Christine Caine

The Best Work Part 1

August 11, 2021 | 32 | 26:0

Christine Caine travels the world teaching the Gospel and inspiring her audience to reach their God-given purpose and potential.

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Christine Caine | The Best Work Part 1 | August 11, 2021

- SEE, WHAT WE DO IS WE GO, NO, WHAT'S GONNA BE MY JOB
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AND DOES THAT FIT IN WITH MY GIFT MIX?
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AND IS THAT MY PERSONALITY PROFILE
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AND HOW MANY DAYS OFF AM I GONNA GET
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AND I NEED TO HAVE BALANCE
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AND I NEED TO BE--
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AND THOSE, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THOSE DAY LABORERS?
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THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY OF THAT.
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THEY'RE JUST JUMPING ON THE TRUCK GOING,
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AWESOME! I GOT A JOB!
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I'M SO EXCITED!
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AND WE NEED TO BE A GROUP OF CHRISTIANS
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THAT GET UP EVERY DAY AND GO,
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FATHER, I WANT TO BE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS TODAY.
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I'M TURNING UP AND I'M A DAY LABORER FOR YOU.
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I'M A DAY WORKER FOR YOU. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
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I WANT TO BE ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
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IT WOULD CHANGE SO MUCH.
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WE'VE ALL HAD THOSE MORNINGS
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WHEN WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT OF BED
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OR FACE THE WORK THAT'S ON OUR PLATE THAT DAY.
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BUT THE TRUTH IS, YOU HAVE AN IMPORTANT PART TO PLAY
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IN THIS WORLD AND IF YOU DON'T GET OUT THERE
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AND DO YOUR PART, SOMETHING IMPORTANT WILL BE MISSING
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FROM THIS WORLD.
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I'M CHRISTINE CAINE
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AND I HAVE A PERSONAL MISSION TO EQUIP
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AND EMPOWER PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO CONNECT
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WITH YOUR GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL.
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I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE JOINING US TODAY.
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LET'S GET RIGHT INTO THE MESSAGE.
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(UPLIFTING MUSIC)
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(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) HEY, EVERYONE.
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I AM SO EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU TODAY.
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I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU TUNED IN.
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I KNOW THAT GOD HAS GOT A POWERFUL WORD
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FOR YOU TODAY. WE MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES
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SEVERAL YEARS AGO
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AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS JOINED THE U.S. MARINE CORP
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AND IT WAS AWESOME BECAUSE HE TURNED UP
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IN THIS T-SHIRT AND THE T-SHIRT SAID,
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AND YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT NOW.
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IT SAID, "NO ONE EVER DROWNED IN SWEAT."
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AND I REMEMBER WHEN I SAW IT,
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I BURST OUT LAUGHING
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BECAUSE I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT,
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THAT'S PRETTY TRUE.
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I DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT EVER DROWNED
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IN A POOL OF THEIR OWN SWEAT.
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AND I THOUGHT, WHAT A GREAT ETHIC,
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WHAT A GREAT WORK ETHIC THAT IT MEANS, YOU KNOW WHAT,
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YOU'RE GONNA SWEAT, IT'S GONNA HURT,
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BUT IT'S WORTHWHILE.
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NO ONE EVER DIED FROM HARD WORK.
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NOW, I'M GREEK AND SO
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GREEKS, BY AND LARGE, HAVE NOT YET
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HAD THIS REVELATION THAT NO ONE EVER DROWNED IN SWEAT.
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LET ME EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU.
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GREEKS LOVE THEIR SIESTA.
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THEY LOVE A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP IN THE AFTERNOON
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AND I REMEMBER GOING OVER THERE AND OF COURSE,
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WE HAVE OUR A21 HEADQUARTERS IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE
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AND THERE IS A REASON WHY
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THE COUNTRY WAS IN ECONOMIC BANKRUPTCY
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AND I LOVE GREECE, YOU ALL KNOW THAT.
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AND I KNOW THE GREEK PEOPLE WATCHING THIS,
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YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU AND FETA CHEESE AND TARAMASALATA.
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SO THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE. BUT TRUTH IS TRUTH.
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BUT I REMEMBER HAVING CONVERSATIONS
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WITH MY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AND THEY'D BE, OH CHRISTINE,
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WE DON'T WANT TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU DO
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IN AUSTRALIA OR IN AMERICA.
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WE LIKE TO HAVE SEVERAL HOURS OFF
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TO HAVE A SLEEP IN THE AFTERNOON
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AND THEN WE LIKE TO GO OUT REALLY LATE
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AND I'M LIKE, SO WOULD WE.
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AND SO THERE'S NO ISSUE.
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WHO WOULDN'T LIKE TO NOT HAVE TO WORK A WHOLE LOT?
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BUT I SAID, THERE IS A GENERAL RULE IN THE BIBLE.
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IT'S CALLED IF YOU DON'T WORK, YOU DON'T EAT
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AND THAT'S RIGHT.
