John Hagee - Blessed Are The Merciful

January 10, 2025 | S25:E9

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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - Blessed Are The Merciful | January 10, 2025
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  • ♪ music ♪ pastor john hagee: consider
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  • Pastor john hagee: consider the miracle of mercy.
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  • The miracle of mercy. we all love mercy,
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  • We all love mercy, especially when we're
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  • Especially when we're receiving it.
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  • Receiving it. the story of mercy behind
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  • The story of mercy behind psalms 57 is this:
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  • Psalms 57 is this: david is fleeing for his life
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  • David is fleeing for his life from king saul.
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  • From king saul. david ran from king saul
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  • David ran from king saul almost ten years,
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  • Almost ten years, living in caves because saul
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  • Living in caves because saul hated him.
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  • Hated him. why?
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  • Why? because the women of israel
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  • Because the women of israel were saying,
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  • Were saying, "saul has slain his thousands,
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  • "saul has slain his thousands, but david has slain
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  • But david has slain his ten thousands."
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  • His ten thousands." it was the political egotism
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  • It was the political egotism then that we see now
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  • Then that we see now on fox news.
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  • On fox news. it hasn't changed.
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  • It hasn't changed. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] the story is that david was
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  • The story is that david was fleeing for his life and he's
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  • Fleeing for his life and he's hiding in the cave at en gedi
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  • Hiding in the cave at en gedi on the western shores of
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  • On the western shores of the dead sea.
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  • The dead sea. if you have ever been there,
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  • If you have ever been there, you know that caves are
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  • You know that caves are everywhere.
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  • Everywhere. king saul was sure that he had
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  • King saul was sure that he had david trapped,
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  • David trapped, because king saul had
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  • Because king saul had 3,000 men with him
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  • 3,000 men with him and they had david captured.
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  • And they had david captured. and they were going to execute
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  • And they were going to execute him the next day.
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  • Him the next day. saul and his royal guards had
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  • Saul and his royal guards had selected a cave in which to
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  • Selected a cave in which to spend the night.
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  • Spend the night. what saul did not know is that
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  • What saul did not know is that david and his men were
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  • David and his men were sleeping in the same cave
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  • Sleeping in the same cave in the very dark corners,
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  • In the very dark corners, hardly daring to breathe.
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  • Hardly daring to breathe. isn't it interesting when
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  • Isn't it interesting when bitter enemies find
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  • Bitter enemies find themselves,
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  • Themselves, by divine appointment
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  • By divine appointment in the same cave,
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  • In the same cave, in the same church,
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  • In the same church, on the same pew,
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  • On the same pew, or sitting around the same
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  • Or sitting around the same dinner table?
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  • Dinner table? [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] finally,
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  • Finally, the campfire died down.
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  • The campfire died down. saul and the royal guard
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  • Saul and the royal guard slept.
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  • Slept. david's men whispered,
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  • David's men whispered, "david, this is your chance.
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  • "david, this is your chance. we can stop running from
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  • We can stop running from this guy.
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  • This guy. shoot him.
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  • Shoot him. put that spear right through
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  • Put that spear right through him."
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  • Him." "god has delivered this
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  • "god has delivered this demonic murderer into
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  • Demonic murderer into your hand."
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  • Your hand." david said, "no."
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  • David said, "no." beckoning his men,
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  • Beckoning his men, they tiptoed out of the cave.
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  • They tiptoed out of the cave. on the way past saul,
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  • On the way past saul, david took saul's
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  • David took saul's razor-sharp spear
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  • Razor-sharp spear and cut off the skirt
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  • And cut off the skirt of saul's robe.
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  • Of saul's robe. it was an act of absolute
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  • It was an act of absolute mercy.
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  • Mercy. he could have easily killed
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  • He could have easily killed him.
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  • Him. the next morning,
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  • The next morning, he went to the cave,
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  • He went to the cave, the mouth of the cave,
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  • The mouth of the cave, and waved that skirt so that
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  • And waved that skirt so that saul and all of his men could
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  • Saul and all of his men could see that his life had been
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  • See that his life had been spared in one of the greatest
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  • Spared in one of the greatest acts of mercy
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  • Acts of mercy in the old testament.
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  • In the old testament. david asked god for mercy
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  • David asked god for mercy in psalm 57.
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  • In psalm 57. the fact is that the god of
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  • The fact is that the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob
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  • Abraham, isaac, and jacob is a god of tender mercy.
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  • Is a god of tender mercy. the bible says
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  • The bible says in lamentations 3,
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  • In lamentations 3, "it is of the lord's mercies
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  • "it is of the lord's mercies that we are not consumed,
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  • That we are not consumed, because his compassions
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  • Because his compassions fail not.
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  • Fail not. they are new every morning."
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  • They are new every morning." david writes,
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  • David writes, "surely goodness and mercy
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  • "surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days
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  • Shall follow me all the days of my life."
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  • Of my life." the point:
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  • The point: you cannot escape
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  • You cannot escape god's goodness and mercy.
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  • God's goodness and mercy. they follow you around
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  • They follow you around day and night.
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  • Day and night. [hallelujah.]
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  • [hallelujah.] early in the scripture,
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  • Early in the scripture, god wanted man to know about
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  • God wanted man to know about his mercy.
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  • His mercy. he instructed moses
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  • He instructed moses in exodus 25,
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  • In exodus 25, "and you shall put on the
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  • "and you shall put on the mercy seat on top of the ark,
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  • Mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark,
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  • And in the ark, you shall put
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  • You shall put the ten commandments that i
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  • The ten commandments that i give you."
