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00:03 How do you feel about 00:05 the future? 00:06 Someone has probably said to 00:07 you, "Don't worry, don't be 00:09 anxious, it's not the end of 00:11 the world." 00:12 Well, what if it was the end of 00:15 the world? 00:16 Would you have hope for 00:18 the future? 00:19 >> The Bible informs us that 00:21 the end of this world will come. 00:23 Jesus warned... 00:39 [MIKE] Yes, there are many 00:41 wars, global conflicts today, 00:43 yet the followers of Jesus are 00:46 yet the followers of Jesus are 00:46 not to fear and lose hope or 00:48 believe that God has abandoned 00:49 believe that God has abandoned 00:50 them. 00:51 >> God's great purposes will 00:53 still move on, unstoppable 00:55 towards their final achievement. 00:57 The Bible assures you that the 01:00 Prince of Peace is coming and 01:02 He will bring everlasting peace 01:04 to your life. 01:06 >> So listen to these words 01:07 of Jesus... 01:22 >> Today on It Is Written 01:24 Canada, we will be speaking to 01:25 our good friend, Pastor Daniel 01:28 Saugh. 01:29 >> Dr. Daniel Saugh will share 01:32 with you proven, practical, and 01:34 effective ways to help you feel 01:36 hopeful about the future, 01:38 despite the ongoing global wars 01:42 or internal conflicts that you 01:44 may be facing right now. 01:47 ♪♪ 02:30 >> Welcome again to It Is 02:32 Written Canada. 02:33 Today our special guest is 02:35 Dr. Daniel Saugh. 02:37 >> Dr. Daniel Saugh is a 02:39 healthcare professional, a 02:40 pastor, and a chaplain who 02:43 served in the Canadian Armed 02:44 Forces and the Toronto Police 02:47 Service. 02:48 Dr. Daniel Saugh, welcome to It 02:50 Is Written Canada. 02:52 >> It's a pleasure to be here 02:53 with you all. 02:55 >> So, Dr. Saugh, our first 02:56 question for you is 02:58 what is hope? 03:01 >> Well, "hope" is a big word, 03:04 can mean many things to many 03:06 people, but when we think about 03:07 hope we think about outlook, we 03:10 think about perspective. 03:12 I often have a punch line that 03:15 goes like this, you know, “When 03:17 the outlook seems bad, try the 03:19 up-look.” 03:20 Hope is looking beyond 03:23 circumstances and conditions 03:25 that are limiting that may be 03:27 negative, that may be bad or 03:28 bleak, it inspires a sense of a 03:32 better day, that there's gonna 03:34 be a better outcome. 03:36 And so it's often equated with 03:38 the word, "optimism," and 03:40 there's been a lot of research 03:42 on optimism and hope. 03:44 They're used interchangeably. 03:46 In fact, there is a great 03:48 author, father of modern 03:51 positive psychology, his name 03:52 is Dr. Martin Seligman and he 03:55 wrote a book called The Science 03:56 of Optimism and Hope and he 03:57 talks about the value of 04:00 optimism and hope and how it 04:01 actually has both a positive 04:04 psychological, emotional 04:05 effect, it has a calming 04:07 effect, and also a positive 04:09 physiological effect. 04:11 In fact, science, the science 04:13 of optimism shows that people 04:15 who experience pain and hurt 04:18 and perhaps even with health 04:20 conditions like cancer and 04:22 other terminal or chronic 04:24 diseases, when they turn on the 04:28 tap for hope, when they put it 04:30 on, it actually blocks pain and 04:34 it actually releases certain 04:36 brain chemicals, endorphins and 04:40 other hormones that actually 04:42 can mimic morphine and it also 04:45 induces other positive 04:47 physiological functions such as 04:49 improved respiration, 04:50 circulation, and motor 04:52 function. 04:53 So we certainly see a powerful 04:55 parallel and correlation with 04:57 optimism, hope, and good 04:59 health, mentally and physically 05:02 and I would also like to add 05:03 spiritually. 