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God_s_Word_Heals_And_Helps_You_Sleep_-_Anxiety_and_Stress_Relief · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Find rest as you listen to this peaceful bedtime story.
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  Speaker 1: For more Bible stories that bring you refreshing sleep, download
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  Speaker 2: Have you ever experienced a season of illness.
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  Speaker 3: In your life?
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  Speaker 2: Will join me as we look at how we can
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  Speaker 2: experience divine healing today. You know one of life's most
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  Speaker 2: stressful events is personal illness or the illness of a
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  Speaker 2: loved one. Unfortunately, the presence of illness is as certain
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  Speaker 2: as the changing of seasons and as predictable as the weather.
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  Speaker 2: You pray in faith for healing, but the reality is
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  Speaker 2: that sometimes healing does not always come.
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  Speaker 3: In the form that you expect.
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  Speaker 2: Even though we live in a broken and hurting world,
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  Speaker 2: we can still experience divine healing. Scripture bears witness to
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  Speaker 2: how God heals, and today you will see how faith
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  Speaker 2: in Jesus healed many who were ill. For example, in
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  Speaker 2: Matthew chapter fourteen, verses thirty five through thirty six, it
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  Speaker 2: tells of one of Jesus's miracles that reads, and when
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  Speaker 2: the men of that place recognized him, they sent around
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  Speaker 2: to all that region and brought to him all who
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  Speaker 2: were sick, and implored him that they might only touch
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  Speaker 2: the fringe of his garment, and as many as touched
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  Speaker 2: it were made well. When Jesus landed in Genisari, people
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  Speaker 2: recognized him as a healer. They gathered all who were
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  Speaker 2: sick and brought them to the miracle worker. This act
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  Speaker 2: of urgency and intentionality showed great faith. The caregivers had
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  Speaker 2: to risk a disposing the ill to make their way
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  Speaker 2: to Jesus, but their faith was greater than their fear.
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  Speaker 2: Those who believed relied on what Jesus had done in
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  Speaker 2: the past that press forward, no matter the odds against them.
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  Speaker 2: So today, if illness has dominated your life or the
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  Speaker 2: life of a loved one, take a moment to see
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  Speaker 2: how God has been a god of healing in the past.
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  Speaker 2: How have you experienced his divine touch to bring relief, comfort,
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  Speaker 2: or peace. Will you join me in prayer as we
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  Speaker 2: thank God for his ability to heal.
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  Speaker 3: Let's pray.
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  Speaker 2: Father God, I come to you today asking you to
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  Speaker 2: show me more of who you are. You realize that
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  Speaker 2: I live in a world where I experience pain and suffering.
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  Speaker 2: So help me understand that while you are a healer,
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  Speaker 2: you are more than a physical healer. A desire to
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  Speaker 2: heal my heart. So Lord, help me recognize where I
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  Speaker 2: need to experience your divine healing in my life. Whether
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  Speaker 2: it's physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, or even relational. It's in
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  Speaker 2: Jesus name that I pray Amen. Some days when you
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  Speaker 2: feel healthy or when you have received good news from
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  Speaker 2: the doctor, understanding God as a healer is easy, but
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  Speaker 2: his healing power is sometimes less obvious when you have
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  Speaker 2: a chronic cold or a sick child. So today, as
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  Speaker 2: you begin this time of meditation, I invite you to
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  Speaker 2: take a few deep breaths to recognize God's presence with
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  Speaker 2: you in this moment. As you breathe in, feel the
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  Speaker 2: life giving gift of error, and recognize that even this
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  Speaker 2: moment is a gift from God. As you reflect in
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  Speaker 2: this moment, examine your thoughts and feelings. When have you
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  Speaker 2: allowed brokenness again, whether physical or emotional or relational. When
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  Speaker 2: have you allowed that brokenness to distract you from seeing
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  Speaker 2: the goodness of God? How have you doubted God's activity
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  Speaker 2: in your life because of how you were feeling? Well,
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  Speaker 2: take a moment to confess your thoughts and feelings to
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  Speaker 2: your heavenly Father. I know, and after expressing your heart
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  Speaker 2: to God. Take a moment to proclaim the forgiveness that
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  Speaker 2: you've received through Jesus Christ. The Lord gives us the
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  Speaker 2: Bible as a testimony of who he is and what
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  Speaker 2: He's done for his people. In his word, God declares
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  Speaker 2: his faithfulness throughout history to heal his children from their diseases.
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  Speaker 3: Jesus was sent to.
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  Speaker 2: Earth to be a healing balm for a broken world.
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  Speaker 2: So listen to a record of God's faithfulness from Matthew
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  Speaker 2: chapter fourteen, Verses thirty five and thirty six. And when
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  Speaker 2: the men of that place recognized him, they sent around
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  Speaker 2: to all that region and brought to him all who
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  Speaker 2: were sick, and implored him that they might only touch
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  Speaker 2: the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched
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  Speaker 2: it were made.
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  Speaker 3: Well.
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  Speaker 2: What words resonate within your heart as you listen into
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  Speaker 2: that passage. Perhaps there was a phrase that God wants
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  Speaker 2: you to infuse into your soul. Consider that. Now listen
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  Speaker 2: once more to this passage. And when the men of
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  Speaker 2: that place recognized him, they sent around to all that
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  Speaker 2: region and brought to him all who were sick, and
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  Speaker 2: implored him that they might only touch the fringe of
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  Speaker 2: his garment, And as many as touched it or made well.
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  Speaker 3: As you hear the words of scripture.
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  Speaker 2: Think about the process of faith by those who were
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  Speaker 2: coming to Jesus in Genisiah. How might God be using
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  Speaker 2: this passage today to increase your faith in Christ? Listen
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  Speaker 2: again as I read from the contemporary English version of
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  Speaker 2: Matthew Ter fourteen, verses thirty five and thirty six. The
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  Speaker 2: people found out that he was there, and they sent
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  Speaker 2: word to everyone who lived in that part.
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  Speaker 3: Of the country.
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  Speaker 2: So they brought all the sick people to Jesus, and
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  Speaker 2: they begged him just to let them touch his clothes,
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  Speaker 2: and everyone.
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  Speaker 3: Who did was healed.
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  Speaker 2: How did you recognize about Jesus's ability to heal through
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  Speaker 2: this passage? How might the people healing reveal more about.
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  Speaker 3: Who Jesus was to those who.
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  Speaker 2: Experienced the miracle? What truths about Jesus Christ can you proclaim?
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  Speaker 3: Through this scripture?
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  Speaker 2: God's care or is unchanging and his scripture is inspired
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  Speaker 2: by God and useful for teaching, correcting, rebuking, and training
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  Speaker 2: in righteousness. Therefore, we can apply these words to our
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  Speaker 2: lives today. So take a moment now and apply them
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  Speaker 2: to yours. Since we are to use scripture as a
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  Speaker 2: means of training in righteousness. How can you use this
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  Speaker 2: passage as an encouragement to your faith? Knowing that the
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  Speaker 2: heavenly Father holds his children close when they hurt the most,
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  Speaker 2: gives hope when life seems unfair. So take a moment
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  Speaker 2: to rest and hope in your heavenly Father. As you
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  Speaker 2: become more familiar with these verses, try to recognize any
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  Speaker 2: words that seem similar in these verses. Listen again as
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  Speaker 2: I read from Matthew Chapter fourteen, Verses thirty five and
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  Speaker 2: thirty six. The people found out that he was there
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  Speaker 2: to everyone who lived in that part of the country,
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  Speaker 2: so they brought him all the sick people to Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: They begged him just to let them touch his clothes,
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  Speaker 2: and everyone who did was healed. What might your response
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  Speaker 2: had been as a sick person who heard of Jesus's arrival,
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  Speaker 2: You were familiar with Jesus's teachings and miracles, since he
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  Speaker 2: had previously ministered in that area. As soon as a
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  Speaker 2: neighbor announces his arrival, your friends place your feeble body
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  Speaker 2: on a mat and carry you over a mile.
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  Speaker 3: To see this rabbi.
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  Speaker 2: The trip is long aligned to see Jesus even longer.
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  Speaker 2: You are exhausted and aching from the day. As your
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  Speaker 2: eyes made him for the first.
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  Speaker 3: Time, you pause.
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  Speaker 2: What are your thoughts upon seeing him? How did you
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  Speaker 2: feel picturing yourself face to face with Jesus?
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  Speaker 3: How does the.
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  Speaker 2: Experience of the opportunity of healing express itself in praise?
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  Speaker 2: Consider that once mo where have you experienced God's healing.
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  Speaker 4: In your life?
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  Speaker 2: God's healing is a result of his inherent goodness, So
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  Speaker 2: take time now to examine that, discover it.
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  Speaker 4: Find that in your life.
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  Speaker 2: As we close our time of meditation, what thoughts or
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  Speaker 2: feelings have you had about the Lord, We'll take a
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  Speaker 2: moment to lift them up to him in quiet praise.
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  Speaker 2: How my God wants you to apply his word in
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  Speaker 2: your life today. Take a moment to reflect right now,
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  Speaker 2: join me in a moment of closing prayer. Dear Lord,
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  Speaker 2: as I reflect on your attribute as a divine healer today,
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  Speaker 2: I recognize your power over all physical, mental, and emotional pain.
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  Speaker 2: So thank you for always hearing me when I call
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  Speaker 2: to you. I confess, but I sometimes allow my circumstances
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  Speaker 2: to distract me from trusting you fully. So help me
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  Speaker 2: trust you more by remembering how you've shown your healing
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  Speaker 2: power in my life physically, mentally, emotionally, and relational. Give
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  Speaker 2: me the courage to make any necessary.
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  Speaker 3: Changes I need to make in my mind.
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  Speaker 2: In Jesus' name, Amen, as you close this time of meditation,
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  Speaker 2: linger in the moment and rest in the knowledge that
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  Speaker 2: your heavenly Father is a good and loving father who
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  Speaker 2: desires the best for his children. Even when life seems unfair,
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  Speaker 2: God's goodness is unchanged. He continues to love you and
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  Speaker 2: to fight for you. I hope that, whether you find
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  Speaker 2: yourself in a time of joy or sorrow, that you
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  Speaker 2: cling to the truth in this passage and abide.
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  Speaker 1: Hymn writer William Calper once said, grief is its own medicine.
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  Speaker 1: When you experience loss, it's so important to be gentle
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  Speaker 1: and understanding with yourself. It takes time to heal. Turn
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  Speaker 1: to God. He knows how you feel and cares deeply
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  Speaker 1: for your well being. He is a healer of hearts.
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  Speaker 1: He will comfort you, My dear friend. Let that truth
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  Speaker 1: sink into your soul. As you take a deep, tension
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  Speaker 1: reducing breath, shrug your shoulders to your ears and let
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  Speaker 1: them down. Keep breathing deeply, let your body relax. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: disciples felt great grief at the idea that Jesus was
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  Speaker 1: going to be taken from them soon.
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  Speaker 5: Jesus knew that.
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  Speaker 1: In John chapter sixteen, after telling them that they will
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  Speaker 1: weep and lament, he said, so also, you have sorrow now,
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  Speaker 1: but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
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  Speaker 1: and no one will take your joy from you. We
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  Speaker 1: do not grieve as the world grieves, but that does
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  Speaker 1: not mean that we don't grieve. There is great sorrow
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  Speaker 1: in our life here on earth, but our sorrow will
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  Speaker 1: be turned to joy when we enter into eternal life
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  Speaker 1: with Jesus. What have you been grieving lately? Our hearts
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  Speaker 1: are hurt in many different ways. My significant loss, painful words,
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  Speaker 1: unmet expectations. Acknowledge these things allow grief to show itself.
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  Speaker 1: Do not be overwhelmed. Let God comfort you with his
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  Speaker 1: presence and his peace. Would you pray with me, Heavenly Father,
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  Speaker 1: when I feel the sorrow of loss, Comfort me the
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  Speaker 1: way that only you can heal my grieving heart, Because
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  Speaker 1: sometimes it feels as if this grief will always be
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  Speaker 1: overwhelming to me. As sorrow roll over me, keep me
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  Speaker 1: close by your side. You are my shelter in this
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  Speaker 1: raging storm. Bring me peace that surpasses all understanding. Guard
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  Speaker 1: my heart and my soul in Christ Jesus. It is
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  Speaker 1: in his precious name that I pray. Amen. All right,
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  Speaker 1: take another deep breath and place your hands over your heart.
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  Speaker 1: Feel the steady beating. Acknowledge your pain, and then lift
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  Speaker 1: your hands. As you give that pain to the Lord,
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  Speaker 1: He will comfort you. Dear one, what might be keeping
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  Speaker 1: you from feeling god comfort and nearness today? Have you
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  Speaker 1: been withholding your heart because of your pain? Confess that
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  Speaker 1: to the Lord right now, and draw near to him.
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  Speaker 1: When you're overwhelmed by grief. It's hard to see God,
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  Speaker 1: but that's where trust comes in. He loves you and
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  Speaker 1: has never left your side, not even for one moment.
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  Speaker 1: Take his hand and let him walk with you. Listen
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  Speaker 1: again to John sixteen twenty two in the English Standard version.
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  Speaker 1: As you listen, ask God to highlight a word or
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  Speaker 1: phrase in your mind that he wants you to focus on.
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  Speaker 1: So also, you have sorrow now, but I will see
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  Speaker 1: you again, and your hearts will read choice and no
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  Speaker 1: one will take your joy from you. Let me read
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  Speaker 1: that again. So also, you have sorrow now, but I
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  Speaker 1: will see you again, and your hearts will read choice,
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  Speaker 1: and no one will take your joy from you.
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  Speaker 5: What did you hear?
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  Speaker 1: If you've suffered a significant loss, you might feel as
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  Speaker 1: if you'll never rejoice again. How do these words of
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  Speaker 1: scripture speak into that feeling?
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  Speaker 5: When you're grieving.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes people don't know what to say, and sometimes they
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  Speaker 1: end up saying the wrong thing, something that's not.
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  Speaker 5: At all helpful.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus is telling his disciples a truth. They will see
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  Speaker 1: him again. Have hope, dear one, God holds your tender heart.
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  Speaker 1: Listen to John sixteen twenty two in the New Living translation.
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  Speaker 1: So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again.
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  Speaker 1: Then you will read choice, and no one can rob
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  Speaker 1: you of that joy. In this same chapter, Jesus compared
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  Speaker 1: the sorrow they feel to a woman in labor. There
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  Speaker 1: is not much joy in the pain of labor. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: but there is joy in the birth.
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  Speaker 5: Of the child.
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  Speaker 1: But first comes the pain. Spend a few moments allowing
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  Speaker 1: Jesus to touch you in your sorrow. You might not
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  Speaker 1: be feeling strong emotions currently, but you have had grief
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  Speaker 1: in your life. What does the comfort of Jesus feel
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  Speaker 1: like to you. Maybe you feel like your heart hurts
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  Speaker 1: for something others might consider trivial, But no hurt is
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  Speaker 1: trivial to God.
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  Speaker 5: Talk to God about.
