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Fall_Asleep_In_God_s_Word__Bible_Stories_for_Sleep_-_Abide_Meditation · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to this abide bedtime story, where you will be
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  Speaker 1: guided into a deep and peaceful sleep, hearing words of
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  Speaker 1: peace and comfort from the Bible. I'm James Sewood. Instead
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  Speaker 1: of your mind being filled with anxiety, you will be
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  Speaker 1: encouraged to think about the things that are true and lovely,
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  Speaker 1: honorable and pure, excellent and worthy of praise. Let God
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  Speaker 1: speak to your heart as you hear his word, So
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  Speaker 1: settle deeply into your bed. Let your head rest heavily
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  Speaker 1: on your pillow as you relax every muscle in your body.
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  Speaker 1: Take a deep, slow breath, hold it for a moment,
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  Speaker 1: and then release. Feeling the tension of your day fade away.
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  Speaker 1: Feel the comfort of your warm covers, the peacefulness of
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  Speaker 1: this moment. Don't let in any distractions, Tell them to
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  Speaker 1: go away. This is your time to be with the
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  Speaker 1: Lord as he guides you into deep sleep without worry
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  Speaker 1: or concern. Keep breathing deeply and slowly as you listen,
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  Speaker 1: letting your body ease into sleep. Father God, I bring
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  Speaker 1: this child of yours before you today and ask you
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  Speaker 1: for your favor. I already know that you love them deeply,
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  Speaker 1: and I asked that you would give them that assurance.
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  Speaker 1: As well. I pray that as they sleep, their dreams
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  Speaker 1: would be of those things that are honorable and lovely
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  Speaker 1: and worthy of praise. Awaigh all distractions, concerns, and stresses,
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  Speaker 1: so that they can rest peacefully. May the sound of
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  Speaker 1: my voice telling them of the wonders of You and
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  Speaker 1: your world lull them quickly into sleep that lasts the
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  Speaker 1: whole night through and is refreshing and rejuvenating. I ask
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  Speaker 1: these things, knowing that your desire is for them to
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  Speaker 1: live abundantly in you. It's in the name of Jesus
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  Speaker 1: that I pray, Amen, your purpose on this earth is
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  Speaker 1: to enjoy God and to serve Him forever, to dwell
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  Speaker 1: on his excellent greatness, to fill your mind in heart
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  Speaker 1: with His word. Anything else you are given to do
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  Speaker 1: will be fueled by these things. Philippians, chapter four, verse eight.
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  Speaker 1: In the Amplified Bible says, Finally, believers, whatever is true,
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  Speaker 1: whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right
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  Speaker 1: and confirmed by God's word, whatever is pure and wholesome,
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  Speaker 1: whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and
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  Speaker 1: of good repute. If there is any excellence, if there
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  Speaker 1: is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things.
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  Speaker 1: Center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart.
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  Speaker 1: Your time to night will be spent letting your mind
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  Speaker 1: dwell on these things. First, here are some things that
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  Speaker 1: are true, told by the scriptures. Romans chapter eight, verse
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  Speaker 1: twenty eight. And we know that for those who love God,
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  Speaker 1: all things work together for good. For those who are
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  Speaker 1: called according to His purpose all things. That's a promise.
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  Speaker 1: God will work all things together for good.
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  Speaker 2: First.
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  Speaker 1: John chapter one, verse nine. If we confess our sins,
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  Speaker 1: he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
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  Speaker 1: and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Faithful and just.
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  Speaker 1: That's who God is. If he says he will do something,
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  Speaker 1: you can be sure that he will do it. If
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  Speaker 1: you have confessed your sins, you are cleansed from all unrighteousness.
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  Speaker 1: John three, verse sixteen. For God so loved the world
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  Speaker 1: that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in
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  Speaker 1: him should not perish but have eternal life. Oh beloved,
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  Speaker 1: rest in that truth. He loves you so much. Lord God,
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  Speaker 1: your word is trustworthy. Let this precious child dwell on
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  Speaker 1: these things as they sleep tonight. Write them on their heart.
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  Speaker 1: Bind your truths to them so they live and breathe
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  Speaker 1: them day in and day out. Let them hear only
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  Speaker 1: words of truth. Your word is truth.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Now let those things that are honorable dwell in your mind.
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  Speaker 1: Let's turn to the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew
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  Speaker 1: chapter five to see behavior that is honorable to God.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus said, you have heard that it was said an
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  Speaker 1: eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
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  Speaker 1: But I say to you, do not resist the one
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  Speaker 1: who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the
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  Speaker 1: right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if
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  Speaker 1: anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him
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  Speaker 1: have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you
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  Speaker 1: to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give
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  Speaker 1: to the one who begs from you, and do not
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  Speaker 1: refuse the one who would borrow from you. You have
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  Speaker 1: heard that it was said you shall love your neighbor
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  Speaker 1: and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love
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  Speaker 1: your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, so
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  Speaker 1: that you may be sons of your father who is
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  Speaker 1: in heaven. For he makes his son rise on the
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  Speaker 1: evil and on the good, and sends rain on the
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  Speaker 1: just and on the un just. For if you love
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  Speaker 1: those who love you, what reward do you have? Do
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  Speaker 1: not even the tax collectors do the same. And if
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  Speaker 1: you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing
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  Speaker 1: than others? Do not even the gentiles do the same.
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  Speaker 1: Let these honorable things dwell in your thoughts. Jesus, you
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  Speaker 1: don't ask us to do anything that you don't, then
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  Speaker 1: enable us to do.
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  Speaker 3: So.
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  Speaker 1: As this child of yours thinks about doing honorable things,
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  Speaker 1: help them to know that they are not doing them
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  Speaker 1: alone in their own strength, but by the power and
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  Speaker 1: might of your Holy Spirit dwelling within them. And we
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  Speaker 1: will thank you and praise you for that power in
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  Speaker 1: your name. Amen, Let your mind dwell on that which
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  Speaker 1: is just. Deuteronomy, chapter ten, verse eighteen. He executes justice
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  Speaker 1: for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner,
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  Speaker 1: giving him food and clothing. And chapter thirty two, verse
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  Speaker 1: four of that same book the Rock. His work is perfect,
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  Speaker 1: for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness
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  Speaker 1: and without iniquity, Just and upright is he give justice
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  Speaker 1: to the weak and the fatherless, maintain the right of
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  Speaker 1: the afflicted and the destitute. God is a god of justice.
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  Speaker 1: It is in his very nature to be just. Let
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  Speaker 1: your mind.
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  Speaker 2: Dwell on these things.
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  Speaker 1: Lord God, thank you for your justice that we can
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  Speaker 1: always know that you will do the right thing, whether
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  Speaker 1: we see it today or years from today. We can
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  Speaker 1: trust that you will follow through on your word. Help
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  Speaker 1: this child of yours tonight as they dwell on your justice,
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  Speaker 1: Give them hope and courage in the name of Jesus. Amen,
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  Speaker 1: think about those things that are pure. Psalm twelve, verse
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  Speaker 1: six is a perfect place to start. The words of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord are pure, words like silver refined in a
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  Speaker 1: furnace on the ground, purified seven times. Let the words
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  Speaker 1: of God fill your dreams as you hear him speak
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  Speaker 1: to you. His words are pure. Psalm nineteen, verse eight.
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  Speaker 1: The precepts of the Lord our right, rejoicing the heart.
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  Speaker 1: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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  Speaker 1: One Timothy, Chapter one, verse five. The aim of our
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  Speaker 1: charge is love that issues from a pure heart and
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  Speaker 1: a good conscience and a sincere faith. When the Temple
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  Speaker 1: of God was being built, everything was to be made
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  Speaker 1: of those things that were pure. There were to be
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  Speaker 1: no impurities in the temple. Now you are the Temple
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  Speaker 1: of God. The Holy Spirit dwells in you, dwell on
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  Speaker 1: the Lord, and keep your heart pure. Holy Lord, there
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  Speaker 1: is nothing pure aside from you, So I pray that
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  Speaker 1: his beloved child listening tonight will guard their heart from
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  Speaker 1: all impurity as they dwell on your word that is true,
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  Speaker 1: just and pure. Thank you for promising them your strength
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  Speaker 1: in the name of Jesus. I pray, Amen. Here is
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  Speaker 1: what God considers lovely, that you should dwell on it.
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  Speaker 1: Psalm eighty four, verse one. How lovely is your dwelling place, O,
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  Speaker 1: Lord of Hosts Isaiah chapter fifty two, verse seven. How
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  Speaker 1: lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who
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  Speaker 1: brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news
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  Speaker 1: of happiness, who announces salvation and says to Zion, your
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  Speaker 1: God reigns. Maybe you've thought about the fact that the
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  Speaker 1: feet of those who bring the news of Jesus are lovely,
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  Speaker 1: but they are dwell on those messenger on those who
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  Speaker 1: proclaim the Messiah the savior of the world. Jesus, you
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  Speaker 1: are the Messiah. You are the savior of the world,
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  Speaker 1: and those who would speak about you to others are
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  Speaker 1: lovely to dwell on. I pray that this precious one
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  Speaker 1: listening tonight will be one who has the lovely feet
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  Speaker 1: of a messenger of your gospel. Grant them peace as
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  Speaker 1: they dwell on the loveliness of your dwelling and the
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  Speaker 1: telling of the good news in your name, Amen. In
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  Speaker 1: the New Testament, the early Church fathers were directed to
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  Speaker 1: appoint people who had good reputations. They were devoted to
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  Speaker 1: the Lord and to their families. They were ones who
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  Speaker 1: were worthy of being looked up to. They would fulfill
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  Speaker 1: their duties in the church well. Proverbs twenty two, verse
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  Speaker 1: one said, a good name is to be chosen rather
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  Speaker 1: than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
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  Speaker 1: First Timothy, chapter five, verses nine through ten describes a
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  Speaker 1: widow who could be given help by the church. It says,
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  Speaker 1: let a widow be enrolled if she is not less
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  Speaker 1: than sixty years of age, having been the wife of
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  Speaker 1: one husband, and having a reputation for good works. If
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  Speaker 1: she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has watched
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  Speaker 1: the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted,
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  Speaker 1: and has devoted herself to every good work. Let your
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  Speaker 1: mind dwell on what it's like to know a person
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  Speaker 1: such as this loves to serve others, is suspitable, cares
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  Speaker 1: for the afflicted. Let the peace such a person brings
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  Speaker 1: envelop your heart. Father, we praise you for your gifts
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  Speaker 1: that allow us to serve others and to serve you.
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  Speaker 1: I ask your blessing on this beloved child as they
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  Speaker 1: sleep tonight, that you would bring to their mind that
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  Speaker 1: which is of good repute, that they would dwell on that,
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  Speaker 1: and not on those who do not honor you. It's
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  Speaker 1: all for the sake of Jesus. Amen, here is what
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  Speaker 1: is excellent and should fill your thoughts. Psalm one fifty,
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  Speaker 1: verse two. Praise him for his mighty deeds. Praise him
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  Speaker 1: according to his excellent greatness. Titus chapter three, verse eight.
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  Speaker 1: The saying is trustworthy. And I want you to insist
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  Speaker 1: on these things, so that those who have believed in
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  Speaker 1: God may be careful to devote themselves to good works.
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  Speaker 1: These things are excellent and profitable for people. Hebrews chapter eight,
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  Speaker 1: verse six. But as it is, Christ has obtained a
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  Speaker 1: ministry that is as much more excellent than the old
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  Speaker 1: as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is
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  Speaker 1: enacted on better promises, excellent greatness, excellent works, a more
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  Speaker 1: excellent Covenant. Think upon these things. Dear heavenly Father. There
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  Speaker 1: is so much excellence in your name and your character
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  Speaker 1: and your mighty works. Help this loved one tonight to
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  Speaker 1: dwell on the excellent greatness of your name and the
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  Speaker 1: excellent ministry of our Lord Jesus. Is they rest in
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  Speaker 1: you tonight. It's in the matchlessness name of Jesus that
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  Speaker 1: we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: And now we will close with the words of Revelation
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  Speaker 1: chapter five, verse eleven through thirteen, which tells us why
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  Speaker 1: the Lord Jesus above all else is worthy of praise.
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  Speaker 1: Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and
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  Speaker 1: the living creatures and the elders, the voice of many angels,
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  Speaker 1: numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with
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  Speaker 1: a loud voice, worthy is the Lamb who was slain
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  Speaker 1: to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and
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  Speaker 1: honor and glory and blessing. And I heard every creature
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  Speaker 1: in heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and
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  Speaker 1: in the sea, and all that is in them, say
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  Speaker 1: to him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb,
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  Speaker 1: be blessing and honor and glory and might. Forever and ever.
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  Speaker 1: Amen and Amen, Sleep in peace, dear one dwelling on
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  Speaker 1: the things of God.
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  Speaker 3: God speaks the words for you tonight that he spoke
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  Speaker 3: to Moses, I will be with you. He wants these
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  Speaker 3: words to burn bright and clear before you, like the
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  Speaker 3: fire that burned before Moses. He wants his words to
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  Speaker 3: break through your darkness, to penetrate deep into your inner being,
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  Speaker 3: to grow in you confidence and love. God is a
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  Speaker 3: blazing fire of goodness, warmth, and hope. Yet it is
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  Speaker 3: often difficult for us to see him and to hear
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  Speaker 3: his faithful words, I will be with you. These were
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  Speaker 3: words that Moses had trouble hearing and trusting too. His
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  Speaker 3: life before the Burning Bush had been strange and messy.
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  Speaker 3: Nothing about his life made it obvious that God would
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  Speaker 3: choose him to lead his people out of slavery to freedom.
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  Speaker 3: He was the baby sent down the river in a basket,
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  Speaker 3: a Hebrew raised in the palace of the Egyptian king.
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  Speaker 3: Moses was a murderer who hid in the desert. If
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  Speaker 3: there had been a job opening for hero of the Israelites,
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  Speaker 3: Moses would not have had a strong resume to our minds.
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  Speaker 3: Moses was an unlikely leader. Yet God blesses, he embraces,
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  Speaker 3: he uses unlikely people. Moses doubted himself, He doubted God too.
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  Speaker 3: He was lost in the desert, in the despair of
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  Speaker 3: his terrible mistakes. And even still God says to him, Moses,
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  Speaker 3: I will be with you, and God will be with
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  Speaker 3: you too. God is with you. Your life doesn't need
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  Speaker 3: to make sense to you or to others. Your life
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  Speaker 3: can be messy and stray, and even still God says to.
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  Speaker 4: You, I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Allow these words deeper into your heart and mind.
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  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Rehearse this good news in your breath, Allow the burning
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  Speaker 3: fire of God's voice to shine into your darkness. By
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  Speaker 3: breathing in and saying to your soul, God is with me,
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  Speaker 3: and then also breathing out, pray, meditate, and trust, saying again, God.
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  Speaker 5: Is with me.
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  Speaker 3: When I say Moses's life was strange and messy, I
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  Speaker 3: mean that his life did not move in a nice, clear,
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  Speaker 3: clean straight line. His life's journey had many twists and turns,
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  Speaker 3: many layers of confusion and suffering. His mother took a
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  Speaker 3: papyrus basket and covered it with tar and pitch so
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  Speaker 3: that it would float She placed Moses as a baby
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  Speaker 3: inside and set the basket among the reeds of the Nile,
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  Speaker 3: a wide, long river. His mother didn't know where the
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  Speaker 3: basket would be found. She sent her daughter to follow
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  Speaker 3: it as it floated away. It was the Egyptian king's
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  Speaker 3: daughter who drew him out of the water. The Egyptian king,
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  Speaker 3: the Pharaoh, had ordered that all Hebrew baby boys were
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  Speaker 3: to be thrown into the Nile, and it was Pharaoh's
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  Speaker 3: daughter who drew him out of the water.
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  Speaker 2: That is what.
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  Speaker 3: Moses's name means, drew him out of the water. How
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  Speaker 3: have you been cast into the waters, left to drown?
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  Speaker 3: How have you been lost among the reeds, caught in
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  Speaker 3: the perilous current of life? How have you been abandoned,
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  Speaker 3: thrust out of the safety of home. Jesus says to you,
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  Speaker 3: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 4: I have been with you.
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  Speaker 3: I will not leave you alone. You are named Moses too.
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  Speaker 3: You are the one I draw out of the water.
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  Speaker 4: I will draw you.
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  Speaker 3: Out of the pit, out of the miry clay, and
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  Speaker 3: set your feet upon a rock. You have been in
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  Speaker 3: the current of today's dangerous rapid waters.
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  Speaker 4: Call out to God for help.
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  Speaker 3: Allow him to draw you up from the soul numbing
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  Speaker 3: currents of busyness, rush and self dependence. As you allow
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  Speaker 3: yourself to go to sleep, give yourself to God's care,
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  Speaker 3: become God dependent. In this story of Moses, we have
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  Speaker 3: a foreshadowing of what we gain in the waters of baptism.
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  Speaker 3: The waters that are meant for death turn out to
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  Speaker 3: be instead cleansing, healing waters. Yes, our enemy prowls around
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  Speaker 3: like a roaring lion, seeking whom he can devour. Yes,
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  Speaker 3: like the Egyptian king. Our enemy wants to drown you.
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  Speaker 3: He wants you to be covered by the dangerous waters
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  Speaker 3: of life. Yet through this danger, through these very same waters,
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  Speaker 3: Jesus meets you. He reaches out to rescue you. He
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  Speaker 3: draws you out of death into new life. Allow these
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  Speaker 3: waters to wash you, ending a day giving yourself to sleep,
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  Speaker 3: resting in God's love. This is sacred, holy.
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  Speaker 2: Precious.
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  Speaker 3: As you are being washed, you are more and more
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  Speaker 3: free to be near God, to enjoy his presence, to
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  Speaker 3: trust in his watchful care, rest, sleep, believe allowing these words,
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  Speaker 3: It's deeper into your heart and mind.
