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Write my Bible in 365. 
Brothers and sisters, we have 

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arrived at the book of 
Deuteronomy and boy is this one 

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special. 
Folks, I have been waiting a 

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long time to go over this with 
you, and every single time I 

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summarize it for you. 
I think just like the fifth 

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time, maybe the sixth time, I 
don't know. 

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But every single time I 
summarize it for you, there is 

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something inside of me that just
feels overwhelmed with immense 

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sentiment because that is the 
full expression of what we read 

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in the book of Deuteronomy. 
Now, let me just explain this. 

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This is really, really 
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There is a lot of theology in 
the book of Deuteronomy. 

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You can derive tons of it from 
this book, and of course we do 

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that again. 
We're talking about the first 

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five books of the Old Testament.
It is, in essence, the 

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establishment of distinctives 
that bring us to the very 

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foundation for all theological 
conclusions that we come to. 

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And it's super, super, super 
critical. 

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But what I have to say here is 
that I want this to be viewed 

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relationally. 
As a matter of fact, we're going

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to step away from the discussion
of theology for just a minute 

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and we're going to talk about a 
very important relationship. 

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And that relationship was the 
one that Moses had with his 

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people and one that cannot be 
described other than a beautiful

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expression of the love of God 
towards his people. 

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Moses did well. 
Now mind you, he made some big 

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mistakes, and one of the most 
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made was so significant that it 
barred him from being able to 

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see the Promised land. 
And that is, of course, a very, 

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very tragic story. 
He misrepresented God by 

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striking the rock when he was 
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And that very act, in essence, 
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would never step into the 
Promised land that he was able 

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to see from a distance. 
It's such a tragic story. 

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Now, I want to frame this for 
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This is critical for you to be 
able to understand how the book 

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of Deuteronomy actually works 
and how it's full expression 

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brings the encapsulation of the 
words of a dying man. 

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OK, and I'm serious when I say 
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Moses knows he's never going to 
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This is, in essence, his last 
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he's LED for over 40 years. 
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The thing that's interesting is 
the people that he's speaking to

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is the future generation and not
the generation that will die 

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with him not seeing the promised
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And that in and of itself is 
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And I want you to grasp this 
because this is by no stretch of

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the imagination designed to be a
history lesson. 

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Moses is saying this is a 
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he's begging them. 
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understand the context of this. 
They've been in the wilderness 

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for 40 years. 
There's a new generation 

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standing at the very edge of the
promised Land, and Moses will 

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die before entering in again. 
Everything, everything now 

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depends on whether or not they 
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And this is critically important
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into blessing or disaster. 
And Moses knows the difference 

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will be one thing, obedience. 
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Promised land, if they step in 
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the heart and the mind and the 
action of obedience, they get 

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blessed. 
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goodness, they will experience 
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And that's why this is so 
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Now let's go over Deuteronomy 
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I want to read verses 4:00 and 
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one of the very hearts of not 
just the book of Deuteronomy, 

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but it is one of the very hearts
of the law of God, the 1st 5 

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chapters of the OR the 1st 5 
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And that is so incredibly 
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Look what it says in Deuteronomy
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It says, hear, O Israel, the 
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shalt love the Lord thy God with
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soul and with all thy might. 
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this because it's important. 
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at the center of everything. 
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These are not just rules. 
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expectation that is laid out in 
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Obedience always flows from 
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Now the devil wants you to think
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He wants you to buy the 
propaganda's lie concerning love

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that tells you, well, love is 
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And if you say love is love and 
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you will walk in disobedience 
and rebellion and you will not 

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get to experience what true love
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of God's love is literally, 
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obedience, OK? 
Obedience flows from love, and 

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God gave us that love first. 
It's super, super important, but

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listen to this. 
Moses knows something here, OK? 

