Life Today with James Robison

Lorenzo & Molly Sewell - The Power Of Testimony

April 22, 2025 | S25:E111

An unlikely couple share their unusual path to marriage and ministry to encourage everyone to lean into God’s calling.

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Life Today with James Robison | Lorenzo & Molly Sewell - The Power Of Testimony | April 22, 2025

Coming up on life today, lorenzo and molly sewell
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Share how they met and the amazing journey
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God had planned for them.
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>> lord, we're putting it in your hands at this point.
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Use us however you will,
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Even if that means living out of the trunk of my car.
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God literally did that.
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He took us from being homeless,
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To now being very philanthropic
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In the work that we do for him.
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It's a great honor. it's absolutely a great honor.
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James: welcome to life today .
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James: welcome to life today . just thrilled that you're
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James: welcome to life today . just thrilled that you're joining us, betty and i.
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Just thrilled that you're joining us, betty and i. we count it a privilege
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Joining us, betty and i. we count it a privilege to be able to knock
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We count it a privilege to be able to knock on the door of your home
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To be able to knock on the door of your home or wherever you're watching
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And share life,
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And share life, the life of god,
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And share life, the life of god, and the love of god.
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The life of god, and the love of god. we introduced you
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And the love of god. we introduced you to lorenzo sewell
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We introduced you to lorenzo sewell from detroit, michigan,
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To lorenzo sewell from detroit, michigan, 180 church.
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From detroit, michigan, 180 church. he's got a double-portion
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180 church. he's got a double-portion anointing.
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He's got a double-portion anointing. now, we have his wife.
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Anointing. now, we have his wife. you know how you all
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Now, we have his wife. you know how you all have watched me preach
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You know how you all have watched me preach and listened,
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Have watched me preach and listened, and then you met betty.
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And listened, and then you met betty. and then you just began
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And then you met betty. and then you just began to say, well, i just wish
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And then you just began to say, well, i just wish james would be quiet
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To say, well, i just wish james would be quiet and let her talk.
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James would be quiet and let her talk. she said, "don't answer that!
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And let her talk. she said, "don't answer that! no, don't!"
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She said, "don't answer that! no, don't!" but we're a team
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No, don't!" but we're a team and we love you.
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But we're a team and we love you. if you were sitting here
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And we love you. if you were sitting here and you said, you don't know
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If you were sitting here and you said, you don't know the mess we're in.
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And you said, you don't know the mess we're in. well, we would love you
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The mess we're in. well, we would love you in the mess
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Well, we would love you in the mess and out of the mess.
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In the mess and out of the mess. we would want to get
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And out of the mess. we would want to get the loving arms of god
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We would want to get the loving arms of god around you every way
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The loving arms of god around you every way we could.
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Around you every way we could. you could not disappoint us.
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We could. you could not disappoint us. i felt like
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You could not disappoint us. i felt like god said this to me.
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I felt like god said this to me. i said, "do i disappoint you?"
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God said this to me. i said, "do i disappoint you?" he said, "no.
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I said, "do i disappoint you?" he said, "no. but oftentimes,
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He said, "no. but oftentimes, i'm disappointed for you.
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But oftentimes, i'm disappointed for you. you don't disappoint me,
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I'm disappointed for you. you don't disappoint me, i get disappointed for you.
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You don't disappoint me, i get disappointed for you. because when you're not
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I get disappointed for you. because when you're not in the center of my will,
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Because when you're not in the center of my will, you're missing so much
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In the center of my will, you're missing so much of life and all the blessings
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You're missing so much of life and all the blessings it has to offer you
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Of life and all the blessings it has to offer you and offer through you,
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It has to offer you and offer through you, which is exciting."
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And offer through you, which is exciting." when i met him on television,
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Which is exciting." when i met him on television, listening to him pray
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When i met him on television, listening to him pray during the inauguration,
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Listening to him pray during the inauguration, the heavens down,
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During the inauguration, the heavens down, i wanted to meet him,
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The heavens down, i wanted to meet him, and i brought him here.
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I wanted to meet him, and i brought him here. lorenzo, did you enjoy
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Lorenzo: oh!
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It was awesome.
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It was awesome. i mean, it was such
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I mean, it was such a prophetic time.
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A prophetic time. a time i felt
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A time i felt was god-ordained.
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Was god-ordained. we had a schedule,
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We had a schedule, we had a plan, something
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We had a plan, something that we wanted to do.
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Here with you and betty,
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Here with you and betty, the lord just shifted it.
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Here with you and betty, the lord just shifted it. i call it a divine curveball.
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The lord just shifted it. i call it a divine curveball. it was amazing!
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I call it a divine curveball. it was amazing! it meant so much to me.
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It was amazing! it meant so much to me. when i was in the airport,
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It meant so much to me. when i was in the airport, i was talking to my wife,
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Come off the mountaintop,
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Come off the mountaintop, so to speak,
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So to speak, that mount sinai experience.
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That mount sinai experience. i wanted to do everything
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I wanted to do everything we could to make sure
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We could to make sure we could receive
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To be able to come today.
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To be able to come today. james: are you glad
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To be able to come today. james: are you glad to be here?
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James: are you glad to be here? molly: absolutely!
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To be here? molly: absolutely! holy ghost happy,
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Molly: absolutely! holy ghost happy, as my husband would say.
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Holy ghost happy, as my husband would say. james: did he come home
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As my husband would say. james: did he come home really happy?
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James: did he come home really happy? he had had an encounter
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Really happy? he had had an encounter with god in some special way.
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He had had an encounter with god in some special way. molly: very encouraged
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With god in some special way. molly: very encouraged by the time that he was
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Molly: very encouraged by the time that he was here with you all. yeah.
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By the time that he was here with you all. yeah. james: well, we've all
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Here with you all. yeah. james: well, we've all had a troubled childhood.
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James: well, we've all had a troubled childhood. betty had a near-to-normal
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Had a troubled childhood. betty had a near-to-normal childhood and went
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Betty had a near-to-normal childhood and went to church every week.
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Childhood and went to church every week. having a mother and
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To church every week. having a mother and a father, and not a divided
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Having a mother and a father, and not a divided family, and so forth.
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A father, and not a divided family, and so forth. but you, you know,
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Family, and so forth. but you, you know, you're married to sewell.
