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Faith in Today's World Ep10: Living Your Faith Every Day · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  The world changes every day, but God's truth never does.
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  Welcome to Faith in Today's World, a special 10-part series from Half-Faith, Let It Begin.
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  I'm Angel Santana. Today, we've explored today's headlines, everyday challenges,
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  and the questions people are asking all through the lens of God's truth.
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  Today, we bring this first series season to a finale.
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  To a close, it's 10 parts, and it has been a journey.
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  As we began our ninth season, we decided to do something powerful,
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  and this series kicked us off right from the get-go.
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  So, let's finish this series, because there's many more to come.
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  Half-Faith, let it begin.
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  Season 1 of this series, Episode 10, starts right now.
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  Welcome to Half-Faith, let it begin. This is Ariel Santana.
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  Can you believe I'm seven years old already? I'm old enough now to introduce my dad.
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  Ladies and gentlemen, your host, my dad, Angel Santana.
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  Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Have Faith, Let It Begin. I am Angel Santana.
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  Today is a very special day. Not only is this the episode 10 and its 2400th
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  episode of our Have Faith, Let It Begin journey,
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  it is the season one finale of this series entitled Faith in Today's World,
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  a series that I started in this particular season, season nine.
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  Over the last several weeks, we've taken a journey together.
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  We've asked together difficult questions. We've talked honestly.
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  We've laughed. We've reflected.
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  We've challenged ourselves. But now comes the most important question of all.
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  What happens next? Looking back, think about where we've been.
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  We talked about technology and faith. We discovered that no computer can replace
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  a relationship with God.
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  We talked about loneliness and remembered that no one walks alone.
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  We learned to love people we disagree with.
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  To choose grace instead of outrage. To find peace instead of panic.
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  To redefine success. To embrace church as a family.
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  To protect our hearts. To leave a legacy.
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  Those weren't just podcast episodes. They were invitations. Invitations to become more like Christ.
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  So let's talk about this. Here's something I've learned about after nearly nine
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  years behind the microphone.
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  It's easy to talk about faith.
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  Living it. That's where the real work begins. Nobody remembers a sermon because it was loud.
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  People remember a sermon because they saw it lived out loud.
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  Every single day, someone is reading your life. Long before they ever read a
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  Bible, they're watching how you speak, how you forgive, how you serve,
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  how you react when life gets difficult.
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  Your life may be the closest thing to Jesus someone encounters today.
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  When I first started Half-Faith, Let It Begin, I never imagined where this journey would lead.
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  There have been days when recording was easy, and there have been days when
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  it was incredibly difficult.
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  There were months when I wondered whether anyone was listening,
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  whether those or these conversations were making a difference.
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  But God has a beautiful way of reminding us that faith and faithfulness matters more than numbers.
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  A message from a listener, a prayer request, someone sharing how an episode
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  arrived exactly at the right moment.
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  Those moments remind me why we do this.
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  Not for recognition, not for applause, but because if even one person finds hope, it's worth it.
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  So living out loud, hmm, faith isn't something we put on Sunday morning and
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  take off Monday afternoon.
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  Faith is choosing kindness when someone is rude.
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  It's forgive when it's difficult. It's praying before reacting.
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  It's encouraging someone who's discouraged.
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  It's standing for truth with humility it's serving when nobody notices it's
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  loving people who may never be able to repay you.
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  Faith isn't an event it's a lifestyle so here's my one and final challenge for
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  this series for our final faith challenge of this season and this series,
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  And I keep saying season, but I'm talking about the series season.
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  We're still in season nine. We're just getting started.
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  But for this series, here's my final challenge.
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  I don't want you to do just one thing today. I want you to choose one habit
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  that will carry you and with you from this series.
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  Maybe it's praying first. Maybe it's protecting your peace. Maybe it's calling someone who's lonely.
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  Maybe it's attending church regularly.
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  Maybe it's extending grace. Whatever it is, don't let this series become something you listen to.
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  Let it become something you lived.
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  As we close this first series season finale, I want to thank every single one of you.
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  Whether this is your first episode, first series, or you've been with us since
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  the very beginning of Half Eight Let It Begin, thank you.
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  Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your morning, your commute,
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  your prayer time, your life.
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  This series may be ending today, but the mission isn't tomorrow.
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  The world will still change. There will be new headlines, new challenges,
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  new questions, but one thing will never change, God's truth.
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  And because of that, our hope remains.
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  Let's pray. Heavenly Father, thank you for walking with us through this amazing
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  journey, these 10-part series and every episode of this journey.
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  Thank you for listening and for every listener who opened their heart to your truth.
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  Help us carry these lessons into our homes, our workplace, our churches, our communities.
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  May your lives reflect your love. May our words bring hope. May our actions
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  point others toward Jesus.
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  And as this season of this series comes to a close, remind us that our greatest
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  mystery, the greatest ministry.
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  Begins the moment we leave this conversation.
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  Use us, guide us, strengthen us, and help us continue living our faith every single day.
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  In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this incredible journey
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  through faith in today's world.
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  Remember, the world changes every day, but God's truth never does.
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  So, wherever you go, carry his peace, share his love, extend his grace,
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  protect your heart, leave a legacy, and keep living your faith.
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  Because when the microphone turns off, your greatest sermon begins.
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  Until next time, I'm Angel Santana.
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  And never forget, have faith, let it begin.
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  Faith in today's world may be wrapping up its first season but this is only the beginning,
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  coming soon a brand new chapter from half faith let it begin new conversations
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  new encouragement the same unchanging hope,
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  because the world will keep changing and we'll keep pointing people to christ see you next time.
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