It Is Written

What I Don't Like About My Church

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Participants: John Bradshaw

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00:01 [Theme Music] It
00:07 has stood the test of time.
00:12 God's book, the Bible.
00:17 Still relevant in today's complex world.
00:22 It Is Written ...
00:25 sharing hope around the globe.
00:36 Thanks for joining me today on It is Written.
00:38 I'm John Bradshaw and I am going to start today
00:41 by telling you a little story that might even be true.
00:46 [Background music]. A man is driving in heavy
00:48 traffic. And he's not having a good
00:50 morning on his way to work. He's getting worked up about
00:53 what the other drivers are doing, and he starts shouting
00:56 at the other motorists. Driving Man:"ARE YOU CRAZY?"
00:58 He gets so mad he starts pounding his steering wheel
01:01 and he shakes his fist when someone ducks quickly
01:03 in front of him. Driving Man:"LOSER!"
01:05 He honks his horn, makes a scene, and then
01:08 in his rear-view mirror he sees flashing lights.
01:11 He's being pulled up. "What in the world
01:15 have I done wrong?" he wonders.
01:16 I haven't broken any laws? So the police officer comes
01:19 -you know what happens-- takes his license and heads
01:21 back to his squad car while our man sits there brooding
01:24 and stewing. "What a terrible morning!
01:27 I'm late, all these people are driving like maniacs.
01:29 I'm going nowhere... and I get pulled up!"
01:32 He stews a while until the officer comes back and gives
01:36 him his license back. The man says, "Officer,
01:40 what did I do wrong? I don't think I was breaking
01:42 any laws! I wasn't driving dangerously!"
01:45 The police officer says, "I saw the way you were acting
01:48 back there - shouting, and screaming, and shaking
01:50 your fist, and honking on your horn..."
01:52 The man cut in and he said "Officer, you can't pull
01:55 someone up for shouting or shaking their fist, can you?"
01:59 The officer says, "That's not why I stopped you.
02:02 I saw the sticker on the back of your car that says, "God
02:05 bless you," and the other one on the back of your car that
02:08 says, "Honk if you love Jesus.
02:11 And then I saw your license place holder that says,
02:14 "Follow me to my church!" The officer said, "When I saw
02:18 all that, I thought you must have stolen that car!"
02:21 I know... I know ...
02:25 but the story makes a point. Very often God's people don't
02:29 get it right. And that goes for church
02:32 members, for pastors, church administrators and church
02:35 school teachers. Sometimes church leaders make
02:38 decisions nobody understands, and sometimes church folks
02:42 just blow it. You'll get differences
02:44 of opinion in church, personality clashes, hurt
02:48 feelings... And the saints will sometimes
02:50 respond by getting mad. I'm not going to come to
02:53 church anymore. I'm not going to return my
02:55 tithe or give offerings to the church anymore.
02:58 Some people choose to stay away from church altogether!
03:01 "I'm never going back THERE!" You know, people get upset
03:04 with hypocrites in the church and they stay away.
03:07 I'll tell you what I've told many people.
03:09 I've often said I'd rather go to church with hypocrites
03:12 than go to hell with hyprocrites!
03:14 Now you'll hear people say for a variety of reasons,
03:18 "I don't like my church". And I guess you can
03:21 understand that to a point. But wait a minute!
03:26 Just whose church is it anyway?
03:28 And when you figure that out, ask yourself how Jesus feels,
03:33 when He looks on, at HIS church.
03:36 How does Jesus feel when He sees the way people act in
03:40 church, the way they treat each other, the way they get
03:42 mad with each other, refuse to speak to each other.
03:45 You think there are things about your church that bug
03:47 YOU? Jesus sees it ALL.
03:50 He's there when parents go home from church and yell at
03:53 their kids, He sees when people smile at the preacher
03:58 and then criticize him all the way home in the car.
04:01 He is acquainted with all the different kinds of church
04:03 politics, He hears the gossip and He sees when God's people
04:07 say one thing and do another. Jesus sees dishonesty; he
04:11 sees the infidelity that sometimes goes on in church.
04:15 You think YOU have problems with what goes on in church?
04:18 How do you think JESUS feels?!
