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00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written.
00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me. 00:24 You might not have heard of Snodgrass Hill. 00:28 It's an unassuming sort of mound. 00:31 Standing at 896 feet, 00:33 there are 885 summits in the state of Tennessee 00:38 higher than Snodgrass Hill. 00:40 But it's a significant landmark for a number of reasons. 00:45 It's located in the Chickamauga National Battlefield, 00:48 nine miles or so from downtown Chattanooga. 00:51 ♪[dramatic music]♪ 00:52 The Battle of Gettysburg saw by far the most casualties 00:55 of any Civil War skirmish, 00:57 but second was the Battle of Chickamauga, 01:00 which took place in September of 1863: 01:03 34,500 casualties, 01:06 4,000 dead, 01:08 25,000 injured, 01:10 and more than 6,000 captured or missing. 01:13 There was a lot of death and hurt. 01:16 And Snodgrass Hill saw plenty of it in the northwest 01:20 of what is now the Chickamauga National Military Park. 01:24 One of the most significant things related to Snodgrass Hill 01:28 is not a "what" but a "who." 01:32 Or a "what," or maybe a "who." 01:35 I guess it depends on who you ask. 01:36 There's a story told about a certain soldier. 01:39 No one seems to know his name. 01:41 But in this story, the soldier who fought in the bloody 01:45 Battle of Chickamauga lost his head, literally. 01:50 The story goes that a cannonball took his head off, 01:53 and that ever since, he's been roaming the battlefield at night 01:56 searching for his body. 01:59 The story began circulating shortly after the battle 02:02 was over, but what seems to have given the story credence 02:06 is an account given by a man 02:07 who at one time was the chief ranger of the battlefield. 02:11 He claimed to have encountered "Old Green Eyes," 02:15 as the ghost is known. 02:17 He said he was walking in the battlefield one morning 02:20 around four o'clock, walking along a road, 02:23 when "an apparition came at me." 02:26 He said it was wearing something like a long trench coat, 02:29 and it turned and looked at him. 02:31 He said the hair on his neck just stood up. 02:35 He told a Chattanooga news channel, 02:37 "I know people don't believe in ghosts, 02:39 but I know what I saw, and it wasn't human." 02:43 ♪[eerie music]♪ 02:44 So what's up with Old Green Eyes? 02:46 Does he exist? Is he real? 02:50 And for that matter, are ghosts real? Do ghosts exist? 02:55 The answers to these questions are important 02:57 when it comes to matters of faith. 02:59 The Bible speaks a lot to the subject in a very specific way, 03:04 and many people aren't aware of what the Bible plainly says. 03:10 Ghost stories have been told for...years and years. 03:16 And there are some famous ghosts and some famous ghost stories. 03:21 The ghost of Anne Boleyn, 03:23 the second wife of British king Henry VIII, 03:26 is said to haunt the Tower of London, 03:29 as well as her childhood home, 25 miles southeast of the tower, 03:33 in Kent. 03:34 It's claimed that some have seen the ghost of Benjamin Franklin, 03:37 one of the founding fathers of the United States. 03:40 In fact, it's said that the statue of Franklin in front 03:43 of the American Philosophical Society building in Philadelphia 03:47 comes to life and has been seen dancing in the street. 03:52 A young Robert E. Lee has been seen, apparently, 03:54 at his childhood home in Alexandria, Virginia, 03:57 and has been known to ring the doorbell 04:00 and rearrange objects in the house. 04:02 People say they've heard the 4-year-old Lee 04:04 giggling in the hallways. 04:06 Aaron Burr, the man who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton 04:09 in a duel in 1804, is said to break dishes and move furniture 04:14 at a restaurant in New York City, 04:16 while the spirit of Hamilton haunts the area 04:19 near his burial site in Manhattan. 04:22 Or so they say. 04:23 Similar stories are told about George Washington, Betsy Ross, 04:27 Abraham Lincoln. 04:29 Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of the 16th president 04:32 of the United States, claimed that she heard 04:35 President Andrew Jackson stomping and swearing 04:38 in the Rose Room in the White House-- 04:41 of course, long after he had died. 04:43 Although it's interesting that it's said Mary Todd Lincoln 04:46 was a spiritualist, who attended séances even in the White House 04:51 and believed in the occult. 