John Bevere - Good Fear, Bad Fear

December 24, 2024 | S24:E1224

The author of “Everyday Courage” shows how love, courage, joy, wisdom, and every good thing begins when we develop a healthy fear of God.

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Life Today with James Robison | John Bevere - Good Fear, Bad Fear | December 24, 2024

James and betty look back at some of life today's
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Favorite christmas performances
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That celebrate the birth of jesus
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And encourage those who struggle this season.
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Join us for this special christmas episode of life today!
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James: well, we welcome you
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James: well, we welcome you to this wonderful day,
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James: well, we welcome you to this wonderful day, the birth of jesus.
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To this wonderful day, the birth of jesus. betty and i are sitting
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The birth of jesus. betty and i are sitting here together,
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Betty and i are sitting here together, think about this, we'll soon
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Be married 62 years.
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Be married 62 years. we're both in our 80s;
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Be married 62 years. we're both in our 80s; we've hit 81.
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We're both in our 80s; we've hit 81. but as i'm sitting here,
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I just really felt like
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I just really felt like and i've even told you this,
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I just really felt like and i've even told you this, betty, that this is
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And i've even told you this, betty, that this is a celebration time.
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Betty, that this is a celebration time. we spent christmas
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A celebration time. we spent christmas with our entire family
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We spent christmas with our entire family which now we couldn't
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With our entire family which now we couldn't even host them
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Which now we couldn't even host them -- there's over 50
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Even host them -- there's over 50 in our immediate family.
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-- there's over 50 in our immediate family. we have over 30 grandchildren,
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In our immediate family. we have over 30 grandchildren, 11 grands
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We have over 30 grandchildren, 11 grands and all the rest greats.
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11 grands and all the rest greats. betty put on a christmas
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And all the rest greats. betty put on a christmas special for our greats
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Betty put on a christmas special for our greats a year or so ago.
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Special for our greats a year or so ago. betty: party, yeah.
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A year or so ago. betty: party, yeah. james: by the way, we just
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Betty: party, yeah. james: by the way, we just came back a few weeks ago
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James: by the way, we just came back a few weeks ago from tulsa, oklahoma
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Came back a few weeks ago from tulsa, oklahoma which is where our daughter
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From tulsa, oklahoma which is where our daughter lived when she married
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Which is where our daughter lived when she married ken turner.
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Lived when she married ken turner. he was able to retire early.
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Ken turner. he was able to retire early. he was ten years older
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He was able to retire early. he was ten years older than her.
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He was ten years older than her. but he took care of her
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Than her. but he took care of her for the seven years
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But he took care of her for the seven years she fought for her life.
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For the seven years she fought for her life. and she was always
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She fought for her life. and she was always the greatest party giver.
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And she was always the greatest party giver. betty: she was!
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The greatest party giver. betty: she was! james: and 12 years ago,
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Betty: she was! james: and 12 years ago, she left us three days
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James: and 12 years ago, she left us three days after christmas.
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She left us three days after christmas. we had christmas with
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After christmas. we had christmas with our family because she wanted
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We had christmas with our family because she wanted to watch it from fort worth
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Our family because she wanted to watch it from fort worth in a hospital in tulsa.
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To watch it from fort worth in a hospital in tulsa. she was so happy
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In a hospital in tulsa. she was so happy just to see us.
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She was so happy just to see us. it was the last time
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Just to see us. it was the last time we could hear her
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It was the last time we could hear her being joyful because
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We could hear her being joyful because she knew she was leaving.
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Being joyful because she knew she was leaving. she didn't think
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She knew she was leaving. she didn't think it was the way
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She didn't think it was the way it was supposed to be.
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It was the way it was supposed to be. anyway, i'm starting this way
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It was supposed to be. anyway, i'm starting this way because what i found out,
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Anyway, i'm starting this way because what i found out, and it could be because
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Because what i found out, and it could be because of the years that we've been
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And it could be because of the years that we've been on planet earth,
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Of the years that we've been on planet earth, and we said good-bye
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On planet earth, and we said good-bye to a lot of our friends.
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And we said good-bye to a lot of our friends. they have died now.
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To a lot of our friends. they have died now. some of them have
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They have died now. some of them have serious illnesses.
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Some of them have serious illnesses. some of them have
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Serious illnesses. some of them have heavy alzheimer's.
