible's always been a difference maker,
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- Making bad people good and good people better.
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- The bible's pages glow with the grace of god, provide hope
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- And meaning for everyone who will look to it for help.
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- The bible's power to transform lives is best described in
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- The last half of one of the most beautiful psalms in the bible.
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- More than any other psalm, psalm 19 reflects the beauty
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- And splendor of hebrew poetry.
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- C.s. lewis believed that this psalm was
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- The greatest poem in the psalms and one of the greatest lyrics
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- In all of the world.
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- Now, the hebrew poets were different than our poets today.
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- They knew how to arrange their message so that
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- It was set in exquisite color.
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- And through the use of comparison and contrast,
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- They brought truth forward so that the message
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- Was actually enhanced by the structure
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- That was given to it.
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- Let me show you what i mean.
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- Here are the words of david's tribute to the bible found
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- In psalm 19:7 through 11, but they're not written
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- In prose.
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- They're written in a chart, and i'd like to read them
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- From the chart.
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- They're exactly the way they are in the bible.
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- The law of the lord is perfect converting the soul.
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- The testimony of the lord is sure, making wise the simple.
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- The statutes of the lord are right, rejoicing the heart:
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- The commandment of the lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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- The fear of the lord is clean, enduring for ever:
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- And the judgments of the lord are true and righteous.
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- Moreover by them your servant is warned: and in keeping them
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- There is great reward."
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- Now, the hebrew poets would tell you, "read this psalm
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- Across and then read it down.
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- Read it down the columns that are there.
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- If you wanna know what the psalmist thinks about the bible,
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- Here are some synonyms he created for it.
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- He said the bible is the law of the lord.
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- It is the testimony of the lord.
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- It's the statutes of the lord.
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- It's the commandment of the lord.
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- It's the fear of the lord.
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- It's the judgments of the lord.
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- These are all synonyms for the bible.
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- And these six synonyms portray the bible not just as a book
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- To be read, but a book to be obeyed.
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- Judgments and statutes and laws, these are things we obey.
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- In the second column, the psalmist adds adjectives
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- For the bible.
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- He says this is what the bible is like,
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- And he gives us six words.
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- It is perfect, it is sure, it is right, it is clean,
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- And it is true and righteous.
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- But it is not until you get to the final column that you
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- Understand what the psalmist really wanted us to take away
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- From psalm 19:7 through 11.
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- He wants us to know what the bible will do for us.
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- And more than anything else, this is why i've been involved
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- In this project over these years, because i so believe
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- In the power of the bible to change lives.
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- Here in this text, we are told a number of things about
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- The bible and what it will do.
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- First of all, it will restore your soul.
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- Converting the soul, it says.
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- The bible is god's agent of salvation.
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- Did you know that you cannot become a christian
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- Without the bible?
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- You say, "well, i know somebody that didn't even have a bible
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- And they became a christian."
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- Well, if they became a christian,
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- It was because of something that came out of the bible.
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- Because you cannot become a christian without the bible.
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- We would not know how to know god without the bible.
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- We can know god exists through his creation but we cannot know
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- How to know god unless god reveals himself to us and in
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- The bible he has done just that.
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- He has given to us everything that we need to know to become
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- A christian.
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- This book is god's agent of salvation.
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- And the message of christianity can only be found in one place.
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- It's not in a history book.
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- It's in god's book.
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- Peter says it this way: "we are born again through
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- The word of god which lives and abides forever."
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- And the bible also renews your mind.
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- "the testimony of the lord is sure," said the psalmist,
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- "making wise the simple."
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- The bible will give you practical guidance that you need
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- To know how to do life.
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- So many times, i have read the word of god and found myself
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- Thinking, "oh, man, i better not do that,"
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- Or "i better do this a different way."
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- The bible is god's wisdom to us, wisdom to help us to know
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- How to do life.
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- And the bible is god's owner's manual.
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- I don't wanna go too far down that road because i know
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- How most of us treat those owner's manuals.
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- But let me suggest to you that you should read the bible
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- Because if you don't, you will wish you had.
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- The bible, the psalmist says, "will rejoice your heart."
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- That's right out of the text.
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- "the statutes of the lord are right, rejoicing the heart,"
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- Psalm 19.
