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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Bible Guys, a podcast where a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun in

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<v Speaker 1>practical ways. Hey, everybody, it is Friday. If you're listening

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<v Speaker 1>day by day and tgif there we go, thank the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>That's great. Yes, and for as a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 1>my wife is off on Fridays and when I work.

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<v Speaker 2>But she's on the rest week. It's just like Fridays

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<v Speaker 2>are a bad day for.

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<v Speaker 1>Her, but she doesn't go to work on Fridays.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I thought you're saying she's a little off on Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>And Friday is my day off. So Fridays are great days.

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<v Speaker 2>Great, good for you guys. Yes, this is like a

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<v Speaker 2>date day.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't know, honey. If you're listening, let's go

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<v Speaker 1>on a date.

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<v Speaker 2>It's either date day or chores day.

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<v Speaker 1>She's right, she's listening in the morning to this because

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<v Speaker 1>she listens to the Bible Guys every single morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Every single morning, every morning. Okay, well, just in advance,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna apologize, Liz.

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<v Speaker 1>She actually says, she actually says, I don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>I do if you stop the Bible guys, and she

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<v Speaker 1>means it.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, it's so nice. It is nice. We have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of listeners that say that that that's how they

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<v Speaker 2>start their day, or that it's an everyday thing. I

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<v Speaker 2>just had a conversation with a really, really great guy

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<v Speaker 2>and he said that he started just a few months

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<v Speaker 2>ago and he started off with that whole series we

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<v Speaker 2>did on the Gospels.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh cool, and he's.

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<v Speaker 2>Almost all the way through. He listens to it like

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<v Speaker 2>a few a day, and he said, Man, I just

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<v Speaker 2>feel like I'm growing on my faith. So it's really

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<v Speaker 2>amazing to me that people listen every day. It's humbling.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, it's extraordinary humbling. Well, hey, we have an

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<v Speaker 2>amazing segment today, normally on Friday. Yeah, our favorite segment

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<v Speaker 2>is what made Chris mad this week normally normally, but

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<v Speaker 2>maybe our second most famous, my most famous, my second

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<v Speaker 2>most favorite, yes segment is Who's most Likely?

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with that.

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<v Speaker 2>I this might be my second most favorite one. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>So this is a Who's most likely segment? Yeah, and Chris.

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<v Speaker 1>The idea is you and I are supposed to instinctively

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<v Speaker 1>and quickly, just so quickly, they quickly vote it is

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<v Speaker 1>me or you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it's either you or me. It's me or you

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<v Speaker 2>or you or me, okay, ready, who's most likely to

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<v Speaker 2>get kicked out of a public place for laughing too loudly?

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<v Speaker 1>That both of us?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would say it's probably you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I laughed pretty loud, Like do you ever hear

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<v Speaker 1>me in messages like when I'm when I'm listening to

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<v Speaker 1>like a sermon or something, somebody tells a joke and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in the audience.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I really laughed, like, so I will tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>So my my daughter's boyfriend had never been to a

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<v Speaker 2>Broadway show.

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<v Speaker 1>Huh.

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<v Speaker 2>So we were driving, I was driving down the road.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a Saturday, it was early in the morning,

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<v Speaker 2>so I had an early morning Saturday meeting. And then

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<v Speaker 2>like the family was just getting out of bed, and

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<v Speaker 2>I heard on the radio that there was a revival

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<v Speaker 2>of the Broadway show Oklahoma, which Oklahoma is that was

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<v Speaker 2>a major change in Broadway shows up to that point, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And so it's an incredibly important show. It's not my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite Broadway show, but it's an incredibly important show. So

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, oh, if that's what's in town today, And

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<v Speaker 2>they said there's still tickets available, some of them as

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<v Speaker 2>cheap as ten dollars, and I went a ten dollars

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<v Speaker 2>thing to a matinee for the thing, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>at Fox Theater, which is beautiful downtown Detroit. So I

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<v Speaker 2>go online and I bought I can't remember, like six

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<v Speaker 2>tickets or something, and I couldn't believe it. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>through one hundred and eighty dollars, one hundred and eighty dollars,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and eighty dollars, and then I found a

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<v Speaker 2>whole row five dollars apiece, so I bought them. It

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<v Speaker 2>costs us more to park than it did to go

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<v Speaker 2>to the show. Well, we got there. What I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>realize was it was a modern version of Oklahoma that

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<v Speaker 2>was absolutely horrific on every level, to the point that

