WEBVTT - Billy Lambert - Oct 20 - 10:00 am

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<v Speaker 1>This is Getting to Know Your Bible, a program dedicated

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<v Speaker 1>to the proclaiming of the good news of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's Billy Lambert. In 1976, I had the privilege of

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<v Speaker 2>of taking a trip to the Bible land, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was a trip of a lifetime. It may be that

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<v Speaker 2>some of you that are watching now have been there

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<v Speaker 2>several times, but I've not had that opportunity, only one trip.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think about it often as I'm studying the Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>and I study about different places in the Bible. But

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<v Speaker 2>I believe the highlight of the entire trip was the

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<v Speaker 2>day that after we had seen the ruins of where

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<v Speaker 2>the city of Capernaum used to be, that God took

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<v Speaker 2>us to the site over to the Sea of Galilee

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<v Speaker 2>on a little slope there, and we were sitting there,

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<v Speaker 2>and he began to explain that it was somewhere in

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<v Speaker 2>that region that Jesus sat down and taught the greatest

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<v Speaker 2>sermon that has ever been delivered, and we refer to

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<v Speaker 2>it as the Sermon on the Mount. We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be discussing a series of lessons entitled Moments on the Mount.

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<v Speaker 2>And in that series, we're going to be talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the attitudes of the Lord Jesus Christ. I'm Billy Lambert,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm the speaker on Getting to Know Your Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want to welcome you today. And please stay

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<v Speaker 2>tuned as we discuss Moments on the Mount. Now, getting

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<v Speaker 2>And in order that you might know more about the course,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to pause for just a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Or call toll-free 1-877-711-5214. Most one can hide that radiant,

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<v Speaker 1>peaceful feeling Since Jesus came to seek.

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<v Speaker 2>And save the lost Give me the Bible, holy message

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<v Speaker 2>shined I'm reading today from Matthew chapter 5 beginning verse 10.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be reading through verse 12. Blessed are those who

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<v Speaker 2>are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom

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<v Speaker 2>of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute

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<v Speaker 2>you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely

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<v Speaker 2>for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great

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<v Speaker 2>is your reward in heaven For so persecuted the prophets

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<v Speaker 2>who were before you. Christians are not exempt from persecution.

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<v Speaker 2>Now there are preachers today, if you were to listen

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<v Speaker 2>to them, would tell you that being a Christian involves

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<v Speaker 2>no difficulties at all in your life. Everything is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be okay. But sometimes Christians do run into temptation

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<v Speaker 2>in their lives. And they run into problems in their lives.

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<v Speaker 2>And even persecution. As a matter of fact, Paul said,

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<v Speaker 2>all that live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

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<v Speaker 2>Persecutions prevail during the days of the Old Testament period.

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<v Speaker 2>In the 11th chapter of Luke's gospel, Jesus said that

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<v Speaker 2>the blood of all the prophets which were from the

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<v Speaker 2>foundation of the world may be required of this generation

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<v Speaker 2>from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias

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<v Speaker 2>which perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I

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<v Speaker 2>say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.

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<v Speaker 2>There were those who suffered in the Old Testament. And

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<v Speaker 2>in Hebrews 11th chapter, there are certain Old Testament characters

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<v Speaker 2>who who suffered unbelievably. Listen to what some of the

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<v Speaker 2>latter part of the 11th chapter of Hebrews reads. They

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<v Speaker 2>had trial, mockings, and scourging. Yea, moreover, bonds and imprisonments.

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<v Speaker 2>They were stoned. They were sown asunder, buried alive. They

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<v Speaker 2>were tempted. They were slain with a sword. They went

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<v Speaker 2>about in sheepskins and goatskin, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated, wandering

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<v Speaker 2>in deserts, in mountains, in caves, and in the holes

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<v Speaker 2>of the earth. And then when you come to the

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<v Speaker 2>close of the Old Testament and in the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament, in that period between, in that inter-Testament period,

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<v Speaker 2>there were cruel persecutions against the Jewish people that they

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<v Speaker 2>suffered because of their fidelity to the law of Moses

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<v Speaker 2>and their refusal to embrace idolatry. Jonathan, the high priest

