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[Silence] [President George W. Bush] My soul. [Audience] [President George W. Bush] Let us sing hymn number 23, "To God be the Glory."

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[Music] ♪ To God be the glory ♪ ♪ Great things ye have done ♪ ♪ So love ye the world ♪

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♪ That he gave us his Son ♪ ♪ Who yielded his life ♪ ♪ And not all his poor sins ♪ ♪ And all the good that came ♪

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♪ Then all may know him ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Let the earth hear his voice ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪

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♪ Let the people rejoice ♪ ♪ O come to the Father ♪ ♪ Through Jesus the Son ♪ ♪ And give him the glory ♪

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♪ Great things he hath done ♪ ♪ O hear the anointing ♪ ♪ The virtues from heaven ♪ ♪ To every believer ♪

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♪ The brothers of God ♪ ♪ The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit ♪

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♪ The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ And give Him the glory ♪ ♪ Great things He has done ♪

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♪ Great things He has taught us ♪ ♪ Great things He has done ♪ ♪ And greater rejoicing ♪ ♪ Will Jesus the Son ♪

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♪ Of Kings and higher ♪ ♪ And greater will be ♪ ♪ Our wonder of transport ♪ ♪ When Jesus is seen ♪

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♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Let the earth hear his voice ♪ ♪ Praise the Lord, praise the Lord ♪ ♪ Let the people rejoice ♪

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♪ O come to the Father ♪ ♪ Who didst the Son ♪ ♪ And give him the glory ♪ ♪ Praise the God ♪

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We bow our heads as we are led in the invocation by Deacon Alfred Dotson. O God, our Heavenly Father, we come before thy presence this morning thanking thee for all the gifts of love and mercy that thou hast showered down upon us throughout our lives until this present moment.

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God, you've been so good to us. You've been especially good to Ebenezer this past week. We have praised thee and glorified thy name through song, a very spiritual and uplifting service, oh God.

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And then we had the week of evangelism, the week of revival, and we thank you so much for it. We went away uplifted. Lord, now we are here.

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We're back this morning, this Sunday morning. We thank you for our presence this morning. Lord, those who could not come, and we ask our richest blessing on them.

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Bless our sick, oh God. We have those in the hospital who are low. We ask that thou would go in and console them, and it be thy will to touch them with your healing hand.

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Bless all of those we're duty-bound to pray for and forgive us all of our sins. We especially ask you to bless the preached word this morning.

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Bless the preacher, oh God. Lower him down into the deepest of your treasures to bring out the old and new that would edify our souls. Bless us and keep us together.

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These blessings we ask in the name of thy son Jesus and for his sake amen. Amen You may be seated [ Background noise ] [Music]

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[ Music ] ♪ Sing a word ♪ ♪ In the hardest school of God's memory ♪ ♪ Oh, remember thou thy talents ♪

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O remember how thy servants, not us, can deliver us. ♪ None else can deliver us ♪ ♪ None else can deliver us ♪ ♪ None else can deliver us ♪

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♪ None else can deliver us ♪ (gentle music) ♪ Shame and greed is to thy state ♪ ♪ Faith and freedom to the people ♪

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♪ Faith to worship with the faithful ♪ ♪ Faith to worship with the faithful ♪ ♪ Faith to worship ♪ ♪ Faith to worship ♪

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♪ With the faithful ♪ ♪ With the faithful ♪ ♪ And to life forever ♪ ♪ When the carnage ♪

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♪ Will occur ♪ ♪ When the carnage ♪ ♪ When the carnage will occur ♪ ♪ Oh, remember how thy servant ♪

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♪ Oh, remember how thy servant ♪ ♪ None else can deliver us ♪ ♪ None else can deliver us ♪ ♪ None else can deliver us ♪

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♪ None else can deliver us ♪ ♪ None else can deliver us ♪ ♪ Save and bring us to thy kingdom ♪ ♪ Save and bring us to thy kingdom ♪

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♪ Let worship with a faithful ♪ ♪ Let worship with a faithful ♪ ♪ Let worship ♪ ♪ Let worship ♪

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♪ With a faithful ♪ ♪ With a faithful ♪ ♪ And forever ♪ ♪ And forever ♪

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♪ Let worship with a faithful ♪ ♪ With thee and forevermore ♪ ♪ Forevermore ♪ ♪ With thee and forevermore ♪

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♪ Forevermore ♪ (singing) (piano playing) to Lessons this morning, 575 in the back of your humanos.

