Mark Rutland - Age With Joy

March 25, 2025 | S25:E83

The author of “Keep On Keeping On” urges senior citizens to embrace aging and change with joy in order to have an impact on younger generations.

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Life Today with James Robison | Mark Rutland - Age With Joy | March 25, 2025

>> and all the sudden, that graveyard burst out laughing.
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Everybody was laughing.
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Coming up, mark rutland shares funny stories
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He experienced in ministry.
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>> laugh first.
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Everybody's going to laugh. laugh first!
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I thought, any ministry that begins that way,
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There's going to be some funny stuff,
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And i'm going to be laughing right to the end
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-- right to the end!
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James: we welcome you.
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James: we welcome you. betty i'm already laughing.
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James: we welcome you. betty i'm already laughing. excuse me, james robinson,
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Betty i'm already laughing. excuse me, james robinson, betty, welcome you
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Excuse me, james robinson, betty, welcome you to life today .
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Betty, welcome you to life today . mark rutland's with us.
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To life today . mark rutland's with us. i remember the first time
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I heard him 35 years ago.
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I heard him 35 years ago. i didn't know that much
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I heard him 35 years ago. i didn't know that much about him at all really.
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I didn't know that much about him at all really. i hadn't not even
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About him at all really. i hadn't not even heard of him.
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I hadn't not even heard of him. i did hear that he had been
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Heard of him. i did hear that he had been part of the church of god,
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I did hear that he had been part of the church of god, part of a methodist church,
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Part of the church of god, part of a methodist church, that he was pastoring
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Part of a methodist church, that he was pastoring a big church in florida
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That he was pastoring a big church in florida and then ends up at
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A big church in florida and then ends up at oral roberts university
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And then ends up at oral roberts university as the president.
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Oral roberts university as the president. we were friends here,
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As the president. we were friends here, but i had no idea
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We were friends here, but i had no idea where this guy was going.
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But i had no idea where this guy was going. now, here he is,
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Where this guy was going. now, here he is, betty and i are 81,
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Now, here he is, betty and i are 81, he's in his late 70s;
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Betty and i are 81, he's in his late 70s; he may want to be specific
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He's in his late 70s; he may want to be specific about it.
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He may want to be specific about it. but he's just written
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About it. but he's just written another book, which
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But he's just written another book, which he's written a bunch
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Another book, which he's written a bunch of great books.
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He's written a bunch of great books. it says keep on keeping on.
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Of great books. it says keep on keeping on. then you've got to read
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It says keep on keeping on. then you've got to read the sweatshirts,
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Then you've got to read the sweatshirts, "how to die young"
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The sweatshirts, "how to die young" and "as old as possible."
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"how to die young" and "as old as possible." betty: i love that!
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And "as old as possible." betty: i love that! james: mark, welcome
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Betty: i love that! james: mark, welcome to life today .
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James: mark, welcome to life today . mark: it's great
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To life today . mark: it's great to be back with you guys.
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Mark: it's great to be back with you guys. james: you've been here
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To be back with you guys. james: you've been here a lot.
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James: you've been here a lot. and you've been in a lot
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A lot. and you've been in a lot of our conferences.
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And you've been in a lot of our conferences. you've been with us
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Of our conferences. you've been with us in a lot of different
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You've been with us in a lot of different types of meetings.
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In a lot of different types of meetings. mark: and all over the world.
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Types of meetings. mark: and all over the world. betty: that's right!
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Mark: and all over the world. betty: that's right! mark: asia and china.
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Betty: that's right! mark: asia and china. james: you exposed us
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Mark: asia and china. james: you exposed us to something we had been
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James: you exposed us to something we had been exposed to, but taking care
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To something we had been exposed to, but taking care of girls that
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Exposed to, but taking care of girls that have been trafficked.
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Of girls that have been trafficked. and literally, going into
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Have been trafficked. and literally, going into the areas where they were
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And literally, going into the areas where they were kidnapped, so to speak,
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The areas where they were kidnapped, so to speak, or bought for a television
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Kidnapped, so to speak, or bought for a television or $100, and promised to
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Or bought for a television or $100, and promised to take them to get a good job;
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Or $100, and promised to take them to get a good job; where they ended up,
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Take them to get a good job; where they ended up, you showed me.
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Where they ended up, you showed me. but you headed them off.
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You showed me. but you headed them off. you rented property in
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But you headed them off. you rented property in thailand and other places.
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You rented property in thailand and other places. i took you to china
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Thailand and other places. i took you to china and you saw them dedicate
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I took you to china and you saw them dedicate a great place of outreach
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And you saw them dedicate a great place of outreach to orphans that we built,
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A great place of outreach to orphans that we built, and they treated me like
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To orphans that we built, and they treated me like i was in great favor
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And they treated me like i was in great favor with them, didn't they?
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I was in great favor with them, didn't they? mark: they sure did.
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With them, didn't they? mark: they sure did. it was exciting.
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Mark: they sure did. it was exciting. james: only god could do it.
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It was exciting. james: only god could do it. mark: only god could do it.
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James: only god could do it. mark: only god could do it. james: both of us
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Mark: only god could do it. james: both of us were doing it; it ended up
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James: both of us were doing it; it ended up that you blessed us
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Were doing it; it ended up that you blessed us and inspired us,
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That you blessed us and inspired us, and then we ended up
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And inspired us, and then we ended up building the great
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And then we ended up building the great destiny house there,
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Building the great destiny house there, the beautiful home.
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Destiny house there, the beautiful home. now then we're about
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The beautiful home. now then we're about to try to get what amounts
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Now then we're about to try to get what amounts to a hotel because you can't
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To try to get what amounts to a hotel because you can't get rental property
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To a hotel because you can't get rental property to take care of all
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Get rental property to take care of all these trafficked kids.
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To take care of all these trafficked kids. anyway, we started
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These trafficked kids. anyway, we started doing things together.
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Anyway, we started doing things together. you hosted life today
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Doing things together. you hosted life today some with us together
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You hosted life today some with us together and even considered you
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Some with us together and even considered you maybe doing that before
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And even considered you maybe doing that before you ended up
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Maybe doing that before you ended up at oral roberts university.
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You ended up at oral roberts university. so i'd say we're close.
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At oral roberts university. so i'd say we're close. i believe the two of us,
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So i'd say we're close. i believe the two of us, and our wives,
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I believe the two of us, and our wives, and everybody around us,
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And our wives, and everybody around us, we believe we were left here
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And everybody around us, we believe we were left here for a purpose,
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We believe we were left here for a purpose, not to get us out of here.
