Louie Giglio - Desperate For God

November 9, 2025 | 27:29

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Passion with Louie Giglio | Louie Giglio - Desperate For God | November 9, 2025

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>> this new collection
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>> this new collection that we're in
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That we're in is called "desperate,"
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Is called "desperate," and i think obviously
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And i think obviously that's what we are.
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That's what we are. i was speaking at a camp
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I was speaking at a camp in durango, colorado
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In durango, colorado a few years back
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A few years back and i was taking
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And i was taking a commuter flight
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A commuter flight from denver over
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From denver over the rockies to durango.
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The rockies to durango. and i'd already been told
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And i'd already been told this particular flight is,
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This particular flight is, is troublesome, it's rocky.
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Is troublesome, it's rocky. the way the air currents work
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The way the air currents work on the flight path
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On the flight path that we have to take
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That we have to take to go to durango, it's --
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To go to durango, it's -- there's usually a lot of
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There's usually a lot of turbulence on this flight.
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Turbulence on this flight. so, i was already mentally
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So, i was already mentally prepared for that but somewhere
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Prepared for that but somewhere above the rockies,
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Above the rockies, we lost pressure
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We lost pressure in this commuter plane,
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In this commuter plane, and the pilot immediately
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And the pilot immediately went into a maneuver
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Went into a maneuver to get the plane
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To get the plane to a lower altitude.
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To a lower altitude. the oxygen masks came down,
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The oxygen masks came down, people put them on,
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People put them on, they stretched the thing,
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They stretched the thing, the air did start flowing,
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The air did start flowing, people started breathing
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People started breathing because we were in a nose dive
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Because we were in a nose dive to get to a lower altitude.
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To get to a lower altitude. i heard more people
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I heard more people pray out loud and boldly
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Pray out loud and boldly in that moment than i have heard
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In that moment than i have heard pray sometimes in this church.
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Pray sometimes in this church. when we say, "oh no,
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When we say, "oh no, let's pray out loud.
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Let's pray out loud. let's let them
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Let's let them hear our prayer.
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Hear our prayer. let's let heaven
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Let's let heaven hear our prayer."
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Hear our prayer." and in our house
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And in our house [mumbling]
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[laughter]
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No, these people were like,
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No, these people were like, "dear god!"
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[laughter]
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It was desperate.
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It was desperate. and i want us to be
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And i want us to be a desperate people,
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A desperate people, not as a reaction to
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Not as a reaction to anything that's happening,
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Anything that's happening, as a -- in our circumstance,
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As a -- in our circumstance, but desperate as
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But desperate as a spiritual act of worship.
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A spiritual act of worship. we want to be a people
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We want to be a people who are earnestly praying for
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Who are earnestly praying for and believing in a move of god
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And believing in a move of god that will sweep our land
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That will sweep our land with supernatural power
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With supernatural power to open the eyes of multitudes
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To open the eyes of multitudes to see and savor jesus.
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To see and savor jesus. and this is not a new idea,
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And this is not a new idea, this is church.
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This is church. on day one in acts 2,
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On day one in acts 2, after the holy spirit came,
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After the holy spirit came, after the gospel was proclaimed,
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After the gospel was proclaimed, after 3,000 people got saved,
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After 3,000 people got saved, church was born.
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Church was born. can you imagine how
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Can you imagine how that must have felt?
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That must have felt? wind, sound of wind,
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Wind, sound of wind, holy spirit,
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Holy spirit, gospel proclamation,
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Gospel proclamation, 3,000 people get saved
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3,000 people get saved on day one
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On day one and church is born.
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Bam!
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Bam! "how was your day?"
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"how was your day?" it was alright.
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It was alright. and when church was born,
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And when church was born, we know what it was about
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We know what it was about because luke recorded it
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Because luke recorded it for us in verse 42 of acts 2.
