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00:20 [birds twittering, traffic noise] 00:21 >>John Bradshaw: Well, it doesn't look like much, does it? 00:23 It's just a field. Nothing much goes on here. 00:27 We're just beyond the edge of town. 00:29 That road you see back there is the A421. 00:32 It crosses south central England east-west. 00:36 If you were driving from Cambridge to Oxford, 00:38 you'd drive on the A421. 00:40 [birds twittering, traffic noise] 00:42 But while history keeps many secrets, 00:44 she cannot keep them all. 00:46 It was here in Elstow, apparently on this very spot, 00:51 that one of history's most read authors was born. 00:54 The book he wrote 350 years ago has never been out of print. 00:59 It sold more than 250 million copies. 01:03 That's more than any other novel in the English language by far. 01:08 John Bunyan was born here in 1628. 01:11 During his almost 60 years on this earth, he preached, 01:15 spent a fifth of his life in prison, 01:19 and wrote the literary and spiritual masterpiece 01:23 "The Pilgrim's Progress." 01:25 ♪[pensive orchestral music]♪ 01:27 [waves crashing] 01:37 Bunyan's day was a challenging time to be a believer in Jesus-- 01:41 that is, if you had deep spiritual convictions 01:43 and you dared to live them. 01:45 The English state was closely bound together 01:48 with the English church. 01:49 Although Catholicism had at times been the ruling church 01:53 in England, when Bunyan was born, 01:55 the monarch, Charles I, was a Protestant. 01:58 The Act of Uniformity made the Church of England 02:01 the established church 70 years before Bunyan was born. 02:05 Yet England was not a bastion of religious liberty. 02:08 Remember, the "Mayflower" sailed from England only eight years 02:12 before Bunyan was born. 02:14 You were free to be a Protestant 02:16 as long as you were the right kind of Protestant. 02:19 John Bunyan wasn't the right kind of Protestant. 02:23 He started life as a bad kid, 02:26 didn't do well in school 02:28 and wasn't only a troublemaker but a ringleader. 02:31 And he wasn't interested in Christianity. 02:34 He joined the army at 16 and fought in England's civil war. 02:38 He was very nearly killed while in the military. 02:41 He was selected to take part in a siege near Leicester 02:44 when another soldier asked to take his place. 02:48 That other soldier was shot and killed. 02:50 [gunshot sound] 02:51 When he married, Bunyan and his wife moved here 02:55 to St. Cuthbert's Street in nearby Bedford, 02:58 which is about 50 miles from London. 03:01 Today, Bedford is a market town with a population 03:03 of about 175,000 people. 03:05 Then, the population was closer to 2,000. 03:09 The newlyweds lived in abject poverty. 03:12 But something they did have was two spiritual books 03:16 Mrs. Bunyan brought into the marriage. 03:18 Those books, along with sermons he heard 03:20 and an occasion on which 03:22 a woman chastised him for his bad language, 03:25 convinced Bunyan that he needed to change. 03:27 And so he did--outwardly. 03:30 There was a head change but no heart change. 03:33 And he knew it. 03:35 But Martin Luther's commentary on the book of Galatians 03:37 got through to the young man, and he was born again. 03:41 It wasn't long and John Bunyan was preaching--often. 03:45 But the problem was that Bunyan was a nonconformist, 03:49 that is, he didn't attend a Church of England church. 03:52 Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, 03:55 and Quakers were considered nonconformists. 03:58 But Bunyan didn't identify with any of these groups. 04:01 He was a Puritan. 04:04 Puritans were Protestants who believed the Church of England 04:07 wasn't Protestant enough. 04:09 They felt the Anglican Church was still too Catholic, 04:12 and to take the Protestant Reformation further. 04:15 And that just wouldn't do. 04:17 The idea that a tinker, a mender of pots and pans, 04:22 like his father, would preach, 04:24 that was too much for the Church of England. 04:27 ♪[playful orchestral and synth music]♪ 04:37 [indistinct voices] 04:38 For a while, he preached in disguise, 04:41 but then he gave that up and was arrested 04:43 and cast into the Bedford jail, 04:45 which stood right there on that spot. 04:48 It was a loathsome thing: 04:50 two cells, dreadfully overcrowded, no running water, 04:54 and open sewers. 