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[ Music ] [MUSIC] ♪ Raise the final word for me ♪ ♪ And shout out loud the starry praise ♪

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♪ Starry night, little starry night ♪ ♪ How I wonder what you'll see ♪ ♪ Oh, the light of your new day ♪ ♪ Spirit divine ♪

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♪ Open arms and I believe ♪ ♪ For since the true Lord made me see ♪ ♪ Then from the grave He's drawn my ease ♪ ♪ And bringing us to His domain ♪

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♪ Starting now I pray for thee ♪ ♪ Ready my arms, I'll kneel to see ♪ ♪ Open my eyes, and open me ♪ ♪ Spirit, you bring me joy ♪

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♪ I walk in the love that lets me live ♪ ♪ Ready and true to live, prepare ♪ ♪ Open my heart, and let me prepare ♪ ♪ All that our children once could share ♪

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♪ Sturning up our way for thee ♪ ♪ Great are thou, our little state ♪ ♪ Golden are our deluberate ♪ ♪ Spirit in high ♪

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[MUSIC] Will you bow your heads with me? Heavenly Father, thank you for this afternoon. Thank you for allowing us to assemble here.

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I pray, oh God, that you speak to our hearts this morning. Speak to us through thy messenger. And help us, dear God, to understand thy will for our lives. And enable us to live as you would have us to live.

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Give us that strength, oh God, that will guide us through turbulent times, that understanding to help us to build relationships with one another that will be firm and enduring.

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And teach us, dear God, how to love. And thank you, Father, for all you've done. In Jesus' name, amen. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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[MUSIC PLAYING] [Music] (music) These are keys.

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Are these someone's keys that have been lost, Brother Curley? If someone has left these keys, it has an Exxon insignia here. Someone has misplaced some keys. All right.

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Sister Thompson. All right. [PAUSE] [MUSIC - "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER"]

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[ Pause ] [ Music ] ♪ O God, our healthy nature's hand ♪ ♪ Our hope for years to come ♪

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♪ Our shelter from the stormy land ♪ ♪ And our eternal home ♪ ♪ Before the hills in order stood ♪ ♪ The earth received her praise ♪

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♪ Come everlasting ♪ ♪ Come, O come ♪ ♪ To Bethlehem, Jesus, stay ♪ ♪ A thousand angels in the sky ♪

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♪ Are like an evening star ♪ ♪ Short as the watch that is on high ♪ ♪ Before the rising sun ♪ ♪ Time like an ever rolling stream ♪

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♪ Let all these sons away ♪ ♪ They fly for God's word as the deer ♪ ♪ Dies at the opening day ♪ ♪ La la la la ♪

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♪ In ages past ♪ ♪ Our home for years to come ♪ ♪ Below our God ♪ ♪ Our shelter ♪

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♪ And our eternal home ♪ [ Music ] (gentle music) (gentle music)

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Will you please stand for a response of reading number 598 in the back of your hand, Miss? [Music] ♪ In Thy word, ye children ♪ ♪ I am thy God ♪

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♪ Blessed are they who walk ♪ ♪ With the word of the Lord ♪ ♪ In their hearts ♪ [ Music ]

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>> At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" >> That Jesus called the little child unto Him and said, "You may be converted."

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>> And said, "Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." >> Whosoever may exult from the Lord,

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shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. So say unto your ladies, "The kingdom of heaven." >> And whoso shall receive such little child in my name, receiveth me.

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[ Inaudible ] [ Music ] >> Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

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[All] Who so just shall receive the wealth and the riches of your kingdom, receiving thee, and who so just shall receive thee, receiving not thee, but the kingdom that is in thee. And they brought young children to him that he should touch them,

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and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. And from Jesus' side he was much displeased, and said unto him, Suffer the little children, and not me, and the brave and right, for I shall have the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took up his arms, and put his hands on them, and blessed them.

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[ Music ] My word is a love unto my King, My word is a love unto my King, My word is a love unto my King, And all life unto my God, will be given, all will be given. [ Background Sounds ] [ Music ]

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[MUSIC] [MUSIC] ♪ Children, I've been built and I've been sold ♪ ♪ I've been taught to bow, showed to hold ♪

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♪ There is trouble all over this world ♪ ♪ There is trouble all over this world ♪ ♪ Children ♪ ♪ There is trouble all over this world ♪

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[ Music ] [MUSIC] ♪ Hang or lay my little down ♪ ♪ Children ♪

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♪ Hang or lay my little down ♪ ♪ Hang or lay my little down ♪ ♪ Our good child is born ♪ - Let us all say amen.

