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Series Code: IIWC
Program Code: IIWC202213S
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00:00 >> Welcome to It Is Written
00:02 Canada, thank you for 00:03 joining us. 00:04 Kintsugi is a 500-year-old 00:07 Japanese practice of taking old 00:09 broken pottery and carefully 00:11 gluing each fragment together 00:14 using the sticky sap of an 00:16 indigenous Japanese tree. 00:18 [RENÈ] After weeks of letting 00:19 the glued-together pieces of 00:21 pottery dry, the cracks are 00:23 then sealed, using a nacre 00:25 mixture permeated with powdered 00:27 gold, real gold which 00:31 highlights the imperfections 00:33 rather than hiding them so that 00:35 the final piece of pottery ends 00:38 up looking more beautiful than 00:40 if it had never been broken. 00:43 >> "Joining with gold," 00:44 kintsugi, this centuries old 00:46 Japanese art is more than an 00:49 aesthetic appreciation of the 00:50 beauty of brokenness, it also 00:52 speaks to our human condition in 00:55 this world filled with broken 00:57 people who can be healed only by 01:00 the hand of the Divine Artist. 01:03 >> The Bible records the 01:04 Psalmist's own kintsugi 01:06 experience. 01:19 >> Today our special guest is 01:21 Mario Roque, a successful 01:24 businessman in the 01:25 house-building industry. 01:26 Mario had come to a place where 01:29 he felt like his life was 01:31 broken, like a worthless, old, 01:33 shattered piece of pottery. 01:35 [RENÈ] Mario described his life 01:38 at that time of deepest despair 01:40 as a very difficult personal, 01:42 emotional, financial, and 01:44 relational mess. 01:46 "At that time," he says, "I was 01:48 operating a company that was 01:50 two million dollars in the hole. 01:53 I was also separated from my 01:55 second wife and I was not a 01:57 happy person." 01:58 >> In a moment we'll let Mario 02:01 tell you how his time of 02:03 deepest despair was, in fact, 02:05 his greatest blessing. 02:09 ♪♪ 02:55 >> Welcome back to It Is 02:57 Written Canada. 02:58 Thank you for joining us. 02:59 Our special guest this week is 03:01 Mario Roque, who was going 03:03 through the deepest time of 03:06 despair in his life and can you 03:08 imagine, he had two young boys 03:10 and at the age of 50, he had to 03:13 move in with his parents. 03:15 >> Mario is gonna share with us 03:17 how he found joy during his 03:20 time of deepest despair. 03:23 Mario, thank you for joining us 03:25 on It Is Written Canada. 03:27 >> You're welcome. 03:28 Glad to be here. 03:30 >> Mario, you came from very 03:32 humble origins. 03:33 Can you take us back to your 03:35 childhood and tell us what it 03:37 was like? 03:39 >> Yes, I was born and I grew 03:41 up in a group of islands called 03:43 the Azores, which is about 800 03:45 miles before Europe, in the 03:47 middle of the Atlantic. 03:49 I was there till I was 03:50 11 years old. 03:51 It was a very poor place 03:53 at the time. 03:54 I remember it was in the '50's 03:55 that I grew up there, I was 03:57 born in '46, came to Canada 04:00 when I was 11, and I remember 04:03 it being very primitive. 04:06 We had no shoes, we cooked with 04:09 wood and I remember my mother 04:12 would really work hard because 04:15 she would have to go and gather 04:17 the wood in forests that she 04:19 was allowed to go and scavenge 04:21 as well as they had done some 04:24 lumber projects where they cut 04:26 lumber down and she was allowed 04:29 to go and dig stumps. 04:31 So we would have to carry that 04:33 home, cut it up so we could 04:35 have fire to cook our meals. 