Participants: John Bradshaw
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001254
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01:40 ♪[Theme music]♪ 01:50 ♪[Guitar music]♪ 01:51 >>John Bradshaw: This is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 01:54 known the world over for the battle of Gettysburg 01:57 and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. 02:01 In 1863, it was a town with a population of 2,400 people. 02:07 And in 1863 the Civil War was two years old. 02:12 The American Civil War went from 1861 to 1865. 02:16 The Confederacy was made up of 11 different states: 02:20 Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, 02:25 Alabama, Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas, 02:30 Virginia, and Tennessee. 02:32 While 25 states, depending on how you count, 02:35 made up the Union. 02:37 There were more than three million soldiers 02:39 involved in the Civil War: 02:41 two and a half million on the side of the Union, 02:43 one-point-two million on the side of the Confederacy. 02:46 It was a massive, massive war. 02:51 And what took place right here in Gettysburg 02:55 was the turning point for the entire American Civil War. 03:00 Academics and historians have been discussing 03:02 the battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War 03:04 since both of them were ended. 03:07 But what took place here at Gettysburg 03:09 goes way beyond academics and history. 03:11 The truth is, there are some very important spiritual lessons 03:16 that can be learned here, 03:18 lessons that help us understand the great spiritual battle 03:23 that all of us are involved in. 03:27 This patch of earth right here is known as Cemetery Ridge. 03:31 Cemetery Ridge was the site of a very, very significant battle. 03:37 It was known as Pickett's Charge. 03:39 And Gettysburg was the high-water mark 03:41 for the Confederacy. 03:42 This was the furthest into Union territory 03:44 that the Confederacy ever got. 03:46 If you look at a map, we're well north here of Washington, D.C. 03:50 In fact, the battle of Gettysburg was the only battle 03:53 that took place north of the Mason-Dixon Line. 03:56 Pickett's Charge occurred on the last day 04:00 of the battle of Gettysburg. 04:02 It was July 3, 1863. 04:07 ♪[Piccolo music]♪ 04:08 Major General George Pickett 04:10 was one of three Confederate generals who led the assault. 04:14 General Robert E. Lee ordered the attack against 04:16 Major General George G. Mead's Union 04:18 positions along this ridge. 04:21 General Lee was determined to take down the Union army, 04:25 especially after attacks on both of their flanks 04:27 had failed in the previous days. 04:30 But the Union soldiers were ready. 04:34 Thousands of Union soldiers aimed 122 cannon or cannons 04:38 into that field right there. 04:41 The Confederacy matched them with 152 cannon of their own. 04:45 And at one o'clock in the afternoon, 04:48 the fighting began. 04:50 Those 274 cannon began firing simultaneously. 04:55 It is said that the resulting cacophony was so loud 05:00 that the noise could be heard 84 miles away in Washington, D.C. 05:04 Someone once said that this was most likely the loudest manmade 05:08 noise ever made, in the history of the world up to that time. 05:13 And Pickett's Charge, was only beginning. 05:21 [Cannons firing, guns firing] 05:23 Once the Confederates who were out there thought 05:27 that the Union lines back here had been softened up, 05:30 twelve and a half thousand of their soldiers 05:32 began to march across that open space from there to here. 05:36 It's a stretch of one mile; 05:39 yet they were only able to make it three-quarters of the way 05:42 before they had to head back. 05:44 They walked across this open space, 05:47 right into a blizzard of heavy cannon fire. 05:50 In fact, in three-quarters of an hour, 05:52 the Confederacy lost more than 50 percent of their men. 05:57 Some of the Confederates were able to breach 05:59 this low stone wall that shielded the Union defenders, 06:01 but they weren't able to maintain their position, 06:03 and they were forced to retreat. 06:07 Years later when he was asked 06:08 why his charge at Gettysburg failed, 06:11 General Pickett replied by saying, 06:15 “I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.” 06:19 There are many debates as to why this battle here 06:21 actually even took place at all. 06:23 Some say the objective was to gain control of the copse 06:25 of trees over there behind me. 06:28 Others say the object was to get to Zeigler's Grove 06:31 over there on Cemetery Hill. 06:33 Perhaps we'll never know. 06:34 Other questions are asked as well, 06:37 questions such as, 06:39 why did the Civil War itself even take place? 