The author and teacher unpacks the 26 words of the most famous verse in the Bible to see the essence of the Gospel.
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Life Today with James Robison | Max Lucado - John 3:16 | March 18, 2022
- - I can't even get the plumber to call me back.
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- But to think that I'll someday see Jesus?
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- And I'll get to kneel before him,
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- and I'll feel his hand on my chin.
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- He'll lift me up;
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- he'll wipe every tear from my eye.
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- The hope of heaven is really
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- the greatest hope of humanity.
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- Max Lucado dives deep
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- into the 26 words of John 3:16
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- and explains why they matter now
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- more than ever.
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- Next on LIFE Today!
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- ♪
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- SHEILA: Welcome to LIFE Today !
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- SHEILA: Welcome to LIFE Today ! I'm Sheila Walsh
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- SHEILA: Welcome to LIFE Today ! I'm Sheila Walsh here with Randy Robison,
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- and I am excited
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- and I am excited about today's guest.
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- and I am excited about today's guest. One of my favorite people
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- about today's guest. One of my favorite people on the planet!
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- One of my favorite people on the planet! And if we go to other planets,
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- on the planet! And if we go to other planets, I'll still like him better
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- And if we go to other planets, I'll still like him better than most.
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- I'll still like him better than most. Max Lucado has written
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- than most. Max Lucado has written so many phenomenal books,
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- Max Lucado has written so many phenomenal books, but 26 words
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- so many phenomenal books, but 26 words can change the world.
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- but 26 words can change the world. Welcome, Max!
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- It's so good
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- It's so good to have you with us.
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- It's so good to have you with us. MAX: Well, I'll just say
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- to have you with us. MAX: Well, I'll just say you need to improve
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- MAX: Well, I'll just say you need to improve your standard
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- you need to improve your standard if I'm one
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- your standard if I'm one of your favorite people!
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- if I'm one of your favorite people! [Laughter]
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- of your favorite people! [Laughter] You've got to jack it up
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- [Laughter] You've got to jack it up a little higher there, Sheila.
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- You've got to jack it up a little higher there, Sheila. It's great to see you both.
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- a little higher there, Sheila. It's great to see you both. RANDY: You're the favorite
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- It's great to see you both. RANDY: You're the favorite of a lot of people;
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- RANDY: You're the favorite of a lot of people; one of the favorites,
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- of a lot of people; one of the favorites, at least, of most people
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- one of the favorites, at least, of most people who like to read.
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- at least, of most people who like to read. You've written
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- who like to read. You've written some really fabulous books
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- You've written some really fabulous books that speak to people.
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- Why this book on John 3:16?
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- Why this book on John 3:16? MAX: Well, it's always been
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- Why this book on John 3:16? MAX: Well, it's always been my favorite verse.
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- John 3:16,
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- John 3:16, "For God so loved the world
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- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one
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- that he gave his one and only son so that
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- and only son so that whoever believes in him
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- whoever believes in him shall not perish
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- I don't think
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- I don't think I've ever gotten tired
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- I don't think I've ever gotten tired of quoting that verse.
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- I've ever gotten tired of quoting that verse. I never have.
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- of quoting that verse. I never have. I just love it!
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- I never have. I just love it! One reason is because
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- I just love it! One reason is because I'm an old converted drunk.
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- One reason is because I'm an old converted drunk. I'm the guy
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- I'm an old converted drunk. I'm the guy that you would not want
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- I'm the guy that you would not want your daughter to go out with.
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- that you would not want your daughter to go out with. The college version of me
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- your daughter to go out with. The college version of me was just an utter mess.
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- The college version of me was just an utter mess. I never doubted
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- was just an utter mess. I never doubted if there was a God,
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- I never doubted if there was a God, but I certainly doubted
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- if there was a God, but I certainly doubted that God could love
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- but I certainly doubted that God could love someone like me.
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- that God could love someone like me. So John 3:16 changed my life.
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- someone like me. So John 3:16 changed my life. And then I've just found
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- So John 3:16 changed my life. And then I've just found such hope in the words
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- And then I've just found such hope in the words through the years
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- such hope in the words through the years that I just feel like
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- through the years that I just feel like we need to go deep
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- that I just feel like we need to go deep in each and every word,
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- we need to go deep in each and every word, especially in these days,
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- in each and every word, especially in these days, which so many people
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- especially in these days, which so many people are so discouraged,
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- which so many people are so discouraged, so weary, so worn out.
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- are so discouraged, so weary, so worn out. SHEILA: Max,
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- so weary, so worn out. SHEILA: Max, what would you say to people
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- SHEILA: Max, what would you say to people who say
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- what would you say to people who say if God loves us so much,
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- who say if God loves us so much, why is my life so hard?
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- if God loves us so much, why is my life so hard? MAX: Yeah,
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- why is my life so hard? MAX: Yeah, I think we don't get
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- MAX: Yeah, I think we don't get why we're on the earth.
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- I think we don't get why we're on the earth. I think we quite...
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- why we're on the earth. I think we quite... we need to go back
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- I think we quite... we need to go back to square one.
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- we need to go back to square one. We're on this earth
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- to square one. We're on this earth to make a decision regarding
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- We're on this earth to make a decision regarding the greatest invitation
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- to make a decision regarding the greatest invitation ever given.
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- the greatest invitation ever given. And that is,
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- ever given. And that is, will we spend forever with God
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- And that is, will we spend forever with God on a restored planet
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- will we spend forever with God on a restored planet and renewed bodies
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- on a restored planet and renewed bodies and in a perfect
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- and renewed bodies and in a perfect relationship with him
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- and in a perfect relationship with him or will we turn our back
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- relationship with him or will we turn our back on him?
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- or will we turn our back on him? Will we walk away
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- on him? Will we walk away and he'll honor that request?
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- Will we walk away and he'll honor that request? So really,
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- and he'll honor that request? So really, it comes down to that.
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- So really, it comes down to that. I think we've gotten
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- it comes down to that. I think we've gotten all messed up.
