1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Let us pray, But the voice answered me again from heaven. 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: What God hath cleansed that call? Not thou common acts 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: eleven nine. Jesus, thank you for showing me the most 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: important lesson in my life when it comes to people. 5 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me that whomever you deemed as 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: clean and pure, no one can reverse it. Thank you 7 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: for showing me, Jesus that your plan is for all people, 8 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: regardless of their ethnicity, economic standing, and upbringing, similar to 9 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: the life of Peter. Use me in my industry to 10 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: share stories of your goodness and mercy. As I speak, 11 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: Let your holy spirit charge and change the hearts of 12 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: every one listening. Let your loving kindness be put on 13 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: full display, like the Centurian soldier and his family. May 14 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: other families come to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ. 15 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: You are a game changer. You are the waymaker, and 16 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: through me, others will know that you have called them 17 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: and your desire is to love on them. In Jesus name. Amen, 18 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: Thank you for making prayer a priority in your day. 19 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for to 20 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: day's story brought to you by Bible in a year 21 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: dot Com unclean. 22 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: In our last story, we saw the work of God 23 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: through Peter. One man was restored from being crippled for 24 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: eight years. Another was dead and raised. In this we 25 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: saw the will of God moving people out of their 26 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: beds and into a life of purpose. Now we see 27 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: God extend his reach further than just the Jews. We 28 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 2: see a Roman family come to know the truth and 29 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: power of Jesus. Peter, who would be convinced by a 30 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: dream that no person is common, would witness the extraordinary 31 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 2: power of Christ inspired by the Book of Acts. 32 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 3: Hello, I'm pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the 33 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 3: Bible in a year. Thanks for joining us. In yesterday's episode, 34 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: we heard how God worked through Peter in the towns 35 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: of Leda and Joppa to bring physical healing and life 36 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 3: to the sick and dead, and that ultimately pointed people 37 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: to faith in Jesus Christ. Today, we'll see the Gospel 38 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 3: once again going beyond the Jewish people as a Roman 39 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 3: family comes to faith in Christ. We'll also see how 40 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 3: God is working on the hearts of his disciples as 41 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 3: he speaks to Peter and shows him that no person 42 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: is unclean or excluded from God's grace. Let's listen now 43 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 3: to the reading of God's word. 44 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: The night was silent under the crescent moon. The birds 45 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: had not emerged to welcome the morning, and the only 46 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 2: sound was that of stirring in Cornelius's bed. He tossed 47 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: and turned in the night, experiencing the intensity of God 48 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 2: coming to his dream. Cornelius, the Lord said. Cornelius stared 49 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 2: at the Lord in complete terror. His bones shook, and 50 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 2: his heart seemed to be beating out of his chest. 51 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 2: Here I am, he whimpered. The Lord spoke with great clarity. 52 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: I have seen your righteousness, Cornelius. I have seen your 53 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: generosity to the poor and your gentle spirit. Your prayers 54 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: to me have been heard. Now send men to Joppa. 55 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: My servant, Peter resides there by the sea. Cornelius woke 56 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: with a jolt. He rubbed his eyes and looked out 57 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: his window. The sun was rising, and there was work 58 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: the Lord desired to do in his household. Cornelius was 59 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: a Roman centurion and a gentile. 60 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 3: Many of the. 61 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: Jewish believers still held on to the belief that gentiles 62 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 2: were somewhat unclean and not a part of the people 63 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 2: of God. Yet Cornelius remained alert to what the Lord 64 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: was doing, so he sent for Peter. The next day, 65 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 2: Peter was kneeling by the sea. He often looked out 66 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: into the ocean, remembering how Jesus calmed the storms that 67 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 2: surrounded him. Now he prayed that Jesus would calm his 68 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 2: inner storms. Peter closed his eyes, doing his best to 69 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 2: focus on the voice of God. However, his stomach had 70 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 2: other plans. Peter was famished and greatly desired something to eat. 71 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 2: As he was praying, the Lord caused him to sleep. 72 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,119 Speaker 2: Peter saw the heavens opened up like light through a cave. 73 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: Peter gazed upon what seemed to be a large sheet 74 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 2: descending gracefully to the earth. Peter watched as all kinds 75 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: of reptiles, birds, and animals grazed on the sheet. Peter 76 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 2: watched the beasts curiously. Then he heard a voice from 77 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 2: heaven saying, arise, Peter, hunt and eat. Peter pondered the command. 