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NYU DICE Lab 10

The arms that raise the heavens

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The voice that shakes the mountains will answer when you call.

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And the skies above may open, but grace will cover you in the hand that holds the storm.

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And the hand that holds the storm will lead you through.

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And the hand that holds the storm will lead you through.

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Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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Most of us pray when we're in trouble.

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Wednesday on Truth For Life, Alistair Begg looks at the important distinction of how Christians pray.

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In all the circumstances of our lives, whether in sickness or in health, in joy and in sorrow, the recourse of the people of God is to go to their heavenly, faithful Father in dependent prayer.

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Join us Wednesday on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg.

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Hi, I'm Shawna on Johnny Erickson Tata Sharing Hope.

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And here's a story I know you'll identify with.

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Billy Burnett is my coworker at Johnny and Friends, and Billy's been serving with us for over 18 years.

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He struggles with a lot of back pain, and sometimes when one thing piles on after the next, it can feel overwhelming.

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Now, Billy leases his car, and the other day when he was driving to lunch, his car issued a warning light and began dinging.

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It said that the hood of his car was open.

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Well, he got out, tried to shut the hood, but the warning light and the dinging noise wouldn't go away.

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It being a newly leased car, Billy couldn't figure out what he was doing wrong.

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Why wasn't the hood closing?

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Well, he didn't want to drive back to Johnny and Friends on the freeway for fear that the hood might fly open.

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So he pulled into a gas station to ask for help, but nobody quite knew what to do.

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And Billy was starting to feel really frustrated.

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He tried to call the GM dealership, but all their lines were busy.

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He tried their emergency help center, but only got the voicemail.

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Well, friend, when one thing piles on another like that, won't you agree it makes any pain you're already experiencing feel a whole lot worse?

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The smallest of irritations can suddenly loom so large, robbing your peace of mind and your peace of heart.

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All sorts of discouraging thoughts began to take over Billy's thinking.

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His back pain, a headache starting, the latest health challenges that his wife Shirley was struggling with.

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Individually, Billy could handle any one of those problems on their own.

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But piled on top of each other, discouragement began to take over.

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Finally, Billy got back in his car, leaned against the steering wheel, and cried out to the Lord, Lord, I don't know what to do, and I really need your help.

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In less than a minute, a man in a white car pulled into the gas station right next to Billy.

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It was the exact same year and model as Billy's car.

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Out of nowhere, the driver, this tall guy with blonde hair, got out, came over to Billy's window and said, Friend, you look like you need some help.

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To which Billy replied, Brother, I sure do.

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I cannot find the hood release on my car.

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That's when the man said, Hey, no problem.

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I know right where it is.

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I found it last night.

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Billy opened his car door.

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The man leaned in, reached way under the dash, and pulled a very small lever.

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Immediately, the hood opened.

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The man walked around to the front of the vehicle and shut the hood firmly.

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He dusted off his hands and said to Billy with a cheery smile, Is that all you need?

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Oh, my goodness, Billy smiled and offered his thanks and said, no, everything's okay.

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And with that, the guy got back in his car and drove off, as though he was sent on a mission only to help Billy and nothing more.

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What can I say?

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But isn't it amazing how a helpful deed in the nick of time can really brighten your spirits?

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And it all starts with a cry to God for help.

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Psalm 57 says, I cry out to God, Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.

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He sends from heaven and saves me.

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Isn't that great?

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The Bible is filled with encouragement for us to not just speak softly, but sometimes we just have to cry out to the Lord, to God, our Most High, when we feel overwhelmed.

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So today, if you have a crushing need, lean against the steering wheel, lean against your kitchen sink, lean against your desk, whatever, and cry out to God.

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And don't just whisper your plea for help.

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Make it a real plea.

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And God will part the heaven and send you assistance.

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And by the way, if you have a story like Billy's, we want to hear it.

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So go to johnnyradio.org and share it with us as a praise report.

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We can't wait to join you in praising God for his answers to our cries for help.

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Welcome to the Mercy Minute from mercyships.org.

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David had a brilliant smile and a positive attitude, despite the fact that for the past six years he had been in pain.

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An accident left him with an injury that caused his left Achilles tendon to shrink as it healed.

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He hadn't been able to straighten his ankle and walked on the tip of his toe.

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Although his foot had slowed him down, it hadn't prevented him from playing soccer.

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He also was a leader in his growing church.

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There, he shared his story to encourage youth to persevere and find hope in Jesus.

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One day, a friend told David about Mercy Ships and suggested he go to the medical screening.

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David took his friend's advice and soon was on board where volunteer surgeons operated on his foot.

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After six years of limping around, now he can walk normally.

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And his gratitude is obvious.

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David shares this new part of his testimony with the youth of his church saying nothing is impossible with God.

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Browse to mercyships.org.

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The assembly of saints in heaven are those whose lives have been transformed by His power.

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Does He have the power to transform people's lives?

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He has demonstrated that again and again and again.

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He can overcome everything.

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The curse, He can overcome the curse in terms of nature.

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He can overcome the curse in terms of illness and disease.

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He can raise the dead.

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He has all the power required to establish an everlasting kingdom.

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Welcome to Grace To You with John MacArthur.

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I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

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His humble birth, His perfect obedience to the Father, His perfect sacrifice for sinners.

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Scripture is clear that Jesus Christ is our ultimate example of humility.

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But as John MacArthur is going to show you today, Christ also has ultimate power and glory and authority, particularly His authority over demonic forces.

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So how do those things relate?

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How could Christ be supremely humble and supremely powerful at the same time?

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Find out as John MacArthur takes you to Mark chapter 5 and shows you why Christ deserves your worship and obedience and why you can trust him in every situation if you're a Christian.

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The title of John's study, Jesus Over All.

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And now here's John MacArthur with today's lesson.

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When we train young men how to preach, one of the things we work on is the introduction to the sermon because it's important to get people's attention.

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And there are a lot of ways to do that.

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And we get a little bit creative from time to time as to how we develop an introduction.

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There are a lot of ways to do it, but the goal of an introduction is to grab the attention of the people and get them interested in what you're about to say.

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You can do that a lot of ways.

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You can do that by surprising them a little bit.

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