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God uses the Word and the Holy Spirit to convict us of areas in our life that are wrong,

not to make us feel bad, but so we can change them and have a better life.

There's power in the Word of God to produce what it's in.

Well, I am so glad that you have joined us today for the program.

I've got some things to share with you today that I think are really, really important.

You know, I've been studying God's Word for 45 years.

Now, I went to church for a long time before I really started studying the Word.

I would listen to other people teach the Word.

I read a little bit of the Bible every day just because I thought it was my duty,

but I didn't really study the Word.

And I think there's a lot of Christians who don't really study the Word.

And I want to talk to you today about the importance of studying God's Word.

The Word of God is actually medicine for your soul.

Now, you know, you can go to the drugstore and you can get medicine for your physical body,

but you can't go to the drugstore and get medicine for your soul.

The Word of God is the only thing that can get inside of your mind and emotions and heal them.

Repeatedly, we are told to meditate on God's Word day and night.

Proverbs 4 verses 23-22 says,

My son, attend to my words, incline your ear to my sayings.

Let them not depart from your eyes, keep them in the midst of your heart.

Now listen to this, they are life to those who find them and health to all their flesh.

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