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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - The Battle For Your Mind | February 17, 2025
- ♪ music ♪pastor john hagee: turo
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- ♪ music ♪pastor john hagee: turo matthew 22:37 and 38,
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- Matthew 22:37 and 38, as we begin this sermon today,
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- As we begin this sermon today, "the battle for your mind."
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- "the battle for your mind." the greatest battles to be
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- The greatest battles to be fought in the future will not
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- Fought in the future will not be with nuclear weapons that
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- Be with nuclear weapons that have the power to transform
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- Have the power to transform planet earth into
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- Planet earth into a spinning graveyard.
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- A spinning graveyard. the greatest battle
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- The greatest battle that you're going to fight
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- That you're going to fight in the future will be on
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- In the future will be on the battlefield of your mind.
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- The battlefield of your mind. the bible has much to say
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- The bible has much to say about your mind.
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- About your mind. isaiah 26:3 says,
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- Isaiah 26:3 says, "i will keep him
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- "i will keep him in perfect peace,
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- In perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee."
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- Whose mind is stayed on thee." mark 12:30:
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- Mark 12:30: you shall love the lord
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- You shall love the lord with all of your heart,
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- With all of your heart, with all of your soul,
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- With all of your soul, and all of your mind.
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- And all of your mind. romans 12:2:
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- Romans 12:2: be strengthened in
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- Be strengthened in the renewing of your mind.
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- The renewing of your mind. philippians 2:5:
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- Philippians 2:5: let this mind be in you which
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- Let this mind be in you which was also in jesus christ.
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- Was also in jesus christ. 2 timothy 1:7:
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- 2 timothy 1:7: god has not given us a spirit
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- God has not given us a spirit of fear but of love
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- Of fear but of love and of a sound mind.
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- And of a sound mind. james 1:8:
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- James 1:8: a double-minded man
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- A double-minded man is unstable in all of
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- Is unstable in all of his ways.
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- His ways. 2 corinthians 11:3:
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- 2 corinthians 11:3: but i fear that satan,
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- But i fear that satan, through his subtlety,
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- Through his subtlety, should corrupt your mind
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- Should corrupt your mind concerning the simplicity
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- Concerning the simplicity that is in christ.
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- That is in christ. your success or failure
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- Your success or failure in life and in the kingdom
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- In life and in the kingdom of god is going to be
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- Of god is going to be determined on the battlefield
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- Determined on the battlefield of your mind.
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- Of your mind. turn to matthew 22:37, 38,
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- Turn to matthew 22:37, 38, and let's read together:
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- And let's read together: jesus said unto him,
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- Jesus said unto him, "you shall love the lord
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- "you shall love the lord your god
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- Your god with all of your heart,
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- With all of your heart, with all of your soul,
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- With all of your soul, and all of your mind."
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- And all of your mind." now listen to these words.
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- Now listen to these words. "this is the first
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- "this is the first and great commandment."
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- And great commandment." the bible is saying this is
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- The bible is saying this is just not another verse;
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- Just not another verse; this is the first
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- This is the first and great commandment.
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- And great commandment. this is top priority to get
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- This is top priority to get your mind into the mind
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- Your mind into the mind of god.
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- Of god. let's pray.
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- Let's pray. father, thank you today
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- Father, thank you today for your word.
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- For your word. thank you for your children
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- Thank you for your children that are here to hear it and
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- That are here to hear it and those who are listening across
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- Those who are listening across america and around the world.
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- America and around the world. we now,
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- We now, in the authority of
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- In the authority of jesus' name,
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- Jesus' name, take charge and control over
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- Take charge and control over all powers and principalities
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- All powers and principalities that keep the message of
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- That keep the message of the mind from being clear
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- The mind from being clear and being received.
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- And being received. in jesus' name,
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- In jesus' name, we pray and ask it.
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- We pray and ask it. and all of god's children
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- And all of god's children said, amen.
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- Said, amen. [amen!]
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- [amen!] you may be seated.
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- You may be seated. the battlefield of the mind
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- The battlefield of the mind is where the destiny of men
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- Is where the destiny of men and nations is determined.
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- And nations is determined. the battlefield of the minds
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- The battlefield of the minds of our children is now being
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- Of our children is now being waged in the our
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- Waged in the our public schools,
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- Public schools, teaching the critical race
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- Teaching the critical race theory and socialism.
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- Theory and socialism. they're being taught that
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- They're being taught that transsexual concepts that boys
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- Transsexual concepts that boys can be girls and girls can be
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- Can be girls and girls can be boys.
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- Boys. what's wrong with that?
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- What's wrong with that? what's wrong with that is that
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- What's wrong with that is that it's absolute rebellion
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- It's absolute rebellion against the pattern of god.
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- Against the pattern of god. "in the beginning,
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- "in the beginning, god created male and female."
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- God created male and female." and that's the pattern,
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- And that's the pattern, and you can't improve it.