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- I think we've gotten all messed up. We think the reason
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- all messed up. We think the reason we're on this earth
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- We think the reason we're on this earth is so we'll be happy,
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- we're on this earth is so we'll be happy, so we'll have six-pack abs,
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- is so we'll be happy, so we'll have six-pack abs, so we'll have
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- so we'll have six-pack abs, so we'll have a lot of money --
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- so we'll have a lot of money -- that's where we get off track.
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- a lot of money -- that's where we get off track. Because those things
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- that's where we get off track. Because those things just don't happen.
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- Because those things just don't happen. Some of them might
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- just don't happen. Some of them might but a lot of them don't.
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- Some of them might but a lot of them don't. And consequently, the world
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- but a lot of them don't. And consequently, the world just gets messed up --
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- And consequently, the world just gets messed up -- the world just gets messed up,
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- just gets messed up -- the world just gets messed up, especially when you've got
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- the world just gets messed up, especially when you've got a young version of Max Lucado
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- especially when you've got a young version of Max Lucado out there drinking
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- a young version of Max Lucado out there drinking a six-pack every night.
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- out there drinking a six-pack every night. He's going to create chaos
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- a six-pack every night. He's going to create chaos wherever he goes.
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- He's going to create chaos wherever he goes. So multiply that
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- wherever he goes. So multiply that by several billion
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- So multiply that by several billion and you're going to have
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- by several billion and you're going to have a chaotic messed-up world.
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- and you're going to have a chaotic messed-up world. So that's why we treasure
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- a chaotic messed-up world. So that's why we treasure John 3:16,
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- So that's why we treasure John 3:16, for God so loved the world,
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- John 3:16, for God so loved the world, even with its chaos,
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- for God so loved the world, even with its chaos, even with its screw-ups,
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- even with its chaos, even with its screw-ups, even with its people
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- even with its screw-ups, even with its people who have turned their back
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- even with its people who have turned their back on him.
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- who have turned their back on him. God so loved us that he gave
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- on him. God so loved us that he gave his one and only son,
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- God so loved us that he gave his one and only son, no one else like him
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- his one and only son, no one else like him in all of history,
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- no one else like him in all of history, his one, and only son,
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- in all of history, his one, and only son, that whoever believes in him.
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- his one, and only son, that whoever believes in him. If you're a "whoever,"
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- that whoever believes in him. If you're a "whoever," I'm a "whoever" --
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- If you're a "whoever," I'm a "whoever" -- whoever believes in him
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- I'm a "whoever" -- whoever believes in him will not perish
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- whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.
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- will not perish but have everlasting life. RANDY: You know
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- but have everlasting life. RANDY: You know that's a scripture
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- RANDY: You know that's a scripture that any of us
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- that's a scripture that any of us who grew up in church
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- that any of us who grew up in church we've heard,
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- who grew up in church we've heard, we've seen it on the banners
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- we've heard, we've seen it on the banners at football games.
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- we've seen it on the banners at football games. You've seen it
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- at football games. You've seen it in the background
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- it's kind of funny.
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- it's kind of funny. But I think we take
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- But I think we take a little bit for granted
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- a little bit for granted the power of the totality
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- in those 26 words,
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- in those 26 words, depending on the translation.
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- in those 26 words, depending on the translation. How important is it
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- depending on the translation. How important is it that we understand
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- How important is it that we understand the theological ramifications
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- that we understand the theological ramifications of that one scripture
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- the theological ramifications of that one scripture and how really it is
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- of that one scripture and how really it is the Cliff's Notes
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- and how really it is the Cliff's Notes or whatever they call it
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- the Cliff's Notes or whatever they call it these days.
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- the nail on the head.
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- the nail on the head. I think it is
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- I think it is in many ways each word is like
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- in many ways each word is like a theological textbook:
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- gave, one and only, son.
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- gave, one and only, son. I mean you go right down
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- gave, one and only, son. I mean you go right down through every term,
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- I mean you go right down through every term, and you have a wealth,
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- through every term, and you have a wealth, really a summary
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- and you have a wealth, really a summary of the great Christian hope,
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- really a summary of the great Christian hope, all the way down
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- of the great Christian hope, all the way down to eternal life --
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- all the way down to eternal life -- perish and eternal life.
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- to eternal life -- perish and eternal life. So yeah, the scripture
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- perish and eternal life. So yeah, the scripture is brilliantly brief --
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- So yeah, the scripture is brilliantly brief -- it is brilliantly brief.
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- is brilliantly brief -- it is brilliantly brief. It is small and brief enough
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- it is brilliantly brief. It is small and brief enough that even a kid,
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- It is small and brief enough that even a kid, a child can memorize it.
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- that even a kid, a child can memorize it. And it's deep enough
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- a child can memorize it. And it's deep enough that the greatest theologian
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- And it's deep enough that the greatest theologian will never exhaust it.
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- that the greatest theologian will never exhaust it. SHEILA: It is interesting,
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- will never exhaust it. SHEILA: It is interesting, Max, when I was speaking
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- SHEILA: It is interesting, Max, when I was speaking at a conference
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- and I was talking
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- and I was talking to a couple of young women
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- to a couple of young women who told me
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- who told me they were believers.
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- they were believers. But they said
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- But they said that they think that
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- to get to heaven.
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- to get to heaven. She said, "You were
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- to get to heaven. She said, "You were very dogmatic tonight
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- She said, "You were very dogmatic tonight about Christ
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- very dogmatic tonight about Christ being the only way."
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- about Christ being the only way." If you'd been there
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- being the only way." If you'd been there what would you have said
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- If you'd been there what would you have said to them?
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- what would you have said to them? MAX: I would say, I get it.
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- to them? MAX: I would say, I get it. That's the human nature in us;
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- MAX: I would say, I get it. That's the human nature in us; we want to say
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- That's the human nature in us; we want to say there are all kinds of ways
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- we want to say there are all kinds of ways to go to heaven.