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Some of them have heavy alzheimer's. and we watched the weight
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Heavy alzheimer's. and we watched the weight on the families.
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And we watched the weight on the families. i guess god just showed me
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On the families. i guess god just showed me because see we're trying
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I guess god just showed me because see we're trying to put god's arms
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Because see we're trying to put god's arms around the suffering
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To put god's arms around the suffering and the broken
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Around the suffering and the broken all over the world
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And the broken all over the world and you've helped us do that.
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All over the world and you've helped us do that. if you've helped us
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And you've helped us do that. if you've helped us put god's arms around
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If you've helped us put god's arms around the least of these,
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Put god's arms around the least of these, thank you.
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The least of these, thank you. i was just talking
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Thank you. i was just talking to some of my staff
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I was just talking to some of my staff a few minutes ago and i said,
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To some of my staff a few minutes ago and i said, "what gives god joy?
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A few minutes ago and i said, "what gives god joy? the joy of the lord
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"what gives god joy? the joy of the lord is our strength.
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The joy of the lord is our strength. what gives him joy?"
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Is our strength. what gives him joy?" it is like he whispered,
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What gives him joy?" it is like he whispered, "when i watch my people
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It is like he whispered, "when i watch my people put my arms around others,
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"when i watch my people put my arms around others, see you love others --
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Put my arms around others, see you love others -- really love them."
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See you love others -- really love them." betty, we've spent our life
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Really love them." betty, we've spent our life with the help of people
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Betty, we've spent our life with the help of people who are willing to touch
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With the help of people who are willing to touch those who felt like
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Who are willing to touch those who felt like nobody ever noticed them,
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Those who felt like nobody ever noticed them, the least of these,
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Nobody ever noticed them, the least of these, and knowing it blesses jesus.
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The least of these, and knowing it blesses jesus. so, we spent our life
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And knowing it blesses jesus. so, we spent our life doing that.
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So, we spent our life doing that. but i think we feel more
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Doing that. but i think we feel more and more the weight and
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But i think we feel more and more the weight and the burden of people here.
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And more the weight and the burden of people here. there is a lot of the weight
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The burden of people here. there is a lot of the weight that we brought on ourselves
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There is a lot of the weight that we brought on ourselves because we discounted
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That we brought on ourselves because we discounted the authority of god.
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Because we discounted the authority of god. we didn't learn from
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The authority of god. we didn't learn from our founders the importance
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We didn't learn from our founders the importance of getting wisdom
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Our founders the importance of getting wisdom from nature's god
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Of getting wisdom from nature's god and direction from
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From nature's god and direction from divine prophets.
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And direction from divine prophets. it's like we've cast god aside
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Divine prophets. it's like we've cast god aside and we've been given over
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It's like we've cast god aside and we've been given over to a depraved mentality.
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And we've been given over to a depraved mentality. so anyway, this christmas
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To a depraved mentality. so anyway, this christmas i'm saying god, this is when
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So anyway, this christmas i'm saying god, this is when the greatest event in history,
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I'm saying god, this is when the greatest event in history, maybe only the resurrection
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The greatest event in history, maybe only the resurrection could even contest
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Maybe only the resurrection could even contest its miraculous greatness.
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Could even contest its miraculous greatness. but this is
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Its miraculous greatness. but this is the birth of jesus.
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But this is the birth of jesus. but jesus came to die
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The birth of jesus. but jesus came to die to give us life.
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But jesus came to die to give us life. and also, to give us comfort.
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To give us life. and also, to give us comfort. and we can give him joy,
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And also, to give us comfort. and we can give him joy, and we can give joy and peace
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And we can give him joy, and we can give joy and peace and life to others.
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And we can give joy and peace and life to others. we want to do that.
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And life to others. we want to do that. so, as i'm thinking about
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We want to do that. so, as i'm thinking about the joys of christmas,
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So, as i'm thinking about the joys of christmas, i'm also thinking that
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The joys of christmas, i'm also thinking that a lot of you feel
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I'm also thinking that a lot of you feel what we feel,
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A lot of you feel what we feel, the great precious memories
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What we feel, the great precious memories of our daughter.