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  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: See the burning bush of God's presence speaking goodness into
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  Speaker 3: your heart. Rehearse this good news in your breath, breathing
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  Speaker 3: in saying to your soul you are with me, and
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  Speaker 3: then also breathing out, pray, meditate, and trust, saying again
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  Speaker 3: you are with me. Moses's life had been strange, messy,
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  Speaker 3: and confusing. When he came of age, he began to
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  Speaker 3: sort out the things that mattered most to his life.
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  Speaker 3: He understood in deeper ways that he was an alien
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  Speaker 3: and a stranger in the house of Pharaoh. He was
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  Speaker 3: a Hebrew, one of the oppressed. Benefiting from the riches
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  Speaker 3: of the oppressor was troubling. How could he enjoy any
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  Speaker 3: good thing when his own people were enslaved, working tirelessly
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  Speaker 3: for the brutal.
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  Speaker 5: King of Egypt.
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  Speaker 3: When he saw an Egyptian beating one of his Hebrew
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  Speaker 3: brothers one day, he was given a chance to prove
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  Speaker 3: his identity as an Israelite. In a fit of rage
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  Speaker 3: and vindication, he killed the Egyptian, hid the body in
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  Speaker 3: the sand, and then fled into the desert to hide
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  Speaker 3: from Pharaoh's wrath. Years later, Moses had married, raised a family,
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  Speaker 3: and was working for his father in law, Jethro, tending
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  Speaker 3: sheep on the backside of Mount Horeb. Moses was no
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  Speaker 3: doubt content to be removed and hidden from his previous
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  Speaker 3: life as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He had no
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  Speaker 3: expectation that God had any special plans for his life.
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  Speaker 3: He had no idea that his life was about to change.
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  Speaker 3: There on the backside of Mount Horeb. This was a
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  Speaker 3: wilderness place where God spoke to Moses in a burning bush.
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  Speaker 3: You likely have not experienced a literal burning bush, but
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  Speaker 3: you have had some kind of burning bush experience. This
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  Speaker 3: would be that turning point when you came to accept
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  Speaker 3: the truth of God in a way that changed the
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  Speaker 3: direction of your life. This would be a moment when
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  Speaker 3: He especially revealed himself through a person an experience, maybe
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  Speaker 3: a worship service, a time when you were serving someone,
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  Speaker 3: perhaps a time of prayer, or even a powerful sermon.
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  Speaker 3: Something shifted inside of you, and you haven't been the
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  Speaker 3: same since. You might protest here, but I haven't taken
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  Speaker 3: God as seriously as I should. My life hasn't changed
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  Speaker 3: that much. I still struggle. I still don't know how
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  Speaker 3: to trust God with my life. I continued to resist
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  Speaker 3: him each day. I live more through my strength than
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  Speaker 3: God's love. Moses protested too. He said, who am I
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  Speaker 3: that you would speak to me? He worried about his weaknesses.
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  Speaker 3: I can't speak for you. I stutter when I open
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  Speaker 3: my mouth. Moses would drift away from God to He
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  Speaker 3: would become impatient and angry with the people he was leading.
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  Speaker 3: He would continue to struggle with fear and doubt. Even still,
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  Speaker 3: God says to Moses, I will be with you. And
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  Speaker 3: God still says to you, I.
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  Speaker 4: Will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: No matter how much doubt or fear that stir inside
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  Speaker 3: of you. God still says, HI will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: No matter how much stubbornness and anger. God still says,
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  Speaker 3: I will be with you. Once again, Place yourself before
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  Speaker 3: the burning bush of God's presence. Rest, sleep, believe these
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  Speaker 3: words deeper into your heart and mind.
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  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Rehearse this good news in your breath, breathing in, saying
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  Speaker 3: to your soul, my God is with me, and then
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  Speaker 3: also breathing out, Pray, Meditate, and trust, saying again, my
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  Speaker 3: God is with me. As we bring this meditation to
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  Speaker 3: a close, I invite you to consider one more part
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  Speaker 3: of Moses's story. God instructs Moses to say to Pharaoh,
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  Speaker 3: let my people go Moses fusses.
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  Speaker 4: But how can I go back?
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  Speaker 2: How can I speak for you?
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  Speaker 3: Why would the king of Egypt listen to me? God replies,
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  Speaker 3: Tell Pharaoh that I am sent you. I am the Great.
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  Speaker 3: I Am is with you. The Great I Am say,
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  Speaker 3: he is the true, True, He is the real, real,
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  Speaker 3: God is being behind and before all other things. He
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  Speaker 3: is the one by whom everything else in the universe
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  Speaker 3: was created. He is the one in whom all things
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  Speaker 3: hold together and have their being. The Great I Am
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  Speaker 3: says to you tonight, I.
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  Speaker 5: Am with you.
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  Speaker 4: I AM the being who will always be with you.
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  Speaker 3: In peace. Give yourself to sleep. Rest in God's faithfulness,
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  Speaker 3: for he alone can make you dwell in safety. May
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  Speaker 3: the Lord bless you and protect you as you sleep.
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  Speaker 3: May his face shine upon you like the radiance of
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  Speaker 3: a burning bush. May He be gracious and kind, granting
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  Speaker 3: you deep, healing sleep. May you be filled with peace.
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  Speaker 3: Continue to allow yourself to let go of today by
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  Speaker 3: rehearsing in your breathing in and breathing out.
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  Speaker 4: My God is with me. My God is with me.
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  Speaker 4: My God is with me.
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  Speaker 1: Amen, Tonight, our sleep story is about God's passionate promise.
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  Speaker 1: Our story reveals how God pours out his spirit upon
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  Speaker 1: all his people. You will hear the comforting message from
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  Speaker 1: God's word. But before we begin, get comfortable. Breathe deeply
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  Speaker 1: inhale God's peace. As you relax, you feel God's amazing
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  Speaker 1: love for you. As you sink into your mattress, your
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  Speaker 1: breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles go from being tight
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  Speaker 1: to soft like cotton. Close your eyes. Imagine God's holy
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  Speaker 1: light washing over you. Picture yourself giving him all of
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  Speaker 1: your burdens, your thoughts and concerns. Breathe in his hope,
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  Speaker 1: exhale his love. The Bible says that God will pour
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  Speaker 1: out his spirit upon all people, that sons and daughters
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  Speaker 1: will prophesy, and young men will see visions, old men
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  Speaker 1: will dream.
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  Speaker 2: Dreams with that.
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  Speaker 1: Join me as we explore this passionate promise God has
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  Speaker 1: given us. When you receive Christ into your life, his
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  Speaker 1: spirit lives inside you. However, that is just the beginning.
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  Speaker 1: God longs for you to understand the depth of what
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  Speaker 1: this means, to experience his power to move in the miraculous,
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  Speaker 1: to extend his grace, and to shine his light into
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  Speaker 1: the world. Ask God to open the eyes of your heart.
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  Speaker 1: Let his light flood you with truth, feel his heavenly
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  Speaker 1: touch his love, feeling every part of your being. As
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  Speaker 1: you do this, breathe deeply and hail his love. Exhale
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  Speaker 1: your burdens and cares. Keep breathing slowly and steadily as
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  Speaker 1: you listen to my voice and feel the presence of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord with you. Embrace the stillness around you, Listen
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  Speaker 1: for God in the silence. Experience the rest you have
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  Speaker 1: longed for. Dear Heavenly Father, I am ready for more
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  Speaker 1: of you. I am grateful for every prayer you have answered,
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  Speaker 1: every blessing you have bestowed on me, the very life
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  Speaker 1: you have given me. I also know there is so
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  Speaker 1: much more for me to learn, so much more of
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  Speaker 1: you to experience. The Bible says that your people perish
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  Speaker 1: for lack of wisdom. Make me wise, God, make me
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  Speaker 1: more like you. Forgive me of my sins. Show me
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  Speaker 1: where I am missing the mark. I want to be
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  Speaker 1: everything you created me to be, so that I can
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  Speaker 1: one day hear well done, my good and faithful servant.
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  Speaker 1: Help me to fully grasp what your promises are to me.
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  Speaker 1: I love you, I trust you. Deepen my trust as
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  Speaker 1: you deepen my sleep tonight in Jesus name, I pray Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Your eyes are closed, your head rests gently on your pillow.
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  Speaker 1: You continue breathing deeply and slowly relaxing. The sound of
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  Speaker 1: the wind blowing eases your soul. You think about the
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  Speaker 1: dreams and visions that God has promised to give to
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  Speaker 1: his people. You long for that. You ask God to
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  Speaker 1: show you himself and your dreams. You ask God to
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  Speaker 1: show you himself in your dreams. I'm so glad you
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  Speaker 1: asked for that, says a farwering voice. Come. You look around,
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  Speaker 1: wondering who is talking to you. No one is there,
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  Speaker 1: but fill a presence, a warm glow growing inside you.
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  Speaker 1: You step outside and begin to walk slowly down a path.
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  Speaker 1: On one side, glimmers of sunlight shine upon a river
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  Speaker 1: flowing with crystal blue water. Tall trees full of life
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  Speaker 1: and bearing fruit you've never seen, decorate the bank. Brightly
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  Speaker 1: colored flowers of purple, red, orange, and pink burst through
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  Speaker 1: the ground. The other side of the path is full
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  Speaker 1: of flowers and trees as well, but there is no
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  Speaker 1: fruit on the trees. The flowers are wilted, the colors fading.
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  Speaker 1: Some are tangled in weeds. The river is stagnant. You
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  Speaker 1: come to a fork in the path and pause. You
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  Speaker 1: listen for the voice that beckon you out of bed,
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  Speaker 1: but there is only silence. I'm still here. You look up,
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  Speaker 1: and even though you don't see anyone, you realize this
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  Speaker 1: is the voice of God. I pour out my spirit
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  Speaker 1: on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me. The two sides
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  Speaker 1: of the path are examples of what happens when you
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  Speaker 1: believe in me and when you try and do things
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  Speaker 1: on your own. When you spend time with me, listen
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  Speaker 1: to my words, pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams
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  Speaker 1: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
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  Speaker 1: every storm life brings every day. You will get stronger
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  Speaker 1: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
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  Speaker 1: You will do great and mighty things in my name. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: the other side of the path, when you do things
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  Speaker 1: the world's way and you don't follow in my footsteps
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  Speaker 1: and listen for my voice, life is harder. You don't
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  Speaker 1: have the peace I promised. I created you to soar
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  Speaker 1: on wings like eagles. I am always blessing my people
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  Speaker 1: with signs, wonders, visions and dreams. But some are too
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  Speaker 1: busy to listen. Others have let their hearts become hardened.
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  Speaker 1: Some people have an idea of me, but that idea
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  Speaker 1: is only a part of me. They like to keep
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  Speaker 1: me in a box. They dismiss the supernatural power, the
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  Speaker 1: very nature of me. Therefore, when the rain comes and
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  Speaker 1: the storms of life hit, they aren't able to experience
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  Speaker 1: the fullness of Me within them. It is my deepest
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  Speaker 1: desire that all of my people experience the fullness of me.
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  Speaker 1: I send them, just like I am sending you to
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  Speaker 1: night dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to stir their spirit.
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  Speaker 1: I want to renew your heart and revive your soul.
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  Speaker 1: I want you to walk in victory and in power.
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  Speaker 1: This is my will, my purpose, and my plan for you.
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  Speaker 1: You hold on to God's voice. It leads you over
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  Speaker 1: a steep hill. Mist fills the foggy air. You pause
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  Speaker 1: to wipe the dew from your eyes. You hear the
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  Speaker 1: laughter of children. You take one more step up, then
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  Speaker 1: stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you. People of
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  Speaker 1: all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath, taking turquoise water.
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  Speaker 1: Their smiles exceed their faces. It says if they are
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  Speaker 1: diving into life. They throw their heads back, laughing and
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  Speaker 1: rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach. The
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  Speaker 1: sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children sit
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  Speaker 1: at a small white picnic table while adults read with them.
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  Speaker 1: They're shaded by enormous trees draped with Spanish moss that
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  Speaker 1: looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree. You reach
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  Speaker 1: down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively, you
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  Speaker 1: pull your hand back. The water is electric powerful. It
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  Speaker 1: feels like love. Are you in heaven? You've never felt
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  Speaker 1: like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It radiates
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  Speaker 1: from the heart of every person. You feel it in
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  Speaker 1: the water. You want to stay here longer, but like
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  Speaker 1: a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You now
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  Speaker 1: find yourself in a forest full of tall, thick trees.
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  Speaker 1: It's very little light. You're on a path, but sometimes
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  Speaker 1: that path is hard to see. You squint trying to
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  Speaker 1: see through the darkness. You smell the sharp scent of
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  Speaker 1: decomposing leaves, the wetness of a recent rain. The gravel
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  Speaker 1: path under your feet seems firm enough, but not being
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  Speaker 1: able to see concerns you. You take a timid step forward.
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  Speaker 1: When you find your feet still firmly on the path,
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  Speaker 1: you take another step. Then you feel the presence of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord beside you, taking your hand, gripping it firmly
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  Speaker 1: yet gently. You can trust me, he says, I will
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  Speaker 1: not let you go. I know the way perfectly. I
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  Speaker 1: will walk with you through this darkness. I will walk
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  Speaker 1: with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed, your
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  Speaker 1: breathing slugs. You begin to notice the light filtering through
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  Speaker 1: the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other through
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  Speaker 1: the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way through
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  Speaker 1: the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where you
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  Speaker 1: thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone the
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  Speaker 1: light on this dark path. You are filled with peace
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  Speaker 1: once again. You are swept away to a green, lush valley.
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  Speaker 1: The sun shines brightly. There was a small stream running
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  Speaker 1: swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling crisply over
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  Speaker 1: small stones. It's idyllic, brown, gray, black, and tan. Horses
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  Speaker 1: graze peacefully. There are no signs of fear in them.
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  Speaker 1: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
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  Speaker 1: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
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  Speaker 1: and then beside you is the Lord, his eyes soft
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  Speaker 1: and kind. I lead you beside streams of water. I
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  Speaker 1: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
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  Speaker 1: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the field.
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  Speaker 1: Don't worry about what they will wear or what they
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  Speaker 1: will eat. They have everything they need. He turns and
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  Speaker 1: looks at you, and the kindness and love that you
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  Speaker 1: see in his eyes bring tears to yours. My beloved child,
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  Speaker 1: you have everything that you need too, And the next
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  Speaker 1: moment you find yourself back in your soft, warm bed,
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  Speaker 1: in your room, in your home, safe, surrounded by peace.
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  Speaker 1: I pour out my spirit on people, says the soft
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  Speaker 1: voice from above. I bless them with dreams and visions,
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  Speaker 1: so that they may know my love, my power, so
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  Speaker 1: they will remember my desires for them while on this earth,
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  Speaker 1: and to remind them that there is so much more
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  Speaker 1: to come. Will you share the dream I've blessed you
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  Speaker 1: with tonight? The sound of your own voice crying yes, yes,
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  Speaker 1: fills you. For a second, you wonder where you are
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  Speaker 1: must have been dreaming, but it felt so real. It
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  Speaker 1: was real whispers. God, I made a passionate promise to
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  Speaker 1: you when I said, ask and it will be given
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  Speaker 1: to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and the
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  Speaker 1: door will be opened for you. You asked me to
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  Speaker 1: show you what it was like to experience more of me,
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  Speaker 1: and I answered, Now it is up to you to believe.
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  Speaker 1: You're still for a second, longer lingering in God's presence,
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  Speaker 1: basking in his love. Dear Heavenly Father, help this dear
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  Speaker 1: one sleep peacefully tonight. May you bring sweet comfort. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for revealing yourself and our dreams. May the silence
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  Speaker 1: of the night bring revelation and clarity of thought. Rising
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  Speaker 1: in the morning, refreshed, rested. Thank you for your word,
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  Speaker 1: your passionate promises. They are a love letter to me,
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  Speaker 1: and I am forever grateful. Help me be open to
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  Speaker 1: all of your ways. God, align my will with yours.
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  Speaker 1: Help me shine your light into the world. In Jesus name,
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  Speaker 1: I pray Amen. I hope you enjoyed this Abide bedtime story.
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  Speaker 1: We look forward to spending time with you again tomorrow.
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  Speaker 1: Until then, may you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 6: This is a sleep meditation inspired from the scriptures to
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  Speaker 6: help you relax, release, the worries of the day and
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  Speaker 6: find rest in the presence of God. Please remove all
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  Speaker 6: distractions from the room and get comfortable. Take a few
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  Speaker 6: steady breaths and clear your mind from all other thoughts
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  Speaker 6: as we focus on resting in the Lord tonight. Allow
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  Speaker 6: every muscle in your body to relax. Release the tension
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  Speaker 6: you've been carrying all day. Let go of any worries
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  Speaker 6: or concerns that are troubling you. Now invite the Holy
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  Speaker 6: Spirit to cover you tonight. Ask him to fill you
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  Speaker 6: with his peace. Let his presence comfort you and calm
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  Speaker 6: you as you rest securely and safely in His loving care.
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  Speaker 6: So many times we try to find rest and relaxation
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  Speaker 6: without the peace of God. We wind down the day
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  Speaker 6: by watching TV or reading the latest novel, But when
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  Speaker 6: the lights go out, we find that our minds are
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  Speaker 6: circling with thoughts.
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  Speaker 7: We toss and.
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  Speaker 6: Turn, but sleep continues to elude us. Dear one, if
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  Speaker 6: this describes you, take this time to re center your
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  Speaker 6: thoughts on the Lord. Stop the cycle of unwonted thoughts,
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  Speaker 6: and focus only on the presence of God. There is
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  Speaker 6: true rest in Him. Feel the peaceful presence of the Lord.
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  Speaker 6: Now before we hear the comforting words from the scriptures.
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  Speaker 6: Let's pray a prayer of invitation. Heavenly Father, I long
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  Speaker 6: for your presence. Come Lord and fill this room, Cast
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  Speaker 6: out anything that doesn't belong here, and cover me with
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  Speaker 6: love and peace. Please remove all doubt, worry, and fear tonight.