05:05 >> So on that spiritual note, 05:06 when you're looking upward gives 05:08 you hope, what does the Bible 05:10 say about the health benefits 05:13 of hope? 05:15 >> Wonderful. 05:16 Yeah, I think that's a great 05:19 inquiry, I think many people 05:21 think, "Well, okay, with hope, 05:23 if I could bottle hope in a 05:24 pill, I'll take it," or "If I 05:26 get it at the-- over the 05:27 counter," but hope is a state 05:30 of being, it is a condition of 05:33 the mind, it's a mindset, a 05:34 mentality. 05:35 The Bible specifically talks 05:36 about having hope in God, hope 05:38 that does not disappoint us, 05:40 hope in believing in the God 05:42 of hope. 05:43 And I think one of my favourite 05:45 verses of scripture comes from 05:46 the Old Testament, Psalm 05:48 chapter 42 and especially the 05:50 last verse. 05:51 The whole chapter's great, 05:52 we'll ask our listening and 05:53 viewing friends to take a look 05:54 at it, to read it perhaps later 05:56 on, but the last verse talks 05:58 about saying, "Why art thou 06:01 disquieted, oh soul within me? 06:03 Hope thou in God who yet-- I 06:06 will yet praise Him for He is 06:08 the health of my countenance." 06:11 And that's from the King James 06:12 rendering. 06:12 I love those words. 06:14 Health, hope, looking up to God 06:17 because if I look around me, 06:19 I'll be discouraged, if I look 06:21 within me, I feel depressed, 06:23 but when I look up, hope 06:26 transcends our earthly 06:28 situations that are often 06:30 mundane and even morbid and 06:32 gives us that upward look that 06:35 inspires us. 06:37 >> And, Dr. Saugh, what does 06:39 the research tell us about the 06:42 health benefits of having hope? 06:44 >> Well, certainly. 06:46 As I mentioned, Dr. Seligman, 06:47 and there's another book, it 06:49 was a TED Talk, The Science of 06:51 Optimism: We Are Hard-Wired 06:54 For Hope. 06:55 And in the research in the body 06:57 of literature, it simply shows 06:59 how hope has a powerful effect 07:02 on our mental health and our 07:03 physical health. 07:04 And one of the big aspects of 07:06 hope is when people are dying 07:08 or sick and they feel as if 07:11 there's no way out and they 07:13 actually generate or they 07:15 actually cultivate the thought 07:17 of the fact that this is a 07:19 death sentence for them, the 07:20 doctor says there's nothing 07:22 more we can do for you and they 07:23 don't have any hope, they 07:25 actually deteriorate faster. 07:27 But in studies, it shows that 07:30 those who actually believe in 07:32 hope and hope is rooted in the 07:35 expectation and belief of who 07:38 we are, certain core values and 07:40 beliefs that guide our lives, 07:42 it shows that hope actually has 07:44 a therapeutic benefit on our 07:46 health holistically. 07:49 So it's very fascinating 07:50 science out there and it's 07:51 something that we all need to 07:53 strive for because without 07:56 hope, as someone said... 08:08 Hope makes the difference. 08:11 >> Did you know that animals 08:12 actually experience hope? 08:14 What I find very interesting is 08:16 there was a study done a little 08:18 over 50 years ago where a 08:20 researcher took domesticated 08:21 rats and put them into a jar of 08:23 water, just high enough where 08:25 they couldn't get out and they 08:26 had to struggle a little while. 08:28 The first rat died very 08:30 quickly, within a couple 08:31 minutes, the second rats lasted 08:33 a couple hours, but the other 08:35 nine actually lasted days 08:38 swimming in the water. 08:40 She thought that was interesting 08:42 so she took wild rats, ones 08:44 that are known for their 08:45 aggressiveness in swimming 08:46 behaviours and did the same 08:48 experiment. 08:49 She put them in jars of water 08:51 and went to see how long they 08:53 could last. 08:55 The rats only lasted a few 08:57 minutes before they all 08:59 perished. 