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- Did you know that the bible is one of god's best ways
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- To lift your spirit?
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- When you're down, when you're troubled,
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- Where do you go?
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- I always tell people, "you won't find
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- A lot of help in leviticus, but go to the psalms.
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- Go to the psalms and there you will find truth that
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- Will just lift your spirit."
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- One day an australian woman named darlene zschech
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- Was battling depression.
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- It was back in 1993 to be exact and her burdens
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- Were just overwhelming.
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- There seemed no solution for her problems.
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- But her family was a christian family
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- And darlene had begun to learn the power of the bible.
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- So that day, she reached for her bible and,
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- As she poured over psalm 96, the lord used his word
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- To meet her needs.
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- Nearby her at the time was an old piano that her parents
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- Had given to her when she was five years old.
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- Going over to the piano, she began to improvise a song
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- Based on psalm 96 and, as she praised the lord,
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- Her depression began to lift and her faith and her joy
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- In the lord returned.
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- Little did she know that the song she wrote would become
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- One of the most popular praise and worship songs of all time.
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- We sing it in all of our churches these days.
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- It's called, "shout to the lord,"
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- And when we sing that song, we need to remember that
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- It was written by someone who was depressed
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- Until they read the psalms.
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- When you read the word of god, it will lift your spirit.
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- That's what david says.
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- And it will also refocus your vision.
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- Notice verse 8.
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- He says, "the commandment of the lord is pure,
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- Enlightening your eyes."
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- God's word gives us clarity of vision.
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- Is there anything we need more in this life today than to be
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- Able to see things as they are?
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- If you see things as they are, you can stay
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- Out of a lot of trouble.
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- I heard a sportscaster this week that i listen to sometimes
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- On the radio talking about a guy and he said about this guy
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- That he was the president of the state of denial.
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- And i know a lot of people that live in that state who are
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- Citizens of the state of denial.
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- Don't you?
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- But you can't live in the state of denial if you read the bible.
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- The bible will bring you up short.
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- It will help you to see yourself as you really are
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- And it will refocus your vision.
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- And it will reinforce your life.
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- Notice: "the fear of the lord is clean,
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- Enduring forever."
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- Forever.
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- Something that lasts.
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- What do you know about that?
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- The bible is forever, it doesn't change,
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- It will never fail, it won't let you down.
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- It is never out of date.
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- You can count on it to be there when you need it.
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- It endures forever.
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- The psalmist says in psalm 119: "forever, o lord,
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- Your word is settled in heaven."
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- I was watching cnn one night and some personalities
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- Were interviewing a preacher.
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- I always thought that was a really risky thing to do,
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- To let cnn interview you if you were a preacher,
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- But this guy was brave and he decided to do it.
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- And during the interview, the interviewer said
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- To the preacher and i quote, "when are you christians
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- Gonna drag your bible into the 21st century?"
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- End of quote.
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- Now i knew immediately that the interviewer
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- Had never read the bible.
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- I knew that immediately.
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- The bible speaks to the issues of our day and the fact that
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- We don't like what it has to say does not render it irrelevant.
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- There is certainly a need for change, you know.
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- There is--there's a tremendous need for change but it is not
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- The bible that needs to change.
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- We need to drag our culture back in line with the bible,
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- Don't you know, yeah.
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- [audience applauding]
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- And then the psalmist said that the bible will replace
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- Your doubts, "the judgment of the lord
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- Is true and righteous altogether."
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- In this life there are not many things you can know
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- For sure that are true.
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- You think you do.
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- Sometimes you think you know something's true
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- And you find out it's not.
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- But every part of god's word, all of it, from the beginning
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- To the end, is true.
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- And i make that statement as a man
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- Who has watched in history as minds far more brilliant
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- Than mine would ever be, who have tried
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- To destroy the bible, saying it is full
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- Of contradictions and it doesn't have any integrity.
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- It seems like every time they set out to destroy the bible,
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- They end up becoming followers of christ because they examine
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- The evidence and they find out the evidence is worthy.
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- When you read the bible, you can have the confidence
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- That it has withstood centuries of attempts to discredit it.
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- People still read it.