04:38 The corn would have to be 04:40 ground, but my mother would 04:42 have to walk to another town 04:44 where there was a windmill and 04:45 take 5 hours, walk through the 04:47 mountains when she got there, 04:48 if it was too calm, there was 04:52 no wind, she would have to come 04:53 back and go back the next day. 04:56 That's how backward, that's how 04:58 primitive it was. 05:00 We had no radio, no newspapers, 05:02 nothing. 05:03 We never heard any foreign 05:04 language, absolutely no phones, 05:07 nothing. 05:09 So that was difficult for my 05:11 parents and as a child, for me 05:12 it was fine. 05:13 We had two lakes there, we had 05:15 a lot of fun playing in the 05:17 water, although I didn't learn 05:19 to swim till I got here, but it 05:20 was fun, we played in the 05:22 forest and, you know, I'd lay 05:23 down, look at the clouds. 05:25 I was an only child. 05:26 My parents really treated me, 05:28 like my father would say, like 05:29 baby Jesus. 05:30 [laughs] 05:33 Yeah. 05:34 [MIKE] So then, Mario, you 05:35 ended up coming to Canada, your 05:38 whole family came to Canada and 05:40 you were quite young. 05:41 How did that change your life? 05:43 [MARIO] Well, I've never given 05:45 much thought. 05:46 At the time I was young, I went 05:48 to school here, and it was a 05:52 little bit difficult, I got 05:53 blamed for everything 'cause I 05:55 couldn't speak English, but-- 05:58 and I got in trouble a lot, but 06:00 I was quite creative even 06:02 back then. 06:03 I got let go from school. 06:06 I didn't do anything, actually, 06:08 but I was part of a group of 06:10 people that had done something, 06:11 I was just standing there and 06:12 didn't know what I was doing, I 06:14 did nothing, got sent home, had 06:17 to bring my mother, my mother 06:18 was working and we had someone 06:20 who'd just come from the old 06:21 country, absolutely no English, 06:23 I took her to school and say, 06:24 "Here's my mother." [laughs] 06:26 So she didn't understand a word 06:28 they said, I went back 06:30 to school. 06:31 >> How did you get into the 06:33 house-building business? 06:35 And how did your success come 06:37 in that field? 06:39 [MARIO] Well, I was very naive 06:41 and I believed whatever people 06:42 said so at one time I was-- I 06:44 quit school, actually, I almost 06:46 became a chemist, I went two 06:47 and a half years to university 06:49 to become a chemist. 06:50 I quit and I was-- I went to 06:52 the public library and there 06:53 was a book there that said, 06:54 "How To Make A Million Dollars 06:55 in Real Estate," I thought, 06:56 "Wow, somebody can tell me how 06:58 to make a million dollars?" 06:59 [laughs] 07:00 So I borrowed the book, 07:02 actually, I never did return 07:03 it, but I didn't practice 07:04 anything they said. 07:06 I told my mechanic about this 07:09 book that I was reading, he 07:10 said, "Oh, go see a friend of 07:11 mine, Bruno. 07:12 He's is in real estate." 07:14 So I became a realtor. 07:16 After being a realtor for a few 07:18 months, I saw some realty 07:20 people selling new homes and I 07:23 saw that they sold quickly and 07:25 I thought, "I'd like to get 07:26 into that business." 07:28 I didn't have any money, I 07:29 borrowed $20,000 at the time, I 07:31 told everybody, "I'm gonna go 07:32 into the house-building 07:33 business." 07:34 Before you knew it, I had 13 07:35 partners at $20,000 apiece, 07:37 which would be equal to about 07:39 $200,000 each today. 07:41 And that's how I got started. 07:43 >> So you were quite an 07:44 entrepreneur, I mean, the house 07:46 that we're filming at right now 07:48 is your house, this whole 07:49 neighbourhood, you know, you've 07:50 been very active in building, 07:52 you know, 65% of the homes in 07:54 this area. 07:56 You had an entrepreneurial 07:57 skill, how how young were you 07:59 when you started? 08:00 [MARIO] I was 27. 08:02 [MIKE] Twenty-seven. 08:03 [MARIO] This was really my-- 08:05 after quitting school, I became 08:06 a taxi driver. 