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Fall Asleep Quickly Sermon on the Mount - Bible Story for Sleep - Abide Meditation App · Abide Meditation App

• 0:00
  Speaker 1: Versus watching over you. Right now, He's right beside you.
• 0:04
  Speaker 1: Take comfort. Let me pray for you. Dear God, Thank
• 0:12
  Speaker 1: you for this child, Thank you for this time to
• 0:16
  Speaker 1: relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep. Father.
• 0:23
  Speaker 1: I ask that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 0:27
  Speaker 1: I asked that you blessed him with wonderful dreams. I
• 0:31
  Speaker 1: asked that you will give them a great night's sleep,
• 0:34
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen.
• 0:41
  Speaker 1: Jesus is the good shepherd. You are his sheep except
• 0:48
  Speaker 1: his promises, trust, his protection, rest, and his presence. In
• 1:06
  Speaker 1: this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight beatitudes
• 1:11
  Speaker 1: that bring his children peace and joy, eight beatitudes that
• 1:16
  Speaker 1: bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children to
• 1:21
  Speaker 1: be happy, he desires us even more to find joy.
• 1:28
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it. Before we begin,
• 1:33
  Speaker 1: Let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
• 1:40
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of to day
• 1:45
  Speaker 1: behind you and look forward to the blessings of God.
• 1:52
  Speaker 1: Get comfortable. Let your head sink into the soft pillow.
• 2:00
  Speaker 1: Stretch out your legs, breathe in God's peace and breathe
• 2:06
  Speaker 1: out your worries. You are God's child. He loves you.
• 2:16
  Speaker 1: He is watching over you. Accept his peace and protection
• 2:22
  Speaker 1: as I pray for you, Heavenly Father, thank you for
• 2:29
  Speaker 1: this child of yours. Thank you for their heart for you.
• 2:36
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their desire to know you more. Thank
• 2:40
  Speaker 1: you for their talents and for their many gifts. I
• 2:46
  Speaker 1: ask that you will bless this child of yours with
• 2:49
  Speaker 1: your peace, with your presence, with your love. I ask
• 2:55
  Speaker 1: that you will give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know
• 3:02
  Speaker 1: that sleep is a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank
• 3:08
  Speaker 1: you for giving us a time to slow down, unwind,
• 3:13
  Speaker 1: and focus on you and your word. I ask that
• 3:18
  Speaker 1: you will protect them and refresh them for a new day.
• 3:23
  Speaker 1: It's in Jesus name that I pray. Amen. Now, imagine
• 3:33
  Speaker 1: you are one of jesus disciples. You have been walking
• 3:38
  Speaker 1: from town to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching
• 3:43
  Speaker 1: him heal the sick and preach the good news. Just
• 3:48
  Speaker 1: the other day, he healed someone with paralysis, then he
• 3:53
  Speaker 1: healed someone with Caesar's then he drove out a demon.
• 4:02
  Speaker 1: You've been a disciple only a short while, but you're astonished.
• 4:07
  Speaker 1: At what he has done. No one has ever seen
• 4:11
  Speaker 1: anyone like him. It's like something straight out of well
• 4:17
  Speaker 1: the book of Exodus. It's common for a stranger to
• 4:22
  Speaker 1: approach you and ask is Jesus the Messiah. But as
• 4:29
  Speaker 1: jesus ministry has grown in popularity, the crowds have grown too,
• 4:36
  Speaker 1: so much so that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him.
• 4:42
  Speaker 1: People from Galilee, the the capitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the
• 4:49
  Speaker 1: region across the Jordan often crowd around Jesus and around
• 4:54
  Speaker 1: you two. Sure it's a blessing, but Jesus I had
• 5:00
  Speaker 1: very little time alone with you and the other disciples lately,
• 5:05
  Speaker 1: and now another large crowd is approaching far off in
• 5:09
  Speaker 1: the distance. Then Jesus speaks, Let's climb this hill to
• 5:16
  Speaker 1: get away from the crowds for a while. He says
• 5:19
  Speaker 1: to you and the others, I have a few things
• 5:24
  Speaker 1: I have been wanting to tell you. It's a warm
• 5:28
  Speaker 1: day in Galilee, but there is a cool breeze blowing
• 5:31
  Speaker 1: off the lake below. The light wind fills great on
• 5:36
  Speaker 1: your skin. As you and the others follow Jesus up
• 5:40
  Speaker 1: the grassy hill, you take a peek back at the lake.
• 5:45
  Speaker 1: Two fishermen are casting their net into the water. Across
• 5:51
  Speaker 1: the lake, Two more fishermen are pushing their small wooden
• 5:55
  Speaker 1: boat into the lake. You fished at that lake many times,
• 6:00
  Speaker 1: but you're glad you are with Jesus today. You're glad
• 6:04
  Speaker 1: he asks you to be with him. You remember what
• 6:07
  Speaker 1: he told him. Come follow me, and I will send
• 6:12
  Speaker 1: you out to fish for people. You take in the
• 6:19
  Speaker 1: unique smell of moisture in the air. You also enjoy
• 6:24
  Speaker 1: the scent of colorful wild flowers below your feet, white
• 6:28
  Speaker 1: and blue and yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking.
• 6:36
  Speaker 1: This looks like a good place to talk. He says.
• 6:42
  Speaker 1: It's a beautiful scenic spot on the side of the hill.
• 6:47
  Speaker 1: Several large boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green,
• 6:51
  Speaker 1: flowers are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This
• 6:59
  Speaker 1: will allow you and the others to hear his voice.
• 7:03
  Speaker 1: You sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys
• 7:09
  Speaker 1: the disciples, making sure everyone made it up the hill.
• 7:14
  Speaker 1: He looks at the others, then he looks at you,
• 7:18
  Speaker 1: then at the others again. He begins speaking, Blessed are
• 7:27
  Speaker 1: the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• 7:33
  Speaker 1: Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
• 7:38
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
• 7:43
  Speaker 1: Blessed are those whom hunger and thirst for righteousness, for
• 7:48
  Speaker 1: they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they
• 7:54
  Speaker 1: will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart
• 8:00
  Speaker 1: they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they
• 8:05
  Speaker 1: will be called children of God. Blessed are those who
• 8:10
  Speaker 1: are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom
• 8:14
  Speaker 1: of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you,
• 8:21
  Speaker 1: and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because
• 8:24
  Speaker 1: of me.
• 8:26
  Speaker 2: Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,
• 8:32
  Speaker 2: For in the same way they persecuted the prophets who
• 8:35
  Speaker 2: were before you.
• 8:40
  Speaker 1: It's been thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He is high
• 8:44
  Speaker 1: on the hill talking alone with Peter. You and the
• 8:49
  Speaker 1: others are further down the hill talking to one another.
• 8:54
  Speaker 1: It's a bit windier now, but the fishermen are still
• 8:58
  Speaker 1: on the lake below. Two of them are pulling up
• 9:01
  Speaker 1: their net filled with a big catch. You think back
• 9:05
  Speaker 1: to your fishing days. But mostly you think back to
• 9:11
  Speaker 1: what Jesus just said. His message was different than anything
• 9:15
  Speaker 1: you've ever heard. It was countercultural, it was radical, but
• 9:22
  Speaker 1: it was so so wonderful too. He promised you mercy,
• 9:31
  Speaker 1: He promised you comfort. He said you would be called
• 9:34
  Speaker 1: a child of God. He even said you would inherit
• 9:38
  Speaker 1: the earth and be welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Blest,
• 9:43
  Speaker 1: he said, are those who are poor in spirit, those
• 9:47
  Speaker 1: who see themselves fully dependent on God and not themselves. Blest,
• 9:53
  Speaker 1: he said, are those who more Blest he said, are
• 9:57
  Speaker 1: the meek, and those who hunger and thirst. Righteousness Blessed
• 10:02
  Speaker 1: he said, are those who are merciful. Blessed he said,
• 10:08
  Speaker 1: are the peacemakers. He even said you would be blessed
• 10:12
  Speaker 1: if you are persecuted. You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking.
• 10:22
  Speaker 1: Andrew fears some disciples may leave Jesus because of his message.
• 10:26
  Speaker 1: You agree with him, but you and Andrew, pledged devotion
• 10:31
  Speaker 1: to Christ. Then you see Jesus coming your way. He
• 10:36
  Speaker 1: stops and begins talking to you. You share your thoughts
• 10:40
  Speaker 1: about his sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for
• 10:44
  Speaker 1: a moment, and then looks back at you. I will
• 10:48
  Speaker 1: be with you, he says, I will help you. I
• 10:53
  Speaker 1: will give you the strength to persevere. Remember I love you.
• 11:00
  Speaker 1: He hugs you. As Jesus begins walking down the hill,
• 11:06
  Speaker 1: your mind turns to the words of the Psalmist. It's
• 11:10
  Speaker 1: one of the passages your family taught you growing up.
• 11:13
  Speaker 1: It comforted you as a child and as an adult too.
• 11:21
  Speaker 1: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step
• 11:24
  Speaker 1: with the wicked, or stand in the way that sinners take,
• 11:29
  Speaker 1: or sit in the company of bakers, but whose delight
• 11:33
  Speaker 1: is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates
• 11:37
  Speaker 1: on his law day and night. That person is like
• 11:41
  Speaker 1: a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its
• 11:45
  Speaker 1: fruit in season, and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever
• 11:51
  Speaker 1: they do prospers. Not so the wicked. They are like
• 11:58
  Speaker 1: chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will
• 12:04
  Speaker 1: not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of
• 12:08
  Speaker 1: the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of
• 12:12
  Speaker 1: the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
• 12:20
  Speaker 1: Jesus loves you. He wants what is best for you.
• 12:25
  Speaker 1: He wants you to be blessed. He wants you to
• 12:28
  Speaker 1: be filled with joy. He wants you to have peace,
• 12:34
  Speaker 1: like a loving shepherd watching his sheep. The all powerful,
• 12:38
  Speaker 1: all knowing God of the universe is watching over you
• 12:41
  Speaker 1: right now. He's right beside you. Take comfort. Let me
• 12:48
  Speaker 1: pray for you. Dear God, Thank you for this child.
• 12:54
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this time to relax and meditate on
• 12:58
  Speaker 1: your word. Thank you for sleep. Father. I asked that
• 13:03
  Speaker 1: you will grant them patience and peace. I asked that
• 13:08
  Speaker 1: you bless them with wonderful dreams. I asked that you
• 13:12
  Speaker 1: will give them a great night's sleep, so they will
• 13:15
  Speaker 1: wake up refreshed. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen. Jesus
• 13:22
  Speaker 1: is the good shepherd. You are his sheep except his promises, trust,
• 13:33
  Speaker 1: his protection, rest, and his presence. In this well known
• 13:46
  Speaker 1: passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight beatitudes that bring his
• 13:51
  Speaker 1: children peace and joy, eight beatitudes that bring his children blessings.
• 13:59
  Speaker 1: While Jesus wants his children to be happy, he desires
• 14:03
  Speaker 1: us even more to find joy. He's teaching us how
• 14:08
  Speaker 1: to find it. Before we begin, let your eyes gently shut. Relax.
• 14:18
  Speaker 1: The day is over. It's time to rest, put the
• 14:23
  Speaker 1: troubles of today behind. You and look forward to the
• 14:26
  Speaker 1: blessings of God. Get comfortable, Let your head sink into
• 14:36
  Speaker 1: the soft pillow. Stretch out your legs, Breathe in God's
• 14:43
  Speaker 1: peace and breathe out your worries. You are God's child.
• 14:53
  Speaker 1: He loves you. He is watching over you. Accept his
• 14:59
  Speaker 1: peace and protection as I pray for you, Heavenly Father,
• 15:08
  Speaker 1: thank you for this child of yours. Thank you for
• 15:12
  Speaker 1: their heart for you. Thank you for their desire to
• 15:17
  Speaker 1: know you more. Thank you for their talents and for
• 15:21
  Speaker 1: their many gifts. I ask that you will bless this
• 15:27
  Speaker 1: child of yours with your peace, with your presence, with
• 15:31
  Speaker 1: your love. I ask that you will give them peaceful dreams. Father,
• 15:41
  Speaker 1: we know that sleep is a blessing. Thank you for rest.
• 15:47
  Speaker 1: Thank you for giving us a time to slow down, unwind,
• 15:52
  Speaker 1: and focus on you and your word. I ask that
• 15:57
  Speaker 1: you will protect them and refresh them for new day.
• 16:02
  Speaker 1: It's in Jesus' name that I pray. Amen. Now, imagine
• 16:12
  Speaker 1: you are one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking
• 16:17
  Speaker 1: from town to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching
• 16:22
  Speaker 1: him heal the sick and preach the good news. Just
• 16:27
  Speaker 1: the other day he healed someone with paralysis. Then he
• 16:33
  Speaker 1: healed someone with Caesar's Then he drove out a demon.
• 16:41
  Speaker 1: You've been a disciple only a short while, but you're
• 16:45
  Speaker 1: astonished at what he has done. No one has ever
• 16:50
  Speaker 1: seen anyone like him. It's like something straight out of
• 16:55
  Speaker 1: well the book of Exodus for a stranger to approach
• 17:01
  Speaker 1: you and ask is Jesus the Messiah. But as jesus
• 17:09
  Speaker 1: ministry has grown in popularity, the crowds have grown too,
• 17:16
  Speaker 1: so much so that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him.
• 17:21
  Speaker 1: People from Galilee, the decapitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region
• 17:29
  Speaker 1: across the Jordan often crowd around Jesus and around you two.
• 17:35
  Speaker 1: Sure it's a blessing, but Jesus has had very little
• 17:40
  Speaker 1: time alone with you and the other disciples lately, and
• 17:44
  Speaker 1: now another large crowd is approaching far off in the distance.
• 17:50
  Speaker 1: Then Jesus speaks, let's climb this hill to get away
• 17:56
  Speaker 1: from the crowds for a while. He says to you
• 17:59
  Speaker 1: and the other I have a few things I have
• 18:03
  Speaker 1: been wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 18:09
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 18:13
  Speaker 1: The light wind feels great on your skin. As you
• 18:17
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill. You
• 18:22
  Speaker 1: take a pig back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 18:25
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 18:32
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 18:36
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times, but you're glad
• 18:40
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus today. You're glad he asked you
• 18:44
  Speaker 1: to be with him. You remember what he told you.
