1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Let us pray. And Philip said, if thou believest with 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 4 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: Acts eight thirty seven. As I live my life in 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: complete abandonment to my plans, I in exchange, will live 6 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: my life to follow your divine plans for my life. Lord. 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: Like Philip, as I speak the words of Jesus, I 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: thank you that chaos becomes order, hearts turn to you, 9 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: relationships are healed, poor become fed, and your children find 10 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: a place in the family of God. I praise you 11 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: that as I declare your word, those paralyzed become healed, 12 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: those tormented by evil spirits are delivered, and enjoy is restored. 13 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: Through you, Jesus, my feet are led to my next 14 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: location of impact. Like Philip an Axe eight upon arrival, 15 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: I know that you will guide me to my next assignment. 16 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: Through it all, I am choosing to praise you because 17 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: my journey is paved with blessings and open opportunities to 18 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: share your word and impact lives forever. I trust you, Lord, 19 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: even though I may not see what's next. I'm in 20 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: love with trusting your plans in Jesus name. Amen, Thank 21 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: you for praying with us today. Continue your time with 22 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: God by listening to today's Bible story, brought to you 23 00:01:55,480 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: by Bible in a Year dot com. 24 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 2: The Mission of Philip. In our last story, we witnessed 25 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 2: the brutal murder of Stephan. As stones crushed his bones, 26 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: he looked up to heaven and saw the living God 27 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: looking down at him. Stephan became the first martyr, and 28 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: a new enemy emerged from the shadows, a pharisee by 29 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 2: the name of Saul. He would prove to be a 30 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: deadly force for evil. Now we learn about the ministry 31 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 2: of Philip. His story is one of simply saying yes 32 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 2: to God wherever he may lead. Inspired by the Book 33 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: of Acts. 34 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Bible in a Year podcast, I'm Jack Graham. 35 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 3: In our previous episode, we heard how Stephens stood firm 36 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 3: and fearlessly spoke the word of Christ, even at the 37 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: expense of his own death. He was stoned to death 38 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 3: by the religious establishment as a result of preaching Christ 39 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 3: and the good news of Jesus. But even in his 40 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 3: final moments, he reflects the glory of God and experiences 41 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 3: the grace of God and goes to Heaven. We also 42 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 3: met Saul, who was just getting started with his vicious, 43 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: terroristic persecution of believers. And today we'll hear how in 44 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: the face of intense persecution that the Church scattered to 45 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: preach the Gospel, and how God used a man by 46 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 3: the name of Philip to take the message of Jesus 47 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: beyond Jerusalem to a man who would then take the 48 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 3: message of Christ to a distant land. 49 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: Just as the Spirit of God once hovered over the 50 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: chaotic waters of the world, so did he hover over 51 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: the nation of Israel. The Spirit went before the disciples, 52 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: and as they spoke the words of Jesus, chaos became order. 53 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: Hearts were turned to God, relationships were healed, the poor 54 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: were fed, and the hopeless found a home in the 55 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 2: family of God. All of the disciples scattered around the region, 56 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: preaching the truth and proclaiming the Kingdom of God. Even more, 57 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: they brought in the lonely and broken. Philip was among 58 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 2: the scattered disciples. He went into the city of Samaria 59 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 2: to preach the Word. He stood up in the city 60 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 2: streets and began to speak of the history of God. 61 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 2: He spoke of God's plan for redemption and the life 62 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 2: of Jesus. As Philip spoke, hundreds of people gathered to 63 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: listen to him, as if they all shared the same ears. 64 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 2: Each one of them listened intently to what Philip said. 65 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: As the truth went forth like a coursing river, the 66 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,799 Speaker 2: spirit of God refreshed the hearts of the Samaritans. Those 67 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: who were paralyzed were healed, those who were oppressed by 68 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: demons found peace, and those who were broken felt whole. 69 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: It was a truly spirit filled experience for Philip. He 70 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 2: rose to the call of God and found joy in 71 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: and connecting with the people of Samaria. Then, like a 72 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 2: still small voice whispering in his ears, Philip heard the 73 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: prompting of God, rise and look south. There is a 74 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 2: road that goes from Jerusalem to Gaza. Philip nodded and 75 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 2: listened to the prompting nudge of God's spirit. Filled with purpose, 76 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 2: Philip marched towards the desert. The sun was high and scorching. 