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  • Give you." listen very clearly.
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  • Listen very clearly. everything that god created
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  • Everything that god created in the tabernacle physically
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  • In the tabernacle physically was actually demonstrated
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  • Was actually demonstrated in life in the new testament.
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  • In life in the new testament. the mercy seat is a picture of
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  • The mercy seat is a picture of god's mercy and christ dying
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  • God's mercy and christ dying at the cross.
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  • At the cross. all of this was orchestrated
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  • All of this was orchestrated by god.
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  • By god. there are the archangels.
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  • There are the archangels. there is the blood on top of
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  • There is the blood on top of the mercy seat.
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  • The mercy seat. the mercy seat was sprinkled
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  • The mercy seat was sprinkled with the blood of
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  • With the blood of the sacrificial lamb for sin.
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  • The sacrificial lamb for sin. why?
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  • Why? because when god looks
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  • Because when god looks from heaven at you,
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  • From heaven at you, he looks through
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  • He looks through the mercy seat and the blood
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  • The mercy seat and the blood before he can see
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  • Before he can see the ten commandments,
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  • The ten commandments, which is the basis
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  • Which is the basis of judgement.
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  • Of judgement. his judgment is based
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  • His judgment is based on mercy.
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  • On mercy. his judgment is based
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  • His judgment is based on mercy.
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  • On mercy. the blood of the sacrifice was
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  • The blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled by the high priest
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  • Sprinkled by the high priest on the gold lid of
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  • On the gold lid of the mercy seat.
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  • The mercy seat. paul wrote,
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  • Paul wrote, "without the shedding
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  • "without the shedding of blood,
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  • Of blood, there is no remission of sin."
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  • There is no remission of sin." the crimson stream of blood
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  • The crimson stream of blood that flows from calvary is
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  • That flows from calvary is the secret to your salvation
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  • The secret to your salvation and to your salvation,
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  • And to your salvation, to your salvation,
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  • To your salvation, and to my salvation.
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  • And to my salvation. we sing the song
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  • We sing the song "what can wash away my sin?
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  • "what can wash away my sin? nothing but the blood
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  • Nothing but the blood of jesus;
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  • Of jesus; what can make me whole again?
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  • What can make me whole again? nothing but the blood
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  • Nothing but the blood of jesus.
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  • Of jesus. oh! precious is the flow
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  • Oh! precious is the flow that washes white as snow;
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  • That washes white as snow; no other fount i know,
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  • No other fount i know, nothing but the blood
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  • Nothing but the blood of jesus christ."
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  • Of jesus christ." [amen.]
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  • [amen.] there is power,
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  • There is power, wonder-working power,
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  • Wonder-working power, in the blood of the lamb.
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  • In the blood of the lamb. the blood will never lose
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  • The blood will never lose its power.
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  • Its power. it reaches to the lowest hell,
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  • It reaches to the lowest hell, to the highest heaven.
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  • To the highest heaven. it washes write as snow.
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  • It washes write as snow. it makes the sinner forsake
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  • It makes the sinner forsake his way.
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  • His way. it removes the guilt of
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  • It removes the guilt of the past and the fear of
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  • The past and the fear of the future.
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  • The future. it breaks the chains of misery
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  • It breaks the chains of misery and habit that enslave you.
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  • And habit that enslave you. one drop of that blood makes
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  • One drop of that blood makes every demon in hell tremble
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  • Every demon in hell tremble with fear!
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  • With fear! give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in this house!
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  • In this house! (applause)
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  • (applause) if satan can take the mercy
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  • If satan can take the mercy out of christian conduct,
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  • Out of christian conduct, he can kill christianity.
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  • He can kill christianity. if the church becomes obsessed
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  • If the church becomes obsessed with the trinity of buildings,
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  • With the trinity of buildings, budgets, and banquets,
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  • Budgets, and banquets, and loses compassion
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  • And loses compassion for the lost and the dying,
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  • For the lost and the dying, we should close our doors
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  • We should close our doors and write "ichabod"
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  • And write "ichabod" over the doorpost.
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  • Over the doorpost. "ichabod" is a word that means
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  • "ichabod" is a word that means the glory of the lord has
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  • The glory of the lord has departed.
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  • Departed. the church without mercy is
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  • The church without mercy is a tree without fruit.
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  • A tree without fruit. it is a well without water.
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  • It is a well without water. it's a cloud without rain.
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  • It's a cloud without rain. christianity without mercy
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  • Christianity without mercy is just another cult.
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  • Is just another cult. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) the church is a hospital
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  • The church is a hospital for the wounded.
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  • For the wounded. [yes. yes.]
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  • [yes. yes.] it's a place for
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  • It's a place for the brokenhearted.
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  • The brokenhearted. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] it's the place where prodigal
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  • It's the place where prodigal sons and prodigal daughters
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  • Sons and prodigal daughters can come and have
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  • Can come and have a new beginning.
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  • A new beginning. we're not trying to cast
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  • We're not trying to cast people out.
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  • People out. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] but who we can bring in.
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  • But who we can bring in. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] [amen.]
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  • [amen.] [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] mercy is most difficult
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  • Mercy is most difficult to demonstrate because man is
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  • To demonstrate because man is inherently self-centered.
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  • Inherently self-centered. a person that's wrapped up in
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  • A person that's wrapped up in his own self is overdressed.