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- there are all kinds of ways to go to heaven. But Jesus is the one
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- to go to heaven. But Jesus is the one who makes the path narrow.
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- But Jesus is the one who makes the path narrow. He does this himself.
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- who makes the path narrow. He does this himself. He presents himself
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- He does this himself. He presents himself as the one and only son.
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- He presents himself as the one and only son. What that means
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- as the one and only son. What that means is "monogenes" in Greek.
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- What that means is "monogenes" in Greek. It is the only person
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- is "monogenes" in Greek. It is the only person who has the genetic makeup
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- It is the only person who has the genetic makeup of God.
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- who has the genetic makeup of God. I don't have the --
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- of God. I don't have the -- my daughters
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- I don't have the -- my daughters have my genetic makeup.
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- my daughters have my genetic makeup. I have the genetic makeup
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- have my genetic makeup. I have the genetic makeup of Jack and Thelma Lucado.
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- I have the genetic makeup of Jack and Thelma Lucado. But I don't have
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- of Jack and Thelma Lucado. But I don't have God's genetic makeup
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- But I don't have God's genetic makeup but Jesus did.
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- God's genetic makeup but Jesus did. So he presents himself
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- but Jesus did. So he presents himself as absolutely
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- So he presents himself as absolutely and utterly unique --
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- as absolutely and utterly unique -- no one else like him
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- and utterly unique -- no one else like him in all of history.
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- no one else like him in all of history. Consequently, he can do
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- in all of history. Consequently, he can do what no one else can do.
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- Consequently, he can do what no one else can do. He can present himself
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- what no one else can do. He can present himself as the perfect sacrifice
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- He can present himself as the perfect sacrifice for an imperfect Max.
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- as the perfect sacrifice for an imperfect Max. And so,
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- for an imperfect Max. And so, it's not at all
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- And so, it's not at all that heaven is trying
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- it's not at all that heaven is trying to keep people out.
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- that heaven is trying to keep people out. The truth is heaven did
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- to keep people out. The truth is heaven did everything necessary
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- The truth is heaven did everything necessary to bring people in.
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- everything necessary to bring people in. Now, I think it is just
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- to bring people in. Now, I think it is just a tool of the devil
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- Now, I think it is just a tool of the devil to say well, you've got
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- a tool of the devil to say well, you've got a lot of different ways
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- to say well, you've got a lot of different ways to do it.
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- a lot of different ways to do it. The fact is,
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- to do it. The fact is, only one person
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- The fact is, only one person is the one and only son,
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- only one person is the one and only son, only one person is that.
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- is the one and only son, only one person is that. And that one and only son
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- only one person is that. And that one and only son did what only
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- And that one and only son did what only the one and only son could do.
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- did what only the one and only son could do. When we believe in him,
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- RANDY: What I love about this
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- RANDY: What I love about this is that it points out
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- is that it points out that all of us as believers
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- that all of us as believers have this encapsulated
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- of the message of the gospel,
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- of the message of the gospel, at least enough
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- of the message of the gospel, at least enough to share with anyone.
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- at least enough to share with anyone. And if we understand
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- to share with anyone. And if we understand the significance of each
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- And if we understand the significance of each of these words and phrases
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- the significance of each of these words and phrases that you're talking about,
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- of these words and phrases that you're talking about, it allows us to get
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- that you're talking about, it allows us to get into a deeper conversation
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- it allows us to get into a deeper conversation like we're doing right here.
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- into a deeper conversation like we're doing right here. But this is such a great place
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- like we're doing right here. But this is such a great place for every Christian
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- But this is such a great place for every Christian to just go back to.
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- for every Christian to just go back to. This is like a home base;
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- to just go back to. This is like a home base; start here
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- This is like a home base; start here and then you can share.
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- "for God" because there is
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- "for God" because there is a personhood implication
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- a personhood implication there.
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- there. It is not a feeling,
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- It is not a feeling, it is not some
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- it is not some you've got your god,
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- No, like this is
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- No, like this is a one-person --
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- No, like this is a one-person -- this is God,
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- a one-person -- this is God, which opens up the ideas
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- this is God, which opens up the ideas that it is intentional,
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- which opens up the ideas that it is intentional, it is someone you can know,
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- that it is intentional, it is someone you can know, it is not weird,
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- it is someone you can know, it is not weird, new agey kind of thing.
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- it is not weird, new agey kind of thing. No, this is a person of God.
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- new agey kind of thing. No, this is a person of God. How important is it
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- No, this is a person of God. How important is it that we know that it starts
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- How important is it that we know that it starts with the person of one God?
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- that we know that it starts with the person of one God? MAX: I tell you what, Randy,
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- with the person of one God? MAX: I tell you what, Randy, you should have written
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- MAX: I tell you what, Randy, you should have written this book.
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- because all 3:16 does
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- because all 3:16 does is unpack the nature of God.
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- is unpack the nature of God. It does!
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- It does! You could look at 3:16
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- You could look at 3:16 and go down each word
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- tell us about God?
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- tell us about God? For first God loved.
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- tell us about God? For first God loved. And then we see
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- For first God loved. And then we see the immensity of God's love.
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- And then we see the immensity of God's love. And then we see the sacrifice
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- the immensity of God's love. And then we see the sacrifice of God's devotion,
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- And then we see the sacrifice of God's devotion, that he gave
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- of God's devotion, that he gave his one and only son.
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- that he gave his one and only son. But then we also see
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- his one and only son. But then we also see the justice of God
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- But then we also see the justice of God in that there will be people
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- the justice of God in that there will be people who will spend their lives
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- in that there will be people who will spend their lives turning their back on God,
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- who will spend their lives turning their back on God, telling God
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- turning their back on God, telling God to leave them alone.
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- telling God to leave them alone. Consequently,
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- to leave them alone. Consequently, God honors their choice
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- Consequently, God honors their choice and they do not
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- God honors their choice and they do not spend eternal life with him
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- and they do not spend eternal life with him but they perish.
