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Speaker 1: Right now, I receive that word for myself. I gladly

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Speaker 1: just the right time. Thank you, Jesus that you are

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

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Speaker 2: Paul in Corinth. In our last story, we were able

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Speaker 2: in Thessalonica. Paul encouraged them to continue in their pursuit

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Speaker 3: Of Acts, Hello, this is Jack Graham once again with

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Speaker 3: today's episode of the Bible in a Year podcast. At

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Speaker 3: our last time together, we heard how Paul and Silas

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Speaker 2: Paul felt the ocean breeze caress his face as he

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Speaker 3: But it was tiring work, and day after day Paul

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Speaker 3: As we read in Acts eighteen, verse nine, one night,

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Speaker 3: May we boldly share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to

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Speaker 3: Then in Alaska, we will see the wonders of God's

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Speaker 3: July sixth through the thirteenth, I will be leading Bible study.

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Speaker 3: We'll be seeing and adventuring all across Alaska with the

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Speaker 3: would love to have you. We will worship together, study

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Speaker 3: whether it is Israel or Alaska or both, we would

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Speaker 3: love to have you. Just go to Jack Graham dot

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Speaker 5: Hello. I'm doctor Tony Evans, and I'm excited to have

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Speaker 5: Come to me. Boy, you and your God will crumble

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Speaker 5: beneath my feet.

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Speaker 3: He beckoned the giant and said.

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Speaker 5: You know we all have giants that we face in

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Speaker 5: God affects our ability to handle the giants of life,

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Speaker 5: it will encourage, inspire, and challenge all of us to

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Speaker 4: Look past his height and appearance, Samuel, for man sees

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Speaker 4: the outward appearance. They see the strength of the man's arms.

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Speaker 4: But the Lord looks and to the heart.

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