00:00 Intro

00:59 Serving on Special Days

03:13 Bible Translation Updates

08:18 Exodus: Finishing the Tabernacle

09:16 The Glory of the Lord and Our Transformation

13:26 Closing Remarks and Prayer

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hey, everybody.

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Welcome back to another special birthday

edition of the Daily Bible Podcast.

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Thank you.

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What's up folks.

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You thought I was talking about you.

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I was talking about somebody else.

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It's somebody else's birthday.

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That's true.

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It's true.

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President Lincoln.

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You just make such a big deal

about your birthday, Pastor Rod.

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Everybody's like, will you just stop

telling everybody when your birthday is?

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I can't help it.

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I can't, I just gotta tell

people to celebrate me.

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I feel like if I'm not being

celebrated enough, there's

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something missing in my soul.

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Fair.

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Fair.

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Well, we're here to celebrate you.

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Happy birthday, Pastor Rod.

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Are you happy?

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Are you glad?

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No, we are.

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Thank you.

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40, 40 years old, man.

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Big deal.

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And you get to celebrate with all

of your favorite people today.

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All, it's funny, I think most,

not most, many of my birthdays

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have been celebrated in ministry.

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Yeah.

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And that's not, I don't

look down on that at all.

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I love that.

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In fact, I rarely have ever celebrated my

birthday on my birthday because I always

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have some kind of ministry opportunity

that I get to, that I get to do.

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And so I'd rather do that than

just go out and have a cake

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or a brisket or whatever else.

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I'll do those things at some point,

but usually not on the day of I'm doing

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ministry and I'd have it no other way.

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And that's great.

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Yeah let's kick that around that

idea around for a little bit here.

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Do you think, Hey, it's my birthday,

it's my anniversary, things like that.

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Should those be reasons why we

tap out of serving obligations?

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I think, man, okay.

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Happy birthday, man.

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There you go.

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I just gave that gift to you right there.

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Thank you.

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The gift is received.

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I think that there are, there's few

better ways to celebrate your birthday

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than to do so serving the ministry that

you're committed to one way or the other.

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And it's a gift.

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It's what we do here as

servants, as pastors.

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I know a lot of people are going

to Look at us and say, well, of

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course you're going to do that.

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That's your job.

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You have to.

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And that's not entirely true.

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We could have somebody

cover us on the day, right?

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I could say, Hey, Louis, can you

cover me for student ministry or

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pastor PJ, can you cover me for

worship ministry on this weekend?

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Or David Rapido or even it, Kim.

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There's people that can do what I do.

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Just fine.

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I'm not necessary.

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But I think it's really and it's really

good to look at those days and say,

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man, I can't think of a better way to

honor the day of my birth and even the

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day of my rebirth than by using it to

serve the Lord and serve His people.

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And where else would I'd rather be?

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I'd rather be with the people.

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I'll be able to celebrate my birthday

and go have the cake and go do

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the things on a day off someplace.

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I'll figure it out.

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We'll, or even with my family,

we'll do a celebratory dinner and

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we'll do a cake and we'll have fun.

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I will do the thing, but I don't

want to, I don't want to remove the

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most important thing to do something

in my mind is less important,

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which is to celebrate my birthday.

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I want to do it.

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I'm going to do it.

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Maybe just not on the same day

that I have an opportunity.

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Notice I'm not using the word obligation.

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Opportunity.

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Yep.

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No, that's great.

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Great.

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Great work.

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I appreciate that.

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Well, I'm just thankful that I get to

be a part of your Midian years because

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your next 40, it's Midian and I just

get to be here with you for that season.

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So, we're both in that season.

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So, we're we're in our

Midian years together.

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You are decades ahead of me, but

I'm grateful that I can look to you

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for all the wisdom, the gray hair.

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Gray hair, yellow,

wisdom, working on that.

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No, we are so thankful for you.

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And I know so many people

listening to this are as well.

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And I trust that you will have

received texts and encouragements.

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But yeah, you are a brother

in Christ and a dear friend.

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And I'm grateful to be serving

alongside you and thankful for the

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four years that God has already

worked in your life and look from

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looking forward to many more for you.

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Yeah.

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You are a huge asset to our church,

into our the body of Christ here into me

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personally as a as a pastor, as a friend.