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  Speaker 6: Let all of my anxieties fade away as they are
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  Speaker 6: replaced by the comfort and security you give. I want
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  Speaker 6: to find true rest in you, Father, true rest, true peace.
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  Speaker 6: Thank you for being with me tonight. I surrender my life,
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  Speaker 6: my breath, my sleep to you in Jesus's name.
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  Speaker 7: Amen.
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  Speaker 6: It was Moses in the Old Testament who had personal
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  Speaker 6: conversations with God in his tent, which he had set
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  Speaker 6: apart as the tabernacle of meeting. Because the tent was
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  Speaker 6: placed outside the Israelite camp, everyone who sought the Lord
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  Speaker 6: had to go out to the tabernacle of meeting. Let
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  Speaker 6: that imagery surround you tonight as you picture your own
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  Speaker 6: tent of meeting with the Lord.
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  Speaker 7: By his grace, you are.
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  Speaker 6: Given the freedom to have conversations with Him at any
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  Speaker 6: time and in any place. Right here, right now, you
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  Speaker 6: can meet with God. What wondrous freedom you have been
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  Speaker 6: given through Jesus's sacrifice by his death on the cross.
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  Speaker 6: Jesus tore the veil of the temple into allowing you
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  Speaker 6: to enter the Holy of Holies and meet with God.
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  Speaker 6: Rest in that marvelous truth for several moments. In Exodus,
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  Speaker 6: chapter thirty three, verse eleven, we are told that the
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  Speaker 6: Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man
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  Speaker 6: speaks to his friend. The Lord spoke to Moses as
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  Speaker 6: a man speaks to his friend. Let that imagery sink
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  Speaker 6: in for a moment. The creator of the universe spoke
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  Speaker 6: to Moses as a man speaks to his friend. How
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  Speaker 6: we long for that kind of intimacy with God, and
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  Speaker 6: through Jesus Christ, we have that kind of closeness with
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  Speaker 6: our Creator. We are invited to communicate with him, to
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  Speaker 6: pour our hearts out to him, and to hear from him.
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  Speaker 6: Not that peace and joy of communing with your creator
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  Speaker 6: surround you tonight. Moses was so accustomed to speaking with
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  Speaker 6: the Lord he was bold when he said, show me
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  Speaker 6: now your way, that I may know you, and that
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  Speaker 6: I may find grace in your sight. The courage Moses
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  Speaker 6: had to request God's provision was founded in reverence and
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  Speaker 6: honor of a most holy God. Let those words, Most
• 59:47
  Speaker 6: Holy God, settle deep in your heart for a few moments.
• 59:55
  Speaker 6: After Moses made his request to find grace in the
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  Speaker 6: sight of the Lord, listen to the beautiful way in
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  Speaker 6: which God responded. He said, my presence will go with you,
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  Speaker 6: and I will give you rest. Let's hear that again.
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  Speaker 6: My presence will go with you and I will give
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  Speaker 6: you rest. Beloved, do not forget that God always keeps
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  Speaker 6: his promises. When he says I will, you can be
• 1:00:40
  Speaker 6: absolutely sure that he will do what he says he
• 1:00:44
  Speaker 6: will do. In the song I Will Rest in You,
• 1:00:51
  Speaker 6: the lyrics start out by saying, Shepherd of my weary soul,
• 1:00:58
  Speaker 6: You're my comfort. I hope, Dear one, God is your comfort.
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  Speaker 6: He is your hope. He shepherd's your weary soul to
• 1:01:13
  Speaker 6: find rest in him. Just as God assured Moses that
• 1:01:20
  Speaker 6: his presence would go with him and he would give
• 1:01:23
  Speaker 6: him rest, you can have that assurance tonight. So take
• 1:01:30
  Speaker 6: a deep breath in and let it out. Let's pray together,
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  Speaker 6: Holy God. I am amazed by you that you would
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  Speaker 6: care so much about me, you would bless me with
• 1:01:50
  Speaker 6: rest tonight. It's so comforting to know that you are here.
• 1:01:56
  Speaker 6: I don't have to worry about a single thing. No,
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  Speaker 6: I can release everything to you and know that you
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  Speaker 6: will handle it. I trust you God, I trust you
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  Speaker 6: with every fiber of my being and the precious name
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  Speaker 6: of your son. I pray Amen. When sleep seems like
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  Speaker 6: a distant wish and we struggle to calm our minds,
• 1:02:29
  Speaker 6: it's often because we are trying to solve our problems
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  Speaker 6: rather than trust in God to handle them. However, bedtime
• 1:02:40
  Speaker 6: is not the time to do battle with the thoughts
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  Speaker 6: in your mind. Remember the battle is the Lord's. So
• 1:02:50
  Speaker 6: release your thoughts, your worries, and your concerns. Settle your heart,
• 1:02:58
  Speaker 6: rest your soul, and fix your mind on the promise
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  Speaker 6: that God will handle everything in your life for his
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  Speaker 6: glory and your good. You can stop the cycle of
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  Speaker 6: thoughts that steal your rest by centering your whole being
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  Speaker 6: in God's presence here and now, recenter your thoughts on
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  Speaker 6: the presence of the Lord. He loves you, he cares
• 1:03:34
  Speaker 6: for you, and he is with you. A bit further
• 1:03:44
  Speaker 6: in Exodus chapter thirty three, Moses had some concerns for
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  Speaker 6: God's people. He admitted those concerns to the Lord. He
• 1:03:53
  Speaker 6: told God all about them, and once again the Lord
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  Speaker 6: encouraged him by saying, you have found grace in my sight,
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  Speaker 6: and I know you by name. Think of what you
• 1:04:12
  Speaker 6: just heard, I know you by name. What a marvelous
• 1:04:19
  Speaker 6: thing to hear that God knows you by name. You
• 1:04:25
  Speaker 6: are not a stranger to him, You are not just
• 1:04:29
  Speaker 6: another person. He knows you by name. Find peace in
• 1:04:38
  Speaker 6: that truth. For several moments, I can hear you call
• 1:04:45
  Speaker 6: my name. Lead me to that quiet place. Make that
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  Speaker 6: your silent prayer.
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  Speaker 7: Tonight.
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  Speaker 6: I can hear you call my name. Lord, Please lead
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  Speaker 6: me to that quiet place. After God comforted Moses by
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  Speaker 6: saying I know you by name, Moses answered with another
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  Speaker 6: courageous statement, Please show me your glory. Please show me
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  Speaker 6: your glory. Allow the courage of that statement to settle
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  Speaker 6: you tonight as you rest boldly in the glory of
• 1:05:34
  Speaker 6: God and respond as Moses did, Lord, please show me
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  Speaker 6: your glory. Let's pray, Lord, blessed be your name, fill
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  Speaker 6: this room with your glory, the glory of your presence.
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  Speaker 6: We love you, we glorify you, We cherish the blessing
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  Speaker 6: of rest in you. Thank you, Holy Father, for being
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  Speaker 6: with us. Thank you for knowing us by name. We
• 1:06:17
  Speaker 6: are your children, and we rest fully in you tonight
• 1:06:23
  Speaker 6: in Jesus' name. Amen, feel the comfort of God's love
• 1:06:31
  Speaker 6: wrapped around you like the softest blanket you've ever felt.
• 1:06:38
  Speaker 6: God's love covers you in perfect peace, like a newborn
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  Speaker 6: baby swaddled and held by his mother. So we are
• 1:06:49
  Speaker 6: safe and secure in our Father's arms. Let your head
• 1:06:55
  Speaker 6: sink deeper into the pillow, pull the covers around you.
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  Speaker 6: Breathe softly in.
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  Speaker 7: And out.
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  Speaker 6: In Psalm sixty two, David says, Yes, my soul find
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  Speaker 6: rest in God. My hope comes from him.
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  Speaker 7: Truly.
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  Speaker 6: He is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress.
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  Speaker 7: I will not be shaken.
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  Speaker 6: My salvation and my honor depend on God. He is
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  Speaker 6: my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times,
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  Speaker 6: You people, pour out your hearts to Him, for God
• 1:07:52
  Speaker 6: is our refuge. David's song of encouragement rings true for
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  Speaker 6: our lives as well as he sings a melody to
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  Speaker 6: his own soul to find rest in God. He then
• 1:08:07
  Speaker 6: declares who God is in his life. Focus on who
• 1:08:14
  Speaker 6: God is in your life. He is your rock, He
• 1:08:24
  Speaker 6: is your salvation. He is your fortress. Allow the melody
• 1:08:35
  Speaker 6: of God's truth to sing to your soul tonight. Truly,
• 1:08:43
  Speaker 6: He is your rock and your salvation. God is your fortress,
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  Speaker 6: and you will not be shaken. You will not be
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  Speaker 6: shaken in the Lord, Ye Jesus, you are safe, secure, held, protected, guarded.
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  Speaker 7: And loved.
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  Speaker 6: Let those comforting words surround you in peace for several moments,
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  Speaker 6: as David encouraged his listeners by saying, trust in God
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  Speaker 6: at all times. Pour out your hearts to him. Let
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  Speaker 6: us trust God with our sleep tonight, trust Him. As
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  Speaker 6: these words flow over you, I will rest in you,
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  Speaker 6: King of Heaven. I will rest in you.
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  Speaker 2: Now.
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  Speaker 6: Please let me pray for you tonight, King of Heaven,
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  Speaker 6: I come before you asking you to bless your beloved
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  Speaker 6: child with peace and rest.
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  Speaker 7: Lord.
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  Speaker 6: I pray that they will be able to cast aside
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  Speaker 6: all other thoughts and focus only on your presence. Just
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  Speaker 6: as Moses courageously asked to find grace in your sight,
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  Speaker 6: I ask that you will have mercy and grace on
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  Speaker 6: your children. Please help them to trust you in all things.
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  Speaker 6: Assure them with your love, continue to call them by name,
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  Speaker 6: and lead them to that quiet place, that quiet place
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  Speaker 6: of peace and rest in the precious name of Jesus.
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  Speaker 7: I pray.
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  Speaker 6: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Welcome to this abide bedtime story, where you will be
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  Speaker 1: guided into a deep and peaceful sleep, hearing words of
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  Speaker 1: peace and comfort from the Bible. I'm James Sewood. Instead
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  Speaker 1: of your mind being filled with anxiety, you will be
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  Speaker 1: encouraged to think about the things that are true and lovely,
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  Speaker 1: honorable and pure, excellent and worthy of praise. Let God
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  Speaker 1: speak to your heart as you hear his word, So
• 1:11:31
  Speaker 1: settle deeply into your bed. Let your head rest heavily
• 1:11:37
  Speaker 1: on your pillow as you relax every muscle in your body.
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  Speaker 1: Take a deep, slow breath, hold it for a moment,
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  Speaker 1: and then release it. Feeling the tension of your day
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  Speaker 1: fade away, Feel the comfort of your warm covers, the
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  Speaker 1: peacefulness of this moment. Don't let in any distractions, tell
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  Speaker 1: them to go away. This is your time to be
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  Speaker 1: with the Lord as he guides you into deep sleep
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  Speaker 1: without worry or concern. Keep breathing deeply and slowly as
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  Speaker 1: you listen, letting your body ease into sleep. Father God,
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  Speaker 1: I bring this child of yours before you today and
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  Speaker 1: ask you for your favor. I already know that you
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  Speaker 1: love them deeply, and I ask that you would give
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  Speaker 1: them that assurance as well. I pray that as they sleep,
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  Speaker 1: their dreams would be of those things that are honorable
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  Speaker 1: and lovely and worthy of praise. Keep away all distractions, concerns,
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  Speaker 1: and stresses, so that they can rest peacefully. May the
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  Speaker 1: sound of my voice telling them of the wonders of
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  Speaker 1: You and your world lull them quickly into sleep that
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  Speaker 1: lasts the whole night through and is refreshing and rejuvenating.
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  Speaker 1: I ask these things knowing that your desire is for
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  Speaker 1: them to live abundantly in you. It's in the name
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  Speaker 1: of Jesus that I pray, Amen, your purpose on this
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  Speaker 1: earth is to enjoy God and to serve Him forever,
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  Speaker 1: to dwell on his excellent greatness, to fill your mind
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  Speaker 1: and heart with His word. Anything else you are given
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  Speaker 1: to do will be fueled by these things. Philippians, chapter four,
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  Speaker 1: verse eight. In the Amplified Bible says, Finally, believers, whatever
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  Speaker 1: is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever
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  Speaker 1: is right and confirmed by God's word, whatever is pure
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  Speaker 1: and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is
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  Speaker 1: admirable and of good repute. If there is any excellence.
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  Speaker 1: If there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on
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  Speaker 1: these things. Center your mind on them, and implant them
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  Speaker 1: in your heart. Your time tonight will be spent letting
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  Speaker 1: your mind dwell on these things. First, here are some
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  Speaker 1: things that are true, told by the scriptures. Romans chapter eight,
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  Speaker 1: verse twenty eight. And we know that for those who
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  Speaker 1: love God, all things work together for good. For those
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  Speaker 1: who are called according to His purpose all things. That's
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  Speaker 1: a promise. God will work all things to get for good.
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  Speaker 2: First.
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  Speaker 1: John chapter one, verse nine. If we confess our sins,
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  Speaker 1: he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
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  Speaker 1: and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Faithful and just.
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  Speaker 1: That's who God is. If he says he will do something,
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  Speaker 1: you can be sure that he will do it. If
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  Speaker 1: you have confessed your sins, you are cleansed from all unrighteousness.
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  Speaker 1: John three, verse sixteen. For God so loved the world
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  Speaker 1: that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in
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  Speaker 1: him should not perish but have eternal life. Oh beloved,
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  Speaker 1: rest and that truth. He loves you so much. Lord God,
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  Speaker 1: your word is trustworthy. Let this precious child dwell on
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  Speaker 1: these things as they sleep tonight. Write them on their heart.
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  Speaker 1: Bind your truths to them so they live, and breathe
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  Speaker 1: them day in and day out. Let them hear only
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  Speaker 1: words of truth. Your word is truth.
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  Speaker 4: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Now let those things that are honorable dwell in your mind.
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  Speaker 1: Let's turn to the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew
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  Speaker 1: chapter five to see behavior that is honorable to God.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus said, you have heard that it was said, and
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  Speaker 1: I for an eye and a tooth for tooth.
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  Speaker 2: But I say to you, do not resist the.
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  Speaker 1: One who is evil. But if any one slaps you
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  Speaker 1: on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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  Speaker 1: And if any one would sue you and take your tunic,
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  Speaker 1: let him have your cloak as well. And if any
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  Speaker 1: one forces you to go one mile, go with him
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  Speaker 1: two miles. Give to the one who begs from you,
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  Speaker 1: and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
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  Speaker 1: You have heard that it was said you shall love
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  Speaker 1: your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you,
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  Speaker 1: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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  Speaker 1: so that you may be sons of your father.
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  Speaker 2: Who is in heaven.
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  Speaker 1: For he makes his son rise on the evil and
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  Speaker 1: on the good and sends rein on the just and
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  Speaker 1: on the unjust. For if you love those who love you,
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  Speaker 1: what reward do you have? Do not even the tax
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  Speaker 1: collectors do the same. And if you greet only your brothers,
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  Speaker 1: what more are you doing than others? Do not even
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  Speaker 1: the gentiles do the same. Let these honorable things dwell
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  Speaker 1: in your thoughts. Jesus, you don't ask us to do
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  Speaker 1: anything that you don't, then enable us to do.
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  Speaker 3: So.
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  Speaker 1: As this child of yours thinks about doing honorable things,
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  Speaker 1: help them to know that they are not doing them
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  Speaker 1: alone in their own strength, but by the power and
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  Speaker 1: might of your Holy Spirit dwelling within them. And we
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  Speaker 1: will thank you and praise you for that power. In
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  Speaker 1: your name. Amen, Let your mind dwell on that which
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  Speaker 1: is just. Deuteronomy, chapter ten, verse eighteen. He executes justice
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  Speaker 1: for the fatherless and the widow and the sojourner, giving
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  Speaker 1: him food and clothing, and chapter thirty two, verse four
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  Speaker 1: of that same book the Rock His work is perfect,
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  Speaker 1: for all his ways are justice. A god of faithfulness
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  Speaker 1: and without iniquity, Just and upright is he give justice
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  Speaker 1: to the weak and the fatherless, maintain the right of
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  Speaker 1: the afflicted, and the destitute. God is a god of justice.
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  Speaker 1: It is in his very nature to be just. Let
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  Speaker 1: your mind dwell on these things. Lord, God, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for your justice. That we can always know that you
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  Speaker 1: will do the right thing, whether we see it today
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  Speaker 1: or years from today. We can trust that you will
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  Speaker 1: follow through on your word. Help this child of yours
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  Speaker 1: tonight as they dwell on your justice, Give them hope
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  Speaker 1: and courage in the name of Jesus. Amen. Think about
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  Speaker 1: those things that are pure. Psalm twelve, verse six is
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  Speaker 1: a perfect place to start. The words of the Lord
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  Speaker 1: are pure, words like silver refined in a furnace on
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  Speaker 1: the ground, purified seven times. Let the words of God
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  Speaker 1: fill your dreams as you hear him speak to you.
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  Speaker 1: His words are pure, Psalm nineteen, verse eight. The precepts
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  Speaker 1: of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment
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  Speaker 1: of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. One Timothy,
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  Speaker 1: Chapter one, verse five. The aim of our charge is
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  Speaker 1: love that issues from a pure heart and a good
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  Speaker 1: conscience and a sincere faith. When the Temple of God
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  Speaker 1: was being built, everything was to be made of those
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  Speaker 1: things that were pure. There were to be no impurities
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  Speaker 1: in the temple now you are the temple of God.
