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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, welcome to the Bible guys. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good to be back back from where from not

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<v Speaker 2>being with them and since yesterday's.

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<v Speaker 1>Episode, Oh, good to be back with you.

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<v Speaker 2>With you today?

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<v Speaker 1>Got it?

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<v Speaker 2>That's correct, because we were with you yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, because because not only that, I've never left this table.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only that, Yes, this is our eight hundredth time

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<v Speaker 2>to be with them. What this is our eight hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>eight hundred episode eight hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow a lot?

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<v Speaker 2>Wow works. It's big budget, big budget episode. Special effects?

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<v Speaker 1>Can we add in special effects?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm over so I'm of them right now. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>like exploding.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Well, and for those who listened audio wise, we

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<v Speaker 1>should add like.

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<v Speaker 2>We just did. We just gave them all kinds of firecrackers.

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<v Speaker 1>Sounds awesome, well awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, hey, super big deal.

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<v Speaker 1>It's such a big deal. Nobody even told me.

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<v Speaker 2>And I didn't even know it's on the thing there.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, I didn't observe eight hundredth episode, Chris.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that's pretty cool man.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully spend time well spent well.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm hoping that people do appreciate it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be honest with you, you know, because we both

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<v Speaker 1>have very busy.

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<v Speaker 2>Lives, very busy lives, right, and.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like you more than me, especially when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to travel. I'm thinking to myself, the only thing

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<v Speaker 1>that keeps me going of spending the time and doing

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<v Speaker 1>these are the people who come up to me and

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<v Speaker 1>tell me how much they appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>So me too, me too. I love it. And it's weird.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we go places that walk into restaurants people,

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<v Speaker 2>are you one of the Bible guys? Right? They don't

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<v Speaker 2>even go to Heritage Church or whatever. Yeah, so that

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<v Speaker 2>happens little kids. We've had little kids.

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<v Speaker 1>That happened to me in another city. I'm not kidding

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<v Speaker 1>when somebody actually said, hey, aren't you that guy on

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible Guys? And actually it happened to me in

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<v Speaker 1>my friend You're already even Oh but anyway, in the

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<v Speaker 1>other city, they said, aren't you the guy on that

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<v Speaker 1>podcast of the Bible Guys? And I said, oh, I said,

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<v Speaker 1>how long are you going to Heritage Church? And they said,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you talking about? I was like, Holy Christmas.

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<v Speaker 2>I was in Raleigh in an office building. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 2>I met a new employee at that place and I said, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Jeff. He goes, Oh, I know you are watched

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's so fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that funny? Yeah's great, So it's neat. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>tell you this. Eight hundred episodes and we average about

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five minutes apiece. That's twenty thousand minutes that we have.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, how many hours is that?

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<v Speaker 2>Divided by sixty is three hundred and thirty three and

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<v Speaker 2>one third.

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<v Speaker 1>Hours, three hundred and thirty three hours.

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<v Speaker 2>It's three hundred and thirty three hours of the Bible. Guys.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like it should be longer than that.

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<v Speaker 2>Does it? Well, it was twenty thousand minutes divided by

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred three and three right, twenty five times eight

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<v Speaker 2>hundred twenty thousand divided by sixty minutes. Okay, three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and thirty three.

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<v Speaker 1>Hours, thirty three hours. I guess that is a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>So just imagine. So divide that by twenty four hours,

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<v Speaker 2>it's thirteen point eight. If you could listen NonStop for

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen days, two weeks of the Bible, guys, you never

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<v Speaker 2>went to NonStop twenty four hours a day.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, it's all the Bible guys, all the time, not

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<v Speaker 1>that anybody would ever want to.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyways, Hey, this is great. So what better segment to

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<v Speaker 2>have yes on the eight hundredth episode Yes, than have

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<v Speaker 2>it land on a Friday and have everybody's favorite segment

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<v Speaker 2>be what made Chris Mad this week?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I gotta be honest, Jeff, I appreciate that intro,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm going on a limb, out on a limb today. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I also went out on a limb with Wesley and

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<v Speaker 1>I and I actually did a little bit slightly different

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<v Speaker 1>angle where I was sort of mad at myself. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>is mad at myself for judging people?