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The great precious memories of our daughter. we just went and saw
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Of our daughter. we just went and saw six of her grandchildren
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We just went and saw six of her grandchildren because two were born
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Six of her grandchildren because two were born this year to add to the four
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Because two were born this year to add to the four that were already here.
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This year to add to the four that were already here. we got to see them
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That were already here. we got to see them all together.
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We got to see them all together. she's only seen them
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All together. she's only seen them from heaven.
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She's only seen them from heaven. well, sure, this is weighty,
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From heaven. well, sure, this is weighty, but don't we have
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Well, sure, this is weighty, but don't we have tremendous joy?
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And only god can carry us
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And only god can carry us through this weight.
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And only god can carry us through this weight. i'm just saying to you,
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Through this weight. i'm just saying to you, betty and i right now
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I'm just saying to you, betty and i right now want you to know we love you.
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God, please bless everybody
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God, please bless everybody with a broken heart.
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God, please bless everybody with a broken heart. please let them know
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With a broken heart. please let them know that you are the hope
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Please let them know that you are the hope of humanity.
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That you are the hope of humanity. you are the one that
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Can heal the brokenness
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Can heal the brokenness of our nation,
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Can heal the brokenness of our nation, and families,
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Of our nation, and families, and marriages,
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And families, and marriages, and relationships.
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And marriages, and relationships. you're the only one
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And relationships. you're the only one who can give us real peace
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You're the only one who can give us real peace and comfort, in jesus' name.
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Who can give us real peace and comfort, in jesus' name. what do you feel in your heart
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And comfort, in jesus' name. what do you feel in your heart right now, betty,
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What do you feel in your heart right now, betty, even as you've listened to me
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Right now, betty, even as you've listened to me just unable to hold back
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Even as you've listened to me just unable to hold back what i just shared?
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Just unable to hold back what i just shared? betty: well, you know,
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What i just shared? betty: well, you know, christmas is a very
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Betty: well, you know, christmas is a very special time.
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Christmas is a very special time. mainly because of jesus
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Special time. mainly because of jesus coming into our lives
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Mainly because of jesus coming into our lives and changing our hearts
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Coming into our lives and changing our hearts forever.
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And changing our hearts forever. so, it's a very
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Forever. so, it's a very special time!
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So, it's a very special time! but as humans, it is
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Special time! but as humans, it is a very special time too.
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But as humans, it is a very special time too. james expressed
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A very special time too. james expressed the loss of our daughter.
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James expressed the loss of our daughter. yes, it is a sad time for us,
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The loss of our daughter. yes, it is a sad time for us, but we have gotten
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Yes, it is a sad time for us, but we have gotten to the time now, james,
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But we have gotten to the time now, james, the time has passed
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To the time now, james, the time has passed where it is more of a joy
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The time has passed where it is more of a joy remembering.
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Where it is more of a joy remembering. she was a precious girl,
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Remembering. she was a precious girl, a wonderful wife
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She was a precious girl, a wonderful wife and a wonderful mother,
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A wonderful wife and a wonderful mother, and would have made
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And a wonderful mother, and would have made a wonderful great-grandmother.
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And would have made a wonderful great-grandmother. so, god will walk us
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A wonderful great-grandmother. so, god will walk us through all these things
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So, god will walk us through all these things but he says,
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Through all these things but he says, "count it all joy.
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But he says, "count it all joy. and i will be with you."
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"count it all joy. and i will be with you." the joy of the lord
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And i will be with you." the joy of the lord is our strength.
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The joy of the lord is our strength. james: we just love you.
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Is our strength. james: we just love you. thanks for sharing this part
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James: we just love you. thanks for sharing this part of christmas with us.
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Thanks for sharing this part of christmas with us. we ask god to
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Of christmas with us. we ask god to lighten your load
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We ask god to lighten your load and brighten your day.
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Lighten your load and brighten your day. and use us to lighten
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And brighten your day. and use us to lighten the load of others
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And use us to lighten the load of others and brighten their days.
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The load of others and brighten their days. you're going to hear
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And brighten their days. you're going to hear some beautiful songs
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You're going to hear some beautiful songs from friends and people
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Some beautiful songs from friends and people who have been here.
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From friends and people who have been here. we've ministered
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Who have been here. we've ministered to so many people.