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AND THEY'RE LIKE, NO NO NO,
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WE WANT EVERYONE ELSE TO PROVIDE FOR US.
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WELL, THERE IS A REASON WHY
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THE ECONOMIC CRISIS HAPPENED IN THAT COUNTRY
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AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT THE BENEFITS OF WORK
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WITHOUT DOING THE WORK.
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BUT THERE IS NO WAY
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THAT YOU CAN HAVE THAT.
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AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE AS HUMANS
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WERE DESIGNED TO WORK.
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WE WERE DESIGNED TO FLOURISH.
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WE WERE DESIGNED TO DO GOOD WORKS.
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I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THAT FROM SCRIPTURE.
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BY THE END OF THIS SERIES, I WANT YOU TO BE EXCITED
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TO DO THE THING THAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO.
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PEOPLE GO, CHRISTINE, HOW DO YOU DO SO MUCH
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WITH PROPEL OR WITH A21 OR THE BOOKS
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AND ALL THE TRAVELING.
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I GO, WELL IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK.
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I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU THAT THE ANGELS JUST COME
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AND DO ALL THE WASHING ON MY BEHALF
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BUT IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE THAT.
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AND YOU CANNOT HAVE THE BENEFITS OF WORK
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WITHOUT DOING THE INPUT OF WORK.
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AND SO I THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
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I WANT TO CHALLENGE US
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TO STEP UP AND INTO ALL IT IS
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THAT GOD HAS FOR US.
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AND AT EVERY SEASON OF MY LIFE,
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WHEN I STARTED AND I WAS THE DIRECTOR
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OF A YOUTH CENTER.
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THEN I BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF A YOUTH MOVEMENT.
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THEN I STARTED TRAVELING AND TEACHING
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AND THEN WE STARTED A21
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AND THEN AT 48, I STARTED PROPEL
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AND THEN AT 50, I STARTED DOING TV.
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WELL, ALL OF IT IS AWESOME
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AND IT'S THE WILL OF GOD AND THE PURPOSE OF GOD
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AND GOD PLANNED IT FOR MY LIFE.
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BUT IT WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED
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IF I DIDN'T COMMIT TO WORK.
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AND SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE SOME OF US TODAY
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THAT THERE IS SO MUCH THAT GOD WANTS TO DO
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IN AND THROUGH YOUR LIFE
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BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT,
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IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL GET TO WORK.
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NOW APPARENTLY IT'S NOT JUST THE GREEKS
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THAT DO NOT WANNA RISE UP AND GO TO WORK.
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I WOULD GO IN THE MIDDLE OF ATHENS AND I FREQUENTLY
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OBVIOUSLY GO TO GREECE SO MUCH FOR OUR WORK WITH A21
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AND BECAUSE I LOVE FETA CHEESE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN.
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OKAY, IT'S ALL TRUE. AND SO (LAUGHS)
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AND I SEE SO MANY BUILDING PROJECTS
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OR BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT FINISHED
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AND THE MAIN REASON IS BECAUSE PEOPLE
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JUST DON'T WANT TO WORK.
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I MEAN, IF THERE IS A FOOTBALL GAME HAPPENING,
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YOU COULD BE STANDING AT THE COUNTER
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WAITING FOR YOUR COFFEE FOR LIKE AN HOUR
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AND HE'S JUST LOOKING AT YOU GOING,
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AFTER THE FOOTBALL GAME.
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AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS APPARENTLY HOW WE DO BUSINESS
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OVER HERE, AND SO,
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IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THAT,
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I THINK JESUS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY MANY PEOPLE DID,
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MANY PEOPLE DO IN EUROPE.
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IF YOU GO WITH ME TODAY TO THE BOOK OF MATTHEW CHAPTER 9,
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IN VERSES 35,
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THE BIBLE SAYS,
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AND JESUS WENT THROUGHOUT ALL THE CITIES AND VILLAGES,
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TEACHING IN THEIR SYNAGOGUES AND PROCLAIMING
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THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM
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AND HEALING EVERY DISEASE AND EVERY AFFLICTION.
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I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME. DID YOU SEE THAT?
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THAT JESUS HEALED EVERY DISEASE AND EVERY AFFLICTION.
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I WANT YOU TO KNOW TODAY
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THAT IT IS THE WILL OF GOD
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TO BRING HEALING INTO YOUR LIFE.
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IN FACT, EVEN RIGHT NOW
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AS THE WORD HAS GONE FORTH
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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
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WHATEVER PART OF YOUR BODY IS FEELING LIKE
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IT HAS AN INFIRMITY.
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PERHAPS YOU'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A SICKNESS.
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PERHAPS YOU'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH PNEUMONIA.
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PERHAPS THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON
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IN YOUR THROAT.
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I WANT YOU TO JUST PUT YOUR HAND ON THAT PART
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OF YOUR BODY BECAUSE IN THE SAME WAY,
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I JUST BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S AN ANOINTING
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ON THIS PROGRAM IN THIS MOMENT FOR HEALING,
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FOR PHYSICAL HEALING IN YOUR BODY
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IN JESUS' NAME.