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  • His own self is overdressed. (laughter & applause)
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  • (laughter & applause) selfishness short circuits
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  • Selfishness short circuits every prayer
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  • Every prayer and it tarnishes everything
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  • And it tarnishes everything it touches.
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  • It touches. selfishness in your marriage,
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  • Selfishness in your marriage, in your family,
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  • In your family, in your church or in
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  • In your church or in your business is a cancer.
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  • Your business is a cancer. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] the person,
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  • The person, who lives for self alone,
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  • Who lives for self alone, dies that way, alone.
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  • Dies that way, alone. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] it is easy to be selfish
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  • It is easy to be selfish if you can get along without
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  • If you can get along without a family and friends.
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  • A family and friends. you hear self-centeredness
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  • You hear self-centeredness in your speech.
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  • In your speech. my house,
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  • My house, my friends,
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  • My friends, my desires,
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  • My desires, my future,
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  • My future, my goals,
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  • My goals, my ambition,
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  • My ambition, my, my, my, my, my, my, my.
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  • My, my, my, my, my, my, my. shut up.
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  • Shut up. (laughter & applause)
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  • (laughter & applause) in israel,
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  • In israel, there's the dead sea.
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  • There's the dead sea. nothing in it lives.
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  • Nothing in it lives. all it does is take in
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  • All it does is take in the fresh water
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  • The fresh water from the jordan river.
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  • From the jordan river. because it never gives out,
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  • Because it never gives out, the dead sea is stagnant,
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  • The dead sea is stagnant, it's lifeless.
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  • It's lifeless. it's a useless body of
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  • It's a useless body of stinking, oily water.
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  • Stinking, oily water. far too many christians
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  • Far too many christians are like the dead sea.
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  • Are like the dead sea. they constantly absorb,
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  • They constantly absorb, but they never give out.
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  • But they never give out. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] ask yourself the question:
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  • Ask yourself the question: if everyone gave like i gave,
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  • If everyone gave like i gave, could this church exist?
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  • Could this church exist? you take in but you never
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  • You take in but you never give out.
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  • Give out. ask yourself:
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  • Ask yourself: if everyone prayed like i
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  • If everyone prayed like i prayed,
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  • Prayed, if everyone attended
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  • If everyone attended like i attend,
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  • Like i attend, if everyone served the lord
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  • If everyone served the lord like i serve,
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  • Like i serve, what would this church be?
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  • What would this church be? would it be the dead sea
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  • Would it be the dead sea or would it be rivers of
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  • Or would it be rivers of living water?
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  • Living water? listen to this.
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  • Listen to this. mercy will be made manifest.
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  • Mercy will be made manifest. a man may have money
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  • A man may have money in his pocket and not show it.
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  • In his pocket and not show it. he may have musical skill of
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  • He may have musical skill of beethoven and not reveal it.
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  • Beethoven and not reveal it. he may have the knowledge of
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  • He may have the knowledge of albert einstein
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  • Albert einstein and not expose it.
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  • And not expose it. but if a man or a woman has
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  • But if a man or a woman has mercy of god in their soul,
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  • Mercy of god in their soul, it will be manifested.
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  • It will be manifested. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] you cannot hide it.
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  • You cannot hide it. (applause)
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  • (applause) mercy will be manifested
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  • Mercy will be manifested by serving.
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  • By serving. the measure of a man's
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  • The measure of a man's greatness is not the number of
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  • Greatness is not the number of servants he has,
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  • Servants he has, but the number of people
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  • But the number of people he serves.
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  • He serves. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "he that is the greatest among
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  • "he that is the greatest among you is the servant of all."
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  • You is the servant of all." say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. "the servant of all."
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  • "the servant of all." paul served god.
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  • Paul served god. and nero served rome.
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  • And nero served rome. paul lived most of his life
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  • Paul lived most of his life in jail and died in poverty.
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  • In jail and died in poverty. nero spent his life
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  • Nero spent his life in a roman palace,
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  • In a roman palace, being rich,
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  • Being rich, powerful and self-centered.
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  • Powerful and self-centered. so what's the point?
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  • So what's the point? the point is this:
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  • The point is this: we name our sons "paul"
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  • We name our sons "paul" and our dogs "nero."
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  • And our dogs "nero." [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (laughter)
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  • (laughter) mercy will be manifested
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  • Mercy will be manifested by forgiving.
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  • By forgiving. the story is told, true story,
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  • The story is told, true story, of peter holm.
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  • Of peter holm. peter holm was a world-famous
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  • Peter holm was a world-famous engineer.
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  • Engineer. he built bridges and railroads
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  • He built bridges and railroads and tunnels in many parts of
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  • And tunnels in many parts of the earth.
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  • The earth. he gained wealth and fame,
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  • He gained wealth and fame, but later came to failure,
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  • But later came to failure, poverty and sickness.
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  • Poverty and sickness. he returned to the little
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  • He returned to the little village where he was born.
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  • Village where he was born. and together with his wife
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  • And together with his wife and little girl,
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  • And little girl, he eked out a meager living.
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  • He eked out a meager living. peter holm had a neighbor
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  • Peter holm had a neighbor who owned a fierce dog.
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  • Who owned a fierce dog. peter warned that neighbor
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  • Peter warned that neighbor that that dog was dangerous,
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  • That that dog was dangerous, but the old man contemptuously
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  • But the old man contemptuously told peter holm,
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  • Told peter holm, "to mind his own business."