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We've ministered to so many people. i'm watching so many of
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To so many people. i'm watching so many of the people that i've poured
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I'm watching so many of the people that i've poured life and years into
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The people that i've poured life and years into who are now becoming leaders
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Life and years into who are now becoming leaders in our country!
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Who are now becoming leaders in our country! and i'm just seeing prayers
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In our country! and i'm just seeing prayers answered that god,
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And i'm just seeing prayers answered that god, you can heal our land
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Answered that god, you can heal our land by putting great people
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You can heal our land by putting great people who know the wisdom comes
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By putting great people who know the wisdom comes from nature's god
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Who know the wisdom comes from nature's god and know that direction comes
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From nature's god and know that direction comes from divine providence.
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And know that direction comes from divine providence. they're going into leadership.
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From divine providence. they're going into leadership. and many of them
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They're going into leadership. and many of them i've poured years into.
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And many of them i've poured years into. people that i wouldn't
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I've poured years into. people that i wouldn't have even wanted to be with,
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People that i wouldn't have even wanted to be with, but god sent me to them.
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Have even wanted to be with, but god sent me to them. i've watched god work
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But god sent me to them. i've watched god work in their lives.
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I've watched god work in their lives. he can work in this nation,
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In their lives. he can work in this nation, and he can touch the world
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He can work in this nation, and he can touch the world with his love, the love
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And he can touch the world with his love, the love that was born on this day
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With his love, the love that was born on this day that we celebrate.
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That was born on this day that we celebrate. you know mary carried
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That we celebrate. you know mary carried a heavy load.
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You know mary carried a heavy load. as you listen to this song,
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A heavy load. as you listen to this song, imagine her a little girl,
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As you listen to this song, imagine her a little girl, young, not married,
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Imagine her a little girl, young, not married, pregnant, never had sex.
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Young, not married, pregnant, never had sex. boy, she carried a weight,
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Pregnant, never had sex. boy, she carried a weight, condemnation, criticism,
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Boy, she carried a weight, condemnation, criticism, misunderstanding, and yet,
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Condemnation, criticism, misunderstanding, and yet, she's about to give birth
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Misunderstanding, and yet, she's about to give birth to the son of god,
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She's about to give birth to the son of god, the savior --
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To the son of god, the savior -- the lord of lords,
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The savior -- the lord of lords, the king of kings.
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The lord of lords, the king of kings. we're going to be sharing
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The king of kings. we're going to be sharing some beautiful messages
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We're going to be sharing some beautiful messages in song, many of them
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Some beautiful messages in song, many of them by people you know
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In song, many of them by people you know and respect.
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By people you know and respect. i believe this will bless you.
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♪ i have traveled many moonless nights ♪
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♪ cold and weary with a babe inside ♪
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♪ and i wonder what i've done ♪
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♪ holy father, you have come ♪
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♪ and chosen me now to carry your son ♪
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♪ i am waiting in a silent prayer ♪
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♪ i am frightened by the load i bear ♪
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♪ in a world as cold as stone ♪
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♪ must i walk this path alone? ♪
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♪ be with me now ♪
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♪ be with me now ♪
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♪ breath of heaven, hold me together ♪
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♪ be forever near me, breath of heaven ♪
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♪ breath of heaven, lighten my darkness ♪
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♪ pour over me your holiness for you are holy ♪
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♪ breath of heaven ♪
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♪ do you wonder as you watch my face ♪
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♪ if a wiser one should have had my place? ♪
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♪ but i offer all i am ♪
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♪ for the mercy of your plan ♪
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♪ help me be strong, help me be ♪
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♪ help me ♪
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♪ breath of heaven, hold me together ♪
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♪ be forever near me, breath of heaven ♪
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♪ breath of heaven, lighten my darkness ♪
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♪ pour over me your holiness ♪
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♪ for you are holy ♪
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♪ breath of heaven, hold me together ♪
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♪ be forever near me, breath of heaven ♪
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♪ breath of heaven, lighten my darkness ♪
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♪ pour over me your holiness ♪
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♪ for you are holy ♪
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♪ breath of heaven ♪
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♪ breath of heaven ♪
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♪ breath of heaven ♪
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♪ the word of the prophets, centuries old ♪
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♪ the birth of messiah has been long foretold ♪
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♪ that unto you ♪
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♪ now unto you ♪
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♪ christ is come ♪
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♪ let all creation sing ♪
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♪ god's own son ♪
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♪ oh, hail the newborn king ♪
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♪ the word made flesh now dwells among us ♪
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♪ christ is come ♪
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♪
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♪ those born in darkness have seen a great light ♪
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♪ the redeemer of our hearts has been born this night ♪
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♪ so unto you ♪
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♪ now unto you ♪
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♪ christ is come ♪
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♪ let all creation sing god's own son ♪
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♪ oh, hail the newborn king ♪
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♪ the word made flesh now dwells among us ♪
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♪ christ is come ♪
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♪ prince of peace, yeshua, messiah, ♪
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♪ the son of man ♪
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♪ holy one, king of kings ♪
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♪ lord of lords, the great i am ♪
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♪ our comforter, our counselor ♪
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♪ author and finisher ♪
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♪ divine truth, revealer, deliverer, healer ♪
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♪ you, our god ♪
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♪ jesus, you, our god ♪
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♪ christ is come ♪
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♪ let all creation sing god's own son ♪
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♪ oh, hail the newborn king ♪
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♪ the word made flesh, now dwells among us ♪
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♪ christ is come ♪
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♪ christ is come ♪
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James: wow!