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But you, you know, you're married to sewell. i want you to tell
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You're married to sewell. i want you to tell our viewers a little bit
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I want you to tell our viewers a little bit about your journey because
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Our viewers a little bit about your journey because you are a beautiful,
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About your journey because you are a beautiful, amazing person.
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You are a beautiful, amazing person. the fact that the two
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Amazing person. the fact that the two of you are together
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The fact that the two of you are together in supernatural unity,
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Of you are together in supernatural unity, i believe in supernatural
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In supernatural unity, i believe in supernatural gifting, and i think
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I believe in supernatural gifting, and i think you're going to help
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Gifting, and i think you're going to help get god's arms
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You're going to help get god's arms around the world.
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Get god's arms around the world. i make it clear
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Around the world. i make it clear the only way we get
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I make it clear the only way we get god's arms around the world
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The only way we get god's arms around the world is for the church to put
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God's arms around the world is for the church to put god's arms around the world.
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Is for the church to put god's arms around the world. i think you're going
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God's arms around the world. i think you're going to be a big part of that.
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I think you're going to be a big part of that. so would you tell
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To be a big part of that. so would you tell our viewers a little bit
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So would you tell our viewers a little bit about your background?
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Our viewers a little bit about your background? molly: sure. sure!
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About your background? molly: sure. sure! well, thank you for having us.
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So, i was born in south korea,
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So, i was born in south korea, in incheon, which is
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In incheon, which is a little suburb
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A little suburb outside of seoul.
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Outside of seoul. my mother was unable
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So the entire life that
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So the entire life that i had known it was
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So the entire life that i had known it was our grandmother that took care
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I had known it was our grandmother that took care of me and my brother.
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Our grandmother that took care of me and my brother. and then when she was
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Of me and my brother. and then when she was unable to physically do so,
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And then when she was unable to physically do so, she gave us up
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Unable to physically do so, she gave us up for adoption.
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She gave us up for adoption. so that was the story
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For adoption. so that was the story i was told my entire life,
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So that was the story i was told my entire life, all the way up until
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I was told my entire life, all the way up until just recently.
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All the way up until just recently. so i was adopted when
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Just recently. so i was adopted when i was four
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So i was adopted when i was four and my brother was five.
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I was four and my brother was five. we're blood siblings
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And my brother was five. we're blood siblings adopted into grosse pointe,
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We're blood siblings adopted into grosse pointe, michigan.
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Adopted into grosse pointe, michigan. so i was one of four
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Michigan. so i was one of four different asians,
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So i was one of four different asians, two of them, which were
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Different asians, two of them, which were myself and my brother,
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Two of them, which were myself and my brother, and everybody else
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Myself and my brother, and everybody else was adopted.
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And everybody else was adopted. and so, what i normally
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Was adopted. and so, what i normally tell people when they ask me
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And so, what i normally tell people when they ask me my nationality is
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Tell people when they ask me my nationality is i'm 100% korean,
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My nationality is i'm 100% korean, i'm 50% irish,
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I'm 100% korean, i'm 50% irish, and i'm 50% jewish.
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I'm 50% irish, and i'm 50% jewish. so always sparks
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And i'm 50% jewish. so always sparks the conversation of,
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So always sparks the conversation of, well, how did that become?
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The conversation of, well, how did that become? well, my mom was jewish
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Well, how did that become? well, my mom was jewish when she ended up having us
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Well, my mom was jewish when she ended up having us dedicated because
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When she ended up having us dedicated because we grew up in
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Dedicated because we grew up in a lutheran church,
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We grew up in a lutheran church, she basically became
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A lutheran church, she basically became a messianic jew.
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She basically became a messianic jew. my dad is also adopted
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A messianic jew. my dad is also adopted and of irish descent,
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My dad is also adopted and of irish descent, and his mom is also adopted.
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And of irish descent, and his mom is also adopted. so, we have a very colorful
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And his mom is also adopted. so, we have a very colorful family tree.
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So, we have a very colorful family tree. so, growing up
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Family tree. so, growing up in grosse pointe,
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So, growing up in grosse pointe, very secluded.
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In grosse pointe, very secluded. i was told not to go
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Very secluded. i was told not to go past mack avenue.
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I was told not to go past mack avenue. i mean, it was a bubble.
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Past mack avenue. i mean, it was a bubble. so very rarely would
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I mean, it was a bubble. so very rarely would i ever go into detroit.
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So very rarely would i ever go into detroit. well, fast forward
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I ever go into detroit. well, fast forward years and years later,
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Well, fast forward years and years later, i ended up working at a place
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Years and years later, i ended up working at a place in greektown called
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I ended up working at a place in greektown called fish bones.
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In greektown called fish bones. there was a gentleman
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Fish bones. there was a gentleman who was sitting in this quiet
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There was a gentleman who was sitting in this quiet little booth
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Who was sitting in this quiet little booth with another person.
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Little booth with another person. it was lorenzo
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With another person. it was lorenzo and his father.
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It was lorenzo and his father. i thought that they were
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And his father. i thought that they were a couple because in detroit
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I thought that they were a couple because in detroit there are a lot
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A couple because in detroit there are a lot of interesting couples.
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There are a lot of interesting couples. so, i go over to the table
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Of interesting couples. so, i go over to the table and his dad says,
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So, i go over to the table and his dad says, "well, you're cute.
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And his dad says, "well, you're cute. i think you'd be good
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"well, you're cute. i think you'd be good for my son.
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I think you'd be good for my son. he is so shy.
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For my son. he is so shy. he never does
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He is so shy. he never does this kind of thing."
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He never does this kind of thing." now, at this point,
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This kind of thing." now, at this point, i was far away from the lord.
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Now, at this point, i was far away from the lord. we end up hanging out
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I was far away from the lord. we end up hanging out and a few hours go by.
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We end up hanging out and a few hours go by. so we're at a bar down
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And a few hours go by. so we're at a bar down the street
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So we're at a bar down the street putting shots back.
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The street putting shots back. well, after that night,
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Putting shots back. well, after that night, we have been inseparable.
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Well, after that night, we have been inseparable. a week after meeting,
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We have been inseparable. a week after meeting, he was down on one knee
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A week after meeting, he was down on one knee asking for me to marry him.
