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<v Speaker 1>But I just want to take a moment and turn

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<v Speaker 1>to the word. Amen. We have such a beautiful thing

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<v Speaker 1>in the word of God. This past week, I helped

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<v Speaker 1>facilitate a women's Bible study in our neighborhood. And there's

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<v Speaker 1>eight gals that come. And of those eight gals, quite

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<v Speaker 1>a good chunk of them have never been been to

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<v Speaker 1>church and really don't know the Lord. In fact, when

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<v Speaker 1>we started this Bible study there, the one girl came,

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<v Speaker 1>she had, she had her book because we were going

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<v Speaker 1>to do a book at a study out of a book.

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<v Speaker 1>And she said, I don't even know what a Bible

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<v Speaker 1>study is. What do you do? Well, you study the Bible,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and every Friday morning, when we open that

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<v Speaker 1>thing up, wisdom just floods out of the pages of God.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just so amazing. So, and it's the same for

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<v Speaker 1>us here, you know, Here on Sunday mornings, we open

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<v Speaker 1>up the word and wisdom flows. You are the light

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<v Speaker 1>of the world is the theme. No, don't quite go

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<v Speaker 1>there quite yet. That's the theme for our missions here

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<v Speaker 1>at New Horizon. And so the whole theme of these

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<v Speaker 1>last few days has been that. And we heard a

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks ago how in the very opening verses of Genesis,

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<v Speaker 1>how the world was dark. The earth was without form.

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<v Speaker 1>It had nothing there. It was chaos. And the word

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<v Speaker 1>says that the first things out of God's mouth were

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<v Speaker 1>let there be light. Because in light comes life. In

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<v Speaker 1>light comes the ability to see and to know and

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<v Speaker 1>to have vision and to be able to do the

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<v Speaker 1>things that need to be done. In light there is

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<v Speaker 1>color and embedded in light is beauty. Everything that we

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<v Speaker 1>need is in light. And that is why the very

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<v Speaker 1>first thing to come into the world is light. Light

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<v Speaker 1>versus darkness. And I will tell you that darkness is

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<v Speaker 1>merely the absence of light. And even today, when we

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<v Speaker 1>look at the world, we listen to the news, it

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<v Speaker 1>seems so dark. It seems so chaotic. But I will

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<v Speaker 1>say that the darkness in this world is only missing

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<v Speaker 1>one thing. It's one light away from not being dark

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<v Speaker 1>any longer. The only difference is the presence of light.

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<v Speaker 1>Let there be light. And when Jesus came, he stood

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<v Speaker 1>before the masses and said, I am the light of

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<v Speaker 1>the world. He was saying that inside of me is life.

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<v Speaker 1>Inside of me is beauty and guidance for your path

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<v Speaker 1>and all the things. And then he said, actually, let's

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<v Speaker 1>throw that up there. Then he said, you are the

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<v Speaker 1>light of the world. Can you imagine that? He doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>just stop with declaring that He's the light. He's God.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course he's the light. But he's saying he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to come and live inside of you. And now you

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<v Speaker 1>are the light of the world. Those of you who

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<v Speaker 1>have Christ inside of you, you are not just a

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<v Speaker 1>normal human being going about your day any longer. Now

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<v Speaker 1>you are the light of the world. And it's in

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<v Speaker 1>you that he is going to shine his light abroad. Amen?

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<v Speaker 1>So it says, you are the light of the world.

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<v Speaker 1>You are a city on a hill that cannot be hidden.

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<v Speaker 1>When we come together, not only are we one little flicker,

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<v Speaker 1>but when we come together, say here at church, we

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<v Speaker 1>are now a city. And this city is meant to

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<v Speaker 1>be set on a hill. The hill in Israel, they

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<v Speaker 1>used to build their towns, their cities on the tops

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<v Speaker 1>of what's called tells or mountains. Well, you know, over there,

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<v Speaker 1>their mountains aren't very mountainy. If you look at Mount Rainier,

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<v Speaker 1>then they're, you know, just a little bump, but they

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<v Speaker 1>would put their cities on that bump. And if there

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<v Speaker 1>was a traveler, if there was someone traveling, they could

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<v Speaker 1>look and see up on the hill. Oh, there's light.

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<v Speaker 1>I need to get there. And that's what this is together.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of lights coming together. Now we are a city.