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  Speaker 1: What brings you pain, and then sit with Him and
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  Speaker 1: let him speak to you. Listen now to John sixteen
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  Speaker 1: twenty two in the New International version. So with you
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  Speaker 1: now is your time of grief. But I will see
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  Speaker 1: you again, and you will rejoice, and no one will
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  Speaker 1: take away your joy. There will come a day when
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  Speaker 1: nothing will be able to take away your joy. Is
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  Speaker 1: not forever. Forever will be with him. Now listen and
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  Speaker 1: reflect on Romans eighth eighteen through twenty seven. For I
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  Speaker 1: consider that the sufferings of this present time are not
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  Speaker 1: worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed
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  Speaker 1: to us. For the Creation waits with eager longing for
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  Speaker 1: the revealing of the sons of God. For the Creation
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  Speaker 1: was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him
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  Speaker 1: who subjected it. In hope that the creation itself will
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  Speaker 1: be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain
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  Speaker 1: the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
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  Speaker 1: For we know that the whole creation has been growning
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  Speaker 1: together in the pains of childbirth until now, and not
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  Speaker 1: only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first
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  Speaker 1: fruits of the spirit grown inwardly, as we wait eagerly
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  Speaker 1: for adoption as suns, the redemption of our bodies, For in.
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  Speaker 5: This hope we were saved.
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  Speaker 1: Now, hope that is seen is not hope, for who
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  Speaker 1: hopes for what he sees. But if we hope for
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  Speaker 1: what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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  Speaker 5: Likewise, the Spirit helps us.
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  Speaker 1: In our weakness, for we do not know what to
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  Speaker 1: pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes
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  Speaker 1: for us with groanings too deep for words. And he
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  Speaker 1: who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the spirit,
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  Speaker 1: because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to.
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  Speaker 5: The will of God.
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  Speaker 1: Let's pray, Lord, thank you for holding my heart with
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  Speaker 1: such tenderness and compassion. Sometimes it seems like the griefs
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  Speaker 1: just keep piling up, and I don't know what to do.
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  Speaker 1: But you always hear me when I cry. My tears
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  Speaker 1: are not wasted. Your word tells me that you keep
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  Speaker 1: them in a bottle. You know what my hurts are,
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  Speaker 1: and you care that I am hurting, Even when friends
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  Speaker 1: say the wrong thing trying to be helpful. Your word
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  Speaker 1: is always a soothing balm.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you amen.
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  Speaker 1: Remember forever is longer than this life, with all its
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  Speaker 1: sorrow and its joys.
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  Speaker 5: Let God heal.
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  Speaker 1: Your hurting heart as he prepares you to spend eternity
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  Speaker 1: with Him until next time. May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 6: Can you remember words that made a positive difference in
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  Speaker 6: your life. Perhaps they came from a teacher, a coach,
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  Speaker 6: a friend, or a parent. Maybe they helped change your
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  Speaker 6: attitude or perspective about something. Let those memories stir in
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  Speaker 6: your heart as you take a deep breath and hold
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  Speaker 6: it for the count of four one two three four.
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  Speaker 6: Now release it slowly one two three four. Let your
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  Speaker 6: shoulders relax as you listen to Proverbs twelve eighteen, which
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  Speaker 6: says there's one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
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  Speaker 6: but the tongue of the wise brings healing. This verse
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  Speaker 6: reminds us that there are two kinds of words, those
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  Speaker 6: that harm and those that bring healing. Like a knife,
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  Speaker 6: harsh words can cut deep into the soul. Unconstructive criticism
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  Speaker 6: or abusive language can cause great damage, but well chosen
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  Speaker 6: words can bring comfort and healing. They can motivate the
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  Speaker 6: hearer to move forward beyond where they initially thought possible.
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  Speaker 6: As you ponder the kinds of words you speak to others,
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  Speaker 6: try to examine whether they condemn or comfort, hurt or heal.
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  Speaker 6: God desires us to speak words of healing. Father, God,
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  Speaker 6: your words bring life. They always have by your word.
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  Speaker 6: The worlds were made by your word. People are healed.
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  Speaker 6: I am made in your image.
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  Speaker 3: Lord.
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  Speaker 6: I want my words to bring life, but sometimes I
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  Speaker 6: lash out.
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  Speaker 7: Words just come.
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  Speaker 6: Out of my mouth before I really think about their impact.
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  Speaker 7: Me to think before I speak.
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  Speaker 6: To let your spirit guide every word. Let my speech
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  Speaker 6: always honor you. It's in the name of Jesus that
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  Speaker 6: I pray.
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  Speaker 7: Amen. Take another deep breath.
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  Speaker 6: Try putting your hands over your mouth to show your
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  Speaker 6: willingness to let the spirit control your words. Close your
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  Speaker 6: eyes if you're able, and picture the flame that are
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  Speaker 6: your words. Do they warm or do they destroy? Lift
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  Speaker 6: your hands now and surrender to the Lord and his
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  Speaker 6: plan for you. As you seek the Lord, ask him
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  Speaker 6: to search your heart. How might you have experienced distance
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  Speaker 6: from God due to disobedience. The Lord longs for intimacy
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  Speaker 6: with you so much he sent his son to die
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  Speaker 6: in your place. Use this time to experience Christ's forgiveness
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  Speaker 6: and reconnect with the Father. As you meditate on God's word,
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  Speaker 6: experience the life that it brings. Let it burrow into
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  Speaker 6: your heart and change you from the inside out. Listen
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  Speaker 6: again to Proverbs twelve eighteen from the English Standard version.
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  Speaker 6: There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
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  Speaker 6: but the tongue of the wise brings healing. As you
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  Speaker 6: heard the passage, what grabbed your attention? Listen carefully as
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  Speaker 6: I read the passage again?
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  Speaker 7: There is one.
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  Speaker 6: Whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue
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  Speaker 6: of the wise brings healing. Hebrews four to twelve tells
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  Speaker 6: us that God's word is active and sharper than any
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  Speaker 6: two edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and
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  Speaker 6: of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the
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  Speaker 6: thoughts and intentions of the heart. What's the difference between
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  Speaker 6: the sword thrusts of harsh words and the piercing of
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  Speaker 6: the sword of God's word. Listen again as I read
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  Speaker 6: Proverbs twelve eighteen from the Contemporary English version. Sharp words
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  Speaker 6: cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal. There's
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  Speaker 6: a well known saying, hurt people hurt people. Jesus said
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  Speaker 6: that out of the depths of the heart, the mouth speaks.
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  Speaker 6: How have you lashed out at someone because of your
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  Speaker 6: own pain? Wisdom is not simply about knowing what to say,
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  Speaker 6: but knowing when to say it. Proverbs twenty five point
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  Speaker 6: twenty says whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is
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  Speaker 6: like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
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  Speaker 6: and like vinegar on soda. When have you had healing
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  Speaker 6: words for someone but said them at the wrong time,
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  Speaker 6: or had that done to you? God desires for us
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  Speaker 6: to grow in wisdom. How might you grow in the
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  Speaker 6: wisdom that you speak to others? Listen once more as
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  Speaker 6: I read Proverbs twelve eighteen in the contemporary English version.
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  Speaker 6: Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.
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  Speaker 7: Have you ever realized your words hurt someone?
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  Speaker 8: Only after you said them.
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  Speaker 7: You see their face collapse in defeat.
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  Speaker 6: You often want to take the words back, but the
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  Speaker 6: damage is done. Yet restoration and healing can still occur.
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  Speaker 6: Take a few moments to ponder how restoration can happen
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  Speaker 6: after harsh words have been spoken. On the other hand,
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  Speaker 6: the right words at the right time can bring life.
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  Speaker 6: We're not talking about flattery or even compliments. We're talking
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  Speaker 6: about speaking words of blessing over someone. Maybe there's someone
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  Speaker 6: that needs you to extend a healing word of wisdom.
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  Speaker 6: Spend some time now asking God to bring to mind
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  Speaker 6: someone who you can speak life into. Picture someone you
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  Speaker 6: know who's been wounded by life's circumstances or the harsh
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  Speaker 6: words of others. See their emotional wounds as actual physical
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  Speaker 6: wounds as you approach them. Do you have lemon juice
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  Speaker 6: to pour over that wound or healing oil that will
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  Speaker 6: soothe and restore? How could you guard yourself from speaking harshly?
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  Speaker 6: Ponder some practical ways to protect your heart and tongue. Now,
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  Speaker 6: Father God, thank you for this time when I can
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  Speaker 6: examine my relationship with you. Thank you for allowing me
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  Speaker 6: to be stilled before you as you've created me in
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  Speaker 6: your image. Help me reflect who you are. I pray
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  Speaker 6: you'll help me build others up rather than tear them down.
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  Speaker 6: Thank you for your love in Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 7: Amen.
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  Speaker 6: As you close this time of reflection, rejoice in the
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  Speaker 6: knowledge that God wants to provide you with all the
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  Speaker 6: wisdom you need. Remember God is for you and not
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  Speaker 6: against you. He's brought you out of death and into life. Therefore,
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  Speaker 6: speak life into everyone you encounter today until next time.
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  Speaker 6: May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 3: What has the Holy Spirit given you that you can
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  Speaker 3: give away. In the weeks after jesus Death, resurrection and dissension,
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  Speaker 3: his disciples continued praying at the temple. One day, as
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  Speaker 3: Peter and John went to pray, they met a man
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  Speaker 3: who had been lame from birth. He asked them for money.
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  Speaker 3: Peter looked him in the eye and answered, I have
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  Speaker 3: no silver and gold, but what I do have I
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  Speaker 3: give to you and the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
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  Speaker 3: Rise up and walk. Take a deep breath and picture
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  Speaker 3: the scene. Peter took the man by the hand and
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  Speaker 3: raised him up. His feet and ankles were made strong,
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  Speaker 3: and he began walking and leaping and praising God. And
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  Speaker 3: all the people recognized him as the one who was
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  Speaker 3: usually sitting at the gate of the temple asking for alms,
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  Speaker 3: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what
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  Speaker 3: had happened to him. M By the Holy Spirit, Peter
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  Speaker 3: and John were able to heal in Jesus Name to
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  Speaker 3: the glory of God. Ask God to show you what
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  Speaker 3: gives the Holy Spirit wants you to share in the
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  Speaker 3: name of Jesus. M This wasn't the last time the
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  Speaker 3: Disciples would meet a physical need of someone they encountered.
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  Speaker 3: There are numerous story of healings done in the name
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  Speaker 3: and power of Jesus to them bringing the Gospel and
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  Speaker 3: included caring for the sake. In the same way, the
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  Speaker 3: Holy Spirit enables you to care for the people in
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  Speaker 3: your path, whatever that might look like. Pray with me, God,
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  Speaker 3: help me to be attentive to the needs of people
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  Speaker 3: You've placed in my life, and help me to believe
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  Speaker 3: in the power of the Holy Spirit to heal. May
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  Speaker 3: I rejoice in the work that You've done, and may
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  Speaker 3: my rejoicing help many more people to see your greatness.
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  Speaker 3: In Jesus Name, I pray. Amen. Take a deep breath
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  Speaker 3: and exhaling. Check in with your body inhale again, breathing
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  Speaker 3: in God's love for your body and exhaling. Release any
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  Speaker 3: negative feelings you have about your body. God made you
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  Speaker 3: and God delights in you. Though your body may not
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  Speaker 3: find healing and wholeness until the next life know that
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  Speaker 3: your body is a gift and that is lovely to God.
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  Speaker 3: Breathe that in. Take a moment and ask the Holy
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  Speaker 3: Spirit to surch your heart and to reveal to you
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  Speaker 3: any sins that hide there. Confess them to the Lord.
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  Speaker 3: You can be sure that he will forgive. Jesus defeated
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  Speaker 3: the powers of sin and death once and for all
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  Speaker 3: on the Cross. You belong to Him and no one
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  Speaker 3: can ever snatch you out of his hand. Listen to
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  Speaker 3: Acts three, verse six in the English Standard Version. But
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  Speaker 3: Peter said, I have no silver and gold, but what
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  Speaker 3: I do have I give to you in the name
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  Speaker 3: of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Rise up and walk. As
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  Speaker 3: I read that verse again, listen for a word or
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  Speaker 3: phrase that stands out to you. But Peter said, I
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  Speaker 3: have no silver and gold, but what I do have
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  Speaker 3: I give to you in the name of Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 3: of Nazareth. Rise up and walk. What did you hear?
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  Speaker 3: Reflect them asking the Spirit to speak? When have you
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  Speaker 3: had an opportunity to share your gifts with the person
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  Speaker 3: in need? Listen to Acts chapter three, verse six in
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  Speaker 3: the Amplified Bible. But Peter said silver and gold, I
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  Speaker 3: do not have But what I do have I give
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  Speaker 3: to you in the name, authority, power of Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 3: the Nazarene. Begin now to walk and go on walking.
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  Speaker 3: Peter had probably seen this many times, after all, the
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  Speaker 3: Lame Man was well known by regular temple goers, But
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  Speaker 3: this time their interaction was different than it had ever
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  Speaker 3: been before. This time, led by the Spirit, Peter offered healing.
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  Speaker 3: Who is someone you see regularly that the Spirit is
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  Speaker 3: inviting you to see afresh. Peter didn't go looking for
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  Speaker 3: this encounter. It came about through his normal patterns of
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  Speaker 3: worshiping God. He was putting himself in the right place
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  Speaker 3: for God to work through him. Are you regularly putting
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  Speaker 3: yourself in the right place for God to work through you?
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  Speaker 3: Ask God to help you be faithful in worshiping and
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  Speaker 3: seeking Him so that you will be available for Him
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  Speaker 3: to use. Listen to Acts three, verse six in the
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  Speaker 3: New Living Translation. But Peter said, I don't have any
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  Speaker 3: silver or gold for you, but I'll give you what
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  Speaker 3: I have in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene.
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  Speaker 3: Get up and walk. Imagine you're on your way to
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  Speaker 3: worship at the temple. Outside you see a man asking
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  Speaker 3: for money. You often see him there. He's been lame
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  Speaker 3: since birth, and the community cares for him. How does
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  Speaker 3: it make you feel to see him there? You reach
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  Speaker 3: into your bag for some coins, but before you find them,
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  Speaker 3: you see Peter and John stopping to talk to the man.
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  Speaker 3: Surely they won't have money to give. Ever since Peter
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  Speaker 3: stopped fishing to follow Jesus, he's been short on cash.
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  Speaker 3: You see him clasp hands with the beggar, and then
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  Speaker 3: the beggar stands and walks and jumps. What do you
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  Speaker 3: think has happened? The man is leaping and praising God.
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  Speaker 3: That's wild, it's undignified, it's improper. You can't tear your
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  Speaker 3: eyes away. He's embracing Peter and John, clinging to them,
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  Speaker 3: and everyone is rushing close to see what's happened? You
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  Speaker 3: whisper of prayer of praise to God for this miracle.
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  Speaker 3: Hours later, everyone is still buzzing with the news. Some
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  Speaker 3: insist that it wasn't the same man, that it was
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  Speaker 3: a hoax, someone pretending to be healed. Others aren't asking questions,
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  Speaker 3: curious about the followers of Jesus. Others sick and lame
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  Speaker 3: are gathering in front of the temple seeking healing for themselves.
