Pastor Bobby Chandler has found hope in Jesus and wants as many people as possible to experience that exact same freedom.
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Bobby Chandler: Authentic Church | Bobby Chandler - Get Back Up Again (Part 2) | January 22, 2026
- She. because now i
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- Know, even though i don't like the situation i'm going through,
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- And it's harmful and it hurts me,
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- I know that my god is still good, so i still have joy.
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- If you have joy, you still have hope for the future.
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- You still have hope for tomorrow.
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- The fear attacking me today will be gone tomorrow.
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- We live in a culture today that tells you
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- If it feels right, go after it.
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- Let your feelings lead you.
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- I'm going to be very clear. loving lead.
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- Your feelings can lead you to hell.
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- Just because it feels right doesn't make it right.
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- Your feelings should not be the compass of your life.
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- The word of god is in the holy spirit.
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- Now listen. god created you to feel.
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- Don't go numb. that's unhealthy.
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- But process what's going on and trust the lord.
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- Because here's what happened next in the story
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- Acts chapter 14, verse 11 to 18,
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- When the crowd saw all that paul had done,
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- They shouted in their local dialect, these men are gods
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- And human forms.
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- All right. so this took a strange turn.
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- All right.
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- They decided that barnabas was the greek god zeus,
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- And that paul was hermes, since he was the chief speaker.
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- Now, the temple of zeus was located outside of the town,
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- So the priests of the temple in the crowd brought bulls
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- And wreaths of flowers to the town gates,
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- And they prepared sacrifices to the apostles.
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- Okay, this escalated very quickly.
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- I just think about it.
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- They're just spreading the gospel now.
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- They're bringing bulls in. like what's what's that about?
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- You know, like something smells good
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- And they realize they're trying to make sacrifices to us.
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- They're trying to they're trying to worship us.
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- And when the apostle barnabas and paul heard
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- What was happening, what did they do?
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- They tore the clothing and dismay,
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- And they ran out among the people
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- Shouting, friends, why are you doing this?
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- What are you doing?
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- This were merely just human beings just like you.
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- It's very easy. see,
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- People love to worship an idol they can see.
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- And you got to understand
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- How god is using certain people in your life.
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- Those people, you can honor them, but they're just a vessel.
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- Don't start worshiping people.
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- Don't stop.
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- Don't start idolizing people.
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- Put your eyes and focus on jesus
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- Because i'm telling you, people will let you down.
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- You ever heard of the saying, don't meet your heroes?
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- You may not like who you actually meet, right?
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- So, so always focus on the lord fully.
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- But they wanted to worship them
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- And said, friends, why are you doing this?
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- We're merely just human beings.
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- We have come though, to bring you the good news, right?
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- That you should turn from these worthless things,
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- Turn to the living god
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- Who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
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- Now look at the last verse right here,
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- Verse 18.
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- But even with these words, paul and barnabas were scarcely
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- Restraining the people from sacrificing to them.
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- They're preaching the truth.
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- We're just the vessels.
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- Jesus is the one changing your life.
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- But still the people want to worship them.
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- All right.
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- I find this very interesting.
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- Did you know that at this time there was a mythical tale?
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- Okay, so this is a fake story.
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- If the people of lystra believed,
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- But it's known as the legend of lystra.
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- And according to this legend, at this time there was a story
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- Going around that zeus and hermes came from heaven.
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- Disguise themselves as regular men.
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- And they went to house to house,
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- Looking for hospitality, looking for somebody to be kind.
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- And they couldn't find any of it until they found this
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- Old, poor couple that was very kind to them.
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- Again, this is a fake story. it is not true.
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- But this is what the people of this era believed.
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- So according to the story,
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- Zeus and hermes
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- Blessed the old couple and turned them into trees.
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- True story is what happened to it.
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- Okay, not not a true story,
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- But that's what happened in the story.
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- But then after that,
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- They destroyed, according to the legend,
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- They destroyed the entire city and everybody in it.
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- So now that you understand that, understand why the people
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- Were acting the way they were when they saw paul and barnabas
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- Do the miracles, they're like, oh my goodness,
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- Zeus and hermes is here.
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- You know what i mean?
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- Like, bring the barbecue, get the kegs right.
