This week on Call to Freedom, Barbara unpacks Ezekiel 38 and talks about how God is at work in YOU! You think yourself unable to do what he wants you to do, and PRAISE HIM FOR THAT!
Don’t forget there’s a meeting this month as well! Lunch on the patio and hoagie sandwiches will abound! It should be a wonderful day and you may find more information at 877-917-7256 if you’d like to attend. If it’s your first time, leave Barbara a voicemail and she will call you right back! Hope to see you there!
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Welcome to call. The freedom truly was freedom for freedom. Jesus set you free. It really was. I’m so blessed to know that during this time in this month of July, that we can.
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Celebrate naughty only freedom as Americans, but freedom spiritually, spiritually. Being free. No more condemnation, my friend.
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No more and I’m praying that you’ll know the fullness of God’s joy in your day today, the closeness of his heart to your need. When you have a need. Remember God hears and answers your prayers. He truly does believe that, and you will receive it. And the goodness of his plan is coming forth from your life. The goodness of his plan.
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He is going to fix. He is at work to fix and to do his will.
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In his in your life, through his own pleasure. And boy did I did I mess up that verse? But it’s Philippians 213. He is at work in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. It seems that when I actually do say the address like Philippians 213, here comes whoop right into my heart so.
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He is at work in you. Just think of that.
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You think so and yourself so inadequate? Sometimes you think yourself unable to do what you feel like he wants you to do. Well, he is at work in you. Praise the Lord. Oh, praise the Lord. Thank you, Lord, for blessing the listeners today. And you are blessed to dispense for in him. You live and move and have your.
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The time. So I I just want to invite you to freedomst.org. And we do have a meeting this Saturday, July the 13th and we’ll be singing songs of freedom. Yeah, I do that all month long in July. Songs of freedom. And we’re going to be talking about so many of the wonderful attributes that God has given to his people.
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We will have lunch on the patio and you will be building your own hoagie sandwiches. I’ve got. I’m going to have a table full of of the the cheeses and the meats and the lettuce and tomato, and I think you’re going to have a wonderful.
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Lunch. And if you would like to bring a side dish, those whose last name begins with a through M bring a salad. And those whose last name begins with N through Z bring a dessert and call me at 1-877-917-7256. If you’re going to attend. If it’s the first time, call me and leave your number and I will call you.
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Right back, I will promise the memory verse for this week is Colossians 121 and 22. I’m first of all going to read it through the new American standard and although you were formerly alienated and hostile in.
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Mind, that’s before we come to know the Lord. Jesus. We’re in the Kingdom of darkness. We’re serving the Kingdom of darkness. There’s only two kingdoms, friend. And you’re either serving the devil or you’re serving the Lord. That’s it. And whence you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds. Yet he has now reconciled.
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To in his fleshly body, through death in order to present you before him wholly and blameless and beyond reproach, beyond judgment. Oh, praise God, and then from the passion. Colossians 121 through 22.
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And I hope I hope you’re looking into more translations. I have living translation. I have the amplified translation. I do have the new American standard, which is one of my favorites because I was in there for so many years, 25 years in the new American standard. Then I sometimes go into even the new King James and the King James for versus.
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That I learned when I was growing up. So here’s a passion translation. Colossians 121 through 22. Even though you were once distant from him.
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Living in the shadows of your evil thoughts and actions, he reconnected you back to himself. He released his supernatural peace to you through the sacrifice of his own body as a sin payment on your behalf so that you will dwell in his presence. It was, you know, we were bound.
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For hell, and we probably should have taken the punishment. But you know who did.
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And now there is nothing between you and Father God, for he sees you as holy, flawless, and restored. Now you need to get those thoughts of condemnation out of your system. You really, truly do. Cast them down because you are now wholly flawless and restored before God. He’s he’s the important one.
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And if your feelings and symptoms are telling you otherwise, feelings and symptoms are liars. God’s word is truth.
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Really is and you will continue to advance in faith, assured of a firm foundation to grow upon as you cast those thoughts of unworthiness and inferiority and fear and condemnation out of your vocabulary, out of your thoughts in Jesus name. I’m saying that prophetically as well.
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And now we studied Ezekiel 36 and 36.
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Seven and Ezekiel 36 was the restoration of Israel, and Ezekiel 37 was the valley of Dry Bones and God was breathing life into those dry bones. And he said, oh breath, oh Holy Spirit, come from the northeast, South and West and breathe on these slain circumstances. Breathe on these dead circumstances.
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And you can say that about your.
