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<v Speaker 1>Welcome Just hand Away Tagalog Sermon podcast, your daily dose

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<v Speaker 1>of inspiring, heartfelt taglog.

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<v Speaker 2>Sermons from different characters and speakers all over the Philippines.

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<v Speaker 1>We hope that this podcast finds you in good shape.

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<v Speaker 1>And now here's your message.

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<v Speaker 3>You're listening to a message from Victory. You hope it

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<v Speaker 3>inspires you to honor God and make disciples in your humanity.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to look at what needs to change

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<v Speaker 2>as believers.

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<v Speaker 1>If we are to move forward again.

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<v Speaker 2>One last question, how many of you here you want

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<v Speaker 2>to see growth and progress in your relationship with God? Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you want your faith to become ten times better this year. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want your relationship with God to be the

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<v Speaker 2>same year after year, but you want to grow and

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<v Speaker 2>so we're going to look at that today. If you

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<v Speaker 2>have your Bible with you, we're going to read from

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<v Speaker 2>First Peter, Chapter one, beginning in verse thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>To sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>It says, therefore, preparing your minds for action and being

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<v Speaker 2>sober minded, set your hopefully on the grace that will

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<v Speaker 2>be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>As obedient children do not be conformed to the passions

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<v Speaker 2>of your former ignorance.

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<v Speaker 1>But as he called you is holy, you also be holy.

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<v Speaker 2>In all your conduct, since it is written you shall

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<v Speaker 2>be holy, for I am holy. Can you join me

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<v Speaker 2>in a short word of prayer before we continue, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>we commit to you this time. We thank you that

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<v Speaker 2>it's your desire for us to grow. It's your desire

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<v Speaker 2>for us to grow from strength to strength, from faith

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<v Speaker 2>to faith, and from glory to glory. And Lord, we

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<v Speaker 2>pray that you will bless the pre of your word

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<v Speaker 2>today and use this time that we have today in

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<v Speaker 2>order for our faith to increase and to know you better.

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<v Speaker 1>In Jesus name, we pray Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, just to give you a short background for the

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<v Speaker 2>passage of scripture that we read. The context, it says,

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<v Speaker 2>Peter said, therefore, and every time you see that word, therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>it's pointing to the previous conversation or discussion. So he said,

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<v Speaker 2>in light of what was mentioned before, therefore, this is

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<v Speaker 2>the implication. So therefore Paul was talking about their salvation,

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<v Speaker 2>the salvation they received. Okay, I'd like to read verse three.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just backtrack a little. In verse three, it says,

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<v Speaker 2>Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>according to his great mercy, he has caused us to

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<v Speaker 2>be born again. Can we also say that born again?

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<v Speaker 2>He said, he has caused us to be born again

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<v Speaker 2>to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 2>from the dead. And you would see that word in

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible, the word born again. It's not pertaining to

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<v Speaker 2>our religion. The first mention of that word was in

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<v Speaker 2>John and it was from the mouth of Jesus. And

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<v Speaker 2>when Jesus talked about born again, he was not describing

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<v Speaker 2>a religion or recruiting people to join a certain sect.

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<v Speaker 2>He's talking about what needs to happen in order for

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<v Speaker 2>us to have a relationship with him. And here Peter

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<v Speaker 2>was talking about what happened to the Christians when they

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<v Speaker 2>encountered Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, you'd been born again. And I like that.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, he has caused us to be born again.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I did that plan to be born It

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't my plan or prerogative. I was born in the

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<v Speaker 2>seventies indikopuplina and how I wish nineties sahaak. But I

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<v Speaker 2>was born in the seventies and it wasn't my It

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't my initiative. It wasn't my decision. So in the

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<v Speaker 2>same way, the Bible says He has caused us to

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<v Speaker 2>be born again by his great mercy. We're lost. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how to find our way back. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>way we can change ourselves. We cannot save ourselves. We

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<v Speaker 2>did not find God. God found us, and we are

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<v Speaker 2>saved by His great mercy. The reason you are here

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<v Speaker 2>today is not because you are good, but because God

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<v Speaker 2>is good.

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<v Speaker 1>You are here today.