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- spend eternal life with him but they perish. So you could
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- but they perish. So you could go through John 3:16
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- So you could go through John 3:16 and just allow it to reveal
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- go through John 3:16 and just allow it to reveal all the different --
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- and just allow it to reveal all the different -- well, not all of them.
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- all the different -- well, not all of them. But many of the manifestations
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- SHEILA: 3:16
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- SHEILA: 3:16 unpacks God's unending love.
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- unpacks God's unending love. We were just wondering
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- who have you experienced
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- who have you experienced that kind of love from
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- who have you experienced that kind of love from in human flesh?
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- that kind of love from in human flesh? MAX: It would be my wife,
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- in human flesh? MAX: It would be my wife, Denalyn.
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- MAX: It would be my wife, Denalyn. SHEILA: I love her!
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- Denalyn. SHEILA: I love her! MAX: She is a delight.
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- SHEILA: I love her! MAX: She is a delight. Well, I'll just share with you
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- MAX: She is a delight. Well, I'll just share with you a story.
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- Well, I'll just share with you a story. About ten years ago,
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- a story. About ten years ago, our church bought iPhones.
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- About ten years ago, our church bought iPhones. I don't know why we did
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- our church bought iPhones. I don't know why we did but we bought iPhones
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- I don't know why we did but we bought iPhones for everybody on staff.
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- but we bought iPhones for everybody on staff. I showed up at church one day
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- for everybody on staff. I showed up at church one day and I had a new iPhone
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- I showed up at church one day and I had a new iPhone on my desk.
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- and I had a new iPhone on my desk. I put filters on everything.
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- on my desk. I put filters on everything. I just don't trust myself.
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- I put filters on everything. I just don't trust myself. I don't trust myself
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- I just don't trust myself. I don't trust myself to know
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- I don't trust myself to know that I'm two clicks away
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- to know that I'm two clicks away from seeing a picture
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- that I'm two clicks away from seeing a picture of a naked woman.
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- from seeing a picture of a naked woman. And so everything that I have
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- of a naked woman. And so everything that I have has filters.
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- And so everything that I have has filters. Well, that phone
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- has filters. Well, that phone did not have a filter.
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- Well, that phone did not have a filter. And so I thought,
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- did not have a filter. And so I thought, I wonder...
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- And so I thought, I wonder... and I clicked clicked clicked
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- I wonder... and I clicked clicked clicked and next thing I knew
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- and I clicked clicked clicked and next thing I knew there she was.
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- and next thing I knew there she was. Well, I'm sitting
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- there she was. Well, I'm sitting in my church office.
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- Well, I'm sitting in my church office. Can you --
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- in my church office. Can you -- just the utter humiliation.
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- Can you -- just the utter humiliation. Lucado!
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- just the utter humiliation. Lucado! Oh, I felt so terrible.
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- Lucado! Oh, I felt so terrible. So later that day,
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- Oh, I felt so terrible. So later that day, I went home
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- So later that day, I went home and I had the phone.
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- I went home and I had the phone. I emptied my pocket
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- and I had the phone. I emptied my pocket and I put the phone
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- I emptied my pocket and I put the phone on the island
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- and I put the phone on the island in the kitchen.
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- on the island in the kitchen. And Denalyn,
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- in the kitchen. And Denalyn, my wife picked it up and said,
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- And Denalyn, my wife picked it up and said, "Oh! You've got a new phone!"
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- my wife picked it up and said, "Oh! You've got a new phone!" And guess what popped up?
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- "Oh! You've got a new phone!" And guess what popped up? SHEILA: Oh wow!
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- And guess what popped up? SHEILA: Oh wow! MAX: That picture.
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- SHEILA: Oh wow! MAX: That picture. Well, I mean it was --
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- MAX: That picture. Well, I mean it was -- I was beyond words.
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- Well, I mean it was -- I was beyond words. I was so embarrassed,
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- I was beyond words. I was so embarrassed, and she was beyond words.
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- I was so embarrassed, and she was beyond words. Mortified.
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- and she was beyond words. Mortified. Well, somehow we went to bed
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- Mortified. Well, somehow we went to bed and when I woke up
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- Well, somehow we went to bed and when I woke up the next morning,
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- and when I woke up the next morning, I went into the bathroom
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- the next morning, I went into the bathroom and there on the mirror
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- I went into the bathroom and there on the mirror in lipstick, written like
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- and there on the mirror in lipstick, written like a Valentine-shaped heart
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- in lipstick, written like a Valentine-shaped heart on my side
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- a Valentine-shaped heart on my side was the picture of a heart
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- on my side was the picture of a heart and the words, "I love you.
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- was the picture of a heart and the words, "I love you. I forgive you.
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- and the words, "I love you. I forgive you. Let's move on."
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- I forgive you. Let's move on." Well, that's the love
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- Let's move on." Well, that's the love I've received
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- Well, that's the love I've received all my life from --
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- I've received all my life from -- not all of my life
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- all my life from -- not all of my life through Denalyn
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- not all of my life through Denalyn but for almost 41 years now.
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- through Denalyn but for almost 41 years now. She has displayed to me
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- but for almost 41 years now. She has displayed to me that kind of love.
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- She has displayed to me that kind of love. I don't deserve it --
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- that kind of love. I don't deserve it -- I don't deserve it
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- I don't deserve it -- I don't deserve it but it's godly love.
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- I don't deserve it but it's godly love. It is a divine love.
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- but it's godly love. It is a divine love. I tell you what,
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- It is a divine love. I tell you what, I look at Denalyn
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- I tell you what, I look at Denalyn and I say, "Honey,
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- I look at Denalyn and I say, "Honey, you're proof of grace
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- and I say, "Honey, you're proof of grace because I don't deserve
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- you're proof of grace because I don't deserve a wife like you."
