Christ With Coffee On Ice - leaving space for Jesus

Episode Date: June 7, 2024

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Hello everybody. Welcome to another episode of Christ with coffee on ice. I am your host, Ali Yost, and I am so grateful to be here with you guys. I hope that you guys are doing so well. I feel so blessed to be here on another Friday with you guys to just spend some quality time together with the Lord. So praise God. Thank you Jesus for being here, Lord. Thank you for being present. He is with us. He is in your car with you. He is on your walk with you. He is on his lunch with you wherever you are the Lord is so present so I just want to take a moment to thank Jesus for using this podcast as an opportunity to just allow the Holy Spirit to move right through your ears, through your headphones, over your car speaker. The Holy Spirit is limitless. So that's what's just

the coolest part about all of this that blows me away over and over again is just how the Holy Spirit can actually like transport from where I'm sitting at right. now to wherever you are. Like, can we take a moment? How crazy is that? Like, what you guys feel when you listen to this podcast is the Holy Spirit that is traveling through media right now to reach you, through your iPhone, through your TV, like, that's just the coolest thing ever.

That's the coolest thing ever. I love that I just got that revelation. Yeah, Holy Spirit, you're amazing. You're incredible. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being present. I love the Holy Spirit. I love the Holy Spirit and I'm grateful that he's here.

He's going to be the one speaking to you guys today. And it's a good thing. It's him and not me because I don't know y'all personally, but the Lord does. Can I get an amen? He knows each and every one of you personally, whether you believe it or not. He loves you so much and he is so jealous and eager for your time. He is a jealous God, meaning he literally is so obsessed with you. He loves you so much that he wants quality time with you.

So I just pray that you're in a place where you can give that. I know that this podcast can be fun to kind of play maybe while you're getting things done or doing chores or whatever it is that you're doing. But I pray that just specifically for this episode, you are in a slow place because I really want to hand the floor over to Jesus in this episode. Allie doesn't really have anything planned in the sense of like what I think this episode is going to look like. To be honest, this is going to reflect an episode that we've already done before where we are just reading the Bible. And so with that, I pray that that doesn't sound boring to you because like I've said before,

there is literally nothing more perfect and better than just the Word of God. And it is enough. The Word of God is enough. Jesus is enough. Too many times I feel us all falling into that trap of there needs to be more. Or maybe the Lord, we kind of put him in a pocket or like a small box that he's just a feeling. And so we want to feel all of these things. And that can come with fluff, like the extra stuff, you know? You know, you really want to hear what that pastor has to say or you really want to hear what Ali has to say. I think this is just a great reminder to remember that the Lord is more than a feeling. And he's more

he's actually way better and more perfect than all the fluff that could come with it. So I really want to just pray together right now. I pray that you're in a place to receive it. And I also just want to pray over our ears right now that we are able to receive it through our ears. Let's all just pray together. So we're set up for success in this episode. And the Holy Spirit speaks to each and every one of us so personally and individually. And I just pray that it's a different experience for you all.

I pray that it's so personal and that the Lord truly speaks directly to your heart in whatever situation you're in. So, Lord Jesus, we just thank you so much for being here, God. Thank you so much for being here, Holy Spirit. Jesus, I just want to give you the space right now to speak to your children, God. That there's not much I can really say. But, God, I just want to give you room to speak to them. Thank you, Jesus. Jesus, I pray for our ears right now, God.

I pray that they are open to receive whatever it is that you want to encourage us in today, comfort us in today, heal us from today. God, I pray against any distractions in Jesus' name that they will fall under the sound of my voice right now. Every distraction will fall in Jesus' name, God. Thank you that your yoke is easy, God. Thank you that your presence is good. Lord and I just pray, Holy Spirit, that you are the translator. between me delivering this and just speaking scripture and it getting to the hearts and the minds

of the ones on the other side of this of your children, God, I just pray that you are the translator to their hearts, that this scripture will live inside of them after this episode, God, and it will stick with them, and they will have revelations, and they will feel spoken to by you, Lord. I pray that this episode brings everybody closer to you, God, and that they will be a little bit see a side of your face that they haven't seen before, Lord. God, thank you that you are so good. Thank you that you are kind. Thank you that you are gracious. Thank you that you have compassion. You have patience for us. Thank you that the fruit of the spirit is actually infinite. There is no end of it. You will never stop giving us mercy. You could never stop giving us grace, compassion and love, Lord.

So I just seal this in the blood right now, God. Thank you so much, Jesus. And also, I want to add, God, let it be easy for us to give grace to ourselves, that if there are some things that are being read to us today that go over our heads or it doesn't fully sit with us, God, let the words that are meant to speak to us personally, speak to us. God, whatever you want said to your children today, Lord, let it be said. But also, any pressure, I pray it falls now in Jesus' name. God, thank you so much for today.

thank you for gathering us together, Lord, and we just praise you, God. We bless you in Jesus' name. Amen. Okay. Oh, this episode is going to be so good. Woo! Holy Spirit. Okay. Y'all, um, I don't know what we're going to read. So we're just going to open. Oh, we're in the book of Luke. Okay. Salae, Holy Spirit. All right, y'all. I just opened my Bible at random and we're it looks like the Lord wants us to read the book of Luke right now so let's go with it we kind of just opened up in the middle of Luke and I just think that well it was one page off from the beginning of Luke so let's just start in the beginning of Luke I am reading the version the new international version. So, NIV, is what I'm reading from. So if you have a different

version, that's totally okay. But if it sounds a little different, it's just because I'm reading NIV. But yeah, let's just start with Luke 1, y'all. And if you have your Bible, if you're sitting somewhere where you could have your Bible, I really, really would, I would advise you guys to open yours too. I think it's really helpful to follow along. And you can highlight and kind of take notes and pause me, write your little note. and then resume, I just think it'd be even more of an opportunity for you to actually absorb and take in the scripture. But if you're not in a place to open your Bible, I totally get it. And that's okay. Actually, it's really great that it's still going through your ears. So praise the Lord

that you get to hear scripture today. Thank you, Jesus. All right. So Luke 1, it starts. This is the introduction. Many have undertaken to draw up an account of of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning,

I too decided to write an orderly account for you most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. In the time of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest named Zachariah who belonged to the priest division of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous

in the sight of God observing all the Lord's commands and decrees blamelessly. But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive and they were both very old. Once when Zechariah's division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshippers were praying outside. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zachariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him, do not be afraid, Zachariah. Your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son and you are to call him

John. He will be a joy and a delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of righteous, to make ready and people prepared for the Lord. Zachariah asked the angel, how can I be sure of this?

I am an old man and my wife is well along in years. The angel said to him, I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God and I have been sent to speak to you and tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not be able to speak until the day this happens because you don't. did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time. Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zachariah and wondering why he stayed so long at the temple. When he came out,

he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them, but remained unable to speak. When his time of service was completed, he returned home. After this, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months remained in seclusion. The Lord has done this for me, she said. In these days, he had shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people. So now we are in Luke 1.26. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent an angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said greetings, you who are highly favored, the Lord is with you. Mary was greatly troubled at his words

and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the son of the most high. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever. His kingdom will never end. How will this be, Mary asked the angel, since I am a virgin? The angel answered, the Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One, to be born, will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth, your relative, is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month.

for no word from God will ever fail. I am the Lord's servant, Mary answered. May your word to me be fulfilled. Then the angel left her. At the time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea where she entered Zachariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice, she exclaimed, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear. But why am I so favored that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greetings reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she, who has believed the Lord would fulfill his promises to her. And Mary said, My soul glorifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior. For he has been mindful of the humble

state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the mighty one has done great things for me. Holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with his arm. He has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hunger with good things. but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors. Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home. Whenever it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby,

she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy and they shared her joy. On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father, Zachariah. But his mother spoke up and said, no, he is to be called John. They said to her, there is no one among your relatives who has that name. Then they made signs to his father to find out what he would like to name the child. He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment, he wrote, his name is John. Hey, guys, how's it going?

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Thank you for your generosity. Now let's get back into the episode. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was set free and he began to speak praising God. All the neighbors were filled in awe and throughout the hill country of Judea, people were talking about all of these things. Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, what then is the child going to be? For the Lord's hand was with him. This part I wrote a little side note in my Bible, which I think is worth sharing. I had written, Zachariah could speak again because he came in agreement with what the angel had told him,

aka believing. Then he was filled with the Holy Spirit. So now, Zachariah is singing because he has access to his voice and his mouth again. So this is Zachariah's song. His father, Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied. Praise to be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a horn of salvation. for us in the house of his servant David.

As he said through his holy prophets of long ago, salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, the oath he swore to our Father Abraham to rescue us from the hand of our enemies and to enable us to serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness before him in all of our days. and you, my child, will be called a prophet of the most high, for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our feet in the path of peace. So what's really cool about this part is that, well, one, obviously, The obvious part is that Zachariah can speak again,

but the crazier part is that Zachariah is actually completely prophesying over who his son John is going to be and what his life is going to serve, which was to tell people about the Messiah while Jesus is obviously growing up. And until Jesus starts pursuing his ministry when he's 30 years old, John the Baptist job was to tell everybody about what was to come. to essentially pave the path for Jesus to come. John will be called the prophet of the Most High, for he will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him.

And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel. So now we're at Luke 2, which is the birth of Jesus. In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. and everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem, to the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no guest room available for them. And there were shepherds living out in the field nearby, keeping watch over their flock at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all of the people. Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord. This was a sign to you. You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. Suddenly, a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel praising God and saying, glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those whom his favor rests. When the angel had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, let's go to Bethlehem.

And see the thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the baby who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told to them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard. and seen, which were just as they had been told. On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus.

The name the angel had given him before he was even conceived. When the time came for the purification rights required by the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. As it is written in the law of the Lord, every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord. and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the law of the Lord a pair of doves or two young pigeons. Now, there was a man in Jerusalem called Simon. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him, what the custom of the law required, Simon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations, a light for revelation in the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel. The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him. Then Simon blessed them and said to marry his mother, this child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too. There was also a prophet Anna, the daughter of Penuel of the tribe of Asher. She was very old. She had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage and then was a widow.

until she was 84. She never left the temple but worshipped night and day fasting and praying. Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was on him. So now we are in Luke 2.41, which is the boy Jesus at the temple. Every year, Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. When he was 12 years old, they went up to the festival according to custom.

After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. Thinking that he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends, when they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously

searching for you. Why were you searching for me? He asked, didn't you know I had been in my father's house, by then they did not understand what he was saying to them. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart, and Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. In the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod, Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip, tetriarch of Ituria and Trachinitis and Lassanius, tetriarch of Abilene. During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, son of Zachariah in the wilderness. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the

forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, a voice of one calling in the wilderness, prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill make low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth, and all people will see God's salvation. John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, you broad of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

and do not begin to say to yourselves, we have Abraham as our father, for I tell you that out of these stones, God can raise up children for Abraham. The axe is already at the root of the tree, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. What should we do then? The crowd asked. John answered, Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same. Every tax collector came to be baptized. Teacher, they asked, what should we do?

Don't collect any more than you are required to, he told them. Then some soldiers asked him, and what should we do? He replied, don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely. Be content with your pay. The people were waiting expectantly, and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. John answered them all,

I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I will come. The straps of those sandals, I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His widowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn.

But he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. And with many other words, John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them. But when John rebuked Herodiac, because of his marriage with Herodius, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all. He locked John up in prison. When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, you are my God. my son, who am I love. With you, I am pleased. Now, Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he

began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought of Joseph. I wrote off to the side during this part, because if you're reading along with me, these next few verses are going down literally just the entire bloodline of Jesus. And I wrote off to the side, y'all, I don't know, can people do math? I tried to do math. I said Jesus was the 76th generation after. after Adam. We can list this off. Just give me grace, though, with saying all these names. I don't really think we should skip it. I know that these parts of the Bible seem really tedious, and it kind of seems pointless, but I don't think that's fair because it's the word of God. So it can't be that pointless. And there's got to be a reason to why the Lord wanted us to know the entire lineage

of where Jesus has come from. So we start at the top, everybody. This is a lot. This is Luke 3. 24. The son of Helai, the son of Matat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchai, the son of Janiah, the son of Joseph, the son of Matataius, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Nagai, the son of Math, the son of Matthis, the son of Samin. the son of Josek, the son of Jodah, the son of Jonan, the son of Rasa, the son of Zurb Babel, the son of Sheltel, the son of Neri, the son of Melki, the son of Adi, the son of Kossam. Oh my gosh, guys, I feel the Lord right now. He's so proud of us. Okay, we're almost there. Let's keep going. The son of Elamadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Elizer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matat, the son of Levi, the son of Simon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jodem, the son of Ilechim, the son of Malaya, the son of Mena, the son of Matatha,

the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salman, the son of Nashan, the son of Amidab, Aminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezran, the son of Perez, The son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac. Okay, these names are sounding familiar, right? The son of Abraham. The son of Tara, the son of Nahor, the son of Syrag, the son of Rue, the son of Pelag, the son of Eber, Eber, the son of Sheila, the son of Canaan, The son of Arfand? There's an X in that one. That threw me off.

I'm not sure. But that is the son of Shem. Who is the son of Noah? Who is the son of Lemech? Who is the son of Methuselah? The son of Enoch. The son of Jared. The son of Mahalala.

Mahalala. The son of Seth. the son of Adam, who is the son of God. Thank you, Jesus. We just got through it together, okay? There's grace for that. But we were intentional and we read through all of it. So thank you, God, and he's proud of us.

For those who have stayed through this, he's proud of you. Okay. Now we are at Luke 4. Jesus is tested in the wilderness, okay? So Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where 40 days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them, he was very hungry. The devil said to him, if you are the son of God, tell this stone to become bread.

Jesus answered, it is written, man shall not live on bread alone. The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, I will give you all their authority and splendor. It has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I will. want to. If you worship me, it will all be yours. Jesus answered, it is written, worship the Lord your God and serve him only. The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. If you are the son of God, he said, throw yourself down from here. For it is written, he will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully. They will lift you up in their hands

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. It is said, do not put the Lord your God to the test. When the devil had finished all his tempting, he had left him until an opportune time. One of my favorite things about this particular passage of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness is the way that the enemy tries again and again. And sometimes I feel like in our lives, We think that we just can rebuke the enemy one time and he won't try in a different way.

And I think it's just a reminder that even Jesus had to rebuke the enemy multiple times and say, yeah, no, actually no. You know, okay, so I know you're trying it at a different angle, but no. And then the last resort of what the enemy tried to do is he actually tried to use scripture and use it to serve what he was trying to do, which was to manipulate Jesus and trick him to serving him, right? But he tried to use scripture against God. I mean, the irony in this is that he's doing it against God.

So it's like, Jesus is like, bro, I know this. Okay, these are my words. You can't use my words against me. I rebuke you. But it's just interesting that the enemy will even try to use scripture against us. And so I think it takes wisdom from the Lord to just speak that scripture back and be like, no, you're trying to pervert that. You're trying to twist that.

that's not the truth, you know? And it's honestly, it's so important to pay attention to that the only way that Jesus responded to the enemy was with scripture. It is written. It is written. It is said. That was actually the only thing coming out of Jesus's mouth in response to the enemy. Like he was not even going to entertain the enemy with any outside conversation, anything outside of scripture. He just said, it is written. So the next time that the enemy tried, to come and attack you, tempt you, whatever it is. The most powerful thing we can do, y'all, is not only pray, but also speak scripture to his face and remind him.

And honestly yourself, too, because your flesh is going to want to try, like believe him. Your flesh is going to want to fall to his lies and the way that he even tries to pervert scripture. But go back with him and find the truth in scripture and say, no, no, no, it is written that the Lord will fight for me. I need only to be still. Wait a minute. No, no, no. That's what's written. What's written is the Lord will fight for me. I need only to be still. It is written, worship the Lord our God and serve him only. And honestly, that's how we should be treating the enemy, bro. We're just going to spit straight fire at you, which is just scripture. Well, you guys, I think that's where we're going to stop today's reading. I really loved that. I like, honestly couldn't stop. That was so good. The book of Luke is so good. Thank you guys for tuning in. Thank you for being willing to. to just allow the Lord to speak to you.

I pray that he did. And yeah, I'm really grateful that we just gave Jesus a space to talk to us. I feel like this was really pure and wholesome. And I just love him. I'm so happy that he's here. And I'm grateful for all of you guys. And also, I actually wanted to mention this at the beginning of the episode, but I wanted to extend my gratitude to anybody who has donated to the podcast.

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Why don't we share some scripture from the book of Luke that we've read with someone? I'm so proud of y'all and I'm so proud of the way that you guys can to strive to look like Jesus, talk like Jesus, be like Jesus. We are doing it together. So thank you, Jesus, that we are not alone because not only do we have him, but we have each other. Thank you, God. And yeah, I love y'all. I love you so much. Thank you for tuning in. And I will see you next time. Bye. If you guys can't wait until next Friday for another episode, you are in luck. Subscribe to our Patreon where you will have early access to future episodes and occasional surprise bonus episodes. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and TikTok for more

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