04:21 Well, the Bible opens some of this up to our understanding.
04:24 In the Book of Revelation Jesus comes straight out
04:28 and says what He doesn't like about His church.
04:31 You might be surprised with some of what he says, so
04:33 don't go away, I'll be right back.
04:37 [music] The Bible provides all
04:44 the information we need in order to walk with God
04:46 and be ready for the second coming of Jesus.
04:49 It outlines the signs of Jesus' return, and tells us what
04:52 to expect in regard to some major world
04:54 events. It also includes specific
04:57 information related to the United States, and
05:00 its role in the final events of earth's history.
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05:05 “The United States in Bible Prophecy.”
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05:33 ItIsWritten.com.
05:37 In Revelation chapters 2 and 3 you find
05:40 the letters to the 7 churches. Seven brief messages,
05:44 one each to seven different churches.
05:46 Now they were real churches that existed in John's day in
05:49 the area known in the Bible as Asia Minor, but today we
05:52 call that Turkey. The churches involved are
05:55 Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis,
05:59 Philadelphia and Laodicea. These were young
06:03 congregations when John wrote to them.
06:05 He wrote to them from the Island of Patmos, a Greek
06:07 Island in the Aegean Sea rather close to Turkey.
06:10 And he was on the Island of Patmos as a prisoner,
06:14 a prisoner for his faith. The Roman government had him
06:17 pegged as a troublemaker and a disturber of the peace.
06:20 Imprisoned for his faith, cut off from friends and
06:23 associates, John still has strong faith in God and he is
06:27 gifted by God with the revelation that ended up
06:30 being the Book of Revelation. John was writing at a time
06:34 when the Christians of Asia were suffering terrible
06:36 persecution, and these messages were designed to
06:39 encourage these poor souls and inspire them with hope.
06:43 And when you read the Book of Revelation you discover that
06:46 this is the first of the many 'sevens' in Revelation -
06:50 you've got seven Spirits, candlesticks, stars, seals,
06:53 trumpets, plagues, thunders...
06:56 When the number seven is used throughout the Bible
06:59 in a symbolic sense, it is generally understood
07:00 to indicate completeness or perfection.
07:03 And seeing as there were more than seven churches in Asia
07:06 Minor (there was Colosse and Hierapolis and others),
07:10 we conclude that Bible teachers have historically been
07:13 correct in believing that each of those seven churches
07:16 in early Revelation represents an era of church
07:20 history. Now the first church listed
07:22 correlates with the experience of the early Christian church
07:25 after Christ's death, while Laodicea, the last
07:29 of the seven, relates to the church of the last days.
07:32 Jesus has something to say to each church, and He doesn't
07:36 hold back. In fact, He tells them
07:39 exactly what He doesn't like about their situation.
07:43 Let's look together. The first church is the church
07:45 of Ephesus, and Jesus addresses Ephesus
07:48 with a glowing introduction. Revelation 2:2,3, he says:
07:53 "I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you
07:58 cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who
08:02 say they are apostles and are not, and have found them
08:05 liars; and you have persevered and have patience,
08:08 and have labored for My name's sake and have not
08:12 become weary." But...
08:15 They had their problems. In the very next verse, Jesus
08:18 says, "Nevertheless I have this against you, that you
08:22 have left your first love." Revelation 2:4 To have lost
08:28 your first love is a terrible thing.
08:31 Sometimes it happens in relationships, marriages.
08:34 It starts with flowers and text messages
08:38 and hand-written notes, but then spirals downward into habit
08:42 and routine. The nice little things that
08:45 used to happen are HISTORY. Too often that happens with
08:49 people and Jesus. They were always talking to
08:52 Him, always wanting to know more about Him, always
08:55 telling others how wonderful He was or is.
08:58 They were in love. But love gave way to
09:02 a familiarity that bred apathy. The fire went cold.
09:06 Not good. But Jesus shows us a way out.
09:10 And maybe you can relate to this.
09:12 Look at Revelation 2:5 "Remember therefore from
09:17 where you have fallen;" Remembering where you were
09:20 can spark a desire to get back there.
09:23 It's just like in a marriage. Remember.