04:57 It was not nice. 04:59 He was charged with having "devilishly and perniciously 05:02 "abstained from coming to church to hear divine service," 05:06 as well as holding "several unlawful meetings 05:09 "and conventicles, to the great disturbance and distraction 05:12 of the good subjects of this kingdom." 05:14 But he could easily have avoided prison. 05:17 All he needed to do was assure the judge 05:19 that he would go to church where and when he was told. 05:23 He could then have stayed with his wife and children, 05:25 earned a living, and supported his family. 05:27 But as much as he wanted to avoid 05:29 that, that awful Bedford jail and remain with his loved ones, 05:33 Bunyan gave the judge no such assurance. 05:36 In fact, he told the judge that should he be released, 05:39 he would go out and start preaching immediately. 05:42 So, on November 13, 1660, John Bunyan was imprisoned. 05:48 If after being released from prison he didn't attend 05:51 a regular Anglican church, he'd be banished from the kingdom. 05:56 If he didn't go, he'd hang. 06:00 When Charles II was crowned king, 06:02 many prisoners were pardoned. 06:04 In fact, only the worst were not. 06:06 Bunyan was not. 06:08 He spent 12 years in the Bedford jail. 06:11 He refused to even apply for a pardon because that would be 06:15 to admit he had done something wrong. 06:18 While he was in prison, 06:19 he earned a little money making shoelaces, 06:22 but his family was supported mainly by church members. 06:26 He was so well liked by the jailers 06:28 that there times he was allowed out of prison. 06:32 And he even managed to attend nonconformist meetings. 06:36 He used his time in the jail as productively as he could. 06:39 He wrote "Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners" 06:42 while imprisoned, 06:44 and he began work on "The Pilgrim's Progress." 06:47 ♪[soft music]♪ 06:49 Bunyan was released after serving 12 years in prison, 06:52 but it seems he did not go back to his old life as a tinker. 06:57 Instead, he became a prolific author, 06:59 penning in total around 60 works. 07:02 He wrote a commentary on the book of Revelation. 07:05 His book "Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners" 07:08 is still regarded as a classic today. 07:10 It was published in 1666, 07:13 the same year as the Great Fire of London. 07:16 "The Pilgrim's Progress" was published in 1678, 07:19 almost 100 years before the start 07:21 of the American Revolutionary War. 07:25 Bunyan also became a local church pastor. 07:29 We'll visit the site of his church 07:32 and the museum dedicated to the life and ministry 07:35 of the Puritan preacher in just a moment. 07:39 ♪[upbeat music swells and ends]♪♪ 07:48 >>John: The cross is a symbol for Christianity 07:51 for millions of people around the world. 07:53 But beyond the symbol, there is power in the cross, 07:56 power God wants you to experience. 07:59 Learn more by requesting today's free offer, 08:01 "The Power of the Cross." 08:03 To receive "The Power of the Cross," 08:05 simply call 800-253-3000. 08:09 You can also visit us online, 08:10 write to the address on your screen, 08:12 or text "freecross" to 71392. 08:16 Request your free copy now. 08:19 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me on "It Is Written." 08:22 After being released from prison, 08:24 John Bunyan went on to have a very successful ministry 08:27 as an author and a preacher of the gospel. 08:30 Today, Bedford remembers its illustrious son. 08:34 ♪[soft music]♪ 08:35 There's been a nine-feet-tall statue of Bunyan standing 08:38 on St. Peter's Green for 150 years 08:42 since it was donated by the duke of Bedford. 08:45 It depicts Bunyan preaching from an open Bible, 08:49 a broken chain connected to his left foot, 08:52 a reminder of his days in the Bedford jail. 08:55 There are three scenes from Bunyan's famous book 08:58 depicted on the base of the statue: 09:00 Christian talking with Evangelist at the Wicket Gate, 09:04 Christian laying down his burden, 09:07 and his battle with Apollyon, the embodiment of evil. 09:12 The unveiling of the statue was a big deal, 09:15 with people coming from all across Britain 09:18 to witness the event. 09:20 But the most significant memorial in Bedford 09:23 to John Bunyan today is the John Bunyan Museum 09:27 and the Bunyan Meeting Free Church, 09:29 which stands on the site of a church 09:31 that John Bunyan himself pastored many years ago. 09:35 Visitors still stop by from all over the world. 