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He was down on one knee asking for me to marry him. i'm like, i don't know
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Asking for me to marry him. i'm like, i don't know your last name or even
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I'm like, i don't know your last name or even how to pronounce it
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Your last name or even how to pronounce it so let's keep it moving.
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How to pronounce it so let's keep it moving. all right?
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So let's keep it moving. all right? like we're going
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All right? like we're going to do this thing.
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Like we're going to do this thing. we were trying to move
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To do this thing. we were trying to move to vegas; this was
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We were trying to move to vegas; this was in december of that year.
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To vegas; this was in december of that year. i ended up getting pregnant
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In december of that year. i ended up getting pregnant with isabella. okay.
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I ended up getting pregnant with isabella. okay. now, our lives are not
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With isabella. okay. now, our lives are not perfect by any means.
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Now, our lives are not perfect by any means. we get pregnant with
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Perfect by any means. we get pregnant with isabella, and he says,
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We get pregnant with isabella, and he says, "i want us to get married
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Isabella, and he says, "i want us to get married before we have this baby.
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"i want us to get married before we have this baby. this would mean
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Before we have this baby. this would mean a tremendous deal
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This would mean a tremendous deal to me to do that."
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A tremendous deal to me to do that." i said, "marriage is really
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To me to do that." i said, "marriage is really -- i mean, this is something
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I said, "marriage is really -- i mean, this is something that i really hold dear
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-- i mean, this is something that i really hold dear to my heart.
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That i really hold dear to my heart. once i'm married, i'm married.
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To my heart. once i'm married, i'm married. like we're not getting
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Once i'm married, i'm married. like we're not getting a divorce, we're not
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Like we're not getting a divorce, we're not separating;
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A divorce, we're not separating; like we're locked in.
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Separating; like we're locked in. so chose still
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Like we're locked in. so chose still not to get married.
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So chose still not to get married. had isabella.
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Not to get married. had isabella. six months later,
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Had isabella. six months later, i got pregnant with elijah.
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Six months later, i got pregnant with elijah. i was like, "obviously,
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I got pregnant with elijah. i was like, "obviously, i'm not going anywhere,
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I was like, "obviously, i'm not going anywhere, neither are you."
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I'm not going anywhere, neither are you." so we ended up doing it.
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Neither are you." so we ended up doing it. had the smallest
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So we ended up doing it. had the smallest little wedding.
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Had the smallest little wedding. but it was the most
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Little wedding. but it was the most impactful for us because
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But it was the most impactful for us because it wasn't about money.
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Impactful for us because it wasn't about money. it wasn't about this
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It wasn't about money. it wasn't about this big, huge wedding
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It wasn't about this big, huge wedding that we needed to do.
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Big, huge wedding that we needed to do. it was just a firm commitment
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That we needed to do. it was just a firm commitment that we were saying,
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It was just a firm commitment that we were saying, you know what?
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That we were saying, you know what? we're bringing god into it.
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You know what? we're bringing god into it. this is what it is, right?
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We're bringing god into it. this is what it is, right? so i was telling the people
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This is what it is, right? so i was telling the people in the back about the story.
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So i was telling the people in the back about the story. that's why i was tearing up.
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In the back about the story. that's why i was tearing up. but to see the way
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That's why i was tearing up. but to see the way that god moves,
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But to see the way that god moves, he took me from halfway
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That god moves, he took me from halfway around the world, you know?
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He took me from halfway around the world, you know? he took him from just
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Around the world, you know? he took him from just impoverished areas in detroit,
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He took him from just impoverished areas in detroit, and to see the way that
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Impoverished areas in detroit, and to see the way that god put us together.
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And to see the way that god put us together. so, when you hear
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God put us together. so, when you hear of stories and people
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So, when you hear of stories and people doing things for the lord,
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Of stories and people doing things for the lord, i am just a living
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Doing things for the lord, i am just a living testament to it.
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I am just a living testament to it. i would never have thought
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Testament to it. i would never have thought that this would have
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I would never have thought that this would have happened in the way
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It's just been truly,
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It's just been truly, truly amazing!
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Truly amazing! so, i'm just really,
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So, i'm just really, really thankful
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Really thankful that my mom brought us
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That my mom brought us to the church when she did.
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Had previous relationships
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Had previous relationships and just knowing, like,
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Had previous relationships and just knowing, like, lord, we're putting it
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And just knowing, like, lord, we're putting it in your hands at this point.
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Lord, we're putting it in your hands at this point. use us however you will,
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In your hands at this point. use us however you will, even if that means
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Use us however you will, even if that means living out of the trunk
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Even if that means living out of the trunk of our car.
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Living out of the trunk of our car. god literally did that.
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Of our car. god literally did that. he took us from
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God literally did that. he took us from being homeless to now
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He took us from being homeless to now being very philanthropic
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Being homeless to now being very philanthropic in the work that
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Being very philanthropic in the work that we do for him.
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In the work that we do for him. it's a great honor.
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We do for him. it's a great honor. it's an absolutely
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It's a great honor. it's an absolutely great honor!
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It's an absolutely great honor! james: i think you're
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Great honor! james: i think you're absolutely beautiful.
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James: i think you're absolutely beautiful. and i think that
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Everybody can see
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Everybody can see not just a tender heart
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Everybody can see not just a tender heart but they see a lot of love
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Not just a tender heart but they see a lot of love that's bigger than you.
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But they see a lot of love that's bigger than you. it is god's love.
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The two of you have been
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The two of you have been brought together,
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The two of you have been brought together, supernaturally,
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Brought together, supernaturally, from a background
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Supernaturally, from a background that didn't seem conducive
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From a background that didn't seem conducive to where you are.
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That didn't seem conducive to where you are. now you're able to reach out
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To where you are. now you're able to reach out and put god's arms
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Now you're able to reach out and put god's arms around people that most people
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And put god's arms around people that most people wouldn't even reach out to,
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Around people that most people wouldn't even reach out to, notice, or talk to you.
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Wouldn't even reach out to, notice, or talk to you. you're touching
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Notice, or talk to you. you're touching the least of these.
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You're touching the least of these. that's huge!
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The least of these. that's huge! i know matthew 25
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That's huge! i know matthew 25 has captured your heart
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I know matthew 25 has captured your heart as it has mine
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Has captured your heart as it has mine and it has our viewers,
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As it has mine and it has our viewers, and that's to not overlook
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And it has our viewers, and that's to not overlook the overlooked,
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And that's to not overlook the overlooked, the forgotten,
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The overlooked, the forgotten, the downtrodden,
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The forgotten, the downtrodden, the least of these.