09:26 You really had something - you could have that again.
09:29 And friend, if you really once had something with
09:32 Jesus, He's wants you to have that again.
09:36 Back to revelation, Chapter 2. "Remember therefore from
09:38 where you have fallen; repent and do the first works."
09:43 Revelation 2:5 John tells the church at Ephesus, Think of what
09:47 it used to be like. Remember where you used to be.
09:50 Then repent. And then do the first works
09:53 again. And if we don't?
09:55 Let's read the entire verse, Revelation 2:5 "Remember
09:59 therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the
10:02 first works, or else I will come to you quickly
10:05 and remove your lampstand from its place--unless you repent.
10:10 Revelation 2:5 The light will go out.
10:13 But Jesus can help you get that first love back.
10:16 He can heal a wounded relationship,
10:18 especially if that relationship is with Him.
10:21 The reward promised to the Ephesian church
10:23 is that it would - if faithful - eat of the tree of life (v7),
10:28 and that's promise is for us today.
10:31 You see, even though these letters were written to
10:34 actual churches long ago, we can see that they contain
10:36 counsel, advice - and hope - for us.
10:39 We will look at the remaining churches in just a moment.
10:43 [Music] Every Word is a one-minute
10:45 Bible-based daily devotional presented by
10:48 Pastor John Bradshaw and designed especially
10:50 for busy people like you. Look for Every Word on selected
10:54 networks or watch it on-line everyday on our website,
10:57 itiswritten.com.
11:02 [upbeat music] The apostle Paul gives some
11:09 very practical advice in Romans 13:14, when he says,
11:13 "But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
11:16 provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts
11:18 thereof." How do we make provision for
11:20 the flesh? Simple example: if you have a
11:23 drinking problem you're trying to kick, you wouldn't want
11:25 to meet your friends at a bar. You're setting yourself up
11:28 to fail. That would be making provision
11:30 for the flesh. If you're having trouble keeping
11:32 your thoughts where they ought to be, you might want to drive
11:35 to work a different way and avoid the suggestive billboards.
11:37 We make provision for the flesh when we cater to the flesh and
11:41 essentially put stumbling blocks in our way.
11:44 Some simple decisions can remove a lot of temptation and make our
11:47 spiritual lives a whole lot more successful.
11:51 I'm John Bradshaw for It Is Written.
11:53 Let's live today by Every Word.
11:57 [upbeat music]
12:01 In the book of Revelation you will find the letters to the
12:04 seven churches. A moment ago, we left off at
12:06 the church at Ephesus. Next is Smyrna.
12:10 Now Jesus doesn't have anything negative so say to
12:13 the church at Smyrna. This time period here is when
12:17 the church went through brutal persecution under the
12:19 Roman Caesars. The ten days mentioned in
12:21 verse 10 of Chapter 2 are said to refer to the 10 years
12:25 of persecution under the Emperor Diocletian when
12:29 thousands of people were martyred.
12:31 But during that time of intense persecution, the
12:33 church possessed an ardent love for Christ and His
12:36 truth. History says that when the
12:38 Bishop of Carthage was sentenced to die, the Christians listening
12:41 cried out, "We will die with him!"
12:44 Christ doesn't rebuke these faithful ones who have been
12:48 through so much, but He promises them in verse 10
12:51 that they will receive from Jesus "a crown of life."
12:55 You'll read in Rev 2:8 that Jesus says, "These things
13:00 saith the first and the last, which was dead and is alive."
13:04 Imagine the encouragement that would be!
13:07 Jesus says, "You're going through misery, but you know
13:10 what? I went through that too - I
13:12 died, but now I am alive." What an encouragement that
13:16 had to be for the believers in Smyrna, many of whom were
13:18 facing death. You know, Jesus doesn't
13:21 always deliver you from the calamity facing you, but He
13:24 promises you that if you're faithful in whatever comes
13:27 your way, ultimately you're going to experience the
13:30 greatest blessings imaginable.
13:32 When you're going through a difficult time you can know
13:35 that Jesus is near. You don't have to feel it,
13:37 just need to believe it. When the heat is turned up,
13:41 Jesus is close by. And this is what John told
13:44 the church at Smyrna. But then there's Pergamos.