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For a purpose, not to get us out of here. he's coming to get us,
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Not to get us out of here. he's coming to get us, all right, but he left us here
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He's coming to get us, all right, but he left us here on a divine assignment.
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All right, but he left us here on a divine assignment. do you agree with that?
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On a divine assignment. do you agree with that? mark: yeah. jesus said,
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We're not supposed
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We're not supposed to just sit around.
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To just sit around. we have heaven for later.
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We have heaven for later. we'll enjoy heaven.
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We'll enjoy heaven. it'll be eternal.
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It'll be wonderful.
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It'll be wonderful. there'll be no preaching
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It'll be wonderful. there'll be no preaching in heaven; that'll be
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There'll be no preaching in heaven; that'll be a relief to a lot of
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In heaven; that'll be a relief to a lot of the people that listen
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A relief to a lot of the people that listen to you and me.
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The people that listen to you and me. thank god!
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To you and me. thank god! there'll be no sermons.
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Thank god! there'll be no sermons. there'll be none of that.
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There'll be no sermons. there'll be none of that. that's now. that's here.
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There'll be none of that. that's now. that's here. so i'm going to work
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That's now. that's here. so i'm going to work until i can't work, and when
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So i'm going to work until i can't work, and when i can't work, i'm going
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Until i can't work, and when i can't work, i'm going to pray till i can't pray,
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I can't work, i'm going to pray till i can't pray, and then i'm going
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James: you would agree with me
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James: you would agree with me that since we were left here
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That since we were left here to proclaim the gospel
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To proclaim the gospel of the kingdom,
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Of the kingdom, his kingdom here on his earth,
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We can be overcomers
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We can be overcomers in this kingdom.
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We can be overcomers in this kingdom. we don't have to be overcome.
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In this kingdom. we don't have to be overcome. we can be more
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We don't have to be overcome. we can be more than conquerors.
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We can be more than conquerors. we should live that way.
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Than conquerors. we should live that way. mark: that's declared.
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We should live that way. mark: that's declared. we are more than conquerors.
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Mark: that's declared. we are more than conquerors. therefore, we simply have
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We are more than conquerors. therefore, we simply have to live as that which god
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Therefore, we simply have to live as that which god has already told us we are.
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To live as that which god has already told us we are. we are more than conquerors.
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Has already told us we are. we are more than conquerors. do you remember the
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We are more than conquerors. do you remember the "thrilla in manila?"
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Do you remember the "thrilla in manila?" you're old enough to remember
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"thrilla in manila?" you're old enough to remember that fight when ali
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You're old enough to remember that fight when ali and who was it, frazier?
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That fight when ali and who was it, frazier? they got finished,
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And who was it, frazier? they got finished, and they took them out
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They got finished, and they took them out to the center and those men
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And they took them out to the center and those men looked like they had
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To the center and those men looked like they had been in a war!
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Looked like they had been in a war! they lifted muhammad ali's
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Been in a war! they lifted muhammad ali's hand up, you know,
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They lifted muhammad ali's hand up, you know, and he's like this.
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Hand up, you know, and he's like this. i said, that's a winner?
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And he's like this. i said, that's a winner? that's a winner?
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I said, that's a winner? that's a winner? we are more than conquerors.
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That's a winner? we are more than conquerors. we're more than conquerors!
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We are more than conquerors. we're more than conquerors! this is not to beat us up.
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We're more than conquerors! this is not to beat us up. we're more than conquerors.
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This is not to beat us up. we're more than conquerors. james: okay.
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We're more than conquerors. james: okay. what in the world led you
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James: okay. what in the world led you down this path?
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What in the world led you down this path? because you've gone
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Down this path? because you've gone on a lot of unusual,
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Because you've gone on a lot of unusual, and important,
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On a lot of unusual, and important, and great paths.
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And important, and great paths. but this is just interesting.
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And great paths. but this is just interesting. mark: this is my 20th book,
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But this is just interesting. mark: this is my 20th book, and the 19 previous ones
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Mark: this is my 20th book, and the 19 previous ones have all been very serious
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And the 19 previous ones have all been very serious and good books,
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Have all been very serious and good books, great books, won
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And good books, great books, won new york times' bestseller.
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Great books, won new york times' bestseller. it's all been great.
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New york times' bestseller. it's all been great. but now, here i am
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It's all been great. but now, here i am in my late 70s, as you said,
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But now, here i am in my late 70s, as you said, and i just made my mind up.
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In my late 70s, as you said, and i just made my mind up. i don't want to be
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And i just made my mind up. i don't want to be that old guy that spends
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I don't want to be that old guy that spends my senior years chasing kids
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That old guy that spends my senior years chasing kids out of my yard, "get away
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My senior years chasing kids out of my yard, "get away from my apple trees!"
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Out of my yard, "get away from my apple trees!" i just don't want
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From my apple trees!" i just don't want to be that guy.
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I just don't want to be that guy. then it dawned on me,
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To be that guy. then it dawned on me, i don't want any christian
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Then it dawned on me, i don't want any christian to be that guy, that person.
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I don't want any christian to be that guy, that person. so, travis said,
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To be that guy, that person. so, travis said, "dad, i've never known."
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So, travis said, "dad, i've never known." our son said, "i've never
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"dad, i've never known." our son said, "i've never known anybody with as many
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Our son said, "i've never known anybody with as many funny church stories
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Known anybody with as many funny church stories as you have."
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Funny church stories as you have." i took those stories
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As you have." i took those stories and weaved them together
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I took those stories and weaved them together into a book about
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And weaved them together into a book about aging with joy.
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Into a book about aging with joy. the lord is clear.
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Aging with joy. the lord is clear. the joy of the lord
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The lord is clear. the joy of the lord is our strength.
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The joy of the lord is our strength. so, anything that sucks down
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Is our strength. so, anything that sucks down on my joy takes away
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So, anything that sucks down on my joy takes away from my strength in god.
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On my joy takes away from my strength in god. so, if i allow aging
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From my strength in god. so, if i allow aging and the aches and pains --
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So, if i allow aging and the aches and pains -- look, things change.
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And the aches and pains -- look, things change. i'm not making light of that.
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Look, things change. i'm not making light of that. a bunch of stuff hurts
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I'm not making light of that. a bunch of stuff hurts that didn't used to hurt.
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A bunch of stuff hurts that didn't used to hurt. things don't work
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That didn't used to hurt. things don't work that used to work.
