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00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written.
00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. 00:24 Now, I never did see the television program, 00:26 but I was told about it. 00:27 A race of some kind, I think, around the world, 00:30 people in pairs, so two people at a time, 00:34 combining to progress through various stages. 00:38 Now, at this stage in the TV program, 00:41 the pairs were in the Bahamas at a resort, 00:44 and what they had to do there was slide down a waterslide, 00:48 one of those steep ones, 00:49 the ones sort of thrill-seekers like. 00:52 Now, you know, they're over [snaps fingers] in a moment. 00:54 It doesn't take long. It's not all that steep. 00:56 You get butterflies in your stomach. 00:57 But people do it all day long. No one ever comes to harm. 01:01 Except...the guy and his girlfriend were at the top 01:04 of the waterslide, and she wouldn't slide. 01:08 Even though it meant that they would not be in the running 01:12 to win a million dollars, she wouldn't slide. 01:16 He pleaded with her. 01:17 He cajoled her. He coaxed her. 01:20 But she just wouldn't do it. 01:23 If she slid down the slide, 01:25 they'd still be in the running for a million dollars. 01:27 If she didn't, they'd be out of the race. 01:30 They were out of the race, on their way home, 01:34 no longer contending for the million dollars. 01:37 [whoosh of wind] 01:38 Now, I know there are times you come up against your fears, 01:41 whatever they may be. 01:43 But there are times when, in order to get something done, 01:46 you need to take a leap of faith, 01:49 and that's what I'm going to do today. 01:51 No, I'm not going to go down a waterslide. 01:53 In fact, I've ridden that same waterslide 01:55 I told you about a moment ago. 01:58 I've yet to meet a waterslide that I wouldn't ride. 02:01 This? Tougher. [laughs] 02:04 I mean, much tougher. 02:06 This is going to require me to make a leap of faith. 02:10 An actual leap of faith. 02:13 [wind noise and snapping fabric sound] 02:15 ♪[dramatic music]♪ 02:21 When you come to the Bible, 02:22 you see example after example of faith. 02:26 In fact, the Bible says that salvation comes "by grace... 02:30 through faith." 02:31 So faith is a prerequisite for everlasting life. 02:35 The book of Hebrews says that 02:37 "without faith it is impossible to please [God]." 02:40 Hebrews 11, verse 6. 02:41 So faith is utterly essential. 02:45 So we're going to find out what faith is, 02:47 and maybe what it isn't. 02:50 Forty-five minutes from the It Is Written 02:52 ministry headquarters, just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee, 02:57 there's a place called the Lookout Mountain Flight Park. 03:01 Now, first, let's consider some of the great stories of faith 03:05 before we take a leap of faith. 03:10 If you wanted to read about faith, 03:12 you'd go to Hebrews 11, where we read about the heroes of faith. 03:17 Hebrews 11 is like the Hall of Fame for people of faith. 03:20 We could call it "the Hall of Faith." 03:23 The chapter starts with these words: 03:24 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, 03:28 the evidence of things not seen." 03:30 Which tells us something. 03:31 Faith is what allows you to have something 03:34 you might currently only hope for. 03:36 It's what provides evidence for you 03:39 of things that you cannot see. 03:40 Let me say that again. 03:42 Faith allows you to say, "I'm only hoping for it, 03:45 but I believe I have it," 03:46 and, "I don't see it, but I believe I have it." 03:51 In Hebrews 11, verse 2, we read that 03:53 by faith "the elders obtained a good testimony." 03:57 The men of old were attested to by faith. 04:01 I'll give you an example of that. 04:02 You can have great faith, saving faith, strong faith. 04:07 It's easier than you might think. 04:10 Remember the story of Moses sending the 12 spies 04:13 to see what the Promised Land was like? 04:15 They were told to bring back a report of what they saw, 04:18 which they did--and didn't. 04:21 Moses said to them, "See what the land is like: 04:24 "[see] whether the people... are strong or weak, 04:26 "[whether they are] few or many; 04:28 "[see if] the land... is good or bad..." and so on. 04:31 And he told them to bring back "some of the fruit of the land." 04:34 Numbers 13:27 says, 04:37 "Then they told him, and said: 04:39 "'We went to the land where you sent us. 04:41 "'It truly flows with milk and honey, 04:44 and this is [the] fruit.'" 