13:49 Pergamos is in western Turkey about 20 miles from the
13:52 Aegean Sea. It was a fabulous city in
13:54 ancient times. It had a library with 200,000
13:58 volumes in it - Mark Anthony gave the library to Cleopatra.
14:03 (She must have liked to read! Today I guess he'd just give
14:06 her a Kindle or a Nook or an e-book or an e-book reader
14:09 or something.) There was a theatre there that seated
14:11 10,000 people, and they say it had the steepest seating
14:15 of any known theatre in the ancient world.
14:17 Now this is the church period when Christianity became
14:20 popular under the Roman Emperor Constantine.
14:22 And just what does Jesus say He doesn't like about His
14:27 church? We'll look in Revelation
14:29 2:14: "But I have a few things against you, because
14:34 you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who
14:37 taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the
14:39 children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols,
14:42 and to commit sexual immorality."
14:45 So what was it with Balaam? His whole story is one that
14:49 it would be good to take up at length if we had the time.
14:52 Balaam was a prophet of God, one of God's people, and the
14:56 Moabites wanted him to curse Israel to weaken Israel so
15:00 that Israel could be overcome.
15:02 According to 2 Peter 2:15, Balaam loved the wages
15:07 of unrighteousness. He was a covetous man,
15:10 and when he was offered large sums to turn against God's
15:14 people, it was too much for him to refuse.
15:17 He refused once, but the second time he refused
15:20 and then, then he said to the men sent to him, hang around,
15:24 while I enquire further of the Lord.
15:25 As though God was going to change his mind!
15:28 Balaam was the one who had a conversation with a donkey,
15:30 met with an angel and STILL carried on in his own evil
15:33 way, because he wanted the money.
15:36 Balaam speaks to those of us who are motivated by our own
15:39 desires and not by God's desires.
15:42 Balaam would have had no trouble knowing God's will
15:45 if only God's will had been the same as HIS will,
15:48 and sometimes some of God's people are like that.
15:51 Some folks want their own way, and not God's way.
15:54 That was Balaam's issue, and John writes to a church that
15:57 was wrestling with that. And in that period when
15:59 Christianity became popular because the state was smiling
16:03 on it, things evidently got a little easy for believers.
16:07 Not always the best thing. The overcomer in Pergamos
16:11 is promised the hidden manna - the forever spiritual food
16:15 of the believer which promises eternal life and health-
16:18 the white stone of the high priest also, and the new name
16:21 indicating a victorious experience and a changed
16:25 character. Friend, thank God we can all
16:27 have that. Now to the church of Thyatira
16:32 in verse 20, Jesus says, "I have a few things against
16:35 you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls
16:38 herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants
16:42 to commit sexual immorality and to eat things sacrificed
16:45 to idols." In the Bible, Jezebel was
16:48 married to King Ahab and introduced all kinds
16:52 of falsehood into the midst of God's people.
16:55 In fact, Jezebel managed to mix light with dark, truth
17:01 with error, so that although Israel hadn't totally given
17:05 up on God, they were worshipping both God
17:08 and Baal. That's disastrous
17:10 for a Christian church, to be mixing truth with error,
17:12 light with dark, true worship with false worship.
17:16 Disastrous! God is looking for people who
17:19 will be faithful, radically committed to truth and right.
17:22 And then God says to this church, I will give you power
17:25 over all nations, that you will rule them.
17:27 Interesting - Jesus says, There's a lot I don't like
17:32 about my church, but I'm telling you that I'm going to
17:35 give you everlasting life, because I'm going to save you
17:38 anyway, if you want to be saved!
17:41 Now to Sardis (in Revelation 3:1,2) Jesus says this,
17:46 "I know your works, that you have a name that you are
17:50 alive, but you are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen
17:55 the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have
17:59 not found your works perfect before God."
18:02 What a thing for Jesus to say to His church.
18:06 You're dead! Now that's a wake-up call!
18:08 Dead people in the church. You think there's any of that
18:12 today? Now here's the good news.
18:15 Remember the prodigal son? His father said, "My son was
18:18 dead, but now he's alive." The gospel is the work of
18:22 bringing the spiritually dead back to life.
