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We gather here today with open hearts and minds to grow in faith and truth in every
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Every word we find the pages of the word alive and full of grace, inspiring faith with him as we seek his face, Bible.
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Bible bites In starting faith one bite at a time With every verse we find our way
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To live our lives in his light and shine.
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Welcome to Bible Bites, the podcast where we work to inspire faith one bite at a time.
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I'm your host, Randy Black.
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The story of Adam and Eve in Genesis chapter 3, verses 1 through 19 is one of the most significant passages in the Bible
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as it recounts humanity's first act of disobedience toward God.
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This moment changed the course of history.
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introducing sin into the world and affecting all generations to come.
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Through this episode, we're going to explore the nature of temptation.
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the consequences of sin, and the lessons we can apply to our daily lives as believers in Christ.
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Before we dive into the scripture, let's open up with a word of prayer.
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Heavenly Father, we come before you today with open hearts and minds, seeking to understand your word.
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As we study the account of the first sin.
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Help us to recognize the dangers of temptation and the consequences of disobedience.
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Teach us to trust in your wisdom and to rely on your strength to resist the enemy.
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May this passage of Scripture draw us closer to you and deepen our commitment to walk in obedience
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In the name of your Son, our Savior Jesus, we pray.
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Amen.
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Chapter 3, verses 1 through 19.
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Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the Lord God had made.
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And he said to the woman, Has God really said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?
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The woman said to the serpent, From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat.
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But from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.
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The serpent said to the woman, You
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Certainly will not die.
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For God knows that on the day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened, and you will become like God, knowing good and evil.
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When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eye,
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She took some of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
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Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked.
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themselves waste coverings.
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Now they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
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Then the Lord God called to the man and said to him,
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Are you?
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He said, I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid myself.
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And he said, Who told you that you were naked?
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Have you eaten from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?
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The man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me some of the fruit of the tree, and I ate.
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Then the Lord God said to the woman, What is this that you have done?
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And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.
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Then the Lord God said to the serpent, because you have done this, cursed are you more than all the livestock, and more than any animal of the field.
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On your belly you shall go, and duck.
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Thus you shall eat all the days of your life, and I will make enemies of you and the woman, and of your offspring and her descendant.
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He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel.
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To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth.
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In pain you shall deliver children.
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Yet your desire will be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.
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Then to Adam he said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife,
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and have eaten from the tree from which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat from it.
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Cursed is the ground because of you.
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With hard labor you shall eat from it all the days of your life.
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Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you, yet you shall eat the plants of the field.
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By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, until you return to the ground.
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Because from it you were
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taken for you are dust and to dust you shall return genesis 3 opens with the serpent satan engaging eve in conversation
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His approach is cunning.
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He does not outright deny God's word, but instead cast doubt upon it.
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The serpent's question, Has God really said, introduces deception, causing Eve to reconsider what she knew to be true
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This teaches us that temptation often begins with questioning God's authority and distorting his truth.
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Eve's response shows that she understands God's command, but she adds to it by saying they must not touch the fruit, which God never explicitly stated
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This illustrates how even slight distortions of God's word can lead to misunderstandings and vulnerability to sin.
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The serpent capitalizes on this moment, directly contradicting God by telling Eve, she will not die.
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but will instead instead gain gain wisdom and become like God.
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This is a a classic example of how sin
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often appeals to pride and the desire one has for control.
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Once Eve gives in, she also leads Adam into disobedience
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Their immediate reaction is shame.
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They realize their nakedness and attempt to cover themselves.
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This signifies the loss of innocence and the entrance of sin's consequences.
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Instead of running to God, they hide, which reflects how sin creates separation between humanity and God.
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When God confronts Adam and Eve, he gives them an opportunity to confess, but instead they shift blame.
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Adam blames Eve, and Eve blames the serpent.
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This evasion of responsibility is a common human reaction to sin.
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However,
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God's justice prevails as he pronounces the consequences.
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Pain in childbirth for Eve.
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Toil and struggle in labor for Adam, and ultimately death for both
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We have five key takeaways from this passage of scripture.
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Our first is that temptation often begins with doubt and distortion of God's Word.
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Satan's first move was to introduce doubt by twisting God's command.
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He did not outright deny God's words, but question them in a way that made Eve reconsider what she knew.
