Participants: John Bradshaw (Host), Neil Nedley
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001357
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00:06 >: It has stood the test of time. 00:12 God's book, the Bible. 00:16 Still relevant in today's complex world. 00:22 It Is Written. 00:25 Sharing hope around the globe. 00:36 John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written. 00:39 I'm John Bradshaw. 00:39 Thanks for joining me today. 00:42 There are certain phrases that are always going to be 00:46 memorable. 00:47 One of them might be, "It's a boy." 00:50 Another one might be, "Congratulations, 00:53 you are the lucky winner." 00:55 Another memorable phrase that far too many people 00:59 have heard, a phrase that's memorable for all the wrong 01:02 reasons is, "I regret to inform you that it's cancer." 01:09 The Bible says we are fearfully and wonderfully made. 01:11 In the beginning God created. 01:13 He didn't create us to get cancer. 01:15 He created us to live long and well. 01:17 Jesus came to give us life more abundantly. 01:20 Cancer is an ever present challenge in this world, 01:23 it is often deadly. 01:26 My guest today, Dr. Neil Nedley, the president of 01:30 Nedley Health Solutions. 01:31 Dr. Nedley, thanks for joining me today. 01:32 Neil Nedley: Thank you. 01:34 Great to be here. 01:35 JB: What's cancer? 01:36 NN: Cancer is an abnormal cell that grows out of control. 01:41 JB: How does it get that way? 01:43 Do we know? 01:44 NN: Yes. 01:45 I mean, there has to be a change in the genetic material 01:50 in the cell. 01:52 And that change in the genetic material can then produce a 01:55 cancerous cell and as long as that cell can reproduce, 01:59 it can grow out of control and spread to vital organs. 02:02 JB: Okay. 02:02 Out of control cells. 02:03 NN: Out of control cell. 02:05 JB: And describe to me what happens. 02:06 The out of control cells spread to, let's pick on the pancreas, 02:12 pancreatic cancer is a really dangerous cancer. 02:14 NN: It is, yeah. 02:15 JB: So, what happens? 02:16 You've got a pancreas. 02:18 A cancer cell lodges there. 02:21 NN: Um-hum. 02:22 JB: Very frequently somebody dies. 02:24 What happened between there and there? 02:26 What did the cancer do? 02:28 What actually happens with cancer? 02:29 Whether it's the lung or some other place. 02:32 NN: Well, it eventually spreads to vital organs that will take 02:35 your life. 02:36 JB: Those abnormal cells somehow inhibit the function of that 02:40 organ. 02:41 NN: Correct. 02:42 JB: Okay. 02:43 NN: Yeah. 02:44 JB: How big a problem is cancer in the United States? 02:46 NN: One out of every two men will get it at some point in 02:49 their life. 02:51 One out of every three women will get it at some point in 02:54 their life. 02:55 And one out of every four deaths in this country is from cancer. 03:00 It's the number one cause of death in people under the age of 03:02 85. 03:04 And it kills people of all ages. 03:06 A lot of people are not aware that the pediatric population, 03:10 second leading cause of death in children is cancer. 03:15 Ah, and so it affects people of all ages, it's not, you know, 03:19 age specific. 03:22 Ah, and it needs to be eliminated. 03:26 JB: Babies can have cancer. 03:28 NN: They can. 03:29 JB: Now, they do anything to deserve, I don't mean deserve, 03:32 to earn that or to deserve that, so cancer can strike 03:37 indiscriminately. 03:39 NN: It can. 03:40 JB: But at the same time, what we know is that much lung cancer 03:44 is attributable to smoking. 03:47 NN: Correct. 03:47 JB: We know that much bowel and colon cancer is attributable to 03:50 diet. 03:51 NN: Correct. 03:52 JB: So there are ways that cancer can be, I'll just use the 03:57 word avoided. 03:59 NN: Um-hum. 03:59 Even in the pediatric population, an infant getting 04:02 cancer for instance, or a two- or three-year-old, that's often 04:07 due to a genetic mutation that occurred in the sperm of the 04:11 father as a result of his bad diet. 04:16 And so, at the time of conception. 04:18 And so a lot of these pediatric cancers actually can be traced 04:22 back to the habits of parents. 04:26 And so that's something to keep in mind. 04:27 They did nothing wrong, but mutations can be passed along to 04:31 children that the parents themselves don't have by a poor 04:35 lifestyle. 