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James: wow! and by the way,
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James: wow! and by the way, it is on the way
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And by the way, it is on the way that parents can bear losing
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It is on the way that parents can bear losing a daughter at age 40.
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And all the burdens
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And all the burdens that we carry,
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And all the burdens that we carry, we're able to carry because
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That we carry, we're able to carry because he lightens the load
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We're able to carry because he lightens the load and brightens the day.
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He lightens the load and brightens the day. don't we have
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And brightens the day. don't we have a wonderful savior?
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Don't we have a wonderful savior? betty: we really do!
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A wonderful savior? betty: we really do! i want you to know that
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Betty: we really do! i want you to know that christmas can be
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I want you to know that christmas can be a special time too.
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Christmas can be a special time too. even though you think
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A special time too. even though you think maybe that person you love
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Even though you think maybe that person you love so much is gone,
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Maybe that person you love so much is gone, they're really
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So much is gone, they're really still in your heart.
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They're really still in your heart. i love decorating
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Still in your heart. i love decorating for christmas
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I love decorating for christmas because of robin.
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For christmas because of robin. i see things, i do things
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Because of robin. i see things, i do things that remind me of her,
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I see things, i do things that remind me of her, and the joy that she felt
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That remind me of her, and the joy that she felt in decorating
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And the joy that she felt in decorating and seeing things
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In decorating and seeing things so beautifully lit up,
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And seeing things so beautifully lit up, and the joy
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So beautifully lit up, and the joy in her children's faces.
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And the joy in her children's faces. that's what carries me on.
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In her children's faces. that's what carries me on. and now, the pain has become
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That's what carries me on. and now, the pain has become a pleasure in many ways
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And now, the pain has become a pleasure in many ways that i can continue
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A pleasure in many ways that i can continue what she loved so much.
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That i can continue what she loved so much. so, look around,
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What she loved so much. so, look around, see what might make you joyful
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So, look around, see what might make you joyful about that lost one.
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See what might make you joyful about that lost one. see what might bring peace
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About that lost one. see what might bring peace to your heart.
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See what might bring peace to your heart. god can do those things
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To your heart. god can do those things for you.
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God can do those things for you. james: well, you know what
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For you. james: well, you know what god has put on our heart
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James: well, you know what god has put on our heart as a ministry?
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God has put on our heart as a ministry? to give hope to the hopeless,
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As a ministry? to give hope to the hopeless, to reach out
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To give hope to the hopeless, to reach out to the overlooked,
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To reach out to the overlooked, the forgotten,
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To the overlooked, the forgotten, the never noticed.
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The forgotten, the never noticed. jesus called them
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The never noticed. jesus called them "the least of these."
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We're in the very last week
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We're in the very last week of our feeding of
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Of our feeding of 350,000 precious children?
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350,000 precious children? do you realize for them
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Do you realize for them every day becomes christmas?
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Every day becomes christmas? because it is the reason
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Because it is the reason they're able to live
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They're able to live another day.
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Another day. if you could help us feed
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If you could help us feed 350,000 children for
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350,000 children for the next months, please
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The next months, please make the best gift you can
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Make the best gift you can at this this year-end time
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At this this year-end time and while we celebrate
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And while we celebrate the love of god
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I really believe
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I really believe you'll want to do that.