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<v Speaker 2>multiple times new scene would change and the set people

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<v Speaker 2>would come running out with their staff shirts on and

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<v Speaker 2>their headsets on, putting on stage because they forgot when

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<v Speaker 2>the lights went out right. Uh, it was horrible. And

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<v Speaker 2>then hyper woke, which was that was funny. Yeah, So

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<v Speaker 2>it just kept getting worse and worse and worse. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a moment in that show it's an intermission, and

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<v Speaker 2>then you come out of the intermission and the very

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<v Speaker 2>next thing, there's like this dream sequence where the heroine

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<v Speaker 2>in the story is having a dream about and it's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a waltz dance kind of a thing. Yep,

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<v Speaker 2>she's having a dream about the good guy versus the

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<v Speaker 2>bad guy. So this woman comes out doing like a

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<v Speaker 2>modern dance and next thing, you know, you know how

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<v Speaker 2>like not to be too gross, you know how, like

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<v Speaker 2>dogs sometimes they'll drop it will drag their rearand across

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<v Speaker 2>the carpet. So this is what she's doing. She's scooting

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<v Speaker 2>across the floor. And I started laughing so hard, so

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't stop. This whole thing. The whole show's a

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<v Speaker 2>train wreck. They never closed the curtains during intermission. They

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<v Speaker 2>were out with vacuums, vacuuming the thing, right, it was

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<v Speaker 2>the whole thing. It was so funny, and Fox Theater

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<v Speaker 2>was packed, and I start laughing, and now I can't

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<v Speaker 2>stop laughing. Then my his boyfriend starts laughing. Everybody and

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<v Speaker 2>the people all around us start getting madder and more

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<v Speaker 2>and more angry. I nearly got kicked out of Fox

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<v Speaker 2>Theater that day, so legit for me. But that's the

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<v Speaker 2>only time I think I've ever gotten almost kicked out.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a train wreck of a show.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, Yeah, that was a heck of a tangent.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a good one. Who's most likely to spend

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<v Speaker 2>all their money on useless gadget they saw on an infomercial?

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<v Speaker 2>You me by far? Yes, I'm a gadget guy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I would definitely say you.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's most likely to end up on a reality TV show?

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<v Speaker 1>You? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>And which one would it be?

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<v Speaker 1>Reality?

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<v Speaker 2>Not survivor?

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<v Speaker 1>No, not survivor. I'm not the outdoors. Oh gosh, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know either. I don't really know, you know, what

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<v Speaker 1>it would be. I think it would be something like

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of like a life game show contest, like like,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the race around the world?

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<v Speaker 2>What is that amazing race?

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<v Speaker 1>Amazing race?

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<v Speaker 2>And he got you and I should do amazing race.

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<v Speaker 2>That'd be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it'd be fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, to fifty three year old guys blow out your

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<v Speaker 2>knee on for a show, right, Okay? Who's most likely

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<v Speaker 2>get stuck in a revolving door for way longer than

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<v Speaker 2>it's socially acceptable.

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<v Speaker 1>That's rough. I don't think that's any of us, to

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<v Speaker 1>be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always very conscientious of that because I usually stick

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<v Speaker 2>my foot in the thing and stop the person in

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<v Speaker 2>front of me. Oh really, Oh yeah, I do it

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<v Speaker 2>to my daughter all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, i'll tell you what. I am famous for slipping

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<v Speaker 1>in with somebody at the last second and then and

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<v Speaker 1>then and then just making them uncomfortable. So I do

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<v Speaker 1>that all the time. So I would definitely.

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<v Speaker 2>Say, Okay, who's most likely to make a dramatic exit

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<v Speaker 2>from an event only to return ten minutes later because

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<v Speaker 2>they forgot their phone? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>No, yeah she is. If we have to pick one.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think you're more dramatic than me. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>think or do you think it's me? I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 2>with me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna go with me too, Me too, yep. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Because here's the thing I would if I did forget

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<v Speaker 1>my phone, I would have no problem with going back

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<v Speaker 1>in there and getting my phone.

