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Children, hearken unto me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord. The rest of my life will follow you, and you will not walk alone.

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(gentle music) (gentle music) (gentle music) ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪

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♪ O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ [Music] ♪ Bring the holy gospel to us today ♪

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♪ All is calm in the face of the mighty ♪ ♪ God with three persons, blessed Trinity ♪ ♪ Holy, holy, holy ♪ ♪ Holy is the Lord God of hosts ♪

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♪ He is the Lamb of God and of the Virgin ♪ ♪ And of the Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ Holy, holy, holy ♪ ♪ We thank thee for thee ♪

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♪ May this word of God's love ♪ ♪ Evermore shall be ♪ - Our Father in heaven, as we come before thee at this hour, we ask that thy blessings will be with us.

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And we ask, O Lord, that thy Holy Spirit will be with us. In the name of Jesus, amen. [MUSIC] It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

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It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer. I'm a brother, more of a sister, but it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

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It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Not the preacher nor the deacon, but it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. I'm a preacher, nor the deacon, but it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

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It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer. Amen.

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(bell ringing) Let us pray. Our Father in heaven, the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, our creator and our maker.

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We come this morning, our Father, in the humblest way that we've ever been taught to pray, to thank you for the many blessings that thou hast bestowed on us.

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We thank you this morning, our Father, that thou hast let not the brickless trades of our life and let us roll on a few days long. We come this morning, our Father,

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thanksgiving in our heart. Thank you for the food and for the rain, for the sunshine and for the rain. And most of all, our Father, we thank you for Jesus who died that we may have everlasting life. We realize, our Father, that thou has been good to us all through this journey and season of life.

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But somehow along the line, our Father, we realize that we have sinned. Because many things, our Father, that thou hast told us to do, we failed and done. And many things, our Father, you told us not to do, we find ourselves doing. And we realize, our Father, that all unrighteousness is sin.

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Because you say in your word, our Father, the gift of right is right but to everlasting life. Then we come this morning, our Father, praying for this church, the Lord.

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We pray for those that are weak. Pray for those this morning, our Father, that are bereaved. And those that are sick this morning. Pray, our Father, for those that stand in need of prayer

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this morning. We ourselves, our Lord, realize that we stand in need of prayer. We realize our father that the time have come

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by men going to induce our endowment in the mode. They become lovers of themselves. They're going by our father establishing their own righteousness.

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They have a zeal of God, but are not according to knowledge. We pray, oh father, that the time would come that men would recognize men as the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God.

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And this morning when we are through our father in this world and go into our rooms and come out in the mode, our father be a light, a lamp unto our feet, and a light unto our pathway,

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and cross us on over our Father on the other side to live with thee. These blessings we ask in the name of Jesus and for his sake, amen.

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- Baptism is one of the ordinances of the church. It is the gateway into the church. The other ordinance is the Lord's Supper, which we celebrate today, both of them,

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Baptism and the Lord's Supper, the two ordinances. We come in this way to do this particular act because Jesus himself, who was our example, was baptized and he has said for his disciples to go into all the world

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and preach the gospel, baptizing those who accepted in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So we come today to baptize Norman Scales III. Those persons in the audience who may be relatives

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or friends who were instrumental in Norman making this decision, would you stand at this time? And now, by profession of your faith in Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [ Pause ]

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[MUSIC PLAYING] ♪ Let's go down to joy ♪ ♪ Let's go down to joy ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪

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♪ Let's go down to joy ♪ ♪ Let's go down to joy ♪ ♪ Let's go down to joy ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪

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♪ Oh brother, don't you want to go ♪ ♪ Oh brother, don't you want to go ♪ ♪ Oh brother, don't you want to go ♪ ♪ This old man is dying, hallelujah ♪

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♪ Let's go down to Jordan ♪ ♪ Let's go down to Jordan ♪ ♪ Let's go down to Jordan, hallelujah ♪ ♪ Let's go down to Jordan ♪

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♪ Let's go down to Jordan ♪ ♪ Let's go down to Jordan, hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ [ Music ]

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[ Background Sounds ] [ Music ] ♪ Oh, turn me not away ♪ ♪ This evening, go on working ♪

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♪ Oh, turn me not away ♪ ♪ This evening, go on working ♪ ♪ Hear, thou my God ♪ ♪ Hear, thou my God ♪

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♪ Behold, Lord, my despair ♪ ♪ Answer me, my life, Lord ♪ ♪ Let me walk to my end ♪ ♪ Thy will be done ♪

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♪ In white he made rich ♪ ♪ My feet he showed ♪ ♪ In white he made rich ♪ ♪ Then hath the soul of vengeance might be ♪

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♪ All right as I anchor, O Lord ♪ ♪ Shield me in danger ♪ ♪ O regard me ♪ ♪ Of thee, Lord of all ♪

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♪ Till I fall ♪ ♪ O divine Redeemer ♪ ♪ O divine Redeemer ♪ ♪ I pray thee, grant me pardon ♪