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  Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit dwells in you. Dwell on the Lord,
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  Speaker 1: and keep your heart pure. Holy Lord, there is nothing
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  Speaker 1: pure aside from you. So I pray that his beloved
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  Speaker 1: child listening tonight will guard their heart from all impurities
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  Speaker 1: as they dwell on your word that is true, just
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  Speaker 1: and pure. Thank you for promising them your strength. In
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  Speaker 1: the name of Jesus. I pray, Amen. Here is what
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  Speaker 1: God considers lovely, that you should dwell on it. Psalm
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  Speaker 1: eighty four, verse one. How lovely is your dwelling place, O,
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  Speaker 1: Lord of Hosts Isaiah chapter fifty two, verse seven. How
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  Speaker 1: lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who
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  Speaker 1: brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news
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  Speaker 1: of happiness, who announces salvation and says to Zion, your
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  Speaker 1: God reigns. Maybe you've thought about the fact that the
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  Speaker 1: feet of those who bring the news of Jesus are lovely,
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  Speaker 1: but they are dwell on those messengers, on those who
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  Speaker 1: proclaim the Messiah the savior of the world. Jesus, you
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  Speaker 1: are the Messiah. You are the savior of the world,
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  Speaker 1: and those who would speak about you to others are
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  Speaker 1: lovely to dwell on. I pray that this precious one
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  Speaker 1: listening to night will be one who has the lovely
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  Speaker 1: feet of a messenger of your gospel. Grant them peace
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  Speaker 1: as they dwell on the loveliness of your dwelling and
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  Speaker 1: the telling of the good news in your name, Amen.
• 1:23:25
  Speaker 1: In the New Testament, their early church fathers were directed
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  Speaker 1: to appoint people who had good reputations. They were devoted
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  Speaker 1: to the Lord and to their families. They were ones
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  Speaker 1: who were worthy of being looked up to. They would
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  Speaker 1: fulfill their duties in the church well. Proverbs twenty two,
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  Speaker 1: verse one says a good name is to be chosen
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  Speaker 1: rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver
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  Speaker 1: or gold. First Timothy, chapter five, verses nine through ten
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  Speaker 1: describes a widow who could be given help by the church.
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  Speaker 1: It says, let a widow be enrolled if she is
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  Speaker 1: not less than sixty years of age, having been the
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  Speaker 1: wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works,
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  Speaker 1: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has
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  Speaker 1: watched the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted,
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  Speaker 1: and has devoted herself to every good work. Let your
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  Speaker 1: mind dwell on what it's like to know a person
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  Speaker 1: such as this loves to serve others, is suspitable, cares
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  Speaker 1: for the afflicted. Let the peace such a person brings
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  Speaker 1: envelop your heart. Father, We praise you for your gifts
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  Speaker 1: that allow us to serve others and to serve you.
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  Speaker 1: I ask your blessing on this beloved child as they
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  Speaker 1: sleep tonight, that you would bring to their mind that
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  Speaker 1: which is of good repute, that they would dwell on that,
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  Speaker 1: and not on those who do not honor you. It's
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  Speaker 1: all for the sake of Jesus. Amen, here is what
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  Speaker 1: is excellent and should fill your thoughts. Psalm one, verse two.
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  Speaker 1: Praise him for his mighty deeds. Praise him according to
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  Speaker 1: his excellent greatness. Titus three, verse eight. The saying is trustworthy.
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  Speaker 1: And I want you to insist on these things, so
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  Speaker 1: that those who have believed in God may be careful
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  Speaker 1: to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent
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  Speaker 1: and profitable for people. Hebrews chapter eight, verse six. But
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  Speaker 1: as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is
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  Speaker 1: as much more excellent than the old as the covenant
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  Speaker 1: he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.
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  Speaker 1: Excellent greatness, excellent works, a more excellent covenant.
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  Speaker 2: Think upon these things.
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  Speaker 1: Dear heavenly Father. There is so much excellence in your
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  Speaker 1: name and your character and your mighty works. Help this
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  Speaker 1: loved one tonight to dwell on the excellent greatness of
• 1:26:38
  Speaker 1: your name and the excellent ministry of our Lord Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: Is they rest in you tonight. It's in the matchless
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  Speaker 1: name of Jesus that we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: And now we will close with the words of Revelation
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  Speaker 1: chapter five, verse eleven through the third, which tells us
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  Speaker 1: why the Lord Jesus above all else is worthy of praise.
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  Speaker 1: Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and
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  Speaker 1: the living creatures and the elders, the voice of many angels,
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  Speaker 1: numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with
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  Speaker 1: a loud voice, worthy is the Lamb who was slain
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  Speaker 1: to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and
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  Speaker 1: honor and glory and blessing. And I heard every creature
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  Speaker 1: in heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and
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  Speaker 1: in the sea, and all that is in them, say
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  Speaker 1: to him who sits on the throne, and to the
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  Speaker 1: Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever
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  Speaker 1: and ever. Amen and Amen. Sleep in peace, dear one,
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  Speaker 1: on the things of God.
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  Speaker 3: God speaks the words for you tonight that he spoke
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  Speaker 3: to Moses, I will be with you. He wants these
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  Speaker 3: words to burn bright and clear before you, like the
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  Speaker 3: fire that burned before Moses. He wants his words to
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  Speaker 3: break through your darkness, to penetrate deep into your inner being,
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  Speaker 3: to grow in you confidence and love. God is a
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  Speaker 3: blazing fire of goodness, warmth, and hope. Yet it is
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  Speaker 3: often difficult for us to see him and to hear
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  Speaker 3: his faithful words, I will be with you. These were
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  Speaker 3: words that Moses had trouble hearing and trusting too. His
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  Speaker 3: life before the Burning Bush had been strange and messy.
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  Speaker 3: Nothing about his life made it obvious that God would
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  Speaker 3: choose him to lead his people out of slavery to freedom.
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  Speaker 3: He was the baby sent down the river in a basket,
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  Speaker 3: a Hebrew raised in the palace of the Egyptian king.
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  Speaker 3: Moses was a murderer who hid in the desert. If
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  Speaker 3: there had been a job opening for hero of the Israelites,
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  Speaker 3: Moses would not have had a strong resume to our minds.
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  Speaker 3: Moses was an unlikely leader. Yet God blesses, he embraces,
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  Speaker 3: he uses unlikely people. Moses doubted himself, he doubted God too.
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  Speaker 3: He was lost in the desert, in the despair of
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  Speaker 3: his terrible mistakes. And even still God says to him, Moses,
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  Speaker 3: I will be with you, and God will be with
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  Speaker 3: you too. God is with you. Your life doesn't need
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  Speaker 3: to make sense to you or to others. Your life
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  Speaker 3: can be messy and strange, and even still.
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  Speaker 4: God says to you, I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Allow these words deeper into your heart and mind.
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  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Rehearse this good news in your breath, Allow the burning
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  Speaker 3: fire of God's voice to shine into your darkness. By
• 1:31:20
  Speaker 3: breathing in and saying to your soul, God is with me,
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  Speaker 3: and then also breathing out, pray, meditate, and trust, saying again, God.
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  Speaker 4: Is with me.
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  Speaker 3: When I say Moses's life was strange and messy, I
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  Speaker 3: mean that his life did not move in a nice, clear, clean,
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  Speaker 3: so straight line. His life's journey had many twists and turns,
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  Speaker 3: many layers of confusion and suffering. His mother took a
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  Speaker 3: papyrus basket and covered it with tar, and pitch so
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  Speaker 3: that it would float. She placed Moses as a baby
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  Speaker 3: inside and set the basket among the reeds of the Nile,
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  Speaker 3: a wide, long river. His mother didn't know where the
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  Speaker 3: basket would be found. She sent her daughter to follow
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  Speaker 3: it as it floated away. It was the Egyptian king's
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  Speaker 3: daughter who drew him out of the water. The Egyptian king,
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  Speaker 3: the Pharaoh, had ordered that all Hebrew baby boys were
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  Speaker 3: to be thrown into the Nile, and it was Pharaoh's
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  Speaker 3: daughter who drew him out of the water. That is
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  Speaker 3: what Moses's name means, drew him out of the water.
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  Speaker 3: How have you been cast into the waters, left to drown?
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  Speaker 3: How have you been lost among the reeds, caught in
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  Speaker 3: the perilous current of life? How have you been abandoned,
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  Speaker 3: thrust out of the safety of home. Jesus says to you,
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  Speaker 3: I will be with you. I have been with you.
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  Speaker 3: I will not leave you alone. You are named Moses too.
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  Speaker 3: You are the one I draw out of the water.
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  Speaker 3: I will draw you out of the pit, out of
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  Speaker 3: the miri clay, and set your feet upon a rock.
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  Speaker 3: You have been in the current of today's dangerous rapid waters.
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  Speaker 4: Call out to God for help.
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  Speaker 3: Allow him to draw you up from the soul numbing
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  Speaker 3: currents of busyness, rush and self dependence. As you allow
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  Speaker 3: yourself to go to sleep, give yourself to God's care,
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  Speaker 3: become God dependent. In this story of Moses, we have
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  Speaker 3: a foreshadowing of what we gain. The waters of baptism,
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  Speaker 3: the waters that are meant for death, turn out to
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  Speaker 3: be instead cleansing, healing waters. Yes, our enemy prowls around
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  Speaker 3: like a roaring lion, seeking whom he can devour. Yes,
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  Speaker 3: like the Egyptian king. Our enemy wants to drown you.
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  Speaker 3: He wants you to be covered by the dangerous waters
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  Speaker 3: of life. Get through this danger. Through these very same waters,
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  Speaker 3: Jesus meets you. He reaches out to rescue you. He
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  Speaker 3: draws you out of death into new life. Allow these
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  Speaker 3: waters to wash you, ending a day, giving yourself to sleep,
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  Speaker 3: resting in God's love.
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  Speaker 4: This is sacred, holy.
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  Speaker 2: Precious.
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  Speaker 3: As you are being washed, you are more and more
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  Speaker 3: free to be near God, to enjoy his presence, to
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  Speaker 3: trust in his watchful care, rest, sleep, believe, allowing these
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  Speaker 3: words deeper into your heart and mind, I will be
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  Speaker 3: with you. See the burning bush of God's presence speaking
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  Speaker 3: goodness into your heart. Rehearse this good news in your breath,
• 1:37:09
  Speaker 3: breathing in, saying to your soul you are with me,
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  Speaker 3: And then also breathing out, pray, meditate, and trust, saying
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  Speaker 3: again you are with me. Moses's life had been strange, messy,
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  Speaker 3: and confusing. When he came of age, he began to
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  Speaker 3: sort out the things that mattered most to his life.
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  Speaker 3: He understood in deeper ways that he was an alien
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  Speaker 3: and a stranger in the house of Pharaoh.
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  Speaker 2: He was a Hebrew.
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  Speaker 3: One of the benefiting from the riches of the oppressor
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  Speaker 3: was troubling. How could he enjoy any good thing when
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  Speaker 3: his own people were enslaved working tirelessly for the brutal
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  Speaker 3: king of Egypt. When he saw an Egyptian beating one
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  Speaker 3: of his Hebrew brothers one day, he was given a
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  Speaker 3: chance to prove his identity as an Israelite. In a
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  Speaker 3: fit of rage and vindication, he killed the Egyptian, hid
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  Speaker 3: the body in the sand, and then fled into the
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  Speaker 3: desert to hide from Pharaoh's wrath. Years later, Moses had married,
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  Speaker 3: raised a family, and was working for his father in law, Jethro,
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  Speaker 3: tending sheep on the backside of Mount Horeb. Moses was
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  Speaker 3: no doubt content to be removed and hidden from his
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  Speaker 3: previous life as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He had
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  Speaker 3: no expectation that God had any special plans for his life.
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  Speaker 3: He had no idea that his life was about to change.
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  Speaker 3: There on the backside of Mount Horeb. This was a
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  Speaker 3: wilderness place where God spoke to Moses in a burning bush.
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  Speaker 3: You likely have not experienced a literal burning bush, but
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  Speaker 3: you have had some kind of burning bush experience. This
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  Speaker 3: would be that turning point when you came to accept
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  Speaker 3: the truth of God in a way that changed the
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  Speaker 3: direction of your life. This would be a moment when
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  Speaker 3: he hap victually revealed himself through a person an experience,
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  Speaker 3: maybe a worship service, a time when you were serving someone,
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  Speaker 3: perhaps a time of prayer, or even a powerful sermon.
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  Speaker 3: Something shifted inside of you, and you haven't been the
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  Speaker 3: same since. You might protest here, but I haven't taken
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  Speaker 3: God as seriously as I should. My life hasn't changed
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  Speaker 3: that much. I still struggle. I still don't know how
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  Speaker 3: to trust God with my life. I continue to resist
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  Speaker 3: him each day. I live more through my strength than
• 1:40:51
  Speaker 3: God's love Moses protested too. He said, who am I
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  Speaker 3: that you would speak to me? He worried about his weaknesses.
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  Speaker 3: I can't speak for you. I stutter when I open
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  Speaker 3: my mouth. Moses would drift away from God to He
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  Speaker 3: would become impatient and angry with the people he was leading.
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  Speaker 3: He would continue to struggle with fear and doubt. Even still,
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  Speaker 3: God says to Moses, I will be with you. And
• 1:41:38
  Speaker 3: God still says to you, I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: No matter how much doubt or fear that stir in
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  Speaker 3: sight of you. God still says II will be with you.
• 1:41:56
  Speaker 3: No matter how much stubbornness and anger. God still says,
• 1:42:02
  Speaker 3: I will be with you. Once again. Place yourself before
• 1:42:10
  Speaker 3: the burning bush of God's presence. Rest, sleep, Believe these
• 1:42:20
  Speaker 3: words deeper into your heart and mind.
• 1:42:25
  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
• 1:42:29
  Speaker 3: Rehearse this good news in your breath, breathing in, saying
• 1:42:36
  Speaker 3: to your soul, my God is with me, and then
• 1:42:43
  Speaker 3: also breathing out, pray, Meditate, and trust, saying again, my
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  Speaker 3: God is with me. As we bring this meditation to
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  Speaker 3: a close, I invite you to consider one more part
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  Speaker 3: of Moses's story. God instructs Moses to say to Pharaoh,
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  Speaker 3: let my people go. Moses fusses, But how can I
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  Speaker 3: go back? How can I speak for you? Why would
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  Speaker 3: the king of Egypt listen to me? God replies, tell
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  Speaker 3: Pharaoh that I Am sent you. I Am the Great
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  Speaker 3: I Am is with you. The Great i Am sends you.
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  Speaker 3: He is the true, True, He is the real, real,
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  Speaker 3: God is being behind and before all other things. He
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  Speaker 3: is the one by whom everything else in the universe
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  Speaker 3: was created. He is the one in whom all things
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  Speaker 3: hold together and have their being. The Great i Am
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  Speaker 3: says to you tonight, I am with you. I Am
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  Speaker 3: the being who will always be with you in peace.
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  Speaker 3: Give yourself to sleep. Rest in God's faithfulness, for he
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  Speaker 3: alone can make you dwell in safety. May the Lord
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  Speaker 3: bless you and protect you as you sleep. May his
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  Speaker 3: face shine upon you like the radiance of a burning bush.
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  Speaker 3: May He be gracious and kind, granting you deep, healing sleep.
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  Speaker 3: May you be filled with peace. Continue to allow yourself
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  Speaker 3: to let go of today by rehearsing and your breathing
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  Speaker 3: in and breathing out.
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  Speaker 5: My God is with me. My God is with me.
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  Speaker 5: My God is with me.
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  Speaker 1: Amen, Tonight, our sleep story is about God's passionate promise.
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  Speaker 1: Our story reveals how God pours out his spirit upon
• 1:46:02
  Speaker 1: all his people. You will hear the comforting message from
• 1:46:06
  Speaker 1: God's word. But before we begin, get comfortable. Breathe deeply
• 1:46:16
  Speaker 1: inhale God's peace. As you relax, you feel God's amazing
• 1:46:25
  Speaker 1: love for you. As you sink into your mattress, your
• 1:46:32
  Speaker 1: breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles go from being tight
• 1:46:40
  Speaker 1: to soft like cotton. Close your eyes. Imagine God's holy
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  Speaker 1: light washing over you. Picture yourself giving him all of
• 1:46:57
  Speaker 1: your burdens, your thoughts and canncerns. Breathe in his hope,
• 1:47:04
  Speaker 1: exhale his love. The Bible says that God will pour
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  Speaker 1: out his spirit upon all people, that sons and daughters
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  Speaker 1: will prophesy, and young men will see visions, old men
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  Speaker 1: will dream dreams.
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  Speaker 2: With that.
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  Speaker 1: Join me as we explore this passionate promise God has
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  Speaker 1: given us. When you receive Christ into your life, his
• 1:47:40
  Speaker 1: spirit lives inside you. However, that is just the beginning.
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  Speaker 1: God longs for you to understand the depth of what
• 1:47:54
  Speaker 1: this means, to experience his power to move in the miraculous,
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  Speaker 1: to extend his grace, and to shine his light into
• 1:48:06
  Speaker 1: the world. Ask God to open the eyes of your heart.
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  Speaker 1: Let his light flood you with truth, feel his heavenly
• 1:48:20
  Speaker 1: touch his love, feeling every part of your being. As
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  Speaker 1: you do this, breathe deeply, inhale his love. Exhale your
• 1:48:35
  Speaker 1: burdens and cares. Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you
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  Speaker 1: listen to my voice and feel the presence of the
• 1:48:45
  Speaker 1: Lord with you. Embrace the stillness around you. Listen for
• 1:48:54
  Speaker 1: God in the silence. Experience the rest you have longed for.
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  Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, I am ready for more of you.
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  Speaker 1: I am grateful for every prayer you have answered, every
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  Speaker 1: blessing you have bestowed on me, the very life you
• 1:49:20
  Speaker 1: have given me. I also know there is so much
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  Speaker 1: more for me to learn, so much more of you
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  Speaker 1: to experience. The Bible says that your people perish for
• 1:49:39
  Speaker 1: a lack of wisdom. Make me wise, God, make me
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  Speaker 1: more like you. Forgive me of my sins. Show me
• 1:49:51
  Speaker 1: where I am missing the mark. I want to be
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  Speaker 1: everything you created me to be, so that I can
• 1:50:00
  Speaker 1: one day hear well done, my good and faithful servant.