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Things don't work that used to work. so, that's all part of it.
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That used to work. so, that's all part of it. but if it makes you angry,
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So, that's all part of it. but if it makes you angry, then it wins.
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But if it makes you angry, then it wins. so what i'm saying in
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Then it wins. so what i'm saying in this book is keep on giving,
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So what i'm saying in this book is keep on giving, keep on rejoicing,
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Keep on releasing.
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Keep on releasing. just different ways
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Just different ways to keep on keeping on,
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To keep on keeping on, to have fun.
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To have fun. i thought back over my life,
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With one of the funniest
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With one of the funniest things that's ever happened
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With one of the funniest things that's ever happened in anybody's life,
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Things that's ever happened in anybody's life, i promise you, james,
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In anybody's life, i promise you, james, if you live to be a thousand.
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I promise you, james, if you live to be a thousand. my very first funeral --
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If you live to be a thousand. my very first funeral -- my first funeral, i was 22;
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My very first funeral -- my first funeral, i was 22; a 22-year-old boy should not
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My first funeral, i was 22; a 22-year-old boy should not be given a driver's license,
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A 22-year-old boy should not be given a driver's license, let alone a church.
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Be given a driver's license, let alone a church. i had this guy in my church
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Let alone a church. i had this guy in my church who was an alcoholic
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I had this guy in my church who was an alcoholic and he couldn't get over it.
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Who was an alcoholic and he couldn't get over it. when he died, his wife
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And he couldn't get over it. when he died, his wife who was in the primitive
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When he died, his wife who was in the primitive baptist church wanted me
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Who was in the primitive baptist church wanted me to take part in his funeral.
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Baptist church wanted me to take part in his funeral. so, i went up there
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To take part in his funeral. so, i went up there to this little primitive
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So, i went up there to this little primitive baptist church in the middle
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To this little primitive baptist church in the middle of the appalachian mountains,
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Baptist church in the middle of the appalachian mountains, and the old preacher
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Of the appalachian mountains, and the old preacher was so angry i was there.
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And the old preacher was so angry i was there. he just treated me so mean.
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Was so angry i was there. he just treated me so mean. i was 22,
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He just treated me so mean. i was 22, it was my first funeral.
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I was 22, it was my first funeral. he basically denounced me
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It was my first funeral. he basically denounced me from the pulpit.
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He basically denounced me from the pulpit. it was humiliating.
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From the pulpit. it was humiliating. we went out to the little
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It was humiliating. we went out to the little cemetery right outside.
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We went out to the little cemetery right outside. the pallbearers are carrying
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Cemetery right outside. the pallbearers are carrying the casket the old-timey way
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The pallbearers are carrying the casket the old-timey way and set my friend up
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The casket the old-timey way and set my friend up on the sling there.
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And set my friend up on the sling there. i asked the old preacher,
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On the sling there. i asked the old preacher, "do you want me
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I asked the old preacher, "do you want me to have any part
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"do you want me to have any part in the graveside?"
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To have any part in the graveside?" and he said, "no!"
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In the graveside?" and he said, "no!" he said, "you've done enough!"
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And he said, "no!" he said, "you've done enough!" it was fine.
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He said, "you've done enough!" it was fine. but he was sure i was going
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It was fine. but he was sure i was going to try to insinuate myself
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But he was sure i was going to try to insinuate myself and so he was going
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To try to insinuate myself and so he was going to block me.
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And so he was going to block me. he stepped out
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Like that to keep me
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Like that to keep me from getting in there.
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Like that to keep me from getting in there. and he stepped out on
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In the end of that grave.
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Loose on the sling,
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Loose on the sling, and it gave way.
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Loose on the sling, and it gave way. he shot down and it pinned him
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And it gave way. he shot down and it pinned him just like a bug on
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He shot down and it pinned him just like a bug on an insect collection,
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Just like a bug on an insect collection, and they couldn't get him out.
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An insect collection, and they couldn't get him out. so they finally had
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And they couldn't get him out. so they finally had to call the gravediggers
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So they finally had to call the gravediggers out of their truck.
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To call the gravediggers out of their truck. they were in their truck
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Out of their truck. they were in their truck having a smoke, and had
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They were in their truck having a smoke, and had to crank, and pull him up.
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Having a smoke, and had to crank, and pull him up. he was wet with georgia clay.
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To crank, and pull him up. he was wet with georgia clay. his little wife is dabbing
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He was wet with georgia clay. his little wife is dabbing at him with his hankie.
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His little wife is dabbing at him with his hankie. you know what i mean?
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At him with his hankie. you know what i mean? globs of wet clay
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You know what i mean? globs of wet clay dripping off of him.
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Globs of wet clay dripping off of him. and all the sudden,
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Dripping off of him. and all the sudden, that graveyard
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And all the sudden, that graveyard burst out laughing.
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That graveyard burst out laughing. everybody was laughing.
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Burst out laughing. everybody was laughing. listen, you make a baptist
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Everybody was laughing. listen, you make a baptist laugh --.
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Listen, you make a baptist laugh --. they were laughing.
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Laugh --. they were laughing. he went off to his car
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They were laughing. he went off to his car and drove off angry.
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He went off to his car and drove off angry. i heard two things
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And drove off angry. i heard two things in that cemetery
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I heard two things in that cemetery that changed my life.
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In that cemetery that changed my life. the first one is,
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That changed my life. the first one is, when you do a funeral
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The first one is, when you do a funeral stand back from the grave.
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When you do a funeral stand back from the grave. the second thing is,
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Stand back from the grave. the second thing is, if you fall in, laugh first!
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The second thing is, if you fall in, laugh first! everybody's going to laugh,
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If you fall in, laugh first! everybody's going to laugh, laugh first.
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Everybody's going to laugh, laugh first. and i thought any ministry
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Laugh first. and i thought any ministry that begins that way,
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And i thought any ministry that begins that way, there's going to be
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That begins that way, there's going to be some funny stuff,
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There's going to be some funny stuff, and i'm going to be laughing
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Some funny stuff, and i'm going to be laughing right to the end --
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And i'm going to be laughing right to the end -- right to the end!
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James: tell me how
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James: tell me how you think you're going to
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James: tell me how you think you're going to -- that was great!
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You think you're going to -- that was great! you can tell so many stories,
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-- that was great! you can tell so many stories, and i know you've got
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You can tell so many stories, and i know you've got just bunches of them in here.
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And i know you've got just bunches of them in here. i've heard bunches of them,
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I'm sure.