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The downtrodden, the least of these. because that somehow
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The least of these. because that somehow blesses jesus more than
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Because that somehow blesses jesus more than anything that's done
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Blesses jesus more than anything that's done by any part of his family.
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Anything that's done by any part of his family. do you feel like you all
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By any part of his family. do you feel like you all are going to be putting
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Do you feel like you all are going to be putting his arms around those
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Are going to be putting his arms around those who feel like they're
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His arms around those who feel like they're the least of these?
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Who feel like they're the least of these? molly: absolutely!
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The least of these? molly: absolutely! he did it for me first.
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Molly: absolutely! he did it for me first. why would i not be able
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He did it for me first. why would i not be able to share that?
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Why would i not be able to share that? james: do you feel like
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To share that? james: do you feel like god's going to carry you
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James: do you feel like god's going to carry you all together in
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God's going to carry you all together in a supernatural way?
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All together in a supernatural way? lorenzo: well, when
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A supernatural way? lorenzo: well, when i think about our story
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Lorenzo: well, when i think about our story and i think about how
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I think about our story and i think about how it gives god glory,
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And i think about how it gives god glory, you never want to forget
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It gives god glory, you never want to forget where you came from.
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You never want to forget where you came from. regardless if you're
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Where you came from. regardless if you're praying for a president,
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Regardless if you're praying for a president, or you're feeding
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Praying for a president, or you're feeding the most impoverished people
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Or you're feeding the most impoverished people around the world
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The most impoverished people around the world or right in your community,
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Around the world or right in your community, you always remember
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Or right in your community, you always remember your testimony.
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You always remember your testimony. revelation reminds us
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Your testimony. revelation reminds us that we overcome by the blood
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Revelation reminds us that we overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word
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That we overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony.
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Of the lamb and the word of our testimony. what anchors me is
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Of our testimony. what anchors me is her always reminding me
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What anchors me is her always reminding me that it was because
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Her always reminding me that it was because of a prayer.
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That it was because of a prayer. i prayed the night
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Of a prayer. i prayed the night before i met her.
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I prayed the night before i met her. i said, "god, i don't want
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Before i met her. i said, "god, i don't want to live this way anymore."
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I said, "god, i don't want to live this way anymore." the bible says he's married
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To live this way anymore." the bible says he's married to the backslider.
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The bible says he's married to the backslider. i said, "god, i don't want
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To the backslider. i said, "god, i don't want to live a backslidden life
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I said, "god, i don't want to live a backslidden life anymore.
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To live a backslidden life anymore. the next woman i meet,
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Anymore. the next woman i meet, i want to marry."
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The next woman i meet, i want to marry." and lo and behold,
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I want to marry." and lo and behold, the next day!
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And lo and behold, the next day! james: how many years ago
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The next day! james: how many years ago was that?
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James: how many years ago was that? lorenzo: we've been
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Was that? lorenzo: we've been together 19 years.
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Lorenzo: we've been together 19 years. james: wow!
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Together 19 years. james: wow! how about 62 right here?
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James: wow! how about 62 right here? god's a big god.
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How about 62 right here? god's a big god. he can do miracles.
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God's a big god. he can do miracles. he does them all over
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He can do miracles. he does them all over the world and that's what
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He does them all over the world and that's what he's going to do with you.
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The world and that's what he's going to do with you. i'm confident, and this
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He's going to do with you. i'm confident, and this is what i hope you'll begin
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I'm confident, and this is what i hope you'll begin to pray for
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Is what i hope you'll begin to pray for this beautiful couple.
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To pray for this beautiful couple. i also believe that
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It would be very important
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It would be very important for you to pray
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It would be very important for you to pray about supporting him.
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For you to pray about supporting him. we're giving you information,
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About supporting him. we're giving you information, you'll see it
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We're giving you information, you'll see it there on the screen.
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You'll see it there on the screen. you can ask for it
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There on the screen. you can ask for it in the prayer center.
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You can ask for it in the prayer center. but send them a gift
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In the prayer center. but send them a gift to help them put god's arms
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But send them a gift to help them put god's arms around the overlooked.
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To help them put god's arms around the overlooked. they're doing that right now.
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And without even knowing
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And without even knowing what they were doing,
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And without even knowing what they were doing, god told me to send them
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What they were doing, god told me to send them a nice gift.
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God told me to send them a nice gift. somehow, was that a sense
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A nice gift. somehow, was that a sense of great encouragement from
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Somehow, was that a sense of great encouragement from god what i was led to do?
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Of great encouragement from god what i was led to do? lorenzo: it was amazing.
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God what i was led to do? lorenzo: it was amazing. it helped us fulfill
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Lorenzo: it was amazing. it helped us fulfill our mission.
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It helped us fulfill our mission. molly and i have learned
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Our mission. molly and i have learned by serving the least
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Of these, we've learned
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Of these, we've learned that transportation, housing,
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Of these, we've learned that transportation, housing, education, and healing
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That transportation, housing, education, and healing medical, mental,
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Education, and healing medical, mental, and dental illnesses, t-h-e-m,
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Medical, mental, and dental illnesses, t-h-e-m, jesus said, "whatever
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And dental illnesses, t-h-e-m, jesus said, "whatever you do for the least of these,
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My brothers, you do for me."
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My brothers, you do for me." so we learned this
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My brothers, you do for me." so we learned this and the gift that life today
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So we learned this and the gift that life today sent to us, to our ministry,
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And the gift that life today sent to us, to our ministry, allows us to be able to do it
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Sent to us, to our ministry, allows us to be able to do it in extraordinary ways.
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Allows us to be able to do it in extraordinary ways. because people need
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In extraordinary ways. because people need to see jesus before
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Because people need to see jesus before they see jesus.
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To see jesus before they see jesus. oftentimes, people need
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They see jesus. oftentimes, people need to be able to see it.
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Oftentimes, people need to be able to see it. molly and i remember
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To be able to see it. molly and i remember when she lost one
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Molly and i remember when she lost one of our children.
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When she lost one of our children. i remember.
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Of our children. i remember. when that happened,
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I remember. when that happened, she was on her deathbed.
