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Grace for Today with Lawson Perdue

Lawson Perdue - The Power of Thanksgiving (Part 1)

April 28, 2025 | S25:E1702

Lawson Perdue - The Power of Thanksgiving (Part 1)
Pastor Lawson Perdue from the Charis Christian Center outreach speaks to viewers across the globe about the practical message of Jesus Christ.
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Grace for Today with Lawson Perdue | Lawson Perdue - The Power of Thanksgiving (Part 1) | April 28, 2025
  • (upbeat music)
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  • - praise the lord, friends.
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  • I'm beginning a brand new series today
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  • On the power of thanksgiving.
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  • When you begin to understand thanksgiving
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  • And what it produces in your life,
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  • You're gonna be praising god,
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  • You're gonna be thanking god,
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  • You're gonna be magnifying god.
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  • You're not gonna look at your cup as half empty.
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  • But you're gonna look at it as full and running over.
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  • So unleash this power in your life.
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  • Blessings.
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • (upbeat music fades)
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  • - paul, in romans 1:20-21,
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  • He's talking about the unbelieving world.
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  • And he says in verse 24,
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  • "the invisible things from the creation of the world
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  • "are clearly seen being understood
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  • "by the things that are made,
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  • "even his eternal power and godhead,
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  • "so that they are without excuse."
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  • And what he's saying is, everybody knows that there's a god.
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  • Everybody knows that god exists,
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  • The existence of god.
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  • But even though everybody knows that there is a god,
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  • Not everybody knows god personally and intimately.
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  • So there's a difference in knowing there is a god,
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  • Right, and knowing,
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  • Personally understanding and have a revelation of god.
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  • Most people who claim to be atheists are actually angry.
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  • They're mad at god because they think
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  • That god did something that god did not do.
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  • And the reason they're mad at god
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  • Is because they have the wrong image of god.
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  • They have the wrong viewpoint of god.
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  • They don't have a proper understanding of who god really is.
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  • And if you have the wrong viewpoint, the wrong image of god,
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  • You accuse god, right, of doing different things,
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  • And it does not work to be healthy or positive in your life.
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  • But he goes on to say in verse 21,
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  • "because that,"
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  • He's talking about these people who deny god,
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  • "when they knew god," they knew the existence of god,
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  • "they did not glorify him as being god."
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  • We need to glorify god.
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  • We need to magnify god.
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  • We need to praise god.
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  • "neither were they thankful."
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  • If you begin to understand who god really is
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  • And how good that god really is, you become thankful.
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  • Max cornell, when i was just at this camp meeting
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  • Preaching in north carolina,
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  • Preached a fantastic message about being thankful
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  • And having joy.
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  • And he said, "most people just forget, you know,
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  • "in a very short time.
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  • "most people," for instance, he said, "who get a new car
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  • "within 30 days, it's old to 'em
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  • "and they're thinking about something else."
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  • They forget.
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  • A lot of us forget.
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  • Don't forget about the goodness of god.
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  • Don't forget the good things that god has done for you.
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  • You know, we need to constantly be in remembrance
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  • Of these good things.
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  • We need to be thankful to god.
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  • He said, "so they did not glorify god for god,
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  • "neither were they thankful,
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  • "but they became vain in their imaginations."
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  • If you'll glorify god for being god and be thankful,
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  • You can actually have positive imaginations.
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  • Your thoughts will begin to turn,
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  • And they'll begin to work for you instead of against you.
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  • Amen, but if you don't glorify god, if you're not thankful,
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  • Your thoughts can become...
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  • And it's really easy to do.
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  • And the devil wants you to focus on what you don't have
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  • Instead of what you do have.
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  • This victim mentality since about the year 2008
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  • In the united states of america has been terrible.
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  • And if you think, "well, these people owe me this
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  • "and they don't treat me right,
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  • "and i need this and i need that,"
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  • That is a terrible attitude.
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  • What you need to do is start thinking
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  • About, you know, how you can be a blessing.
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  • And if you'd start thinking about how you could bless,
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  • Right, your church, or bless your employer,
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  • Or bless your spouse, or bless people around you,
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  • Did you know what?
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  • If you start thinking about that,
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  • That'll lead to positive things.
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  • Good things will come to you.
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  • But if you're always thinking people treat you wrong
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  • And you don't get enough and blah, blah, blah, blah,
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  • It doesn't lead to positive things.
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  • So you need to be thankful.
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  • And it just leads,
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  • It causes your imagination to begin to work right
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  • And light and understanding to come to your heart.
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  • So it's the exact opposite
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  • In what's happening of people who have denied god
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  • And not glorified him and become thankful.
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  • So when we begin to look at this,
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  • The number one thing that we need is
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  • We need to begin to glorify god.
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  • And when this word means...
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  • The word for glorified here in the greek is the word doxazm.
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  • And it means glorify, honor, have glory,
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  • Make glorious, full of glory,
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  • To think, to suppose, to have an opinion of.
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  • You need to have a good opinion of god.
