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Hello, this is David and I'm here with the Campbell

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family today as we look forward to Christmas

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and I want them to share a little something before

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we read scripture today about what they're looking

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forward to. I am Stephen and I'm looking forward

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to just spending time with the family, relaxing

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and just going at a slower pace while we are

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off from school. I am Ashley and I am I think

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most looking forward to just all the fun things

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that the season offers. It's just a magical time

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of year. Hi, I'm Yana Campbell. I'm looking forward

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to sleeping in. Hi, I'm Marshall Campbell. I'm

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looking forward to the game that we play every

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year at our grandma's house during Christmas.

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And it's usually a really fun game. I am Analeigh

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Campbell and I'm looking forward to going to

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my grandma's and grandpa's house. 2 Samuel 7,

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23 through 29, ERV. And there is no nation on

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earth like your people, Israel. They are special

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people. They were slaves, but you took them out

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of Egypt and made them free. You made them your

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people. You did great and wonderful things for

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the Israelites and your land. You made the people

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of Israel your very own people forever. And Lord,

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you became their God. Now, Lord God, you promised

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to do something for me, your servant, and for

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my family. Now please do what you promised. Make

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my family a family of kings forever. Then your

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name will be honored forever. People will say,

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the Lord God all -powerful rules Israel. And

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may the family of your servant David continue

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to be strong in serving you. You Lord all -powerful,

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the God of Israel. You have shown things to me.

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You said, I will make your family great. That

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is why I, your servant, decide to pray this prayer

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to you. Lord God, you are God, and I can trust

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what you say. And you said that these good things

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will happen to me, your servant. Now please,

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bless my family. Let them stand before you and

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serve you forever. Lord God, you are God. and

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I can trust what you say. And you said that these

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good things will happen to me, your servant.

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Now please, bless my family. Let them stand before

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you and serve you forever. Lord God, you yourself

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said these things. You yourself blessed my family

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with a blessing that will continue forever. John

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3 verses 31 through 36 from the ERV version.

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The one who comes from heaven, the one who comes

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from above is greater than all others. The one

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who is from the earth belongs to the earth. He

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talks about things that are on the earth, but

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the one who comes from heaven is greater than

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all others. He tells what he has seen and heard,

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but people don't accept what he says. Whoever

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accepts what he says has given proof that God

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speaks the truth. God sent him and he tells people

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what God says. God gives him the Spirit fully.

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The Father loves the Son and has given him power

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over everything. Whoever believes in the Son

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has eternal life. But those who do not obey the

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Son will never have that life. They cannot get

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away from God's anger.