04:36 JB: Can I ask you, what age group is most susceptible to 04:44 getting cancer? 04:46 NN: Well, the older we get the more susceptible we are. 04:49 So, in general, age, and part of that is, there's a greater 04:54 chance that our nucleus and the genetic material are going to be 04:58 changed by given enough time and given enough, you know, 05:03 lifestyle circumstances to help produce this. 05:06 JB: Okay, so you're 15 years old, 20, 25, 30, 35, you're 05:11 healthy, and Grandpa just died of cancer and he was 79. 05:19 And you're saying to yourself, I want to be 79 and well, 05:24 what should a person be doing to do their very best to 05:30 avoid cancer later in life? 05:33 What are things you can do? 05:34 NN: Well, there's two primary mechanisms preventing cancer. 05:39 One is by avoiding carcinogens and, two, is boosting and 05:45 maintaining the immune system. 05:47 JB: Okay. 05:47 A carcinogen is a cancer causing agent, correct? 05:49 NN: That's right. 05:50 JB: Okay, what are some carcinogens? 05:52 NN: Well, you mentioned one, tobacco smoke is a big one. 05:56 Thirty percent of all cancers in our country are caused by 06:01 tobacco. 06:02 JB: That's a lot. 06:03 NN: That's a lot. 06:04 So, that's a huge, huge number. 06:07 Alcohol is actually a carcinogen. 06:09 A lot of people don't realize it, but the American Cancer 06:12 Society recommends zero alcohol. 06:15 Alcohol increases your risk of breast cancer significantly, of 06:19 colorectal cancer, of cancer of the liver, the larynx, 06:24 even the esophagus. 06:26 And so, thousands of deaths are caused in this country every 06:30 year simply due to alcohol causing a cancer or 06:36 significantly increasing a risk. 06:39 And that's something that the media doesn't broadcast. 06:43 You know, one of the things I know and that's why it's so nice 06:45 to be on a program like It Is Written that's willing to, 06:48 to tell all of the truth and the whole story. 06:52 But, you know, on the typical evening news show, the only time 06:55 you'll hear about alcohol is when it's shown to reduce the 06:59 risk of heart disease. 07:00 JB: Right. 07:01 NN: And it is true that if you drink enough alcohol to get 07:05 cirrhosis of the liver, you will only have a 25% chance of dying 07:09 of heart disease compared to the general population. 07:12 But you'll have many fold increased risk of dying, if you 07:16 don't die of the cirrhosis if you drink that much alcohol, 07:19 you're going to die of cancer pretty soon anyways. 07:22 And not only just cancer of the liver, but there may be other 07:24 cancers that come about. 07:27 So, so those are two big ones right there, alcohol 07:30 and tobacco. 07:31 But there's others as well. 07:32 JB: Let's talk about some of the others. 07:34 Alcohol and tobacco I've often mentioned to people. 07:39 Imagine a world without tobacco and somebody turned up in, 07:44 I don't know, Congress or the World Fair, 07:47 I don't care and said, look, I have this great product. 07:50 You'll enjoy it, it'll give you a rush, it'll give you a buzz, 07:53 you'll think you're cool, however, however, 07:57 it'll cause cancer, it'll stink, it'll cost you money, 08:01 it'll be antisocial, folks will die in their droves, 08:06 the product would never be allowed to make it to the 08:08 market. 08:09 NN: That's true. 08:10 JB: Yet today, here we are. 08:10 Same with alcohol. 08:12 These things are just a scourge. 08:14 I mean, no offense intended to those who are hooked or who use 08:17 this, but, my goodness. 08:18 They're a societal ill. 08:20 NN: Yeah, absolutely. 08:22 JB: The less the better. 08:23 NN: Yeah. 08:24 JB: But there are probably other carcinogens as well. 08:26 What might some others be? 08:27 NN: Well, one of them is benzopyrene. 08:30 That's produced by charcoal broiling meat. 08:34 And if you charcoal broil meat, the amount of benzopyrene 08:37 produced is the equivalent to what comes from 600 cigarettes 08:41 smoked, increase the risk of leukemia, increases the risk of 08:45 stomach cancer. 08:48 And often people overlook that. 08:49 In the South, you know, charcoal broiling is a major thing and 08:54 they're producing carcinogens in the process. 08:56 JB: Let me ask you this question. 08:59 This is one chunk of charcoal broiled meat has the same effect 09:05 as, or the same amount as 600ó NN: Six hundred cigarettes, 09:07 yeah. 09:08 JB: Now, is this known? 