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  • But, you know, if you have the wrong image of god,
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  • The wrong opinion of god,
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  • It will lead to having the wrong results.
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  • He says it means, "to hold in honor or honor, show honor to,
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  • "to praise, to extol, to magnify god, to make god glorious,
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  • "to impart glory to, to render excellent,
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  • "to cause dignity and worth of someone
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  • "to be revealed and acknowledged."
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  • We constantly need to be magnifying and praising
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  • And glorifying god.
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  • And if you'll begin to glorify and magnify and praise god,
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  • Did you know, good things will come to you?
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  • Man, i thank god for my tennis shoes.
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  • (congregation chuckles)
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  • I thank god for just little things.
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  • Amen?
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  • You know, there's a lot of people in the world
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  • That don't have a pair of tennis shoes.
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  • And you know what?
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  • When you get that attitude
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  • And if you'll start thanking god for what you have,
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  • More will come to you.
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  • It just works this way.
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  • Turn with me to psalm 30 and let's read verse 1.
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  • He says, "i will extol you, o lord."
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  • I will exalt you, i will stultify you.
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  • I'll put you on high.
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  • I'll put you on a high place in my life.
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  • "for you have lifted me up and not made my foes
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  • "to rejoice over me.
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  • "o lord, my god, i cried to you and you have healed me.
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  • "o lord, you have brought my soul from the grave
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  • "and kept me alive that i would not go down to the pit."
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  • How many of you are glad you're going to heaven
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  • And not going to hell?
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  • - [congregation] amen.
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  • - well, that's one reason to rejoice.
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  • - [member] yes.
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  • - you know, there's three cheers in the new testament.
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  • One of 'em's, "cheer up, your sins are forgiven."
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  • The other one's, "cheer up," amen?
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  • "i'm with you, i haven't left you."
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  • Jesus walks in the, you know, middle of the storm.
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  • And the disciples are fighting this battle, you know?
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  • And they're in this storm thinking they're gonna...
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  • Jesus is like, "cheer up, it's me.
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  • "don't be afraid."
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  • Amen?
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  • And there's another one, john 16:33.
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  • "in the world, there's gonna be trouble.
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  • "there's gonna be tribulation.
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  • "but be of good cheer because i've overcome the world."
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  • See, god in you is greater than the devil in the world,
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  • But you need to begin to magnify him and glorify him.
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  • He says, "i sought the lord and he heard me
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  • "and delivered me from all my fears.
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  • "they looked unto him and they were lightened,
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  • "and their faces were not ashamed.
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  • "this poor man cried and the lord heard him
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  • "and saved him out of all his troubles.
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  • "the angel of the lord encamps around about those
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  • "who fear him and delivers them.
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  • "o, taste and see that the lord is good;
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  • "blessed is the man who trusts in him."
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  • We gotta begin to glorify god.
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  • If we go over here to psalm 34, it says this in psalms 34,
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  • "i will bless the lord at all times.
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  • "his praise will continually be in my mouth.
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  • "my soul will make her boast in the lord."
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  • Do you know what?
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  • Your soul can go either to magnify god:
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  • Your thoughts, your mind, your will, and your emotions,
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  • Or your soul can work against you.
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  • But you can direct your soul.
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  • You don't have to let your emotions rule you.
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  • You can rule your emotions.
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  • And so he says, "the humble will hear thereof and be glad.
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  • "oh, magnify the lord with me,
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  • "and let us exalt his name together."
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  • Amen.
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  • Glorify god, magnify god, extol god.
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  • Amen.
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  • He's worthy of our praise.
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • - friend, i hope you've been enjoying this teaching
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  • We are sharing all this week on the power of thanksgiving
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  • And the compassion of jesus.
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  • And when you understand the compassion of jesus,
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  • You're gonna be a thankful person.
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  • I have a lot more teaching on this
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  • And many more subjects available free of charge
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  • On our website at charischristiancenter.com.
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • - i believe that god the father
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  • Gave different motivational gifts.
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  • And i believe it's just how you're made up:
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  • Your personality, different things about you.
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  • I believe god has given everybody motivational gifts.
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  • I believe the way you succeed in life
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  • Is find out what your god-given gifts are.
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • - if the devil is trying to get you down,
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  • Just start praising god.
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  • Start magnifying god.
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  • Start glorifying god.
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  • Start thanking god.
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  • Do you know what?
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  • I'm telling you, you try it.
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  • Do it for 30 days and see what happens.
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  • Just start every day glorifying god, magnifying god,
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  • Thanking god, praising god, praying in tongues.
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  • Amen.
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  • Glory to god.
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  • Amen, you know, i was in my gym a couple of years ago
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  • And it was like 5:30 in the morning.
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  • I thought nobody was around there.
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  • I was in there just singing in tongues
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  • And worshiping god and glorifying god.
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  • And this guy walked in, and i didn't even know he was there.
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  • And he's like, "that sure sounds good to me."
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  • (congregation laughing)
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  • And, you know, he's a spirit-filled believer.
