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Steve Webb: They have an agenda.

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This is the Lifespring! One Year
Bible coming to you from

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Riverside, California, and
podcasting since 2004. My name

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is Steve Webb and I'm your OG
Godcaster. It's epistle Sunday.

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and our reading today is the
book of Second John. and being

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Sunday, we'll also have a time
of prayer. The website is

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Lifespringmedia.com. and contact
information will be at the end

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of the show. Before we read,
let's pray. Our Heavenly Father,

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we love you, Lord, and we thank
you for our time together. Help

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us as we read today to
understand and to learn. pray

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this in Jesus name, Amen. All
right, let's begin.

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Second John. From the church
leader, to the chosen lady and

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her children, whom I love,
because we share the truth. I'm

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not the only one who loves you.
Everyone who knows the truth

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also loves you. We love you
because of the truth which lives

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in us and will be with us
forever. Goodwill, mercy and

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peace will be with us. They come
from God the Father and from

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Jesus Christ, who in truth and
love is the father son. I was

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very happy to find some of your
children living in the truth as

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the Father has commanded us.
Dear lady, I'm now requesting

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that we continue to love each
other. It's not as though I'm

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writing to give you a new
commandment. Rather, from the

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beginning, we were commanded to
love each other. Love means that

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we live by doing what He
commands, we were commanded to

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live in love. and you have heard
this from the beginning. Many

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people who deceive others have
gone into the world. They refuse

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to declare that Jesus Christ
came in flesh and blood. This is

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the mark of a deceiver and an
antichrist. Be careful that you

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don't destroy what we've worked
for, but that you receive your

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full reward. Everyone who
doesn't continue to teach what

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Christ taught doesn't have God.
The person who continues to

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teach what Christ taught has
both the Father and the Son. If

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anyone comes to you and doesn't
bring these teachings, don't

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take him into your home, or even
greet him. Whoever greets him

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shares the evil things he's
doing. I have a lot to write to

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you. I would prefer not to write
a letter. Instead, I hope to

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visit and talk things over with
you personally, then we will be

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completely filled with joy. The
children of your chosen sister

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greet you.

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Second John is addressed to a
very special woman and her

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children. Now some commentators
believe that this woman is

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actually a specific church and
her children are the members of

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the church. In my opinion, it
doesn't really matter whether

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it's a specific woman or a
specific Church, the message

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that John wrote is applicable to
either or both. Well, this

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church or this woman is loved by
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and John asks her to continue in
loving. He's aware of her

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children, and the fact that
they're living according to

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God's laws, which include loving
one another. Now, when this book

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was written, there were false
teachers going around teaching

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such falsehoods that Jesus being
God was not actually human. He

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said, They refuse to declare
that Jesus Christ came in flesh

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and blood. But beloved, to deny
that Jesus came in flesh and

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blood, to deny that Jesus was
fully human. That's a pernicious

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lie, that Jesus is fully human
is a fundamental truth of the

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gospel. We can never abandon
that truth. Why? Well, one

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reason is that without the
shedding of blood, there is no

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forgiveness or is one of the
translation says there is no

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remission of sin. So if Jesus
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have been no shedding of blood.
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realize that we believe that
Jesus was fully God and fully

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human. Now, in light of the fact
that these false teachers were

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going about teaching this false
Jesus, John warns the woman to

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be careful, and not let them
destroy all that they've worked

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for, and to not even invite them
into her home or even greet

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them, because doing so would be
to share in the evil that they

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were doing. So you remember
Second Timothy 316, right? All

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Scripture is inspired by God,
and is useful to teach us what

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is true, and to make us realize
what is wrong in our lives. It

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corrects us when we're wrong,
and teaches us to do what is

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right. So when John says in
verses 10 and 11, if anyone

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comes to you and does not bring
this teaching, do not receive

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them into your house, and do not
give them a greeting, for the

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one who gives them a greeting
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When John says that, I believe
it. and I believe that is God

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telling me how to deal with
people that teach that Jesus is

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not who he said he is in the New
Testament. So this is how I deal

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with Jehovah's Witnesses and
Mormons who come to my door. I

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don't invite them in, and I
don't even engage them in a

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conversation. I take the
teaching of Second John verses

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10 and 11 very seriously, I
simply tell these people that

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I'm not interested. and I say
goodbye. I don't even say, Have

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a nice day. But Steve, you say,
Don't you tell them? Why don't

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you try to show him the truth?
and my answer to you is no. You

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see, these people are generally
very well trained and prepared.

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Whereas I'm just going about
doing my normal activities. I'm

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not in the mindset to debate.
and the truth is, these people

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are not really interested in
having an honest conversation.

