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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 eats the bubble, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yess what what it's a big day is a big y. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna sing a Happy birthday to Chris. What Happy

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<v Speaker 2>birthday to Chris? Me?

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<v Speaker 1>See there you go, Well, you do the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't say. I was saying the whole thing to you.

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<v Speaker 2>I said I was going to sing Happy birthday to Chris,

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<v Speaker 2>which is what I did.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, be thankful, dude. It's like have you ever seen

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<v Speaker 1>the Big Bang Theory? Sheldon? Sheldon would have to have

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<v Speaker 1>you complete it? Right? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I did. I did complete it. I did everything else

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<v Speaker 2>going to say I said I was going to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Hey, I thank you, Jeff, didn't I. I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to not complain but rather just embrace what you did.

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<v Speaker 1>It is your happy, happy birthday. Well technically it's not today,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the day that is airs. Yes, yes, April fourth,

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen seventy one.

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<v Speaker 2>So for the people listening, they're celebrating your birthday today. People, yes, so,

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<v Speaker 2>uh do you know the birthday song? This is your

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<v Speaker 2>birthday song. No, it isn't very long.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. That's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>You know I sang your two birthday songs.

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome, right hey, And that's what the people want.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know the people want sing it. So there's two.

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<v Speaker 1>Songs for you. Give the people. There more songs for

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<v Speaker 1>you right there. That's so great. So how old are you?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm fifty four, which is the age that you will

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<v Speaker 1>turn in just a month.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes, so much older than me? Yes, yes, So

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<v Speaker 2>I looked up some obscure and interesting facts about being

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<v Speaker 2>fifty four.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh interesting?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you know you've lived one billion, seven hundred million seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually I did know that. I did the math

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<v Speaker 1>while I was in the restroom. Just now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, so, which translates to about twenty eight point

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<v Speaker 2>three million minutes. Wow, which translates to four hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy two thousand hours.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that neat? Did you know you're in a rare

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<v Speaker 2>presidential club?

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<v Speaker 1>Nope?

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham Lincoln was elected president at fifty four. He is

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<v Speaker 2>the only one. Wow, only one?

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<v Speaker 1>Wow?

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<v Speaker 2>You and Lincoln? Man, Yes, right there.

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<v Speaker 1>I've done just as much as Abraham Lincoln.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, not since Lincoln so there's a bunch of studies

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<v Speaker 2>shown about happiness and you're at the perfect happiness age.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that true? This what says?

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<v Speaker 2>Studies show that happiness follows a U shaped curve like this, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>with a dip in midlife, but an increase after fifty

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<v Speaker 2>people start getting happier, and at fifty four you're on

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<v Speaker 2>the upward climb with more peace, clarity in condemment. Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>So on average, people at fifty four are substantially happier

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<v Speaker 2>than people at forty four.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because they have more money. Generally they're wiser.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you've lived more life and you understand things aren't

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<v Speaker 2>stressing stress you out as much.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, your heart has beaten over two point two billion

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<v Speaker 2>times and.

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<v Speaker 1>Mine, mine's probably two point four billion because they have

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<v Speaker 1>a high heart rate.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah yeah. And then it says you've moved somewhere around

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<v Speaker 2>fifty million gallons of blood through your body, which is

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<v Speaker 2>enough to fill seventy five Olympic sized swimming pools. Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>the sun has seen you through twenty thousand sunrises.

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting?

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<v Speaker 2>And then nice, I mean, have you seen uh twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>At least at least a couple of dozens? Yeah? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So funny. That's so great. Twenty thousand, I caught a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of them.

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<v Speaker 2>M you sort of share your age with the speed

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<v Speaker 2>of light, So light travels fifty four thousand miles in

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<v Speaker 2>a quarter of a second, meaning every time you blink,

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<v Speaker 2>light has traveled circled to Earth twice.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I'm not going to buy that one. That's fifty

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<v Speaker 1>four years old. There's nothing to do with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, you've spent about eighteen years sleeping. Ooh, I believe

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<v Speaker 2>that a sixty five hundred nights of dreaming. This says

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<v Speaker 2>you're at your peak brain power. Oh, so you understand

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<v Speaker 2>it's not getting any better than this, Chris, this is no.