• 18:48
  Speaker 1: Come follow me, and I will send you out to
• 18:52
  Speaker 1: fish for people. You take in the unique smell of
• 18:59
  Speaker 1: the wish in the air. You also enjoy the scent
• 19:03
  Speaker 1: of colorful wild flowers below your feet, white and blue
• 19:08
  Speaker 1: and yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks
• 19:16
  Speaker 1: like a good place to talk, he says. It's a
• 19:22
  Speaker 1: beautiful scenic spot on the side of the hill. Several
• 19:26
  Speaker 1: large boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green,
• 19:31
  Speaker 1: flowers are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This
• 19:38
  Speaker 1: will allow you and the others to hear his voice.
• 19:42
  Speaker 1: You sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys
• 19:48
  Speaker 1: the disciples, making sure everyone made it up the hill.
• 19:53
  Speaker 1: He looks at the others. Then he looks at you,
• 19:58
  Speaker 1: then at the others again he begins speaking. Blessed are
• 20:07
  Speaker 1: the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• 20:12
  Speaker 1: Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
• 20:17
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
• 20:23
  Speaker 1: Blest are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for
• 20:27
  Speaker 1: they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they
• 20:33
  Speaker 1: will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart,
• 20:39
  Speaker 1: for they will see God. Blessed are the peace makers,
• 20:44
  Speaker 1: for they will be called children of God. Blessed are
• 20:48
  Speaker 1: those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is
• 20:53
  Speaker 1: the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you When people insult you,
• 21:00
  Speaker 1: persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against
• 21:03
  Speaker 1: you because of me, Rejoice and be glad, because great
• 21:08
  Speaker 1: is your reward in heaven. For in the same way
• 21:12
  Speaker 1: they persecuted the prophets who were before you. It's been
• 21:20
  Speaker 1: thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He is high on the
• 21:24
  Speaker 1: hill talking alone with Peter. You and the others are
• 21:29
  Speaker 1: further down the hill talking to one another. It's a
• 21:34
  Speaker 1: bit windier now, but the fishermen are still on the
• 21:37
  Speaker 1: lake below. Two of them are pulling up their net
• 21:41
  Speaker 1: filled with a big catch. You think back to your
• 21:45
  Speaker 1: fishing days, but mostly you think back to what Jesus
• 21:51
  Speaker 1: just said. His message was different than anything you've ever heard.
• 21:57
  Speaker 1: It was countercultural, it was radical, but it was so
• 22:03
  Speaker 1: so wonderful too. He promised you mercy, He promised you comfort.
• 22:12
  Speaker 1: He said you would be called a child of God.
• 22:16
  Speaker 1: He even said you would inherit the earth and be
• 22:18
  Speaker 1: welcomed into the Kingdom of heaven. Blest, he said, are
• 22:23
  Speaker 1: those who are poor in spirit, those who see themselves
• 22:28
  Speaker 1: fully dependent on God and not themselves. Blest he said,
• 22:33
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn. Blest he said, are the meek,
• 22:37
  Speaker 1: and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blest he said,
• 22:43
  Speaker 1: are those who are merciful. Blest he said, are the peacemakers.
• 22:50
  Speaker 1: He even said you would be blessed if you are persecuted.
• 22:56
  Speaker 1: You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some
• 23:02
  Speaker 1: disciples may leave Jesus because of his message. You agree
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ.
• 23:12
  Speaker 1: Then you see Jesus coming your way. He stops and
• 23:16
  Speaker 1: begins talking to you. You share your thoughts about his
• 23:19
  Speaker 1: sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for a moment,
• 23:24
  Speaker 1: and then looks back at you. I will be with you,
• 23:28
  Speaker 1: he says, I will help you. I will give you
• 23:33
  Speaker 1: the strength to persevere. Remember I love you. He hugs you.
• 23:42
  Speaker 1: As Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns
• 23:46
  Speaker 1: to the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the
• 23:49
  Speaker 1: passages your family taught you growing up. It comforted you
• 23:54
  Speaker 1: as a child and as an adult too. Blessed is
• 24:01
  Speaker 1: the one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 24:05
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 24:09
  Speaker 1: in the company of bakers, but whose delight is in
• 24:13
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 24:17
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a tree
• 24:21
  Speaker 1: planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,
• 24:27
  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers.
• 24:33
  Speaker 1: Not so the wicked. They are like chaff that the
• 24:39
  Speaker 1: wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment,
• 24:46
  Speaker 1: nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the
• 24:50
  Speaker 1: Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the
• 24:53
  Speaker 1: way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus loves you.
• 25:02
  Speaker 1: He wants what is best for you. He wants you
• 25:05
  Speaker 1: to be blessed. He wants you to be filled with joy.
• 25:10
  Speaker 1: He wants you to have peace. Like a loving shepherd
• 25:14
  Speaker 1: watching his sheep. The all powerful, all knowing God of
• 25:18
  Speaker 1: the universe is watching over you right now. He's right
• 25:22
  Speaker 1: beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you. Dear God,
• 25:31
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this child, Thank you for this time
• 25:35
  Speaker 1: to relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep. Father.
• 25:42
  Speaker 1: I ask that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 25:46
  Speaker 1: I ask that you bless them with wonderful dreams. I
• 25:51
  Speaker 1: ask that you will give them a great night's sleep
• 25:53
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen.
• 26:01
  Speaker 1: Jesus is the good shepherd. You are his sheep. Except
• 26:07
  Speaker 1: his promises, trust his protection, rest in his presence. In
• 26:24
  Speaker 1: this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight beatitudes
• 26:29
  Speaker 1: that bring his children peace and joy, eight beatitudes that
• 26:34
  Speaker 1: bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children to
• 26:40
  Speaker 1: be happy, he desires us even more to find joy.
• 26:46
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it before we begin.
• 26:52
  Speaker 1: Let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
• 26:58
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind
• 27:03
  Speaker 1: you and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable.
• 27:14
  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow, stretch out
• 27:19
  Speaker 1: your legs. Breathe in God's peace, and breathe out your worries.
• 27:30
  Speaker 1: You are God's child. He loves you. He is watching
• 27:35
  Speaker 1: over you. Accept his peace and protection as I pray
• 27:41
  Speaker 1: for you, Heavenly Father, thank you for this child of yours.
• 27:50
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their heart for you. Thank you for
• 27:55
  Speaker 1: their desire to know you more. Thank you for their
• 27:59
  Speaker 1: talent and for their many gifts. I ask that you
• 28:05
  Speaker 1: will bless this child of yours with your peace, with
• 28:09
  Speaker 1: your presence, with your love. I ask that you will
• 28:14
  Speaker 1: give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know that sleep is
• 28:21
  Speaker 1: a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank you for giving
• 28:27
  Speaker 1: us a time to slow down, unwind, and focus on
• 28:32
  Speaker 1: You and your word. I ask that you will protect
• 28:37
  Speaker 1: them and refresh them for a new day. It's in
• 28:41
  Speaker 1: Jesus' name that I pray. Amen. Now imagine you are
• 28:51
  Speaker 1: one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town
• 28:57
  Speaker 1: to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal
• 29:02
  Speaker 1: the sick and preach the good news. Just the other day,
• 29:08
  Speaker 1: he healed someone with paralysis, then he healed someone with
• 29:12
  Speaker 1: Caesar's then he drove out a demon. You've been a
• 29:21
  Speaker 1: disciple only a short while, but you're astonished at what
• 29:25
  Speaker 1: he has done. No one has ever seen anyone like him.
• 29:32
  Speaker 1: It's like something straight out of well the book of Exodus.
• 29:38
  Speaker 1: It's common for a stranger to approach you and ask
• 29:43
  Speaker 1: is Jesus the Messiah. But as jesus ministry has grown
• 29:49
  Speaker 1: in popularity, the crowds have grown too, so much so
• 29:55
  Speaker 1: that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him. People from Galilee,
• 30:03
  Speaker 1: the Dacapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the Jordan
• 30:09
  Speaker 1: often crowd around Jesus and around you too. Sure it's
• 30:15
  Speaker 1: a blessing, but Jesus has had very little time alone
• 30:19
  Speaker 1: with you and the other disciples lately, and now another
• 30:24
  Speaker 1: large crowd is approaching far off in the distance. Then
• 30:29
  Speaker 1: Jesus speaks, let's climb this hill to get away from
• 30:35
  Speaker 1: the crowds for a while. He says to you and
• 30:38
  Speaker 1: the others, I have a few things I have been
• 30:42
  Speaker 1: wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 30:48
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 30:52
  Speaker 1: The light wind fills great on your skin. As you
• 30:56
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
• 31:01
  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 31:04
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 31:11
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 31:15
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times, but you're glad
• 31:19
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus today. You're glad he asks you
• 31:23
  Speaker 1: to be with him. You remember what he told you.
• 31:27
  Speaker 1: Come follow me and I will send you out to
• 31:31
  Speaker 1: fish for people. You take in the unique smell of
• 31:38
  Speaker 1: moisture in the air. You also enjoy the scent of
• 31:43
  Speaker 1: colorful wild flowers below your feet, white and blue and
• 31:47
  Speaker 1: yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like
• 31:55
  Speaker 1: a good place to talk, he says. It's a beautiful
• 32:02
  Speaker 1: scenic spot on the side of the hill. Several large
• 32:06
  Speaker 1: boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green, flowers
• 32:10
  Speaker 1: are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This will
• 32:17
  Speaker 1: allow you and the others to hear his voice. You
• 32:21
  Speaker 1: sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys the disciples,
• 32:29
  Speaker 1: making sure everyone made it up the hill. He looks
• 32:33
  Speaker 1: at the others, then he looks at you, then at
• 32:37
  Speaker 1: the others. Again he begins speaking. Blessed are the poor
• 32:46
  Speaker 1: in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
• 32:51
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed
• 32:57
  Speaker 1: are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed
• 33:02
  Speaker 1: are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
• 33:07
  Speaker 1: will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will
• 33:13
  Speaker 1: be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
• 33:18
  Speaker 1: they will see God. Blessed are the peace makers, for
• 33:23
  Speaker 1: they will be called children of God. Blessed are those
• 33:28
  Speaker 1: who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
• 33:32
  Speaker 1: kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you,
• 33:38
  Speaker 1: persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against
• 33:42
  Speaker 1: you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great
• 33:47
  Speaker 1: is your reward in heaven. For in the same way
• 33:51
  Speaker 1: they persecuted the prophets who were before you. It's been
• 33:59
  Speaker 1: thirty minutes Jesus spoke. He is high on the hill
• 34:04
  Speaker 1: talking alone with Peter. You and the others are further
• 34:08
  Speaker 1: down the hill talking to one another. It's a bit
• 34:13
  Speaker 1: windier now, but the fishermen are still on the lake below.
• 34:18
  Speaker 1: Two of them are pulling up their net filled with
• 34:21
  Speaker 1: a big catch. You think back to your fishing days,
• 34:26
  Speaker 1: but mostly you think back to what Jesus just said.
• 34:32
  Speaker 1: His message was different than anything you've ever heard. It
• 34:37
  Speaker 1: was countercultural, it was radical, but it was so so
• 34:43
  Speaker 1: wonderful too. He promised you mercy, He promised you comfort.
• 34:51
  Speaker 1: He said you would be called a child of God.
• 34:55
  Speaker 1: He even said you would inherit the earth and be
• 34:57
  Speaker 1: welcomed into the Kingdom of heaven. Blest he said, are
• 35:02
  Speaker 1: those who are poor in spirit, those who see themselves
• 35:06
  Speaker 1: fully dependent upon God and not themselves. Blest he said,
• 35:12
  Speaker 1: are those who mort Blest he said, are the meek,
• 35:16
  Speaker 1: and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blest he said,
• 35:22
  Speaker 1: are those who are merciful. Blest he said, are the peacemakers.
• 35:28
  Speaker 1: He even said you would be blest if you are persecuted.
• 35:35
  Speaker 1: You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some
• 35:41
  Speaker 1: disciples may leave Jesus because of his message. You agree
• 35:45
  Speaker 1: with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ.
• 35:51
  Speaker 1: Then you see Jesus coming your way. He stops and
• 35:55
  Speaker 1: begins talking to you. You share your thoughts about his
• 35:58
  Speaker 1: sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for a moment,
• 36:03
  Speaker 1: and then looks back at you. I will be with you,
• 36:07
  Speaker 1: he says, I will help you. I will give you
• 36:12
  Speaker 1: the strength to persevere. Remember I love you. He hugs you.
• 36:21
  Speaker 1: As Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns
• 36:25
  Speaker 1: to the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the
• 36:28
  Speaker 1: passages your family taught you growing up. It comforted you
• 36:32
  Speaker 1: as a child and as an adult too. Blessed is
• 36:40
  Speaker 1: the one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 36:44
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 36:48
  Speaker 1: in the company of bakers, but whose delight is in
• 36:52
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 36:56
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a true
• 37:00
  Speaker 1: tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit
• 37:04
  Speaker 1: in season, and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they
• 37:09
  Speaker 1: do prospers, not so the wicked. They are like chaff
• 37:18
  Speaker 1: that the wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not
• 37:23
  Speaker 1: stand in judgment nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
• 37:28
  Speaker 1: For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
• 37:32
  Speaker 1: but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus
• 37:39
  Speaker 1: loves you. He wants what is best for you. He
• 37:44
  Speaker 1: wants you to be blessed. He wants you to be
• 37:47
  Speaker 1: filled with joy. He wants you to have peace. Like
• 37:52
  Speaker 1: a loving shepherd watching his sheep, The all powerful, all
• 37:56
  Speaker 1: knowing God of the universe is watching over you right now.
• 38:01
  Speaker 1: He's right beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you.
• 38:09
  Speaker 1: Dear God, Thank you for this child. Thank you for
• 38:13
  Speaker 1: this time to relax and meditate on your word. Thank
• 38:18
  Speaker 1: you for sleep. Father. I ask that you will grant
• 38:22
  Speaker 1: them patience and peace. I asked that you bless them
• 38:27
  Speaker 1: with wonderful dreams. I asked that you will give them
• 38:31
  Speaker 1: a great night's sleep, so they will wake up refreshed.
• 38:35
  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen, Jesus is the good shepherd.
• 38:42
  Speaker 1: You are his sheep.
• 38:44
  Speaker 2: Except his promises, trust his protection, rest in his presence.