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<v Speaker 2>Judging people? Oh yeah, you're being judgmental.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes, so I'm I'm actually going out on a

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<v Speaker 1>limb today, and I've and I made this decision not

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<v Speaker 1>lightly okay, okay, But as as is tradition when we

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<v Speaker 1>record five episodes in a row, when it comes time

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<v Speaker 1>for what make Chris mad? What do I normally.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you step out yes, to the restroom, Yes, and

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<v Speaker 2>then you come back mad about something.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I'll say, oh I remembered, yes, I remember, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and usually how long does it take me?

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<v Speaker 2>Like two seconds? Okay, not even not even I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>done saying. What make Chris mad is go, oh, I

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<v Speaker 2>know that's what you do.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So here's the thing. I went to the restroom

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<v Speaker 1>and I washed my hands and I and I sat

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<v Speaker 1>there and thought and thought and thought, and then here's

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<v Speaker 1>my decision. I am mad that I don't have anything

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm mad about.

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<v Speaker 2>You're losing your identity. You're not mad about anything that.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's part of my job description to be mad,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know because I mean I never asked for it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it has become a part of my job description. And

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<v Speaker 1>so but I cannot think of anything that I'm mad at.

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<v Speaker 2>You're just content.

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<v Speaker 1>So I am mad. Maybe I'm not fulfilling my job description.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe I'm mad at myself. Is becoming a good Christian accident?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what's happening? No, it's not. It's not no

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<v Speaker 1>impact because I'm already a good Christian, although I am

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<v Speaker 1>becoming more like him.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody becoming more like Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>But the point is I am mad at the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that I could not come up with something. You know what,

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<v Speaker 1>It actually made me mad. I was like, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm angry, I can't think of anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, okay, well, hey it's been a particularly good week. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>so maybe by the next one. You know, whenever you

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<v Speaker 2>have a good week, you know the next week is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a bad week. So so maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 2>maybe next week you'll have like lots of things, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot lots of things that make you mad.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I hope not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not always just flat and better right up into

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<v Speaker 2>the right. So life just kind of highs and lows

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<v Speaker 2>and hides and lows. So if you're coming off a

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<v Speaker 2>high week and there's nothing to be mad about, thank

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<v Speaker 2>God for it, celebrating and then just sort of saying

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to go through the waters tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait a minute, who's to say that seasons have to

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<v Speaker 1>run in weeks? Get they run in months?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think we need them to run in weeks

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<v Speaker 2>because we got five episodes of shooting next week. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>all right there there you go, right, so we need

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord to just work it out to make me mad. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>make you mad a couple of times?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you please make Chris mad this?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Yeah, I'm not gonna pray it, but you just did.

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<v Speaker 2>You brought it on yourself. Now. So so today we

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<v Speaker 2>are reading in I've just lost it here.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Isaiah chapter forty.

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<v Speaker 2>Isaiah forty three. Yes, yeah, so let me give you

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<v Speaker 2>some context on Isaiah forty three.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the transition, Jeff I just said.

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<v Speaker 2>When you go through the waters next week?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that why you said it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yea, yeah, yeah, that's why you said it.

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<v Speaker 1>Go through the waters.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Hey, guess who else went through the water.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Chris did.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually Isaiah didn't do it. He's actually telling us.

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<v Speaker 2>He's telling them when you go through it, when.

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<v Speaker 1>You go through the water. Yeah, so there's a promise

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<v Speaker 1>when you go through the water screen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, that's correct. So let me give you some context

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<v Speaker 2>on this. Israel has rebelled against God. Isaiah was written,

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<v Speaker 2>what my shocked face was it seven hundred years before

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus yep, seven hundred years and they had rebelled against God.

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<v Speaker 2>God warned them and warned them and warned them, and

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<v Speaker 2>then finally the Babylonians just come and wipe them out.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a problem, and they're frustrated and they're upset,

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<v Speaker 2>they're they're i think frustrated with God, mad at God,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they start coming to this realization, we did

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<v Speaker 2>this to ourselves, right, We've we've ruined our lives. We've

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<v Speaker 2>done so many bad things, and they begin to turn

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<v Speaker 2>back to God and start pleading to God for help.

