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Hello friend Chaplain Terry Warner here.
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The title of this podcast is Ready or Not.
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It will air on October the 28th.
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It will be Season 4, episode 44, s4e44.
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Your foundation scripture is Matthew 25, verses 1 through 4.
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I'll be reading from the King James Then shall the kingdom of the heaven be likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom, and five of them were wise and five were foolish.
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They were that foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
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Tomorrow or not tomorrow, actually Wednesday, I think it is Halloween starts and we'll start the 2024 fall and winter season and that's, in my opinion, for the closing out of 2024.
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We're on the downhill side.
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It seemed like the new year and our so important resolutions, for the most of us, have gathered cobwebs and dust in the back of our mind.
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We are left to wonder if we have enough oil in our lamps, our interior lamps or the Holy Spirit, enough of God to try and complete 2024 and start over again.
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Are you depressed yet?
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Well, cheer up, there is hope for the weary.
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You see, although we are close to the end of the age, we are not there quite yet.
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You have enough time to jump back in the adventure of life, repent, confess your sins and ask Jesus to come back into your life and fill you with an internal lamp full of oil, that lamp and that oil being the Holy Spirit.
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You see, in Matthew 6.22, we learn the eye is the lamp of the body.
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If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
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So we are forced to ask ourselves how then shall we live?
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Here are a few suggestions.
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I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.
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Give food to needy families.
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Don't know any needy families.
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The food bank and churches do Also remember.
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Those who need food will be hungry until they can change their situation.
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Don't be a scrooge.
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It will be a lot easier to give out love when you stand before God.
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I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.
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Think beyond water or liquid.
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Why not give them a drink of salvation and of compassion, or words of comfort and caring?
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I was a stranger and you invited me in.
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How well do you know your neighbor?
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In our present day world, it is so easy to remain isolated and apart.
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Why don't you try and be a helper to a few of the people we do know.
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Go visit your next door neighbor.
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Find out their name.
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Write it down, if you have to, so you can remember it, and call that person by name, ask them how they're doing.
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From time to time, when you see them, wave at them when they're in the backyard.
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Forgive them, just as you're going to forgive yourself.
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We must use good judgment when approaching others and be aware of our present day culture.
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But we also cannot make present day circumstances an excuse to not help our fellow man.
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Friend, we are closing the end of the age.
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I know and you know we can't tell when that will be.
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But that's not nothing but a cop-out to not do something because you don't know when the end's going to happen.
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2 Peter 3, 4-6.
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Let's just take a minute and read that.
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2 Peter 3, 4-6.
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Knowing this first that there shall come in the last days, scoffers walking after their own lust and saying where is the promise of his coming for since?
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Excuse me just a minute.
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And saying where is the promise of his coming For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
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We all have heard that before.
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We don't know when Jesus is coming back, but don't use that as an excuse to not do something or not get ready or not help people or not be a Christian, not show compassion.
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Don't use that as an excuse.
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The people made fun of Noah and the flood came.
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They never thought they would leave Egypt, but one day Moses led them out in victory and God literally took care of the Jewish people an additional 40 years in the desert, without their clothes wearing out and none of them lame.
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The Jewish leaders said the Messiah was coming, only to miss his coming because he came as a baby and they were looking for a king.
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Now Jesus is about to return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and we are caught off guard, low on oil and arguing over the price of gasoline and political opinions.
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This could be your year, your time, your opportunity to get right with God before he returns and brings everything to a close.
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Repent and give your heart to Jesus.
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He is waiting on you to decide your destiny.
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God loves you.
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Now it is your turn to give your heart to Jesus.
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You have a blessed day In Jesus' name, amen.
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I hope you're enjoying our podcast.
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We also write an article for the newspaper and I've been publishing articles and teaching tapes to India, pakistan, bangladesh, south Africa, slovakia and other parts of the world.
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The podcasts go out every Monday morning.
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I make little PowerPoint presentations for those people because they have to speak to an interpreter or I have to give them just a little bit of the word and then their pastor will interpret them and teach them and everything.
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You can't send money to buy Bibles for them because of so many scams and stuff going on.
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So the best way to do it is like with a powerpoint presentation or a podcast to where the pastor can interpret.
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And I have done a few whatsapp meetings where I teach a little bit and the pastor translates.
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The trouble with that is is lining up everybody for the time, because when it's I teach a little bit and the pastor translates.
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The trouble with that is lining up everybody for the time, because when it's daytime here, it's nighttime there and there's a lot going on.
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And then in some countries I won't say which ones they have a lot of violence and stuff going on and they're persecuted.
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The pictures and stuff I get the faces are covered so you can't identify them because of persecution and they're persecuted.
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The pictures and stuff I get, the faces are covered so you can't identify them because of persecution, and things like that.
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We really could use your support, but I never ask for money.
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I'm not going to start now.
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If you want to support us, just look on thechaplainscornernet and you'll see a donate page.
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100% of everything you do goes to the ministry.
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We don't keep anything for ourselves.
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We love you.
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We love these people we minister to.
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I have a really good time doing these podcasts.
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I hope it shows through the enthusiasm of a voice and the down-to-earth and just a one-on-one talking.
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But I'd like to hear from you that you're enjoying it or if you have suggestions, I sure would be open to reading your communication.
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Your name and stuff will never be sold or given out.
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That's nobody's business, but just between us.
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Now, that's nobody's business, but just between us.
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But if you need prayer requests or you need prayer, well, just feel free to fill out the form.
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I'm not putting you on any kind of list.
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I do a letter once a month, but there's a lot of times I'll miss a month if I don't have anything going on.
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Well, you have a blessed day and thank you so much for listening to the podcast.
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Amen.
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The Chaplain's Corner podcast comes out every Monday morning.
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Also, please note that all monies donated will be used strictly for the ministry.
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Thank you so much for listening to Chaplain Terry's podcast.
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The Lord bless you and keep you.
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The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.
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The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace In Jesus' name, amen, amen, thank you.