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  Speaker 3: What do you have to offer them? Pray with me, Jesus,
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  Speaker 3: you told your disciples that with faith they could do
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  Speaker 3: even greater things than the miracles they've witnessed you doing.
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  Speaker 3: Give me that kind of faith, faith that gives generously,
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  Speaker 3: faith that believes in the impossible, faith that brings healing,
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  Speaker 3: and that continues to believe in your goodness even when
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  Speaker 3: healing doesn't come. May my faith bring many to worship
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  Speaker 3: you maybe today. Let the Holy Spirit guide you into
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  Speaker 3: greater and deeper faith as you follow Jesus until next time,
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  Speaker 3: May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Are you facing an area in your life where you
• 1:00:40
  Speaker 2: do not have the answer, Well, join us as we
• 1:00:44
  Speaker 2: look at how even when faced with the unknown, we
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  Speaker 2: can have peace.
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  Speaker 3: HP.
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  Speaker 2: Lovecraft once wrote, the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
• 1:00:57
  Speaker 2: is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear
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  Speaker 2: is fear of the unknown. When faced with an unknown situation,
• 1:01:08
  Speaker 2: especially concerning your health, the natural inclination is to fear. Well,
• 1:01:15
  Speaker 2: today we will look at how even when facing the unknown,
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  Speaker 2: we can trust in the Lord for strength. When your
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  Speaker 2: life has a giant question mark stamped in the place
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  Speaker 2: where you hoped there would be answers. The void can
• 1:01:31
  Speaker 2: seem all consuming. In the Book of Psalms, Chapter nineteen,
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  Speaker 2: verses seven through eight, it brings perspective about the power
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  Speaker 2: of God's word.
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  Speaker 3: In times of fear.
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  Speaker 2: It reads, the law of the Lord is perfect, reviving
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  Speaker 2: the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making
• 1:01:53
  Speaker 2: wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right,
• 1:01:59
  Speaker 2: rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord is pure,
• 1:02:05
  Speaker 2: enlightening the eyes. Scripture is a powerful tool in times
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  Speaker 2: of fear and anxiety, So when facing an unknown diagnosis,
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  Speaker 2: you can look to the truth in the Bible as
• 1:02:17
  Speaker 2: a source of hope. It proclaims truth of who God is,
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  Speaker 2: his promises for you, and how faithful He has been
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  Speaker 2: in the past. Looking to Scripture in these times will
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  Speaker 2: help you rest during your season of waiting. So today,
• 1:02:35
  Speaker 2: as we reflect on any time of unknowns in your life,
• 1:02:39
  Speaker 2: take a moment to reflect on the truth and scripture
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  Speaker 2: of who God is. What characteristic of God do you
• 1:02:47
  Speaker 2: need to see displayed in your life today? Well, join
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  Speaker 2: me as we open in a word of prayer. Dear
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  Speaker 2: Lord God, I think you are giving me the truth
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  Speaker 2: of who you are through your word today, so help
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  Speaker 2: me focus on you today rather than what is unknown
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  Speaker 2: about my life. I pray that I will live a
• 1:03:09
  Speaker 2: life of faith rather than fear. Thank you for giving
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  Speaker 2: me hope through Jesus, and help me rejoice in all
• 1:03:18
  Speaker 2: things today in Jesus name, I pray hemen. As you
• 1:03:23
  Speaker 2: begin this time of meditation, want you to take a
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  Speaker 2: moment to free your mind today. Allow the next several
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  Speaker 2: minutes to be about your relationship.
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  Speaker 3: With the Lord.
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  Speaker 2: Position yourself to where you can focus only on Him
• 1:03:39
  Speaker 2: for a few moments today, As you begin this time
• 1:03:42
  Speaker 2: of meditation, I invite you to take a few deep
• 1:03:46
  Speaker 2: breaths as you recognize God's presence with you in this moment.
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  Speaker 2: As you breathe in, feel the life giving gift of error.
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  Speaker 2: Recognize that even in this moment, it's a gift from God.
• 1:04:18
  Speaker 2: As you reflect in this moment, examine your thoughts and feelings.
• 1:04:22
  Speaker 2: When have you allowed questions about your health or your
• 1:04:25
  Speaker 2: future control your thoughts. How have you doubted God's activity
• 1:04:32
  Speaker 2: because you've not received back in answer or the answer
• 1:04:35
  Speaker 2: that you desired. Take a moment to confess your thoughts
• 1:04:39
  Speaker 2: and feelings to your heavenly Father. Now and after expressing
• 1:04:44
  Speaker 2: your heart to God, take a moment to proclaim the
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  Speaker 2: forgiveness that you've received through Jesus Christ. The Lord gives
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  Speaker 2: us his word as a testimony of who he is
• 1:05:10
  Speaker 2: and what he has done for other people. The Psalms
• 1:05:13
  Speaker 2: declare many of God's attributes through poetry. Listen to a
• 1:05:19
  Speaker 2: record of God's faithfulness from Psalm Chapter nineteen, verses seven
• 1:05:24
  Speaker 2: through eight. The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving
• 1:05:29
  Speaker 2: the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making
• 1:05:33
  Speaker 2: wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right,
• 1:05:37
  Speaker 2: rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord is pure,
• 1:05:43
  Speaker 2: enlightening the eyes. As you listened to that passage, what
• 1:05:49
  Speaker 2: hope did God give you in his word? Was there
• 1:05:52
  Speaker 2: a word that stood.
• 1:05:53
  Speaker 3: Out in your mind?
• 1:05:55
  Speaker 2: Perhaps there was a phrase that God wants you to
• 1:05:58
  Speaker 2: cling to today. Listen once more to this passage. The
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  Speaker 2: law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The
• 1:06:09
  Speaker 2: testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
• 1:06:14
  Speaker 2: The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart.
• 1:06:19
  Speaker 2: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes
• 1:06:26
  Speaker 2: as you hear the words of scripture, How is God
• 1:06:29
  Speaker 2: calling you to trust Him today? How might God be
• 1:06:33
  Speaker 2: using this passage today to increase your faith in Christ?
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  Speaker 2: Listen again as I read from the contemporary English version
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  Speaker 2: of Psalm Chapter nineteen, verses seven and eight. The law
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  Speaker 2: of the Lord is perfect.
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  Speaker 3: It gives us new life.
• 1:07:21
  Speaker 2: His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.
• 1:07:27
  Speaker 2: The Lord's instruction is right. It makes our hearts glad.
• 1:07:32
  Speaker 2: His commandments shine brightly, and they give us light. What
• 1:07:39
  Speaker 2: is the new life that God wants you to live
• 1:07:41
  Speaker 2: in him? Jesus came to earth so that you could
• 1:07:45
  Speaker 2: have life, and have it abundantly. So, when facing an
• 1:07:49
  Speaker 2: undiagnosed condition, the temptation is to allow fear to steal
• 1:07:54
  Speaker 2: that joy. How can your faith in Christ sustain you
• 1:07:59
  Speaker 2: in these two times? Consider that now, this Psalm tells
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  Speaker 2: us that God's teachings are forever. They give wisdom to
• 1:08:38
  Speaker 2: anyone who lives by them. So how can you apply
• 1:08:42
  Speaker 2: this passage to what you are facing today? Consider that
• 1:08:46
  Speaker 2: once again, since you are to use scripture to grow
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  Speaker 2: closer to God, how can you use this passage as
• 1:09:22
  Speaker 2: an encouragement to your faith? Take a moment now to
• 1:09:26
  Speaker 2: rejoice and hope in the promises of this passage. As
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  Speaker 2: you become more familiar with these verses, try to recognize
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  Speaker 2: any words that seem similar between the verses. Listen again
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  Speaker 2: as I read from Psalm chapter nineteen, verses seventh th eight.
• 1:10:14
  Speaker 2: The law of the Lord is perfect, gives us new life.
• 1:10:19
  Speaker 2: His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.
• 1:10:25
  Speaker 2: The Lord's instruction is right. It makes our hearts glad.
• 1:10:30
  Speaker 2: His commandments shine brightly, and they give us light. As
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  Speaker 2: you listen to this passage, what image did you see
• 1:10:40
  Speaker 2: in your mind of the heavenly Father. We'll take a
• 1:10:43
  Speaker 2: moment to picture yourself in the arms of the Father.
• 1:10:47
  Speaker 2: He knows your means, he knows your questions, and yes,
• 1:10:51
  Speaker 2: he does have answers. He understands your pain. Pause here
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  Speaker 2: now and settle in that truth. God does nothing without reason.
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  Speaker 2: He is a God of wisdom. How have you gained
• 1:11:35
  Speaker 2: wisdom in any area where you may have unanswered questions?
• 1:11:40
  Speaker 2: How is God using this time to grow your faith
• 1:11:43
  Speaker 2: in him? Ponder that now. What light is the Lord
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  Speaker 2: trying to shine on the situation that you're facing? How
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  Speaker 2: can this time build your trust in Jesus? Settled into
• 1:12:26
  Speaker 2: that question, and ponder it for a moment. As we
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  Speaker 2: close our time of meditation, how might you experience joy
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  Speaker 2: through God's word even when you face the fear of
• 1:13:06
  Speaker 2: the unknown. We'll take a moment now to reflect. Join
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  Speaker 2: me now in a moment of closing prayer. Your Lord God,
• 1:13:45
  Speaker 2: Thank you for giving me this.
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  Speaker 3: Time to spend with you today.
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  Speaker 2: And thank you for your word to comfort me in
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  Speaker 2: times of weakness and in times of my need. Help
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  Speaker 2: me to see you more clearly when I do not
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  Speaker 2: know what lies ahead. And thank you for Jesus who
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  Speaker 2: walked this path before me. Thank you for giving me
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  Speaker 2: your spirit as a reminder that you are always with me.
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  Speaker 2: And it's in Jesus name that I pray.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 2: As you close this time of meditation, take a moment
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  Speaker 2: to rest in the knowledge that your heavenly Father is
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  Speaker 2: a good and loving father who desires the best for you.
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  Speaker 2: Even when you don't have all the answers, God is still.
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  Speaker 3: Seated on his throne.
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  Speaker 2: I hope that whether you find yourself in a time
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  Speaker 2: of joy or sorrow, you cling to the truth in
• 1:14:39
  Speaker 2: this passage and abide in your relationship with Christ. Have
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  Speaker 2: you ever experienced a season of illness? In your life
• 1:15:09
  Speaker 2: will join me as we look at how we can
• 1:15:11
  Speaker 2: experience divine healing today. One of life's most stressful events
• 1:15:17
  Speaker 2: is personal illness, or the illness of a loved one. Unfortunately,
• 1:15:22
  Speaker 2: the presence of illness is as certain as the changing
• 1:15:26
  Speaker 2: of seasons and as predictable as the weather. You pray
• 1:15:31
  Speaker 2: in faith for healing, but the reality is that sometimes
• 1:15:35
  Speaker 2: healing does not always come in the form that you expect.
• 1:15:39
  Speaker 2: Even though we live in a broken and hurting world,
• 1:15:42
  Speaker 2: we can still experience divine healing. Scripture bears witness to
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  Speaker 2: how God heals, and today you will see how faith
• 1:15:51
  Speaker 2: in Jesus healed many who were ill. For example, in
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  Speaker 2: Matthew chapter fourteen, verses thirty five through thirty one, it
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  Speaker 2: tells of one of Jesus's miracles that reads, and when
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  Speaker 2: the men of that place recognized him, they sent around
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  Speaker 2: to all that region and brought to him all who
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  Speaker 2: were sick, and implored him that they might only touch
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  Speaker 2: the fringe of his garment, and as many as touched
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  Speaker 2: it were made well. When Jesus landed in Genis Sarah,
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  Speaker 2: people recognized him as a healer. They gathered all who
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  Speaker 2: were sick and brought them to the miracle worker. This
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  Speaker 2: act of urgency and intentionality showed great faith. The caregivers
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  Speaker 2: had to risk exposing the ill to make their way
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  Speaker 2: to Jesus, but their faith was greater than their fear.
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  Speaker 2: Those who believed relied on what Jesus had done in
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  Speaker 2: the past to press forward, no matter the odds against them.
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  Speaker 2: So today, if illness has died eleminated your life or
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  Speaker 2: the life of a loved one, take a moment to
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  Speaker 2: see how God has been a God of healing in
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  Speaker 2: the past. How have you experienced his divine touch to
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  Speaker 2: bring relief.
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  Speaker 3: Comfort, or peace.
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  Speaker 2: Will you join me in prayer as we thank God
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  Speaker 2: for his ability to heal. Let's pray. Father God, I
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  Speaker 2: come to you today asking you to show me more
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  Speaker 2: of who you are. I realize that I live in
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  Speaker 2: a world where I experience pain and suffering. So help
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  Speaker 2: me understand that while you are a healer, you are
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  Speaker 2: more than a physical healer. Desire to heal my heart.
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  Speaker 2: So Lord, help me recognize where I need to experience
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  Speaker 2: your divine healing.
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  Speaker 3: In my life, whether.
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  Speaker 2: It's physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, or even relational. That's in
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  Speaker 2: Jesus' name, that I pray Amen. You know, some days
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  Speaker 2: when you feel healthy, or when you have received good
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  Speaker 2: news from the doctor, understanding God as a healer is easy,
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  Speaker 2: but his healing power is sometimes less obvious when you
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  Speaker 2: have a chronic cold or a sick child. So today,
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  Speaker 2: as you begin this time of meditation, I invite you
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  Speaker 2: to take a few deep breaths as you recognize God's
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  Speaker 2: presence with you in this moment. As you breathe in,
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  Speaker 2: feel the life giving gift of air, and recognize that
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  Speaker 2: even this moment is.
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  Speaker 3: A gift from God.
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  Speaker 2: As you reflect in this moment, examine your thoughts and feelings.
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  Speaker 2: When have you allowed brokenness again, whether physical or emotional
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  Speaker 2: or relational. When have you allowed that brokenness to distract
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  Speaker 2: you from seeing the goodness of God? How have you
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  Speaker 2: doubted God's activity in your life because of how you
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  Speaker 2: were feeling?
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  Speaker 3: Well?
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  Speaker 2: Take a moment to confess your thoughts and feelings to
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  Speaker 2: your heavenly Father, I know, and after expressing your heart
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  Speaker 2: to God, take a moment to proclaim the forgiveness that
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  Speaker 2: you've received through Jesus Christ. The Lord gives us the
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  Speaker 2: Bible as a testimony of who he is and what
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  Speaker 2: He's done for his people. In his word, God declares
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  Speaker 2: his faithfulness throughout history to heal his children from their diseases.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus was sent to earth to be a healing balm
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  Speaker 2: for a broken world. So listen to a record of
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  Speaker 2: God's faithfulness from Matthew chapter fourteen, Verses thirty five and
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  Speaker 2: thirty six. And when the men of that place recognized him,
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  Speaker 2: they sent around to all that region and brought to
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  Speaker 2: him all who were sick, and implored him that they
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  Speaker 2: might only touch the fringe of his garment, And as
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  Speaker 2: many as touched.
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  Speaker 3: It were made well.
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  Speaker 2: What words resonate within your heart as you listen to
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  Speaker 2: that passage?
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  Speaker 3: Perhaps there was a phrase.