09:11 Or only people like you know this? 09:15 NN: Well, it should be more widely known, that's why we're 09:18 educating people on the media here today. 09:20 JB: Where did you, where did you find this statistic? 09:22 Did you have to dig under a rock to find this? 09:24 Or is this relatively accessible information? 09:28 NN: No, it's accessible information. 09:29 Yeah. 09:30 JB: But it's not being shouted from the rooftops. 09:32 NN: It isn't and that's part of the sad things in our society 09:35 today. 09:36 Some things are politically incorrect to shout from the 09:39 rooftops because they might affect someone's business or 09:44 someone's taste buds, but in reality we should be much more 09:48 interested in their health. 09:50 JB: Particularly in a country that's grappling unsuccessfully 09:54 with a healthcare crisis. 09:56 NN: Exactly. 09:56 JB: Now, the fact is, too, that there are many people who just 10:02 get cancer out of the blue, even though they've lived healthy 10:05 lives, that's true. 10:06 We'll talk about that and more to do with this. 10:09 The Big C. 10:10 Cancer is so dreaded, it's often simply referred to by a 10:14 euphemism and some people won't even say the word, because it's 10:18 such a dreadful thing. 10:21 However, there is hope, hope for somebody with cancer of course, 10:26 and there's hope for people who don't have cancer that they need 10:30 never get it, if you make some simple lifestyle changes and 10:34 live the life that God desires for you to live. 10:37 We'll have more in just a moment. 10:41 >: In Matthew 4:4, the Word of God says, It is written, 10:45 Man shall not live by bread alone, 10:47 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. 10:51 "Every Word" is a one-minute Bible-based daily devotional 10:54 presented by Pastor John Bradshaw and designed especially 10:57 for busy people like you. 10:59 Look for "Every Word" on selected networks or watch it 11:02 online every day on our web site, itiswritten.com. 11:06 Receive a daily spiritual boost, watch "Every Word." 11:10 You'll be glad you did. 11:11 Here's a sample. 11:15 ♪ [rythmic melody] ♪ 11:22 JB: I had to smile when I read that a group was claiming 11:24 Peter didn't really walk on water, but that the water had 11:27 turned to ice and that Peter had actually walked on ice. 11:31 Now, here's what Matthew 14:29 says: "And when Peter was come 11:34 down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus." 11:38 Now, humanly speaking, you can't walk on water. 11:40 But Peter really did because it was really a miracle. 11:44 We serve a great God who created the world out of nothing and can 11:47 still work miracles today. 11:49 I hope you choose to believe today in the God of the 11:51 miraculous. 11:53 If God is bound by our human explanations then he's a very 11:56 small God. 11:58 I'm glad we serve a big God who's still able to do the 12:01 miraculous today. 12:03 Today trust a God who's able to do big things. 12:08 I'm John Bradshaw for It Is Written. 12:10 Let's live today by every word. 12:15 JB: This is It Is Written, I'm John Bradshaw. 12:17 Thanks for joining me today. 12:19 My guest today is Dr. Neil Nedley, the president of 12:21 Nedley Health Solutions. 12:23 Dr. Nedley, really we're looking at a health solution today. 12:26 NN: Yes. 12:26 JB: We're discussing what many people call the Big C, cancer, 12:29 a dreadful disease. 12:31 You mentioned earlier, one in two men will develop cancer 12:34 sometime in their lives. 12:35 Didn't you say one in three women? 12:38 NN: One in three women. 12:39 JB: That's a gigantic amount. 12:40 NN: Yes. 12:40 JB: Do you feel that many people just think it's an 12:42 inevitability? 12:43 NN: Oh, yes. 12:44 Most people think that they just have to wait and hope that they 12:48 don't get it. 12:49 But they don't really realize there's things that they can do 12:52 now to, to lower that risk. 12:54 JB: What do we know about statistics or experiences or 12:58 something that show these lifestyle choices actually make 13:03 a difference? 13:04 NN: Well, Harvard states that 80, up to 80% of cancers are 13:08 actually preventable through lifestyle change. 13:12 JB: That's Harvard? 13:13 NN: And so, that's right, and so we know that we can make a 13:16 difference if we're really doing everything right in, in 80% of 13:21 cases and that's a pretty significant number. 