1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Let us pray. And there came thither certain Jews from 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: Acts fourteen nineteen. Meditating on the events of Acts fourteen, 5 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: I have decided to double down and fix myself steadfastly 6 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: on my course of action. I will not deviate from 7 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: the original plan you have given me. I realize my 8 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: calling to be a resource and a solution to some 9 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: one's problems. As I am building my life, I will 10 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: not be surprised by the rocks of jealousy and envy 11 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: that get hurled my way, and even as some connect 12 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: then cause pain to me. I thank you that, like Paul, 13 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: you will place a team around me of individuals who 14 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,919 Speaker 1: are like minded and who will help mend and heal 15 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: the wounds I just received. I will remain thankful and 16 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: faithful for the rich relationships you are continually placing around 17 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: my life. I am blessed indeed in Jesus name, Amen, 18 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: thank you for praying with me today. Continue listening for 19 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: an incredible Bible story brought to you by Bible. In 20 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: a year dot. 21 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: Com, Gods and stones. 22 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 3: In our last story, Paul and Barnabas began their journey 23 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 3: to preach the Gospel in parts of Greece and Rome. 24 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 3: Although they were met with some opposition, the Lord moved. 25 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 3: Now Paul has met with some of the greatest challenges 26 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 3: he has ever faced. 27 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 4: Inspired by the Book of Acts. 28 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 5: Hello, I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible 29 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 5: of a Year podcast. Thank you for joining us. We're 30 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 5: so thankful for the millions and millions of people who 31 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 5: have downloaded this app pray dot Com and are enjoying 32 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 5: and experiencing together the Word of God. In our previous episode, 33 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 5: we heard how Paul and Barnabas, prompted by the Holy Spirit, 34 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 5: traveled to Cyprus. There they preached the message of Jesus 35 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 5: in the synagogues across the island, winning many to Christ. 36 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 5: We also heard how Paul stood against a magician, a 37 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:43,119 Speaker 5: false prophet named Bart Jesus, rebuking him and judging him 38 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 5: with blindness because he tried to prevent people from turning 39 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 5: to Jesus. And we saw Paul defending their ministry to 40 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 5: the gentiles, who were just as much a part of 41 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 5: God's plan for salvation as the Jews. Today, we'll hear 42 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 5: as Paul and Barnabas preach in Iconium and Listra. They'll 43 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 5: see many turned to Christ, but also face great opposition. 44 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 5: Paul will feel the steing and the pain of persecution 45 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 5: as his body endures torture for the sake of the Gospel. 46 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 5: So less hear now the word of God. 47 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 3: A war for the hearts of God's people emerged from Iconium. 48 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 3: Paul and Barnabas entered into the city with words of love, knowledge, 49 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 3: and forgiveness. Both Jews and Gentiles felt their hearts melt due. 50 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 4: To the mercy of Jesus. 51 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 3: People who felt far off from God were brought near. 52 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 3: People who were trapped in a cycle of destructive sin 53 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 3: were restored. Jesus was being glorified. However, there was a 54 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 3: den of wolves seeking to take the sheep of God away. 55 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 3: Certain Jewish leaders spread words of discouragement among the people. 56 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 3: They added to the grace of Jesus by saying that 57 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 3: there were still works that could get you into Heaven. 58 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 3: They came off as holy, but Paul could see the truth. 59 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 3: They were men taking the place of God. They thought 60 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 3: they could ascend to perfection by their good deeds, but 61 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 3: they were. 62 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 4: Painfully and utterly wrong. 63 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: Nevertheless, a great deal of people began to believe these 64 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: Jewish leaders. Their minds were poisoned by false teachings. The 65 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 3: city was divided and growing restless. Soon there was a 66 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: large call to have Paul and Barnabas stoned, so they 67 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 3: fled to Listra before more chaos would emerge. However, Listra 68 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 3: would prove to have its own demons awaiting. Paul and 69 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 3: Barnabas arrived on the shores of Listra with hope that 70 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 3: people could be saved by Jesus. As they were walking, 71 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 3: they came across a man who. 72 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 4: Could not use his feet. 73 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 3: He was crippled beyond repair and had never truly been 74 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 3: able to walk since birth. Paul knelt down to him 75 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 3: and said, stand and walk, so the man was healed. 76 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 3: The crowds gathered and watched Paul heal this man through 77 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 3: the power of the Holy Spirit. But they saw no spirit. 