18:25 So Christ says to the church in Sardis, in Revelation 3,
18:29 "He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments,
18:34 and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life;
18:37 but I will confess his name before My Father and before
18:41 His angels." I'm glad the Lord is able to
18:45 raise the dead. That means there's hope for
18:48 all of us! Now the church in
18:52 Philadelphia. It doesn't appear that Jesus
18:54 reproves this church at all. He does say the church has
18:57 little strength, but maybe that's a commendation, that
19:00 they have strength at all. It is said that the time
19:03 period represented here is the time after the
19:05 Reformation has taken place. And if you study that
19:08 history, you'll see that the church got stuck in a rut
19:10 after the reformation had brought it back to life.
19:13 But then God makes another promise to a faltering body
19:16 of believers: God's promise to his church is to be
19:20 a pillar in the temple, and to have His new name.
19:24 See, we receive the character of Christ, because we receive
19:29 the gift of His life. Then Laodicea, which
19:33 correlates with the church in the last years of Earth's
19:36 history. Notice what God says: This is
19:39 Revelation 3:15,16. "I know your works, that you
19:45 are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold
19:48 or hot. So then, because you
19:51 are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out
19:55 of My mouth." Lukewarm -- not cold or hot.
20:00 The result is that God will spew many of these people out
20:03 of His mouth. And if I can be agricultural
20:06 for just a moment, spewing is not a voluntary action.
20:10 It is involuntary. Which is to say, this isn't
20:13 something God wants to do, or tries to do, but it is
20:15 something He has to do. Something very curious here
20:19 is that there is something in God's eyes that is worse than
20:23 being against God, and that is being lukewarm.
20:28 To be going through the motions as a Christian is
20:30 more dangerous than to be opposed to God.
20:34 You see, if you're self-deceived - that is truly
20:37 hazardous to your spiritual well-being.
20:39 And clearly it is entirely possible to be in that
20:42 condition. I heard a few years ago about
20:44 people living in a part of Rhode Island.
20:46 They thought they had lived their whole life but when
20:48 the map was re-examined it was found that they
20:52 had actually been living the entire time in Connecticut,
20:55 even though they had a Rhode Island zip code,
20:57 area code, address, the whole thing.
20:59 All their lives they lived in a state different to the
21:02 state they thought they were living in!
21:05 You know that can happen to Christians, who think they're
21:07 fine but they're not because they're self-deceived.
21:13 Reading Revelation 3:17 and on.
21:17 "Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have
21:21 need of nothing'--and do not know that you are wretched,
21:24 miserable, poor, blind, and naked--" (Revelation 3:17)
21:27 They are self-deceived. Man, is there any hope?
21:30 Yes there is. Here is what the Bible says:
21:33 "I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire,
21:38 that you may be rich; and white garments, that you
21:41 may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be
21:45 revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you
21:49 may see. As many as I love, I rebuke
21:53 and chasten. Therefore be zealous
21:56 and repent." Revelation 3:18-19 Gold tried
22:00 in the fire. Someone said that's faith
22:03 that works by love. White garments -
22:06 the righteousness of Christ. And that eye salve?
22:10 That's the Holy Spirit - He can help us to see
22:12 as He sees. And notice what God tells us
22:15 to do. Be zealous, and repent.
22:19 God calls us to have zeal for Him.
22:22 You know what zeal is? Enthusiasm.
22:25 Passion. Fervor.
22:26 Ardor. Are you passionate
22:28 for Christ? Because I'll tell you what,
22:31 he's passionate about you. Are you fervent for Jesus?
22:34 Are you ardent for God? God says that if we open up
22:38 the door of our hearts to Jesus, He'll come in and then
22:42 he will allow us to sit with Him on His throne.
22:47 Isn't it amazing? God tells us candidly exactly
22:51 what He thinks is wrong with His church, what he doesn't
22:54 like about his church and the things that look bad.
22:56 A group that has left its first love; that is tied up
23:00 in the same mess as Balaam was, that tolerates
23:03 the foolishness of Jezebel, and whose works
23:06 are not perfect before God. There are people claiming
23:09 to be believers who really are not, and people who have
23:12 deceived themselves into thinking they're okay when
23:15 they're a total spiritual basket case.