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"they devoted themselves --"
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"they devoted themselves --" this is a 3,000, plus those
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This is a 3,000, plus those who were in the upper room.
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Who were in the upper room. "they devoted themselves
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"they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching
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To the apostles' teaching and a fellowship."
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And a fellowship." now, just parenthetically,
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Now, just parenthetically, this is church.
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This is church. not that you devote
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Not that you devote yourself to my teaching,
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Yourself to my teaching, 'cause we're all still
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'cause we're all still devoting ourselves
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Devoting ourselves to the apostles' teaching.
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To the apostles' teaching. we have the apostles teaching
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We have the apostles teaching and the teaching of
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And the teaching of jesus himself right here.
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Jesus himself right here. we don't need some
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We don't need some new person to roll around
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New person to roll around and say, "and on top of that,
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And say, "and on top of that, you're not gonna believe
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You're not gonna believe what i gotta say."
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What i gotta say." so we're still
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So we're still devoting ourselves
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Devoting ourselves to the apostles teaching,
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To the apostles teaching, but look what else we're doing.
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But look what else we're doing. we're devoting
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We're devoting ourselves to fellowship.
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Ourselves to fellowship. in other words,
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In other words, we are leaning in to
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We are leaning in to the community of faith.
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The community of faith. we're not attending something,
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We're not attending something, we're devoting ourselves
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We're devoting ourselves to a brotherhood
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To a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
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And a sisterhood, a family, and that
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A family, and that family has community.
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Family has community. the third thing,
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The third thing, to the breaking of bread.
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To the breaking of bread. in other words,
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In other words, we're in each other's lives.
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We're in each other's lives. we we're not just in
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We we're not just in an auditorium
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An auditorium or in a town stage,
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Or in a town stage, we're in each other's lives.
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We're in each other's lives. we're not just
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We're not just in sunday gatherings,
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In sunday gatherings, we're in a fellowship.
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We're in a fellowship. and we know each other
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And we walk with each other
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And we walk with each other and we break bread together.
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And we break bread together. but then there's a fourth thing,
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But then there's a fourth thing, almost gets left out,
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Almost gets left out, and to prayer.
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On day one prayer was not
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On day one prayer was not an appendage of the church,
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It was an artery of the church.
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It was an artery of the church. so that a few pages later,
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So that a few pages later, after these guys get arrested
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After these guys get arrested and they're hauled in
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And they're hauled in before the authorities,
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Before the authorities, they're threatened
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They're threatened with their lives to not
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With their lives to not proclaim jesus,
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Proclaim jesus, they get released
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They get released and they return
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And they return back to the fellowship.
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Back to the fellowship. and what do they do
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And what do they do when they get back
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When they get back to the fellowship?
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To the fellowship? they pray.
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They pray. and when they pray,
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And when they pray, the place where
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The place where they're meeting is shaken
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They're meeting is shaken and then they move out again.
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And then they move out again. that's because prayer
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That's because prayer is a part of church.
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Is a part of church. and i might offer today,
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And i might offer today, it is the heart of church.
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It is the heart of church. leading up to
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Leading up to "above and beyond" sunday,
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"above and beyond" sunday, we had 30 hours of prayer.
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We had 30 hours of prayer. five days, our church
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Five days, our church coming together,
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Coming together, people coming into
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People coming into a space together to say,
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A space together to say, "god, we want you
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"god, we want you and we need you."
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And we need you." and i wanna just say today
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And i wanna just say today on behalf of our team,
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On behalf of our team, that wasn't all of it,
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That wasn't all of it, that was just a step towards us
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That was just a step towards us being a house devoted to prayer,
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Being a house devoted to prayer, and you'll hear more about that
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And you'll hear more about that at the end of this today
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At the end of this today and in the weeks to come.
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And in the weeks to come. but i wanna say three things
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But i wanna say three things about prayer today,
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About prayer today, and i want us to wrap our hearts
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And i want us to wrap our hearts around these together.