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I really believe you'll want to do that. and with all of our heart,
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You'll want to do that. and with all of our heart, thank you for brightening
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And with all of our heart, thank you for brightening the days of children
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Thank you for brightening the days of children who didn't have many days;
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The days of children who didn't have many days; 18 million have been confirmed
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Who didn't have many days; 18 million have been confirmed that you helped
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18 million have been confirmed that you helped save their lives.
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That you helped save their lives. that's what
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Save their lives. that's what mission feeding did.
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That's what mission feeding did. so, you help as god leads
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Mission feeding did. so, you help as god leads and as god directs.
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One of the greatest songs
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One of the greatest songs i think ever written is
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One of the greatest songs i think ever written is "o holy night."
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I think ever written is "o holy night." one of the greatest singers,
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"o holy night." one of the greatest singers, has been with me
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One of the greatest singers, has been with me for over 50 years.
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Has been with me for over 50 years. i led her to the lord
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For over 50 years. i led her to the lord when she was a teenager,
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I led her to the lord when she was a teenager, jeanne rogers.
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When she was a teenager, jeanne rogers. i think you're going to enjoy
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Jeanne rogers. i think you're going to enjoy "o holy night."
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♪ o holy night ♪
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♪ the stars are brightly shining ♪
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♪ it is the night of our dear savior's birth ♪
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♪ long lay the world in sin and error pining ♪
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♪ 'til he appeared and the soul felt its worth ♪
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♪ a thrill of hope the weary world rejoices ♪
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♪ for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn ♪
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♪ fall on your knees ♪
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♪ o hear the angel voices ♪
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♪ o night divine! ♪
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♪ o night when christ was born ♪
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♪ o night divine ♪
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♪ o night, o holy night ♪
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[♪ truly he taught us to love one another ♪]
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♪ his law is love and his gospel is peace ♪
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♪ chains shall he break for the slave is our brother ♪
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♪ and in his name all oppression shall cease ♪
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♪ sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we ♪
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♪ let all within us praise his holy name ♪
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♪ o christ is the lord ♪
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♪ then ever ever praise thee ♪
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♪ noel, noel ♪
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♪ o night, o night divine ♪
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♪ o noel, noel ♪
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♪ o night, o night divine ♪
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♪ noel ♪
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♪ noel ♪
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♪ o night ♪
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♪ o night divine ♪
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James: oh, boy!
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James: oh, boy! i've been listening to jeanne
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James: oh, boy! i've been listening to jeanne since she was 16 years old.
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I've been listening to jeanne since she was 16 years old. she's been with me
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Since she was 16 years old. she's been with me for well over 50 years.
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She's been with me for well over 50 years. i just love you, girl!
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Love all your kids
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Love all your kids and grandkids!
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Love all your kids and grandkids! i love all of you.
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And grandkids! i love all of you. i wish i could know you.
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I love all of you. i wish i could know you. i want us to all
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I wish i could know you. i want us to all know him better.
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I want us to all know him better. and as a result of his birth
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Know him better. and as a result of his birth and his life in us,
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And as a result of his birth and his life in us, let's help everybody
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And his life in us, let's help everybody come to know him.
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Let's help everybody come to know him. let's spend the rest
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Come to know him. let's spend the rest of our life pointing people
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Let's spend the rest of our life pointing people to jesus.
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You can help us feed them.
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You can help us feed them. you can help us give them
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You can help us feed them. you can help us give them water but the greatest thing
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You can help us give them water but the greatest thing we can do is show them
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Water but the greatest thing we can do is show them the water of life,
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We can do is show them the water of life, the love of god,
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The water of life, the love of god, the bread of life!
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The love of god, the bread of life! thank you so much
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The bread of life! thank you so much for watching this.
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Thank you so much for watching this. now let's spend our lives
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Now let's spend our lives sharing jesus. he was born that
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Sharing jesus. he was born that we might be born again
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And live forever. but that life everlasting can start right now.
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But that life everlasting can start right now. his will done on his earth.
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Can start right now. his will done on his earth. thanks for sharing
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John Bevere - Good Fear, Bad Fear

December 24, 2024 | S24:E1224

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