WEBVTT - Jeff Archey - Oct 21 - 6:00 am

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<v Speaker 1>An Old Testament account warns us of what happens when

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<v Speaker 1>we are busy here and there. Let's realign our focus.

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<v Speaker 1>That's coming up from the International Gospel Hour. Our study

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<v Speaker 1>is just ahead.

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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 always to our J-Web, and greetings and

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<v Speaker 1>hello everyone. It's good to have you with us for

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<v Speaker 1>our study of the Word of God today from the

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<v Speaker 1>International Gospel Hour. on air or online since 1934, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for helping us be where we are today.

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<v Speaker 1>From 1 Kings chapter 20, we read of Ahab, the

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<v Speaker 1>wicked king of Israel, engaging in a treaty with Ben-Hadad,

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<v Speaker 1>the king of Syria, and an enemy of Israel, one

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<v Speaker 1>of which it is said in 1 Kings 20 and

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<v Speaker 1>verse 42 that the Lord appointed to utter destruction. Ahab,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, overruled God, which of course led to

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<v Speaker 1>his downfall. Of interest is this lesson taught by the

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<v Speaker 1>prophet of God as we pick up in 1 Kings

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<v Speaker 1>20 and verse 38. When the prophet departed and waited

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<v Speaker 1>for the king by the road and disguised himself with

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<v Speaker 1>a bandage over his eyes. Now as the king passed by,

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<v Speaker 1>he cried out to the king and said, Your servant

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<v Speaker 1>went out into the midst of the battle, and there

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<v Speaker 1>a man came over and brought a man to me

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<v Speaker 1>and said, Guard this man. If by any means he

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<v Speaker 1>is missing, your life shall be for his life, or

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<v Speaker 1>else you shall pay a talent of silver. While your

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<v Speaker 1>servant was busy here and there, he was gone. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the king of Israel said to him, So shall your

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<v Speaker 1>judgment be. You yourself have decided it. And he hastened

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<v Speaker 1>to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the

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<v Speaker 1>king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he said to him, Thus says the Lord, because

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<v Speaker 1>you have let slip out of your hand a man

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<v Speaker 1>whom I appointed to utter destruction. Therefore your life shall

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<v Speaker 1>go for his life, and your people for his people. Friends,

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<v Speaker 1>the application here, Ahab was simply not focused on God's

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<v Speaker 1>will concerning Ben-Hadad. He was, as stated in verse 40,

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<v Speaker 1>busy here and there. Other things took Ahab's focus. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a lesson that we need today. And we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to consider things that take our focus from God and

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<v Speaker 1>His will, things that have us busy here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll look at that in just a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Friends, let's think about some important things which we may

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<v Speaker 1>lose while being too busy here and there with trivial matters.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we may get too busy and lose our health.

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<v Speaker 1>In 3 John 2, John said, Beloved, I pray that

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<v Speaker 1>you may prosper in all things and be in health

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<v Speaker 1>just as your soul prospers. It's a good thing to

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<v Speaker 1>be in good health indeed. And sometimes we can get

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<v Speaker 1>too busy and lose our health. We need to abstain

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<v Speaker 1>from things that are harmful. moderately indulge in things that

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<v Speaker 1>are wholesome, and to make certain that our bodies are

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<v Speaker 1>cared for. In 1 Corinthians 6, beginning with verse 15,

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<v Speaker 1>Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?

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<v Speaker 1>Shall I then take the members of Christ and make

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<v Speaker 1>them members of a harlot? Certainly not. Or do you

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<v Speaker 1>not know that he who is joined to a harlot

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<v Speaker 1>is one body with her? For the two, he says,

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<v Speaker 1>shall become one flesh. But he who is joined to

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord is one spirit with him. Flee sexual immorality

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<v Speaker 1>or fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside

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<v Speaker 1>the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against

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<v Speaker 1>his own body. Or do you not know that your

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<v Speaker 1>body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is

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<v Speaker 1>in you, whom you have from God, and you are

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<v Speaker 1>not your own? For you were brought at a price.

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<v Speaker 1>Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit,

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<v Speaker 1>which are God's. Also, friends, there's a danger that we may,

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<v Speaker 1>while busy here and there, lose good opportunities. In Galatians

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<v Speaker 1>6 and verse 10, we're taught how we should do

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<v Speaker 1>good unto all men, especially those of the household of faith,

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<v Speaker 1>to take advantage of good opportunities, to get an education,

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<v Speaker 1>a happy marriage, to rear a good family, an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to be a great leader in the church. And friends,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes we get too busy here and there, and we

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<v Speaker 1>find where individuals will lose their companions. In Ephesians 5, 22-32,

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<v Speaker 1>we note how Paul used the marriage vows in order

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<v Speaker 1>to teach the beauty of Christ in the church. How

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<v Speaker 1>that marriage began in the eyes of God as he

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<v Speaker 1>joined Adam and Eve together in Genesis 1 and 2.

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<v Speaker 1>And friends, when you think about it, in Matthew 7

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<v Speaker 1>and verse 12, whatever we would that others do unto us,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to do unto them. How are we treating others?

