WEBVTT - Jeff Archey - Oct 22 - 6:00 am

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<v Speaker 1>In our most trying times, are we not thankful to

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<v Speaker 1>see a glimmer of hope just ahead, glimmer that can

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<v Speaker 1>become glorious? Let's search and study today from the International

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<v Speaker 1>Gospel Hour. Join us, please.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, this is Jay Webb for International Gospel Hour. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to our broadcast today. For over 90 years, Churches of

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<v Speaker 2>Christ have proclaimed God's Word through our broadcasts. Just ahead

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<v Speaker 2>is another Bible-based lesson with Jeff Archie of International Gospel Hour.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's begin.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you to our J-Web, and greetings and hello everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about hope. A glimmer of hope that can

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<v Speaker 1>become glorious. And we're going to do so as we

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<v Speaker 1>begin with the reading of Isaiah 35. The wilderness and

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<v Speaker 1>the wasteland shall be glad for them, and the desert

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<v Speaker 1>shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom

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<v Speaker 1>abundantly and rejoice, even with joy and singing. The glory

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<v Speaker 1>of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellence of

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<v Speaker 1>Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>the excellency of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and

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<v Speaker 1>make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted,

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<v Speaker 1>Be strong, do not fear. Behold, your God will come

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<v Speaker 1>with vengeance. With the recompense of God He will come

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<v Speaker 1>and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall

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<v Speaker 1>be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the

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<v Speaker 1>tongue of the dumb sing. For water shall burst forth

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<v Speaker 1>in the wilderness, and streams in the deserts. The parched

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<v Speaker 1>ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs

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<v Speaker 1>of water. In the habitation of jackals, where each lay,

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<v Speaker 1>there shall be grass with reeds and rushes. A highway

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<v Speaker 1>shall be there, and a road, and it shall be

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<v Speaker 1>called the highway of holiness. The unclean shall not pass

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<v Speaker 1>over it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks

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<v Speaker 1>this road, although a fool, shall not go astray. No

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<v Speaker 1>lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go

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<v Speaker 1>up on it. It shall not be found there, but

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<v Speaker 1>the redeemed shall walk there, and the ransomed of the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with

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<v Speaker 1>everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness,

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<v Speaker 1>and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. May the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>always bless us with the reading and the hearing and

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<v Speaker 1>the application of His Word. Some have called Isaiah 35

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<v Speaker 1>the most beautiful passage in the entire Bible. And in

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<v Speaker 1>this time of Isaiah, we move from a desecration from

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<v Speaker 1>chapter 34 to a restoration and hope in chapter 35.

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<v Speaker 1>With all that is ahead for rebellious Israel, here is

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<v Speaker 1>a pause to praise, to remind them that God will

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<v Speaker 1>deliver them and is with them. So let's learn something

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<v Speaker 1>written aforetime as Paul would refer in Romans 15 and

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<v Speaker 1>verse 4. And we'll be back with that study in

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<v Speaker 1>just a moment. Hello, friends.

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<v Speaker 2>out today.

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<v Speaker 1>Isaiah chapter 35, a glimpse of hope, but oh, such

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<v Speaker 1>division and trouble that's going on. Dealing with indignation and invasion,

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<v Speaker 1>but yet God says to rejoice. Let's think about those

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<v Speaker 1>trying times as they were facing during the times of Isaiah,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's learn some things today. How about when we

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<v Speaker 1>are faced with all these troubles and struggles and From

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<v Speaker 1>verses 1 and 2, let's grasp a greater view of God.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, when one is in the desert, it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to see the blossoms, but sometimes captivity helps one see clearly,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes suffering helps us to seek better things. One's

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<v Speaker 1>view of God must help one to see ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>one's circumstances. In Jeremiah's time, the pinning of the lamentation

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<v Speaker 1>in Lamentations 3, 22 and 25, 1 Or through verse 25,

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<v Speaker 1>through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His

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<v Speaker 1>compassions fail not. They are new every morning. Great is

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<v Speaker 1>your faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul,

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<v Speaker 1>therefore I hope in Him. The Lord is good to

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<v Speaker 1>those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

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<v Speaker 1>So friends, if you want your life to change, you've

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<v Speaker 1>got to change your view of God. And if your

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<v Speaker 1>view of God is wrong, then your worldview is wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to grasp a greater view of God when

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<v Speaker 1>the divisions, the struggles, and when we feel hopeless. Second,

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<v Speaker 1>let's help those who have lost their song, if you will.

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<v Speaker 1>In verses 3 and 4, those who have lost their

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<v Speaker 1>joy in singing to focus on strengthening others. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm 90 and verse 9 reminds us that all our

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<v Speaker 1>days have passed away in His wrath. We finish our

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<v Speaker 1>years like a sign. Man who is born of woman

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<v Speaker 1>is of a few days and full of trouble. Job

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<v Speaker 1>14 and verse 1. But oh, think of the strength

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<v Speaker 1>of the passages from Philippians chapter 2, verses 1 through 4.

