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John Hagee - The Battle For Your Mind

February 17, 2025 | S25:E41

John Hagee - The Battle For Your Mind
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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.]
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  • [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.
  • 00:10:15.308 --> 00:10:17.210
  • 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
  • 00:10:57.951 --> 00:10:59.753
  • 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
  • 00:11:53.507 --> 00:11:54.808
  • Takes root in our communities
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  • And in our homes.
  • 00:11:56.676 --> 00:11:57.711
  • For your gift of any amount
  • 00:11:57.711 --> 00:11:59.012
  • To the ministry,
  • 00:11:59.012 --> 00:11:59.746
  • This month we will send you
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  • Pastor john's
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  • Book, wild horses.
  • 00:12:01.648 --> 00:12:02.983
  • 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,
  • 00:12:13.760 --> 00:12:14.828
  • And the fruit of
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  • The spirit tumbler
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  • To inspire you and equip
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  • You as you walk
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  • With god day by day.
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  • Live a life
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  • That honors the lord
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  • Even when it's uncomfortable.
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  • 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.
  • 00:12:29.342 --> 00:12:30.777
  • 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
  • 00:12:35.682 --> 00:12:37.651
  • You will never change what you cannot confront.
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  • Cannot confront. you need to learn to believe
  • 00:12:39.119 --> 00:12:40.887
  • You need to learn to believe in you,
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  • In you, because god believes in you.
  • 00:12:41.955 --> 00:12:44.224
  • 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.
  • 00:12:49.396 --> 00:12:51.231
  • Is flowing in your veins. do not allow the past
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  • Do not allow the past to control you.
  • 00:12:52.799 --> 00:12:53.934
  • To control you. do not allow other people
  • 00:12:54.000 --> 00:12:55.669
  • Do not allow other people to control you.
  • 00:12:55.735 --> 00:12:57.070
  • To control you. be somebody!
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  • Be somebody! god created a special person
  • 00:12:58.538 --> 00:13:01.374
  • 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.
  • 00:13:15.188 --> 00:13:16.489
  • 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.
  • 00:13:21.661 --> 00:13:22.729
  • 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.
  • 00:13:40.313 --> 00:13:42.249
  • 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.
  • 00:14:28.862 --> 00:14:31.064
  • 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.
  • 00:14:34.834 --> 00:14:36.336
  • Was built by experts. the ark was built by amateurs.
  • 00:14:36.403 --> 00:14:38.805
  • The ark was built by amateurs. [yes.]
  • 00:14:38.872 --> 00:14:39.739
  • [yes.] which ride do you want?
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  • Which ride do you want? [amen.]
  • 00:14:41.875 --> 00:14:42.375
  • [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,
  • 00:15:06.099 --> 00:15:08.501
  • 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
  • 00:15:21.548 --> 00:15:23.216
  • 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.]
  • 00:15:47.140 --> 00:15:47.640
  • [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.]
  • 00:15:52.278 --> 00:15:52.979
  • [yes.] hunger and thirst after
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  • Hunger and thirst after righteousness,
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  • Righteousness, because if america does not
  • 00:15:55.615 --> 00:15:57.784
  • 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
  • 00:16:08.762 --> 00:16:10.130
  • Trouble does not mean that god doesn't love you.
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  • Doesn't love you. trouble means you're
  • 00:16:11.898 --> 00:16:12.766
  • 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.
  • 00:16:17.337 --> 00:16:19.305
  • 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.]
  • 00:16:28.248 --> 00:16:28.681
  • [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
  • 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:34.754
  • 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,
  • 00:16:42.595 --> 00:16:43.596
  • 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.]
  • 00:16:52.439 --> 00:16:53.106
  • [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."
  • 00:16:59.979 --> 00:17:02.615
  • "-- 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
  • 00:17:09.122 --> 00:17:12.592
  • I refer to the december 1971 event,
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  • Event, when a man walked into my
  • 00:17:13.293 --> 00:17:13.927
  • 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,
  • 00:17:17.263 --> 00:17:17.664
  • And he said, "i've come here to kill you
  • 00:17:17.730 --> 00:17:19.999
  • "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."
  • 00:17:21.501 --> 00:17:23.203
  • Power than jesus christ." i picked up the bible
  • 00:17:23.269 --> 00:17:24.070
  • I picked up the bible and said,
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  • And said, "this book says,
  • 00:17:24.604 --> 00:17:25.405
  • "this book says, 'no weapon formed against me
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  • 'no weapon formed against me shall prosper.'"
  • 00:17:26.639 --> 00:17:27.540
  • Shall prosper.'" [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) [woo!]
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  • [woo!] (applause)
  • 00:17:30.443 --> 00:17:33.780
  • (applause) he said,
  • 00:17:33.847 --> 00:17:34.280
  • He said, "i'm going to kill you
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  • "i'm going to kill you on a count of three."
