WEBVTT - Jeff Archey - Oct 12 - 6:00 am

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<v Speaker 1>But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,

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<v Speaker 1>and all these things shall be added unto you. That's

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew 6.33, the words of Jesus, dear friends. And today

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<v Speaker 1>our study is titled, When I Seek, and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>ahead from the International Gospel Hour.

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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 hello, everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to have you with us once again for our

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<v Speaker 1>studies from the International Gospel Hour. and you are joining

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<v Speaker 1>us for the first time, or you are a relatively

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<v Speaker 1>new listener to our broadcast, thank you for tuning in,

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<v Speaker 1>and we hope you'll find our studies profitable and helpful

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<v Speaker 1>to you. From Hebrews chapter 2 and verse 10, the

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<v Speaker 1>Bible says, For it was fitting for him, for whom

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<v Speaker 1>are all things, and by whom are all things, in

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<v Speaker 1>bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of

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<v Speaker 1>their salvation perfect through sufferings. Friend, when we look at

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<v Speaker 1>the word glory, we think about the word glory in

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<v Speaker 1>a word that means to magnify, extol, praise, value, and

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<v Speaker 1>honor God through our participation. So here is Jesus, the

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<v Speaker 1>captain of our salvation. To give the glory to him

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<v Speaker 1>or to bring us to glory, he becomes our captain.

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<v Speaker 1>And friends, it only stands true that Jesus would be

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<v Speaker 1>our captain, our leader. You know, the church of which

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<v Speaker 1>one is added to upon obedience to the gospel, according

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<v Speaker 1>to Acts 2.47, he is the head of that church,

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<v Speaker 1>Ephesians 1.22 and 23. There is no human head in

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<v Speaker 1>the churches of Christ. The church belongs to Christ, and

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<v Speaker 1>he is the head thereof. And isn't it wonderful that

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<v Speaker 1>the head of his church is in heaven, who has

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<v Speaker 1>overcome death through the power of God? And when we

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<v Speaker 1>think of Jesus teaching the importance of belief, from John 3, 16,

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<v Speaker 1>John 8, 24, His words to stir belief in our lives,

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<v Speaker 1>John 20, 30, and 31. And when we believe in Him,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll believe in His teaching of repentance, as in Luke 13,

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<v Speaker 1>verse 3. Repentance that He commanded to be preached beginning

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<v Speaker 1>at Jerusalem, in Luke 24, 44-47. And indeed it was

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<v Speaker 1>on the day of Pentecost. Acts 2 and verse 38.

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<v Speaker 1>When we confess Jesus as He commanded us in Matthew 10,

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<v Speaker 1>32 and 33, and then as He commanded us to

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<v Speaker 1>be baptized into Christ for the remission of our sins,

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<v Speaker 1>that tied in with repentance to those that believed in

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<v Speaker 1>Acts 2 and verse 38. And they that gladly received

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<v Speaker 1>His word were baptized, and the same day there were

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<v Speaker 1>added unto them about three thousand souls. And we find

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<v Speaker 1>those that were baptized into Christ Even Saul in Acts 22, who,

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<v Speaker 1>as Paul was telling his story, and even acknowledged that

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<v Speaker 1>his sins would be washed away when he was baptized.

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<v Speaker 1>What about the eunuch who went down into the water

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<v Speaker 1>after his confession of his faith in Acts 8, 36-38?

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<v Speaker 1>To God be the glory, friends. Yes, he is our captain.

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<v Speaker 1>And we will follow the words of our captain. The

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<v Speaker 1>captain of our salvation. said in Matthew 6.33, But seek

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<v Speaker 1>ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and

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<v Speaker 1>all these things shall be added unto you. Friends, I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that with all my heart. In seeking first the

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<v Speaker 1>kingdom of God, there is the priority that is before

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<v Speaker 1>me to seek His kingdom first, plain and simple. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think about a couple of illustrations here. My beloved bride, Renita,

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<v Speaker 1>will speak on a number of ladies' days. And there

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<v Speaker 1>is an illustration she'll use from time to time where

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<v Speaker 1>she will take a jar of dried pinto beans and

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<v Speaker 1>she'll pour them into another jar. And then using golf

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<v Speaker 1>ball-sized plastic wiffle balls, she will add those three things

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<v Speaker 1>of a Christian's life. One represents study, one represents prayer,

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<v Speaker 1>one represents service, and they won't fit. Then she'll turn

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<v Speaker 1>around and she'll drop those three into the empty jar

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<v Speaker 1>first to place the priority of study, prayer, and service.