09:39 The first thing you notice when you approach the building 09:41 is the doors, given by the same man who funded the building 09:45 of the Bunyan statue. 09:47 The doors feature 10 scenes from the book: 09:51 Christian and Hopeful crossing the River of Death, 09:53 Christian welcomed by Goodwill at the Wicket Gate, 09:57 Christian passing lions on his way to the House Beautiful, 10:00 meeting the Shining Ones at the cross, 10:02 Christian leaving his family, and others besides. 10:06 The church is beautiful and features stained glass windows 10:09 depicting scenes from the book: 10:12 Evangelist pointing the way, 10:14 the battle with Apollyon, 10:16 climbing the Hill Difficulty. 10:18 A congregation still meets here each week. 10:21 In the museum itself is the anvil Bunyan himself used 10:26 in his work as a tinker, as well as his violin, 10:30 a stone jug he used in prison, and a copy of his will. 10:34 There's a re-creation of the Bedford jail, 10:37 although it's unlikely any exhibit could really capture 10:41 the nastiness of what Bunyan experienced. 10:44 >>John Pestell: The jail, uh, it stood, 10:47 uh, just off Bedford High Street on the crossroads, and, um, 10:51 we believe it was a two-story affair with a half basement. 10:57 Unfortunately, when it was, um, uh, knocked down in 1801, 11:03 there were no known photographs. 11:05 We have in the museum, uh, one of the jail doors, 11:10 but, uh, nothing to actually depict its character at all. 11:14 The times that Bunyan lived, 11:17 there was no such thing as sanitation. 11:20 Everywhere was filthy. 11:22 There would have been a stench around the town 11:25 which was most obnoxious. 11:27 So, uh, on a hot August day, boy, oh boy, it was, uh, 11:31 very hard, very hard indeed. 11:34 >>John: Must have been horrifying for family members 11:36 to come and bring food-- >>John Pestell: Absolutely. 11:38 >>John: ...or visit their family and realize they were in that. 11:41 >>John Pestell: The pictures depicting Bunyan in jail 11:43 are very romantic-- >>John: Yes. 11:45 >>John Pestell: ...if you could imagine, with Victorians, 11:47 but it's, uh, very far from the truth. 11:50 >>John: If you read "The Pilgrim's Progress," 11:52 you realize right away that John Bunyan 11:55 was an extraordinarily creative storyteller 11:57 with a sharp imagination, a giant intellect, 12:01 and an incredible grasp on Scripture. 12:04 The book itself is almost 110,000 words long. 12:08 That's half as long again as "Tom Sawyer" 12:12 or the autobiography of Ben Franklin. 12:15 It's a substantial book. 12:16 It's an allegory, a story that can be interpreted 12:20 to reveal a hidden meaning, 12:22 as the Cambridge Dictionary says, 12:24 "a work in which the characters and events represent 12:28 particular moral, religious, or political qualities or ideas." 12:34 The book is written as the retelling of a dream in which 12:37 we witness the journey of a man named Christian. 12:41 A man named Evangelist encourages Christian 12:43 to leave his home in the City of Destruction 12:46 and make his way to Mount Zion, or the Celestial City. 12:51 His family refuse to go with him. 12:53 Christian says, "My wife was afraid of losing this world, 12:57 "and my children were given to foolish delights of youth; 13:00 "so, what by one thing, and what by another, 13:03 they left me to wander in this manner alone." 13:07 So he leaves them behind and sets off on his own. 13:10 Along the way he encounters an array 13:12 of fascinating individuals, 13:13 adventures that sometimes imperiled his life. 13:17 He meets animals and demons and a whole lot more 13:20 as he makes his way towards the Celestial City. 13:24 Bunyan was a man who contended for his faith. 13:28 His impact on society and on succeeding generations 13:31 was immense. 13:33 John Newton, the man who wrote "Amazing Grace" 13:36 and campaigned for the abolition of slavery in Britain, 13:39 encouraged William Wilberforce, 13:41 the man who was really responsible for ending slavery, 13:44 to read three books by Bunyan: 13:47 "The Jerusalem Sinner Saved," 13:49 "Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ," 13:51 and "Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners." 13:55 Newton himself preached a series of sermons on the book 13:59 "The Pilgrim's Progress." 14:01 "The Pilgrim's Progress" has been translated 14:04 into more than 200 languages. 