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I'm sure. but what do you want
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I'm sure. but what do you want to happen to the people
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But what do you want to happen to the people who get the book?
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To happen to the people who get the book? i mean, it's not just
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Who get the book? i mean, it's not just going to be a book that
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I mean, it's not just going to be a book that we got a few laughs.
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Going to be a book that we got a few laughs. i think you're beyond
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We got a few laughs. i think you're beyond just the surface reality
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I think you're beyond just the surface reality of it's a joy to laugh.
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Just the surface reality of it's a joy to laugh. it's a peacemaker.
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Of it's a joy to laugh. it's a peacemaker. it lightens the load.
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It's a peacemaker. it lightens the load. it is a ministry in itself.
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It lightens the load. it is a ministry in itself. it's good medicine.
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It is a ministry in itself. it's good medicine. what do you pray?
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Themes is that we're
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Themes is that we're supposed to be about this
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Supposed to be about this until the return of the lord
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Until the return of the lord or until we go to heaven.
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Or until we go to heaven. what i say is you,
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You have people whose lives
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You have people whose lives are impacted by your life
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You have people whose lives are impacted by your life right to the end.
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Are impacted by your life right to the end. grandchildren that you may
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Right to the end. grandchildren that you may have to leap over a generation
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Grandchildren that you may have to leap over a generation to reach some, young people,
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Have to leap over a generation to reach some, young people, people in stores
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To reach some, young people, people in stores that you can have an impact
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People in stores that you can have an impact on their lives
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That you can have an impact on their lives in your senior years.
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On their lives in your senior years. this is a strange thing
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In your senior years. this is a strange thing people don't believe,
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This is a strange thing people don't believe, but it's true.
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People don't believe, but it's true. you can have impact
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But it's true. you can have impact on some people's lives
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You can have impact on some people's lives in your senior years that
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On some people's lives in your senior years that you cannot when you're young.
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In your senior years that you cannot when you're young. you have a built-in
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You cannot when you're young. you have a built-in kind of trust.
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You have a built-in kind of trust. if you will handle it
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Kind of trust. if you will handle it with grace and with joy,
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If you will handle it with grace and with joy, you can touch them.
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With grace and with joy, you can touch them. our son pastors
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You can touch them. our son pastors a great church in georgia.
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Our son pastors a great church in georgia. so, when i'm on the road,
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A great church in georgia. so, when i'm on the road, i'm not there.
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So, when i'm on the road, i'm not there. but when i'm home,
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I'm not there. but when i'm home, which is rare enough,
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But when i'm home, which is rare enough, i hang around the lobby
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Which is rare enough, i hang around the lobby of the church and joke around
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I hang around the lobby of the church and joke around with people and talk,
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Of the church and joke around with people and talk, and i love to joke
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With people and talk, and i love to joke with the teenagers.
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And i love to joke with the teenagers. when the youth pastor
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With the teenagers. when the youth pastor moved on, the kids asked
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When the youth pastor moved on, the kids asked travis to make me
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Moved on, the kids asked travis to make me the youth pastor at 77!
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Travis to make me the youth pastor at 77! well, i didn't take the job;
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The youth pastor at 77! well, i didn't take the job; one overnight would kill me.
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Well, i didn't take the job; one overnight would kill me. but it was one of
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One overnight would kill me. but it was one of the great honors of my life.
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But it was one of the great honors of my life. that's what i'm saying.
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The great honors of my life. that's what i'm saying. you can touch people.
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That's what i'm saying. you can touch people. we don't have to be
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You can touch people. we don't have to be that mean person
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We don't have to be that mean person in the grocery store.
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That mean person in the grocery store. you can touch people
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In the grocery store. you can touch people whose lives are --
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You can touch people whose lives are -- everybody's looking for a dad
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Whose lives are -- everybody's looking for a dad or a granddad or grandma,
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Everybody's looking for a dad or a granddad or grandma, and if we can do it with joy
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Or a granddad or grandma, and if we can do it with joy and grace and wisdom.
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And if we can do it with joy and grace and wisdom. you know things.
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And grace and wisdom. you know things. you know things right now
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You know things. you know things right now that you did not even know
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You know things right now that you did not even know ten years ago. don't you!
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That you did not even know ten years ago. don't you! you can pour that
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Ten years ago. don't you! you can pour that into people's lives
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You can pour that into people's lives if you can get the buy-in
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Into people's lives if you can get the buy-in to get there.
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If you can get the buy-in to get there. if you go in angry and smug --
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To get there. if you go in angry and smug -- look, one of the problems
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If you go in angry and smug -- look, one of the problems we face in our senior years
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Look, one of the problems we face in our senior years is fear.
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We face in our senior years is fear. the world around us
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Is fear. the world around us is changing, and
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The world around us is changing, and it's changing so fast.
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Is changing, and it's changing so fast. changes like that make
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It's changing so fast. changes like that make one afraid, you know?
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Changes like that make one afraid, you know? i'll give you
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One afraid, you know? i'll give you an example, tattoos.
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I'll give you an example, tattoos. i'm not preaching
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An example, tattoos. i'm not preaching against tattoos, okay?
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I'm not preaching against tattoos, okay? everything's cool.
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Against tattoos, okay? everything's cool. but when i was a kid,
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Everything's cool. but when i was a kid, the only people that
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But when i was a kid, the only people that had tattoos were pirates.
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The only people that had tattoos were pirates. now you go to a wedding
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Had tattoos were pirates. now you go to a wedding and the bride comes down
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Now you go to a wedding and the bride comes down the aisle and she's got
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And the bride comes down the aisle and she's got a death's head tattooed
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The aisle and she's got a death's head tattooed between her shoulder blades.
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A death's head tattooed between her shoulder blades. you just say, is she a pirate?
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Between her shoulder blades. you just say, is she a pirate? now, i realize i can let
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You just say, is she a pirate? now, i realize i can let that all make me afraid
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Now, i realize i can let that all make me afraid or i can laugh.
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That all make me afraid or i can laugh. do you ever watch tv
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Or i can laugh. do you ever watch tv and they're advertising
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Do you ever watch tv and they're advertising something and you realize
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And they're advertising something and you realize you don't know what it is?
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Betty: a lot!
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Betty: a lot! james: almost all the ads.
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Betty: a lot! james: almost all the ads. i go, why did they do that?
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James: almost all the ads. i go, why did they do that? betty: what did it have
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I go, why did they do that? betty: what did it have to do with the product?