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AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT JESUS WALKED THROUGH THE TOWNS
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AND THE VILLAGES AND THE SYNAGOGUES
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AND HE HEALED EVERY INFIRMITY AND EVERY AFFLICTION.
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SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT BY HIS STRIPES, WE ARE HEALED.
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AND IT'S NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER
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BUT IT'S BY MY SPIRIT, SAYS THE LORD.
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SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT JESUS STILL HEALS TODAY
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AND IT'S THE WILL OF GOD TO BRING HEALING
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INTO YOUR BODY IN JESUS' NAME.
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SO IT SAYS HE HEALED EVERY DISEASE
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AND EVERY AFFLICTION.
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AND THEN IT GOES ON AND IT SAYS,
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AND WHEN HE SAW THE CROWDS,
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HE HAD COMPASSION ON THEM,
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BECAUSE THEY WERE HARASSED AND HELPLESS,
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LIKE A SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD.
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JESUS WAS ALWAYS MOVED BY COMPASSION.
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WHEREVER YOU SEE A MIRACLE IN THE BIBLE
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AND JESUS PERFORMING A MIRACLE,
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YOU SEE THAT IT'S PROCEEDED OR FOLLOWED BY COMPASSION.
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AND WE AS CHRISTIANS OUGHT TO HAVE COMPASSION
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ON THE WORLD AROUND US,
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THE PAIN AND THE SUFFERING AND THE INFIRMITIES.
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AND YES, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IN THE DAY IN WHICH WE LIVE
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THAT WE HOLD A LOT OF CONVICTIONS
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BUT OUR CONVICTIONS NEED TO BE FUELED BY OUR COMPASSION
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AND COMPASSION IS THE LANGUAGE THAT THE WORLD UNDERSTANDS.
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COMPASSION OPENS DOORS.
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COMPASSION OPENS HEARTS.
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JESUS WAS MOVED WITH COMPASSION
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AND WE, THE PEOPLE OF JESUS,
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THE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS
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NEED TO BE MOVED WITH COMPASSION.
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BUT THEN IT GOES ON AND IT SAYS,
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THEN HE SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES,
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THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL, BUT THE LABORERS ARE FEW.
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THEREFORE PRAY EARNESTLY TO THE LORD OF THE HARVEST
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TO SEND OUT LABORERS
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INTO HIS HARVEST.
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I MEAN, WHAT A POWERFUL SCRIPTURE.
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THIS SCRIPTURE IS THE FOUNDATION OF PROPEL WOMEN.
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I FELT THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAK TO ME
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FROM THIS TEXT IN THE BIBLE AND HE SAID, HEY,
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LOOK OUT, THE FIELDS ARE RIPE FOR THE HARVEST.
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THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL.
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THERE IS PLENTY OF HARVEST.
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THERE'S MORE THAN SEVEN AND A HALF BILLION PEOPLE
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ON THE EARTH TODAY.
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MAKE NO MISTAKE.
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THERE IS LOTS OF HARVEST.
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THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE HARVEST.
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THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LABORERS ARE FEW.
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OTHER VERSIONS SAY, THE WORKERS ARE FEW.
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IT SEEMS LIKE JESUS, IN HIS DAY,
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OBVIOUSLY FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN AVERSION
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TO DOING THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY.
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AND SO JESUS HIMSELF WAS A WORKER.
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THE BIBLE SAYS HE WENT FROM TOWN TO TOWN,
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FROM VILLAGE TO VILLAGE.
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A LOT OF TIMES WE WANT TO ONLY FOCUS
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ON THE TIMES THAT JESUS GOT OUT TO BE ALONE.
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WELL, HE GOT UP EARLY BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE
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MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IN SCRIPTURE AND PRAYED
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AND THEN WENT ABOUT WORKING.
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HE WENT FROM VILLAGE TO VILLAGE.
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HE HEALED, HE TAUGHT,
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HE WORKED.
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HE WAS A CARPENTER BY TRADE.
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JESUS HIMSELF WORKED.
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I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE AS CHRISTIANS
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THINK THAT WE DON'T NEED TO WORK.
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THAT WORK IS PART OF WHAT WE DO
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TO ADVANCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD
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HERE ON THE EARTH.
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WORK IS SACRED, WORK IS HOLY,
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WE WERE CREATED TO WORK
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AND WE NEED TO BE ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
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THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY IS NOT JUST FOR ONE OR TWO.
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THERE'S NOT THIS SORT OF CLERGY AND LAITY,
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SORT OF FULL-TIME CHRISTIANS AND PART-TIME CHRISTIANS.
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REAL CHRISTIANS AND FAKE CHRISTIANS.
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LET ME JUST SAY IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
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WE ARE PART OF A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD.
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EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US IS CALLED
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TO ADVANCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD
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AND TO GET TO WORK.
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I KNOW THERE'S OFTEN A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE GREAT DREAMS
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AND GREAT PLANS AND GREAT PURPOSES
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AND I SAY TO SOME YOUNG PEOPLE,
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HOW DO YOU THINK THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN?