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- Why do they read-- if a book is no longer relevant,
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- Why would you read it?
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- But it is relevant and we know it's relevant.
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- And you know, i've often said that the bible is
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- A self-authenticating book.
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- That means you don't have to have anything else
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- To tell you that it's true.
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- Just in the reading of it, something witnesses
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- In your heart that says, "wow, this is different.
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- This is true.
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- This must be a god book."
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- And the bible will reorder your values.
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- Notice verse 10: "more to be desired are they than gold,
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- Yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey
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- And the honeycomb."
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- What does that mean?
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- It means the bible's far more value than we give credit
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- For it to be.
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- One of my friends and a pastor who's retired from the church
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- Now, but continues to write, is a man by the name
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- Of john piper, and he made the following comments
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- About this particular verse.
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- He said, "if you have a choice between the word of god
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- And gold, choose the word of god.
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- If you have a choice between the word of god and much gold,
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- Choose the word of god.
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- And if you have a choice between the word of god
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- And much fine gold, choose the word of god.
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- The point is plain.
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- The benefits of knowing and doing the word of god
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- Are greater than all that money can buy.
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- If you're tempted," he went on to say this
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- And this is a pretty bold thing for him to say.
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- He said, "if you're tempted to read the stock page before you
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- Read the bible in the morning, remind yourself that this is not
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- Very shrewd behavior.
- 00:47:01.735 --> 00:47:04.137
- It's like the child who chooses the penny over the dime
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- Because it's bigger.
- 00:47:06.540 --> 00:47:09.710
- Adults look on and shake their heads and try to teach children
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- How to see what is really more valuable.
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- There is no doubt the way the angels in heaven look down
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- At childish businessmen who study the stock page
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- Before they study the bible.
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- There's a difference, however, in that the benefits
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- Of the word of god over the benefits of gold
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- Are greater than 10 to 1, and that doesn't mean
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- You shouldn't study the stock page
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- And learn all you can about the financial world.
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- But when you mix in the truth of god's word,
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- It takes it to an entirely different level,"
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- And i know so many people have told me that
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- From their own experience.
- 00:47:42.075 --> 00:47:44.745
- And then the bible will redirect your path:
- 00:47:44.745 --> 00:47:47.247
- "moreover by them your servant is warned."
- 00:47:47.247 --> 00:47:49.750
- Did you know the bible is full of warnings?
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- And that's why some people don't like to read it because it
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- Tells them not to do something that they wanna do.
- 00:47:53.487 --> 00:47:56.757
- But you know, if you really think this through,
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- Warnings are great value to us.
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- Warnings keep us out of trouble.
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- Warnings protect us from danger.
- 00:48:05.866 --> 00:48:08.969
- We used to have a discussion among our pastors
- 00:48:08.969 --> 00:48:11.638
- Some years back about what we do in preaching as opposed
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- To what we do in counseling and we came up
- 00:48:16.243 --> 00:48:18.745
- With this little image that maybe helps us.
- 00:48:18.745 --> 00:48:21.281
- The preacher of the word of god in today's world takes
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- The scripture and opens it up and he puts signs of warning
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- Down in the sand to tell people don't go this way.
- 00:48:26.653 --> 00:48:29.289
- You're going over the cliff.
- 00:48:29.289 --> 00:48:31.525
- So often our counseling ministries run ambulance
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- Services at the bottom of the cliff.
- 00:48:33.727 --> 00:48:36.797
- Now there's nothing wrong with either one but isn't it
- 00:48:36.797 --> 00:48:39.399
- Much better not to have to use the ambulance service by just
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- Taking note of the word of god?
- 00:48:42.402 --> 00:48:43.937
- And one of the reasons why our culture's
- 00:48:43.937 --> 00:48:45.806
- Where it is today is because so many people refuse,
- 00:48:45.806 --> 00:48:48.375
- Absolutely refuse, to stand up in their pulpit and say,
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- "this is wrong.
- 00:48:50.978 --> 00:48:52.312
- Don't do this.
- 00:48:52.312 --> 00:48:53.647
- This is what god says."
- 00:48:53.647 --> 00:48:56.416
- And you don't have to be-- you don't have to be
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- Mean-spirited about it or mean-spirited
- 00:48:58.685 --> 00:49:00.754
- About it or angry.