• 39:03
  Speaker 1: In this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight
• 39:08
  Speaker 1: beatitudes that bring his children peace and joy, Eight beatitudes
• 39:13
  Speaker 1: that bring his children blessings, while Jesus wants his children
• 39:19
  Speaker 1: to be happy. He desires us even more to find joy.
• 39:25
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it before we begin.
• 39:31
  Speaker 1: Let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
• 39:37
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind
• 39:43
  Speaker 1: you and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable.
• 39:53
  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow. Stretch out
• 39:58
  Speaker 1: your legs. Breathe in God's peace and breathe out your worries.
• 40:09
  Speaker 1: You are God's child. He loves you, He is watching
• 40:15
  Speaker 1: over you. Accept his peace and protection as I pray
• 40:20
  Speaker 1: for you. Heavenly Father, thank you for this child of yours.
• 40:30
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their heart for you. Thank you for
• 40:34
  Speaker 1: their desire to know you more. Thank you for their
• 40:38
  Speaker 1: talents and for their many gifts. I ask that you
• 40:44
  Speaker 1: will bless this child of yours with your peace, with
• 40:48
  Speaker 1: your presence, with your love. I ask that you will
• 40:53
  Speaker 1: give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know that's sleep is
• 41:00
  Speaker 1: a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank you for giving
• 41:06
  Speaker 1: us a time to slow down, unwind, and focus on
• 41:11
  Speaker 1: you and your word. I asked that you will protect
• 41:16
  Speaker 1: them and refresh them for a new day. It's in
• 41:20
  Speaker 1: Jesus' name that I pray. Amen. Now imagine you are
• 41:31
  Speaker 1: one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town
• 41:36
  Speaker 1: to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal
• 41:41
  Speaker 1: the sick and preach the good news. Just the other day,
• 41:47
  Speaker 1: he healed someone with paralysis, then he healed someone with caesars.
• 41:53
  Speaker 1: Then he drove out a Demon's been a disciple only
• 42:01
  Speaker 1: a short while, but you're astonished at what he has done.
• 42:07
  Speaker 1: No one has ever seen anyone like him. It's like
• 42:12
  Speaker 1: something straight out of well, it's the book of Exodus.
• 42:17
  Speaker 1: It's common for a stranger to approach you and ask
• 42:22
  Speaker 1: is Jesus the Messiah. But as jesus ministry has grown
• 42:28
  Speaker 1: in popularity, the crowds have grown too, so much so
• 42:35
  Speaker 1: that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him. People from Galilee,
• 42:42
  Speaker 1: the capitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the Jordan
• 42:48
  Speaker 1: often crowd around Jesus and around you two. Sure it's
• 42:54
  Speaker 1: a blessing, but Jesus has had very little time alone
• 42:59
  Speaker 1: with you and the other their disciples lately. And now
• 43:03
  Speaker 1: another large crowd is approaching far off in the distance.
• 43:08
  Speaker 1: Then Jesus speaks, let's climb this hill to get away
• 43:14
  Speaker 1: from the crowds for a while. He says to you
• 43:17
  Speaker 1: and the others, I have a few things I have
• 43:21
  Speaker 1: been wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 43:27
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 43:31
  Speaker 1: The light wind fills great on your skin. As you
• 43:35
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
• 43:40
  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 43:44
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 43:50
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 43:54
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times, but you're glad
• 43:58
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus today. You're glad he asks you
• 44:02
  Speaker 1: to be with him. You remember what he told you.
• 44:07
  Speaker 1: Come follow me and I will send you out to
• 44:10
  Speaker 1: fish for people. You take in the unique smell of
• 44:18
  Speaker 1: moisture in the air. You also enjoy the scent of
• 44:22
  Speaker 1: colorful wild flowers below your feet, white and bluem and
• 44:26
  Speaker 1: yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like
• 44:34
  Speaker 1: a good place to talk, he says. It's a beautiful
• 44:41
  Speaker 1: scenic spot on the side of the hill. Several large
• 44:45
  Speaker 1: boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green flowers
• 44:50
  Speaker 1: are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This will
• 44:56
  Speaker 1: allow you and the others to hear his voice. You
• 45:00
  Speaker 1: sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys the disciples,
• 45:08
  Speaker 1: making sure everyone made it up the hill. He looks
• 45:12
  Speaker 1: at the others, then he looks at you, then at
• 45:16
  Speaker 1: the others. Again he begins speaking. Blest are the poor
• 45:25
  Speaker 1: in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blest
• 45:31
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blest
• 45:36
  Speaker 1: are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blest
• 45:41
  Speaker 1: are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
• 45:46
  Speaker 1: will be filled. Blest are the merciful, for they will
• 45:52
  Speaker 1: be shown mercy. Blest are the pure in heart, for
• 45:57
  Speaker 1: they will see God. Blest are the peace bakers, for
• 46:02
  Speaker 1: they will be called children of God. Blessed are those
• 46:07
  Speaker 1: who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
• 46:11
  Speaker 1: kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you,
• 46:18
  Speaker 1: persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against
• 46:21
  Speaker 1: you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great
• 46:27
  Speaker 1: is your reward in heaven. For in the same way
• 46:30
  Speaker 1: they persecuted the prophets who were before you. It's been
• 46:38
  Speaker 1: thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He is high on the
• 46:42
  Speaker 1: hill talking alone with Peter. You and the others are
• 46:47
  Speaker 1: further down the hill talking to one another. It's a
• 46:52
  Speaker 1: bit windier now, but the fishermen are still on the
• 46:55
  Speaker 1: lake below. Two of them are pulling up their net
• 47:00
  Speaker 1: filled with a big catch. You think back to your
• 47:03
  Speaker 1: fishing days, but mostly you think back to what Jesus
• 47:09
  Speaker 1: just said. His message was different than anything you've ever heard.
• 47:16
  Speaker 1: It was countercultural, it was radical, but it was so
• 47:22
  Speaker 1: so wonderful too. He promised you mercy, He promised you comfort.
• 47:30
  Speaker 1: He said you would be called a child of God.
• 47:34
  Speaker 1: He even said you would inherit the earth and be
• 47:36
  Speaker 1: welcomed into the Kingdom of heaven. Blest, he said, are
• 47:42
  Speaker 1: those who are poor in spirit, those who see themselves
• 47:46
  Speaker 1: fully dependent on God and not themselves. Blest, he said,
• 47:51
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn. Blessed he said, are the meek,
• 47:55
  Speaker 1: and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blessed he said,
• 48:01
  Speaker 1: are those who are merciful. Blessed he said, are the peacemakers.
• 48:08
  Speaker 1: He even said, you would be blessed. If you are persecuted,
• 48:14
  Speaker 1: you and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some
• 48:20
  Speaker 1: disciples may leave Jesus because of his message. You agree
• 48:24
  Speaker 1: with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ.
• 48:30
  Speaker 1: Then you see Jesus coming your way. He stops and
• 48:34
  Speaker 1: begins talking to you. You share your thoughts about his
• 48:37
  Speaker 1: sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for a moment,
• 48:42
  Speaker 1: and then looks back at you. I will be with you,
• 48:46
  Speaker 1: he says, I will help you. I will give you
• 48:51
  Speaker 1: the strength to persevere. Remember I love you. He hugs you.
• 49:00
  Speaker 1: As Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns
• 49:04
  Speaker 1: to the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the
• 49:08
  Speaker 1: passages your family taught you growing up. It comforted you
• 49:12
  Speaker 1: as a child and as an adult too. Blessed is
• 49:19
  Speaker 1: the one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 49:23
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 49:27
  Speaker 1: in the company of bakers, but whose delight is in
• 49:31
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 49:35
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a tree
• 49:39
  Speaker 1: planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,
• 49:45
  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers,
• 49:51
  Speaker 1: not so the wicked. They are like chaff that the
• 49:58
  Speaker 1: wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment,
• 50:04
  Speaker 1: nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the
• 50:08
  Speaker 1: Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the
• 50:11
  Speaker 1: way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus loves you.
• 50:20
  Speaker 1: He wants what is best for you. He wants you
• 50:23
  Speaker 1: to be blessed. He wants you to be filled with joy.
• 50:28
  Speaker 1: He wants you to have peace. Like a loving shepherd
• 50:32
  Speaker 1: watching his sheep. The all powerful, all knowing God of
• 50:36
  Speaker 1: the universe is watching over you right now. He's right
• 50:41
  Speaker 1: beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you. Dear God,
• 50:49
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this child. Thank you for this time
• 50:53
  Speaker 1: to relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep. Father.
• 51:00
  Speaker 1: I ask that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 51:05
  Speaker 1: I ask that you bless him with wonderful dreams. I
• 51:09
  Speaker 1: ask that you will give them a great night's sleep,
• 51:12
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen,
• 51:19
  Speaker 1: Jesus is the good shepherd. You are his sheep. Except
• 51:25
  Speaker 1: his promises, trust his protection, Rest in his presence in
• 51:42
  Speaker 1: this well known passage of Scripture, Jesus lists eight beatitudes
• 51:47
  Speaker 1: that bring his children peace and joy, eight beatitudes that
• 51:52
  Speaker 1: bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children to
• 51:57
  Speaker 1: be happy, desires us even more to find joy, He's
• 52:04
  Speaker 1: teaching us how to find it. Before we begin, let
• 52:10
  Speaker 1: your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over. It's
• 52:16
  Speaker 1: time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind you
• 52:22
  Speaker 1: and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable.
• 52:31
  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow. Stretch out
• 52:37
  Speaker 1: your legs, Breathe in God's peace, and breathe out your worries.
• 52:47
  Speaker 1: You are God's child. He loves you, He is watching
• 52:53
  Speaker 1: over you. Accept his peace and protection as I pray
• 52:58
  Speaker 1: for you, Heavenly Father, thank you for this child of yours.
• 53:08
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their heart for you. Thank you for
• 53:12
  Speaker 1: their desire to know you more. Thank you for their
• 53:17
  Speaker 1: talents and for their many gifts. I ask that you
• 53:23
  Speaker 1: will bless this child of yours with your peace, with
• 53:27
  Speaker 1: your presence, with your love. I ask that you will
• 53:32
  Speaker 1: give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know that sleep is
• 53:39
  Speaker 1: a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank you for giving
• 53:45
  Speaker 1: us the time to slow down. Unwind and focus on
• 53:50
  Speaker 1: you and your word. I ask that you will protect
• 53:55
  Speaker 1: them and refresh them for a new day. It's in
• 53:59
  Speaker 1: Jesus name that I pray. Amen. Now, imagine you are
• 54:09
  Speaker 1: one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town
• 54:15
  Speaker 1: to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal
• 54:20
  Speaker 1: the sick and preach the good news. Just the other day,
• 54:26
  Speaker 1: he healed someone with paralysis, then he healed someone with caesars.
• 54:32
  Speaker 1: Then he drove out a demon. You've been a disciple
• 54:39
  Speaker 1: only a short while, but you're astonished at what he
• 54:43
  Speaker 1: has done. No one has ever seen anyone like him.
• 54:50
  Speaker 1: It's like something straight out of well the Book of Exodus.
• 54:56
  Speaker 1: It's common for a stranger to approach you and ask
• 55:00
  Speaker 1: is Jesus the Messiah. But as jesus ministry has grown
• 55:07
  Speaker 1: in popularity, the crowds have grown too, so much so
• 55:13
  Speaker 1: that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him. People from Galilee,
• 55:20
  Speaker 1: the da capitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the
• 55:26
  Speaker 1: Jordan often crowd around Jesus and around you too. Sure
• 55:33
  Speaker 1: it's a blessing, but Jesus has had very little time
• 55:37
  Speaker 1: alone with you and the other disciples. Lately, and now
• 55:41
  Speaker 1: another large crowd is approaching far off in the distance.
• 55:47
  Speaker 1: Then Jesus speaks, let's climb this hill to get away
• 55:53
  Speaker 1: from the crowds for a while. He says to you
• 55:56
  Speaker 1: and the others, I have a few things I have
• 56:00
  Speaker 1: been wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 56:06
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 56:10
  Speaker 1: The light wind feels great on your skin. As you
• 56:14
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
• 56:18
  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 56:22
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 56:29
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 56:33
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times. But you're glad
• 56:37
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus today. You're glad he asked you to.
• 56:41
  Speaker 2: Be with him.
• 56:43
  Speaker 1: You remember what he told you. Come follow me and
• 56:48
  Speaker 1: I will send you out to fish for people. You
• 56:55
  Speaker 1: take in the unique smell of moisture in the air.
• 56:59
  Speaker 1: You also enjoy with a scent of colorful wild flowers
• 57:02
  Speaker 1: below your feet, white and bluem and yellow and red.
• 57:09
  Speaker 1: Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like a good place
• 57:14
  Speaker 1: to talk. He says, it's a beautiful scenic spot on
• 57:21
  Speaker 1: the side of the hill. Several large boulders surround you.
• 57:26
  Speaker 1: The grass is a lush green. Flowers are abundant. Jesus
• 57:31
  Speaker 1: sits down high above everyone. This will allow you and
• 57:36
  Speaker 1: the others to hear his voice. You sit down on
• 57:40
  Speaker 1: an area near him. Jesus surveys the disciples, making sure
• 57:47
  Speaker 1: everyone made it up the hill. He looks at the others,
• 57:52
  Speaker 1: then he looks at you, then at the others again
• 58:00
  Speaker 1: he begins speaking. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for
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  Speaker 1: theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn,
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  Speaker 1: for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for
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  Speaker 1: they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger
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  Speaker 1: and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed
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  Speaker 1: are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed
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  Speaker 1: are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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  Speaker 1: Blessed are the peace makers, for they will be called
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  Speaker 1: children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because
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  Speaker 1: of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
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  Speaker 1: are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely
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  Speaker 1: say all kinds of evil Again you, because of me,
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  Speaker 1: rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven.
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  Speaker 1: For in the same way they persecuted the prophets who
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  Speaker 1: were before you. It's been thirty minutes since Jesus spoke.
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  Speaker 1: He is high on the hill talking alone with Peter.
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  Speaker 1: You and the others are further down the hill talking
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  Speaker 1: to one another. It's a bit windier now, but the
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  Speaker 1: fishermen are still on the lake below. Two of them
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  Speaker 1: are pulling up their net filled with a big catch.