09:00 She thought that was incredible 09:02 and she's like, "What is the 09:03 difference between domesticated 09:04 rats or rats that are pets and 09:08 just wild rats?" 09:09 Domesticated rats have hope. 09:12 And that was just a hypothesis 09:14 so she decided to put it 09:15 to the test. 09:16 She took those wild rats and 09:18 did the same experiment all 09:19 over again. 09:20 This time, just before she 09:22 felt that they were about to 09:24 lose hope and give up and 09:25 drown, she took them out, 09:27 warmed them up and put them 09:29 back into the water and every 09:31 single rat outperformed their 09:34 last time by hours. 09:36 So this just shows the mighty 09:40 significance between hope and 09:43 health, hope and literal life. 09:46 Hope helps you continue, to 09:48 keep going on when you're 09:50 stressed, when you're in pain, 09:51 when you lose a loved one, when 09:53 it's literally cold outside, 09:55 when you're maybe stuck in an 09:56 avalanche, if you have hope, you 09:58 will hold out longer. 10:00 There was another study done 10:02 with some elderly people to see 10:05 how levels of hope correlated 10:07 with their health conditions 10:09 and senior citizens that said 10:11 that they had more hope or 10:12 rated higher on the hope scale, 10:14 had less chronic illnesses, 10:16 less anxiety and depression, 10:19 and even lived a little longer. 10:21 So hope is very important to 10:24 our health and literally 10:25 life-saving. 10:28 >> And so as we continue 10:29 talking about optimism, there's 10:31 so much research in the 10:32 literature that shows the value 10:35 and the benefits, especially as 10:37 it relates to our mental and 10:38 physical or psychological and 10:40 physiological health. 10:42 There's also the flip side, the 10:44 opposite side of hope. 10:46 People experience extreme 10:48 depression. 10:50 There's a condition or disorder 10:51 called "dysphemia" which is 10:54 also referred to as "long-term" 10:56 or "chronic depression" and 10:58 it's like a panic, it was-- 11:00 used to be called "Panic 11:01 Depressive Disorder," PDD, and 11:03 it's where people lose a sense 11:06 of or lack of interest in 11:09 normal activities. 11:11 They have no energy, they're 11:14 fatigued, they lack the zest 11:17 and the motivation and they 11:19 experience levels of anxiety, 11:21 withdrawal, and feelings of 11:23 inadequacy. 11:24 And that is a very difficult 11:26 and dangerous condition or 11:28 state to be in. 11:30 And so the only way to lift 11:31 someone out of depression is 11:33 really to inspire them with a 11:34 sense of hope because no 11:37 medication in and of itself can 11:39 cure anyone. 11:41 We know that every medication 11:42 has side effects so if we can 11:44 help people naturally, inspire 11:47 them with hope, believing in 11:50 themselves, believing in God, 11:52 believing that they will be 11:54 able to have a better day 11:55 tomorrow, better situation, 11:57 then we actually begin to see 12:00 not only their attitude 12:01 changing, but their whole 12:03 approach to themselves 12:06 and life. 12:07 So we can see how it's 12:08 important to bring that 12:09 balance. 12:10 Many people who have depression 12:12 or diagnosed with depression 12:14 today, it is because they lack 12:16 that high degree of sense of 12:18 hope and optimism in 12:19 their lives. 12:21 According to the World Health 12:22 Organization, over 280 million 12:26 people live with and experience 12:28 depression. 12:30 Essentially, we need hope 12:33 because hope inspires us to 12:35 live not only for today, but 12:37 look at beyond today into 12:40 tomorrow and I believe that 12:43 hope has no expiration date. 12:45 So we need hope. 12:46 I choose to embrace hope and I 12:48 hope each one of us will 12:50 embrace hope for our health, 12:52 our healing, and our wellness. 