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FRONT PORCH FRIDAYS - WE ARE ALL CONNECTED · THIS IS THE LIFE PODCAST

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  Speaker 1: Good morning. We've made it to Friday again, and we're
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  Speaker 1: getting ready for our Front Porch Friday edition this morning.
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  Speaker 1: Pray you had a great week. Hope you've enjoyed the
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  Speaker 1: devotions that we have had on the subject of mercy.
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  Speaker 1: I pray that you can take those things with you
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  Speaker 1: as you go into the next week or the next
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  Speaker 1: season of your life. And just constantly pause and just
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  Speaker 1: thank the Lord for His tender mercy and grace upon
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  Speaker 1: our lives. Very important. This morning we go to Galatians
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  Speaker 1: chapter 6 and verse number 10. And I just got
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  Speaker 1: to thinking about this morning how we're all connected. And
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  Speaker 1: even before the digital age, the technology age where we
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  Speaker 1: all come together like we are now. or just through
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  Speaker 1: all these different medias, we were still all connected in
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  Speaker 1: some way. And I caught myself saying something the other
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  Speaker 1: day that I thought to myself, where did I get
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  Speaker 1: that from? Where did I learn that? And then I
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  Speaker 1: realized I'd heard it from someone else years ago. And
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  Speaker 1: somehow that saying had worked its way into my everyday
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  Speaker 1: conversation without me really even noticing it. And so in
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  Speaker 1: Galatians chapter 6 this morning, verse number 10, the Word
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  Speaker 1: of God says this, As we have therefore opportunity, let
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  Speaker 1: us do good unto all men, especially unto them who
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  Speaker 1: are of the household of faith. We pick up more
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  Speaker 1: from each other than we think we do. As we
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  Speaker 1: go through life, we pick up certain habits or certain
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  Speaker 1: traits or Maybe the way we walk or the way
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  Speaker 1: we talk kind of resembles somebody in our family. Or
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  Speaker 1: maybe it's a favorite expression or a way of making
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  Speaker 1: somebody feel good that we've picked up along the way.
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  Speaker 1: Around this area, we have a habit of waving at
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  Speaker 1: every car that goes down our country road, whether we
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  Speaker 1: know who's driving it or not. Those are just things
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  Speaker 1: we kind of pick up over the years. Some things
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  Speaker 1: are taught to us on purpose, but others simply become
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  Speaker 1: part of who we are. Because of the time we
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  Speaker 1: spend with someone else. That's how we kind of are
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  Speaker 1: all connected. And that got me thinking about how many
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  Speaker 1: lives go into making one life. Think about that this morning.
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  Speaker 1: Each and every one of us are a product of
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  Speaker 1: all the different lives that have been invested into us.
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  Speaker 1: Somebody may have showed you how to do a job.
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  Speaker 1: Somebody taught us maybe how to laugh instead of being
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  Speaker 1: so serious all the time. Somebody was patient with us
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  Speaker 1: while we tried to figure things out and that made
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  Speaker 1: an impact on our lives. But the truth is, along
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  Speaker 1: the way, those influences become part of how we live
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  Speaker 1: our life and how we treat other people. And it
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  Speaker 1: just keeps going and going and going on. If you're
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  Speaker 1: a good listener this morning, maybe it's because someone taught
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  Speaker 1: you by listening to you when you needed an ear.
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  Speaker 1: Now a person going through a difficult time, they feel
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  Speaker 1: heard and they feel respected because you stopped long enough
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  Speaker 1: to give them your attention. How did you learn that?
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  Speaker 1: Perhaps someone once made room for you at their table
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  Speaker 1: to listen. And now you're the one pulling up a
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  Speaker 1: chair and lending an ear. See how that works? We
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  Speaker 1: all learn things from each other. We may never see
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  Speaker 1: how far those moments travel through our lives. The person
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  Speaker 1: we encourage today might offer the same encouragement to someone
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  Speaker 1: else years from now. And before long, a kindness that
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  Speaker 1: started with one person is now passed through several different lives.
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  Speaker 1: And God knows the whole story, even when we just
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  Speaker 1: see a small part. And that's why a lot of
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  Speaker 1: times when I'm having to do funeral services or things
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  Speaker 1: of that nature, I always try to make sure I
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  Speaker 1: impart upon the family that just because someone passes on
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  Speaker 1: from this life to the next, part of them lives
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  Speaker 1: on in each and every one of us because of
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  Speaker 1: the impact they've made upon our lives. It gives us
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  Speaker 1: a reason to pay attention to the ordinary opportunities and
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  Speaker 1: the ordinary moments that are in front of you right now,
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  Speaker 1: this moment. We don't have to make a speech or
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  Speaker 1: do something grand to make an impact. We can simply
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  Speaker 1: share what we know Give someone a second chance or
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  Speaker 1: stay just a few minutes longer when they need to talk. See,
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  Speaker 1: those little simple ways are doing good when you have
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  Speaker 1: the opportunity to do so, like the Apostle Paul was
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  Speaker 1: writing here in Galatians. So let me ask you something
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  Speaker 1: different this morning on our Front Porch Friday. What's a
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  Speaker 1: saying or a habit or just a little bit of
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  Speaker 1: wisdom that you picked up from someone else? It can
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  Speaker 1: be meaningful or it can be funny. Or it can
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  Speaker 1: be both. But I sure would enjoy reading and hearing
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  Speaker 1: about that in our comments today. You might discover that
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  Speaker 1: a few of us have learned some of the same
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  Speaker 1: things in life even though we're miles apart. Our lives
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  Speaker 1: are connected in more ways than we fully understand. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm so grateful this morning for the people whose lives
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  Speaker 1: have touched mine. And I hope in some simple small
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  Speaker 1: way that I have passed those along to others who
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  Speaker 1: and did good to them, just like it was done
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  Speaker 1: to me. So before I go, I'm glad to also
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  Speaker 1: share that a new collection of songs will be released
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  Speaker 1: on November 1st. It'll be on all the usual streaming platforms,
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  Speaker 1: so if you've listened to some of the other albums
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  Speaker 1: and collections that we put out, this next one will
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  Speaker 1: be coming out November 1st. I hope you'll give it
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  Speaker 1: a listen. I hope it'll bless your heart. It's entitled,
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  Speaker 1: When the Morning Comes. So today, be safe. You be
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  Speaker 1: strong and you be blessed. Have a great weekend. And
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  Speaker 1: Lord's will, we'll gather back here again on Monday. Have
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  Speaker 1: a great day.