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Around these together. the first one is this,
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The first one is this, that prayer is
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That prayer is a posture of the heart.
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A posture of the heart. when we say prayer,
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When we say prayer, i know that most of our minds
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I know that most of our minds immediately go to saying
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Immediately go to saying things to god.
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Things to god. words.
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Words. and that is prayer,
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And that is prayer, jesus said, "and when you pray,
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Jesus said, "and when you pray, pray like this:
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Pray like this: our father who art in heaven,
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Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name."
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Hallowed be thy name." so prayer is words to god.
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So prayer is words to god. but i wanna offer today that
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But i wanna offer today that more than words to god,
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More than words to god, prayer is a posture
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Prayer is a posture of the heart.
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Of the heart. it's a posture
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It's a posture of the life.
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Of the life. and if we're not
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And if we're not a praying person,
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A praying person, if you're not a praying person
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If you're not a praying person or we're not praying people --
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Or we're not praying people -- let me just say it personally,
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Let me just say it personally, if you're not a praying person,
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If you're not a praying person, then your posture toward god is
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Then your posture toward god is "i'm good until i'm not good.
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"i'm good until i'm not good. and when i'm not good,
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And when i'm not good, i will pray some more,
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I will pray some more, but up until when i'm not good,
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But up until when i'm not good, i'm good."
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I'm good." and we want the posture
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And we want the posture of our heart to be,
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Of our heart to be, i'm not good.
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I'm not good. i could've just got a raise,
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I could've just got a raise, i'm still not good.
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I'm still not good. kids seemingly on the rails,
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Kids seemingly on the rails, still not good.
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Still not good. situation worked out,
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Situation worked out, still not good.
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Still not good. moved into the new house,
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Moved into the new house, still not good.
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Still not good. seems like
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Seems like it's a peaceful season,
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It's a peaceful season, still not good.
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Still not good. because i was created
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Because i was created with a hunger for god.
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With a hunger for god. and i want you,
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And i want you, and i need you
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And i need you and i can't live without you.
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And i can't live without you. that is, a posture of the heart,
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That is, a posture of the heart, is a posture of hunger,
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Is a posture of hunger, a posture of humility,
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A posture of humility, a posture of desperation,
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A posture of desperation, and a posture
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And a posture of a desire for god.
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Of a desire for god. david wrote it this way
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David wrote it this way in psalm 63.
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In psalm 63. "you, god, are my god,
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Earnestly i seek you.
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Earnestly i seek you. i thirst for you.
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I thirst for you. my whole being wants for you
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My whole being wants for you in a dry and parched land
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In a dry and parched land where there is no water.
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Where there is no water. i have seen you
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I have seen you in the sanctuary
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In the sanctuary and beheld your power
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And beheld your power and your glory.
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And your glory. because your love
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Because your love is better than life.
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Is better than life. my lips will glorify you,
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My lips will glorify you, i will praise you
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I will praise you as long as i live,
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As long as i live, and in your name
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And in your name i will lift up my hands.
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I will lift up my hands. i will be fully satisfied
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I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods.
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As with the richest of foods. with singing lips,
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With singing lips, my mouth will praise you.
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My mouth will praise you. on my bed i remember you.
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On my bed i remember you. i think of you through
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I think of you through the watches of the night.
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The watches of the night. because you are my help.
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Because you are my help. i sing in the shadow
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I sing in the shadow of your wings."
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Of your wings." i cling to you.
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I cling to you. "your right hand upholds me."
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"your right hand upholds me." that's a posture,
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That's a posture, that's not just words.
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That's not just words. that's a heart that says,
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That's a heart that says, "i am humble."
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"i am humble." it's a heart that says,
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"i am hungry."
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"i am hungry." it's a heart that says,
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It's a heart that says, "i am desperate."
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"i am desperate." and it's a heart that says,
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And it's a heart that says, "god, among all these
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"god, among all these other good things,
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Other good things, my desire is for you."