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  • He goes to a different church than this.
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  • But you know what?
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  • He's friends with wendy's husband.
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  • And wendy said, "craig said this about you.
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  • "he said, 'he's for sure for real.'"
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  • See, i'm not one person here
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  • And another person somewhere else.
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  • Do you know, i am who i say i am.
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  • Amen, i worship god.
  • 00:11:03.105 --> 00:11:04.272
  • I may be too transparent.
  • 00:11:04.272 --> 00:11:06.475
  • (congregation laughing)
  • 00:11:06.475 --> 00:11:07.843
  • I said a couple things in first service.
  • 00:11:07.843 --> 00:11:09.411
  • Barb's like, "don't say that anymore."
  • 00:11:09.411 --> 00:11:11.046
  • I said, "okay." (congregation laughing)
  • 00:11:11.046 --> 00:11:12.881
  • But it was true. (laughs)
  • 00:11:12.881 --> 00:11:15.083
  • But if you'll just start glorifying god
  • 00:11:15.083 --> 00:11:17.052
  • And magnifying god and thanking god, did you know what?
  • 00:11:17.052 --> 00:11:19.988
  • Your thoughts will begin to go in a different direction.
  • 00:11:19.988 --> 00:11:24.292
  • And jesse duplantis made that, it's a marvelous statement.
  • 00:11:25.460 --> 00:11:27.262
  • "the spirit of faith expands your thinking,
  • 00:11:27.262 --> 00:11:30.432
  • "your believing, your living, your receiving."
  • 00:11:30.432 --> 00:11:33.368
  • Right?
  • 00:11:33.368 --> 00:11:34.536
  • If you don't change your thoughts.
  • 00:11:34.536 --> 00:11:37.072
  • I could give you a lot of examples.
  • 00:11:37.072 --> 00:11:38.707
  • But people are like "pastor, we wanna be like this church.
  • 00:11:38.707 --> 00:11:41.243
  • "we wanna be out of debt."
  • 00:11:41.243 --> 00:11:42.444
  • But they don't wanna do what i do.
  • 00:11:42.444 --> 00:11:44.312
  • And, you know, they're already making plans to be in debt.
  • 00:11:45.480 --> 00:11:47.949
  • And i'm like, "you're just getting outta debt.
  • 00:11:47.949 --> 00:11:50.018
  • "why in god's name are you making plans
  • 00:11:50.018 --> 00:11:52.921
  • "to be in debt again?"
  • 00:11:52.921 --> 00:11:54.689
  • You wanna be out of it, don't plan to be in it.
  • 00:11:54.689 --> 00:11:57.692
  • If you wanna live in a different way, start thinking...
  • 00:11:57.692 --> 00:12:00.028
  • But you gotta change your thinking.
  • 00:12:00.028 --> 00:12:01.930
  • But here's how you change your thinking.
  • 00:12:01.930 --> 00:12:03.965
  • Begin to glorify god, begin to magnify god,
  • 00:12:03.965 --> 00:12:06.835
  • Begin to extol god, begin to bless god.
  • 00:12:06.835 --> 00:12:10.472
  • Begin to praise god, begin to put him at a high place
  • 00:12:10.472 --> 00:12:13.275
  • In your life.
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  • Begin to thank god.
  • 00:12:14.109 --> 00:12:15.744
  • - amen. - amen.
  • 00:12:15.744 --> 00:12:17.946
  • And, you know, it's so easy to get off, you know.
  • 00:12:17.946 --> 00:12:20.782
  • It's so easy to get focused on something
  • 00:12:20.782 --> 00:12:23.018
  • That went wrong or something that went bad.
  • 00:12:23.018 --> 00:12:25.754
  • You know, i flew in the first flight out of philadelphia
  • 00:12:25.754 --> 00:12:28.757
  • After i was at this church.
  • 00:12:28.757 --> 00:12:30.258
  • I got up really, really early on friday morning.
  • 00:12:30.258 --> 00:12:33.495
  • We landed in denver at 8:05.
  • 00:12:33.495 --> 00:12:35.197
  • It took me two and a half hours to drive home,
  • 00:12:35.197 --> 00:12:37.432
  • But i made it.
  • 00:12:37.432 --> 00:12:38.567
  • And i'm safe and everything was good.
  • 00:12:38.567 --> 00:12:40.001
  • But that night, i was going out to buy some gas
  • 00:12:40.001 --> 00:12:42.270
  • For the four wheelers and stuff
  • 00:12:42.270 --> 00:12:44.072
  • So we could gas 'em up early in the morning,
  • 00:12:44.072 --> 00:12:45.941
  • Get everything going, get all the snow cleaned up here.
  • 00:12:45.941 --> 00:12:48.376
  • And when i was going down this hill,
  • 00:12:48.376 --> 00:12:49.911
  • My car went out of control.
  • 00:12:49.911 --> 00:12:51.780
  • I couldn't do nothing.
  • 00:12:51.780 --> 00:12:53.348
  • It slid into a curb, a big thick, and it smacked it hard.
