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Hello, this is David here with Nick and Chelsea

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Jones briscoe and today they're going to read

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us a couple of scriptures But before they do

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I would like for them to share something that

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points them to Christ Okay, I have a story about

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Canyon our son when he was about two years old

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at Christmas time we had bought him a little

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car track tower and he didn't know that it was

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for him. And Christmas morning, I set it up and

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he came out of his room. And the amazement on

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his face and the joy and wonder was just so refreshing

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and made me notice the joy that we are going

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to have one day when Christ returns. One of my

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favorite moments from Christmas, I mean, there's

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so a lot of them, but it also has to do with

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Canyon. was when he was on his first Christmas.

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He wasn't a year old yet, but he was a big, chubby

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little baby. If you weren't around and don't

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remember him then, just ask Chelsea. She'll show

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you pictures. But we were sitting with the Christmas

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tree and we look over there and Canyon's sitting

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there on the tree skirt, just playing with all

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the wads, had himself kind of wrapped up a little

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bit in lots, lots draped all over his cutest

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moment, cutest picture. It just kind of reminds

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me of how we're supposed to be like a child and

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approach everything with that kind of faith.

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And it was a good moment. I will be reading Luke

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chapter 1, verses 46 through 55 in the ERV. Mary

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responded, oh, how my soul praises the Lord.

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how my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For

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he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and

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from now on all generations will call me blessed.

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For the mighty one is holy, and he has done great

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things for me. He shows mercy from generation

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to generation to all who fear him. His mighty

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arm has done tremendous things. He has scattered

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the proud and haughty ones. He has brought down

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princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.

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He has filled the hungry with good things and

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sent the rich away with empty hands. He has helped

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his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.

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For he made this promise to our ancestors, to

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Abraham and his children forever. Today we're

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going to be reading 2 Samuel chapter 7 verses

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18 and 23 through 29. King David went and sat.

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Beef are the Lord and sad. Who am I, O Lord God,

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and what is my family that you should have brought

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me to this point? Who is like your people Israel,

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a unique nation on the earth? There God went

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to claim a nation for himself and to make a name

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for himself. You did great and awesome acts for

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your land. before your people whom you delivered

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for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its

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gods. You made Israel your very own people for

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all time. You, O Lord, became their God. So now,

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O Lord God, make this promise you have made about

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your servant and his family a permanent reality.

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Do as you promised, so you may gain lasting fame,

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as people say. The Lord of Hosts is God over

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Israel. The dynasty of your servant, David, will

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be established before you. For you, O Lord of

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Hosts, the God of Israel, I have told your servant,

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I will build you a dynastic house. This is what

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your servant has had the courage to pray, this

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prayer to you. Now, O sovereign Lord, you are

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the true God. May your words prove to be true.

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You have made this good promise to Your servants.

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Now be willing to bless Your servant's dynasty

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so that it may stand permanently before You.

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For You, O Sovereign Lord, have spoken. By Your

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blessing, may Your servant's dynasty be blessed

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on into the future.