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<v Speaker 2>And so in the first chunks, the Book of Isaiah's

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<v Speaker 2>broken into multiple books. So the Bible historians, the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>the theologians would say that from chapter forty to chapter

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<v Speaker 2>fifty five is what's called the Book of Comfort. So

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<v Speaker 2>God says, listen, yes, you rebelled against me. Yes, I

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<v Speaker 2>had to send judgment, but that judgment is not going

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<v Speaker 2>to last forever. The consequences aren't gonna last forever. And

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<v Speaker 2>I will comfort you, and I'm going to come back

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<v Speaker 2>to you. So verse four, chapter forty two is him

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<v Speaker 2>reminding them again, Hey boy, you guys ran off the rails,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course consequences came. You're free to make your choices,

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<v Speaker 2>You're not free to choose the consequences. Consequences came. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>correction is coming along with that, that you're redirecting your life.

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<v Speaker 2>But then he picks up in chapter forty three, I

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<v Speaker 2>think I want to read the whole chapter. Chris. At first,

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<v Speaker 2>I was just gonna read a few days. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>let me do it because there's so many good ones. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, but now, oh, Jacob, Jacob is Israel right,

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<v Speaker 2>they're the children of Jacob. But now, oh Jacob, listen

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<v Speaker 2>to the Lord who created you, Oh Israel, the one

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<v Speaker 2>who formed you, says, do not be afraid. How many

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<v Speaker 2>times we read that this week? Do not be afraid?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's the number one promise in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not be afraid for us. I have ransomed you,

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<v Speaker 2>I have called you by name. You are mine, boy,

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<v Speaker 2>talking about personal right. When you go through the deep waters,

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<v Speaker 2>I will be with you. When you go through rivers

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<v Speaker 2>of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through

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<v Speaker 2>the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up.

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<v Speaker 2>The flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I

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<v Speaker 2>gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom. I gave

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<v Speaker 2>Ethiopia and see, but in your place, others were given

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<v Speaker 2>in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you are precious to me. You are honored, and

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<v Speaker 2>I love you. Do not be afraid, for I am

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<v Speaker 2>with you. I will gather you and your children from

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<v Speaker 2>east and west. I will say to the north and south,

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<v Speaker 2>Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the

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<v Speaker 2>distant corners of the earth. For all who claim ME

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<v Speaker 2>as their God, for I have made them for my glory.

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<v Speaker 2>It was I who created them. Bring out the people

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<v Speaker 2>only God, says the Lord. From eternity to eternity, I

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<v Speaker 2>Do you not see it. I will make a pathway

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<v Speaker 2>me before the whole Lord. But dear family of Jacob,

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<v Speaker 2>of me, Oh Israel. You've not brought me sheep or

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<v Speaker 2>them again. Let us review the situation together, and you

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<v Speaker 2>can present your case to prove your innocence. From the

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<v Speaker 2>And then he goes on. But listen to me now, Jacob,

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<v Speaker 2>my servant Israel, my chosen one. The Lord who made

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<v Speaker 2>you and helps you says, do not be afraid. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that a great chapter?

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<v Speaker 2>I love everything about that chapter. Dude. One, God's just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of showing out just a little bit. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, show me a single idol that ever's done

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<v Speaker 2>what I've done? Yes, right, I love it. From eternity

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Well, that's the best phrase in the chapter by

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<v Speaker 1>far right, From eternity to eternity. I am God, I

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<v Speaker 1>am I mean that is incredible. Yeah, no one can

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<v Speaker 2>One he has haunting false gods. Yes, and then declaring listen,

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<v Speaker 2>for his own sake. By the way, too, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>It's the same thing. It reminds me of the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing when he talked to job. Yeah, and he's like,

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<v Speaker 2>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>Right?

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<v Speaker 1>I the Lord, that's what he says. And it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's just one of those uh, you know things where

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Paul says, Hey, it's almost like a self brag.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember Paul in the New Testament. He goes, Hey, guys, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you. Let me take twenty two verses

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<v Speaker 1>It's like a brag. Hey, just let you know. It's

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<v Speaker 1>I just saw Guardians of the Galaxy three, and and

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<v Speaker 1>as I was watching it, dragts you know, the big diraction.

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<v Speaker 1>He goes, I'm extraordinarily humble. That's what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>Extraordinarily is what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hilarious.