  • 00:12:53.348 --> 00:12:58.286
  • And you know what?
  • 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:00.255
  • The devil tried to get me discouraged over that one thing.
  • 00:13:00.255 --> 00:13:01.823
  • And i thought, "mr. devil, i am not giving in to you.
  • 00:13:01.823 --> 00:13:03.959
  • "i am not giving into this.
  • 00:13:03.959 --> 00:13:05.260
  • "i'm gonna glorify god, i'm gonna thank god."
  • 00:13:05.260 --> 00:13:07.863
  • But, you know, it can take one little negative thing.
  • 00:13:07.863 --> 00:13:12.300
  • Amen.
  • 00:13:12.534 --> 00:13:13.902
  • But, you know, i started praising god.
  • 00:13:13.902 --> 00:13:16.071
  • I started thanking god.
  • 00:13:16.071 --> 00:13:17.205
  • I started asking god to heal my car.
  • 00:13:17.205 --> 00:13:19.040
  • (congregation laughing)
  • 00:13:19.040 --> 00:13:20.075
  • You think i'm a fanatic.
  • 00:13:20.075 --> 00:13:21.576
  • I am a fanatic.
  • 00:13:21.576 --> 00:13:23.011
  • (congregation laughing and applauding)
  • 00:13:23.011 --> 00:13:24.913
  • Amen. (congregation applauding)
  • 00:13:24.913 --> 00:13:26.982
  • And i mean, it hit hard.
  • 00:13:26.982 --> 00:13:28.950
  • But you know what?
  • 00:13:28.950 --> 00:13:30.585
  • I was out here working.
  • 00:13:31.086 --> 00:13:32.520
  • I didn't get a call the first place i was gonna call.
  • 00:13:32.520 --> 00:13:34.055
  • So the other one that opened later,
  • 00:13:34.055 --> 00:13:35.323
  • Which is probably where i should call, i called.
  • 00:13:35.323 --> 00:13:36.758
  • But i drove by their place and it had four bays
  • 00:13:36.758 --> 00:13:39.027
  • And all four of 'em had cars.
  • 00:13:39.027 --> 00:13:41.096
  • I called there.
  • 00:13:41.096 --> 00:13:42.497
  • I dialed the wrong number when i clicked it up.
  • 00:13:42.497 --> 00:13:44.900
  • And the guy that answered said,
  • 00:13:44.900 --> 00:13:46.268
  • "if you'll get it right down here, we'll fix it."
  • 00:13:46.268 --> 00:13:47.569
  • And you know what?
  • 00:13:47.569 --> 00:13:49.738
  • In a little bit, i got home, got over there real quick.
  • 00:13:49.738 --> 00:13:52.574
  • And then this mechanic came out when he got in.
  • 00:13:52.574 --> 00:13:54.709
  • And i thought, "that's a good mechanic,
  • 00:13:54.709 --> 00:13:55.977
  • "and he's gonna fix it."
  • 00:13:55.977 --> 00:13:57.646
  • And, you know, i got out of this for an alignment.
  • 00:13:57.646 --> 00:14:00.715
  • I mean, really, i hit the thing hard enough,
  • 00:14:01.650 --> 00:14:03.218
  • I thought "this will be a couple thousand bucks."
  • 00:14:03.218 --> 00:14:05.053
  • You know. (laughs)
  • 00:14:05.053 --> 00:14:06.922
  • But god took care of it, amen.
  • 00:14:06.922 --> 00:14:09.224
  • But you know what?
  • 00:14:09.224 --> 00:14:10.425
  • Just glorify god, magnify god, pray.
  • 00:14:10.425 --> 00:14:12.827
  • But the devil will try to take the littlest old thing
  • 00:14:12.827 --> 00:14:16.097
  • That doesn't amount to a hill of beans,
  • 00:14:16.097 --> 00:14:17.999
  • Try to get you focused on the negative,
  • 00:14:17.999 --> 00:14:20.735
  • And you'll go from praising god to getting in the ditch
  • 00:14:20.735 --> 00:14:23.438
  • And letting the devil just have a heyday with you.
  • 00:14:23.438 --> 00:14:27.008
  • Amen?
  • 00:14:27.008 --> 00:14:28.276
  • So glorify god, and then become thankful to god.
  • 00:14:28.276 --> 00:14:31.146
  • This word for thankfulness,
  • 00:14:31.146 --> 00:14:32.280
  • Let's talk about this a little bit.
  • 00:14:32.280 --> 00:14:33.748
  • This word for thankfulness means to be grateful.
  • 00:14:33.748 --> 00:14:36.918
  • It means to express gratitude, to be thankful,
  • 00:14:36.918 --> 00:14:39.821
  • To give thanks, to feel thankful.
  • 00:14:39.821 --> 00:14:43.158
  • But, you know, you may not always feel thankful,
  • 00:14:43.158 --> 00:14:45.694
  • But you by an act of your will can make a decision
  • 00:14:45.694 --> 00:14:49.931
  • To rejoice and to thank god.
