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Are You Thankful? · Bible Tract Echoes Podcast

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Hey friend, welcome back to Bible Track Decos.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Mike and McCurrier, host.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for taking your time and joining me once again today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Had a wonderful broadcast yesterday hearing from some of you about how you're thankful for salvation, thankful for friends, thankful for your spouse.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And we're going to jump into it here in just a moment if you'd like to share what you are thankful for.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We call this a week of thankfulness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanksgiving week is not the only time to tell each other until the Lord woke her thankful for.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And so I'd encourage you to jump in if you'd like me to possibly share what you are thankful for.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Text me at three zero nine three one six seven two four zero.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's three zero nine three one six seven two four zero.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We have a bum bum bum bum bum bum bum.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're going to go to Kathy from West Virginia.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And she says this, last year, into the beginning of this year, went through a very difficult time.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And to make a long story short, I told the Lord, I would give up the thing that I was heard over.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I would turn over that bitterness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I would give it up.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I told God that he was more important.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I was heartbroken.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But I felt so happy that I could sacrifice something that was seem to be so dear to me for him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, God,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: blessed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And things turn out in such a way that it's been just so blessed of God and so amazing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And she says, I will absolutely always put everything in his hands for his will.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm so thankful for God's love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Miss Kathy from West Virginia.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so very much for sharing that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see here at Alexandria from Mississippi says,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: First of all, I'm thankful for my salvation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Just recently got saved back in March.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm thankful for my loving husband who loves the Lord and wants to serve him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That seems like you're called back to yesterday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's wonderful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now let's go to, I think, is it Kylie?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see, let's see from Virginia.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So that gives us a special Virginia.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That gives us Virginia and Mississippi.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Is it Mississippi or Mississippi?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe someone that's an expert can tune in and tell me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Kylie from Virginia says this, I'm thankful for having a God who loves me and cares about me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Enough to help me in my smallest troubles.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now we thank God for the big things.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But it's such a joy to know that he helps us with the little things, too.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Here's a Clarissa from West Virginia.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Again, you know, this is apropos with the month we had back in July.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She says, I'm thankful for air conditioning and so many other things beside that, too.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, it's funny.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes we get all high and mighty about the spiritual things, but I'm thankful for those little things, like Miss Kylie said, a moment ago.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see here, Miss Christy from Alem Creek.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We got a string of Western genius here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for answered prayers, my family, and freedom.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That reminds me about a song I may have wrote with my brother, Law Austin.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm loving that I'm living.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: answered prayer.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you, Ms.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Christy, appreciate you and your good husband there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tyler from Bensonville, Illinois.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Opportunities do some incredible things like travel and pray and read my Bible.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If we close my back, the family got us given me and the opportunities to meet cool and creative people.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Tyler sounds like a cool and creative guy himself.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'd be interested in meeting you if we get the opportunity.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ben from British Columbia.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He says, I'm thankful for the grace of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Without it, I could never be saved.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Amen.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Amen.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: By the way, if you are interested in having something you're thankful for, share it on the radio, please feel free to text me at three zero nine three one six.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: seven, two, four, zero.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Got John from Lexington Kentucky.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Says this, I'm thankful for my call to the mission field.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Wonderful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now, John, where are you going?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you're listening right now, tell me where are you going on?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He has got led you to a specific field yet.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'd be curious about that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I had just that we just had some interns with us over this summer.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And one of the young men Gilbert, he is Lord Willen, he'll be going to Ghana and West Africa.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I love missions, I love missionaries.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'd love to hear from you John.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to go to Lindsay, Jacksonville, Florida.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for my church and my family.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Amen.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Rosalie from Wisconsin.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for Christian.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: parents who are walking the streets of gold and thankful for salvation so I can see them again.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for Bible track echoes and thank you for that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I appreciate that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for a new pastor and his family for Christian friends.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: For my children, my husband, for loving God and his blessings and mercy, praying for you, your family, and Bible tracked echoes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Good night.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you, Miss Rosalie.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Greatly appreciate your kind words there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see, Amber from
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think it's barbers, real Virginia, if I'm saying that right?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for friends that care about me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for the opportunity to go to a Christian college.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's very good, Amber, where you go to school at.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let me know, text me back.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see, Juan from North Carolina says, I'm thankful for this opportunity to share with Bible check echoes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: How awesome my God is.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm grateful for this wonderful organization, BTI, that I'm able to help others hear the gospel of Jesus Christ through your gospel tracks.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And may God continue to provide you with the strength and wisdom to help others around the world.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe you're listening right now, you say, what did he talk about?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and ship them around the world free of charge to the tune of millions every single year.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We've already done millions this year.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We are doing gospel films.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You can find out all of that information on our website, Bible Tracts Inc.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You can see about recent mission ships that we may be taking in different things and
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As you listen to this broadcast right now, part of our team Lord willing will be going to Panama.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Actually, Central America very close up to look on a map.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now let's see here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That was one from Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Going to...