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When that happened, she was on her deathbed. but the power of prayer --
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She was on her deathbed. but the power of prayer -- it was the power of prayer.
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But the power of prayer -- it was the power of prayer. they had her sign
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It was the power of prayer. they had her sign the rights over to say,
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They had her sign the rights over to say, you've lost too much blood.
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The rights over to say, you've lost too much blood. but we continued to pray.
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You've lost too much blood. but we continued to pray. she dedicated her life
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But we continued to pray. she dedicated her life to the ministry.
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She dedicated her life to the ministry. she had already dedicated
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To the ministry. she had already dedicated -- she knew christ
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She had already dedicated -- she knew christ before i did.
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-- she knew christ before i did. it was through
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Before i did. it was through an evangelist on tv --
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It was through an evangelist on tv -- a preacher on tv, actually.
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An evangelist on tv -- a preacher on tv, actually. it was a tv preacher
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A preacher on tv, actually. it was a tv preacher who led her to the lord
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It was a tv preacher who led her to the lord at 16 years old.
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Who led her to the lord at 16 years old. but it was when she lost
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At 16 years old. but it was when she lost one of our babies,
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But it was when she lost one of our babies, she was on her deathbed
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One of our babies, she was on her deathbed and said, "god, i just want
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She was on her deathbed and said, "god, i just want to give it all over to you."
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And said, "god, i just want to give it all over to you." that's when
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To give it all over to you." that's when our ministry took off.
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That's when our ministry took off. we came in total unity
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Our ministry took off. we came in total unity together to serve
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We came in total unity together to serve the least of these.
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Together to serve the least of these. so thank you so much
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The least of these. so thank you so much for the gift and
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So thank you so much for the gift and the partnership that we see
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For the gift and the partnership that we see god doing in the future.
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James: well, it will be
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James: well, it will be unbreakable, inseparable.
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James: well, it will be unbreakable, inseparable. our viewers are going
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Unbreakable, inseparable. our viewers are going to be praying for you,
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Our viewers are going to be praying for you, and we're going to be
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To be praying for you, and we're going to be looking at all the ways
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And we're going to be looking at all the ways we can put god's arms around
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Looking at all the ways we can put god's arms around a broken world together.
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Betty, what do you feel
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Betty, what do you feel about this beautiful couple?
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Betty, what do you feel about this beautiful couple? betty: well, their
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About this beautiful couple? betty: well, their testimonies are beautiful!
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Betty: well, their testimonies are beautiful! i just get so amazed
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Testimonies are beautiful! i just get so amazed at the different things
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I just get so amazed at the different things that god delivers people from
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At the different things that god delivers people from in their lives.
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That god delivers people from in their lives. you may think that you have
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In their lives. you may think that you have something unique in your life
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You may think that you have something unique in your life and that god can't help you.
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Something unique in your life and that god can't help you. he can help you.
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And that god can't help you. he can help you. he wants to help you.
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He can help you. he wants to help you. i look at our lives,
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He wants to help you. i look at our lives, like james said, i came from
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I look at our lives, like james said, i came from a pretty basic, stable family
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Like james said, i came from a pretty basic, stable family -- you know a good family.
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A pretty basic, stable family -- you know a good family. i was a good person;
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-- you know a good family. i was a good person; that's all i cared about
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I was a good person; that's all i cared about was being good.
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That's all i cared about was being good. and yet, i was afraid of god.
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Was being good. and yet, i was afraid of god. i thought if i did
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And yet, i was afraid of god. i thought if i did something wrong,
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I thought if i did something wrong, god was going to get me.
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Something wrong, god was going to get me. until god sent this young man
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God was going to get me. until god sent this young man into my life, a boy who had
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Until god sent this young man into my life, a boy who had no training growing up
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Into my life, a boy who had no training growing up as a christian at all,
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No training growing up as a christian at all, so opposite of what i was,
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As a christian at all, so opposite of what i was, and yet, he took
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So opposite of what i was, and yet, he took this young man and
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And yet, he took this young man and so transformed him
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This young man and so transformed him that it affected me.
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So transformed him that it affected me. when he talked about jesus
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That it affected me. when he talked about jesus being real to him,
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When he talked about jesus being real to him, i turned to him and said,
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Being real to him, i turned to him and said, "he's never been real
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I turned to him and said, "he's never been real to me like that.
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"he's never been real to me like that. i want that!"
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To me like that. i want that!" and so that night,
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I want that!" and so that night, i accepted jesus
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And so that night, i accepted jesus for the first time.
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I accepted jesus for the first time. when i went to church
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For the first time. when i went to church i told my pastor.
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When i went to church i told my pastor. he said, "you're already --
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I told my pastor. he said, "you're already -- you're the best girl
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He said, "you're already -- you're the best girl in our church."
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You're the best girl in our church." i said, "i don't know why
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In our church." i said, "i don't know why you think i'm the best girl
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I said, "i don't know why you think i'm the best girl but i don't know jesus.
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You think i'm the best girl but i don't know jesus. right here on my knees,
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But i don't know jesus. right here on my knees, i accept him."
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Right here on my knees, i accept him." you can have that
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I accept him." you can have that good quality in your life
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You can have that good quality in your life but you've got to have
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Good quality in your life but you've got to have jesus in it too.
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But you've got to have jesus in it too. he has to be first.
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Jesus in it too. he has to be first. and then it gets
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He has to be first. and then it gets better and better.
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And then it gets better and better. he walks us through
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Better and better. he walks us through all our challenges
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He walks us through all our challenges and brings us up every day,
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All our challenges and brings us up every day, day after day after day.
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And brings us up every day, day after day after day. we're imperfect but
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Day after day after day. we're imperfect but he created us and he has
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We're imperfect but he created us and he has the best in mind for you.
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He created us and he has the best in mind for you. so if you feel like
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The best in mind for you. so if you feel like you don't have anything
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So if you feel like you don't have anything to live for, to care about,
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You don't have anything to live for, to care about, just look at the four of us.
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To live for, to care about, just look at the four of us. god brought us up,
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Just look at the four of us. god brought us up, he raised us up, and he wants
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God brought us up, he raised us up, and he wants to do that for you, too.
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He raised us up, and he wants to do that for you, too. james: he wants to use us
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To do that for you, too. james: he wants to use us as a team.
