How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

My entire life has changed, writes one follower of Jesus in a recent email.

Since I've started studying God's word with you, everything is different.

New truths, new ideas, new understandings, new blessings have come into my life as never before.

I am a new person.

Welcome to Through the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee.

I'm your host Steve Schweets.

This letter, interestingly enough, came from a listener in Russia,

but it easily could have been written by any of us who know and follow

Jesus and make a habit of studying his word.

And you know that's you today and good for you for making the choice to study God's

word for yourself.

So while you grab your Bible and turn into Ezekiel 38,

welcome through the Bible's President Greg Harris, who joins me in sharing about our

ministry in Russia, a country Dr. McGee will talk a lot about today in our study.

So hi Greg.

Hey Steve and of course both of us in different times and places have been to Russia, parts

of Russia and it's an amazing ministry we have but we have some

great letters so why don't we jump right in that sounds good the first one's

from Yelena she writes an amazing story of recovery here it it is. I was addicted to alcohol, she says, which by the way, as an aside, is very common in Russia.

Very common. My loved ones thought I was lost forever. I listened to you both while I was very drunk and while I was

only a little drunk and sometimes when I was sober. Your program seemed to

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