06:42 Was it a question of states' rights? 06:44 Was it about federal tariffs? 06:46 Was it labor laws and slavery? 06:49 Maybe we'll never know. 06:50 Even the name “Civil War” has been questioned and disputed 06:54 down through the years. 06:56 Well, I've got a question for you: 06:58 whose side was God on in the Civil War? 07:02 The Bible does help us understand that, 07:05 and the answer may surprise you. 07:07 And what about the original civil war that took place long 07:10 before Gettysburg was even thought of? 07:13 We'll talk about that in just a moment. 07:20 >>Announcer: Planning for your financial future 07:21 is a vital aspect of Christian stewardship. 07:25 For this reason, It Is Written is pleased to offer 07:28 free planned giving and estate services. 07:31 For information on how we can help you, 07:33 please call 800-992-2219. 07:38 Call today or visit our website, hislegacy.com. 07:42 Call 800-992-2219. 07:48 ♪[Sitar music]♪ 07:53 >>John: Eyes for India is giving sight to the blind, 07:56 and you can be a part of this amazing work 07:58 God is doing. 07:59 Fifteen million blind people live in India, 08:02 more than any other country in the world, 08:04 and many of the blind in India could see again, 08:07 if only they could have simple cataract surgery. 08:10 It Is Written is making that happen. 08:12 Would you support Eyes for India 08:14 and the worldwide outreach of It Is Written? 08:17 You'll be giving the gift of sight 08:18 to someone who desperately wants to see. 08:21 Here's all you need to do. 08:22 Call 1-800-253-3000 08:25 to donate and support those who are in need. 08:28 Or you can write to It Is Written, 08:29 P O Box 6, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401. 08:34 You'll also find additional information about Eyes for India 08:37 online at itiswritten.com. 08:39 Call 800-253-3000, 08:43 or write to: 08:44 P O Box 6, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401. 08:50 [Gunshots] 08:52 [Marching drums] 08:54 >>John: The American Civil War, the North against the South. 08:58 I'm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of the battle 09:01 of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, 09:04 and I'm here right now in a place 09:06 that is known as Devil's Den. 09:10 It saw a lot of action on July 2, 1863. 09:13 It changed hands a couple of times, 09:15 but by the end of the day it was a Confederate stronghold. 09:19 A lot of people died here. 09:22 Just over there is an area that's known 09:24 as the Slaughter Pen. 09:27 I'll leave it to you to figure out why it was called 09:30 the Slaughter Pen. 09:32 More than 700,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. 09:38 America had more casualties, lost more soldiers 09:40 in that one great conflict, than in all wars from 09:46 the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War combined. 09:51 The reason is quite obvious. 09:53 That's because during the American Civil War, 09:55 everybody who died, was an American. 09:59 And, you know, with so much bloodshed, 10:02 people have asked from time to time, 10:05 whose side was God on? 10:07 Now, don't worry. 10:09 I'm not going to get into any sticky political territory. 10:11 Instead, I'm going to get into the Bible. 10:14 This reminded me of a Bible story you read about 10:17 in the book of Joshua. 10:18 God's people had been, uh, brought out of the wilderness 10:22 and into the Promised Land, finally, 10:24 after 40 years of wandering. 10:27 But, now that they come to the Promised Land, 10:28 they find that the Promised Land is filled with the enemy. 10:31 So God commands them to consecrate themselves, 10:35 and He leads them down to the walls of the city of Jericho. 10:39 And as they're marching down to the walls 10:41 surrounding the city of Jericho, 10:43 something really strange takes place. 10:47 Joshua 5:13: 10:48 “And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, 10:52 that he lifted his eyes and looked, 10:54 and behold, a man stood opposite him 10:58 with a sword drawn in his hand. 11:00 And Joshua went to him and said to him, 11:03 “Are you for us or for our adversaries?” 