Episode 1
Freedom from a Distracted or Carnal Mind
A live recording where I was a guest on a segment called "The Morning Munch." This went out through the airwaves on Toledo's one and only YESFM Radio Station with Chris Shannon and Jeff Howell! I share a devotional the Lord placed on my heart, Freedom from a Distracted or Carnal Mind!"
This was an incredibly humbling opportunity to be on the radio and share God's word. I pray this blesses the hearts of all those who listen!
Transcript
You're tuned into the Authentic Podcast,
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:where we explore the transformative power
of embracing the reality of Jesus Christ.
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we will navigate the depths of faith
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:Welcome to the Authentic Podcast.
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:Let's dive in.
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:It is time now for the Morning Lunch,
our morning devotional.
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:And all week long we have been blessed
and have been enjoying the presence
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:of Christian Seer from 85 frames Ministry.
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:Christian, good morning.
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:Good morning.
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:You guys have been such a blessing to me
as well.
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:Oh, man.
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:Thank you. Yeah, we've enjoyed.
We have enjoyed having you all.
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:So we know you said at the start
of this whole thing there were four key
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:words
that were downloaded into your spirit.
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:And today we're on to number three.
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:Is that about right?
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:We're out of three.
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:Yeah, three out of four right now? Yup.
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:Curious what you got for us today, sir?
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:Sure. Hey, good morning.
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:Everyone out there listening.
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:I call you the head and not the tail.
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:More than a conqueror, seen
and loved by God, the father himself.
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:This week I have the honor and privilege
of bringing you the morning Munch.
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:And yes, the Lord gave me four words.
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:One for each day from Tuesday to Friday,
to lay on the hearts of those listening.
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:The underlying theme for each
one of these words is freedom.
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:Tuesday,
we discussed freedom from fear of man.
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:Yesterday, we discussed
freedom from immorality and lust.
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:And today we will discuss
freedom from a distracted or carnal mind.
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:The world that we live in
is fueled by the next big thing
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:flashing lights, catchy advertisements,
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:and a never ending source of entertainment
called the Internet.
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:We have denominations, parties,
groups, movements and communities.
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:There are new cars, new inventions,
new news,
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:new life events, and new ways of thinking.
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:There are so many things in this world
enticing our attention.
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:They are actually begging us to yield
to them.
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:Once in our complete devotion
and participation,
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:our minds become flooded with information.
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:Plagued by the question,
What does it all mean?
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:While trying to figure out
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:how to fill the void
the world has left called emptiness,
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:a void that constantly has you feeding
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:its bottomless pit with more of the world,
a void that hungers
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:for identity,
relevance, purpose and attention.
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:A void
only Jesus Christ can truly satisfy.
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:Let me share some wisdom with you
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:that has been absolutely necessary
and quite momentous in my walk.
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:Ecclesiastes
chapter one tells us that which has been
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:is that which will be again
and that which has been done.
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:Is that which will be done again?
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:So there is nothing new under the sun.
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:What advantage does man have from all
his work, which he does while earthbound?
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:Vanity of vanities.
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:All that is done without God's guidance.
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:Is vanity futile?
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:A wisp of smoke merely chasing the wind.
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:We can do
10,000 steps on our own strength, guys.
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:But if not one of them was ordered by God,
it was meaningless.
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:Centering our hearts on this wisdom
allows us to become less distracted
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:by the world and more focused on
what God has for us.
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:For me, growing up as a kid,
I had a great childhood
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:parents and grandparents who loved me.
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:Many friends played
lots of sports, went on vacations.
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:My family was a Christian family
but only attended.
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:Church is a religious activity.
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:So a true personal relationship with Jesus
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:and a surrendered
lifestyle was never modeled to me.
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:I know it's each of our responsibilities
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:to cultivate that personal relationship
with Jesus.
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:But as a result
of what my parents modeled in my choices,
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:I didn't have my own faith to stand on
at age 13 when they entered into divorce.
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:Caught up in a whirlwind of emotions,
13 year old me
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:allowed the world to distract
and keep me in a carnal mindset.
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:The world enticed my attention
and I participated.
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:I was filling my void
with plenty of the world for
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:what would be years to come at that point,
but never truly filling it with Jesus.
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:We become what we intake,
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:what we center our mind
on, we gravitate towards.
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:My mindset for those 13 years of life
produced a lot of heartache,
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:depression, trouble,
weight of circumstances
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:that would literally collapse me
to my knees and isolation to name a few.
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:But around year eight out of those
13 years, God spoke to me through a song.
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:The lyrics were You chose the cage
you live in because it feels like home.