  • 00:14:49.931 --> 00:14:52.167
  • And you can direct your emotions.
  • 00:14:52.167 --> 00:14:55.770
  • Your emotions will follow your decisions.
  • 00:14:55.770 --> 00:15:00.408
  • You know, david said this in psalm 103:1.
  • 00:15:00.408 --> 00:15:03.712
  • He said, "i will bless the lord at all times.
  • 00:15:03.712 --> 00:15:06.881
  • "his praise will continually be in my mouth."
  • 00:15:06.881 --> 00:15:10.885
  • Amen?
  • 00:15:10.885 --> 00:15:12.487
  • I quoted something else.
  • 00:15:12.487 --> 00:15:14.656
  • But it says this.
  • 00:15:14.656 --> 00:15:16.091
  • In psalm 103, it says, "bless the lord, o my soul."
  • 00:15:16.091 --> 00:15:18.293
  • He's directing his soul.
  • 00:15:18.293 --> 00:15:20.295
  • "and all that is within me, bless his holy name."
  • 00:15:20.295 --> 00:15:23.031
  • You know, that word bless means to make a decision
  • 00:15:23.031 --> 00:15:26.401
  • To bless the lord.
  • 00:15:26.401 --> 00:15:27.635
  • When you turn over there to psalm 103,
  • 00:15:27.635 --> 00:15:29.304
  • Just look at this really quickly.
  • 00:15:29.304 --> 00:15:31.172
  • And i wanna show you something here in psalm 103.
  • 00:15:31.172 --> 00:15:34.843
  • It says, "bless the lord, o my soul:
  • 00:15:35.610 --> 00:15:37.612
  • "all that is within me, bless his holy name.
  • 00:15:37.612 --> 00:15:39.748
  • "bless the lord, o my soul,
  • 00:15:39.748 --> 00:15:41.483
  • "and forget not all of his benefits."
  • 00:15:41.483 --> 00:15:44.619
  • You know, when you make a decision to bless the lord...
  • 00:15:44.619 --> 00:15:48.423
  • That word bless means to kneel, to bless, to praise,
  • 00:15:48.423 --> 00:15:52.560
  • To salute, to adore.
  • 00:15:52.560 --> 00:15:55.030
  • He says, "bless the lord, o my soul; bless his holy name.
  • 00:15:55.030 --> 00:15:57.732
  • "bless the lord, o my soul,
  • 00:15:57.732 --> 00:15:59.067
  • "and forget not all of his benefits."
  • 00:15:59.067 --> 00:16:01.069
  • You start blessing the lord, you start praising the lord,
  • 00:16:01.069 --> 00:16:03.638
  • You start adoring the lord, you start magnifying the lord,
  • 00:16:03.638 --> 00:16:06.708
  • Guess what happens?
  • 00:16:06.708 --> 00:16:08.009
  • You start remembering his benefits.
  • 00:16:08.810 --> 00:16:11.079
  • You start remembering all the good things
  • 00:16:11.079 --> 00:16:12.781
  • That he's done for you.
  • 00:16:12.781 --> 00:16:14.349
  • Do you know, i can tell you stories from 40 years ago,
  • 00:16:14.349 --> 00:16:18.553
  • Amen, about how god did certain things for me
  • 00:16:19.487 --> 00:16:21.756
  • And god delivered me and god helped me?
  • 00:16:21.756 --> 00:16:23.558
  • And i know don crow used to say this.
  • 00:16:23.558 --> 00:16:25.593
  • He said, "lawson, when you tell a story,
  • 00:16:25.593 --> 00:16:27.162
  • "you tell it with exact detail."
  • 00:16:27.162 --> 00:16:29.330
  • And it's like it was, it's so...
  • 00:16:29.330 --> 00:16:32.700
  • You know, it's because i'm constantly remembering.
  • 00:16:32.700 --> 00:16:35.403
  • I'm constantly thinking.
  • 00:16:35.403 --> 00:16:37.038
  • I'm constantly magnifying and glorifying god
  • 00:16:37.038 --> 00:16:41.576
  • For the good things that he's done in my life.
  • 00:16:41.576 --> 00:16:44.012
  • And when you do that, what happens is
  • 00:16:44.012 --> 00:16:46.081
  • All of a sudden, you begin to look at god in a good way.
  • 00:16:46.081 --> 00:16:48.883
  • You begin to have good thoughts,
  • 00:16:48.883 --> 00:16:50.285
  • And you start moving into what god has for you.
  • 00:16:50.285 --> 00:16:52.954
  • Amen.
  • 00:16:53.188 --> 00:16:54.789
  • And so he says, "as we bless the lord,
  • 00:16:54.789 --> 00:16:56.157
  • "we forget not all of his benefits."
  • 00:16:56.157 --> 00:16:57.725
  • He says, "who forgives all of your iniquity."
  • 00:16:57.725 --> 00:17:00.962
  • How many of our sins does he forgive?
  • 00:17:00.962 --> 00:17:02.831
  • - all. - all of 'em.