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- We're going to have a party there.
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- Pagans, pork and, pork and beer sounds a lot like your super
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- Bowl parties. we're gonna pray over that.
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- It's going to be okay.
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- But that's what they're doing right there.
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- They're bringing that in, and they're
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- Trying to have a celebration.
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- And of course, paul and barnabas deny it.
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- Here's here's what the lord spoke to me about this.
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- I preached this many times, but,
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- I believe that the lord showed me
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- Two revelations, two temptations we will face
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- That satan will
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- Bring into your life to distract you of your calling
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- And distract you from your purpose.
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- And the first thing is this the temptation to be worshiped,
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- The temptation
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- To want praise, the temptation to wake up
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- Every single day making sure people like your post.
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- Making sure people share what you got going on,
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- Making sure people talk about you.
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- Making sure people recognize what's happening in your life.
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- And let me tell you, it's exhausting to live that way.
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- You're never going to satisfy what god is actually calling you
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- To do, chasing people's approval.
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- Because again,
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- People will love you one day and they may hate you the next.
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- And i've said this many times
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- About relationships is also true about people plotting you.
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- That's an attraction can be a distraction.
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- Just because it looks good
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- Doesn't mean it is good for your life.
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- But you need to know that
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- Just because it seems good, just because it feels good
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- In the moment, people are applauding me.
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- I kind of like how this feels.
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- It doesn't mean it's good.
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- Attractions can be a distraction.
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- So satan is using these people that by emotions
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- To applaud these men so that i believe
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- So that they will forget the assignment
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- Which also brings this revelation.
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- The devil doesn't always tempt you with sin.
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- Sometimes he tempts you with success.
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- Because that's when you start
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- To hear the voice inside of your head.
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- Well, hey, you know what?
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- You deserve this.
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- You know, how dare they not recognize you?
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- And you deserve this position in this title.
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- And you did this, and you start to believe that
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- You made all this happen instead of god
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- Bringing it into your life.
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- And pride always comes before a fall.
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- And here is a warning too as well.
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- The moment you start feeding on praise is the moment you start.
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- You start starving your calling.
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- The moment you start feeding on people's
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- Praise every single day.
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- It's the moment you start starving.
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- The calling, the purpose
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- That god has in your life.
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- Because if applause becomes your addiction,
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- Then approval becomes your prison.
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- If applause becomes your addiction,
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- Then approval will become your prison.
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- And so i just want to make it very clear,
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- Satan tried to tempt jesus in this way.
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- And believe me, if you try to tempt jesus
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- In this way, he's going to try to tempt you as well.
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- Matthew chapter four, verse eight through ten.
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- Next the devil took him to the peak,
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- Have a very high mountain talking about jesus,
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- And showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory.
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- And i'll give it all to you, he said,
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- If you what
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- If you kneel down and worship me?
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- Now let me make this very clear.
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- This is how satan works.
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- Meaning it's not how he used to work, it's
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- How he still works today.
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- Believe me, this is still going on today.
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- There are still things that we're seeing today
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- Where people and there's even testimonies about this.
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- People have given their life and kneel down to satan,
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- But redeemed through jesus later on because they desired
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- Something in the moment.
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- But what did jesus say?
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- He said, guy, you're saying, here's what i love.
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- Let me encourage you today.
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- If you feel like your thoughts
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- Are being tortured, if you feel like you're in a battle,
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- You can actually speak out loud in the name of jesus.
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- I command you to go
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- In the name of jesus.
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- I command these demons to leave me alone.
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- In the name of jesus, i rebuke satan.
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- Jesus said, get away from me, for it's written,
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- You must worship the lord your god and serve him only.
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- How do you fight the devil?
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- By the word of god?
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- Because he
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- Will speak a lot of lies
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- And trust me, they're going to be lies.
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- You want to hear.
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- That's how he entices you.
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- The lies that in the moment they make you feel good,
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- Make you feel like you're getting something you deserve.
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- But in the end, it's a trap.
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- Now here's the point.
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- Satan tempted jesus to receive glory without the cross.
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- That's what satan was trying to do.
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- He was trying to tempt jesus to receive glory
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- Without the cross.
