1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Let us pray. When the ruler of the feast had 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: whence it was, but the servants which drew the water 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: new the governor of the feast called the bridegroom. John 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: two nine. Dear Heavenly Father, give me the boldness, like 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: the men in to day's reading, to leave my comfort 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: and all I know to follow the plan and purposes 8 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: of God. As I focus on Jesus, I will be 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: led by his spirit. I will not allow any one 10 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: around me to place doubt in my heart that you 11 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: are the Messiah, the chosen one to change my life, Jesus, 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: Like your life, Jesus. People may doubt who you've called 13 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: me to be because of how and where I was raised. 14 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: But I will ignore the doubters because great things come 15 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: from obscure place. Quicken my heart so that I will 16 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: know the time and place to use the gifts You've 17 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: given me. Bless me with divine obedience, so I may 18 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: walk in the wake of your miracles and point people 19 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: to your saving grace. I declare that this is the 20 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: season of miracles. I declare that this is the season 21 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: of new beginnings in Jesus's name. Amen, thank you for 22 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: praying with us today. Continue your time with God by 23 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: listening to today's Bible story, brought to you by Bible 24 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: in a year dot com. 25 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 2: The first miracle. In our last story, the heavens were 26 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: opened up as John tized Jesus. The signaling of Jesus's 27 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: earthly ministry had begun, and all of history was about 28 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 2: to be shaped forever. Jesus was led by the Spirit 29 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: into the wilderness where he was tempted by Satan. Yet 30 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: Jesus came out victorious and proved his power over sin 31 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: and temptation. Now we look at Jesus's ministry taking flight. 32 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: He calls men to aside and shows them why he 33 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: is worthy of following. He attends a wedding with his 34 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: disciples and mother and shows that even the son of 35 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: God obeys his mother when asked. Inspired by the Gospels. 36 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: The last time we were together, we heard how John 37 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 3: the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus and how he 38 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 3: baptized Christ in the presence of a multitude of people. 39 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 3: We heard God speak and declare that Jesus is his son. 40 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 3: Following that incredible event, supernatural, indeed, Jesus went into the wilderness, 41 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 3: where he endured and overcame temptation, and now he is 42 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 3: ready to begin his earthly ministry. Today we'll hear about 43 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 3: the men Jesus called to walk with him for his 44 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 3: time on earth. These twelve men from different backgrounds, none 45 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 3: of them obvious choices, but all called by God. Then 46 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 3: we'll see as Jesus performs the first of many miracles 47 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 3: at the wedding the wedding feast at Cana. So let's 48 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 3: listen to God's word. 49 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: John was sitting on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. 50 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 2: The gentle waves rose with grace. Behind him were two 51 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 2: of his followers. They spoke of the Lord, his coming, 52 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: and the future of mankind. As they were speaking, John 53 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: caught a glimpse of Jesus passing by. John nudged both 54 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 2: of his disciples and said, you see that man over there. 55 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: The two of them looked at Jesus and nodded. That 56 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 2: is the Lamb of God, the reason I am here. 57 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: John's heart skipped a few beats in his chest, and 58 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 2: his throat began to choke up with tears. He is 59 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: the one you should follow. The disciples looked at John intensely, 60 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: seeing that he truly believed that man to be the Messiah. 61 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: So they left John's side and began to follow Jesus. 62 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 2: Jesus was walking by the shore, feeling the soft breeze 63 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: on his face. He watched the fishermen tend to their 64 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: nets and boats methodically. Jesus could hear the slight shift 65 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 2: of sand behind him. He looked back and saw two 66 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: men following him. He smiled, what are you seeking, my friends, 67 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 2: he asked. The two men stopped a little embarrassed that 68 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: they did not just introduce themselves to Jesus in the 69 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 2: first place. We wish to remain with you, they said. 70 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: Jesus nodded warmly, and they followed him. The one who 71 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: remained with Jesus was Andrew. He listened to Jesus speak. 72 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: His words were like fire flowing from the earth. Andrew 73 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: eventually brought Jesus to his brother, Simon, a fisherman who 74 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: was tending to his boat. Simon, he said, we have 75 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 2: found him, We have found the Messiah. Simon was a 76 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 2: loud and boisterous fellow. He had a fighter's spirit in 77 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 2: a sailor's tongue. He looked at Jesus sizing him up 78 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 2: to judge whether he was a man worth following. He 79 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: was not quite sure yet. Jesus looked at Simon. He 80 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: could see all of who he was, inside and out. 81 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: He could see the pain in his heart and the 82 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: fire in his belly. Jesus laughed and smiled, Ah, Simon, 83 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: son of John, you will no longer be called Simon. 