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- because I don't deserve a wife like you." RANDY: I might have had
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- a wife like you." RANDY: I might have had a different message
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- RANDY: I might have had a different message on my mirror
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- a different message on my mirror written in lipstick
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- on my mirror written in lipstick that looked a little bit more
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- written in lipstick that looked a little bit more like a horror movie.
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- that looked a little bit more like a horror movie. [Laughter]
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- like a horror movie. [Laughter] The hard part
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- [Laughter] The hard part of that scripture
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- and that is for those
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- and that is for those who reject the grace;
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- who reject the grace; this idea of perishing.
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- this idea of perishing. We love the eternal life part
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- and we should urge everyone
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- and we should urge everyone to go there
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- and we should urge everyone to go there but there is this hard reality
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- to go there but there is this hard reality of that choice.
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- but there is this hard reality of that choice. What do we need to know about
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- of that choice. What do we need to know about that aspect of God's grace
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- What do we need to know about that aspect of God's grace that if we reject it,
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- that aspect of God's grace that if we reject it, it doesn't end well?
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- that if we reject it, it doesn't end well? MAX: I think
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- it doesn't end well? MAX: I think a conversation about hell
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- MAX: I think a conversation about hell should begin
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- a conversation about hell should begin with understanding
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- should begin with understanding how many invitations,
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- with understanding how many invitations, how many invitations
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- how many invitations, how many invitations God has issued
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- Every rainbow,
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- Every rainbow, every slap of a wave
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- every slap of a wave against a beach,
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- every conversation with a --
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- every conversation with a -- every time we've held a baby.
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- every conversation with a -- every time we've held a baby. Any time we've done
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- every time we've held a baby. Any time we've done anything beautiful,
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- Any time we've done anything beautiful, God is saying,
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- anything beautiful, God is saying, this is how much I love you.
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- God is saying, this is how much I love you. This is how much I love you.
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- this is how much I love you. This is how much I love you. And then, when we look
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- This is how much I love you. And then, when we look at the life of Jesus,
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- And then, when we look at the life of Jesus, the only picture of God
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- at the life of Jesus, the only picture of God ever taken, Jesus Christ,
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- the only picture of God ever taken, Jesus Christ, and the fact
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- ever taken, Jesus Christ, and the fact that he positioned himself
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- and the fact that he positioned himself on the cross
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- that he positioned himself on the cross as if to say
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- on the cross as if to say if you want to go through hell
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- as if to say if you want to go through hell you've got to get through me.
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- if you want to go through hell you've got to get through me. This is how much I love you.
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- you've got to get through me. This is how much I love you. And how he died,
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- This is how much I love you. And how he died, how he who knew no sin
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- And how he died, how he who knew no sin became sin for us.
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- how he who knew no sin became sin for us. So I think if we're going
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- became sin for us. So I think if we're going to really talk about hell,
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- So I think if we're going to really talk about hell, we start by talking
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- to really talk about hell, we start by talking about God's love
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- we start by talking about God's love and everything he's done
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- about God's love and everything he's done to keep us from there.
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- and everything he's done to keep us from there. But then,
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- to keep us from there. But then, we also acknowledge the fact
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- But then, we also acknowledge the fact that God is a just God.
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- we also acknowledge the fact that God is a just God. And nobody in heaven
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- that God is a just God. And nobody in heaven is going to look up and say,
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- And nobody in heaven is going to look up and say, boy, I didn't want to be here.
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- is going to look up and say, boy, I didn't want to be here. Nobody in heaven!
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- boy, I didn't want to be here. Nobody in heaven! As C.S. Lewis famously stated,
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- Nobody in heaven! As C.S. Lewis famously stated, the doors to hell
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- As C.S. Lewis famously stated, the doors to hell are locked from the inside --
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- the doors to hell are locked from the inside -- the doors to hell
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- are locked from the inside -- the doors to hell are locked from the inside
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- the doors to hell are locked from the inside because there are people
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- are locked from the inside because there are people who spend a lifetime saying,
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- because there are people who spend a lifetime saying, God, leave me alone.
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- who spend a lifetime saying, God, leave me alone. Leave me alone.
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- God, leave me alone. Leave me alone. I don't want to hear
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- Leave me alone. I don't want to hear what you have to say.
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- I don't want to hear what you have to say. I don't care what you say
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- what you have to say. I don't care what you say about money, about love,
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- I don't care what you say about money, about love, about sexuality, about purity.
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- about money, about love, about sexuality, about purity. I don't care!
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- about sexuality, about purity. I don't care! I don't care!
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- I don't care! I don't care! Leave me alone.
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- I don't care! Leave me alone. And a just God ultimately
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- Leave me alone. And a just God ultimately honors that request.
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- And a just God ultimately honors that request. So spend your life telling God
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- honors that request. So spend your life telling God to leave you alone
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- So spend your life telling God to leave you alone and he will do just that.
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- to leave you alone and he will do just that. It's a terrible thing!
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- and he will do just that. It's a terrible thing! Anybody who has ever
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- It's a terrible thing! Anybody who has ever preached a sermon on hell
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- Anybody who has ever preached a sermon on hell and done so gleefully
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- preached a sermon on hell and done so gleefully or glibly
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- and done so gleefully or glibly has not studied hell deeply.
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- or glibly has not studied hell deeply. Because it is
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- has not studied hell deeply. Because it is the greatest tragedy ever.
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- Because it is the greatest tragedy ever. But I believe that God
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- the greatest tragedy ever. But I believe that God is doing right now --
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- But I believe that God is doing right now -- even right now --
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- is doing right now -- even right now -- through an old drunk like me,
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- even right now -- through an old drunk like me, a converted drunk like me,
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- through an old drunk like me, a converted drunk like me, he is trying to get people
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- a converted drunk like me, he is trying to get people saying don't go there!
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- he is trying to get people saying don't go there! Don't go there!
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- saying don't go there! Don't go there! But he is just.
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- Don't go there! But he is just. He is just
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- But he is just. He is just and a just God must honor
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- He is just and a just God must honor our request.