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<v Speaker 2>Right right, I would leave it. I'd be like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I lost that phone, right, there's a honey, I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>spend a thousand dollars to get a new phote like,

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<v Speaker 2>because I left dramatically and I can't go back in.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, there is a movie scene where I'm not promoting

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<v Speaker 1>this movie because because actually it ends with like this

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<v Speaker 1>kid flipping his family the bird, Like it's not it's

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<v Speaker 1>not a very great scene, right, but let me just

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and tell you this real quick. He's on

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<v Speaker 1>the plane and he's ready to get off the plane

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<v Speaker 1>because he's made this life decision that he just doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>like his family. And so he turns right around. He goes,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Dad, here's what I think of you. And

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<v Speaker 1>he's like, here's what I think.

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<v Speaker 3>Of you, and you and you.

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<v Speaker 1>He's going down the line and he's like, I'm getting

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<v Speaker 1>off this plane. He goes, and you guys can go

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<v Speaker 1>on vacation without me. And then he you know, then

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<v Speaker 1>he does this thing. You know, he's really rude. And

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<v Speaker 1>then and he's he starts backing up, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>flight attendant goes, sir, we've just closed the outer doors.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna have to take your seat because they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to London. Oh no, And then he has to walk

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<v Speaker 1>back by the way. He does this public glee in

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<v Speaker 1>front of the entire plane, so he has to walk

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<v Speaker 1>back and sit with his family after he makes.

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<v Speaker 2>This big grin speech that's terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>Then and then he had his nickname name Pirate, and

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<v Speaker 1>and and his buddy leans over and goes, it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be long flight pirate, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep yep. So yeah, I've had some of those where,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe in my younger days, where I said way too

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<v Speaker 2>much and then couldn't get out of the space.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's like you're waiting for a dramatic walk off. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, speaking of dramatic walkoffs, we're gonna walk out of

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<v Speaker 2>that segment and into this next one.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. What I was going to say is, speaking of

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<v Speaker 1>dramatic walkoffs, this is the most famous proverb that talks

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<v Speaker 1>about which path to take.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow, a good one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is maybe one of my favorite. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've spent a lot of time in the Book of Proverbs.

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<v Speaker 2>I love proverbs, but Proverbs three maybe one of my favorite.

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<v Speaker 2>So he says, my child, never forget the things I've

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<v Speaker 2>taught you. Store my commands in your heart. If you

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<v Speaker 2>do this, you'll live many years, and your life will

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<v Speaker 2>be satisfying. Never let loyalty and kindness leave you. Tie

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<v Speaker 2>them around your neck as a reminder, Write them deep

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<v Speaker 2>within your heart. Then you'll find favor with God and people,

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<v Speaker 2>and you'll earn a good reputation. I love that trust

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<v Speaker 2>in the Lord with all your heart. Do not depend

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<v Speaker 2>on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do,

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<v Speaker 2>Don't be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord and turn away from evil, and then you'll have

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<v Speaker 2>of everything you produce, and then he will fill your

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<v Speaker 2>barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.

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<v Speaker 2>My child, don't reject the Lord's discipline, and don't be

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<v Speaker 2>upset when he corrects you, For the Lord corrects those

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<v Speaker 2>whom he delights. Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,

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<v Speaker 2>the one who gains understanding. For wisdom is more profitable

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<v Speaker 2>than silver, and her wages are better than gold. Wisdom

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<v Speaker 2>Happy are those who hold her tightly by wisdom. The

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<v Speaker 2>Lord founded the earth by understanding. He created the heavens.

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<v Speaker 2>By his knowledge. The deep fountains of the earth burst forth,

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<v Speaker 2>and the dew settles beneath the night sky. My child,

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<v Speaker 2>jewels on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way,

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<v Speaker 2>You need to be. You need not be afraid of

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<v Speaker 2>sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked.

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<v Speaker 2>foot from being caught in a trap. Do not withhold

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<v Speaker 2>your power to help them. That's really important. I love

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<v Speaker 2>or copy their ways. Such wicked people are detestable to

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord curses the house of the wicked, but he

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<v Speaker 2>blesses the home of the upright. The Lord mocks the mockers,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's gracious to the humble, the wise inherent honor,

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<v Speaker 2>but fools are put to shame. Every one of those.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just a little phrase, little phrase, little phrase, little phrase,

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<v Speaker 2>and everyone we go, oh, let's talk about that one. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>let's talk about that one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. It's an amazing thing how Proverbs is filled with little,

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<v Speaker 1>tiny sentences, and each sentence seems like it's an entire

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<v Speaker 1>life lesson. Yeah, it seems like somebody has lived a

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<v Speaker 1>life of regret and they've learned this entire principle. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they just pieced it together. And sometimes Proverbs