14:06 Three years after it was first published in England, 14:09 it was printed in New England in the United States. 14:13 In 1847, a London missionary society 14:16 sent 5,000 Tahitian Bibles to Tahiti, 14:20 along with 4,000 Tahitian copies of "The Pilgrim's Progress." 14:26 One of the great strengths of the book is its ability 14:29 to cut to the heart, to present profound spiritual ideas 14:33 in a simple and clear way. 14:35 Let me share some quotes with you: 14:38 "What God says is best, is best, 14:41 though all the men in the world are against it." 14:45 "It is my duty, said he, to distrust [mine] own ability, 14:49 that I may have reliance on Him that is stronger than all." 14:54 "There is in Jesus Christ more merit and righteousness 14:58 than the whole world has need of." 15:01 "To know is a thing that pleaseth talkers and boasters; 15:05 but to do is that which pleaseth God." 15:09 "Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none." 15:14 >>John: I think he wrote that from experience. 15:16 And this: 15:17 "I would advise you then... that you quickly get rid 15:20 "of your burden, for you'll never be settled in your mind 15:23 "till you do. Nor can you enjoy the benefits of the blessings 15:26 God has bestowed upon you till you do." 15:30 >>John: That thought, getting rid of your burden, 15:33 it's a key theme in Bunyan's famous book. 15:37 We'll explore it further in just a moment. 15:40 ♪[upbeat music swells and ends]♪♪ 15:50 >>John: Thank you for remembering that It Is Written 15:52 exists because of the kindness of people just like you. 15:55 To support this international life-changing ministry, 15:58 please call us now at 800-253-3000. 16:02 You can send your tax-deductible gift 16:04 to the address on your screen, 16:06 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 16:10 Thank you for your prayers and your financial support. 16:12 Our number again is 800-253-3000, 16:16 or you can visit us online at itiswritten.com. 16:21 >>John: He was born in the shadow of the Tower of London, 16:24 and by the age of 11 he was working on sailing ships. 16:27 In time, he would become a slave trader. 16:30 But when his life turned around, 16:32 John Newton became a giant of the Christian faith. 16:35 He was an influential pastor, a prolific hymn-writer, 16:39 and one of the architects of the abolition of slavery 16:42 in the British Empire. 16:44 The man who wrote "Amazing Grace" 16:46 experienced God's grace in his life, 16:48 and left an indelible mark on the world. 16:51 Don't miss "Men of Faith: John Newton, Part 1." 16:55 We'll visit London, England. 16:57 We'll go to the town where his ministry began and visit 17:00 the museum dedicated to his life and accomplishments. 17:04 Once a hard-drinking immoral man involved in witchcraft, 17:07 John Newton's transformed life 17:09 speaks of what God's grace can do in any human heart. 17:14 "Men of Faith: John Newton, Part 1," 17:17 brought to you by It Is Written TV. 17:22 ♪[bright piano and orchestral music]♪ 17:24 [traffic noise] 17:26 [car horn honking, chirp of crosswalk signal] 17:31 >>John Bradshaw: John Bunyan and his book, 17:32 "The Pilgrim's Progress," have touched the lives of millions. 17:36 The John Bunyan Museum in Bedford gives visitors 17:40 a small glimpse of the impact both have had on the world. 17:45 >>Nicola Sherhod: Well, there's been a museum on this site 17:47 since 1946. It was originally in a room, 17:51 sort of over the other side of the church, 17:53 and it was just lots of stuff packed into a very small space. 17:58 And then, um, in the '90s, '80s-'90s, 18:02 they, the church did a big fundraising and bid 18:05 and, and put together this fantastic museum 18:08 where we are now. 18:09 >>John: Where do people come here from? 18:11 >>Nicola: Oh, we have visitors from around the world. 18:13 So we have a good sort of 5,000 visitors a year. 18:17 A large proportion are from, uh, America, 18:20 lots from Europe, uh, New Zealand. 18:23 We have a huge amount from, uh, Korea. 18:26 So-- >>John: From Korea? 18:27 >>Nicola: ...so, lots of Koreans come. 18:29 Uh, some missionary groups come over, too, um. 18:32 He's very big in Korea. >>John: So why is that? 18:35 Why is, why is Bunyan so big in Korea? 18:37 And that leads me to another question. 18:38 Why do people come here from the other side of the world? 