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<v Speaker 1>You had been. You've peaked. You've peaked at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Research suggests that in your early fifties, verbal intelligence, problem solving,

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<v Speaker 2>and wisdom air at their highest. So at fifty four,

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<v Speaker 2>your brain is sharper than ever, even if you sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>forget where your keys are.

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<v Speaker 1>That is so funny, amazing, it's great. I'm glad they

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<v Speaker 1>added that caveat at the end there. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well that's really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty four you start experiencing a cognitive shift known as

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<v Speaker 2>time perspective, where you start focusing more on meaningful experiences

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<v Speaker 2>rather than chasing accomplishments. And that's one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 2>why the happiness factor tends to go up. It's because

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<v Speaker 2>you shift from trying to accomplish things to enjoying who

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<v Speaker 2>you are, what you have, and who you have around you. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't that nice?

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<v Speaker 1>That's great?

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<v Speaker 2>Also, And here's then amazing one. You've seen more than

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<v Speaker 2>half of modern history. Wow, because you were born in

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen seventy one, you've lived over fifty four percent of

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<v Speaker 2>US history since seventeen seventy six, meaning you've witnessed more

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<v Speaker 2>than half of everything America has been through. Oh look,

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<v Speaker 2>could be yeah, which isn't true that that's a false number.

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<v Speaker 2>From seventeen seventy six till now. It's just modern history.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where it messed up. It's not from seventeen seventy six.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, right, the lawyer right, because the modern part.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, not seventeen seventy six, but modern times. Right, you've

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<v Speaker 2>seen a lot of it there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, that's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm happy for you, Chris, thank.

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<v Speaker 1>You, and I'll be happy for you in about six

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<v Speaker 1>weeks after this.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, I'm excited. Do you like big birthdays?

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<v Speaker 1>I do? I do. Our families are very big on birthdays.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, do you like celebrating your next birthday like

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<v Speaker 2>being fifty four? Oh? Good, I'm fifty four?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, I don't. I'm not sure I've ever been

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<v Speaker 1>depressed when I've had a birthday. But I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever looked forward to being one year older, other

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<v Speaker 1>than you know, before twenty one. After twenty one, I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't look forward to.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't care about anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I thought it was better to be the younger.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always amazed. I'm always amazed I made it another year. Right, soah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's good.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, we haven't even worked into our segment yet. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what you were trying to do. That's what you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do. Well, we got to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, okay, let's do it all right.

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<v Speaker 1>It says happy birthday, Chris, well maybe Friday today it's

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<v Speaker 1>also Chris's birthday outfitting. For today's segment, Chris gets to

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<v Speaker 1>pick what's variation of what made Chris slash Jeff mad

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<v Speaker 1>slash happy this week. We do so, so here's what

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<v Speaker 1>I choose, because it's my choice. Okay, I'm gonna choose

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<v Speaker 1>what made Jeff mad, and it can't be anything related

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<v Speaker 1>to driving, because that's really common for everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, no driving. So what made Jeff mad this week? Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>and it has to be universal, well, mad for the world,

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<v Speaker 2>mad for the world. I have to be mad for

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<v Speaker 2>the world. Okay. What makes me mad is that you're

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<v Speaker 2>making me do this instead of celebrating your birthday. Because

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<v Speaker 2>it's not about me, Chris, it's about you.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's very Jeff specific. I'm not sure that the

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<v Speaker 1>world can. The world is too.

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<v Speaker 2>The world is too because they'd rather celebrate you. Think

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<v Speaker 2>of all the text and emails we get about how

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<v Speaker 2>they love our podcast segments. Total, they don't write about

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff segments. They read about your restroom.

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<v Speaker 1>And I said, think about it, and instead, this is

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<v Speaker 1>what I came up with, ask chat GPT.

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<v Speaker 2>I did not take them up with a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>already I had already done that before you left the room.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right? So so so what's making you mad

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<v Speaker 1>as I'm asking you to do this?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that we're wasting time on Jeff when we should

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<v Speaker 2>be celebrating Chris. Oh my God, it makes me mad.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes me mad when people bring focus to somebody,

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<v Speaker 2>to me when it should be on you. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>makes me and and our listeners are upset about it.

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<v Speaker 2>To the listeners are like, let's talk more about Chris.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I.

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<v Speaker 1>Was, all right, you know what? You know what's making

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<v Speaker 1>me mad? Your answer to the segment, that's amazing mad.