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- And you can't improve it. leave it alone!
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- Leave it alone! (applause)
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- (applause) the enemies of america;
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- The enemies of america; the enemies of life, liberty,
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- The enemies of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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- And the pursuit of happiness have captured our children
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- Have captured our children in the public schools
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- In the public schools and is poisoning their minds
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- And is poisoning their minds 40 hours a week.
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- 40 hours a week. the battle for our children
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- The battle for our children and grandchildren is being
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- And grandchildren is being waged right now.
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- Waged right now. there will be a winner
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- There will be a winner and a loser.
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- And a loser. and the winner is those who
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- And the winner is those who are able to save the nation.
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- Are able to save the nation. there is a solution,
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- There is a solution, as my friend, billy graham,
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- As my friend, billy graham, said,
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- Said, "when the brave take a stand,
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- "when the brave take a stand, the spines of others
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- The spines of others are stiffened."
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- Are stiffened." i like that statement.
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- I like that statement. the solution is for parents to
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- The solution is for parents to demand that state government
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- Demand that state government allow parents the right
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- Allow parents the right to send their children to
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- To send their children to the school of their choice
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- The school of their choice and their tax dollars
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- And their tax dollars to follow that child.
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- To follow that child. (applause)
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- (applause) your children belong to you;
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- Your children belong to you; they do not belong to
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- They do not belong to the state.
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- The state. [amen.]
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- [amen.] [yes.]
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- [yes.] [amen.]
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- [amen.] (applause)
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- (applause) the bible places
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- The bible places the responsibility
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- The responsibility on the father.
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- On the father. ephesians 6:
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- Ephesians 6: "you fathers
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- "you fathers train your children
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- Train your children in the way of the lord,"
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- In the way of the lord," not mother,
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- Not mother, not the boy scouts,
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- Not the boy scouts, not the schoolhouse.
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- Not the schoolhouse. you teach your children
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- You teach your children the paths of righteousness.
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- The paths of righteousness. you have heard it said,
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- You have heard it said, "if we do not use our freedom
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- "if we do not use our freedom to defend our freedom,
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- To defend our freedom, we are going to lose
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- We are going to lose our freedom in this country."
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- Our freedom in this country." and ladies and gentlemen,
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- And ladies and gentlemen, freedom is under attack in
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- Freedom is under attack in the united states of america.
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- The united states of america. [yes, it is.]
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- [yes, it is.] the battlefield of the mind
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- The battlefield of the mind in america is being waged
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- In america is being waged between good and evil,
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- Between good and evil, right and wrong,
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- Right and wrong, truth and deception in
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- Truth and deception in the pulpits of our churches.
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- The pulpits of our churches. pastors of america,
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- Pastors of america, our nation needs a moral
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- Our nation needs a moral and spiritual revival
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- And spiritual revival that sweeps this nation
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- That sweeps this nation from coast to coast.
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- From coast to coast. it will come with
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- It will come with the preaching of bible truth.
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- The preaching of bible truth. the bible says,
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- The bible says, "you shall know the truth
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- "you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you
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- And the truth shall set you free."
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- Free." get in the pulpit
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- Get in the pulpit and preach the word of god,
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- And preach the word of god, the living truth of the lord
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- The living truth of the lord of heaven!
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- Of heaven! (applause)
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- (applause) and now comes the proverbial
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- And now comes the proverbial truth that pilate asked:
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- Truth that pilate asked: "what is truth?"
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- "what is truth?" truth is not your opinion.
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- Truth is not your opinion. truth is what god's word
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- Truth is what god's word says it is.
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- Says it is. [yes.]
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- [yes.] [amen.]
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- [amen.] truth is right opposed to
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- Truth is right opposed to wrong.
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- Wrong. truth is good opposed to evil.
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- Truth is good opposed to evil. [yes.]
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- [yes.] truth is fact opposed to
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- Truth is fact opposed to fiction.
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- Fiction. truth has power.
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- Truth has power. truth destroys hypocrisy.
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- Truth destroys hypocrisy. truth exposes deceit.
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- Truth exposes deceit. truth is not swayed
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- Truth is not swayed by flattery.
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- By flattery. truth will not tolerate
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- Truth will not tolerate evasion.
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- Evasion. truth will not share
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- Truth will not share the platform with pretense.
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- The platform with pretense. jesus christ said,
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- Jesus christ said, "i am the way,
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- "i am the way, the truth and the life."
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- The truth and the life." "he that believeth in me
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- "he that believeth in me shall never die."
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- Shall never die." that's the truth,
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- That's the truth, the whole truth,
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- The whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
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- And nothing but the truth. give the lord praise
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- Give the lord praise in the house.
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- In the house. (applause)
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- (applause) consider the battle
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- Consider the battle in your mind.
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- In your mind. on the battlefield
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- On the battlefield of your mind,
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- Of your mind, the greatest enemy that
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- The greatest enemy that you're going to face
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- You're going to face is you.