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- A shortcut without obedience is a very dangerous thing.
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- So let me also stated like this or ask you this question
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- Are you chasing a shortcut right now in your life?
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- Could it be that that's the reason that you're miserable,
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- You're wanting certain things
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- In your life, so you're compromising some morals
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- To put it out there?
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- Maybe again, you need some more likes and shares.
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- Maybe it's validation.
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- So on the outside you want to look like you got
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- Everything perfect.
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- Listen,
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- With all the beautiful people in this room right now,
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- Nobody here is perfect.
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- The only one perfect is jesus christ.
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- And let me let me just make it clear.
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- This church is not for you to act apart.
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- If you're struggling, i want you to come
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- Into this place struggling so that we can pray over you
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- So that we can give it over to the lord,
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- Because there's not going to be healing.
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- If you're faking, everything is okay,
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- Right?
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- And so,
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- Listen, if you're chasing validation
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- From people, stop pretending that
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- Everything is perfect when it's not.
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- Already know your identity in jesus.
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- The next thing is this to,
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- Sometimes people want relationships
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- So bad they they stay in something harmful.
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- Something miserable.
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- Something bad.
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- Just because you don't want to be alone.
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- But the lord is with you,
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- And he's a good father who is protecting you and guiding you,
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- Doesn't he?
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- Has something better for you?
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- Listen to his wording,
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- Because how many times have you broken
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- Your heart by not listening?
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- Proverbs chapter 14, verse 12 states it like this.
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- There is a path before each person that seems right,
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- But in the end it leads to death.
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- You know, i love what jesus said about suffering.
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- And john chapter 18, verse 11
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- Peter was trying to protect jesus.
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- I want you to hear this wording right here.
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- But jesus said, put your sword away.
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- Do you really think, now listen to this.
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- I will avoid the suffering which my father has assigned to me.
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- You know what that means.
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- When you avoid the suffering, you avoid the assignment.
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- You avoid the purpose.
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- Jesus knew we had to go to the cross.
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- Peter didn't see that in the moment,
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- But jesus was making it. no, no.
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- The suffering was a sign to me for a greater good.
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- Sometimes we go through suffering for a greater
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- Good.
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- And can the lord spoke to us to add an i is paul.
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- You won't suffer much
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- For a greater good as well.
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- So how do we fight this?
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- Okay,
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- The first way is to recognize when praise is going too far.
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- Do people celebrate you more than jesus?
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- Okay, listen to the warning signs.
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- And then what do we do next?
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- We redirect glory to god immediately.
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- Verse 14. what a paul and barnabas do.
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- They tore their clothing.
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- Okay, let me also make it very clear.
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- I'm not telling you to get naked in church.
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- This is not that type of church. right?
- 00:12:16.895 --> 00:12:19.464
- But what are they doing in the jewish culture?
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- They would tear the robe, the outside robe
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- As a sign of anguish and pain and suffering.
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- And so were they tore
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- The robe.
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- What they were saying is looked at jesus, not us.
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- Look to jesus, not us. now listen.
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- The first temptation is to be worship.
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- The second temptation.
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- Shut your mouth or be canceled.
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- Persecution.
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- Okay, because the same people who worship
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- Wanted to worship them all of a sudden now kill him.
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- That's what they said.
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- That's how fast people can turn on you.
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- Accept to 14, verse 19 and 20.
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- Then some jews arrived from antioch and iconium,
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- And they won the crowds to their side.
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- Isn't that frustrating?
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- These fools came from antioch and iconium.
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- You're going to see
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- This is over 100 miles just to make him look bad.
- 00:13:14.519 --> 00:13:17.789
- And immediately they get to this crowd that just saw a miracle.
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- They start speaking trash
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- About paul, and immediately people believe it.
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- Now they turn on paul.
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- Most frustrating thing.
- 00:13:26.931 --> 00:13:30.235
- And then you would think, okay, but god's going to send
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- An angel. paul is going to be okay.
- 00:13:31.970 --> 00:13:33.872
- Everything's going to be all right. but,
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- They want the crowds to decide.
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- And they stoned paul and dragged him out of town
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- Thinking that he was dead.
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- Okay,
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- What did i tell you, though?