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James: he wants to use us as a team. but he wants to use all of us,
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You watching, as a team.
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You watching, as a team. any team that wins,
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You watching, as a team. any team that wins, anything that wins
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Any team that wins, anything that wins from marriage, business,
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Anything that wins from marriage, business, sports, you have
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From marriage, business, sports, you have to have a commitment
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To one another and respect.
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To one another and respect. you have to have that
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To one another and respect. you have to have that in order to win.
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You have to have that in order to win. and you have to become
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In order to win. and you have to become like a family.
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And you have to become like a family. well, here's a family.
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Like a family. well, here's a family. here's the kind of family
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Well, here's a family. here's the kind of family the father heard
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Here's the kind of family the father heard prayed for by many,
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The father heard prayed for by many, and by his son jesus,
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Prayed for by many, and by his son jesus, that the family
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And by his son jesus, that the family would look like the father,
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That the family would look like the father, and the church should
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Would look like the father, and the church should look like jesus.
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And the church should look like jesus. that's what
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Look like jesus. that's what we're trying to inspire.
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That's what we're trying to inspire. the four of us are
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We're trying to inspire. the four of us are going to spend the rest
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The four of us are going to spend the rest of our lives seeking
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Going to spend the rest of our lives seeking to inspire the church
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Of our lives seeking to inspire the church to look like jesus,
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To inspire the church to look like jesus, the family to look
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To look like jesus, the family to look like the father, and get
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The family to look like the father, and get the father's loving arms
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Like the father, and get the father's loving arms around the world.
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The father's loving arms around the world. thank you so much for
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Around the world. thank you so much for giving us an opportunity
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Thank you so much for giving us an opportunity to bless couples like this
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Giving us an opportunity to bless couples like this so that they can bless
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To bless couples like this so that they can bless couples literally
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So that they can bless couples literally by the millions.
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Couples literally by the millions. and they will -- you will!
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By the millions. and they will -- you will! we're going to stay
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And they will -- you will! we're going to stay real close to him and
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Real close to one another.
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Real close to one another. again, his address is there
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Real close to one another. again, his address is there where you can see it.
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Again, his address is there where you can see it. if you want to send a gift
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Where you can see it. if you want to send a gift to help them with
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If you want to send a gift to help them with the outreach they've started
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To help them with the outreach they've started in the detroit area
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The outreach they've started in the detroit area that can spread
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In the detroit area that can spread all over america,
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That can spread all over america, i mean, it really can,
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Like one of the greatest
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Like one of the greatest outpourings of his blessings
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Like one of the greatest outpourings of his blessings we've ever witnessed.
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Outpourings of his blessings we've ever witnessed. boy, we need it!
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We've ever witnessed. boy, we need it! the stage is set for it
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Boy, we need it! the stage is set for it right now.
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The stage is set for it right now. i want both of you to know
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Right now. i want both of you to know it's a joy to be family
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I want both of you to know it's a joy to be family with you.
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Right now,
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We're in our mission feeding
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And we've got 350,000
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Hungry, starving children
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And families located.
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We need miracle support.
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Betty: can you please,
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With us, join together and
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Let's be the hands to feed
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Those children?
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We feed their tummies.
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We fill them up, and then
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We present jesus to them.
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That's a full package,
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Wouldn't you think?
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Please join with us
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And let's do it again.
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James: would you right now go
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And get your checkbook?
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Would you go and get
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Your bank card
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And maybe use it for
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The best reason you've ever
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Used it in your life?
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And make the largest gift
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You can to help us save
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Those children's lives.
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$30, $50, or $100 will
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Enable us to feed three,
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Five, or ten children.
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Would you do that?
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Could you give $1,000?
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Could you feed 100 children?
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I don't know what
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You can do but do it.
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Make the best gift you can.
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If you want to write a check,
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Make it to life .
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Go now! get that card
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Or get that check.
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But if you write a check,
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Call us and tell us
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What you're sending.
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Please do it.
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We have some beautiful gifts
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To bless you in your life
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And your personal health.
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But please, be the miracle
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Some mother longs for,
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Some child desperately needs!
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Right now, across the continent of africa,
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Children are suffering, facing severe malnutrition,
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And even death.
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With food reserves gone,
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And many areas experiencing severe famine,
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We urgently need to replenish supplies
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To keep feeding the 350,000 children
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Who are counting on us.
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Through life's mission feeding outreach,
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Your gift of love can be an answer to prayer
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For a hurting and hungry child in their time of need.
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>> hi, i'm jordan rubin, and for over two decades,
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James: betty, i feel like
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James: betty, i feel like we're going to have
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James: betty, i feel like we're going to have a great response today.
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We're going to have a great response today. you know, you may only
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A great response today. you know, you may only be able to give $30.
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You know, you may only be able to give $30. it sure will mean
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Be able to give $30. it sure will mean a lot to three.
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It sure will mean a lot to three. whatever you can do.
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A lot to three. whatever you can do. by the way, here are some
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Whatever you can do. by the way, here are some natural remedies to help you
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By the way, here are some natural remedies to help you with your health, and,
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Natural remedies to help you with your health, and, some incredible teachings
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With your health, and, some incredible teachings on diet and health.
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Some incredible teachings on diet and health. because we want to bless you,
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On diet and health. because we want to bless you, we want to bless your health.
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Because we want to bless you, we want to bless your health. thank you for sharing
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We want to bless your health. thank you for sharing the life and love of god.
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Thank you for sharing the life and love of god. betty and i want to say
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The life and love of god. betty and i want to say thanks to our guests.
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Betty and i want to say thanks to our guests. we feel like it's a team
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Thanks to our guests. we feel like it's a team member now, the sewells
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We feel like it's a team member now, the sewells from detroit, michigan
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Member now, the sewells from detroit, michigan down here with
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From detroit, michigan down here with all these texas folks.
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Down here with all these texas folks. but we feel like
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All these texas folks. but we feel like we're family, don't we?
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But we feel like we're family, don't we? do you think we can together
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We're family, don't we? do you think we can together help get god's arms
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Do you think we can together help get god's arms around the world that
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Help get god's arms around the world that he gave his son to die for?
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Around the world that he gave his son to die for? do you think we're going
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He gave his son to die for? do you think we're going to see some
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Do you think we're going to see some great things happen?