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<v Speaker 2>in the book of Maccabees, said, We have no need

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<v Speaker 2>of human help, having for our comfort the sacred scriptures

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<v Speaker 2>which are in our hands. And even though that is

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<v Speaker 2>an uninspired book from which this quote comes, it is

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<v Speaker 2>a truth that the people suffered and they got comfort

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<v Speaker 2>from the Word of God. When Jesus Christ came into

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<v Speaker 2>the world, Jesus foretold how persecutions would come. Well, John

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<v Speaker 2>the Baptist was beheaded. That was persecution. Stephen was stoned.

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<v Speaker 2>And James, the brother of the Lord, was slain with

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<v Speaker 2>a sword. You talk about persecution. Early Christians believed How

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<v Speaker 2>do they feel about that? Well, in Acts 5, verse 41,

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<v Speaker 2>they counted it all joy that they were able to

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<v Speaker 2>suffer for the name of the Lord, that is, to

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<v Speaker 2>suffer persecution. They were not hanging their heads in shame.

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<v Speaker 2>And if any man suffers a Christian, Peter wrote, let

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<v Speaker 2>him not be ashamed. but let him glorify God on

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<v Speaker 2>this behalf. Jesus said, blessed are the persecuted. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know of anyone who suffered more for the cause of

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<v Speaker 2>Christ than the Apostle Paul. Now, that's not to say

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<v Speaker 2>that others did not suffer, but it just seems as

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<v Speaker 2>though at least he recorded more of his sufferings likely

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<v Speaker 2>than others did. And in 2 Corinthians chapter 11, he

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<v Speaker 2>begins to enumerate some of his sufferings. And he said

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<v Speaker 2>that he was a minister of Christ more than others.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said, I even labored more abundantly than others.

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<v Speaker 2>And he received stripes on his body above measure. He

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<v Speaker 2>was often faced with death in the very throes of death.

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<v Speaker 2>On five occasions he had received 40 stripes, save one

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<v Speaker 2>from the Jewish people. Three times Paul was beaten with stones.

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<v Speaker 2>He had suffered shipwreck. He had been a night and

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<v Speaker 2>a day in the deep. He had been in journeyings often.

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<v Speaker 2>He had been in perils of rivers, of robbers, in

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<v Speaker 2>peril from his own countrymen. from the Gentiles. He had

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<v Speaker 2>faced perils in the city, in the wilderness, in the sea.

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<v Speaker 2>He had faced perils among false brethren. He was in labor,

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<v Speaker 2>in travail. He was in watchings often. He was in

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<v Speaker 2>hunger and in thirst often, in fastings often. And he said,

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<v Speaker 2>I was in cold and in nakedness. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot tell you this without telling you the next verse,

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<v Speaker 2>besides that which comes upon me daily, the care of

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<v Speaker 2>all the churches. In spite of all that he endured,

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<v Speaker 2>he still loved his brethren. And we ought to be

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<v Speaker 2>willing to rejoice because we're able to suffer for the

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<v Speaker 2>cause of Jesus Christ. You say, well, Brother Lambert, I've

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<v Speaker 2>never suffered. And you say, why should we rejoice? Because

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<v Speaker 2>we have eternity in view. You see, we need to

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<v Speaker 2>look beyond our present dilemma, whatever it might be, and

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<v Speaker 2>we need to look to the future. There are Christians

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<v Speaker 2>in various places around the world, in various countries and nations,

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<v Speaker 2>who are persecuted. And they're persecuted simply because of their

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<v Speaker 2>faith in Jesus Christ and their belief that the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>is the Word of God. I have read reports recently

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<v Speaker 2>from people in churches of Christ in various parts of

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<v Speaker 2>the world who were captured, some who were killed, simply

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<v Speaker 2>because they were preaching the gospel. But you know, in America,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not suffering like that. But the time may come

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<v Speaker 2>when we are told we can no longer worship We

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<v Speaker 2>can no longer preach the word of God. But let

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<v Speaker 2>us pray that peace will come to our world and

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<v Speaker 2>peace will come so that we can all live together