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<v Speaker 1>Now together we can do things for this world and

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<v Speaker 1>for missions like you can't do by yourself. You are

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<v Speaker 1>a city set on a hill. That cannot be hidden.

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<v Speaker 1>Neither do people light a lamp and put it under

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<v Speaker 1>a bowl. Instead, they put it on a stand and

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<v Speaker 1>it gives light to everyone in the house. In the

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<v Speaker 1>same way, let your light shine before men that they

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<v Speaker 1>may see your good deeds and praise the Father in heaven.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is you. You are that light to be

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<v Speaker 1>set on a stand. Amen. Not to shrink back. Not

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<v Speaker 1>to look at darkness and say, oh my goodness, what

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<v Speaker 1>are we going to do? And hide. No, darkness is

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<v Speaker 1>darkness because it needs a light. And when darkness and

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<v Speaker 1>light meet, can I just tell you something? Light always wins.

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<v Speaker 1>Light always wins. Even Jesus, who said he was the

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<v Speaker 1>light of the world, Darkness put him on a cross.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'll tell you what, darkness did not win. Because

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<v Speaker 1>three days later, he rose again. And when light comes

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<v Speaker 1>into darkness, it will find its enemy. Darkness does not

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<v Speaker 1>like light. But light always wins. Light always wins. Matthew 1.8, sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>Acts 1.8 says... That you will receive power when the

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<v Speaker 1>Holy Spirit comes on you. And you will be my

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<v Speaker 1>witnesses in Jerusalem and all of Judea and Samaria and

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<v Speaker 1>to the ends of the earth. This is his call.

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<v Speaker 1>He comes and he fills you with who he is.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he says, go and be my light everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>He says to go. Mark 16, 15 says, go into

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<v Speaker 1>all the world and preach the gospel to all the creation.

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<v Speaker 1>This is our mandate. This is our job. It is

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<v Speaker 1>our position, according to the word, that we are to

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<v Speaker 1>engage in. with the world. We are not to step

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<v Speaker 1>back from the world. We are not to hide from

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<v Speaker 1>the world. We are not to make our own little

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<v Speaker 1>spot over here and keep the world away. No, we

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<v Speaker 1>are to go into the world and engage it because

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<v Speaker 1>you are his light bearer and light always wins. I

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<v Speaker 1>need you to see yourself as God sees you. You

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<v Speaker 1>are the light. And maybe you've made a few boo-boos

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<v Speaker 1>in the past. Maybe you've done a few things that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe wasn't very lightish. But God doesn't care. He's a redeemer.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a redeemer. Our dear Margaret, are you kidding me?

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<v Speaker 1>What a story because light always wins. And I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to say that over your life right now. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what you're up against. I don't know what's

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<v Speaker 1>pushing you back. I don't know what's pushing you down

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<v Speaker 1>and away because darkness hates light because it knows it

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<v Speaker 1>will have to flee. But whatever that is, I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to say to yourself, light inside of me will win.

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<v Speaker 1>You are meant to win because you have him in you.

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<v Speaker 1>Praise the Lord. It's our job to engage. And ever since,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, 2000 years ago, when those verses were written,

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<v Speaker 1>missionaries have gone forth. Those scriptures have been obeyed by

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<v Speaker 1>so many human beings. So many amazing stories. So many

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<v Speaker 1>heroes of the faith. The Bible says that we are

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<v Speaker 1>surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses. That great

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<v Speaker 1>could be size, but I also think it means stature

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<v Speaker 1>of heroism. I love those stories. I love the stories

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<v Speaker 1>of the missionaries of the past. I love them. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's missionaries now. Did you know that there's 450,000 missionaries

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<v Speaker 1>right now on foreign land? 450,000 of them out there

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And you might say, I'm not out there.

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<v Speaker 1>What am I? I'm just a normal human being. No,

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<v Speaker 1>you are a part of God's vision for missions. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you know that? You are a piece of it. $ 17, 000

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<v Speaker 1>worth of a piece of it. Because behind every missionary...

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<v Speaker 1>There are people. not traveling, but missionarying by giving and praying.

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<v Speaker 1>And if we didn't have that half of the mission story,

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<v Speaker 1>we would never have the half that goes. Does that

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<v Speaker 1>make sense? As we were in worship again today, Just

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<v Speaker 1>like last week, and I shared last week, I was

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<v Speaker 1>overwhelmed with the sense of significance of every soul sitting here.