  • 00:17:02.831 --> 00:17:04.866
  • He forgives them all.
  • 00:17:04.866 --> 00:17:05.800
  • "who heals all of our diseases."
  • 00:17:05.800 --> 00:17:08.970
  • You know, i asked this pastor,
  • 00:17:08.970 --> 00:17:10.738
  • I said, "what do you want me to preach on?"
  • 00:17:10.738 --> 00:17:12.006
  • He said, "preach on grace and healing."
  • 00:17:12.006 --> 00:17:14.576
  • So when i was preaching, one of the examples
  • 00:17:15.477 --> 00:17:17.345
  • That i used was a.a. allen.
  • 00:17:17.345 --> 00:17:19.848
  • A.a. allen, anybody heard of him?
  • 00:17:20.615 --> 00:17:21.816
  • He was one of the healing ministers
  • 00:17:21.816 --> 00:17:23.518
  • Back in the '40s and '50s.
  • 00:17:23.518 --> 00:17:25.220
  • He worked with r.w. schambach.
  • 00:17:25.220 --> 00:17:28.723
  • And a.a. allen, you know what?
  • 00:17:29.357 --> 00:17:31.126
  • He had some extreme challenges.
  • 00:17:31.126 --> 00:17:32.961
  • He grew up in the same town that i did.
  • 00:17:32.961 --> 00:17:35.530
  • He was born and raised in lamar, colorado.
  • 00:17:35.530 --> 00:17:38.533
  • But he had extreme challenges,
  • 00:17:38.533 --> 00:17:40.135
  • If i told you about 'em.
  • 00:17:40.135 --> 00:17:42.137
  • But what i did, i used it as an example of grace.
  • 00:17:42.137 --> 00:17:45.840
  • Because you know what?
  • 00:17:45.840 --> 00:17:47.075
  • The gospel miracles are not about you.
  • 00:17:47.075 --> 00:17:50.311
  • It's about jesus.
  • 00:17:50.311 --> 00:17:52.647
  • And, you know, i taught this really simple...
  • 00:17:52.647 --> 00:17:54.349
  • God just gave me the message word for word.
  • 00:17:54.349 --> 00:17:56.217
  • I taught this really simple message
  • 00:17:56.217 --> 00:17:58.219
  • About healing, about jesus.
  • 00:17:58.219 --> 00:17:59.921
  • His ministry was a healing ministry, this is what jesus did,
  • 00:17:59.921 --> 00:18:02.524
  • And this is who god, what i teach all the time.
  • 00:18:02.524 --> 00:18:05.527
  • Amen.
  • 00:18:05.760 --> 00:18:07.228
  • But you know what?
  • 00:18:07.228 --> 00:18:08.530
  • People just received, they were expecting.
  • 00:18:08.530 --> 00:18:09.964
  • Amen.
  • 00:18:09.964 --> 00:18:11.332
  • And then the second night, i taught more on grace.
  • 00:18:11.332 --> 00:18:12.734
  • But i used this one example of a.a. allen.
  • 00:18:12.734 --> 00:18:15.236
  • Because i said, "really, it's not about us.
  • 00:18:15.236 --> 00:18:17.472
  • "it's about jesus.
  • 00:18:17.472 --> 00:18:20.008
  • "it's jesus."
  • 00:18:20.375 --> 00:18:21.643
  • And if you'll get your eyes off yourself
  • 00:18:21.643 --> 00:18:22.744
  • And get your eyes on jesus,
  • 00:18:22.744 --> 00:18:24.112
  • If you'll begin to magnify.
  • 00:18:24.112 --> 00:18:25.580
  • He says, "he forgives all of our sins
  • 00:18:25.580 --> 00:18:28.516
  • "and he heals all of our diseases.
  • 00:18:28.516 --> 00:18:31.419
  • "who redeems."
  • 00:18:31.419 --> 00:18:33.021
  • That word redeems in the hebrew means that
  • 00:18:33.021 --> 00:18:35.056
  • He is presently actively delivering
  • 00:18:35.056 --> 00:18:37.859
  • Our life from destruction.
  • 00:18:37.859 --> 00:18:39.827
  • How many of you are glad that god
  • 00:18:39.827 --> 00:18:41.896
  • Is presently actively delivering your life?
  • 00:18:41.896 --> 00:18:45.667
  • The things that the enemy set up for a trap,
  • 00:18:45.667 --> 00:18:48.937
  • God delivers you from 'em.
  • 00:18:48.937 --> 00:18:50.772
  • - amen. - you know.
  • 00:18:50.772 --> 00:18:52.640
  • I mean, i know there are certain things.
  • 00:18:53.508 --> 00:18:56.044
  • And, you know, i constantly quote this verse.
  • 00:18:56.044 --> 00:19:00.415
  • In romans chapter 8, it says,
  • 00:19:00.415 --> 00:19:02.317
  • "and we know that all things work together for good
  • 00:19:02.317 --> 00:19:06.654
  • "to those who love god and who are called
  • 00:19:06.654 --> 00:19:09.557
  • "according to his purpose."