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<v Speaker 2>Because in spite of our unfaithfulness, God remained faithful, and

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<v Speaker 2>so we are here today.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>We had participation on patayotdaupanbagum labakan my participation kayoma kayo y.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know it was through the pain and the

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<v Speaker 2>sacrifice and the suffering of our moms that we are born.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, in the same way, we are here today.

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<v Speaker 1>We are born.

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<v Speaker 2>Again because of the pain and the sacrifice and the

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<v Speaker 2>death of Jesus Christ on the cross, because of someone suffering.

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<v Speaker 1>We are all born again.

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<v Speaker 2>Because Jesus lost everything on the cross, we can now

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<v Speaker 2>have everything in Christ. That's why we rejoice today. How

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<v Speaker 2>many of you are grateful for your salvation? How many

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<v Speaker 2>of you are grateful that you've.

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<v Speaker 1>Been born again. You know, born again means new beginning,

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<v Speaker 1>a fresh start.

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<v Speaker 2>It means a new life. God made everything new. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why the Bible says we are born again to a

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<v Speaker 2>living hope. If you are a Christian, there is something

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<v Speaker 2>to look forward do. You're born, and it's not a

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<v Speaker 2>one time experience. It's a grad dual unfolding of this

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<v Speaker 2>new nature and relationship. I have a two year old

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<v Speaker 2>kid at home, and since he was born. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a one time experience. It's a continuous process.

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<v Speaker 2>And in the same way, we are in a continuous journey.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that in First Peter one, verse six to seven.

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<v Speaker 2>In this you rejoice, though now for a little while,

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<v Speaker 2>if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so

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<v Speaker 2>that the tested genuineness of your faith, more precious than

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<v Speaker 2>gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may

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<v Speaker 2>be found to result in praise and glory and honor

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<v Speaker 2>in revelation of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that now you rejoice. But being born again doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean life will be easy.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't mean now that you're in Christ you will

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<v Speaker 2>be exempted from temptations and trials of life. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>we will go through suffering, we will face trials. But

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<v Speaker 2>if we respond right by the grace of God, our

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<v Speaker 2>trials will.

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<v Speaker 1>Become our testimonies. I was talking to a young businessman

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<v Speaker 2>Week, and we're talking about the challenge just he's facing

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<v Speaker 2>in his line of work pressure Sabina sometimes three times.

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<v Speaker 1>This week no Sabina.

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<v Speaker 2>Employees, Tang Dung Paul stress and stress because of dead lines.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was encouraging him, he said, I said, if

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<v Speaker 2>you respond right, by the grace of God, you will

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<v Speaker 2>be able to help lots of business people in the future.

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<v Speaker 2>You will be able to help lots of people are

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<v Speaker 2>going through pressures and trials by your testimony, because you

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<v Speaker 2>went to the trial. But by the grace of God,

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<v Speaker 2>you're able to went through it and you're able to

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<v Speaker 2>honor him. Our trials will become our testimonies. And here's

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<v Speaker 2>really the message that I want to share with you. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>Peter said, in light of the salvation we receive and

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<v Speaker 2>the tests and trials that's about to come, he said, Therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>because of the salvation and in light of the challenges

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<v Speaker 2>we're about to face, Therefore, here's the exhortation of Peter

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<v Speaker 2>here's what needs to change if we want to continually

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<v Speaker 2>move forward. First one, he said, prepare your mind for action.

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<v Speaker 2>Prepare your mind for action. And according to one study,

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<v Speaker 2>an average person have seventy thousand thoughts per day.

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<v Speaker 1>Average person okay, I'm sure in.

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<v Speaker 2>Two thousand Langhata for a monthly on pastor seventy thousand thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you imagine a lot of things going on, And

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of things were processing, minor and major things.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of things are going on in our mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Seventy thousand thoughts per day. Now, think about this. And

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<v Speaker 2>as I was studying this, think about this. Everything was

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<v Speaker 2>once a thought. Everything was once a thought. Just this

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<v Speaker 2>main hold that we're using this facility in Deeputuna exists before.

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<v Speaker 1>But even before we've we've seen this in the physical.

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<v Speaker 2>This already existed in the imagination of the designer and

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<v Speaker 2>the team of Pastor Dennis.