11:08 Now, think about this. 11:09 Joshua was very close to God, 11:11 and just a couple of chapters before this took place, 11:14 God had said this to Joshua: 11:15 “This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, 11:20 that they may know that, as I was with Moses, 11:23 so I'm with you.” 11:26 Now, Joshua likely knew that the being in the road 11:28 was a divine being. 11:30 Joshua was well acquainted with God. 11:33 You know that Joshua was with the Israelites 11:35 when they left Egypt on their way to the Promised Land. 11:38 Joshua had wandered through the wilderness for four decades 11:42 with the children of Israel, and he had seen God work. 11:45 Think about what he saw. 11:46 He was a witness when God sent the ten plagues in Egypt. 11:50 He saw what God did there. 11:52 He was there when God split the Red Sea wide open 11:55 so the Israelites could evacuate Egypt. 11:57 Joshua saw what God had done. 12:00 While on the wilderness wanderings, 12:02 Joshua ate the manna that God had sent, 12:05 the manna that carpeted the ground. 12:06 Joshua gathered that up with his bare hands and ate it himself, 12:10 knowing that this blessing had come from God. 12:13 He saw the pillar of fire by night 12:14 and the pillar of cloud by day. 12:17 He was acquainted with God. 12:19 He says to this being, “Whose side are you on? 12:22 Are you with us, or are you with our enemy?” 12:25 And he got a very surprising answer. 12:28 I mean, I would expect that a divine being, 12:32 a heavenly being, would say plainly and simply, 12:35 “I'm on your side. 12:37 I'm with the children of Israel.” 12:39 You certainly wouldn't expect him to say, 12:41 “I'm with your enemies.” 12:43 What did God say? 12:44 Did God say, “Joshua, I'm with you. 12:47 You're my man, and I'm with you and my people?” 12:51 God didn't say that at all. 12:53 Here's what God said. 12:55 God said, “Neither. 12:56 I'm with neither of you.” 13:00 Here's what the Bible says, Joshua 5:14: 13:04 “'Neither,' he replied, 13:05 ‘but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” 13:09 Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, 13:12 and asked him, 13:14 ‘What message does my Lord have for his servant?'” 13:18 Now, this is Joshua we're talking about, 13:20 the one who was chosen by God to lead God's people. 13:23 If God was going to be on anybody's side at all, 13:25 you'd think that he'd be on Joshua's side. 13:27 So what was going on here? 13:29 Had Joshua done something wrong? 13:30 Had God's people slid into apostasy again? 13:34 Well, no, as a matter of fact, 13:35 they had recently reconsecrated themselves to God, 13:38 and they built an altar. 13:40 You've got to look at the big picture. 13:41 There's a big picture to view when considering this passage. 13:44 A couple of things to consider, and one of them is this: 13:48 God is on His own side. 13:51 God is committed to His mission of saving all men and women, 13:55 redeeming the world and bringing them to Himself through Jesus. 14:00 That's what God is all about. 14:02 John 3 and verse 16 says, 14:04 “For God so loved the world, 14:05 that He gave His only begotten Son, 14:07 that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, 14:10 but have everlasting life.” 14:12 And it says in Ephesians 1, verses 11 and 12, 14:16 “In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, 14:19 being predestined according to the purpose of Him 14:22 who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 14:25 that we who first trusted in Christ 14:28 should be to the praise of His glory.” 14:31 Abraham Lincoln recognized this, 14:32 and that's why he included these words in his writings: 14:36 In “Meditations on the Divine Will,” Lincoln wrote, 14:40 “The will of God prevails, 14:42 In great contests each party claims to act in accordance 14:46 with the will of God. 14:47 Both may be, and one must be wrong. 14:52 God cannot be for, and against the same thing at the same time. 14:56 In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's 15:00 purpose is somewhat different from the purpose 15:02 of either party, and yet the human instrumentalities, 15:05 working just as they do, 15:07 are of the best adaptation to effect this.” 15:10 He went on to say in the second inaugural address, 15:13 “Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, 15:16 and each invokes His aid against the other. 15:18 It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's 15:24 assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat 15:26 of other men's faces, but let us judge not, 15:29 that we be not judged. 15:31 The prayers of both could not be answered. 15:34 That of neither has been answered fully. 15:36 The Almighty has His own purposes. 