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ARP 019 - What it's Like to be a Bible Student
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If there’s one school that’s really close to heart, it’s the International Grace Bible Institute. It’s a school that trains men and women for excellence in handling the word of truth, rightly divided. So that men may see what is the dispensation of the mystery, established for the glory of God.
Many people think enrolling in a bible school and surrendering one's life to God is a waste of time and energy. But to us, it is a dedication and a commitment, made to God, that may not provide Earthly but Heavenly reward. In today's episode, we’ll give you a glimpse of what is to be a bible student, the challenges and joys along the way.
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Introduction to IGBI
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If there's one school that's really close to heart,
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It's the International Grace Bible Institute. It's a school that trains men and women for excellence in handling the word of truth rightly divided so that men may see what is the dispensation of the mystery established for the glory of God.
IGBI's Resilience During COVID-19
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This year, our Bible school here in Badan, wherein I'm among the volunteer teachers, is able to do its commencement exercises despite COVID-19.
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And gladly, I got the chance to sit down and talk to two of the graduates, Pastor Ricklin and Pastor Paolo. In this episode of Above Rubies podcast, we'll give you a glimpse of what it is to be a Bible student that challenges and the joys along the way.
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Thank you for listening above Ruby's podcast, created by a mom for every mom and parents for that matter, embracing parenthood and sanity.
Purpose of 'Above Rubies' Podcast
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Here to help you get by through weekly discussions and parenting, relationships, home and faith as you juggle daily in life.
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All right, welcome to Above Ruby's podcast, where we talk about working from home, faith, parenting, relationship, and sanity. I am your host, Lynn, and with me are two of the graduates of IGBI Bat'an.
Celebrating IGBI Graduates
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It's International Grace Bible Institute here in Bagak Bat'an.
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And first of all, congratulations. They are Pastor Paolo, Anya Lucas, and Pastor Glenn Bautista. Congratulations, Anya. I survived my own four years at Bible school.
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It's a little bit of a background, you know, on IGBI or on Bible school. For me, Bible school is a little bit of a background.
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I don't know how to say that. I don't know how to say that.
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I don't know if it's an experience or not, but I want to go to the Bible school. I want to go to the Bible school for a second. I want to go to the training room for the first time. I want to go to the character room.
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But when I was in the Bible school, there was a lot of training and training. But it was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad. It was not that bad.
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When I was a kid, I had a lot of fun. I had a lot of fun. I had a lot of training. I had a lot of fun. I had a lot of fun.
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Okay, thank you. And I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that. I agree with you on that.
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And then on the fourth year, I was assigned to an intern. How many months did your internship start? Nine months. Okay, nine months. Now, on your fourth year, students are assigned in a church or a place for internship. Can you share with us how you interned at the internship? How long did you come here?
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Yes.
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Yes. Yes. Mhm.
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I'm very happy to be here with you. I'm very happy to be here with you. I'm very happy to be here with you. I'm very happy to be here with you.
Internship Challenges & Learnings
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I'm very happy to be here with you. I'm very happy to be here with you.
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I think it's important for me to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be able to be
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I think it's very challenging to have a church like this, to have a congregation, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude, to have an attitude,
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For example, in an internship, we had a little bit of a last step, but we didn't have a lot of time to do that. We had a little bit of time to do that. So, we had a little bit of time from first year to third year. So, we had a little bit of time to do that, but we had a little bit of time.
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internship.
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I'm not going to say anything about it, I'm not going to say anything about it, but I'm not going to say anything about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it, but I'm going to say something about it,
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Imagine, from that situation, there is a higher calling. There is a teacher, there is a preacher, there is a man who is going to do this. So, it's an internship. It's a memorable internship.
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I have finished my course.
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I have kept the faith. When did you decide you wanted to enroll?
Personal Motivations for Bible School
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I think that the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God, the word of God is a word of God,
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And then after no one not only to look at and the lagoon at the pain she's among a member of all nanagari soccer and
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We had a meeting at the Florida Blanca meeting in Florida, and we didn't have time for that. We didn't have time for the speaker to speak. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm 14 years old. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure.
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And then we have a member, and then we have an outline, and then we have a picture at the time. It's a lot of fun because it's a lot at the time. It's a lot of fun.
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At that time, I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to do. And after that, I didn't know what to do. Even in the alumni church in Indiana. But I didn't know how to do it. Actually, I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it.
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And at that time, we were offered civil engineering. Civil engineering. We were able to apply to the Air Force.
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What do you think about this game? I think it's a great game. I think it's a good game. I think it's a good game. I think it's a good game. I think it's a good game. I think it's a good game. I think it's a good game. I think it's a good game.
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And I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it. I think that's it.
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And then we have a lot of people who have been there for a long time. So we have a lot of people who have been there for a long time. We have a lot of people who have been there for a long time. We have a lot of people who have been there for a long time. We have a lot of people who have been there for a long time.
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I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. And I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it.
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I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not. I'm not sure if it's true or not.
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And then, one time, we were in Russia. We were in the Bible
Diversity Among Students
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school. We were in the Bible school. We were in the Bible school. We were in the Bible school. We were in the Bible school. We were in the Bible school. We were in the Bible school. We were in the Bible.
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I had the same time as the first semester. I had the same time as the first semester. I had the same time as the first semester. I had the same time as the first semester. I had the same time as the first semester. I had the same time as the first semester. I had the same time as the first semester.
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I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know,
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Yes.
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We are different people from different walks of life. If you can describe your experience in one word.
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And that's why we have to have training. We have to have emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual support. We have to have a lot of training. We have to have a lot of training.
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And no, survival. Yeah, survival.
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I'm going to talk to him. He's my brother. He's my brother. I'm going to talk to patients. Thank you. From first year to third year, it's been a long time since we've been here. It's been a long time since we've been here. It's been a long time since we've been here. It's been a long time since we've been here. It's been a long time since we've been here.
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If you like this video, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe. I'll see you next time.
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I don't know how to describe it in one word. I don't know how to describe it in one word. I don't know how to describe it in one word. I don't know how to describe it in one word. I don't know how to describe it in one word. I don't know how to describe it in
Life of a Bible Student
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Now that you're no longer a Bible student, you have to be able to be a Bible teacher. You have to be a memory teacher. You have to be able to be a Bible teacher. You have to be a memory teacher. You have to be able to be a Bible teacher. You have to be a memory teacher. You have to be a library.
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one word.
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I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say.
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I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know.
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I think that's why I'm so excited to be here. I'm so happy to be here. Honestly speaking, I think that's why I'm so happy to be here. I think that's why I'm so happy to be here. I think that's why I'm so happy to be here. I think that's why I'm so happy to be here today. I think that's why I'm so happy to be here today. I think that's why I'm so happy to be here today. I think that's why I'm so happy to be here today.
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I don't know how to say it, but I think it's a good thing.
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So, I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it.
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But there is a Bible student who is a spiritual student. He is a member of the Bible. He has a problem with it.
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I don't think there's a reaction to the reaction, but I think it's a good idea to try it. So I think it's a good idea to try it, but I think it's a good idea to try it. I think it's a good idea to try it.
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I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it.
Memorable Moments in Bible School
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It helps a lot. It's a very, very memorable part.
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Next, we'll talk about what it will be after graduation. Don't go away, we'll be back after the break.
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All right, we're back and still we are with Pastor Paolo and Pastor Declain.
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Can you share with us one moment? It doesn't have to be super detailed.
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For example, there's a lot of people who live in the Bible school. I'm not the governor. I'm the governor of this school. SGC, S-G-C, S-G-C, S-G-C. So then government comes here. Yes.
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I don't know if I'm a mom or not. I don't know if I'm a mom or not. I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not. I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not. But I don't know if I'm a mom or not.
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And I was third year at the time, for some time. I was a family, I was a father, I was a faithful father.
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Nice.
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I don't want to encourage people. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them. I don't want to encourage them.
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That's a very good poster. During the second library time.
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Okay, yes. Yes. Yes.
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Yes, I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! Yes, I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian! I'm a Russian!
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Yes, yes.
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Well, I think it's important to remember that we have time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time, time.
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I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it.
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What's your advice to those who are thinking, or contemplating, or Hindi for sure? Not at the Bible school. I don't have any advice.
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When I was a kid, I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it. When I was a kid, I didn't know how to do it. I didn't know how to do it.
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Yes. Yes.
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I don't know what the Lord is saying, but I don't know what the Lord is saying. I don't know what the Lord is saying, but I don't know what the Lord is saying. I don't know what the Lord is saying, but I don't know what the Lord is saying. I don't know what the Lord is saying, but I don't know what the Lord is saying. I don't know what the Lord is saying, but I don't know what the Lord is saying. I don't know what the Lord is saying, but I don't know what the Lord is saying.
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So, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school, I'm going to go to school,
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I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it.
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If you don't know what to do, you have to do it. You have to do it. Actually, if you don't know how to do it, you have to do it. If you don't know how to do it, you have to do it. If you don't know how to do it, you have to do it. If you don't know how to do it, you have to do it.
00:28:42
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Not by our might, not by our own strength, because by the grace of God, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by our own strength, not by
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I'm from a school called Pastor Rodalaga. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from Bambuayco today. I'm from
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Oh, great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Powell. I'm going to do the next part of the plan. I'm going to do the next part of the plan. I'm going to do the next part of the plan. I'm going to do the next part of the plan. I'm going to do the next part of the plan. I'm going to do the next part.
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I had a dream that I would dream of living with my father. I didn't want to live with my father. My father was a Florida Blanca and Guagua. He was a pampanga. I didn't want to live with my father. I didn't want to live with my father. I didn't want to live with my father. And he was the first one to live with my father. I didn't want to live with my father. I didn't want to live with my father. I didn't want to live with my father.
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Yes. Yes.
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Actually, I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it.
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Do you have a life verse that you want to share with us? Words of encouragement. I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course and I have kept the faith. Nice.
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Second, Sabina, Proverbs 3.5, crossing the Lord with all your heart and living on your own and standing. And final question, where's Itba? I'm four years. Yes. Yes. Yes.
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Yes, absolutely 100%. Yes. Yes. And I think that we can do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things. We can't do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things. We can't do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things. We can't do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things. We can't do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things. We can't do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things. We can't do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things. We can't do a lot of things, but we can't do a lot of things.
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It is worth it. I don't think it's worth it, but I think it's worth it. From 1% to 11% I think it's worth 100%. I don't think it's worth it, but I think it's worth it. Yes, it is worth it.
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I'm so excited for both of you. I would like to congratulate you. By the time that this podcast will be published, I would like to congratulate you. Thanks to Commission Inc. and they are going to be among the workers who are going to reach the unreached. So I'm so excited for both of you. I would like to congratulate you
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Thank you so much for sharing your life and your experience here in the Bible School. And to everyone who are listening, only one life will soon be passed and only what's done for Christ will last.
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Thank you so much for star. Thank you so much. And that's a wrap. I am so glad I got the chance to talk to this year's LGBTI graduates.
Dedicating Life to God: Challenges & Rewards
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learn from their commitment, their downfall, and their success, not by their own efforts, but only by God's grace and health. Many people think that going in the Bible school and surrendering life to God is a waste of time, energy, and is boring. But to us, it is a dedication and a commitment made to God that may not provide earthly, but definitely heavenly reward.
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Today's Bible reading is found in 1 Timothy 4, verses 2 and 3, and verses 5 to 8. Preach the word. Be instant in season, out of season. Reprove. Rebuke. Exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine. But after their own lusts, they shall heap to themselves teachers having cheers. But watch thou in all things.
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endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make foolproof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Therefore, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day, and not me only
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but unto all them also that love is appearing.