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<v Speaker 2>So so I love these passages because this whole chunk

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<v Speaker 2>of Isaiah there's a lot of judgment. There's a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Even in here he's referencing the fact, Hey, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>through it now, but I've already begun to rescue you. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>So he is in from chapter forty to chapter fifty five,

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<v Speaker 2>he's beginning to really recognize that they're suffering, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>stepping in to provide comfort there. But it's interesting the

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<v Speaker 2>comfort that he's offering them is the God you're serving

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<v Speaker 2>everything else. It doesn't matter what else is happening. Finances

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<v Speaker 2>paying attention and he's intervening for your behalf and for

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<v Speaker 2>his own right, and he can and he cares. He's watching,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, let me remind you, remember that day you're

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<v Speaker 2>I did was just split the seat. Remember that day. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to do even something greater for you. I

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<v Speaker 2>wiped out your enemies on that day. But watch this,

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<v Speaker 2>He almost literally says, you ain't seen nothing yet, right?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, behold, I'm about to do something new. See it's

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<v Speaker 1>already begun. Do you not see it? Yeah? So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Right, well, he says, it's forget all that, it's nothing

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<v Speaker 2>compared to what I'm going to do especial, he says

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<v Speaker 2>in verse eighteen, go right, he says, so watch this right.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if you're in the middle of a calamity,

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<v Speaker 2>verse two one, he says, I'm holding you up. You

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<v Speaker 2>will not drown, right. He says, if you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>you're going through the fire, you will not be burned up.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be with you again.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm carrying you. I will walk through you with you.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's not just I'm going to help you get

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<v Speaker 2>through this. It's also watch what I do next? Right,

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<v Speaker 2>This is the promise in chapter forty three is watch

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<v Speaker 2>what I do next? Now. I know this chapter for

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<v Speaker 2>all the theologians out there, you're going to say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>he wrote this to Israel. He did. He wrote this

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<v Speaker 2>to the people of God. And so the principles apply

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<v Speaker 2>to all the people of God. Because God, that's right,

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<v Speaker 2>and he never changes. He's the same, yesterday, today, and forever.

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<v Speaker 2>As we read he never changes, and so the principle

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<v Speaker 2>applies to all the people of God, even though the

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<v Speaker 2>events apply to the Israel. That's right. And so the

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<v Speaker 2>principles are, when you're going through the fire, God will

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<v Speaker 1>Actually, like what we said in Deuteronomy, right, bro, we said, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you take a promise that was given to the children

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<v Speaker 2>Multiple times in the New Testament says the old things

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<v Speaker 2>were written for our example. Right, So we can take

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<v Speaker 2>fire I'm going through now is only going to make

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<v Speaker 2>me stronger. It's only going to make me better. And

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<v Speaker 2>He's going to go through the fire with me, just

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<v Speaker 2>like he did with Shadder. At me, shack and have beendigo.

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<v Speaker 2>The water makes me feel it makes me feel like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to drown today. It's just gonna make me cleaner.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be better on the other side of this.

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<v Speaker 2>And then God says, now watch what I'm gonna do.

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<v Speaker 2>You've never seen nothing like I'm about to do in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. So all the things that we're going through today,

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<v Speaker 2>it's making us stronger, it's making us cleaner, it's making

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<v Speaker 2>he says, man, if you'll let me carry you through

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that's that's one of the most exciting

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<v Speaker 2>promises for God that I think is in the whole Bible. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And so again this is a different context, same promise,

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<v Speaker 1>different contexts. So you know, I'll be with you, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in your money don't don't don't love money and be content.

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<v Speaker 1>That was Monday. I'll be with you and on your

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<v Speaker 1>yourself at risk and you feel like it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a it's a big task. Just know I'm

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<v Speaker 2>Do it around me. When you're getting ready to go

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<v Speaker 2>into battle.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, when you're getting ready to go to battle, do

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<v Speaker 1>not be afraid. And then and this one's slightly.

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<v Speaker 2>Different, when you're being drowned by life.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, he's saying, in the worst of times, right, and

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<v Speaker 2>Want to get the at the doctor's office, when your

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<v Speaker 2>It's those moments when you feel like you're drowning. That's

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't often do this. In fact, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>often do this, but I'm going to cross reference and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to read the first eleven verses of this

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<v Speaker 1>chapter because this Psalm seventy seven is one of my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite chapters in all of the scriptures because it talks

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<v Speaker 2>Which you don't say very often. I'd say it every time.

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<v Speaker 2>This is one of my favorites.