78 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 3: They saw Paul, they saw Barnabas. The gods have come 79 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 3: down to us. They shouted, it is Zeus and Hermes. 80 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 3: Then the men of the city prepared bulls and calves 81 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 3: to offer up at the temple of Zeus. Paul and 82 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 3: Barnabas watched in terror as men and women bowed to 83 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: them as gods. 84 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 4: They could barely stand the weight of their worship. 85 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 3: It was too much to bear. The two men ran 86 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 3: to the steps of the temple of Zeus stop they shouted. 87 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 3: People were about to prepare a sacrifice when Paul tore 88 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 3: his robes to reveal his bare chest. 89 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 4: I bleed as you do, Paul yelled. We are men. 90 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 3: We are men who bring you the good news of 91 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 3: the Living. 92 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 4: God, the only God. 93 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 3: But even as Paul spoke these words, they seemed to 94 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 3: fall on deaf ears. Night fell and all the chaos 95 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 3: of the day had ceased for a moment. Paul slept 96 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 3: soundly in his bed, finding a brief moment of peace 97 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: under the stars. The silence was broken by footsteps coming 98 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: closer to Paul. He awoke to a small. 99 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 4: Lamp hanging over him. 100 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 3: It was the elders from Antioch found him. Before Paul 101 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 3: could move, they grabbed him and bound him with ropes. 102 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 3: Paul struggled to break free, but the men had tied 103 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 3: his hands and feet together. They drug him for miles 104 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 3: back to Antiochy. The morning was breaking and Paul had 105 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 3: been tied to a post outside the city. 106 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 4: He looked around. 107 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,799 Speaker 3: Large stones caked with dried blood sat. 108 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 4: On the floor. Paul knew this place. 109 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 3: He was well acquainted with a stoning marina. The first 110 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 3: stone was a direct blow to the head, but not 111 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 3: strong enough to knock him out. Paul peered up at 112 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 3: the angry stairs of Jewish leaders. One of them wound 113 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 3: up and threw the stone directly at his rib cage. 114 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 3: Paul heard two of his ribs snap underneath the weight 115 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: of the rock. He gasped for air and coughed up blood. 116 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 3: Then a third stone was thrown. This time had hit 117 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 3: him in the eye, sending his thoughts swirling into madness. 118 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 3: A barrage of stones came afterwards. Paul screamed as his 119 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 3: bones snapped under the hurled stones. Soon Paul was reduced 120 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 3: to an unconscious and limp body. 121 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 4: His breathing had slowed and. 122 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 3: He was completely covered in blood. Thinking he was dead, 123 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 3: Paul was left on the side of the gate outside Antioch. 124 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 3: Hours had passed and Paul was just beginning to regain 125 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 3: feeling in his limbs. As he did his best to 126 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 3: prop himself up against the wall, he saw some of 127 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 3: the believers running up to him. 128 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 4: They took him in and nursed his wounds back to health. 129 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 4: Paul rested all day. 130 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 3: And then was back to preaching the next day. He 131 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 3: would not allow broken bones and torn skin to prevent 132 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 3: him from preaching the gospel. A whipped back did not 133 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 3: prevent Jesus he carried his cross forward with intent to 134 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 3: put an end to shame and sin. 135 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 4: Paul would do the same. No amount of pain would 136 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 4: keep him from following Christ. 137 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 5: Our reading today in the Book of Acts finds Paul 138 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 5: and Barnabas in Iconium, having fled there when the Jews 139 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 5: and Antioch stirred up persecution against them. In Iconium, they 140 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 5: reached in the synagogue, and many Jews and Greeks alike 141 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 5: came to faith in Jesus. Clearly, the Holy Spirit was 142 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 5: moving through these men, and the message of salvation in 143 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 5: Christ alone was being embraced by more and more people. 