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  • "to mind his own business." one day,
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  • One day, peter holm came home to find
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  • Peter holm came home to find that fierce dog at the throat
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  • That fierce dog at the throat of his little girl
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  • Of his little girl on the ground.
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  • On the ground. he tore the dog away,
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  • He tore the dog away, but the dog's teeth had gone
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  • But the dog's teeth had gone too deeply,
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  • Too deeply, and the little girl died.
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  • And the little girl died. the sheriff shot the dog.
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  • The sheriff shot the dog. the neighbors were bitter
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  • The neighbors were bitter against the owner.
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  • Against the owner. when sowing time came,
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  • When sowing time came, they refused to give him
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  • They refused to give him any grain.
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  • Any grain. grain,
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  • Grain, because his fields would not
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  • Because his fields would not produce anything for him to
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  • Produce anything for him to eat.
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  • Eat. he could neither beg,
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  • He could neither beg, borrow of anything,
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  • Borrow of anything, nor buy seed.
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  • Nor buy seed. whenever he walked down
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  • Whenever he walked down the road,
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  • The road, the people of the village
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  • The people of the village sneered at him,
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  • Sneered at him, but not peter holm.
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  • But not peter holm. he could not sleep at night
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  • He could not sleep at night for thinking about
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  • For thinking about his neighbor.
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  • His neighbor. very early one morning,
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  • Very early one morning, he rose and went to his shed
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  • He rose and went to his shed and got his last half bushel
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  • And got his last half bushel of barley.
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  • Of barley. he climbed the fence and he
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  • He climbed the fence and he sowed seed in the field of
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  • Sowed seed in the field of the man that broke his heart.
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  • The man that broke his heart. when the seed came up,
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  • When the seed came up, it revealed what had happened,
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  • It revealed what had happened, because part of his own field
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  • Because part of his own field was bare,
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  • Was bare, while the field of
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  • While the field of his neighbor was green.
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  • His neighbor was green. listen to what i'm about to
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  • Listen to what i'm about to tell you.
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  • Tell you. mercy requires that we sow
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  • Mercy requires that we sow seed in our enemy's garden.
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  • Seed in our enemy's garden. are you that merciful?
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  • Are you that merciful? are you that merciful?
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  • Are you that merciful? when the prodigal son came
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  • When the prodigal son came home, his father didn't say,
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  • Home, his father didn't say, "you long-haired hippy,
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  • "you long-haired hippy, you spent all the money
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  • You spent all the money i gave you.
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  • I gave you. you disgraced my name.
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  • You disgraced my name. you come into my kosher home
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  • You come into my kosher home smelling like a hog."
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  • Smelling like a hog." but his father said,
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  • But his father said, "my son was dead.
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  • "my son was dead. he's alive."
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  • He's alive." "kill the fatted calf."
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  • "kill the fatted calf." call the mariachis.
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  • Call the mariachis. let's celebrate.
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  • Let's celebrate. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (laughter & applause)
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  • It's more than a word.
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  • It's more than a word. it can move mountains
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  • It can move mountains of guilt and shame.
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  • Of guilt and shame. come the troubled
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  • Come the troubled sea of your soul.
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  • Sea of your soul. and bring purpose
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  • And bring purpose to a life that feels lost.
  • 00:12:39.953 --> 00:12:41.488
  • To a life that feels lost. have you ever felt
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  • Have you ever felt weighed down by past mistakes
  • 00:12:42.189 --> 00:12:43.690
  • Weighed down by past mistakes or overwhelmed by shame?
  • 00:12:43.757 --> 00:12:45.091
  • Or overwhelmed by shame? grace is your path to freedom.
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  • Grace is your path to freedom. ask god for his forgiveness
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  • Ask god for his forgiveness and discover the true
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  • And discover the true meaning of amazing grace.
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  • Meaning of amazing grace. forgiveness is powerful
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  • Forgiveness is powerful not just from god,
  • 00:12:52.766 --> 00:12:53.733
  • Not just from god, but also forgiving yourself.
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  • But also forgiving yourself. live the joy filled life
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  • Live the joy filled life god created
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  • God created specifically for you
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  • As you support the ministry. this month.
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  • Rcy looks for a way to
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  • Forgive.
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  • Forgive. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] can you forgive your husband
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  • Can you forgive your husband for the pain he caused you?
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  • For the pain he caused you? can you forgive your wife for
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  • Can you forgive your wife for the things she said about you
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  • The things she said about you when she was screaming to
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  • When she was screaming to the top of her lungs?
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  • The top of her lungs? can you forgive your children
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  • Can you forgive your children who have disappointed you?
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  • Who have disappointed you? and your children will
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  • And your children will disappoint you.
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  • Disappoint you. [oh, yeah.]
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  • [oh, yeah.] [oh, yeah.]
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  • [oh, yeah.] forgiveness is not optional.
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  • Forgiveness is not optional. forgiveness is not optional.
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  • Forgiveness is not optional. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] jesus said,
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  • Jesus said, "if you forgive men
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  • "if you forgive men their trespasses,
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  • Their trespasses, your father in heaven will
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  • Your father in heaven will forgive you your trespasses.
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  • Forgive you your trespasses. but without forgiving others,
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  • But without forgiving others, there is no forgiveness
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  • There is no forgiveness for you."
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  • For you." [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] that's god's word,
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  • That's god's word, not mine.
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  • Not mine. the lord's prayer is,
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  • The lord's prayer is, "forgive us,
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  • "forgive us, as we forgive those..."
