A live recording where I was a guest on a segment called "The Morning Munch." This went out through the airwaves on Toledo's one and only YESFM Radio Station with Chris Shannon and Jeff Howell! I share a devotional the Lord placed on my heart, Freedom from a Distracted or Carnal Mind!"

This was an incredibly humbling opportunity to be on the radio and share God's word. I pray this blesses the hearts of all those who listen!

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It is time now for the Morning Lunch,

our morning devotional.

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And all week long we have been blessed

and have been enjoying the presence

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of Christian Seer from 85 frames Ministry.

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Christian, good morning.

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Good morning.

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You guys have been such a blessing to me

as well.

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Oh, man.

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Thank you. Yeah, we've enjoyed.

We have enjoyed having you all.

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So we know you said at the start

of this whole thing there were four key

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words

that were downloaded into your spirit.

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And today we're on to number three.

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Is that about right?

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We're out of three.

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Yeah, three out of four right now? Yup.

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Curious what you got for us today, sir?

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Sure. Hey, good morning.

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Everyone out there listening.

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I call you the head and not the tail.

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More than a conqueror, seen

and loved by God, the father himself.

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This week I have the honor and privilege

of bringing you the morning Munch.

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And yes, the Lord gave me four words.

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One for each day from Tuesday to Friday,

to lay on the hearts of those listening.

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The underlying theme for each

one of these words is freedom.

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Tuesday,

we discussed freedom from fear of man.

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Yesterday, we discussed

freedom from immorality and lust.

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And today we will discuss

freedom from a distracted or carnal mind.

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The world that we live in

is fueled by the next big thing

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flashing lights, catchy advertisements,

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and a never ending source of entertainment

called the Internet.

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We have denominations, parties,

groups, movements and communities.

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There are new cars, new inventions,

new news,

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new life events, and new ways of thinking.

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There are so many things in this world

enticing our attention.

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They are actually begging us to yield

to them.

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Once in our complete devotion

and participation,

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our minds become flooded with information.

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Plagued by the question,

What does it all mean?

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While trying to figure out

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how to fill the void

the world has left called emptiness,

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a void that constantly has you feeding

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its bottomless pit with more of the world,

a void that hungers

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for identity,

relevance, purpose and attention.

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A void

only Jesus Christ can truly satisfy.

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Let me share some wisdom with you

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that has been absolutely necessary

and quite momentous in my walk.

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Ecclesiastes

chapter one tells us that which has been

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is that which will be again

and that which has been done.

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Is that which will be done again?

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So there is nothing new under the sun.

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What advantage does man have from all

his work, which he does while earthbound?

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Vanity of vanities.

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All that is done without God's guidance.

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Is vanity futile?

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A wisp of smoke merely chasing the wind.

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We can do

10,000 steps on our own strength, guys.

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But if not one of them was ordered by God,

it was meaningless.

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Centering our hearts on this wisdom

allows us to become less distracted

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by the world and more focused on

what God has for us.

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For me, growing up as a kid,

I had a great childhood

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parents and grandparents who loved me.

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Many friends played

lots of sports, went on vacations.

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My family was a Christian family

but only attended.

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Church is a religious activity.

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So a true personal relationship with Jesus

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and a surrendered

lifestyle was never modeled to me.

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I know it's each of our responsibilities

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to cultivate that personal relationship

with Jesus.

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But as a result

of what my parents modeled in my choices,

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I didn't have my own faith to stand on

at age 13 when they entered into divorce.

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Caught up in a whirlwind of emotions,

13 year old me

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allowed the world to distract

and keep me in a carnal mindset.

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The world enticed my attention

and I participated.

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I was filling my void

with plenty of the world for

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what would be years to come at that point,

but never truly filling it with Jesus.

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We become what we intake,

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what we center our mind

on, we gravitate towards.

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My mindset for those 13 years of life

produced a lot of heartache,

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depression, trouble,

weight of circumstances

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that would literally collapse me

to my knees and isolation to name a few.

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But around year eight out of those

13 years, God spoke to me through a song.

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The lyrics were You chose the cage

you live in because it feels like home.

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From that moment

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I cried out to be set free

from a carnal and distracted mind.

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God started to get a hold of me, or rather

I started to get a hold of him.