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  Speaker 1: Help me to fully grasp what your promises are to me.
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  Speaker 1: I love you, I trust you. Deepen my trust as
• 1:50:18
  Speaker 1: you deepen my sleep. Tonight in Jesus's name, I pray Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Your eyes are closed, your head rests gently on your pillow.
• 1:50:39
  Speaker 1: You continue breathing deeply and slowly relaxing. The sound of
• 1:50:48
  Speaker 1: the wind blowing eases your soul. You think about the
• 1:50:54
  Speaker 1: dreams and visions that God has promised to give to
• 1:50:57
  Speaker 1: his people.
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  Speaker 2: You long for them.
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  Speaker 1: You ask God to show you himself and your dreams.
• 1:51:08
  Speaker 1: You ask God to show you himself in your dreams.
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  Speaker 1: I'm so glad you asked for that, says a far
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  Speaker 1: away voice.
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  Speaker 2: Come.
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  Speaker 1: You look around, wondering who is talking to you. No
• 1:51:26
  Speaker 1: one is there, but fill a presence, a warm glow
• 1:51:30
  Speaker 1: growing inside you. You step outside and begin to walk
• 1:51:38
  Speaker 1: slowly down a path. On one side, glimmers of sunlight
• 1:51:44
  Speaker 1: shine upon a river flowing with crystal blue water. Tall
• 1:51:49
  Speaker 1: trees full of life and bearing fruit you've never seen,
• 1:51:54
  Speaker 1: decorate the bank. Brightly colored flowers of purple, red, orange,
• 1:52:01
  Speaker 1: and pink burst through the ground. The other side of
• 1:52:09
  Speaker 1: the path is full of flowers and trees as well,
• 1:52:14
  Speaker 1: but there is no fruit on the trees. The flowers
• 1:52:18
  Speaker 1: are wilted. The colors fading. Some are tangled in weeds.
• 1:52:27
  Speaker 1: The river is stagnant. You come to a fork in
• 1:52:33
  Speaker 1: the path and pause. You listen for the voice that
• 1:52:37
  Speaker 1: beckon you out of bed, but there is only silence.
• 1:52:46
  Speaker 2: I'm still here.
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  Speaker 1: You look up, and even though you don't see anyone,
• 1:52:53
  Speaker 1: you realize this is the voice of God. I pour
• 1:52:58
  Speaker 1: out my spirit on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me.
• 1:53:07
  Speaker 1: The two sides of the path are examples of what
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  Speaker 1: happens when you believe in Me and when you try
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  Speaker 1: and do things on your own. When you spend time
• 1:53:19
  Speaker 1: with me, listen to my words. Pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
• 1:53:25
  Speaker 1: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
• 1:53:30
  Speaker 1: every storm life brings every day. You will get stronger
• 1:53:35
  Speaker 1: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
• 1:53:40
  Speaker 1: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
• 1:53:47
  Speaker 1: God motions to the other side of the path. When
• 1:53:52
  Speaker 1: you do things the world's way and you don't follow
• 1:53:56
  Speaker 1: in my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
• 1:54:02
  Speaker 1: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
• 1:54:09
  Speaker 1: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
• 1:54:14
  Speaker 1: my people with signs, wonders, visions, and dreams. But some
• 1:54:21
  Speaker 1: are too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts
• 1:54:26
  Speaker 1: become hardened that some people have an idea of me,
• 1:54:34
  Speaker 1: but that idea is only a part of me. They
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  Speaker 1: like to keep me in a box. They dismiss the
• 1:54:42
  Speaker 1: supernatural power, the very nature of me. Therefore, when the
• 1:54:49
  Speaker 1: rain comes and the storms of life hit, they aren't
• 1:54:54
  Speaker 1: able to experience the fullness of Me within them. It
• 1:55:01
  Speaker 1: is my deepest desire that all of my people experience
• 1:55:04
  Speaker 1: the fullness of Me. I send them, just like I
• 1:55:10
  Speaker 1: am sending you to night dreams, visions, signs, and wonders
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  Speaker 1: to stir their spirit. I want to renew your heart
• 1:55:22
  Speaker 1: and revive your soul. I want you to walk in
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  Speaker 1: victory and in power. This is my will, my purpose,
• 1:55:33
  Speaker 1: and my plan for you. You hold on to God's voice.
• 1:55:43
  Speaker 1: It leads you over a steep hill. Mist fills the
• 1:55:46
  Speaker 1: foggy air. You pause to wipe the dew from your eyes.
• 1:55:54
  Speaker 1: You hear the laughter of children. You take one more
• 1:55:59
  Speaker 1: step up, then stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you.
• 1:56:08
  Speaker 1: People of all ages, colors, and nationalities dive into breath,
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  Speaker 1: taking turquoise water. Their smiles exceed their faces. It says
• 1:56:20
  Speaker 1: if they are diving into life. They throw their heads back,
• 1:56:25
  Speaker 1: laughing and rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach.
• 1:56:33
  Speaker 1: The sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children
• 1:56:40
  Speaker 1: sit at a small white picnic table while adults read
• 1:56:43
  Speaker 1: with them. They're shaded by enormous trees draped with Spanish
• 1:56:49
  Speaker 1: moss that looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree.
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  Speaker 1: You reach down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively,
• 1:57:01
  Speaker 1: you pull your hand back. The water is electric, powerful.
• 1:57:08
  Speaker 1: It feels like love. Are you in heaven? You've never
• 1:57:18
  Speaker 1: felt like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It
• 1:57:24
  Speaker 1: radiates from the heart of every person. You're feel it
• 1:57:27
  Speaker 1: in the water. You want to stay here longer, but
• 1:57:34
  Speaker 1: like a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You
• 1:57:42
  Speaker 1: now find yourself in a forest full of tall, thick trees.
• 1:57:47
  Speaker 1: There is very little light. You're on a path, but
• 1:57:52
  Speaker 1: sometimes that path is hard to see. You squint trying
• 1:57:56
  Speaker 1: to see through the darkness. You smell the sharp scent
• 1:58:03
  Speaker 1: of decomposing leaves, the wetness of a recent rain, The
• 1:58:09
  Speaker 1: gravel path under your feet seems firm enough, but not
• 1:58:14
  Speaker 1: being able to see concerns you. You take a timid
• 1:58:21
  Speaker 1: step forward. When you find your feet still firmly on
• 1:58:26
  Speaker 1: the path, you take another step. Then you feel the
• 1:58:31
  Speaker 1: presence of the Lord beside you, taking your hand, gripping
• 1:58:36
  Speaker 1: it firmly yet gently. You can trust me, he says,
• 1:58:44
  Speaker 1: I will not let you go. I know the way perfectly.
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  Speaker 1: I will walk with you through this darkness. I will
• 1:58:56
  Speaker 1: walk with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed,
• 1:59:04
  Speaker 1: your breathing slugs. You begin to notice the light filtering
• 1:59:08
  Speaker 1: through the swaying branches, the birds calling to each other
• 1:59:12
  Speaker 1: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
• 1:59:18
  Speaker 1: through the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where
• 1:59:25
  Speaker 1: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
• 1:59:30
  Speaker 1: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
• 1:59:35
  Speaker 1: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
• 1:59:43
  Speaker 1: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There is a small
• 1:59:48
  Speaker 1: stream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
• 1:59:52
  Speaker 1: crisply over small stones. It's idyllic brown, gray, black and tan.
• 1:59:59
  Speaker 1: Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of fear in them.
• 2:00:08
  Speaker 1: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
• 2:00:12
  Speaker 1: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
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  Speaker 1: and then beside you is the Lord, his eyes soft
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  Speaker 1: and kind. I lead you beside streams of water. I
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  Speaker 1: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
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  Speaker 1: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the field.
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  Speaker 1: Don't worry about what they will wear or what they
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  Speaker 1: will eat. They have everything they need. He turns in
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  Speaker 1: and looks at you, and the kindness and love that
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  Speaker 1: you see in his eyes bring tears to yours. My
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  Speaker 1: beloved child, you have everything that you need too, And
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  Speaker 1: the next moment you find yourself back in your soft,
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  Speaker 1: warm bed, in your room, in your home, safe, surrounded
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  Speaker 1: by peace. I pour out my spirit on people, says
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  Speaker 1: the soft voice from above. I bless them with dreams
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  Speaker 1: and visions, so that they may know my love, my power,
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  Speaker 1: so they will remember my desires for them while on
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  Speaker 1: this earth, and to remind them that there is so
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  Speaker 1: much more to come. Share the dream I've blessed you
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  Speaker 1: with tonight. The sound of your own voice crying yes, yes,
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  Speaker 1: fills you. For a second. You wonder where you are
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  Speaker 1: you must have been dreaming, but it felt so real.
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  Speaker 1: It was real, Whispers God, I made a passionate promise
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  Speaker 1: to you when I said, ask and it will be
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  Speaker 1: given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and
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  Speaker 1: the door will be opened for you. You asked me
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  Speaker 1: to show you what it was like to experience more
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  Speaker 1: of me, and I answered, now it is up to
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  Speaker 1: you to believe. You're still for a second, longer lingering
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  Speaker 1: in God's presence, basking in his love. Dear Heavenly Father,
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  Speaker 1: help this dear one sleep peacefully tonight. May you bring
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  Speaker 1: sweet comfort. Thank you for revealing yourself and our dreams.
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  Speaker 1: May the silence of the night bring revelation and clarity
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  Speaker 1: of thought. Rising in the morning, refreshed, rested. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: for your word, your passionate promises. They are a love
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  Speaker 1: letter to me, and I am forever grateful. Help me
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  Speaker 1: be open to all of your ways. God, align my
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  Speaker 1: will with your help me shine your light into the world.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus name, I pray ammen. I hope you enjoyed
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  Speaker 1: this Abide bedtime story. We look forward to spending time
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  Speaker 1: with you again tomorrow. Until then, may you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 6: This is a sleep meditation inspired from the scriptures to
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  Speaker 6: help you relax, release the worries of the day, and
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  Speaker 6: find rest in the presence of God. Please remove all
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  Speaker 6: distractions from the room and get comfortable. Take a few
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  Speaker 6: steady breaths and clear your mind from all other thoughts
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  Speaker 6: as we focus on resting in the Lord tonight. Allow
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  Speaker 6: every muscle in your body to relax. Release the tension
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  Speaker 6: you've been carrying all day. Let go of any worries
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  Speaker 6: or concerns that are troubling you. Now invite the Holy
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  Speaker 6: Spirit to cover you tonight. Ask him to fill you
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  Speaker 6: with his peace. Let his presence comfort you and calm
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  Speaker 6: you as you rest securely and safely in His loving care.
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  Speaker 6: So many times we try to find rest and relaxation
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  Speaker 6: without the peace of God. We wind down the day
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  Speaker 6: by watching TV or reading the latest novel, But when
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  Speaker 6: the lights go out, we find that our minds are
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  Speaker 6: circling thoughts.
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  Speaker 7: We toss and.
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  Speaker 6: Turn, but sleep continues to elude us. Dear one, if
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  Speaker 6: this describes you, take this time to re center your
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  Speaker 6: thoughts on the Lord. Stop the cycle of unwonted thoughts,
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  Speaker 6: and focus only on the presence of God. There is
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  Speaker 6: true rest in him feel the peaceful presence of the Lord. Now,
• 2:06:38
  Speaker 6: before we hear the comforting words from the scriptures, let's
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  Speaker 6: pray a prayer of invitation. Heavenly Father, I long for
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  Speaker 6: your presence. Come Lord and fill this room, cast out
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  Speaker 6: anything that doesn't belong here, and cover me with love
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  Speaker 6: and peace. Please remove all doubt, worry, and fear tonight.
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  Speaker 6: Let all of my anxieties fade away as they are
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  Speaker 6: replaced by the comfort and security you give. I want
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  Speaker 6: to find true rest in you, Father, true rest, true peace.
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  Speaker 6: Thank you for being with me tonight. I surrender my life,
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  Speaker 6: my breath, my sleep to you in Jesus's name.
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  Speaker 7: Amen.
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  Speaker 6: It was Moses in the Old Testament who had personal
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  Speaker 6: conversations with God in his tent, which he had set
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  Speaker 6: apart as the tabernacle of meeting. Because the tent was
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  Speaker 6: placed out side that Israelite camp, everyone who sought the
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  Speaker 6: Lord had to go out to the tabernacle of meeting.
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  Speaker 6: Let that imagery surround you tonight as you picture your
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  Speaker 6: own tent of meeting with the Lord. By his grace,
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  Speaker 6: you are given the freedom to have conversations with Him
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  Speaker 6: at any time and in any place, Right here, right now,
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  Speaker 6: you can meet with God. What wondrous freedom you have
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  Speaker 6: been given through Jesus's sacrifice by his death on the cross,
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  Speaker 6: Jesus tore the veil of the temple into allowing you
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  Speaker 6: to enter the Holy of Holies and meet with God.
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  Speaker 6: Rest in that marvelous truth for several moments. In Exodus,
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  Speaker 6: chapter thirty three, Verse eleven, we are told that the
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  Speaker 6: Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man
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  Speaker 6: speaks to his friend. The Lord spoke to Moses as
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  Speaker 6: a man speaks to his friend. Let that imagery sink
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  Speaker 6: in for a moment. The creator of the universe spoke
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  Speaker 6: to Moses as a man speaks to his friend. How
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  Speaker 6: we long for that kind of intimacy with God, and
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  Speaker 6: through Jesus Christ, we have that kind of closeness with
• 2:09:42
  Speaker 6: our Creator. We are invited to communicate with him, to
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  Speaker 6: pour our hearts out to him, and to hear from him.
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  Speaker 6: What that peace and joy of communing with your creator
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  Speaker 6: surround you tonight. Moses was so accustomed to speaking with
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  Speaker 6: the Lord he was bold when he said, show me
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  Speaker 6: now your way, that I may know you, and that
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  Speaker 6: I may find grace in your sight. The courage Moses
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  Speaker 6: had to request. God's provision was founded in reverence and
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  Speaker 6: honor of a most holy God. Let those words, Most
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  Speaker 6: Holy God, settle deep in your heart for a few
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  Speaker 6: moments after Moses made his request to find grace in
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  Speaker 6: the sight of the Lord, listen to the beautiful way
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  Speaker 6: in which God responded. He said, my presence will go
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  Speaker 6: with you, and I will give you rest. Let's hear
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  Speaker 6: that again. My presence will go with you and I
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  Speaker 6: will give you rest. Beloved, do not forget that God
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  Speaker 6: always keeps his promises. When he says I will, you
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  Speaker 6: can be absolutely sure that He will do what he
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  Speaker 6: says he will do. In the song I Will Rest
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  Speaker 6: in You, the lyrics start out by saying, Shepherd of
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  Speaker 6: my weary soul, You're my comfort.
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  Speaker 2: You're my hope.
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  Speaker 6: Dear one, God is your comfort, He is your hope.
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  Speaker 6: He shepherd's your weary soul to find rest in him.
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  Speaker 6: Just as God assured Moses that his presence would go
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  Speaker 6: with him and he would give him rest, you can
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  Speaker 6: have that assurance tonight. So take a deep breath in
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  Speaker 6: and let it out. Let's pray together, Holy God, I
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  Speaker 6: am amazed by you that you would care so much
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  Speaker 6: about me. You would bless me with rest tonight. It's
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  Speaker 6: so comforting to know that you are here. I don't
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  Speaker 6: have to worry about a single thing. No, I can
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  Speaker 6: release everything to you and know that you will handle it.
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  Speaker 6: I trust you God, I trust you with every fiber
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  Speaker 6: of my being and the precious name of your son.
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  Speaker 6: I pray Amen. When sleep seems like a distant wish
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  Speaker 6: and we struggle to calm our minds, it's often because
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  Speaker 6: we are trying to solve our problems rather than trust
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  Speaker 6: in God to handle them. However, bedtime is not the
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  Speaker 6: time to do battle with the thoughts in your mind.
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  Speaker 6: Remember the battle is the Lord's. So release your thoughts,
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  Speaker 6: your worries, and your concerns. Settle your heart, rest your soul,
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  Speaker 6: and fix your mind on the promise that God will
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  Speaker 6: handle everything in your life for his glory and your good.
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  Speaker 6: And stop the cycle of thoughts that steal your rest
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  Speaker 6: by centering your whole being in God's presence. Here and now,
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  Speaker 6: recenter your thoughts on the presence of the Lord. He
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  Speaker 6: loves you, he cares for you, and he is with you.
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  Speaker 6: A bit further in Exodus chapter thirty three, Moses had
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  Speaker 6: some concerns for God's people. He admitted those concerns to
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  Speaker 6: the Lord. He told God all about them, and once
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  Speaker 6: again the Lord encouraged him by saying, you have found
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  Speaker 6: grace in my sight, and I know you by name.
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  Speaker 7: Think of what you ch just heard.
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  Speaker 6: I know you by name. What a marvelous thing to
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  Speaker 6: hear that God knows you by name. You are not
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  Speaker 6: a stranger to him, You are not just another person.
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  Speaker 6: He knows you by name. Find peace in that truth.
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  Speaker 6: For several moments, I can hear you call my name.
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  Speaker 6: Lead me to that quiet place. Make that your silent prayer. Tonight.
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  Speaker 6: I can hear you call my name. Lord, Please lead
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  Speaker 6: me to that quiet place. After God comforted Moses by
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  Speaker 6: saying I know you by name, Moses answered with another
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  Speaker 6: courageous statement, Please show me your glory. Please show me
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  Speaker 6: your glory. Allow the courage of that statement to settle
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  Speaker 6: you tonight as you rest boldly in the glory of
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  Speaker 6: God and respond as Moses did, Lord, please show me
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  Speaker 6: your glory. Let's pray, Lord, blessed be your name, fill
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  Speaker 6: this room with your glory, the glory of your presence.