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  Speaker 2: That God wants you to infuse into your soul. Consider that.
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  Speaker 2: Now listen once more to this passage. And when the
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  Speaker 2: men of that place recognized him, they sent around to
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  Speaker 2: all that region and brought to him all who were sick,
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  Speaker 2: and implored him that they might only touch the fringe
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  Speaker 2: of his garment. And as many as touched it or
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  Speaker 2: made well.
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  Speaker 3: As you hear the words of scripture.
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  Speaker 2: Think about the process of faith by those who were
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  Speaker 2: coming to Jesus in Genisiah. How might God be using
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  Speaker 2: this passage.
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  Speaker 3: Today to increase your faith in Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Listen again as I read from the contemporary English version
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  Speaker 2: of Matthew fourteen, verses thirty five and thirty six. The
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  Speaker 2: people found out that he was there, and they sent
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  Speaker 2: word to everyone who lived in that part of the country.
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  Speaker 3: So they brought.
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  Speaker 2: All the sick people to Jesus, and they begged him
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  Speaker 2: just to let them touch his clothes, and everyone.
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  Speaker 3: Who did was healed. What did you recognize.
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  Speaker 2: About Jesus's ability to heal through this passage? How might
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  Speaker 2: the people healing reveal more about who Jesus was to
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  Speaker 2: those who experienced the miracle? What truths about Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 2: can you proclaim through this scripture? God's character is unchanging
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  Speaker 2: and his scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, correcting, rebuking,
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  Speaker 2: and training in righteousness.
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  Speaker 3: Therefore, we can apply these words to our lives today.
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  Speaker 2: So take a.
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  Speaker 3: Moment now and apply them to yours.
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  Speaker 2: Since we are to use scripture as a means of
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  Speaker 2: training in righteousness, how can you use this passage as
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  Speaker 2: an encouragement to your faith? Knowing that the heavenly Father
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  Speaker 2: holds his children close when they hurt the most gives
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  Speaker 2: hope when life seems unfair, So take a moment to
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  Speaker 2: rest and hope.
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  Speaker 3: In your heavenly Father.
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  Speaker 2: As you become more familiar with these verses, try to
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  Speaker 2: recognize any words that seem similar in these verses. Listen
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  Speaker 2: again as I read from Matthew Chapter fourteen, Verses thirty
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  Speaker 2: five and thirty six. The people found out that he
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  Speaker 2: was there, and they sent word to everyone who lived
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  Speaker 2: in that part of the country. So they brought him.
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  Speaker 2: All the sick people to Jesus. They begged him just
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  Speaker 2: to let them touch his clothes, and everyone who did
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  Speaker 2: was healed. What might your response have been as a
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  Speaker 2: sick person who heard of Jesus his arrival, You were
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  Speaker 2: familiar with Jesus's teachings and miracles, since he had previously
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  Speaker 2: ministered in that area. As soon as a neighbor announces
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  Speaker 2: his arrival, your friends place your feeble body on a
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  Speaker 2: mat and carry you over a mile to see this rabbit.
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  Speaker 2: The trip is long, the line to see Jesus even longer.
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  Speaker 3: You are exhausted and.
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  Speaker 2: Aching from the day. As your eyes meet him for
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  Speaker 2: the first.
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  Speaker 3: Time, you pause. What are your thoughts upon seeing.
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  Speaker 2: How did you feel picturing yourself face to face with Jesus.
• 1:27:09
  Speaker 2: How does the experience of the opportunity of healing express
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  Speaker 2: itself in praise? Consider that once more, where have you
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  Speaker 2: experienced God's healing in your life? God's healing is a
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  Speaker 2: result of His inherent goodness. So take time.
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  Speaker 3: Now to exist, examine that, discover it.
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  Speaker 4: Find that in your life.
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  Speaker 2: As we close our time of meditation, what thoughts or
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  Speaker 2: feelings have you had about the Lord, We'll take a
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  Speaker 2: moment to lift them up to him in quiet praise.
• 1:28:45
  Speaker 2: How might God wants you to apply his word in
• 1:28:47
  Speaker 2: your life today? Take a moment to reflect right now,
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  Speaker 2: join me in a moment.
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  Speaker 3: Of closing prayer.
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  Speaker 2: Dear Lord, as I reflect on your attribute as a
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  Speaker 2: divine healer today, I recognize your power over all physical, mental,
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  Speaker 2: and emotional pain. So thank you for always hearing me
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  Speaker 2: when I call to you. I confess that I sometimes
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  Speaker 2: allow my circumstances to distract me from trusting you fully.
• 1:29:47
  Speaker 2: So help me trust you more by remembering how you've
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  Speaker 2: shown your healing power in my life physically, mentally, emotionally,
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  Speaker 2: and relationally. Give me the courage to make any necessary
• 1:30:00
  Speaker 2: changes I need to make in my mind Jesus' name.
• 1:30:05
  Speaker 2: As you close this time of meditation, linger in the
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  Speaker 2: moment and rest in the knowledge that your heavenly father
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  Speaker 2: is a good and loving father who desires the best
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  Speaker 2: for his children. Even when life seems unfair, God's goodness
• 1:30:20
  Speaker 2: is unchanged, continues to love you and to fight for you.
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  Speaker 2: I hope that, whether you find yourself in a time
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  Speaker 2: of joy or sorrow, that you cling to the truth
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  Speaker 2: in this passage and abide.
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  Speaker 1: Hymn writer William Calper once said, grief is its own medicine.
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  Speaker 1: When you experience it's loss, it's so important to be
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  Speaker 1: gentle and understanding with yourself. It takes time to heal.
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  Speaker 1: Turn to God. He knows how you feel and cares
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  Speaker 1: deeply for your well being. He is a healer of hearts.
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  Speaker 1: He will comfort you, My dear friend. Let that truth
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  Speaker 1: sink into your soul. As you take a deep tension
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  Speaker 1: reducing breath, shrug your shoulders to your ears and let
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  Speaker 1: them down. Keep breathing deeply, let your body relax. Jesus
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  Speaker 1: disciples felt great grief at the idea that Jesus was
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  Speaker 1: going to be taken from them soon. Jesus knew that
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  Speaker 1: in John chapter sixteen. After telling them that they will
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  Speaker 1: weep and lament, he said, so also, you have sorrow now,
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  Speaker 1: but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
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  Speaker 1: and no one will take your joy from you. We
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  Speaker 1: do not grieve as the world grieves, but that does
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  Speaker 1: not mean that we don't grieve. There is great sorrow
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  Speaker 1: in our life here on earth, but our sorrow will
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  Speaker 1: be turned to joy when we enter into eternal life
• 1:32:46
  Speaker 1: with Jesus. What have you been grieving lately? Our hearts
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  Speaker 1: are hurt in many different ways, my significant loss, painful words,
• 1:33:00
  Speaker 1: unmet expectations. Acknowledge these things, allow grief to show itself,
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  Speaker 1: But do not be overwhelmed. Let God comfort you with
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  Speaker 1: his presence and his peace. Would you pray with me,
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, when I feel the sorrow of loss, Comfort
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  Speaker 1: me the way that only you can heal my grieving heart,
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  Speaker 1: Because sometimes it feels as if this grief will always
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  Speaker 1: be overwhelming to me. As sorrow rolls over me, keep
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  Speaker 1: me close by your side. You are my shelter in
• 1:33:49
  Speaker 1: this raging storm. Bring me peace that surpasses all understanding.
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  Speaker 1: Guard my heart and my soul in Christ Jesus.
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  Speaker 5: It is in His precious name, that I pray. Amen.
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  Speaker 1: All right, take another deep breath and place your hands
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  Speaker 1: over your heart. Feel the steady beating. Acknowledge your pain,
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  Speaker 1: and then lift your hands. As you give that pain
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  Speaker 1: to the Lord, He will comfort you. Dear one, what
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  Speaker 1: might be keeping you from feeling God's comfort and nearness today?
• 1:34:44
  Speaker 1: Have you been withholding your heart because of your pain?
• 1:34:49
  Speaker 1: Confess that to the Lord right now, and draw near
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  Speaker 1: to him. When you're overwhelmed by grief. It's hard to
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  Speaker 1: see God, but that's where trust comes in. He loves
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  Speaker 1: you and has never left your side, not even for
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  Speaker 1: one moment. Take his hand and let him walk with you.
• 1:35:29
  Speaker 1: Listen again to John sixteen twenty two in the English
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  Speaker 1: Standard version. As you listen, ask God to highlight a
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  Speaker 1: word or phrase in your mind that he wants you
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  Speaker 1: to focus on. So also, you have sorrow now, but
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  Speaker 1: I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
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  Speaker 1: and no one will take your joy from you. Let
• 1:35:59
  Speaker 1: me read that again. So also you have sorrow now,
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  Speaker 1: but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice,
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  Speaker 1: and no one will take your joy from you. What
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  Speaker 1: did you hear if you've suffered a significant loss. You
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  Speaker 1: might feel as if you'll never rejoice again. How do
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  Speaker 1: these words of scripture speak into that feeling.
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  Speaker 5: When you're grieving?
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes people don't know what to say, and sometimes they
• 1:37:36
  Speaker 1: end up saying the wrong thing, something that's not at
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  Speaker 1: all helpful. Jesus is telling his disciples a truth. They
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  Speaker 1: will see him again. Have hope, dear one, God holds
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  Speaker 1: your tender heart. Listen to John sixteen twenty two in
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  Speaker 1: the New Living translation. So you have sorrow now, but
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  Speaker 1: I will see you again. Then you will read choice,
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  Speaker 1: and no one can rob you of that joy. In
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  Speaker 1: this same chapter, Jesus compared the sorrow they feel to
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  Speaker 1: a woman in labor.
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  Speaker 5: There is not much joy in the pain of labor.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, but there is joy in the birth of the child.
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  Speaker 1: But first comes the pain. Spend a few moments allowing
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  Speaker 1: Jesus to touch you in your sorrow. You might not
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  Speaker 1: be feeling strong emotions currently, but you have had grief
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  Speaker 1: in your life. What does the comfort of Jesus feel
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  Speaker 1: like to you? Maybe you feel like your heart hurts
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  Speaker 1: for something others might consider trivial, But no hurt is
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  Speaker 1: trivial to God.
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  Speaker 5: Talk to God about.
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  Speaker 1: What brings you pain, and then sit with him and
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  Speaker 1: let him speak to you. Listen now to John sixteen
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  Speaker 1: twenty two in the New International version. So with you
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  Speaker 1: now is your time of grief. But I will see
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  Speaker 1: you again, and you will rejoice, and no one will
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  Speaker 1: take away your joy. There will come a day when
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  Speaker 1: nothing will be able to take away your joy. This
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  Speaker 1: is not forever. Forever will be with him. Now listen
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  Speaker 1: and reflect on Romans eighth eighteen through twenty seven. For
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  Speaker 1: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are
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  Speaker 1: not worth com pairing with the glory that is to
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  Speaker 1: be revealed to us. For the Creation waits with eager
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  Speaker 1: longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For
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  Speaker 1: the Creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because
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  Speaker 1: of Him who subjected it in hope that the creation
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  Speaker 1: itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption
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  Speaker 1: and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children
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  Speaker 1: of God. For we know that the whole creation has
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  Speaker 1: been growning together in the pains of childbirth until now,
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  Speaker 1: and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have
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  Speaker 1: the first fruits of the spirit grown inwardly. As we
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  Speaker 1: wait eagerly for adoption as suns, the redemption of our bodies,
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  Speaker 1: for in this hope.
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  Speaker 5: We were saved.
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  Speaker 1: Now, hope that is seen is not hope, for who
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  Speaker 1: hopes for what he sees. But if we hope for
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  Speaker 1: what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Likewise,
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  Speaker 1: the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do
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  Speaker 1: not know what to pray for as we ought, But
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  Speaker 1: the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep
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  Speaker 1: for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is
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  Speaker 1: the mind of the spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for
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  Speaker 1: the saints according to the will of God. Let's pray, Lord,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for holding my heart with such tenderness and compassion.
• 1:44:51
  Speaker 1: Sometimes it seems like the griefs just keep piling up,
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  Speaker 1: and I don't know what to do. But you always
• 1:45:00
  Speaker 1: hear me when I cry. My tears are not wasted.
• 1:45:08
  Speaker 1: Your word tells me that you keep them in a bottle.
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  Speaker 1: You know what my hurts are, and you care that
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  Speaker 1: I am hurting. Even when friends say the wrong thing
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  Speaker 1: trying to be helpful, your word is always a soothing balm.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you, Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Remember forever is longer than this life with all its sorrow.
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  Speaker 1: And its joys.
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  Speaker 5: Let God heal.
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  Speaker 1: Your hurting heart as he prepares you to spend eternity
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  Speaker 1: with Him until next time. May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 6: Can you remember words that made a positive difference in
• 1:46:23
  Speaker 6: your life? Perhaps they came from a teacher, a coach,
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  Speaker 6: a friend, or a parent.
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  Speaker 7: Maybe they helped.
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  Speaker 6: Change your attitude or perspective about something. Let those memories
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  Speaker 6: stir in your heart as you take a deep breath
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  Speaker 6: and hold it for the account of four. One two
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  Speaker 6: three four. Now release it slowly one two three four.
• 1:47:00
  Speaker 6: Let your shoulders relax as you listen to Proverbs twelve eighteen,
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  Speaker 6: which says there's one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
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  Speaker 6: but the tongue of the wise brings healing. This verse
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  Speaker 6: reminds us that there are two kinds of words, those
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  Speaker 6: that harm and those that bring healing. Like a knife,
• 1:47:29
  Speaker 6: harsh words can cut deep into the soul. Unconstructive criticism
• 1:47:36
  Speaker 6: or abusive language can cause great damage. But well chosen
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  Speaker 6: words can bring comfort and healing. They can motivate the
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  Speaker 6: hearer to move forward beyond where they initially thought possible.
• 1:47:57
  Speaker 6: As you ponder the kinds of words you speak to others,
• 1:48:00
  Speaker 6: try to examine whether they condemn or comfort, hurt or heal.
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  Speaker 6: God desires us to speak words of healing. Father, God,
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  Speaker 6: your words bring life. They always have by your word.
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  Speaker 6: The worlds were made by your word. People are healed.
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  Speaker 6: I am made in your image.
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  Speaker 7: Lord. I want my words to bring.
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  Speaker 6: Life, but sometimes I lash out. Words just come out
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  Speaker 6: of my mouth before I really think about their impact.
• 1:48:41
  Speaker 6: Help me to think before I speak. To let your
• 1:48:45
  Speaker 6: spirit guide every word. Let my speech always honor you.
• 1:48:52
  Speaker 6: It's in the name of Jesus that I pray. Amen,
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  Speaker 6: another deep breath. Try putting your hands over your mouth
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  Speaker 6: to show your willingness to let the spirit control your words.
• 1:49:09
  Speaker 6: Close your eyes if you're able, and picture the flame
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  Speaker 6: that are your words. Do they warm or do they destroy?