04:53 It's said that she even believed that Willie, 04:55 the Lincolns' son who died at the age of 11, 04:58 would visit her at night and stand at the end of her bed. 05:04 So what do we make of these stories? 05:06 Does a soldier decapitated in the Civil War 05:10 roam the Chickamauga Battlefield? 05:12 Does Anne Boleyn, who incidentally also lost her head, 05:15 still hang around the Towel of London 05:17 almost 500 years after she was executed? 05:20 We're going to answer some questions: 05:23 Are ghosts real? 05:25 If they are, what are they? 05:28 And what does the Bible say about ghosts? 05:31 What does God say? 05:32 How do we look at this from a biblical perspective? 05:37 There are some famous so-called haunted houses 05:41 all over the world. 05:42 In the United States there's the house in Fall River, 05:45 Massachusetts, in which Lizzie Borden, at the age of 32, 05:49 may or may not have killed her father and stepmother 05:52 with an ax. 05:54 She was acquitted of the murders. 05:56 The home in which the Bordens died is said to be haunted. 06:00 Northwest of Nashville, Tennessee, 06:02 is the Bell Witch Cave. 06:04 While it's not a home, it's on the property 06:07 where John Bell and his family lived in the early 1800s. 06:11 They started seeing strange things 06:13 and hearing strange noises and even spoke with whatever it was 06:16 roaming around the place, a deceased neighbor apparently. 06:20 There's the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, 06:22 the Winchester House in San Jose, California, 06:26 and a home in Amityville on Long Island, New York, 06:29 in which several people were murdered, 06:32 where the haunting got so bad that the new owners of the home 06:36 moved out only a month after they moved in. 06:39 But what does the Bible say? 06:42 Should you believe in ghosts? 06:44 Should you be scared by ghosts? 06:47 We're going to find out in just a moment. 06:50 ♪[music swells and ends]♪ 06:59 >>John: I want to encourage you to get today's free offer. 07:01 It is "The Mystery of Death." 07:04 This small book is going to answer 07:06 all of the important questions you have 07:08 about what happens when you die, 07:10 about the existence of ghosts. 07:12 It'll settle it for you from the Word of God as to whether or not 07:15 spirits come back from the spirit world 07:18 to visit us where we are. 07:19 "The Mystery of Death." 07:21 800-253-3000 07:24 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com. 07:29 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today 07:31 on It Is Written. 07:32 Ghosts, they're everywhere, apparently. 07:36 There are stories of apparitions and hauntings 07:39 and haunted houses. 07:41 And then there's Halloween, which sees people every year 07:44 decorate--if, if that's the right word-- 07:47 decorate their homes with, with faux cobwebs 07:50 and fake grave markers and with witches and, and skulls 07:55 and all kinds of depictions of death and horror. 07:59 Harmless fun, right? 08:01 Ghosts, the spirit world, even demons and sorcery, 08:06 have become part of the fabric of society. 08:08 There have been popular movies about ghosts. 08:11 One of them told the story, fictional, of course, 08:14 of a young man who was murdered and then briefly reunited 08:18 with his living girlfriend. 08:20 It was the most popular movie in North America that year, 08:23 earning half a billion dollars at the box office 08:27 and winning two Academy Awards. 08:29 Back in the '80s, if anyone asked you, "Who you gonna call?" 08:34 well, the answer was, "Ghostbusters." 08:37 Harmless fun, right? 08:38 There have been TV series about ghosts. 08:42 Now, you might ask if there was anything harmful about 08:45 "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," which aired way back in the '60s. 08:49 Well, stay with me and you'll see. 08:50 More than 250 episodes of "Bewitched" 08:54 were made in the 1960s. 08:56 The star character described herself in the show 08:59 as "a real house-haunting, broom-riding, 09:03 cauldron-stirring witch." 09:05 Now, not a ghost exactly, but very similar stuff. 09:09 There have been oodles of TV series about people who had, 09:12 apparently, the ability to communicate with ghosts. 09:16 A few years ago there was an absolute infatuation 09:19 with vampires, which run on a very similar concept to ghosts. 09:24 Harmless fun, right? 