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  Speaker 6: We love you, we glorify you, we cherish the blessing
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  Speaker 6: of rest in you. Thank you, Holy Father for being
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  Speaker 6: with us. Thank you you for knowing us by name.
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  Speaker 6: We are your children, and we rest fully in you
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  Speaker 6: tonight in Jesus' name. Amen, feel the comfort of God's
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  Speaker 6: love wrapped around you like the softest blanket you've ever felt.
• 2:17:26
  Speaker 6: God's love covers you in perfect peace, like a newborn
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  Speaker 6: baby swaddled and held by his mother. So we are
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  Speaker 6: safe and secure in our Father's arms. Let your head
• 2:17:43
  Speaker 6: sink deeper into the pillow, pull the covers around you.
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  Speaker 6: Breathe softly in.
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  Speaker 7: And out.
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  Speaker 6: In Psalm sixty two, it says, Yes, my soul find
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  Speaker 6: rest in God. My hope comes from Him. Truly. He
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  Speaker 6: is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress.
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  Speaker 6: I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor
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  Speaker 6: depend on God. He is my mighty rock, my refuge.
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  Speaker 6: Trust in Him at all times, you people, pour out
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  Speaker 6: your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. David's
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  Speaker 6: song of encouragement rings true for our lives as well
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  Speaker 6: as he sings a melody to his own soul to
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  Speaker 6: find rest in God. He then declares who God is
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  Speaker 6: in his life. Focus on who God is in your life.
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  Speaker 6: He is your rock, He is your salvation. He is
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  Speaker 6: your fortress. Allow the melody of God's truth to sing
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  Speaker 6: to your soul tonight. Truly, He is your rock and
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  Speaker 6: your salvation. God is your fortress, and you will not
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  Speaker 6: be shaken. You will not be shaken. In the Lord Jesus,
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  Speaker 6: you are safe, secure, held, protected, guarded and loved. Let
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  Speaker 6: those comforting words surround you in peace for several moments,
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  Speaker 6: as David encouraged his listeners by saying, trust in God
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  Speaker 6: at all times. Pour out your hearts to him. Let
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  Speaker 6: us trust God with our sleep tonight. Trust Him. As
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  Speaker 6: these words flow over you, I will rest in you,
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  Speaker 6: King of Heaven. I will rest in you.
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  Speaker 2: Now.
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  Speaker 6: Please let me pray over you tonight, King of Heaven.
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  Speaker 6: I come before you asking you to bless your beloved
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  Speaker 6: child with peace and rest.
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  Speaker 7: Lord.
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  Speaker 6: I pray that they will be able to cast aside
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  Speaker 6: all other thoughts and focus only on your presence.
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  Speaker 7: Justice.
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  Speaker 6: Moses courageously asked to find grace in your sight. I
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  Speaker 6: ask that you will have mercy and grace on your children.
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  Speaker 6: Please help them to trust you in all things, Assure
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  Speaker 6: them with your love. Continue to call them by name.
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  Speaker 6: And lead them to that quiet place, that quiet place
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  Speaker 6: of peace and rest. In the precious name of Jesus,
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  Speaker 6: I pray.
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  Speaker 1: Amen, Welcome to the Abide bedtime story, where you will
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  Speaker 1: be guided into a deep and peaceful sleep, hearing words
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  Speaker 1: of peace and comfort from the Bible. I'm James. Instead
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  Speaker 1: of your mind being filled with anxiety, you will be
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  Speaker 1: encouraged to think about the things that are true and lovely,
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  Speaker 1: honorable and pure, excellent and worthy of praise. Let God
• 2:22:15
  Speaker 1: speak to your heart as you hear his word, So
• 2:22:19
  Speaker 1: settle deeply into your bed. Let your head rest heavily
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  Speaker 1: on your pillow as you relax every muscle in your body.
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  Speaker 1: Take a deep, slow breath, hold it for a moment,
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  Speaker 1: and then release it. Feeling the tension of your day
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  Speaker 1: fade away. Feel the comfort of your warm covers, the
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  Speaker 1: peacefulness of this moment. Don't let in any distractions, Tell
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  Speaker 1: them to go away. This is your time to be
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  Speaker 1: with the Lord as he guides you into deep sleep
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  Speaker 1: without worry or cancer. Keep breathing deeply and slowly as
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  Speaker 1: you listen, letting your body ease into sleep. Father God,
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  Speaker 1: I bring this child of yours before you today and
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  Speaker 1: ask you for your favor. I already know that you
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  Speaker 1: love them deeply, and I ask that you would give
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  Speaker 1: them that assurance as well. I pray that as they sleep,
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  Speaker 1: their dreams would be of those things that are honorable
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  Speaker 1: and lovely and worthy of praise.
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  Speaker 2: Keep away all.
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  Speaker 1: Distractions, concerns, and stresses, so that they can rest peacefully.
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  Speaker 1: May the sound of my voice telling them of the
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  Speaker 1: wonders of You and your world lull them quickly into
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  Speaker 1: sleep that lasts the whole night through and is refreshing
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  Speaker 1: and rejuvenating. I ask these things, knowing that your disa
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  Speaker 1: desire is for them to live abundantly in you. It's
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  Speaker 1: in the name of Jesus that I pray, Amen, your
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  Speaker 1: purpose on this earth is to enjoy God and to
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  Speaker 1: serve Him forever, to dwell on his excellent greatness, to
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  Speaker 1: fill your mind and heart with His word. Anything else
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  Speaker 1: you are given to do will be fueled by these things. Philippians,
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  Speaker 1: chapter four, verse eight in the Amplified Bible says, Finally, believers,
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  Speaker 1: whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect,
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  Speaker 1: whatever is right and confirmed by God's word, whatever is
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  Speaker 1: pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, Whatever
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  Speaker 1: is admirable and of good repute.
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  Speaker 2: If there is.
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  Speaker 1: Any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think
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  Speaker 1: continually on these things. Center your mind on them, and
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  Speaker 1: implant them in your heart. Your time tonight will be
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  Speaker 1: spent letting your mind dwell on these things. First, here
• 2:25:22
  Speaker 1: are some things that are true, told by the scriptures
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  Speaker 1: Romans chapter eight, verse twenty eight. And we know that
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  Speaker 1: for those who love God, all things work together for good.
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  Speaker 1: For those who are called according to His purpose all things.
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  Speaker 1: That's a promise. God will work all things together for good.
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  Speaker 2: First.
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  Speaker 1: John chapter one, verse nine. If we confess our sins,
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  Speaker 1: he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
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  Speaker 1: and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Faithful and just.
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  Speaker 1: That's who God is. If he says he will do something,
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  Speaker 1: you can be sure that he will do it. If
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  Speaker 1: you have confessed your sins, you are cleansed from all unrighteousness.
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  Speaker 1: John three, verse sixteen. For God so loved the world
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  Speaker 1: that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in
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  Speaker 1: him should not perish but have eternal life. Oh beloved,
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  Speaker 1: rest in that truth. He loves you so much. Lord God,
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  Speaker 1: your word is trustworthy. Let this precious child. Dwell on
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  Speaker 1: these things as they sleep tonight. Write them on their heart.
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  Speaker 1: Bind your truths to them so they live, and breathe
• 2:27:05
  Speaker 1: them day in and day out. Let them hear only
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  Speaker 1: words of truth. Your word is truth.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Now let those things that are honorable dwell in your mind.
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  Speaker 1: Let's turn to the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew
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  Speaker 1: chapter five to see behavior that is honorable to God.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus said, you have heard that it was said an
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  Speaker 1: eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
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  Speaker 1: But I say to you, do not resist the one
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  Speaker 1: who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the
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  Speaker 1: right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if
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  Speaker 1: anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him
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  Speaker 1: have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you
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  Speaker 1: to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give
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  Speaker 1: to the one who begs from you, and do not
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  Speaker 1: refuse the one who would borrow from you. You have
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  Speaker 1: heard that it was said you shall love your neighbor
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  Speaker 1: and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love
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  Speaker 1: your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, so
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  Speaker 1: that you may be sons of your father, who is
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  Speaker 1: in heaven, for he makes his son rise on the
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  Speaker 1: evil and on the good, and sends rain on the
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  Speaker 1: just and on the unjust. For if you love those
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  Speaker 1: who love you, what reward do you have? Do not
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  Speaker 1: even the tax collectors do the same. And if you
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  Speaker 1: greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others?
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  Speaker 1: Do not even the gentiles do the same. Let these
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  Speaker 1: honorable things do well in your thoughts, Jesus, you don't
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  Speaker 1: ask us to do anything that you don't, then enable
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  Speaker 1: us to do.
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  Speaker 4: So.
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  Speaker 1: As this child of yours thinks about doing honorable things,
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  Speaker 1: help them to know that they are not doing them
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  Speaker 1: alone in their own strength, but by the power and
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  Speaker 1: might of your Holy Spirit dwelling within them. And we
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  Speaker 1: will thank you and praise you for that power. In
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  Speaker 1: your name. Amen, Let your mind dwell on that which
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  Speaker 1: is just. Deuteronomy ten, verse eighteen. He executes justice for
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  Speaker 1: the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving
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  Speaker 1: him food and clothing, and chapter thirty two, verse four
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  Speaker 1: of that same book.
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  Speaker 2: The Rock.
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  Speaker 1: His work is perfect, for all his ways are justice.
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  Speaker 1: A god of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright
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  Speaker 1: is he give justice to the weak and the fatherless.
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  Speaker 1: Maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. God
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  Speaker 1: is a god of justice. It is in his very
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  Speaker 1: nature to be just. Let your mind dwell on these things. Lord, God,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for your justice. That we can always know
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  Speaker 1: that you will do the right thing, whether we see
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  Speaker 1: it today or years from today. We can trust that
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  Speaker 1: you will follow through on your word. Help this child
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  Speaker 1: of yours tonight as they dwell on your justice, Give
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  Speaker 1: them hope and courage in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Think about those things that are pure. Psalm twelve, verse
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  Speaker 1: six is a perfect place to start. The words of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord are pure, words, like silver refined in a
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  Speaker 1: furnace on the ground, purified seven times. Let the words
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  Speaker 1: of God fill your dreams as you hear him speak
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  Speaker 1: to you. His words are pure Psalm nineteen, verse eight.
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  Speaker 1: The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart.
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  Speaker 1: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes
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  Speaker 1: One Timothy, chapter one, verse five. The aim of our
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  Speaker 1: charge is love that issues from a pure heart and
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  Speaker 1: a good conscience and a sincere faith. When the Temple
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  Speaker 1: of God was being built, everything was to be made
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  Speaker 1: of those things that were pure, there were to be
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  Speaker 1: no impurities in the temple. Now you are the Temple
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  Speaker 1: of God. The Holy Spirit dwells in you. Dwell on
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  Speaker 1: the Lord, and keep your heart pure. Holy Lord, there
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  Speaker 1: is nothing pure aside from you. So I pray that
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  Speaker 1: his beloved child listening tonight will guard their heart from
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  Speaker 1: all impurities as they dwell on your word that is true,
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  Speaker 1: just and pure. Thank you for promising them your strength
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  Speaker 1: in the name of Jesus. I pray, Amen, Here is
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  Speaker 1: what God considers lovely, that you should dwell on it.
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  Speaker 1: Psalm eighty four, verse one. How lovely is your dwelling place, O,
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  Speaker 1: Lord of Hosts Isaiah chapter fifty two, verse seven, How
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  Speaker 1: lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who
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  Speaker 1: brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news
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  Speaker 1: of happiness, who announces salvation and says to Zion, your
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  Speaker 1: God reigns. Maybe you've thought about the fact that the
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  Speaker 1: feet of those who bring the news of Jesus are lovely,
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  Speaker 1: but they are dwell on those messengers, on those who
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  Speaker 1: proclaim the Messiah the savior of the world. Jesus, you
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  Speaker 1: are the Messiah. You are the savior of the world,
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  Speaker 1: and those who would speak about you to others are
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  Speaker 1: lovely to dwell on. I pray that this precious one
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  Speaker 1: listening tonight will be one who has the lovely feet
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  Speaker 1: of a messenger of your God. Grant them peace as
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  Speaker 1: they dwell on the loveliness of your dwelling and the
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  Speaker 1: telling of the good news in your name, Amen. In
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  Speaker 1: the New Testament, the early church fathers were directed to
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  Speaker 1: appoint people who had good reputations. They were devoted to
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  Speaker 1: the Lord and to their families. They were ones who
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  Speaker 1: were worthy of being looked up to. They would fulfill
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  Speaker 1: their duties in the church well. Proverbs twenty two, verse
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  Speaker 1: one says a good name is to be chosen rather
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  Speaker 1: than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
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  Speaker 1: First Timothy, chapter five, verses nine through ten describes a
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  Speaker 1: widow who could be given help by the church. It says,
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  Speaker 1: let a widow be enrolled if she is not less
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  Speaker 1: than sixty years of age, having been the wife of
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  Speaker 1: one husband, and having a reputation for good works, and
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  Speaker 1: she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed
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  Speaker 1: the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted,
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  Speaker 1: and has devoted herself to every good work. Let your
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  Speaker 1: mind dwell on what it is like to know A
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  Speaker 1: person such as this loves to serve others, is suspitable,
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  Speaker 1: cares for the afflicted. Let the peace such a person
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  Speaker 1: brings envelop your heart. Father, We praise you for your
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  Speaker 1: gifts that allow us to serve others and to serve you.
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  Speaker 1: I ask your blessing on this beloved child as they
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  Speaker 1: sleep to night, that you would bring to their mind
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  Speaker 1: that which is of good repute, that they would dwell
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  Speaker 1: on that, and not on those who do not honor you.
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  Speaker 1: It's all for the sake of Jesus. Amen, here is
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  Speaker 1: what is excellent and should fill your thoughts. Psalm one fifty,
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  Speaker 1: verse two. Praise him for his mighty deeds. Praise him
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  Speaker 1: according to his excellent greatness. Titus three, verse eight. The
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  Speaker 1: saying is trustworthy. And I want you to insist on
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  Speaker 1: these things, so that those who have believed in God
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  Speaker 1: may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These
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  Speaker 1: things are excellent and profitable for people. Hebrews chapter eight,
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  Speaker 1: verse six. But as it is, Christ has obtained a
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  Speaker 1: ministry that is as much more excellent than the old
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  Speaker 1: as the Covenant. He mediates is better, since it is
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  Speaker 1: enacted on better promises, excellent greatness, excellent works, a more
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  Speaker 1: excellent covenant.
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  Speaker 2: Think upon these things.
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  Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father. There is so much excellence in your
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  Speaker 1: name and your character and your mighty works. Help this
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  Speaker 1: loved one tonight to dwell on the excellent greatness of
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  Speaker 1: your name and the excellent ministry of our Lord Jesus
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  Speaker 1: as they rest in you tonight. It's in the matchless
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  Speaker 1: name of Jesus that we pray.
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  Speaker 2: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: And now we will close with the words of Revelation
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  Speaker 1: chapter five, verse eleven through thirteen, which tells us why
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  Speaker 1: the Lord Jesus above all else is worthy of praise.
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  Speaker 1: Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and
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  Speaker 1: the living creatures and the elders, the voice of many angels,
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  Speaker 1: numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with
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  Speaker 1: a loud voice, worthy is the Lamb who was slain
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  Speaker 1: to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and
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  Speaker 1: honor and glory and blessing. And I heard every creature
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  Speaker 1: in heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and
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  Speaker 1: in the sea, and all that is in them, saying
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  Speaker 1: to him who sits on the throne, and to the
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  Speaker 1: Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever
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  Speaker 1: and ever. Amen and Amen. Sleep in peace, dear one
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  Speaker 1: dwelling on the things of God.
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  Speaker 3: God speaks the words for you tonight that he spoke
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  Speaker 3: to Moses, I will be with you. He wants these
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  Speaker 3: words to burn bright and clear before you, like the
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  Speaker 3: fire that burned before Moses. He wants his words to
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  Speaker 3: break through your darkness, to penetrate deep into your inner being,
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  Speaker 3: to grow in you confidence and love. God is a
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  Speaker 3: blazing fire of goodness, warmth, and hope. Yet it is
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  Speaker 3: often difficult for us to see him and to hear
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  Speaker 3: his faithful words, I will be with you. These were
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  Speaker 3: words that Moses had trouble hearing and trusting too. His
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  Speaker 3: life before the Burning Bush had been strange in messy.
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  Speaker 3: Nothing about his life made it obvious that God would
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  Speaker 3: choose him to lead his people out of slavery to freedom.
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  Speaker 3: He was the baby sent down the river in a basket,
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  Speaker 3: a Hebrew raised in the palace of the Egyptian king.
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  Speaker 3: Moses was a murderer who hid in the desert. If
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  Speaker 3: there had been a job opening for hero of the Israelites.
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  Speaker 3: Moses would not have had a strong resume. To our minds,
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  Speaker 3: Moses was an unlikely leader. Yet God blesses, he embraces,
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  Speaker 3: he uses unlikely people. Moses doubted himself, he doubted God
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  Speaker 3: to he was lost in the desert, in the despair
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  Speaker 3: of his terrible mistakes. And even still God says to him, Moses,
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  Speaker 3: I will be with you, and God will be with
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  Speaker 3: you too. God is with you. Your life doesn't need
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  Speaker 3: to make sense to you or to others. Your life
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  Speaker 3: can be messy and strange, and even still.
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  Speaker 4: God says to you, I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Allow these words deeper into your heart and mind.
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  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Rehearse this good news in your breath, Allow the burning
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  Speaker 3: fire of God's voice to shine into your darkness. By
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  Speaker 3: breathing in in saying to your soul, God is with me,
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  Speaker 3: and then also breathing out, pray, meditate, and trust, saying again, God.