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- God will fight for you.
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- And one of the most important things is this.
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- To have a body of christ surrounding you.
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- You want to see real friendships.
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- Look at this story.
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- They saw their boy get stoned to death and dragged,
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- And instead of running away
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- At a fear, the holy spirit gave them courage.
- 00:14:09.107 --> 00:14:12.510
- And they got around paul
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- And they prayed,
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- And they prayed for him.
- 00:14:17.215 --> 00:14:18.316
- And then what happened?
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- He got back up and went back into town.
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- The man was just stoned to death by these people,
- 00:14:25.023 --> 00:14:28.459
- And the believers got around him and they prayed
- 00:14:28.459 --> 00:14:32.463
- And a miracle took place.
- 00:14:33.031 --> 00:14:35.667
- There's power when you come together in prayer.
- 00:14:35.667 --> 00:14:39.337
- I'll never forget this, lesson that i've learned.
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- When i was younger,
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- I was preaching louisiana to a young adult group,
- 00:14:43.775 --> 00:14:45.877
- And everybody kind of got fired up.
- 00:14:45.877 --> 00:14:47.879
- And so we decided, you know what?
- 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:48.980
- Let's go downtown into the city.
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- We're going to pray over people.
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- Most dangerous thing we've ever done
- 00:14:52.050 --> 00:14:54.485
- Was not smart, but we did it anyway.
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- We had this really big group and we go down there
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- And this guy's just walking down the street.
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- And you got to understand, like
- 00:15:00.124 --> 00:15:01.259
- There were strip clubs and bars and all kinds of stuff,
- 00:15:01.259 --> 00:15:03.661
- And we just tell people about jesus and he's walking
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- And we go up to this guy and i'm telling him about
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- Jesus, and his eyes are big.
- 00:15:07.598 --> 00:15:09.233
- And i think at the moment, like, he's really getting it.
- 00:15:10.301 --> 00:15:12.170
- And then i realized like, no,
- 00:15:12.170 --> 00:15:13.404
- We got a big circle of people around him
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- And he's scared of his life and he looks at us
- 00:15:16.040 --> 00:15:19.043
- And i'll never forget what he said.
- 00:15:19.043 --> 00:15:20.044
- He said, y'all must be the christians.
- 00:15:20.044 --> 00:15:22.847
- But we prayed over him and god did do something very powerful.
- 00:15:22.847 --> 00:15:26.250
- There's power in prayer
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- When you come together.
- 00:15:28.219 --> 00:15:30.388
- And so they prayed over him, and he went back into town
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- The next day, and he left for barnabas to derby.
- 00:15:32.223 --> 00:15:35.026
- Now listen to this again.
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- The jews, these jews traveled over 100 miles.
- 00:15:36.361 --> 00:15:39.330
- They're not random trolls.
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- They're actually, that are just on your comment section.
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- They are actual people that have planned out.
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- They have they have packed up.
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- They are going to these cities traveling
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- To try and stop
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- Paul's ministry and purpose.
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- And the part that i love is this,
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- Even though they thought that they would in paul,
- 00:15:58.516 --> 00:16:00.752
- They thought that they would stop his ministry.
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- Listen to this.
- 00:16:02.520 --> 00:16:04.756
- Paul went right back on a freight.
- 00:16:04.756 --> 00:16:08.893
- In fact, one more little interesting part
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- Is this in second corinthians chapter 12, verses 24.
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- Many scholars believe that paul actually died,
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- So they believe that he died according
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- To this second corinthians 1224,
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- Because he stated, i was caught up into the third
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- Heaven 14 years ago,
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- Which makes sense according to the timeline here,
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- Whether i was in my body or out of my body, i don't know.
- 00:16:28.513 --> 00:16:31.549
- Only god knows.
- 00:16:31.549 --> 00:16:32.583
- Yes, only god knows whether it was in my body
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- Or outside my body. but i do know this.
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- I listen to this.
- 00:16:36.954 --> 00:16:38.189
- I was caught up into paradise and heard things so astounding
- 00:16:38.189 --> 00:16:43.694
- That they cannot
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- Be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.
- 00:16:44.929 --> 00:16:47.999
- That's the kingdom of heaven.