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- Is you. right now,
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- Right now, i want you to be the judge
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- I want you to be the judge and jury of your thoughts.
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- And jury of your thoughts. how would you judge
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- How would you judge your thoughts?
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- Your thoughts? do you see yourself as
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- Do you see yourself as hopeful,
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- Hopeful, joyous,
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- Joyous, peaceful?
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- Peaceful? or are you bitter,
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- Or are you bitter, resentful,
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- Resentful, burned out,
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- Burned out, constantly complaining?
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- Constantly complaining? are you angry most of
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- Are you angry most of the time,
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- The time, troubled,
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- Troubled, hopeless about your future?
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- Hopeless about your future? do you live in the dark world
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- Do you live in the dark world of depression?
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- Of depression? the fact is your thoughts
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- The fact is your thoughts determine your attitude,
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- Determine your attitude, and your attitude determines
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- And your attitude determines your attainments.
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- Your attainments. therefore,
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- Therefore, when you change your thoughts,
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- When you change your thoughts, you change your life.
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- You change your life. [amen.]
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- [amen.] say that with me.
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- Say that with me. when you change your thoughts,
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- When you change your thoughts, you change your life.
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- You change your life. and you can change
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- And you can change your thoughts.
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- Your thoughts. go to the visual.
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- Go to the visual. your brain is
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- Your brain is compartmentalized.
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- Compartmentalized. just to keep it simple,
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- Just to keep it simple, let's say that in your brain
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- Let's say that in your brain there is a series of drawers
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- There is a series of drawers that you can pull out
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- That you can pull out like a chester drawer.
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- Like a chester drawer. there is worry,
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- There is worry, fear,
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- Fear, anger,
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- Anger, and doubt.
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- And doubt. you can look at yourself,
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- You can look at yourself, and you submit yourself to
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- And you submit yourself to all four of those
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- All four of those before they get hold of you.
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- Before they get hold of you. or you can choose love, joy,
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- Or you can choose love, joy, peace, and hope.
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- Peace, and hope. it's a choice of which one of
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- It's a choice of which one of these you want.
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- These you want. so dear lady,
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- So dear lady, when your husband comes home
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- When your husband comes home from work and he's flushed
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- From work and he's flushed in his face,
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- In his face, and you can tell he's angry
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- And you can tell he's angry about something,
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- About something, and he says,
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- And he says, "so what's for supper?"
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- "so what's for supper?" (laughter)
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- (laughter) you know he's over here on
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- You know he's over here on this side.
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- This side. (laughter)
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- (laughter) [amen.]
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- [amen.] and you need to lead him
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- And you need to lead him by the hand back out
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- By the hand back out in the garage,
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- In the garage, and say,
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- And say, "sweetheart,
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- "sweetheart, pull another file out."
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- Pull another file out." [yes.]
- 00:08:53.660 --> 00:08:54.194
- [yes.] "i want you to get
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- "i want you to get on this side:
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- On this side: love, joy, peace, and hope.
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- Love, joy, peace, and hope. and when you have that,
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- And when you have that, come back in the house."
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- Come back in the house." (applause)
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- (applause) and all the ladies said...
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- And all the ladies said... [amen!]
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- [amen!] (applause)
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- (applause) the person,
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- The person, who is guaranteed to fail
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- Who is guaranteed to fail in life,
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- In life, is the person who constantly
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- Is the person who constantly worries.
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- Worries. your worry is saying you don't
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- Your worry is saying you don't have confidence in god
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- Have confidence in god to take care of you.
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- To take care of you. the person,
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- The person, who succeeds in life,
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- Who succeeds in life, who is filled of love, joy,
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- Who is filled of love, joy, peace, and hope,
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- Peace, and hope, will have a life that,
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- Will have a life that, in spite of the circumstances
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- In spite of the circumstances around them,
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- Around them, will be a joyous life.
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- Will be a joyous life. let me tell you,
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- Let me tell you, i understand that fake news
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- I understand that fake news is poisoning the minds
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- Is poisoning the minds of americans every time
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- Of americans every time you turn on the television.
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- You turn on the television. you hear what's going on
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- You hear what's going on in washington and it's enough
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- In washington and it's enough to give you
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- To give you a migraine headache.
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- A migraine headache. forget those clowns up there.
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- Forget those clowns up there. forget them!
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- Forget them! look toward the cross of
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- Look toward the cross of jesus christ.
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- Jesus christ. he is the author
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- He is the author and the finisher of our faith!
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- And the finisher of our faith! love, joy, peace,
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- Love, joy, peace, we have that in jesus christ!
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- We have that in jesus christ! "as a man or a woman thinketh,
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- "as a man or a woman thinketh, so is he."
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- So is he." give the lord praise
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- Give the lord praise in the house!
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- In the house! (applause)
- 00:10:02.763 --> 00:10:06.299
- (applause) so what is an attitude?