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  • As we forgive those..." [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] mercy looks for a way to
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  • Mercy looks for a way to forgive.
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  • Forgive. listen.
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  • Listen. mercy will be manifested in
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  • Mercy will be manifested in restoring those who have
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  • Restoring those who have fallen into sin.
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  • Fallen into sin. paul said,
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  • Paul said, "brethren, if a man be
  • 00:14:33.733 --> 00:14:34.834
  • "brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,
  • 00:14:34.901 --> 00:14:36.736
  • Overtaken in a fault, you who are spiritual --"
  • 00:14:36.803 --> 00:14:38.305
  • You who are spiritual --" hear that?
  • 00:14:38.371 --> 00:14:39.172
  • Hear that? "-- you who are spiritual,
  • 00:14:39.239 --> 00:14:40.974
  • "-- you who are spiritual, restore such a one
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  • Restore such a one in the spirit of meekness;
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  • In the spirit of meekness; considering yourself..."
  • 00:14:43.777 --> 00:14:45.478
  • Considering yourself..." mercy searches for a way
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  • Mercy searches for a way to restore a fallen brother
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  • To restore a fallen brother or sister.
  • 00:14:49.316 --> 00:14:50.450
  • Or sister. the religious will say,
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  • The religious will say, "he got what he had coming
  • 00:14:52.218 --> 00:14:53.286
  • "he got what he had coming to him.
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  • To him. kick him out of the church.
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  • Kick him out of the church. shun them."
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  • Shun them." the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "you who are spiritual,
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  • "you who are spiritual, restore them."
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  • Restore them." [yes.]
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  • [yes.] [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] if you're spiritual,
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  • If you're spiritual, restore them.
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  • Restore them. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) mercy says,
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  • Mercy says, "this is my brother,"
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  • "this is my brother," "this is my sister,"
  • 00:15:13.106 --> 00:15:14.274
  • "this is my sister," "they're hurting."
  • 00:15:14.341 --> 00:15:15.308
  • "they're hurting." one good hug can make
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  • One good hug can make the difference.
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  • The difference. when you meet,
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  • When you meet, your arms hug them,
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  • Your arms hug them, forgive them,
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  • Forgive them, restore them because that's
  • 00:15:20.714 --> 00:15:22.382
  • Restore them because that's what jesus would do.
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  • What jesus would do. paul wrote in 1 corinthians
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  • Paul wrote in 1 corinthians to correct the church
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  • To correct the church for sexual misconduct.
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  • For sexual misconduct. i want to tell you,
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  • I want to tell you, 1 corinthians believers
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  • 1 corinthians believers really botched it.
  • 00:15:30.724 --> 00:15:32.726
  • Really botched it. they had financial
  • 00:15:32.792 --> 00:15:33.593
  • They had financial mismanagement in the church.
  • 00:15:33.660 --> 00:15:35.528
  • Mismanagement in the church. they were getting drunk
  • 00:15:35.595 --> 00:15:36.963
  • They were getting drunk at communion.
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  • At communion. think about that.
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  • Think about that. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, who does that is punching
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  • Who does that is punching their ticket to hell.
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  • Their ticket to hell. that's what he says.
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  • That's what he says. in 2 corinthians,
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  • In 2 corinthians, they repented and they were
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  • They repented and they were restored by paul.
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  • Restored by paul. and he writes these words,
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  • And he writes these words, "i have confidence in you
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  • "i have confidence in you in all things."
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  • In all things." all of that you used to do is
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  • All of that you used to do is now forgotten and forgiven.
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  • Now forgotten and forgiven. this is a new beginning
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  • This is a new beginning and i'm not going to drag it
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  • And i'm not going to drag it up every six weeks.
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  • Up every six weeks. (applause)
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  • (applause) think of the healing power.
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  • Think of the healing power. (applause)
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  • (applause) if all of the people who ever
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  • If all of the people who ever came to know christ in america
  • 00:16:11.164 --> 00:16:13.500
  • Came to know christ in america would come together and live
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  • Would come together and live under the canopy of the love
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  • Under the canopy of the love of god for each other
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  • Of god for each other and live by the principles
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  • And live by the principles of righteousness,
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  • Of righteousness, this nation would have
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  • This nation would have a voting base that would put
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  • A voting base that would put someone in the white house
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  • Someone in the white house who would at least be legal.
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  • Who would at least be legal. [yes.]
  • 00:16:29.182 --> 00:16:29.749
  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) mercy is greater than
  • 00:16:33.553 --> 00:16:34.454
  • Mercy is greater than sympathy.
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  • Sympathy. (applause)
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  • (applause) sympathy is not mercy.
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  • Sympathy is not mercy. sympathy is an emotion.
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  • Sympathy is an emotion. and sometimes it goes away
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  • And sometimes it goes away instantly.
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  • Instantly. sympathy is an emotion
  • 00:16:45.799 --> 00:16:47.467
  • Sympathy is an emotion sometimes followed by tears.
  • 00:16:47.534 --> 00:16:49.502
  • Sometimes followed by tears. there are those who weep
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  • There are those who weep easily,
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  • Easily, and their tears are
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  • And their tears are meaningless and without worth.
  • 00:16:52.138 --> 00:16:54.274
  • Meaningless and without worth. it's all right to weep if
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  • It's all right to weep if you're willing to do something
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  • You're willing to do something when you get through weeping.
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  • When you get through weeping. [yes.]