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♪ And deliver not, deliver not my sins ♪ ♪ Holy, my deliverer ♪ ♪ Holy, my deliverer ♪ ♪ I pray thee, grant thee pardon ♪

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♪ I remember not, remember not ♪ ♪ O Lord, my Savior ♪ ♪ The death of my soul ♪ ♪ Herefore I cry to thee ♪

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♪ Come to my aid, O Lord ♪ ♪ Blessed are those who help me ♪ ♪ Hear me, Lord God ♪ ♪ Hear me, Lord God ♪

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♪ Save me, Lord, in thy mercy ♪ ♪ Hear my cry, hear my cry ♪ ♪ Come and save me, O Lord ♪ ♪ O divine Redeemer, I am at Thy feet ♪

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[Music] [Music] [Music] Save in the day of retribution,

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God bless you for me, oh my God. Oh divine Redeemer, have mercy. ♪ Help me, my Savior ♪ - Amen. - Amen.

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[ Pause ] >> Sponsor reading will be number 588, Praising the Lord. May we stand? [MUSIC PLAYING]

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[CHOIR SINGING] ♪ We should live ♪ ♪ I am my Lord ♪ ♪ Blessed are they who walk ♪

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♪ In the way of the Lord ♪ ♪ In their hearts ♪ ♪ We stand in awe of the Lord ♪ ♪ Speaking through His truth ♪

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- Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing praises unto our God, for it is pleasant and praise is comely. [INAUDIBLE] He healeth the broken in his heart

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and bindeth up their wounds. [INAUDIBLE] Great is our Lord, and of great power, his understanding is infinite.

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[INAUDIBLE] Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving, sing praise upon the harp unto our God. (congregation singing)

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He giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry. (congregation singing) ♪ I will keep thy word in my heart ♪

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♪ Yea, in me thou in mine heart ♪ - The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him and those that hope in his mercy. - Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

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Praise thy God, the King. - For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates. He hath blessed thy children within thee. - He made the peace of thy courts,

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and the relief of thy house of peace. - He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth. His word runneth very swiftly. - He makes snow like gold.

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He scattereth all the frost like ash. He casteth forth his eyes like morsels, who can stand before his cold? He stood at the hour of his birth, and there unto him

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he cast his hands of gold, and the waters flowed. He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes, and his judgment unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with the nations,

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as for his judgments they have not known him. Praise ye the Lord. [ Music ] Thy word is a weapon to my feet. Thine word is a weapon to my feet. Thine word is a weapon to my feet. And a life unto my breath.

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[ Music ] This is the children's hour. All of the children in the congregation from the kindergarten level through the fifth grade are asked to come forward at this time. [baby crying]

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(baby crying) (cat meowing) (crying) (crying)

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(crying) [Music] [Music] (baby crying)

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[Baby crying] (baby crying) [baby crying] and girls on tomorrow we will celebrate Labor Day, Labor Day and that is a day

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that we will honor as a day which we will give attention to work and workers those who labor, people who work, those who serve, no matter what kind of work that may be we are going to be celebrating work. How many of you like to work? You just love to work. Only one? All right we have a few more. Well work is an

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honorable thing and work is a good thing for you to do. Everybody needs to work. In fact you really can't be the person you ought to be without work. You see here is something that has been carved and the person who carves this not only seeks to do a good job and in the work but also there is a sense of satisfaction in

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having done a good job. When you work and you're doing something that really matters that will help someone else and you do a good job of it you feel good. So when you wash the dishes, when you clean up your room, whenever you help around the house there ought to be a good feeling because that's good for you and

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here is a verse that is found in the 90th Psalm which says, "Oh the work of our hands established thou it." And in Proverbs there is a word of praise about a woman who works in the home, who works in the community, who takes care of her husband and her family and works in a good way.

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Her works shall praise her. So really you're going to be known by the work that you do. The kind of work you do in school, the kind of work you do in home, the kind of work you do out in the world when you grow up.

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So be sure to remember what it means to work and to do a good job. I remember a little verse when I was in school that I've carried with me all these days. It goes like this, "When a task is once begun, never leave it till it's done.

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Be the labor, great or small, do it well or not at all." So I'm going to ask you to repeat that after me. When a task is once begun, Never leave it till it's done. Be the labor great or small. Do it well or not at all.

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God bless you and may he keep you. [ Music ] (gentle music) (soft music)

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(piano music) ♪ God moves in mysterious ways ♪ ♪ His wonders to perform ♪ ♪ He plants his feet upon the sea ♪

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♪ And moves in every storm ♪ ♪ God moves in mysterious ways ♪ ♪ As wonders superform ♪ ♪ He plants his feet upon the sea ♪

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♪ And moves in every storm ♪ ♪ God moves in mysterious ways ♪ ♪ His wonders to perform ♪ ♪ God knows our every problem ♪

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♪ So the work's already done ♪ ♪ God knows our every heartache ♪ ♪ Our every pain or care ♪ So just look up for an answer after you go down in prayer.

