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Speaker 1: And it shall come to pass as soon as the

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Speaker 1: souls of the feet of the priests that bear the

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Speaker 1: ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth,

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Speaker 1: shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters

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Speaker 1: of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that

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Speaker 1: come down from above, and they shall stand upon a

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Speaker 1: heap Joshua three thirteen. Dear Lord, thank you that when

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Speaker 1: your spirit goes with me, you will make a way

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Speaker 1: where there seems to be none. You parted the Red

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Speaker 1: Sea for the Israelites and the Jordan for the priest

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Speaker 1: to cross over. I believe you will make a way

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Speaker 1: for me. As I follow the leading of your spirit,

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Speaker 1: priest took a step of faith, and as they did,

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Speaker 1: the waters stopped and they walked across to the other side.

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Speaker 1: I'll never figure out with my natural reasoning your miracle

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Speaker 1: working power. It is by faith that I will see

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Speaker 1: your hand move on my behalf. Thank you, Amen.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on new friendships. To get

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Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is new friendships. Take

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Speaker 3: a moment to relax, find a comfortable and quiet place,

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Speaker 3: close your eyes and take a deep breath. As you

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Speaker 3: take every thought captive and put focus on Jesus. Invite

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Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit to come minister God's word to you.

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Speaker 3: We will be meditating on John chapter fifteen, verse thirteen

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Speaker 3: from the King James version. Greater love hath no man

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Speaker 3: than this, that a man laid down his life for

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Speaker 3: his friends. Now take a moment to pour out your

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Speaker 3: adoration to God. God, I praise you for your word

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Speaker 3: that is living and efficient. Jesus, I worship you for

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Speaker 3: your selfless love for dying on the cross to pay

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Speaker 3: for my sins, Holy Spirit, and I thank you for

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Speaker 3: your constant work in my life. Friendship is selfless. No

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Speaker 3: greater example of friendship exists than that of the Cross

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Speaker 3: at Calvary. Jesus Christ proved his love for you in

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Speaker 3: the most complete and undeniable way. He laid down his

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Speaker 3: life for you. His sacrifice was the ultimate display of

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Speaker 3: his affection and his friendship. For he gave his loss

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Speaker 3: for your gain, his sorrow for your joy, his suffering

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Speaker 3: for your peace, his health for your healing, his death

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Speaker 3: for your life. Jesus Christ is the perfect example of

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Speaker 3: what a friend should be. Loving and kind, compassionate and caring,

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Speaker 3: for giving, and selfless. Jesus put the needs of others

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Speaker 3: before his own, with the goal being the restoration of

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Speaker 3: relationship between mankind and God. His sacrifice made an everlasting

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Speaker 3: and unbreakable covenant between humanity and God. His blessings operate

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Speaker 3: in perpetuity and are limitless. His love is steadfast and

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Speaker 3: his empathy is unmatched. His Holy Spirit is continuously working

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Speaker 3: to convict the world of sin, and he is constantly

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Speaker 3: interceding on our behalf. Before God, Jesus didn't meet the

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Speaker 3: standard of friendship. He created it. He taught us that

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Speaker 3: friendship isn't about self service, It's about serving others in love.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps you've been strungruggling with understanding or accepting this truth.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps you've been struggling with living it out.

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Speaker 1: This is your.

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Speaker 3: Chance to change that. Present yourself before God and confess

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Speaker 3: your sins to him. Ask the Holy Spirit to convict

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Speaker 3: you of your shortcomings and to minister the truth of

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Speaker 3: friendship within your heart. Take a moment now to dwell

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Speaker 3: on the blessing of God's love for you. Thank God

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Speaker 3: for his mercy and for his grace for sending his

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Speaker 3: son to die in your place. Thank Jesus for willingly

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Speaker 3: sacrificing himself for you, for loving you more than you

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Speaker 3: could ever imagine or comprehend. Thank the Holy Spirit for

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Speaker 3: his daily care over your life, for relentlessly ministering to

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Speaker 3: you in gentleness and loving kindness. Do not forget God

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Speaker 3: is present and he is listening to you. Approach his

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Speaker 3: throne of grace with boldness. Ask God to remove your

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Speaker 3: heart of stone and to give you a heart of flesh.

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Speaker 3: Ask God for the ability to love others as you

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Speaker 3: are loved by Him, To be selfless in your friendships,

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Speaker 3: To be a friend to others as Jesus is to you.

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Speaker 3: Pray for love in all your interactions, a selfless love

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Speaker 3: that gives without reservations or expectations. Remember, friendship is selfless.

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Speaker 3: Jesus Christ willingly went to the cross so that we

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Speaker 3: wasn't thinking of himself, He was thinking of you and me.

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Speaker 3: Through his example of selfless friendship, Christ set the standard

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Speaker 3: we are to live by and became the intent for

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Speaker 3: our friendships. So choose this day to live and love

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Speaker 3: as Jesus does, to rise to the challenge of the

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Speaker 3: standard set before you and be to others the friend

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Speaker 3: Christ is to you. Be blessed. Thank you for completing

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