Pastor Noel Chavez La Supremacia De Cristo En La Reconcilation              (Col 1:15-20)
IGLESIA BIBLICA SEGUIDORES DE JESUS LOS ANGELES
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God bless you.'}, {'start': '57.924', 'end': '60.960', 'text': 'Amen.'}, {'start': '64.063', 'end': '68.834', 'text': 'God bless you all.'}, {'start': '70.637', 'end': '74.673', 'text': 'Bless you all,'}, {'start': '88.655', 'end': '91.558', 'text': 'brothers, what a pleasure it is to be'}, {'start': '90.190', 'end': '94.126', 'text': 'with you, what a'}, {'start': '91.624', 'end': '98.097', 'text': 'pleasure it is to be able to, uh, I am happy to'}, {'start': '94.193', 'end': '101.968', 'text': 'be sharing uh this'}, {'start': '98.164', 'end': '104.437', 'text': 'special moment with each one'}, {'start': '102.035', 'end': '107.306', 'text': 'of you and to meet you, uh,'}, {'start': '104.504', 'end': '108.541', 'text': 'first, uh, followers of Jesus'}, {'start': '107.373', 'end': '113.646', 'text': 'from Long Island send you'}, {'start': '108.608', 'end': '114.213', 'text': 'greetings, we are happy to uh'}, {'start': '113.713', 'end': '117.683', 'text': 'meet you, to count on'}, {'start': '114.280', 'end': '121.020', 'text': 'you, knowing that all of'}, {'start': '117.750', 'end': '122.788', 'text': 'us make up the body of'}, {'start': '121.087', 'end': '124.357', 'text': 'Christ.  So my kind'}, {'start': '122.855', 'end': '126.459', 'text': 'brothers, eh, I invite you to'}, {'start': '124.424', 'end': '129.161', 'text': 'go with me to the letter to the'}, {'start': '126.526', 'end': '134.066', 'text': 'Colossians, eh, as you'}, {'start': '129.228', 'end': '137.670', 'text': 'saw in the bulletin, we are going to'}, {'start': '134.133', 'end': '139.239', 'text': 'talk about a wonderful topic'}, {'start': '137.737', 'end': '142.141', 'text': 'that we find that Paul'}, {'start': '139.305', 'end': '146.045', 'text': 'speaks to us about in the letter to the'}, {'start': '142.208', 'end': '150.149', 'text': 'Colossians and it is the supremacy'}, {'start': '146.112', 'end': '151.551', 'text': 'of Christ in reconciliation,'}, {'start': '150.216', 'end': '155.121', 'text': 'the supremacy of Christ in'}, {'start': '151.617', 'end': '157.990', 'text': 'reconciliation, we are going to be'}, {'start': '155.188', 'end': '163.496', 'text': 'talking about and I invite you to'}, {'start': '158.057', 'end': '167.567', 'text': 'go with me to verses'}, {'start': '163.563', 'end': '169.368', 'text': 'fifteen through twenty-one,'}, {'start': '167.634', 'end': '171.103', 'text': 'when you'}, {'start': '169.435', 'end': '175.174', 'text': 'find it, you can answer me'}, {'start': '171.170', 'end': '175.174', 'text': 'with a strong amen.  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Father'}, {'start': '296.262', 'end': '302.068', 'text': 'at this moment.  Thank you for your'}, {'start': '299.532', 'end': '305.204', 'text': 'word.  Thank you for your'}, {'start': '302.135', 'end': '308.207', 'text': 'church.  My God, we have'}, {'start': '305.271', 'end': '308.207', 'text': 'sung to you.   We'}, {'start': '309.175', 'end': '312.244', 'text': 'have celebrated, we have'}, {'start': '313.146', 'end': '321.454', 'text': 'remembered your death on the cross,'}, {'start': '318.584', 'end': '328.060', 'text': 'your body broken for our'}, {'start': '321.521', 'end': '331.530', 'text': 'sins, your blood that came out'}, {'start': '328.127', 'end': '335.534', 'text': 'completely from your body,'}, {'start': '331.597', 'end': '337.770', 'text': 'thus washing away our sins.'