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  Speaker 6: Lift your hands now and surrender to the Lord and
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  Speaker 6: his plan for you. As you seek the Lord, Lord,
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  Speaker 6: ask him to search your heart. How might you have
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  Speaker 6: experienced distance from God due to disobedience. The Lord longs
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  Speaker 6: for intimacy with you so much he sent his son
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  Speaker 6: to die in your place. Use this time to experience
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  Speaker 6: Christ's forgiveness and reconnect with the Father. As you meditate
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  Speaker 6: on God's word, experience the life life that it brings.
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  Speaker 6: Let it burrow into your heart and change you from
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  Speaker 6: the inside out. Listen again to Proverbs twelve eighteen from
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  Speaker 6: the English Standard version. There is one whose rash words
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  Speaker 6: are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise
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  Speaker 6: brings healing. As you heard the passage, what grabbed your attention?
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  Speaker 6: Listen carefully as I read the passage again?
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  Speaker 7: There is one.
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  Speaker 6: Whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue
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  Speaker 6: of the wise brings healing.
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  Speaker 7: Hebrews four to.
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  Speaker 6: Twelve tells us that God's word is active and sharper
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  Speaker 6: than any two edged sword, piercing to the division of
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  Speaker 6: soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and
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  Speaker 6: discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. What's the
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  Speaker 6: difference between the sword thrusts of harsh words and the
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  Speaker 6: piercing of the sword of God's word. Listen again as
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  Speaker 6: I read Proverbs twelve eighteen from the Contemporary English version.
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  Speaker 6: Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.
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  Speaker 6: There's a well known saying, hurt people.
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  Speaker 7: Hurt people.
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  Speaker 6: Jesus said that out of the depths of the heart,
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  Speaker 6: the mouth speaks. How have you lashed out at someone
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  Speaker 6: because of your own pain. Wisdom is not simply about
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  Speaker 6: knowing what to say, but knowing when to say it.
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  Speaker 7: Proverbs twenty five, p.
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  Speaker 6: Twenty says whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is
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  Speaker 6: like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
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  Speaker 6: and like vinegar on soda. When have you had healing
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  Speaker 6: words for someone but said them at the wrong time,
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  Speaker 6: or had that.
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  Speaker 7: Done to you?
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  Speaker 6: God desires for us to grow in wisdom. How might
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  Speaker 6: you grow in the wisdom that you speak to others?
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  Speaker 6: Listen once more as I read Proverbs twelve eighteen in
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  Speaker 6: the contemporary English version. Sharp words cut like a sword,
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  Speaker 6: but words of wisdom heal. Have you ever realized your
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  Speaker 6: words hurt someone?
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  Speaker 8: Only after you said them.
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  Speaker 7: You see their face collapse in defeat. You often want
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  Speaker 7: to take.
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  Speaker 6: The words back, but the damage is done. Yet restoration
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  Speaker 6: and healing can still occur. Take a few moments to
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  Speaker 6: ponder how restoration can happen after harsh words have been spoken.
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  Speaker 6: On the other hand, the right words at the right
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  Speaker 6: time can bring life. We're not talking about flattery or
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  Speaker 6: even compliments. We're talking about speaking words of blessing over someone.
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  Speaker 6: Maybe there's someone that needs you to extend a healing
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  Speaker 6: word of wisdom.
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  Speaker 7: Spend some time now asking.
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  Speaker 6: God to bring to mind someone who you can speak
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  Speaker 6: life into. Picture someone you know who's been wounded by
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  Speaker 6: life's circumstances or the harsh words of others, seeing their
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  Speaker 6: emotional wounds as actual physical.
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  Speaker 7: Wounds as you approach them.
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  Speaker 6: Do you have lemon juice to pour over that wound
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  Speaker 6: or healing oil that will soothe and restore? How could
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  Speaker 6: you guard yourself from speaking harshly? Ponder some practical ways
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  Speaker 6: to protect your heart and tongue. Now, Father God, thank
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  Speaker 6: you for this time when I can examine my relationship
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  Speaker 6: with you.
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  Speaker 7: Thank you for.
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  Speaker 6: Allowing me to be still before you, as you've created
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  Speaker 6: me in your image. Help me reflect who you are.
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  Speaker 6: I pray you'll help me build others up rather than
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  Speaker 6: tear them down. Thank you for your love in Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 7: Amen.
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  Speaker 6: As you close this time of reflection, rejoice in the
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  Speaker 6: knowledge that God wants to provide you with all the
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  Speaker 6: wisdom you need. Remember God is for you and not
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  Speaker 6: against you. He's brought you out of death and into life. Therefore,
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  Speaker 6: speak life into everyone you encounter. Today until next time.
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  Speaker 6: May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 3: What has the Holy Spirit given you that you can
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  Speaker 3: give away. In the weeks after jesus Death, resurrection, and dissension,
• 2:01:05
  Speaker 3: his disciples continued praying at the temple. One day, as
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  Speaker 3: Peter and John went to pray, they met a man
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  Speaker 3: who had been lame from birth. He asked them for money.
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  Speaker 3: Peter looked him in the eye and answered, I have
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  Speaker 3: no silver and gold, but what I do have I
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  Speaker 3: give to you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
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  Speaker 3: Rise up and walk, Take a deep breath, and picture
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  Speaker 3: the scene. Peter took the man by the hand and
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  Speaker 3: raised him up. His feet and ankles were made strong,
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  Speaker 3: and he began walking and leaping and praising God. And
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  Speaker 3: all the people recognized him as the one who was
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  Speaker 3: usually sitting at the gate of the temple asking for alms,
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  Speaker 3: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what
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  Speaker 3: had happened to him. By the Holy Spirit. Peter and
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  Speaker 3: John were able to heal in Jesus name, to the
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  Speaker 3: glory of God. Ask God to show you what gives
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  Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit wants you to share in the name
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  Speaker 3: of Jesus. This wasn't the last time the disciples would
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  Speaker 3: meet a physical need of someone they encountered. There are
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  Speaker 3: numerous stories of healings done in the name and power
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  Speaker 3: of Jesus to them bringing the Gospel included caring for
• 2:02:49
  Speaker 3: the sick. In the same way, the Holy Spirit enables
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  Speaker 3: you to care for the people in your past, whatever
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  Speaker 3: that might look like. Pray with me, God, help me
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  Speaker 3: to be attentive to the needs of people You've placed
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  Speaker 3: in my life, and help me to believe in the
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  Speaker 3: power of the Holy Spirit to heal. May I rejoice
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  Speaker 3: in the work that You've done, and may my rejoicing
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  Speaker 3: help many more people to see your greatness. In Jesus' name,
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  Speaker 3: I pray Amen. Take a deep breath and exhaling, check
• 2:03:38
  Speaker 3: in with your body and heale again. Breathing in God's
• 2:03:45
  Speaker 3: love for your body and exhaling. Release any negative feelings
• 2:03:52
  Speaker 3: you have about your body. God made you and God
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  Speaker 3: delights in me. Though your body may not find healing
• 2:04:02
  Speaker 3: and wholeness until the next life, know that your body
• 2:04:06
  Speaker 3: is a gift and that is lovely to God. Breathe
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  Speaker 3: that in. Take a moment and ask the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 3: to sert your heart and to reveal to you any
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  Speaker 3: sins that hide there, confess them to the Lord. You
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  Speaker 3: can be sure that he will forgive. Jesus defeated the
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  Speaker 3: powers of sin and death once and for all on
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  Speaker 3: the Cross. You belong to him and no one can
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  Speaker 3: ever snatch you out of his hand. Listen to Acts
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  Speaker 3: chapter three, verse six in the English Standard version. But
• 2:05:21
  Speaker 3: Peter said, I have no silver in gold, but what
• 2:05:26
  Speaker 3: I do have I give to you in the name
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  Speaker 3: of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Rise up and walk. As
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  Speaker 3: I read that verse again, listen for a word or
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  Speaker 3: phrase that stands out to you. But Peter said, I
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  Speaker 3: have no silver in gold, but what I do have
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  Speaker 3: I give to you in the name of Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 3: of Nazareth. Rise up and walk. What did you hear?
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  Speaker 3: Reflect on it? Asking the spirit to speak? When have
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  Speaker 3: you had an opportunity to share your gifts with a
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  Speaker 3: person in need? Listened to Acts chapter three, verse six
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  Speaker 3: in the Amplified Bible. But Peter said, silver and gold
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  Speaker 3: I do not have, But what I do have I
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  Speaker 3: give to you in the name authority power of Jesus
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  Speaker 3: Christ the Nazarene. Begin now to walk and go on walking.
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  Speaker 3: Peter had probably seen this many times, after all, the
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  Speaker 3: lame man was well known by regular temple goers. But
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  Speaker 3: this time their interaction was different than it had ever
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  Speaker 3: been before. This time, led by the Spirit, Peter offered healing.
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  Speaker 3: Who someone you see regularly that the Spirit is inviting.
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  Speaker 9: You to see afresh.
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  Speaker 3: Peter didn't go looking for this encounter. It came about
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  Speaker 3: through his normal patterns of worshiping God. He was putting
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  Speaker 3: himself in the right place for God to work through him.
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  Speaker 3: Are you regularly putting yourself in the right place for
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  Speaker 3: God to work through you? Ask God to help you
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  Speaker 3: be faithful in worshiping and seeking Him so that you
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  Speaker 3: will be available for Him to use. Listen to Acts three,
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  Speaker 3: verse six in the New Living Translation. But Peter said,
• 2:10:15
  Speaker 3: I don't have any silver or gold for you, but
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  Speaker 3: I'll give you what I have in the name of
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  Speaker 3: Jesus Christ. The Nazarene. Get up and walk. Imagine you're
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  Speaker 3: on your way to worship at the temple. Outside you
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  Speaker 3: see a man asking for money. You often see him there.
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  Speaker 3: He's been lame since birth, and the community cares for him.
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  Speaker 3: How does it make you feel to see him there?
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  Speaker 3: You reach into your bag for some coins but before
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  Speaker 3: you find them, you see Peter and John stopping to
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  Speaker 3: talk to the man. Surely they won't have money to give. Ever,
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  Speaker 3: since Peter stopped fishing to follow Jesus, he's been short
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  Speaker 3: on cash. You see him clasp hands with the beggar,
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  Speaker 3: and then the beggar stands and walks and jumps. What
• 2:11:47
  Speaker 3: do you think has happened? The man is leaping and
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  Speaker 3: praising God. It's wild, it's undignified, it's impropert. You can't
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  Speaker 3: tear your eyes away. He's embracing Peter and John, clinging
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  Speaker 3: to them, and everyone is rushing close to see what's happened.
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  Speaker 3: You whisper a prayer of praise to God for this miracle.
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  Speaker 3: Hours later, everyone is still buzzing with the news. Some
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  Speaker 3: insist that it wasn't the same man, that it was
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  Speaker 3: a hoax, someone pretending to be healed. Others are asking questions,
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  Speaker 3: curious about the followers of Jesus. Others sick and lame
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  Speaker 3: are gathering in front of the temple seeking healing for themselves.
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  Speaker 3: What do you have to offer them? Pray with me, Jesus,
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  Speaker 3: you told your disciples that with faith they could do
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  Speaker 3: even greater things than the miracles they witnessed you doing.
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  Speaker 3: Give me that kind of faith, faith that gives generously,
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  Speaker 3: faith that believes in the impossible, faith that brings healing,
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  Speaker 3: and that continues to believe in your goodness even when
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  Speaker 3: healing doesn't come. May my faith bring many to worship you.
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  Speaker 3: Amen today, Let the Holy Spirit guide you into greater
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  Speaker 3: and deeper faith as you follow Jesus until next time.
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  Speaker 3: May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Are you facing an area in your life where you
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  Speaker 2: do not have the answer, Well, join us as we
• 2:15:25
  Speaker 2: look at how even when faced with the unknown, we
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  Speaker 2: can have peace. HP Lovecraft once wrote, the oldest and
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  Speaker 2: strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and
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  Speaker 2: strongest kind.
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  Speaker 3: Of fear is fear of the unknown.
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  Speaker 2: When faced with an unknown situation, especially concerning your health,
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  Speaker 2: the natural inclination is to fear. Today we will look
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  Speaker 2: at how even when facing the unknown, we can trust
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  Speaker 2: in the Lord for strength. When your life has a
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  Speaker 2: giant question mark stamped in the place where you hoped
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  Speaker 2: there would be answers, the void can seem all consuming.
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  Speaker 2: In the Book of Psalms, Chapter nineteen, verses seven through eight,
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  Speaker 2: it brings perspective about the power of God's word in
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  Speaker 2: times of fear. It reads, the law of the Lord
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  Speaker 2: is perfect, reviving the soul. The testimony of the Lord
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  Speaker 2: is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the
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  Speaker 2: Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the
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  Speaker 2: Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. Scripture is a powerful
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  Speaker 2: tool in times of fear and anxiety, So when facing
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  Speaker 2: an unknown diagnosis, you can look to the truth in
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  Speaker 2: the Bible as a source of hope. It proclaims truth
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  Speaker 2: of who God is, his promises for you, and how
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  Speaker 2: faithful He has been in the past. Looking to Scripture
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  Speaker 2: in these times will help you rest during your season
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  Speaker 2: of waiting. So today, as we reflect on any time
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  Speaker 2: of unknowns in your life, take a moment to reflect
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  Speaker 2: on the truth and scripture of who God is. What
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  Speaker 2: characteristic of God do you need to see displayed in
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  Speaker 2: your life to day? Well, join me as we open
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  Speaker 2: in a word of prayer. Dear Lord God, I think
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  Speaker 2: you are giving me the truth of who you are
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  Speaker 2: through your word to day, So help me focus on
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  Speaker 2: You today rather than what is unknown about my life.
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  Speaker 2: I pray that I will live a life of faith
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  Speaker 2: rather than fear. Thank you for giving me hope through
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  Speaker 2: Jesus and help me rejoice in all things today in
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  Speaker 2: Jesus name, I pray Amen. As you begin this time
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  Speaker 2: of meditation, you'm to take a moment to free your
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  Speaker 2: mind today. Allow the next several minutes to be about
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  Speaker 2: your relationship with the Lord. Position yourself to where you
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  Speaker 2: can focus only on Him for a few months. Today,
• 2:18:23
  Speaker 2: as you begin this time of meditation, I invite you
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  Speaker 2: to take a few deep breaths as you recognize God's
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  Speaker 2: presence with you in this moment. As you breathe in
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  Speaker 2: feel the life giving gift of error. Recognize that even
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  Speaker 2: in this moment, it's a gift from God. As you
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  Speaker 2: reflect in this moment, examine your thoughts and feelings. When
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  Speaker 2: have you allowed questions about your health or.
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  Speaker 3: Your future control your thoughts?
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  Speaker 2: How have you doubted God's activity because you've not received
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  Speaker 2: back in answer or the answer that you desired. Take
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  Speaker 2: a moment to confess your thoughts and feelings to your
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  Speaker 2: heavenly Father. Now, and after expressing your heart to God,
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  Speaker 2: take a moment to proclaim the forgiveness that you've received
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  Speaker 2: through Jesus Christ. The Lord gives us his word as
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  Speaker 2: a testimony of who he is and what he has
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  Speaker 2: done for other people. The Psalms declare many of God's
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  Speaker 2: attributes through poortry too, a record of God's faithfulness from
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  Speaker 2: Psalm Chapter nineteen, verses.