78 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 2: Was this a test? He knew that many of the 79 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: animals presented were not considered clean by the old Covenant law. 80 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 2: Did God truly want him to eat what was once 81 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 2: considered unholy? Peter shook his head. By no means, I 82 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: have never eaten anything common or unclean, Peter said, very 83 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,559 Speaker 2: sure of himself. Peter believed he had passed God's test, 84 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 2: showing himself to be obedient with old traditions. Yet the 85 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 2: voice spoke a second time, saying, what God has made clean, 86 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 2: you shall not call unclean. The saying was repeated three times, 87 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 2: and Peter woke up, still hungry and still confused. He 88 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: went to go eat, still pondering what the Lord meant 89 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: in his heart. A few hours last and the men 90 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 2: sent by Cornelius had reached Peter. They implored him to 91 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 2: join them at Cornelius's home. They told Peter of Cornelius's 92 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 2: faithfulness and goodwill towards the people of God. So Peter 93 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 2: went back with them to Cesarea. They walked for over 94 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 2: a day and arrived at the home of the centurion. 95 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: Peter walked in through the door and saw a house 96 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: filled with Roman gentiles. All of Cornelius's family and friends 97 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: were there to see Peter. When Cornelius saw Peter, he 98 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 2: ran towards him and fell at his feet. Peter's face 99 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 2: grew red. He was flustered by the gesture, please stand up. 100 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 2: I am only a man like you. Cornelius stood to 101 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: his feet. As Peter looked around the room, he began 102 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 2: to realize what God was trying to say to him. 103 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 2: Through his dream. He saw many faces wearing expectant grins. 104 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 2: Peter sighed and laughed to himself. God was faithful to him. 105 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: He had shown Peter exactly what his will was. Peter 106 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 2: raised his voice to the crowd and said, you all 107 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: know that Jews are not supposed to associate or build 108 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 2: friendships with anybody from another nation. However, God has recently 109 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 2: showed me that I am not to call anyone unclean 110 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 2: or common, even gentiles. So Peter ate with them and 111 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: exchanged stories about who Jesus was and what he was 112 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: sent to do. Cornelius and his family gathered around Peter listening. 113 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: Peter laughed and cried as he told stories of Jesus's kindness, compassion, strength, 114 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 2: and even humor. It was not before long that every 115 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: person in Cornelius's house came to believe in Christ. The 116 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit moved like rushing waves over the Gentiles that night. 117 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 2: Signs and wonders were done among them. Even more, their 118 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 2: whole world view began to shift and change. They believed 119 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 2: in God, for their city and their community. They sought 120 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 2: the gifts of the Spirit and experienced the full weight 121 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: of His glory upon them. The whole household of Cornelius 122 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 2: was baptized, and they began to change the community with 123 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 2: their deeds. This was the beginning of a new wave 124 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 2: of God's majesty. It was promised thousands of years ago 125 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: that through the seed of Abraham, all nations would be blessed. 126 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 2: Jesus was that seed. Through him, all nations would be 127 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: able to come to God, not just one specific group, 128 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: but every culture and nation under the sun. God would 129 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 2: work in and through the Gentiles. As a result, every 130 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 2: nation on earth would know the name of Christ. 131 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: As we open today's reading, we are introduced to a 132 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 3: man named Cornelius. He was a centurion, a commander in 133 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 3: the Roman army. Although he was a gentile, we are 134 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 3: told that Cornelius was a God fearing man. He was 135 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 3: earnestly seeking the Lord and living out the christ Like 136 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 3: principles of prayer and even caring for the poor. And 137 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 3: so one night, as he slept, God sent an angel 138 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 3: to him in a vision, saying God had seen his 139 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 3: devotion and jenerosity and was pleased with him. So the 140 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 3: Angel gave him specific instructions to send for a man 141 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 3: named Peter, who was at Joppa. You see, though Cornelius 142 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 3: was seeking God and showed religious devotion, he was still 143 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 3: not in a relationship with the One True God through 144 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 3: Jesus Christ. He needed to hear the Gospel and follow Jesus, 145 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: and although the Angel could bring a word from God, 146 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 3: he could not preach the Gospel. This is an opportunity 147 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 3: in a task given to Christians. It is our calling 148 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 3: and it is our privilege as believers to be witnesses 149 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 3: and to share the good news of eternal life with 150 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 3: people who need to know the Lord. And so when 151 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 3: he awoke, Cornelius did as the Angel had told him 152 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 3: to do and sent two men to find Peter. As 153 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 3: we soon discover, God had two purposes in sending for Peter. 