12:56 >> Hi, everyone. 12:56 My name is Arlete Susana and 12:58 I'm here today with my son... 13:00 >> Hi, I'm Samuel. 13:01 >> And today we're gonna talk 13:03 about sprouting. 13:04 Sprouting is literally an easy 13:07 way to get a lot of nutrition 13:09 in a very concentrated amount 13:11 of food. 13:12 It's such an easy thing to do, 13:14 I thought it would be a great 13:15 idea to ask my son to teach us 13:17 how to sprout. 13:19 So can you tell us, Samuel, 13:20 some of the equipment that 13:21 we're gonna need if our friends 13:23 are going to sprout? 13:25 >> You'll need... 13:27 ...a jar, it could--- 13:29 Yeah, a wide-mouth jar with... 13:34 ...the lid and instead of the 13:37 actual lid, we have a mesh. 13:41 It could have air go through 13:42 the jar still and not actually 13:44 be closed. 13:45 >> So you got your jar, you 13:46 have your mesh and your ring. 13:48 >> Yep, and you'll need 13:50 your seeds... 13:51 >> Need your seeds. 13:51 ...of choice. 13:52 You could use whatever ones 13:53 you want. 13:54 [ARLETE] Which ones are we 13:55 making today? 13:55 >> We're making alfalfa 13:57 sprouts. 13:59 You'll need your tablespoon. 14:02 So...yeah. 14:05 Usually it's like 1 to 2 14:07 tablespoons so we're 14:08 gonna do 2. 14:12 Two tablespoons. 14:13 >> Two tablespoons of alfalfa 14:15 seeds. 14:16 >> Yep, and you'll also... 14:20 ...put a little bit of water 14:22 inside. 14:23 >> And why are you putting 14:24 the water? 14:24 What are you doing? 14:26 [SAMUEL] We're letting them 14:28 soak and usually it takes 4 to 14:32 8 hours to soak. 14:35 You'll have to drain the water. 14:38 We're gonna pretend this is 14:40 our sink. 14:46 So yeah, after you drain the 14:47 water, we're gonna actually 14:51 rinse it again. 14:53 [ARLETE] Mm-hm. 14:55 Good job. 14:56 Make sure that you swish it 14:58 around to get out any of the 14:59 anti-nutrients. 15:01 So after you rinse it what do 15:02 you do next? 15:03 >> So you could do this, like, 15:05 2 or 3 times and after it's 15:07 well rinsed... 15:10 >> And drained. 15:11 >> ...you, like, angle it so 15:12 you have, like, the seeds going 15:15 on the side so they're not all 15:16 clumped in one spot and then we 15:20 get a bowl and, like, angle it 15:23 like this so that all the 15:24 excess water just drains down 15:27 and so, like, the moisture can 15:29 come out, too. 15:30 [ARLETE] Within four to five 15:31 days you'll already see tails 15:33 of-- actually you'll see more 15:34 than tails, this was what the 15:35 alfalfa sprouts look like when 15:37 they have completed their 15:38 sprouting process. 15:40 So this is a jar just like this 15:41 one, we did this one just last 15:43 week and it is fully sprouted 15:46 and we have beautiful alfalfa 15:48 sprouts that are ready to eat. 15:50 Look at that. 15:52 Okay. 15:53 Once they get to this finished 15:55 stage like this, you can 15:56 basically keep them in the jar, 15:58 one of the benefits of 15:59 sprouting in a jar is that you 16:01 would replace the stainless 16:02 steel mesh lid and you would 16:04 just use the regular lid again 16:06 to store it. 16:07 So now I would seal it like 16:08 this and store it in the 16:10 refrigerator and within a few 16:12 days we can go through eating 16:15 these amazing alfalfa sprouts. 16:17 And these are broccoli sprouts, 16:19 they're beautiful and they're 16:21 packed with nutrition. 16:23 So about that much broccoli 16:25 sprouts has as much nutrition 16:27 as about two pounds of 16:29 full-grown broccoli. 16:30 That's pretty impressive. 16:32 And I just wanna show you the 16:33 size of the broccoli seeds, 16:35 I've got some here on display, 16:37 I'll show you one to show you 16:40 the size. 16:41 Look at that. 16:42 [SAMUEL] Very small. 