18:41 There's a connection; what is that? 18:43 >>Nicola: Um, it was, it was the use of "The Pilgrim's Progress," 18:47 uh, by missionaries, basically. 18:48 So, there was, uh, people trying to get, um, 18:53 the Bible out into the world. 18:55 Um, and it was quite a complicated story, and, I mean, 18:59 Bunyan, his purpose when writing "The Pilgrim's Progress" 19:03 was to explain or make the Bible more attainable, 19:08 more understandable for just the common person. 19:11 And so, it was used as a, as a stepping stone. 19:15 So, they would take "The Pilgrim's Progress" out. 19:19 Um, a lot of the countries, including China, 19:22 it was also a safer book to get out. 19:25 So, the Bible was not something 19:27 that was allowed to go out there, 19:28 whereas actually "Pilgrim's Progress" was a story, um, 19:31 a nice story about living a good life 19:33 and being a good person, 19:34 though obviously it has that sort of backend of information, 19:38 the, if you're in the know, you can understand a bit more. 19:42 The missionaries at the time would translate 19:44 "The Pilgrim's Progress," take it out to the countries, 19:48 and then you have this fantastic development of the editions 19:51 of "The Pilgrim's Progress," where the early editions 19:54 are in the particular language 19:57 but with, uh, European illustrations. 20:00 Then the, the illustrations are then changed to match 20:03 the culture that the book is going into. 20:06 The foreign language editions are fantastic and a reason why 20:09 we have so many visitors from around the world. 20:12 >>John: John Bunyan wrote the story of a man named Christian, 20:15 who was told by Evangelist 20:17 that in order to get to the Celestial City, 20:20 he must pass through a gate called the Wicket Gate. 20:24 Christian is determined to get through that gate. 20:28 People think Christian has lost his mind, 20:30 but he ignores the detractors and gives himself completely 20:34 to getting through the gate and then on to the Celestial City. 20:38 You can already see how Bunyan is using his book 20:41 as a teaching device to explain to people how to be saved. 20:46 Give everything you have to reach the Celestial City; 20:49 let nothing stop you. 20:51 To get there, you go through a gate. 20:53 Jesus referred to that narrow gate. 20:56 And you must be aware that discouragement and guilt 20:58 and despondency can drag you down 21:01 and get you off the path to salvation. 21:04 That's true, isn't it? 21:05 The reason many people fall out of faith in Christ 21:08 is simply due to discouragement, doubt, despondency, 21:14 a sense of the weight of their sins. 21:16 ♪[music ends]♪♪ 21:19 It is no surprise that John Bunyan, a Protestant, 21:23 took aim at the Roman Catholic Church 21:26 in "The Pilgrim's Progress." 21:28 One of the characters in the story is Giant Pope. 21:31 He's depicted as being senile and dwelling in a cave, 21:35 "crazy and stiff in his joints," the book says, 21:38 too weak to do any real harm to the pilgrims. 21:41 Bunyan felt that by the time he wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress," 21:45 the Roman Catholic Church was a spent force. 21:49 The early part of the book sees Christian trying to find a way 21:53 to get rid of his burden. 21:55 He was weighed down by his sin and wanted more than anything 22:00 to get rid of that terrible weight. 22:02 Well, that's people today, isn't it? 22:04 Carrying around a load, a weight, a burden. 22:08 Many don't realize that it's their sin 22:10 that's weighing them down, 22:12 maybe guilt, a sense of worthlessness 22:15 brought on by mistakes and shame and, and sin. 22:20 But what did Christian experience? 22:22 It was when Christian came to the cross 22:26 that his burden just fell away. 22:29 Angels tell him his sins are forgiven, 22:32 and he's given new clothing, and that's righteousness. 22:37 If you're burdened today, 22:40 get to the cross as quickly as you can. 22:43 It was there that Jesus died for you. 22:46 It was there that your burden was lifted. 22:49 There's no need to be carrying a weight 22:51 that Jesus died to bear. 22:54 Will God forgive you? 22:56 Yes. 22:57 After all you've done? 22:59 Yes. That's why Bunyan wrote the book, 23:01 to show that you could be forgiven and take your place 23:06 in the Celestial City. 23:07 ♪[soft reflective music]♪ 23:11 Some years ago I was talking to a group of people 23:13 who work in ministry, and I asked them a question. 