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<v Speaker 1>When we think about many marriages that have come to

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<v Speaker 1>an end with what some would call an innocent drink together,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe innocent flirting that goes into adultery to create jealousy

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<v Speaker 1>or nagging or some other things that keep us busy

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<v Speaker 1>here and there, and one winds up losing their spouse.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we can get busy here and there, and

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<v Speaker 1>lose our children. Sometimes we're too busy to pray with them,

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<v Speaker 1>to study with them, to spend time with them with

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<v Speaker 1>Bible time, and to talk about the things that be

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<v Speaker 1>of God. In Proverbs 22 and verse 6, we're taught,

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<v Speaker 1>Train up a child in the way he should go,

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<v Speaker 1>and when he's old he will not depart from it.

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<v Speaker 1>Or the New Testament teaching of Ephesians 6 and verse 4,

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<v Speaker 1>And you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but

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<v Speaker 1>bring them up in the nurture and the admonition of

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord. We want to be busy with things for

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<v Speaker 1>their lives, busy with them to engage in this, that,

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<v Speaker 1>and another, but we're too busy to take them to

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<v Speaker 1>Bible school and to church. We're too busy making money.

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<v Speaker 1>We're too busy having pleasures in little things that move

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<v Speaker 1>us away from our children before we realize it. We

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<v Speaker 1>submit to you that many become too busy here and

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<v Speaker 1>there and will lose their good name or reputation. Proverbs

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<v Speaker 1>22 verse 1 says that a good name is rather

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<v Speaker 1>to be chosen than great riches. Cornelius was noted as

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<v Speaker 1>one who was of good report among the Jews. Acts

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<v Speaker 1>10 and verse 22. We need to make certain that

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<v Speaker 1>our reputation is addressed and not get busy with things

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<v Speaker 1>here and there. Man gets busy here and there and

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<v Speaker 1>will even lose his influence. Let's build on that previous

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<v Speaker 1>thought with this one. If one neglects good works, one's

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<v Speaker 1>light will no longer be effective. Matthew 5 and verse 16.

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<v Speaker 1>To hold the confidence of others and to do something

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<v Speaker 1>to lose our influence sometimes can never be returned. When

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<v Speaker 1>we're warned of doing things in 1 Thessalonians 5, 22

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<v Speaker 1>and 23, things that are questionable, things that are doubtful,

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<v Speaker 1>we can lose our influence by being busy here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>And then friends, let's consider We may get too busy

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<v Speaker 1>and lose our very souls. In Matthew 16, 26, what

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<v Speaker 1>profit is it to a man if he gains the

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<v Speaker 1>whole world yet loses his own soul? Or what will

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<v Speaker 1>a man give in exchange for his soul? There are

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<v Speaker 1>so many individuals that will exchange this world for their soul.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll take the here and now and they'll use everything up.

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<v Speaker 1>They're too busy here and there. In James 1 and

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<v Speaker 1>verse 21, James says, Therefore lay aside all filthiness and

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<v Speaker 1>overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word

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<v Speaker 1>which is able to save your souls. I love that thought,

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<v Speaker 1>especially from 1 Peter 1 and verse 22, how the

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<v Speaker 1>word of God will live and abide forever, how that

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<v Speaker 1>is how we are converted by obedience to the word

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<v Speaker 1>of God. How we should hold to those things that

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<v Speaker 1>we learn, lest at any time we let them slip.

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<v Speaker 1>Hebrews 2 and verse 3. In 1 Peter 4 and

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<v Speaker 1>verse 17, a very humbling statement. That judgment begins at

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<v Speaker 1>the house of God. If it begins at the house

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<v Speaker 1>of God, what will be the end of those that

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<v Speaker 1>are not obedient to God? That answer we do know.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes we get too busy to obey the gospel. to

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<v Speaker 1>worship regularly, to read, to pray, to be personally devout,

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<v Speaker 1>to teach others the gospel of Jesus Christ. We become

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<v Speaker 1>so busy with the world that church is just a

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<v Speaker 1>place to where we show up rather than to allow

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<v Speaker 1>it to lift us up and to serve God. Just

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<v Speaker 1>like Ahab of old, he was busy here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>He focused on the things of this earth and conceded

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<v Speaker 1>things to Ben-Hadad that God would not have done. Friends,

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<v Speaker 1>we must make certain that our lives follow after God

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<v Speaker 1>in Christ and not be busy here and there with

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<v Speaker 1>things that can lead us from Him. Friends, nothing is

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<v Speaker 1>more important than a faithful relationship with God. Through our

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<v Speaker 1>studies here at International Gospel Hour, we are seed-sowing individuals.

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<v Speaker 1>Friends, we are privileged today to reach back almost 60

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<v Speaker 1>years and bring forth a wonderful sermon of the past,

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<v Speaker 1>Our Turn Back the Clock broadcast as we consider the

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<v Speaker 1>lesson today from the late Brother Gus Nichols. Brother Nichols

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<v Speaker 1>passed in 1975 at the age of 83. After preaching

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<v Speaker 1>the gospel for 59 years, he conducted training classes, preached

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<v Speaker 1>on the radio, penned many articles, and was a great

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<v Speaker 1>influence among those within his area. And we're thankful to

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<v Speaker 1>share this lesson today for us to think about busy

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<v Speaker 1>here and there. We hope this study has helped you today,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll continue this study together at another time. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for joining me today on the International Gospel Hour.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for listening to our broadcast today, and we

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<v Speaker 2>hope you continue onward with your search and study of

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