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<v Speaker 1>This was first conceived in the mind.

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<v Speaker 2>On stage air con and colored and walnating my touch

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<v Speaker 2>of red and orange, even before we experience its reality.

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<v Speaker 1>It first well, it was first conceived in the mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever change we want to see in the physical, we

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<v Speaker 2>need first to win the battle in the mind. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why Peter said, prepare your mind for action. These Christians

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<v Speaker 2>are being persecuted for their faith, experiencing suffering and difficulties.

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<v Speaker 1>There they're living in the midst of a pagan culture.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people don't know God and they're living differently,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're being persecuted. And here's the exhortation of PAULA

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm in paul in the persecute.

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<v Speaker 1>Kame.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a software come and here again, Christiano. Right now,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't know if we can still move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>What do we do?

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<v Speaker 2>Peter said, prepare your mind for action. You know why,

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<v Speaker 2>because it starts in the mind. The battle starts in

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<v Speaker 2>the mind. And I think Paul was expressing the same

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<v Speaker 2>letter in Second Christians, Chapter eleven, verse three. But I

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<v Speaker 2>am afraid that as the serpent deceive E by scunning,

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<v Speaker 2>your thoughts will be led as ray from a.

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<v Speaker 1>Sincere and pure devotion to Christ. Even from the book

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<v Speaker 1>of Genesis, this has been the style of the devil.

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<v Speaker 2>He would play your mind. He would try to plant

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<v Speaker 2>accusations about God. He would try to plant doubts. He

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<v Speaker 2>will plant worries. He will plant fear, he will plant

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<v Speaker 2>toxic thoughts. He will just put all these deceptions and lies.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you believe that, then he will be able

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<v Speaker 2>to put you in an invisible prison, the alone, the

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<v Speaker 2>Konamaha move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>You know why not.

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<v Speaker 2>Because really what you're facing is bigger than God. But

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<v Speaker 2>because you're imprisoned by a lie. And Peter said, prepare

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<v Speaker 2>your mind for action, because the enemy will inject lies.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's how we prepare our mind for action. What

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<v Speaker 1>do we do?

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<v Speaker 2>In second Christianstent three to five? He said, for though

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<v Speaker 2>we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war

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<v Speaker 2>according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare

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<v Speaker 2>are not of the flesh, but have divine power to

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<v Speaker 2>destroy strongholds, We destroy arguments. That's going on in our

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<v Speaker 2>mind and every lofty opinion raise against the knowledge of God,

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<v Speaker 2>and take every thought captive to obey Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>So how do we prepare for our mind for action?

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<v Speaker 2>We take captive every thought me, Mama, my thoughts banapuma

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<v Speaker 2>passosa mind mo that's trying to discourage you from following Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Are their thoughts that's causing you to be fearful? Are

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<v Speaker 2>their thoughts that's causing you to worry. Are their thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>of life. The Bible says, take captive and make it

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<v Speaker 2>obedient to Christ. And we do that by daily reading

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<v Speaker 2>of the Bible and by prayer. You young Bible. You

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<v Speaker 2>know it's not positive thinking. It's the word of God

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<v Speaker 2>because every day as we read, as we read the Word,

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<v Speaker 2>the Word of God.

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<v Speaker 1>Renews our mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe we don't want to an on college students. No

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<v Speaker 2>before it's a U belt a pastor.

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<v Speaker 1>Then behind all, my mama, you know why we need

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<v Speaker 1>our minds to be washed by the word of God.

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<v Speaker 1>Because there's so many lies and we need the word

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<v Speaker 2>Do not be anxious about anything, money, tuition, help, marriage, children, business,

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<v Speaker 1>And mind in Christ Jesus. But I mean, have you

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<v Speaker 1>heard but pray? You feel better.