16:43 [ARLETE] It's very small, but 16:44 how much hope and potential in 16:46 that one seed. 16:47 That seed, given the right 16:49 conditions, will grow through 16:52 God's power to become a full, 16:54 mature broccoli plant with the 16:56 broccoli vegetable that we 16:58 would enjoy. 16:59 We hope that you guys have 17:00 learned how easy it is to 17:03 sprout and that you try it at 17:06 home, too, and you can try as 17:08 many kinds of seeds as you want 17:10 and just experiment and have 17:12 fun growing some sprouts at 17:14 home and enjoying the health 17:16 benefits that they will bring. 17:17 >> Yep! 17:18 >> Thanks for your help, 17:19 Samuel, that was really good. 17:20 >> No problem. 17:24 >> The sprouting of seeds is 17:25 such a good illustration of 17:28 hope and so is prayer. 17:30 So let's talk about prayer and 17:32 how is it-- how important is 17:34 prayer to making a person feel 17:37 more hopeful? 17:39 >> Prayer is vital, prayer is 17:40 >> Prayer is vital, prayer is 17:42 this wonderful gift that God 17:44 has given to us, this 17:45 communication line with God. 17:48 Prayer inspires hope, prayer 17:50 actually lifts our spirit, our 17:52 soul out of the mundane things 17:55 of life. 17:55 In fact, there's a book that 17:56 was written called Prayer Is 17:58 Good Medicine by Dr. Dossey and 18:00 he talks about this powerful 18:02 connection that we can have 18:03 with the Divine and speaking to 18:06 someone who is above and beyond 18:09 our circumstances and 18:10 conditions, even our own 18:12 limitations. 18:13 So prayer has a way of lifting 18:15 us up and like sprouting, as 18:17 you mentioned, prayer actually 18:19 helps us to cultivate our 18:21 relationship with God, with 18:24 this wonderful divine, 18:25 sovereign creator who loves us 18:28 and wants to have a personal 18:30 relationship with us. 18:31 So prayer is just such a 18:34 privilege, in fact, other 18:35 studies have shown by 18:37 Dr. Harold Koenig out of Duke 18:39 University, prayer and 18:41 religious practice actually can 18:43 impact our spiritual and 18:45 physical and mental health in 18:47 many positive ways. 18:49 There is higher levels of 18:52 wellness, there is longevity, 18:54 you know, and there's also 18:56 reduction in hypertension, 18:58 reduction in stress, and lower 19:00 levels of cortisol. 19:02 So we can see that overall 19:03 prayer is valuable in many 19:06 ways, physically, spiritually, 19:08 mentally, and even socially. 19:12 Prayer is a connector, connects 19:13 us with God and I believe it 19:15 also connects with other 19:16 people. 19:18 Prayer actually helps someone 19:21 to connect, as I said before, 19:23 with God, but it also helps 19:25 them to have a sense of power, 19:29 a sense of joy and strength 19:31 beyond themselves. 19:32 You see, as human beings, we 19:34 have limitations, we feel as if 19:36 we've meet-- we've met the end 19:38 of the rope or end of the road, 19:40 but this hope helps people to 19:42 hold onto something that is 19:43 beyond themselves, it 19:45 transcends through the human 19:47 situation and allow us to rely 19:50 on divine or that higher power 19:54 as we often refer to. 19:55 So I really believe that hope 19:57 has something special for us. 19:59 We were actually hard-wired for 20:01 hope and hope inspires us to 20:03 seek the God of hope that can 20:07 give us this wonderful blessing 20:09 and benefit. 20:11 >> I just can't help thinking 20:12 about that beautiful hymn, "We 20:14 have this hope that burns 20:17 within our hearts." 20:19 So when you have hope, it burns 20:21 within your heart, hope in the 20:24 coming of the Lord. 20:26 We're gonna see Jesus again, 20:28 He's coming. 