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Amen. This is the children's hour. All children in the congregation from the kindergarten level through the fifth grade

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are asked to come forward at this time. Train up a child the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. A little child shall lead them. Jesus said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, forbid them not, for such is

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the kingdom of heaven. When I was a child, I thought as a child, I understood as a child. Good morning. How are you this morning? Good. We are going to think about for our sermon today, "Be Yourself." Repeat that after me. Be yourself. Once more. Be yourself. Many years ago, when David was just a lad, he decided that he would fight a giant named

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Goliath. He was much larger than David. He had more strength, physical strength, than David had. He was much, much larger.

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David was just a lad. David had decided to go and fight this giant Goliath. So when he went before the king, whose name was Saul, Saul said to David, "If you go and fight the giant Goliath, take my clothes, my fighting clothes, my armor, what I fight in." So Saul

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gave David the helmet that he had put up on his head. He also gave him his sword. He also gave him his coat. And when David got in all of those things, you know, they were too heavy for him. He said, "I can't go in these. It's almost like a little girl trying to wear a woman's clothes, a little boy trying to wear a man's clothes."

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He said, "I'm not familiar with this." He wasn't familiar with using a sword and wearing those kind of clothes. He said, "I'll just take my slingshot." In other words, just let me be myself. Let me be what I am and let me do what I can do. So that's the way God wants every one of us to be. He doesn't want us to go around mocking someone else,

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Trying to imitate somebody else. He wants you to be you. He wants me to be me and you know God has made each one of us in a special way So you are a very special person Nobody else in the whole wide world like you

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You are somebody very special with God and he wants you to be you to live your life life and when David went forth and just acted as he was to act he killed the giant Goliath because he was being himself so when you be yourself you can live your life and you can enjoy it and you can be victorious in the world be

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yourself say it once more be yourself God bless you and keep you [ Music ] Sister Ida Williams has lost a pair of black gloves. Please return them to her.

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Anyone with a pair of black gloves near you, Sister Ida Williams has lost them and wants them returned. Believe it or not. (Pause)

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Oh, what a privilege to be chosen by God, to know in your heart, He knew from the start that you would be his, eternally his own. Oh, what an honor just to take on his name, proclaim his fame. Stand on the claim that you would be his eternally his own.

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[Music] [Music] [Music] Eternal ISD

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[Music] [Music] On the cross He paid the price. He bought it with His life. On the cross He paid the price. He bought it with His life. On the cross He paid the price. It's mine, mine, mine, mine. Mine, it's all mine. Mine, mine, mine, mine. Mine, it's all mine.

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[MUSIC] ♪ Eternal security in Christ ♪ ♪ Eternal security ♪ ♪ Eternal life ♪

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♪ Eternal security ♪ ♪ Eternal life ♪ ♪ Eternal security in Christ ♪ ♪ Oh, what a privilege to be chosen by God ♪

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♪ He knew from the start ♪ ♪ That you would be his ♪ ♪ Eternally his own ♪ ♪ Oh, what an honor just to take on his name ♪

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♪ Take on his name ♪ ♪ Proclaim his fame ♪ ♪ Stand on the claim ♪ ♪ That you would be his ♪

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♪ Eternally his own ♪ ♪ Eternal security ♪ ♪ Eternal life ♪ ♪ Eternal security ♪

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♪ Eternal life ♪ ♪ Eternal security ♪ ♪ In Christ ♪ ♪ Eternal security ♪

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♪ Eternal life ♪ ♪ Eternal security ♪ ♪ Eternal life ♪ ♪ Eternal security ♪

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♪ In Christ ♪ ♪ He bought it with His life ♪ ♪ On the cross He begged the price ♪ He bought it with his life, on the cross he paid the price

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It's mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, it's all mine. Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, it's all mine. It's all mine. It's all mine.

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Amen. Amen. As we worship the Lord now, in our offertory period, those persons who are worshiping

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with us who are not members of this church, you have not signed a visitor's card, would you raise your hand?

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If you are worshiping here and you haven't signed a visitor's card, you raise your hand, the ushers will see to it that you get one. We would appreciate it if you would fill it out

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and give it during this period, returning during the period of our giving. Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase,

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so shall thy bonds be filled with plenty and thy presses burst out with new wine. Father, we come once again before the altar. We pray, oh God, that you accept these gifts that we are about to render and ask, oh God, that they will be used for the glory and honor of thy name.

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And help us, oh God, to give with that willing and loving spirit. For you said you like a cheerful giver, and you said you would bless us more so when we would give willingly unto thee. And Father, we just thank you for these offerings now.

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In Jesus' name, amen. (soft piano music) (gentle music) (gentle piano music)

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