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Own life. Breathe on this dead circumstance in my life that it will come to life in Jesus name and it will do by Darren. And I saw so much of that. And I’m still seeing that the people that thought something was impossible. It has become possible. That’s why I’ve got it on my license plate. The Mark 1027.
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With man, it’s impossible. Hello, but not with God for all things are possible with God. So, Ezekiel 36 and 37 are in the past. They’ve already taken.
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Days and 38 is yet to come. It’s in the future if this causes apprehension and fear, God is for those who call him Savior and Lord or master. If you’ve made him the Master and Lord of your life, you don’t have to have any fear at all. Any apprehension, any anxiety.
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About the future, because he’s taken care of it and we’re going to read about it right now in Ezekiel 38, one through 9.
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Team. Here we go into the future into Ezekiel 38. This is a much talked about chapter in the Bible because everyone wants to know when this is going to happen and we’re beginning to see the enemy, invaders of Israel even now as Israel is being bombed from the north and the east and the West. Wow.
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It’s just amazing, and Ezekiel 38 describes the invasion of massive armies led by Gog of Magog, and that’s the questionable person here. Who is this gog of the country of Magog? I believe Magog in general is an A Reg.
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Of Enemy of Israel that are going to come together and form a huge army, and God is a man. God is a man who I believe is alive right now. I believe Antichrist is alive on this earth and that Gog and Magog is. They’re probably the same now, Ezekiel 38.
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10 through 23.
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The name Gog is followed by 9 ancient names and this is the very beginning of the 38th chapter. Some of these names have changed, but there are a few that have remained as they were named in Ezekiel 38. Ethiopia is still Ethiopia and in the place where it was, Libya is still Libya.
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That they are now ruled by Muslims. They are Muslim countries.
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Rosh still has the echoes of Russia. I know some Bible scholars says just because it sounds like Russia doesn’t mean it’s Russia. But just because it sounds like Russia, it may be Russia. So it’s still, you know, it’s echoing Russia more and more and more because of Putin and his domination over that country and also his.
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Killing so many Ukrainian civilians just yesterday, a hospital of children he bombed. Now you can’t tell me that he’s not an evil man. He is. And Magog is possibly including the Ukraine.
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Meshek, Tubo, Togo, Arma and Gomar are regions that now make up the country of Turkey, which is 99% Muslim. I wouldn’t ever want to. Who would want to visit these Muslim nations? Who see these turrets all the time and the echoes of prayer time during the day?
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I I would never never go into a Muslim nation.
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Sorry, these are not the only nations that will surround Israel. There seem to be many other nations not mentioned, but who are fully allied with GOG. And it says that in the eighth verse many nations are with you Gog, so we know that GOG has won the alliance of many other nations.
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Around the world now in that time.
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There were not. There was not the United States or Canada or the Central American nations as we see them now, but they aren’t there, and it’s it’s kind of looking sometimes, like these nations are going to ally, ally themselves with God. I pray not. I pray not. I pray that this election in November.
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We’ll turn that around in Jesus name.
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Ezekiel 3810. This is a message of God, God, God, God, Capital God, to master. To excuse me. The master two Gog, the head of Magog. At that time you’ll start thinking things over and cook up an evil plot. He’s talking directly to God, this evil.
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Plan. You’ll say I’m going to invade a country without defenses, attack and unsuspecting carefree people going about their business. No gates to their cities, no locks on their doors. And I’m going to plunder the place March right in and clean them out. This rebuilt country risen from the ashes.
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These returned exiles and their booming economy centered down at the naval of the Earth. This is a great statement because he’s saying here they’ve they’ve marched from the ashes, they’re rising up as an economic giant, and they have.
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They’ve become a scientific and economic giant and they’re in the center of the Earth, and Jerusalem is the center of the earth. We’ve seen an example of what invaders and plunderers and murderers can do from the surprise attack on October 7th, 2023. Wow was amazing. It was awful. It was horrific.
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It was something that we never dreamed would happen and Israel had they were not on guard. They were just celebrating their Friday service and woke up on Saturday morning and boom, it happened.
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And God is going to keep protecting them, but Sheba and Dedan, and this is verse 13 of Ezekiel 38 and the merchants of Tarshish, which is in Northern City will ask, do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? That is Rob Israel of silver and gold. Do you think you can drive away?
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Their livestock and seize their goods and carry on.
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Plunder, therefore, son of man. This is Ezekiel. Ezekiel is called son of man. He’s a captive. But God also wants him to know that God is the master. Ezekiel is the servant. Prophecy against God give him this message from the sovereign Lord. When my people are living in peace, in their land.
