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The following program is sponsored by What's Right What's Left Ministries and is responsible for its content. Portions of the following program may be pre-recorded. I am Pastor Ernie Sanders, the voice of the Christian Resistance. Stay tuned. My radio broadcast, What's Right What's Left, is coming up right now. Coming to you live from Independence Ohio.
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In the studio we have Randy Gay. No stress. Merry Merry Merry Christmas everyone.
And Whit Burns. Good evening. And then we also have tonight as Pastor Joel Larson.
That child of the kingdom is his and bought and paid for by the blood of the lamb. Amen. We have we have so much to get in tonight so we're going to get right with it. We're going to start tonight with a prayer. I want to again pray for Dan Schaefer. Dan has cancer and so he's he's he's becoming weaker and weaker and I would just know I know that people will say well it it's Dan can't you can't his organs are shutting down and it's he's too far gone not for God and so if you folks out there will join with me we may see a Christmas miracle.
You know it's happened many times before. Join with me and pray for Dan tonight that God might might use that touch him and heal him for his own glory. So let's pray. Heavenly Father Lord God again we know that there's nothing all of science and all the doctors in the world can do for Dan but Lord all you have to do we know that you have unlimited powers. There is nothing beyond your ability and we would ask Father God for your own glory that you might touch Dan that if if it be thy will that you would touch you and heal him so the whole world could say surely this is the thing that the Lord has done and Lord we also tonight want to pray for Michael and Christine. Michael and Christine have the COVID and they want to put them in the hospital but they fear to go to the hospital.
Today there's very very little trust in the hospitals today because of the depopulation movement. So Lord we would ask they've they've asked us if we would please pray for them and if we would pray for them and Lord that's what we're doing. We're asking Lord that you might touch them and heal them and tonight as we we start in Matthew chapter 2 and Joe I'm going to start in Matthew chapter 2 and you're going to pick it up in verse 13 through 18 and then I'll finish our Bible our Christmas story.
All right. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king behold there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem saying where is he that is born king of the Jews for we have seen the star in the east and we have come to worship him and when Herod the king had heard these things he was troubled and all of Jerusalem with him and when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together he demanded of them where Christ should be born and they said unto him in Bethlehem of Judea for thus it is written by the prophet and now Bethlehem in the land of Judea are not the least among the princes of Judah for out of thee shall come a governor that shall rule my people Israel then Herod when he had privately called the wise men and inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared and he sent them to Bethlehem and said go to Jerusalem and said go and search diligently for the young child and when you have found him bring me word again that I may come and worship him also and when they heard the king they departed and lo the the star which they saw in the east went before them till it came and stood over where the young child was and when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy and when they were coming to the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother and they fell down and they worshipped him and and when they had opened their treasures they presented unto him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh and being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod they departed into their own country another way and when they were departed behold the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying arise and take the young child and his mother and flee to Egypt and be thou there till I bring thee word for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him when he arose he took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt and was there until the death of Herod that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying out of Egypt have I called my son when Herod saw that he was mocked of the wise men was exceeding wrath and set forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all the coasts thereof from two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet saying in Rama was there a voice heard lamentation and weeping and great mourning Rachel weeping for her children and would not be comforted because they are not but when Herod was dead behold an angel of the Lord appeared in a in a dream to Joseph in Egypt saying arise and take the young child and his mother and go into the land of Israel for they are dead which sought the young child's life and he arose and took the young child and his mother and came into the land of Israel but when he heard that Archilas did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod he was afraid to go hither not withstanding being warned of God in a dream he turned aside into the parts of Galilee and he came and dwelt in the city called Nazareth that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets he shall be called a Nazarene shall be called a Nazarene wow there's so much in that study isn't there well back in the days of the American revolution men had to decide whether or not to support the revolution whether or not to enlist and and when to give money for a cause where the methods used are ones they might not like well we're going to be studying about the battles of Trenton and Princeton as the story unfolds try to imagine that you were back with general George