13:25 JB: That really is. 13:25 NN: But it is true that there's another 20% that we don't know 13:29 how to prevent at this point in time. 13:31 That we may learn more as we study this more and find out 13:35 that we might be able to prevent 90%, but right now the most we 13:39 can prevent is 80% of cancer. 13:41 JB: That's a pretty good number. 13:42 NN: That's hundreds of thousands of deaths spared per year. 13:45 But we're talking of hundreds of thousands of deaths per year 13:50 that could be spared if people would, A, become educated about 13:56 how they can prevent it, and, B, utilize their God-given power of 14:00 self-control to change their lifestyle accordingly. 14:04 JB: Are there other carcinogens that are somewhat prominent or 14:09 prevalent that we could avoid somehow? 14:11 NN: There's a number of cancers that come about as a result of 14:16 eating meat in particular. 14:19 Colon cancer, for instance. 14:20 Harvard showed that if you eat meat every day you have a 142% 14:25 increased risk of developing that. 14:28 If you eat meat five or six times a, a week, you lower that 14:33 risk to 84% increased risk. 14:36 If you're two to four times a week, you're down to 50%. 14:41 But even if you eat it one time a month, your risk is 30% higher 14:46 compared with someone who doesn't eat it at all. 14:49 So, their conclusion was, the more meat, the higher the risk 14:52 of cancer, and the more frequently it's consumed, 14:55 the higher the risk. 14:57 But they also concluded that there's no safe level per se. 15:02 So, in other words, as you eliminate it, your risk goes 15:05 down significantly, and it's not just colon cancer. 15:08 We now know a number of other cancers are associated with meat 15:13 intake. 15:14 JB: That's a pretty simple change. 15:17 NN: Pretty simple change. 15:18 Just being a vegetarian one or two days a week, you go from 15:20 140% down to 80%. 15:23 So you can spare yourself a decreased risk of 60% right 15:28 there by being a vegetarian one or two days a week. 15:30 And if you can do it one or two days a week, and that's good, 15:33 then stretch it out to maybe three or four and keep moving. 15:36 JB: Do we know anything about exercise and 15:39 lowering your cancer risk? 15:40 NN: Yes, we do. 15:42 Exercise does lower the cancer risk. 15:44 Actually, it does that by boosting your immune system, and 15:50 so that way if you have a tiptop immune system, hopefully your 15:53 cancer cell will be recognized as a, a foreign cell and be 15:59 destroyed by your immune system. 16:01 And exercise seems to help in several ways. 16:03 JB: Let's drill down here on, on this aspect of it, because, 16:06 first thing, recognizing and avoiding carcinogens. 16:11 I was going to say to you, perhaps that second thing would 16:13 be building your immune system. 16:15 NN: Correct. 16:15 Yes. 16:16 JB: So, exercise is one of those ways. 16:18 There must be a plethora of things we can do to strengthen 16:23 our immune system. 16:24 NN: There are. 16:25 JB: What are some of those things. 16:26 NN: Well, diet is one of the ways. 16:28 There's, there's wonderful dietary changes that can help 16:31 boost your immune system. 16:33 JB: Okay. 16:33 What are some of the things that people might want to, 16:35 let's just say eat, to help the immune system. 16:38 NN: Eating foods high in what we call carotenoid. 16:42 JB: Okay. 16:43 I'm going to encourage somebody, if you've got a moment and you 16:46 can find a pen or something, make a list here of, I'm going 16:49 to go to the store and make sure I buy some of these things. 16:52 I'm going to add these to my diet. 16:54 It's not hard. 16:55 No one's going to ask you to jump through hoops here. 16:57 This won't be difficult. 16:58 NN: That's right. 16:59 JB: Foods that are high in carotenoids. 17:01 NN: Yeah. 17:01 Carotenoids, in fact, studies have shown that even if you're a 17:05 smoker, if you're on a high carotinoid diet you'll only have 17:09 one-third the risk of developing smoking related cancers. 17:13 JB: That's magnificent. 17:14 Foods high in carotenoids. 17:17 Okay, what are those foods? 17:19 This is life and death. 17:20 So, what are those foods. 17:21 NN: Yes, yes. 17:22 They're going to be your vitamin A foods. 17:25 Most of them are going to have a yellow or orange hue, 17:29 vegetables, for instance. 