15:39 ‘Woe unto the world because of offenses, 15:42 for it must needs be that offenses come, 15:45 but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.'” 15:48 That isn't to suggest that God was indifferent 15:50 to the battle of Gettysburg. 15:51 Far from it. 15:53 God's always on the side of truth and justice and liberty. 15:57 God's on the side of lifting men and women up, 15:59 of ennobling people, 16:00 and giving them the opportunity to live whole lives. 16:03 But whereas we see the small-picture, 16:07 Gettysburg, Bull Run, Manassas- God sees the big picture. 16:12 And it's when we look beyond Gettysburg 16:16 and we see the big picture, 16:18 that we see the war behind all wars, 16:20 we see the original civil war. 16:23 We see the universal battle that all of us are involved in. 16:28 I'll be back with more in just a moment. 16:32 ♪[Music]♪ 16:34 In Matthew 4:4, the word of God says, 16:36 “It is written, 16:37 ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, 16:39 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'” 16:43 “Every Word” 16:44 is a one-minute, Bible-based daily devotional 16:47 presented by Pastor John Bradshaw, 16:48 and designed especially for busy people like you. 16:52 Look for Every Word on selected networks, 16:54 or watch it online every day on our website, 16:57 itiswritten.com. 16:59 Receive a daily spiritual boost. 17:01 Watch “Every Word.” 17:03 You'll be glad you did. 17:08 ♪[Theme music]♪ 17:13 >>John: Thanks for joining me. 17:14 A man was surfing when he saw a fish, 17:16 a snapper, struggling on the surface of the water. 17:20 Seems the fish might have been injured by a small shark. 17:23 He wondered if he could possibly catch the fish, 17:25 but he didn't have any fishing equipment. 17:26 All he had was his bare hands, 17:28 and how do you catch a fish, with just your bare hands? 17:31 Well, just then the fish began swimming in his direction 17:34 and swam right across the front of his surfboard. 17:37 Now, the man wasn't going to miss an opportunity like this. 17:40 He grabbed the fish, 17:41 tied it to his surfboard with his ankle rope, 17:43 and paddled to shore with his prize 22-pound snapper, 17:47 caught with his bare hands, in tow. 17:50 He said, “That's the only time 17:51 that's going to happen in my life,” 17:52 which is, I'm sure 100 percent correct. 17:56 There are a number of remarkable stories in the Bible about fish. 18:00 One day after Peter had been discussing the temple tax 18:02 with some religious leaders, Jesus asked him to catch a fish. 18:06 He said, “...go to the sea, cast in a hook, 18:09 and take the fish that comes up first. 18:11 And when you have opened its mouth, 18:12 you will find a piece of money; 18:14 take that and give it to them for Me and you.” 18:17 That's Matthew 17:27. 18:19 Can you imagine how Peter felt when he caught that fish, 18:21 looked in its mouth, and found a coin, 18:24 just as Jesus had said. 18:26 Peter was a fisherman, but he'd never experienced that before. 18:30 It was a miracle, and it demonstrated to Peter, 18:32 and to you and me, 18:34 just who Jesus is and just what He's able to do. 18:37 Jesus still works miracles. 18:39 Sometimes they're spectacular, out of the ordinary; 18:41 other times, they're everyday miracles. 18:43 Our daily bread, the next beat of your heart, 18:45 a sunrise or a sunset. 18:48 Don't miss the miracles, the big miracles or the small miracles, 18:53 that God works for you. 18:55 Look around. 18:56 You'll see they happen every day. 18:59 I'm John Bradshaw for It Is Written. 19:01 Let's live today by every word. 19:03 ♪[Music]♪ 19:09 [Sound of crickets] 19:12 >>John: This is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 19:15 It's an almost sacred place: 19:17 the site of the battle of Gettysburg. 19:20 During the battle of Gettysburg, 19:21 both the Union side and the Confederate side 19:23 suffered about the same amount of casualties: 19:25 about 23,000 per side. 19:29 Now, there were 3,000 deaths suffered by the Union, 19:31 a little more than 3,000, and a little less than 5,000 deaths 19:35 suffered by the Confederacy. 19:38 The Civil War often even split families, 19:41 split communities. 19:43 It wasn't uncommon to have a brother on one side, 19:46 be it Union or Confederate, 19:47 fighting against his own literal blood brother on the other side. 19:52 Before he became the president, 19:54 Abraham Lincoln described the United States 19:56 as a house divided, 19:58 using words that came straight from the lips of Jesus, 20:01 words Lincoln borrowed from the gospels. 