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<v Speaker 1>Written to the church, Therefore, if there is any consolation

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<v Speaker 1>in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship

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<v Speaker 1>of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, which the

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<v Speaker 1>answer to all those ifs would be, they are there.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul says, Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the

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<v Speaker 1>same love. being of one accord, of one mind. And

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<v Speaker 1>then put that into action, verses 3 and 4. Let

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<v Speaker 1>nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in

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<v Speaker 1>lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

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<v Speaker 1>Let each of you look out not only for his

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<v Speaker 1>own interest, but also for the interest of others. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a time to think that when we're suffering

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<v Speaker 1>and we're facing challenges, And the children of Israel could

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<v Speaker 1>look around and see others facing it as well to

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<v Speaker 1>help those who have lost their song, if you will,

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<v Speaker 1>to strengthen the weak hands, make firm the feeble knees, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>There are others who are hurting. I recall reading a

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<v Speaker 1>book a number of years ago called The President's Club,

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<v Speaker 1>which spoke of presidents after they had served as presidents

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<v Speaker 1>of the United States and how they were able to

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<v Speaker 1>help one another. I was reading about President Bush, or

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<v Speaker 1>Bush I as we refer to him, President George Bush,

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<v Speaker 1>when he lost his re-election to Bill Clinton. When he

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<v Speaker 1>lost his election to President Clinton, he stated how it hurt, hurt, hurt.

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<v Speaker 1>But tomorrow would be another day he would rise up

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<v Speaker 1>and he would comfort those who were hurting as well.

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<v Speaker 1>The graciousness that he brought forth in that transition spoke volumes.

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<v Speaker 1>He was concerned of helping others with their hurt more

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<v Speaker 1>than his hurt. Friends, we must always be willing to

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<v Speaker 1>help someone else. There's always a solution, a deliverance through God.

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<v Speaker 1>Give them a plan within the pause here, if you will.

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<v Speaker 1>Help refresh individuals. Be close enough to listen. Let's continue

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<v Speaker 1>our thoughts. Let's learn from verses 5 and 6 of

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<v Speaker 1>Isaiah 35 that setbacks are temporary. Let's keep that in mind.

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<v Speaker 1>God has never forsaken his faithful. Whereas in the book

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<v Speaker 1>of Isaiah chapters 1 through 39, he warns them because

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<v Speaker 1>of their wickedness and their departure, they're going off into captivity.

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<v Speaker 1>But in chapters 40 through 66, he does remind them,

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<v Speaker 1>I will not forget you. I will bring you back.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's have the assurance of Psalm 118 verse 6. The

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<v Speaker 1>Lord is on my side. I will not fear. What

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<v Speaker 1>can man do unto me? And Hebrews 13 and verse 6,

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<v Speaker 1>so that we may boldly say the Lord is my

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<v Speaker 1>helper and I will not fear. What man shall do

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<v Speaker 1>unto me? Paul in 2 Corinthians 4, 16-18 says, Therefore

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<v Speaker 1>we do not lose heart, even though our outward man

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<v Speaker 1>is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day

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<v Speaker 1>by day, for our light affliction, which is but for

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<v Speaker 1>a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and

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<v Speaker 1>eternal weight of glory. While we do not look at

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<v Speaker 1>the things which are seen, but at the things which

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<v Speaker 1>are not seen, for the things which are seen are temporary,

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<v Speaker 1>but the things which are not seen are eternal. Setbacks,

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<v Speaker 1>they're temporary. And in verses 7 through 10, when He

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<v Speaker 1>reminds them of something better, let's learn from that that

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<v Speaker 1>there is a greater future in heaven, and to long

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<v Speaker 1>for that. One doesn't have desolation, but rather restoration. One

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't see vengeance, but victory. And God has always instructed

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<v Speaker 1>us in the right way. For Jesus Himself said in

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<v Speaker 1>John 14, 6, I am the way, the truth, and

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<v Speaker 1>the life. No man comes unto the Father but by Me.

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<v Speaker 1>And Jesus, in his teaching early in his ministry, in

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew 7, 13 and 14, Enter ye in at the

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<v Speaker 1>straight gate. For wide is the gate, and broad is

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<v Speaker 1>the way that leads to destruction, and many there be

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<v Speaker 1>which go in thereat. Because straight is the gate, and

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<v Speaker 1>narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few

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<v Speaker 1>there be that find it. And through this text, the

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<v Speaker 1>prophet Isaiah gives a wonderful look at the church that

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<v Speaker 1>would to come, the way of holiness. That church that

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<v Speaker 1>exists through the promise of Jesus Christ, Matthew 16, 18,

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<v Speaker 1>and the purchase of that church by his blood, Acts

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<v Speaker 1>20 and verse 28, and where everyone today can be

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<v Speaker 1>a part of the church we read of in the

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<v Speaker 1>New Testament. Friends, This gives us reason to pause and

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<v Speaker 1>Friends, I credit this study of Isaiah 35 to a

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<v Speaker 1>beloved young preacher by the name of Parker Webster. Heard

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<v Speaker 1>him deliver this in a lesson some time ago, and

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<v Speaker 1>I like to, from time to time, talk about a

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<v Speaker 1>Parker for that study, and it is my honor to

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<v Speaker 1>But for now, thanks again for joining me today. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Archie, and friends, keep listening.

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<v Speaker 2>God be with you till we meet again Thank you

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