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<v Speaker 2>It's my answer my birthday, and I gave it to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I had the right to choose, says Desiree.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta give. What's the guy I gotta give? I

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<v Speaker 2>sang to you twice, not once, twice, wow twice, and

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<v Speaker 2>then I shared amazingly encouraging things. Some you are on

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<v Speaker 2>the upswing unhappiness. Somehow, I'm so you are the everything,

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<v Speaker 2>your mental acuity.

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<v Speaker 1>It was very nice, but it's I really clerated your

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<v Speaker 1>shadow mission. And now I'm trying to agenda.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm bringing focus to you and.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all about you. Yes, it's it's abording what you

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<v Speaker 1>just don't want to do. It is not that's what

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<v Speaker 1>it is. You disguised all the nice things to avoid the.

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<v Speaker 2>Thing that I'm bringing focus to you, which somehow you

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<v Speaker 2>makes me mad. I'm mad it makes me mad when

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<v Speaker 2>the focus is supposed to be on me.

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<v Speaker 1>I see, I see. So everything's about you. No, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not about me.

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<v Speaker 2>This what I'm saying. I don't want to be about me.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody tries to make it about me and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I've learned. Trying to make it about me,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not about me. That's what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I've learned.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not true.

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<v Speaker 1>You try to make it about me to avoid you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's about you. Didn't want to It's about you. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, thank you, Jeff, thank you happy birthday and

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<v Speaker 1>me happy birthday. And amazing that I did not get

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<v Speaker 1>what I really wanted.

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<v Speaker 2>Amazing, Okay, all right, okay, don't be thankful all.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of not getting what you wanted, Hezekaya doesn't get

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<v Speaker 1>everything he wants, and neither does a portion of the

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<v Speaker 1>population who didn't like what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>Which I just don't understands with you, Well, some people care,

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<v Speaker 2>some people I don't get it. I don't. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>understand this.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like Hezekaiah can see it, a few of the

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<v Speaker 2>key leaders can see it, and the people just don't.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's read it in Second Chronicles, chapter thirty. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>just read the whole chapter.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it just.

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<v Speaker 2>Says King haze KaiA Enough sent word to all Israel

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<v Speaker 2>and Judah, and he wrote letters of invitation to the

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<v Speaker 2>people of Fraim and Manassa, so they are in northern Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's sending out to his own kingdom, and then

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<v Speaker 2>he's also sending some to northern Israel. He asked everyone

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<v Speaker 2>to come to the Temple of the Lord at Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 2>to celebrate the passover the Lord, the God of Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>The King, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 2>decided to celebrate pass Over a month later than usual.

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<v Speaker 2>They were unable to celebrate it at the prescribed time

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<v Speaker 2>the people had not yet assembled at Jerusalem. His plan

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<v Speaker 2>for keeping the passover seemed right to the king and

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<v Speaker 2>from Birsheba in the south to Dan in the north,

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<v Speaker 2>inviting everyone to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the passover

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<v Speaker 2>of the Lord, the God of Israel. The people had

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<v Speaker 2>not been celebrating it in great numbers as required in

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<v Speaker 2>the law. At the king's command, runners were sent throughout

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<v Speaker 2>Israel and Judah, and they carried letters that said, Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>people of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham,

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<v Speaker 2>Isaac and Israel, so that he will return to the

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<v Speaker 2>few of us who have survived the conquest of the

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<v Speaker 2>Assyrian kings. Do not be like your ancestors and relatives,

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<v Speaker 2>who abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and

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<v Speaker 2>became an object of derision. As you yourselves concede. Do

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<v Speaker 2>not be stubborn as they were, but submit yourselves to

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<v Speaker 2>apart as holy forever. Worship the Lord your God, so

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<v Speaker 2>that his fierce anger will turn away from you. For

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<v Speaker 2>if you return to the Lord, your relatives and your

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<v Speaker 2>children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they

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<v Speaker 2>Lord your God is gracious and merciful. If you return

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<v Speaker 2>to him, you will not continue to turn his face

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<v Speaker 2>from you. The runners went from town to town, through

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<v Speaker 2>Ephraim and Manassa, and as far as the territory of Zebulon,

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<v Speaker 2>but most of the people just laughed at the runners

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<v Speaker 2>and made fun of them. However, some people from asher

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<v Speaker 2>Manassa and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem. At

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, God's hand was on the people in

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<v Speaker 2>the land of Judah, giving them all one heart to

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<v Speaker 2>obey the orders of the king and his officials, who

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<v Speaker 2>were following the word of the Lord. So a huge

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<v Speaker 2>crowd assembled at Jerusalem in mid spring to celebrate the

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<v Speaker 2>festival of unleavened Bread. And they set to work and

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<v Speaker 2>remove the pagan altars from Jerusalem. And they took away

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<v Speaker 2>all the incense and threw them into the Kidron Valley.