144 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 5: But the Holy Spirit was not the only one movie 145 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 5: As is always the case, when God is at work, 146 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 5: the Enemy is at work as well, trying to destroy 147 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 5: the good things of God. So we heard that unbelieving 148 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,559 Speaker 5: Jews and Iconium began to stir up anger against Paul 149 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 5: and the other Christians. They poisoned the minds of the 150 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 5: gentiles against these men. So Paul and Barnabas remained there 151 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 5: for some time to make sure the truth was clearly 152 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 5: taught and the new believers were grounded in the faith, 153 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 5: so that when they last, they would not be shaken 154 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 5: by lies or by the false teachers. Finally, their enemies 155 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 5: tried to have them stone so that they had to flee, 156 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 5: and they went to Listra, where they encountered a man 157 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 5: who was unable to walk. His feet had not worked 158 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 5: since he was born. Paul looked upon him with compassion 159 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 5: and spoke to him, saying, stand upright on your feet. 160 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 5: This miraculous healing got the attention of the people of Listra, 161 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 5: but they misunderstood what was happening. These Greeks believed in 162 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 5: many gods, and when they saw the healing, they began 163 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 5: to praise Paul and Barnabas, believing they were Hermes and Zeus, 164 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 5: Greek gods. At first, Paul and Barnabas did not understand 165 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 5: what was going on, but when the priest of Zeus 166 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 5: brought bulls and calves to offer sacrifices to them, they 167 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 5: were horrified, tearing their clothes as a sign of their 168 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 5: rejection of such blasphemy. Paul then spoke to them, urging 169 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 5: them to see they were not gods but mere men. 170 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 5: He then preached a simple message to them in terms 171 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 5: that related to their pagan understanding. So we read in 172 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 5: Acts fourteen, verses fifteen to seventeen, these words, we bring 173 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 5: you good news that you should turn from these vain 174 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 5: things to a living God, who made the heavens and 175 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 5: the earth, and the sea and all that is in them. 176 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 5: In past generations, he allowed all the nations to walk 177 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 5: in their own ways. Yet he did not leave himself 178 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 5: without a witness, for he did good by giving you 179 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 5: rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with 180 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 5: food and gladness. Paul was getting on their level. He 181 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 5: is building a bridge to share the gospel, and this 182 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 5: is an important aspect of how we share our faith. 183 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 5: While the core message of Jesus and the gospel of 184 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 5: his grace never changes, we always look for ways to 185 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 5: reach our culture with the message of the gospel. We 186 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 5: bring the message of good news in the context so 187 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 5: that hearers can comprehend it and yet still Even after 188 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 5: their protest and witness to the truth of the God 189 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 5: who is, many still wanted to see them as gods. 190 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 5: We're told they were scarcely able to stop them from 191 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 5: offering sacrifices. For many in the crowd that day, they 192 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 5: were simple, not ready to comprehend or receive the gospel. 193 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 5: The truth is, we could speak the words of truth 194 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 5: that we are called to deliver, but we can't force 195 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 5: anyone to believe or understand them. We then heard how 196 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 5: the Jews in Antioch and Iconium were determined to stop 197 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 5: these men. They came to Lystra and took Paul by 198 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 5: force to stone him. Paul had seen this happen before, 199 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 5: surely he remembered how he had led similar rage when 200 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 5: he was persecuting the church. Now Paul himself was the 201 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 5: target of the persecution. He was stoned and dragged out 202 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 5: of the city and left to die, But the disciples 203 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 5: gathered around him, and Paul rose up, pressed down but 204 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 5: not crushed, persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed. 205 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 5: Most people would have run as far away as possible, 206 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 5: but not Paul. He entered the city again and the 207 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 5: next day went to Derby, to continue preaching the Gospel. 208 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 5: There was no stopping his mission, and there is no 209 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 5: stopping the good news of Gia Jesus Christ. He and 210 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 5: all the believers understood their trials and tribulations were a 211 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 5: part of following Jesus. They were willing to take up 212 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 5: the cross in order to proclaim the cross, and they 213 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 5: knew it's worth it all to give our all to 214 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 5: follow Jesus. Let's pray. Dear God, we thank you for 215 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 5: the scripture and the powerful testimony of the Apostle Paul, 216 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 5: his resilience and perseverance in the faith of trials. Thank 217 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 5: you for so many who have gone before us in 218 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 5: martyrdom and faith to live faithfully, for you to proclaim 219 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 5: your words so that we could be delivered the truth 220 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 5: of the Gospel. May we also be faithful in our 221 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 5: own generation and courageous to boldly share Jesus Christ. And 222 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 5: it is in His name that we pray. Amen. Thank 223 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 5: you for listening to Today's Bible in a Year podcast. 224 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 5: I'm Jack Graham of Dallas, Texas. You could download the 225 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 5: pray dot Com app and make prayer and Bible study 226 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 5: the priority of your life. 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