08:08 Within a year and a half I had 08:09 two taxis that I owned, but I 08:11 didn't really like the 08:12 business, everything, my 08:13 language, everything was going 08:14 downhill so I sold and then got 08:16 into real estate at the 08:17 age of 27. 08:19 I used to think that if I made 08:21 a million dollars I'd be happy 08:22 because I was a very unhappy 08:23 person, and in my early 08:26 thirties I achieved that. 08:28 That was a long time ago, 08:30 that'd be like five or ten 08:31 million today, right? 08:33 So-- but I was still very 08:35 unhappy. 08:36 As a matter of fact, by the 08:37 time I made my first million, I 08:40 was actually upset because I 08:42 was wrong, that it would not 08:44 make me happy. 08:46 So...yeah. 08:48 >> What did bring happiness 08:49 to you? 08:51 [MARIO] I think I did very well 08:54 for a number of years and then 08:59 in my late forties, the economy 09:02 turned in my business, I also 09:05 went through a really rough 09:06 time personally... 09:09 and... 09:11 I was 50 years old, 09:14 I was running a business that 09:16 that was two million dollars 09:17 in the hole, that'd be like 09:20 eight or ten million dollars 09:21 today. 09:23 I had borrowed everything that 09:24 my parents had, as a matter of 09:27 fact, the Ontario New Home 09:29 Warranty Program, it was called 09:31 at the time, wanted to revoke 09:32 my license. 09:34 They asked me if I had any 09:35 other assets, so my parents 09:36 actually signed their house as 09:38 a guarantee for me to continue. 09:41 I could not fail, my parents 09:43 would die, I was an only child, 09:45 they trusted me, they believed 09:47 in me, they loved me and they 09:50 never knew to what extent of 09:52 the struggle I was going 09:53 through, I protected them 09:56 from that, but... 09:57 I always-- I had done it 09:59 before and I believed I could 10:01 do it again. 10:02 So I never got discouraged, but 10:04 it was just very, very 10:05 difficult running a business 10:07 like that, again, alone by 10:11 myself. 10:12 My first wife had committed 10:14 suicide, she was-- suffered 10:16 from depression, the second 10:17 one was a big mistake, I rushed 10:20 into it too quickly, it was 10:22 really, really bad. 10:23 So...but at the age of 50, 10:28 as I was in deepest despair at 10:30 the time. 10:32 So three people actually told 10:34 me to go to this church in 10:35 Toronto. 10:36 I had been raised in the church, 10:38 I was an altar boy and all that, 10:39 but I didn't know anything 10:40 about God. 10:41 I believe there was a God. 10:43 As a matter of fact, when I was 10:44 a very young child, I'd look 10:45 where they would keep the 10:46 [unintelligible], this little, 10:47 I forget what it's called now, 10:49 and I thought, "Wow, God lives 10:50 there." [laughs] 10:53 That's all I-- but I did believe 10:54 there was a God, I didn't wanna 10:56 have anything to do with Him 10:57 because I liked my habits that I 11:00 knew they were wrong, but... 11:03 So three people actually told me 11:04 to go to this church in Toronto 11:06 at that time, it's when I was 50 11:08 years old, and I went and I 11:11 still remember the very first 11:13 day was on a Sunday night and 11:17 there was a lot of people there 11:18 on a Sunday night. 11:20 And they asked anybody that's 11:22 suffering from depression, put 11:24 their hand up so I put my hand 11:26 up and we prayed for the people 11:27 had their hands up. 11:28 They asked, "Anybody want to 11:30 give their life to the Lord to 11:31 come to the front," I was there 11:32 with someone, they said, "Why 11:33 don't you go?" so I went. 11:34 I had no clue what that meant. 