20:04 Abraham Lincoln understood this concept 20:07 from firsthand experience. 20:09 His own brother-in-law was a Confederate general 20:13 who lost his life shortly after Gettysburg 20:16 at the battle of Chickamauga, 20:17 just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 20:21 What about a conflict that not only divided communities, 20:26 or divided the nation, 20:27 but what about a conflict that would divide Heaven? 20:30 Seems hard to imagine, doesn't it? 20:33 But doesn't it also seem hard to imagine, 20:35 thinking back, Americans taking up arms against Americans 20:40 and fighting to the death? 20:41 It just seems so unlikely. 20:44 Even the leaders, many of them on the Confederate side, 20:46 the Union side, some of them were friends. 20:48 Many of them were educated together 20:50 at the same military schools. 20:53 Seems hard to fathom now. 20:54 But, just as hard to fathom as that is, is this concept 20:59 of a war that divides Heaven, a conflict that divides Heaven. 21:02 And here's what the Bible says about that 21:05 in Revelation chapter 12, from verse 7; it says, 21:08 “And there was war in heaven: 21:10 Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; 21:13 and the dragon fought and his angels, 21:15 and prevailed not; 21:16 neither was their place found any more in heaven.” 21:20 There was a conflict so dramatic that a third of the angels 21:25 were evicted from heaven. 21:27 And why in the world would that take place? 21:30 Well, to find out that, 21:31 we look in the book of Isaiah and chapter 14: 21:36 “How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! 21:40 How were you cut down to the ground, 21:42 you who weakened the nations! 21:44 For you have said in your heart: 21:45 ‘I will ascend into heaven, 21:48 I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; 21:52 I will also sit on the mount of the congregation 21:55 on the farthest sides of the north; 21:57 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, 22:00 I will be like the Most High.'” 22:06 For reasons that I don't think we can adequately comprehend, 22:10 Satan decided that he wanted to sit in God's place. 22:13 Actually, Lucifer, before he was Satan, 22:15 had these ideas that he would sit in God's place. 22:18 He wanted to receive the honor that only God was due. 22:21 He wanted to receive the homage that God was getting. 22:25 Simply put, Satan wanted to receive worship. 22:30 He wasn't able to get that worship in Heaven, 22:32 and so he was cast down here to the Earth. 22:34 But before he was cast down to the Earth, 22:36 Satan went on a campaign in Heaven, 22:39 like a, like a good politician, to win, 22:42 to win the angels of Heaven, as many as he could, 22:44 over to his side. 22:47 Now, there are times that it really makes me wonder 22:50 why even a single angel would have entertained 22:54 Lucifer's chicanery in Heaven. 22:57 Lucifer had to be campaigning and complaining about God. 23:00 Why would even one perfect angel in Heaven listen? 23:03 It just doesn't make sense. 23:05 But perhaps, perhaps there was something mysterious about sin, 23:10 something that wasn't very well understood, 23:12 that caused the angels to stop and consider and listen, 23:15 and given Lucifer a little more of their time 23:17 than they otherwise would have. 23:19 And perhaps, think about this, 23:21 perhaps Lucifer was just a good campaigner. 23:24 Perhaps he knew how to speak and phrase and frame things 23:27 in such a way that certain of the angels said, 23:30 well, maybe he's got a point. 23:32 I mean, let's think about this: we think of Nazi Germany. 23:36 There were multiplied thousands of Germans 23:38 who listened to Adolf Hitler with rapt attention. 23:42 They were swept along in the hysteria that he generated. 23:46 We say, how in the world could that have happened? 23:47 But many people living today look back and say, 23:50 “I understand only too well how that could have happened.” 23:52 Perhaps it was a little bit like that with Satan. 23:55 Thousands died here at Gettysburg. 23:57 The many cemeteries mark the final resting place 24:02 of many of them. 24:04 It was in November of 1863 that President Lincoln 24:06 came here to Gettysburg, and he delivered, 24:08 at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery, 24:13 the Gettysburg address. 24:15 Now, what's interesting is that many people don't realize that 24:17 Abraham Lincoln wasn't even the featured speaker that day. 24:21 The one who gave the keynote speech 24:23 was a man named Edward Everett. 