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  Speaker 4: Is with me.
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  Speaker 3: When I say Moses's life was strange and messy, I
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  Speaker 3: mean that his life did not move in a nice, clear,
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  Speaker 3: clean straight line. His life's journey had many twists and turns,
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  Speaker 3: many layers of confusion and suffering. His mother took a
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  Speaker 3: papyrus basket and covered it with tar and pitch so
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  Speaker 3: that it would float. She placed Moses as a baby
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  Speaker 3: inside and set the basket among the reeds of the Nile,
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  Speaker 3: a wide, long river. His mother didn't know where the
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  Speaker 3: basket would be found. She sent her daughter to follow
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  Speaker 3: it as it floated away. It was the Egyptian king's
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  Speaker 3: daughter who drew him out of the water. The Egyptian king,
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  Speaker 3: the Pharaoh, had ordered that all Hebrew baby boys were
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  Speaker 3: to be thrown into the Nile, and it was Pharaoh's
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  Speaker 3: daughter who drew him out of the water. That is
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  Speaker 3: what Moses's name means, drew him out of the water.
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  Speaker 3: How have you been cast into the waters, left to drown?
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  Speaker 3: How have you been lost among the reeds, caught in
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  Speaker 3: the perilous current of life? How have you been abandoned,
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  Speaker 3: thrust out of the safety of home. Jesus says to you,
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  Speaker 3: I will be with you. I have been with you.
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  Speaker 3: I will not leave you alone. You are named Moses too.
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  Speaker 3: You are the one I draw out of the water.
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  Speaker 3: I will draw you out of the pit, out of
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  Speaker 3: the MIRI clay and said, your feet upon a rock.
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  Speaker 3: You have been in the current of today's dangerous rapid waters.
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  Speaker 3: Call out to God for help. Allow him to draw
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  Speaker 3: you up from the soul numbing currents of busyness, rush,
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  Speaker 3: and self dependence. As you allow yourself to go to sleep,
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  Speaker 3: give yourself to God's care, become God dependent. In this
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  Speaker 3: story of Moses, we have a foreshadowing of what we
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  Speaker 3: gain in the waters of baptism. The waters that are
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  Speaker 3: meant for death turn out to be instead cleansing, healing waters. Yes,
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  Speaker 3: our enemy prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking whom
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  Speaker 3: he can devour. Yes, like the Egyptian king. Our enemy
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  Speaker 3: wants to drown you. He wants you to be covered
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  Speaker 3: by the dangerous waters of life. Get through this danger.
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  Speaker 3: Through these very same waters. Jesus meets you. He reaches
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  Speaker 3: out to rescue you. He draws you out of death
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  Speaker 3: into new life. Allow these waters to wash you, ending
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  Speaker 3: a day giving yourself to sleep, resting in God's love.
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  Speaker 3: This is sacred, holy.
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  Speaker 2: Precious.
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  Speaker 3: As you are being washed, you are more and more
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  Speaker 3: free to be near God, to enjoy his presence, to
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  Speaker 3: trust in his watchful care, rest, sleep, believe, allowing these
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  Speaker 3: words deeper into your heart and mind.
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  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: See the burning bush of God's presence speaking goodness into
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  Speaker 3: your heart. Rehearse this good news in your breath, breathing in,
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  Speaker 3: saying to your soul you are with me, and then
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  Speaker 3: also breathing out, pray, meditate, and trust, saying again you
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  Speaker 3: are with me. Moses's life had been strange, messy, and confusing.
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  Speaker 3: When he came of age, he began to sort out
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  Speaker 3: the things that mattered most to his life. He understood
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  Speaker 3: in deeper ways that he was an alien and a
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  Speaker 3: stranger in the house of Pharaoh. He was a Hebrew,
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  Speaker 3: one of the oppressed. Benefiting from the riches of the
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  Speaker 3: oppressor was troubling. How could he enjoy any good thing
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  Speaker 3: when his own people were enslaved, working tirelessly for the
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  Speaker 3: brutal king of Egypt. When he saw an Egyptian beating
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  Speaker 3: one of his Hebrew brothers one day, he was given
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  Speaker 3: a chance to prove his identity as an Israelite. In
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  Speaker 3: a fit of rage and vindication, he killed the Egyptian,
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  Speaker 3: hid the body in the sand, and then fled into
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  Speaker 3: the desert to hide from Pharaoh's wrath. Years later, Moses
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  Speaker 3: had married, raised a family, and was working for his
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  Speaker 3: father in law, Jethro, tending sheep on the backside of
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  Speaker 3: Mount Horeb. Moses was no doubt content to be removed
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  Speaker 3: and hidden from his previous life as the son of
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  Speaker 3: Pharaoh's daughter. He had no expectation that God had in
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  Speaker 3: any special plans for his life. He had no idea
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  Speaker 3: that his life was about to change there on the
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  Speaker 3: backside of Mount Horeb. This was a wilderness place where
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  Speaker 3: God spoke to Moses in a burning bush. You likely
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  Speaker 3: have not experienced a literal burning bush, but you have
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  Speaker 3: had some kind of burning bush experience. This would be
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  Speaker 3: that turning point when you came to accept the truth
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  Speaker 3: of God in a way that changed the direction of
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  Speaker 3: your life. This would be a moment when He especially
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  Speaker 3: revealed himself through a person an experience, maybe a worship service,
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  Speaker 3: a time when you were serving someone, perhaps a time
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  Speaker 3: of prayer, or even a powerful sermon. Something shifted inside
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  Speaker 3: of you, and you haven't been the same since. You
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  Speaker 3: might protest here, but I haven't taken God as seriously
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  Speaker 3: as I should. My life hasn't changed that much. I
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  Speaker 3: still struggle. I still don't know how to trust God
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  Speaker 3: with my life. I continue to resist him. Each day,
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  Speaker 3: I live more through my strength than God's love. Moses
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  Speaker 3: protested too. He said, who am I that you would
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  Speaker 3: speak to me? He worried about his weaknesses. I can't
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  Speaker 3: speak for you. I stutter when I open my mouth.
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  Speaker 3: Moses would drift away from God to He would become
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  Speaker 3: impatient and angry with the people he was leading. He
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  Speaker 3: would continue to struggle with fear and doubt. Even still,
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  Speaker 3: God says to Moses, I will be with you.
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  Speaker 4: And God still says to.
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  Speaker 3: You, I will be with you, no matter how much
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  Speaker 3: doubt or fear that stir inside of you. God still
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  Speaker 3: says I will be with you, no matter how much
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  Speaker 3: stubbornness and anger. God still says, I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Once again, Place yourself before the burning bush of God's presence. Rest, sleep,
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  Speaker 3: believe these words deeper into your heart and mind.
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  Speaker 4: I will be with you.
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  Speaker 3: Rehearse this good news in your breath, breathing in saying
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  Speaker 3: to your soul, my God is with me, and then
• 2:53:30
  Speaker 3: also breathing out, pray, Meditate and trust, saying again, my
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  Speaker 3: God is with me. As we bring this meditation to
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  Speaker 3: a close, I invite you to consider one more part
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  Speaker 3: of Moses's story. God instructs Moses to say to Pharaoh,
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  Speaker 3: let my people go. Moses fuss's.
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  Speaker 4: But how can I go back?
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  Speaker 2: How can I speak for you?
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  Speaker 3: Why would the king of Egypt listen to me? God replies,
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  Speaker 3: tell Pharaoh that I Am sent you. I Am the
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  Speaker 3: Great I Am is with you. The Great i Am
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  Speaker 3: sends you. He is the true, True, He is the real, real,
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  Speaker 3: God is being behind and before all other things. He
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  Speaker 3: is the one by whom everything else in the universe
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  Speaker 3: was created. He is the one in whom all things
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  Speaker 3: hold together and have their being. The Great i Am
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  Speaker 3: says to you to night, I am with you. I
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  Speaker 3: Am the being who will always be with you in peace.
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  Speaker 3: Give yourself to sleep. Rest in God's faithfulness, for he
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  Speaker 3: alone can make you dwell in safety. May the Lord
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  Speaker 3: bless you and protect you as you sleep. May his
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  Speaker 3: face shine upon you like the radiance of a burning bush.
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  Speaker 3: May He be gracious and kind, granting you deep, healing sleep.
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  Speaker 3: May you be filled with peace. Continue to allow yourself
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  Speaker 3: to let go of today by rehearsing and your breathing
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  Speaker 3: in and breathing out.
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  Speaker 5: My God is with me, My God is with me.
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  Speaker 5: My God is with me.
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  Speaker 1: Amen, tonight, our sleep story is about God's passionate promise.
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  Speaker 1: Our story reveals how God pours out his spirit upon
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  Speaker 1: all his people. You will hear the comforting message from
• 2:56:54
  Speaker 1: God's word. But before we begin, get comfortable. Breathe deeply
• 2:57:04
  Speaker 1: inhale God's peace. As you relax, you feel God's amazing
• 2:57:13
  Speaker 1: love for you. As you sink into your mattress, your
• 2:57:19
  Speaker 1: breath becomes deliberate, relaxed. Your muscles go from being tight
• 2:57:27
  Speaker 1: to soft like cotton. Close your eyes. Imagine God's holy
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  Speaker 1: light washing over you. Picture yourself giving him all of
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  Speaker 1: your burdens, your thoughts and concerns. Breathe in his hope,
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  Speaker 1: exhale his love. The Bible says that God will pour
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  Speaker 1: out his spirit upon all people, that sons and daughters
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  Speaker 1: will prophesy, and young men will see visions, old men
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  Speaker 1: will dream dreams with that Join me as we explore
• 2:58:17
  Speaker 1: this passionate promise God has given us. When you receive
• 2:58:25
  Speaker 1: Christ into your life, his spirit lives inside you. However,
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  Speaker 1: that is just the beginning. God longs for you to
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  Speaker 1: understand the depth of what this means, to experience his
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  Speaker 1: power to move in the miraculous to extend his grace
• 2:58:52
  Speaker 1: and to shine his light into the world. Ask God
• 2:59:00
  Speaker 1: to open the eyes of your heart. Let his light
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  Speaker 1: flood you with truth, feel his heavenly touch his love,
• 2:59:10
  Speaker 1: feeling every part of your being. As you do this,
• 2:59:16
  Speaker 1: breathe deeply and hail is Love. Exhale your burdens and cares.
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  Speaker 1: Keep breathing slowly and steadily as you listen to my
• 2:59:30
  Speaker 1: voice and feel the presence of the Lord with you.
• 2:59:38
  Speaker 1: Embrace the stillness around you, Listen for God in the silence,
• 2:59:44
  Speaker 1: Experience the rest you have longed for. Dear Heavenly Father,
• 2:59:56
  Speaker 1: I am ready for more of you. I'm grateful for
• 3:00:01
  Speaker 1: every prayer you have answered, every blessing you have bestowed
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  Speaker 1: on me, the very life you have given me. I
• 3:00:11
  Speaker 1: also know there is so much more for me to learn,
• 3:00:15
  Speaker 1: so much more of you to experience. The Bible says
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  Speaker 1: that your people perish for lack of wisdom. Make me wise, God,
• 3:00:33
  Speaker 1: make me more like you. Forgive me of my sins.
• 3:00:39
  Speaker 1: Show me where I am missing the mark. I want
• 3:00:42
  Speaker 1: to be everything you created me to be, so that
• 3:00:47
  Speaker 1: I can one day hear well done, my good and
• 3:00:52
  Speaker 1: faithful servant. Help me to fully grasp what your promises
• 3:00:59
  Speaker 1: are to me. I love you, I trust you. Deepen
• 3:01:05
  Speaker 1: my trust as you deepen my sleep. Tonight, in Jesus' name,
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  Speaker 1: I pray Amen. Your eyes are closed, your head rests
• 3:01:24
  Speaker 1: gently on your pillow. You continue breathing deeply and slowly, relaxing.
• 3:01:35
  Speaker 1: The sound of the wind blowing eases your soul. You
• 3:01:41
  Speaker 1: think about the dreams and visions that God has promised
• 3:01:44
  Speaker 1: to give to his people. It'll long for that. You
• 3:01:49
  Speaker 1: ask God to show you himself and your dreams. You
• 3:01:56
  Speaker 1: ask God to show you himself in your dreams. I'm
• 3:02:03
  Speaker 1: so glad you asked for that, says a farwa voice.
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  Speaker 2: Come.
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  Speaker 1: You look around, wondering who is talking to you. No
• 3:02:13
  Speaker 1: one is there, but fill a presence, a warm glow
• 3:02:18
  Speaker 1: growing inside you. You step outside and begin to walk
• 3:02:25
  Speaker 1: slowly down a path. On one side, glimmers of sunlight
• 3:02:32
  Speaker 1: shine upon a river flowing with crystal blue water. Tall
• 3:02:37
  Speaker 1: trees full of life and bearing fruit you've never seen,
• 3:02:41
  Speaker 1: decorate the bank. Brightly colored flowers of purple, red, orange,
• 3:02:48
  Speaker 1: and pink burst through the ground. The other side of
• 3:02:57
  Speaker 1: the path is full of flowers and trees well, but
• 3:03:02
  Speaker 1: there is no fruit. On the trees. The flowers are wilted,
• 3:03:08
  Speaker 1: the colors fading. Some are tangled in weeds. The river
• 3:03:15
  Speaker 1: is stagnant. You come to a fork in the path
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  Speaker 1: and pause. You listen for the voice that beckon you
• 3:03:26
  Speaker 1: out of bed, but there is only silence. I'm still here.
• 3:03:36
  Speaker 1: You look up, and even though you don't see anyone,
• 3:03:40
  Speaker 1: you realize this is the voice of God. I pour
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  Speaker 1: out my spirit on everyone, but not everyone recognizes me.
• 3:03:55
  Speaker 1: The two sides of the path are examples of what
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  Speaker 1: happens when you believe me and when you try and
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  Speaker 1: do things on your own. When you spend time with me,
• 3:04:08
  Speaker 1: listen to my words, pay attention to the signs, wonders, dreams,
• 3:04:13
  Speaker 1: and visions I send you every day. You will survive
• 3:04:17
  Speaker 1: every storm life brings every day. You will get stronger
• 3:04:23
  Speaker 1: when you share my love with others. You will experience miracles.
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  Speaker 1: You will do great and mighty things in my name.
• 3:04:35
  Speaker 1: God motions to the other side of the path. When
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  Speaker 1: you do things the world's way and you don't follow
• 3:04:44
  Speaker 1: in my footsteps and listen for my voice, life is harder.
• 3:04:50
  Speaker 1: You don't have the peace I promised. I created you
• 3:04:57
  Speaker 1: to soar on wings like eagles. I am always blessing
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  Speaker 1: my people with signs, wonders, visions, and dreams. But some
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  Speaker 1: are too busy to listen. Others have let their hearts
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  Speaker 1: become hardened. Some people have an idea of me, but
• 3:05:22
  Speaker 1: that idea is only a part of me. They like
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  Speaker 1: to keep me in a box. They dismiss the supernatural power,
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  Speaker 1: the very nature of me. Therefore, when the rain comes
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  Speaker 1: and the storms of life hit, they aren't able to
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  Speaker 1: experience the fullness of Me within them. It is my
• 3:05:49
  Speaker 1: deepest desire that all of my people experience the fullness
• 3:05:53
  Speaker 1: of me. I send them, just like I am sending
• 3:05:58
  Speaker 1: you tonight, dreams, visions, signs, and wonders to stir their spirit.
• 3:06:08
  Speaker 1: I want to renew your heart and revive your soul.
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  Speaker 1: I want you to walk in victory and in power.
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  Speaker 1: This is my will, my purpose, and my plan for you.
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  Speaker 1: You hold on to God's voice. It leads you over
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  Speaker 1: a steep hill. Mist fills the foggy air. You pause
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  Speaker 1: to wipe the dew from your eyes. You hear the
• 3:06:42
  Speaker 1: laughter of children. You take one more step up than
• 3:06:48
  Speaker 1: stand still in awe. Majestic mountains surround you. People of
• 3:06:56
  Speaker 1: all ages colors and nationalities. Dive into breath taking turquoise water.
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  Speaker 1: Their smiles exceed their faces. It's as if they are
• 3:07:09
  Speaker 1: diving into life. They throw their heads back, laughing and
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  Speaker 1: rejoicing and glorious glee. There is a white beach. The
• 3:07:21
  Speaker 1: sun shines brilliantly. The sand feels like silk. Children sit
• 3:07:28
  Speaker 1: at a small white picnic table while adults read with them.
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  Speaker 1: They're shaded by enormous trees draped with Spanish moss that
• 3:07:38
  Speaker 1: looks like tensil hung on a Christmas tree. You reach
• 3:07:44
  Speaker 1: down and dip your hand into the water. Instinctively, you
• 3:07:49
  Speaker 1: pull your hand back. The water is electric powerful. It
• 3:07:56
  Speaker 1: feels like love. Are you in heaven? You've never felt
• 3:08:06
  Speaker 1: like this before. Love penetrates through the air. It radiates
• 3:08:12
  Speaker 1: from the heart of every person. You feel it in
• 3:08:15
  Speaker 1: the water. You want to stay here longer, but like
• 3:08:22
  Speaker 1: a soft breeze, you feel yourself drifting away. You now
• 3:08:30
  Speaker 1: find yourself in a forest full of tall, thick trees.
• 3:08:35
  Speaker 1: There is very little light. You're on a path, but
• 3:08:39
  Speaker 1: sometimes that path is hard to see. You squint trying
• 3:08:44
  Speaker 1: to see through the darkness. You smell the sharp scent
• 3:08:50
  Speaker 1: of decomposing leaves, the wetness of a recent rain. The
• 3:08:57
  Speaker 1: gravel path under your feet seems enough, but not being
• 3:09:02
  Speaker 1: able to see concerns you. You take a timid step forward.
