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I'm thinking today of Mark chapter 2 in verse

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1. It says, A few days later, when Jesus again

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entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had

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come. Word got out. Even without social media

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and TV, people heard about it. It used to be

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when something needed to get around, it got around.

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I think it's still that way today, but sometimes

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it seems like people don't want you to talk about

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the most important things. Could it just be an

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attempt by the enemy to make us think that we

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can't talk about the most important things so

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that we won't and therefore people won't get

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saved? Jesus is clearly in our church every time

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we meet. I suppose people could spread the word

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about him and we would grow in numbers and they

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would grow in maturity, but it doesn't always

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seem to be happening, at least not with the frequency

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that I would expect. It's evidence of an active

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enemy and evidence of how we are still somewhat

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conformed to a world that is destined to end.

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Thank you, Jesus, that we can still be set free

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and that everyone who really needs to know can

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hear the truth and respond. Father in heaven,

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for all those who are listening to this message,

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whatever difficult spot they may be in, I pray

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they will use their circumstances to glorify

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you and spread the name of Jesus.