Washington and what decisions do you think you would be making this battle took place some 245 years ago it was at Christmas when America was in its infancy that by the providence of the almighty and the leading of the holy spirit general George Washington led his ragtime army dedicated of dedicated Christian patriot soldiers and to battle against the British the outlook for victory it seemed pretty bleak at best and they were outnumbered 50 to one with little food and supplies and very poorly armed they they needed a miracle and God provided these men that loved their God with that miracle they loved their God they loved their liberty and they loved their freedom more than life in December of 1776 George Washington and his army were in retreat the British had surrounded them on Long Island and New York but under cover of darkness and by the providence of God but under cover of darkness and by the providence of God the American army outsmarted the British and reached safety in the state of New Jersey Washington with fewer men than the British way fewer began a fast-paced retreat against the state of New Jersey with a retreat from Long Island the entire country seemed discouraged the Continental Congress was discouraged the army was discouraged the British wrote home that Washington did not dare to fight and and the war would be over in just a few weeks little did they know that Washington's hope did not despair did not despair but he kept his faith in God he told his men that if he had to he would take his army to the backwoods of of Virginia which he knew so well and make a last stand against the British on December 11th 1776 the Continental Congress called for a day of fasting and prayer throughout all the colonies Samuel Adams said let America exert her own strength and God who cannot be indifferent to her righteous cause will even work miracles if necessary to establish her feet upon a rock and of course we know that rock was the Lord Jesus meanwhile Washington's troops had reached safety in Pennsylvania the British ordered that all extra food and supplies were to be taken from the families even if the families were on the British side anyone who fired upon the British were to be hanged and during this period of the war a new type of British soldier appeared the king of the area in Europe was now which we now call Germany had loaned some soldiers to take to the king of England these Hessians as they were called were promised that they could take anything in plunder they found from the Americans and become rich this they did with zeal the Hessian troops were known throughout America for their cruelty 1,000 of these troops have been placed in Trenton New Jersey by the British general how about the 25th of December Washington told his officers about a daring plan all the boats on either side of the Delaware River for over 70 miles surrounding Trenton had been either obtained for use by the army or burned Washington planned to march his men to Trenton take the supplies then march to Princeton and capture the supplies there all day on the 25th Christmas day the Hessians had been celebrating by night they were tired and ready for a good night's sleep little did they know the plans which were being played out just across the river Washington begin his march at 3 p.m with about 2,400 men each man had only fit 40 rounds of ammunition with him and three days ration of food 18 cannons were pulled by the teams of horses it was very cold that winter and the night of the 25th was no exception by the time the army reached mac Conkey's ferry at twilight large chunks of ice were were quickly moving on the river Washington had sent several other generals and the army was ready to march it sent several other generals and their men to the other areas around Trenton with a plan for them all to attack at the same time but about 6 p.m word arrived that the other generals would not be taking part in the attack they had made their own decisions one believed he should be in charge another could not get across the river in time a couple of others believed the weather to be too bad for any type of an attack still Washington and his army remained determined about the same time a small band of 20 to 30 American soldiers attacked the Hessian outpost and wounded about five or six men the Hessians sounded the alarm and set a company after the rebels shortly though they're after finding nothing they returned to Trenton with the belief that it was just another small band of locals trying to annoy them life was soon back to normal and a lot of well drunken celebrating as the night went on it became one of the worst in the winter it was so cold the frost was heavy the current on the river was fast the ice flows seemed to increase each minute the wind blew hard and 11 pm it began to snow as Washington's army reached the Delaware river word was sent to the soldiers from Marblehead they were from outside of Boston Massachusetts and were fishermen by trade they were the ones who saved the army during the Long Island retreat they would now once again play an important role their experience helped them to to ferry the men across the river it was slow going because of all the ice in the river but by 3 a.m in the morning of the 26th all the men horses and cannons were were safely on the other side it did however take another hour before everyone could be organized they then begin they then begin the nine mile march through the snow and ice to Trenton the strong northeast storm of wind sleet and hail met them with each step a small detachment of soldiers caught up with Washington shortly by following the bloody footprints left in the snow by the soldiers many of the soldiers were making the march with holes in their shoes or or no shoes at all just feet wrapped up in racks when the army reached Birmingham they divided into two groups one group under general Sullivan stayed near the river but shortly realized their guns had become wet and would not fire Washington