}, {'start': '335.601', 'end': '339.705', 'text': 'Lord, at this moment, thank you'}, {'start': '337.837', 'end': '341.874', 'text': 'for each one of the brothers who'}, {'start': '339.772', 'end': '343.776', 'text': 'are here, those who in'}, {'start': '341.941', 'end': '345.978', 'text': 'one way or another are'}, {'start': '343.843', 'end': '349.949', 'text': 'listening to us, may your word be'}, {'start': '346.045', 'end': '354.153', 'text': 'in their hearts, in the name of'}, {'start': '350.016', 'end': '357.523', 'text': 'Jesus Christ, we pray, amen and'}, {'start': '354.219', 'end': '359.558', 'text': 'amen.  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One of the'}, {'start': '624.356', 'end': '626.058', 'text': 'clearest examples we'}, {'start': '625.024', 'end': '627.726', 'text': 'find is that Jesus had'}, {'start': '626.125', 'end': '631.029', 'text': 'a beloved disciple, do you'}, {'start': '627.793', 'end': '631.029', 'text': 'remember?  And this one'}, {'start': '631.196', 'end': '636.535', 'text': 'says that he approached Jesus and'}, {'start': '633.331', 'end': '639.071', 'text': 'leaned on Jesus.  That is,'}, {'start': '636.602', 'end': '641.273', 'text': 'God in Christ Jesus allowed himself to be'}, {'start': '639.138', 'end': '645.210', 'text': 'touched by his disciples.  He'}, {'start': '641.340', 'end': '647.713', 'text': 'let his disciples'}, {'start': '645.277', 'end': '649.148', 'text': 'talk to him.  In the Old'}, {'start': '647.780', 'end': '652.484', 'text': 'Testament God works with his'}, {'start': '649.215', 'end': '656.655', 'text': 'sights set on Christ.  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And Luke'}, {'start': '757.656', 'end': '760.859', 'text': 'twenty-four twenty-seven tells'}, {'start': '759.124', 'end': '762.394', 'text': 'us again'}, {'start': '760.926', 'end': '763.929', 'text': 'in the scriptures and starting'}, {'start': '762.461', 'end': '766.131', 'text': 'with Moses and continuing through'}, {'start': '763.996', 'end': '767.499', 'text': 'all the prophets he'}, {'start': '766.198', 'end': '770.035', 'text': 'explained to them all the scriptures'}, {'start': '767.566', 'end': '773.371', 'text': 'that were said in him, that'}, {'start': '770.102', 'end': '773.371', 'text': 'were said about him.  If you look at the church,'}, {'start': '773.606', 'end': '779.111', 'text': 'everything begins with Christ and everything'}, {'start': '776.542', 'end': '782.014', 'text': 'ends with Christ.  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Do you remember, eh, eh,'}, {'start': '1255.954', 'end': '1258.056', 'text': 'under what aspect I told you'}, {'start': '1256.988', 'end': '1262.727', 'text': 'we want the image of God?'}, {'start': '1258.122', 'end': '1265.463', 'text': 'As for thinking, feeling and'}, {'start': '1262.794', 'end': '1267.198', 'text': 'deciding.  For example, today you'}, {'start': '1265.530', 'end': '1268.266', 'text': 'decided what kind of clothes you were'}, {'start': '1267.265', 'end': '1272.070', 'text': 'going to wear or what kind of'}, {'start': '1268.332', 'end': '1273.739', 'text': 'color you were going to use.  But'}, {'start': '1272.137', 'end': '1276.975', 'text': 'why?  Because God gave him that'}, {'start': '1273.805', 'end': '1278.476', 'text': 'ability in that aspect this'}, {'start': '1277.042', 'end': '1279.844', 'text': 'is the image of God.  