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Betty: what did it have to do with the product? james: they sell you
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To do with the product? james: they sell you a car, they teach you
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How to wreck it,
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How to wreck it, how to kill people in it.
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How to wreck it, how to kill people in it. how to do everything
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How to kill people in it. how to do everything wrong with your car!
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How to do everything wrong with your car! mark: you check out at the
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Wrong with your car! mark: you check out at the checkout at the grocery store
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Mark: you check out at the checkout at the grocery store line and all the magazines
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Checkout at the grocery store line and all the magazines are there, and you realize
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Line and all the magazines are there, and you realize you don't know anybody
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Are there, and you realize you don't know anybody on any of these magazines.
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You don't know anybody on any of these magazines. you don't know why
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On any of these magazines. you don't know why they're famous
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You don't know why they're famous or what their tragedy
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They're famous or what their tragedy has to do with anything.
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Or what their tragedy has to do with anything. it suddenly dawns on you,
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Has to do with anything. it suddenly dawns on you, omg!
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It suddenly dawns on you, omg! clark gable's dead!
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Well, that can make you
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Well, that can make you angry and afraid.
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Angry and afraid. what i'm saying is,
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What i'm saying is, embrace those changes
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Embrace those changes with joy unspeakable
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If you can say to that kid --
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If you can say to that kid -- you go to a restaurant
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If you can say to that kid -- you go to a restaurant and the waitress
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You go to a restaurant and the waitress has her tongue pierced.
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And the waitress has her tongue pierced. okay, this is bad.
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Has her tongue pierced. okay, this is bad. the tongue --
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Okay, this is bad. the tongue -- no, no, that is disgusting!
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The tongue -- no, no, that is disgusting! i can't even talk
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No, no, that is disgusting! i can't even talk to her because
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I can't even talk to her because [mumbling]
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To her because [mumbling] "can i help you?"
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[mumbling] "can i help you?" but she's frightened, too.
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"can i help you?" but she's frightened, too. that's what i learned.
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But she's frightened, too. that's what i learned. she's frightened.
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That's what i learned. she's frightened. and if i can make her
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She's frightened. and if i can make her feel better about herself
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And if i can make her feel better about herself and about me, i may be able
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Feel better about herself and about me, i may be able to let god get a word
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And about me, i may be able to let god get a word in edgewise.
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To let god get a word in edgewise. i'm enjoying these last years
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In edgewise. i'm enjoying these last years of my life talking
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I'm enjoying these last years of my life talking to waitresses with
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Of my life talking to waitresses with pierced tongues
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To waitresses with pierced tongues and brides with tattoos.
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Pierced tongues and brides with tattoos. i'm okay with life right now.
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And brides with tattoos. i'm okay with life right now. betty: well, i'm excited
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I'm okay with life right now. betty: well, i'm excited about this book.
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Because so many people
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Because so many people our age, they think, oh,
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Our age, they think, oh, i'm just going to sit down,
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I'm just going to sit down, i'm tired.
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I'm tired. i'm just going to sit here
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I'm just going to sit here in my chair until
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In my chair until god takes me home.
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Mark: it is no fun.
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Mark: it is no fun. there's no use.
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Mark: it is no fun. there's no use. betty: there's no use.
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There's no use. betty: there's no use. i want to live till
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Betty: there's no use. i want to live till jesus comes; he takes me
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I want to live till jesus comes; he takes me or he comes back.
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Jesus comes; he takes me or he comes back. i want to be full servant
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Or he comes back. i want to be full servant to him.
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I want to be full servant to him. that's what james and i are
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To him. that's what james and i are trying to inspire
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That's what james and i are trying to inspire people to do.
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Trying to inspire people to do. god still has something
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People to do. god still has something for us to do.
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God still has something for us to do. mark: of course!
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For us to do. mark: of course! and you're proving it
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Mark: of course! and you're proving it with your own lives
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And you're proving it with your own lives and your ministry.
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With your own lives and your ministry. it's self-defensive, too.
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And your ministry. it's self-defensive, too. look, i always tell
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It's self-defensive, too. look, i always tell senior citizens, when that
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Look, i always tell senior citizens, when that nurse is coming towards you
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Senior citizens, when that nurse is coming towards you with a hypodermic in her hand,
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Nurse is coming towards you with a hypodermic in her hand, don't be mean to her.
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With a hypodermic in her hand, don't be mean to her. that's a moment for nice .
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Don't be mean to her. that's a moment for nice . it's a strange world.
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That's a moment for nice . it's a strange world. and i listened the other day
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It's a strange world. and i listened the other day to the flight attendant
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And i listened the other day to the flight attendant on the plane.
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To the flight attendant on the plane. i'm on planes, just like
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On the plane. i'm on planes, just like you are, all the time.
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I'm on planes, just like you are, all the time. i listened to her little
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You are, all the time. i listened to her little patter, no social media
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I listened to her little patter, no social media and all those things,
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Patter, no social media and all those things, and i realized there was
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And all those things, and i realized there was nothing that she said
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And i realized there was nothing that she said that would have been
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Nothing that she said that would have been intelligible to an american
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That would have been intelligible to an american 30 years ago.
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Intelligible to an american 30 years ago. there was not one word
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30 years ago. there was not one word that she said.
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There was not one word that she said. look, when i was a kid,
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That she said. look, when i was a kid, social media meant talking
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Look, when i was a kid, social media meant talking at a drive-in movie.
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Social media meant talking at a drive-in movie. there was no cell phones.
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At a drive-in movie. there was no cell phones. she says, "put your devices
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There was no cell phones. she says, "put your devices into flight mode." okay.
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She says, "put your devices into flight mode." okay. what does that even mean?
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Into flight mode." okay. what does that even mean? but it does mean things
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What does that even mean? but it does mean things to people now.
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But it does mean things to people now. i have to know
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To people now. i have to know what it means.
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I have to know what it means. i have a podcast.
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What it means. i have a podcast. what's a podcast?
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I have a podcast. what's a podcast? i thought that meant throwing
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What's a podcast? i thought that meant throwing cotton balls at people.
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I thought that meant throwing cotton balls at people. but now i have a podcast.
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Cotton balls at people. but now i have a podcast. here we are.
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But now i have a podcast. here we are. we do what we do.
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Here we are. we do what we do. i'm with betty,
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We do what we do. i'm with betty, i'm not going to sit back
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I'm with betty, i'm not going to sit back and sit down and let
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I'm not going to sit back and sit down and let old age happen to me.