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- and a just God must honor our request. SHEILA: What would you say,
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- our request. SHEILA: What would you say, Max, to somebody watching
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- SHEILA: What would you say, Max, to somebody watching and thinking,
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- Max, to somebody watching and thinking, I've messed up too badly.
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- and thinking, I've messed up too badly. Can you out-sin
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- I've messed up too badly. Can you out-sin the love of God?
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- Can you out-sin the love of God? MAX: I said that -- I did.
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- the love of God? MAX: I said that -- I did. But the truth
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- MAX: I said that -- I did. But the truth of the matter is,
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- But the truth of the matter is, what's plan B?
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- of the matter is, what's plan B? If you don't trust
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- what's plan B? If you don't trust the grace of God,
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- If you don't trust the grace of God, what is plan B?
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- the grace of God, what is plan B? Tell me.
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- what is plan B? Tell me. Are you just going
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- Tell me. Are you just going to live your life in misery,
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- Are you just going to live your life in misery, beat up? No!
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- to live your life in misery, beat up? No! The great grace of God
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- beat up? No! The great grace of God redeems us.
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- The great grace of God redeems us. It turns us
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- redeems us. It turns us into better people.
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- It turns us into better people. It brings joy into our hearts;
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- into better people. It brings joy into our hearts; lets us live with
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- It brings joy into our hearts; lets us live with that punch drunk awareness
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- lets us live with that punch drunk awareness that we're loved by God,
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- that punch drunk awareness that we're loved by God, we're known by God.
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- that we're loved by God, we're known by God. Yeah, we screwed up!
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- we're known by God. Yeah, we screwed up! Yes, we do screw up
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- Yeah, we screwed up! Yes, we do screw up but God has chosen
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- Yes, we do screw up but God has chosen to love the world.
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- but God has chosen to love the world. He doesn't
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- to love the world. He doesn't just love the holy.
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- He doesn't just love the holy. He doesn't just love
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- just love the holy. He doesn't just love the pretty.
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- He doesn't just love the pretty. But he loves the world.
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- the pretty. But he loves the world. He loves us all.
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- But he loves the world. He loves us all. So let yourself
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- He loves us all. So let yourself be loved by God.
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- So let yourself be loved by God. RANDY: And I want to end it
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- be loved by God. RANDY: And I want to end it with those last two words
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- RANDY: And I want to end it with those last two words of John 3:16,
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- with those last two words of John 3:16, and let you talk
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- Because the older I get,
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- Because the older I get, and the more difficulty I see,
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- and the more difficulty I see, and of course,
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- and of course, we've been through the COVID
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- we've been through the COVID and everyone has lost someone
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- and everyone has lost someone along the way,
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- that everlasting life
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- that everlasting life or eternal life depending
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- that everlasting life or eternal life depending upon the translation,
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- or eternal life depending upon the translation, do you think
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- upon the translation, do you think about eternal life
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- do you think about eternal life a lot these days?
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- what do you think?
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- what do you think? MAX: I love thinking
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- MAX: I love thinking about heaven.
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- about heaven. I really do.
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- I really do. I find such joy.
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- is the green vegetable
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- is the green vegetable or the vegetable
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- is the green vegetable or the vegetable on the Christian's diet.
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- or the vegetable on the Christian's diet. We need to lift up our eyes
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- on the Christian's diet. We need to lift up our eyes and look, set our minds
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- We need to lift up our eyes and look, set our minds on things to come.
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- and look, set our minds on things to come. I get really excited.
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- on things to come. I get really excited. I'm one of these guys, too,
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- I get really excited. I'm one of these guys, too, who believes
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- I'm one of these guys, too, who believes in a literal restoration
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- who believes in a literal restoration of Jerusalem and Israel.
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- in a literal restoration of Jerusalem and Israel. And whether people agree
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- of Jerusalem and Israel. And whether people agree or disagree with that,
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- And whether people agree or disagree with that, that's secondary.
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- or disagree with that, that's secondary. But it does get me excited
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- that's secondary. But it does get me excited to think about someday
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- But it does get me excited to think about someday going to Jerusalem
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- to think about someday going to Jerusalem and walking through the gates
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- going to Jerusalem and walking through the gates and seeing the great city
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- and walking through the gates and seeing the great city and all the Saints
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- and seeing the great city and all the Saints who have come and gone before,
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- and all the Saints who have come and gone before, and enjoying fellowship
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- who have come and gone before, and enjoying fellowship with them
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- and enjoying fellowship with them and hearing stories,
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- with them and hearing stories, living in a graveless world
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- and hearing stories, living in a graveless world in a tireless body
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- living in a graveless world in a tireless body and a tearless existence.
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- in a tireless body and a tearless existence. Then to know that someday
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- and a tearless existence. Then to know that someday we'll see Jesus!
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- Then to know that someday we'll see Jesus! I can't even get the plumber
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- we'll see Jesus! I can't even get the plumber to call me back.
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- I can't even get the plumber to call me back. But to think that someday
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- to call me back. But to think that someday I'll see Jesus?
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- But to think that someday I'll see Jesus? And I'll get
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- I'll see Jesus? And I'll get to kneel before him
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- And I'll get to kneel before him and I'll feel his hand
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- to kneel before him and I'll feel his hand on my chin.
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- and I'll feel his hand on my chin. He'll lift me up,
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- on my chin. He'll lift me up, he'll wipe every tear
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- He'll lift me up, he'll wipe every tear from my eye!
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- he'll wipe every tear from my eye! Yeah.
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- from my eye! Yeah. I mean the hope of heaven
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- Yeah. I mean the hope of heaven is really the greatest hope
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- I mean the hope of heaven is really the greatest hope of humanity.
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- is really the greatest hope of humanity. SHEILA: I think
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- of humanity. SHEILA: I think it's much better than that.