20:29 >> Yes, I actually resonate 20:31 with that. 20:32 You know, when we look around 20:34 us and we look at conditions of 20:35 this world, we can easily 20:37 become discouraged and we can 20:39 lose hope very quickly, but 20:41 when we look to God, when we 20:43 turn our eyes on God, He 20:45 inspires us with that hope to 20:47 know that one day He's coming 20:49 to make all things new, that He 20:50 is still in charge, that He's 20:52 still in control, and He's got 20:54 the whole world in His hands. 20:56 I think of that classic story 20:58 of the miners in Chile that 21:00 were buried, just a quick 21:01 reference, and they were 21:03 trapped for 69 days, 33 miners, 21:08 and they thought of giving up, 21:12 their food was running low, 21:13 water was running low, but 21:15 there were a few believers in 21:17 God that continued to inspire 21:19 the others and say, "We're 21:21 gonna make it, we're gonna see 21:23 our families again, we're gonna 21:24 see our children again, we're 21:25 gonna get to the top." 21:26 And would you believe it, that 21:28 hope inspired them to live 21:30 through that entire ordeal. 21:32 As a result of that, when they 21:34 resurfaced to the top, they 21:36 were rejoicing and celebrating, 21:38 but they named that place, 21:41 "Campamento Esperanza," 21:44 Camp Hope. 21:46 So hope is real, it's tangible, 21:48 not just pie in the sky. 21:51 >> So, Dr. Saugh, are people 21:53 who express religious or 21:56 spiritual faith more hopeful 21:59 and if so, why? 22:01 >> Generally speaking, people 22:04 put their trust, confidence, 22:05 and hope in things, namely 22:08 material things, perhaps their 22:10 house or their bank accounts or 22:13 their education. 22:15 Human beings are hard-wired in 22:17 such a way that we look for to 22:19 putting some hope or confidence 22:22 in something beyond ourselves. 22:24 So for those who have no 22:26 concept or orientation toward 22:28 God, it's in things that are 22:30 transient and temporal, but for 22:32 those who are religious and who 22:33 are believers who have faith, 22:35 they place their hope in things 22:37 that are beyond what will fade 22:40 away or pass away and so they 22:42 naturally have an inclination 22:45 to place their trust and 22:46 confidence in God which they 22:49 know that is safe and secure 22:51 and that hope will last because 22:54 it's not earthly, it's not 22:55 going to, you know, diminish 22:58 or dissipate. 23:00 And so I really believe that 23:02 people who have faith and are 23:04 religious or have trust in God, 23:07 they stand on vantage ground. 23:09 It's more advantageous for them 23:11 because they naturally 23:13 gravitate toward embracing this 23:15 hope in God. 23:17 >> So a final question, 23:18 Dr. Saugh, can you suggest some 23:21 strategies for a person who's 23:22 saying, "Hey, I want more hope 23:24 in my life," what practical 23:26 strategies would you give them? 23:29 >> First I would like to 23:31 suggest replace negative 23:33 thinking with positive thinking. 23:35 Number two, trying to find 23:37 meaning out of life. 23:40 Previously we talked about one 23:41 of my favourite authors, 23:43 writers and inspiring models, 23:47 Dr. Viktor Frankl, he developed 23:50 a unique technique or approach 23:53 theory called "logotherapy" and 23:56 logotherapy is a branch of 23:57 psychotherapy in which this 24:00 comes out of his own personal 24:01 experience where he found 24:03 meaning and made meaning out 24:05 of trials, suffering, and 24:07 difficulty and he believes that 24:09 that's the primary motivational 24:12 force for human beings. 24:14 And so I really would like to 24:16 encourage our listeners and 24:17 viewers to, number two, find a 24:19 way to make meaning out of your 24:21 situation. 24:22 What is that situation 24:24 teaching us? 24:25 We can grow from a situation. 