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May we stand, please? ♪ (soft music) ♪ Give me my mother, these children ♪ ♪ I am thy God ♪

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♪ Blessed are they who walk with the light of the Lord ♪ ♪ In their hearts ♪ [choir singing] Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.

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[inaudible] As a doer of harmony, as the dew that descended upon the mountain of Zion, for there the Lord commanded the blessings, even life forevermore. [All] For by the Body of one can all beings of the One Body be made whole by the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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[Priest] For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one Body, whether we be Jew or Gentile, whether we be bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. [All] For by the Body of one can all beings of the One Body be made whole by the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ. [Music] If the foot shall say, "Because I am not the head, I am not the body," is it therefore not of the body?

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If the ear shall say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not the body," is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole hearing, where were the smelling? [audience repeats] And if they were all one member, where were the body?

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[audience repeats] That there should be no schism in the body, but the members should have the same care, one for another. [All] And they are the one and only, and the sufferer, all of you in the circle, with you, all of you in the mind, all of you in the truth, all of you in the spirit.

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[Pastor] Now ye are the body of Christ and members in particular. [Music] [All] Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet. Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet.

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Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my pathway. Amen. This is the children's hour. All children in the congregation from the kindergarten level

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through the fifth grade are asked to come forward at this time. [MUSIC PLAYING] (gentle music) (soft music)

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(soft music) (gentle music) (soft music) (soft music)

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(soft music) [ Music ] >> Good morning. How are you this morning?

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Today we're going to talk about good stewards good stewards And there is this verse in the Bible in first Corinthians the sixth chapter part of the 19th verse It says

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You are not your own You are bought with a price Therefore honor God with your body. Would you repeat that after me? You are not your own You are bought with the price

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Therefore honor God with your body Those who take trips and ride on large ships and

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sailing the ocean have workers on that ship that are called stewards.

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Now the stewards have to do with serving the meals, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and so on. And the stewards also serve

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snacks between meals. The stewards may bring towels and sheets and

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provide chairs if they want to sit outside on the deck. The steward may do all of those things, but the ship is not owned by the steward. He is there to keep things in order.

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And he is to see to it that everything is taken care of. Well, that's the way it is boys and girls in this world we live in. We don't own this world.

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We are stewards in God's world. In fact, we do not really own ourselves. We belong to God. we have belongs to God and he wants us to use it in a way that pleases him.

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Therefore this body should be taken care of because it's God's body. He wants us to take the best care of his body, to use it in the best way, to use our minds in the best way, to use our hearts in the best way, to use our lives in the best way. So whatever your name may be, remember that you are a steward.

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And you put that word steward in front of your name and call yourself steward. You are God's steward. And may God help every one of us to be a good steward and to honor him with our lives. God bless you and keep you.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] (ominous music) (ominous music) (ominous music)

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(dramatic music) (ominous music) (dramatic music) (coughs)

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[MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [Music] [Music]

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[ Pause ] [ Music ] [ Music ] [MUSIC]

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♪ Shadows of what's past and past ♪ ♪ Before the rising sun ♪ ♪ Time like an ever-rolling stream ♪ ♪ Let all its tongues away ♪

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♪ Then by forgotten lands of dream ♪ ♪ Nights that we hope remain ♪ [ Music ] ♪ Come, Lord, our help in ages past ♪

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♪ Our hope for years to come ♪ ♪ Be thou our hope, thou that shalt last ♪ ♪ And her eternal home ♪ ♪ And her eternal home ♪

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(audience murmuring) We worship the Lord now in the dedication of our gifts. Let every one of us give according to how the Lord has prospered you. Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase, so

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So shall thy bonds be filled with plenty, and thy presses burst out with new wine. He that giveth sparingly shall reap sparingly; he that giveth bountifully shall reap bountifully. Let every person give according to how he has purposed in his heart, for the Lord loves the cheerful giver.