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OH, I DON'T KNOW. GOD'S JUST GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN.
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I'M LIKE, IT IS NOT GONNA FALL OUT OF THE SKY.
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YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK. A LOT OF PEOPLE, WELL, YOU KNOW,
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I JUST WANT TO DISCOVER WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO.
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I'M GOING, GO AND WORK IN A COFFEE SHOP
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WHILE YOU'RE DISCOVERING.
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LIKE, YOU KNOW, PAY YOUR BILLS.
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GIRLS, IF THAT GUY DOES NOT HAVE A J-O-B,
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FORGET HIM, OKAY? (AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
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OKAY, SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, I'M LIKE, WHAT IS YOUR JOB?
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NO MATTER WHAT, WE HAVE GOT TO GO TO WORK.
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JESUS IDENTIFIED IN THIS TEXT
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EXACTLY THE ISSUE THAT WAS AT HAND.
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HE SAID, THERE'S PLENTY OF HARVEST.
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THAT WORD IN THE GREEK, THERISMOS,
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TO REAP TOGETHER, COLLECT.
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ALL AROUND US THERE IS PLENTY OF HARVEST.
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IN YOUR WORKPLACE, THERE'S HARVEST.
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IN YOUR SCHOOL, THERE'S HARVEST.
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IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THERE'S HARVEST.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE FOREIGN MISSION FIELD
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TO FIND A HARVEST.
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PEOPLE ARE ALL AROUND US.
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THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF US
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THAT WANT TO GO TO WORK AMONGST THE HARVEST.
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AND THAT WORD THERE, ERGATIS, IT'S A GREEK WORD.
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IT COMES FROM THE WORD, TO WORK. ERGATIS A WORKER.
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THE BIBLE CALLS US WORKERS. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.
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WE ARE WORKERS IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
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WE ARE WORKERS IN THE FIELD OF GOD.
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IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT IN LIGHT OF ETERNITY
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WE REMEMBER WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR.
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WE ARE GOING TO WORK IN GOD'S FIELD.
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YOU'RE NOT JUST TURNING UP TO GO TO WORK
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IN YOUR OFFICE EVERY DAY.
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YOU'RE NOT JUST TURNING UP TO GO TO COLLEGE EVERY DAY.
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YOU'RE NOT JUST GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET.
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IT'S GOD'S FIELD. IT'S HIS HARVEST FIELD
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AND WE ARE WORKERS. ERGATIS IN THE GREEK.
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WE ARE WORKERS.
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AND THE FACT IS THAT HE SAID,
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I NEED YOU TO PRAY TO THE LORD OF THE HARVEST
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TO SEND FORTH LABORERS,
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TO SEND FORTH WORKERS.
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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
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YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER?
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IT'S NOT OFTEN IN THE BIBLE
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THAT GOD TELLS US WHAT TO PRAY.
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IF WE ARE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST,
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IF HE IS THE LORD OF THE HARVEST
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AND HE SAYS TO US, THIS IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO PRAY,
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ASK YOURSELF WHEN YOU LAST PRAYED
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WHAT JESUS ASKED YOU TO PRAY.
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THEN ASK YOURSELF WHEN YOU LAST PRAYED
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FOR YOUR OWN NEEDS TO BE MET.
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AND I'M PUTTING MYSELF IN ALL OF THIS AS WELL.
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I'M NOT JUST POINTING A FINGER HERE.
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BUT I'M PUTTING A CHALLENGE AHEAD
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TO SAY, IF WE CAN BEGIN TO PRAY THIS PRAYER,
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THEN I GUARANTEE YOU WE'RE GONNA FIND
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THAT WE ARE THE ANSWER TO OUR OWN PRAYER.
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WE ARE GONNA FIND SO MUCH MORE FRUITFULNESS
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IN THE WORLD AROUND US.
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WE'RE GONNA BEGIN TO GO TO WORK ON MISSION.
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WE'RE GONNA TURN UP AT COLLEGE ON MISSION
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AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE WITH OUR FRIENDS,
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SUDDENLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL.
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THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE ON THE PHONE,
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THEY'RE GONNA BE VERY INTENTIONAL.
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WE'RE GONNA THINK ONCE OR TWICE
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OR MAYBE 10 TIMES BEFORE WE SEND THAT TWEET OUT,
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'CAUSE WE'RE GOING,
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IS THIS ACTUALLY ADVANCING THE KINGDOM OF GOD
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OR IS THIS ADDING TO ALL THE FEAR, DOUBT AND NEGATIVITY?
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WE'RE GONNA THINK TWICE BEFORE WORDS COME OUT OF OUR MOUTH.
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IT'S GONNA CHANGE OUR WHOLE LIFE
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IF WE LOOK AT OUR LIFE ON EARTH
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LIKE WE'RE GOING TO WORK.
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ON EVERYONE YOU ENCOUNTER,
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THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST.