  • 00:16:59.312 --> 00:17:00.447
  • [yes.] the bible says, jesus wept,
  • 00:17:00.513 --> 00:17:02.449
  • The bible says, jesus wept, and then he went to
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  • And then he went to the cross and died to back up
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  • The cross and died to back up those tears.
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  • Those tears. [hallelujah.]
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  • [hallelujah.] (applause)
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  • (applause) let's make it something more
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  • Let's make it something more practical.
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  • Practical. if your brother or your sister
  • 00:17:15.361 --> 00:17:17.297
  • If your brother or your sister has a need of $20 and you have
  • 00:17:17.363 --> 00:17:20.066
  • Has a need of $20 and you have $40 in your pocket,
  • 00:17:20.133 --> 00:17:22.368
  • $40 in your pocket, give them $20, you tightwad.
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  • Give them $20, you tightwad. solve the problem.
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  • Solve the problem. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) listen.
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  • Listen. don't ever pray about a need
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  • Don't ever pray about a need you can solve.
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  • You can solve. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] [yes.]
  • 00:17:38.218 --> 00:17:38.651
  • [yes.] don't ever pray about a need
  • 00:17:38.718 --> 00:17:41.287
  • Don't ever pray about a need you can meet.
  • 00:17:41.354 --> 00:17:42.889
  • You can meet. only the spiritually strong
  • 00:17:42.956 --> 00:17:44.624
  • Only the spiritually strong can show mercy.
  • 00:17:44.691 --> 00:17:45.692
  • Can show mercy. jesus was mighty and he was
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  • Jesus was mighty and he was merciful.
  • 00:17:47.260 --> 00:17:48.228
  • Merciful. tender mercy drove him from
  • 00:17:48.294 --> 00:17:49.496
  • Tender mercy drove him from the balconies of heaven to
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  • The balconies of heaven to a stinking manger with cattle,
  • 00:17:51.164 --> 00:17:52.832
  • A stinking manger with cattle, donkeys and goats.
  • 00:17:52.899 --> 00:17:54.134
  • Donkeys and goats. tender mercies compelled him
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  • Tender mercies compelled him to kneel beside a prostitute
  • 00:17:56.035 --> 00:17:57.804
  • To kneel beside a prostitute and say,
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  • And say, "neither do i condemn thee:
  • 00:17:58.705 --> 00:18:00.140
  • "neither do i condemn thee: go, and sin no more."
  • 00:18:00.206 --> 00:18:01.875
  • Go, and sin no more." the religious,
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  • The religious, the pompous,
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  • The pompous, the pharisees,
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  • The pharisees, the lords of legalism
  • 00:18:04.677 --> 00:18:06.012
  • The lords of legalism wanted to kill her.
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  • Wanted to kill her. but the merciful
  • 00:18:07.881 --> 00:18:09.015
  • But the merciful great physician,
  • 00:18:09.082 --> 00:18:10.283
  • Great physician, jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, the son of god,
  • 00:18:11.251 --> 00:18:12.485
  • The son of god, said, let's save her.
  • 00:18:12.552 --> 00:18:14.320
  • Said, let's save her. he was mighty.
  • 00:18:14.387 --> 00:18:15.722
  • He was mighty. they were weak,
  • 00:18:15.788 --> 00:18:16.956
  • They were weak, ego driven,
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  • Ego driven, insecure,
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  • Insecure, unholy,
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  • Unholy, legalistic,
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  • Legalistic, as are many christians
  • 00:18:21.227 --> 00:18:22.228
  • As are many christians in america.
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  • In america. his mercy caused him to touch
  • 00:18:23.329 --> 00:18:25.565
  • His mercy caused him to touch the rotting flesh of lepers.
  • 00:18:25.632 --> 00:18:27.967
  • The rotting flesh of lepers. his mercy drove him to samaria
  • 00:18:28.034 --> 00:18:30.370
  • His mercy drove him to samaria to minister to the social
  • 00:18:30.436 --> 00:18:31.604
  • To minister to the social outcasts.
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  • Outcasts. the church in america
  • 00:18:32.705 --> 00:18:34.174
  • The church in america is obsessed with finding
  • 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:35.708
  • Is obsessed with finding the right people.
  • 00:18:35.775 --> 00:18:36.809
  • The right people. let me tell you something.
  • 00:18:36.876 --> 00:18:38.178
  • Let me tell you something. anyone who's lost or hurting,
  • 00:18:38.244 --> 00:18:41.047
  • Anyone who's lost or hurting, that's the right people.
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  • That's the right people. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
  • 00:18:44.284 --> 00:18:49.155
  • (applause) his tender mercy stopped
  • 00:18:49.222 --> 00:18:50.390
  • His tender mercy stopped a funeral procession
  • 00:18:50.456 --> 00:18:51.658
  • A funeral procession and raised the widow's son
  • 00:18:51.724 --> 00:18:53.326
  • And raised the widow's son back to life.
  • 00:18:53.393 --> 00:18:54.294
  • Back to life. that funeral procession became
  • 00:18:54.360 --> 00:18:56.296
  • That funeral procession became a parade.
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  • A parade. tender mercy caused him to
  • 00:18:58.231 --> 00:18:59.499
  • Tender mercy caused him to weep over jerusalem
  • 00:18:59.566 --> 00:19:01.067
  • Weep over jerusalem in the garden of gethsemane.