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<v Speaker 2>in peace and that we will always have that privilege

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<v Speaker 2>and ability to serve God and to worship God and

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<v Speaker 2>to preach his word openly before men. But suppose the

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<v Speaker 2>time comes when we do not. We need to be

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<v Speaker 2>like those in Acts 5 41 and count it all

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<v Speaker 2>joy to be able to suffer for his name. And

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<v Speaker 2>we ought to be honored to suffer for the name

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus. Jesus said that we are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>blessed if we are persecuted. Polycarp is an example that

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<v Speaker 2>I've heard people use so much and as a matter

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<v Speaker 2>of fact I've used it a number of times in

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<v Speaker 2>over the years, and he was a Christian. He embraced

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<v Speaker 2>the Christian religion, and he was told that he would

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<v Speaker 2>be freed if he would denounce Jesus Christ. I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to listen to what this old man said. Eighty

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<v Speaker 2>and six years have I served him, 86 years he

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<v Speaker 2>had served Christ. And he never once wronged me. How

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<v Speaker 2>then can I blaspheme my king who has served me

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<v Speaker 2>and who has saved me? That brings tears to my eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>When I think about a man who was willing to

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<v Speaker 2>die for his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of us can't even identify with that, can we?

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason we can't identify with it is because

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<v Speaker 2>there's very little persecution. Most of us as preachers cannot

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<v Speaker 2>identify that because much of the preaching that's being done

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<v Speaker 2>in pulpits and on television do not even disturb the devil.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're going in the same direction that the

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<v Speaker 2>devil is going in, the devil is going to leave

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<v Speaker 2>you alone. But it's when you begin to preach the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible and stand for something that you're going to collide

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<v Speaker 2>with Satan and persecution of some form will come. But

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<v Speaker 2>Acts 14 and 22 said it's through much tribulation. that

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to enter into the kingdom of God. You know, friends,

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<v Speaker 2>Christians are misfits in the world. Misfits in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe that's the reason Paul wrote in Romans, the 12th chapter,

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<v Speaker 2>and verse 1 and 2, Be not conformed to this world,

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<v Speaker 2>but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind

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<v Speaker 2>that you may prove what is that good and acceptable

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<v Speaker 2>and perfect will of God. You see, as a Christian,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a misfit in this world. And our life is

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<v Speaker 2>really not of this world. I've often said that Christians

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<v Speaker 2>are soldiers of Jesus Christ and we are fighting in

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<v Speaker 2>enemy territory. We are fighting on Satan's ground. But many

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<v Speaker 2>of us go out to battle without our Christian armor on.

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<v Speaker 2>There's persecution because there is a war in progress. You see,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible describes us in 1 Peter 2 as strangers

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<v Speaker 2>and pilgrims in this world. I'm thinking now of a

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<v Speaker 2>passage in the book of Colossians 3, verse 20, where

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<v Speaker 2>we're told that our citizenship is in heaven. Really, you

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<v Speaker 2>have two addresses if you're a Christian, an earthly address

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<v Speaker 2>and a heavenly address. And we're looking forward to our

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<v Speaker 2>home in heaven, our existence there, where we will have

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<v Speaker 2>eternal life. In the meantime, we're not of this world.

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<v Speaker 2>And we are engaged in a war. That's the reason

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<v Speaker 2>Paul told Timothy in 1 Timothy 6, 12, fight the

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<v Speaker 2>good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the reason he told Timothy in 2 Timothy chapter

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<v Speaker 2>2 and 4 endure hardness as a good soldier of

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. I think many of us are asleep. That

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<v Speaker 2>we're sound asleep when it comes to the reality of

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on in our world. Let me ask you

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<v Speaker 2>some questions. I want to ask you a serious question.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never been more serious in all of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you really believe in God? Do you really believe

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<v Speaker 2>in the Lord Jesus Christ? Do you believe in the

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<v Speaker 2>Holy Spirit? Do you believe in angels? Do you believe

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<v Speaker 2>in the spirit world? Do you believe in heaven? Do

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<v Speaker 2>you really believe that there is a hell, a place

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<v Speaker 2>where sinners will be tormented forever and ever? Do you

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<v Speaker 2>really believe that? Well, you said, of course I believe that,

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<v Speaker 2>Brother Lem. I believe in God. I believe in Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in the Holy Spirit. So you believe there's

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<v Speaker 2>a spirit world. You believe in angels. Do you believe

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<v Speaker 2>that angels are ministering spirits to Christians? Hebrews 1 verse 14.