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THOUGH MANY BELIEVE THIS TRUTH,
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FEW BELIEVERS FULLY UNDERSTAND
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THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS
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AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
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IT'S TIME TO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE FOR ALL TO SEE.
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CALL, CLICK OR WRITE TODAY.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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- IT'S POSSIBLE TO BE A CHRISTIAN
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THAT IS NOT WORKING.
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I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A JOB
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IN TERMS OF GETTING
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MONEY FOR TIME.
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I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY
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BECAUSE WHAT WE THINK IS
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THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY IS FOR PROFESSIONALS.
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BUT EVERY CHRISTIAN IS CALLED TO BE A CHRISTIAN.
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(LAUGHS) I KNOW THAT'S ROCKET SCIENCE.
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I BET YOU'RE GLAD YOU TUNED IN TODAY.
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RIGHT THERE, THAT'S LIKE.
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(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
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BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE, CHRISTINE, AND I'M LIKE,
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LOOK, JUST BECAUSE I DO THIS,
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I MEAN I HAVE OF COURSE, THE BIBLE SAYS,
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LET NOT MANY OF YOU DESIRE TO BE TEACHERS
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BECAUSE THERE'S A JUDGMENT
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THAT'S EVEN MORE SEVERE THAT'S GONNA COME TO US.
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BUT ALL OF US ARE CALLED TO BE CHRISTIANS.
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ALL OF US ARE CALLED TO ADVANCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
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ALL OF US ARE CALLED TO BE WORKERS IN THE HARVEST FIELD.
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NOW, I'M GONNA JUST SHOW YOU FROM 1 CORINTHIANS 3:9.
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PAUL WRITES, WHAT THEN IS APOLLOS?
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WHAT IS PAUL?
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SERVANTS THROUGH WHOM YOU BELIEVED,
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AS THE LORD ASSIGNED TO EACH.
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I PLANTED, APOLLOS WATERED,
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BUT GOD GAVE THE GROWTH.
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HE WHO PLANTS AND HE WHO WATERS ARE ONE,
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AND EACH WILL RECEIVE HIS WAGES
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ACCORDING TO HIS LABOR.
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FOR WE ARE GOD'S FELLOW WORKERS.
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FELLOW WORKERS.
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1 THESSALONIANS 3:2.
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THEREFORE WHEN WE COULD BEAR IT NO LONGER,
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WE WERE WILLING TO BE LEFT BEHIND IN ATHENS ALONE,
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AND WE SENT TIMOTHY, OUR BROTHER
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AND GOD'S COWORKER
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IN THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,
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TO ESTABLISH AND EXHORT
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YOU IN YOUR FAITH.
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SO HE SAYS, WE ARE CO-LABORERS, WE ARE COWORKERS.
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CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE
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INVITES YOU AND ME
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TO BE A COWORKER WITH HIM
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IN HIS HARVEST FIELD?
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THAT IS THE ULTIMATE, ULTIMATE
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JOB PROFILE EVER.
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NOW I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BEING A MISSIONARY
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IN A FOREIGN MISSION FIELD
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BECAUSE THAT'S WHO WE THINK GOD'S WORKERS ARE.
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YOU COULD BE A DOCTOR, YOU COULD BE A LAWYER,
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YOU COULD BE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST,
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YOU COULD BE AN ENTREPRENEUR,
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YOU COULD BE A FULL-TIME HOMESCHOOLING MOTHER.
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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR JOB TITLE
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IS HERE ON EARTH.
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IF YOU ARE A FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST,
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THEN WE ARE COWORKERS WITH GOD.
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WE ARE INVITED INTO KINGDOM WORK WITH GOD.
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IT WOULD CHANGE YOUR WHOLE DAY
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AND YOUR ENTIRE ATTITUDE
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IF YOU GOT UP EVERY DAY KNOWING,
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I AM A CO-LABORER WITH GOD.
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WHERE I WORK, THERE IS,
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WHERE I LIVE, THERE IS THIS LITTLE AREA
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AND THERE'S A LOT OF DAY LABORERS
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THAT OFFER UP THEIR SERVICES FOR THE DAY.
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SO IN THE MORNING, THEY'RE ALL,
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THERE'S A COUPLE OF HUNDRED OF THEM
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THAT ARE WAITING FOR DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS
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TO COME AND PICK THEM UP.
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AND A DAY LABORER IS JUST KIND OF WAITING.
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THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT JOB THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT DAY.
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THEY DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE LIKE A JACK OF ALL TRADES
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AND THEY JUST JUMP IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK
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AND THEY'RE GONNA BE A DAY LABORER,
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THEY'RE A DAY WORKER AND THEY'RE JUST UP FOR WHATEVER
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SO THAT THEY CAN WORK.
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WELL, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE THE ATTITUDE OF CHRISTIANS.
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SEE, WHAT WE DO IS WE GO,
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NO, WHAT'S GONNA BE MY JOB
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AND DOES THAT FIT IN WITH MY GIF MIX?
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(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
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AND IS THAT MY PERSONALITY PROFILE?