  • 00:19:01.134 --> 00:19:03.236
  • In the garden of gethsemane. tender mercy compelled
  • 00:19:03.303 --> 00:19:04.604
  • Tender mercy compelled the creator to allow
  • 00:19:04.671 --> 00:19:06.472
  • The creator to allow the created to bind his hands
  • 00:19:06.539 --> 00:19:10.243
  • The created to bind his hands to a trial of mockery.
  • 00:19:10.310 --> 00:19:12.245
  • To a trial of mockery. mercy commanded that he
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  • Mercy commanded that he stretch out his arms
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  • Stretch out his arms and allowed the romans
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  • And allowed the romans to kill him.
  • 00:19:17.317 --> 00:19:18.685
  • To kill him. mercy formed the final words
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  • Mercy formed the final words from his blood-soaked lips.
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  • From his blood-soaked lips. "father, forgive them,
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  • "father, forgive them, for they know not what
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  • For they know not what they do."
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  • They do." mercy begets mercy.
  • 00:19:27.827 --> 00:19:30.096
  • Mercy begets mercy. the price of mercy is not
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  • The price of mercy is not a massive collection
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  • A massive collection of rubies,
  • 00:19:33.299 --> 00:19:33.833
  • Of rubies, diamonds,
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  • Diamonds, sapphires,
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  • Sapphires, pearl,
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  • Pearl, gold or silver.
  • 00:19:35.668 --> 00:19:36.769
  • Gold or silver. the price of mercy is mercy.
  • 00:19:36.836 --> 00:19:39.706
  • The price of mercy is mercy. proverbs 11:17 says,
  • 00:19:39.772 --> 00:19:41.641
  • Proverbs 11:17 says, "the merciful man does good
  • 00:19:41.708 --> 00:19:44.043
  • "the merciful man does good to his own soul."
  • 00:19:44.110 --> 00:19:45.345
  • To his own soul." proverbs 21 says,
  • 00:19:45.411 --> 00:19:46.879
  • Proverbs 21 says, "he who follows after mercy
  • 00:19:46.946 --> 00:19:49.616
  • "he who follows after mercy finds life,
  • 00:19:49.682 --> 00:19:51.351
  • Finds life, righteousness,
  • 00:19:51.417 --> 00:19:52.518
  • Righteousness, and honor."
  • 00:19:52.585 --> 00:19:53.786
  • And honor." david showed mercy
  • 00:19:53.853 --> 00:19:55.321
  • David showed mercy to king saul.
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  • To king saul. later when he sinned deeply,
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  • Later when he sinned deeply, and david did sin deeply,
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  • And david did sin deeply, he had a man killed.
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  • He had a man killed. god's mercy spared david's
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  • God's mercy spared david's life.
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  • Life. god has a mercy bank
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  • God has a mercy bank in heaven.
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  • In heaven. every time you are merciful
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  • Every time you are merciful to another person,
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  • To another person, he puts that much mercy
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  • He puts that much mercy in your account.
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  • In your account. how much do you have
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  • How much do you have in your mercy account?
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  • In your mercy account? proverbs 11:17,
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  • Proverbs 11:17, "the merciful man (or woman)
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  • "the merciful man (or woman) doeth good to his own soul..."
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  • Doeth good to his own soul..." "the merciful person
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  • "the merciful person doeth good to his own soul."
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  • Doeth good to his own soul." god's keeping an account.
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  • God's keeping an account. some day,
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  • Some day, when you really foul up,
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  • When you really foul up, and you will,
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  • And you will, god says you've got just
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  • God says you've got just enough mercy in your account
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  • Enough mercy in your account to cover the situation.
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  • To cover the situation. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "he delights in mercy."
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  • "he delights in mercy." god is looking for a way
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  • God is looking for a way to show a broken,
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  • To show a broken, a battered and a bruised
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  • A battered and a bruised society with
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  • Society with endless and boundless mercy.
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  • Endless and boundless mercy. ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ we are his hands,
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  • We are his hands, his feet,
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  • His feet, his voice.
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  • His voice. if the voice of mercy
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  • If the voice of mercy is heard,
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  • Is heard, it must be our voice.
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  • It must be our voice. because i assure you,
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  • Because i assure you, when you listen
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  • When you listen to the news telecast
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  • To the news telecast on america,
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  • On america, it is saturated with hate,
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  • It is saturated with hate, resentment,
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  • Resentment, bickering,
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  • Bickering, battering.
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  • Battering. we are a nation so divided;
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  • We are a nation so divided; we can't stand each other.
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  • We can't stand each other. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] because light and darkness
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  • Because light and darkness do not mix,
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  • Do not mix, light is going to have to get
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  • Light is going to have to get brighter,
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  • Brighter, and that's us.
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  • And that's us. and we get brighter by
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  • And we get brighter by supporting us to make the body
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  • Supporting us to make the body of christ stronger.
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  • Of christ stronger. this true story:
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  • This true story: a teenager was raised
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  • A teenager was raised in a good home
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  • In a good home by a loving father.
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  • By a loving father. in his rebellion against
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  • In his rebellion against his father,
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  • His father, the teenager broke the law
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  • The teenager broke the law and was sent to prison
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  • And was sent to prison for ten years.
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  • For ten years. his father was bitter for
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  • His father was bitter for the shame the son had brought
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  • The shame the son had brought to him.
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  • To him. the son wrote letters to
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  • The son wrote letters to the father,
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  • The father, saying, "i'm sorry.
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  • Saying, "i'm sorry. will you forgive me?"
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  • Will you forgive me?" the father refused to read
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  • The father refused to read them.