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<v Speaker 2>Is very significant, well, because I say what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff, yeah, and so and so the yeah, so the

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<v Speaker 1>about God. Sometimes we're like we're afraid to yell at

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<v Speaker 1>God is not afraid of any of those things. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>and so the Psalmist literally expresses grief. And then there's

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<v Speaker 1>a turn right and and the turn is so wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>that it means so much to me. So the first

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<v Speaker 1>verses say this, I cry out to God, Yes, I shout, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>that God would listen to me. When I was in

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<v Speaker 1>deep trouble, I searched for the Lord all night long.

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<v Speaker 1>I prayed with hands lifted toward heaven, and my soul

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<v Speaker 1>was not comforted. Man he ever been there? Right? I mean? Are?

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<v Speaker 1>These are some pretty desperate times. I think of God

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<v Speaker 1>and I moan, and I'm overwhelmed with longing for his help.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he talks to God directly, you don't let

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<v Speaker 1>me sleep. I'm too distressed even to pray. I think

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<v Speaker 1>of the good old days, longs since ended, when my

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<v Speaker 1>nights were filled with joyful songs. That's how long it's

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<v Speaker 1>been since this guy's been happy. I searched my soul

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<v Speaker 1>and pondered the difference now, and then he asked pretty

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<v Speaker 1>deep questions. Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will he

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<v Speaker 1>never again be kind to me? These are huge questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Is his unfailing love gone forever? And they're ready for

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<v Speaker 1>this one? Who? This is the biggest one? Has have

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<v Speaker 1>his promises permanently failed? Has God forgotten to be gracious?

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<v Speaker 1>He has slammed the door on his compassion. And then

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<v Speaker 1>he says in verse ten, and I said, this is

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<v Speaker 1>his conclusion, This is my fate. The most High has

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<v Speaker 1>turned his hand against me. Now that is come on,

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<v Speaker 1>that is some of the most raw right. It is

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<v Speaker 1>directly to God. But I love the turn. It's so significant.

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<v Speaker 1>And he says in verse number eleven, But then I

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<v Speaker 1>recall all you have done, Oh Lord, I remember your

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts.

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works. And then

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<v Speaker 1>he goes on about who God is, not just what

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<v Speaker 1>he's done. Oh God, your ways are holy, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he asks another great question, is there any God as

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<v Speaker 1>mighty as you? And by the way, that verse made

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<v Speaker 1>me think of this chapter, is there any God as

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<v Speaker 1>mighty as you? You were, the God of great wonders.

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<v Speaker 1>You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations. By your

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<v Speaker 1>strong arm. You redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob

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<v Speaker 1>and Joseph. And I love this. When the Red sea

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<v Speaker 1>saw you, Oh God, it's waters looked and trembled. The

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<v Speaker 1>sea quaked to its very depths. The clouds poured down rain,

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<v Speaker 1>and the thunder rambled in the sky, your arrows of

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<v Speaker 1>lightning flash, your thunder roared from the whirlwind in the

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<v Speaker 1>lightning lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook,

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<v Speaker 1>and you you roared. Your road led through the sea,

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<v Speaker 1>your pathway through the mighty waters, a pathway that no

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<v Speaker 1>one even knew was there, and you led your people

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<v Speaker 1>along that road like the flock of sheep with Moses

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<v Speaker 1>and Aaron as a shepherd's So he's just he's going

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<v Speaker 1>back and saying, I know what God has done, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know who God is, and that's going to take

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<v Speaker 1>away the depths of every deep thing that I'm feeling

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<v Speaker 1>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to lean always showed up for me in

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<v Speaker 2>the past, Just show up for me in this one.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trusting God's future uncertainties based on God's faithfulness in

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<v Speaker 1>the past.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Well, then it comes down to, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's struggling there over sin, over feeling rejected. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>am I not worthy? It's God forgetting me right all

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<v Speaker 2>these things. And I think that's a real struggle for

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<v Speaker 2>people that yes, I know God makes those promises, but

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<v Speaker 2>you don't know what I done. You don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>bad I've been This entire book of Isaiah is about that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what it's about. The first verse. The first chapters

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<v Speaker 2>were Judgment's coming people, right, Then judgment comes, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you get to this point where God's comforting, going, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>it's over, it's coming to an end. I haven't forgotten you.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he spends fifteen chapters comforting them. But even

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<v Speaker 2>in this passage, he goes, you know, instead, you've burned

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<v Speaker 2>me with your sins and wearied me with your faults.