  • 00:19:09.557 --> 00:19:11.759
  • You know, i was on the phone
  • 00:19:11.759 --> 00:19:13.628
  • With the hvac contractor for this building.
  • 00:19:13.628 --> 00:19:16.097
  • He's a born again, spirit-filled believer.
  • 00:19:16.097 --> 00:19:19.300
  • I like him, he's a super nice guy.
  • 00:19:19.300 --> 00:19:21.569
  • But i was on the phone when they convicted trump
  • 00:19:21.569 --> 00:19:24.639
  • Of 34 felonies.
  • 00:19:24.639 --> 00:19:25.907
  • He said, "oh my, what are we gonna do?"
  • 00:19:25.907 --> 00:19:27.742
  • And i said, "listen, it's gonna be all right."
  • 00:19:27.742 --> 00:19:30.878
  • And in a little bit, i had the answer.
  • 00:19:30.878 --> 00:19:32.647
  • And i might have given it to him right there on the phone.
  • 00:19:32.647 --> 00:19:34.616
  • But i said, "and we know."
  • 00:19:34.616 --> 00:19:37.819
  • I said, "this isn't gonna work against him.
  • 00:19:37.819 --> 00:19:39.387
  • "this is gonna work for him."
  • 00:19:39.387 --> 00:19:40.855
  • "that all things work together for good
  • 00:19:40.855 --> 00:19:43.258
  • "to those who love god and who are called
  • 00:19:43.258 --> 00:19:45.893
  • "according to his purpose."
  • 00:19:45.893 --> 00:19:47.629
  • Barbara and i were watching that rally
  • 00:19:47.629 --> 00:19:51.399
  • When trump got shot in the ear.
  • 00:19:51.399 --> 00:19:53.134
  • And we heard the gunshots.
  • 00:19:53.134 --> 00:19:54.602
  • And i said, "barbara, he got shot."
  • 00:19:54.602 --> 00:19:56.237
  • But i said, "he's okay, he went down under his own power."
  • 00:19:56.237 --> 00:19:59.173
  • And i knew this would work for his good.
  • 00:19:59.173 --> 00:20:01.442
  • - amen. - and you know what?
  • 00:20:01.442 --> 00:20:03.311
  • I came here.
  • 00:20:03.311 --> 00:20:04.646
  • That was on saturday, and i told you sunday,
  • 00:20:04.646 --> 00:20:06.314
  • "it was the grace of god."
  • 00:20:06.314 --> 00:20:07.749
  • And it was the grace of god that he was not killed.
  • 00:20:07.749 --> 00:20:11.052
  • - [congregation] amen.
  • 00:20:11.052 --> 00:20:12.320
  • But you could see god's hand protecting him.
  • 00:20:12.320 --> 00:20:14.589
  • You could see that god's hand is on him
  • 00:20:14.589 --> 00:20:16.958
  • To lead this nation in a different direction.
  • 00:20:16.958 --> 00:20:19.861
  • And listen, we need somebody that's got the guts
  • 00:20:19.861 --> 00:20:23.064
  • To stand up to some of this garbage.
  • 00:20:23.064 --> 00:20:25.033
  • (congregation cheering and applauding)
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  • Most people wouldn't even do it.
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  • (congregation cheering and applauding)
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  • But you know what?
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  • The first time he shared about it,
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  • He said the exact same thing i did.
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  • He said, "it's the grace of god that i wasn't killed.
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  • "it's the grace of god."
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  • There is a grace on him.
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  • He actually believes it to be,
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  • The president of the united states of america.
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  • Amen, cecil paxton had a dream after the last election.
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  • Maybe it was prior to the last election.
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  • But i have a good friend here at the church.
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  • And he's like, "i don't think..."
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  • I said, "listen, you like cecil and i like cecil.
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  • "and he's very accurate in the word of the lord."
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  • Lisa's back here, and i love lisa.
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  • She's very accurate too.
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  • But cecil had this dream that america married this husband
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  • And they didn't want him.
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  • But then, you know, that one went away
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  • And they got married to the one they wanted.
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  • And cecil actually put this out prior to the election.
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  • Amen.
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  • But cecil's very accurate.
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  • And i said, "listen, i believe this dream that cecil had.
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  • "you like cecil, don't you?
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  • "now quit being so negative."
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  • (congregation laughing) amen.
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  • And it's just beginning to turn.
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  • And it's gonna turn more and more for the good
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  • By the grace of god.
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  • (congregation applauding)
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  • You know, they went so wacky
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  • That some americans are getting their eyes opened.
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  • Hallelujah.
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  • Praise god.
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  • Amen.
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  • Kamala, did you know what?
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  • When she stood up and smirked
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  • When those two college students said,
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  • "jesus is lord and christ is king,"
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  • And said, "oh, he's not here.
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  • "he's at that little meeting down the street."
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  • - insult.
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  • Insult to jesus christ, insult to the church,
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  • Insult to christians.