• 3:09:11
  Speaker 1: When you find your feet still firmly on the path,
• 3:09:15
  Speaker 1: you take another step. Then you feel the presence of
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  Speaker 1: the Lord beside you, taking your hand, gripping it firmly
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  Speaker 1: yet gently. You can trust me, he says, I will
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  Speaker 1: not let you go. I know the way perfectly. I
• 3:09:37
  Speaker 1: will walk with you through this darkness. I will walk
• 3:09:44
  Speaker 1: with you through this darkness. Your heart is calmed, your
• 3:09:52
  Speaker 1: breathing slulls who begin to notice the light filtering through
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  Speaker 1: the swaying branches, the birds calling to a each other
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  Speaker 1: through the leaves, the small yellow flower poking its way
• 3:10:06
  Speaker 1: through the thick underbrush. God is showing you beauty where
• 3:10:13
  Speaker 1: you thought there was just darkness. His presence has shone
• 3:10:18
  Speaker 1: the light on this dark path. You are filled with
• 3:10:23
  Speaker 1: peace once again. You are swept away to a green,
• 3:10:30
  Speaker 1: lush valley. The sun shines brightly. There is a small
• 3:10:36
  Speaker 1: stream running swiftly through the center of the valley, bubbling
• 3:10:40
  Speaker 1: crisply over small stones. It's idyllic brown, gray, black and tan.
• 3:10:47
  Speaker 1: Horses graze peacefully. There are no signs of fear in them.
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  Speaker 1: You breathe in the scent of warm grass, feeling the
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  Speaker 1: softness under your feet. You sit and wait for something,
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  Speaker 1: And then beside you is the Lord, his eyes soft
• 3:11:15
  Speaker 1: and kind. I lead you beside streams of water. I
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  Speaker 1: provide everything that you need, he says. Bright red birds
• 3:11:28
  Speaker 1: race by, fluttering and chittering happy. The birds of the field.
• 3:11:37
  Speaker 1: Don't worry about what they will wear or what they
• 3:11:39
  Speaker 1: will eat. They have everything they need. He turns and
• 3:11:48
  Speaker 1: looks at you, and the kindness and love that you
• 3:11:52
  Speaker 1: see in his eyes bring tears to yours, my beloved child,
• 3:12:00
  Speaker 1: of everything that you need too. And the next moment
• 3:12:08
  Speaker 1: you find yourself back in your soft, warm bed, in
• 3:12:12
  Speaker 1: your room, in your home, safe, surrounded by peace. I
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  Speaker 1: pour out my spirit on people, says the soft voice
• 3:12:26
  Speaker 1: from above. I bless them with dreams and visions, so
• 3:12:30
  Speaker 1: that they may know my love, my power, so they
• 3:12:35
  Speaker 1: will remember my desires for them while on this earth,
• 3:12:39
  Speaker 1: and to remind them that there is so much more
• 3:12:43
  Speaker 1: to come. Will you share the dream I've blessed you with? Tonight?
• 3:12:53
  Speaker 1: The sound of your own voice crying yes yes, fills
• 3:12:58
  Speaker 1: you for a second, you wonder where you are. You
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  Speaker 1: must have been dreaming, but it felt so real. It
• 3:13:12
  Speaker 1: was real. Whispers God. I made a passionate promise to
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  Speaker 1: you when I said, ask and it will be given
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  Speaker 1: to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and the
• 3:13:27
  Speaker 1: door will be opened for you. You asked me to
• 3:13:34
  Speaker 1: show you what it was like to experience more of me,
• 3:13:38
  Speaker 1: and I answered, now it is up to you to believe.
• 3:13:51
  Speaker 1: You're still for a second, longer lingering in God's presence,
• 3:13:57
  Speaker 1: basking in his love. Dear Heavenly Father, help this dear
• 3:14:06
  Speaker 1: one sleep peacefully tonight. May you bring sweet comfort. Thank
• 3:14:14
  Speaker 1: you for revealing yourself and our dreams. May the silence
• 3:14:19
  Speaker 1: of the night bring revelation and clarity of thought. Rising
• 3:14:24
  Speaker 1: in the morning, refreshed, rested. Thank you for your word,
• 3:14:30
  Speaker 1: your passionate promises. They are a love letter to me,
• 3:14:37
  Speaker 1: and I am forever grateful. Help me be open to
• 3:14:43
  Speaker 1: all of your ways. God, align my will with yours.
• 3:14:49
  Speaker 1: Help me shine your light into the world in Jesus
• 3:14:52
  Speaker 1: name my pray.
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  Speaker 4: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: I hope you enjoyed this abide bedtime story. We look
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  Speaker 1: forward to spending time with you again tomorrow. Until then,
• 3:15:08
  Speaker 1: May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 6: This is a sleep meditation inspired from the scriptures to
• 3:15:24
  Speaker 6: help you relax, release the worries of the day, and
• 3:15:28
  Speaker 6: find rest in the presence of God. Please remove all
• 3:15:33
  Speaker 6: distractions from the room and get comfortable.
• 3:15:38
  Speaker 7: Take a few.
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  Speaker 6: Steady breaths and clear your mind from all other thoughts
• 3:15:43
  Speaker 6: as we focus on resting in the Lord tonight. Allow
• 3:15:50
  Speaker 6: every muscle in your body to relax. Release the tension
• 3:15:55
  Speaker 6: you've been carrying all day. Let go of any worries
• 3:16:01
  Speaker 6: or concerns that are troubling you. Now invite the Holy
• 3:16:08
  Speaker 6: Spirit to cover you tonight. Ask him to fill you
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  Speaker 6: with his peace. Let his presence comfort you and calm
• 3:16:19
  Speaker 6: you as you rest securely and safely in His loving care.
• 3:16:28
  Speaker 6: So many times we try to find rest and relaxation
• 3:16:33
  Speaker 6: without the peace of God. We wind down the day
• 3:16:38
  Speaker 6: by watching TV or reading the latest novel, But when
• 3:16:43
  Speaker 6: the lights go out, we find that our minds are
• 3:16:47
  Speaker 6: circling with thoughts. We toss and turn, but sleep continues
• 3:16:53
  Speaker 6: to elude us. Dear one, if this describes you, take
• 3:17:00
  Speaker 6: this time to re center your thoughts on the Lord.
• 3:17:05
  Speaker 6: Stop the cycle of unwanted thoughts, and focus only on
• 3:17:11
  Speaker 6: the presence of God. There is true rest in him.
• 3:17:19
  Speaker 6: Feel the peaceful presence of the Lord. Now, before we
• 3:17:27
  Speaker 6: hear the comforting words from the scriptures, let's pray a
• 3:17:32
  Speaker 6: prayer of invitation. Heavenly Father, I long for your presence.
• 3:17:41
  Speaker 6: Come Lord and fill this room, Cast out anything that
• 3:17:47
  Speaker 6: doesn't belong here, and cover me with love and peace.
• 3:17:54
  Speaker 6: Please remove all doubt, worry, and fear. Tonight, let us
• 3:18:00
  Speaker 6: all of my anxieties fade away as they are replaced
• 3:18:04
  Speaker 6: by the comfort and security you give. I want to
• 3:18:10
  Speaker 6: find true rest in you, Father, true rest, true peace.
• 3:18:18
  Speaker 6: Thank you for being with me tonight. I surrender my life,
• 3:18:25
  Speaker 6: my breath, my sleep to you.
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  Speaker 7: In Jesus's name. Amen.
• 3:18:35
  Speaker 6: It was Moses in the Old Testament who had personal
• 3:18:39
  Speaker 6: conversations with God in his tent, which he had set
• 3:18:42
  Speaker 6: apart as the tabernacle of meeting. Because the tent was
• 3:18:47
  Speaker 6: placed outside the Israelite camp, everyone who sought the Lord
• 3:18:52
  Speaker 6: had to go out to the tabernacle of meeting. Let
• 3:18:56
  Speaker 6: that imagery surround you tonight as you picture your own
• 3:19:01
  Speaker 6: tent of meeting with the Lord.
• 3:19:04
  Speaker 7: By his grace, you are.
• 3:19:07
  Speaker 6: Given the freedom to have conversations with Him at any
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  Speaker 6: time and in any place, Right here, right now, you
• 3:19:18
  Speaker 6: can meet with God. What wondrous freedom you have been
• 3:19:24
  Speaker 6: given through Jesus's sacrifice by his death on the cross.
• 3:19:30
  Speaker 6: Jesus tore the veil of the temple in two, allowing
• 3:19:34
  Speaker 6: you to enter the Holy of Holies and meet with God.
• 3:19:40
  Speaker 6: Rest in that marvelous truth for several moments. In Exodus,
• 3:19:50
  Speaker 6: chapter thirty three, Verse eleven, we are told that the
• 3:19:54
  Speaker 6: Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man
• 3:19:58
  Speaker 6: speaks to his friend. The Lord spoke to Moses as
• 3:20:03
  Speaker 6: a man speaks to his friend. Let that imagery sink
• 3:20:08
  Speaker 6: in for a moment. The creator of the universe spoke
• 3:20:15
  Speaker 6: to Moses as a man speaks to his friend. How
• 3:20:21
  Speaker 6: we long for that kind of intimacy with God, and
• 3:20:26
  Speaker 6: through Jesus Christ, we have that kind of closeness with
• 3:20:30
  Speaker 6: our Creator. We are invited to communicate with him, to
• 3:20:36
  Speaker 6: pour our hearts out to him and to hear from him.
• 3:20:42
  Speaker 6: Not that peace and joy of communing with your creator
• 3:20:46
  Speaker 6: surround you tonight. Moses was so accustomed to speaking with
• 3:20:54
  Speaker 6: the Lord he was bold when he said, show me
• 3:20:59
  Speaker 6: now your way, that I may know you, and that
• 3:21:03
  Speaker 6: I may find grace in your sight. The courage Moses
• 3:21:09
  Speaker 6: had to request God's provision was founded in reverence and
• 3:21:15
  Speaker 6: honor of a most holy God. Let those words, Most
• 3:21:22
  Speaker 6: Holy God, settle deep in your heart for a few
• 3:21:27
  Speaker 6: moments after Moses made his request to find grace in
• 3:21:35
  Speaker 6: the sight of the Lord, listen to the beautiful way
• 3:21:39
  Speaker 6: in which God responded. He said, my presence will go
• 3:21:46
  Speaker 6: with you, and I will give you rest. Let's hear
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  Speaker 6: that again. My presence will go with you and I
• 3:21:58
  Speaker 6: will give you rest. Beloved, do not forget that God
• 3:22:07
  Speaker 6: always keeps his promises. When he says I will, you
• 3:22:14
  Speaker 6: can be absolutely sure that He will do what he
• 3:22:19
  Speaker 6: says he will do. In the song I Will Rest
• 3:22:26
  Speaker 6: in You, the lyrics start out by saying, Shepherd of
• 3:22:31
  Speaker 6: my weary soul, You're my comfort, You're my hope. Dear one,
• 3:22:39
  Speaker 6: God is your comfort, he is your hope. He shepherd's
• 3:22:47
  Speaker 6: your weary soul to find rest in him. Just as
• 3:22:54
  Speaker 6: God assured Moses that his presence would go with him
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  Speaker 6: and he would give him rest, you can have.
• 3:23:02
  Speaker 7: That assurance tonight. So take a deep breath in.
• 3:23:09
  Speaker 6: And let it out. Let's pray together, Holy God, I
• 3:23:17
  Speaker 6: am amazed by you that you would care so much
• 3:23:22
  Speaker 6: about me, you would bless me with rest tonight. It's
• 3:23:28
  Speaker 6: so comforting to know that you are here. I don't
• 3:23:32
  Speaker 6: have to worry about a single thing. No, I can
• 3:23:36
  Speaker 6: release everything to you and know that you will handle it.
• 3:23:44
  Speaker 6: I trust you, God, I trust you with every fiber
• 3:23:48
  Speaker 6: of my being. In the precious name of your Son,
• 3:23:53
  Speaker 6: I pray Amen. When sleep seems like a distant wish
• 3:24:02
  Speaker 6: and we struggle to calm our minds, it's often because
• 3:24:06
  Speaker 6: we are trying to solve our problems rather than trust
• 3:24:11
  Speaker 6: in God to handle them. However, bedtime is not the
• 3:24:16
  Speaker 6: time to do battle with the thoughts in your mind.
• 3:24:20
  Speaker 6: Remember the battle is the Lord's. So release your thoughts,
• 3:24:28
  Speaker 6: your worries, and your concerns. Settle your heart, rest your soul,
• 3:24:37
  Speaker 6: and fix your mind on the promise that God will
• 3:24:40
  Speaker 6: handle everything in your life for his glory and your good.
• 3:24:47
  Speaker 6: You can stop the cycle of thoughts that steal your
• 3:24:50
  Speaker 6: rest by centering your whole being in God's presence. Here
• 3:24:58
  Speaker 6: and now, re center your thoughts on the presence of
• 3:25:04
  Speaker 6: the Lord. He loves you, he cares for you, and
• 3:25:11
  Speaker 6: he is with you. A bit further in Exodus, chapter
• 3:25:21
  Speaker 6: thirty three. Moses had some concerns for God's people. He
• 3:25:26
  Speaker 6: admitted those concerns to the Lord. He told God all
• 3:25:31
  Speaker 6: about them, and once again the Lord encouraged him by saying,
• 3:25:37
  Speaker 6: you have found grace in my sight, and I know
• 3:25:42
  Speaker 6: you by name.
• 3:25:46
  Speaker 7: Think of what you just heard.
• 3:25:50
  Speaker 6: I know you by name. What a marvelous thing to
• 3:25:55
  Speaker 6: hear that God knows you by name. You are not
• 3:26:01
  Speaker 6: a stranger to him, You are not just another person.
• 3:26:07
  Speaker 6: He knows you by name. Find peace in that truth.
• 3:26:15
  Speaker 6: For several moments, I can hear you call my name.
• 3:26:22
  Speaker 6: Lead me to that quiet place. Make that your silent prayer. Tonight,
• 3:26:31
  Speaker 6: I can hear you call my name. Lord, Please lead
• 3:26:36
  Speaker 6: me to that quiet place. After God comforted Moses by
• 3:26:44
  Speaker 6: saying I know you by name, Moses answered with another
• 3:26:51
  Speaker 6: courageous statement, Please show me your glory. Please show me
• 3:27:00
  Speaker 6: your glory. Allow the courage of that statement to settle
• 3:27:05
  Speaker 6: you tonight as you rest boldly in the glory of
• 3:27:10
  Speaker 6: God and respond as Moses did, Lord, please show me
• 3:27:17
  Speaker 6: your glory. Let's pray, Lord, blessed be your name, fill
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  Speaker 6: this room with your glory, the glory of your presence.
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  Speaker 7: We love you.
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  Speaker 6: We glorify you, We cherish the blessing of rest in you.
• 3:27:43
  Speaker 6: Thank you, Holy Father for being with us. Thank you
• 3:27:48
  Speaker 6: for knowing us by name. We are your children, and
• 3:27:54
  Speaker 6: we rest fully in you tonight in Jesus's name. Amen,
• 3:28:05
  Speaker 6: feel the comfort of God's love wrapped around you like
• 3:28:10
  Speaker 6: the softest blanket you've ever felt. God's love covers you
• 3:28:15
  Speaker 6: in perfect peace, like a newborn baby swaddled and held
• 3:28:22
  Speaker 6: by his mother. So we are safe and secure in
• 3:28:26
  Speaker 6: our Father's arms. Let your head sink deeper into the pillow,
• 3:28:34
  Speaker 6: pull the covers around you. Breathe softly in.
• 3:28:41
  Speaker 7: And out.
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  Speaker 6: In Psalm sixty two, David says, Yes, my soul find
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  Speaker 6: rest in God. My hope comes from him.
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  Speaker 7: Truly.
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  Speaker 6: He is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress.
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  Speaker 7: I will not be shaken.
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  Speaker 6: My salvation and my honor depend on God. He is
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  Speaker 6: my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times,
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  Speaker 6: You people, pour out your hearts to Him, for God
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  Speaker 6: is our refuge. David's song of encouragement rings true for
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  Speaker 6: our lives as well as he sings a melody to
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  Speaker 6: his own soul to find rest in God. He then declares,
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  Speaker 6: who God is in his life. Focus on who God
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  Speaker 6: is in your life. He is your rock, He is
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  Speaker 6: your salvation. He is your fortress. Allow the melody of
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  Speaker 6: God's truth to sing to your soul tonight. Truly, He
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  Speaker 6: is your rock and your salvation. God is your fortress,
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  Speaker 6: and you will not be shaken. You will not be shaken.
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  Speaker 6: In the Lord Jesus, you are safe, secure, held, protected, guarded.
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  Speaker 7: And loved.
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  Speaker 6: Let those comforting words surround you in peace. For several moments,
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  Speaker 6: as David encouraged his listeners by saying, trust in God
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  Speaker 6: at all times. Pour out your hearts to him. Let
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  Speaker 6: us trust God with our sleep tonight. Trust Him as
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  Speaker 6: these words flow over you. I will rest in you,
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  Speaker 6: King of Heaven. I will rest in you.
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  Speaker 4: Now.
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  Speaker 6: Please let me pray over you tonight, King of Heaven.
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  Speaker 6: I come before you asking you to bless your beloved
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  Speaker 6: child with peace and rest.
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  Speaker 7: Lord.
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  Speaker 6: I pray that they will be able to cast aside
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  Speaker 6: all other thoughts and focus only on your presence.
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  Speaker 7: Justice.
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  Speaker 6: Moses courageously asked to find grace in your sight. I
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  Speaker 6: ask that you will have mercy and grace on your children.
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  Speaker 6: Please help them to trust you in all things. Assure
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  Speaker 6: them with your love. Continue to call them by name
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  Speaker 6: and lead them to that quiet place, that quiet place
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  Speaker 6: of peace and rest. In the precious name of Jesus,
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  Speaker 6: I pray amen. I feel like when I listen to
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  Speaker 6: the sleep meditations that I have a friends next to
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  Speaker 6: me