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In the previous episode, we shared Paul's recent sermon on Galatians 2.20. He preached again two weeks later on Romans 8, 18 through 39, when life doesn't make

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Now here's Paul, teaching from Romans 8.

On October 19, 2014,

Llewell and I walked over to the emergency room of Jefferson Hospital.

I had had some experience some minor symptoms, and my physician said, just go to Jefferson, they'll take care of you.

I thought they were minor, and it would be a quick visit.

We sat in the emergency room that Sunday afternoon

watching the Eagles.

In those days, that was the best place to watch the Eagles,

the emergency room.

And they finally took me back into the examining room,

and before long there were representatives from five different departments

of the hospital in my examining room. It didn't make any sense to me. And what I didn't understand

is that my kidneys were dying and I didn't know it. Had I waited another week or so, I wouldn't be with you today.

That 10 days of the hospital were very, very difficult.

For some reason, my body went into full body spasms.

They were very painful and terrifying.

The first 36 hours, I just screamed.

I thought when they finally let me out of the hospital that I was on my own,

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