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And sit down and let old age happen to me. i'm going to be going at this.
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Old age happen to me. i'm going to be going at this. i hope that god will give me
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I'm going to be going at this. i hope that god will give me the grace to tell somebody
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I hope that god will give me the grace to tell somebody a joke on my deathbed.
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The grace to tell somebody a joke on my deathbed. betty: it's just like
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A joke on my deathbed. betty: it's just like with the cell phones
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Betty: it's just like with the cell phones and the texting, my kids
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With the cell phones and the texting, my kids and grandkids can text
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And the texting, my kids and grandkids can text almost before i send mine.
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And grandkids can text almost before i send mine. answer me.
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Almost before i send mine. answer me. it's like i just texted that
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Answer me. it's like i just texted that and i've already got
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It's like i just texted that and i've already got an answer back.
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And i've already got an answer back. and here i am trying to just
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An answer back. and here i am trying to just -- it may take me ten minutes
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And here i am trying to just -- it may take me ten minutes to get the answer
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-- it may take me ten minutes to get the answer back to them.
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To get the answer back to them. mark: well, pick up
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Back to them. mark: well, pick up the phone and call.
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Mark: well, pick up the phone and call. betty: i'd rather them
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The phone and call. betty: i'd rather them call me.
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Betty: i'd rather them call me. but that's okay.
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Call me. but that's okay. it's okay.
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But that's okay. it's okay. james: i want to tell you
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It's okay. james: i want to tell you something.
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James: i want to tell you something. we come on the air,
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Something. we come on the air, you know that we're going
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We come on the air, you know that we're going to do our best to get
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You know that we're going to do our best to get god's arms around somebody
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To do our best to get god's arms around somebody that thought nobody ever
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God's arms around somebody that thought nobody ever even knew they were alive,
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That thought nobody ever even knew they were alive, or care if they were
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Even knew they were alive, or care if they were alive or dead.
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Or care if they were alive or dead. we do help
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Alive or dead. we do help the least of these.
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We do help the least of these. we, meaning you and us
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The least of these. we, meaning you and us together.
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We, meaning you and us together. as a matter of fact,
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Together. as a matter of fact, mark went with us
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As a matter of fact, mark went with us to the mission fields.
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Mark went with us to the mission fields. we do so much in harmony
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To the mission fields. we do so much in harmony with one another because
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We do so much in harmony with one another because we not only have joy
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With one another because we not only have joy in our heart but we have
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We not only have joy in our heart but we have the compassion of the lord
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In our heart but we have the compassion of the lord for people who are
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The compassion of the lord for people who are the least of these.
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For people who are the least of these. but, i'm convinced that
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The least of these. but, i'm convinced that mark is going to continue
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But, i'm convinced that mark is going to continue getting people to live
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Mark is going to continue getting people to live on the bright side
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Getting people to live on the bright side while looking to the light
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On the bright side while looking to the light and letting that light,
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While looking to the light and letting that light, his light shine
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And letting that light, his light shine wherever they are.
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His light shine wherever they are. mark, i want to get
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Wherever they are. mark, i want to get everybody here to ask
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Mark, i want to get everybody here to ask for this book.
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Everybody here to ask for this book. we're going to ask you
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For this book. we're going to ask you to help us do what mark
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We're going to ask you to help us do what mark and i did together
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To help us do what mark and i did together in the early years
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And i did together in the early years of our relationship,
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In the early years of our relationship, and that was rescue girls
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Of our relationship, and that was rescue girls from trafficking.
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And that was rescue girls from trafficking. also, rescue children
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From trafficking. also, rescue children that were about
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Also, rescue children that were about to be trafficked or were
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That were about to be trafficked or were about to be sold foolishly
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To be trafficked or were about to be sold foolishly to a trafficker.
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About to be sold foolishly to a trafficker. we did this.
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To a trafficker. we did this. we did it in thailand.
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We did this. we did it in thailand. we did it in the mountains.
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We did it in thailand. we did it in the mountains. mark: we're still doing it!
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We did it in the mountains. mark: we're still doing it! james: we're still doing it.
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Mark: we're still doing it! james: we're still doing it. we went to china and
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James: we're still doing it. we went to china and you saw what we were
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We went to china and you saw what we were doing there.
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You saw what we were doing there. we got the adoption business
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Doing there. we got the adoption business turned over to where
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We got the adoption business turned over to where it would be legal
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Turned over to where it would be legal and not plundering everybody.
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It would be legal and not plundering everybody. these were things
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And not plundering everybody. these were things you and i did together.
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These were things you and i did together. but one of the things
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You and i did together. but one of the things you've always done
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But one of the things you've always done is you've helped us
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You've always done is you've helped us to have our day brightened
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Is you've helped us to have our day brightened by the reality of the presence
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To have our day brightened by the reality of the presence of god and the joy of the lord
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By the reality of the presence of god and the joy of the lord that he puts in us.
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Do you believe that
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Do you believe that if people would read the book
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Do you believe that if people would read the book they would actually find
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If people would read the book they would actually find inspiration in doing
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They would actually find inspiration in doing what you have implied
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Inspiration in doing what you have implied in this title?
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Mark: yes, one of
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Each chapter is "keep on."
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Each chapter is "keep on." keep on with something.
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Keep on with something. "keep on forgiving."
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"keep on forgiving." but one is "keep on giving."
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But one is "keep on giving." a whole chapter on giving.
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To let everything occlude.
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To let everything occlude. certainly, some revenue
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To let everything occlude. certainly, some revenue streams can go down and
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Certainly, some revenue streams can go down and i understand all that.
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Streams can go down and i understand all that. but the fear that sets in
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I understand all that. but the fear that sets in in our senior years can
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But the fear that sets in in our senior years can cause us to quit giving.
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In our senior years can cause us to quit giving. we quit tithing
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Cause us to quit giving. we quit tithing to our churches.
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We quit tithing to our churches. we quit giving to missions.
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To our churches. we quit giving to missions. we quit supporting.
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We quit giving to missions. we quit supporting. there are people right now,
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We quit supporting. there are people right now, seniors in america,
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There are people right now, seniors in america, that are holding
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Seniors in america, that are holding a vast fortune in america.
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That are holding a vast fortune in america. huge!
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A vast fortune in america. huge! i say this is the time
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Huge! i say this is the time in our lives when we should
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I say this is the time in our lives when we should be more generous .
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In our lives when we should be more generous . don't let fear cause you
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Be more generous . don't let fear cause you to grip what you have.