09:26 It extends to music. 09:27 Johnny Cash sang about cattle running across the sky 09:30 being chased by the spirits of dead cowboys. 09:34 A popular song in the 1970s 09:35 was based on a Native American legend about a ghost horse. 09:40 So you have people singing about ghosts 09:44 without even realizing it. 09:46 Harmless fun, right? 09:48 Well, no, not harmless fun, and you'll see why. 09:53 What all this does is it normalizes belief in ghosts. 09:58 No, not everyone is going to become a ghost enthusiast, 10:02 but all this talk, all this entertainment, 10:05 all the "fun" surrounding ghosts lowers barriers. 10:10 It suggests that ghosts are okay; 10:12 therefore, the paranormal is okay for entertainment 10:16 and fun and is not harmful. 10:19 Which couldn't be further from the truth. 10:23 Think about cartoons. 10:24 Casper was "the Friendly Ghost," appealing to children. 10:28 There have been comic book ghost heroes. 10:31 One of them gave his soul to the devil, 10:34 and his head would become a flaming skull. 10:39 We're no longer talking about harmless fun. 10:42 ♪[contemplative instrumental music]♪ 10:45 There's a prominent ghost story in the Bible. 10:49 In 1 Samuel, we find King Saul in a very low place. 10:53 The Bible tells us that the prophet Samuel was dead by now 10:56 and that the Philistines, the enemy of Israel, 11:00 had massed together only a few miles away. 11:03 Saul could see them in the distance. 11:06 First Samuel 28:5 says, 11:08 "When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, 11:11 he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly." 11:16 So what was his response? 11:17 He was Israel's king. 11:19 We know what he should have done. 11:21 When Jehoshaphat was confronted by the Moabites 11:24 and the Edomites, he prayed that stirring prayer, 11:27 calling out to God and saying, 11:29 "O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, 11:33 "and do You not rule over the kingdoms of the nations, 11:37 "and in Your hand is there not power and might, 11:40 "so that no one is able to withstand You? 11:42 "Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land 11:46 "before Your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants 11:50 "of Abraham Your friend forever?... 11:52 "We have no power against this great multitude 11:55 "that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, 11:59 but our eyes are upon You." 12:01 You read that in 2 Chronicles chapter 20. 12:03 That was faith. 12:05 "We have no power against this [enemy]... 12:07 but our eyes are upon You." 12:10 But not Saul. 12:12 It says that "Saul said to his servants, 12:15 "'Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her 12:19 "and inquire of her.' And his servants said to him, 12:22 'In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.'" 12:26 That's 1 Samuel 28, verse 7. 12:28 He wanted to consult a medium, 12:31 one who communicated with the dead. 12:34 His servants found her living in a cave, 12:37 hiding out from authorities. 12:39 Just a few verses earlier, the Bible says that 12:41 "Saul had put the mediums and... spiritists out of the land." 12:46 God said in Exodus 22 in verse 18: 12:49 "You shall not permit a sorceress to live." 12:53 God had expressly forbidden communicating with the dead, 12:58 and here's why: 13:00 because no one can communicate with the dead, 13:03 for the simple fact that the dead are dead. 13:08 These, these necromancers, 13:10 people who claim to be able to communicate with the dead, 13:12 that's not grandma and grandpa they're communicating with. 13:15 It's the devil. 13:17 It's evil spirits. 13:19 And God doesn't want that happening. 13:22 Now, this woman that you read about in 1 Samuel chapter 28, 13:25 she's commonly referred to as the "witch of En Dor. 13:30 It says in verse 8 that "Saul disguised himself 13:34 "and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; 13:38 "and they came to the woman by night. 13:40 "And he said, 'Please conduct a séance for me, 13:45 and bring up for me the one I shall name to you.'" 13:48 You got that right. This was a séance. 13:52 It was nothing that God would approve of. 13:54 People get confused by this and think that Saul 13:57 was communicating with the actual prophet Samuel. 14:01 Well, he certainly wasn't. 14:03 He said to the witch, "Bring me up Samuel." 14:05 Verse 12 says, "When the woman saw Samuel..." 