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<v Speaker 1>has so many in just one chapter. Oh, yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just amazing. So yeah, so let's let's talk about your

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<v Speaker 2>Well, trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do

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<v Speaker 2>all you do, and he will show you which path

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<v Speaker 2>to take. Yeah, right, I think I talked about that

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<v Speaker 2>this a little bit yesterday that people ask opinions and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll say, well, the Bible says this, Jesus says this, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Solomon said this, And I think that that's because this

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<v Speaker 2>versus these verses so important to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, right, yeah, And and the part that stands out

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<v Speaker 1>to me on that phrase is do not depend on

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a it's a it's a thing that sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>But we're talking about, you know, this whole series that

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<v Speaker 1>why we worry, and then this this week we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about this is why we don't feel content. So really

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<v Speaker 1>this series is about worry and contentment. But it's amazing

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<v Speaker 1>how in the Bible, how oftentimes, very clearly Jesus taught

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<v Speaker 1>clearly about worry right after he talked about money, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and and he actually said like, h He's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>about it, and then he says therefore, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>talked the whole thing about worry, and it was all connected.

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<v Speaker 2>To the money. You're afraid of your money. You think

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<v Speaker 2>money can provide for you, right, and so when you

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<v Speaker 1>and and he talks about, you know, I've learned the

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<v Speaker 1>secret of being content. And then what does he do?

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<v Speaker 1>He talks about plenty and want and having the power

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<v Speaker 1>and everything else and uh and so it's interesting how contentment. Uh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>what what we're going to teach this Sunday is that

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<v Speaker 1>contentment flows from gratitude and then it basically produces generosity

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<v Speaker 1>because once we're content, we have gratitude and contentment, then

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<v Speaker 1>we're able to give of ourselves and then it flows

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<v Speaker 1>into the kind of being the kind of worshippers that

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<v Speaker 1>God wants us to be. And that's that's sort of

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<v Speaker 1>the formula. Okay, here's here's my point. My point is,

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<v Speaker 1>do not depend on your own understanding. Sometimes it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>make any sense when you stand up and say you're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to give your stuff away. And I'm not just

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<v Speaker 1>talking about tithing to the church. I'm talking about giving

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<v Speaker 1>of your time and your resources and giving of your

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<v Speaker 1>assistance to others. We are designed to be a blessing

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<v Speaker 1>to others. We are designed to give ourselves away, and

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<v Speaker 1>so we spend our whole life, you know, living for ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a wasted life. But when we spend our lives

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<v Speaker 1>giving our lives away, then then the Bible says we

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<v Speaker 1>find life. And that may not make sense to people,

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<v Speaker 1>and they may say, well, what do you what do

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<v Speaker 1>you mean like I'm supposed to I'm supposed to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>give to God. I'm supposed to give to others. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you're saying, by giving, I'll get well, welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the paradox of the scriptures, right, Welcome to the paradox

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<v Speaker 1>of don't lean on your own understanding. But Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 1>make yourself last, and then you'll be first. Right, if

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<v Speaker 1>you exalt yourself, you're going to be humbled. Right in

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<v Speaker 1>order to have you have to give. And it's just

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<v Speaker 1>interesting how sometimes it doesn't seem like our own understanding

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<v Speaker 1>leans toward toward God's principles. You know, don't lean on

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<v Speaker 1>your understanding, do things God's way, and when you do,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to you're gonna understand, like you're gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>down the right path, the path of righteousness, the path

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<v Speaker 1>of fulfillment, the path of uh well.

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<v Speaker 2>Verse seventeen says wisdom will guide you down the delightful paths. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the path all her ways are satisfying. Yes, yeah, that's great. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's fantastic. I love this that that idea. Don't depend

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<v Speaker 2>on your own understanding. If I'm not supposed to trust

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<v Speaker 2>my understanding, right, then why do I spend so much

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<v Speaker 2>time trusting other people's understanding? Because God told them not

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<v Speaker 2>to try rust their own understanding either.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, So it's amazing how many people, how many young

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<v Speaker 2>moms just get all their wisdom from all the other

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<v Speaker 2>young moms, right, And God said told all those other

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<v Speaker 2>young moms, don't trust your own wisdom. Right, So there

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<v Speaker 2>is the Bible says there's safety in a multitude of counselors.