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AND HOW MANY DAYS OFF AM I GONNA GET?
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AND I NEED TO HAVE BALANCE. AND I NEED TO BE--
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AND THOSE, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THOSE DAY LABORERS?
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THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY OF THAT.
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THEY JUST JUMPING ON THE TRUCK, GOING,
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AWESOME! I GOT A JOB! I'M SO EXCITED!
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AND WE NEED TO BE A GROUP OF CHRISTIANS
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THAT GET UP EVERY DAY AND GO,
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FATHER, I WANT TO BE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS TODAY.
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I'M TURNING UP AND I'M A DAY LABORER FOR YOU.
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I'M A DAY WORKER FOR YOU. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
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I WANT TO BE ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
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IT WOULD CHANGE SO MUCH
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IF WE STARTED TO SEE OURSELVES AS COWORKERS
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AND THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THAT GOD
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COULD HAVE SAVED THIS WORLD ANY WAY HE WANTED.
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GOD COULD REACH HUMANITY ANY WAY HE WANTED
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AND GOD HIMSELF
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SAID, I'M GOING TO PUT MY SPIRIT
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ON THE INSIDE OF YOU
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AND HOW I'M GONNA GET TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU
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IS THROUGH YOU.
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I LOVE YOU THAT MUCH
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THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ON MY OWN.
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I'M GONNA DO IT WITH YOU.
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AND YOU GET TO BE A COWORKER.
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YOU GET TO BE A CO-LABORER WITH CHRIST.
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IT WOULD CHANGE EVERY, THE WAY YOU ABSOLUTELY
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SPEND EVERY SINGLE DAY IF YOU COULD SEE,
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YOU'D HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH,
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YOU'D PUT YOUR CHEST OUT A BIT, GO,
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I'M A COWORKER WITH CHRIST.
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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT JOB YOU'RE DOING.
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BUT HERE IS THE PROBLEM, I THINK.
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I THINK MOST OF US,
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IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE A COWORKER WITH CHRIST
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BECAUSE IF IT WAS, WE WOULD BE DOING IT.
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I THINK MOST OF US WANT TO BE CO-STARS
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AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
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SEE, WHEN YOU WANT TO BE A CO-STAR,
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YOU WANT EQUAL BILLING.
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OH NO, YOUR NAME'S NOT GONNA BE AT THE FRONT.
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I WANT MY NAME TO BE RIGHT THERE ALONGSIDE,
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I WANT TO BE A CO-STAR WITH JESUS.
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HASHTAG, HUMBLE BRAG, TO GOD BE THE GLORY
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BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT ME. (AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
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AND GOD SAYS,
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YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK I'VE GOT FOR YOU TO DO EVERY DAY?
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I'VE GOT SO MUCH I COULD DO IN AND THROUGH YOU
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IF YOU WERE WILLING NOT TO BE A CO-STAR
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BUT YOU WERE WILLING TO BE A COWORKER.
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THERE IS SO MUCH WORK THAT GOD HAS FOR US
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TO DO IN ANONYMITY AND OBSCURITY.
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THERE'S SO MUCH THAT DOESN'T,
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THAT'S NON-INSTAGRAMABLE
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THAT IS KINGDOM WORK.
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THERE IS SO MUCH THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SNAPCHAT,
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THAT YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE,
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YOU CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE,
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YOU CAN BE PRAYING FOR PEOPLE.
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I THINK THE FACT THAT WE'VE ALL LEARNED
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TO LIVE OUR LIVES ONLINE, UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT,
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WE THINK IT DOESN'T MATTER IF SOMEONE DOESN'T SEE IT.
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BUT WHAT WE FORGET IS THAT GOD'S SPOTLIGHT
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IS ALWAYS ON US.
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I SAY TO PEOPLE, THEY GO,
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CHRISTINE, HOW DID YOU BECOME
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EITHER A ACCOMPLISHED SPEAKER OR HOW DO YOU?
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I GO, LOOK, THE FACT IS I DID NOT JUST START
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PREACHING THE GOSPEL WHEN SOMEONE PUT A MICROPHONE
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IN MY HAND. ANYBODY THAT KNOWS ME PERSONALLY,
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YOU CAN ASK MY HUSBAND, MY STAFF,
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ANY OF MY FRIENDS. ME UP HERE IS THE SAME ME
00:20:01.412 --> 00:20:05.850
AS SITTING IN A
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LIVING ROOM OR ACROSS THE KITCHEN TABLE WITH SOMEONE.
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I MEAN, I AM THIS INTENSE ALL THE TIME.
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(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
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I AM SPEAKING ABOUT THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME.
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PEOPLE GO, WHY DON'T YOU LOOK AT YOUR NOTES?
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IT'S BECAUSE I JUST TALK
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'CAUSE THIS IS WHAT I DO ALL THE TIME.
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AND NOW I'M JUST DOING IT TO YOU
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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
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SO BASICALLY YOU'VE JUST JUMPED INTO MY LOUNGE ROOM.