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This is a tactic still used today, as the enemy tries to make us question God's truth and replace it with human reasoning.
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We must be diligent in studying and understanding Scripture so that we are not deceived by half-truths or distortions.
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Our next takeaway is that sin leads to shame and separation from God.
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Adam and Eve's immediate response to their sin was to cover themselves and to hide
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This is a powerful image of how sin creates a rift between us and God.
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Rather than running to him for mercy
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They tried to solve their problem on their own, which only made matters worse.
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When we sin, our first instinct should be to seek God's forgiveness
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rather than avoid him in shame and in guilt.
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Our next takeaway is that blaming others does not absolve personal responsibility
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When confronted by God, both Adam and Eve attempted to shift the blame.
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This teaches us that accountability is essential in our walk with God.
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True repentance comes from acknowledging our wrongdoing rather than justifying or excusing it
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Takeaway number four is that sin has real consequences.
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The curses pronounced on Adam and Eve, and even the serpent, show that sin carries lasting effects
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Even today we experience the repercussions of this disobedience.
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However, through Christ we have redemption and the hope of restoration
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And our last takeaway is that God's plan for redemption was already in motion.
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Even in the midst of pronouncing judgment
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God spoke of the future defeat of Satan through the offspring of the woman.
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This prophecy, known as the as of known as the proto-evangelium, points to Jesus Christ.
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Who would ultimately conquer sin and death?
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This reminds us that God's grace and plan for salvation were present from the very beginning of time.
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Temptation is a reality for every believer, and understanding how it operates can help us guard against falling into sin.
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Satan often targets areas of weakness, using deception and half-truths to lead us away from God's path
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Reflecting on Eve's interaction with the serpent, we should consider how we too are sometimes drawn into questioning God's will.
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Additionally, we must recognize our responsibility in sin.
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Blaming others or circumstances does not remove accountability
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True repentance requires acknowledging our wrongdoing and seeking God's forgiveness rather than hiding in shame
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Another important lesson is that God's justice and mercy go hand in hand.
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While sin has consequences, God still provides a path for redemption
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This is fully realized in Jesus Christ, who bore the punishment for sin so that we might be restored to God.
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Through him, we find the grace to overcome temptation and to walk in obedience
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Lastly, our response to sin should not be hiding or making excuses
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But rather turning to God in repentance.
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He is always ready to forgive and to restore those who genuinely seek Him.
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Let's close out our study of the Scripture with another word of prayer.
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Gracious Lord
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Thank you for revealing the truth about temptation and sin through your word.
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Help us to recognize the enemy's schemes and stand firm in faith
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Give us the strength to resist sin and the humility to repent when we fall
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May we walk in obedience, trusting in your wisdom rather than our own understanding
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Thank you for your mercy and grace and for the salvation we have through Jesus Christ.
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In his precious name we pray.
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Amen.
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We can work together to raise those up.
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to the Lord together and try to ensure that uh we we not ensure, but you know, just have more voices raising those up to the Lord.
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Continue to remember uh my parents um as I've asked in the past, uh, with everything going on.
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We still are waiting on his uh my father's appointment to follow up and
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And check the status of things with the cancer and the treatments.
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Uh so continue to remember them.
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Uh remember that they might attend services again um and and be in worship with others.
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Um, continue to remember our friends Greg and Kim as well, same same issues we've talked about in the past.
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Um, but continue to remember them.
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I uh had the chance earlier today to stop in and speak to a gentleman we've shared requests for on the show.
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Um
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uh in the past that's been that's Jimmy Clayton and had the chance to stop in and and see Jimmy quickly briefly today uh because we're getting ready to start working on a project together uh where he's working to launch a podcast uh
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related to coaching and and things and what he does with his career right now.
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Uh but uh stopped in to see him and was just so thankful to see that smile and that positive attitude.
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And I know that
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His belief in God has helped him through uh everything that he's gone through.
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He still has some some things to deal with and go through.
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So we want to continue to remember him in prayer as well.
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Uh planning on uh getting the chance later this week to
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to to speak with him again, sit down with him, spend some time with him, and see what we can figure out.
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Also wanna to throw a request out there for uh my
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my wife's cousin, uh Kayla.
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Kayla is Christian.
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Um she's a uh music instructor.
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Um she's actually my son's uh guitar instructor
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Uh but she's had some issues uh lately uh that revol that involved having to have surgery, uh, and she's uh having some some s some issues back with that, and and she's in her recovery.