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- So what is an attitude? your attitude is an inward
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- Your attitude is an inward feeling expressed by outward
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- Feeling expressed by outward behavior.
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- Behavior. that's why your attitude shows
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- That's why your attitude shows without you saying a word.
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- Without you saying a word. what is an attitude?
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- What is an attitude? it's the portrait of
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- It's the portrait of your mind.
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- Your mind. it's the advance man
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- It's the advance man of your rear self.
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- Of your rear self. its roots are hidden,
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- Its roots are hidden, but the fruit is always
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- But the fruit is always visible.
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- Visible. it's our best friend
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- It's our best friend or it's our worst enemy.
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- Or it's our worst enemy. it draws people to us
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- It draws people to us or repels people from us.
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- Or repels people from us. it's never content until
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- It's never content until it's expressed.
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- It's expressed. it will determine your success
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- It will determine your success or your failure.
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- Or your failure. it does not depend on
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- It does not depend on the circumstance.
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- The circumstance. a believer with the mind of
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- A believer with the mind of christ has a rock-ribbed
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- Christ has a rock-ribbed confidence that endures
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- Confidence that endures no matter what
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- No matter what the circumstance happens
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- The circumstance happens to be.
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- To be. the bible presents
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- The bible presents the attitude of the righteous.
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- The attitude of the righteous. i want to tell you something.
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- I want to tell you something. christians in america need
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- Christians in america need to develop a spine.
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- To develop a spine. [yes.]
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- [yes.] we need to stand for what we
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- We need to stand for what we believe like the aclu stands
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- Believe like the aclu stands for what they believe.
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- For what they believe. and what all these
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- And what all these god-hating people do
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- God-hating people do when they get cornered,
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- When they get cornered, they argue their point.
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- They argue their point. don't put your head down
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- Don't put your head down and --
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- And -- [yes.]
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- [yes.] -- be dominated by someone
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- -- be dominated by someone because they disagree
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- Because they disagree with you.
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- With you. you tell them what you believe
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- You tell them what you believe the bible says.
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- The bible says. (applause)ses
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- 12 through 13,
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- Jesus walked into the temple
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- And found a sense of greed
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- And corruption.
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- Angry,
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- He overturned the tables,
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- Driving out
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- Those who were exploiting
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- The name of god.
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- This wasn't passive or timid.
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- This was righteous anger.
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- We as christians are called
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- To speak the truth in love,
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- But we cannot sit idly
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- By while evil
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- Takes root in our communities
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- And in our homes.
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- For your gift of any amount
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- To the ministry,
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- This month we will send you
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- Pastor john's
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- Book, wild horses.
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- Tame your emotion
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- For your generous gift of $175
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- Or more.
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- In addition
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- To sending you
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- The wild horses book.
- 00:12:08.421 --> 00:12:09.523
- We are also pleased to send you
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- The wild horses
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- Magnetic page
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- Markers,
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- The pathway
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- To victory devotional,
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- And the fruit of
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- The spirit tumbler
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- To inspire you and equip
- 00:12:16.429 --> 00:12:17.898
- You as you walk
- 00:12:17.898 --> 00:12:18.532
- With god day by day.
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- Live a life
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- That honors the lord
- 00:12:20.801 --> 00:12:21.935
- Even when it's uncomfortable.
- 00:12:21.935 --> 00:12:23.436
- Call the number on screen
- 00:12:23.436 --> 00:12:24.971
- Or go to jhm.org/fire
- 00:12:24.971 --> 00:12:29.276
- Your attitude is your choice.
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- Your attitude is your choice. it's not chance.
- 00:12:30.844 --> 00:12:32.112
- It's not chance. you cannot change what you
- 00:12:32.179 --> 00:12:33.513
- You cannot change what you will not confront.
- 00:12:33.580 --> 00:12:35.615
- Will not confront. you will never change what you
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- You will never change what you cannot confront.
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- Cannot confront. you need to learn to believe
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- You need to learn to believe in you,
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- In you, because god believes in you.
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- Because god believes in you. you are sons and daughters
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- You are sons and daughters of the most high god.
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- Of the most high god. the royal blood of heaven
- 00:12:47.794 --> 00:12:49.329
- The royal blood of heaven is flowing in your veins.
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- Is flowing in your veins. do not allow the past
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- Do not allow the past to control you.
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- To control you. do not allow other people
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- Do not allow other people to control you.
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- To control you. be somebody!
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- Be somebody! god created a special person
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- God created a special person when you were born.
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- When you were born. god never creates a nobody.
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- God never creates a nobody. do it, in jesus' name!
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- Do it, in jesus' name! (applause)
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- (applause) your success is tied to
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- Your success is tied to your thought life.
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- Your thought life. the job never makes the man.
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- The job never makes the man. it's the man who makes
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- It's the man who makes the job.
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- The job. your thoughts control
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- Your thoughts control your destiny.