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My desire is for you." the second thing
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The second thing i wanna see about prayer
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I wanna see about prayer is that it's an essential
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Is that it's an essential component to our victory.
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Component to our victory. you know, i know,
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You know, i know, just backing up a second,
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Just backing up a second, that when times are tough
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That when times are tough people are gonna pray.
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People are gonna pray. we're all are like that.
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We're all are like that. and god wants
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And god wants to answer our prayers.
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To answer our prayers. i don't need to wrap
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I don't need to wrap all this in big context.
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All this in big context. of course, god wants us to ask.
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Of course, god wants us to ask. "seek and you will find,
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"seek and you will find, knock and the door
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Will be open to you.
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Will be open to you. ask and it will be
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Ask and it will be given to you."
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Given to you." of course god wants
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Of course god wants to meet our needs
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To meet our needs and of course he wants
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And of course he wants to hear our cry.
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To hear our cry. but ultimately what god wants
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But ultimately what god wants is a relationship with you.
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Is a relationship with you. and so our life with him
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And so our life with him can become like a drive-thru
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At a quick service restaurant
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At a quick service restaurant where we're so annoyed
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Where we're so annoyed because when we pulled in
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Because when we pulled in there were two cars
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There were two cars in front of us.
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In front of us. oh, but thank goodness
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Oh, but thank goodness there's two lanes.
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There's two lanes. so i'm gonna cut the guy off
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So i'm gonna cut the guy off over here to get in this lane
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Over here to get in this lane so i don't have to wait
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So i don't have to wait for the two cars in front of me.
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For the two cars in front of me. when i pulled up to the thing,
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When i pulled up to the thing, it was so long,
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It was so long, it took 20 seconds
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It took 20 seconds before anybody said anything.
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Before anybody said anything. "may i help you?"
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"may i help you?" "well, yeah.
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"well, yeah. where are you been?"
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Where are you been?" i ordered, pulled up,
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I ordered, pulled up, had to wait.
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Had to wait. it was somewhere
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It was somewhere in the neighborhood
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In the neighborhood of two minutes and 16 seconds
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Of two minutes and 16 seconds before they gave me my stuff.
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Before they gave me my stuff. i'm just sitting there
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I'm just sitting there for two minutes.
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For two minutes. thank you.
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Thank you. get the straw out,
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Get the straw out, you know,
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You know, [intimating slurping
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[intimating slurping and car engine]
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Grabbing the sandwich.
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[intimating car engine]
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Or does anybody remember --
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Or does anybody remember -- did anybody's grandma cook?
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Did anybody's grandma cook? anybody?
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Anybody? anybody remember those days?
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Anybody remember those days? and you sat in the kitchen?
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And you sat in the kitchen? and -- anybody do this?
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And -- anybody do this? no?
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No? all the young people
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All the young people are like no,
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Are like no, grandma was the one honking
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Grandma was the one honking the horn in the drive-thru.
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[laughter]
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Any -- anyone remember
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Any -- anyone remember your mom or your grandma
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Your mom or your grandma or somebody cooking
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Or somebody cooking and you sat in the kitchen?
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And you sat in the kitchen? anybody?
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Anybody? hello?
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Hello? she's making the whatever
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She's making the whatever and you were watching her
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And you were watching her and she said, "here, stir this."
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And she said, "here, stir this." and you talked and she told you
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And you talked and she told you a story and you told her a story
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A story and you told her a story and she reminded you of aunt
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And she reminded you of aunt so and so and couple hours
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So and so and couple hours later you sat down
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Later you sat down and you did ultimately eat
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And you did ultimately eat the food but that wasn't
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The food but that wasn't the take away.
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The take away. the take away
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The take away was the relationship.
