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Speaker 1: Heavenly Father, as I rest in the finished work of

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Speaker 1: I will remain diligent to continue the disciplines that insure

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Speaker 1: When distractions try to entice me, I will not become

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Speaker 1: deceit and deception are not chapters in my book called life.

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Speaker 1: Thank you God for protecting me from calamity and wrong options.

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Speaker 1: I only want your best for my life in Jesus name. Amen.

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Speaker 1: Thank you for praying with us to day. Continue your

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Speaker 1: time with God by listening to today's Bible story, brought

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Speaker 2: David and Bathsheba. In our last story, we witnessed the

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Speaker 2: growing complacent in victory. David lets his guard down, and

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Speaker 3: Hello, I'm pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. In our previous reading, we

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Speaker 3: But even the greatest leaders can fall to temptations when

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Speaker 3: And in today's passage, we'll see what happens when David

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Speaker 2: Now, spring flowers were blooming all throughout the land of Israel.

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Speaker 2: David was walking the courtyards of Jerusalem, turning his face

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Speaker 2: as king, David sent joe Ab into battle against the

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Speaker 3: But God knew. God always knows, and God was deeply

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Speaker 3: Dear God, may we always be reminded that you have

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Speaker 3: every sinful temptation in our lives. Help us never to

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Speaker 3: to seek repentance and forgiveness with you. Thank you for

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Speaker 3: in the name of Jesus. Amen. Thank you for listening

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