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Speaker 1: For I will not live with the spirit of judgment

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Speaker 1: for making prayer a priority in your life. To hear

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Speaker 1: the Bible, come to life, stay tuned for the Bible

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Speaker 2: Com Lepers, Judges and Pride, and our last story, we

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Speaker 2: explored the story of the prodigal Son. Jesus used his

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Speaker 2: story to demonstrate the steadfast forgiveness of God. No matter

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Speaker 2: how far gone someone may seem, the Lord is actively

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Speaker 2: waiting to restore and forgive. Now we see Jesus healing lepers,

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Speaker 2: these interactions, Jesus shows that he is driven by compassion

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Speaker 2: inspired by the Gospels.

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Speaker 3: Hello, and welcome to the Bible in a Year. This

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Speaker 3: is Jack Graham. In our last episode, we heard about

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Speaker 3: a loving, forgiving father who accepted his repentant son with

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Speaker 3: open arms, which provides us a picture of God's own

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Speaker 3: nature and his desire to restore us into his family.

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Speaker 3: When we come to him, Jesus was showing the Pharisees

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Speaker 3: and all of us that God rejoices greatly when even

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Speaker 3: one of his children comes back to him, no matter

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Speaker 3: where they've been or what they've done. It's never too

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Speaker 3: late for a new beginning. Today, we'll hear as Jesus

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Speaker 3: continues to show mercy, compassion, and healing to those around

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Speaker 3: and limitless love for humanity is a stark contrast to

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Speaker 3: the religiosity of his day. As we listen, Jesus also

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Speaker 3: to him with a humble heart. So let's listen now

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Speaker 3: to today's gospel reading.

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Speaker 2: Have mercy on Us, Jesus heard from the distance. The

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Speaker 4: The voices cried out again.

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Speaker 2: Jesus and his disciples stopped to inspect the source of

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Speaker 2: Their eyes were yellow and nearly lifeless. The disciples leaped

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Speaker 2: As the ten lepers arose, the dark sores on their

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Speaker 3: These men, as all lepers in those days, were shunned

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Speaker 3: the tax collector, like the prodigal son who came home

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Speaker 3: and fell on the grace of his father, this man

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Speaker 3: What then does Jesus conclude that the one who owned

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Speaker 3: if you want to know Jesus as your Lord and savior,

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Speaker 3: begin with that simple prayer, the prayer of this man

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Speaker 3: then look to the savior, the Lord Jesus, who died

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Speaker 3: have eternal life. Dear God, we thank you for your

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Speaker 3: with thanksgiving in our hearts for all that you have

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Speaker 3: in humility, asking for your forgiveness when we sin, and

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Speaker 3: receiving your love and grace and healing. For we pray

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Speaker 3: in Jesus's name because your love never fails. Amen. Thank

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Speaker 3: you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast.

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Speaker 3: I'm Jack Graham of Dallas, Texas. You can download the

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Speaker 3: if you want to know more about what it means

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