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<v Speaker 2>Set your hope fully on the grace of God. Set

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<v Speaker 2>your hope fully on the grace of God. I like

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<v Speaker 2>the whole world is going to be redeemed. How many

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<v Speaker 2>of you are longing for the coming of Christ. How

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<v Speaker 2>many of you want to go to heaven today? Man pastor,

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<v Speaker 2>He said, the whole world is going to be redeemed.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is going to redeem spirit and body, reason and emotion,

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<v Speaker 2>people and nature. There is no part of reality for

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<v Speaker 2>which there is no hope. Because of Jesus, there is

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<v Speaker 2>always hope, even in the darkest moments of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus there is always hope. How many of you are grateful.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no hopeless situation in Christ. When you look

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<v Speaker 2>at your marriage, it's not a hopeless marriage. When you

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<v Speaker 2>hope because there is ongoing redemption that is going. There

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<v Speaker 2>is grace available for us. There is a grace waiting

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<v Speaker 1>With that in the command Indanion.

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<v Speaker 1>You know I can only preach by the grace of God.

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<v Speaker 2>But award and encourage, no gelling the man, promote the man,

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<v Speaker 1>Lama, what do you mean? Well, you know what that means.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't deserve anything good from God, and everything good

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<v Speaker 2>If not for the grace of God, I won't be

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<v Speaker 2>here today. If not for the grace of God, I

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<v Speaker 2>will not be a pastor today. If not for the

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<v Speaker 2>grace of God, I will not be faithful to my wife.

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<v Speaker 2>able to go and make disciples.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything I have and everything I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Able to do, is simply by the grace of God.

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<v Speaker 2>This is started by the grace of God. This will

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<v Speaker 2>be sustained by the grace of God, and the grace

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<v Speaker 2>of God will bring this to completion. It's grace of

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<v Speaker 2>God from start to finish. How many of you know

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<v Speaker 2>and how many of you are glad? It's not up

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<v Speaker 2>not sure how many of you've been to be GC

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<v Speaker 2>Time the Manchu Acrobatzilla, Siga, Sma sammers, long, young crabby

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<v Speaker 2>tangling kato or young harness. You know, it's amazing what

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<v Speaker 2>what we're willing to try if we know the grace

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<v Speaker 2>of God is there for us. How many of you

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<v Speaker 2>are grateful for the grace of God. That's why you

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<v Speaker 2>You can live the life God wants you to live.

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<v Speaker 2>You can work with integrity. You know why, because there's

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<v Speaker 2>the grace of God. So set your hopefully now. I

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<v Speaker 2>like this verse in Second Corinthians, Chapter four, verse sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>So we do not lose heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self

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<v Speaker 2>is being renewed day by day. For this light, momentary

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<v Speaker 2>affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory

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<v Speaker 2>that are seen, but to the things that are unsin,

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<v Speaker 2>for the things that are seen are transient but the

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<v Speaker 2>things that are unseen are eternal compared to eternity. That

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<v Speaker 2>answer that lack, that's suffering compared to eternity. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>is light and temporary. You break up new it's temporary. Class,

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<v Speaker 1>Now? I like the message version.

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<v Speaker 2>You know our Bible of different translations, right, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>it's just good to just see how it's how it's

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<v Speaker 1>It's so refreshing.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'd like to show you the message. And then

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<v Speaker 2>in prayer, he said, So we are not giving up.

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<v Speaker 2>How could we, even though on the outside it often

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<v Speaker 2>looks like things are falling apart on us. On the inside,

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<v Speaker 2>where God is making new life, now a day goes

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<v Speaker 2>by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone says, small potatoes. I don't know, small potatoes. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about American culture, small potatoes compared to

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<v Speaker 2>the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us.

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<v Speaker 2>we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the

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<v Speaker 2>things we can see now will last forever. So whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you're going through, set your hope fully on the grace.

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<v Speaker 1>Of God so we can move forward. This is not

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<v Speaker 1>the end, This is not a dead end. This is temporary.

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<v Speaker 2>I can move forward matatappas dinto sabbing as a Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>Fix your eyes on Jesus and rely on this grace

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<v Speaker 2>and lasting. Peter said, be holy, be holy. You want

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<v Speaker 2>to move forward, then you're relationship with Jesus. You want

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<v Speaker 2>to see progress. You don't want your Christianity to stay the.

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<v Speaker 1>Same year after year. He said, be holy. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The word holy literally means too separate, or to be

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<v Speaker 2>set apart by Him and for Him. You're set apart

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<v Speaker 2>by God, and you're set apart for God.

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<v Speaker 1>Be holy now.