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- SHEILA: I think it's much better than that. This is such a fantastic book,
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- it's much better than that. This is such a fantastic book, Max, and we're going to tell
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- This is such a fantastic book, Max, and we're going to tell our viewers in a minute
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- Max, and we're going to tell our viewers in a minute how they can get a hold
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- our viewers in a minute how they can get a hold of their own copy.
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- how they can get a hold of their own copy. But when somebody finishes
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- of their own copy. But when somebody finishes this book, what is your prayer
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- But when somebody finishes this book, what is your prayer for each person
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- this book, what is your prayer for each person who reads this book?
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- for each person who reads this book? MAX: Great question.
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- who reads this book? MAX: Great question. I would pray
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- MAX: Great question. I would pray that they would get God.
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- I would pray that they would get God. They just kind of get --
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- that they would get God. They just kind of get -- they understand
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- They just kind of get -- they understand these core theological terms.
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- they understand these core theological terms. And that maybe they've been
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- these core theological terms. And that maybe they've been put off by people like me,
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- And that maybe they've been put off by people like me, who even use the phrase
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- put off by people like me, who even use the phrase "theology."
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- who even use the phrase "theology." "That's not for me!"
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- "theology." "That's not for me!" But they'll see
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- "That's not for me!" But they'll see that they have access
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- But they'll see that they have access to the big ideas of God;
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- that they have access to the big ideas of God; that would be a better way
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- to the big ideas of God; that would be a better way of saying it.
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- that would be a better way of saying it. They'll attract to beautiful
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- of saying it. They'll attract to beautiful big ideas of God.
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- They'll attract to beautiful big ideas of God. SHEILA: Beautiful!
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- big ideas of God. SHEILA: Beautiful! RANDY: I love it!
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- SHEILA: Beautiful! RANDY: I love it! I love it!
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- RANDY: I love it! I love it! It's just good news
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- I love it! It's just good news and we appreciate
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- It's just good news and we appreciate you sharing that with us.
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- and we appreciate you sharing that with us. We want to show
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- you sharing that with us. We want to show our audience something
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- We want to show our audience something because there is good news
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- our audience something because there is good news that needs to be spoken
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- because there is good news that needs to be spoken in parts of the world
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- that needs to be spoken in parts of the world where they only get bad news.
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- in parts of the world where they only get bad news. But today,
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- where they only get bad news. But today, we can make a difference.
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- But today, we can make a difference. And when you participate
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- we can make a difference. And when you participate with us today, we would love
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- And when you participate with us today, we would love to send you Max's book
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- with us today, we would love to send you Max's book when you request it;
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- to send you Max's book when you request it; it will bless you.
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- when you request it; it will bless you. SHEILA: We'll make that
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- it will bless you. SHEILA: We'll make that available to you.
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- show you a different picture
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- show you a different picture of what suffering
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- of what suffering can look like.
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- can look like. It's one of the most
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- It's one of the most appalling things
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- appalling things that I've witnessed
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- that I've witnessed in my life,
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- in my life, sitting with some of
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- sitting with some of these young girls
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- these young girls in Southeast Asia
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- in Southeast Asia and hearing their story.
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- and hearing their story. So many of them have no one
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- So many of them have no one who looks out for them.
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- who looks out for them. No church buses are coming
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- No church buses are coming to pick them up.
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- to pick them up. They're left in the dark,
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- They're left in the dark, darkest of darkness
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- darkest of darkness all the time.
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- all the time. Some people, one or two
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- Some people, one or two of you have written and said,
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- of you have written and said, "Why don't they just leave?
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- "Why don't they just leave? Why don't they just escape?"
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- Why don't they just escape?" It's so complicated.
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- It's so complicated. These little girls are told,
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- These little girls are told, hey, we'll get you a job
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- hey, we'll get you a job in the city and you can send
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- in the city and you can send money home to your families.
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- money home to your families. When they discover
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- When they discover that's not the reality,
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- that's not the reality, they've been drugged
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- they've been drugged and now they're trapped
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- and now they're trapped in this life,
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- in this life, they're told if you
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- they're told if you try to escape,
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- try to escape, we know where you live
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- we know where you live and we know you've got
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- and we know you've got younger sisters.
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- younger sisters. So it's your choice,
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- So it's your choice, you stay here
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- you stay here or we go get them.
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- or we go get them. It is an absolute nightmare.
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- It is an absolute nightmare. I've sat with these girls
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- I've sat with these girls sobbing on my shoulder
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- sobbing on my shoulder talking about what it is like
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- talking about what it is like to have to have sex
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- to have to have sex with these older men
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- with these older men over and over.
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- over and over. And some of these girls
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- And some of these girls are 12, 13, 14 years old.
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- are 12, 13, 14 years old. We've had the privilege
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- We've had the privilege of sitting and praying
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- of sitting and praying with them as they give
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- with them as they give their lives to Christ
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- their lives to Christ but they need
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- but they need another kind of rescue.
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- another kind of rescue. Randy, we've been doing that
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- Randy, we've been doing that for a long time
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- for a long time and the need is greater now
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- and the need is greater now than it's ever been.
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- than it's ever been. RANDY: The need is great.
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- RANDY: The need is great. Over the years we have
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- Over the years we have averaged out the cost
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- averaged out the cost of this outreach
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- of this outreach and it boils down to about
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- and it boils down to about $128 to reach, rescue,
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- $128 to reach, rescue, and restore one child.
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- and restore one child. Now we have a great
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- Now we have a great opportunity right now
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- opportunity right now because someone,
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- because someone, some of our faithful friends
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- some of our faithful friends have stepped up and said,
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- have stepped up and said, we're going to match
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- we're going to match the gifts during
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- the gifts during this campaign.
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- this campaign. So your gift today is doubled
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- So your gift today is doubled in its effectiveness
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- in its effectiveness and its power.
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- and its power. Go online, go to the phones,
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- Go online, go to the phones, give the best gift you can
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- give the best gift you can and join Sheila and I and
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- at LIFE Outreach
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- at LIFE Outreach as we rescue these lives.