- 00:16:47.999 --> 00:16:50.501
- That's the power that was set you free.
- 00:16:51.269 --> 00:16:53.371
- Heaven shows up in your situation.
- 00:16:53.371 --> 00:16:55.673
- But paul is addressing what he saw.
- 00:16:55.673 --> 00:16:57.842
- It's so amazing. i cannot describe it in words.
- 00:16:57.842 --> 00:17:00.745
- Everything we're fighting for in this world
- 00:17:00.745 --> 00:17:02.980
- Can be meaningless without christ,
- 00:17:02.980 --> 00:17:06.050
- Because that's where god,
- 00:17:06.617 --> 00:17:09.353
- When you believe in jesus,
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- He was revived because people pray.
- 00:17:12.256 --> 00:17:13.591
- Listen.
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- The moment your enemies realize you, they can't kill you.
- 00:17:14.792 --> 00:17:17.095
- They can't kill what god is calling.
- 00:17:17.862 --> 00:17:20.965
- Your enemies will see that
- 00:17:21.532 --> 00:17:22.533
- They cannot kill what god has called.
- 00:17:22.533 --> 00:17:26.070
- So what do you do when people won't stop coming after you?
- 00:17:26.070 --> 00:17:28.306
- Won't stop talking bad about you?
- 00:17:28.306 --> 00:17:30.408
- Here's some application as well.
- 00:17:30.408 --> 00:17:32.143
- Stay focused, not flustered.
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- Okay?
- 00:17:34.912 --> 00:17:35.880
- You cannot control what they say about you,
- 00:17:35.880 --> 00:17:39.417
- But they want it to get under your skin.
- 00:17:39.417 --> 00:17:42.386
- They want to be able to control you, but you can.
- 00:17:42.386 --> 00:17:45.690
- Okay, here's what you can control.
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- What you feed.
- 00:17:46.824 --> 00:17:48.392
- Don't feed the fight.
- 00:17:48.392 --> 00:17:50.394
- Feed your faith and let god handle your reputation.
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- Okay?
- 00:17:53.998 --> 00:17:55.099
- And i pray that that's freeing for somebody here today.
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- My last point is this
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- Courage is not the absence of pain.
- 00:18:01.105 --> 00:18:05.243
- I wish i could tell you that following the lord.
- 00:18:06.210 --> 00:18:08.579
- Yes, you're going to see many mighty miracles.
- 00:18:08.579 --> 00:18:10.081
- And i wish i could tell you that you're not going to get hurt,
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- That people won't betray you.
- 00:18:13.251 --> 00:18:15.853
- That you won't go through struggles.
- 00:18:15.853 --> 00:18:16.821
- But you are.
- 00:18:16.821 --> 00:18:18.623
- We see this common theme over and over again
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- That this is going to be suffering.
- 00:18:20.324 --> 00:18:21.659
- Are you prepared for that?
- 00:18:21.659 --> 00:18:24.695
- And some of the suffering is going to lead to a greater good.
- 00:18:24.695 --> 00:18:26.564
- So don't give up hope.
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- Don't give up hope.
- 00:18:29.300 --> 00:18:31.536
- Here's what i love about this story.
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- Let's continue.
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- Acts 14, 20 and 21.
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- After preaching the good news and derby and making
- 00:18:35.873 --> 00:18:38.309
- Many disciples, paul and barnabas returned to lystra,
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- Lystra, iconium, and antioch.
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- The same
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- Places where the mobs came after them.
- 00:18:49.120 --> 00:18:51.756
- The same places where the people talk bad about them.
- 00:18:51.756 --> 00:18:53.791
- The same places where the people try to hurt them.
- 00:18:53.791 --> 00:18:55.793
- And here's what i love about the story.
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- He was able to go back not to punish him,
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- Not to prove himself,
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- Not to say, you know what?
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- You don't know my character. you don't know who i am.
- 00:19:06.671 --> 00:19:09.407
- He didn't try to put them in their place.
- 00:19:09.407 --> 00:19:11.909
- He just focused on what god called him to do.
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- I'm here.
- 00:19:14.845 --> 00:19:15.880
- I'm back in a place where they try to bury me.