whose group had gone down Pennington road sent orders for Sullivan's men to use bayonets and to go into the town of Trenton the soldiers had only to hear the words and their bayonets were fixed and they were eager to go back in Trenton the Hessians had been sleeping undisturbed and all the patrols had reported that patrols had reported that all was quiet all was well as Washington near Trenton it is reported that he he asked a man who was chopping wood which way is the Hessian picket the man was afraid told Washington I do not know one of Washington's officers wrote up and told the man you may tell for this is general Washington the man then cried god bless you god prosper you the picket is that house and the sentry stands near that tree thus Washington's men attacked the picket on Pennington road while Sullivan's men attacked the picket near the river as Sullivan's men attacked the the Hessians ran out of their barracks but were so startled by the attack that they turned and they ran into the forest at one point in the battle Washington was riding in front of his army as they were forming and setting up six cannons he was thus a good mark for someone to shoot although his horse was shot Washington remained unheard the Hessians soon began to withdraw leaving their cannons they might have all have gotten away except they refused to leave their plunder they returned to fight but were quickly surrounded and surrendered the total action in the battle took only 35 minutes no American lives were lost and at least 946 Hessians were taken prisoner 17 Hessians were killed over 162 Hessians escaped to the British lines Washington's prize was 1,200 small arms ammunition and six cannons two of which were large size cannons the Pennsylvania and Lutherans wrote till that hour the light of the United States flickered like a dying flame but the Lord of hosts heard the cries of the distressed and sent an angel for their deliverance Trent Trenton was captured the battle won but the plan was not finished Washington marched his men but the plan was not finished Washington marched his men back across the Delaware River that night after only a short rest and some food the troops were now worn out by the cold rain snow in need of sleep and the care of the almost 1,000 prisoners they again marched out and to the sleet to to cross the river once across they would wait for reinforcements supplies for the British general Cornwallis to come after them oh Cornwallis knew would be angered by the battle of Trenton and would come after the American army Washington had outwitted Cornwallis before and he would do it again as Washington's troop regrouped they realized that the enlistment of almost half of the army was up in a few days more more Washington asked the men to stay on and continue to battle the troops believed in what they were fighting for and in one mighty chair said yes they would stay each day that passed brought more volunteers more soldiers also meant more money was needed to pay them Washington and his officers began to borrow money by pledging their own personal fortunes now the Quakers did not believe in fighting yet on January 1st a man by the name of Robert Morris went from door to door in Philadelphia which had a large Quaker community to raise the money with which to pay the soldiers by the next day Morris was able to send Washington to send Washington fifty thousand dollars by January 2nd over five thousand men had joined Washington that same day Cornwallis with five thousand British and Hessian troops begin to march towards the Continental Army the British army was harassed all the way by the local militia about a mile from Trenton 600 Americans under General Green with two cannons stopped the British and the Hessians for a while Green and his men then quickly rejoined Washington the British troops came up against the full American army but Cornwallis was tired for the march and believed his troops were superior so he decided to stop for the night Cornwallis ordered camp made and turned in for a restful sleep believing victory would be his in the morning oh but there was no rest however for Washington that night all seemed to be falling into place for his plan he knew well the back roads of the area by that time it was soon discovered that the road to Princeton was left unguarded Washington ordered a small company of men to keep large campfires going and to dig trenches and to make a lot of noise the rest of his army quietly began to march to Princeton by God's providence the wind changed and it became very cold the roads which a few hours before had been muddy became frozen which allowed for easy which allowed for easy movement of the cannons the British meanwhile believed all was well and suspected nothing about sunrise Washington's army arrived outside of Princeton most of the British troops have been sent to join Cornwallis the Americans quickly begin to prepare for battle and set up the cannons but due to fatigue from the march they were discouraged Washington rose out in front of the army up to within 30 yards of the British lines while they were forming each side fired a volley there was panic I'm sure in the hearts of the Americans their beloved leader was in the path of the fire the smoke cleared Washington by God's grace was untouched the whole battle was over in less than 20 minutes 200 British were killed and 230 were taken prisoner only a very small number of Americans were killed back outside Trenton back outside Trenton Cornwallis woke to the surprise of finding no Washington and no Continental Army the cannons firing in the direction of Princeton's told him that he had been tricked once again perhaps that is why the British called Washington the old fox Cornwallis quickly set out with his army towards Princeton but reached it just as the last of Washington's troops were leaving Washington and his men fell back to Morristown Pennsylvania knowing that since it was a rebel stronghold the British would not dare follow the