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Speaker 1: this is Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the

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Speaker 1: Bible in a Year. In the last episode, we saw

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Speaker 1: We can only imagine the thoughts going through Jehu's mind

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Speaker 1: We must abandon all things that bring disobedience and dishonor

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Speaker 1: upon the wicked queen Jezebel. Dear God, we thank you

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Speaker 1: that you raise up righteous service in your time, a

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Speaker 1: righteous service like Jehu, to bring justice and righteousness back

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Speaker 1: to your people. Help us, like Jehu, to be filled

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Speaker 1: with righteous passion to do what you have called us

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Speaker 1: to accomplish in our lives. Thank you for your anointing

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Speaker 1: and appointing and your calling in each of our lives

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Speaker 1: to share the good news of Jesus Christ, and it

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Speaker 1: is in his name that we pray. Amen. Thank you

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