  • 00:17:34.848 --> 00:17:35.682
  • 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)
  • 00:17:38.518 --> 00:17:39.752
  • (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
  • 00:17:49.362 --> 00:17:50.497
  • 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.
  • 00:17:58.972 --> 00:18:00.106
  • 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.
  • 00:18:08.248 --> 00:18:09.315
  • He is the truth. he is the life.
  • 00:18:09.382 --> 00:18:10.416
  • He is the life. he is our rock.
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  • He is our rock. he is our fortress.
  • 00:18:11.818 --> 00:18:12.986
  • He is our fortress. he is our shield.
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  • He is our shield. he is our buckler.
  • 00:18:14.287 --> 00:18:15.488
  • 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!
  • 00:18:26.766 --> 00:18:28.268
  • And the lord of lords! give him praise in this house!
  • 00:18:28.334 --> 00:18:31.738
  • Give him praise in this house! (applause)
  • 00:18:31.804 --> 00:18:33.540
  • (applause) listen to saint paul teach you
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  • Listen to saint paul teach you how to get over your past.
  • 00:18:34.941 --> 00:18:37.076
  • How to get over your past. "forgetting those things
  • 00:18:37.143 --> 00:18:38.511
  • "forgetting those things which are behind --"
  • 00:18:38.578 --> 00:18:40.547
  • Which are behind --" say that with me.
  • 00:18:40.613 --> 00:18:41.714
  • Say that with me. "forgetting those things
  • 00:18:41.781 --> 00:18:43.216
  • "forgetting those things which are past."
  • 00:18:43.283 --> 00:18:44.484
  • Which are past." "-- and reaching forward
  • 00:18:44.551 --> 00:18:45.652
  • "-- and reaching forward to what lies ahead.
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  • To what lies ahead. i press toward the prize of
  • 00:18:47.220 --> 00:18:48.755
  • 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."
  • 00:18:51.057 --> 00:18:53.226
  • Which is in christ jesus." the attitude of the righteous
  • 00:18:53.293 --> 00:18:54.661
  • The attitude of the righteous turns problems into provision.
  • 00:18:54.727 --> 00:18:56.930
  • Turns problems into provision. if what you're doing doesn't
  • 00:18:56.996 --> 00:18:58.231
  • If what you're doing doesn't have resistance,
  • 00:18:58.298 --> 00:19:00.333
  • Have resistance, what you're doing is not worth
  • 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:01.701
  • What you're doing is not worth doing.
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  • Doing. without resistance of water,
  • 00:19:03.436 --> 00:19:04.804
  • Without resistance of water, a ship can't float.
  • 00:19:04.871 --> 00:19:06.773
  • A ship can't float. without the resistance of air,
  • 00:19:06.839 --> 00:19:09.042
  • Without the resistance of air, an airplane can't fly.
  • 00:19:09.108 --> 00:19:11.311
  • An airplane can't fly. without the resistance
  • 00:19:11.377 --> 00:19:12.145
  • Without the resistance of gravity,
  • 00:19:12.212 --> 00:19:13.079
  • Of gravity, you can't walk out of
  • 00:19:13.146 --> 00:19:14.013
  • You can't walk out of this building.
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  • This building. if you've run into
  • 00:19:16.115 --> 00:19:16.783
  • 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."
  • 00:19:25.692 --> 00:19:26.960
  • "joy comes in the morning." "they that endure to the end,
  • 00:19:27.026 --> 00:19:28.328
  • "they that endure to the end, the same shall be saved."
  • 00:19:28.394 --> 00:19:30.096
  • The same shall be saved." "put on the whole armor of god
  • 00:19:30.163 --> 00:19:31.898
  • "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)
  • 00:19:36.202 --> 00:19:39.906
  • (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.
  • 00:19:43.376 --> 00:19:44.744
  • Of christ. adversity is god's university.
  • 00:19:44.811 --> 00:19:48.414
  • 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."
  • 00:23:18.958 --> 00:23:20.693
  • "chopsticks." and god almighty walks into
  • 00:23:20.760 --> 00:23:23.229
  • 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,
  • 00:23:49.255 --> 00:23:49.689
  • 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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  • Pastor john hagee: thank you for being with us.
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  • Incredible legacy
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  • As we celebrate
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  • His 85th birthday.
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  • For more information, visit
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  • Jhm.org/comealive
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  • You've been watching
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  • You've been watching hagee ministries.
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  • Hagee ministries. and now,
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  • And now, your blessing
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  • Your blessing with pastor john hagee.
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  • With pastor john hagee. stor john hagee: and now
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  • Stor john hagee: and now may the lord bless you
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  • May the lord bless you and may the lord keep you.
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  • And may the lord keep you. and may the lord make his face
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  • And may the lord make his face to shine upon 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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