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AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, PEOPLE GO LIKE,
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DO YOU EVER HAVE ANOTHER GEAR?
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I'M LIKE, NO, I'M SORRY. IT JUST IS THE WAY THAT IT IS
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IS BECAUSE I'M CONSTANTLY THINKING
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ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS. AND SO YES, SO RIGHT NOW,
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THERE MIGHT BE A SPOTLIGHT ON ME
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OR YES, THERE MAY BE
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A MICROPHONE THAT MAGNIFIES MY VOICE FURTHER AND FURTHER
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BUT I AM LIKE THIS WHEN THERE IS NO SPOTLIGHT
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AND THERE IS NO MICROPHONE IN MY HAND
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BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS
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BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GOD LETS ME
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CO-LABOR WITH HIM. I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST STARTED
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SERVING THE LORD
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AND I WAS INVITED TO COME AND HELP START
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A YOUTH CENTER THAT I EVENTUALLY BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF.
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BUT IN THAT FIRST YEAR, WHEN I WAS LIKE A VOLUNTEER
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WITH EVERYBODY ELSE,
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I REMEMBER WE WERE PAINTING THE WALLS.
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I MEAN, IT WAS THIS YOUTH CENTER THAT WAS A DIVE
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AND SO DIRTY. WE WERE SCRUBBING THE WALLS
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AND I REMEMBER IT WAS PINK PAINT.
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I MEAN, IT WAS THE 90S, EVERYONE, I'M SORRY.
00:21:21.492 --> 00:21:23.127
IT WAS A PALE PINK PAINT AND I CAN REMEMBER
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TO THIS DAY THAT WE WERE PAINTING
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THAT TOILET WALL
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AND I WAS CRYING
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AND I WAS SAYING TO JESUS,
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I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE LETTING ME
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DO THIS AFTER MY PAST,
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AFTER ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE
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THAT WERE JUST SO UNGODLY AND SO SINFUL,
00:21:43.614 --> 00:21:47.351
THAT YOU ARE GIVING ME A CHANCE TO WORK FOR YOU,
00:21:47.351 --> 00:21:52.089
THAT YOU ARE GIVING ME A CHANCE TO DO,
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AND YOU KNOW WHAT, CAN I JUST SAY TO YOU,
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NOWADAYS BY THE GRACE OF GOD
00:21:55.626 --> 00:21:57.528
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL THE WORLD
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AND PREACH AND TEACH
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AND WRITE BOOKS AND RUN A21 AND PROPEL.
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CAN I TELL YOU, I FEEL THE SAME WAY EVERYDAY.
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EVERY SINGLE DAY, I'M LIKE, JESUS, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
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I CANNOT BELIEVE
00:22:09.473 --> 00:22:11.742
THAT I GET TO PROCLAIM YOUR GOSPEL.
00:22:11.742 --> 00:22:13.911
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU ALLOW ME,
00:22:13.911 --> 00:22:18.315
SOMEONE WITH MY PAST,
00:22:18.315 --> 00:22:20.384
SOMEONE THAT HAS DONE WHAT I'VE DONE,
00:22:20.384 --> 00:22:23.287
THAT YOU WOULD INVITE ME INTO YOUR KINGDOM PURPOSE
00:22:23.287 --> 00:22:27.591
AND YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO BE A COWORKER WITH GOD?
00:22:27.591 --> 00:22:34.231
A CO-LABORER WITH GOD?
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IF WE, AS CHRISTIANS,
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CANNOT SEE WHAT A PRIVILEGE
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AND AN HONOR THAT INVITATION IS
00:22:43.374 --> 00:22:46.744
THEN WE NEED TO GET OUR HEARTS RIGHT BEFORE GOD.
00:22:46.744 --> 00:22:50.047
WE NEED TO LOSE THE ATTITUDE THAT SAYS,
00:22:50.047 --> 00:22:52.483
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T WANT TO GET BURNT OUT.
00:22:52.483 --> 00:22:54.819
I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO TOO MUCH FOR GOD.
00:22:54.819 --> 00:22:57.321
AND WE NEED TO TURN AROUND AND GO,
00:22:57.321 --> 00:22:58.956
I MUST BE ABOUT THE FATHER'S BUSINESS.
00:22:58.956 --> 00:23:02.426
THANK YOU, JESUS, THAT YOU DIDN'T JUST LEAVE ME.
00:23:02.426 --> 00:23:06.330
YOU DIDN'T ONLY JUST SAVE ME.
00:23:06.330 --> 00:23:08.833
YOU SAVED ME AND YOU CALLED ME
00:23:08.833 --> 00:23:12.036
TO BE A CO-LABORER WITH YOU
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IN YOUR HARVEST FIELD.
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THERE IS NO HIGHER PRIVILEGE IN JESUS' NAME.
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(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
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NO HIGHER PRIVILEGE IN JESUS' NAME.
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YOU'RE AWESOME.
00:23:26.250 --> 00:23:27.351
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TUNING IN TODAY.