17:30 JB: Squash? 17:31 NN: Squash is loaded. 17:32 Orange yams. 17:34 JB: Sweet potatoes? 17:35 NN: Yeah, the sweet potatoes are loaded with carotenoids. 17:38 JB: So, eating by colors, really? 17:40 NN: Yeah. 17:41 JB: Go to the supermarket and buy the yellow and the orange 17:43 stuff. 17:43 NN: Yeah. 17:44 Apricots. 17:45 JB: Carrots? 17:46 NN: Carrots, yup. 17:46 Carrots would be a good source of carotenoids. 17:49 I think that's where carotenoids got its name from. 17:52 JB: Yeah, I'm wondering about that. 17:55 NN: Yeah, it's from that, that nice orange vegetable there. 17:56 And actually cooked carrots have more carotenoids 17:58 than raw carrots. 18:00 JB: No kidding. 18:00 Usually they tell us that raw is the way, the way to go. 18:03 NN: Well, raw will give you more vitamin C, because cooking will 18:07 destroy about half the vitamin C, but actually it gives you a 18:10 little more of some nutrients like carotenoids. 18:12 JB: That's okay then. 18:13 That's all right. 18:15 So, foods with carotenoids in them, consumed, 18:20 will boost the immune system. 18:22 NN: Um-hum. 18:22 One of those carotenoids is called lycopene. 18:25 Lycopene is what makes tomatoes red and strawberries red. 18:30 And studies show those with the highest levels of lycopene in 18:34 their blood stream have the lowest rates of pancreatic 18:36 cancer in the world. 18:39 So, that's an, an interesting finding as well. 18:42 JB: That is. 18:43 NN: And it's much better to get your lycopene from your fruits 18:45 and vegetables than trying to buy lycopene in a bottle. 18:48 JB: So, so tomatoes. 18:51 Or what some would refer to as tomatoes. 18:53 I think there's probably more lycopene in a tomato than a 18:55 tomato, but that's just me. 18:58 That's good for you in terms of fighting cancer. 19:01 NN: Yes. 19:02 Yes, absolutely. 19:03 JB: Fantastic. 19:03 What else can a person do? 19:05 This is so significant. 19:07 What we're learning is that you aren't doomed to get cancer. 19:10 NN: That's right. 19:11 That's right. 19:11 JB: This is something that you can avoid. 19:13 You quoted 80% of cancers can be avoided. 19:17 That's magnificent. 19:19 NN: Up to. 19:19 JB: Okay. 19:20 Carotenoids. 19:21 What else enhances the immune system? 19:23 NN: Vitamin C foods will enhance it as well. 19:27 Vitamin C, if you're getting more than 250 milligrams a day 19:31 in your diet, it protects your sperm if you're a male from 19:37 genetic damage, so that you won't have the risk of 19:41 actually passing cancer along to your offspring. 19:45 And so, 250 milligrams a day will do that. 19:48 Now, the RDA is 60 or 90 milligrams, and so you need a 19:53 little bit more, but it's easy to get 250 milligrams a day if 19:56 you're eating foods that are rich in vitamin C. 19:59 JB: The best way to get plenty of vitamin C is? 20:02 NN: They're raw fruits and vegetables. 20:04 So, even raw broccoli has 40 milligrams per serving. 20:08 An orange will have 60 milligrams. 20:11 JB: Kiwi fruit? 20:12 NN: Kiwi is even more yet in vitamin C. 20:16 And then some of your highest sources are strawberries. 20:19 You know, you can get, you know, 140 milligrams from 20:22 strawberries. 20:23 Red bell peppers are also good sources of vitamin C. 20:26 Raw red bell peppers. 20:27 JB: This is fun. 20:28 I mean, these are foods people like. 20:29 NN: Yeah. 20:29 JB: Strawberries, kiwi fruit, I mean, what's not to like 20:32 about that? 20:33 NN: Exactly. 20:34 JB: Okay. 20:34 Well that's good. 20:35 NN: And your citrus as well. 20:36 JB: Yeah. 20:37 Well, that's an enjoyable way. 20:37 Are there other things? 20:38 We've mentioned vitamin C and the carotenoids, lycopene. 20:44 What else? 20:45 NN: Vitamin E. 20:46 JB: What's that in? 20:47 NN: Vitamin E is going to be in more of your plant fat 20:52 substances. 20:53 Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin. 20:55 So, almonds, high in vitamin E. 20:58 JB: What if I roast those almonds? 21:00 Is it still high in vitamin E? 21:01 NN: It's still high in vitamin E. 21:03 JB: All right. 21:03 NN: Yeah, you don't destroy vitamin E by cooking. 21:05 JB: Almond butter, still vitamin E? 21:07 NN: Yup. 21:08 Yup. 21:08 JB: Awesome. 21:09 NN: Yup. 21:09 Good source. 