77 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 2: Philip licked his parched lips as he trudged through the 78 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: desert road. This call of God was nothing like the 79 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 2: one he had before. Before, there were thousands of people 80 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: who listened to him. Now there was no one, not 81 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 2: one living thing dwelled in the desert. Philip walked for 82 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: miles with no sign of people or water. That was 83 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 2: until he saw a carriage in the distance. Philip ran 84 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: towards the moving tent with what little strength he had left. 85 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: As he drew closer, he saw that the carriage was 86 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 2: arrayed with Ethiopian design. Philip approached carefully. It was the 87 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 2: carriage of an Ethiopian official, a counselor to the Queen. 88 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 2: Philip knelt near the carriage and listened to what the 89 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 2: man was saying. As it turns out, he was reading 90 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 2: from the prophet Isaiah. Philip's eyes widened and he poked 91 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 2: his head through the fabric startled. The Ethiopian screamed, and 92 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: the carriage came to a halt. Philip apologized, laughing at 93 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 2: his awkwardness. Excuse me, Philip said, but I couldn't help 94 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: but hear what you were reading? Do you happen to 95 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: know what it means? How does one know anything without 96 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: being taught? The Ethiopian answered with a smile, Please come 97 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 2: in teach me these things. The passage the Ethiopian was 98 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 2: reading was from Isaiah. It read like a sheep led 99 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: the slaughter. He was silent. He opened not his mouth. 100 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: In his humiliation, justice was denied him. Who can explain 101 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 2: this generation? For his life was taken from the earth. 102 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 2: The official was confused, but filled with joyous curiosity. Who 103 00:06:58,760 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: is the prophet speaking of? 104 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 4: He asked. 105 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: Philip could not have smiled wider. He spoke of the 106 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: suffering Messiah that was prophesied from days of old, and 107 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: how Jesus fulfilled it all. The two of them spoke 108 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 2: for hours, diving deeply into the truths of Jesus and 109 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 2: the will of God. The Ethiopian's eyes were wide with amazement. 110 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 2: He listened to every word Philip said. He asked questions 111 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 2: and sought deep answers. Then, as the desert road became greener, 112 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 2: they passed by a spring with flowing water. The Ethiopian 113 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 2: pointed to it. You see the water over there, What 114 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 2: is keeping me from getting baptized right now? So the 115 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 2: two men went into the water. The cool spring was 116 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: a refreshing contrast to the hot and biting sun above. 117 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,119 Speaker 2: Philip prayed with him. He prayed that he would receive 118 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: the spirit of God and that he would dedicate his 119 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 2: life to the Kingdom of God. Philip held his hand 120 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 2: and back then gently dipped him into the water, And 121 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 2: as they came up out of the water, the Lord 122 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: took Philip up and sent him to Cesarea. The official 123 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 2: would return back to his country and share all that 124 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 2: he had learned. The world would never be the same. 125 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 3: In today's reading from the Book of Acts, we see 126 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 3: the Church on the move fulfilling the mission of Christ 127 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 3: and the great commission to take the message of the 128 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 3: Gospel to the world. Since Jesus had departed ascended, the 129 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit had come. The Church was alive and growing daily, 130 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 3: but primarily in Jerusalem. There were tens of thousands of 131 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 3: new Christians in Jerusalem. But remember, the Gospel is for 132 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 3: the whole world. The apostles and the Church was charged 133 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 3: with making disciples not only in their city, but in Judea, Samaria, 134 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 3: and to take the message to the ends of the earth. 135 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 3: But now, as a rabbi by the name of Saul 136 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 3: began to ruthlessly hunt down believers and pull them from 137 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 3: their homes and throw them into prison, the church had 138 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 3: no choice but to scatter. They didn't cower down. They 139 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 3: were faithful and fearless, but they were spread the Gospel. 140 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 3: Fire is spreading as a result of persecution. It's been 141 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 3: said that the blood of the martyrs is the seed 142 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 3: of the Church, and little did he know it, but 143 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 3: Saul's attempts to destroy the Church where actually helping spread 144 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: the mission of Jesus. This, of course, does not mean 145 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 3: he was acting on God's behalf. He was an enemy 146 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 3: of the Gospel. But God, in his sovereign plan canon 147 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 3: does use what some mean for evil to produce good 148 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 3: things God things. So this persecution created an opportunity for 149 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 3: the word of God and the testimony of Jesus to 150 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 3: go far beyond Jerusalem. And today we hear of one 151 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 3: of the disciples by the name of Philip, who went 152 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 3: into Samaria and began preaching the Gospel. Now this is 153 