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We started a process

that would ultimately draw me to himself.

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Less of me and more of him.

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Ephesians 513 says,

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But all things become visible

when they are exposed by the light.

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For it is light

that makes everything visible.

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If you are struggling with a distracted

or carnal mindset,

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you need to expose it to the light.

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I know the difficulties

of being submerged in the world

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and trying to get to Jesus, or

even just realizing that He is the answer.

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But you need to read God's word.

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There isn't a magic potion

or a wand you can wave.

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The biblical principle of seed, time

and harvest is always true.

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What you sow, you reap.

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You have to get into the Bible.

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You need to discover

what God says about you.

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And believe me, it's good.

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And when we know the truth,

we can reject and repent from the lie.

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Until I realized

that I was choosing the cage

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I was living in and that life is chasing

nothingness unless it's for God.

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I was stuck.

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It doesn't matter

if you've been a Christian for 15 years

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or 15 minutes or even a Christian at all.

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You operating in your own strength

is a waste of time and energy.

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You vitally need help from the outside

to renew your inside out

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and ultimately break you

out of your distracted or carnal mindset.

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Don't get stuck like I did,

but yield to Jesus and know that

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what he has in store for you

is far greater

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than you could ever manufacture

for yourself.

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Surrendering to

Jesus doesn't make you weak.

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It takes courage and strength

to yield to him.

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It's the toughest decision

you'll ever make.

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But I promise you,

there is freedom in surrender.

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Just because you choose Jesus.

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It doesn't mean you won't have to deal

with any consequences

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from choices made prior

to accepting Christ.

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Actions still do have consequences.

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Just make sure you keep choosing

light over darkness.

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Choose freedom, not cage.

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I'll close with these two verses

from Colossians three and verse

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John one before transitioning

into a moment of prayer and discussion.

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Set your mind and keep

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focused habitually

on the things above the heavenly things,

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not on the things that are on earth

which have only temporal value.

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So put to death and deprive of power

the evil longings of your earthly body

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with its sensual, self-centered instincts,

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and know that if we freely admit

that we have sinned and confess our sins,

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he is faithful and just true to his own

nature and promises, and will forgive

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our sins and cleanse us continually

from all unrighteousness, our wrongdoing,

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everything, not in conformity

with his will and purpose.

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So let's go into some prayer.

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Father, we know that

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your heart is that none would perish.

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That all would come

to a saving knowledge of your son.

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I pray that your voice would become

much louder than any competing voices

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for all of those that are listening

reestablished their thoughts.

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Father, would you give them the ability

and courage

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to overcome the distractions

of this world, destroy every proud

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and exalted thing

that opposes Christ in my life and theirs?

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Download to them

revelation of time on earth

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and breathe on their mind

so they would focus on the things

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above and blend their hearts

so they can receive them.

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And Jesus mighty name.

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Amen.

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Amen. We are all we're Christians.

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Sarah of 85 things

Ministry. Christian, you.

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What I like about you

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is this as an artist, because you're

a photographer is an artist's artist.

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Always have a way of doing things

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that might be a little bit different

than the way that a lot of the others

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view things.

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Because you're an artist,

you view things a certain way.

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And I think this morning to remind us,

a gentle nudge about the distracted mind,

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what a timely message, because we really

could be a little bit distracted.

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And a lot of times

we just don't even realize it.

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It's it's super easy because we drive

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cars, we go to work,

we put on shoes, all physical things.

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You know, we live in the natural,

but our new life is hidden in Christ.

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And he is the only way,

the only truth, the only life.

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And it's it's our objective.

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It's what we're called to do

is to seek out that new life in him.

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And yes,

the world is quite distracting and

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it's just a day.

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Today could not have been more timely.

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And you're right,

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your ministry is going to be five

frames and it's 85 frames dot com.

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You can find out

more about Christians. There.

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And so we have them for another day.

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We have one for tomorrow yet Come on.

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Fourth word

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and it's been pretty potent this entire

week And Christian, it's kind of cool

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that we're looking at your Tick-Tock

and finding out.

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So for those of you who want to get

to understand more about Christian,

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the great thing about him is

so you can do some of your videos here.

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One of the questions come to Jesus,

say to your mother and father,

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you were teasing.

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No, I was I was that easy.