24:27 We can either become better or 24:29 bitter and that difference is 24:32 the hope that inspires us. 24:34 Another consideration is that 24:36 we consider having faith in 24:40 this divine God, this sovereign 24:42 God who loves us, who's created 24:45 us in His image and likeness. 24:47 Isn't it a wonderful and 24:48 comforting thought to know that 24:49 there's a God that we can go to 24:52 when there's no one else to 24:53 turn to, when the doctors say, 24:55 "We've done all that we can," 24:58 when friends say, "I'm sorry, I 25:00 can't help you anymore," when 25:02 the money is funny and the 25:03 change is strange and we're 25:05 down to our wits end, down to 25:07 the last straw and the odds are 25:09 stacked up against us. 25:11 I know that I can go to a God 25:13 where I can lean on His 25:14 everlasting arms and I could 25:16 place my trust, confidence 25:19 completely and hope in Him 25:20 because my faith in God never 25:23 fails because God never fails. 25:26 >> And He's overcome death... 25:28 [DANIEL] Yes! 25:28 >> ...I mean, there's no end, 25:29 right? 25:30 Eternal and that's...that's a 25:33 great comfort and an anchor for 25:36 people to say, "Hey, I have 25:39 confidence, God will take care." 25:41 >> And that hope is not just 25:42 temporal, it's everlasting hope 25:45 and that's something we can go 25:46 to the bank with. 25:47 [MIKE] Absolutely. 25:48 >> So we thank God 25:50 for hope in Him. 25:52 >> Dr. Saugh, we have come to 25:54 the end of our time with you, 25:56 but before we let you go, I 25:58 wonder if you could pray for 26:00 our listeners and our viewers 26:02 to experience more hope in 26:05 their lives. 26:05 >> It would be my pleasure 26:06 and privilege. 26:07 Shall we pray together? 26:09 Eternal God of hope, God who 26:13 loves us with an everlasting 26:15 love, we thank You for the time 26:18 that we can share together 26:19 today, we thank you for all of 26:21 our listening and viewing 26:22 friends, may they know that 26:26 whatever situation they may be 26:27 going through right now, that 26:29 they can have hope in you, that 26:32 you are there with your arms 26:34 open wide to embrace them. 26:36 So I ask that You will watch 26:38 over us now and keep each one 26:41 well and in good health, mind, 26:43 body, and spirit and inspire 26:45 each one to greatness and hope 26:47 in You, the God of eternal hope 26:50 that will one day come to take 26:53 us back home. 26:54 Until then, help us to live 26:56 with that hope burning in our 26:58 hearts each day. 27:00 Thank you for hearing and 27:01 answering our prayer, for we 27:02 ask it in the loving and soon 27:04 coming name of Jesus Christ, 27:06 our Lord and Saviour, amen. 27:08 [MIKE] Amen. 27:09 Dr. Daniel Saugh, thank you so 27:11 much for joining us on It Is 27:12 Written Canada today. 27:14 >> It's been a joy for me to be 27:16 with you all here today. 27:17 Thank you. 27:20 >> Friends, if you want to get 27:22 more hope in your life, we have 27:24 the book for you, 27:26 our free offer. 27:27 It is entitled I Want More 27:30 BLANK In My Life. 27:32 >> So you fill in the blank, I 27:33 want more hope in my life, or 27:35 joy, confidence, peace, 27:37 freedom, rest and relaxation, 27:40 you name it. 27:41 This little book can help you 27:43 find what you are searching for. 27:47 >> Before you go, we would like 27:49 to invite you to follow us on 27:51 Instagram and Facebook and 27:53 subscribe to our YouTube 27:54 channel and also listen to our 27:57 Podcasts and if you go to our 28:00 website, you can see our latest 28:02 programs. 28:04 >> The Bible is where Jesus 28:05 found His hope while He was 28:09 being tempted by the Devil, He 28:10 declared, "It is written, 'Man 28:13 shall not live by bread alone, 28:15 but by every word that proceeds 28:17 out of the mouth of God.'" 28:20 ♪♪ |
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