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Steve Webb: He didn't say to do
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convenient or politically
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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. I'm your OG
Godcaster. This is the first day

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of the last week of episodes for
season 13. and for the

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Lifespring!, One Year Bible,
yes, including today, there are

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just seven episodes left. This
week, we'll be bringing a close

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to each of the seven books.
We're now reading. Today's

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epistle Sunday, our reading will
be the tiny little book of Jude,

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just 24 verses. and while it is
short, we need to remember that

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it's in the Bible for a reason.
Its message is important. The

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website is a
Lifespringmedia.com. and you'll

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have contact information as
always at the end of the show,

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before we read, let's pray. Our
Heavenly Father, we love you and

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we thank you for your work. and
as we read today, we ask that

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you bless us and that you would
teach us. We pray this in Jesus

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name. Amen. Okay, are you ready?
Let's begin.

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Like James, Jude was the brother
of Jesus, or more accurately a

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half brother. This epistle or
letter was probably written to

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Jewish believers. and he wrote
to them about Jewish history,

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angels and false teachers.

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The book of Jude, I, Jude and
writing this letter, I serve

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Jesus Christ. I am a brother of
James, I'm sending this letter

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to you who have been chosen by
God. You are loved by God the

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Father, you are kept safe by
Jesus Christ made more and more

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mercy, peace and love be given
to you. Dear friends, I really

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wanted to write to you about the
salvation we share. But now I

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feel I should write and ask you
to stand up for the faith. God's

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people were trusted with it once
and for all time. Certain people

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have slipped in among you in
secret. and long ago it was

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written that they would be
judged. They are godless people.

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They use the grace of our God as
an excuse for sexual sins. They

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say no to Jesus Christ. He is
our only Lord and King. I want

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to remind you about some things
you already know that the Lord

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saved his people. He brought
them out of Egypt. But later he

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destroyed those who did not
believe that some of the angels

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didn't stay where they belonged.
They didn't keep their positions

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of authority. The Lord has kept
those angels in darkness, they

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are held by chains that last
forever. On Judgment Day, God

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will judge them. The people of
Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns

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around them also did evil
things. They gave themselves

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over to sexual sins, they
committed sins of the worst

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possible kind. They are an
example of those who are

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punished with fire. The fire
never goes out. In the very same

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way those dreamers pollute their
own bodies. They don't accept

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authority. They speak evil
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But not even Michael did that.
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He argued with the devil about
the body of Moses, but he didn't

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dare to speak evil things
against the devil. Instead, he

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said, May the Lord stop you. But
those people speak evil things

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against what they don't
understand. They're like wild

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animals. They can't think for
themselves. They do what comes

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naturally to them. Those are the
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How terrible it will be for
them. They followed the way of

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Cain. They rushed ahead and made
the same mistake as balem did.

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They did it because they loved
money. They're like Cora, he

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turned against his leaders.
Those people will certainly be

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destroyed just as Cora was there
like stains that the meals you

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share. They eat too much. They
have no shame. They're shepherds

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who feed only themselves.
They're like clouds without

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rain. They're blown along by the
wind. They are like trees in the

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fall. Since they have no fruit,
they're pulled up so they die

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twice. They're like the wild
waves of the sea. Their shame

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rises up like foam. They're like
falling stars. God has reserved

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a place of very black darkness
for them. He will keep them

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there forever. Enoch was the
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of Adam. He gave a prophecy
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Look, the Lord is coming with
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ones. He is coming to judge
everyone. He is coming to

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sentence all and godly people.
He will judge them for all the

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ungodly acts they have done.
They have done them in ungodly

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ways. He will sentence ungodly
sinners for all the bad things

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they've said about him. Those
people complain, they find fault

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with others. They follow their
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about themselves. They praise
others to help themselves. Dear

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friends, remember what the
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Christ said was going to happen.
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Some people will make fun of the
truth. They will follow their

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own ungodly longings. They are
the people who separate you from

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one another. They do only what
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led by the Holy Spirit. Dear
friends, build yourselves up and

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your most holy faith. Let the
Holy Spirit guide and help you

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when you pray. The mercy of our
Lord Jesus Christ will bring you

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eternal life. As you wait for
His Mercy remain in God's love.

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Show mercy to those who doubt,
pull others out of the fire,

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save them to others show mercy
mixed with fear, hate even the

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clothes that are stained by the
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give praise to the one who was
able to keep you from falling

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into sin, He will bring you into
His heavenly glory without any

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fault. He will bring you there
with great joy, give praise to

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the only God He is our Savior,
glory, majesty, power and

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authority belong to him, and
give praise to Him through Jesus

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Christ our Lord, give praise to
the one who was before all time

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who now is and who will be
forever. Amen.

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Isn't it amazing how a letter
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sounds so current. Jude talks
about the importance of standing

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up for the faith. and never has
it been more important to do

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than it is today when
Christianity is under attack as

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it has not been in many years.
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been here in the United States.
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Christianity is always just one
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If we don't share our faith with
the next generation, there will

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be no one to share the good news
of a risen Savior. But of

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course, we know that God has
promised to always have a

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remnant in each generation. So
that isn't going to happen. But

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that doesn't take away our
responsibility to heed what

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Jesus said just before He
ascended into heaven. He said

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all authority in heaven and
earth has been given to me. So

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you must go and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them

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in the name of the Father and of
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Teach them to obey everything
I've commanded you. and you can

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be sure I am always with you to
the very end. and of course, is

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the Great Commission. and that's
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He didn't say to do this when
it's easy or convenient or