11:36 Zero. 11:37 So they prayed this little 11:38 prayer, they asked me to repeat 11:40 it, I did, they took me 11:41 to the back. 11:43 I still remember the fellow's-- 11:44 I have a very poor memory about 11:46 most things, but I still remembe 11:47 his name was Grant, and he 11:49 explained to me why Jesus died 11:51 on the cross, to bridge the gap 11:53 between man and God and He gave 11:54 me this tiny little book of 11:56 three pages, an inch square and 12:00 all that it had was a man on 12:02 one side and a valley, there 12:04 was a cross on the other side, 12:05 which was also flat, was God 12:07 was-- so he explained it to me 12:09 that way. 12:10 He gave me a little Bible, the 12:12 New Testament, prayed for me, I 12:15 left, and I knew something had 12:17 changed. 12:18 But I was really excited what 12:20 was going on in that church, I 12:21 was telling everybody, I told 12:23 Rick, who is now our praise and 12:24 worship leader at the church, 12:27 and we went to the back 12:28 together on Wednesday and this 12:30 time someone prayed for me at 12:34 the end of the service. 12:35 But I was already in love with 12:37 God, I was praising and 12:38 worshiping God, and I was in-- 12:40 felt like there was a presence 12:41 in me already. 12:43 Someone prayed for me, I fell 12:44 down, fell backwards. 12:49 I don't-- nobody touched me, I 12:50 know, they only prayed for me, 12:52 like, for two seconds. 12:54 When I was laying down, I just 12:56 started laughing. 12:57 I hadn't laughed or cried in 12:58 years, I was just-- I had a very 13:02 sad, hard life, emotionally and 13:04 personally and financially. 13:07 I laughed and I laughed so loud 13:11 that I think the windows shook 13:13 and it was a huge place, it 13:15 used to be a convention center. 13:18 I like laughing, so I laughed 13:20 so loud and I laughed-- I was 13:22 the only one laughing, but I 13:24 didn't care 'cause they said, 13:25 "If you're in the spirit, 13:26 go with it." 13:27 So I did, I just laughed and 13:28 after a while I stopped 13:29 laughing and I thought, "I 13:31 wonder if I pray, if I can 13:32 laugh some more." 13:35 I didn't know how to pray, so I 13:36 thought maybe I remember the 13:37 "Our Father, " so "Our Father 13:39 who art in heaven," again I 13:40 started laughing really loud. 13:44 Next morning I woke up, I was 13:45 telling Greg, "God is real, God 13:47 is real." 13:49 All I wanted to do was read my 13:50 Bible, all I wanted to do was 13:51 tell people about God, I stopped 13:55 going to work, [laughs] 13:58 I stopped leading the company, 14:00 I couldn't care less. [laughs] 14:03 I thought, "Okay, it's gonna 14:04 take some loss even though we 14:05 weren't doing well at the time, 14:08 I thought, "There's gonna be a 14:09 light at the end of the tunnel 14:10 here," so I just started talking 14:13 to people about God, I bought 14:15 Bibles, gave them away to 14:16 everybody I met, and that was 14:20 my first experience with God 14:22 and I had many, back then in 14:24 particular, they were very 14:26 overwhelming for me. 14:27 As I was reading my Bible, 14:30 it was so overwhelming I had to 14:32 stop and go have a cigarette 14:34 [laughs] because I couldn't 14:38 take it, it was just 14:39 overwhelming me. 14:40 So those are just some of the 14:43 experiences I had with God back 14:45 then and it's transformed my 14:49 life, it's... 14:51 I kept on going back to this 14:53 church... 14:55 for a long time. 14:56 I would go two, three times 14:57 a week. 14:58 My parents thought I was up to 14:59 no good 'cause I'd come home 15:02 very late at night so they 15:03 called my cousin to ask me 15:05 questions. 15:06 She said, "He's doing fine." 15:07 Then they asked the priest and 15:09 after I told them my story he 15:10 says, "I wish I had more 15:12 parishioners like you." 15:13 [laughs] 15:15 So it was the beginning of my 15:18 transformation. 