- 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:20.117
- And i came to tell you that
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- Jesus can bring you to life.
- 00:19:21.786 --> 00:19:24.822
- The old me has already been buried
- 00:19:24.822 --> 00:19:28.059
- And a new me is alive today.
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- Let me tell you about my jesus.
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- That's why he went back.
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- You know how much courage you need to go back to something.
- 00:19:34.966 --> 00:19:37.668
- And those are the words you speak.
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- He said they strengthen believers.
- 00:19:42.573 --> 00:19:45.209
- They encourage them to continue in the faith.
- 00:19:45.209 --> 00:19:47.044
- And then he reminded them that we must suffer
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- Many hardships to enter into the kingdom of god.
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- They, the broken.
- 00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:58.322
- But he comes back to offer them peace
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- And fulfillment.
- 00:20:01.659 --> 00:20:04.262
- That's what it means to be courageous.
- 00:20:04.262 --> 00:20:07.865
- And so right now i want to ask you, like, has a life
- 00:20:07.865 --> 00:20:09.934
- Been hitting you hard?
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- You're worried.
- 00:20:15.239 --> 00:20:17.875
- Anxiety.
- 00:20:17.875 --> 00:20:19.110
- And it crazy that sometimes the the most stress that you can
- 00:20:19.110 --> 00:20:22.113
- Feel can actually be when life seems to be going good.
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- Because now you got pressure.
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- For some of you, maybe you feel like you're just last
- 00:20:30.688 --> 00:20:33.958
- Beaten down.
- 00:20:34.292 --> 00:20:37.895
- Again, let me tell you what the lord spoke
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- To my heart to speak to you today.
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- Get back up again.
- 00:20:41.932 --> 00:20:46.203
- So he's not over
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- Second corinthians four eight and nine.
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- Listen to these last words of paul
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- That i'm going to read today.
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- He said, we are pressed on every side with troubles.
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- We press on every side with troubles.
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- But we are not crushed.
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- We are perplexed
- 00:21:04.588 --> 00:21:07.124
- But not driven to despair.
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- Listen to this.
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- We're hunted down.
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- People are going to chase you.
- 00:21:13.898 --> 00:21:14.899
- They're going to be relentless.
- 00:21:14.899 --> 00:21:17.568
- But you will never be abandoned by god.
- 00:21:17.568 --> 00:21:20.604
- We'll get knocked down,
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- But we will not be destroyed.
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- Finish calling.
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- Be courageous.
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- Rely on the strength of the lord.
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- All right, guys, that's all the time we have for today.
- 00:21:37.088 --> 00:21:39.490
- But i pray that today's message bless your life.
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- There is a reason you heard this word today.
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- It's not by mistake.
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- You're here for a reason and god has a plan for you.
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- And listen, if you love this church
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- And thinking about giving to this church, all you have to do
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- Is visit our website at bobbie chandler ministries.com.
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- Hi. before you go, i got one more announcement
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- To make and this one's a big one.
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- Okay, this year we held our very first awaken
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- Conference in hickory, north carolina for authentic church.
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- And we saw
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- People come out from everywhere, from all over the nation
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- And even outside of the country
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- To experience what god is doing here.
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- So we're doing it again in 2026, from june 4th to june 7th.
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- We would love for you to plan and be here with us.
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- And if you want to look into more details
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- Over the conference,
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- All you have to do is click the link below.
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- In fact, here's a recap video to show you what all god did.
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- For me.
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- And the
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- Reason i even bring it up tonight
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- Is because when it comes to you knowing jesus
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- The man, the gospel message is all about
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- Your understanding of the message about the man
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- Who will inform your methods of getting to know the man.
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- That this job doesn't work out for me.
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- What if i move my life by faith and it all just
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- Crumbles to the ground? what if it works?
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- What if god shows up and changes your life forever?
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- But i would rather move by faith and even fail and fail
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- And fail and know that i follow god and i ended up exactly.
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- Where i needed to be. so.
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- You know what?
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- Today is
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- Pentecost sunday.
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- Pentecost sunday.
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- Woo! you better
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- Not ask the holy ghost preacher to preach on pentecost sunday.
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- I came here to remind you
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- You need the holy spirit.
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- We need.
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