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I BELIEVE GOD HAS SO MUCH IN STORE FOR YOU
00:23:29.320 --> 00:23:32.122
AND I HOPE THE TEACHING TODAY ENCOURAGED YOU.
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THERE A SPECIFIC THING GOD WANTS TO DO
00:23:34.892 --> 00:23:36.927
IN AND THROUGH YOU AND RIGHT NOW,
00:23:36.927 --> 00:23:39.029
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP
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IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS.
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FOR YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT TO THE OUTREACHES OF TBN,
00:23:43.133 --> 00:23:46.303
MATT, LAURIE AND I WANT TO SEND YOU
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MY NEWEST TEACHING SERIES.
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NOW THIS SERIES WILL EMPOWER YOU TO LIVE THE LIFE
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GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO LIVE
00:23:52.810 --> 00:23:54.345
AND YOUR GIFT WILL HELP TAKE THE WORD OF GOD
00:23:54.345 --> 00:23:56.747
INTO A LOST AND HURTING WORLD.
00:23:56.747 --> 00:23:58.749
CALL OR GO ONLINE RIGHT NOW
00:23:58.749 --> 00:24:00.951
AND REQUEST YOUR COPY OF THIS TEACHING
00:24:00.951 --> 00:24:02.920
WITH YOUR GIFT TO THE LIFE-CHANGING OUTREACHES OF TBN.
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- [ANNOUNCER] GOD CREATED YOU
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FOR AN AMAZING PURPOSE,
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TO SHINE A LIFE-CHANGING LIGHT
00:24:11.328 --> 00:24:13.130
ON EVERYONE YOU ENCOUNTER,
00:24:13.130 --> 00:24:14.865
THE LIGHT OF JESUS CHRIST.
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THOUGH MANY BELIEVE THIS TRUTH,
00:24:17.134 --> 00:24:18.936
FEW BELIEVERS FULLY UNDERSTAND
00:24:18.936 --> 00:24:21.205
HOW TO LET GOD'S LIGHT SHINE THROUGH THEIR LIVES.
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IN HER NEW AND EYE-OPENING SERIES ON DVD,
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"THE BEST WORK: LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE,"
00:24:26.844 --> 00:24:29.380
CHRISTINE CAINE SHARES ENCOURAGING INSIGHTS
00:24:29.380 --> 00:24:32.249
FROM GOD'S WORD. AS YOU WATCH EACH MESSAGE,
00:24:32.249 --> 00:24:34.785
YOU'LL SEE HOW TO DISCOVER AND LIVE OUT
00:24:34.785 --> 00:24:37.054
YOUR GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE
00:24:37.054 --> 00:24:38.389
IN A PRACTICAL YET BIBLICAL WAY.
00:24:38.389 --> 00:24:40.758
THIS SERIES IS SO HELPFUL
00:24:40.758 --> 00:24:42.960
THAT WE WANT TO SEND YOU YOUR OWN COPY
00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:45.095
AS OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU
00:24:45.095 --> 00:24:46.664
FOR YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT
00:24:46.664 --> 00:24:48.265
OF THE WORLDWIDE OUTREACHES OF TBN.
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TAKE A MOMENT TO CALL
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800-350-5170
00:24:52.202 --> 00:24:55.339
OR GO SECURELY ONLINE
00:24:55.339 --> 00:24:57.207
AND VISIT TBN.ORG/BESTWORK
00:24:57.207 --> 00:25:00.911
TO SHARE A GIFT AND REQUEST YOUR COPY
00:25:00.911 --> 00:25:03.213
OF "THE BEST WORK."
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JESUS SAID, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE OTHERS
00:25:04.748 --> 00:25:08.218
THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS
00:25:08.218 --> 00:25:10.387
AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.
00:25:10.387 --> 00:25:12.823
IT'S TIME TO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE
00:25:12.823 --> 00:25:14.792
FOR ALL TO SEE.
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CALL, CLICK OR WRITE TODAY.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
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- YOU MAY NOT FEEL LIKE THE ROLE YOU PLAY
00:25:24.101 --> 00:25:25.836
RIGHT NOW IS PARTICULARLY FANCY OR GLAMOROUS,
00:25:25.836 --> 00:25:28.405
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT.
00:25:28.405 --> 00:25:30.708
WE ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THIS WORLD.
00:25:30.708 --> 00:25:33.978
THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GONNA MAKE IT?
00:25:33.978 --> 00:25:36.513
TODAY, DECIDE THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER
00:25:36.513 --> 00:25:39.283
GOING TO WATCH LIFE GO PAST YOU.
00:25:39.283 --> 00:25:41.352
INSTEAD, YOU'RE GONNA GET BUSY,
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GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY AND START FULLY LIVING
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THE LIFE GOD INTENDED YOU TO LIVE.
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THERE ARE PEOPLE WAITING FOR YOU.
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YES, YOU.
00:25:49.793 --> 00:25:51.295
SO LET'S GET TO WORK.
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I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC)
00:25:54.231 --> 00:25:54.231

The Best Work Part 1

August 11, 2021 | 32 | 26:0

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