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And so happy birthday, man.

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We're grateful for you.

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Thanks brother.

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The love is mutual.

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Be assured of that.

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Well, let's jump in and finish up.

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Actually, before you do

that, let me ask a question.

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Before you jump into the text we're doing

this over Zoom, so if you guys notice

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some of this stilted conversation, it's

because we can't, we're not in real time,

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we're not in the same room together,

we're trying to avoid getting sick.

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But I did have a question for you,

because something recently came

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out that I bet some of our people

are going to come across, and I'd

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love to have you comment on it.

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Okay.

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The ESV, Has been recently updated.

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2025 version is coming out very soon, and

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So, people are gonna be asking,

do I need to get a new Bible?

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Because it, ESV has been

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In fact, I think before

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seven, somewhere thereabouts.

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11, somewhere 11.

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Okay, so not that far away, maybe.

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Yeah.

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So let's talk about that.

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Is it necessary to buy a new

Bible when it gets updated?

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More importantly, why are they

updating my Bible , right?

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What's going on there?

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Okay.

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Anytime a new Bible translation comes

out, there's, you could argue that

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it's an update in some regards, like

you've got the Christian standard

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Bible, which came out not long ago.

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Used to be the Holman Christian

standard Bible, but then they changed

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it to the Christian standard Bible.

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You've got John MacArthur's legacy

standard Bible that's out there.

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Even the new American standard Bible

just went through an update not long ago.

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So even they will yeah.

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Go through and update really,

unless you're just in the old

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English KJV 1611 only camp your

Bible's going to have updates.

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And the reason they're doing terrible,

the Bible doesn't change what's going on.

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Yeah.

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Well, the reason they're trying to

do that is because the Bible doesn't

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change, but our vernacular changes

and the editors are always trying to.

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to figure out how can we be as

faithful as possible to what the

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meaning of the text actually is?

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And how can we also do that while

also making it as accessible and

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understandable as we possibly can?

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And that's a difficult line to walk.

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And that's why you have so many different

approaches to Bible translation.

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You've got.

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Dynamic equivalence.

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You've got a word for word, which

is more of the literal rigid.

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That's going to be more like the NASB

is going to be more word for word.

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That's why when you read the NASB

it's a great translation, but

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it's a little bit more wooden.

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It's a little bit more rigid than like

the ESV, which is that dynamic equivalence

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where it's going to be more of, it's

going to be faithful to the original

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text, but it's going to make it a

little bit more readable for the average

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person to pick it up and understand it.

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Meaning they're not going to necessarily

stick to the subject verb arrangement.

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They're going to smooth out some of

the things when they bring it from the

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original text into the English text.

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Moving further from that, you have the

the thought for thought translations.

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Those are going to be more of,

okay, we're going to get more

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loose here from the original.

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Words, the original Greek and Hebrew.

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And we're just going to capture what the

general gist of the text is saying here

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rather than the original text itself.

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And then beyond that, you've got the

paraphrastic, the paraphrases that would

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be like Eugene Peterson's message, which I

would say is not even really a translation

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but a paraphrasing of the Bible itself.

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So we would encourage you when

you're studying your Bible.

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to be either in the word for word

camp or that dynamic equivalence camp.

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Some other dynamic equivalent translations

that are out there that we really

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like probably top of that list would

be the Christian standard Bible that

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you heard me talk about a minute ago.

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That one's probably a little bit even

further towards the thought for thought

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than the ESV is, but it's still, I would

put it in the dynamic equivalence camp.

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So.

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All that to say, there's

different theories in

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approaching biblical translation.

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And so those editors are going to get

together from time to time and say, Is

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there anything, now that we've lived with

this text, and read this text, and studied

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the text continually for a while, is there

anything we would go back and alter or

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change, smooth over, adjust here or there?

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And that's when these updates come out.

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So do you need to go

out and buy a new ESV?

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The answer is no, you don't.

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The changes made in this 2025

version are relatively minor

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compared to to anything else.

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There's not really any

significant doctrinal changes.

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There was a change in John 1, 18, I think,

Pastor Rod, that you pointed it out to me

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that was one that, that I've looked at.

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The ESV currently says no one has

ever seen God, the only God who is

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at the father's side, he is made of

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ever seen God, the only God, the

son who is at the father's side.