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Don't let fear cause you to grip what you have. you spend your
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To grip what you have. you spend your whole life giving.
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You spend your whole life giving. in your senior years,
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Whole life giving. in your senior years, give generously,
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In your senior years, give generously, give graciously,
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Give generously, give graciously, and give with faith.
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Give graciously, and give with faith. god will take care of us.
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And give with faith. god will take care of us. keep on giving.
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God will take care of us. keep on giving. james: mark, i want to get
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Keep on giving. james: mark, i want to get everybody here
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James: mark, i want to get everybody here to ask for this book.
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Everybody here to ask for this book. we're going to ask you
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To ask for this book. we're going to ask you to help us do what
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We're going to ask you to help us do what mark and i did together
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To help us do what mark and i did together in the early years
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Mark and i did together in the early years of our relationship,
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In the early years of our relationship, and that was rescue girls
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Of our relationship, and that was rescue girls from trafficking;
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And that was rescue girls from trafficking; also, rescue children that
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From trafficking; also, rescue children that were about to be trafficked,
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Also, rescue children that were about to be trafficked, or were about to be sold
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Were about to be trafficked, or were about to be sold foolishly to a trafficker.
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Or were about to be sold foolishly to a trafficker. mark went to china with us,
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Foolishly to a trafficker. mark went to china with us, went to thailand with us,
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Mark went to china with us, went to thailand with us, went to the mountains with us
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Went to thailand with us, went to the mountains with us where people were being sold.
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Went to the mountains with us where people were being sold. they were selling
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Where people were being sold. they were selling their children for a radio,
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They were selling their children for a radio, a portable radio
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Their children for a radio, a portable radio for $50, $100.
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A portable radio for $50, $100. they would just take them off
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For $50, $100. they would just take them off and tell them they were
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They would just take them off and tell them they were going to train them,
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And tell them they were going to train them, get them a good job.
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Yeah, they gave them a job.
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They made sex items
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And objects out of them.
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God help us!
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We've been working.
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We work in harmony
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All over the world together
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Encouraging one another,
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Pulling for one another,
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Supporting one another.
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Would you right now
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Help us add a building
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In southeast asia
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That we need?
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It's going to be a miracle
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Life-changer for so many.
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Would you give us
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The $1.25 million we need
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To give precious girls
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A chance in life?
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In jesus name.
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There's not a better place
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There's not a better place for somebody to invest money
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There's not a better place for somebody to invest money in an outreach that's
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For somebody to invest money in an outreach that's any more effective and
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In an outreach that's any more effective and does any more to set people
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Any more effective and does any more to set people free from literally living
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Does any more to set people free from literally living in hell than doing
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Free from literally living in hell than doing the kind of outreaches
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Mark: absolutely!
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Mark: absolutely! there are people that
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There are people that have the resources.
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Have the resources. they ask themselves
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They ask themselves all the wrong questions,
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All the wrong questions, how will i be able
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How will i be able to handle this?
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To handle this? how can i hold on to this?
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How can i hold on to this? how can i keep this?
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How can i keep this? and now is not the time
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And now is not the time to grip it.
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To grip it. now's the time to invest it
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Now's the time to invest it in kingdom work
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In kingdom work just like this.
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Please help us give life
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Please help us give life and freedom to these
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Please help us give life and freedom to these precious ones that have
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And freedom to these precious ones that have been trafficked for so long.
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Precious ones that have been trafficked for so long. thank you so much
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Been trafficked for so long. thank you so much for doing it.
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Thank you so much for doing it. get that card, make that call,
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For doing it. get that card, make that call, go online and give life.
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Get that card, make that call, go online and give life. thank you!
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Innocent children longing to be loved and cared for
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Are being abducted and sold
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Into the evil industry of human trafficking.
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Through mission: rescue life,
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Your gift today of only $128
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Will help reach, rescue, or restore a child
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And change their destiny forever.
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Gifts of $64 or $32
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Will be combined with support from others
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To help rescue one more child
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From the shame and pain of sexual slavery.
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Currently, one of our rescue centers
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In southeast asia is at maximum capacity.
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With the need never greater,
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We need to secure and renovate a new rescue home
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That will offer refuge and restoration
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For up to 50 trafficking survivors.
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Please consider an additional gift
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As we urgently need $1.25 million
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Above our normal budget
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To secure and renovate this place of hope.
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With a gift of any amount,
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We'll send you sleep on this by dr. david jeremiah.
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This nightly devotional
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Will help you let go of your anxieties and rest in peace
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As you reflect on inspiring promises
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From god's word.
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With a gift of $128 or more,
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You'll receive the elegant mug set,
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"a beautiful morning."
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Both generously sized mugs are inscribed
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With encouraging scriptures
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To begin your new day.
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Finally, please consider a gift of $1280
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Which will help save 10 children.
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And you may request our inspiring bronze sculpture,
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"lion of judah."
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Please call, write, or make your gift online.
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Dr. jeremiah: hello! this is david jeremiah
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And i'm excited to share a new resource with you.
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It's called, sleep on this ,
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An evening devotion i wrote to help you reflect
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On god's word just before you rest for the night.
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I hope you'll request a copy of sleep on this today.
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Be assured that you will be helping
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Advance the kingdom of god. god bless you!
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James: i'm hoping you'll
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James: i'm hoping you'll listen to mark again
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James: i'm hoping you'll listen to mark again this week, and i hope
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Listen to mark again this week, and i hope you'll get the book.
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This week, and i hope you'll get the book. thank you for helping us
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You'll get the book. thank you for helping us give life.
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Thank you for helping us give life. don't stop.
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Give life. don't stop. please keep sharing his life.
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Don't stop. please keep sharing his life. thank you so very much.
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Please keep sharing his life. thank you so very much. mark, we're going to talk
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Thank you so very much. mark, we're going to talk more about keeping on,
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Mark, we're going to talk more about keeping on, how to die young
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More about keeping on, how to die young as old as possible.
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How to die young as old as possible. but we're also going to be
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As old as possible. but we're also going to be challenging the church
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But we're also going to be challenging the church in a way, i think
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Challenging the church in a way, i think you all will be inspired.
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In a way, i think you all will be inspired. so don't miss
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You all will be inspired. so don't miss the next program.
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So don't miss the next program. thank you, betty, 62 years
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The next program. thank you, betty, 62 years with her, married!
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Thank you, betty, 62 years with her, married! thank you jesus.
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With her, married! thank you jesus. he's a great god, isn't he?