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<v Speaker 2>You said, well, yes. So what you're saying is that

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<v Speaker 2>you believe around us that there's a spiritual realm around us.

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<v Speaker 2>We cannot see with the human eye. And that realm

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<v Speaker 2>around us, the angelic realm around us, is as real

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<v Speaker 2>as as this little table right here in front of me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just as real as it is. But we can't

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<v Speaker 2>see it. Now then, if you believe that, why is

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<v Speaker 2>it hard for us to believe that there's not a

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<v Speaker 2>realm of evil around us? And there is a realm

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<v Speaker 2>of evil around every one of us right now. And

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<v Speaker 2>our battle is against that realm of evil. And Satan

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<v Speaker 2>leads the charge. With all of the wicked angels at

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<v Speaker 2>his disposal, all of the demons in hell are after

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<v Speaker 2>us today. Someone said the hounds of hell are after you.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says in 1 Peter 5, 8, Be sober,

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<v Speaker 2>be vigilant. Your adversary of the devil is a roaring lion,

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<v Speaker 2>walks about seeking whom he may devour. And he's walking

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<v Speaker 2>about today. Someone asked the question, is Satan real? Satan

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<v Speaker 2>is real. And I see evidence of Satan. I see

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<v Speaker 2>if Satan is not real, who is behind all of

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<v Speaker 2>the greed in our world today? If Satan is not real,

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<v Speaker 2>who's behind all of the corruption in high places? If

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<v Speaker 2>Satan is not real, who is behind all of the

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<v Speaker 2>broken homes? And who is guilty of all of the

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<v Speaker 2>children that are abused and kidnapped and all of the

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<v Speaker 2>children that are handicapped? because they're not reared in a

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<v Speaker 2>good godly home who's behind all of that there's the

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<v Speaker 2>evidence that satan is real and and i know he's

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<v Speaker 2>real because that's exactly what the bible says And I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to read a lot of verses to you

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<v Speaker 2>to tell you that Satan is real. One is enough.

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<v Speaker 2>One is enough. Be sober. Be vigilant. For your adversary,

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<v Speaker 2>your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion and

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<v Speaker 2>he's walking about wanting to chew you up. He wants

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<v Speaker 2>to devour your soul. He doesn't want you to go

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<v Speaker 2>to heaven. He wants you to be where he's going.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's into torment. And he wants you to be

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<v Speaker 2>lost eternally. He doesn't want you to go into the

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<v Speaker 2>realm where you will have the opportunity of partaking of

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<v Speaker 2>the tree of life and you will have eternal life.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't want that. And he's after every soul. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a war raging. And persecution comes because when we began

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<v Speaker 2>to engage our enemies, And he is our foe. And

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<v Speaker 2>he's been on our destruction. And he's fighting for your soul,

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<v Speaker 2>for your eternity. And some say, well, you know, Brother Lambert,

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<v Speaker 2>you're just all worked up today. Yes, I am. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>worked up today. Someone say, you seem to be angry today, Brother.

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<v Speaker 2>I am angry today. But I'm not angry with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not angry with God. I'm not angry with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not angry with the Holy Spirit. I love them.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm angry with the devil. And I want to

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<v Speaker 2>do everything within my power to defeat Satan. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know that if we practice these things that Jesus teaches

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<v Speaker 2>us in the Sermon on the Mount that are characteristics

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<v Speaker 2>of of those that are in the kingdom of God,

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<v Speaker 2>those that have been born again. You know, Jesus talked

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<v Speaker 2>about how to get into the kingdom, and it's by

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<v Speaker 2>being born again. In John 3, verse 7, Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>You must be born again. He didn't say it's optional.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, Yes, you must do. And Nicodemus said, How

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<v Speaker 2>can a man be born when he is old? Can