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<v Speaker 2>Having otherwise people around you is important. But ultimately the

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<v Speaker 2>matrix I use to filter that is I take in.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like eating catfish. You eat the meat, spit out

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<v Speaker 2>the bones. If you have good of it, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you're a wise person. If if you had some good

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<v Speaker 2>advice about, you know, making connections with people, I would

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<v Speaker 2>consider what you have to say, and consider is that

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<v Speaker 2>consistent with what I know Scripture says, right, And so

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<v Speaker 2>it's don't lean only on your own understanding. He's telling

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<v Speaker 2>you get wisdom and get understanding. Just don't lean on

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<v Speaker 2>it exclusively. Right, Seek God's will in all you do,

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<v Speaker 2>and he'll show you which path to take. So what

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking for is God's wisdom. Most importantly the other

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<v Speaker 2>wise people in you life, you have to filter what

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<v Speaker 2>they say through what.

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<v Speaker 3>God's wisdom says, right, right, Yeah, I was, I was,

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<v Speaker 3>I was going to throw in a caveat, but you

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<v Speaker 3>said so long ago now, but you so long ago? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>you said it the very easily a minute ago probably too.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. You said you said at the beginning of that

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<v Speaker 1>thought that you said, so many young moms that they'll

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<v Speaker 1>get wisdom from other young moms. But yet God says

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<v Speaker 1>not even to trust your own wisdom. I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to throw in the caveat. What you were meaning to

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<v Speaker 1>say was godly wisdom, right, You're meaning worldly wisdom. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>trust worldly wisdom?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah yeah, yeah, And and and oftentimes people don't filter

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<v Speaker 2>out is this worldly wisdom or Godly wisdom? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Because because a young mom could have wisdom she could

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<v Speaker 1>trust if it's Godly wisdom, Yeah, that's what.

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<v Speaker 2>But what I would say is you always pour somebody

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<v Speaker 2>else's good idea through God's wisdom, and what comes out

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side is is really what you're looking for? Right,

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<v Speaker 2>And so I don't automatically trust what I get from

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<v Speaker 2>other smart people. I filter what I get from other

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<v Speaker 2>smart people through what I do trust, and that's God's words, right, Right,

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's the only path to wisdom, because if he

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<v Speaker 2>tells me not to trust my understanding, he's also telling

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<v Speaker 2>got also told don't trust their understanding.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like a visual aid of a pouring water through

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>So the filter is God's wisdom and the good stuff

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully that comes out on the other side. Okay, that's

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<v Speaker 2>worth using. But if it doesn't match God's wisdom, then

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<v Speaker 2>I reject the wisdom of the world and I choose

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<v Speaker 2>to try to go God's way instead, which means I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the world's wisdom doesn't match God's wisdom.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think I'm getting I think I'm getting

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<v Speaker 1>an idea for a sermon illustration. So do you have

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<v Speaker 1>one of those straws that you can drink out of

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, yeah. So they sell these straws for people

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<v Speaker 2>I use it. I use it all the time. So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't use the straw. What I have is I

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<v Speaker 2>and I can I've drank water out of the Nile River.

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<v Speaker 2>What it Yeah, just scoop up the thing, filter it

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<v Speaker 1>So the so the water that you baptize and eat

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<v Speaker 1>the opia, you can drink that.

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty bucks. That's not for this, for this

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<v Speaker 2>water bottle, not for life. Yeah exactly. But I'm in

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<v Speaker 2>places all the time where I can't use the water.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't use the water brush your teeth a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of times. So I'll just take the water out of

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<v Speaker 2>the sink, filter through the bottle, and then I can

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<v Speaker 2>drink it, brush my teeth whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well that means you're trusting in that technology a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>It's pretty good, haven't I haven't got sick yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that's amazing. And then there's me. All I all

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<v Speaker 1>I do is I take a shower and it just

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<v Speaker 1>leaks inside my.

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<v Speaker 3>Mouth and I die.

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<v Speaker 1>I get sick all the time. I get sick all

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<v Speaker 1>the time in other countries.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I hide a couple of other things? Reminds us?