15:20 >> So, Mario, you had this very 15:22 meaningful encounter, personal 15:24 encounter, with God where you 15:25 knew that God was real to you. 15:27 He has taken you a long way on 15:30 your journey. 15:31 How did he get you to where you 15:32 are today? 15:34 [MARIO] Well, originally when I 15:36 had encounters with God and 15:38 experience with God, which were 15:39 many, especially in the 15:40 beginning, I was going to that 15:43 original church in Toronto. 15:45 It had many names over the 15:46 years from "Toronto Airport 15:48 Christian Fellowship" to "The 15:50 Vineyard" to "The Toronto 15:52 Blessing." 15:53 And so I went there for perhaps 15:55 about six months, and then I 15:57 went back to the church where I 15:59 grew up in, and I was there for 16:02 a while and then I started 16:06 going to a few other churches 16:08 just to see what was the 16:11 difference and at one point 16:13 actually I ended up joining a 16:16 All Nations Full Gospel Church, 16:18 which was all Africans, I was 16:20 the only white person in there, 16:23 and I was there for a number of 16:24 months. 16:25 And I enjoyed being there, I 16:27 was learning a few things, and 16:28 then I actually founded-- 16:30 funded a house church. 16:32 I was living in a room because 16:33 I couldn't afford anything, but 16:35 I bought a fairly new house, 16:37 four bedrooms, double car 16:39 garage, leased this person a 16:41 car that was gonna start 16:42 this house church so we were 16:44 there for over a year, I learned 16:46 a lot, experienced a lot, and 16:49 then I was disillusioned with 16:50 that and I thought, "Enough 16:52 bouncing around, I'm gonna make 16:54 the right decision now so I'm 16:55 gonna go to a few churches and 16:57 take my time." 16:59 I had gone actually to the 17:00 Adventist Church two or three 17:03 times. 17:05 A good friend of mine at the 17:06 time was the head elder of the 17:08 church that I'm at presently now 17:11 and so I, again, I went to 17:17 this house church and then I 17:18 left and it took a few months 17:20 to make up my mind. 17:22 I went back to the Adventist 17:25 Church, it was called "Living 17:27 Word" at the time, it's now 17:28 called "Really Living" in 17:30 Hamilton. 17:31 So I went back there and I 17:33 noticed that I was still 17:35 troubled so-- but-- and I had a 17:38 hard time going, but I forced 17:40 myself to go. 17:41 I noticed every time they'd go, 17:43 I'd walk out and I was feeling 17:44 better. 17:46 And after being there a few 17:49 weeks, I realized that because 17:51 I had read the Bible a lot, I 17:54 mean, for hours on end, and I 17:57 recognized that the truth was 17:59 being taught there. 18:01 And I gave a testimony at the 18:03 front of the church saying 18:05 that, "Truth is being taught 18:07 here, I'm glad I'm here and I'm 18:10 here for life." 18:12 And I made up my mind fairly 18:14 quickly on that. 18:16 I was actually upset, I hardly 18:19 ever get angry, but I was angry 18:21 at the church I grew up with 18:24 because I thought, "I'm a 18:26 sinner, how can they teach me 18:28 to sin some more?" and I was 18:30 really upset with that. 18:32 Of course, I'm much more 18:34 accepting, over a period of 18:36 time, I had kind of made peace 18:38 with all that. 18:39 But I have been a Seventh-day 18:42 Adventist now for about 18 or 18:43 19 years out of the 26 years 18:46 that I had this first 18:48 experience with God. 18:50 Yeah. 18:52 >> So during your walk with 18:53 Adventism, you learned about 18:55 the truth and you probably 18:57 spent a lot of time reading 18:59 your Bible, so do you have a 19:01 favourite Bible verse? 