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<v Speaker 2>On the fourteenth day of the second month, one month

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<v Speaker 2>later than usual, the people slaughtered the Passover lamb, and

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<v Speaker 2>this shamed the priests and the Levites, so they purified

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<v Speaker 2>themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Temple of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they took their places at the temple as prescribed

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<v Speaker 2>in the law of Moses, the Man of God. The

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<v Speaker 2>Leevites brought the sacrificial blood to the priests, who then

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<v Speaker 2>sprinkled it on the altar. Since many of the people

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<v Speaker 2>had not purified themselves, the Levites had to slaughter their

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<v Speaker 2>Passover lamb for them to set them apart for the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manassa, and Issachar

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<v Speaker 2>and Zebulon had not purified themselves, but the King Hazekiah

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<v Speaker 2>prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the

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<v Speaker 2>passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the

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<v Speaker 2>requirements of the law or. Hezekiah said, may the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>who has good pardon those who decided to follow the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>the God of their ancestors, even though they are not

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<v Speaker 2>properly cleansed for the ceremony. The Lord listened to Hezekiah's

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<v Speaker 2>prayer and healed the people. So the people of Israel

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<v Speaker 2>who were present in Jerusalem joyously celebrated the festival of

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<v Speaker 2>unleavened Bread for seven days. Each day, the levites and

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<v Speaker 2>priests sang to the Lord accompanied by loud instruments. As

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<v Speaker 2>Akai encouraged all the Levites regarding the skill they displayed

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<v Speaker 2>as they served the Lord. The celebration continued for seven days.

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<v Speaker 2>Peace offerings were sacrificed, and the people gave thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, the God of their ancestors. The entire assembly

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<v Speaker 2>then decided to continue the festival another seven days, so

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<v Speaker 2>they celebrated joyfully for another week. King has A KaiA

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<v Speaker 2>gave the people a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheeps

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<v Speaker 2>and goats for offerings, and the officials donated a thousand

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<v Speaker 2>bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more

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<v Speaker 2>priests purified themselves. The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, including

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<v Speaker 2>the priests, the Levites, and all who came from the

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<v Speaker 2>land of Israel, the foreigners who came to the festival,

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<v Speaker 2>and all those who lived in Judah. There was great

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<v Speaker 2>joy in the city, for Jerusalem had not seen a

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<v Speaker 2>celebration like this once since the days of Salomon, King

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<v Speaker 2>David's son. Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed

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<v Speaker 2>the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy

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<v Speaker 2>dwelling in heaven. I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a lot. That's a lot of passage right there.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. Yeah, me too. And so what stands

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<v Speaker 1>out to you Just a bunch of everything, right I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think the thing that jumps out of me

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<v Speaker 2>is he has compassion not only for his own people.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants to lead his own people, the people of

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<v Speaker 2>Judah and Benjamin to follow the Lord and celebrate and

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<v Speaker 2>they seem to be enjoying it. But he also reaches

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<v Speaker 2>out to his people to the north. To the north,

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<v Speaker 2>these people that have they've chosen another king. They've decided

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<v Speaker 2>at times to even fight against the southern or to

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<v Speaker 2>ally themselves against you know, Judah and all these things.

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<v Speaker 2>And he has compassion. He found the truth and he

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<v Speaker 2>wants them to know the truth too, And so he

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<v Speaker 2>sends these runners to go and say, hey, if you

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<v Speaker 2>would just turn from your sins, God will bless you.