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One in mysterious ways is one just to perform. He plants his feet upon the sea and moves in every storm. God works in wondrous ways. His will, then, must be done.

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♪ And God knows our every battle ♪ ♪ 'Cause all the victories already won ♪ ♪ Have faith whenever you call Him ♪ ♪ His power must prevail ♪

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♪ Be faithful when you call Him ♪ ♪ Your foes he'll all assail ♪ ♪ God moved in mysterious ways ♪ ♪ His wonders to perform ♪

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♪ He plants his feet upon the sea ♪ ♪ And moves in every storm ♪ ♪ God moves in mysterious ways ♪ ♪ As wonders to perform ♪

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♪ He blends His feet upon the sea ♪ ♪ And moves ♪ ♪ And moves ♪ ♪ And moves and moves and moves ♪

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♪ In every storm ♪ [ Music ] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING]

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Let us worship the Lord now in our giving. Remembering to give according to how God has prospered us. You have a report of the Lord's treasury for the past month and now giving here at Ebenezer.

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Should there be mistakes, We would appreciate you calling it to our attention so that they may be corrected. If every person gives according to how God has given to you, proportionately, regularly, systematically, then we fulfill His will for the right way to give.

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May we bow our heads now as we pray. Bless us now, O God. Fill our hearts with love and a deep sense of gratitude as we share our gifts. Remembering that we give you but that which is already your own, grant that we may give

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it not grudgingly wishing we had it back, not to be seen of others, but to show forth our love and our gratitude. Amen. [music]

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[ Music ] (choir singing) ♪ We thank you ♪ ♪ No matter how hard it is ♪

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♪ God bless you ♪ ♪ No matter how you feel ♪ ♪ The Lord is with you ♪ ♪ Oh, God ♪

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The more you give, the more it gives to you. Keep on giving, because it's really true that you can. ♪ Be God's giving ♪ ♪ No matter how you try ♪

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♪ You can be God's giving ♪ ♪ No matter how you try ♪ ♪ Just as you are ♪ ♪ As you are living ♪

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♪ And the Lord is in heaven ♪ ♪ Alive ♪ ♪ The more you give ♪ ♪ The more he gives to you ♪

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♪ But keep on giving ♪ ♪ Because it's really true ♪ ♪ That you can ♪ ♪ Be what you be ♪

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♪ No matter how huge you are ♪ (dramatic music) (bell tolling) (gentle music)

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(gentle piano music) [ Music ] I've anchored my soul in my head of rest, And I'll sail the wide seas no more.

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♪ The tempest may come ♪ ♪ And the billows may roll ♪ ♪ But in Jesus' sight ♪ ♪ For a victor ♪

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♪ The lame may arise ♪ [MUSIC] When the storm clouds pass my way, for my soul has been anchored in God, and I know ♪ He knows the way ♪

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♪ He takes me in his arms ♪ ♪ To shield me from all harm ♪ ♪ And together I know we can make it ♪ ♪ We can make it through any storm ♪

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♪ I've anchored my soul ♪ ♪ I've anchored my soul ♪ ♪ In that haven of rest ♪ ♪ In that haven of rest ♪

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♪ And I'll sail ♪ ♪ And I'll sail the white seas no more ♪ ♪ The tempest may come ♪ ♪ You know the tempest may come ♪

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♪ And the billows, billows may roll ♪ ♪ But in Jesus I'm safe for I've entered the sea ♪ ♪ And earth that hath food of rest ♪ ♪ No I don't, I don't get discouraged ♪

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♪ When the storm clouds pass my way ♪ ♪ For my soul has been anointed in God ♪ ♪ And I know he knows the way ♪ ♪ He takes me in his arms ♪

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♪ Just to shield me from all harm ♪ ♪ And together, together we can make it ♪ ♪ We can make it through any storm ♪ [ Music ]

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I anchored my soul in the haven of rest. And I sailed the wide seas of hope ♪ The tempest may come ♪ ♪ And the billows may roll ♪

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♪ But in Jesus I'm safe for all ♪ ♪ Enter that haven of grace ♪ ♪ Yes, in Jesus I'm safe ♪ ♪ For I've entered that haven of rest ♪

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♪ Oh, in Jesus I'm safe ♪ ♪ For I've entered that haven of rest ♪ But in Jesus I'm safe for a winter, the heaven of rest. [applause]

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- Good morning. I should like to bring to you some special announcements. The single adult, excuse me, council is sponsoring a seminar titled, The Single Adult Council.

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This council pertains to a financial Christian management financial Christian management perspective. Those of you who are interested in managing your money, and it is for the ages particularly of 18 through 24, 34, Mr. Jim Marroquin is the consultant. There is a long, well I'll

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I'll give you some information concerning him. He serves as a deacon of his church, as well as a youth sponsor, and is an active member of the Christian Education Committee,

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and he has served as young people's leader. Those of you who might be interested in this, he will discuss help for small investors with less than $500,

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how to establish your credit, especially young single women, And the pros and cons... [BLANK_AUDIO]