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- at LIFE Outreach as we rescue these lives. Do it now!
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- Innocent children and young people
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- longing to be loved and cared for
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- are being abducted and sold
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- at the hands of violent predators,
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- forced into the evil industry
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- of human trafficking.
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- Through Mission: Rescue Life
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- you can reach out to warn children
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- who are at risk for sex trafficking,
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- rescue those already enslaved,
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- restore young lives
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- and give them a future.
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- With a generous $320.000 matching gift,
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- now your gift of $128
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- to help reach, rescue, or restore one child
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- can be doubled to help two children.
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- Your $64 gift will be matched
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- to help save one child
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- from the horrors of human trafficking.
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- And a $32 Mission Rescue gift
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- will be doubled to $64.
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- With your gift today,
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- we'll send you the Prayers For Life Journal,
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- a perfect book to write down your prayers
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- as you reflect on your relationship with Christ.
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- With your gift of $128 or more,
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- you'll also receive the N.I.V. Thinline Bible,
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- along with 365 days of Prayer For Life,
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- a beautiful devotional filled with scriptures
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- and key thoughts for each day of the year.
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- Keep all three resources close by
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- for your daily prayer time
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- as you meditate on God's Word.
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- Finally, please consider a gift of $1280,
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- which will now help save 20 children.
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- And you may request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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- "Let the Children Come."
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- Please call, write, or make your gift online.
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- RANDY: I hope
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- RANDY: I hope you are going online
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- RANDY: I hope you are going online or going to the phones
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- you are going online or going to the phones and making the best gift
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- or going to the phones and making the best gift you can.
- 00:23:04.973 --> 00:23:06.074
- and making the best gift you can. We have great news to share
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- you can. We have great news to share with these people.
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- We have great news to share with these people. We want to reach out
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- with these people. We want to reach out and we rely on you
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- We want to reach out and we rely on you to help us do it.
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- and we rely on you to help us do it. Today, when you do,
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- to help us do it. Today, when you do, Sheila, I want them
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- Today, when you do, Sheila, I want them to request Max's book.
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- Sheila, I want them to request Max's book. SHEILA: Yes!
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- to request Max's book. SHEILA: Yes! I love --
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- SHEILA: Yes! I love -- love, love, love this book,
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- I love -- love, love, love this book, 3:16, "The Numbers of Hope."
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- love, love, love this book, 3:16, "The Numbers of Hope." In a world that is so angry
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- 3:16, "The Numbers of Hope." In a world that is so angry and lost and polarized,
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- In a world that is so angry and lost and polarized, this is some of the best news
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- and lost and polarized, this is some of the best news you'll ever hear in your life.
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- this is some of the best news you'll ever hear in your life. Max, thank you so much
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- you'll ever hear in your life. Max, thank you so much for sharing this with us;
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- Max, thank you so much for sharing this with us; sharing this
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- for sharing this with us; sharing this with our audience.
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- sharing this with our audience. We're going to pray
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- with our audience. We're going to pray that God will take this as far
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- We're going to pray that God will take this as far as it could possibly go.
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- that God will take this as far as it could possibly go. Thank you.
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- as it could possibly go. Thank you. MAX: Thank you.
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- Thank you. MAX: Thank you. It's a great joy
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- MAX: Thank you. It's a great joy to be with you
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- It's a great joy to be with you and to see you both.
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- to be with you and to see you both. SHEILA: We will see you
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- and to see you both. SHEILA: We will see you next time on Life Today !
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- SHEILA: We will see you next time on Life Today ! God bless you.
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- ♪
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- ♪
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- ♪ We don't feel ready ♪
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- ♪ We don't feel steady ♪
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- ♪ Question what we really have to give ♪
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- ♪ Stay where it's safer ♪
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- ♪ Claim faith but waver ♪
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- ♪ Is this how we're really meant to live? ♪
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- ♪ We pray but never move ♪
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- ♪ We say but never do ♪
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- ♪ It's time to get our hands dirty ♪
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- ♪ Be love: There's a whole lot of hurting ♪
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- ♪ Calling all hearts Calling all hands ♪
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- ♪ Calling all feet to take a stand ♪
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- ♪ Why sit around and wait for a miracle to come ♪
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- ♪ When we can be one ♪
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- ♪ We can be one ♪
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- ♪ We can be one ♪
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- ♪ We can be one ♪
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- ♪ A little somethin' might feel like nothin' ♪
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- ♪ But in His hands it's all we'll ever need ♪
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- ♪ To speak life to the broken ♪
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- ♪ Watch the blind eyes open ♪
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- ♪ It's who He's calling you and me to be ♪
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- ♪ It's time to get our hands dirty ♪
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- ♪ Be love: There's a whole lot of hurting ♪
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- ♪ Calling all hearts Calling all hands ♪
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- ♪ Calling all feet to take a stand ♪
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- ♪ Why sit around and wait for a miracle to come ♪
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- ♪ When we can be one ♪
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- ♪ When we can be one ♪
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- ♪ We can be the change, be the hope ♪
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- ♪ We can be the arms that don't let go ♪
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- ♪ We can be a light in the dark ♪
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- ♪ We are, we are where it starts ♪
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- ♪ It's time ♪
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- ♪ Be love: There's a whole lot of hurting ♪
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- ♪ Calling all hearts Calling all hands ♪
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- ♪ Calling all feet to take a stand ♪
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- ♪ Why sit around and wait for a miracle to come ♪
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- ♪ When we can be one ♪
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- ♪ When we can be one ♪
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- ♪ When we can be one ♪
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- ♪ We can be one ♪
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- ♪ We can be the change, be the hope ♪
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- ♪ Yes, we can ♪
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- ♪ We can be the arms that don't let go ♪
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- ♪ Calling all hearts Calling all hands ♪
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- ♪ Oh! Oh! ♪
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- Next week, Mattie Jackson Selecman,
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- daughter of country music legend, Alan Jackson
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- lost her husband three weeks before their 1st anniversary.
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