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To see some great things happen? lorenzo: for such a time
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Great things happen? lorenzo: for such a time as this, we believe that
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Lorenzo: for such a time as this, we believe that god is going to be moving on
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As this, we believe that god is going to be moving on people's hearts all for
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God is going to be moving on people's hearts all for his glory, honor, and praise.
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People's hearts all for his glory, honor, and praise. james: i love you guys.
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His glory, honor, and praise. james: i love you guys. lorenzo: i love you, too.
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James: i love you guys. lorenzo: i love you, too. james: we're going
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Lorenzo: i love you, too. james: we're going to get his arms around
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James: we're going to get his arms around a lot of people.
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To get his arms around a lot of people. molly: amen!
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A lot of people. molly: amen! james: i sure do wish
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Molly: amen! james: i sure do wish our country would let him
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James: i sure do wish our country would let him put his arms around us
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Our country would let him put his arms around us as a nation so we could
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Put his arms around us as a nation so we could put america's arms,
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As a nation so we could put america's arms, representing god's love,
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Put america's arms, representing god's love, around people
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Representing god's love, around people all over this world.
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Around people all over this world. we can do it together.
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All over this world. we can do it together. thank you so much
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We can do it together. thank you so much for watching life today!
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Thank you so much for watching life today! thanks for sharing life.
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Kyle: fulfilling purpose
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Kyle: fulfilling purpose is a hot topic these days.
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Is a hot topic these days. you can find
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You can find countless books, sermons,
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Countless books, sermons, conferences, and courses
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Conferences, and courses that sell the steps to it.
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That god has specific plans
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That god has specific plans for specific people,
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That god has specific plans for specific people, it's also clear
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For specific people, it's also clear that god's plans
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It's also clear that god's plans are fulfilled naturally
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That god's plans are fulfilled naturally as someone remains true
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Are fulfilled naturally as someone remains true to themselves.
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As someone remains true to themselves. you see, our differences
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To themselves. you see, our differences orient us toward our purpose.
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You see, our differences orient us toward our purpose. plus, as the bible assures,
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Orient us toward our purpose. plus, as the bible assures, god directs our steps.
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Plus, as the bible assures, god directs our steps. this means that purpose
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God directs our steps. this means that purpose just happens.
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This means that purpose just happens. let me show you.
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Just happens. let me show you. first, your differences
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Let me show you. first, your differences lead you to others like you.
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First, your differences lead you to others like you. that's what happened
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Lead you to others like you. that's what happened with matthew.
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That's what happened with matthew. he was a jewish tax collector.
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With matthew. he was a jewish tax collector. and those two identities,
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He was a jewish tax collector. and those two identities, jewish and tax collector,
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And those two identities, jewish and tax collector, weren't supposed
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Jewish and tax collector, weren't supposed to go together.
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Weren't supposed to go together. to be one was to be
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To go together. to be one was to be a traitor and a cheater,
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To be one was to be a traitor and a cheater, a sinner of the highest order.
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A traitor and a cheater, a sinner of the highest order. matthew wasn't hiding
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A sinner of the highest order. matthew wasn't hiding his profession
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Matthew wasn't hiding his profession when jesus recruited him
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His profession when jesus recruited him to be one of his disciples.
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When jesus recruited him to be one of his disciples. no, he was in
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To be one of his disciples. no, he was in the middle of it.
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No, he was in the middle of it. but, what the religious saw
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The middle of it. but, what the religious saw as a scandal,
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But, what the religious saw as a scandal, jesus saw as an opportunity.
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As a scandal, jesus saw as an opportunity. now, i don't believe that god
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Jesus saw as an opportunity. now, i don't believe that god created matthew as a cheat,
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Now, i don't believe that god created matthew as a cheat, in the same way
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Created matthew as a cheat, in the same way i don't believe
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In the same way i don't believe that god creates anyone
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I don't believe that god creates anyone for any sinful profession.
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That god creates anyone for any sinful profession. but matthew is a great example
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For any sinful profession. but matthew is a great example of how god repurposes
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But matthew is a great example of how god repurposes someone's past
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Of how god repurposes someone's past to relate his goodness
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Someone's past to relate his goodness to others who have
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To relate his goodness to others who have a similar story.
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To others who have a similar story. that's the first of many ways
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A similar story. that's the first of many ways that god used him.
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That's the first of many ways that god used him. after being chosen,
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That god used him. after being chosen, matthew immediately
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After being chosen, matthew immediately invited jesus
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Matthew immediately invited jesus to a dinner party
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Invited jesus to a dinner party where many tax collectors
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To a dinner party where many tax collectors and sinners
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Where many tax collectors and sinners were introduced to him.
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And sinners were introduced to him. your story has the same power
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Were introduced to him. your story has the same power to introduce people
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Your story has the same power to introduce people to the loving goodness of god.
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To introduce people to the loving goodness of god. that's him working
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To the loving goodness of god. that's him working with human nature.
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That's him working with human nature. we naturally attract
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With human nature. we naturally attract and relate to others like us.
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We naturally attract and relate to others like us. your differences also
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And relate to others like us. your differences also have a way of taking you
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Your differences also have a way of taking you where god wants you.
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Have a way of taking you where god wants you. consider the apostle paul.
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Where god wants you. consider the apostle paul. zealous is how
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Consider the apostle paul. zealous is how he described himself.
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Zealous is how he described himself. after his dramatic conversion
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He described himself. after his dramatic conversion from persecutor to christian,
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After his dramatic conversion from persecutor to christian, his life changed profoundly.
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From persecutor to christian, his life changed profoundly. yes!
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His life changed profoundly. yes! his thinking changed.
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Yes! his thinking changed. his desires changed.
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His thinking changed. his desires changed. his attitude changed.
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His desires changed. his attitude changed. but his over-the-top
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His attitude changed. but his over-the-top personality didn't,
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But his over-the-top personality didn't, and for good reason.
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Personality didn't, and for good reason. part of it
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And for good reason. part of it was paul's stubbornness
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Part of it was paul's stubbornness that caused him to focus
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Was paul's stubbornness that caused him to focus his efforts on the gentiles
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That caused him to focus his efforts on the gentiles rather than the jews.
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His efforts on the gentiles rather than the jews. and when he did, he realized
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He was to reach them
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He was to reach them all along.