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<v Speaker 1>He then continued on, he said, be holy.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the connection about holiness in us becoming God's children?

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<v Speaker 2>They they have different actions because of the nature they've inherited.

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<v Speaker 2>You are born of God, I mean you hear you're

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<v Speaker 2>That's why you have a new appetite. Bible and Kanana

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<v Speaker 2>victory group. Mayona p pray Kanna mari. You and I

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<v Speaker 2>can khandam preaching the Kandaatutu in the Kala Papalami Dito

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<v Speaker 1>Why all of a sudden you don't want to go

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<v Speaker 2>Now you go to church a change of appetite, you

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<v Speaker 2>So make sure don't allow yourself to be pulled back

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<v Speaker 2>or influenced again. Now, what will happen if you allow

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<v Speaker 2>the holiness of God to permeate your life? What will

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<v Speaker 2>make my mind holy, make my heart holy Lord. In

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<v Speaker 2>the Paco holy matelas holy, per Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be holy.

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<v Speaker 2>What will happen if you embrace God's holiness in your

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<v Speaker 1>You know what will happen?

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<v Speaker 2>In Second Timothy Chapter two, Verse twenty one. Therefore, if

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<v Speaker 1>Ready for every good work. How many have you here?

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<v Speaker 1>kan who wants that.

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<v Speaker 2>have a short time to live, do you really want

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<v Speaker 2>to spend that sitting every Sunday in church doing nothing?

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<v Speaker 2>Or you want to say, Lord, here I am use me.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to make a dent.

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<v Speaker 1>In the universe.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to do something that will impact the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Guess what, That's God's desire for you. You are born

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<v Speaker 1>You're destined and God is a great, destining purpose for

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<v Speaker 2>You know you're born not just to work and secure

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<v Speaker 2>your retirement. You know you're born not just to graduate

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<v Speaker 2>and get a diploma, get a job or start a business,

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<v Speaker 2>have a family, have a big house, get a saving,

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<v Speaker 2>grow old and die. You know, there's more to life

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<v Speaker 2>than that.

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<v Speaker 1>Alamo.

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<v Speaker 2>You're born not just to exist, not just for survival.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, God is a purpose for your life. And

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<v Speaker 2>when you embrace God's holiness, it will usshure you to

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<v Speaker 2>God's destiny for your life. That's why the devil likes

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<v Speaker 2>to tell you holiness boring in and the devil would

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<v Speaker 2>try to take away your holiness because if the moment

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<v Speaker 2>is able to take your holiness's able to take away

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<v Speaker 2>your destiny. God is a great plan for you. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just having a coffee before this service. I think I

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<v Speaker 2>have a picture in ha we have leaders in the

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<v Speaker 2>seven o'clock service. I think my three years palm as

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<v Speaker 2>a church when they got save, they God save a

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<v Speaker 2>little late this Elena save Ahampus. The Alna Saa singles

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<v Speaker 2>the same empty nester in actually my three years Palanzi church.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know not only that they were born again,

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<v Speaker 2>but they caught and hold the vision of God for

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<v Speaker 2>their life. Uh see young wife, si honey, then your

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<v Speaker 2>husband silly and they're talking and telling me about an

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<v Speaker 2>update about Bhutan, because last year a door was open

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<v Speaker 2>to them.

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<v Speaker 1>You cut the long story short.

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<v Speaker 2>Young wife patanist own organization and a grant nam free

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<v Speaker 2>books some developing countries and they've chosen Bhutan and as

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<v Speaker 2>a representative she was sent there. But when prior to that,

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<v Speaker 2>she attended the missions meeting here giving updates to all

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<v Speaker 2>our leaders about our plans for the coming years, where

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<v Speaker 2>do we are going to plant a church? And that

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<v Speaker 2>exact year that Bhutan opened to her arrow the a

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<v Speaker 2>Botani al Rayan Tan beginna open twenty sixteen. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to plant a church in Bhutan.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>And from that time on, Alama, this is not a coincidence.

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<v Speaker 2>God wants us to be part of what God is

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<v Speaker 2>doing in Bhutan. They're not missionaries.

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<v Speaker 1>They have day job business. That's what they do.

