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Speaker 1: my heavenly father's business in Jesus' name. Amen, thank you

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Speaker 1: for making prayer a priority in your day. To learn

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Speaker 1: more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story, brought

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Speaker 1: to you by Bible in a Year dot Com Young Jesus.

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Speaker 2: In our last story, the baby Jesus was visited by

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Speaker 2: three wise men. They were prominent scholars and astronomers, yet

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Speaker 2: Yet Joseph had his family flee just in time. Now

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Speaker 3: Hello everyone, Jack Graham. Here. In yesterday's episode, we learned

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Speaker 3: of the visit of the wise men who came from

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Speaker 3: Herod sought to kill him, but God protected Joseph, Mary

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Speaker 3: Today we'll hear about the life of a young Jesus

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Speaker 2: The crowds pushed and shoved as Mary and Joseph tried

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Speaker 2: Jesus grew in stature, strength, and wisdom daily. Nobody but

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Speaker 3: And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding

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Speaker 3: who heard him were amazed. Yes, Jesus is amazing like

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Speaker 3: he would be in the temple, his father's house. Throughout

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Speaker 3: his life, Jesus would amaze people with his insight, his wisdom,

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Speaker 3: Jesus was always about his father's business. Clearly, Jesus lived

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Speaker 3: God send him in the world to do his business.

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Speaker 3: So Jesus grew in favor with God and man. And

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Speaker 3: the next time we see him, God will give the

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Speaker 3: Dear God, we thank you for the word, your word

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Speaker 3: and We thank you for the story of Jesus, from

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Speaker 3: birth to boyhood to life, death, resurrection, and ascension. We

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Speaker 3: Like Jesus in the power of your spirit. May we

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Speaker 3: always be about your business Lord, always sitting at your feet,

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Speaker 3: to listen to your ways and to learn your wisdom.

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Speaker 3: In Jesus' name. Amen, thank you for listening to today's

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Speaker 3: Bible in a year. I'm Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas.

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