23:17 I said, "The Bible says we're saved by grace through faith, 23:20 and yet Jesus said, 'Strive to enter in at the strait gate.'" 23:24 Which is very "Pilgrim's Progress." 23:26 I asked them to explain that, to bring those verses together. 23:30 No one was able to. 23:33 But then from the back of the room there came a voice, 23:35 which said, "Daddy, I think I know." 23:39 It was my son. He was 6 years old at the time. 23:44 I'll be honest. I thought, "Oh no, here we go." 23:48 But I didn't want to act like his thoughts weren't important, 23:51 so I asked him to explain to us all what it was he meant. 23:54 "Daddy," he said, "as you know, 23:56 I've been listening to 'Pilgrim's Progress.'" 23:58 I did know that, he had been, 24:00 but I didn't know where this was going; no one did. 24:03 He said, "In the story, Christian is told 24:06 "to go to the Celestial City. 24:08 Evangelist tells him first to go to the Wicket Gate." 24:12 I asked him to proceed. He proceeded. 24:15 He said, "Christian didn't know where to go. 24:18 "So Evangelist told him to keep his eyes on the light. 24:24 "If he did that, if he followed the light, he'd be okay. 24:28 Daddy," my boy said, "I think those verses are telling us 24:33 to keep our eyes on the Light." 24:38 Well, there was nothing to say to that, was there? 24:41 I think I said, "Amen." 24:43 And I've never forgotten that lesson. 24:45 I don't think any of us forgot the lesson we learned 24:48 from a 6-year-old boy 24:50 who'd been listening to "Pilgrim's Progress." 24:54 ♪[music continues]♪ 25:00 John Bunyan was 59 when he died. 25:03 He became ill while in London to preach, and he died there. 25:11 He was buried in Bunhill Fields, 25:13 a cemetery in London popular with nonconformists. 25:17 Daniel Defoe, who wrote "Robinson Crusoe," 25:19 is buried there. 25:22 How's your pilgrimage going? 25:25 Jesus died so that you could live with assurance, 25:29 so that although you're a pilgrim, 25:31 although the road is long and sometimes hazardous, 25:34 you can lay your burden down at the cross 25:37 and live with confidence that eternity is yours 25:41 because of what Jesus has done for you. 25:47 >>John: The cross is a symbol for Christianity 25:49 for millions of people around the world. 25:52 But beyond the symbol there is power in the cross, 25:55 power God wants you to experience. 25:58 Learn more by requesting today's free offer, 26:00 "The Power of the Cross." 26:02 To receive "The Power of the Cross," 26:03 simply call 800-253-3000. 26:07 You can also visit us online, 26:09 write to the address on your screen, 26:11 or text "freecross" to 71392. 26:15 Request your free copy now. 26:18 >>John: Let me pray with you now. 26:20 Our Father in heaven, I'm thankful 26:21 that 350 or so years later, 26:24 there is a book that still speaks to us of the love of God, 26:27 that still speaks to us of Your willingness to bear our sins, 26:30 remove our guilt, 26:31 and give to us a place in the Celestial City. 26:35 And I'm thankful for the Bible, which, two millennia on, 26:39 tells the story of the cross, speaks to us of a God of love, 26:44 that speaks to us of a Savior who died for our sins, 26:47 that tells us that Your heart is a forgiving heart, 26:50 and that there is a place for us in the heart of God. 26:55 My friend, as I'm praying, if you would ask Jesus 26:57 to be your Lord and Savior or recommit your life to Him now, 27:01 would you do that? Can I pray for you to that end? 27:02 Our Father, would You take that heart? 27:05 Would You bless that life? 27:07 Would You remove that burden? Would You take away that guilt? 27:10 Would You give that person assurance that will last them 27:12 beyond this life and into the life to come? 27:16 We thank You because You are good. 27:19 We are grateful that on our pilgrimage, 27:22 we can look towards the heavens and know that there is a Savior 27:25 who died to take away our burden. 27:29 We accept that, and we pray it, 27:32 in Jesus' name. 27:34 Amen. 27:35 Thank you so much for joining me. 27:37 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time. 27:39 Until then, remember: 27:41 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, 27:45 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 27:50 ♪[dramatic, triumphant theme music]♪ 28:25 ♪[music ends]♪♪ |
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