04:45 Now, that was, so far, faith. 04:49 "Go and look," Moses said, 04:51 "and come back and tell me what you saw." 04:53 Up until this point, that's what they had done. 04:57 But then, then they say, 05:00 "Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; 05:04 "the cities are fortified and very large; 05:07 "moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there. 05:11 "The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; 05:14 "the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell 05:17 "in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea 05:21 and along the banks of the Jordan." 05:24 In other words, we've gone from informing you of what we saw 05:28 to interpreting what we saw. 05:30 They already had God's promise that He would drive 05:32 the inhabitants of the land out of there. 05:35 They didn't need to worry themselves 05:37 with what seemed possible or what seemed impossible 05:41 from a human viewpoint. 05:43 They just needed to tell the facts. 05:45 Faith would have said, "This is what we saw, 05:48 and God is going to work it out," 05:50 for the simple fact that God had promised 05:54 to work it out for them. 05:56 Now Numbers 13, verse 30 and on: 05:58 "Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, 06:02 "'Let us go up at once and take possession, 06:05 "for we are well able to overcome it.' 06:07 "But the men who had gone up with him said, 06:10 "'We are not able to go up against the people, 06:12 "for they are stronger than we.' 06:15 "And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land 06:19 which they had spied out." 06:21 And so continued the downward spiral that ultimately saw 06:25 the children of Israel spend 40 years in the wilderness, 06:29 a year for every day the spies were gone. 06:34 So where do we see faith in this story? 06:37 Joshua and Caleb believed God against the odds, 06:41 against all appearances. 06:42 Contrary to how things seemed, they simply believed God. 06:46 They believed that God could deliver the Promised Land 06:49 into their hands. 06:51 Here they were on the borders of Canaan, 06:54 and Joshua and Caleb simply believed that God could do 06:58 what He said He would do, and that was faith, 07:02 believing that God would do what He said He would do, 07:06 simply because He said it. 07:08 In other words, taking God at His word 07:11 and expecting God to do what He says. 07:14 Faith. That's faith. 07:17 Now, I said I was going to take a leap of faith today. 07:19 And this is no joke. 07:21 It's not something I ever thought I would do, 07:23 but I'm going to do it. 07:26 Wish me well. 07:27 I'll be back in just a moment. 07:28 ♪[music swells and ends]♪ 07:38 >>John: Jesus said He came into the world 07:39 to give us a more abundant life. 07:42 And you can have that by making simple changes 07:44 that bring profound results. 07:46 And with that in mind, I'd like to offer you a special book. 07:48 It's called "Confidence in Chaos." 07:50 If you want to get your heart right with God, 07:52 this is the book that's going to set you on the path 07:54 to that place. 07:55 In order to get this book, call right now. 07:57 The number is 1-800-253-3000, 08:01 and simply ask for "Confidence in Chaos," 08:03 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com. 08:08 >>John: You know that at It Is Written 08:10 we are serious about the study of the Word of God, 08:13 and we encourage you to be serious about God's Word also. 08:17 Well, I want to share with you another way 08:19 that you can dig deeper into the Word of God, and here it is: 08:24 itiswritten.study. 08:27 Go online to itiswritten.study, 08:30 and you can access the It Is Written 08:33 Bible Study Guides, 25 in-depth Bible studies 08:37 that will walk you through the Bible. 08:39 It's going to be good for you, and it's the sort of thing 08:42 that you will want to tell somebody else about 08:46 so that they can dig deeper into the Word of God 08:48 and come to know the things of the Bible intimately. 08:52 As you get into the It Is Written 08:54 online Bible study guides, 08:55 you'll understand the prophecies of the Bible, 08:57 the plan of salvation, and more. 09:00 So don't forget: itiswritten.study, 09:03 itiswritten.study. 