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Was the relationship. and we got way too many people
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And we got way too many people going through drive-thrus,
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Going through drive-thrus, speaking their prayers
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Speaking their prayers into the little box,
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Into the little box, hoping some answers
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Hoping some answers come out the window.
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Come out the window. very little intimacy
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Very little intimacy and relationship developing.
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And relationship developing. prayer is a posture that says,
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Prayer is a posture that says, "i do wanna eat
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"i do wanna eat and i would like
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And i would like to get the sandwich,
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To get the sandwich, but i really wouldn't mind
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But i really wouldn't mind more spending some time
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More spending some time with the cook."
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With the cook." the second thing --
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The second thing -- that's how you go back
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That's how you go back and put the thing back
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And put the thing back with the other point
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With the other point when you forgot to do it
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When you forgot to do it before you went
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Before you went to the second thing,
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To the second thing, in case you're trying to learn.
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In case you're trying to learn. the second thing is that
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The second thing is that prayer is an essential
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Prayer is an essential component of our victory.
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Component of our victory. it's how we fight.
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It's how we fight. paul said in ephesians 6,
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Paul said in ephesians 6, "finally, be strong in the lord
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And in his mighty power,"
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And in his mighty power," in his mighty power,
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In his mighty power, "put on the full armor of god
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"put on the full armor of god so that you can take your stand
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So that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
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Against the devil's schemes. for our struggle is not
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood," amen?
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Against flesh and blood," amen? can we all say this together?
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Can we all say this together? every location.
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Every location. if you're at home
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If you're at home or in a car or on a walk,
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Or in a car or on a walk, let's all stay together.
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Let's all stay together. "for our struggle is not
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"for our struggle is not against flesh and blood."
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Against flesh and blood." i believe in the power
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I believe in the power of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit for helping me just go
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For helping me just go to the next verse right here.
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To the next verse right here. please, please, god help us.
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Please, please, god help us. we're not fighting people.
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We're not fighting people. we're not fighting people.
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We're not fighting people. we are fighting people,
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We are fighting people, but we're fighting with prayer,
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With faithful lines
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With faithful lines of character.
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Of character. we're not fighting people.
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We're not fighting people. "our struggle is not
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"our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
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Against flesh and blood, but against the rulers."
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What rulers?
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What rulers? i can explain it.
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I can explain it. "against the authorities,
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"against the authorities, against the powers
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Against the powers of this dark world,
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Of this dark world, and against the spiritual
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And against the spiritual forces of evil
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Forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
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In the heavenly realms." this is what's going
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This is what's going on around you.
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On around you. there is a spiritual war
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There is a spiritual war going on around you right now.
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Going on around you right now. and if you're uncomfortable
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And if you're uncomfortable with demons and darkness
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With demons and darkness you need to wake up
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You need to wake up because you are
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Because you are in a spiritual war.
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In a spiritual war. we are in a spiritual battle.
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We are in a spiritual battle. and the way it works,
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And the way it works, none of us has a blueprint
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To say, "oh, here's
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To say, "oh, here's exactly what's happening
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Exactly what's happening in lawrenceville today,
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In lawrenceville today, or in marietta today,
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Or in marietta today, or at peachtree city today."
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Or at peachtree city today." but there are authorities
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But there are authorities in the darkness
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In the darkness for every region.
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For every region. there are authorities
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There are authorities in the darkness for every area.
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In the darkness for every area. there are authorities
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There are authorities in the darkness for every city.
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In the darkness for every city. there are rulers
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There are rulers and principalities
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And principalities and authorities somehow
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And authorities somehow that are orchestrating
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That are orchestrating evil in this world.
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Evil in this world. there's one satan,
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There's one satan, but he's got
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But he's got a whole team of people.
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A whole team of people. and that's who
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And that's who our struggle is against,
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Our struggle is against, "not flesh and blood,
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"not flesh and blood, but against the rulers
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But against the rulers and authorities and the powers
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Of this dark world
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Of this dark world and against the spiritual
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And against the spiritual forces of evil
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Forces of evil in the heavenly realms".