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- Your destiny. you can't be a success
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- You can't be a success trying to be all things
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- Trying to be all things to all people.
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- To all people. stop trying to please people.
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- Stop trying to please people. when god created you,
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- When god created you, there's no other human being
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- There's no other human being on the earth like you.
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- On the earth like you. be glad you are who you are.
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- Be glad you are who you are. don't die a cheap copy trying
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- Don't die a cheap copy trying to be somebody else.
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- To be somebody else. you are priceless.
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- You are priceless. act like it.
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- Act like it. talk like it.
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- Talk like it. think like it.
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- Think like it. live like it!
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- Live like it! give the lord praise
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- Give the lord praise in the house!
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- In the house! (applause)
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- (applause) stop saying, "i can't,"
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- Stop saying, "i can't," and start saying,
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- And start saying, "i can do all things
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- "i can do all things through christ."
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- Through christ." [woo!]
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- [woo!] stop saying, "if."
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- Stop saying, "if." (applause)
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- (applause) stop saying, "if" and say,
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- Stop saying, "if" and say, "i will by god's grace."
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- "i will by god's grace." [yes.]
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- [yes.] stop saying,
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- Stop saying, "it's impossible,"
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- "it's impossible," because nothing is
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- Because nothing is impossible to those that
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- Impossible to those that believe and are called
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- Believe and are called according to the purposes
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- According to the purposes of god.
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- Of god. [amen.]
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- [amen.] stop saying,
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- Stop saying, "i don't know
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- "i don't know the right people."
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- The right people." you know god the father,
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- You know god the father, the son,
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- The son, and the holy spirit.
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- And the holy spirit. they created the earth
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- They created the earth and they can beat any demon
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- And they can beat any demon that's chasing you.
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- That's chasing you. (applause)
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- (applause) they have all power in heaven
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- They have all power in heaven and in earth.
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- And in earth. people say,
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- People say, "well, i'm not an expert."
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- "well, i'm not an expert." let me remind you the titanic
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- Let me remind you the titanic was built by experts.
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- Was built by experts. the ark was built by amateurs.
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- The ark was built by amateurs. [yes.]
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- [yes.] which ride do you want?
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- Which ride do you want? [amen.]
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- [amen.] (applause)
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- (applause) saint james had the attitude
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- Saint james had the attitude of the righteous.
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- Of the righteous. he said,
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- He said, "count it all joy when you
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- "count it all joy when you encounter the storms of life."
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- Encounter the storms of life." "count it all joy when you
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- "count it all joy when you encounter the storms of life."
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- Encounter the storms of life." there is no such thing as
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- There is no such thing as the untroubled life.
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- The untroubled life. trouble is proof that you're
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- Trouble is proof that you're a card-carrying member of
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- A card-carrying member of the human race.
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- The human race. jesus said to his disciples,
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- Jesus said to his disciples, "and you shall be hated of
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- "and you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
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- All men for my name's sake. but he that endures to
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- But he that endures to the end,
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- The end, the same shall be saved."
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- The same shall be saved." [amen.]
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- [amen.] [amen.]
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- [amen.] ladies and gentlemen
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- Ladies and gentlemen of america,
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- Of america, christians of america,
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- Christians of america, why do we feel sleepy
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- Why do we feel sleepy in prayer
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- In prayer and stay awake through
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- And stay awake through a three-hour movie?
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- A three-hour movie? [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] why are we bored when we read
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- Why are we bored when we read the bible,
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- The bible, but find it easy to read
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- But find it easy to read a 300-page novel?
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- A 300-page novel? [yes.]
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- [yes.] when america is swimming in
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- When america is swimming in a moral sewer,
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- A moral sewer, why is it so easy to worship
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- Why is it so easy to worship a celebrity,
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- A celebrity, but very difficult to worship
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- But very difficult to worship the living god?
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- The living god? [come on.]
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- [come on.] the time to hunger and thirst
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- The time to hunger and thirst after righteousness is
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- After righteousness is right now.
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- Right now. [yes.]
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- [yes.] hunger and thirst after
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- Hunger and thirst after righteousness,
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- Righteousness, because if america does not
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- Because if america does not have a revival,
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- Have a revival, america is not going to
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- America is not going to survive.
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- Survive. (applause)
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- (applause) trouble does not mean that god
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- Trouble does not mean that god doesn't love you.
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- Doesn't love you. trouble means you're
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- Trouble means you're a card-carrying member
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- A card-carrying member of the human race.
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- Of the human race. trouble strengthens you.
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- Trouble strengthens you. trouble tests your fortitude.
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- Trouble tests your fortitude. trouble makes you face
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- Trouble makes you face the facts.
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- The facts. trouble reminds you that
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- Trouble reminds you that you are mortal.
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- You are mortal. trouble reminds you that
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- Trouble reminds you that your strength is not enough.
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- Your strength is not enough. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] your knowledge is not enough.
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- Your knowledge is not enough. the bible says,
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- The bible says, "trust in the lord with all of
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- "trust in the lord with all of your heart,
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- Your heart, and lean not to your
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- And lean not to your own understanding;
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- Own understanding; in all of your ways,
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- In all of your ways, acknowledge him,
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- Acknowledge him, and he will direct
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- And he will direct your paths."
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- Your paths." [amen.]
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- [amen.] when you have the attitude
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- When you have the attitude of the righteous,
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- Of the righteous, you can look the devil
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- You can look the devil in the eye,
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- In the eye, because the victory is ours
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- Because the victory is ours through christ.
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- Through christ. do not fear the forces
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- Do not fear the forces of hell.
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- Of hell. [amen.]
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- [amen.] the occult is sweeping
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- The occult is sweeping america.
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- America. the bible says,
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- The bible says, "resist the devil,
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- "resist the devil, and he will --"
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- And he will --" [flee.]
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- [flee.] "-- flee from you."
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- "-- flee from you." he's terrified of you.
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- He's terrified of you. don't be afraid of him.
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- Don't be afraid of him. today,
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- Today, i refer to the december 1971
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- I refer to the december 1971 event,
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- Event, when a man walked into my
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- When a man walked into my church with a loaded gun.
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- Church with a loaded gun. he was about 10-feet from me.
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- He was about 10-feet from me. and he said,
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- And he said, "i've come here to kill you
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- "i've come here to kill you to prove that satan has more
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- To prove that satan has more power than jesus christ."
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- Power than jesus christ." i picked up the bible
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- I picked up the bible and said,
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- And said, "this book says,
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- "this book says, 'no weapon formed against me
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- 'no weapon formed against me shall prosper.'"
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- Shall prosper.'" [yes.]
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- [yes.] (applause)
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- (applause) [woo!]
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- [woo!] (applause)
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- (applause) he said,
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- He said, "i'm going to kill you
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- "i'm going to kill you on a count of three."
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- On a count of three." he lied.
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- He lied. on the count of two,
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- On the count of two, he started shooting.
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- He started shooting. (laughter)
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- (laughter) he shot six times,
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- He shot six times, and god's angels protected me
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- And god's angels protected me from every shot.
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- From every shot. [yes!]
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- [yes!] (applause)
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- (applause) the god that we serve is
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- The god that we serve is el shaddai.
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- El shaddai. he is from everlasting
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- He is from everlasting to everlasting.
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- To everlasting. he is the alpha and the omega.
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- He is the alpha and the omega. he is the great shepherd
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- He is the great shepherd of the sheep.
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- Of the sheep. he is the great physician.
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- He is the great physician. he is our defender.
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- He is our defender. he is almighty.
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- He is almighty. he is all knowing.
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- He is all knowing. he is all powerful.
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- He is all powerful. he is emmanuel, god with us;
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- He is emmanuel, god with us; the hope of glory.
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- The hope of glory. he is the way.
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- He is the way. he is the truth.
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- He is the truth. he is the life.
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- He is the life. he is our rock.
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- He is our rock. he is our fortress.
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- He is our fortress. he is our shield.
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- He is our shield. he is our buckler.
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- He is our buckler. he is our high tower.
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- He is our high tower. he is our shelter in the time
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- He is our shelter in the time of the storm.
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- Of the storm. he is the lord of glory.
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- He is the lord of glory. he is the light of the world,
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- He is the light of the world, the lion of judah,
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- The lion of judah, the king of kings,
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- The king of kings, and the lord of lords!
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- And the lord of lords! give him praise in this house!
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- Give him praise in this house! (applause)
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- (applause) listen to saint paul teach you
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- Listen to saint paul teach you how to get over your past.
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- How to get over your past. "forgetting those things
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- "forgetting those things which are behind --"
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- Which are behind --" say that with me.
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- Say that with me. "forgetting those things
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- "forgetting those things which are past."
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- Which are past." "-- and reaching forward
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- "-- and reaching forward to what lies ahead.
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- To what lies ahead. i press toward the prize of
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- I press toward the prize of the mark of the high calling
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- The mark of the high calling which is in christ jesus."
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- Which is in christ jesus." the attitude of the righteous
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- The attitude of the righteous turns problems into provision.
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- Turns problems into provision. if what you're doing doesn't
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- If what you're doing doesn't have resistance,
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- Have resistance, what you're doing is not worth
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- What you're doing is not worth doing.
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- Doing. without resistance of water,
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- Without resistance of water, a ship can't float.
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- A ship can't float. without the resistance of air,
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- Without the resistance of air, an airplane can't fly.
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- An airplane can't fly. without the resistance
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- Without the resistance of gravity,
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- Of gravity, you can't walk out of
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- You can't walk out of this building.
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- This building. if you've run into
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- If you've run into a stone wall,
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- A stone wall, endure,
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- Endure, hold on,
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- Hold on, fight the good fight,
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- Fight the good fight, call upon the name
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- Call upon the name of the lord.
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- Of the lord. [amen.]
- 00:19:25.158 --> 00:19:25.625
- [amen.] "joy comes in the morning."
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- "joy comes in the morning." "they that endure to the end,
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- "they that endure to the end, the same shall be saved."
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- The same shall be saved." "put on the whole armor of god
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- "put on the whole armor of god and resist what's coming
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- And resist what's coming against you."
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- Against you." [woo!]
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- [woo!] (applause)
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- (applause) adversity is opportunity
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- Adversity is opportunity for those who possess the mind
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- For those who possess the mind of christ.
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- Of christ. adversity is god's university.
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- Adversity is god's university. god doesn't use anyone
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- God doesn't use anyone until he puts you through
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- Until he puts you through the adversity factor.
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- The adversity factor. a rubber band is effective
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- A rubber band is effective only when it's stretched.
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- Only when it's stretched. the tea kettle,
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- The tea kettle, when it's up to its neck
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- When it's up to its neck in hot water,
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- In hot water, sings its finest song.
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- Sings its finest song. winston churchill said,
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- Winston churchill said, "the nose of a bulldog
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- "the nose of a bulldog is sloped back,
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- Is sloped back, so it can bite and breathe
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- So it can bite and breathe without turning loose."
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- Without turning loose." i love that.
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- I love that. (laughter)
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- (laughter) joseph came to the throne of
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- Joseph came to the throne of egypt through the adversity
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- Egypt through the adversity of slander,
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- Of slander, betrayal,
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- Betrayal, abuse,
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- Abuse, persecution.
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- Persecution. listen.
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- Listen. if you cannot endure
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- If you cannot endure the persecution of the pit,
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- The persecution of the pit, you will be destroyed by
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- You will be destroyed by the prosperity of the palace.
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- The prosperity of the palace. [amen.]
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- [amen.] i want you to get that
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- I want you to get that in your brain
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- In your brain and let it sizzle
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- And let it sizzle for just a minute.
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- For just a minute. if you cannot endure
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- If you cannot endure the persecution in the pit,
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- The persecution in the pit, you will be destroyed by
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- You will be destroyed by the prosperity of the palace.
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- The prosperity of the palace. and let me tell you,
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- And let me tell you, prosperity has destroyed more
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- Prosperity has destroyed more people than has poverty.
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- People than has poverty. [amen.]
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- [amen.] god uses no one until he puts
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- God uses no one until he puts you through the blast furnace
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- You through the blast furnace of the adversity to check
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- Of the adversity to check your fortitude factor.
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- Your fortitude factor. the person in the blast
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- The person in the blast furnace is next in line for
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- Furnace is next in line for promotion.
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- Promotion. is this you?
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- Is this you? don't give up.
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- Don't give up. god will give you
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- God will give you the opportunity to stand
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- The opportunity to stand the pressure to go through
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- The pressure to go through that university of adversity.
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- That university of adversity. call it "fiery furnace."
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- Call it "fiery furnace." call it whatever you want.
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- Call it whatever you want. but god will not promote you
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- But god will not promote you until you stand that
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- Until you stand that blast furnace.
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- Blast furnace. what does it take to make you
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- What does it take to make you quit?
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- Quit? a man was walking through
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- A man was walking through a graveyard at midnight,
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- A graveyard at midnight, and he fell into a freshly-dug
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- And he fell into a freshly-dug grave.
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- Grave. he jumped, and he jumped,
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- He jumped, and he jumped, and he jumped,
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- And he jumped, and he just couldn't get out.
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- And he just couldn't get out. a few minutes later,
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- A few minutes later, another man fell in the other
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- Another man fell in the other end of the same grave.
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- End of the same grave. he jumped, and he jumped,
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- He jumped, and he jumped, and he jumped,
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- And he jumped, and he couldn't get out.
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- And he couldn't get out. exhausted and defeated,
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- Exhausted and defeated, he sat down.
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- He sat down. suddenly,
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- Suddenly, a voice came from this side
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- A voice came from this side of the grave,
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- Of the grave, "you can't get out of here."
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- "you can't get out of here." but he did.
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- But he did. (laughter)
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- (laughter) this actually happened.
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- This actually happened. a mother had given her
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- A mother had given her nine-year-old son
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- Nine-year-old son piano lessons,
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- Piano lessons, and he was going nowhere.
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- And he was going nowhere. how many of you've given
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- How many of you've given your children piano lessons
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- Your children piano lessons and they didn't come out
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- And they didn't come out playing "chopsticks"?
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- Playing "chopsticks"? (laughter)
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- (laughter) so in desperation,
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- So in desperation, she took her son to hear
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- She took her son to hear paderewski,
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- Paderewski, who was a great concert
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- Who was a great concert pianist.
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- Pianist. they walked into the theatre.
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- They walked into the theatre. the mother sat down
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- The mother sat down and started talking to
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- And started talking to the woman next to her.
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- The woman next to her. her nine-year-old son saw
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- Her nine-year-old son saw the massive ebony steinway
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- The massive ebony steinway grand piano on the platform,
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- Grand piano on the platform, and he walked up on the stage,
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- And he walked up on the stage, and sat down,
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- And sat down, and started playing
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- And started playing "chopsticks."
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- "chopsticks." the crowd was horrified.
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- The crowd was horrified. they stood up and shouted,
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- They stood up and shouted, "stop!"
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- "stop!" paderewski was backstage,
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- Paderewski was backstage, and he heard,
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- And he heard, and he walked out on
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- And he walked out on the stage,
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- The stage, and he saw the boy.
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- And he saw the boy. and he sat down beside him,
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- And he sat down beside him, and he said,
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- And he said, "don't stop.
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- "don't stop. don't stop.
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- Don't stop. just keep playing."
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- Just keep playing." and paderewski,
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- And paderewski, on the spot,
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- On the spot, composed a concerto that
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- Composed a concerto that caused that "chopstick"
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- Caused that "chopstick" to be a thing of beauty
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- To be a thing of beauty that was unimaginable.
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- That was unimaginable. and at the end,
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- And at the end, the audience applauded
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- The audience applauded what had been done.
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- What had been done. sometimes in life,
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- Sometimes in life, your finest efforts
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- Your finest efforts are nothing more than
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- Are nothing more than "chopsticks."
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- "chopsticks." and god almighty walks into
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- And god almighty walks into your life and says,
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- Your life and says, "don't quit.
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- "don't quit. just keep doing what you're
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- Just keep doing what you're doing.
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- Doing. just let me sit beside you.
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- Just let me sit beside you. and i'm going to give you
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- And i'm going to give you a composition that will make
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- A composition that will make your life a thing of beauty.
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- Your life a thing of beauty. just don't stop.
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- Just don't stop. just don't stop.
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- Just don't stop. just don't stop."
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- Just don't stop." (applause)
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- (applause) will you stand to your feet?
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- Will you stand to your feet? how many of you in this room
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- How many of you in this room can say,
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- Can say, pastor, i am prone to be
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- Pastor, i am prone to be a person of worry,
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- A person of worry, of doubt,
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- Of doubt, of cynicism,
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- Of cynicism, of sarcasm.
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- Of sarcasm. i tend to have a negative
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- I tend to have a negative personality most of the time.
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- Personality most of the time. based on what you're saying
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- Based on what you're saying today in the word of god,
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- Today in the word of god, i want that to go away.
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- I want that to go away. i want the lord jesus to come
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- I want the lord jesus to come and sit down beside me
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- And sit down beside me and make the things that i'm
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- And make the things that i'm doing,
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- Doing, a thing of beauty.
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- A thing of beauty. if that describes you,
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- If that describes you, i want you to slip your hand
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- I want you to slip your hand up right where you are.
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- Up right where you are. god bless you.
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- God bless you. i want you to pray this prayer
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- I want you to pray this prayer with me.
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- With me. heavenly father,
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- Heavenly father, in the name of the lord
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- In the name of the lord jesus christ,
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- Jesus christ, i turn my life over to you to.
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- I turn my life over to you to. all of my negative thoughts,
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- All of my negative thoughts, all of my fear,
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- All of my fear, all of my doubt,
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- All of my doubt, all of my worry,
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- All of my worry, you take it.
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- You take it. and let my life be lived
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- And let my life be lived filled with peace,
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- Filled with peace, love,
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- Love, and joy.
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- And joy. in jesus' name,
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- In jesus' name, i receive that.
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- I receive that. amen.
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- Amen. (applause)
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- (applause) pastor john hagee: thank you
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- To shine upon you and be gracious unto you,
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- And be gracious unto you, giving you his peace.
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- Giving you his peace. may you allow god to lead
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- May you allow god to lead and guide you into all
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- And guide you into all the success that he has
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- The success that he has planned for your life.
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- Planned for your life. may you complete
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- May you complete with excellence what is before
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- With excellence what is before you and may god cause you to
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- You and may god cause you to prosper exceedingly,
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- Prosper exceedingly, abundantly,
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- Abundantly, above all that you can ask
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- Above all that you can ask or imagine.
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- Or imagine. may you live each day
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- May you live each day by the principles
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- By the principles of righteousness.
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- Of righteousness. pray and learn
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- Pray and learn from god's holy word.
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- From god's holy word. may you walk in the confidence
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- May you walk in the confidence that as you live by the
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- That as you live by the principles of walking in the
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- Principles of walking in the holy spirit and discipline,
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- Holy spirit and discipline, god will bring you before
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- God will bring you before kings and before people of
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- Kings and before people of authority.
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- Authority. in the mighty name
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- In the mighty name of jesus christ,
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- Of jesus christ, receive his divine blessing.
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- Receive his divine blessing. amen.
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