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  • She insulted christians.
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  • She insulted catholics.
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  • She insulted jews.
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  • She insulted man.
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  • People like that are gonna cheat.
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  • I'm telling you, there wasn't enough people liked her
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  • To cheat for her. (congregation laughing)
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  • I'm sure there was some of that cheating went on.
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  • But listen.
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  • Praise god, you don't insult all those people.
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  • You don't insult jesus christ.
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  • (congregation cheering and applauding)
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  • Hallelujah.
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  • I'm glad there's a change.
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  • And i believe it's gonna be more and more.
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  • I believe in '26, it'll even get better.
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  • - yeah. - praise god.
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  • Turn this nation around.
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  • But god is delivering.
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  • He's delivering.
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  • He's presently actively delivering us from destruction.
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  • - [congregation] amen. (congregation cheering)
  • 00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:54.315
  • - "who crowns you with lovingkindness,
  • 00:22:54.315 --> 00:22:56.317
  • "favor and tender mercy, freedom.
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  • "who satisfies your mouth with good things."
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  • Part of the good things that he satisfies your mouth with is
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  • When you praise him, when you glorify him,
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  • When you magnify him.
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  • Hallelujah.
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  • Not just food, hallelujah.
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  • I like to eat good things.
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  • This pastor picked me up at the airport.
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  • He said, "what would you like to eat?"
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  • I said, "i like steak."
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  • (congregation laughing)
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  • He said, "there's a longhorn on the way."
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  • I said, "okay."
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  • And i went to longhorn
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  • And i started to order a six ounce-er.
  • 00:23:24.879 --> 00:23:27.315
  • But he ordered some big thing.
  • 00:23:27.949 --> 00:23:28.983
  • I said, "i'll tell you what,
  • 00:23:28.983 --> 00:23:30.284
  • "just get me that 12 ounce new york strip."
  • 00:23:30.284 --> 00:23:33.287
  • (congregation laughing)
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  • That's my favorite steak, and it was good.
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  • (congregation laughing) glory to god.
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  • Amen, he satisfies your mouth with good things.
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  • - [congregation] amen.
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  • - so your youth is renewed like the eagles.
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  • I told you this the other day,
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  • But i had this guy met me in sams.
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  • And he hadn't been to church for about 10 years.
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  • He's like, "you look better."
  • 00:23:50.838 --> 00:23:52.073
  • I feel better than i did 10 years ago.
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  • Amen.
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  • Barbara said, "well, you have been taking better care
  • 00:23:57.678 --> 00:23:59.413
  • "of your body."
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  • She did tell me this the other day.
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  • Amen.
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  • So praise god, he does all these good things for us.
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  • But if you'll bless god.
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  • Let's go back to romans 1 and i'll finish up.
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  • I went kind of long since i did my song.
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  • And, you know, it's the grace of god.
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  • After i preached for an hour and worshiped,
  • 00:24:13.895 --> 00:24:17.431
  • You know, for nearly an hour before that,
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  • And then prayed for people for an hour and a half,
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  • And it was like 80 degrees,
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  • My voice got a little funny.
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  • Anyway, it's all good.
  • 00:24:26.974 --> 00:24:29.510
  • I was having fun.
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  • I told the first service that they needed
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  • To be more like those black people and worship god.
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  • (congregation cheering and applauding)
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  • I could get used to that. (laughs)
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  • Hallelujah. (laughs)
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  • I just started teaching just real calm,
  • 00:24:43.024 --> 00:24:45.059
  • But by the end i was screaming.
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  • (congregation laughing)
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  • We were having fun.
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  • Man, jesus was awesome.
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  • The holy spirit was moving, it's great.
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  • You know, if you'll become thankful,
  • 00:24:56.671 --> 00:24:58.573
  • Begin to glorify god and become thankful,
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  • Be grateful, express your gratitude, give thanks and...
  • 00:25:00.875 --> 00:25:05.012
  • You know, paul says this in philippians 4:4.
  • 00:25:05.012 --> 00:25:06.747
  • He says, "rejoice in the lord always.
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  • "and again, i say rejoice."
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  • I'll probably talk about this more in this series.
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  • But you know what, joy is a choice.
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  • And if you make the joy choice
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  • And you begin to focus on what's good
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  • And begin to thank god and ask god, did you know what?
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  • Things will get better.
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  • (upbeat music)
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  • - friend, i'm so glad that you stayed with us.
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  • When you truly understand at a heart level
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  • The power of thanking god, you're gonna begin to thank god.
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  • You're gonna begin to glorify god.
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  • You're gonna begin to magnify god.
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  • And that is going to loose the light, the understanding,
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  • The counsel of the holy spirit in your life.
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  • I thank god so much for jesus.
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  • I thank god for the holy spirit.
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  • I thank god for the word of god and the promises of god.
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  • And i thank god for the vision that the holy spirit
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  • Is releasing to me as i've learned the power
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  • Of this very thing.
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  • Thanksgiving.
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  • Friends, i have a lot more to say about this subject.
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