It Is Written

Boosting Your Brain

Three Angels Broadcasting Network

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

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