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  Speaker 3: Seven through eight.
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  Speaker 2: The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.
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  Speaker 2: The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
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  Speaker 2: The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart.
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  Speaker 2: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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  Speaker 2: As you listened to that passage, what hope did God
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  Speaker 2: give you in his word? Was there a word that stood.
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  Speaker 3: Out in your mind?
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  Speaker 2: Perhaps there was a phrase that God wants you to
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  Speaker 2: cling to today. Listen once more to this passage. The
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  Speaker 2: law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.
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  Speaker 3: The testimony of the Lord is.
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  Speaker 2: Sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord
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  Speaker 2: are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord
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  Speaker 2: is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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  Speaker 3: As you hear the words of scripture.
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  Speaker 2: How is God calling you to trust Him today? How
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  Speaker 2: might God be using this passage today to increase your
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  Speaker 2: faith in Christ? Listen again, as I read from the
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  Speaker 2: contemporary English version of Psalm chapter nineteen, verses seven and eight.
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  Speaker 2: The law of the Lord is perfect, gives us new life.
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  Speaker 2: His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord's instruction is right. It makes our hearts glad.
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  Speaker 2: His commandments shine brightly.
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  Speaker 3: And they give us light.
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  Speaker 2: What is the new life that God wants you to.
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  Speaker 3: Live in him?
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  Speaker 2: Jesus came to earth so that you could have life,
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  Speaker 2: and have it abundantly. So, when facing an undiagnosed condition,
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  Speaker 2: the temptation is to allow fear to steal that joy.
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  Speaker 2: How can your faith in Christ sustain you in these times?
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  Speaker 2: Consider that? Now, this Psalm tells us that God's teachings
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  Speaker 2: are forever. They give wisdom to anyone who lives by them.
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  Speaker 3: So how can you apply.
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  Speaker 2: This passage to what you are facing today? Consider that
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  Speaker 2: once again, since you are to use scripture to grow
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  Speaker 2: closer to God, how can you use this passage as
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  Speaker 2: an encouragement to your faith. Take a moment now to
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  Speaker 2: rejoice and hope in the promises of this passage. As
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  Speaker 2: you become more familiar with these verses, try to recognize
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  Speaker 2: any words that seem similar between the verses. Listen again
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  Speaker 2: as I read from Psalm Chapter nineteen verses seven through eight.
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  Speaker 2: The law of the Lord is perfect, gives us new life.
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  Speaker 2: His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord's instruction is right. That makes our hearts glad.
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  Speaker 2: His commandments shine brightly, and they give us light. As
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  Speaker 2: you listen to this passage, what image did you see
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  Speaker 2: in your mind of the heavenly Father. Well, take a
• 2:25:25
  Speaker 2: moment to picture yourself in the arms of the Father.
• 2:25:28
  Speaker 2: He knows your needs, he knows your questions, and yes,
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  Speaker 2: he does have answers. He understands your pain. Pause here
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  Speaker 2: now and settle in that truth. God does nothing without reason.
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  Speaker 3: He is a God of wisdom.
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  Speaker 2: How have you gained wisdom in any area where you
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  Speaker 2: may have unanswered questions? How is God using this time
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  Speaker 2: to grow your faith in him? Ponder that now? What
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  Speaker 2: light is the Lord trying to sho shine on the
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  Speaker 2: situation that you're facing? How can this time build your
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  Speaker 2: trust in Jesus? Settle into that question and ponder it
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  Speaker 2: for a moment. As we close our time of meditation,
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  Speaker 2: how might you experience joy through God's word even when
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  Speaker 2: you face the fear of the unknown. Well, take a
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  Speaker 2: moment now to reflect join me now in a moment
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  Speaker 2: of closing prayer. Dear Lord God, thank you for giving
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  Speaker 2: me this time to spend with you today, and thank
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  Speaker 2: you for your word to comfort me in times of
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  Speaker 2: weakness and in times of my need. Help me to
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  Speaker 2: see you more clearly when I do not know what
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  Speaker 2: liza in. And thank you for Jesus who walked this
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  Speaker 2: path before me. Thank you for giving me your spirit
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  Speaker 2: as a reminder that you are always with me. And
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  Speaker 2: it's in Jesus name that I pray. As you close
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  Speaker 2: this time of meditation, take a moment to re and
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  Speaker 2: the knowledge that your heavenly Father is a good and
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  Speaker 2: loving father who desires the best for you. Even when
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  Speaker 2: you don't have all the answers, God is still seated
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  Speaker 2: on his throne. I hope that whether you find yourself
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  Speaker 2: in a time of joy or sorrow, you cling to
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  Speaker 2: the truth in this passage and abide in your relationship
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  Speaker 2: with Christ. Have you ever experienced a season of illness
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  Speaker 2: in your life? Will join me as we look at
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  Speaker 2: how we can experience divine healing today. You know, one
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  Speaker 2: of life's most stressful events is personal illness or the
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  Speaker 2: illness of a loved one. Unfortunately, the presence of illness
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  Speaker 2: is as certain as the changing of seasons and as
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  Speaker 2: predictable as the weather. You pray in faith for healing,
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  Speaker 2: but the reality is that sometimes healing does not always
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  Speaker 2: come in the form.
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  Speaker 3: That you expect. Even though we.
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  Speaker 2: Live in a broken and hurting world, we can still
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  Speaker 2: experience divine healing. Scripture bears witness to how God heals,
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  Speaker 2: and today you will see how faith in Jesus healed
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  Speaker 2: many who were ill. For example, in Matthew chapter fourteen,
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  Speaker 2: verses thirty five through thirty six, it tells of one
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  Speaker 2: of Jesus's miracles. It reads, and when the men of
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  Speaker 2: that place recognized him, they sent around to all that
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  Speaker 2: region and brought to him all who were sick, and
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  Speaker 2: implored him that they might only touch the fringe of
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  Speaker 2: his garment, and as many as touched it were made well.
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  Speaker 2: When Jesus landed in Genisaria, people recognized him as a healer.
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  Speaker 2: They gathered all who were sick and brought them to
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  Speaker 2: the miracle worker. This act of urgency and intentionality showed
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  Speaker 2: great faith. The caregivers had to risk exposing the ill
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  Speaker 2: to make their way to Jesus, but their faith was
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  Speaker 2: greater than their fear. Those who believed relied on what
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  Speaker 2: Jesus had done in the past to press forward, no
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  Speaker 2: matter the odds against them. So today, if illness has
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  Speaker 2: dominated your life or the life of a loved one,
• 2:31:44
  Speaker 2: take a moment to see how God has been a
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  Speaker 2: God of healing in the past. How have you experienced
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  Speaker 2: his divine touch to bring relief, comfort, or peace. Will
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  Speaker 2: you join me in prayer as we think thank God
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  Speaker 2: for his ability to heal.
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  Speaker 3: Let's pray.
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  Speaker 2: Father, God, I come to you today asking you to
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  Speaker 2: show me more of who you are. I realize that
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  Speaker 2: I live in a world where I experience pain and suffering.
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  Speaker 2: So help me understand that while you are a healer,
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  Speaker 2: you are more than a physical healer. Desire to heal
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  Speaker 2: my heart. So Lord, help me recognize where I need
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  Speaker 2: to experience your divine healing in my life, whether it's physical, mental, spiritual, emotional,
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  Speaker 2: or even relational.
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  Speaker 3: And it's in Jesus name that I pray. Amen.
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  Speaker 2: You know, some days when you feel healthy or when
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  Speaker 2: you have received good news from the doctor, understanding God
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  Speaker 2: as a healer is easy, but his healing power is
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  Speaker 2: sometimes less obvious When you have a chronic whole or
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  Speaker 2: a sick child. So today, as you begin this time
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  Speaker 2: of meditation, I invite you to take a few deep
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  Speaker 2: breaths as you recognize God's presence with you in this moment.
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  Speaker 2: As you breathe in, feel the life giving gift of error,
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  Speaker 2: and recognize that even this moment is a gift from God.
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  Speaker 2: As you reflect in this moment, examine your thoughts and feelings.
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  Speaker 2: When have you allowed brokenness again, whether physical or emotional
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  Speaker 2: or relational. When have you allowed that brokenness to distract
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  Speaker 2: you from seeing the goodness of God? How have you
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  Speaker 2: doubted God's activity in your life because of how you
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  Speaker 2: were feeling? Will take a moment to confess your thoughts
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  Speaker 2: and feelings to your heavenly father I know, and after
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  Speaker 2: expressing your heart to God, take a moment to proclaim
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  Speaker 2: the forgiveness that.
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  Speaker 10: You've received through Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 2: The Lord gives us the Bible as a testimony of
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  Speaker 2: who he is and what He's done for his people.
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  Speaker 2: In his word, God declares his faithfulness throughout history to
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  Speaker 2: heal his children from their diseases.
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  Speaker 3: Jesus was sent to.
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  Speaker 2: Earth to be a healing balm for a broken world.
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  Speaker 2: So Listen to a record of God's faithfulness from Matthew
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  Speaker 2: chapter fourteen, Verses thirty five, five and thirty six. And
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  Speaker 2: when the men of that place recognized him, they sent
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  Speaker 2: around to all that region and brought to him all
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  Speaker 2: who were sick, and implored him that they might only
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  Speaker 2: touch the fringe of his garment, And as many as
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  Speaker 2: touched it were made well. What words resonate within your
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  Speaker 2: heart as you listen to that passage? Perhaps there was
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  Speaker 2: a phrase that God wants you to infuse into your soul.
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  Speaker 2: Consider that. Now, listen once more to this passage. And
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  Speaker 2: when the men of that place recognized him, they sent
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  Speaker 2: around to all that region and brought to him all
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  Speaker 2: who were sick, and implored him that they might only
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  Speaker 2: touch the fringe of his garment, And as many as
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  Speaker 2: touched it were made well.
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  Speaker 3: As you hear the words of scripture.
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  Speaker 2: Think about the process of faith by those who were
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  Speaker 2: coming to Jesus in Genesari. How might God be using
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  Speaker 2: this passage today to increase your faith in Christ. Listen again,
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  Speaker 2: as I read from the contemporary English version of Matthew
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  Speaker 2: chapter fourteen, verses thirty five and thirty six. The people
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  Speaker 2: found out that he was there, and they sent word
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  Speaker 2: to everyone who lived in that part of the country.
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  Speaker 2: So they brought all the sick people to Jesus, and
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  Speaker 2: they begged him just to let them touch his clothes,
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  Speaker 2: and everyone who did was healed. What did you recognize
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  Speaker 2: about Jesus's ability to heal through this passage? How might
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  Speaker 2: the people healing reveal more about who Jesus was to
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  Speaker 2: those who experienced the miracle? What truths about Jesus Christ
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  Speaker 2: can you proclaim through this scripture? God's character is unchanging
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  Speaker 2: and his scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, correcting, rebuking,
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  Speaker 2: and training in righteousness. Therefore, we can apply these words
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  Speaker 2: to our lives today. So take a moment now and
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  Speaker 2: apply them to yours. Since we are to use scripture
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  Speaker 2: as a means of training in righteousness, how can you
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  Speaker 2: use this passage as an encouragement to your faith? Knowing
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  Speaker 2: that the heavenly Father holds his children close when they
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  Speaker 2: hurt the most, gives hope when life seems unfair. So
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  Speaker 2: take a moment to rest and hope in.
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  Speaker 3: Your heavenly Father.
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  Speaker 2: As you become more familiar with these verses, try to
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  Speaker 2: recognize any words that seem similar in these verses. Listen
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  Speaker 2: again as I read from Matthew Chapter fourteen, Verses thirty
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  Speaker 2: five and thirty six. The people found out that he
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  Speaker 2: was there, and they sent word to everyone who lived
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  Speaker 2: in that part of the country.
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  Speaker 3: So they brought him.
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  Speaker 2: All the sick people to Jesus. They begged him just
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  Speaker 2: to let them touch his clothes, and everyone who did
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  Speaker 2: was healed.
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  Speaker 3: What might your response have.
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  Speaker 2: Been as a sick person who heard of Jesus's arrival.
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  Speaker 2: You were familiar with Jesus's teachings and miracles, since he
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  Speaker 2: had previously ministered in that area.
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  Speaker 3: As soon as.
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  Speaker 2: A neighbor announces his arrival, your friends place your feeble
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  Speaker 2: body on a mat and carry you over a mile
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  Speaker 2: to see this rabbi. The trip is long. You're lying
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  Speaker 2: to see Jesus even longer. You are exhausted and aching
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  Speaker 2: from the day. As your eyes meet him for the
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  Speaker 2: first time, you pause. What are your thoughts upon seeing him?
• 2:41:46
  Speaker 2: How did you feel picturing yourself face to face with Jesus?
• 2:41:50
  Speaker 2: How does the experience of the opportunity of healing express
• 2:41:55
  Speaker 2: itself in praise? Consider that once more, where have you
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  Speaker 2: experienced God's healing in your life. God's healing is a
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  Speaker 2: result of his inherent goodness, So take time now to
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  Speaker 2: examine that, discover it, find that in your life. As
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  Speaker 2: we close our time of meditation, what thoughts or feelings
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  Speaker 2: have you had about the Lord, will take a moment
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  Speaker 2: to lift them up to him in quiet praise. How
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  Speaker 2: might God wants you to apply his word in your
• 2:43:29
  Speaker 2: life today, Take a moment to reflect right now, join
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  Speaker 2: me in a moment of closing prayer. Dear Lord, as
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  Speaker 2: I reflect on your attribute as a divine healer today,
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  Speaker 2: I recognize your power for all physical, mental, and emotional pain.
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  Speaker 2: So thank you for always hearing me when I call
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  Speaker 2: to you. I confess that I sometimes allow my circumstances
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  Speaker 2: to distract me from trusting you fully. So help me
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  Speaker 2: trust you more by remembering how you've shown your healing
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  Speaker 2: power in my life physically, mentally.
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  Speaker 3: Emotionally and relational.
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  Speaker 2: Give me the courage to make any necessary changes I
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  Speaker 2: need to make in my life. In Jesus' name, Man,
• 2:44:47
  Speaker 2: as you close this time of meditation, linger in the
• 2:44:50
  Speaker 2: moment and rest in the knowledge that your heavenly Father
• 2:44:54
  Speaker 2: is a good and loving father who desires the best
• 2:44:57
  Speaker 2: for his children. Even when life seems on fair, God's
• 2:45:01
  Speaker 2: goodness is unchanged. Continues to love you and to fight
• 2:45:05
  Speaker 2: for you. I hope that, whether you find yourself in
• 2:45:09
  Speaker 2: a time of joy or sorrow, that you cling to
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  Speaker 2: the truth in this passage and abide him.
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  Speaker 1: Writer William Calper once said, grief is its own medicine.
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  Speaker 1: When you experience loss, it's so important to be gentle
• 2:45:45
  Speaker 1: and understanding with yourself. It takes time to heal. Turn
• 2:45:50
  Speaker 1: to God.
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  Speaker 5: He knows how.