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Beloved Church, has it'}, {'start': '1317.916', 'end': '1320.418', 'text': 'not happened to you that'}, {'start': '1319.117', 'end': '1321.853', 'text': 'when you open the Holy'}, {'start': '1320.485', 'end': '1323.488', 'text': 'Scriptures there is a passage that'}, {'start': '1321.920', 'end': '1325.890', 'text': 'moves you, upsets you, or'}, {'start': '1323.555', 'end': '1328.493', 'text': 'even makes you'}, {'start': '1325.957', 'end': '1330.729', 'text': 'weep?  And he'}, {'start': '1328.560', 'end': '1335.800', 'text': 'says glory to God for the'}, {'start': '1330.796', 'end': '1336.033', 'text': 'word that God has left us,'}, {'start': '1335.867', 'end': '1336.033', 'text': 'we are'}, {'start': '1336.768', 'end': '1341.272', 'text': 'that image of how much we think,'}, {'start': '1338.370', 'end': '1343.908', 'text': 'feel and decide.  Now'}, {'start': '1341.339', 'end': '1345.477', 'text': 'the passage continues.  He is the'}, {'start': '1343.975', 'end': '1347.145', 'text': 'firstborn of all'}, {'start': '1345.544', 'end': '1350.248', 'text': 'creation.  Here I also want to'}, {'start': '1347.212', 'end': '1352.650', 'text': 'pause a bit.  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Number one.'}, {'start': '2245.409', 'end': '2250.514', 'text': 'The preeminence of Christ.'}, {'start': '2249.613', 'end': '2251.282', 'text': 'Pastor, I would ask myself, what does'}, {'start': '2250.581', 'end': '2253.384', 'text': 'the permanence of'}, {'start': '2251.349', 'end': '2256.320', 'text': 'Christ mean?  This word is'}, {'start': '2253.451', 'end': '2259.790', 'text': 'composed of two parts: the'}, {'start': '2256.387', 'end': '2265.029', 'text': 'prefix PRAE which means in'}, {'start': '2259.857', 'end': '2268.932', 'text': 'front or before and the verb'}, {'start': '2265.096', 'end': '2272.870', 'text': 'eminere which can be'}, {'start': '2268.999', 'end': '2277.708', 'text': 'translated as excel or'}, {'start': '2272.937', 'end': '2280.978', 'text': 'in other words, Christ Jesus'}, {'start': '2277.775', 'end': '2283.647', 'text': 'excels above all.    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This'}, {'start': '3231.895', 'end': '3235.465', 'text': 'application encourages us to'}, {'start': '3233.496', 'end': '3237.800', 'text': 'recognize and submit to the'}, {'start': '3235.532', 'end': '3241.571', 'text': 'only authority that is Christ.'}, {'start': '3237.867', 'end': '3243.273', 'text': 'Understanding who rules'}, {'start': '3241.638', 'end': '3245.875', 'text': 'over our lives and that just'}, {'start': '3243.340', 'end': '3248.378', 'text': 'as he is the firstborn in position,'}, {'start': '3245.942', 'end': '3250.179', 'text': 'so also in'}, {'start': '3248.445', 'end': '3252.382', 'text': 'him you and I will be resurrected'}, {'start': '3250.246', 'end': '3253.949', 'text': 'to be with him in the kingdom'}, {'start': '3252.449', 'end': '3256.853', 'text': 'of heaven and then'}, {'start': '3254.016', 'end': '3260.022', 'text': 'the scriptures say we will see him as he'}, {'start': '3256.919', 'end': '3260.022', 'text': 'is. 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Hey, the'}, {'start': '3293.423', 'end': '3296.959', 'text': 'Bible says that Job, well, God gives'}, {'start': '3295.157', 'end': '3299.896', 'text': 'God testifies of Job that he'}, {'start': '3297.026', 'end': '3302.899', 'text': 'was just and fearful, an'}, {'start': '3299.963', 'end': '3304.000', 'text': "upright man.  That's what God,"}, {'start': '3302.966', 'end': '3306.202', 'text': 'brothers.  This is'}, {'start': '3304.067', 'end': '3307.870', 'text': 'awesome.  May God bear'}, {'start': '3306.269', 'end': '3311.007', 'text': 'witness to one of his children'}, {'start': '3307.937', 'end': '3313.876', 'text': "who is just and fearful.  That's not"}, {'start': '3311.074', 'end': '3315.644', 'text': "that's not just anything."}, {'start': '3313.943', 'end': '3317.179', 'text': "We're going to skip the rest of"}, {'start': '3315.711', 'end': '3319.048', 'text': 'the story and not'}, {'start': '3317.246', 'end': '3321.250', 'text': 'go to the end of the words'}, {'start': '3319.115', 'end': '3324.287', 'text': 'that Job said.  First, keeping'}, {'start': '3321.317', 'end': '3325.321', 'text': 'in mind that God said, Have you not'}, {'start': '3324.354', 'end': '3330.326', 'text': 'considered my servant Job, who'}, {'start': '3325.388', 'end': '3332.194', 'text': 'is just and upright and fearful?'}, {'start': '3330.393', 'end': '3334.497', 'text': 'When Job had passed all the'}, {'start': '3332.261', 'end': '3340.003', 'text': 'tests the Bible says Job'}, {'start': '3334.563', 'end': '3343.573', 'text': 'said before I had'}, {'start': '3340.069', 'end': '3346.108', 'text': 'heard the hearsay pay attention to this if'}, {'start': '3343.639', 'end': '3349.979', 'text': 'Job was just and fearful by hearsay'}, {'start': '3346.175', 'end': '3354.183', 'text': 'now that my eyes'}, {'start': '3350.045', 'end': '3354.183', 'text': "see you what was Job's life like"}, {'start': '3355.852', 'end': '3362.592', 'text': 'Now I challenge you can you'}, {'start': '3358.388', 'end': '3365.495', 'text': 'say before I'}, {'start': '3362.659', 'end': '3366.329', 'text': 'had heard the hearsay but now that we have'}, {'start': '3365.562', 'end': '3370.566', 'text': 'understood the truth of the'}, {'start': '3366.395', 'end': '3372.368', 'text': 'gospel my eyes see you if'}, {'start': '3370.633', 'end': '3374.404', 'text': 'that does not cause you joy my'}, {'start': '3372.435', 'end': '3376.539', 'text': "brother I don't know what more can"}, {'start': '3374.471', 'end': '3378.841', 'text': 'cause you if that does not'}, {'start': '3376.606', 'end': '3380.510', 'text': 'cause you joy that Christ Jesus'}, {'start': '3378.908', 'end': '3382.512', 'text': 'is our Lord our'}, {'start': '3380.577', 'end': '3383.980', 'text': 'savior, our forgiver, I'}, {'start': '3382.579', 'end': '3389.051', 'text': "don't know what more can cause you"}, {'start': '3384.047', 'end': '3390.286', 'text': 'joy He is your Lord and I end'}, {'start': '3389.118', 'end': '3393.790', 'text': 'with the last application.'}, {'start': '3390.353', 'end': '3396.259', 'text': 'Christ is the creator of everything.'}, {'start': '3393.857', 'end': '3400.963', 'text': 'This leads us to'}, {'start': '3396.325', 'end': '3403.366', 'text': 'marvel that everything has'}, {'start': '3401.030', 'end': '3405.101', 'text': 'been created by him.  Even'}, {'start': '3403.433', 'end': '3407.637', 'text': 'our lives.  Who'}, {'start': '3405.168', 'end': '3410.006', 'text': 'has also reconciled us with'}, {'start': '3407.704', 'end': '3412.875', 'text': 'himself.  And he will take us to be'}, {'start': '3410.073', 'end': '3418.314', 'text': "with him on his day.  It's not our"}, {'start': '3412.942', 'end': '3422.385', 'text': 'day.  In his day.  Meanwhile, he'}, {'start': '3418.381', 'end': '3424.754', 'text': 'invites us to depend on him in'}, {'start': '3422.451', 'end': '3427.223', 'text': 'all circumstances and to'}, {'start': '3424.821', 'end': '3430.393', 'text': 'recognize his power and control'}, {'start': '3427.290', 'end': '3433.729', 'text': 'over all things.  So'}, {'start': '3430.459', 'end': '3435.531', 'text': 'my beloved church.'}, {'start': '3433.796', 'end': '3436.732', 'text': 'Thankfulness to God for what'}, {'start': '3435.598', 'end': '3438.768', 'text': 'he has done in Christ Jesus'}, {'start': '3436.799', 'end': '3441.037', 'text': 'does not depend on your'}, {'start': '3438.834', 'end': '3443.606', 'text': 'mood. It does not depend on how well'}, {'start': '3441.104', 'end': '3445.107', 'text': 'you woke up.  Or how well'}, {'start': '3443.673', 'end': '3447.643', 'text': 'your day is going.  It depends'}, {'start': '3445.174', 'end': '3450.012', 'text': 'on what Christ already did on the'}, {'start': '3447.710', 'end': '3451.714', 'text': 'cross of Calvary.  I'}, {'start': '3450.079', 'end': '3454.016', 'text': 'repeat this again, if you follow it'}, {'start': '3451.781', 'end': '3456.419', 'text': "well it shouldn't change your"}, {'start': '3454.083', 'end': '3458.888', 'text': 'mood.  Just because things are'}, {'start': '3456.486', 'end': '3461.224', 'text': "going badly for you shouldn't change"}, {'start': '3458.955', 'end': '3464.928', 'text': 'your mood.  What'}, {'start': '3461.291', 'end': '3467.430', 'text': 'should always keep you standing on'}, {'start': '3464.994', 'end': '3468.831', 'text': 'the rock that is Christ is what he'}, {'start': '3467.497', 'end': '3472.368', 'text': 'did on the cross of Calvary.'}, {'start': '3468.898', 'end': '3474.804', 'text': 'From there, even if storms come,'}, {'start': '3472.435', 'end': '3476.873', 'text': 'winds come,'}, {'start': '3474.871', 'end': '3478.942', 'text': "gales come.  Brothers and I'm"}, {'start': '3476.939', 'end': '3481.310', 'text': 'going to tell you this.  The ven are'}, {'start': '3479.008', 'end': '3483.212', 'text': 'going to whip you, as they are going to'}, {'start': '3481.377', 'end': '3484.347', 'text': 'whip the world.  The storm is going'}, {'start': '3483.279', 'end': '3486.916', 'text': 'to hit you, just as it is going to'}, {'start': '3484.414', 'end': '3489.519', 'text': 'hit the world.  The difference'}, {'start': '3486.983', 'end': '3490.987', 'text': 'is where we stand.  The'}, {'start': '3489.585', 'end': '3492.622', 'text': 'world is standing on'}, {'start': '3491.054', 'end': '3494.690', 'text': 'quicksand.  You and I'}, {'start': '3492.688', 'end': '3495.925', 'text': 'are standing on the rock that'}, {'start': '3494.757', 'end': '3497.293', 'text': 'is Christ.  Give'}, {'start': '3495.992', 'end': '3499.795', 'text': "the Lord a big round of applause and let's pray."}, {'start': '3497.360', 'end': '3504.566', 'text': 'Father, we thank you for this'}, {'start': '3499.862', 'end': '3508.371', 'text': "moment that you allow us. 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And today we can'}, {'start': '3532.061', 'end': '3535.331', 'text': 'say that we are your yes'}, {'start': '3535.498', 'end': '3540.703', 'text': 'Lord thank you.  Thank you for'}, {'start': '3538.167', 'end': '3541.871', 'text': 'dying on the cross, thank you for'}, {'start': '3540.770', 'end': '3544.140', 'text': 'loving us, thank you for'}, {'start': '3541.938', 'end': '3547.877', 'text': 'embracing us, thank you for'}, {'start': '3544.207', 'end': '3549.478', 'text': 'always being there for us.  We'}, {'start': '3547.944', 'end': '3551.781', 'text': 'love you for everything you have'}, {'start': '3549.545', 'end': '3555.117', 'text': 'done.  In the name of'}, {'start': '3551.848', 'end': '3557.453', 'text': 'Jesus Christ we pray.  Amen and amen.  Well'}, {'start': '3555.184', 'end': '3558.754', 'text': 'church, once again I'}, {'start': '3557.520', 'end': '3561.424', 'text': 'thank each one of'}, {'start': '3558.821', 'end': '3564.994', 'text': 'you, Pastor Hector, and'}, {'start': '3561.491', 'end': '3566.562', 'text': 'all the brothers who were'}, {'start': '3565.061', 'end': '3570.199', 'text': 'kind enough to receive me.  So, I'}, {'start': '3566.628', 'end': '3573.535', 'text': "hope this isn't"}, {'start': '3570.266', 'end': '3574.804', 'text': 'the last time, but rather that in the'}, {'start': '3573.602', 'end': '3578.307', 'text': 'future we can visit you, and'}, {'start': '3574.871', 'end': '3580.242', 'text': 'perhaps we can go with the family'}, {'start': '3578.374', 'end': '3583.179', 'text': 'so we can be with you,'}, {'start': '3580.309', 'end': '3585.114', 'text': 'enjoy and learn together from'}, {'start': '3583.246', 'end': '3588.283', 'text': 'the word of God.  God'}, {'start': '3585.180', 'end': '3588.283', 'text': 'bless you.'}, {'start': '3607.403', 'end': '3613.342', 'text': 'Well, we have'}, {'start': '3611.974', 'end': '3617.246', 'text': 'heard the word of the Lord'}, {'start': '3613.408', 'end': '3618.314', 'text': 'and I believe that'}, {'start': '3617.313', 'end': '3620.916', 'text': 'personally we have been'}, {'start': '3618.381', 'end': '3622.284', 'text': 'edified. As I have always'}, {'start': '3620.983', 'end': '3623.953', 'text': 'said, sometimes people'}, {'start': '3622.351', 'end': '3627.256', 'text': 'think that because someone'}, {'start': '3624.019', 'end': '3630.092', 'text': 'stands here they stop being a sheep, and the'}, {'start': '3627.323', 'end': '3631.227', 'text': 'truth is that they are not. 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We'}, {'start': '3648.411', 'end': '3651.514', 'text': 'pray that the Lord'}, {'start': '3649.612', 'end': '3654.150', 'text': 'takes you safely back to'}, {'start': '3651.581', 'end': '3657.219', 'text': 'your destination in New York.'}, {'start': '3654.217', 'end': '3659.388', 'text': 'Greetings to the church there.'}, {'start': '3657.286', 'end': '3661.523', 'text': 'We are also going to go, we'}, {'start': '3659.455', 'end': '3664.326', 'text': 'hope to be with you'}, {'start': '3661.590', 'end': '3666.062', 'text': 'there as a family, also to get to'}, {'start': '3664.393', 'end': '3668.364', 'text': 'know'}, {'start': '3666.128', 'end': '3669.898', 'text': 'several people there, I know several,'}, {'start': '3668.431', 'end': '3670.833', 'text': 'but there are some brothers who'}, {'start': '3669.965', 'end': '3674.837', 'text': "have mentioned that I don't"}, {'start': '3670.899', 'end': '3677.873', 'text': 'know, and it is a joy to be able to'}, {'start': '3674.904', 'end': '3679.542', 'text': 'know that you are in our prayers,'}, {'start': '3677.940', 'end': '3683.312', 'text': 'in your prayers you are'}, {'start': '3679.609', 'end': '3686.015', 'text': 'also,'}, {'start': '3683.379', 'end': '3688.918', 'text': 'we are there, and that is a'}, {'start': '3686.082', 'end': '3692.321', 'text': 'privilege, so, uh,'}, {'start': '3688.984', 'end': '3695.491', 'text': 'church, we are going to pray to'}, {'start': '3692.388', 'end': '3697.393', 'text': 'remain, uh, at the end of the'}, {'start': '3695.558', 'end': '3700.229', 'text': 'service, and then we will go to'}, {'start': '3697.460', 'end': '3701.730', 'text': 'the social hall, okay?  It will be'}, {'start': '3700.296', 'end': '3704.366', 'text': 'possible to go to the'}, {'start': '3701.797', 'end': '3705.401', 'text': 'social association and we will be there'}, {'start': '3704.433', 'end': '3708.704', 'text': 'sharing food. Blessed Father,'}, {'start': '3709.472', 'end': '3713.109', 'text': 'thank you Lord for the privilege that you'}, {'start': '3711.240', 'end': '3716.679', 'text': 'give us to be able to hear'}, {'start': '3713.176', 'end': '3717.613', 'text': 'your word. Thank you Lord for the'}, {'start': '3716.746', 'end': '3723.286', 'text': 'privilege that you give us to be able to be'}, {'start': '3717.680', 'end': '3725.654', 'text': 'exhorted through'}, {'start': '3723.352', 'end': '3726.923', 'text': 'your word, Lord, and we'}, {'start': '3725.721', 'end': '3728.624', 'text': 'thank you for each brother, for'}, {'start': '3726.989', 'end': '3729.859', 'text': 'each sister, Lord, who is'}, {'start': '3728.691', 'end': '3732.328', 'text': 'among us. Thank you, Lord,'}, {'start': '3729.926', 'end': '3734.864', 'text': 'for the life of Pastor Noel.'}, {'start': '3732.395', 'end': '3736.399', 'text': 'Bless his ministry, bless'}, {'start': '3734.931', 'end': '3739.301', 'text': 'his family, his children, his'}, {'start': '3736.465', 'end': '3741.637', 'text': 'wife, the beloved church there'}, {'start': '3739.368', 'end': '3742.838', 'text': 'in New York, not only on'}, {'start': '3741.704', 'end': '3745.908', 'text': 'Long Island, but also in the'}, {'start': '3742.905', 'end': '3748.144', 'text': 'Bronx and Queens.  Be'}, {'start': '3745.975', 'end': '3751.848', 'text': 'with them, Lord, and we pray'}, {'start': '3748.210', 'end': '3752.882', 'text': 'that both the churches there,'}, {'start': '3751.914', 'end': '3755.518', 'text': 'Lord, and our church here'}, {'start': '3752.948', 'end': '3757.352', 'text': 'in Los Angeles, may we'}, {'start': '3755.585', 'end': '3760.289', 'text': 'be faithful, Lord, to the'}, {'start': '3757.419', 'end': '3761.557', 'text': 'teachings of your word.  May your'}, {'start': '3760.356', 'end': '3763.893', 'text': 'gospel, Lord, come out through'}, {'start': '3761.623', 'end': '3765.494', 'text': 'the pulpits of these'}, {'start': '3763.960', 'end': '3767.997', 'text': 'churches, Lord, and may your name'}, {'start': '3765.561', 'end': '3769.732', 'text': 'be proclaimed,'}, {'start': '3768.063', 'end': '3772.067', 'text': 'Lord, may it be preached.  Transform us,'}, {'start': '3769.799', 'end': '3773.636', 'text': 'Lord, into the image of your son'}, {'start': '3772.134', 'end': '3775.504', 'text': 'Jesus Christ.  We ask you Lord'}, {'start': '3773.703', 'end': '3777.506', 'text': 'for our eternal good and ultimately'}, {'start': '3777.572', 'end': '3780.142', 'text': 'for your glory Lord.  In that'}, {'start': '3778.741', 'end': '3783.312', 'text': 'precious name we'}, {'start': '3780.208', 'end': '3784.513', 'text': 'pray.  Amen.  God bless you'}, {'start': '3783.379', 'end': '3784.513', 'text': 'brothers we pass'}]