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  Speaker 1: You think back to your fishing days, but mostly you
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  Speaker 1: think back to what Jesus just said. His message was
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  Speaker 1: different than anything you've ever heard. It was countercultural, it
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  Speaker 1: was radical, but it was so so wonderful too. He
• 1:00:05
  Speaker 1: promised you mercy, He promised you comfort. He said you
• 1:00:09
  Speaker 1: would be called a child of God. He even said
• 1:00:13
  Speaker 1: you would inherit the earth and be welcomed into the
• 1:00:16
  Speaker 1: Kingdom of Heaven. Blest, he said, are those who are
• 1:00:21
  Speaker 1: poor in spirit, those who see themselves fully dependent on
• 1:00:26
  Speaker 1: God and not themselves. Blest, he said, are those who morn.
• 1:00:31
  Speaker 1: Blest he said, are the meek, and those who hunger
• 1:00:35
  Speaker 1: and thirst for righteousness. Blest he said, are those who
• 1:00:40
  Speaker 1: are merciful. Blest, he said, are the peacemakers. He even said,
• 1:00:47
  Speaker 1: you would be blest if you are persecuted. You and
• 1:00:54
  Speaker 1: another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some disciples leave
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  Speaker 1: Jesus because of his message. You agree with him, but
• 1:01:05
  Speaker 1: you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ. Then you see
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  Speaker 1: Jesus coming your way. He stops and begins talking to you.
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  Speaker 1: You share your thoughts about his sermon with him. He smiles,
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  Speaker 1: looks away for a moment, and then looks back at you.
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  Speaker 1: I will be with you, he says, I will help you.
• 1:01:29
  Speaker 1: I will give you the strength to persevere. Remember I
• 1:01:33
  Speaker 1: love you. He hugs you. As Jesus begins walking down
• 1:01:40
  Speaker 1: the hill, your mind turns to the words of the Psalmist.
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  Speaker 1: It's one of the passages your family taught you growing up.
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  Speaker 1: It comforted you as a child and as an adult too.
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  Speaker 1: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step
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  Speaker 1: with the wicked, or stand in the way that sinners take,
• 1:02:05
  Speaker 1: or sit in the company of bakers, but whose delight
• 1:02:09
  Speaker 1: is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates
• 1:02:13
  Speaker 1: on his law day and night. That person is like
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  Speaker 1: a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its
• 1:02:21
  Speaker 1: fruit in season, and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever
• 1:02:27
  Speaker 1: they do prospers. Not so the wicked. They are like
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  Speaker 1: chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will
• 1:02:40
  Speaker 1: not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of
• 1:02:44
  Speaker 1: the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of
• 1:02:48
  Speaker 1: the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
• 1:02:56
  Speaker 1: Jesus loves you. He wants what is best for you.
• 1:03:01
  Speaker 1: He wants you to be blessed. He wants you to
• 1:03:04
  Speaker 1: be filled with joy. He wants you to have peace.
• 1:03:10
  Speaker 1: Like a loving shepherd watching his sheep. The all powerful,
• 1:03:14
  Speaker 1: all knowing God of the universe is watching over you
• 1:03:17
  Speaker 1: right now. He's right beside you. Take comfort. Let me
• 1:03:24
  Speaker 1: pray for you. Dear God, Thank you for this child.
• 1:03:31
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this time to relax and meditate on
• 1:03:34
  Speaker 1: your word. Thank you for sleep. Father. I ask that
• 1:03:40
  Speaker 1: you will grant them patience and peace. I ask that
• 1:03:44
  Speaker 1: you bless them with wonderful dreams. I ask that you
• 1:03:48
  Speaker 1: will give them a great night's sleep, so they will
• 1:03:51
  Speaker 1: wake up refreshed. In Jesus' name, I pray Amen. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is the good shepherd. Are his sheep except his promises,
• 1:04:08
  Speaker 1: trust his protection, rest in his presence. In this well
• 1:04:24
  Speaker 1: known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight beatitudes that bring
• 1:04:29
  Speaker 1: his children peace and joy, Eight beatitudes that bring his
• 1:04:34
  Speaker 1: children blessings. While Jesus wants his children to be happy,
• 1:04:41
  Speaker 1: he desires us even more to find joy. He's teaching
• 1:04:46
  Speaker 1: us how to find it. Before we begin, let your
• 1:04:52
  Speaker 1: eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over. It's time
• 1:04:59
  Speaker 1: to rest. Put the troubles of today behind you and
• 1:05:04
  Speaker 1: look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable. Let
• 1:05:13
  Speaker 1: your head sink into the soft pillow. Stretch out your legs.
• 1:05:20
  Speaker 1: Breathe in God's peace, and breathe out your worries. You
• 1:05:30
  Speaker 1: are God's child. He loves you, He is watching over you.
• 1:05:37
  Speaker 1: Accept his peace and protection as I pray for you,
• 1:05:44
  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, thank you for this child of yours. Thank
• 1:05:50
  Speaker 1: you for their heart for you. Thank you for their
• 1:05:54
  Speaker 1: desire to know you more. Thank you for their talents
• 1:05:59
  Speaker 1: and for their many gifts. I ask that you will
• 1:06:05
  Speaker 1: bless this child of yours with your peace, with your presence,
• 1:06:10
  Speaker 1: with your love. I ask that you will give them
• 1:06:14
  Speaker 1: peaceful dreams. Father, we know that sleep is a blessing.
• 1:06:23
  Speaker 1: Thank you for rest, Thank you for giving us a
• 1:06:27
  Speaker 1: time to slow down, unwind, and focus on you and
• 1:06:32
  Speaker 1: your word. I ask that you will protect them and
• 1:06:37
  Speaker 1: refresh them for a new day. It's in Jesus' name
• 1:06:42
  Speaker 1: that I pray. Amen. Now, imagine you are one of
• 1:06:51
  Speaker 1: Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town to town
• 1:06:57
  Speaker 1: under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal the sick
• 1:07:02
  Speaker 1: and preach the good news. Just the other day, he
• 1:07:07
  Speaker 1: healed some one with paralysis, then he healed someone with
• 1:07:12
  Speaker 1: Caesar's then he drove out a demon. You've been a
• 1:07:20
  Speaker 1: disciple only a short while, but you're astonished at what
• 1:07:25
  Speaker 1: he has done. No one has ever seen any one
• 1:07:29
  Speaker 1: like him. It's like something straight out of well the
• 1:07:35
  Speaker 1: Book of Exodus. It's common for a stranger to approach
• 1:07:40
  Speaker 1: you and ask is Jesus the Messiah? But as jesus
• 1:07:47
  Speaker 1: ministry has grown in popularity, the crowds have grown too,
• 1:07:54
  Speaker 1: so much so that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him.
• 1:08:00
  Speaker 1: People from Galilee, the Dacabalis, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region
• 1:08:07
  Speaker 1: across the Jordan often crowd around Jesus and around you too.
• 1:08:14
  Speaker 1: Sure it's a blessing, but Jesus has had very little
• 1:08:18
  Speaker 1: time alone with you and the other disciples lately. And
• 1:08:23
  Speaker 1: now another large crowd is approaching far off in the distance.
• 1:08:29
  Speaker 1: Then Jesus speaks, let's climb this hill to get away
• 1:08:34
  Speaker 1: from the crowds for a while. He says to you
• 1:08:38
  Speaker 1: and the others, I have a few things I have
• 1:08:42
  Speaker 1: been wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 1:08:47
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 1:08:52
  Speaker 1: The light wind fills great on your skin. As you
• 1:08:56
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
• 1:09:00
  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 1:09:04
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 1:09:10
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 1:09:14
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times. But you're glad
• 1:09:18
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus to day. You're glad he asks
• 1:09:22
  Speaker 1: you to be with him. You remember what he told you.
• 1:09:27
  Speaker 1: Come follow me and I will send you out to
• 1:09:31
  Speaker 1: fish for people. You take in the unique smell of
• 1:09:38
  Speaker 1: moisture in the air. You also enjoy the scent of
• 1:09:42
  Speaker 1: colorful wild flowers below your feet, white and blue and
• 1:09:46
  Speaker 1: yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like
• 1:09:55
  Speaker 1: a good place to talk, he says. It's a beautiful
• 1:10:01
  Speaker 1: scenic spot on the side of the hill. Several large
• 1:10:05
  Speaker 1: boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green, flowers
• 1:10:10
  Speaker 1: are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This will
• 1:10:17
  Speaker 1: allow you and the others to hear his voice. You
• 1:10:20
  Speaker 1: sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys the disciples,
• 1:10:28
  Speaker 1: making sure everyone made it up the hill. He looks
• 1:10:32
  Speaker 1: at the others, then he looks at you, then at
• 1:10:36
  Speaker 1: the others again. He begins speaking. Blest are the poor
• 1:10:45
  Speaker 1: in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blest
• 1:10:51
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blest
• 1:10:56
  Speaker 1: are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blest
• 1:11:01
  Speaker 1: are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
• 1:11:06
  Speaker 1: will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will
• 1:11:12
  Speaker 1: be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
• 1:11:17
  Speaker 1: they will see God. Blessed are the peace makers, for
• 1:11:23
  Speaker 1: they will be called children of God. Blessed are those
• 1:11:27
  Speaker 1: who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
• 1:11:31
  Speaker 1: Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you When people insult you,
• 1:11:38
  Speaker 1: persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against
• 1:11:41
  Speaker 1: you because of me, Rejoice and be glad, because great
• 1:11:47
  Speaker 1: is your reward in heaven, For in the same way
• 1:11:51
  Speaker 1: they persecuted the prophets who were before you. It's been
• 1:11:58
  Speaker 1: thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He is high on the
• 1:12:02
  Speaker 1: hill talking alone with Peter. You and the others are
• 1:12:07
  Speaker 1: further down the hill talking to one another. It's a
• 1:12:12
  Speaker 1: bit windier now, but the fishermen are still on the
• 1:12:16
  Speaker 1: lake below. Two of them are pulling up their net
• 1:12:20
  Speaker 1: filled with a big catch. You think back to your
• 1:12:24
  Speaker 1: fishing days, but mostly you think back to what Jesus
• 1:12:29
  Speaker 1: just said. His message was different than anything you've ever heard.
• 1:12:36
  Speaker 1: It was countercultural, it was radical, but it was so
• 1:12:42
  Speaker 1: so wonderful too. He promised you mercy, He promised you comfort.
• 1:12:51
  Speaker 1: He said you would be called a child of God.
• 1:12:54
  Speaker 1: He even said you would inherit the earth and be
• 1:12:56
  Speaker 1: welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Blest, he said, are
• 1:13:02
  Speaker 1: those who are poor in spirit, those who see themselves
• 1:13:06
  Speaker 1: fully dependent upon God and not themselves. Blest, he said,
• 1:13:11
  Speaker 1: are those who morn. Blest he said, are the meek,
• 1:13:16
  Speaker 1: and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blest, he said,
• 1:13:21
  Speaker 1: are those who are merciful. Blest, he said, are the peacemakers.
• 1:13:28
  Speaker 1: He even said, you would be blest if you are persecuted.
• 1:13:35
  Speaker 1: You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some
• 1:13:40
  Speaker 1: disciples may leave Jesus because of his message. You agree
• 1:13:45
  Speaker 1: with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ.
• 1:13:51
  Speaker 1: Then you see Jesus coming your way. He stops and
• 1:13:54
  Speaker 1: begins talking to you. You share your thoughts about his
• 1:13:58
  Speaker 1: sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for a moment,
• 1:14:03
  Speaker 1: and then looks back at you. I will be with you,
• 1:14:07
  Speaker 1: he says, I will help you. I will give you
• 1:14:11
  Speaker 1: the strength to persevere. Remember I love you. He hugs you.
• 1:14:20
  Speaker 1: As Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns
• 1:14:24
  Speaker 1: to the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the
• 1:14:28
  Speaker 1: passages your family taught you growing up. It comforted you
• 1:14:32
  Speaker 1: as a child and as an adult too. Blessed is
• 1:14:40
  Speaker 1: the one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 1:14:43
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 1:14:47
  Speaker 1: in the company of bakers. But whose delight is in
• 1:14:51
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 1:14:55
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a tree
• 1:15:00
  Speaker 1: by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,
• 1:15:05
  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers.
• 1:15:11
  Speaker 1: Not so the wicked. They are like chaff that the
• 1:15:18
  Speaker 1: wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment,
• 1:15:24
  Speaker 1: nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the
• 1:15:28
  Speaker 1: Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the
• 1:15:32
  Speaker 1: way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus loves you.
• 1:15:40
  Speaker 1: He wants what is best for you. He wants you
• 1:15:44
  Speaker 1: to be blessed. He wants you to be filled with joy.
• 1:15:48
  Speaker 1: He wants you to have peace. Like a loving shepherd
• 1:15:52
  Speaker 1: watching his sheep. The all powerful, all knowing God of
• 1:15:57
  Speaker 1: the universe is watching over you right now. He's right
• 1:16:01
  Speaker 1: beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you. Dear God,
• 1:16:10
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this child, Thank you for this time
• 1:16:14
  Speaker 1: to relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep. Father.
• 1:16:21
  Speaker 1: I ask that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 1:16:25
  Speaker 1: I asked that you blessed him with wonderful dreams. I
• 1:16:29
  Speaker 1: asked that you will give them a great night's sleep,
• 1:16:32
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I
• 1:16:36
  Speaker 1: pray amen. Jesus is the good shepherd. You are his sheep.
• 1:16:44
  Speaker 2: Except his promises, trust, his protection, rest, and his presence.
• 1:17:04
  Speaker 1: In this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight
• 1:17:08
  Speaker 1: beatitudes that bring his children peace and joy, eight beatitudes
• 1:17:14
  Speaker 1: that bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children
• 1:17:19
  Speaker 1: to be happy, he desires us even more to find joy.
• 1:17:26
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it. Before we begin,
• 1:17:31
  Speaker 1: let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
• 1:17:38
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind
• 1:17:43
  Speaker 1: you and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable,
• 1:17:53
  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow. Stretch out
• 1:17:58
  Speaker 1: your legs. Breathe in God's peace, and breathe out your worries.
• 1:18:09
  Speaker 1: You are God's child. He loves you. He is watching
• 1:18:15
  Speaker 1: over you. Accept his peace and protection as I pray
• 1:18:20
  Speaker 1: for you. Heavenly Father, thank you for this child of yours.