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  Speaker 1: You feel and cares deeply for your well being. He
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  Speaker 1: is a heal of hearts. He will comfort you, my
• 2:46:05
  Speaker 1: dear friend. Let that truth sink into your soul. As
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  Speaker 1: you take a deep tension reducing breath, shrug your shoulders
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  Speaker 1: to your ears and let them down. Keep breathing deeply,
• 2:46:27
  Speaker 1: let your body relax. Jesus disciples felt great grief at
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  Speaker 1: the idea that Jesus was going to be taken from
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  Speaker 1: them soon. Jesus knew that in John chapter sixteen, after
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  Speaker 1: telling them that they will weep and lament, he said,
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  Speaker 1: so also, you have sorrow now, but I will see
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  Speaker 1: you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one
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  Speaker 1: will take your joy from you. We do not grieve
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  Speaker 1: as the world grieves, but that does not mean.
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  Speaker 5: That we don't grieve.
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  Speaker 1: There is great sorrow in our life here on earth,
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  Speaker 1: but our sorrow will be turned to joy when we
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  Speaker 1: enter into eternal life with Jesus.
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  Speaker 5: What have you been grieving lately?
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  Speaker 1: Our hearts are hurt in many different ways. My significant loss,
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  Speaker 1: painful words, unmet expectations. Acknowledge these things allow grief to
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  Speaker 1: show itself. Do not be overwhelmed. Let God comfort you
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  Speaker 1: with his presence and his peace.
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  Speaker 5: With me.
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  Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, when I feel the sorrow of loss, comfort
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  Speaker 1: me the way that only you can heal my grieving heart,
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  Speaker 1: because sometimes it feels as if this grief will always
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  Speaker 1: be overwhelming to me. As sorrow rolls over me, Keep
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  Speaker 1: me close by your side. You are my shelter in
• 2:48:30
  Speaker 1: this raging storm. Bring me peace that surpasses all understanding.
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  Speaker 1: Guard my heart and my soul in Christ Jesus. It
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  Speaker 1: is in his precious name that I pray.
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  Speaker 5: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: All right, take another deep breath and place your hands.
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  Speaker 5: Over your heart.
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  Speaker 1: Feel the steady beating. Acknowledge your pain, and then lift
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  Speaker 1: your hands as you give that pain to the Lord.
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  Speaker 5: He will comfort you.
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  Speaker 1: Dear one, What might be keeping you from feeling God's
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  Speaker 1: comfort and nearness today? Have you been withholding your heart
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  Speaker 1: because of your pain? Confess that to the Lord right
• 2:49:32
  Speaker 1: now and draw near to him. When you're overwhelmed by grief,
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  Speaker 1: it's hard to see God, but that's where trust comes in.
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  Speaker 1: He loves you and has never left your side, not
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  Speaker 1: even for one moment. Take his hand and let him
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  Speaker 1: walk with you. Listen again to John sixteen twenty two
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  Speaker 1: in the English Standard version. As you listen, ask God
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  Speaker 1: to highlight a word or phrase in your mind that
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  Speaker 1: he wants you to focus on. So also, you have
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  Speaker 1: sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your
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  Speaker 1: hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy
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  Speaker 1: from you.
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  Speaker 5: Let me read that again.
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  Speaker 1: So also, you have sorrow now, but I will see
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  Speaker 1: you again, and your hearts will read choice, and no
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  Speaker 1: one will take your joy from you.
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  Speaker 5: What did you hear?
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  Speaker 1: If you've suffered a significant loss, you might feel as
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  Speaker 1: if you'll never rejoice again. How do these words of
• 2:51:37
  Speaker 1: scripture speak into that feeling?
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  Speaker 5: When you're grieving?
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes people don't know what to say, and sometimes they
• 2:52:17
  Speaker 1: end up saying the wrong thing. Something that's not at
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  Speaker 1: all helpful. Jesus is telling his disciples a truth. They
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  Speaker 1: will see him again. Have hope, dear one, God holds
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  Speaker 1: your tender heart. Listen to John sixteen twenty two in
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  Speaker 1: the New Living translation. So you have sorrow now, but
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  Speaker 1: I will see you again. Then you will read choice
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  Speaker 1: and no one can rob you of that joy. In
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  Speaker 1: this scene, chapter Jesus compared the sorrow they feel to
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  Speaker 1: a woman in labor. There is not much joy in
• 2:53:10
  Speaker 1: the pain of labor. Oh, but there is joy in
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  Speaker 1: the birth of the child. But first comes the pain.
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  Speaker 1: Spend a few moments allowing Jesus to touch you in
• 2:53:25
  Speaker 1: your sorrow. You might not be feeling strong emotions currently,
• 2:53:31
  Speaker 1: but you have had grief in your life. What does
• 2:53:36
  Speaker 1: the comfort of Jesus feel like to you? Maybe you
• 2:54:06
  Speaker 1: feel like your heart hurts for something others might consider trivial,
• 2:54:11
  Speaker 1: But no heart is trivial to God. Talk to God
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  Speaker 1: about what brings you pain, and then sit with him
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  Speaker 1: and let him speak to you. Listen now to John
• 2:54:54
  Speaker 1: sixteen twenty two in the New International version. So with
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  Speaker 1: you now is your time of grief. But I will
• 2:55:06
  Speaker 1: see you again, and you will rejoice and no one
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  Speaker 1: will take away your joy. There will come a day
• 2:55:17
  Speaker 1: when nothing will be able to take away your joy.
• 2:55:22
  Speaker 1: This is not forever, forever will be with him. Now
• 2:55:29
  Speaker 1: listen and reflect on Romans eighth eighteen through twenty seven.
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  Speaker 1: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time
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  Speaker 1: are not worth comparing with the.
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  Speaker 5: Glory that is to be revealed to us.
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  Speaker 1: For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing
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  Speaker 1: of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected
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  Speaker 1: to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it.
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  Speaker 1: In hope that the creation itself will be set free
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  Speaker 1: from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of
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  Speaker 1: the glory of the children of God. For we know
• 2:56:45
  Speaker 1: that the whole creation has been growning together in the
• 2:56:48
  Speaker 1: pains of childbirth until now, and not only the creation,
• 2:56:54
  Speaker 1: but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the
• 2:56:58
  Speaker 1: spirit grown inwardly, as we wait eagerly for adoption as suns,
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  Speaker 1: the redemption of our bodies, For in this hope we
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  Speaker 1: were saved. Now, hope that is seen is not hope,
• 2:57:46
  Speaker 1: for who hopes for what he sees. But if we
• 2:57:50
  Speaker 1: hope for what we do not see, we wait for
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  Speaker 1: it with patience. Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness,
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  Speaker 1: for we do not know what to pray for as
• 2:58:03
  Speaker 1: we ought, But the Spirit himself intercedes for us with
• 2:58:09
  Speaker 1: groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts
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  Speaker 1: knows what is the mind of the spirit, because the
• 2:58:48
  Speaker 1: Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
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  Speaker 5: Let's pray.
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  Speaker 1: Lord, thank you for holding my heart with such tenderness
• 2:59:29
  Speaker 1: and compassion. Sometimes it seems like the griefs just keep
• 2:59:35
  Speaker 1: piling up, and I don't know what to do. But
• 2:59:40
  Speaker 1: you always hear me when I cry. My tears are
• 2:59:45
  Speaker 1: not wasted. Your word tells me that you keep them
• 2:59:52
  Speaker 1: in a bottle. You know what my hearts are, and
• 2:59:57
  Speaker 1: you care that I am hurting. Even when friends say
• 3:00:02
  Speaker 1: the wrong thing trying to be helpful, your word is
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  Speaker 1: always a soothing balm.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you.
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  Speaker 4: Amen.
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  Speaker 1: Remember forever is longer than this life, with all its
• 3:00:21
  Speaker 1: sorrow and its joys. Let God heal your hurting heart
• 3:00:28
  Speaker 1: as he prepares you to spend eternity with Him until
• 3:00:34
  Speaker 1: next time. May you abide in Christ.
• 3:01:00
  Speaker 6: Can you remember words that made a positive difference in
• 3:01:04
  Speaker 6: your life? Perhaps they came from a teacher, a coach,
• 3:01:08
  Speaker 6: a friend, or a parent. Maybe they helped change your
• 3:01:13
  Speaker 6: attitude or perspective about something. Let those memories stir in
• 3:01:19
  Speaker 6: your heart as you take a deep breath and hold
• 3:01:24
  Speaker 6: it for the count of four one two three four.
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  Speaker 6: Now release it slowly one two three four. Let your
• 3:01:42
  Speaker 6: shoulders relax as you listen to Proverbs twelve eighteen, which
• 3:01:47
  Speaker 6: says there's one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
• 3:01:53
  Speaker 6: but the tongue of the wise brings healing. This verse
• 3:02:02
  Speaker 6: reminds us that there are two kinds of words, those that.
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  Speaker 7: Harm and those that bring healing.
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  Speaker 6: Like a knife, harsh words can cut deep into the soul.
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  Speaker 6: Unconstructive criticism or abusive language can cause great damage. But
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  Speaker 6: well chosen words can bring comfort and healing. They can
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  Speaker 6: motivate the hearer to move forward beyond where they initially
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  Speaker 6: thought possible. As you ponder the kinds of words you
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  Speaker 6: speak to others, try to examine whether they condemn or comfort,
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  Speaker 6: hurt or heal. God desires us to speak words of healing. Father, God,
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  Speaker 6: your words bring life. They always have by your word.
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  Speaker 6: The worlds were made by your word.
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  Speaker 7: People are healed. I am made in your image. Lord.
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  Speaker 6: I want my words to bring life, but sometimes I
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  Speaker 6: lash out. Words just come out of my mouth before
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  Speaker 6: I really think about their impact.
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  Speaker 7: Help me to think before I speak.
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  Speaker 6: To let your spirit guide every word. Let my speech
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  Speaker 6: always honor you. It's in the name of Jesus that
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  Speaker 6: I pray.
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  Speaker 7: Amen. Take another deep breath.
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  Speaker 6: Try putting your hands over your mouth to show your
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  Speaker 6: willingness to let the spirit control your words. Close your
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  Speaker 6: eyes if you're able, and picture the flame that are
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  Speaker 6: your words. Do they warm or do they destroy? Lift
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  Speaker 6: your hands now and surrender to the Lord and his
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  Speaker 6: plan for you. As you seek the Lord, ask him to.
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  Speaker 7: Search your heart.
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  Speaker 6: How might you have experienced distance from God due to disobedience.
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  Speaker 6: The Lord longs for intimacy with you so much he
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  Speaker 6: sent his son to die in your place. Use this
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  Speaker 6: time to experience Christ's forgiveness and reconnect with the Father.
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  Speaker 6: As you meditate on God's word, experience the life that
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  Speaker 6: it brings. Let it burrow into your heart and change
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  Speaker 6: you from the inside out. Listen again to Proverbs twelve
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  Speaker 6: eighteen from the English Standard version. There is one whose
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  Speaker 6: rash words are like swords thrusts, But the tongue of
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  Speaker 6: the wise brings healing. As you heard the passage, what
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  Speaker 6: grabbed your attention? Listen carefully as I read the passage?
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  Speaker 3: You can.
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  Speaker 6: There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
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  Speaker 6: but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Hebrews four
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  Speaker 6: twelve tells us that God's word is active and sharper
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  Speaker 6: than any two edged sword, piercing to the division of
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  Speaker 6: soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and
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  Speaker 6: discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. What's the
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  Speaker 6: difference between the sword thrusts of harsh words and the
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  Speaker 6: piercing of the sword of God's word. Listen again, as
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  Speaker 6: I read Proverbs twelve eighteen from the contemporary English version.
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  Speaker 6: Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.
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  Speaker 6: There's a well known saying hurt people. Hurt people. Jesus
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  Speaker 6: said that out of the depths of the heart, the
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  Speaker 6: mouth speaks. How have you lashed out at someone because
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  Speaker 6: of your own pain? Wisdom is not simply about knowing
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  Speaker 6: what to say, but knowing when.
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  Speaker 7: To say it.
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  Speaker 6: Proverbs twenty five says whoever sings songs to a heavy
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  Speaker 6: heart is like one who takes off a garment on
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  Speaker 6: a cold day, and like vinegar on soda.
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  Speaker 7: When have you had.
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  Speaker 6: Healing words for someone but said them at the wrong time,
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  Speaker 6: or had that done to you? God desires for us
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  Speaker 6: to grow in wisdom. How might you grow in the
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  Speaker 6: wisdom that you speak to others? Listen once more as
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  Speaker 6: I read Proverbs twelve eighteen in the contemporary English version.
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  Speaker 6: Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.
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  Speaker 7: Have you ever realized your words hurt.
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  Speaker 8: Someone only after you said them. You see their face
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  Speaker 8: collapse in defeat.
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  Speaker 6: You often want to take the words back, but the
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  Speaker 6: damage is done. Yet, restoration and he can still occur.
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  Speaker 6: Take a few moments to ponder how restoration can happen
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  Speaker 6: after harsh words have been spoken. On the other hand,
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  Speaker 6: the right words at the right time can bring life.
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  Speaker 6: We're not talking about flattery or even compliments. We're talking
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  Speaker 6: about speaking words of blessing over someone. Maybe there's someone
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  Speaker 6: that needs you to extend a healing word of wisdom.
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  Speaker 6: Spend some time now asking God to bring to mind
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  Speaker 6: someone who you can speak life into. Picture someone you
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  Speaker 6: know who's been wounded by life's circumstances or the harsh
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  Speaker 6: words of others. See their emotional wounds as actual physical
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  Speaker 6: wounds as you approach them. Do you have lemon juice
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  Speaker 6: to pour over that wound or healing oil that will
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  Speaker 6: soothe and restore? How could you guard yourself from speaking harshly?
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  Speaker 6: Ponder some practical ways to protect your heart and tongue. Now,
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  Speaker 6: Father God, thank you for this time when I can
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  Speaker 6: examine my relationship with you. Thank you for allowing me
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  Speaker 6: to be still before you. As you've created me in
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  Speaker 6: your image. Help me reflect who you are. I pray
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  Speaker 6: you'll help me build others up rather than tear them down.
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  Speaker 6: Thank you for your love in Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 3: Amen.
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  Speaker 6: As you close this time of reflection, rejoice in the
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  Speaker 6: knowledge that God wants.
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  Speaker 7: To provide you with all the wisdom you need.
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  Speaker 6: Remember, God is for you and not against you. He's
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  Speaker 6: brought you out of death and into life. Therefore, speak
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  Speaker 6: life into everyone you encounter today until next time. May
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  Speaker 6: you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 3: What has the Holy Spirit given you that you can
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  Speaker 3: give away. In the weeks after jesus Death, resurrection, and dissension,
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  Speaker 3: his disciples continued praying at the temple. One day as
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  Speaker 3: Peter and John went to praying. They met a man
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  Speaker 3: who had been lame from birth. He asked them for money.