84 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 2: Now you will be called Peter the Rock. Curious as 85 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 2: to what Jesus meant, Peter followed him. The next day, 86 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: Jesus decided to go further into the city of Galilee. 87 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 2: Crowds of people came in and out of the gates 88 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 2: as John continued to preach of Jesus's importance. Many of 89 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: his followers began to follow Jesus. The sea of faces 90 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: rose like waves, but Jesus was intent on finding his 91 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 2: chosen men. He saw a man named Philip walking by 92 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 2: the road. Philip, Jesus shouted. Philip was alarmed and looked over. 93 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 2: Jesus held his shoulders, looked him in the eyes, and said, 94 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: follow me, Philip. The reason Philip followed is still unknown. 95 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 2: Perhaps it was the way Jesus spoke his name. Perhaps 96 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: it was the way he looked him in the eye. 97 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: Whatever it was, it made Philip undoubtedly devoted. Later that day, 98 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 2: Philip grabbed his friend Nathaniel and said, we have found him, 99 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 2: the one whom Moses spoke of the Messiah. He is 100 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 2: Jesus of Nazareth. Nathaniel scoffed. His laughter came from his belly. Nazareth, 101 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: He asked, can anything good come out of Nazareth? That 102 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 2: place is a dump filled with unsavory people. Philip shrugged. 103 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: Come and see for yourself, he said. So the two 104 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 2: of them walked to where Jesus was sitting. As he 105 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 2: was approaching, Jesus sat up and said, ah, Nathaniel, a 106 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 2: true Israelite, a man in whom there is no corruption. 107 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: Nathaniel's eyes widened. How do you know who I am? 108 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 2: He asked. Jesus walked closer. It was just the two 109 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: of them. I know who you are, Nathaniel. Even before 110 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 2: Philip called you, I was with you under the fig tree. 111 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 2: I heard you. Nathaniel's heart broke like a damn when 112 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 2: he heard those words. That was a secret time he 113 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 2: had between him and the Lord. Underneath the fig tree 114 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: is where he bore his soul to God. If Jesus 115 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 2: had heard him, it could only mean one thing. He 116 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 2: was God himself. Nathaniel fell to his knees. Truly, you 117 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: are the son of God, he said, putting his hands 118 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: over his face. Jesus gave a gentle laugh and said, 119 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 2: you say all this because I saw you under the 120 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 2: fig tree. He helped him up to his feet. Trust me, Nathaniel, 121 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 2: you will see greater things than that you will see. 122 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 2: Heaven opened and the blessings of God poured out. A 123 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 2: few days later, Jesus and some of his followers were 124 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 2: attending a wedding in Cana. Hundreds of people were in attendance, 125 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 2: including Jesus's mother Mary, Music, food, and wine flowed as 126 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 2: people enjoyed the union of their friends. It was a 127 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: joyous occasion, and toil the hosts ran out of wine 128 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 2: too early. Jesus was sitting at a table with a 129 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: few of his followers when he saw his mother approaching. 130 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 2: They are out of wine, Mary whispered to Jesus. Jesus 131 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 2: smiled at his mother. He loved her deeply and knew 132 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 2: exactly why she had come to him with this matter. 133 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 2: You know, my hour has not yet come, Jesus said, 134 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 2: Mary paid no attention to her son's answer, as only 135 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: a mother could. She gathered a few of the servants 136 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 2: and brought them to Jesus. Do what my son tells 137 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 2: you to do. She gave Jesus a look, and then 138 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: left to go reassure the hosts that there would be 139 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 2: more wine soon. Jesus chuckled and gestured to the servants. 140 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 2: Fill up the six stone water jars to the top 141 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 2: with water. So the servants brought the mass of jars 142 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 2: to the well. They filled them to the brim and 143 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 2: brought them back to Jesus. Then he gestured for the 144 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 2: water to be brought to the hosts. Go and pour 145 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: the water into their cups. The servants were confused at 146 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 2: Jesus's orders, but did not question him. They carried the 147 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: jugs of water to the host and poured it into 148 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: his cup. Out from the jugs came new wine. The 149 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: host had no clue that the jars were once filled 150 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 2: with water, but the servants did. They looked back at 151 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 2: Jesus smiling. The disciples who were beside him awed at 152 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 2: the miracle. All were surprised and amazed, all except Mary. 153 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 3: Today we learn how John the Baptist seized Jesus once 154 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 3: again and once more proclaimed that the Lord is the 155 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,959 Speaker 3: Lamb of God and that his disciples and all others 156 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 3: should follow him. And so two men left John the 157 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 3: Baptist and they began to follow Jesus. One of them 158 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 3: was Andrew, who soon called his brother Simon. Simon was 159 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 3: no shrinking violet, and he wasn't afraid to speak his mind. 160 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 3: Jesus knew Simon insided out from the moment they met, 161 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 3: and he knew that he would serve a very special purpose. 