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<v Speaker 2>he enter the second time in his mother's womb and

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<v Speaker 2>be born? Isn't that a silly question for a grown

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<v Speaker 2>man to ask, actually? Jesus answered that question in verse 5. Verily, verily,

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<v Speaker 2>or truly, truly, I say unto you, except a man

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<v Speaker 2>be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot

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<v Speaker 2>enter into the kingdom. And I believe the Bible is

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<v Speaker 2>a commentary on itself, and I think Galatians 3, 26,

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<v Speaker 2>27 is a commentary on John 3, 5 because he's

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<v Speaker 2>talking about how we're born into God's family. And verse

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<v Speaker 2>26 of Galatians 3 says, for you're all children of

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<v Speaker 2>God by faith in Christ. And then he tells us

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<v Speaker 2>how to get into Christ for as many of you

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<v Speaker 2>as have been baptized into Christ and put on Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's how we get in the kingdom. And once

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<v Speaker 2>we're in that kingdom, once we're in the kingdom, we

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<v Speaker 2>need to practice these things. And if we practice being

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<v Speaker 2>poor in spirit, And if we are meek and mourn,

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<v Speaker 2>and if we hunger and thirst after righteousness, and if

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<v Speaker 2>we're merciful, and if we're pure in heart, we're peacemakers,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to be persecuted. You can just mark that down.

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<v Speaker 2>All of these things are like little steps. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>like the Christian graces. Besides all of this adding to

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<v Speaker 2>your faith virtue, Do you avert your knowledge? You just

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<v Speaker 2>add one and then you add another and add another

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<v Speaker 2>and add another until all of them are characteristic of

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<v Speaker 2>your life. And blessed are the persecuted. And once we

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<v Speaker 2>are persecuted, we are living the Christian life and it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be not an easy life for us to live,

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<v Speaker 2>but it can be a hard life to live. And

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<v Speaker 2>I've known of those who suffered greatly not because they

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<v Speaker 2>had done something wrong, because they were doing what was right.

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<v Speaker 2>And Satan wants to destroy us. But there is the

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<v Speaker 2>blessedness of those who are persecuted. And Jesus said, listen

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<v Speaker 2>to it, rejoice, here's the good part, and be exceeding glad.

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<v Speaker 2>That is, if you're persecuted, For great is your reward

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. Isn't that wonderful? Don't you like that? Doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>that make you feel better today? You're going to have

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<v Speaker 2>a better day when you read that. Great is your

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<v Speaker 2>reward in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets which

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<v Speaker 2>were before. You're not the only ones that ever suffered.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what Jesus is saying. And so there is the

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<v Speaker 2>blessedness of it. Listen to 1 Peter chapter 5 and

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<v Speaker 2>verse 10. The God of all grace. God is the

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<v Speaker 2>God of all grace. Who has called us. And to

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<v Speaker 2>his eternal glory by Christ Jesus. Listen to him now.

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<v Speaker 2>That after you have suffered a while. What's he going

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<v Speaker 2>to do after we've been persecuted? Make you perfect. Establish. Strengthen.

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<v Speaker 2>And settle you. In this sermon. On the mount. In

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<v Speaker 2>these beatitudes. Jesus teaches that you rejoice. And be exceeding glad.

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<v Speaker 2>And learn to love your enemies. Bless those that curse you.

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<v Speaker 2>Do good to them that hate you. Pray for those

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<v Speaker 2>that despitefully use you. And persecute you. Someone referred to

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<v Speaker 2>me one time when I was just a teenager. I

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<v Speaker 2>was working at International Paper Company. Before I went to college,

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<v Speaker 2>I would read my New Testament during the breaks that

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<v Speaker 2>we were given. And they referred to me as the do-gooder.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't mind it then. I don't mind it now.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you serve the Lord, when you do good,

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to be blessed for it every time. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to thank you for watching, getting to know your

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<v Speaker 2>Bible today. And I hope this has been a blessing

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<v Speaker 2>be born again? How are we born again? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>what some people say? I want to know what Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>don't you? About every subject, not just this one. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for watching today. Until we meet again, May the

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