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If you have another one down here,

a Romans eight for prayer,

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you have more through here

about family business.

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You have the assurance of salvation

and about the words

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and teachings of Jesus,

how your body is a temple.

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And really, I think another time

they want to know who God says you are.

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All of these things are just

and you have a way of twist tying

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in with artistry

and your photography and your video work

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and just kind of pulling it all together,

like in one enormous blender

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and putting it all together

and really teaching all of us

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through your eye, which is really great,

not to God be the glory.

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I'm super thankful that the gifting

that He's giving me is content creation

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and he is the creator,

and I'm just learning to lean on him.

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Because if you look around

what he created is incredible.

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So I need a little bit of that creative

flow from him, and that's where I lean on,

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Oh, that is cool.

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Well, we have one more day with you.

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Tell us again how we can keep in touch

with you, where we can find

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your work and get familiar

with you between now and tomorrow.

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Absolutely.

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So the main hub for everything is 85

frames dot com slash our ministry.

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I keep everything up

to date there and posted.

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So if you want to follow along,

that's where you'll find me.

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You really do.

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And all of your links to all of your

social media platforms, they're all there.

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So we are excited to catch up

with you again tomorrow morning.

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Dear sir.

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Anxious to find out what that fourth

downloaded word is.

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Awesome. Thank you so much, Chris.

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Have a blessed day.

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Thank you to see them. But

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all right.

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Any more questions

on what we have going on with Christian?

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Let us know this week for what

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All right, Christian, you still there?

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Yeah, still here. Chris, There you are.

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All right, dude, one more day.

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It's been a fast week with you.

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Yeah, it really has gone by quickly.

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There is a lot of time and preparation

into it, so it's kind of like bittersweet

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because it does seem to be clicking away,

but I just feel the Lord on it so much.

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And I honor you guys and I just I value

just the opportunity to share God's word.

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It is extremely humbling.

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Oh, my gosh, dude,

this show this week has been potent

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and you're a major part

of bringing key words into this thing.

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Gentle nudges, little subtle reminders.

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You know,

I think those reminders are badly needed.

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You know, we go through our routine,

but sometimes those reminders

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kind of like, come in and remind you,

Oh, wait, there's a routine going on.

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I need to stop for a minute.

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Ponder.

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You know, I need to be still.

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In the past, the past three days

been good reminders of those.

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So but yeah, I'm excited

to catch up with you again tomorrow.

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We will see you

at about 23 and a half hours.

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All right.

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That's an interesting way to look at it.

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Look at year over and come on. I know

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these two men. We'll see in the morning.

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All right.

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Sounds good, Chris. Have a good one.

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Back home.

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It's so true.

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I really feel like this week

has just been cruising by

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on this radio show.

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I've had like two months.

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I think it was two months

to prepare for this when I found out that

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I was going to be on Toledo's one and only

Yes Fam with Chris Shannon and Jeff

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Howe, and I was excited, a little nervous

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because people like Sid Roth

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have been on this show

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or at least interviewed by by

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Yes Fam

or someone within the organization.

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So I was like, Oh man.

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Like, so I really had to seek the Lord on

what he wanted me to bring and

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as you listen throughout the progression,

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you know, fear of man freedom

or freedom from fear of man,

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freedom from immorality, lust,

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freedom from distraction of mind,

carnal mind,

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you'll hear

my own personal testimonies within them

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and it's not that

I want to talk about myself.

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It's that by the power of the blood

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in the word of our testimony.

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So I truly, really believe

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that everyone has gone

through something, right?

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Everyone has a story to tell.

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And if you are one of the Christians

that don't have this crazy

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come to Jesus,

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Holy Spirit comes in like a mighty rushing

wind.

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Whatever crazy story.

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If you don't have that pardon me.

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If you don't have that testimony,

you have the best testimony,

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and you're like,

What do you mean my testimony is boring.

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Like, I've just always been a Christian.

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I've always had a relationship with God,

like everything's been

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good, like I never yada, yada, yada.

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That's because

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God promises to be faithful

and to bless generation

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after generation after generation of those

who walk with the Lord.

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The fact that you have been walking

in that grace and that promise

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is a true testament

to God, the Father, to the Trinity,

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and over your life

you can say, Hey, look at my parents.