162 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 3: So Jesus gave him a new name. Simon's name is 163 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: now the Rock, or Peter. It was an aspirational name, 164 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 3: as Simon still had much to learn and to grow 165 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 3: before he would become the stable, steady Rock, the great Apostle. 166 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: Jesus went to Galilee, and as John continued to point 167 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 3: people to the true Messiah, more and more people began 168 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 3: to follow Jesus. But not all followers were to be disciples. 169 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 3: Jesus went about hand picking the men, selecting them who 170 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 3: would be his inner circle, the ones who would model 171 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 3: their lives after Jesus. Their rabbi think that Jesus would 172 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 3: have picked the best and the brightest on earth, the 173 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 3: most learned theological minds. Someone from the priestly cast those 174 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 3: who knew the law inside and out. But that's not 175 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,839 Speaker 3: what Jesus did. The men he picked were the least 176 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 3: likely of candidates in so many ways. Certainly from a 177 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 3: human perspective, you wouldn't have chosen these men. But God's 178 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 3: ways are much higher than our ways. He saw in them, 179 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 3: as he sees in us, potential what others don't see. 180 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 3: God sees. But more importantly, when God worked through them 181 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 3: despite their flaws and weaknesses, he was glorified. It's the 182 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 3: same with us today. Not many mighty or not many noble, 183 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 3: or called according to the scripture and God's power, the 184 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 3: presence of Jesus has made perfect in our weakness, our 185 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 3: failures become a platform for Jesus to work. Jesus knew 186 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 3: exactly how to speak to each man that he called, 187 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 3: and they all saw something in Jesus that was different, 188 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 3: something amazing, something special, a man worth following, so that 189 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 3: they dropped what they were doing, their careers, their future, 190 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 3: and they gave it all to Jesus. Listen to what Nathaniel, 191 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 3: one of these men chosen by Christ, says in John 192 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 3: one forty nine. Nathaniel answered him, Rabbi, you are the 193 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 3: son of God. You are the King of Israel. This 194 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 3: was just the beginning. Not all of these men could 195 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 3: comprehend at this point who Jesus was and is. But 196 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 3: Nathaniel he knew this was the beginning of their journey, 197 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 3: and as Jesus said to Nathaniel, they would witness much 198 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 3: greater things. Still, we then heard that Jesus and his 199 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 3: disciple and his mother attended a wedding feast in Cana. 200 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 3: Someone had planned poorly for the feast because they ran 201 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 3: out of refreshments. They ran out of wine. It would 202 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 3: be a huge disappointment and embarrassment if they ran out 203 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 3: of the wine. Mary, who from the beginning from conception 204 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 3: knew that Jesus was the chosen Messiah of God, that 205 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 3: he was filled with the power of God, went to 206 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 3: her son and asked him for help. Jesus had not 207 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 3: intended to perform a miracle that day, but he loved it, 208 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 3: and he honored his mother, and so he fulfilled her request. 209 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 3: He asked the servant to bring jars and fill them 210 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 3: with water. Huge jars. Then the jars were taken to 211 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 3: the host to pour into cups, and amazingly, when they 212 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 3: poured out of the jars, what flowed was the best wine, 213 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 3: far better than the guests had been served earlier. The 214 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 3: servants were amazed. Everyone celebrated. The disciples who witnessed the 215 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 3: miracle began to see what Jesus could do. They begin 216 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 3: to believe more and more, and they began following Christ 217 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 3: closer and closer. They know now that he is the 218 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 3: one that the Father is sent to be the savior 219 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 3: of the world. And more miracles, greater miracles, were yet 220 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 3: to come. Dear God, thank you for Jesus. Thank you 221 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 3: for the power of his presence in our lives. Thank 222 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 3: you that even in the simple things like a wedding feast, 223 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 3: that you bring joy and laughter and happiness and celebration. 224 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 3: We thank you, Jesus for your joy, and we thank 225 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 3: you that we can live in the abundance of your 226 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 3: life every single day. And we pray this in your name. Amen. 227 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a year. 228 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 3: I'm Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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