battles around Trenton and Princeton were the first American victories in the revolution a clear message was sent to Britain and the rest of Europe that America intended to win and within a month of the battles the proclamation was issued by Washington that anyone sympathetic with the British should move behind the British lines the British lines at this point in the war concluded only the areas around Fort Niagara and New York harbor in Rhode Island the rest of the country lay in the hands of the continental army one British historian was delayed a right of how the the Americans complained out of the cold or the lack of sleep or the lack of food or the lack of money or the lack of clothes only that Washington did not take better care of himself during the battle and was always in the middle of the action the British had no idea of the love and respect this man received from this new nation Washington's army was devoted to him well today America is once again occupied by enemy forces they've infiltrated you know our country our society they hate God they hate freedom they hate the truth they hate all that's good and decent and they call themselves Americans today America is at war is at war again with what is called progressive socialists they're communists the question I guess is will God raise up Christian patriot men like he did before to stand against the evil let us pray for God's mercy and with that we're going to have a reading by Randy Gay and Whit Burns called the Christmas Truce but prior we're going to have a song about that I come from Liverpool two years ago the war was waiting for me after school to Belgium and to Flanders to Germany to here I fought for king and country I love dear it was Christmas in the trenches where the frost so bitter hung the frozen fields of France were still no Christmas song was sung our families back in England were toasting us that day their brave and glorious lads so far away I was lying with my mess mate on the cold and rocky ground but across the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound says I now listen up me boys each soldier strained to hear as one young German voice sang out so clear he's singing bloody well you know my partner says to me soon one by one each German voice joined in in harmony the cannons rested silent the gas cloud rolled no more as Christmas brought us respite from the war as soon as they were finished and reverend laws was spent god rest ye merry gentlemen struck up some lads from Kent oh the next they sang was steely not to his silent night says I and into tongues one song filled up that sky is someone coming towards us the front line century cry all sites were fixed on one lone figure trudging from their side his true flag like a Christmas star showed on that lane so bright as he bravely strode unarmed into the night then one by one on either side walked in with neither gun nor bayonet we met their hand to hand we shared some secret brandy and wished each other well and in a flare-lit soccer game we gave them hell we traded chocolates cigarettes and photographs from home these sons and fathers far away from families of their own young sanders played his squeeze box and they had a violin this curious and unlikely band so soon daylight stole upon us and France was France once more with sad farewells we each began to settle back to war but the question haunted every heart that lived that wondrous night whose family have I fixed within my sights it was Christmas in the trenches where the frost so bitter hung frozen fields of France were warmed as songs of peace were sung for the walls they'd kept between us to exact the work of war had been crumbled and were gone forevermore oh my name is Francis Tolliver in Liverpool I dwell each Christmas comes since World War I I've learned its lessons well but the ones who call the shots won't be among the dead and lame and on each end of the rifle we're the same and now the reading of the Christmas truth by Randy Gay and Whit Burns the Christmas Truce by David G Stratman from his book we can change the world it was December 25th 1914 only five months into World War I German British and French soldiers already sick and tired of the senseless killing disobeyed their superiors and fraternized with a quote unquote enemy along two-thirds of the western front a crime punishable by death in times of war German troops held Christmas trees up out of the trenches with signs Merry Christmas you know shoot we know shoot thousands of troops streamed across a no man's land strewn with rotting corpses they sang Christmas carols exchanged photographs of loved ones back home shared rations played football even roasted some pigs soldiers embraced men that they had been trying to kill a few short hours before they agreed to warn each other if the top brass forced them to fire their weapons to aim high a shutter ran through the high command on either side here was the disaster in the making soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight generals on both sides declared this spontaneous peacemaking to be treasonous and subject to court martial by March 1915 the fraternization movement had been eradicated and the killing machine put back in full operation by the time of the armistice in 1918 15 million would be slaughtered not many people have heard the story of the Christmas truce on Christmas day 1988 a story in the Boston globe mentioned that a local FM radio host played quote Christmas in the trenches a ballad about the Christmas truce several times and was startled by the effect the song became the most requested recording during the holidays in Boston on several FM stations quote even more startling than the number of requests I get is the reaction of the ballad afterward by callers who hadn't heard it before unquote said the radio host they telephoned me deeply moved sometimes in tears asking what the hell did I just hear you can probably guess why the callers were in tears the Christmas truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people it gives us a glimpse of the world as we wish it could be and and says this really happened once it reminds us of those thoughts we keep hidden away out of the range of tv and newspaper stories that tell us how trivial and mean human life is it's like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true the world really could be different this song is based on a true story from the front lines of world war one that I've heard many times Ian Calhoun of Scott was commanding officer of the British forces involved in the story he was subsequently court-martialed for consorting with the enemy and sentenced to death only George the fifth spared him from that fate John McCutcheon my name is Francis Tolliver I come from Liverpool two years ago the war was waiting for me to die two years ago the war was waiting for me after school to Belgium and to Flanders to Germany to here I fought for king and country I love deer twas Christmas in the trenches where the frost so bitter hung the frozen fields of France were still no Christmas song was sung our families and were toasting us that day they're brave and glorious lads so far away I was lying with my mess mate on the cold and rocky ground when across the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound says I now listen up me boys each soldier strained to hear as one young German voice sang out so clear he's singing bloody well you know my partner says to me soon one by one each German voice joined in the harmony the cannons rested silent the gas clouds rolled no more as Christmas brought us respite from the war as soon as they were finished and a reverent pause was spent god rest ye merry gentlemen struck up some lads from Kent the next they sang was still knock to silent night says I and in two tongues one song filled up that sky there's someone coming toward us the front line century cried all sights were fixed on one lone soldier trudging from their side his truce flag like a Christmas star shown on that plane so bright as he bravely strode unarmed into the night then one by one on either side walked into no man's land with neither gun nor bayonet we met there hand to hand we shared some secret brandy and wish each other well and in a flareless soccer game we gave them hell we traded chocolates cigarettes and photographs from home these sons and fathers far away from their families of their own young sanders played his squeeze box and they had a violin this curious and unlikely band of men soon daylight stole upon us and France was France once more with sad farewells we each began to settle back to war but the question haunted every heart that lived that wondrous night whose family have I fixed within my sights towards Christmas in the trenches where the frost so bitter hung the frozen fields of France were warmed as songs of peace were sung for the walls they kept between us to exact the work of war had been crumbled in we're gone forevermore my name is Francis Tolliver in Liverpool I dwell each Christmas come since World War I I've learned its lessons well that the ones who call the shots won't be among the dead and lame and on each end of the rifle we're the same and now the reading of the book the reading of the Battle of the Bulge by Pastor Joe Larson first a little background this is in World War II at Nazi Germany they started the December 16th the Germans began a heavy surprise attack on the Americans back home everyone was glued to the news because well husbands fathers brothers sons uncles cousins were there at a place called the Battle of the Bulge on the 22nd of December 1944 the Germans surrounded the 101st Airborne the small town of Bastogne demanded surrender the 101st was outgunned outmanned and they were sure that they could not hold but being Americans General Anthony McAuliffe sent backward to the Germans demand for surrender and he answered a one-word reply nuts the Germans thought he had said something else a little more colorful and negative and began to destroy the 101st Airborne on the 26th day of December Patton's Third Army broke through the German ranks and rescued Bastogne for a Christmas miracle but while this was taking place not too far away just a few miles away from all of this a story took place that should be remembered by one and all one night during this battle of the bulge three young American soldiers arrived at the door of a small modest cottage that was in the middle of the woods living there was a mother with her small son living alone they were standing there and the snow and the cold lost behind enemy lines they were frostbitten one was badly wounded and even though sheltering the enemy was punishable by death the young woman took them in made them a supper with some of her very last food then while they were having supper they heard another knock at the door and this time there were four German soldiers standing there so the woman was afraid very afraid but quickly she said with a firm voice there will be no shooting here and she made all the soldiers lay down their weapons and obediently all the young soldiers lay down their weapons and the Germans sat down with the American soldiers and joined in a makeshift meal Heinz and Willy turned out were all of 16 years old the corporal the oldest was 23 their suspicion kind of dissolved in the warmth and the comfort of the college cottage one of the Germans a formal medical student before the war tended the wounded American now the rest of the story is told through the eyes of one who was there now a grown man that young lad had been her son and he said the mother said grace and I noticed that there were tears in her eyes as she said the old familiar words calm her Jesus be our guest and as I looked around the table I saw tears to tears in the eyes of the battle weary soldiers boys again some from America some from Germany all far from home that night that night is the storm of war tossed the world they had their own private armistice and the next