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And this happened since.
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1948 and more and more Jewish people have come into that land, are living in peace in their land than you will rouse yourself. You will come from your homeland in the distant N, with your vast cavalry and your mighty army. And you will attack my people, Israel covering their land.
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Like a cloud at that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches and My Holiness will be displayed by what happens to you.
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Gog, then all nations will know that I am the Lord, so we can see little bits of hints of God winning this war. He’s going to you can tell from that short verse that I just read, then I you will know that I am the Lord God and Israel going to come out the winners. I would. I was just sending out the receipts from last month.
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Moving and on that receipt I’ve I’ve written to you that God bless you are a winning team. You’re a winning team with God, my friend. So look for your laminated card in your receipt and put that on the wall or somewhere near.
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It’s a great laminated card for this month. Ezekiel 38, verse 14. Therefore, son of man prophecy prophecy tell God, I want to tell some of you who are wanting a a miracle to happen in your life. Say what you want to happen. Don’t say the sin. Don’t say the problem. Don’t say the need say Father.
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God, I thank you that you are going to restore my family. My children are coming back to me. Lord. I’m going to be. I’m going to have a wife. I’m going to have a husband. They’re going to love me with all their heart. You’re giving me a mighty man or a mighty woman of God? That’s exactly what I am.
00:15:12 Barbara
God after John died and here he brought Darren Carmack. Wow, the answer was almost immediate. So remember that? Ohh a message of God. The master continuing to speak to God. Years ago when I spoke through my servants.
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The prophets of Israel, wasn’t it you I was talking about year after year? They prophesied that I would bring you against my chosen people.
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And when the day comes, Gog, you will attack the land of Israel and my raging anger will erupt. God’s anger will erupt. Yes, there’s coming a day. There’s been a wonderful covering of grace for almost 2000 years. But God is getting ready to erupt. Verse 19 of his heel 38.
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Is fueled by blazing jealousy. I tell you that. Then there will be an earthquake that rocks the land of.
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Israel fish and birds and wild animals, even ants and beetles, and every human being will tremble and shake before me. Mountains will disintegrate, terraces will crumble. I’ll order all out. War against you, Gog and God’s the master Gog killing Gog on all the mountains of Israel.
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There’s going to be confusion and the enemy is going to be destroying himself. Absolutely. I’ll deluge God with judgment, disease and massacre, torrential rain and hail, volcanic lava pouring down on you and your mobs of troops.
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People. I’ll show you how great I am, how holy I am. I’ll make myself known all over the world. Then you’ll realize that I am God. I am that I am as he told Moses. And he’s in the Exodus 3 and ezek I I want to say this over in the living translation.
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Ezekiel 3820 through 23, all living things. The fish in the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field. The small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people on Earth will quake and terror at my prison.
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They can’t ignore God anymore, folks. Now there will be some they’re going to wash their teeth. They’re going to grind their teeth. Say no. No, no, no. I’m never going to serve a God that does this. But you’re going to see a lot of people bowing their knee. Mountains will be thrown down. Cliffs will crumble, walls will fall to the earth. I will summon the sword.
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Against you on all the hills of Israel, says the sovereign Lord.
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Your men will turn their swords against each other. I will punish you and your armies with disease and bloodshed. I will send torrential rain, hailstones fire and burning sulfur. I have a God who can do this. Remember what he did to Sodom and Gomorrah. They would not turn away from their sinful ways. And God gave them some.
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So much, so much leeway, so much advantage, so much so many times, that he wanted them to come to him. In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know, OK. Remember that. Then they will know that.
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I am the Lord.
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Oh, when we hear of that wonderful song, how great thou art. We hear these words. Oh, Lord, my God. When I an awesome wonder, consider all the worlds, all the planets, all the universes thy hand has made. I see the stars. I hear the Rolling Thunder thy.
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Power throughout the universe displayed then sings my soul, my savior God to thee. How great thou art, how great thou art then sings my soul, my savior God to thee. How great thou art? How great thou art. Here’s John wells.
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Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider the rules I can to me.
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I see the stars. I hear the Rolling Thunder. Thy the power through our universe display then sees my soul, my savior, God to me.
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I’ll create award how great thou art. This thing is my soul, my savior, God to me.
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How?
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That God, your son, not sparing, sent him tonight. I scarce can take it in.
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My bird.
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Deep within the divine to take away my sins. This is my soul, my savior God.