14:09 Okay, but read on. 14:11 In verse 13, she says, 14:13 "I saw gods ascending out of the earth." 14:16 Or, "I [saw] a god," or, "a divine being [come] up 14:20 out of the earth." 14:22 She didn't say that she saw Samuel. 14:24 And Samuel certainly wasn't a god or a divine being. 14:27 One translation says, 14:29 "I see a ghostly figure coming up out of the earth." 14:33 Saul asks what it looks like, and she says, 14:35 "It's an old man wearing a robe." 14:37 And the Bible says that Saul perceived, 14:39 or Saul figured, that it was Samuel. 14:43 Now, the "Samuel" entity asks, 14:45 "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" 14:48 That is, from the realm of the dead. 14:51 Now, notice, Saul didn't see this apparition. 14:54 The woman saw it, and she was a witch. 14:59 This was not someone who brought a message from heaven. 15:02 You might think, "Well, whoever it was, 15:05 "it told Saul that he was going to be killed. 15:07 Surely that's evidence that this was from God." 15:11 Quite the opposite. 15:12 This is evidence that Satan was toying with Saul, 15:16 taunting him, causing him to suffer even more 15:19 than he was already suffering. 15:21 That's how the devil works. 15:23 In fact, if you read in 1 Chronicles, chapter 10, 15:25 it says that Saul died, in part, 15:28 because he went to see the witch. 15:32 You believe that this is the ghost of Samuel 15:34 if you believe in ghosts, and people believe in ghosts 15:38 because they're conditioned to by the devil through movies 15:42 and TV and books and music and cartoons and all of that. 15:48 The devil invents the idea of people coming back 15:50 from the dead, and then he sells it to us in an entertaining way 15:55 that looks like fun. 15:57 Fun? 15:59 That's the last thing this is. 16:02 So how do we explain noises in the attic 16:04 and tapping on the windows 16:05 and, and, and dancing Ben Franklin statues? 16:08 Well, they're absolutely not people who have come back 16:11 from the dead. 16:12 I'll show you that from the Bible in just a moment. 16:16 ♪[music swells and ends]♪ 16:24 >>John: I want to encourage you to get today's free offer. 16:27 It is "The Mystery of Death." 16:30 This small book is going to answer 16:31 all of the important questions you have 16:33 about what happens when you die, 16:35 about the existence of ghosts. 16:37 It'll settle it for you from the Word of God as to whether or not 16:41 spirits come back from the spirit world 16:43 to visit us where we are. 16:45 "The Mystery of Death." 16:46 800-253-3000 16:49 or visit us online at iiwoffer.com. 16:55 >>John: Join me on It Is Written TV for 16:57 "Great Chapters of the Bible: 1 Corinthians [Chapter] 15." 17:01 It's the resurrection chapter, 17:03 which means the Bible in 1 Corinthians 15 offers us hope. 17:09 Everybody wants hope. 17:10 And everybody, if Jesus does not return, is bound to die. 17:14 But what then? 17:16 First Corinthians chapter 15 tells us that death is an enemy, 17:20 the last enemy that will be destroyed. 17:23 But the Word of God assures us that there is hope 17:26 beyond the grave, and there is life after life in this world. 17:31 First Corinthians 15, 17:33 it's one of the great chapters of the Bible. 17:35 You will be encouraged and you will be blessed 17:38 as you collide with the hope that we have in Jesus Christ 17:43 and the resurrection which is to come. 17:45 "Great Chapters of the Bible: 1 Corinthians [Chapter] 15." 17:50 Don't miss it. 17:51 Watch now on It Is Written TV. 17:55 >>John Bradshaw: A Harris Poll in 2013 showed that 43 percent 17:59 of all Americans believe in ghosts. 18:03 A British survey revealed that more Britons believe in ghosts 18:07 than believe in a Creator. 18:09 The idea is that after they die, 18:11 the dead remain with us in spirit. 18:15 When they're gone, they hang around. 18:18 For what, I'm not 100-percent sure. 18:21 But since before Shakespeare wrote "Macbeth," 18:24 with its witches and with the ghost of Banquo coming back 18:27 to haunt Macbeth himself, 18:29 people have clung to this idea that ghosts are real. 18:33 So let's look at something in the Bible that shows us 18:35 definitively that the dead don't return to haunt houses 18:40 or visit the living after they have died. 18:42 In Job chapter 7, Job speaks and says, 18:46 "The eye of him who sees me will see me no more; 18:50 "while your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be. 18:54 "As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, 18:57 "so he who goes down to the grave does not come up. 19:02 "He shall never return to his house, 19:06 nor shall his place know him anymore." 