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 3: significant because you recall from Jesus' ministry that Samaria was 154 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 3: a place that Jews did not go. If at all possible, 155 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 3: they would avoid it. But now, led by the Holy Spirit, 156 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 3: Philip went to share Jesus in the very place that 157 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 3: so many others avoided. He spoke with boldness, and there 158 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 3: was power to heal the sick and the lame. He 159 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 3: did it with a tender heart, just like Jesus. And 160 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 3: surely as he was doing these things, he remembered the 161 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 3: words of Jesus, who said, the Holy Spirit will enable 162 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 3: you to do even greater things than Jesus had done. 163 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 3: And as a result of the preaching and healing and 164 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 3: the ministry of Philip's scores of Samaritans had come to 165 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 3: faith in Christ. There was great revival going on in Samaria. 166 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 3: But then we hear how the Lord sent an angel 167 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: to Philip telling him to leave Samaria and to go south. 168 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 3: And what was south of Samaria not much a desert 169 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 3: in fact, and to human eyes and understanding, what's the 170 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 3: value of going to the desert? Why leave this powerful 171 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 3: revival going on in Samaria and go to a far 172 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 3: away place. But God, of course wanted to spread the 173 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 3: Gospel everywhere, and that included far away nations. So God 174 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 3: sent Philip. Obediently, he followed and trusted God's leading to 175 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 3: the desert. Now there is an important, important lesson for 176 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 3: us here. God's Spirit leads us sometimes in places that 177 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 3: we don't want to go or may not even understand 178 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 3: why we're going. But when we are abiding in Christ, 179 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 3: when we are walking in the Spirit, when we're listening 180 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 3: and trusting and obeying him. We can see distant horizons 181 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 3: and opportunities to share our faith or to go where 182 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 3: Jesus is calling us in order to make a difference 183 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 3: someplace far away. When he arrived in the desert, Philip 184 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 3: encountered a man from Ethiopia. This man was a well 185 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 3: to do man, a counselor to the Queen of Ethiopia. 186 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 3: This man was a eunuch. This man was in a 187 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 3: chariot leaving Jerusalem, where he had gone to worship. He 188 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 3: believed in God, but he had never heard the Gospel 189 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 3: of Jesus Christ. So the Holy Spirit prompted him to 190 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 3: go to the chariot and talk to this man about faith. 191 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 3: And as he walked up to the man, he could 192 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 3: hear him reading from the book of Isaiah, and it 193 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 3: was a prophecy about the Messiah. Philip, of course, did 194 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 3: not pass up the opportunity to share Christ that Jesus 195 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 3: is the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah. The unit 196 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 3: wanted an explanation of what he was reading, so here's 197 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 3: what we find. In Acts eight thirty five, Philip opened 198 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 3: his mouth, and, beginning with this scripture, he told him 199 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 3: the good news about Jesus, and as he shared the 200 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 3: Gospel with this stranger in this divine appointment, this man 201 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 3: trusted in Christ and wanted to be baptized. Because of 202 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 3: Philip's faithfulness, the Ethiopian man was forever changed, and he 203 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 3: returned home as a follower of Jesus, filled with the 204 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 3: same spirit of Christ. This is significant because Jesus' command 205 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 3: to take the Gospel to the world is now being fulfilled. Ethiopia, 206 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 3: in those days by many, was considered to be the 207 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 3: end of the earth, and so now the Gospel is 208 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 3: on its way there. This was not due to Philip's 209 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 3: careful planning. It was his openness and obedience to do 210 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 3: what God told him to do. In the same way, 211 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 3: we need to be willing for God to use us. 212 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 3: There are three abilities that God really uses. Availability, expendability. 213 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 3: Perhaps the greatest ability God uses is availability. When we 214 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 3: are available to God, he will use us in a 215 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 3: great way, and the same Holy Spirit who led Philip 216 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 3: will lead us as we listen to him. Let's pray together, 217 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 3: Dear God, we thank you for the scripture today in 218 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 3: the Book of Acts that shows us how we can 219 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 3: be used by You to make a difference in people's lives. 220 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 3: Help us to be at ten and alert to divine 221 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 3: opportunities divine appointments. For we know that there are people 222 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 3: that we will encounter even today who are ready and 223 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 3: responsive to receive the good news and salvation in Jesus Christ. 224 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 3: May we be faithful and fearless in following you, listening 225 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 3: to your spirit, and walking in your truth. For we 226 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 3: pray in Jesus' name. Amen. 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