- 00:49:00.754 --> 00:49:02.422
- All you gotta do is just reflect what the word of god says
- 00:49:02.422 --> 00:49:04.524
- And the bible will tell you when something's gonna get
- 00:49:04.524 --> 00:49:06.259
- You in trouble.
- 00:49:06.259 --> 00:49:07.594
- And if you wanna get in trouble, go for it, but get ready to ride
- 00:49:07.594 --> 00:49:10.263
- In the ambulance, right?
- 00:49:10.263 --> 00:49:12.933
- And the bible will reward your obedience.
- 00:49:12.933 --> 00:49:15.602
- It says here: "and in keeping the things of the bible
- 00:49:15.602 --> 00:49:18.438
- There is great reward."
- 00:49:18.438 --> 00:49:20.407
- I stand here today after 40 years of studying
- 00:49:20.407 --> 00:49:22.909
- This book and doing my very best to follow its truth
- 00:49:22.909 --> 00:49:25.178
- To tell you it's the most rewarding thing you can ever do.
- 00:49:25.178 --> 00:49:29.783
- To know that you're in the will of god, to know that
- 00:49:29.783 --> 00:49:31.952
- You're doing what you believe god wants you to do.
- 00:49:31.952 --> 00:49:34.454
- I remember when i first started to travel years ago,
- 00:49:34.454 --> 00:49:37.290
- And we started our television and radio ministry
- 00:49:37.290 --> 00:49:39.793
- And i was traveling, i went through a little period
- 00:49:39.793 --> 00:49:42.863
- Of fear because i would get on an airplane
- 00:49:42.863 --> 00:49:44.464
- And i wasn't worried so much about me but i had
- 00:49:44.464 --> 00:49:46.133
- A young family and i would just go through a little fear
- 00:49:46.133 --> 00:49:48.535
- That something might happen and i'd leave my children
- 00:49:48.535 --> 00:49:50.504
- Without a father, my wife without a husband.
- 00:49:50.504 --> 00:49:54.441
- One day a friend of mine who was a real student
- 00:49:54.441 --> 00:49:57.110
- Of the word of god gave me a little saying
- 00:49:57.110 --> 00:49:58.979
- And i put it in my bible and this is what it says:
- 00:49:58.979 --> 00:50:01.848
- "god's man in the center of god's will is immortal
- 00:50:01.848 --> 00:50:06.319
- Until god is done with him."
- 00:50:06.319 --> 00:50:08.388
- Did you ever think about that?
- 00:50:08.388 --> 00:50:10.424
- "god's man in the center of god's will is immortal
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- Until god is done with him."
- 00:50:14.194 --> 00:50:15.862
- One of these days god'll be done with me and when he is i'm gone.
- 00:50:15.862 --> 00:50:19.266
- But as long as i stay in his will i can live and be useful
- 00:50:19.266 --> 00:50:23.770
- And have the joy of the lord in my heart.
- 00:50:23.770 --> 00:50:27.441
- You know, i wanna end my little talk with you tonight
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- With a story.
- 00:50:32.679 --> 00:50:34.114
- You all know i love stories 'cause i fill my radio program
- 00:50:34.114 --> 00:50:37.250
- And television program up with 'em.
- 00:50:37.250 --> 00:50:39.152
- Stories are windows to the soul, don't you know?
- 00:50:39.152 --> 00:50:42.522
- There is a man who decided along the way in his life that god
- 00:50:42.522 --> 00:50:47.461
- Wanted him to be a missionary.
- 00:50:47.461 --> 00:50:50.230
- He was a doctor and a very, very good one, to be exact.
- 00:50:50.297 --> 00:50:56.036
- He decided to go to a foreign field where doctors were not
- 00:50:56.036 --> 00:50:58.772
- Really ever used and known.
- 00:50:58.772 --> 00:51:01.475
- As he went there and gave himself to the ministry,
- 00:51:01.475 --> 00:51:05.879
- Trying to help people, he stayed there
- 00:51:05.879 --> 00:51:09.116
- For two whole years and he didn't have one single person
- 00:51:09.116 --> 00:51:11.751
- He could look to and say, "that person's life was changed
- 00:51:11.751 --> 00:51:14.554
- Because i went there."