09:07 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today 09:09 on It Is Written. 09:10 So, faith is taking God at His word, 09:14 expecting God to do what He says He can do, 09:16 simply because He said it. 09:19 And I want to give you an idea of what faith looks like. 09:22 When I wore a younger man's clothes, 09:24 I promised myself that I would do a parachute jump. 09:27 I never did, and I don't know if I ever would. 09:30 But one thing I never promised myself I would do 09:33 was to hang glide. 09:35 Now, it looks like a ton of fun. 09:38 You've seen people way up there soaring like a bird, 09:41 flying high above the countryside. 09:43 The view has to be spectacular. 09:46 Well, just outside Chattanooga is Lookout Mountain, 09:49 and up on Lookout Mountain 09:51 you'll find Lookout Mountain Flight Park, 09:54 where people hang glide. 09:57 And someone suggested to me, 09:58 "Maybe you'd like to go hang gliding." 10:00 And I said, "No." 10:01 And they said, "Why not?" 10:02 And I said, "Because... [laughs] no." 10:05 But then I thought about it. People do it all the time. 10:09 It's relatively safe. 10:11 It'd have to be incredible. 10:16 Now, it's hard to ignore the danger aspect, that's true. 10:22 But think about this with me. 10:23 In the United States about 40 people die every year skiing. 10:29 About 100 people die every year in hunting accidents. 10:32 And then, think about cycling and swimming, 10:35 very significant fatalities every year, 10:38 and yet people do them all the time. 10:40 ♪[contemplative music]♪ 10:46 Now, I'm not doing this because I think it's dangerous. 10:49 I'm doing it because it'll be awesome, 10:52 it'll be exhilarating, 10:53 and because I genuinely believe I'm going to be okay. 10:57 And why do I believe I'm going to be okay? 11:00 So, how long have you been doing this? 11:02 >>Adrian Sanchez: Been flying for 11 years. 11:04 >>John: How many times have you flown? 11:07 I mean, guess for me. 11:08 How many, how many flights does that equate to? 11:10 >>Adrian: Been doing three to five hundred times per year. 11:14 >>John: That's thousands of times. 11:16 So, to a greater or lesser extent, 11:18 you're going to teach me to hang glide? 11:20 >>Adrian: Absolutely. Yes. 11:21 >>John: Okay. I'm not going to die? 11:22 >>Adrian: No, you're not going to die. 11:23 >>John: Why should I, [laughs] why should I believe you? 11:25 >>Adrian: Because I want to keep my reputation clean. 11:30 >>John: All right, that's good. That's a good reason, yeah. 11:32 >>Adrian: So, I want to make sure I always say, 11:34 "You will be safe." 11:35 >>John: So, what is it that's going to ensure that I'm safe? 11:39 >>Adrian: I'm not going to let you go unless I know 11:42 it's safe for you to, to go. 11:44 And I explained you the basics of the flight. 11:48 >>John: So, if I do what you tell me, 11:52 listen to you, follow instructions-- 11:54 >>Adrian: Follow instructions, yes. 11:55 >>John: ...I should be okay? 11:56 >>Adrian: You should be fine. 11:57 Absolutely. Yes. 11:59 >>John: Which sounds a whole lot like faith. 12:03 When it comes to faith, we listen to what God says 12:07 and trust that He'll do what He says He can do. 12:11 Now, I'm fully aware that my friends 12:12 at Lookout Mountain Flight Park aren't God, 12:15 but the principle remains the same. 12:18 I'm going to do what they say, and trust. 12:22 ♪[music intensifies]♪ 12:27 Trust that it's all going to be okay. 12:29 ♪[music increases]♪ 12:36 So, is this blind faith? 12:41 No, because there's this track record they have 12:43 of proven success. 12:47 This is what they do. 12:48 This works. 12:50 They do this all the time. 12:52 ♪[music]♪ 12:55 There are lots and lots of people who can say, "I did it. 12:59 "I followed the instructions. 13:01 "I followed the procedures and the protocols. 13:03 I did all those things, and it worked out." 13:06 ♪[music ends]♪ 13:07 Well, that was cool. 13:08 You know something, 13:10 it's interesting how little you actually think 13:11 when you're up there. 13:12 ♪[music]♪ 13:13 Uh, and maybe from another perspective, 13:15 how much you think. 13:16 Um, it's easy to get into the air and then forget 13:20 some of the most important things that you were told. 13:22 And what I discovered is this: 13:24 The more I remember what I was told and think about that 13:27 and do just what I was told, 13:30 the better things work out. 13:32 It's a little bit like faith. 