24:25 Everett had been the Secretary of State for the United States. 24:28 He'd been the Governor of the state of Massachusetts. 24:31 Everett had been the president of Harvard University, 24:33 and he was a renowned orator. 24:35 When he spoke that day, 24:36 his speech lasted more than two hours. 24:40 But today, there's virtually nobody who remembers 24:44 anything that Edward Everett said. 24:47 By contrast, Abraham Lincoln came and spoke. 24:50 The Gettysburg Address lasted just a little more 24:52 than two minutes, and it's made up of ten sentences. 24:57 And it was in the Gettysburg Address that Abraham Lincoln 25:02 said these words: 25:05 “It is rather for us to be here dedicated 25:07 to the great task remaining before us- 25:11 that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that 25:16 cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.” 25:22 ♪[Music]♪ 25:25 In looking forward to the last great conflict 25:27 soon to come to this world, 25:28 perhaps we can look back and think of those 25:31 who gave everything to advance the cause of Christ, 25:34 the cause of truth, the cause of the Bible. 25:37 Perhaps we can think back to that original rebellion, 25:40 that original civil war, the one that took place in Heaven. 25:44 And we can remember, 25:45 that when the universe was split in two, 25:48 Jesus did everything He could to bring it back together. 25:52 When Jesus had rebels on His hands, 25:55 Jesus willing came to the battlefield called Earth 25:58 and gave His life, 26:00 so that the rebels might have life. 26:02 Jesus died for you, friend, 26:04 so that in place of rebellion, 26:06 you could be in harmony with Him. 26:08 In place of guilt, 26:09 you could experience forgiveness. 26:11 In place of shame, you could have no shame. 26:14 In place of tyranny, there would be liberty. 26:17 In place of sin, Jesus would give you salvation. 26:22 Would you accept that from Jesus today? 26:26 Jesus, who crossed that, 26:28 who crossed that vast field between Heaven and Earth, 26:31 and came down here, 26:34 and gave His life, dying on the battlefield, 26:38 so that we need not remain on the battlefield, 26:41 but that we can enjoy everlasting life 26:43 in the presence of Jesus. 26:45 Would you like that, friend? 26:47 Would you choose that and accept that today from Him? 26:50 Let me pray for you. 26:51 Our Father in Heaven, 26:52 we thank You today for Jesus, 26:54 the Freedom Giver. 26:55 We thank You for Jesus, 26:57 the Liberator. 26:57 We thank You for Jesus, 26:59 who when He had a group of rebels on His hands, 27:02 came to this Earth to give life in the place of death. 27:07 Father, we accept that today. 27:09 I pray for everyone hearing the sound of my voice and saying, 27:12 “Yes, I will choose freedom in Jesus. 27:15 I will choose life in Jesus.” 27:17 Thank You for giving Him life in the place of death, 27:21 and freedom in the place of slavery, 27:23 and joy in the place of sorrow, 27:26 and everlasting life that will measure with the life of God. 27:30 We thank You for that today, 27:32 and we pray in Jesus' name, 27:35 Amen. 27:38 ♪[Music]♪ 27:48 ♪[Music]♪ 28:03 >>John: Today I'd like to ask you to help It Is Written 28:05 open the eyes of the blind. 28:08 India has more blind people than any country on earth, 28:11 but simple cataract surgery 28:13 can make the difference between seeing and not seeing. 28:16 Eyes for India is a project that's providing 28:18 cataract surgery for people 28:20 in desperate need of the gift of sight. 28:22 Please help today. 28:23 Call 800-253-3000 28:27 or visit itiswritten.com. 28:31 >>John: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 28:33 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 28:37 To support this international life-changing ministry, 28:40 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 28:44 You can send your tax deductible gift 28:46 to the address on your screen, 28:47 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 28:51 Thank you for your prayers and for your financial support. 28:54 Our number again is 800-253-3000. 28:58 Or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 29:02 Thanks for joining me today. 29:03 Look forward to seeing you again next time. 29:05 Until then, remember: 29:07 “It is written: 29:08 ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, 29:10 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'” 29:14 ♪[Theme music]♪ |
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