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:From that moment
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:I cried out to be set free
from a carnal and distracted mind.
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:God started to get a hold of me, or rather
I started to get a hold of him.
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:We started a process
that would ultimately draw me to himself.
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:Less of me and more of him.
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:Ephesians 513 says,
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:But all things become visible
when they are exposed by the light.
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:For it is light
that makes everything visible.
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:If you are struggling with a distracted
or carnal mindset,
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:you need to expose it to the light.
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:I know the difficulties
of being submerged in the world
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:and trying to get to Jesus, or
even just realizing that He is the answer.
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:But you need to read God's word.
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:There isn't a magic potion
or a wand you can wave.
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:The biblical principle of seed, time
and harvest is always true.
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:What you sow, you reap.
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:You have to get into the Bible.
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:You need to discover
what God says about you.
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:And believe me, it's good.
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:And when we know the truth,
we can reject and repent from the lie.
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:Until I realized
that I was choosing the cage
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:I was living in and that life is chasing
nothingness unless it's for God.
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:I was stuck.
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:It doesn't matter
if you've been a Christian for 15 years
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:or 15 minutes or even a Christian at all.
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:You operating in your own strength
is a waste of time and energy.
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:You vitally need help from the outside
to renew your inside out
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:and ultimately break you
out of your distracted or carnal mindset.
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:Don't get stuck like I did,
but yield to Jesus and know that
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:what he has in store for you
is far greater
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:than you could ever manufacture
for yourself.
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:Surrendering to
Jesus doesn't make you weak.
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:It takes courage and strength
to yield to him.
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:It's the toughest decision
you'll ever make.
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:But I promise you,
there is freedom in surrender.
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:Just because you choose Jesus.
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:It doesn't mean you won't have to deal
with any consequences
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:from choices made prior
to accepting Christ.
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:Actions still do have consequences.
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:Just make sure you keep choosing
light over darkness.
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:Choose freedom, not cage.
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:I'll close with these two verses
from Colossians three and verse
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:John one before transitioning
into a moment of prayer and discussion.
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:Set your mind and keep
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:focused habitually
on the things above the heavenly things,
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:not on the things that are on earth
which have only temporal value.
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:So put to death and deprive of power
the evil longings of your earthly body
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:with its sensual, self-centered instincts,
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:and know that if we freely admit
that we have sinned and confess our sins,
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:he is faithful and just true to his own
nature and promises, and will forgive
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:our sins and cleanse us continually
from all unrighteousness, our wrongdoing,
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:everything, not in conformity
with his will and purpose.
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:So let's go into some prayer.
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:Father, we know that
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:your heart is that none would perish.
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:That all would come
to a saving knowledge of your son.
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:I pray that your voice would become
much louder than any competing voices
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:for all of those that are listening
reestablished their thoughts.
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:Father, would you give them the ability
and courage
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:to overcome the distractions
of this world, destroy every proud
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:and exalted thing
that opposes Christ in my life and theirs?
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:Download to them
revelation of time on earth
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:and breathe on their mind
so they would focus on the things
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:above and blend their hearts
so they can receive them.
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:And Jesus mighty name.
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:Amen.
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:Amen. We are all we're Christians.
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:Sarah of 85 things
Ministry. Christian, you.
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:What I like about you
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:is this as an artist, because you're
a photographer is an artist's artist.
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:Always have a way of doing things
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:that might be a little bit different
than the way that a lot of the others
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:view things.
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:Because you're an artist,
you view things a certain way.
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:And I think this morning to remind us,
a gentle nudge about the distracted mind,
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:what a timely message, because we really
could be a little bit distracted.
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:And a lot of times
we just don't even realize it.
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:It's it's super easy because we drive
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:cars, we go to work,
we put on shoes, all physical things.
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:You know, we live in the natural,
but our new life is hidden in Christ.
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:And he is the only way,
the only truth, the only life.
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:And it's it's our objective.
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:It's what we're called to do
is to seek out that new life in him.
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:And yes,
the world is quite distracting and
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:it's just a day.
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:Today could not have been more timely.
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:And you're right,
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:your ministry is going to be five
frames and it's 85 frames dot com.
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:You can find out
more about Christians. There.
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:And so we have them for another day.
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:We have one for tomorrow yet Come on.
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:Fourth word
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:and it's been pretty potent this entire
week And Christian, it's kind of cool
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:that we're looking at your Tick-Tock
and finding out.
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:So for those of you who want to get
to understand more about Christian,
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:the great thing about him is
so you can do some of your videos here.
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:One of the questions come to Jesus,
say to your mother and father,
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:you were teasing.
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:No, I was I was that easy.
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:If you have another one down here,
a Romans eight for prayer,
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:you have more through here
about family business.
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:You have the assurance of salvation
and about the words
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:and teachings of Jesus,
how your body is a temple.
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:And really, I think another time
they want to know who God says you are.
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:All of these things are just
and you have a way of twist tying
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:in with artistry
and your photography and your video work
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:and just kind of pulling it all together,
like in one enormous blender
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:and putting it all together
and really teaching all of us
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:through your eye, which is really great,
not to God be the glory.
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:I'm super thankful that the gifting
that He's giving me is content creation
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:and he is the creator,
and I'm just learning to lean on him.
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:Because if you look around
what he created is incredible.
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:So I need a little bit of that creative
flow from him, and that's where I lean on,
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:Oh, that is cool.
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:Well, we have one more day with you.
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:Tell us again how we can keep in touch
with you, where we can find
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:your work and get familiar
with you between now and tomorrow.
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:Absolutely.
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:So the main hub for everything is 85
frames dot com slash our ministry.
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:I keep everything up
to date there and posted.
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:So if you want to follow along,
that's where you'll find me.
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:You really do.
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:And all of your links to all of your
social media platforms, they're all there.
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:So we are excited to catch up
with you again tomorrow morning.
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:Dear sir.
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:Anxious to find out what that fourth
downloaded word is.
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:Awesome. Thank you so much, Chris.
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:Have a blessed day.
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:Thank you to see them. But
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:all right.
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:Any more questions
on what we have going on with Christian?
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:Let us know this week for what
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:4192401937.
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:All right, Christian, you still there?
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:Yeah, still here. Chris, There you are.
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:All right, dude, one more day.
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:It's been a fast week with you.
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:Yeah, it really has gone by quickly.
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:There is a lot of time and preparation
into it, so it's kind of like bittersweet
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:because it does seem to be clicking away,
but I just feel the Lord on it so much.
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:And I honor you guys and I just I value
just the opportunity to share God's word.
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:It is extremely humbling.
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:Oh, my gosh, dude,
this show this week has been potent
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:and you're a major part
of bringing key words into this thing.
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:Gentle nudges, little subtle reminders.
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:You know,
I think those reminders are badly needed.
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:You know, we go through our routine,
but sometimes those reminders
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:kind of like, come in and remind you,
Oh, wait, there's a routine going on.
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:I need to stop for a minute.
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:Ponder.
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:You know, I need to be still.
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:In the past, the past three days
been good reminders of those.
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:So but yeah, I'm excited
to catch up with you again tomorrow.
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:We will see you
at about 23 and a half hours.
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:All right.
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:That's an interesting way to look at it.
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:Look at year over and come on. I know
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:these two men. We'll see in the morning.
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:All right.
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:Sounds good, Chris. Have a good one.
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:Back home.
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:It's so true.
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:I really feel like this week
has just been cruising by
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:on this radio show.
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:I've had like two months.
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:I think it was two months
to prepare for this when I found out that
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:I was going to be on Toledo's one and only
Yes Fam with Chris Shannon and Jeff
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:Howe, and I was excited, a little nervous
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:because people like Sid Roth
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:have been on this show
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:or at least interviewed by by
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:Yes Fam
or someone within the organization.
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:So I was like, Oh man.
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:Like, so I really had to seek the Lord on
what he wanted me to bring and
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:as you listen throughout the progression,
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:you know, fear of man freedom
or freedom from fear of man,
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:freedom from immorality, lust,
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:freedom from distraction of mind,
carnal mind,
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:you'll hear
my own personal testimonies within them
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:and it's not that
I want to talk about myself.
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:It's that by the power of the blood
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:in the word of our testimony.
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:So I truly, really believe
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:that everyone has gone
through something, right?
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:Everyone has a story to tell.
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:And if you are one of the Christians
that don't have this crazy
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:come to Jesus,
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:Holy Spirit comes in like a mighty rushing
wind.
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:Whatever crazy story.
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:If you don't have that pardon me.
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:If you don't have that testimony,
you have the best testimony,
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:and you're like,
What do you mean my testimony is boring.
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:Like, I've just always been a Christian.
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:I've always had a relationship with God,
like everything's been
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:good, like I never yada, yada, yada.
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:That's because
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:God promises to be faithful
and to bless generation
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:after generation after generation of those
who walk with the Lord.
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:The fact that you have been walking
in that grace and that promise
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:is a true testament
to God, the Father, to the Trinity,
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:and over your life
you can say, Hey, look at my parents.
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:They were God fearing.
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:They got on their knees, they wept.
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:They served Jesus.
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:I did the same thing in
my life has been great.
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:I know you hear a lot of these testimonies
about drugs
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:and yada yada,
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:but my testimony is that God
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:is true to His word that he is faithful.
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:That's the best testimony.
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:It's not the most boring and don't wish
you had any other testimony.
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:That is the one that you should
be seeking and wanting.
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:But as
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:this progression of these devotionals
going through,
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:I try to implement
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:my own personal testimonies
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:because of by the power of the word
and or the word of our testimony
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:by the power of the blood
in the word of our testimony.
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:It's early.
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:I know the radio went good,
but I was up at one
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:and five something in the let our dog out.
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:Oh my gosh, this week.
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:And I was like,
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:But we have all gone
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:through something,
whatever our testimony is,
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:and we have a grace in that area
and our life is anointed.
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:I'm telling you that area
and your life is anointed
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:to go out and help others
break chains in those areas
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:because you have overcome it with the Lord
Jesus, allowing the Holy Spirit
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:to renew you from the inside,
which makes an outward change,
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:not trying to fix your appearance
to make an inward change.
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:It doesn't work that way.
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:It's always from the inside out, always
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:you have the grace
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:to go to people
and to help them through those things.
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:You are simple testimony gives hope.
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:Your simple testimony proves that
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:Jesus Christ does what he says.
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:That's good, guys.
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:So don't be ashamed of.
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:Maybe not so ideal
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:things that have happened in your life.
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:I just.
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:I feel like saying maybe even
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:a lot of them are traumatic. Like
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:deep evil, traumatic.
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:God loves you so much.
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:He's called you for a purpose,
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:and he has not given you more than you can
handle.
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:You are still here.
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:You are still a warrior.
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:You are still fighting, and you are
more than a conqueror in Jesus Christ.
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:Don't be ashamed of these areas.
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:A lot of times life happens
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:and we don't have a lot of say.
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:We do live in a fallen world.
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:We do live in a Seinfeld world,
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:but overcome those
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:through joy of your salvation,
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:through trusting in the Lord,
laying those areas down to Jesus
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:so he can use them for his glory,
you know?
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:Romans 828
God works all things for the good of those
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:who love, who love him
and are called his plans and purposes.
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:Ephesians 111 God works
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:everything in accordance to His will.
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:All things work for those who love
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:God for the good,
what the enemy meant for evil.
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:God turns it to good.
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:You just have to trust in him,
believe in him,
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:and to know that he does
have a plan for your life.
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:Your life is not meaningless.
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:What you went through is not meaningless.
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:You will break chains in Jesus name.
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:You will bring healing
to other men, other women
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:that have gone through and walk
through the same thing
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:that are going through
or walking through the same thing.
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:So be encouraged that your story
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:is the only story around.
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:There's not others like yours.
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:You have a unique story
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:that nobody has ever heard
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:and the Lord wants to empower you
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:and enable you to go in freely,
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:not with condemnation, not with fear,
not with shaking and trembling.
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:There might be a little shaking.
I'm not going to lie.
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:The first day on the radio,
my hands are a little shaky
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:just because I was trying
to throw everything together so fast
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:and make sure the stream was working.
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:But know that you have the Holy Spirit
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:and He is your comforter
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:and for you to walk in confidence
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:is truly
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:knowing who Jesus Christ says you are,
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:is truly
knowing the Father's heart for your life.
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:So may I challenge you to
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:get into the word?
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:Yeah. The boring Bible.
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:La la.
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:God breathed on those words.
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:He inspired
the man that wrote those words.
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:When you're reading the Bible, you're
reading from the mouth of God himself.
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:Would you start in the New Testament?
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:Maybe you don't know that
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:the Bible is split into two halves.
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:The first is the Old Testament.
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:It's the old covenant,
and the second is the New Testament.
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:The New Covenant,
which is because of Jesus.
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:And that would start in Matthew, Mark,
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:Luke, John, all amazing.
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:They're called the Gospels.
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:Start and start in John.
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:You know,
he was the beloved starting math.
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:You get a little analytical.
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:You are not going to
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:find out who God
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:says you are without going and doing that.
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:You can hear it from other speakers,
but until you go in
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:and allow the Holy Spirit
to reveal that to you,
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:you just it'll be hard knowledge, but
not hard knowledge to go be a blessing.
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:Guys, I love you. Thank you for listening.
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:Thank you for supporting
and have a blessed day.
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:You guys are incredible.