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<v Speaker 1>You might not be on the mission field. You might

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<v Speaker 1>not be doing some of the things that the stories

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<v Speaker 1>that I've read, but you are so significant because you

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<v Speaker 1>are a piece of it. You are a mission. You're

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<v Speaker 1>missionarying every time you give. You are missionarying every time

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<v Speaker 1>you pray. You are missionarying. You are a piece of

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<v Speaker 1>the chain that makes it happen. These local, these current heroes,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna tell you a quick story. I didn't tell

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<v Speaker 1>it to the first service because I was in a hurry,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm not in such a hurry, right? Nobody's in

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<v Speaker 1>a hurry, right? Okay. Well, there was a lady named

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<v Speaker 1>Karen Youngblad. She's a YWAM missionary. And this was in 2017.

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<v Speaker 1>We got a little YWAM missionary sitting right here. You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go out in just a few little bits. Praise

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord. I could stop and just preach on her

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<v Speaker 1>right now. But I gotta tell my story. Someday there's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be stories about you And I'm going to tell them.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, this lady, she's a nurse. She was retired

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<v Speaker 1>from here in America. And she's leading teams, medical teams,

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<v Speaker 1>into Peru on a regular basis. as she's going in,

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<v Speaker 1>typically has a doctor's and nurse, you know, all the things,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's an RN, and she facilitates them and would

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<v Speaker 1>take them in. Well, this one particular team that was

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<v Speaker 1>going to go very deep in the Amazon jungle, she

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<v Speaker 1>finds out last minute the doctor's not going, and she's like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to go if the doctor's not going

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<v Speaker 1>to go. What use am I to do this if

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have a a doctor, but the Lord kept saying, go, go, go.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay. So she packed up her little team, flew

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<v Speaker 1>down to Lima, eight hour boat ride into the Amazon

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<v Speaker 1>and goes to their village that they're gonna minister in.

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<v Speaker 1>While they're ministering, a man comes and he says, I

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of pain. So she had nothing to

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<v Speaker 1>give him but ibuprofen. She gave him some ibuprofen and

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<v Speaker 1>sent him home. Few hours later, his daughter comes back

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<v Speaker 1>and says he died. come help. Well, she's like, he's dead.

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<v Speaker 1>So she goes there and everybody's mourning on the outside

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<v Speaker 1>of this hut. And she tells her people that the

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<v Speaker 1>daughter said he did not know Jesus. He was a

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<v Speaker 1>total non-believer. So she goes into the little raised floor hut,

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<v Speaker 1>leaves her team outside and she just says, pray, just pray.

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<v Speaker 1>So she goes in And she looks at, he's dead

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<v Speaker 1>in a doornail, no pulse, no respirations. And the only

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<v Speaker 1>thing she had to offer was CPR. She had no IVs.

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<v Speaker 1>She had nothing. So she starts doing CPR on this

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<v Speaker 1>guy and he, she ends up getting a pulse. She

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<v Speaker 1>ends up getting a pulse, but he's non-responsive and he's

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<v Speaker 1>breathing a little bit on his own. So she's like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I have nothing more to do. I don't, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>give him fluids. I can't do that. So she said, okay, God,

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<v Speaker 1>he's yours. She goes out and she's like, well, His

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<v Speaker 1>heart's beating again. You know, she didn't have enough oomph

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<v Speaker 1>inside of her to say, he's raised to life. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>her faith was not very high. And so they leave

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<v Speaker 1>and they're kind of cheering and like, oh, wow. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>what was that? And then message came back that he

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<v Speaker 1>died again, that his heart stopped. And so she goes

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<v Speaker 1>back and they do the same thing. She's doing CPR

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<v Speaker 1>on him. And he comes back. He starts, she gets

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<v Speaker 1>a heart rate back and all that kind of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And the first word out of his mouth, he actually

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<v Speaker 1>is able to talk this time. And he says the

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<v Speaker 1>word Jesus. And so she leaves and says, God, he's

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<v Speaker 1>in your hands. He survives the whole night. The next

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<v Speaker 1>day he gets up out of bed, finds them and says,

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<v Speaker 1>This woman, this woman who thought she had nothing to give.

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<v Speaker 1>We must, we must partake in missions. So that's a

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<v Speaker 1>to pick. But there was a gentleman in the 1800s, mid-1800s,

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<v Speaker 1>of you. Yeah, he's a wonderful guy. He was pastoring

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<v Speaker 1>he has 400 children and they're all in this building.