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<v Speaker 1>And then she turns around and pours the beans into

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<v Speaker 1>that jar. And friends, all the beans fit perfectly. It's

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<v Speaker 1>setting our priorities. And so many times we get busy

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<v Speaker 1>with the things of the world that we forget about

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<v Speaker 1>what's important. With this verse of Matthew 6.33, Christ and

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<v Speaker 1>God should be the hub in the wheel of our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>And when they are, the wheel turns much easier. It

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<v Speaker 1>turns better. So with that said, when we seek, let's

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<v Speaker 1>see what God provides. And we'll be back in just

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<v Speaker 1>Friends, when I seek, God teaches me to serve. What

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<v Speaker 1>about Matthew 5 and verse 16 that Jesus said, Let

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<v Speaker 1>your light so shine before men that they may see

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<v Speaker 1>your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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<v Speaker 1>In 1 Peter 2 and verse 12, Having your conversation

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<v Speaker 1>honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speak against you

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<v Speaker 1>as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they

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<v Speaker 1>shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Now friends,

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<v Speaker 1>God teaches us to serve. And these are not works

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<v Speaker 1>that we do to gain salvation, but rather works that

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<v Speaker 1>express our faith, which is how one's faith is shown.

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<v Speaker 1>That's James chapter 2. And when I seek, God not

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<v Speaker 1>only teaches me to serve, but God teaches me to save.

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<v Speaker 1>When I obey the gospel through hearing that beautiful message

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<v Speaker 1>and then believing it, Allowing my faith to move my

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<v Speaker 1>heart to repentance and confess my faith and I'm baptized

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<v Speaker 1>into Christ. I can tell others as well what I do.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I share this broadcast with individuals and you

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<v Speaker 1>very well could share this broadcast with individuals. To tell someone, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I heard the International Gospel Hour on this station or

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<v Speaker 1>through this podcast or whatever it might be. And to

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<v Speaker 1>let others know. You know, Jesus did say in John 15,

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<v Speaker 1>verse 8, Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear

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<v Speaker 1>much fruit, so shall you be my disciples. And in

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<v Speaker 1>Colossians 1, beginning with verse 27, To whom God would

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<v Speaker 1>make known what is the riches of the glory of

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<v Speaker 1>this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you,

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<v Speaker 1>the hope of glory, whom we preach, warning every man,

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<v Speaker 1>and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may

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<v Speaker 1>present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. Whereunto I also labor,

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<v Speaker 1>striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

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<v Speaker 1>So when I seek, God teaches me to serve, to save,

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<v Speaker 1>and he provides strength in my sufferings. If any man

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<v Speaker 1>suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but

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<v Speaker 1>let him glorify God on this behalf. 1 Peter 4, 16.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the very next chapter, in chapter 5 and

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<v Speaker 1>verse 10 of 1 Peter, But the God of all grace,

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<v Speaker 1>who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>after that you have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen,

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<v Speaker 1>settle you. Friends, you see, when I'm seeking, God will

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<v Speaker 1>provide me what I need to serve for him, to

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<v Speaker 1>save for him, and to gain strength in him with

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<v Speaker 1>my sufferings. That brings me to a fourth thing, that

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<v Speaker 1>when I seek, He provides service faithfully. To the Corinthian church,

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<v Speaker 1>he told them, 1 Corinthians 6 and verse 20, For

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<v Speaker 1>you are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in

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<v Speaker 1>your body and in your spirit, which are God's. You

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<v Speaker 1>faithfully glorify God with how you live. Later in Philippians

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<v Speaker 1>chapter 3, verses 20 and 21, For our conversation is

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<v Speaker 1>in heaven. From whence also we look for the Savior,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body,

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<v Speaker 1>that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body,

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<v Speaker 1>according to the working whereby he is able even to

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<v Speaker 1>subdue all things unto himself. So, friends, when I seek,

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<v Speaker 1>when I look and consider the greatness of God, how

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<v Speaker 1>grateful I am that he provides. When I seek salvation,

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<v Speaker 1>God provides. He teaches me through His Word to respond

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<v Speaker 1>through faith, repentance, confession, and baptism, and to be added

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<v Speaker 1>to His church wherein is the saved, as we noted earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>When I seek service, that's a working faith, and without Him,

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<v Speaker 1>we could not grow. When I seek saving others, I

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<v Speaker 1>clearly see what it means to me, and in turn,

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<v Speaker 1>what it means to other people. and when i seek

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<v Speaker 1>strength through suffering i have strength and prayers to focus

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<v Speaker 1>on the spiritual and not the physical the outward man

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<v Speaker 1>may perish but the inward man is renewed day by

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<v Speaker 1>day second corinthians 4 16 through 18 and when i

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<v Speaker 1>seek serving faithfully to keep onward i once again think

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<v Speaker 1>of the hub and how it turns it all But

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<v Speaker 1>seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,

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<v Speaker 1>and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew

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<v Speaker 1>6 and verse 33. Hey friends, let me pause here.

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<v Speaker 1>talked about seeking first the kingdom of God, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>priority in our lives. We hope our study today will

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<v Speaker 1>you once again for joining me today. I'm Jeff Archie,

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<v Speaker 1>and friends, keep listening.