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So they added the words, the son.

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Now that's not in the original text.

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That's an example of them trying to

make it a little bit more understandable

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to the person reading the text.

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So, I'm not planning to run out and buy

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I'm planning to hold on

to the Bibles that I have.

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I like the texts that I have.

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If you want to get a new 2025 Bible,

there's nothing heretical in it.

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There, these changes are

not like, Hey they've.

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Corrupted my Bible, but I'm

not a big fan of the process of

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editing and changing the Bible.

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I get why they do it I just don't

find it necessary and I guess one of

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the things that I wanted to bring up

is that you can trust your Bible the

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editors behind these Changes are not

trying to find a way to confuse people.

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In fact to the opposite.

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It's contrary They're trying to

help make clear what's in the text.

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18 That's probably one of the translations

that I think is a good decision The

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word that's behind it monogamous is

hard to put into English But I think

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they're giving it an admirable job.

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There's a few places where they change

wording that I'm not a big fan of

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because I memorized it in a certain way.

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And now they're changing the wording,

but the heart behind this is good.

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Your Greek text, your Hebrew

text, that's not changing.

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None of that has changed.

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What's happening here is that

they're trying to make the

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language translate accurately.

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And that's an ongoing process because

language is an ongoing process.

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Nothing is static.

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Everything continues to change.

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And that's just part of what it is to be.

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In 2025, so we have Bible updates and

changes that are not changes to the text.

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They're in accordance with the

changes to our language that are

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meant to communicate more clearly.

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Well, let's get into our text now as

we finish up Exodus and as we finish up

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Exodus, Moses finishes the tabernacle.

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He finishes by first, the priestly

garments, those are made that

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the artisans, the craftsmen are

constructing these these garments.

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And remember God was instructing them,

Hey, this is how I want to be worshiped.

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And this is what you're going

to wear when you worship me.

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So even down to what they wear into the

tabernacle, God was concerned with that.

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And there's purpose behind it.

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Remember bearing the names of the.

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The tribes into the tabernacle

and so forth and so on.

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So that's what's going

on here in chapter 39.

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And then into chapter 40, the

tabernacle is going to be completed.

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It's going to be finished.

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And when it's finished it's ready to go.

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And God is going to basically

commission them to go out and to

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use it in the sign of approval, the

imprimata, the stamp of approval.

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is found in verses 34 through 38 where the

glory of the Lord fills the tabernacle.

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Now, the glory of the Lord fills

the tabernacle so much so that

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even Moses can't even get into

the tabernacle at this point.

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So there's a, this is, there's

unmistakable God saying, good job.

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You've done it the way

that I wanted you to do it.

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Now, with that in mind, Pastor Rod, we

got a question from one of our listeners

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who asked the question about the glory

of the Lord, and we've been studying

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the Holy Spirit quite a bit on Sunday

mornings, and now we're talking about

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Moses here, and when Moses used to meet

with God, the text would say his face

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would shine after meeting with God and

being in the presence of his glory,

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so that the writer, the person that

wrote the question said, if we have the

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Holy Spirit, And if the Holy Spirit is

indwelling us, transforming us from one

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degree of glory to the next, basically the

question is, why isn't it evident with us?

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Why don't we emanate with some

of the glory if the third member

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of the Godhead dwells within us?

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Which is a great question.

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So I'd love to get your thoughts

on that before I contribute my own.

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Absolutely.

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And that's a great question, Megan.

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We're proud of you for

even thinking of this.

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I don't have a firm answer that I

would say you have to believe what

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I believe or you're a heretic.

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But I'll offer what I

think is happening here.

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I think of Acts chapter 7 when Stephen

is being stoned by he's being killed,

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he's the first martyr of the church.

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And one of the things that's

noted about him is that his face

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looked like an angel's face.

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His face had the appearance

of innocence and perhaps there

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was some kind of effervescence?

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I'm not entirely sure.

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There was some something remarkable about

his face that showcased a distinction.

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And I think that's what's happening here.

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The Spirit's work in the New

Testament is distinct and unique

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from the Old Testament, but it

doesn't have the same earmarks.

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It doesn't have the same Brilliance or

brightness that the Old Testament carried.

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And I think in part, because we're

not going to see that in its fullest

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unmitigated fashion until the very end,

when we take up residence with the Lord.