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In the heavenly realms". and i'm telling you,
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And i'm telling you, jesus said it,
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Jesus said it, "the thief comes to steal
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"the thief comes to steal and to kill and to destroy."
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And to kill and to destroy." "therefore,"
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"therefore," this should be maybe
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This should be maybe the most important word
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The most important word in your bible today.
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In your bible today. "okay, so what do
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"okay, so what do i do about it?"
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I do about it?" okay, here's what
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Okay, here's what you do about it.
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You do about it. "put on the full armor of god
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"put on the full armor of god so that when
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So that when the day of evil comes,
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The day of evil comes, you may be able
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You may be able to stand your ground.
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To stand your ground. and after you've done
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And after you've done everything to stand,
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Everything to stand, stand firm then
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Stand firm then with the belt of truth
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With the belt of truth buckled around your waist,
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Buckled around your waist, with the breastplate
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With the breastplate of righteousness in place,
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Of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted
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And with your feet fitted with the readiness
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With the readiness that comes from
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That comes from the gospel of peace.
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The gospel of peace. in addition to all this,
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In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith
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Take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish
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With which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows
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All the flaming arrows of the evil one.
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Of the evil one. take the helmet of salvation
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Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit,
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And the sword of the spirit, which is the word of god."
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Which is the word of god." and if that's not enough, pray.
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And if that's not enough, pray. this is how we fight and pray.
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How do you pray?
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How do you pray? "pray in the spirit
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"pray in the spirit on all occasions,
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With all kinds of
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With all kinds of prayers and requests.
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Prayers and requests. and with this in mind,
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And with this in mind, be alert and always
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Be alert and always keep on praying
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Keep on praying for all the lord's people.
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For all the lord's people. pray also for me
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Pray also for me that whenever i speak --"
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That whenever i speak --" now remember, paul is in a jail
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Now remember, paul is in a jail when he's writing this.
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When he's writing this. he's been arrested
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He's been arrested when he's writing this.
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When he's writing this. he's in chains
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He's in chains when he's writing this.
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When he's writing this. "pray also for me
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"pray also for me that whenever i speak,"
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That whenever i speak," in the jail to the prisoners,
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In the jail to the prisoners, to the guard,
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To the guard, in this dark circumstance,
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In this dark circumstance, "that whenever i speak,
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"that whenever i speak, words may be given to me,
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Words may be given to me, so that i will fearlessly
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So that i will fearlessly make known the mystery
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Make known the mystery of the gospel for which
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Of the gospel for which i am an ambassador in chains.
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I am an ambassador in chains. pray that i may declare it
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Pray that i may declare it fearlessly as i should."
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Fearlessly as i should." paul, that same paul wrote
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Paul, that same paul wrote in 2 corinthians 10, "for though
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In 2 corinthians 10, "for though we live in the world,
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We live in the world, we do not wage war
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We do not wage war as the world does."
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As the world does." amen.
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Amen. so when the world fights
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So when the world fights a certain way, we don't go,
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A certain way, we don't go, "we'll watch us, then."
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"we'll watch us, then." we go, "yeah, we don't
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We go, "yeah, we don't fight that way."
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Fight that way." we are not of the world,
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We are not of the world, and we don't fight
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And we don't fight like the world.
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Like the world. the weapons we fight with
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The weapons we fight with are not the weapons
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Are not the weapons of the world.
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Of the world. on the contrary
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On the contrary they have divine power
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They have divine power to demolish strongholds.
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To demolish strongholds. we demolish arguments
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We demolish arguments and every pretension
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And every pretension that sets itself up against
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That sets itself up against the knowledge of god,
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The knowledge of god, and we take captive
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And we take captive every thought to make it
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Every thought to make it obedient to christ.
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Obedient to christ. how do we do that?
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How do we do that? we do that through prayer.