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They were God fearing.

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They got on their knees, they wept.

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They served Jesus.

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I did the same thing in

my life has been great.

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I know you hear a lot of these testimonies

about drugs

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and yada yada,

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but my testimony is that God

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is true to His word that he is faithful.

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That's the best testimony.

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It's not the most boring and don't wish

you had any other testimony.

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That is the one that you should

be seeking and wanting.

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But as

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this progression of these devotionals

going through,

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I try to implement

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my own personal testimonies

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because of by the power of the word

and or the word of our testimony

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by the power of the blood

in the word of our testimony.

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It's early.

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I know the radio went good,

but I was up at one

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and five something in the let our dog out.

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Oh my gosh, this week.

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And I was like,

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But we have all gone

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through something,

whatever our testimony is,

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and we have a grace in that area

and our life is anointed.

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I'm telling you that area

and your life is anointed

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to go out and help others

break chains in those areas

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because you have overcome it with the Lord

Jesus, allowing the Holy Spirit

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to renew you from the inside,

which makes an outward change,

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not trying to fix your appearance

to make an inward change.

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It doesn't work that way.

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It's always from the inside out, always

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you have the grace

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to go to people

and to help them through those things.

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You are simple testimony gives hope.

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Your simple testimony proves that

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Jesus Christ does what he says.

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That's good, guys.

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So don't be ashamed of.

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Maybe not so ideal

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things that have happened in your life.

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I just.

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I feel like saying maybe even

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a lot of them are traumatic. Like

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deep evil, traumatic.

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God loves you so much.

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He's called you for a purpose,

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and he has not given you more than you can

handle.

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You are still here.

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You are still a warrior.

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You are still fighting, and you are

more than a conqueror in Jesus Christ.

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Don't be ashamed of these areas.

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A lot of times life happens

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and we don't have a lot of say.

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We do live in a fallen world.

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We do live in a Seinfeld world,

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but overcome those

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through joy of your salvation,

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through trusting in the Lord,

laying those areas down to Jesus

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so he can use them for his glory,

you know?

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Romans 828

God works all things for the good of those

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who love, who love him

and are called his plans and purposes.

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Ephesians 111 God works

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everything in accordance to His will.

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All things work for those who love

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God for the good,

what the enemy meant for evil.

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God turns it to good.

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You just have to trust in him,

believe in him,

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and to know that he does

have a plan for your life.

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Your life is not meaningless.

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What you went through is not meaningless.

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You will break chains in Jesus name.

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You will bring healing

to other men, other women

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that have gone through and walk

through the same thing

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that are going through

or walking through the same thing.

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So be encouraged that your story

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is the only story around.

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There's not others like yours.

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You have a unique story

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that nobody has ever heard

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and the Lord wants to empower you

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and enable you to go in freely,

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not with condemnation, not with fear,

not with shaking and trembling.

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There might be a little shaking.

I'm not going to lie.

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The first day on the radio,

my hands are a little shaky

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just because I was trying

to throw everything together so fast

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and make sure the stream was working.

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But know that you have the Holy Spirit

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and He is your comforter

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and for you to walk in confidence

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is truly

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knowing who Jesus Christ says you are,

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is truly

knowing the Father's heart for your life.

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So may I challenge you to

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get into the word?

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Yeah. The boring Bible.

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La la.

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God breathed on those words.

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He inspired

the man that wrote those words.

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When you're reading the Bible, you're

reading from the mouth of God himself.

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Would you start in the New Testament?

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Maybe you don't know that

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the Bible is split into two halves.

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The first is the Old Testament.

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It's the old covenant,

and the second is the New Testament.

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The New Covenant,

which is because of Jesus.

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And that would start in Matthew, Mark,

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Luke, John, all amazing.

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They're called the Gospels.

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Start and start in John.

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You know,

he was the beloved starting math.

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You get a little analytical.

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You are not going to

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find out who God

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says you are without going and doing that.

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You can hear it from other speakers,

but until you go in

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and allow the Holy Spirit

to reveal that to you,

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you just it'll be hard knowledge, but

not hard knowledge to go be a blessing.

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Guys, I love you. Thank you for listening.

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Thank you for supporting

and have a blessed day.

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You guys are incredible.