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<v Speaker 1>And he has helpers that come and help. And one

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<v Speaker 1>Because even when I opened my refrigerator, I said, there's

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<v Speaker 1>he said, okay. He spends the night praying. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>telling anybody. He's not getting the word out. He spends

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<v Speaker 1>hoping that a miracle had happened. And sure enough, no miracle.

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<v Speaker 1>So they go to him and he says, it's okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Set the tables for the children. 400 plates, 400 sets

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<v Speaker 1>of silverware, 400 children getting their shoes on and getting

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to eat. And the adults are all looking

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<v Speaker 1>at each other like, what's he going to do now?

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<v Speaker 1>Shouldn't we do this? Shouldn't we do that? Maybe we

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<v Speaker 1>But George Mueller kept his faith. And he said, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to pray and bless the food we're going to eat.

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<v Speaker 1>And so he had all the children. The He said,

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<v Speaker 1>let's all bow our heads and fold our hands and

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the prayer, there's a knock on

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<v Speaker 1>And who's standing there but the village baker. who said,

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<v Speaker 1>start baking bread for you this morning. So he turned

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<v Speaker 1>around and behind him was an entire cart filled with fresh,

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<v Speaker 1>warm bread. Before he was done blessing the food that

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't have in faith, calling those things that are

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<v Speaker 1>not as though they are. And before he was done,

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<v Speaker 1>he looks up and there's another knock at another door,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the other side of the building or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>And the ladies go over and answer that one. And

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<v Speaker 1>sure enough, right there was the village priest. dairy man,

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<v Speaker 1>he had a whole cart of fresh milk, big, huge

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<v Speaker 1>bins of milk, but his axle had broken right in

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<v Speaker 1>front of the orchard, orphan, orphanage, whatever it is. And

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<v Speaker 1>he said, you know, I can't get this fixed. By

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<v Speaker 1>the time I do, the milk's going to be no good.

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<v Speaker 1>So do you have any need for some milk? And

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<v Speaker 1>they're like, yes, bring it in. And so those children

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<v Speaker 1>ate until they were full, fresh bread and warm milk.

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<v Speaker 1>But I say that to say, where would George Muller

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<v Speaker 1>be with his obedience and his faith without the baker

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<v Speaker 1>and the dairyman? being faithful and generous to do what

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<v Speaker 1>they do and to be faithful to give. Where would

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<v Speaker 1>it be? He is credited with over 5,000 children that

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<v Speaker 1>were raised, clothed, fed, housed, and educated into becoming doctors

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<v Speaker 1>and lawyers. But how could he do it without those

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<v Speaker 1>that give. Now that baker wasn't called to go and

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<v Speaker 1>to do all that, that baker. was called to bake.

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<v Speaker 1>But he was a part of the miracle. You might

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<v Speaker 1>not be in Africa. You might not be in Thailand.

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<v Speaker 1>You might not be working for Teen Challenge. You might

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<v Speaker 1>be going to your job, doing your work. But I

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<v Speaker 1>will tell you the significance of what you do day in,

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<v Speaker 1>day out. You are a light for him. And when

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<v Speaker 1>you are called upon and you hear of something and

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<v Speaker 1>you sense something on the inside and you respond instantly,

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<v Speaker 1>You are being a part of that miracle. You are

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<v Speaker 1>being missionaries. Amen. Let's pray right now. Would you pray

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<v Speaker 1>with me? I want to pray for every missionary out there,

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<v Speaker 1>every ministry that's local right now. Maybe they're praying over

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<v Speaker 1>something right now. They're calling something that is not as

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<v Speaker 1>though it is. just like he was needing bread for

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<v Speaker 1>those children. There are ministries and missionaries right now around

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<v Speaker 1>the world that are in need. Father, God, in Jesus' name,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray over the nations. We pray over those that

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<v Speaker 1>have been so faithful. We pray over them who are

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<v Speaker 1>standing even now in need, in want, with struggle. Lord God,

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<v Speaker 1>I ask you right now to put strength in their bones.