23:18 Is it any wonder there are people who say they don't
23:21 like their church? Hold on.
23:23 Hold on. What is Jesus saying?
23:26 Jesus, who died for this church, only points out the foibles
23:31 of it in an effort to spur it on to repentance.
23:36 And through it all, Jesus is depicted as being
23:38 in the midst of His church. He has the leaders in His
23:43 hand, according to Revelation 1, and He stands with His
23:46 people. So even if you're at the
23:49 point where you're about to say, The church is just too
23:53 bad, remember that it's Christ's church and He has all the help
23:59 we need to be all that He can help us to be.
24:03 And if you're dissatisfied with the Church,
24:05 disillusioned with Christianity because of what
24:07 you see in the church, these 7 messages help us to see
24:11 that Jesus is still with the church.
24:14 No point trying to tear the church down, when Jesus
24:17 is trying to build it up. You don't have to be a genius
24:19 to see the shortcomings of something, but seeing
24:22 the way out of the mire takes some vision.
24:27 If Jesus can list the weaknesses of the church and still see
24:29 a future for it, then we can apply this
24:31 on a personal basis. The church is made up of people,
24:34 and if there's a future for a wayward church,
24:37 there has to be a future for a wayward person.
24:39 There has to be hope for a struggling soul.
24:42 You know there's hope for a lost sheep.
24:45 I hope you'll pardon this story I'm about to tell you,
24:48 but it's true and I think it makes the point.
24:50 In the city of Suwa in Japan, city authorities found
24:55 treasure in an unexpected place.
24:59 In an effort to get rid of the city's sewage waste,
25:02 they decided to incinerate it. They had been having someone
25:07 take it away and paying for someone to do that.
25:09 They decided they would burn it down into industrial waste.
25:12 Now what do you think they found in the ashes?
25:16 They found gold - $200,000 worth a year.
25:21 See, mineral waters flow through the town, and there's
25:23 an industry in the area that uses gold to gold-plate
25:26 things. So even though it is in
25:28 the sewage in tiny amounts, it's there, and when they stuff
25:32 is burned up, this gold remains and can be seen in the ashes
25:37 of the waste! Sewage - just sewage --
25:40 and there was valuable treasure in it!
25:43 Before you decide that something worthless, consider that God
25:47 can find great worth where you'd least expect it.
25:51 That goes for His church, it goes for you, and thank God
25:55 it goes for me. We are valuable in God's eyes
25:59 - His church is so valuable he considered it to be worth
26:04 the cost of the life of his own Son.
26:08 How valuable does that make you?
26:12 Let's pray. Father in heaven, thank you
26:15 that even though Jesus is able to say "here's what I
26:17 don't like about my church" we can know that Jesus still
26:20 values it and every circumstance and situation
26:24 shows a way out or a way back.
26:26 Thank you, Lord, that even if we are struggling, even if we
26:29 are getting it wrong, there is a way out and there is a
26:31 way back. Let us be encouraged that
26:33 we've always got hope in Jesus and thank you for that.
26:36 In Jesus' name, Amen.
26:43 The Bible provides all the information we need
26:45 in order to walk with God and be ready for the second
26:48 coming of Jesus. It also includes specific
26:51 information related to the United States.
26:54 Let me send you a free booklet called “The United
26:56 States in Bible Prophecy.” Just call (800) 253-3000 and ask
27:01 for your FREE copy of "The United States in Bible
27:05 Prophecy.” If you don't get through
27:07 the first time you call, please do try again.
27:09 And you can write us at It Is Written, P.O. Box 6,
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27:21 ministry and your support makes it possible for us
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27:27 Your tax-deductible gift can be sent to the address
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27:34 Thank you for your continued prayerful support.
27:37 Again, our toll-free number is, (800) 253-3000, and our web
27:42 address is, ItIsWritten.com.
27:48 Thanks for joining me today. I look forward to seeing you
27:50 again next time. Until then, remember -
27:53 It Is Written: man shall not live by bread alone,
27:57 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.


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