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politically correct. He didn't
give any opportunity or no

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excuse, or a way out of doing
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this job. and we must do what
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Jude spoke as others did about
false teachers. But here Jude

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talked about those who abused
God's grace and excuse sexual

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sin. That sounds vaguely
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they say, How could a loving God
condemn me for who I love. This

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is the way he made me, which
addresses the point Jude made

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about how they quote, do what
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Unquote. Listen, it might come
naturally to me to have multiple

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women. But that is not God's
plan. and I choose to follow

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God's teaching about marriage,
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one wife. Jude encouraged the
believers to remain in God's

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love in this letter as well, to
pray with a leading of the Holy

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Spirit and to live lives that
please God and praise Him for

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who He is. and praise Jesus
Christ, our Lord. Jude's message

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was written to the early church
and to the church of today and

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the church of tomorrow without a
doubt. Let me hear from you. If

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you have a thought or a question
about what we've talked about,

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send to Boostagram or call the
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to the comments page or write an
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Monday and we'll complete the
book of Deuteronomy with

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chapters 32 through 34

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A 50,000 sat Boostagram came in
from anonymous using the

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podverse app. Anonymous says, "A
couple of years ago, I had to

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make some dietary changes for
health reasons. I learned it

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wasn't enough to eat more of the
healthy stuff. I also had to

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give up the unhealthy stuff, I
think is probably the same for

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the content we consume. This
podcast doesn't just increase my

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exposure to Scripture. It also
reduces my exposure to content

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that encourages fear, anger and
sin. Thanks.",  Anonymous says.

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Well, Anonymous, thank you.
That's very kind of you to say.

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and it's also true that it isn't
just enough to get more than

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good food. That bad stuff does
so much damage that it's

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impossible to get healthy if you
keep eating it even if you eat

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more good food. This is
something that I have learned

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this last year. In about October
or November of last year I began

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eliminating processed foods and
replacing them with non

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processed foods, grass fed and
finished beef pasture raised

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eggs, raw dairy and organic
fruit. and guess what so far I

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have effortlessly dropped over
40 pounds. My arthritis pain

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which I've had for many years is
nearly gone. On, my digestion is

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much better than it's been in
years I sleep better, I no

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longer have high blood pressure.
Now it's typically about 10

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points lower than a man my age
is supposed to have. and I could

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go on. I don't have food
cravings, and I'm rarely hungry.

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I realized that those seemingly
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foods were slowly killing me.
The foods I now eat are far more

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nutritious and fulfilling. and
on the rare occasion, when I do

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eat junk, my body lets me know
that it isn't happy. My stomach

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is upset my blood pressure
spikes and my thinking is not as

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clear. This is a great parallel
you've drawn for us anonymous,

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thank you for that. We need to
eliminate those things that

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damage us spiritually. This is
sort of the flip side to what

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the Apostle Paul wrote in
Philippians 489. Finally,

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brothers, whatever is true,
whatever is honorable, whatever

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is just whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is

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commendable. If there is any
excellence. If there is anything

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worthy of praise, think about
these things. What you have

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learned and received and heard
and seen in me, practice these

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things, and the God of peace
will be with you. So Beloved, if

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there are spiritually unhealthy
things that you're holding on to

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thinking that it's no big deal,
don't fall for that lie from the

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enemy. It is a big deal. You
cannot grow in the Lord if you

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keep them in your life. Thanks
again, anonymous. God bless you.

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Steve Webb: Prayer requests and
praises. You might remember the

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prayer request from Brother Phil
for a singer at his church by

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the name of Dallas who has
aphasia. Well, at the beginning

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of September, he had an
operation and a few days ago,

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Phil said in this update, he
said Hi Steve Dallas was in

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church yesterday. He's
communicating fine, it seemed to

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me but I only had a chance to
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church. So let's praise the Lord
Dallas seems to be on the mend.

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Thanks for the update. Brother
Phil, please give Dallas our

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best the next time you see him.
and then this came in from the

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lovely lady Leanne, one of our
son, Tim's longtime friends has

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a very young son named Kai. He's
three or four years old and

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little guy has cancer. and he
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week. So let's pray for chi in
his family. and I'm praising God

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that my cold is nearly gone. You
can still hear it a little bit

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of my voice. But I feel so much
better. and I hope to get my

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laser eye surgery done very
soon. All right, so let's pray.

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Our Heavenly Father, we thank
you for preserving your Word

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through the centuries so that we
can know the truth. There are so

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many that tried to teach things
that are false, but your word is

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the standard, the plumb line.
and when distortions are lined

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up against it, the lies are
revealed. We thank you for that,

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Lord, Lord, give us discernment.
and help us to be immersed in

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your truth. Father, we thank you
and we praise you for the good

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report from Phil about Dallas.
and we pray that you will

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continue to use the gifts you've
given him to communicate in

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speech and in music. We thank
You Father. and we lift up

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little chi Lord, we ask you to
heal him of this cancer, be with

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him and his family as they go
through this chemotherapy. and

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we pray that you would keep them
strong and help them to lean on

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you use this time to teach chi
and his family that you're

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stronger than any disease, and
that you are indeed our

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provider. and now Father, I
thank you for this the

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Lifespring family. Thank you for
bringing them here. You called

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each one and I pray that You
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thirst to know you better each
day. Hold us close to you, Lord

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and use us as you see fit. We
pray this in Jesus name. Amen.

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Beloved, we have one more time
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Wednesday will be the last time
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Beloved, it's been a joy to be
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inviting me along until
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richly. My name is Steve Webb.
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