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We do that through prayer. we do that through
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We do that through understanding that
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Our struggle is not
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Our struggle is not against flesh and blood.
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Against flesh and blood. we do that by understanding
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We do that by understanding that in the name of jesus,
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That in the name of jesus, by the blood of christ
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By the blood of christ and the word of our testimony,
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And the word of our testimony, by our acts of faith
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By our acts of faith and our confession of faith.
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And our confession of faith. by speaking jesus name
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By speaking jesus name into the authorities,
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Into the authorities, into the rulers,
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Into the rulers, into the darkness,
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Into the darkness, into the spiritual world
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Into the spiritual world around us, and walking
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Around us, and walking in faith in his mighty name
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In faith in his mighty name that we can tear down arguments
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That we can tear down arguments that wanna come against
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That wanna come against the knowledge of god
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The knowledge of god and take every thought captive
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And take every thought captive to the obedience of christ.
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To the obedience of christ. our weapons
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Our weapons demolish strongholds,
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Demolish strongholds, and that doesn't
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And that doesn't happen unless we pray.
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Happen unless we pray. the third thing i want us
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The third thing i want us to see about prayer
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To see about prayer is that prayer is where
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Is that prayer is where we replace fear with faith.
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We replace fear with faith. have you noticed that fear
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Have you noticed that fear has come knocking at your door?
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Has come knocking at your door? praise god that we're in
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Praise god that we're in a house of faith today
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A house of faith today and not in a house of fear.
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And not in a house of fear. and praise god that
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And praise god that we came to worship a god
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We came to worship a god who is able today,
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Who is able today, not a god who is weak.
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Not a god who is weak. and this exchange happens
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And this exchange happens not when we sort of
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Not when we sort of buckle down and go,
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Buckle down and go, "i'm not gonna be afraid,
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"i'm not gonna be afraid, i'm not gonna be afraid,
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I'm not gonna be afraid, i'm not gonna be afraid,
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I'm not gonna be afraid, i'm not gonna be afraid."
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I'm not gonna be afraid." this exchange happens
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This exchange happens when we lift our eyes up
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When we lift our eyes up and find a sovereign god
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And find a sovereign god in view.
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In view. again, paul, the same paul
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Again, paul, the same paul wrote these words.
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Wrote these words. "do not be anxious
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"do not be anxious about anything."
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About anything." and that sounds like
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And that sounds like a little bumper sticker.
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A little bumper sticker. faith, until you apply it
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Faith, until you apply it to a moment like the one
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To a moment like the one that we're living in now.
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That we're living in now. and you say, "well,
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And you say, "well, how in the world could i
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How in the world could i be anxious for nothing?
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Be anxious for nothing? well, he tells us.
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Well, he tells us. "but in every situation
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"but in every situation by prayer and petition,"
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By prayer and petition," and don't forget
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And don't forget god's faithfulness,
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God's faithfulness, "present your requests to god."
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"present your requests to god." in other words,
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In other words, if we make it into that space
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If we make it into that space with the god of the ages,
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With the god of the ages, and we bring all of the things
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And we bring all of the things that are troubling us
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That are troubling us to a sovereign god,
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To a sovereign god, then in that moment
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Then in that moment something happens.
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Something happens. what happens?
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What happens? "the peace of god,
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"the peace of god, which transcends
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Which transcends all understanding,
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All understanding, will guard your hearts
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Will guard your hearts and your minds in christ jesus."
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And your minds in christ jesus." now, the way
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Now, the way this translation works,
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This translation works, it really is speaking
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It really is speaking it this way, that
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It this way, that the peace of god will
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The peace of god will stand guard at your heart
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Stand guard at your heart and stand guard at your mind.
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And stand guard at your mind. god's peace will stand
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God's peace will stand as a sentry saying,
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As a sentry saying, "no, you're not coming
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"no, you're not coming into his heart.