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  Speaker 3: Peter looked him in the eye and answered, I have
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  Speaker 3: no silver and gold, but what I do have I
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  Speaker 3: give to you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
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  Speaker 3: Rise up and walk, Take a deep breath, and picture
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  Speaker 3: the scene. Peter took the man by the hand and
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  Speaker 3: raised him up. His feet and ankles were made strong,
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  Speaker 3: and he began walking and leaping and praising God. And
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  Speaker 3: all the people recognized him as the one who was
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  Speaker 3: usually sitting at the gate of the temple asking for alms,
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  Speaker 3: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what
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  Speaker 3: had happened to him. By the Holy Spirit, Peter and
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  Speaker 3: John were able to heal in Jesus' name, to the
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  Speaker 3: glory of God. Ask God to show you what gives
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  Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit wants you to share in the name
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  Speaker 3: of Jesus. This wasn't the last time the disciples would
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  Speaker 3: meet a physical need of someone they encountered. There are
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  Speaker 3: numerous stories of healings done in the name and power
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  Speaker 3: of Jesus to them, bringing the gospel that included caring
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  Speaker 3: for the sick in the same way, the Holy Spirit
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  Speaker 3: enables you to care for the people in your path,
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  Speaker 3: whatever that might look like. Pray with me, God, help
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  Speaker 3: me to be attentive to the needs of people You've
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  Speaker 3: placed in my life, and help me to believe in
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  Speaker 3: the power of the Holy Spirit to heal. I rejoice
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  Speaker 3: in the work that You've done, and may my rejoicing
• 3:18:04
  Speaker 3: help many more people to see your greatness. In Jesus name,
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  Speaker 3: I pray. Amen. Take a deep breath and exhaling. Check
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  Speaker 3: in with your body inhale again, breathing in God's love
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  Speaker 3: for your body and exhaling. Release any negative feelings you
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  Speaker 3: have about your body. God made you and God delights
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  Speaker 3: in you. Though your body may not find healing and
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  Speaker 3: wholeness until the next life, know that your body is
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  Speaker 3: a gift and that is lovely to God. Breathe that in.
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  Speaker 3: Take a moment and ask the Holy Spirit to search
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  Speaker 3: your heart and to reveal to you any sins that
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  Speaker 3: hide there. Confess them to the Lord. You can be
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  Speaker 3: sure that he will forgive. Jesus defeated the powers of
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  Speaker 3: sin and death once and for all on the cross.
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  Speaker 3: You belong to Him and no one can ever snatch
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  Speaker 3: you out of his hand. Listen to Acts three, verse
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  Speaker 3: six in the English version. But Peter said, I have
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  Speaker 3: no silver in gold, or what I do have I
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  Speaker 3: give to you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
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  Speaker 3: Rise up and walk. As I read that verse again,
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  Speaker 3: listen for a word or phrase that stands out to you.
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  Speaker 3: But Peter said, I have no silver in gold, but
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  Speaker 3: what I do have I give to you in the
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  Speaker 3: name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Rise up and walk.
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  Speaker 3: What did you hear? Reflect only asking the spirit to speak.
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  Speaker 3: When have you had an opportunity to share your gifts
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  Speaker 3: with a person? Indeed, listen to Acts chapter three, verse
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  Speaker 3: six in the Amplified Bible. But Peter said, silver and
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  Speaker 3: gold I do not have, But what I do have
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  Speaker 3: I give to you in the name authority, power of
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  Speaker 3: Jesus Christ the Nazarene. Begin now to walk and go
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  Speaker 3: on walking. Peter had probably seen this many times, after all,
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  Speaker 3: the Lame Man was well known by regular temple gores,
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  Speaker 3: but this time their interaction was different than it had
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  Speaker 3: ever been before. This time, led by the spirit, Peter
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  Speaker 3: offered healing, who is someone you see regularly that the
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  Speaker 3: spirit is inviting you to see afresh. Peter didn't go
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  Speaker 3: looking for this encounter. It came about through his normal
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  Speaker 3: patterns of worshiping God. He was putting himself in the
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  Speaker 3: right place for God to work through him. Are you
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  Speaker 3: regularly putting yourself in the right place for God to
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  Speaker 3: work through you? Ask God to help you be faithful
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  Speaker 3: in worshiping and seeking Him so that you will be
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  Speaker 3: available for Him to use. Listen to Acts chapter three,
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  Speaker 3: verse six in the New Living Translation. What Peter said,
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  Speaker 3: I don't have any silver or gold for you. I'll
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  Speaker 3: give you what I have in the name of Jesus
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  Speaker 3: Christ the Nazarene. Get up and walk. Imagine you're on
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  Speaker 3: your way to worship at the temple. Outside you see
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  Speaker 3: a man asking for money. You often see him there.
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  Speaker 3: He's been lame since birth, and the community cares for him.
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  Speaker 3: How does it make you feel to see him there?
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  Speaker 3: You reach into your bag for some coins, but before
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  Speaker 3: you find them, you see Peter and John stopping to
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  Speaker 3: talk to the man. Surely they won't have money to give. Ever,
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  Speaker 3: since Peter stopped fishing to follow Jesus, he's been short
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  Speaker 3: on cash. You see him clasp hands with the beggar.
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  Speaker 3: And then the beggar stands and walks and jumps. What
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  Speaker 3: do you think has happened? The man is leaping and
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  Speaker 3: praising God. It's wild, it's undignified, it's improperty. You can't
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  Speaker 3: tear your eyes away. He's embracing Peter and John, clinging
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  Speaker 3: to them, and everyone is rushing close to see. What's happened?
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  Speaker 3: You whisper of prayer of praise to God for this miracle.
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  Speaker 3: Hours later, everyone is still buzzing with the news. Some
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  Speaker 3: and that it wasn't the same man, that it was
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  Speaker 3: a hoax, someone pretending to be healed. Others are asking
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  Speaker 3: questions curious about the followers of Jesus. Others sick and lame,
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  Speaker 3: are gathering in front of the temple seeking healing for themselves.
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  Speaker 11: What do you have to offer them?
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  Speaker 3: Pray with me, Jesus, you told your disciples that with
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  Speaker 3: faith they could do even greater things than the miracles
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  Speaker 3: they witnessed you doing. Give me that kind of faith,
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  Speaker 3: faith that gives generously, faith that believes in the impossible,
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  Speaker 3: faith that brings healing, and that continues to believe in
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  Speaker 3: your goodness even when healing doesn't come. May my faith
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  Speaker 3: bring many to worship you. Amen today, let the Holy
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  Speaker 3: Spirit guide you into greater and deeper faith as you
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  Speaker 3: follow Jesus until next time. May you abide in Christ.
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  Speaker 2: Are you you facing an area in your life where
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  Speaker 2: you do not have the answer? Will join us as
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  Speaker 2: we look at how even when faced with the unknown,
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  Speaker 2: we can have peace.
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  Speaker 3: HP.
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  Speaker 2: Lovecraft once wrote, the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind
• 3:30:20
  Speaker 2: is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear
• 3:30:25
  Speaker 2: is fear of the unknown. When faced with an unknown situation,
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  Speaker 2: especially concerning your health, the natural inclination is to fear. Well,
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  Speaker 2: today we will look at how even when facing the unknown,
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  Speaker 2: we can trust in the Lord for strength. When your
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  Speaker 2: life has a giant question mark stamped in the place
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  Speaker 2: where you hoped there would be answers, the void can
• 3:30:54
  Speaker 2: seem all consuming. In the Book of Psalms, Chapter nineteen,
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  Speaker 2: Versus seven through eight, it brings perspective about the power
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  Speaker 2: of God's word and times of fear. It reads, the
• 3:31:08
  Speaker 2: law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The
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  Speaker 2: testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
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  Speaker 2: The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart,
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  Speaker 2: the commandment of the Lord is pure enlightening the eyes.
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  Speaker 2: Scripture is a powerful tool in times of fear and anxiety,
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  Speaker 2: So when facing an unknown diagnosis, you can look to
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  Speaker 2: the truth in the Bible as a source of hope.
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  Speaker 2: It proclaims truth of who God is, is promises for you,
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  Speaker 2: and how faithful He has been in the past. Looking
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  Speaker 2: to Scripture in these times will help you rest during
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  Speaker 2: your season of waiting. So today, as we reflect on
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  Speaker 2: any time of unknowns in your life, take a moment
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  Speaker 2: to reflect on the truth and scripture of who God is.
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  Speaker 2: What characteristic of God do you need to see displayed
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  Speaker 2: in your life today?
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  Speaker 3: Well, join me.
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  Speaker 2: As we open in a word of prayer. Dear Lord God,
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  Speaker 2: I think you are giving me the truth of who
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  Speaker 2: you are through your word today. So help me focus
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  Speaker 2: on You today rather than what.
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  Speaker 3: Is unknown about my life.
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  Speaker 2: I pray that I will live a life of faith
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  Speaker 2: rather than fear. Thank you for giving me hope through Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: and help me rejoice in all things today in Jesus name.
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  Speaker 3: My prayer name. As you begin this time.
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  Speaker 2: Of meditation, I want you to take a moment to
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  Speaker 2: free your mind today. Allow the next several minutes to
• 3:32:54
  Speaker 2: be about your relationship with the Lord. Position yourself to
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  Speaker 2: where you can focus only on Him for a few
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  Speaker 2: moments today. As you begin this time of meditation, I
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  Speaker 2: invite you to take a few deep breaths as you
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  Speaker 2: recognize God's presence with you in this moment. As you
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  Speaker 2: breathe in, feel the life giving gift of error. Recognize
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  Speaker 2: that even in this moment, it's a gift from God.
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  Speaker 3: As you reflect in.
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  Speaker 2: This moment, examine your thoughts and feelings. When have you
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  Speaker 2: allowed questions about your health or your future control your thoughts.
• 3:33:51
  Speaker 2: How have you doubted God's activity because you've not received
• 3:33:56
  Speaker 2: back an answer or the answer that you desired. Take
• 3:34:00
  Speaker 2: a moment to confess your thoughts and feelings to your
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  Speaker 2: heavenly Father. Now, and after expressing your heart to God,
• 3:34:08
  Speaker 2: take a moment to proclaim the forgiveness that you've received
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  Speaker 2: through Jesus Christ. The Lord gives us his word as
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  Speaker 2: a testimony of who he is and what he has
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  Speaker 2: done for other people. The Psalms declare many of God's
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  Speaker 2: attributes through poetry. Listen to a record of God's faithfulness
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  Speaker 2: from Psalm Chapter nineteen, verses.
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  Speaker 3: Seven through eight. The Law of the Lord is.
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  Speaker 2: Perfect, reviving the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure,
• 3:34:55
  Speaker 2: making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right,
• 3:35:00
  Speaker 2: rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord is pure,
• 3:35:06
  Speaker 2: enlightening the eyes. As you listened to that passage, What
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  Speaker 2: hope did God.
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  Speaker 3: Give you in his word?
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  Speaker 2: Was there a word that stood out in your mind?
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  Speaker 2: Perhaps there was a phrase that God wants you to
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  Speaker 2: cling to today. Listen once more to this passage. The
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  Speaker 2: law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.
• 3:35:32
  Speaker 3: The testimony of the Lord is.
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  Speaker 2: Sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord
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  Speaker 2: are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of the Lord
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  Speaker 2: is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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  Speaker 3: As you hear the words of scripture.
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  Speaker 2: How is God calling you to trust Him today? How
• 3:35:55
  Speaker 2: might God be using this passage today to increase your
• 3:35:59
  Speaker 2: faith in Listen again as I read from the contemporary
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  Speaker 2: English version of Psalm Chapter nineteen, verses seven and eight.
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  Speaker 2: The law of the Lord is perfect. It gives us
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  Speaker 2: new life. His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom
• 3:36:48
  Speaker 2: to ordinary people. The Lord's instruction is right. It makes
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  Speaker 2: our hearts glad. His commandments shine brightly, and they give
• 3:36:59
  Speaker 2: us light. What is the new life that God wants
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  Speaker 2: you to live in him? Jesus came to earth so
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  Speaker 2: that you could have life and have it abundantly. So,
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  Speaker 2: when facing an undiagnosed condition, the temptation is to allow
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  Speaker 2: fear to steal that joy. How can your faith in
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  Speaker 2: Christ sustain you in these times?
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  Speaker 3: Consider that known.
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  Speaker 2: This Psalm tells us that God's teachings are forever. They
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  Speaker 2: give with to anyone who lives by them. So how
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  Speaker 2: can you apply this passage to what you are facing today?
• 3:38:07
  Speaker 2: Consider that once again, since you are to use scripture
• 3:38:41
  Speaker 2: to grow closer to God, how can you use this
• 3:38:44
  Speaker 2: passage as an encouragement to your faith? Take a moment
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  Speaker 2: now to rejoice and hope in the promises of this passage.
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  Speaker 2: As you become more familiar with these verses, try to
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  Speaker 2: recognize any words that seem similar between the verses. Listen
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  Speaker 2: again as I read from Psalm Chapter nineteen, verses seven
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  Speaker 2: through eight. The law of the Lord is perfect, gives
• 3:39:40
  Speaker 2: us new life. His teachings last forever, and they give
• 3:39:45
  Speaker 2: wisdom to ordinary people. The Lord's instruction is right. It
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  Speaker 2: makes our hearts glad. His commandments shine brightly, and they
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  Speaker 2: give us light. As you listen to this passage, what
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  Speaker 2: image did you see in your mind of the heavenly Father. Well,
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  Speaker 2: take a moment to picture yourself in.
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  Speaker 3: The arms of the Father.
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  Speaker 2: He knows your needs, he knows your questions, and yes,
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  Speaker 2: he does have answers.
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  Speaker 3: He understands your pain.
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  Speaker 2: Pause here now and settle in that truth. God does
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  Speaker 2: nothing without reason.
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  Speaker 3: He is a God of wisdom.
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  Speaker 2: How have you gained wisdom in any area where you
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  Speaker 2: may have unanswered questions? How is God using this time
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  Speaker 2: to grow your faith in him? Ponder that now? What
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  Speaker 2: light is the Lord trying to shine on the situation
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  Speaker 2: that you're facing? How can this time build your trust
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  Speaker 2: in Jesus? Settle into that question and ponder it for
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  Speaker 2: a moment. As we close our time of meditation, How
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  Speaker 2: might you experience joy through God's word even when you
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  Speaker 2: face the fear of the unknown. Well, take a moment
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  Speaker 2: now to reflect.
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  Speaker 3: Join me now in a moment of closing prayer.
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  Speaker 2: Dear Lord God, thank you for giving me this time
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  Speaker 2: to spend with you today, and thank you for your
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  Speaker 2: word to comfort me in times of weakness and in
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  Speaker 2: times of my need. Help me to see you more
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  Speaker 2: clearly when I do not know what lies ahead. And
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  Speaker 2: thank you for Jesus who walked this path before me.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for giving me your spirit as a reminder
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  Speaker 2: that you are always with me. And it's in Jesus'
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  Speaker 2: name that.
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  Speaker 3: I pray Amen.
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  Speaker 2: As you close this time of meditation, take a moment
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  Speaker 2: to rest in the knowledge that your heavenly Father is
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  Speaker 2: a good and loving father who desires the best for you.
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  Speaker 2: Even when you don't have all the answers, God is
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  Speaker 2: still seated on his throne. I hope that, whether you
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  Speaker 2: find yourself in a time of joy or so, you
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  Speaker 2: cling to the truth in this passage and abide in
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  Speaker 2: your relationship with Christ.