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  • Them. he returned the letters to
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  • He returned the letters to his son unopened with written,
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  • His son unopened with written, "return to sender."
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  • "return to sender." at the end of ten years,
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  • At the end of ten years, he sent his last letter home.
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  • He sent his last letter home. he said in the letter,
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  • He said in the letter, "i will be getting out of
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  • "i will be getting out of the penitentiary next week.
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  • The penitentiary next week. i'm going to take the train
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  • I'm going to take the train that goes by the family farm.
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  • That goes by the family farm. if you will allow me to
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  • If you will allow me to come home,
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  • Come home, tie a ribbon in the tree
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  • Tie a ribbon in the tree beside the tracks
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  • Beside the tracks and i'll know that i have been
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  • And i'll know that i have been forgiven.
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  • Forgiven. if there is no ribbon there,
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  • If there is no ribbon there, i'll stay on the train
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  • I'll stay on the train and never come home again."
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  • And never come home again." he was released from prison.
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  • He was released from prison. he bought his ticket.
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  • He bought his ticket. he got on the train.
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  • He got on the train. and with every turn of
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  • And with every turn of the wheels,
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  • The wheels, he was wondering,
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  • He was wondering, "is there going to be
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  • "is there going to be a ribbon in that tree
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  • A ribbon in that tree or would his father never see
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  • Or would his father never see his face again?"
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  • His face again?" at last,
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  • At last, the train rounded the bend
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  • The train rounded the bend and started climbing
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  • And started climbing the steep grade that led to
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  • The steep grade that led to the family farm.
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  • The family farm. he was beside himself with
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  • He was beside himself with anxiety.
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  • Anxiety. he told the man across
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  • He told the man across the aisle from him,
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  • The aisle from him, his story and that he was
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  • His story and that he was looking for a yellow ribbon
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  • Looking for a yellow ribbon in that tree.
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  • In that tree. he said,
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  • He said, "do you see a ribbon
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  • "do you see a ribbon in the tree beside the track
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  • In the tree beside the track at the top of the hill?"
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  • At the top of the hill?" the man looked.
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  • The man looked. he said, "no,
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  • He said, "no, there's not a ribbon;
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  • There's not a ribbon; there are hundreds of ribbons
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  • There are hundreds of ribbons hanging in that tree.
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  • Hanging in that tree. there are ribbons
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  • There are ribbons on the fence.
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  • On the fence. there are ribbons on
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  • There are ribbons on every bush.
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  • Every bush. there are ribbons on
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  • There are ribbons on the porch.
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  • The porch. what does it mean?"
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  • What does it mean?" he said,
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  • He said, "it means my father has had
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  • "it means my father has had mercy and he's forgiven me.
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  • Mercy and he's forgiven me. i'm going home!"
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  • I'm going home!" ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ (applause)
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  • (applause) can we stand together?
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  • Can we stand together? question:
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  • Question: to whom do you need to show
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  • To whom do you need to show mercy?
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  • Mercy? god has a mercy book.
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  • God has a mercy book. he has a mercy account.
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  • He has a mercy account. how does your account look?
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  • How does your account look? i want you to pray personally
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  • I want you to pray personally this week about you
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  • This week about you demonstrating mercy
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  • Demonstrating mercy to people that you love,
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  • To people that you love, to the body of christ,
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  • To the body of christ, to the people in your family.
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  • To the people in your family. ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ let's pray this prayer
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  • Let's pray this prayer together.
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  • Together. heavenly father,
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  • Heavenly father, let the mercy of god
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  • Let the mercy of god be reflected
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  • Be reflected from the body of christ.
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  • From the body of christ. let it be a healing force
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  • Let it be a healing force for our city
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  • For our city and for our nation,
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  • And for our nation, as we love one another,
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  • As we love one another, as we inspire one another,
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  • As we inspire one another, as we build up one another.
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  • As we build up one another. but we are brothers
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  • But we are brothers and sisters in christ.
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  • And sisters in christ. we are the family of god.
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  • We are the family of god. in the authority of your name,
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  • In the authority of your name, may the mercy of god
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  • May the mercy of god be demonstrated
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  • Be demonstrated in a very practical
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  • In a very practical and powerful way,
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  • And powerful way, in jesus' name.
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  • In jesus' name. amen.
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  • Give the lord praise in the house.
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  • Honored the lord by giving your firstfruits.
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  • To shine upon you. and may the lord be gracious
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  • And may the lord be gracious unto you
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  • Unto you giving you his peace.
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  • Giving you his peace. may you live expecting god
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  • May you live expecting god to do miracles in your life
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  • To do miracles in your life in those impossible situations
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  • In those impossible situations you face,
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  • You face, and for those who you pray for
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  • And for those who you pray for each day.
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  • Each day. may you live expecting
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  • May you live expecting the windows of heaven to open,
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  • The windows of heaven to open, knowing that god will begin
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  • Knowing that god will begin pouring out upon you
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  • Pouring out upon you peace and prosperity,
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  • Peace and prosperity, as you obey the principles
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  • As you obey the principles of seedtime and harvest.
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  • Of seedtime and harvest. in the authority
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  • In the authority of jesus' name
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  • Of jesus' name and in the power of god's word,
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  • And in the power of god's word, we release this anointing
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  • We release this anointing on you to receive
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  • On you to receive the abundance of god today.
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  • The abundance of god today. we give him praise and glory!
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  • We give him praise and glory! amen and amen.
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