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<v Speaker 1>and faith in their heart, and finance in their pockets,

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<v Speaker 1>and the ability to do the things that you've called

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<v Speaker 1>them to do. God, I call the unsaved to come

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<v Speaker 1>to them for the answers. God, I pray right now

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<v Speaker 1>for your Holy Spirit to just permeate the world. For

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<v Speaker 1>Father God, you are the light of the world. And

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<v Speaker 1>we come against darkness. We come against every power of

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<v Speaker 1>the enemy. And we say light always wins. May this

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<v Speaker 1>be a year of great harvest. May this be a

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<v Speaker 1>year of great harvest. Praise you, Jesus. Would you please,

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<v Speaker 1>for me, consider giving into this offering. If I could

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<v Speaker 1>have the ushers come forward. The giving slide needs to

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<v Speaker 1>go up. I want you to do two things. I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to consider your monthly pledge. That QR code

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<v Speaker 1>on the orange band is a QR code link to

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<v Speaker 1>a pledge card. And if you have been a monthly

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<v Speaker 1>pledger here at New Horizon, I've had a few of

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<v Speaker 1>you ask if you need to fill that out again,

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<v Speaker 1>I do need you to fill that out again. So

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<v Speaker 1>we kind of know. So you can use that upper

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<v Speaker 1>QR code there for a digital pledge card and let

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<v Speaker 1>us know. I will tell you up until now, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>about halfway to our pledge need on a monthly basis.

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<v Speaker 1>So I want to encourage every single one of you,

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<v Speaker 1>100% New Horizon participation. Be it $ 10, $ 20, $ 50, $ 100, $ 200,

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<v Speaker 1>$ 500 a month. I don't know what you can do.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's all be involved. Every one of us. The

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<v Speaker 1>other QR code is for project, our project income. So

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<v Speaker 1>right there into this $ 7, 000 challenge that I'm putting out.

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<v Speaker 1>If you haven't given yet, go ahead and do it.

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<v Speaker 1>If you gave in the past year, Couple of weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>but you still want, you know, throw on another whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want, that'd be great. But so you can

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<v Speaker 1>use that QR code. You can also use the envelope

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<v Speaker 1>in front of you. And cash and check is fabulous

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<v Speaker 1>as well. This whole entire offering will go towards missions.

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<v Speaker 1>Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Father, in Jesus name,

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<v Speaker 1>oh God, I thank you right now for this church. God,

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<v Speaker 1>I thank you that you planted this church as a lampstand.

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<v Speaker 1>You've called churches lampstands. Funny thing, lampstands give light and

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<v Speaker 1>light always wins. Father, I thank you right now that

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<v Speaker 1>this church, our light will not go out and we

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<v Speaker 1>will shine like a city on a hill that the

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<v Speaker 1>lost can come here. Father God, I thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>that in Jesus name. Thank you for the faithfulness of

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<v Speaker 1>the givers in Jesus name. Amen. Hallelujah. Thank you. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So go ahead. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to pass buckets. I'm sorry. I didn't, if I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't make that clear, we're going to pass the buckets.

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<v Speaker 1>We're also going to put the buckets up here. So

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<v Speaker 1>if you're not quite ready, that's great too. Praise the Lord. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have some wonderful nations around the room. People

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<v Speaker 1>We've got two Mexicos. Boy, they're showing up today. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got Spain. And we've got Guam over here. So these

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know their name, learn their name. Ask them

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<v Speaker 1>Because quite often, those who come to church that are

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<v Speaker 1>from other nations, they quite often, you know, sit in

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<v Speaker 1>you what, we are here to embrace all the cultures. Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>All the nations. God, I pray right now over Mexico.

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<v Speaker 1>Fill Mexico with your spirit. Fill Mexico with your life

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<v Speaker 1>and your love in Jesus name. God, transform Spain. Transform

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<v Speaker 1>the churches and the pastors of Guam be strong. God,

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<v Speaker 1>I pray over the Philippines, Lord God. What a beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>country it is. Father, I pray over the Philippines. Give

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<v Speaker 1>it a breakthrough. Breakthrough in the Philippines. Breakthrough in Jesus name. God,

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<v Speaker 1>I pray over Uganda. Once again, Lord God, I thank

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<v Speaker 1>you right now that the missionaries and the people of

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<v Speaker 1>Uganda are touched by you. Father, I pray over Ethiopia.

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<v Speaker 1>Hailu and Sible over there, they work with the blind

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<v Speaker 1>over there. You want to get to know them. You

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<v Speaker 1>And our lovely Kenya ladies over there. Hallelujah. God, I

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<v Speaker 1>pray over Kenya. God, I pray right now that Kenya

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<v Speaker 1>I thank you right now for that nation. God, I

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<v Speaker 1>pray for all the other nations in Jesus name. Hallelujah.