13:33 And we'll talk about that a little more. 13:35 What a great experience. 13:36 You're up there in the air soaring and think to yourself, 13:38 "Wow, I'm actually flying." 13:39 Not that I was flying flying. 13:40 It's when you get up there that you're flying, 13:42 but you get up off the ground, 13:44 there's a little wind beneath the wing, and it was great. 13:49 You listen to the teacher; things go really well. 13:53 Kind of think you know how to do it yourself 13:54 and do your own thing? 13:56 Not so well. 13:59 >>Megan Friesen: Yeah, the first time running off the hillside 14:01 to hang glide, it was far more frightening 14:05 than I actually thought it was going to be, 14:07 and, I, um, I didn't put my trust in the equipment, 14:11 and, um, clung just way too tight, 14:15 and I felt it was an unsuccessful takeoff, 14:19 but it was because I was, yeah, I got nervous, 14:22 and I didn't trust my equipment or myself. 14:24 I think it says that, uh, it's important to put your trust, 14:28 you know, where your trust needs to be in, 14:29 and to believe in what's carrying you forward. 14:33 >>John: Well, is this a reckless faith? 14:36 No, it isn't that, but it's important to remember 14:38 that there are plenty of people in the Bible 14:41 who stepped out in faith 14:42 and walked right into the eye of a storm. 14:46 So, I'm going hang gliding. 14:48 Back to Hebrews, chapter 11: 14:49 "By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice 14:54 than Cain." 14:55 That's verse 4. 14:56 Abel had faith. 14:59 And we know how that turned out. 15:01 Verse 7 mentions Noah. 15:03 Faith in God led Noah to go on the ride of his life. 15:07 There had to have been moments when Noah wondered 15:10 if he would get off that ark alive, 15:12 moments when his family came to him and said, 15:15 "What were you thinking?" 15:17 You see, faith can be a messy business. 15:20 Don't make the mistake of thinking that because faith 15:22 in God led you into some difficult situations 15:25 that faith was the wrong option. 15:28 Faith doesn't equal Easy Street. 15:31 Hebrews 11 talks about Abraham who, 15:33 when he was called to go out 15:35 "to the place which he would receive "as an inheritance, 15:38 and he went out not knowing where he was going." 15:41 Hebrews 11, verse 8. 15:43 Which wasn't pleasant and wasn't easy. 15:46 Later, Abraham was asked to sacrifice his own son. 15:52 "By faith Moses chose to suffer affliction with the people 15:56 of God, rather than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin." 16:00 Faith led him to suffer affliction. 16:04 You get the picture. 16:05 Faith can be challenging. 16:07 Faith doesn't take away the heat. 16:09 It doesn't remove the stress. 16:12 Faith doesn't cancel uncertainty. 16:15 What it does, though, is it states that you're trusting God 16:18 to be true to His word, regardless of the circumstances. 16:22 And what is faith? 16:23 Trusting that the Word of God will do what it says it will do 16:27 because it says so. 16:30 Now, about that leap of faith. 16:32 I'm ready to go. 16:34 You don't want to miss this. 16:35 I'll be right back. 16:36 ♪[music swells and ends]♪ 16:46 >>John: Jesus said He came into the world 16:48 to give us a more abundant life. 16:50 And you can have that by making simple changes 16:52 that bring profound results. 16:54 And with that in mind, I'd like to offer you a special book. 16:56 It's called "Confidence in Chaos." 16:59 If you want to get your heart right with God, 17:00 this is the book that's going to set you on the path 17:02 to that place. 17:03 In order to get this book, call right now. 17:05 The number is 1-800-253-3000, 17:09 and simply ask for "Confidence in Chaos," 17:12 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com. 17:14 ♪[gentle piano music]♪ 17:16 [mug clinks on table] 17:20 >>Man 1: What does the Bible say about astrology? 17:27 >>Man 2: Why do bad things happen to good people? 17:32 [crayons rattle together] 17:36 >>Girl: What color is Jesus? 17:38 >>John Bradshaw: If you have a question, 17:39 we'd love to find an answer for you from the Bible. 17:42 Line Upon Line 17:43 from It Is Written TV. 17:45 >>John Bradshaw: Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, 17:50 things that go bump in the night. 