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Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Father, when the weight and burden of pursuing

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Speaker 1: Thank you for always placing me on the heart of

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Speaker 1: my family and loved ones. Thank you that, like David

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Speaker 1: in to day's reading, at just the right time, they

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Speaker 1: unlikeliest of relationships, that greatness and loyalty are formed. So

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Speaker 1: I celebrate the difference. I celebrate the uniqueness. I celebrate

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Speaker 1: with me to day. Continue listening for an incredible Bible

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Speaker 2: Com Running from Saul. In our last story, we learned

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Speaker 2: how David and Jonathan made promises to one another. Jonathan

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. In yesterday's story, we heard

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Speaker 3: seek each other's good. This is a touching picture of

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Speaker 3: King Saul. Today we'll continue this story with David on

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Speaker 3: His intentions are always noble, and soon other outcasts will

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Speaker 2: David's chest was about to burst. Heavy rain fell and

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Speaker 3: teach the Pharisees about the true purposes of the Sabbath

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Speaker 3: He accuses him of betrayal. He will hear none of

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Speaker 3: the priest's reasons. Alimelech was a man of God, but

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Speaker 3: Saul was so far gone. He had his servants slaughter

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Speaker 3: that day. Only one would escape, Alimeleke's son, who told

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Speaker 3: promised to protect a Liimelech's son and remain there with

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Speaker 3: the ragtag group of outcasts that have become his army.

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Speaker 3: We'll hear what happens the next time in God's word.

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Speaker 3: Dear God, thank you for your word. Thank you for

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Speaker 3: the story of David's life that ultimately points us to

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Speaker 3: the greater David, the good Shepherd, who is the Lord

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Speaker 3: Jesus Christ, who was born who lived, who died, and

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Speaker 3: rose again to bring hope to the world. And it

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Speaker 3: is in the name of Jesus that we pray. Amen.

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