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, oh, here's Jonathan.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I love Jonathan.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: How are you doing?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jonathan?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's from Auburn, New York.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Jonathan has cerebral palsy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And he's very difficult from the walk.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He uses a power wheelchair to get around outside.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But I'm thankful that I get to read my Bible.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's hard for me, but I'm thankful for it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm also thankful I'm able to go to church and hear the word of God preached.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I live in Auburn, New York, and I like to pass out gospel tracks.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We actually did a custom gospel track talking about Jonathan's story a little bit for him, and we love Jonathan.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He is such a kind, kind friend to our ministry, and if you think of Jonathan, pray for him, and he is such a great testimony for the Lord.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Danielle, Campbell's bird in the end.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She says this, I feel like I say the same thing every time you do a week of thankfulness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You realize that is okay, Miss Danielle.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm thankful for the fact that you are still thankful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I realize we do this once twice a year, but every time it's an encouragement to me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: To hear from you and hopefully it's an encouragement for you to think about what you're thankful for.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She said this.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Salvation, Christian family, in Christian friends.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you, Ms.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Danielle for sharing that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I greatly, greatly appreciate that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Only got a few minutes left here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're going to go to miss, miss, be in Arkansas.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: First of all, if I'm Arkansas this week, I'm thankful that the Lord gives us changing seasons, both in weather and in life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now that is a very, that's a mature thing to say.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Most people they wanted to be, whatever season they like, they wanted to be that all the time.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But Ms.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: B, you brought something out there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That is a blessing to hear.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: To think about that we should be thankful for the changing seasons, both in the weather and in life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Think about that.
• 10:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: Speaking of changing seasons, we're coming close to the end of summer.
• 10:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: As we get into fall, we've got an open house at Bible tracks incorporated October fourth.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Guess what?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: One of our friends, someone, if you've listened to this radio broadcast for over five or six years, you may remember
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The smooth tones of a man named Mark Smith.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Before I was the host, immediately before me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Of course, before both of us, he was Dr. Paul Levine, the founder of this ministry.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But before me was Mark Smith.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And he was the host of his broadcast for well over a decade.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And what a great Bible teacher, Mark Smith, is and was.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And he is going to be with us.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's going to be speaking.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're going to have some other special people from both the history and the present of Bible tracks here at our property in Odell, Illinois.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You can go to our website bibletracksink.org for more information about how to RSVP.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And what our address is, if you have any questions, shoot me a text, three, zero, nine.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Three, one, six, seven, two, four, zero.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You're going to want to come.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The food's going to be wonderful.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're planning on having some live music.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Can you believe that?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to have part of the goodly heritage men's group myself.
• 11:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: My brother Austin started that men's group a few years ago.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And we are just now we released our third album titled We Believe and have some new original songs on there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Lord willing might sing some of those here on October fourth.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You're gonna want to be here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Do not miss it and don't miss the chance to meet Mark Smith.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you never got to meet Mark Smith, you're gonna want to.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you know him to know Mark Smith is the love him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So you're gonna want to come Lord willing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He'll bring his wife with him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: His better half.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: My family is going to be there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: All of the goodlay heritage, not all of the goodlay heritage.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So a goodlay heritage, folks will be there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The vast majority of the BTI staff will be there as well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's going to be a wonderful time.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: October fourth, right here in Odell, ODE, LL, Odell, Illinois.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Make sure you're there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Text me if you want info, three, zero, nine, three, one, six.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Seven two four zero.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm gonna thank you so much for tuning in today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're gonna continue our week of thankfulness tomorrow on the broadcast I appreciate I'm thankful that you have tuned in my prayer as always is that you have a great day for God's glory and we will plan on talking to you soon God bless