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We have one more month and we will end our fiscal church year. You have in your hands an account of our stewardship for the previous month. The choir that sponsored, the sanctuary choir sponsoring the musical extravaganza reported, I believe $4,100, $4,100 in that connection,

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along with the wonderful presentation in music which we all witnessed. And we are very grateful for that leadership and for that support.

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We are asking that you will tithe during November, every member who does not tithe, and those who tithe who will make a special offering because we want to raise a substantial amount

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in addition to what we usually raise beyond our budget in order that we might go ahead with the lights for television that we need so desperately. So if there are any errors in your account,

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we would appreciate it if you would call our attention to it in the church office. Let's bow our heads now as we have our offeratory prayer by the Reverend Miller. Let us pray.

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Our God, our Father, our keeper and our sustainer, we come to give thee thanks, Father, for all thy many blessings. We ask now, O God, that we would not give grudgingly, but remember how you woke us up this morning.

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Remember, oh God, how you made everything well in our household. Remember, Father, that you fed us all through the week and that we give this portion, oh Father, that you have said in your words you would double our portion of giving. So we thank thee, Father, in many ways, in many hearts, in many overflowing spirits.

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For it's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. [ Music ] [ Singing ]

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I feel the glowing light of Zion's crown on every hand. I feel the glowing light Feel the glowing light

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I feel the glowing light I feel the glowing light The glowing light of Zion ♪ Oh, let me rest ♪

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♪ I will unfold before you ♪ ♪ Feel my trembling ♪ ♪ I feel like going home ♪ ♪ I feel like going home ♪

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♪ Home, home, home, home ♪ ♪ Home, home, home, home ♪ ♪ I feel like going home ♪ - Amen, amen.

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Deacons and trustees, deacons and trustees will meet tomorrow night at 7 p.m. here at the church. All deacons and trustees tomorrow night at 7 p.m. here at the church. Today is High Attendance Sunday in the Training Union. I believe we reached that goal. I was asked when you made that announcement, what was that?

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170 we had an attendance goal of 150 and we they pardon 155 and so we went over it and that's good. Let's all say amen attendance goal of 155 and we had one now we want to keep that up and All during the year and let's add to that

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Sometimes we've hit the attendance goal on high attendance Sunday and then we go down down down and stay that way the rest of the year until attendance goal day next year So let's keep it up and keep going higher and higher because what we want to have at least this year

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Is we set for a goal is 200 in Sunday school and training union and that is something that we can reach and we are moving in that direction the training union is growing and We'll be soon celebrating her attendance day for the Sunday school We have two persons who were carried to the hospital

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since we Met a week ago Sister Juanita Wilson she underwent surgery at Seton Hospital and she is in good spirits well on the road of recovery and sister Myrtle Johnson who had

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surgery. She asked the prayers of the church that she may have manifested in her the healing mercy of God. She is still in the hospital and is in serious condition but she seems to be in good spirits. Sister Myrtle Johnson. Brother Ben Lee went to Cullen rest home this past week and that's 2105 Cullen and we

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ask that you will remember him in your prayers. Now we're going to present our guests we'd like for you to stand as your name is called and remain standing until words of welcome are extended to you. Kathy McClellan, I believe it is, of St. Paul Baptist Church,

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from Emmett, Arkansas. Yes, all right. Is this DuPont Squirrel? Is that right? All right. All right, of Austin, Texas, and

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Mrs. Katie Rohn of Jackson, Mississippi, who is the mother-in-law's sister, Marjorie Rohn. Are there others worshipping with us who did not sign visitors cards? If so, would you stand now? All right, would you give us your name please? All right

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All right Remain standing, please. All right. You give us your name and church, please All right We are indeed delighted to have each one of you to share with us and services today and we extend to you a warm

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Welcome for our entire church family with the earnest hope and prayer that this service will be a source of Strength to you now would like for some persons situated near those persons Standing to give them a warm handshake as an expression of Ebenezer's welcome. Thank you again for being here The Maud Fuller Memorial prayer breakfast will be Saturday at 7 a.m.