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They have an agenda, and a 10
minute talk on my front porch

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isn't going to change that
agenda. Am I saying that I never

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share the truth with Jehovah's
Witnesses or Mormons? Not at

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all. But here's the difference.
The door knockers are actively

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spreading their deceptions.
They're evangelists for their

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cause. But there are Jehovah's
Witnesses and Mormons who are,

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shall we say, civilians, they
aren't in the process of

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evangelizing for their group.
Remember, in almost every case,

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you have to have a relationship
with someone before you can

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really have a meaningful
discussion about faith. and I've

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had these conversations with
friends who were Jehovah's

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Witnesses, or Mormons, I've done
this. It's not that I'm against

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engaging them in conversation.
But when they come to my front

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door, I take second John very
seriously. You have thoughts or

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questions? I'd love to hear
them, send to Boostagram or call

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the Lifespring family hotline or
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an email. Tomorrow will be the
law Monday and our reading will

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be Deuteronomy 26 through 28.

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of me could pass for 35. But
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Prayer requests and praises
Scott sent in this praise

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report. He said, I have a couple
of praises for today. First

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Sunday, the 10th. Hey, that's
today is my 29th wedding

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anniversary. Happy anniversary,
Scott. I've been blessed beyond

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measure in my life with Anna,
she has been my rock and

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together we have raised a child
that is on the verge of

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graduating college and moving
out into the world on their own.

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Well, congratulations, good
jobs, God and Diana. I also pray

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that we have many more years
together and look forward to our

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next chapter in our life as
well. I would also like to

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praise God for bringing you
Steve and your ministry into my

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life. This is only my second
year for the one year Bible. and

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at the end of last year, I was
somewhat panicked. When you were

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considering retiring then I
believe God spoke to me. and so

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I took on the task as one of the
show art creators for this

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podcast. and I've not only
learned much around what it took

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to do this task, but I believe
it also helps me understand that

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as one door closes as you end
the one year Bible, I'm sure

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that God will open another door
for me that will allow me to

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continue my journey in Christ
yours in service, Scott,

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otherwise known as Sir snide
from no agenda. Well, thank you,

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Scott. It has been a blessing
for me as well having your

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donations of time and talent
this year. I'm so glad you

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responded to God's leading to
jump in. It's been fun having

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you as a member of the
Lifespring family. My brother

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Scott, thank you. God bless you.
prayer requests. Kathy has an

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appointment at City of Hope
scheduled for this Wednesday.

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She'll have labs done and we'll
see the neurologist about

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possibly getting that epidural
to relieve the pain that we've

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talked about. that'll depend
upon her platelet count, which

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was low the last time they
checked. Also, Dell had an

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appointment at the VA hospital a
few days ago as a follow up to

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his having COVID. Turns out the
virus attacked his kidney and he

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was going into renal failure. I
had no idea that could happen.

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Dell only has one kidney about
25 years ago he had cancer and

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he lost one of his kidneys to
that disease. So this week, they

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did some tests and they found
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It's possible that Dell will
have to take insulin we're

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waiting for word from the doctor
on that. and my surgery is

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coming up Wednesday. I don't
have a time yet. They wait until

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the day before to do this
scheduling. Since it will be a

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laparoscopic procedure. Ireally
wasn't too concerned about it

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but the surgeon prescribed a
pretty heavy duty pain drug for

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afterwards so I'm up It
apprehensive as to what to

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expect? I guess we'll see.
Right? So anyway, I've decided

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to pre record a few shows for
this week just in case. Let's

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pray. Our heavenly Father, Lord,
we thank You for Your loving

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care. We thank you for being our
rock, our shield and our

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fortress. We thank you for the
wisdom we find in your word. We

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look to You, Lord, for guidance,
for comfort and for strength.

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and without you we can do
nothing. Everything we have,

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everything we are is because of
you. We worship You, Lord,

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Father, we rejoice with our
brothers Scott and his wife,

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Diana over their 29 year
anniversary. Thank you for being

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there for them through the
years, Lord, we pray for them

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that you will grant them many
more years together, and we

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thank you for their child's
upcoming graduation. We pray

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that You would bless them. Use
them, Lord, for Your glory,

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guide their steps, and as they
and their parents begin a new

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phase in their lives, show them
your will for them. and now

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Lord, I pray once again for my
upcoming surgery. Guide the

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surgeon's hands, I asked that
everything would go well, and

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that recovery will not be too
difficult. Thank you that I'm

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able to have this procedure
done, father. and now Lord, I

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thank you for the Lifespring
family. Where there are needs I

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pray that you would meet each
one according to your perfect

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will and perfect love. Bless the
Lifespring family I pray in

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Jesus name. Amen. Well, I'm sure
it comes as no surprise but

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because of my surgery will not
have a time of prayer. this

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coming Wednesday or next time
will be a week from today. But

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if something does come up this
week, send in your praise report

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or your prayer request anyways
because I will pray with you and

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for you in my own quiet times.

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I am so thankful for the team
Sister Denise does the

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transcripts Michael Haner. Does
the chapters Scott Snider and

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Jason Paschall do the show RT N
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newsletter. Jason Paschall did
today's show art and beloved

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thank you for inviting me to be
a part of your day. I'm looking

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forward to tomorrow. Until then,
may God bless you richly. My

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name is Steve Wallace. Bye.

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