19:04 >> You know, I used to think-- 19:06 I've got two actually, but one 19:08 is that "Come to Me all you who 19:12 are weary and I will give you 19:14 rest," but my favourite really 19:17 is that God's presence, there's 19:20 fullness of joy because I never 19:22 had joy all my life till I was 19:25 in my fifties, that's where it 19:26 started and I'm such a 19:28 different person today than I 19:30 used to be. 19:32 I was a sad person, I was not 19:35 happy with life, there was 19:36 something missing, and I'm just 19:40 so glad that I found the truth 19:42 and like the Lord says, "The 19:45 truth will set you free," and 19:46 that's-- I've been set free 19:48 from a lot of negative 19:51 influences in my life. 19:54 I remember the very first time 19:56 I went back to church at that 19:58 initial church that I went to, 20:00 they played the song Amazing 20:02 Grace, and that was talking 20:06 about me. [chuckles] 20:08 "Saved a wretch like me." 20:11 So it's become my 20:12 favourite song. 20:14 As a matter of fact, I'd like 20:15 to play it at my funeral. 20:17 [chuckles] 20:18 Because God has been so 20:19 gracious to me that not a day 20:21 goes by that I'm not so 20:22 grateful for all that He's done 20:24 for me. 20:25 And I'm not talking about the 20:26 financial aspect which has been 20:29 a huge blessing. 20:30 Like Job, I lost everything, 20:32 but I've gotten back ten times 20:34 more. 20:36 But what He's done for me 20:38 personally is just super 20:40 amazing, the peace that I have, 20:42 the fulfillment in life that I 20:46 have, the acceptance I have of 20:48 whatever happens around me 20:50 doesn't troubled me anymore. 20:53 And it's all in God's hands and 20:55 I'm so, so grateful that God 20:58 has been so gracious to me and 21:01 I believe He wants to be 21:02 gracious like that with 21:03 everyone. 21:07 [SOUND OF RUSHING WATER] 21:13 [WOMAN SINGING] ♪ Amazing grace 21:19 ♪ How sweet the sound ♪ 21:24 ♪ That saved a wretch ♪ 21:28 ♪ Like me ♪ 21:33 ♪ I once was lost ♪ 21:38 ♪ But now I'm found ♪ 21:42 ♪ Was blind but now ♪ 21:46 ♪ I see ♪ 21:50 ♪ T'was grace that taught ♪ 21:55 ♪ my heart to fear ♪ 21:59 ♪ And grace my fears relieved ♪ 22:07 ♪ How precious did ♪ 22:12 ♪ that grace appear ♪ 22:16 ♪ The hour I first believed ♪ 22:24 ♪ When we've been there ♪ 22:29 ♪ ten thousand years ♪ 22:33 ♪ Bright shining as the sun ♪ 22:41 ♪ We've no less days ♪ 22:46 ♪ To sing God's praise ♪ 22:51 ♪ Than when we first begun ♪ 23:06 >> Mario I know you have been a 23:08 seeker all your life, why were 23:11 you always seeking? 23:13 [MARIO] I was seeking because I 23:15 was a very unhappy person and I 23:18 knew that there was more than 23:20 what I had. 23:21 So my first experience was, I 23:24 remember, while I was at 23:25 university, I read Maslow's 23:28 Hierarchy of Needs and the 23:31 first one being basic needs of 23:34 life food, clothing and 23:35 shelter, and the fifth one 23:37 being self actualization. 23:39 I had no clue what that meant. 23:41 So I seek in a number of ways, 23:43 my first way of seeking Him 23:44 was, of course, through 23:45 business, I thought if I'm 23:47 successful and I have enough 23:49 money, I don't have to worry 23:50 about life. 23:51 That didn't work. 23:53 Then I started-- and I would 23:55 read a lot about business, then 23:56 I started reading a lot about 23:58 psychology so try to understand 24:01 why. 24:03 That didn't work. 24:05 Then I started reading New Age 24:06 books, read a lot of them at 24:08 the time. 24:10 That didn't work. 24:11 Nothing changed. 