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And if you plan to attend we'd like for you to fill out one of these farms so that the committee will know how many to prepare for. How many of you if you have not filled out one of the farms plan to attend? hold up your hands if you plan to be at the Maud Fuller prayer breakfast. Sister Fuller,

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who was a member of this church and distinguished herself as a missionary in a national and worldwide way, is honored each year through this breakfast as we seek to do something In a very concrete way in support of foreign missions as well as in honoring her life So if you will fill out this form and return it to the ushers, we would appreciate it very much

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Now it's important. Let me see all of those who are attending elementary school in our church If you're attending elementary school, let me see you stand all of the youngsters Attending elementary school. Let me see you stand All right, all of you attending element now in the choir any in any in elementary school. Let me see you stand

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All right, all right to all the junior and senior high Let me see. I want to see how many keep standing out there your elementary school junior senior high Now you see this announcement on the back you may be seated now in the back of the bulletin It has to do with

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Those who need help in your courses now if you're not making the best mark you can possibly make you need some help and this is provided here at Ebenezer Church on three nights each week and If you're not doing well in math, then you want some help There'll be someone here who can help you if you're not doing well in reading and literature

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There's someone here can help you whatever grade level you may be on and all of these are teachers who really know what it's all about so we want you to you can call and and

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Get the time that you can come it's from 6 until 8 o'clock every Monday Tuesday and Thursday Monday Tuesday and Thursday Thursday I

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Know we had one of our daughters who needed some help in math and we had to go hire a math person to work with It well, you don't have to do that. We've got it all right here So let's take advantage of it And if you don't need help and you know somebody who does then you tell them about this offer

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That's here and it's spelled out in detail here on the back of Bulletin Let's turn now to hymn number 136 look and live as we stand together to sing this hymn of praise him 136 look and live

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[Music] ♪ I have a message from the Lord, hallelujah ♪ ♪ A message I bring to you ♪ ♪ It's recorded in His Word, hallelujah ♪

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♪ He's the Savior and the Lord is true ♪ ♪ Look to Him, He is our brother, dear ♪ ♪ Look to Jesus, love and fear you ♪ ♪ Is recorded in His word, hallelujah ♪

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♪ And it's only natural to fear Him ♪ ♪ Jesus told me in His word, hallelujah ♪ ♪ His life made the nations strong ♪ ♪ I believe in His word, hallelujah ♪

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♪ I'm a witness in every home ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ ♪ Jesus, now I live ♪ ♪ It's recorded in His Word, hallelujah ♪

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♪ I'm recording that good, good news ♪ ♪ Jesus, thank you, what's the key, hallelujah ♪ ♪ If you've got enough, let's share the key ♪ ♪ If you tell Him on your knees, hallelujah ♪

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♪ He will bring back the new, new teeth ♪ Look in there, look in there, look at Jesus now and there. It's been 40 years, we're all to know Him, and His love is back to old and fair. Look in there, look in there, look at Jesus now and there.

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Our scripture lesson is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 12, verses 21 through 28. Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said unto them, "Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families and kill the Passover. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood that is in the basin and strike

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the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. And the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel and on the two side posts the Lord will pass over the door and will

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not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you and ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons forever and it shall come to pass when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised that ye shall keep this service and it shall

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come to pass when your children shall say unto you what mean ye by this service that ye shall say it is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when he smoked the Egyptians and delivered our houses and the people bowed the head and worshipped

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and the children of Israel went away and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron so did they. [ Silence ]