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Preparing for Christ's Return: A Heartfelt Discussion · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Have faith. Let it begin. When it starts right now.
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  Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. Here's your host, Angel Santana.
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  Ariel, can you say, have faith? Let it begin. Let it begin? Let it begin. Say, have faith.
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  Let it begin. Let it begin. No. No. No? Okay. No.
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  No. No. Happy birthday, Noah! It's amazing.
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  It's amazing. No! No!
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  This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it fly.
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  This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it fly.
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  I'm gonna let it fly. Let it fly. Half-Faith, let it, fast, yeah.
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  Daddy, I'm so excited. But I have one question. What's your question?
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  I'm going to be a pastor or a minister.
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  Good question. I don't know, but it is all in God's hands. Good morning.
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  You're listening to Half-Faith, let it begin. And it starts right now.
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  Hello, everyone. If you hear me walking in the background, that's because I am.
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  This is Angel, Half-Faith, let it begin. and it is literally five o'clock in
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  the morning and we are walking Cody.
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  So this is me working from home today. We're excited.
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  What a windy night here in the Northeast.
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  As I walk here, Cody, on our streets, there's garbage cans everywhere.
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  Some in the streets, some toys,
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  things were definitely blowing around last night. Crazy, crazy weather.
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  Well, I got a lot of feedback yesterday from the episode about would you deny Christ like Peter did?
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  And I'm going to piggyback off of that today because many of you said the same thing that I said.
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  Some of you said in that moment, they could understand why Peter did what he did.
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  They know that it was out of fear and uncertainty.
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  And a lot of people today say that even given all the things that we know and read about Christ,
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  they wonder and they're scared if in that moment they would hesitate as well,
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  which I thought was very, very bold and honest.
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  And I appreciated people being honest and not just saying, absolutely,
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  you know, and it's a fair question.
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  I always say to myself, every time I've read that over and over again,
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  that passage, and I say, man, to be in Peter's situation is brutal.
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  It's just, it's hard to put yourself in that position.
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  So, as we prepare for the return of Christ, because, you know,
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  he's going to come back. We all know he's coming back.
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  We have to get all of our affairs in order. We all have to think about everything
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  we're doing. we've done. Forgive ourselves. Forgive others.
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  Don't allow past things to cloud our judgment.
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  Morning. Car went by waving to me.
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  Don't allow anyone to steal your joy. And I want everyone to think about one thing.
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  No matter what happens in our lives, whether it's a good day,
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  a bad day, just always remember that God has got us.
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  He's got us in his palm of his right hand.
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  He is guiding us. He knows what we're going to say, even before we even say
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  it. It's already been written.
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  Always remember that God's plan for us is always meant for the good.
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  We have that choice to accept and to move forward so we can have the greatest
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  path toward righteousness.
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  So when Christ returns and the knock on that door or when the trumpets sound
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  be happy be prepared be ready be excited.
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  He's only going to take us home. And, you know, as I walk here in the bitter
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  cold temperatures, and I'm freezing, and I'm switching hands on the microphone
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  so I can get one hand cold, the other one's warm.
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  I want everybody to remember these words and listen to them.
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  And as I say it, we've heard it a thousand times.
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  But as my pastor Jim would say, say it slow so that you really can get an idea of the words.
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  So as I say these words, I want you to really hear them.
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  Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
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  Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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  Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
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  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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  For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
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  Think about that today, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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  Have faith. Let it begin. Thank you for listening to Have Faith Version. I'll be back tomorrow.