19:09 That's Job 7, verses 8 through 10. 19:12 I've been told all kinds of stories by people 19:14 who were convinced that their family members came back 19:18 to see them after they were gone. 19:20 A lady told me about Uncle Larry seeing out his last days 19:23 in her spare bedroom, 19:25 and how after he died, whenever she entered into that room, 19:29 music would start playing. 19:30 ♪[music box playing]♪ 19:32 So where did that music come from? 19:34 It sure wasn't Uncle Larry. 19:36 And how do we know that? 19:38 Because the Bible says that the dead don't come back up. 19:41 Now, of course, that doesn't refer to the resurrection. 19:45 But the Bible says the dead don't come back up 19:47 and they don't return to their house. 19:50 "But I saw my dad." 19:51 "My mother used to visit me every night." 19:53 "I'm sure I saw a vision of my grandmother." 19:56 Well, sorry, no, that was not your grandmother you saw. 20:00 Of course, people can just see things; 20:04 that happens. 20:06 But there's something else that I want you to see. 20:08 Let me show you this. In Revelation chapter 16, 20:11 you read about the seven last plagues, judgments of God 20:15 upon an unrepentant world in the last days of earth's history. 20:19 When the sixth plague is poured out, John writes, 20:22 "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out 20:26 "of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, 20:29 "and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 20:33 "For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out 20:38 "to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, 20:41 to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." 20:46 See what the devil's going to do before this thing is over? 20:49 Miracles of a spiritualistic nature, purposely designed 20:53 to deceive the whole world, 20:55 for the purpose of gathering them to be forever lost. 20:59 So imagine, you've spent your life watching TV shows 21:02 that assume the reality of ghosts. 21:04 You've watched scary movies and zombie movies, 21:08 zombies, vampire shows. 21:11 So, of course you're inclined to believe in ghosts. 21:14 But in reality, haunted houses are not haunted 21:19 by people who have returned from the dead. 21:21 I know, people claim that they've actually died 21:24 and then they've come back, 21:25 but the Bible says, plainly, otherwise. 21:30 So who is haunting houses? 21:33 Who's causing the noise in your attic? 21:35 Well, could be the wind-- 21:38 or squirrels. 21:40 Or the devil. 21:41 He'll do anything he can to convince you 21:44 that people come back from the dead. 21:46 Because, as we just saw Revelation say, 21:49 before Jesus returns to this earth, 21:51 there will be massive deception of a spiritualistic nature. 21:56 If you believe people come back from the dead, 21:58 you've got no defense against a deception like that. 22:02 Do you think the devil wants people to know 22:04 that ghosts are not departed people? 22:07 No, he does not. 22:08 What happens to, let's say, voodoo 22:11 and other false religious systems 22:13 if people understand that there are no spirits? 22:16 Gone. 22:17 And the devil doesn't want that. 22:19 Séances don't connect people with dead relatives. 22:23 Numerous individuals would be exposed as frauds 22:27 if this became known. 22:30 The devil doesn't want that. 22:32 And what about mediums? 22:33 No, they're not contacting your dead relatives. 22:37 Oh, I know that they can impress people, 22:39 and it seems sometimes that they can get things right, 22:42 but those who aren't just making it up or getting lucky 22:46 are getting their insights from...Satan himself. 22:51 ♪[somber music]♪ 22:52 What we know is that there's a massive, elaborate system 22:56 of deception being perpetrated by the devil, 22:59 and he wants us to be led away from the truth 23:02 and set up to be utterly swept away by deception. 23:07 The Bible is your defense against deception. 23:11 So, do things happen? 23:13 Do unexplainable things occur? 23:16 Sure they do. 23:17 Now, in the case of Old Green Eyes, 23:19 who I mentioned earlier, many times people have simply 23:22 been confused by the headlights of vehicles. 23:25 Harry Houdini and others have exposed spiritist mediums 23:30 as frauds. 