Participants: John Bradshaw
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001365A
00:00 [dramatic music] It has stood the test of time.
00:11 God's book, the Bible. Still relevant in today's 00:18 complex world. It Is Written, sharing hope 00:25 around the globe. 00:37 JB: This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw; 00:40 thanks for joining me today. 00:42 God managed to make a masterpiece when, in the 00:45 Garden of Eden, He got down close to the ground 00:48 took some soil, formed it into the shape of a man 00:52 and then did something very intimate, when He 00:55 breathed into the nostrils of that as-yet-inanimate 00:59 man, the breath of life. Adam came to life and God had 01:04 produced this beautiful, incredible thing called 01:07 the human being. And within the head of every 01:12 last one of us there's an organ that's vital to our 01:15 lives and our spiritual lives. 01:18 God gave every one of us a nerve center. 01:21 We call it the brain. Here to discuss the brain 01:23 with me and the role and the way you can experience 01:27 better brain health is Dr. Neil Nedley, who's the 01:31 president of Nedley Health Solutions. 01:32 Dr. Nedley, thanks for joining me today. 01:34 NN: Thank you. Good to be here. 01:36 JB: As we talk about the brain there are certain things that 01:37 many people are surprised to learn can be done to improve 01:42 the function of a person's brain. 01:45 One of them is nutrition.. NN: That's right. 01:47 JB: How significant is nutrition when it comes to brain function? 01:51 And the reason I ask this is not nearly because I'd like my brain 01:54 to fire on all cylinders, but as it does I can have a better 01:57 relationship with God. NN: Absolutely. 01:59 JB: How significant is nutrition to that whole process? 02:02 NN: It's very significant. I mean, we talk about 10 major 02:05 factors that affect the brain. Nutrition is one of those 10 02:09 and it's certainly probably, in rank order - number two 02:13 or three out of those 10 as far as level of importance 02:15 is concerned. JB: When we're talking about 02:17 nutrition, what you eat. So what you eat affects brain 02:21 function. NN: Absolutely. 02:23 JB: Why is that? I know why it affects 02:26 heart function. You eat a bunch of fat, it ends 02:28 up clogging up the inside of your arteries and ultimately 02:31 there's a heart attack. What happens with brain 02:33 function? NN: Well, we also have a 02:35 circulation to the brain itself. 02:37 So a lot of the things that adversely affect the heart 02:39 also adversely affect the brain. 02:41 But in addition to that, what we eat does get turned into 02:45 neurotransmitters. It gets turned into neurons. 02:49 It gets turned into the cells that actually supply the 02:53 structural support of the brain. 02:55 And it's crucially important for clear thought processes to 03:01 be on a good diet. JB: I've met a lot of people who 03:03 just don't know that what you eat gets turned into various 03:10 things. Can you describe that process? 03:13 How does that happen? I mean, this really is "you are 03:16 what you eat." NN: Yes. 03:18 JB: So, how does, I sit down and I eat a tomato sandwich, and my 03:24 tomato sandwich gets turned into neurotransmitters and neurons. 03:28 How? NN: How does that happen? 03:30 Well, tomatoes are a good source of what we call tyrosine. 03:33 Tyrosine in a tomato, because tomatoes have carbs in them 03:37 as well, will actually get into the brain. 03:41 And then once tyrosine gets into the brain we can make dopamine 03:44 out of it and norepinephrine out of it. 03:47 And those are important for focus, for memory, and for 03:52 pleasure, and to be able to even have a love of 03:55 learning, we need to have those chemicals. 03:58 JB: What's a neurotransmitter? NN: That's the form of 04:00 communication between one neuron and 04:03 another. JB: What's a neuron? 04:04 NN: A neuron is what sends an electrical signal in our brain. 04:08 Our brain is really an electrical center of the 04:11 whole entire body, and in order for the brain to 04:15 communicate with itself, from one 04:17 area to another, we need to have 04:19 neurotransmitters. And that's a vital role. 04:22 There are actually 100 trillion connections in our brain, and 04:28 those connections would be meaningless unless there 04:31 were neurotransmitters to help with that 04:34 communication. JB: Omega 3s. 04:36 What are these things, where can I get them, and how do they help 04:40 me when I get them? NN: Omega 3s are essential fats. 04:43 Human beings and actually most of the animals as well, 04:48 including fish, have no ability to make omega 3s 04:52 from anything else in our body. 04:54 We have to get it in our diet. JB: Good cholesterol is 04:58 manufactured by our liver, correct? 05:00 NN: Uh-huh. JB: Okay, but this omega 3 that 05:02 we have to have isn't manufactured by it? 05:04 NN: It's not manufactured. JB: We've got to eat or drink 05:07 it. NN: We've got to eat or drink 05:08 it, correct. JB: Okay, so where do I get 05:10 some? NN: Where most people get their 05:12 omega 3 from is from fish. The reason why is the plants of 05:16 the waters tend to have quite a bit of omega 3. 05:19 Fish don't make it themselves, particularly the cold water, 05:22 ocean plants are quite high in omega 3. 05:26 The fish get it from there and then we can get it from the 05:29 fish. JB: Wouldn't we be better served 05:31 just getting it from the plants? NN: Absolutely. 05:33 JB: Oh, you agree with that? NN: Yes. 05:35 Absolutely. You know, 100 years ago I think 05:36 fish was a great way to get your omega 3 because the 05:39 waters were kind of pure and nontoxic, but our 05:43 waters have become quite toxic, and there 05:47 are heavy metals in them and all sorts of things, 05:49 and mercy is now in every fish anywhere. 05:53 And mercury actually inhibits our brain function. 05:57 It's going to cause irritability and it can cause depression, it 06:01 can cause the mood to go down, and it can also actually lower 06:04 your IQ permanently. So we want to stay away from 06:08 mercury, and that's why we really need to change the 06:12 way we're getting our omega 3 these days. 06:14 Whatever is in a toxic parts-per-million, 06:18 for instance, in the ocean or in the river is 06:22 going to be a concentrated a thousand to a million fold 06:26 in the fat of fish. So even though it's a small 06:28 amount in the ocean, ramp it up by a million and 06:32 that's how much you're getting from the fat 06:34 of fish that you're consuming. 06:36 JB: That's a significant amount. NN: It's the most toxic food 06:38 supply in America today, is fish. 06:40 JB: Well, where then, where would I get it if I'm not 06:42 going into the fish itself. NN: Well, there are plant 06:46 sources of omega 3; fortunately land plants as well as sea 06:50 plants. JB: So there's something I can 06:51 buy at the supermarket? NN: Yeah, spinach, for instance, 06:55 is very high in omega 3 fat. Whole wheat, wheat germ is a 07:03 good source of omega 3. Edamame, which is green soy 07:06 beans, they are very high in omega 3. 07:09 JB: I understand walnuts? NN: Walnuts are a good source, 07:12 and there are two sources that are higher. 07:14 In fact, these sources are higher than any fish on 07:16 the planet, and that's chia seeds and 07:19 flax seed. Extremely high sources of 07:23 omega 3. JB: There are some fats that 07:25 aren't helpful. In a moment we'll discuss this. 07:28 This is interesting. It's more than interesting--it's 07:32 vital, because what becomes apparent and obvious is that 07:36 you can eat your way to good brain health. 07:41 Clearly, then, you can eat your way to poor brain health. 07:44 And if we're going to have a relationship with God that 07:46 stands the test of time, we want good brain health. 07:49 We'll be back with more in just a moment. 07:53 [soft piano music] JB: We know the Bible is a 07:58 book that teaches us to live in harmony with 08:00 God and in ways that demonstrate His love 08:02 to those around us. God knows what's best for us 08:05 spiritually. But does He also know what's 08:08 best for us physically? If you'd like to know what the 08:12 Bible says about how to live the longest, healthiest life 08:14 possible, let me send you our free booklet: 08:17 "Living Life to the Fullest." All you need to do is call 08:21 (800) 253-3000 and ask for your copy of "Living Life to the 08:26 Fullest." If the line is busy please do 08:28 try again. You can write to us at: 08:31 It Is Written, P.O. Box 6, Chattanooga, TN 37401. 08:37 We'll mail a free copy to your address in North America. 08:40 Again, that toll-free number is (800) 253-3000. 08:45 You'll find us online at ItIsWritten.com. 08:51 JB: This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw, joined today 08:54 by Dr. Neil Nedley, the president of Nedley 08:57 Health Solutions. God made us, the Bible says, 09:01 fearfully and wonderfully. And in all of us He placed a 09:05 brain. And clearly, we want that brain 09:08 to be functioning as well as possible if we want to have 09:12 a great relationship with God. 09:15 Dr. Nedley, a moment ago we were talking about a good fat, an 09:18 essential fat for brain health, omega 3s. 09:21 But are there bad fats? Fats that you want to avoid if 09:26 you want to have good brain health? 09:28 NN: Yes. Arachidonic acid is one fat that 09:30 I would avoid. JB: What pray tell is 09:33 arachidonic acid? NN: Arachidonic acid is a 09:36 20-carbon molecule that's present in particularly 09:40 animal fat. It's going to be in flesh foods, 09:44 that actually causes inflammation in the 09:47 body. As it's metabolized you will get 09:50 some very pro-inflammatory molecules coming out of 09:54 arachidonic acid. And that adversely affects brain 09:57 health. It adversely affects it to the 10:00 degree where in a recent study out of Phoenix, Arizona, they 10:04 took people who were regular American diet, carnivores we 10:10 might call them, omnivores, and they had them stay on 10:13 their same diet or they changed them to a 10:16 plant-based diet with fish only to 10:20 get the omega 3s, the EPA and the DHA 10:24 that's present in fish. 10:26 And then, the other diet was no exogenous form of fish omega 3. 10:34 So in other words, they were totally plant based, except 10:38 they could have dairy. But no eggs, because eggs have 10:41 arachidonic acid and dairy is low in it. 10:44 And they were going to see which is better for us, to get more 10:49 omega 3 and some arachidonic acid or no omega 3 from fish 10:55 and then have no arachidonic acid. 10:58 And so in two weeks they measured their anxiety-stress 11:03 scale and they measured their mood states. 11:05 There were a number of different tests they took before and 11:07 after. And the only group that had 11:10 statistically significant, in fact dramatic, improvement 11:14 in their mental health was the group that had no 11:16 arachidonic acid. It was the plant-based group. 11:19 And that surprised them. They thought the omega 3 might 11:23 have helped to counterbalance the arachidonic acid. 11:27 Omega 3 helps, but if we can get omega 3 without arachidonic 11:31 acid, we're in far better shape even though we might get less 11:34 omega 3. JB: You get it in fish? 11:36 NN: You do. Yeah, that's the problem, that's 11:38 why even the no-meat, fish-diet people did not do statistically 11:43 better than even the meat diet because they were getting all 11:47 the arachidonic acid from fish. JB: Can we go to the Bible and 11:51 find an example of somebody who made a dietary change 11:56 and experienced an enhancing of their mental health? 12:00 Where is that in the Word of God? 12:02 NN: Well, in the book of Daniel. In fact, the Journal of the 12:05 American Medical Association recently stated that the first 12:08 prospective epidemiological study ever recorded in human 12:12 history is from the book of Daniel. 12:15 JB: They stated that. NN: And that scene is the gold 12:17 standard study. So, a prospective 12:19 epidemiological study is when you make a 12:22 change in a group and then you compare them 12:25 with another group who does not make the change. 12:27 JB: Right. That's the story in Daniel 12:29 chapter 1. NN: That's right. 12:31 And it was actually proposed, that experiment was proposed 12:34 by Daniel himself, because he was getting pushback 12:37 from the ones in charge of him in changing his diet. 12:42 JB: Perhaps it's worth going to that story. 12:45 NN: Yeah. JB: Daniel chapter 1, and the 12:47 Bible says in Daniel 1:5, "The king appointed them a 12:50 daily provision of the king's meat and of the wine which 12:53 he drank, so nourishing them for three years so 12:56 at the end thereof they might stand before the 12:58 king." However, verse 8, what a verse. 13:02 "Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself 13:08 with the portion of the king's meat." 13:10 The king ate much like people eat today, the average American 13:13 diet. NN: Exactly. 13:15 JB: Yet the Bible says that for Daniel to eat that, he would 13:17 have been defiling himself. What is so defiling about the 13:21 standard American diet? NN: Well, we just mentioned it. 13:25 Arachidonic acid and also cholesterol, saturated 13:28 fat. It's not good for our heart, 13:30 it's not good for our blood vessels, not good for our 13:32 brain. JB: I want to challenge you, 13:34 doctor. Everything in moderation. 13:37 NN: Okay. JB: Have your patients ever told 13:40 you that, everything in moderation? 13:42 Doctor, I thought everything in moderation. 13:44 NN: More than just patients. I remember I was on a 13:46 television program, on a news program with a 13:48 cardiologist, who was telling the news program 13:52 as we were being interviewed. 13:54 "Well, I believe in everything in moderation." 13:56 There was a new stint that was coming out and they were 13:58 interviewing about this, and I didn't argue with 14:00 him on the set, But as soon as the set turned 14:02 off I said, "You know, Doctor, do you really believe in being 14:05 a moderate cigarette smoker?" JB: There you go. 14:08 NN: And he says, "Well, no, I didn't really mean that." 14:10 And I said, "Well, you said moderation in all things. 14:13 And the problem is when we're moderate in things that are 14:16 unhealthy, it not only is bad because it's unhealthy but it 14:22 actually undermines our ability to enjoy a lifestyle that is 14:26 free from that agent. And so we actually get far 14:30 better compliance. You know, this is the amazing 14:32 thing. A lot of people say, well, you 14:34 know, you don't want to put him just totally plant based 14:36 because it's really hard to do. 14:39 Did you know it's actually much harder to limit your meat 14:43 intake to three ounces a day as some people state, than 14:47 to just not eat it at all. If it is going to be unhealthy 14:50 for you, just make the choice not to eat it. 14:53 And what studies show is, you have more variety and more 14:55 taste in your diet, more enjoyment, 14:59 than if you would just try to limit yourself in portions of 15:03 food that it not so healthy for you. 15:05 JB: How is it that you can read the data that seems to very 15:10 clear, and somebody else can read presumably the 15:15 same data, or perhaps there are other studies, 15:17 and say a little really isn't going to hurt you. 15:19 Can you help me understand that attitude so that we may be able 15:22 to even combat it somehow? NN: Well, it is true that less 15:26 of bad things is better. I mean, I'll certainly go along 15:30 with that. But in reality the best program 15:34 is actually higher compliance. That's what the other group 15:39 doesn't understand. They think we're going to 15:41 decrease our compliance if we tell them to give up 15:44 something in their diet that they might have a 15:48 loving relationship with, and say well, no, don't 15:50 do that. We're not going to get as much 15:52 compliance, let's allow it for a little bit. 15:54 But in reality, because these foods tend to be addictive in 15:58 nature, we might limit it for a short time, but then we're 16:01 struggling and we're back to where we were again. 16:04 And so, what studies are showing is compliance, the ability for 16:09 the patient or the person to completely comply with an 16:12 ideal lifestyle is actually much higher than if we try 16:16 to just limit the bad. JB: It seems to me that if you 16:19 want to boost your brain and therefore your relationship with 16:22 God, it's virtually a matter of life and death. 16:27 And when there's a slight change you can make, I just wonder, 16:30 surely it's worth making that change. 16:32 NN: Yeah, Daniel did it. He didn't suffer from it. 16:35 JB: In just a moment, I want to ask you, we'll fast forward a 16:38 little bit and see if there are some modern examples of the 16:41 Daniel phenomenon. We'll be right back with more 16:44 boosting your brain here at It Is Written, back in just 16:48 a moment. 16:49 [music] "Every Word" is a one-minute, 16:51 Bible-based daily devotional presented by Pastor John 16:54 Bradshaw, and designed especially for busy people 16:57 like you. Look for "Every Word" on 17:00 selected networks or watch it online every day on our website, 17:03 ItIsWritten.com. [music] 17:14 JB: There's a remarkable account in the gospel of Mark 17:15 that demonstrates that Jesus is able to satisfy the longing 17:18 of the human heart. 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Let's live today by 18:03 Every Word. 18:07 [music] Planning for your financial 18:09 future is a vital aspect of Christian stewardship. 18:13 For this reason, It Is Written is pleased to offer free planned 18:15 giving and estate services. For information on how we can 18:19 help you, please call: 1 (800) 992-2219. 18:23 Call today, or visit our special website, www.HisLegacy.com. 18:33 JB: This is It Is Written. Thank you for joining me today. 18:36 Boosting your brain, what can you do to get peak performance 18:39 from your gray matter and how does that affect your 18:43 relationship with God? Dr. Neil Nedley is my guest 18:46 today. A moment ago we talked about 18:48 Daniel in the Bible. He made a choice, a dietary 18:51 choice that was seen very clearly to have tremendous 18:56 benefits. Now, that was then. 18:58 What have you seen now? NN: Oh, amazing stories as a 19:02 result of a change in diet. JB: Share something with me. 19:05 NN: You know, I remember the first time when I was 19:07 researching diet and mental health. 19:09 There was a patient who I was asked to consult on in the 19:13 behavioral medicine unit for nutritional reasons. 19:16 The other doctors were realizing that I was learning a lot about 19:18 nutrition and mental health, so the psychiatrists would consult 19:21 me a lot in regard to nutrition. 19:24 And this lady, the reason why she sticks out is, she was a 19:26 charge nurse that I worked with on the oncology 19:28 floor. A very good nurse. 19:30 And she had become anorexic. In fact I'd noticed her losing 19:36 weight prior to that and then I didn't see her for a while 19:39 and then I realized she had gotten so severely depressed 19:41 and anorexic. She was admitted to the hospital 19:45 ward and had an NG tube down to actually feed her into her 19:48 stomach. We changed her diet and in two 19:51 weeks her depression was gone and her anorexia was gone. 19:55 And it was pretty dramatic, and that was the only thing we 19:58 changed in her. JB: Just her diet. 20:00 NN: Just the diet. And she did well. 20:02 Six months later she was working, doing very well, and 20:07 she thought, you know, let me just go back, now that 20:10 I'm doing so well let me just go back to the other 20:12 way I was eating. And so she went back and within 20:15 three weeks she was severely depressed and anorexic again. 20:19 Now, at that point she was educated, so she didn't 20:21 have to be readmitted to the hospital. 20:23 She thought, all right, I know what I've done. 20:25 I've changed my diet, I should not have done it. 20:28 Let's go back onto the diet that Dr. Nedley gave me. 20:31 And, within a couple of weeks, it took two weeks again, she 20:35 was back mentally healthy again. 20:37 And that was the, that's when I realized hey, this is very 20:40 dramatic stuff. And of course now we utilize a 20:43 nutritional approach in virtually all of our patients 20:46 that have a mental health issue and can see some 20:50 significant benefits. In fact, even the medical 20:53 literature is describing it as drug-like benefits without any 20:57 of the side effects, just by changing the diet. 21:00 JB: I had a fellow share his story with me recently. 21:02 He was a great big guy. His diabetes, the doctor told 21:07 him he would have to go on insulin. 21:09 He had all kinds of problems --this is really a diabetes 21:12 story, I suppose. But at the end of the day he 21:15 said, "No, no, no. Doctor let me take another 21:17 approach." The doctor said, "It's your 21:18 health." He said, "Give me a month." 21:20 And he researched, got onto a program just like what you 21:24 --not a program; he implemented lifestyle changes the same as 21:28 what you're talking about-- and what's significant is he 21:31 said food started tasting better, he lost a lot of weight, 21:34 no longer diabetic, and he said he'd never been happier. 21:39 His mental health was the best it had ever been. 21:43 Diet and lifestyle change. NN: Interestingly, a diabetic 21:48 diet normally is the best diet for mental health as well. 21:51 There's reasons for that, yeah. JB: Obesity is a big problem 21:55 confronting our nation, confronting the western 21:57 world. Is there a link between obesity 22:00 and mental health? NN: There is. 22:02 There's a link in a couple of different ways. 22:04 One is, if you are obese chances are you have what's called 22:08 metabolic syndrome. The way of knowing that is check 22:11 your blood sugar one hour after you eat. 22:14 If it's more than 140, metabolic syndrome. 22:18 You're going to have fatigue. You're going to be sluggish. 22:20 Your mental acuity is not going to be as sharp. 22:23 And, just getting on a weight-loss diet, even though 22:26 you're not down to ideal weight, but just losing the 22:28 first 5 pounds of that will actually improve the 22:32 metabolic syndrome. Keep the post-meal blood sugars 22:34 less than 140, and actually you will have a far better mood. 22:40 I think that's what was happening with the example 22:41 that you gave, with the diabetes example. 22:45 And so reversing that obesity trend can be helpful. 22:48 The other issue in regard to obesity and mental health is 22:51 that many people with depression actually try to make themselves 22:54 feel better by eating high sugary foods and high-fat 23:00 foods. JB: And that will give you a 23:01 high for a while, won't it? NN: That's right, the actual 23:04 sugar can transiently improve serotonin levels, cause a nadir 23:08 afterwards, and so they always feel like they have to snack 23:12 on something and they're always taking out-- 23:14 in fact I have a lot of patients that have come 23:16 to me and tell me about the chocolate they carry 23:18 around in their purses, and they have to have 23:20 this much every 20 minutes or they're going to crash. 23:23 That's how bad it can be. But in reality that can all be 23:26 reversed if we take care of the real underlying problems 23:30 and then there's not the need for this chocolate and 23:32 these dopamine rushes by consuming the super-sweet 23:36 foods that our society has to offer. 23:38 JB: Someone is watching and they're saying "Yeah, that's 23:40 good, but I could never do that. 23:44 I don't have the willpower; I can't make that change; 23:47 I'll never eat sea plants because they'll never 23:51 taste good to my taste buds." 23:53 I think we might want to come to the conclusion of this by 23:58 pointing people to the fact that there is power 24:02 in the Word of God. NN: Yes. Yes. 24:05 JB: The God who made you has the power to keep you, to improve 24:13 you, to change you. There's power in the Word of 24:16 God, isn't there. "Now unto him," Jude verse 24, 24:20 "who is able to keep you from falling." 24:23 How about that person who can't live without chicken nuggets or 24:27 whatever the case might be, and you've told me there's more 24:30 cholesterol in chicken than beef. 24:33 NN: That's right. JB: And that's a shocking 24:35 statement for some people. So you can't get by without your 24:38 fix of whatever it is. Could be beer, could be 24:41 marijuana, could be chocolate. 24:45 But listen to this, would you please: "There hath no 24:48 temptation taken you but such as is common 24:51 to man. But God is faithful who will not 24:55 suffer [or allow you] to be tempted above that you 25:00 are able. But will, with the temptation, 25:04 also make a way to escape that you may be able to bear it." 25:08 1 Corinthians 10:13. There is no challenge, no 25:12 struggle, too big and bad that God can't get you 25:16 through it. So if you're wanting to boost 25:17 your brain and fire on all cylinders and get 25:20 everything working right, the neurotransmitters and 25:23 the neurons and these other things working 25:28 just like they should, you can, because you 25:30 know Who's on your side? 25:32 God is on your side. And remember what the Bible 25:35 promises: "God's strength is made perfect in weakness." 25:39 So if you are weak, God can deliver you. 25:44 He will unite His strength to your weakness, and you'll be 25:47 a new person. JB: If you'd like to know what 25:51 the Bible says about how to live the longest, healthiest life 25:54 possible, let me send you our free booklet, "Living 25:58 Life to the Fullest." All you need to do is call 26:01 (800) 253-3000 and ask for your copy of "Living Life to 26:06 the Fullest." If the line is busy please do 26:08 try again. You can write to us at 26:11 It Is Written, P.O. Box 6, Chattanooga, TN 37401. 26:17 We'll mail a free copy to you in North America. 26:20 It Is Written is a faith-based ministry, and your support 26:23 makes it possible for us to share God's good news 26:26 with the world. Your tax deductible gift can be 26:29 sent to the address on your screen, or through our website 26:32 at ItIsWritten.com. Thank you for your continued 26:35 prayerful support. Again, our toll-free number is 26:39 (800) 253-3000, and our web address is ItIsWritten.com. 26:47 JB: Dr. Nedley, thanks for joining me today. 26:49 NN: It's great being here. JB: A lot of people are being 26:51 tremendously benefited as you've shared, and I'm 26:53 looking forward actually to hearing back from 26:55 people who've said it changed my life. 26:58 NN: Great. JB: I know we will. 27:00 Let's pray together. Pray with us, and we'll thank 27:02 God for His blessings. Father in heaven, we want to 27:06 experience the abundant life that Jesus said He came to 27:13 give us. So give us the grace now to 27:16 allow you to work in us to will and to do for Your 27:20 good pleasure. Let our brains be Yours. 27:24 Live in us, and prepare us for eternity with you. 27:28 In Jesus' name we pray, amen. 27:34 [music] 27:52 JB: Thank you for joining me today. 27:54 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:56 Until then remember, it is written: Man shall 28:00 not live by bread alone but by every word that 28:04 proceeds from the mouth of God. 28:07 [music] |
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