24:13 So I was seeking for this 24:15 happiness in life that nothing 24:17 else satisfied and then, of 24:21 course, that happened when I 24:24 found God, because God was 24:26 always there for me, but I was 24:29 avoiding Him. 24:31 >> Has the seeking stopped for 24:33 you or has it continue to grow? 24:36 [MARIO] Well, no, it never 24:37 stops. [laughs] 24:39 How could it stop, I mean, you 24:42 want to know Christ at a deeper 24:44 level, you wanna have a deeper 24:46 relationship with Him, you want 24:48 to know what He's like, you 24:49 want to communicate with Him, 24:51 and how can you unless you 24:52 continue to seek? 24:54 So that's my daily practice, is 24:55 to seek every day. 24:58 >> Has it made you happier? 24:59 Have you found more joy? 25:00 [MARIO] Oh, and can't you tell? 25:03 [laughter] 25:04 I never used to smile. 25:05 As a matter of fact, I remember 25:07 one of my clients said, "You 25:08 have a very poker face," 25:10 because I never changed my 25:11 expression. 25:12 So, of course, it's changed me 25:14 dramatically. 25:15 I have joy in my life, I have 25:16 peace in my life, I have 25:18 something to look forward. 25:19 I have everything I need. 25:21 The only thing I need more is 25:22 that deeper relationship with 25:23 Christ, nothing else. 25:26 >> Mario, next week we want you 25:27 to come back again and tell us 25:30 about how you serve God daily 25:33 and all the miracles that you 25:35 have witnessed. 25:36 >> So we've come to the end of 25:38 our time together, and I wonder 25:40 if, Mario, you could pray for 25:42 our viewers. 25:43 Maybe there's someone who's 25:44 watching, who's in a moment, 25:46 for them, that is their time of 25:48 deepest despair, but pray for 25:50 them that they will know that 25:52 Jesus is very near and that 25:54 this can be actually a time of 25:55 great blessing for them, as it 25:57 was for you. 25:59 [MARIO] Heavenly Father, 26:02 You've done miracles in my life 26:04 and You've done so many miracles 26:07 in so many people that 26:08 I have known. 26:09 Heavenly Father, You can heal 26:12 all people, whether it's 26:13 financial, emotional, 26:16 spiritual, relational. 26:18 I pray that You have confidence 26:19 in the Lord, that He is near 26:21 you, that He is-- wants to heal 26:24 you, He wants to give you a 26:25 better life, that You give 'em 26:28 some peace, the peace that 26:30 You've given me and so many 26:32 other people that I've known, 26:34 because You're a God of 26:35 miracles. 26:36 We thank You for those You will 26:38 touch today by listening to 26:39 this Lord, in Jesus name, amen. 26:42 [MIKE] Amen. 26:43 Thank you very much, Mario, for 26:45 being with us, we look forward 26:46 to spending time with you again 26:47 next week. 26:48 So you could see Him working in 26:50 other people's lives 26:52 through you. 26:54 So we look forward to that. 26:55 >> See you next week. 26:59 >> Mario had been studying the 27:01 Bible for years on his own so 27:04 he was able to see the truth 27:06 when it was taught to him. 27:08 >> You too, can understand God's 27:10 word for yourself with our free 27:12 Bible study guides. 27:14 >> Whether you want to learn 27:16 the major teachings of God's 27:17 Word, or Bible prophecy, we can 27:19 assist you to find answers for 27:22 how to face the issues and 27:24 challenges that you deal with 27:25 every day. 27:27 >> Before you go, we would like 27:29 to invite you to follow us on 27:30 Instagram and Facebook and 27:33 subscribe to our YouTube 27:34 channel and also listen to our 27:37 podcasts. 27:38 And if you go to our website, 27:40 you can see our latest 27:41 programs. 27:43 >> Friends, if you want the 27:46 kind of joy that Mario 27:47 experienced, we recommend that 27:49 you open this book, the Bible, 27:52 where it is recorded that Jesus 27:54 found His joy and confidence to 27:57 overcome temptation through the 27:59 Word of His Father when He 28:01 declared, "It is written, 'Man 28:03 shall not live by bread alone, 28:06 but by every word that proceeds 28:09 out of the mouth of God.'" 28:11 ♪♪ |
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