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There is a kind of glory to come.

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There is a kind of shining to come, but

I don't think we get to see that yet.

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Why?

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I'm not entirely sure.

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That's a good question.

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I'm not sure why we don't glow.

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There is a kind of glowing, I think.

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There's a kind of holiness that

can emanate from somebody who's

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walking really tightly with the Lord.

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I think sometimes you can

experience that with people.

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It's not physical in the sense that

they shine as they walk by, but

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there is a gravity to their presence.

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There is a kind of a uniqueness

to a person who is living a

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life that is fully consecrated.

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You feel a difference in their

character and in their being.

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I wonder if that's something akin to that.

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But those are my humble thoughts.

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I don't have a firm answer to

that other than what I just said.

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P J, what would you say to that?

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Well, before I get to my answer,

you use the word effervescence.

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Did you just say that Moses or

that Steven had a fizzy face?

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Yes, effervescence is not the right word.

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He was not fizzy but he was, what's the

word it's adjacent radiance, but there's

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a, it can mean vivacity and enthusiasm.

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So that's fair.

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I just, I went to like bubbly water.

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He was carbonated.

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He was gassy.

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There's a word that's

adjacent to that word.

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What is the word?

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It's going to bother me now.

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Okay, you do your thing.

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I'll look up the word effulgence.

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Yes, the effulgence of glory.

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That's the one effulgence.

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Hey, there we go.

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That's why we're a team.

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Yep.

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Anyways, yeah, my take

on it is similar to that.

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I think Moses was so unique, right?

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That we don't see that with anyone else.

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We don't see Aaron glowing after,

going into the Holy of Holies on

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the day of atonement in the future.

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Moses was unique.

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And I think part of the reason Moses

face glowed is because God was showing

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the people of Israel, Hey, he's unique.

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And you need to listen to him.

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You need to follow him.

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He's your leader.

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I'm showing you that I have a

different relationship with Moses than

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I have with any of the rest of you.

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So don't rebel against his leadership.

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We will glow one day.

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In fact, Paul says that in first

Corinthians 15, that he compares our

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resurrected bodies to stars that are

going to shine brighter, one degree of

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glory to the next that there are some that

are going to shine brighter than others.

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So there's going to come a day

when we are going to have that

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effulgence in eternity, when we are

going to radiate the glory of God.

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Well, we have effervescence.

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Yes, there will definitely be bubbly

sodas there and we will enjoy those.

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Thank you.

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But that's not yet And so right now

we are still in these earthly tents,

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even as Paul talks about that in second

Corinthians chapter four, these bodies

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are showing the signs of the brokenness

of the world that we live in, or Paul

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to Timothy, when he says, I fought

the fight, I finished the race, I'm

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being poured out as a drink offering.

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I think this idea of the flesh spirit

war, for lack of a better term,

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that is what really following Christ

is and discipleship is really more

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indicative of our present reality than

the glory that we will one day have

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when we are in the presence of God.

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So, yeah, you're right.

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I agree with you, PR.

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I don't think we can pound the pulpit

on any of this and say, that says

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the Lord, this is why the answer is.

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It's a great question.

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It's certainly one that's worth

noodling and and bubbling over for

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a little while and trying to figure

out what it is, but think about it.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, good connection too from

our daily Bible reading to

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our Sunday morning sermons.

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That's that's thinking, that's deep.

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Well, hey, let me pray and then

we'll be done with this episode.

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God, we are grateful for Pastor

Rod today on his birthday.

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We celebrate him, we celebrate your

faithfulness to him, and we celebrate

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the work that you have done in him.

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And we ask that you continue to

do that work and multiply that

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work in him and make him even more

fruitful in his next 40 years.

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If you should tarry and give him that

time, then he has been in his first 40.

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Very much grateful to be a

part of his life and to be able

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to serve you alongside him.

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So give him a great day, a blessed

day, celebrating your faithfulness

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to him today on his birthday.

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And we are grateful for your text

and your word in the Bible that we

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get to study it, that we can trust

in it, that we can rely upon it.

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We're thankful for English translations

that help us to understand it.

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And we just ask that we would give

ourselves over to the word and

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become as knowledgeable of you

through it as we possibly can.

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We pray this in Jesus name.

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Amen.

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Amen.

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