17:52 People believe in them. 17:53 People fear them. 17:55 But are ghosts real? 17:59 Ghosts have become a significant part of contemporary culture, 18:03 even for Christians. 18:05 But what does the Bible say about their existence? 18:09 Join me for "Are Ghosts Real?" 18:12 We'll go to a couple of creepy locations, 18:15 and we'll investigate whether or not these things actually exist. 18:21 And, more importantly, 18:22 we'll look at what the Bible says about ghosts. 18:27 Are ghosts real? 18:29 We'll wrestle with this important subject 18:31 and find that the Bible is very clear in what it says. 18:36 "Are Ghosts Real?" 18:38 Watch now on It Is Written TV. 18:41 ♪[music ends]♪ 18:46 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today 18:47 on It Is Written. 18:48 So, here I am getting ready to go hang gliding. 18:52 And it seems to me that this exercise 18:54 would be a very good object lesson of what faith is. 18:57 ♪[music]♪ 18:59 In life, a believer learns to listen to the voice of God 19:01 and follow what God says, because God is God. 19:05 God knows best. 19:06 God is full of wisdom. 19:08 God has your best interests in mind. 19:12 Faith is hearing the word of God and following that, 19:16 rather than following doubt or fear or the crowd. 19:20 I'll give you a for-instance, a simple one and an obvious one. 19:23 The Bible says that "in the beginning God created." 19:26 The prophets referenced Creation. 19:29 Jesus talked about Creation. 19:31 The book of Revelation, the last book in the Bible, 19:34 like the first book in the Bible, talks about Creation. 19:38 According to the Bible it's a done deal: 19:41 God created the world. 19:44 But some people say humans evolved and that the world 19:48 came into existence as the result of the Big Bang. 19:51 [explosion] 19:52 And then you'll have people who ask the very logical question, 19:55 "How could God create the world out of nothing?" 19:59 Now, is my faith in the Creation account of the Bible 20:03 just blind faith? 20:04 No, it's not. 20:06 Because the Bible demonstrates to me again and again 20:08 that I can trust it. 20:11 Prophecy suggests I can. 20:13 The biblical record suggests I can, 20:16 as do history and archaeology. 20:19 They all make it clear that my faith in the Bible 20:22 is well-founded. 20:23 For me to believe something that isn't in the Bible? 20:27 Now, that would be a lack of faith, 20:28 because in order to do that, 20:30 I would have to reject what God says and believe something 20:33 that is outside the Bible, over that which is in the Bible. 20:39 And that's not faith. 20:41 So you can believe evolution. 20:42 You can believe the Flood never happened, 20:44 you can believe there was no virgin birth, 20:46 you can believe Jesus did not die on the cross, 20:49 but you cannot then claim to have faith. 20:53 Faith is believing the Word of God and acting on it. 20:59 ♪[new music]♪ 21:10 Now, before you say, "Well, he, he's not hang gliding. 21:14 "He's going with somebody else. 21:16 I thought he was going to fly on his own." 21:17 Now, hold on a minute. 21:19 Here's what I'm doing. 21:20 I'm connecting myself to someone else 21:23 and I'm trusting someone else to get me through this 21:27 in one piece and get me down safely. 21:29 And that is what faith is. 21:33 It's connecting yourself to somebody else 21:35 and trusting that somebody else to get you through. 21:39 That's how it works. 21:40 ♪[music]♪ 21:44 >>Adrian: How do you feel? 21:45 >>John: Okay. 21:46 >>Adrian: Are you ready? 21:47 >>John: Yeah, I'm ready. 21:48 >>Adrian: Okay. We going to count, one, two, three. 21:49 Is that okay? 21:50 >>John: Yup. 21:51 >>Adrian: All right, uh. Check. 21:57 One, two, three! [Click sound] 21:58 Go, go, go, go, go, go! 22:00 [Whoosh] 22:03 >>Adrian: Woo-hoo! 22:05 >>John: Wow! [John laughing] 22:07 >>Adrian: [Unintelligible] 22:09 >>John: Oh yeah, man! 22:11 And off we went. 22:13 It was exhilarating. 22:16 There was this moment of, 22:18 man, are we actually going to stay up here? 22:20 And then you realize that, yes, 22:22 you're actually going to stay up here. 22:24 And you settle in and enjoy the scenery. 22:29 Oh, man. Awesome. 22:33 And that's what faith is like. 22:36 I heard someone once say 22:37 that faith grows by conflict with doubt. 22:41 Doubt would suggest you pull back. 22:47 But faith sees that doubt, recognizes that doubt, 22:52 and forges on because there's something greater than doubt. 