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She's doing okay, but we still want to remember her in prayer um that she is able to get back on the mend and get back to
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um worshiping for the Lord in church and with the praise band and things she's involved with, as well as uh helping to further along the skill set of of other aspiring young musicians.
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Also still continue to remember me.
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Um I haven't had a flare up like I did last week.
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Um, but uh still just
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going through everything with this medication and and trying to get used to it and still adjusting with the diabetes and you know you know trying to keep track of my blood sugar and those kind of things.
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So just continue to throw me up in prayer.
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I it's greatly appreciated.
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Also want to uh ask prayer for a friend uh named Jimmy V.
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Jimmy V is known to people in parts of the value for value world.
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Um, Jimmy V is a Christian man and he's recently started a new podcast where he's just having discussions about faith and Christianity and the beliefs and different things.
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Uh and the first two episodes have been out.
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They've been tremendous, uh, very solid episodes.
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Uh, but Jimmy, he's been doing that so far with a gentleman named Lewis or Luis Capote.
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Uh they're both uh up in Canada.
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Uh they're doing a fantastic job.
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You can check that show out.
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It's called the Great Christian Revival.
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So if you want to hear a bit of uh
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Not necessarily debate or argument, but just varying viewpoints and trying to share those and and talk their way through them.
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Please check out that show.
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Um it's it's
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Available in your modern podcast apps, you can find it on the podcast index.
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We want to lift them up in prayer for what they're doing and the way that they're
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they're going through on this show because I've I've enjoyed it tremendously so far and I'm waiting to see what else they're gonna pull off and and put on the show.
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So let's go ahead and at this time, uh, before we talk about our next episode of the show, go ahead and take these requests to the Lord in prayer.
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Heavenly Father, we thank you once again for another week, another week where we can work to share your word with those.
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who choose to listen.
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We hope that you would stir their hearts in some way from this, and maybe even use it use them as a conduit.
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To take this episode and share it with someone else, that it may help them in some way.
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And it may even lead them to the Lord by understanding sin and the redemption and what they have available to them.
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We want to remember the requests we're making this week, my mother and father, Greg and Kim, friend Jimmy Clayton, myself, Kayla, as well as Jimmy V and Luis up in Canada with their new podcast and their new endeavor.
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Watch over us.
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And remember those in our audience who have unspoken requests they haven't shared with us.
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You know what those needs are, and you know the best way to address them with ways that are within your will.
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We trust your judgment and have the faith that you will make those decisions for us and guide us in the proper way
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Ultimately, Lord, we hope that we're able to bring others to know your son, that they can then accept him as their savior.
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And then spend eternity in heaven with you and him and all of us who are saved.
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In the name of your Son Jesus, we pray.
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Amen.
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So on our next episode, we're going to finish out our last episode on Eve, the first woman, and what we're going to look at is focus primarily on Genesis chapter 3, verse 15, which was in our
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our scripture today, but we're going to take that and use that to build and talk about redemption through Eve's lineage and the promise of a savior.
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We mentioned it briefly in this episode this week.
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But we're going to look at that as a full episode next week right here on the show.
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So join us on Bible Bites, the podcast where we work to inspire faith.
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Bible bites.
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As we did last week, we're gonna close out the show with a track from the Valuverse.
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This is from Ben Dorfal of the Dorfels, and his track Pulls Me Up.
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I want to bless your name when everything seems great and
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I'm feeling full of things, but you know just what I need to be brought to my knees and show me where I'm going to be.
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There I'm faking Cancer was the storm It showed me how weak my faith is it didn't take much to break it up
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You say keep looking at my eyes Don't mind the wind anyways Even they obey me
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But I start to look away when I see it starts to take me.
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I'm sick in and I'm saying Oh how I
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I need a savior.
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That's where I met that Jesus pulled me up out of the water.
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He said I'm never gonna let you go.
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Never gonna let go.
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Love you so.
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Can't believe your grace, even when I forsake you, your faithfulness is full proof.
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I keep voluntary.
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Short every day, but you're taking all my failures, you're making them a reminder of how I need a savior.
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That's where I meet the
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Jesus composed me about water He says I'm never gonna let you go I'm never gonna let you go
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I love you so He loves you so He's never gonna let you go