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<v Speaker 2>This doesn't have to keep going, just come. And most ridiculed,

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<v Speaker 2>even in their sin, even in their judgment, they're being persecuted.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of the people have been hauled off to captivity

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<v Speaker 2>in Assyria. It's just a few people let in the

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<v Speaker 2>land and they mock you. Some they'll respond. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think that this is one of those moments where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you share the gospel with everybody, understanding that some are

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<v Speaker 2>not going to follow the Lord, and then you move

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<v Speaker 2>at the movers. And that's what he did. So the

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<v Speaker 2>ones who were willing to do the right thing. He

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<v Speaker 2>didn't cancel it. He didn't go, oh, well, we can't

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<v Speaker 2>get anybody come. He just did what he could with

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<v Speaker 2>the ones he showed up from the north, and then

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<v Speaker 2>of course the people in the south. He was a

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<v Speaker 2>good leader and they were more inclined to follow the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they did.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. You know, it's interesting because I, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>preached a message last Sunday and then wrote a message

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<v Speaker 1>for this Sunday. And in both of those we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about the series that we're currently in is called Silence Killers,

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<v Speaker 1>and we talked about gossip and anger. Right, so both

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<v Speaker 1>gossip and anger, and in both of those messages there

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<v Speaker 1>is an element of having compassion of those who are again, right,

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<v Speaker 1>like the gossip people wants to gossip, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>ones you know that you're angry against. So both of

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<v Speaker 1>those have this element of what you just described, which was,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, here he is looking at his uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>adversaries in the north, like you said, oftentimes pitted against

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<v Speaker 1>each other, once a great nation but now very different,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and and oftentimes scoffed at and all these

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<v Speaker 1>different things. And and what does he do He has compassion?

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<v Speaker 1>Why because you just said it loud, You said he

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<v Speaker 1>has the news, he has the answer, the good news,

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<v Speaker 1>and he wants them to know it. And uh, there's

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<v Speaker 1>something to be said about that, you know, to look

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<v Speaker 1>at your enemies, Uh, those perhaps who you not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>you don't necessarily run with, or you like, or you

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<v Speaker 1>don't spend time with, and have enough compassion because guess what,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't have to there's no skin off his back,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no obligation to do it right, there's no expectation,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no anything right. He does it because he's compelled

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<v Speaker 1>my compassion and that there's something to be said there

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<v Speaker 1>about the heart of Hezekiah. And and by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>that is an overflow of Hezekiah's desire to serve God.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you know whose heart that really is. It's God's heart. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>It's God's heart. So the closer you get to God,

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<v Speaker 1>the closer that your heart is going to beat and

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<v Speaker 1>care for and love the things that God, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>loves and cares for, and his heart beats for.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's a really it demonstrates his emotional maturity, it

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<v Speaker 2>demonstrates his character. This is a good many right, that

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<v Speaker 2>these blessings aren't just for me. And then, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>God's blessings are unlimited. So it's not like if I

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<v Speaker 2>give some of these blessings away. I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>have enough blessing for me, right, right, it's all man,

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<v Speaker 2>just come and bathe and all the just the overflow

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<v Speaker 2>of God's blessing. Come and enjoy this, right, And some

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<v Speaker 2>people get it, others didn't. But he wanted everybody to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to be a part of it. And then

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<v Speaker 2>it's interesting again it comes there verse seventeen. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of the people hadn't purified themselves yet. But still a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of the priests hadn't purified themselves yet, right, And

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<v Speaker 2>so even some of the people you would expect to

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<v Speaker 2>be on board are they're late joiners, they're joining late.

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<v Speaker 2>But then the people had not yet, especially as it mentions,

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<v Speaker 2>because you weren't supposed to come, and there was this

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<v Speaker 2>whole purification process in order to be able to celebrate

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<v Speaker 2>the passover. Now they put the passover a month off

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<v Speaker 2>a month. It's they missed it by a month, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was because they were getting started late. He was

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<v Speaker 2>brand new as a king and they had missed the deadline.

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<v Speaker 2>But he wanted to honor God with the concept and

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<v Speaker 2>the idea of we're going to pure fi ourselves and

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to acknowledge fact that God's the one that

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<v Speaker 2>set us free and God's the one that has carried

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<v Speaker 2>us through all the difficulties. And so he decided that

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<v Speaker 2>that celebration was important, and he wanted to invite everybody

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<v Speaker 2>and give them time to come.