154 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 3: He would work through Peter to share the good news 155 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 3: of Jesus with Cornelius, and he would use Cornelius to 156 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 3: show Peter that God's great and salvation is meant not 157 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 3: only for the Jews, but to gentiles as well, for 158 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 3: the whole world. The next day, as Cornelius's men were 159 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 3: headed to find Peter, we hear that Peter was very hungry, 160 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 3: and as he prayed on the rooftop, God put him 161 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 3: in some kind of a trance. God sent him a 162 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 3: vision of a sheep descending from the heavens, filled with 163 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: animals of all kinds. These were animals considered unclean by 164 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 3: Jewish law. And then a voice told Peter to rise, 165 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 3: kill and eat. But Peter protested, affirming that he had 166 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 3: never defiled himself with unclean or common things. The same 167 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 3: voice spoke again, saying, what God has called clean, do 168 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 3: not call unclean or common. Three times Peter heard this 169 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 3: voice say the same thing once again. It seems Peter 170 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 3: needed something to be said three times to get through 171 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 3: to him, just as Jesus had told him three times 172 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 3: to feed my sheep. God is now showing Peter that 173 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 3: there is a new reality and that everyone can have 174 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 3: a relationship with Jesus. God wasn't speaking just about food. 175 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 3: It was much bigger than that. It was about faith 176 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 3: and how to know Christ. As Peter sat there trying 177 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 3: to understand what he had just experienced, who should come 178 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 3: into the house. But the men Cornelius had sent God's 179 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: spirit spoke to Peter, saying that they had been sent 180 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 3: there by the Lord, and that Peter was to go 181 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 3: with them. So Peter went to the men and told 182 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 3: them that he was the one they were looking for, 183 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 3: and they told him all about Cornelius and his vision 184 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 3: and their reason for coming. Peter invited the men in 185 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 3: his guest to stay the night. This is significant, as 186 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 3: we already see Peter's perspective on Gentiles being changed. The 187 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 3: next day they left for the home of Cornelius, and 188 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 3: when they arrived, the man was thrilled, so much so 189 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 3: that he fell at Peter's feet to worship him. If 190 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 3: this was the man God had sent to him, surely 191 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 3: he was worthy of worship. But of course Peter refused 192 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 3: to be worship lifted him up and said, I'm just 193 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 3: a man. Cornelius had gathered his family and many others 194 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 3: to hear what Peter had to say, and as Peter 195 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 3: stood there, he explained what he was doing in sharing Christ, 196 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 3: and that it was beyond anything that he had been 197 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 3: taught as a Jew. They were not to associate with 198 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 3: foreigners in this way, Peter said. But then he told 199 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 3: them that God had shown him that he should not 200 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 3: consider anyone outside the grace and the love of God. 201 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 3: So in Acts ten thirty four to thirty five, Peter 202 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 3: says this, truly, I understand that God shows no partiality, 203 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 3: but in every nation, anyone who fears Him and does 204 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 3: what is right is acceptable to him. Peter was beginning 205 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 3: to understand the fullness of the Gospel that Jesus came 206 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 3: to free the whole world of sin, to forgive all 207 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 3: who would trust in him, to make all things new, 208 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 3: that Jesus is not just for the Jews, but for 209 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 3: the Jews, the Gentiles, and the whole world. Peter then 210 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 3: shared the Gospel with his house face all of Gentiles, 211 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 3: telling them about Jesus and how he had died and 212 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 3: risen from the grave in order to bring salvation to 213 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 3: all who would trust in him. As he spoke, the 214 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 215 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 3: Peter's Jewish companions who had come along were amazed, seeing 216 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 3: that God's spirit was not limited to Jews, but also 217 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 3: is now being poured out on Gentiles. It was a 218 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 3: new era for the Church. The Gospel has been unleashed, 219 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 3: and it is unstoppable. Men and women from every tongue 220 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 3: and every nation can now know that Jesus is Lord 221 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 3: and discover new life in him. Let's pray together. Dear God, 222 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 3: how we thank you for this passage of scripture that 223 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 3: reminds us just how much you love the world, that 224 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: there is not a person in this world that you 225 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 3: do not love. We know that we have all sinned 226 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 3: and broken your commandments, and yet you've demonstrated your love 227 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 3: toward us, and that while we were yet sinners, you 228 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 3: died on the cross for us and rose again so 229 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 3: that we could be forgiven and be set free from 230 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 3: the power of sin and death in our lives. So Lord, 231 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 3: we praise you for this, and may we be witnesses 232 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 3: of this truth. Lord, help us to go in your 233 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 3: name and tell others of Jesus, who is powerful to save, 234 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 3: for it is in His name that we pray. Amen. 235 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,239 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 236 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 3: I'm Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. Download thepray dot 237 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 3: Com app and make prayer and Bible study a priority 238 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 3: in your life. And if you are enjoying the podcast, 239 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 3: let someone else know. 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