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<v Speaker 2>So God acknowledges sin. God's honest. God's not just forgetting

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<v Speaker 2>our mistakes. He's not just all pooh, pooh pooh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>oh it's just a little How often do we just

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<v Speaker 2>want to say it was a mistake, as opposed to

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<v Speaker 2>just admitting God, what I do is a horrific sin

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<v Speaker 2>against both you and your words, right, acknowledging that. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what David does here in Psalms is he's acknowledged God,

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<v Speaker 2>what I did was against you. Another passage he says

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<v Speaker 2>it's against you and you alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Because David knows God doesn't wink at our sins, right, right.

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<v Speaker 2>And so God's not doing it. Instead, You've burned me

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<v Speaker 2>with your sins and weirded me with your faults. So

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<v Speaker 2>God's admitting that, But the very next verse says, I, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I alone will blot out your sins. Blot out. That's

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<v Speaker 2>an eraser. A blotter is an eraser. Right, I will

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<v Speaker 2>completely erase your sins. And he says, for my own sake, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and I will never think of them again. Right. So

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<v Speaker 2>God's not just saying, listen, it was just a little mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>God says, it was an offense. It's why this judgment came.

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<v Speaker 2>But listen, for my own sake, I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>keep focusing. My love for you overrides all the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of this justice has been served. I am going to

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<v Speaker 2>forgive you. Not only am I going to forgive you,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to erase it, and I will never think

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<v Speaker 2>of it again. So if, by the.

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<v Speaker 1>Way, there's a promise that we I know don't often

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<v Speaker 1>think about.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, for my own sake, I'm going to do it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm never gonna think about it again. Right, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>never gonna gonna bring it back. I will never think

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<v Speaker 2>of them again. And so he promis us there's a

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<v Speaker 2>great note here. He says, how tempted it is to

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<v Speaker 2>remind someone of a past offense. But when God forgives

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<v Speaker 2>our sins, he totally forgets them. We never have to

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<v Speaker 2>fear that he will remind us of them later. Because

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<v Speaker 2>God forgives us, we need to forgive others, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we never have to be afraid that God's going to

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<v Speaker 2>bring up something He's already forgiven. If you have a

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<v Speaker 2>conscious issue and it keeps coming back after you've confessed

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<v Speaker 2>to God, after you've truly repented, after you've walked away

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<v Speaker 2>from that, if it keeps coming back to you, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not from God. God's not piling. That's a devil thing, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And now you need God to show up in a

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<v Speaker 2>powerful way rebuke the devil. The Bible says, resist the

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<v Speaker 2>devil and he will flee from you. Well, how do

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<v Speaker 2>you resist the devil the way Jesus did using God's words.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why we spend time in God's promises, is

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<v Speaker 2>then we can use God's words against the devil. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're constant feeling guilty about the past, that's the devil

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<v Speaker 2>bringing that up, right, Because God says, I forgave you,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm never even think it again. And it's not

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<v Speaker 2>just for you. It's not so you feel better, but

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<v Speaker 2>that's a benefits. I'm sick of being mad at you.

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<v Speaker 2>I will never think of this again. And here's what

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<v Speaker 2>I know about that promise. I know when I'm mad

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<v Speaker 2>at my wife and then I say I'll never think

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<v Speaker 2>of it again. Maybe I think of it again, Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I do. But what I know here is the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says God always keeps all of his promises. We've already

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<v Speaker 2>read that this week multiple times. He never breaks his promise.

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<v Speaker 2>So if he says I'll never think of it again,

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<v Speaker 2>he never does. It never comes to mind again. If

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<v Speaker 2>you confess it. You remember that old song what sin

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<v Speaker 2>are you talking about? Remember that you go keep coming

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<v Speaker 2>confessing your sin, and God's like, what sin are you

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<v Speaker 2>talking about? I already forgave that. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>you're talking about. So we obsess about it, but he doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if we can let it go, we wind

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<v Speaker 2>up walking in freedom. There.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, and there's a and there's a little uh

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<v Speaker 1>tidbit that can be attached to it. If God's already

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<v Speaker 1>forgiven you, you need to forgive yourself, right, So hey,

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<v Speaker 1>And that's a that's a big mouthful but hey, that

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<v Speaker 1>is our time for sure, so thanks for joining us

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<v Speaker 1>and uh hopefully we'll see you next time on the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys,