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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.
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- To a life that feels lost. have you ever felt
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- Have you ever felt weighed down by past mistakes
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- 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,
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- 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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- Specifically for you as you support the ministry.
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- As you support the ministry. this month.
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- This month. receive the give
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- Receive the give grace keychain as our
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- Grace keychain as our thank you for your gift
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- Of any amount. a daily reminder
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- A daily reminder to live in god's grace
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- To live in god's grace and for your generous
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- And for your generous gift of $150 or more.
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- Gift of $150 or more. you'll also receive the weekly
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- Wisdom 52 week devotional planner,
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- The unlocking the power of fasting journal
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- Of fasting journal and devotional by pastor matt,
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- And devotional by pastor matt, and the heaven in this place
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- And the heaven in this place cd by the cornerstone
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- And sanctuary choir. send your gift today,
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- Jhm.org/grace and experience the freedom
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- And experience the freedom of living in god's grace.
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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
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- "brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,
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- Overtaken in a fault, you who are spiritual --"
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- You who are spiritual --" hear that?
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- Hear that? "-- you who are spiritual,
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- "-- 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..."
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- 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.
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- Or sister. the religious will say,
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- The religious will say, "he got what he had coming
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- "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,"
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- "this is my sister," "they're hurting."
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- "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
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- 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.
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- Really botched it. they had financial
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- They had financial mismanagement in the church.
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- Mismanagement in the church. they were getting drunk
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- 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
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- 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.]
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- [yes.] (applause)
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- (applause) mercy is greater than
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- 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
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- Sympathy is an emotion sometimes followed by tears.
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- 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.
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- 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.]
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- [yes.] the bible says, jesus wept,
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- 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
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- If your brother or your sister has a need of $20 and you have
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- Has a need of $20 and you have $40 in your pocket,
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- $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.]
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- [yes.] don't ever pray about a need
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- Don't ever pray about a need you can meet.
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- You can meet. only the spiritually strong
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- Only the spiritually strong can show mercy.
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- Can show mercy. jesus was mighty and he was
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- Jesus was mighty and he was merciful.
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- Merciful. tender mercy drove him from
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- Tender mercy drove him from the balconies of heaven to
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- The balconies of heaven to a stinking manger with cattle,
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- A stinking manger with cattle, donkeys and goats.
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- Donkeys and goats. tender mercies compelled him
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- Tender mercies compelled him to kneel beside a prostitute
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- To kneel beside a prostitute and say,
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- And say, "neither do i condemn thee:
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- "neither do i condemn thee: go, and sin no more."
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- 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
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- The lords of legalism wanted to kill her.
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- Wanted to kill her. but the merciful
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- But the merciful great physician,
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- Great physician, jesus christ,
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- Jesus christ, the son of god,
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- The son of god, said, let's save her.
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- Said, let's save her. he was mighty.
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- He was mighty. they were weak,
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- 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
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- As are many christians in america.
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- In america. his mercy caused him to touch
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- His mercy caused him to touch the rotting flesh of lepers.
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- The rotting flesh of lepers. his mercy drove him to samaria
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- His mercy drove him to samaria to minister to the social
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- To minister to the social outcasts.
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- Outcasts. the church in america
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- The church in america is obsessed with finding
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- Is obsessed with finding the right people.
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- The right people. let me tell you something.
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- Let me tell you something. anyone who's lost or hurting,
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- 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)
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- (applause) his tender mercy stopped
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- His tender mercy stopped a funeral procession
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- A funeral procession and raised the widow's son
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- And raised the widow's son back to life.
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- Back to life. that funeral procession became
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- That funeral procession became a parade.
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- A parade. tender mercy caused him to
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- Tender mercy caused him to weep over jerusalem
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- Weep over jerusalem in the garden of gethsemane.
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- In the garden of gethsemane. tender mercy compelled
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- Tender mercy compelled the creator to allow
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- The creator to allow the created to bind his hands
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- The created to bind his hands to a trial of mockery.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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,
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- Of rubies, diamonds,
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- Diamonds, sapphires,
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- Sapphires, pearl,
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- Pearl, gold or silver.
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- Gold or silver. the price of mercy is mercy.
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- The price of mercy is mercy. proverbs 11:17 says,
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- Proverbs 11:17 says, "the merciful man does good
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- "the merciful man does good to his own soul."
- 00:19:44.110 --> 00:19:45.345
- To his own soul." proverbs 21 says,
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- 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,
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- Righteousness, and honor."
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- And honor." david showed mercy
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- 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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- 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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- 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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