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Into his heart. no, you're not coming
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No, you're not coming into her mind.
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Into her mind. that thoughts not coming
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That thoughts not coming into her mind.
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Into her mind. that thoughts not coming
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That thoughts not coming into his mind.
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Into his mind. that fear's not coming
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That fear's not coming into her heart,
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Into her heart, not coming into his heart."
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Not coming into his heart." why?
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Why? because they have brought
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Because they have brought what was troubling them
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What was troubling them to a sovereign god.
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To a sovereign god. and in the confidence
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And in the confidence of knowing that he sees
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Of knowing that he sees what's troubling me,
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What's troubling me, but i see that
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But i see that nothing's troubling him,
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Peace comes into my life.
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Peace comes into my life. david wrote it in a way
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David wrote it in a way that all of us know it,
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That all of us know it, but i wanna read the words
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But i wanna read the words and not just say, "yeah,
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And not just say, "yeah, we kind of all know 'em,"
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Because we're living in it.
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Because we're living in it. he said, "the lord
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He said, "the lord is my shepherd,
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I shall not be in want.
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I shall not be in want. he makes me lie down
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He makes me lie down in green pastures,
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In green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
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He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.
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He restores my soul. he guides me
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He guides me in paths of righteousness
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In paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
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For his name's sake. even though i walk
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Even though i walk through the valley
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Through the valley of the shadow of death,"
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Of the shadow of death," even though i walk
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Even though i walk through the valley
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Through the valley of the shadow of death,
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Of the shadow of death, "i will fear no evil,"
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"i will fear no evil," 'cause i'm so strong.
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'cause i'm so strong. no.
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No. what's it say?
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What's it say? "for you are with me.
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"for you are with me. even though i walk
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Even though i walk through the valley
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Through the valley of the shadow of evil --
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Of the shadow of evil -- of the shadow of death,
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Of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil,
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I will fear no evil, you're with me,
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You're with me, your rod and your staff,
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Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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They comfort me. you prepare a table before me
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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
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In the presence of my enemies. you anoint my head with oil,
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You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.
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My cup overflows. surely goodness and love
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Surely goodness and love will follow me
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Will follow me all the days of my life,
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All the days of my life, and i will dwell in
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And i will dwell in the house of the lord forever."
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The house of the lord forever." what a powerful phrase.
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What a powerful phrase. i will fear no evil.
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Listen, i'm telling you,
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Listen, i'm telling you, i've been shaken up this week.
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I've been shaken up this week. i'm not superman...
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I'm not superman... but i'm coming through this week
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But i'm coming through this week saying even if i walk through
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Saying even if i walk through the valley of the shadow
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The valley of the shadow of death, i fear no evil.
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Of death, i fear no evil. i certainly don't fear death,
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I certainly don't fear death, not one shred of fear of death.
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Not one shred of fear of death. but i wanna come through
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But i wanna come through these days and say,
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These days and say, and i don't fear evil
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And i don't fear evil and i'm staring right at it.
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And i'm staring right at it. i know that this
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I know that this spiritual war is real,
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Spiritual war is real, but i don't fear it
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But i don't fear it because you are with me.
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Because you are with me. help me, god, not to be
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Help me, god, not to be anxious about anything,
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Anxious about anything, but in every situation
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But in every situation by prayer and petition,
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By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving
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With thanksgiving to present my request to you
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To present my request to you so that your peace,
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So that your peace, which transcends
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Which transcends all understanding,
00:26:50.190 --> 00:26:52.126
All understanding, will guard my heart
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Will guard my heart and guard my mind
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And guard my mind in christ jesus.
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In christ jesus. prayer is posture.
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Prayer is posture. prayer is an essential
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Prayer is an essential component of our victory.
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Component of our victory. prayer is where we replace
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Prayer is where we replace fear with faith.
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♪ ♪
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Louie Giglio - Desperate For God

November 9, 2025 | 27:29

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