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<v Speaker 1>And so.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the requirements was there was this big purification

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<v Speaker 2>process that the family had to go through. But you

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<v Speaker 2>These are all Northern Kingdom regions, and they came and

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't They weren't purified yet. And I think about it,

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder why. Probably they didn't know, you know, they

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<v Speaker 2>they had God's words, but their people hadn't been following

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<v Speaker 2>God for generations, you know. With with Hezekiah, it was

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<v Speaker 2>just as his father. But his grandfather was a good man,

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<v Speaker 2>right right, was a godly man. But so for Hezekiah

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<v Speaker 2>it was just a I remember when grandpa was a

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<v Speaker 2>good man, and I'm going to be following God like

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<v Speaker 2>my grandpa did. But for the people in the Northern Kingdoms,

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<v Speaker 2>it was generations of wicked kings and so they probably

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<v Speaker 2>had no concept. So God's not mad at them for

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<v Speaker 2>what they don't know. You know, Hezekiah intervenes or interced

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<v Speaker 2>on their behalf. He goes, God forgive them, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>would you overlook this part? Their heart is they came

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<v Speaker 2>all the way from up there in this wicked place,

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<v Speaker 2>and their heart is that they came to worship you.

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<v Speaker 2>And so the Bible says that God hurt his prayer. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord listened to Hezekiah's prayer, and he healed the people.

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<v Speaker 2>Even though they they're coming to worship you God, they

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<v Speaker 2>just don't know how. And I think sometimes, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think this week you mentioned some of the frustrations

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<v Speaker 2>of previous generations in church, and one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>I think that many of many young people got turned

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<v Speaker 2>off by was older generations making demands on their worship

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<v Speaker 2>style or on their you know, hey, you shouldn't be

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<v Speaker 2>looking like that, or why are we letting sinners come

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<v Speaker 2>into our church? Right? And instead of Hezekiah being mad

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<v Speaker 2>at them that they didn't know or weren't following the

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<v Speaker 2>rules because they I don't think they knew the rules,

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<v Speaker 2>instead he interceded on their behalf. He was less concerned

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<v Speaker 2>about their perfection of their behavior and more concerned about

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<v Speaker 2>their heart was heading towards God, and so he just

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<v Speaker 2>saw an opportunity here because God said don't. God had

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<v Speaker 2>already said don't do it. You know, you come purified.

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<v Speaker 2>Hezekia jumps, says, God, Hey, would you would would would

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<v Speaker 2>you overlook this one thing for them? They don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what they're doing yet. Now we don't see Hezekia do

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<v Speaker 2>this next passover. He does it this one time, right,

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<v Speaker 2>so that they can get educated, they can catch up.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we just have to be patient with those

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<v Speaker 2>young Christians that show up that they surprise us because

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<v Speaker 2>they have no knowledge or no understanding what they should do.

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<v Speaker 2>Their heart is for the Lord, but they're still learning

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<v Speaker 2>how to do the right thing, you know. And that

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<v Speaker 2>you see it even here in the context of the

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<v Speaker 2>law and not in the context of grace, and God

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<v Speaker 2>extends mercy because a godly leader intervened on their behalf. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>So you just mentioned that Hezekiah's grandfather was a good man,

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<v Speaker 1>and yet his father was So there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>verses here that talk about worship too. So I was

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<v Speaker 1>somehow my brain connected all those pieces of information about

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<v Speaker 1>our church is having worship night this Friday, and so

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<v Speaker 1>we have like a thousand people, you know, signed up

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<v Speaker 1>to go to this worship event, which is interesting to

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<v Speaker 1>see if there's gonna be enough seats, right, depending on

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<v Speaker 1>who shows and who doesn't. But then I'm realizing that

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<v Speaker 1>our families are going to be somewhere else, right, So

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<v Speaker 1>you're you're should not say this. Sure, Yeah, so your

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<v Speaker 1>father passed away, right, So he just he just passed away.

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<v Speaker 1>And so so this, of course this podcast won't be

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<v Speaker 1>released in two weeks from now, but but today or today,

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<v Speaker 1>this week, this, this Friday is going to be your

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<v Speaker 1>father's funeral. And so I was connecting the pieces about worship.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought about Friday, I thought about your dad's funeral.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought about going to that, and then you talked

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<v Speaker 1>about grandfather of faith, and so my mind just pieced

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<v Speaker 1>all of that together, and I thought it'd be cool

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<v Speaker 1>for you to maybe perhaps just say, let's think the

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<v Speaker 1>listeners don't know your dad, Yeah right, maybe maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>few sentences about what a great guy he was in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of modeling faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, yeah, because yeah, so my dad had grown

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<v Speaker 2>up in a Christian home but didn't honor the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>as a young man. But my grandmother prayed for him