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<v Speaker 2>But when this door opened, they said, Lord, we don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>We may be late for this, we are not trained,

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<v Speaker 2>but Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we are.

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<v Speaker 2>Use us their last visit, they're giving me an update.

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<v Speaker 2>They were able to hold the seminar for the Speaker

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<v Speaker 2>of the house. They're in partnership with the people heading

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<v Speaker 2>the education department of the nation. They are in partnership

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<v Speaker 2>with their young people. There's so many plans. They're coming

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<v Speaker 2>back this June and they have a meeting with the

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<v Speaker 2>King in these coming trips, and it's amazing how God

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<v Speaker 2>is connecting. And they said, we don't know, we're just

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<v Speaker 2>taking it one day at a time. We don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how God will do these things, but you know, here

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<v Speaker 2>we are. It's just amazing to think that God wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>trust an entire nation to a couple, that they will

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<v Speaker 2>be part of what God is doing. You are part

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<v Speaker 2>of something big. God is a great plan and destiny

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<v Speaker 2>for your life. My prayer is that we're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to miss.

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<v Speaker 1>God's purpose for our lives.

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<v Speaker 2>Like David in the Book of Acts, he said, and

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<v Speaker 2>David serve God's purpose in his own generation. May we

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<v Speaker 2>serve God's purpose in our generation. May you and I

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<v Speaker 2>serve God's purpose for our life. Last quote, and let's

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<v Speaker 2>pray in D. L.

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<v Speaker 1>Moody.

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<v Speaker 2>You know an evangelist who lived in the eight and hundreds.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what he said. Let God have your life, for

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<v Speaker 2>he can do more with it than you can allow

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<v Speaker 2>God to take hold of your life. Amen, Let's just

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<v Speaker 2>bow our heads and close our eyes right now, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>we thank you for your word.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, we say.

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<v Speaker 2>For the salvation we receive, and it's not something we deserve,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's something that you gave by.

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<v Speaker 1>Your great mercy, and every day we are grateful for that.

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<v Speaker 2>Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>We are here today because of your grace. Lord. That's

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<v Speaker 1>our prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>Today, that we will be able to prepare our mind

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<v Speaker 2>for action. Lord, help us to learn how to take

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<v Speaker 2>captive of every thought that is not from you.

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<v Speaker 1>Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>If there are lies that's holding us, if there are,

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<v Speaker 2>Lord God, things we believe that is stopping us from

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward, I pray, Lord God, that we will be

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<v Speaker 2>able to identify it and will be able to take

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<v Speaker 2>captive of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Lord Lord, I pray that you will destroy strongholds.

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<v Speaker 2>I pray that you will approve wrong beliefs and ideas

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<v Speaker 2>that maybe we picked up along the way.

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<v Speaker 1>I pray Lords that we will have the mind of Christ. Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>I also pray Lord that we will learn to set

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<v Speaker 2>our hope fully on the grace of God. Lord, we

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<v Speaker 2>thank you that in Christ there is no hopeless situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you that in Christ there is no hopeless person. So,

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<v Speaker 2>Lord God, we thank you for the hope that we

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<v Speaker 2>have in Christ. And I pray also, Lord, that we will,

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<v Speaker 2>Lord God, be able to be holy just as you,

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<v Speaker 2>who call thiss is holy. By the grace of God,

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<v Speaker 2>we can live pure and holy. And as we do, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>I pray that you will use us, every one of us.

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<v Speaker 2>We are here today our prayers that Lord here, I

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<v Speaker 2>am use me, here, I am use me. Lord, Father God,

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<v Speaker 2>I pray Lord, that you will use us for a

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<v Speaker 2>great and mighty way, more than what we could ask

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<v Speaker 2>for or imagine. I pray for that sense of greatness.

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<v Speaker 2>I pray for that sense of purpose to be stared

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<v Speaker 2>up in every heart.

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<v Speaker 1>God. I pray we will, our hearts will be stared up.

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<v Speaker 2>Lord, and we will no longer log and stay in

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<v Speaker 2>our comfort zone, but we will step up in faith

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<v Speaker 2>and say, Lord, we are willing to move forward. We're

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<v Speaker 2>willing to be used by you because we want to

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<v Speaker 2>give you honor and glory.

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