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And I don't want to throw this 
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I don't want to demean this. 
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seriously, there will be big 
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How does Moses know it? 
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consequences. 
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If you can just take a moment to
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simply and very clearly. 
Moses here wants to lay out two 

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paths for us, the one path for 
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This is what happens if you'll 
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And then the other path, this is
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disobey God. 
He makes it out very, very 

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clearly. 
There's no guessing work done 

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here. 
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And it is heavy. 
Let me read the first 2 verses 

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or just read a few portions from
the 1st 2 verses that I want you

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to emphasize to really think 
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Look what he says in chapter 28 
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this. 
It shall come to pass if thou 

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shalt hearken diligently unto 
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Then he goes on talking about 
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Then he says, And all these 
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overtake thee. 
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That's critical. 
The blessing of God here is not 

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random, OK? 
It's tied literally to 

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obedience. 
And God says you'll be blessed 

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in the country and you'll be 
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be blessed in everything that 
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And he literally goes on for 13 
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you'll be blessed. 
But then he says this in verse 

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15. 
And it's heavy and it's the same

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kind of pattern, but it shall 
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hearken unto the voice of the 
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And then he adds, he says this, 
that all these curses shall come

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upon thee. 
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really bad for the next 50 
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estimate. 
I'm just telling you off the top

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of my head. 
He basically says that all these

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tragic things will happen to 
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He says disease will come your 
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captivity will come your way. 
He even goes as far as to aptly 

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describe what national collapse 
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He says it'll all happen. 
Moses is not being harsh here, 

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guys. 
He's being honest. 

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He's saying this is what will 
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Lord your God. 
And he was begging them as a man

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who's dying who wants them to 
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not forget the blessing of God 
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And this is very personal here 
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It's personal for me. 
This dramatically affects me 

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because as the, as the leader of
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this ministry that God has given
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there's so much application. 
God still honors disobedience. 

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Did I just say disobedience? 
Wow, God still honors obedience.

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I'm just going to leave it 
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I look, my, I'm not perfect. 
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And I said that with conviction 
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My goodness. 
Wow. 

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God still honors obedience. 
Disobedience still very much has

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consequences. 
Putting all the funniness aside,

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there's one aspect of this that 
I don't want being funny, OK? 

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This is not some prosperity 
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This is a principle that is 
distinctly related to aligning 

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with God, that if you will do as
God says, He will bless you, but

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if you choose to not do what God
says, you will experience the 

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result of the full effect and 
consequence of sin. 

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When you reject Him, you walk 
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That's what's being said here. 
Now do tragic things and 

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terrible things and evil things 
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Boy, we sure saw that last year,
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Just like me was not good, he 
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finished work of Christ on the 
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Charlie was about as godly as 
they got, especially in his 

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situation. 
He was a righteous man that 

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loved Jesus, but for whatever 
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him to the place where he 
deserved to be. 

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So does this mean that Charlie 
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No, absolutely not. 
But what I am saying is, if you 

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will choose to obey God, you 
will reap the benefit of that 

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obedience. 
And if you choose to rebel 

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against God, the very rebellion 
that you give yourself to will 

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open you up to consequences that
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It's tragic, but it's true. 
There's another passage I want 

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to go over here that I think is 
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Deuteronomy chapter 13, verse 
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Boy, is this so beautiful. 
This is 1. 

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I want you to encapsulate fully 
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Memorize it if you have to. 
I called heaven and earth to 

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record this day against you that
I have set before you life and 

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death, blessing and cursing. 
Therefore, choose life. 

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That's a big, big exhortation. 
Moses's final words were simple.

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Choose life, choose obedience, 
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Whatever you do, there is no 
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There should be no other option.
Maybe I change it up a little 

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bit and I say decide life, 
decide on obedience, Decide that

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you will wholeheartedly serve 
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Cut off any other options 
because the goodness of God is 

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from everlasting to everlasting,
and God wants to reward you for 

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your obedience. 
Give him that opportunity. 

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That's the faithfulness of God. 
You're going to love 

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Deuteronomy. 
Go through my teaching on 

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Deuteronomy. 
It's a much older, the one that 

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I have on record. 
I'm about to teach through it 

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again very, very soon. 
We're making our way over there.

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It's an incredible book and it's
one that will blow your mind. 

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You can go to jamescadiz.com. 
You can download my teachings 

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there. 
Also, just want to let you know 

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we are thrilled about the 
upcoming Q&A. 

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That is going to be believe the 
second Friday. 

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Was it the second Friday? 
What's? 

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Yeah, it's next Friday. 
I'm recording this on the third.

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You'll see this a few days 
later. 

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But yes, Friday the 10th, we're 
going to be doing the Q&A. 

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It's going to be great. 
I love you guys. 

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Keep seeking Him, keep fighting 
the good fight. 

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Look to the Lord and understand 
this. 

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I think it's really, really 
important. 

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Do not ever forget this. 
God wants you to choose life 

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because He wants to bless you. 
I love you guys and as I said 

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before, keep fighting the good 
fight. 

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God is good, and His goodness 
will never fail.