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All along. you see,
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You see, as a mosaic law scholar
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As a mosaic law scholar who was classically
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Paul was gifted
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Paul was gifted to teach scripture in a way
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Paul was gifted to teach scripture in a way that greeks could understand.
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To teach scripture in a way that greeks could understand. his background also gave him
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That greeks could understand. his background also gave him roman citizenship
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His background also gave him roman citizenship which opened many doors
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Roman citizenship which opened many doors in that world.
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Which opened many doors in that world. so, do you see?
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In that world. so, do you see? god used every aspect
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So, do you see? god used every aspect of paul's life,
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God used every aspect of paul's life, even his rough edges,
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Of paul's life, even his rough edges, to accomplish
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Even his rough edges, to accomplish what he was born to do.
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To accomplish what he was born to do. god will do the same with you.
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What he was born to do. god will do the same with you. your personality,
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God will do the same with you. your personality, your pedigree,
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Your personality, your pedigree, your style, your story:
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Your pedigree, your style, your story: they all play a role
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Your style, your story: they all play a role in your plan.
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They all play a role in your plan. together they have
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In your plan. together they have a unique power to reflect god
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Together they have a unique power to reflect god to people who need to see him.
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A unique power to reflect god to people who need to see him. that's incredible purpose.
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To people who need to see him. that's incredible purpose. but i propose that there is
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That's incredible purpose. but i propose that there is at least one more way
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But i propose that there is at least one more way god might use
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At least one more way god might use your differences,
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God might use your differences, and that's to shock people.
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Your differences, and that's to shock people. allow me to explain:
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And that's to shock people. allow me to explain: religious people
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Allow me to explain: religious people tend to believe that they
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Religious people tend to believe that they have god figured out.
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Tend to believe that they have god figured out. many are so sure
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Have god figured out. many are so sure about who he'll use
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Many are so sure about who he'll use and who he won't:
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About who he'll use and who he won't: who's in and who's out.
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And who he won't: who's in and who's out. it seems that god
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Who's in and who's out. it seems that god enjoys shattering
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It seems that god enjoys shattering their expectations though.
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Enjoys shattering their expectations though. the apostle paul's
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Their expectations though. the apostle paul's young missionary partner,
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The apostle paul's young missionary partner, timothy,
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Young missionary partner, timothy, he's my favorite
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Timothy, he's my favorite example of this.
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He's my favorite example of this. do you know timothy's story?
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Example of this. do you know timothy's story? he helped paul reach
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Do you know timothy's story? he helped paul reach the gentiles in a huge way.
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He helped paul reach the gentiles in a huge way. yet, many would have
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The gentiles in a huge way. yet, many would have never considered him
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Yet, many would have never considered him qualified to do so,
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Never considered him qualified to do so, because of the way
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Qualified to do so, because of the way he was born.
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Because of the way he was born. his mother was jewish
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He was born. his mother was jewish and his father was greek,
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His mother was jewish and his father was greek, and that was a big no-no
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And his father was greek, and that was a big no-no in those days.
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And that was a big no-no in those days. religious rules barred him
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In those days. religious rules barred him from many things,
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Religious rules barred him from many things, like being educated
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From many things, like being educated with other jewish boys
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Like being educated with other jewish boys and participating
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With other jewish boys and participating in jewish festivals.
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And participating in jewish festivals. he was different.
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In jewish festivals. he was different. human wisdom
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He was different. human wisdom would have suggested
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Human wisdom would have suggested a more mainstream candidate
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Would have suggested a more mainstream candidate to help paul.
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A more mainstream candidate to help paul. but god had a different idea.
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To help paul. but god had a different idea. at a time when people
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But god had a different idea. at a time when people were still arguing over food
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At a time when people were still arguing over food and ceremonial laws,
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Were still arguing over food and ceremonial laws, god chose someone
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And ceremonial laws, god chose someone whose very existence
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God chose someone whose very existence broke their rules.
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Whose very existence broke their rules. god used timothy
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Broke their rules. god used timothy to advance the church.
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God used timothy to advance the church. friend, your differences
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To advance the church. friend, your differences could be part of god's plan
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Friend, your differences could be part of god's plan to do the same today.
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Could be part of god's plan to do the same today. consider that you are molded
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To do the same today. consider that you are molded to break a mold.
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Consider that you are molded to break a mold. maybe, just maybe,
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To break a mold. maybe, just maybe, your life was meant
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Maybe, just maybe, your life was meant to express how god chooses
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Your life was meant to express how god chooses and uses people
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To express how god chooses and uses people that people never think
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And uses people that people never think he would.
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That people never think he would. that's huge purpose.
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He would. that's huge purpose. whatever the case,
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That's huge purpose. whatever the case, this is certain,
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Whatever the case, this is certain, you were designed
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This is certain, you were designed to be different.
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You were designed to be different. embrace that.
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To be different. embrace that. being your authentic,
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Embrace that. being your authentic, god-made self
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Being your authentic, god-made self naturally takes you
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God-made self naturally takes you where striving never could.
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For over 60 years, life outreach international
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Has shared the transforming truth of god's love
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In both word and deed.
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We are forever grateful to everyone who has joined us
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In our mission of providing water to the thirsty,
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Food to the hungry, shelter to the orphan,
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And meeting the various needs of those who are struggling.
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Our ministry to the lost and hurting
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Is only made possible because of the prayers
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And generous gifts of our friends and partners
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Who provide consistent, faithful support.
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Become a friend for life partner
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With your recurring financial gifts.
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We'll send you our monthly newsletter,
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Along with encouraging spiritual resources
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To uplift and inspire you in your daily christian walk.
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Best of all, you will be blessed to know
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That your ongoing gift is helping make possible
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The outreaches of life.
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Your monthly support will help us continue
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To bring god's love, hope, and healing
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To a world in need
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One life at a time.
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Health expert, jordan rubin describes his journey
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To healing through natural remedies in god's creation.
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And helps you find healing as well. tomorrow!
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Life today is made possible by the supporters of life outreach international.
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Your gift will be used exclusively for the exempt purposes of life.
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The ministry features specific outreaches
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As examples of the programs it supports and conducts.
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Gifts are considered to be without restriction
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As to use unless explicitly stipulated by the donor.
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The ministry is a member of the ecfa.
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Lorenzo & Molly Sewell - The Power Of Testimony

April 22, 2025 | S25:E111

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