21:10 And vitamin E can also, there's evidence that it can help 21:14 prevent skin cancer as well, in adequate amounts, as long as 21:20 we're also getting adequate amounts of A and C. 21:23 Often we talk about A, C, and E together as having a more 21:26 augmented effect in helping to potentially prevent certain 21:30 cancers. 21:31 JB: One of the best things we can do for our health is wear a 21:34 hat. 21:35 NN: Yes. 21:36 And of course there, what they're doing is getting 21:38 radiation from the sun that's actually changing the genetic 21:41 material. 21:42 JB: Right. 21:43 NN: In your cells. 21:43 First it starts out with a sunburn and then as that genetic 21:47 material continues to multiply over time, it actually can turn 21:50 into a cancer. 21:51 JB: So, if you've had cancer, and I have, and it's not a lot 21:55 of fun, and in my case particularly the cure not 21:59 especially enjoyable, however, the cure for the cancer of sin, 22:06 no negative side effects. 22:08 NN: That's right. 22:09 JB: A very positive journey. 22:10 NN: Yes. 22:12 JB: And that is faith in Jesus Christ. 22:14 NN: Yes. 22:15 JB: You know, with cancer, when you're looking to get out of 22:16 cancer, people are thinking typically, chemotherapy, which 22:20 can be brutal, radiation, which can be really brutal, but if you 22:26 want to get over the side effects of sin, you come to 22:32 Jesus Christ through faith. 22:33 And, by the way, I don't scare anybody. 22:34 Chemo and radiation can in certain circumstances be 22:38 somewhat moderate to experience, depending on the chemo and the 22:42 radiation. 22:43 But what God asks us to do if we have sin, can face our sins and 22:49 through faith in Jesus Christ believe we are forgiven. 22:53 And we're not just forgiven, but we're cleansed, and that disease 22:56 of sin, you know, one day it'll be eradicated. 23:00 Thank God. 23:01 Cancer and all physical diseases will be eradicated as well. 23:05 But we're looking forward to an eternity without sin. 23:09 NN: Exactly. 23:09 JB: Thankfully we can look forward, no way, we can 23:12 experience a present without sin as well if we come to Christ and 23:18 accept Jesus and then, and then get the Word of God in us. 23:22 David said something phenomenal in Psalm 119 when he said, 23:28 "Thy word have I hidden my heart that I might not 23:30 sin against you." 23:32 So, the Bible, the Word of God, Christ in us, actually possesses 23:37 the capacity to keep us from going back into sin. 23:41 NN: It's boosting the spiritual immune system. 23:43 JB: Yes, exactly right. 23:44 NN: And then we also want to avoid spiritual carcinogens as 23:47 well. 23:48 JB: That's right. 23:49 NN: So that we don't get the, the cancer of sin. 23:51 JB: And they're everywhere. 23:52 NN: Yes. 23:53 JB: I want you to know though that as prevalent as sin seems 23:56 to be, as powerful as the enemy of souls seems to be, 1 John 4, 24:01 in verse 4, promises you: "Greater is he that is in you, 24:07 than he that is in the world." 24:10 Now, you've learned enough today that you can go from this point 24:12 on looking hopefully into the future and say, if I implement 24:17 some changes here, if they're needed, then perhaps I don't 24:21 have to encounter the Big C down the line. 24:23 It's no guarantee, it's no guarantee, 24:26 but you can improve your odds. 24:27 I tell you what is a guarantee and that is 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ask that God would take what 26:27 we've heard and make it part of who and what we are. 26:29 Pray with me, please. 26:31 Our Father in Heaven, as today we have discussed important 26:36 principles, allow us through Christ to live the abundant life 26:41 as far as possible free from the diseases of this world. 26:45 In fact, I recall that you said to your people back at the time 26:50 of the exodus that you would put none of the diseases upon them 26:54 that the Egyptians had, if they would listen to you. 26:59 Let us listen to you as far as your will will allow, allow us 27:04 to live without illness and then with all of the health 27:08 you give us, give us grace to live for you. 27:11 Thank you for delivering us from the cancer of sin. 27:16 Let Jesus return and put an end to the misery of this world, 27:20 the sin of this world. 27:22 And let him usher in an eternity where we will enjoy sin free 27:27 life forever. 27:28 We pray in Jesus' name. 27:32 Amen. 27:34 ♪ [Heartfelt 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