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Many sings my soul, my savior heart to me. How great.
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Christ shall all we shall have acclamation.
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The joy shall through my heart, and I shall now.
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Operation and their my God, how great thou.
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He sings my soul. How great thou art.
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Then he sees mice.
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It’s so good to hear his voice. I know I’m at advantage. Advantage on Fridays, I hear Darren’s voice, and then I can go and pick out a CD and listen to John’s voice. And I’m. I know I’m not taking that for.
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Granted at all.
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Folks, I am so blessed. I am blessed among women. I remember when we were living.
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In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and.
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John tried a secular job and it just didn’t work for him at all. And after three years in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, we and Dana was born there. Our our second daughter, and we got back to Greeley, Co and it was summer time and we were just between and betwixt. We didn’t know what to do.
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John was not really happy working at the Bank of Idaho. Ohh, that was not a job for him. No it wasn’t. He was so talented and gifted of.
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Odd and even though we were Ministers of music at the church there, we realized that God was wanting us to go somewhere else. And so one summer afternoon, while we were at my folks in Greeley, John walked over where they were. They lived really close to the University of Northern Colorado. John walked across down several blocks.
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To the the music place and on on the campus. Excuse me. My my mind. Thank you, Lord, for a wonderful mind. I have the mind of Christ. I have the mind of Christ. He walked into the music building there.
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And he went into a door that said Doctor Skinner, and he did not realize Howard Skinner was the head of the music department there at the University of Northern Colorado. And he was a a very admired man. And everyone really honored him. And his father a sidebar.
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Doctor Skinner’s father, Howard Skinner, who had been a Christian broadcaster.
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And he had been a a teacher of the Bible on the air. But Doctor Skinner in the universe at the university was very worldly man, but he was well liked. He was very knowledgeable and very gifted. And John went into the room and he said, are, are you looking for any bases in your choirs? And he said, well.
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Where are you from and what is your name? And maybe we can go into the practice room and I can hear you a little bit of what you’re talking about.
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And so after John did several songs, Doctor Skinner said, well, you know what? I’ll give you a full scholarship here to the university if you come to the university and join my choirs. So John got the opportunity of traveling with Doctor Skinner and the choirs there at the beginning when we moved back to Greeley and we thought that was an open door.
00:24:25 Barbara
Sometimes when you’re asking for a miracle friend, you’re asking for God to open a window, open a door. Well when you make him your savior and your master.
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You’re going to take the focus off your need after off of what you want, and you’re going to put it on God. And John knew that it was God that was bringing him back, which we enjoyed those years in Greeley singing and going full time on the road for 10 years and glorifying God, singing for Jesus. It was a wonderful experience.
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And I’m so grateful that even after we finished going on off the road because the girls were then in junior high in high school and we wanted them to get into bands and get into choirs.
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That we opened our store in Greeley, John Wells, Music Center and oh, what a success it was before God took him home. What a wonderful life. What a wonderful gift that John Wells had. It was wonderful to know this man, this mighty man of God, this loving man of God and and the father of my two daughters that I love so much. And you hear.
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Kimberly, on at on Wednesdays teaching and she has such an anointing anointing like her father had. So I’m I’m grateful. I’m just saying to all of you listening, you make Jesus the Lord of your life.
00:25:41 Barbara
You don’t make the need and the focus that you’re praying for your God. You do not focus on that because it’s going to fail. You make Jesus the Lord of your life. You pray and thank God for him every day you bless his mighty name, you glorify him. You learn all the scriptures about.
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Honoring God bless the Lord, all my soul and all that is within me. I bless your holy name. You begin to focus on that. Making God your master, and he will bring about great and mighty things.
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Well, I only have a little less than two minutes. I’m going to, oh, I have one minute. Rachel was telling me I’m talking too much about my precious husband, John, but I I I loved. I loved him so much. And I’m going to see him again. I’m going to hear him again as we see the gathering of Israel’s enemies surrounding her. And you’re seeing that.
00:26:35 Barbara
You must realize that this is the beginning of the end, and we’re going to talk about Second Thessalonians. Kimberly will be on the air with me tomorrow, but Second Thessalonians on Thursday, we’re going to talk about how how this man of.
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This man, this lawless man, is going to come in and woo Israel. It’s going to be an exciting teaching. I I really believe that you’re going to enjoy. Well, maybe not enjoy that, but you’re going to see a view of the future. Remember the meeting coming up on Saturday, call me at 1-877-917-7256. God bless you and take joy.
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