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The church of Jesus Christ

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is united together supernaturally.

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We are not called in Scripture

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to create unity.

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Do you know that?

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We are called in Scripture

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to maintain and preserve the unity

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that God Himself has created in us.

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A consistent and faithful life

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without martyrdom

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is as heroic as a martyr's death.

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We know about David Brainard

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only because Jonathan Edwards

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published his private diary,

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but do you know anything 
about John Brainard?

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David's younger brother.

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No journal. No hero.

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But he went and replaced 
David among the Indians

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and stayed thirty years.

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Same caliber of man,

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same godliness.

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He just never wrote about it.

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You see, this is the foundation:

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God's infinite power is the foundation

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of our praying for the Kingdom to come.

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Nothing can stop Him

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from bringing in His Kingdom!

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He's infinite in power.

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He can do anything.

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We have good news for you.

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We have a Savior for you.

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We have a Teacher for you.

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We have a Great Shepherd

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who will look after you and protect you.

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I have good news for 
everybody here tonight.

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He's got a unique name

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for every one of those ten thousand

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billion trillion stars.

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And each name - I mean mysterious names,

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and names that go into what the character

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of that star is.

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And He's your Father.

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Becoming a Christian isn't 
a leap into the dark.

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It's coming to the Light of the world.

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It's coming to Jesus Christ.

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...Where we can't walk

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where He wants us to walk,

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unless He holds us up.

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What's easier to say?

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Walk on water? Peter, come to Me?

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Or walk on scorpions and serpents?

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And crush Satan shortly under your heel?

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Live for Christ where you are.

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Keep serving,

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obeying God's will for you,

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year in and year out,

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doing what God's called you to do.

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We invite you to join us

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for the 2019 Fellowship Conference

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in Denton, Texas,

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April 18 to April 21.

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For more information, go to:

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Illbehonest.com/fellowship