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<v Speaker 2>Never let loyalty and kindness leave you, right, that's a you.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've had conversations about loyalty before. Sometimes I get

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<v Speaker 2>hung up on that a little bit more than I

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<v Speaker 2>need to. But tie them around your neck as a

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<v Speaker 2>reminder and write them deep within your heart, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you'll find favor with both God and people, and you'll

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<v Speaker 2>earn a good reputation. So loyalty and kindness are incredibly important.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the other one is I think it's a

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<v Speaker 2>parallel verse, which is amazing. How Solomon often has the

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of a proverb and the ending of a proverb

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<v Speaker 2>often have parallel statements. Right, and then the middle kind

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<v Speaker 2>of is usually about wisdom. So towards the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the proverb, he says, don't withhold good from those who

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<v Speaker 2>deserve it when it's in your power to help them. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>if you can help your neighbor, now, don't say come

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<v Speaker 2>back tomorrow and I'll help you. And you know some

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<v Speaker 2>stories where we've had opportunities. We found out about a

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<v Speaker 2>problem somebody was having. There was really no advantage to us.

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<v Speaker 2>But I've used that verse multiple times to go to

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<v Speaker 2>my board and say, I think we should give resources

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<v Speaker 2>to this person. Right, it's a godly person, somebody who's

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<v Speaker 2>trying to navigate through a difficult situation. We have it

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<v Speaker 2>in our power, and the question always is from the

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<v Speaker 2>fiscally responsible people, they go, well, if we use it,

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<v Speaker 2>then what are we going to have? And I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>I think God's gonna bless us. He says, don't when

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<v Speaker 2>it's in your power, don't hold back. Don't tell him

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<v Speaker 2>come back tomorrow and then I'll help you. And instead,

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<v Speaker 2>it's that loyalty and kindness thing combined with if it's

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<v Speaker 2>within your power, go ahead and don't withhold it. Take

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<v Speaker 2>care of them. But then you go back to the beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>and God says, then you will find favor with both

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<v Speaker 2>God and people. Right. So God gives you favor when

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<v Speaker 2>you choose to do what you can do, when you

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<v Speaker 2>can do it right, right for the people that you

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<v Speaker 2>love and are that you're loyal to.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, that's great. You know when I'd mentioned already

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<v Speaker 1>a long time ago here now, but the but the giving,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the financial giving, It says, honored over with

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<v Speaker 1>your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he'll fill your barns with grain. The part

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<v Speaker 1>that stood out to me with that was the best

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<v Speaker 1>part of everything you produce. So you know, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>first fruits, right, which is why we say it comes

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<v Speaker 1>out of the top. It's the very first thing you

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<v Speaker 1>should do. So do you get an automatic withdrawal when

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<v Speaker 1>you give or do you actually physically do it?

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<v Speaker 3>Now we just automaticallyatly withdraw Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Because we're not wrestling with it anymore. Anybody who's still

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<v Speaker 2>struggling with tithing, you should consciously make a choice to

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<v Speaker 2>tithe every day, yeah, I mean every week or whenever

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<v Speaker 2>you get paid. But if you've already settled that and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a battle anymore than what I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to do is forget because because it's not a struggle.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's been times where I've gotten a couple months behind,

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<v Speaker 2>and God's blessed my wife and I pretty significantly. And

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<v Speaker 2>if I get a couple months behind in my tithe,

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<v Speaker 2>I got to write a big check, right right, So

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to get behind. It's something I've already settled. God,

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<v Speaker 2>it's yours. You get the first. But for that for me,

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<v Speaker 2>for the first fruits, my wife and I made a

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<v Speaker 2>based on this verse. Specifically, we tithe on our gross

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<v Speaker 2>and not our net. So we tithe before Uncle Sam

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<v Speaker 2>gets his right, so Uncle Sam gets it before I

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<v Speaker 2>ever get it. But I tithe on what the whole

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<v Speaker 2>amount before Uncle Sam takes any money out, because I

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<v Speaker 2>want God. I want God to say, God, I'm giving

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<v Speaker 2>you the very best of what I have. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>a big thing. It's a personal opinion, but that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we made. That a decision long time ago, based

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<v Speaker 2>on this verse.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's great.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So people always ask me that net or gross, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye, meadow gross. It's it's it's the it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>among the great debates isn't it. Yeah, so, hey, there's

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<v Speaker 1>so much more in here that I don't think we

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<v Speaker 1>really have time to get into. But all that to say, well.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the Book of Proverbs. It is, this is

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<v Speaker 2>this is a great passage to read to understand how

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<v Speaker 2>proverbs are. Do we can talk about this one all

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<v Speaker 2>day long? This is one chapter we talk about it

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<v Speaker 2>for a.

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<v Speaker 1>Week, right, Yeah? I agree? All right, Well, hey that

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<v Speaker 1>is our time though, so hopefully we will see you

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<v Speaker 1>next time and join us on the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys,