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Music in their work at LHFMissions.org. Welcome to the Word of the Lord endures forever with Pastor Will Whedon.

The darkness is thought to be a veil, so that one's misdeeds do not come to light.

But the Word of God exposes what a vain hope that is, Mark 422,

for nothing is hidden except to be made manifest,

nor is anything secret except to come to light.

The Word of the Lord endures forever is a daily verse-by-verse Bible study with the church,

past and present.

Pastor Whedon is leading us in a study of the book of Proverbs, chapters 1 through 10.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

Amen.

Greetings, people, loved by God. Previously, we wrapped up Proverbs

chapter six. You will recall how Solomon warned his son about the danger of carrying fire

in the bosom or of attempting to stride across hot coals. His point was simply that one ought not

allow one's mind and heart, that is one's desire,

to dwell on that which God has himself forbidden. And he was thinking specifically of

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