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Thank you jesus. he's a great god, isn't he? we love you.
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Anne: my name is
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Anne: my name is anne graham lotz
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Anne: my name is anne graham lotz and i'd just like to share
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Anne graham lotz and i'd just like to share with you something that
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And i'd just like to share with you something that the lord has seemed
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With you something that the lord has seemed to say to me recently.
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The lord has seemed to say to me recently. he speaks to me
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To say to me recently. he speaks to me through his word.
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I don't hear audible voices.
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I don't hear audible voices. once in a while, i'll have
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I don't hear audible voices. once in a while, i'll have an impression in my heart
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Once in a while, i'll have an impression in my heart when i'm having my quiet time
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An impression in my heart when i'm having my quiet time with him but when i read
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When i'm having my quiet time with him but when i read the bible, it's like a verse
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With him but when i read the bible, it's like a verse just pops up off the page
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The bible, it's like a verse just pops up off the page and it's like
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Just pops up off the page and it's like it has my name on it.
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And it's like it has my name on it. it's what the old-timey
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It has my name on it. it's what the old-timey people called "illumination"
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It's what the old-timey people called "illumination" and a scripture passage
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People called "illumination" and a scripture passage would be illuminated.
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And a scripture passage would be illuminated. i wanted to share something
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Would be illuminated. i wanted to share something with you because years ago
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I wanted to share something with you because years ago the lord gave me a promise.
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With you because years ago the lord gave me a promise. i won't tell you which one
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The lord gave me a promise. i won't tell you which one it is because i want you
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I won't tell you which one it is because i want you to relate to whatever promise
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It is because i want you to relate to whatever promise you feel like he's given you,
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To relate to whatever promise you feel like he's given you, and he's not fulfilled it.
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You feel like he's given you, and he's not fulfilled it. i've waited week after week,
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And he's not fulfilled it. i've waited week after week, month after month,
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I've waited week after week, month after month, year after year,
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Month after month, year after year, and there has not been
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Year after year, and there has not been a fulfillment of that promise.
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And there has not been a fulfillment of that promise. so i keep reminding him.
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A fulfillment of that promise. so i keep reminding him. and it's okay, you don't have
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So i keep reminding him. and it's okay, you don't have to keep praying for it
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And it's okay, you don't have to keep praying for it when he's given it to you
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To keep praying for it when he's given it to you because he's promised and
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When he's given it to you because he's promised and promises are like prophecies,
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Because he's promised and promises are like prophecies, he will keep his word.
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Promises are like prophecies, he will keep his word. but i keep reminding him
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He will keep his word. but i keep reminding him of the promise that
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But i keep reminding him of the promise that he's given me that
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Of the promise that he's given me that has yet to be fulfilled.
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He's given me that has yet to be fulfilled. recently, he gave me
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Has yet to be fulfilled. recently, he gave me another promise
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Recently, he gave me another promise or confirmation from
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Another promise or confirmation from luke chapter one, verse 27.
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Or confirmation from luke chapter one, verse 27. this is the verse i want
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Luke chapter one, verse 27. this is the verse i want to give you because i think
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This is the verse i want to give you because i think it may be his word
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To give you because i think it may be his word to somebody out there
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It may be his word to somebody out there who is listening.
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Who believed for there
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Who believed for there will be a fulfillment
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Will be a fulfillment of those things which
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Of those things which are told her from the lord."
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Are told her from the lord." i feel like he was just
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I feel like he was just promising me that once again,
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Promising me that once again, he's going to keep
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And we know he is a god
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And we know he is a god of his word.
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And we know he is a god of his word. we know he is a gentleman,
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Of his word. we know he is a gentleman, we know he doesn't lie,
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We know he is a gentleman, we know he doesn't lie, we know he doesn't play games
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We know he doesn't lie, we know he doesn't play games with his children,
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We know he doesn't play games with his children, we know he's not whimsical,
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With his children, we know he's not whimsical, we know he says what he means
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We know he's not whimsical, we know he says what he means and he means what he says.
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We know he says what he means and he means what he says. but sometimes when
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And he means what he says. but sometimes when he's given us a promise
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But sometimes when he's given us a promise and we have yet to see it
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He's given us a promise and we have yet to see it come to pass, we can become
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And we have yet to see it come to pass, we can become a little discouraged.
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Come to pass, we can become a little discouraged. so i felt like that
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A little discouraged. so i felt like that second promise that he gave me
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So i felt like that second promise that he gave me from luke chapter 1:27
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Second promise that he gave me from luke chapter 1:27 was just an encouragement
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From luke chapter 1:27 was just an encouragement to lift my spirits to know
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Was just an encouragement to lift my spirits to know that he will keep his promise.
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To lift my spirits to know that he will keep his promise. so maybe he's given you
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That he will keep his promise. so maybe he's given you a promise, maybe a grandchild
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So maybe he's given you a promise, maybe a grandchild who has strayed
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A promise, maybe a grandchild who has strayed and he's promised he'll bring
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Who has strayed and he's promised he'll bring that grandchild back.
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And he's promised he'll bring that grandchild back. or a difficulty in your church
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That grandchild back. or a difficulty in your church and he's promised that
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Or a difficulty in your church and he's promised that he's going to reconcile
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And he's promised that he's going to reconcile people who are divided.
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He's going to reconcile people who are divided. or maybe it's something in
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People who are divided. or maybe it's something in your health or your business
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Or maybe it's something in your health or your business and he's given you
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Your health or your business and he's given you a promise but he hasn't
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And he's given you a promise but he hasn't fulfilled it yet.
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A promise but he hasn't fulfilled it yet. ask him.
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Fulfilled it yet. ask him. just keep reminding him
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Ask him. just keep reminding him but wait patiently because
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Just keep reminding him but wait patiently because the lord keeps his word
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But wait patiently because the lord keeps his word and he will keep
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The lord keeps his word and he will keep his promise to you.
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And he will keep his promise to you. there will be a fulfillment
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His promise to you. there will be a fulfillment of the things he said to you.
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There will be a fulfillment of the things he said to you. so be encouraged as you wait.
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Of the things he said to you. so be encouraged as you wait. god bless you.
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You can chart a purposeful path
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Creating a legacy of love and hope
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For future generations.
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Visit life planning services today!
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Kayla stoecklein became a widow
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When her pastor/husband died by suicide.
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>> and it was this moment where i realized
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For the first time, i chose healing.
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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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Mark Rutland - Age With Joy

March 25, 2025 | S25:E83

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