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<v Speaker 2>every day for forty years, and just after his fortieth birthday,

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<v Speaker 2>he gave his left to Christ and God changed everything

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<v Speaker 2>in him. And he married my mom about that time,

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<v Speaker 2>just just a little bit before then, and she was

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<v Speaker 2>also not a Christian. They became a Christian about the

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<v Speaker 2>same time. And then later on my dad adopted me,

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<v Speaker 2>and my name changed, my future changed, everything in my

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<v Speaker 2>life changed. I wound up following the Lord. And all

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<v Speaker 2>I know is from the day my dad became a Christian,

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<v Speaker 2>he was one hundred percent in all in. If the

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<v Speaker 2>Word of God said it, he did it right. And

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't really view Christianity as kind of an ale

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<v Speaker 2>the heart thing. I'm going to do the things I

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<v Speaker 2>like and not do the things I don't like. He

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<v Speaker 2>just was a man of character. Faced a lot of difficulties,

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<v Speaker 2>but faced them with grace and did the best he

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<v Speaker 2>could with it. And you know, we had devotions every day.

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<v Speaker 2>I spent time in the Word every single day. He

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<v Speaker 2>worked hard to teach us God's words. When bad things

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<v Speaker 2>would happen, he would remind us, say, we follow God,

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<v Speaker 2>we follow Christ, not men. And you know, God's words

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<v Speaker 2>can be trusted, and God keeps his promises, and as

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<v Speaker 2>we live holy lives, God promises to bless us, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, God's grace is enough. And that was a

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<v Speaker 2>life he lived. And so I can remember just a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years ago, we were sitting at Christmas talking

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<v Speaker 2>and he said he was in his eighties and he said, man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's amazing that I've now lived longer for the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>than I did against the Lord. And he found a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of joint satisfaction in that. And then towards the end,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we would talk last year or two, and

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<v Speaker 2>I remember Christmas ago, so two Christmases ago from here,

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<v Speaker 2>we were talking about that. He said, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how many more Christmases I have And he said,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think I always thought i'd be sad

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<v Speaker 2>about that. He said, I'm not in a hurry to go.

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<v Speaker 2>But the devil can't threaten me with heaven. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 2>I've used that phrase a lot. You know, devil can't

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<v Speaker 2>threaten me with heaven. That's how he viewed it. And

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<v Speaker 2>so now he fell asleep. My mom was holding his

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<v Speaker 2>hand and went to heaven. It's not a bad way

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<v Speaker 2>to go, right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing. Yeah, it's amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's more alive today than he's ever been.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know the four all my my brothers are

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<v Speaker 2>all in ministry too, and so we're all coming back celebrating.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all going to participate in the funeral together. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sharing the message and yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>That's great, that's great. Well, hey, cool, thanks for that,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, it's gonna be it's gonna be a great

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<v Speaker 1>time of life celebration. That's that's that's the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>funeral you walk away from and you go, wow, right,

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<v Speaker 1>what a celebration.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, every one of our listeners has the same decision

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<v Speaker 2>my dad does. My dad did, and that is you

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<v Speaker 2>can changed the direction of future generations. That's what Hezekiah

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<v Speaker 2>was trying to do here, right, you can change the

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<v Speaker 2>direction the direction that I should have gone versus the

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<v Speaker 2>direction I showed up in two totally different things. And

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<v Speaker 2>it was because of his all in commitment he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>go halfway. Finally, in Hezekiah's generation, you know what it

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<v Speaker 2>is say it said there. It was the people that

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<v Speaker 2>went out and they tore down a share of polls,

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<v Speaker 2>and they cut down the groves and they did all

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<v Speaker 2>those things. Finally, after all the other kings never did it.

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<v Speaker 2>David didn't get it done, Solomon didn't get it done.

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<v Speaker 2>Hezekiah's father didn't get it done. All the other good

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<v Speaker 2>kings didn't get it done. But Hezekiah's life when he

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<v Speaker 2>went all in in the face of opposition, all the

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<v Speaker 2>people went were all into, and they went and finally

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<v Speaker 2>cut down all those groves and got rid of all

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<v Speaker 2>those idols and stuff. And I think you can do

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing in your family. My dad, my dad

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get start till he's forty. Well maybe he had

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<v Speaker 2>a forty seven year run. That was pretty amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, that's what a great way to end. So that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>So hopefully we will see you Monday on the Bible guys,