• 1:18:30
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their heart for you. Thank you for
• 1:18:34
  Speaker 1: their desire to know you more. Thank you for their
• 1:18:39
  Speaker 1: talents and for their many gifts. I ask that you
• 1:18:45
  Speaker 1: will bless this child of yours with your peace, with
• 1:18:48
  Speaker 1: your presence, with your love. I ask that you will
• 1:18:53
  Speaker 1: give them peaceful dreams. Father, that sleep is a blessing.
• 1:19:03
  Speaker 1: Thank you for rest, Thank you for giving us a
• 1:19:07
  Speaker 1: time to slow down, unwind, and focus on you and
• 1:19:12
  Speaker 1: your word. I asked that you will protect them and
• 1:19:17
  Speaker 1: refresh them for a new day. It's in Jesus' name
• 1:19:22
  Speaker 1: that I pray. Amen. Now imagine you are one of
• 1:19:31
  Speaker 1: Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town to town
• 1:19:37
  Speaker 1: under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal the sick
• 1:19:42
  Speaker 1: and preach the good news. Just the other day, he
• 1:19:47
  Speaker 1: healed someone with paralysis, then he healed someone with caesars.
• 1:19:54
  Speaker 1: Then he drove out a demon. You've been a disciple
• 1:20:01
  Speaker 1: only a short while, but you're astonished at what he
• 1:20:05
  Speaker 1: has done. No one has ever seen anyone like him.
• 1:20:12
  Speaker 1: It's like something straight out of well the book of Exodus.
• 1:20:18
  Speaker 1: It's common for a stranger to approach you and ask
• 1:20:22
  Speaker 1: is Jesus the Messiah? But as jesus ministry has grown
• 1:20:29
  Speaker 1: in popularity, the crowds have grown too, so much so
• 1:20:35
  Speaker 1: that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him people from Galilee,
• 1:20:42
  Speaker 1: the decapitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the Jordan
• 1:20:48
  Speaker 1: often crowd around Jesus and around you two. Sure it's
• 1:20:55
  Speaker 1: a blessing, but Jesus has had very little time alone
• 1:20:59
  Speaker 1: with you and the other disciples lately, and now another
• 1:21:03
  Speaker 1: large crowd is approaching far off in the distance. Then
• 1:21:09
  Speaker 1: Jesus speaks, Let's climb this hill to get away from
• 1:21:15
  Speaker 1: the crowds for a while. He says to you and
• 1:21:18
  Speaker 1: the others, I have a few things I have been
• 1:21:22
  Speaker 1: wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 1:21:28
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 1:21:32
  Speaker 1: The light wind fills great on your skin. As you
• 1:21:36
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
• 1:21:40
  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 1:21:44
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 1:21:50
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 1:21:55
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times, But you're glad
• 1:21:58
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus today. You're glad he asks you
• 1:22:02
  Speaker 1: to be with him. You remember what he told you.
• 1:22:07
  Speaker 1: Come follow me and I will send you out to
• 1:22:11
  Speaker 1: fish for people. You take in the unique smell of
• 1:22:18
  Speaker 1: moisture in the air. You also enjoy the scent of
• 1:22:22
  Speaker 1: colorful wild flowers below your feet, white and blue and
• 1:22:27
  Speaker 1: yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like
• 1:22:35
  Speaker 1: a good place to talk, he says. It's a beautiful
• 1:22:41
  Speaker 1: scenic spot on the side of the hill. Several large
• 1:22:45
  Speaker 1: boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green, flowers
• 1:22:50
  Speaker 1: are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This will
• 1:22:57
  Speaker 1: allow you and the others to hear his voice. You
• 1:23:01
  Speaker 1: sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys the disciples,
• 1:23:08
  Speaker 1: making sure everyone made it up the hill. He looks
• 1:23:12
  Speaker 1: at the others, then he looks at you, then at
• 1:23:17
  Speaker 1: the others again. He begins speaking. Blest are the poor
• 1:23:26
  Speaker 1: in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blest
• 1:23:31
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blest
• 1:23:36
  Speaker 1: are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blest
• 1:23:42
  Speaker 1: are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
• 1:23:46
  Speaker 1: will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will
• 1:23:52
  Speaker 1: be shown mercy. Blest are the pure in heart, for
• 1:23:57
  Speaker 1: they will see God. Blest are the peace makers, for
• 1:24:03
  Speaker 1: they will be called children of God. Blessed are those
• 1:24:07
  Speaker 1: who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
• 1:24:12
  Speaker 1: Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you When people insult you,
• 1:24:18
  Speaker 1: persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against
• 1:24:21
  Speaker 1: you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great
• 1:24:27
  Speaker 1: is your reward in heaven, For in the same way
• 1:24:31
  Speaker 1: they persecuted the prophets who were before you. It's been
• 1:24:38
  Speaker 1: thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He is high on the
• 1:24:42
  Speaker 1: hill talking alone with Peter. You and the others are
• 1:24:47
  Speaker 1: further down the hill talking to one another. It's a
• 1:24:52
  Speaker 1: bit windier now, but the fishermen are still on the
• 1:24:56
  Speaker 1: lake below. Two of them are pulling up their net
• 1:25:00
  Speaker 1: filled with a big catch. You think back to your
• 1:25:04
  Speaker 1: fishing days, but mostly you think back to what Jesus
• 1:25:09
  Speaker 1: just said. His message was different than anything you've ever heard.
• 1:25:16
  Speaker 1: It was countercultural, it was radical, but it was so
• 1:25:22
  Speaker 1: so wonderful too. He promised you mercy, He promised you comfort.
• 1:25:31
  Speaker 1: He said you would be called a child of God.
• 1:25:34
  Speaker 1: He even said you would inherit the earth and be
• 1:25:36
  Speaker 1: welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Blest he said, are
• 1:25:42
  Speaker 1: those who are poor in spirit, those who see themselves
• 1:25:46
  Speaker 1: fully dependent on God and not themselves. Blest, he said,
• 1:25:51
  Speaker 1: are those who morn. Blest, he said, are the meek,
• 1:25:56
  Speaker 1: and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blessed, he said,
• 1:26:01
  Speaker 1: are those who are merciful. Blessed he said, are the peacemakers.
• 1:26:08
  Speaker 1: He even said, you would be blessed if you are persecuted.
• 1:26:15
  Speaker 1: You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some
• 1:26:21
  Speaker 1: disciples may leave Jesus because of his message. You agree
• 1:26:25
  Speaker 1: with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ.
• 1:26:31
  Speaker 1: Then you see Jesus coming your way. He stops and
• 1:26:34
  Speaker 1: begins talking to you. You share your thoughts about his
• 1:26:38
  Speaker 1: sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for a moment,
• 1:26:43
  Speaker 1: and then looks back at you. I will be with you,
• 1:26:47
  Speaker 1: he says, I will help you. I will give you
• 1:26:51
  Speaker 1: the strength to persevere. Remember I love you. He hugs you.
• 1:27:00
  Speaker 1: As Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns
• 1:27:05
  Speaker 1: to the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the
• 1:27:08
  Speaker 1: passages your family taught you growing up. It comforted you
• 1:27:12
  Speaker 1: as a child and as an adult too. Blessed is
• 1:27:20
  Speaker 1: the one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 1:27:23
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 1:27:27
  Speaker 1: in the company of bakers, but whose delight is in
• 1:27:31
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 1:27:35
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a tree
• 1:27:39
  Speaker 1: planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,
• 1:27:45
  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers.
• 1:27:52
  Speaker 1: Not so the wicked. They are like chaff that the
• 1:27:58
  Speaker 1: wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment,
• 1:28:04
  Speaker 1: nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the
• 1:28:08
  Speaker 1: Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the
• 1:28:12
  Speaker 1: way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus loves you.
• 1:28:20
  Speaker 1: He wants what is best for you. He wants you
• 1:28:24
  Speaker 1: to be blessed. He wants you to be filled with joy.
• 1:28:28
  Speaker 1: He wants you to have peace. Like a loving shepherd
• 1:28:33
  Speaker 1: watching his sheep, The all powerful, all knowing God of
• 1:28:37
  Speaker 1: the universe is watching over you right now. He's right
• 1:28:41
  Speaker 1: beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you. Dear God,
• 1:28:50
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this child, Thank you for this time
• 1:28:54
  Speaker 1: to relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep.
• 1:29:01
  Speaker 1: I ask that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 1:29:05
  Speaker 1: I ask that you bless them with wonderful dreams. I
• 1:29:09
  Speaker 1: asked that you will give them a great night's sleep,
• 1:29:12
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen.
• 1:29:19
  Speaker 1: Jesus is the good shepherd. You are his sheep. Except
• 1:29:25
  Speaker 1: his promises, trust his protection, rest in his presence. In
• 1:29:44
  Speaker 1: this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight beatitudes
• 1:29:49
  Speaker 1: that bring his children peace and joy, Eight beatitudes that
• 1:29:54
  Speaker 1: bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children to
• 1:29:59
  Speaker 1: be happy, he desires us even more to find joy.
• 1:30:06
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it. Before we begin,
• 1:30:11
  Speaker 1: let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
• 1:30:18
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind
• 1:30:23
  Speaker 1: you and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable.
• 1:30:33
  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow. Stretch out
• 1:30:38
  Speaker 1: your legs. Breathe in God's peace and breathe out your worries.
• 1:30:49
  Speaker 1: You are God's child. He loves you. He is watching
• 1:30:55
  Speaker 1: over you. Accept his peace and protection. I pray for you,
• 1:31:04
  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, Thank you for this child of yours. Thank
• 1:31:10
  Speaker 1: you for their heart for you. Thank you for their
• 1:31:14
  Speaker 1: desire to know you more. Thank you for their talents
• 1:31:19
  Speaker 1: and for their many gifts. I ask that you will
• 1:31:25
  Speaker 1: bless this child of yours with your peace, with your presence,
• 1:31:30
  Speaker 1: with your love. I ask that you will give them
• 1:31:34
  Speaker 1: peaceful dreams. Father, we know that sleep is a blessing.
• 1:31:43
  Speaker 1: Thank you for rest. Thank you for giving us the
• 1:31:47
  Speaker 1: time to slow down, unwind, and focus on you and
• 1:31:52
  Speaker 1: your word. I ask that you will protect them and
• 1:31:57
  Speaker 1: refresh them for a new day. It's in Jesus' name
• 1:32:02
  Speaker 1: that I pray. Amen. Now, imagine you are one of
• 1:32:11
  Speaker 1: Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town to town
• 1:32:17
  Speaker 1: under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal the sick
• 1:32:22
  Speaker 1: and preach the good news. Just the other day, he
• 1:32:27
  Speaker 1: healed someone with paralysis, Then he healed someone with caesars.
• 1:32:34
  Speaker 1: Then he drove out a demon. You've been a disciple
• 1:32:41
  Speaker 1: only a short while, but you're astonished at what he
• 1:32:45
  Speaker 1: has done. No one has ever seen anyone like him.
• 1:32:51
  Speaker 1: It's like something straight out of well, the book of Exodus.
• 1:32:58
  Speaker 1: It's common for a stranger to a proach you and
• 1:33:00
  Speaker 1: ask is Jesus the Messiah? But as jesus ministry has
• 1:33:08
  Speaker 1: grown in popularity. The crowds have grown too, so much
• 1:33:15
  Speaker 1: so that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him. People from Galilee,
• 1:33:22
  Speaker 1: the capitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the Jordan
• 1:33:28
  Speaker 1: often crowd around Jesus and around you two. Sure it's
• 1:33:35
  Speaker 1: a blessing, but Jesus has had very little time alone
• 1:33:39
  Speaker 1: with you and the other disciples lately, and now another
• 1:33:43
  Speaker 1: large crowd is approaching far off in the distance. Then
• 1:33:49
  Speaker 1: Jesus speaks, Let's climb this hill to get away from
• 1:33:55
  Speaker 1: the crowds for a while. He says to you and
• 1:33:58
  Speaker 1: the others, I have a few things I have been
• 1:34:02
  Speaker 1: wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 1:34:08
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 1:34:12
  Speaker 1: The light wind fills great on your skin. As you
• 1:34:16
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
• 1:34:20
  Speaker 1: take a peek bag at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 1:34:24
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 1:34:30
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 1:34:34
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times, but you're glad
• 1:34:38
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus to day. You're glad. He asks
• 1:34:42
  Speaker 1: you to be with him. You remember what he told you.
• 1:34:47
  Speaker 1: Come follow me, and I will send you out to
• 1:34:51
  Speaker 1: fish for people. You take in the unique smell of
• 1:34:58
  Speaker 1: moisture in the air. You also enjoy the scent of
• 1:35:02
  Speaker 1: colorful wild flowers below your feet, white and blue and
• 1:35:07
  Speaker 1: yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like
• 1:35:15
  Speaker 1: a good place to talk, he says. It's a beautiful
• 1:35:21
  Speaker 1: scenic spot on the side of the hill. Several large
• 1:35:25
  Speaker 1: boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green, flowers
• 1:35:30
  Speaker 1: are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This will
• 1:35:37
  Speaker 1: allow you and the others to hear his voice. You
• 1:35:40
  Speaker 1: sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys the disciples,
• 1:35:48
  Speaker 1: making sure everyone made it up the hill. He looks
• 1:35:52
  Speaker 1: at the others, then he looks at you, then at
• 1:35:56
  Speaker 1: the others again. He begins speaking. Blessed are the poor
• 1:36:05
  Speaker 1: in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed
• 1:36:11
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed
• 1:36:16
  Speaker 1: are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blest
• 1:36:21
  Speaker 1: are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
• 1:36:26
  Speaker 1: will be filled Blessed are the merciful, for they will
• 1:36:32
  Speaker 1: be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for
• 1:36:37
  Speaker 1: they will see God. Blessed are the peace makers, for
• 1:36:43
  Speaker 1: they will be called children of God. Blessed are those
• 1:36:47
  Speaker 1: who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
• 1:36:52
  Speaker 1: kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you,
• 1:36:58
  Speaker 1: persecute you in falsely, say all kinds of evil against
• 1:37:01
  Speaker 1: you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great
• 1:37:07
  Speaker 1: is your reward in heaven. For in the same way
• 1:37:11
  Speaker 1: they persecuted the prophets who were before you. It's been
• 1:37:18
  Speaker 1: thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He is high on the
• 1:37:22
  Speaker 1: hill talking alone with Peter. You and the others are
• 1:37:27
  Speaker 1: further down the hill talking to one another. It's a
• 1:37:32
  Speaker 1: bit windier now, but the fishermen are still on the
• 1:37:36
  Speaker 1: lake below. Two of them are pulling up their net
• 1:37:40
  Speaker 1: filled with a big catch. You think back to your
• 1:37:44
  Speaker 1: fishing days, but mostly you think back to what Jesus
• 1:37:49
  Speaker 1: just said. His message was different than anything you've ever heard.
• 1:37:56
  Speaker 1: It was countercultural, it was radical, but it was so
• 1:38:02
  Speaker 1: so wonderful too. He promised you mercy. He promised you comfort.
• 1:38:11
  Speaker 1: He said, you would be called a child of God.
• 1:38:14
  Speaker 1: He even said you would inherit the earth and be
• 1:38:16
  Speaker 1: welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Blest, he said, are
• 1:38:22
  Speaker 1: those who are poor in spirit, those who see themselves
• 1:38:26
  Speaker 1: fully dependent on God and not themselves. Blest he said,
• 1:38:31
  Speaker 1: are those who mourn. Blest he said, are the meek,
• 1:38:36
  Speaker 1: and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blest he said,
• 1:38:41
  Speaker 1: are those who are merciful. Blest he said, are the peacemakers.
• 1:38:48
  Speaker 1: He even said, you would be blest if you are persecuted.
• 1:38:55
  Speaker 1: You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking, and through fears,
• 1:39:00
  Speaker 1: some disciples may leave Jesus because of his message. You
• 1:39:04
  Speaker 1: agree with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ.
• 1:39:11
  Speaker 1: Then you see Jesus coming your way. He stops and
• 1:39:14
  Speaker 1: begins talking to you. You share your thoughts about his
• 1:39:18
  Speaker 1: sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for a moment,
• 1:39:23
  Speaker 1: and then looks back at you. I will be with you,
• 1:39:27
  Speaker 1: he says, I will help you. I will give you
• 1:39:31
  Speaker 1: the strength to persevere. Remember I love you. He hugs you.
• 1:39:40
  Speaker 1: As Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns
• 1:39:44
  Speaker 1: to the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the
• 1:39:48
  Speaker 1: passages your family taught you growing up. It comforted you
• 1:39:52
  Speaker 1: as a child and as an adult too. Blessed is
• 1:40:00
  Speaker 1: the one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 1:40:03
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 1:40:07
  Speaker 1: in the company of bakers, but whose delight is in
• 1:40:11
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 1:40:15
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a tree
• 1:40:19
  Speaker 1: planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,
• 1:40:25
  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers.
• 1:40:31
  Speaker 1: Not so the wicked. They are like chaff that the
• 1:40:38
  Speaker 1: wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment,
• 1:40:44
  Speaker 1: nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the
• 1:40:48
  Speaker 1: Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the
• 1:40:52
  Speaker 1: way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus loves you.
• 1:41:00
  Speaker 1: He wants what is best for you. He wants you
• 1:41:04
  Speaker 1: to be blessed. He wants you to be filled with joy.
• 1:41:08
  Speaker 1: He wants you to have peace. Like a loving shepherd
• 1:41:13
  Speaker 1: watching his sheep. The all powerful, all knowing God of
• 1:41:17
  Speaker 1: the universe is watching over you right now. He's right
• 1:41:21
  Speaker 1: beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you, Dear God,
• 1:41:30
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this child, Thank you for this time
• 1:41:34
  Speaker 1: to relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep. Father.
• 1:41:41
  Speaker 1: I ask that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 1:41:45
  Speaker 1: I ask that you bless them with wonderful dreams. I
• 1:41:49
  Speaker 1: ask that you will give them a great night's sleep,
• 1:41:52
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray,
• 1:41:57
  Speaker 1: Amen is the good shepherd. You are his sheep. Except
• 1:42:05
  Speaker 1: his promises, trust his protection, rest in his presence. In
• 1:42:23
  Speaker 1: this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight beatitudes
• 1:42:28
  Speaker 1: that bring his children peace and joy, eight beatitudes that
• 1:42:33
  Speaker 1: bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children to
• 1:42:38
  Speaker 1: be happy, he desires us even more to find joy.
• 1:42:45
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it. Before we begin,
• 1:42:51
  Speaker 1: let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
• 1:42:57
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of to day
• 1:43:02
  Speaker 1: behind you and look forward to the blessings of God.
• 1:43:09
  Speaker 1: Get comfortable. Let your head sink into the soft pillow.
• 1:43:17
  Speaker 1: Stretch out your legs. Breathe in God's peace and breathe
• 1:43:23
  Speaker 1: out your worries. You are God's child. He loves you.
• 1:43:33
  Speaker 1: He is watching over you accept his peace and protection.
• 1:43:39
  Speaker 1: As I pray for you, Heavenly Father, thank you for
• 1:43:46
  Speaker 1: this child of yours. Thank you for their heart for you.
• 1:43:53
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their desire to know you more. Thank
• 1:43:57
  Speaker 1: you for their talents and for their many gifts. I
• 1:44:03
  Speaker 1: ask that you will bless this child of yours with
• 1:44:06
  Speaker 1: your peace, with your presence, with your love. I ask
• 1:44:12
  Speaker 1: that you will give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know
• 1:44:19
  Speaker 1: that sleep is a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank
• 1:44:25
  Speaker 1: you for giving us a time to slow down, unwind,
• 1:44:30
  Speaker 1: and focus on you and your word. I asked that
• 1:44:35
  Speaker 1: you will protect them and refresh them for a new day.
• 1:44:40
  Speaker 1: It's in Jesus' name that I pray. Amen. Now imagine
• 1:44:50
  Speaker 1: you are one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking
• 1:44:55
  Speaker 1: from town to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching
• 1:45:00
  Speaker 1: him heal the sick and preach the good news. Just
• 1:45:05
  Speaker 1: the other day, he healed someone with paralysis, Then he
• 1:45:10
  Speaker 1: healed someone with Caesar's Then he drove out a demon.
• 1:45:19
  Speaker 1: You've been a disciple only a short while, but you're
• 1:45:23
  Speaker 1: astonished at what he has done. No one has ever
• 1:45:28
  Speaker 1: seen anyone like him. It's like something straight out of
• 1:45:33
  Speaker 1: Well the Book of Exodus. It's common for a stranger
• 1:45:39
  Speaker 1: to approach you and ask is Jesus the Messiah. But
• 1:45:46
  Speaker 1: as jesus ministry has grown in popularity, the crowds have
• 1:45:51
  Speaker 1: grown too, so much so that hundreds, perhaps thousands often
• 1:45:57
  Speaker 1: follow him. People from Galilee, the the capitalists, Jerusalem, Judea,
• 1:46:06
  Speaker 1: and the region across the Jordan often crowd around Jesus
• 1:46:10
  Speaker 1: and around you too. Sure it's a blessing, but Jesus
• 1:46:16
  Speaker 1: has had very little time alone with you and the
• 1:46:19
  Speaker 1: other disciples lately, and now another large crowd is approaching
• 1:46:25
  Speaker 1: far off in the distance. Then Jesus speaks, Let's climb
• 1:46:33
  Speaker 1: this hill to get away from the crowds for a while.
• 1:46:36
  Speaker 1: He says, to you and the others, I have a
• 1:46:40
  Speaker 1: few things I have been wanting to tell you. It's
• 1:46:44
  Speaker 1: a warm day in Galilee, but there is a cool
• 1:46:48
  Speaker 1: breeze blowing off the lake below. The light wind fills
• 1:46:52
  Speaker 1: great on your skin as you and the others follow
• 1:46:56
  Speaker 1: Jesus up the grassy hill, peek back at the lake.
• 1:47:02
  Speaker 1: Two fishermen are casting their net into the water. Across
• 1:47:08
  Speaker 1: the lake, two more fishermen are pushing their small wooden
• 1:47:12
  Speaker 1: boat into the lake. You fished at that lake many times,
• 1:47:17
  Speaker 1: but you're glad you are with Jesus today. You're glad
• 1:47:21
  Speaker 1: he asked you to be with him. You remember what
• 1:47:24
  Speaker 1: he told you. Come follow me, and I will send
• 1:47:29
  Speaker 1: you out to fish for people. You take in the
• 1:47:36
  Speaker 1: unique smell of moisture in the air. You also enjoy
• 1:47:41
  Speaker 1: the scent of colorful wild flowers below your feet, white
• 1:47:45
  Speaker 1: and bluem and yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking.
• 1:47:53
  Speaker 1: This looks like a good place to talk. He says.
• 1:48:00
  Speaker 1: It's a beautiful scenic spot on the side of the hill.
• 1:48:04
  Speaker 1: Several large boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green,
• 1:48:09
  Speaker 1: flowers are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This
• 1:48:16
  Speaker 1: will allow you and the others to hear his voice.
• 1:48:20
  Speaker 1: You sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys
• 1:48:26
  Speaker 1: the disciples, making sure everyone made it up the hill.
• 1:48:31
  Speaker 1: He looks at the others, then he looks at you,
• 1:48:35
  Speaker 1: then at the others again. He begins speaking. Blessed are
• 1:48:44
  Speaker 1: the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
• 1:48:50
  Speaker 1: Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
• 1:48:55
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
• 1:49:00
  Speaker 1: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for
• 1:49:05
  Speaker 1: they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they
• 1:49:11
  Speaker 1: will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart,
• 1:49:16
  Speaker 1: for they will see God. Blest are the peacemakers, for
• 1:49:22
  Speaker 1: they will be called children of God. Blessed are those
• 1:49:27
  Speaker 1: who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
• 1:49:31
  Speaker 1: kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you,
• 1:49:37
  Speaker 1: persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against
• 1:49:41
  Speaker 1: you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great
• 1:49:46
  Speaker 1: is your reward in heaven, For in the same way
• 1:49:50
  Speaker 1: they persecuted the prophets who were before you. It's been
• 1:49:57
  Speaker 1: thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He is high on the
• 1:50:01
  Speaker 1: hill talking alone with Peter. You and the others are
• 1:50:06
  Speaker 1: further down the hill talking to one another. It's a
• 1:50:12
  Speaker 1: bit windier now, but the fishermen are still on the
• 1:50:15
  Speaker 1: lake below. Two of them are pulling up their net
• 1:50:19
  Speaker 1: filled with a big catch. You think back to your
• 1:50:23
  Speaker 1: fishing days, but mostly you think back to what Jesus
• 1:50:29
  Speaker 1: just said. His message was different than anything you've ever heard.
• 1:50:35
  Speaker 1: It was countercultural, it was radical, but it was so
• 1:50:41
  Speaker 1: so wonderful too. He promised you mercy, He promised you comfort.
• 1:50:50
  Speaker 1: He said you would be called a child of God.
• 1:50:53
  Speaker 1: He even said you would inherit the earth and be
• 1:50:56
  Speaker 1: welcomed into the Kingdom of heaven. He said, are those
• 1:51:01
  Speaker 1: who are poor in spirit, those who see themselves fully
• 1:51:06
  Speaker 1: dependent on God and not themselves. Blest, he said, are
• 1:51:11
  Speaker 1: those who mourn. Blessed he said, are the meek, and
• 1:51:15
  Speaker 1: those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blest he said,
• 1:51:21
  Speaker 1: are those who are merciful. Blest he said, are the peacemakers.
• 1:51:27
  Speaker 1: He even said, you would be blessed if you are persecuted.
• 1:51:34
  Speaker 1: You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some
• 1:51:40
  Speaker 1: disciples may leave Jesus because of his message. You agree
• 1:51:44
  Speaker 1: with him, but you and Andrew, pledged devotion to Christ.
• 1:51:50
  Speaker 1: Then you see Jesus coming your way. He stops and
• 1:51:54
  Speaker 1: begins talking to you. You share your thoughts about his
• 1:51:57
  Speaker 1: sermon with him. He smiled, looks away for a moment,
• 1:52:02
  Speaker 1: and then looks back at you. I will be with you,
• 1:52:06
  Speaker 1: he says, I will help you. I will give you
• 1:52:11
  Speaker 1: the strength to persevere, Remember I love you. He hugs you.
• 1:52:19
  Speaker 1: As Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns
• 1:52:24
  Speaker 1: to the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the
• 1:52:27
  Speaker 1: passages your family taught you growing up. It comforted you
• 1:52:31
  Speaker 1: as a child and as an adult too. Blessed is
• 1:52:39
  Speaker 1: the one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 1:52:43
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 1:52:46
  Speaker 1: in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in
• 1:52:51
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 1:52:55
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a tree
• 1:52:59
  Speaker 1: planted by stream of water, which yields its fruit in season,
• 1:53:04
  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers.
• 1:53:11
  Speaker 1: Not so the wicked. They are like chaff that the
• 1:53:17
  Speaker 1: wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment,
• 1:53:24
  Speaker 1: nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the
• 1:53:28
  Speaker 1: Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the
• 1:53:31
  Speaker 1: way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus loves you.
• 1:53:39
  Speaker 1: He wants what is best for you. He wants you
• 1:53:43
  Speaker 1: to be blessed. He wants you to be filled with joy.
• 1:53:48
  Speaker 1: He wants you to have peace, Like a loving shepherd
• 1:53:52
  Speaker 1: watching his sheep. The all powerful, all knowing God of
• 1:53:56
  Speaker 1: the universe is watching over you right now. He's right
• 1:54:00
  Speaker 1: beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you. Dear God,
• 1:54:09
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this child, Thank you for this time
• 1:54:13
  Speaker 1: to relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep. Father.
• 1:54:20
  Speaker 1: I ask that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 1:54:24
  Speaker 1: I asked that you blessed him with wonderful dreams. I
• 1:54:28
  Speaker 1: asked that you will give them a great night's sleep,
• 1:54:31
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen.
• 1:54:38
  Speaker 1: Jesus is the good shepherd. You are his sheep.
• 1:54:43
  Speaker 2: Except his promises, trust his protection, rest in his presence.
• 1:55:02
  Speaker 1: In this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight
• 1:55:06
  Speaker 1: beatitudes that bring his children peace and joy, eight beatitudes
• 1:55:12
  Speaker 1: that bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children
• 1:55:17
  Speaker 1: to be happy, he desires us even more to find joy.
• 1:55:24
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it. Before we begin.
• 1:55:29
  Speaker 1: Let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
• 1:55:36
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind
• 1:55:41
  Speaker 1: you and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable.
• 1:55:51
  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow. Stretch out
• 1:55:56
  Speaker 1: your legs, breathe in God God's peace, and breathe out
• 1:56:03
  Speaker 1: your worries. You are God's child.
• 1:56:10
  Speaker 2: He loves you.
• 1:56:12
  Speaker 1: He is watching over you. Accept his peace and protection
• 1:56:18
  Speaker 1: as I pray for you, Heavenly Father, thank you for
• 1:56:25
  Speaker 1: this child of yours. Thank you for their heart for you.
• 1:56:32
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their desire to know you more. Thank
• 1:56:36
  Speaker 1: you for their talents and for their many gifts. I
• 1:56:42
  Speaker 1: ask that you will bless this child of yours with
• 1:56:45
  Speaker 1: your peace, with your presence, with your love. I ask
• 1:56:51
  Speaker 1: that you will give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know
• 1:56:58
  Speaker 1: that sleep is a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank
• 1:57:04
  Speaker 1: you for giving us a time to slow down, unwind,
• 1:57:09
  Speaker 1: and focus on you and your word. I asked that
• 1:57:14
  Speaker 1: you will protect them and refresh them for a new day.
• 1:57:19
  Speaker 1: It's in Jesus' name that I pray. Amen. Now, imagine
• 1:57:29
  Speaker 1: you are one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking
• 1:57:34
  Speaker 1: from town to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching
• 1:57:39
  Speaker 1: him heal the sick and preach the good news. Just
• 1:57:44
  Speaker 1: the other day, he healed someone with paralysis, Then he
• 1:57:49
  Speaker 1: healed someone with caesars. Then he drove out a demon.
• 1:57:58
  Speaker 1: You've been a disciple only a short while, but you're
• 1:58:02
  Speaker 1: astonished at what he has done. No one has ever
• 1:58:07
  Speaker 1: seen anyone like him. It's like something straight out of well,
• 1:58:13
  Speaker 1: the book of Exodus. It's common for a stranger to
• 1:58:18
  Speaker 1: approach you and ask is Jesus the Messiah? But as
• 1:58:25
  Speaker 1: jesus ministry has grown in popularity, the crowds have grown too,
• 1:58:32
  Speaker 1: so much so that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him.
• 1:58:38
  Speaker 1: People from Galilee, the Dicapitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region
• 1:58:45
  Speaker 1: across the Jordan often crowd around Jesus and around you two.
• 1:58:52
  Speaker 1: Sure it's a blessing, but Jesus has had very little
• 1:58:56
  Speaker 1: time alone with you and the other disciples lately, and
• 1:59:01
  Speaker 1: now another large crowd is approaching far off in the distance.
• 1:59:07
  Speaker 1: Then Jesus speaks, Let's climb this hill to get away
• 1:59:13
  Speaker 1: from the crowds for a while. He says to you
• 1:59:16
  Speaker 1: and the others, I have a few things I have
• 1:59:20
  Speaker 1: been wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 1:59:26
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 1:59:30
  Speaker 1: The light wind fills great on your skin as you
• 1:59:34
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill. You
• 1:59:38
  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 1:59:42
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 1:59:49
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 1:59:53
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times. But you're glad
• 1:59:57
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus today. Glad he asked you to
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  Speaker 1: be with him. You remember what he told you. Come
• 2:00:06
  Speaker 1: follow me and I will send you out to fish
• 2:00:09
  Speaker 1: for people. You take in the unique smell of moisture
• 2:00:17
  Speaker 1: in the air. You also enjoy the scent of colorful
• 2:00:21
  Speaker 1: wild flowers below your feet, white and blue and yellow
• 2:00:25
  Speaker 1: and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like a
• 2:00:33
  Speaker 1: good place to talk, he says. It's a beautiful scenic
• 2:00:40
  Speaker 1: spot on the side of the hill. Several large boulders
• 2:00:44
  Speaker 1: surround you. The grass is a lush green, flowers are abundant.
• 2:00:50
  Speaker 1: Jesus sits down high above everyone. This will allow you
• 2:00:55
  Speaker 1: and the others to hear his voice. You sit down
• 2:00:59
  Speaker 1: on an arian near him. Jesus surveys the disciples, making
• 2:01:07
  Speaker 1: sure everyone made it up the hill. He looks at
• 2:01:11
  Speaker 1: the others, then he looks at you, then at the
• 2:01:15
  Speaker 1: others again. He begins speaking Blessed are the poor in spirit,
• 2:01:25
  Speaker 1: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those
• 2:01:30
  Speaker 1: who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek,
• 2:01:36
  Speaker 1: for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who
• 2:01:41
  Speaker 1: hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• 2:01:47
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• 2:01:53
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• 2:01:58
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the peace makers, for they will be called
• 2:02:02
  Speaker 1: children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because
• 2:02:07
  Speaker 1: of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
• 2:02:14
  Speaker 1: are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely
• 2:02:18
  Speaker 1: say all kinds of evil against you because of me,
• 2:02:22
  Speaker 1: Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,
• 2:02:28
  Speaker 1: For in the same way they persecuted the prophets who
• 2:02:31
  Speaker 1: were before you. It's been thirty minutes since Jesus spoke.
• 2:02:39
  Speaker 1: He is high on the hill talking alone with Peter.
• 2:02:44
  Speaker 1: You and the others are further down the hill talking
• 2:02:47
  Speaker 1: to one another. It's a bit windier now, but the
• 2:02:53
  Speaker 1: fishermen are still on the lake below. Two of them
• 2:02:56
  Speaker 1: are pulling up their net filled with a big catch.
• 2:03:01
  Speaker 1: You think back to your fishing days, but mostly you
• 2:03:06
  Speaker 1: think back to what Jesus just said. His message was
• 2:03:10
  Speaker 1: different than anything you've ever heard. It was countercultural, it
• 2:03:17
  Speaker 1: was radical, but it was so so wonderful too. He
• 2:03:25
  Speaker 1: promised you mercy, He promised you comfort. He said you
• 2:03:29
  Speaker 1: would be called a child of God. He even said
• 2:03:33
  Speaker 1: you would inherit the earth and be welcomed into the
• 2:03:36
  Speaker 1: Kingdom of Heaven. Blest, he said, are those who are
• 2:03:41
  Speaker 1: poor in spirit, those who see themselves fully dependent on
• 2:03:46
  Speaker 1: God and not themselves. Blest, he said, are those who mourn.
• 2:03:51
  Speaker 1: Blest he said, are the meek, and those who hunger
• 2:03:55
  Speaker 1: and thirst for righteousness. Blest he said, are those who
• 2:04:00
  Speaker 1: are merciful. Blessed he said, are the peacemakers. He even
• 2:04:07
  Speaker 1: said you would be blessed if you are persecuted. You
• 2:04:13
  Speaker 1: and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking. Andrew fears some disciples
• 2:04:19
  Speaker 1: may leave Jesus because of his message. You agree with him,
• 2:04:24
  Speaker 1: but you and Andrew pledged devotion to Christ. Then you
• 2:04:29
  Speaker 1: see Jesus coming your way. He stops and begins talking
• 2:04:33
  Speaker 1: to you. You share your thoughts about his sermon. With him.
• 2:04:38
  Speaker 1: He smiles, looks away for a moment, and then looks
• 2:04:42
  Speaker 1: back at you. I will be with you, he says,
• 2:04:46
  Speaker 1: I will help you. I will give you the strength
• 2:04:50
  Speaker 1: to persevere. Remember I love you. He hugs you. As
• 2:04:59
  Speaker 1: Jesus begins walking down the hill, your mind turns to
• 2:05:03
  Speaker 1: the words of the Psalmist. It's one of the passages
• 2:05:07
  Speaker 1: your family taught you growing up. It comforted you as
• 2:05:10
  Speaker 1: a child and as an adult too. Blessed is the
• 2:05:18
  Speaker 1: one who does not walk in step with the wicked,
• 2:05:22
  Speaker 1: or stand in the way that sinners take, or sit
• 2:05:25
  Speaker 1: in the company of bakers, but whose delight is in
• 2:05:30
  Speaker 1: the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his
• 2:05:33
  Speaker 1: law day and night. That person is like a tree
• 2:05:38
  Speaker 1: planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season,
• 2:05:43
  Speaker 1: and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever they do prospers.
• 2:05:50
  Speaker 1: Not so the wicked. They are like chaff that the
• 2:05:56
  Speaker 1: wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in judgment,
• 2:06:03
  Speaker 1: nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the
• 2:06:06
  Speaker 1: Lord watches over the way of the righteous. But the
• 2:06:10
  Speaker 1: way of the wicked leads to destruction. Jesus loves you.
• 2:06:18
  Speaker 1: He wants what is best for you. He wants you
• 2:06:22
  Speaker 1: to be blessed. He wants you to be filled with joy.
• 2:06:27
  Speaker 1: He wants you to have peace, Like a loving shepherd
• 2:06:31
  Speaker 1: watching his sheep. The all powerful, all knowing God of
• 2:06:35
  Speaker 1: the universe is watching over you right now. He's right
• 2:06:39
  Speaker 1: beside you. Take comfort. Let me pray for you. Dear God,
• 2:06:48
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this child. Thank you for this time
• 2:06:52
  Speaker 1: to relax and meditate on your word. Thank you for sleep. Father.
• 2:06:59
  Speaker 1: I asked that you will grant them patience and peace.
• 2:07:03
  Speaker 1: I ask that you blessed him with wonderful dreams. I
• 2:07:07
  Speaker 1: ask that you will give them a great night's sleep,
• 2:07:10
  Speaker 1: so they will wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen.
• 2:07:17
  Speaker 1: Jesus is the good shepherd. You are his sheep.
• 2:07:22
  Speaker 2: Except his promises, trust his protection, rest in his presence.
• 2:07:41
  Speaker 1: In this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight
• 2:07:45
  Speaker 1: beatitudes that bring his children peace and joy, eight beatitudes
• 2:07:51
  Speaker 1: that bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children
• 2:07:56
  Speaker 1: to be happy, he desires us even more to find joy.
• 2:08:03
  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it. Before we begin,
• 2:08:09
  Speaker 1: Let your eyes gently shut, relax. The day is over.
• 2:08:15
  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind you,
• 2:08:21
  Speaker 1: and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable,
• 2:08:31
  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow, stretch out
• 2:08:36
  Speaker 1: your legs. Breathe in God's peace and breathe out your worries.
• 2:08:47
  Speaker 1: You are God's child. He loves you. He is watching
• 2:08:52
  Speaker 1: over you. Accept his peace and protection as I pray
• 2:08:58
  Speaker 1: for you, Heavenly Father, thank you for this child of yours.
• 2:09:07
  Speaker 1: Thank you for their heart for you. Thank you for
• 2:09:12
  Speaker 1: their desire to know you more. Thank you for their
• 2:09:16
  Speaker 1: talents and for their many gifts. I ask that you
• 2:09:22
  Speaker 1: will bless this child of yours with your peace, with
• 2:09:26
  Speaker 1: your presence, with your love. I ask that you will
• 2:09:31
  Speaker 1: give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know that sleep is
• 2:09:38
  Speaker 1: a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank you for giving
• 2:09:44
  Speaker 1: us the time to slow down, unwind, and focus on
• 2:09:49
  Speaker 1: you and your word. I ask that you will protect
• 2:09:54
  Speaker 1: them and refresh them for a new day. It's in
• 2:09:58
  Speaker 1: Jesus' name that I've pray. Amen. Now imagine you are
• 2:10:08
  Speaker 1: one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town
• 2:10:14
  Speaker 1: to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal
• 2:10:19
  Speaker 1: the sick and preach the good news. Just the other day,
• 2:10:25
  Speaker 1: he healed someone with paralysis, Then he healed someone with caesars.
• 2:10:31
  Speaker 1: Then he drove out a demon. You've been a disciple
• 2:10:38
  Speaker 1: only a short while, but you're astonished at what he
• 2:10:42
  Speaker 1: has done. No one has ever seen anyone like him.
• 2:10:49
  Speaker 1: It's like something straight out of well the book of Exodus.
• 2:10:55
  Speaker 1: It's common for a stranger to approach you and ask
• 2:11:00
  Speaker 1: is Jesus the Messiah? But as jesus ministry has grown
• 2:11:06
  Speaker 1: in popularity, the crowds have grown too, so much so
• 2:11:12
  Speaker 1: that hundreds, perhaps thousands, often follow him. People from Galilee,
• 2:11:20
  Speaker 1: the capitalists, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the Jordan
• 2:11:26
  Speaker 1: often crowd around Jesus and around you two. Sure it's
• 2:11:32
  Speaker 1: a blessing, but Jesus has had very little time alone
• 2:11:36
  Speaker 1: with you and the other disciples lately. And now another
• 2:11:41
  Speaker 1: large crowd is approaching far off in the distance. Then
• 2:11:46
  Speaker 1: Jesus speaks, let's climb this hill to get away from
• 2:11:52
  Speaker 1: the crowds for a while. He says to you and
• 2:11:55
  Speaker 1: the others, I have a few things I have been
• 2:11:59
  Speaker 1: wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
• 2:12:05
  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
• 2:12:09
  Speaker 1: The light wind feels great on your skin. As you
• 2:12:13
  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
• 2:12:18
  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fishermen are
• 2:12:21
  Speaker 1: casting their net into the water. Across the lake, two
• 2:12:28
  Speaker 1: more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into the lake.
• 2:12:32
  Speaker 1: You fished at that lake many times, but you're glad
• 2:12:36
  Speaker 1: you are with Jesus today. You're glad he asked you
• 2:12:40
  Speaker 1: to be with him. You remember what he told you.
• 2:12:44
  Speaker 1: Come follow me and I will send you out to
• 2:12:48
  Speaker 1: fish for people. You take in the unique smell of
• 2:12:55
  Speaker 1: moisture in the air. You also enjoy the scent of
• 2:13:00
  Speaker 1: colorful wild flowers below your feet, white and blue and
• 2:13:04
  Speaker 1: yellow and red. Then Jesus stops walking. This looks like
• 2:13:12
  Speaker 1: a good place to talk, he says. It's a beautiful
• 2:13:19
  Speaker 1: scenic spot on the side of the hill. Several large
• 2:13:23
  Speaker 1: boulders surround you. The grass is a lush green, flowers
• 2:13:27
  Speaker 1: are abundant. Jesus sits down high above everyone. This will
• 2:13:34
  Speaker 1: allow you and the others to hear his voice. You
• 2:13:38
  Speaker 1: sit down on an area near him. Jesus surveys the disciples,
• 2:13:46
  Speaker 1: making sure everyone made it up the hill. He looks
• 2:13:50
  Speaker 1: at the others, then he looks at you, then at
• 2:13:54
  Speaker 1: the others again he begins. Blessed are the poor in spirit,
• 2:14:05
  Speaker 1: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those
• 2:14:09
  Speaker 1: who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek,
• 2:14:15
  Speaker 1: for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who
• 2:14:20
  Speaker 1: hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
• 2:14:26
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• 2:14:32
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
• 2:14:38
  Speaker 1: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children
• 2:14:42
  Speaker 1: of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
• 2:14:48
  Speaker 1: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you
• 2:14:54
  Speaker 1: when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all
• 2:14:58
  Speaker 1: kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and
• 2:15:02
  Speaker 1: be glad, because great is your reward in heaven. For
• 2:15:07
  Speaker 1: in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were
• 2:15:10
  Speaker 1: before you. It's been thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He
• 2:15:19
  Speaker 1: is high on the hill, talking alone with Peter you
• 2:15:24
  Speaker 1: and the others are further down the hill talking to
• 2:15:27
  Speaker 1: one another. It's a bit windier now, but the fishermen
• 2:15:32
  Speaker 1: are still on the lake below. Two of them are
• 2:15:36
  Speaker 1: pulling up their net filled with a big catch. You
• 2:15:40
  Speaker 1: think back to your fishing days, but mostly you think
• 2:15:46
  Speaker 1: back to what Jesus just said. His message was different
• 2:15:50
  Speaker 1: than anything you've ever heard. It was countercultural, it was radical,
• 2:15:58
  Speaker 1: but it was so so wonderful too. He promised you mercy,
• 2:16:06
  Speaker 1: He promised you comfort. He said you would be called
• 2:16:09
  Speaker 1: a child of God. He even said you would inherit
• 2:16:13
  Speaker 1: the earth and be welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Blest,
• 2:16:18
  Speaker 1: he said, are those who are poor in spirit, those
• 2:16:22
  Speaker 1: who see themselves fully dependent on God and not themselves.
• 2:16:27
  Speaker 1: Blest he said, are those who morn. Blest he said,
• 2:16:32
  Speaker 1: are the meek, and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
• 2:16:37
  Speaker 1: Blest he said, are those who are merciful. Blest he said,
• 2:16:43
  Speaker 1: are the peacemakers. He even said you would be blest
• 2:16:47
  Speaker 1: if you are persecuted. You and another disciple, Andrew, begin talking.
• 2:16:57
  Speaker 1: Andrew fears some disciples may leave Jesus because of his message.
• 2:17:02
  Speaker 1: You agree with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion
• 2:17:06
  Speaker 1: to Christ. Then you see Jesus coming your way. He
• 2:17:11
  Speaker 1: stops and begins talking to you. You share your thoughts
• 2:17:15
  Speaker 1: about his sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for
• 2:17:19
  Speaker 1: a moment, and then looks back at you. I will
• 2:17:23
  Speaker 1: be with you, he says, I will help you. I
• 2:17:28
  Speaker 1: will give you the strength to persevere. Remember I love you.
• 2:17:35
  Speaker 1: He hugs you. As Jesus begins walking down the hill,
• 2:17:41
  Speaker 1: your mind turns to the words of the Psalmist. It's
• 2:17:45
  Speaker 1: one of the passages your family taught you growing up.
• 2:17:49
  Speaker 1: It comforted you as a child and as an adult too.
• 2:17:56
  Speaker 1: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step
• 2:17:59
  Speaker 1: with the winded, or stand in the way that sinners take,
• 2:18:04
  Speaker 1: or sit in the company of bakers, but whose delight
• 2:18:09
  Speaker 1: is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates
• 2:18:12
  Speaker 1: on his law day and night. That person is like
• 2:18:16
  Speaker 1: a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its
• 2:18:21
  Speaker 1: fruit in season, and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever
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  Speaker 1: they do prospers, not so the wicked. They are like
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  Speaker 1: chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will
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  Speaker 1: not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of
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  Speaker 1: the righteous, for the Lord watches over the way of
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  Speaker 1: the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus loves you. He wants what is best for you.
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  Speaker 1: He wants you to be blessed. He wants you to
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  Speaker 1: be filled with joy. He wants you to have peace.
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  Speaker 1: Like a loving shepherd watching his sheep, The all powerful,
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  Speaker 1: all knowing God of the universe is watching over you
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  Speaker 1: right now. He's right beside you. Take comfort. Let me
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  Speaker 1: pray for you. Dear God, Thank you for this child.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for this time to relax and meditate on
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  Speaker 1: your word. Thank you for sleep. Father. I ask that
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  Speaker 1: you will grant them patience and peace. I ask that
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  Speaker 1: you bless them with wonderful dreams. I ask that you
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  Speaker 1: will give them a great night's sleep, so they will
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  Speaker 1: wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen, Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is the good shepherd. You are his sheep.
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  Speaker 2: Accept his promises, trust his protection, rest in his presence.
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  Speaker 1: In this well known passage of scripture, Jesus lists eight
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  Speaker 1: beatitudes that bring his children peace and joy. Eight beatitudes
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  Speaker 1: that bring his children blessings. While Jesus wants his children
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  Speaker 1: to be happy He desires us even more to find joy.
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  Speaker 1: He's teaching us how to find it before we begin.
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  Speaker 1: Let your eyes gently shut. Relax. The day is over.
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  Speaker 1: It's time to rest. Put the troubles of today behind
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  Speaker 1: you and look forward to the blessings of God. Get comfortable.
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  Speaker 1: Let your head sink into the soft pillow. Stretch out
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  Speaker 1: your legs. Breathe in God's peace and breathe out your worries.
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  Speaker 1: You are God's child. He loves you. He is watching
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  Speaker 1: over you. Accept his peace and protection as I pray
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  Speaker 1: for you, Heavenly Father, thank you for this child of yours.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for their heart for you. Thank you for
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  Speaker 1: their desire to know you more. Thank you for their
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  Speaker 1: talents and for their many gifts. I ask that you
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  Speaker 1: will bless this child of yours with your peace, with
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  Speaker 1: your presence, with your love. I ask that you will
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  Speaker 1: give them peaceful dreams. Father, we know that sleep is
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  Speaker 1: a blessing. Thank you for rest. Thank you for giving
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  Speaker 1: us a time to slow down, unwind, and focus on
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  Speaker 1: you and your word. I ask that you will protect
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  Speaker 1: them and refresh them for a new day. It's in
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  Speaker 1: Jesus' name that I pray. Amen. Now imagine You are
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  Speaker 1: one of Jesus' disciples. You have been walking from town
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  Speaker 1: to town under the hot Galilean sun, watching him heal
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  Speaker 1: the sick and preach the good news. Just the other day,
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  Speaker 1: he healed someone with paralysis, then he healed someone with caesars.
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  Speaker 1: Then he drove out a demon. You've been a disciple
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  Speaker 1: only a short while, but you're astonished at what he
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  Speaker 1: has done. No one has ever seen anyone like him.
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  Speaker 1: It's like something straight out of well, the book of Exodus.
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  Speaker 1: It's common for a stranger to approach you and ask
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  Speaker 1: is Jesus the Messiah. But as jesus ministry has grown
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  Speaker 1: in popularity, the crowds have grown too, so much so
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  Speaker 1: that hundreds, perhaps thousands often follow him. People from Galilee
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  Speaker 1: and the capitalists Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the
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  Speaker 1: Jordan often crowd around Jesus and around you too. Sure
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  Speaker 1: it's a blessing, but Jesus has had very little time
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  Speaker 1: alone with you and the other disciples lately, and now
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  Speaker 1: another large crowd is approaching far off in the distance.
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  Speaker 1: Then Jesus speaks, let's climb this hill to get away
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  Speaker 1: from the crowds for a while. He says to you
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  Speaker 1: and the others, I have a few things I have
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  Speaker 1: been wanting to tell you. It's a warm day in Galilee,
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  Speaker 1: but there is a cool breeze blowing off the lake below.
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  Speaker 1: The light wind fills great on your skin. As you
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  Speaker 1: and the others follow Jesus up the grassy hill, you
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  Speaker 1: take a peek back at the lake. Two fish men
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  Speaker 1: are casting their net into the water. Across the lake,
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  Speaker 1: two more fishermen are pushing their small wooden boat into
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  Speaker 1: the lake. You fished at that lake many times, but
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  Speaker 1: you're glad you are with Jesus today. You're glad he
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  Speaker 1: asks you to.
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  Speaker 2: Be with him.
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  Speaker 1: You remember what he told you. Come follow me and
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  Speaker 1: I will send you out to fish for people. You
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  Speaker 1: take in the unique smell of moisture in the air.
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  Speaker 1: You also enjoy the scent of colorful wild flowers below
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  Speaker 1: your feet, white and blue and yellow and red. Then
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  Speaker 1: Jesus stops walking. This looks like a good place to talk,
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  Speaker 1: he says. It's a beautiful scenic spot on the side
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  Speaker 1: of the hill. Several large boulders surround you. The grass
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  Speaker 1: is a lush green, flowers are abundant. Jesus sits down
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  Speaker 1: high above everyone. This will allow you and the others
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  Speaker 1: to hear his voice. You sit down on an area
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  Speaker 1: near him. Jesus surveys the disciples, making sure everyone made
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  Speaker 1: it up the hill. He looks at the others, then
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  Speaker 1: he looks at you, then at the others. Again he
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  Speaker 1: begins speaking. Blessed are the poor and spirit for theirs
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  Speaker 1: is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who warn,
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  Speaker 1: for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for
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  Speaker 1: they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger
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  Speaker 1: and for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are
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  Speaker 1: the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are
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  Speaker 1: the pure in heart, for they will seek God. Blessed
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  Speaker 1: are the peace makers, for they will be called children
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  Speaker 1: of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
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  Speaker 1: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you
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  Speaker 1: When people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all
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  Speaker 1: kinds of evil against you because of me, Rejoice and
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  Speaker 1: be glad, because great is your reward in heaven. For
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  Speaker 1: in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were
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  Speaker 1: before you it's been thirty minutes since Jesus spoke. He
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  Speaker 1: is high on the hill talking alone with Peter. You
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  Speaker 1: and the others are further down the hill talking to
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  Speaker 1: one another. It's a bit windier now, but the fishermen
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  Speaker 1: are still on the lake below. Two of them are
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  Speaker 1: pulling up their net filled with a big catch. You
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  Speaker 1: think back to your fishing days, but mostly you think
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  Speaker 1: back to what Jesus just said. His message was different
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  Speaker 1: than anything you've ever heard. It was countercultural, it was radical,
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  Speaker 1: but it was so so wonderful too. He promised you mercy,
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  Speaker 1: He promised you comfort. He said you would be called
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  Speaker 1: a child of God. He even said you would inherit
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  Speaker 1: the earth and be welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed,
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  Speaker 1: he said, are those who are poor in spirit, those
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  Speaker 1: who see themselves fully dependent on God and not themselves. Blest,
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  Speaker 1: he said, are those who morn. Blest he said, are
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  Speaker 1: the meek, and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
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  Speaker 1: Blest he said, are those who are merciful. Blest he said,
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  Speaker 1: are the peacemakers. He even said, you would be blessed
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  Speaker 1: if you are persecuted. You and another disciple Andrew begin talking.
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  Speaker 1: Andrew fears some disciples may leave Jesus because of his message.
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  Speaker 1: You agree with him, but you and Andrew pledged devotion
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  Speaker 1: to Christ. Then you see Jesus coming your way. He
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  Speaker 1: stops and begins talking to you. You share your thoughts
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  Speaker 1: about his sermon with him. He smiles, looks away for
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  Speaker 1: a moment, and then looks back at you. I will
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  Speaker 1: be with you, he says, I will help you. I
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  Speaker 1: will give you the strength to persevere. Remember I love you.
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  Speaker 1: He hugs you. As Jesus begins walking down the hill,
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  Speaker 1: your mind turns to the words of the Psalmist. It's
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  Speaker 1: one of the passages your family taught you growing up.
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  Speaker 1: It comforted you as a child and as an adult too.
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  Speaker 1: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step
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  Speaker 1: with the wicked, or stand in the way that sinners take,
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  Speaker 1: or sit in the company of bakers, but whose delight
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  Speaker 1: is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates
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  Speaker 1: on his law day and night. That person is like
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  Speaker 1: a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its
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  Speaker 1: fruit and season, and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever
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  Speaker 1: they do prospers, not so the wicked. They are like
• 2:31:12
  Speaker 1: chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will
• 2:31:18
  Speaker 1: not stand in judgment nor sinners in the assembly of
• 2:31:22
  Speaker 1: the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of
• 2:31:26
  Speaker 1: the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
• 2:31:34
  Speaker 1: Jesus loves you. He wants what is best for you.
• 2:31:39
  Speaker 1: He wants you to be blessed. He wants you to
• 2:31:42
  Speaker 1: be filled with joy. He wants you to have peace.
• 2:31:47
  Speaker 1: Like a loving shepherd watching his sheep, The all powerful,
• 2:31:52
  Speaker 1: all knowing God of the universe is watching over you
• 2:31:55
  Speaker 1: right now. He's right beside you. Take comfort. Let me
• 2:32:02
  Speaker 1: pray for you. Dear God, Thank you for this child,
• 2:32:08
  Speaker 1: Thank you for this time to relax and meditate on
• 2:32:12
  Speaker 1: your word. Thank you for sleep. Father. I ask that
• 2:32:17
  Speaker 1: you will grant them patience and peace. I asked that
• 2:32:22
  Speaker 1: you blessed him with wonderful dreams. I asked that you
• 2:32:26
  Speaker 1: will give them a great night's sleep, so they will
• 2:32:29
  Speaker 1: wake up refreshed. In Jesus's name, I pray, Amen, Jesus
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  Speaker 1: is the good shepherd. You are his sheep. Except his promises,
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  Speaker 1: trust his protection. Rest in his presence.
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  Speaker 2: Oh my