- 00:51:14.554 --> 00:51:16.923
- There just wasn't any evidence.
- 00:51:16.923 --> 00:51:18.258
- Doesn't mean they weren't but he didn't know of anybody who was.
- 00:51:18.258 --> 00:51:21.761
- If you want to write a tragedy, you might want to write
- 00:51:21.761 --> 00:51:23.864
- About his life because his life actually ended when
- 00:51:23.864 --> 00:51:26.066
- He was killed in a plane crash attempting to take supplies
- 00:51:26.066 --> 00:51:29.136
- To a remote village and you might be tempted to say,
- 00:51:29.136 --> 00:51:32.339
- "what in the world is that all about?
- 00:51:32.339 --> 00:51:33.974
- What a waste.
- 00:51:33.974 --> 00:51:35.308
- He should never have done that."
- 00:51:35.308 --> 00:51:37.811
- But in the wreckage of the plane, this is a true story,
- 00:51:37.811 --> 00:51:41.314
- The natives discovered a well-marked bible
- 00:51:41.314 --> 00:51:44.151
- In their language and they began to read it.
- 00:51:44.151 --> 00:51:47.420
- And they told others what they had read and before long
- 00:51:47.420 --> 00:51:49.556
- They were reading it together in what we would call churches
- 00:51:49.556 --> 00:51:53.360
- Because they began to sprout up all over the place.
- 00:51:53.360 --> 00:51:56.363
- From one well-marked copy of the scripture,
- 00:51:56.363 --> 00:51:59.299
- Men and women became christians.
- 00:51:59.299 --> 00:52:02.469
- Now the southern baptists who had sent missionaries there
- 00:52:02.469 --> 00:52:04.971
- Did not know any of this so they put together a plan to send
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- Some new missionaries to take the place of the missionary who
- 00:52:08.275 --> 00:52:11.111
- Was killed in the plane crash.
- 00:52:11.111 --> 00:52:13.146
- Took 'em a while to pull it together but they finally
- 00:52:13.146 --> 00:52:14.915
- Got the people together and sent them and when they sent
- 00:52:14.915 --> 00:52:17.417
- Their first missionary team back into the area, they discovered
- 00:52:17.417 --> 00:52:20.120
- That he wasn't needed.
- 00:52:20.120 --> 00:52:22.522
- The place had already been fully evangelized,
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- And people already knew god.
- 00:52:25.592 --> 00:52:27.027
- They knew the god from one little fragment of scripture
- 00:52:27.027 --> 00:52:29.462
- That had been left in a wreckage of a plane.
- 00:52:29.462 --> 00:52:35.936
- When the missionaries asked the people how did this happen,
- 00:52:35.936 --> 00:52:39.806
- How has it happened that you all have become christians,
- 00:52:39.806 --> 00:52:43.310
- The colombians went and pulled out the bible
- 00:52:43.310 --> 00:52:45.845
- That they had found in the wreckage of the plane
- 00:52:45.845 --> 00:52:47.781
- And said, "this is what we've been reading
- 00:52:47.781 --> 00:52:50.116
- And this has changed our life."
- 00:52:50.116 --> 00:52:53.053
- We had a wonderful privilege as a church to help commission
- 00:52:53.119 --> 00:52:57.157
- A new bible in a tribe that, before our missionaries went,
- 00:52:57.157 --> 00:53:01.795
- Had no bible, did not even have a written language.
- 00:53:01.795 --> 00:53:05.398
- Can you believe that?
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- They didn't have any written language.
- 00:53:06.733 --> 00:53:08.068
- The missionary went there and he took their oral words
- 00:53:08.068 --> 00:53:11.104
- And he put them down in a way so he basically
- 00:53:11.104 --> 00:53:14.841
- Put the language together.
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- Then he taught them to read by teaching them to read
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- The new testament.
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- We dedicated the first full bible for, listen to this,
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- The yembiyembi tribe in papua new guinea.
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- They have their own bible and, in the years that that
- 00:53:28.588 --> 00:53:31.124
- Missionary has been there, over 60% of the people in
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- That culture have come to know jesus christ in a personal way.
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