22:57 [Whoosh] 23:01 That's the Word of God. 23:05 [Wind noises] 23:16 So what are you wrestling with? 23:18 Where is God asking you to take a leap of faith? 23:23 Now, it might be that God is calling you to, let's say, 23:26 serve as a missionary in some far-flung country 23:31 and you think about that, you say, "I'd kind of love to, 23:34 "except that, I don't know where my support is coming from. 23:39 "How could I bear to be away from home so long? 23:43 There are so many details that I don't know how to figure out." 23:46 But then you remember that it's God who is calling you, 23:51 and you realize that if God is calling you, 23:54 then He's able to work it out for you. 23:59 Now, not too many people are being called to be missionaries 24:02 in a foreign country, but it makes my point. 24:05 So maybe it's different for you. 24:07 Maybe God is speaking to you about your finances. 24:09 Maybe God is asking you to tithe, and you're saying, 24:13 "I don't know if I can afford to do that." 24:15 But you read in the Bible where God says 24:17 that if you're faithful to Him with your finances, 24:20 He will "open up the windows of heaven 24:22 "and pour out [so much] blessing 24:24 that you won't have room enough to receive it [all]." 24:27 Faith says, "I don't see, but I'll trust God." 24:31 And you'll see that God is true to His word. 24:34 Faith is the evidence of things not seen. 24:37 Or, it might be that God is asking you 24:41 to give Him your heart. 24:43 And you're wondering what your family or friends will say. 24:45 Or what life will look like if you give your life over to God. 24:50 And then you read the Bible, and you see that God promises 24:52 to bless you and guide you and uphold you 24:55 and fill your life with His presence. 24:57 And faith says, faith says, "I'll trust God. 25:02 I'll follow His leading. I'll stand on His Word." 25:07 And that's faith. 25:08 And your life changes, and you won't ever be the same again. 25:11 You'll be redeemed, saved, transformed, 25:15 on a new path, living a new life, 25:19 a life with an eternal future. 25:23 God offers you so much. 25:26 He offers you forgiveness of your sins. 25:28 He offers you the righteousness of Jesus, 25:31 adoption into heaven's family. 25:33 God offers you so much, and you can have it. 25:38 You can have it all by faith. 25:42 Take that leap of faith. 25:45 It's the most reasonable thing that you could ever do. 25:50 >>John: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 25:52 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 25:56 To support this international life-changing ministry, 25:58 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 26:03 You can send your tax-deductible gift 26:05 to the address on your screen, 26:06 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:10 Thank you for your prayers and for your financial support. 26:13 Our number again is 800-253-3000, 26:17 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:21 >>John Bradshaw: Let me pray for you now. 26:22 ♪[soft music]♪ 26:23 Our Father in heaven, 26:24 we are thankful today for the gift of faith. 26:27 I pray You'll grow our faith. 26:29 And right now there's someone who needs to make 26:31 a leap of faith. 26:34 Perhaps they're wrestling with relocating, 26:37 something to do with health 26:38 or finance or service, 26:40 a career change, 26:42 a relationship. 26:44 Whatever it is, dear Lord, I'm encouraging You 26:46 to place within us that faithfulness to follow You 26:51 and trust in You. 26:53 Someone right now is teetering on the brink of trusting You. 26:58 Or there's someone teetering on the brink of walking away 27:01 from You because they're wondering how they can be 27:03 a person of faith right now. 27:05 Father in heaven, direct us to You. 27:07 Remind us again that faith is trusting You 27:11 and believing that You will do what only You can do, 27:16 even for me. 27:18 Thank You for faith, 27:20 and thank You, Lord, 27:21 for being so faithful. 27:23 In Jesus' name we pray, 27:26 Amen. 27:28 Thanks so much for joining me. 27:29 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:31 Until then, remember: 27:33 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, 27:37 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 27:42 ♪[dramatic theme music swells]♪ 27:57 ♪[dramatic theme music swells]♪ |
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