morning the German corporal showed the Americans how to get back behind their own lines they all shook hands said Merry Christmas Merry Christmas and went their separate ways Christmas Day 1944 a hellish war but even during something that horrible God's miracles still happen the miracle of Christmas the love of Jesus found hearts and that is a story told by President Ronald Reagan 1985 at a ceremony with German American military at the Federal Republic of Germany we're going to now hear a story about the golden wrapping paper and I think this is a wonderful story dear friends I'm going to start out with the intro which we normally don't do I don't know if the following short inspiring Christmas story is true but whether or not it actually happened it's a wonderful inspirational story for people of any faith in this season of love may we all remember the beautiful love of a small child I wish you a meaningful love-filled Christmas season and new year ahead may your days be filled with love joy growth and inspiration the golden wrapping paper once upon a time there was a man who worked very hard to keep food on the table for his family this particular year a few days before Christmas he punished his little five-year-old daughter after learning she had used up the family's only rolled of expensive gold wrapping paper as money was tight he became he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve he saw that the child had used all the expensive gold paper to decorate one shoebox she had put under the Christmas tree he was also concerned about where she had gotten the money to buy what was in that shoebox nevertheless the next morning the little girl filled with excitement brought the gift box to her father and said this is for you daddy and as he opened the box the father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction now regretting how he had punished her but when he had opened the shoebox he found it was empty and again his anger flared don't you know young lady he said harshly when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package the little girl looked up at him with sad eyes tears rolling down and whispered daddy it's not empty i blew kisses into it until it was all full the father was crushed he fell on his knees put his arms around his precious little girl he begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger an accident took the life of the child only a short time later it was told that the father kept this little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life whenever he was discouraged faced difficult problems he would open the box take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of this beautiful child who would put it there in a very real sense each of us has been given an invisible gold box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children families friends and god and there is no more precious possession anyone could hold amen we're going to just take a minute here and know just to wish all of you folks out there listening uh and may this be your blessed your best your very best christmas ever and i know that um when the lord the love of the lord's in your heart we think about this time of year um there's something so special about this time of year when we remember how how the word became flesh and dwelt among us when we think of that christ child and a time forgiving and it's it's a tough year this way in many sense because exactly what the lord jesus christ said about the there would be a division amongst the families and we see that out there today at this time of year because of the devil the darkness that is working uh but but for those for god's people for his love we are not divided you know we we stand united and we know that the lord as he said he would never leave us never forsake us and we have that here we have that i don't know you just have that feeling what do you would you like to add to that pastor joe i would like to enter that feeling that uh from the time i was saved came to know the lord i found out i was never ever alone and my life was anger all kinds of things are replaced by love and peace and joy and happiness and i just my christmas prayers that all of you will find the lord and be filled with that grace and that peace and that joy you know as we always remember that jesus is the only reason for this season amen i i just want to i just want to share a poem i learned as a child from my from my mother and i want to give it to everybody here because it's true about all of us here we came here as strangers we left here as friends next we meet in heaven where friendship never ends amen that's beautiful randy and and i isn't that true about all of us though we all came here as strangers and i i thank god for the gift of eternal life of fellowship friendship and family with us here in christ and that's whether whether we've met in the flesh or not but we will meet in heaven and we know each other in heaven and god has given us eternal life that starts now what do you think whit amen yes i absolutely we come from many different places different little towns and so forth we're here now we've become friends and uh i've been to several countries and so forth met different people but i know i'm going to see them in the end we're all going to be joined together all right and we know that for a fact because we have god's word on it be back right after this don't go away thank you for listening to what's right what's left the voice of the christian resistance to support this ministry head to wrwl.org that's wrwl.org mail your donations to what's right what's left ministries 14781 speery road newbury ohio 44065 if you missed part of tonight's program you can check out the podcast at the word cleveland.com the word cleveland.com once again thank you for listening and supporting what's right what's left ministries the voice of the christian resistance stay tuned the second hour is coming up next
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