23:31 Some people who see ghosts just see...something. 23:36 Or they think they do. 23:38 Of course, if you want to believe in ghosts 23:40 or the Loch Ness monster or Bigfoot, 23:43 and if you're predisposed to believing that 23:44 based on your upbringing or your culture or whatever, 23:48 nothing's going to stop you. 23:50 Except maybe the Bible-- 23:53 that tells us we are living in a spiritual war, 23:56 and that an angry devil is doing all he can to draw people 23:59 away from the Bible as their guide. 24:03 Let your faith rest on the Word of God, 24:06 and you won't be deceived. 24:09 So why do things...happen? 24:12 Well, that's because the devil is at work. 24:14 Can the devil cause people to see weird stuff? 24:17 Yes, he can. 24:18 Can he confuse people? 24:20 Yes again, and he does. 24:22 And he's programming the world right now to believe 24:25 a massive deception, that the dead come back to visit us, 24:30 for the sole purpose that we would be deceived and lost. 24:35 ♪[somber music]♪ 24:36 The Bible tells us again and again that death is a sleep. 24:41 "The living...die," and, according to Solomon, 24:44 "know nothing." 24:45 Ecclesiastes 9, verse 5. 24:47 Paul wrote to the Corinthians and said, 24:49 "Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep." 24:54 He wrote to the Thessalonians and said, 24:57 "But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, 24:59 "concerning those who have fallen asleep, 25:02 lest you sorrow as others who have no hope." 25:05 That's why the Bible says that this king died 25:08 "and slept with his fathers." 25:10 Death is a sleep, and no one sleeping the sleep of death 25:14 is going to go sleepwalking around a battlefield 25:16 or along a street in Philadelphia--or in your attic. 25:20 The dead sleep until the resurrection. 25:23 They don't come back as ghosts. 25:26 I want to encourage you to rest your faith on the Bible. 25:29 Trust the Word of God. 25:32 Lean on Jesus, the One who died for you. 25:35 God wants to grow your understanding of Himself 25:38 and His Word in preparation for eternity. 25:42 And how's that going for you? 25:44 How's your walk with God? 25:46 Are you surrendering your life to Him each day, 25:48 asking Him to lead you and fill you with His presence? 25:52 Are you praying and reading the Bible daily? 25:55 There are evil spirits in this world, and they're active, 25:59 and they often present themselves as harmless fun. 26:03 But deception isn't fun. 26:06 Be guided by the right spirit, the Holy Spirit. 26:09 Center your life on Him today. 26:11 Invite Him into your heart. 26:13 Let Him be your Guide and your strength. 26:15 And watch God grow you and bless your life. 26:19 >>John: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 26:21 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 26:25 To support this international life-changing ministry, 26:28 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 26:32 You can send your tax-deductible gift 26:34 to the address on your screen, 26:35 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:39 Thank you for your prayers and for your financial support. 26:42 Our number again is 800-253-3000, 26:46 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 26:50 >>John Bradshaw: Let's pray together now. 26:52 Our Father in heaven, 26:53 I thank You that You do not want us to be deceived, 26:57 that You provide very clear explanations in Your Word 27:01 as to the truth behind these supernatural things 27:04 that have deceived and caused fear in so many people. 27:08 Lord, guide us in Your Word. 27:10 Teach us Your way. 27:12 Defend us from the evil one, 27:14 who seeks to deceive everybody, that none might be saved. 27:18 We thank You for salvation in Jesus, 27:21 the Lamb of God, 27:22 the mighty Lion of the Tribe of Judah. 27:25 Thank You that He today is our defense and our strength 27:30 and that He would guide us in Your path 27:32 and keep us close to Your heart. 27:35 We offer our hearts to You. 27:37 Thank You for taking our lives and making them Yours. 27:40 And we pray in Jesus' name, 27:42 amen. 27:43 Thanks for joining me. 27:44 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:46 Until then, remember, 27:48 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, 27:51 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 27:56 ♪[dramatic theme music swells]♪ |
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