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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Never Give Up</span></span></b><br>");
  document.writeln("<span class=\"actsilinks\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.print()\">Print this page</a></span>");document.writeln("<br><div id='actsartcl1'>");document.writeln("<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\"><i>It is God himself, in  his mercy, who has given us this wonderful work [of telling his Good News to  others], and so we never give up.<sup>1</sup><br></i>");
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document.writeln("A number of years ago I read  the following story about Sir Winston Churchill in <i>Our Daily Bread</i>. Churchill  attended grade school at Harrow where he was  in the lower third of his class and showed no particular potential. After he  graduated he went on to university and eventually became famous.<br>");
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document.writeln("On October 29, 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill went back to Harrow to hear the traditional songs he had sung there when a student and to address the  student body. He was introduced as one of the greatest orators of all time. The  students were told to take plenty of notes.<br>");
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document.writeln("In those sobering days of World War II, Sir Winston encouraged the boys to:<br>");
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document.writeln("</font></p><blockquote><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\"><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\">\"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never\'€&#8221;in nothing, great ");
document.writeln("or small, large or petty\'€&#8221;never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.\"<sup>2</sup></font></font></blockquote><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\"><br>I am certain that none of those students ever forgot that advice.<br>");
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document.writeln("And that is the advice that God gives us as well. If we interpreted His message to the Hebrew Christians fully, it  would be: God said, \"I will never, never, never, never, never leave you or forsake you\" or \"I will never, not ever, not ever,  leave you or forsake you.\" (Hebrews 13:5). This is the greatest reason why  we, too, must never give up. Because we can do all things with Christ.&nbsp;<br>");
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document.writeln("Suggested prayer: Dear  God, thank You for the great comfort and assurance that You will never ever leave me or  forsake me. Help me to never to stray from you or forsake you, and that my life would be a testimony of you. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.<br>");
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document.writeln("1. 2 Corinthians 4:1 (<em>TLB</em>).<br><br><br>Today\'s Encounter was written by: Crystal B.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><p>&nbsp;</p>");
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