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John Hagee - Fatal Attraction

April 29, 2025 | S25:E111

John Hagee - Fatal Attraction
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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - Fatal Attraction | April 29, 2025
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  • ♪ music ♪ pastor john hagee: turn to
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  • Pastor john hagee: turn to exodus 20,
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  • Exodus 20, as we continue our
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  • As we continue our sermon series on
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  • Sermon series on "the ten commandments"
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  • "the ten commandments" with this sermon
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  • With this sermon "the fatal attraction."
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  • "the fatal attraction." consider the bonanza
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  • Consider the bonanza of benefits to america
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  • Of benefits to america if we would obey
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  • If we would obey the ten commandments.
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  • The ten commandments. over night,
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  • Over night, this nation would be
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  • This nation would be completely different.
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  • Completely different. we would be honoring the god
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  • We would be honoring the god of the bible and obey him.
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  • Of the bible and obey him. we would be in church
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  • We would be in church or synagogue each sunday.
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  • Or synagogue each sunday. we would respect spiritual
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  • We would respect spiritual authority of god's word.
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  • Authority of god's word. we would not murder.
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  • We would not murder. there would be no adultery.
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  • There would be no adultery. no one would lie.
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  • No one would lie. there would be no theft.
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  • There would be no theft. there would be no cheating.
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  • There would be no cheating. there would be no envy.
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  • There would be no envy. there would be no coveting.
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  • There would be no coveting. america would be transformed
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  • America would be transformed over night.
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  • Over night. there would be no criminal
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  • There would be no criminal crisis like we have.
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  • Crisis like we have. there would be no burning down
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  • There would be no burning down of our cities by anarchists.
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  • Of our cities by anarchists. there would be no abortions.
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  • There would be no abortions. there would be no one telling
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  • There would be no one telling a lie in the court of justice.
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  • A lie in the court of justice. there would be no sex
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  • There would be no sex trafficking that's destroying
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  • Trafficking that's destroying the lives of 75,000 girls
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  • The lives of 75,000 girls a year.
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  • A year. no schools would be teaching
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  • No schools would be teaching the critical race theory.
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  • The critical race theory. no one would be bowing to
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  • No one would be bowing to the demands of corrupt
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  • The demands of corrupt politicians,
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  • Politicians, because the nation would
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  • Because the nation would become pure before the throne
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  • Become pure before the throne of god.
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  • Of god. on sunday morning,
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  • On sunday morning, the churches would be filled
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  • The churches would be filled with people worshiping
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  • With people worshiping the lord.
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  • The lord. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] think about it.
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  • Think about it. have you ever considered
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  • Have you ever considered the riches of righteousness?
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  • The riches of righteousness? get that phrase in your brain,
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  • Get that phrase in your brain, "the riches of righteousness."
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  • "the riches of righteousness." the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "righteousness exalts a nation
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  • "righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach
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  • But sin is a reproach to any people."
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  • To any people." and that includes america.
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  • And that includes america. right now,
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  • Right now, we are in a fierce culture war
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  • We are in a fierce culture war for the soul of this nation.
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  • For the soul of this nation. it's a war between those
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  • It's a war between those who embrace biblical values
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  • Who embrace biblical values and those who want america
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  • And those who want america to become a secular,
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  • To become a secular, progressive,
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  • Progressive, socialistic,
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  • Socialistic, godless country.
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  • Godless country. and one of those forces
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  • And one of those forces are going to win.
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  • Are going to win. the prize goes to the winner
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  • The prize goes to the winner of our children
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  • Of our children and the next generation.
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  • And the next generation. people say, "pastor hagee,
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  • People say, "pastor hagee, the ten commandments are
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  • The ten commandments are an ancient document
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  • An ancient document in the old testament.
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  • In the old testament. it really doesn't apply to
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  • It really doesn't apply to a sophisticated country
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  • A sophisticated country like us."
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  • Like us." ladies and gentlemen,
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  • Ladies and gentlemen, we're not sophisticated.
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  • We're not sophisticated. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] [amen.]
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  • [amen.] we're not sophisticated.
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  • We're not sophisticated. we're not even spiritual.
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  • We're not even spiritual. "the law of the lord
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  • "the law of the lord is perfect."
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  • Is perfect." say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. "the law of the lord
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  • "the law of the lord is perfect."
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  • Is perfect." and for those of you
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  • And for those of you who want to hear that
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  • Who want to hear that in the new testament,
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  • In the new testament, jesus said it this way
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  • Jesus said it this way in matthew 5:17.
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  • In matthew 5:17. he said,
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  • He said, "do not think that i have come
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  • "do not think that i have come to destroy the law.
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  • To destroy the law. i did not come to destroy
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  • I did not come to destroy the law,
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  • The law, but to fulfill the law."
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  • But to fulfill the law." listen.
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  • Listen. "but whoever does and teaches
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  • "but whoever does and teaches these commandments
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  • These commandments shall be called great
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  • Shall be called great in the kingdom of god,"
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  • In the kingdom of god," end of quote,
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  • End of quote, jesus of nazareth.
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  • Jesus of nazareth. how many of you would like
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  • How many of you would like to be called "great"
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  • To be called "great" in the kingdom of god
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  • In the kingdom of god by god himself?
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  • By god himself? [woo!]
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  • [woo!] then do and teach these
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  • Then do and teach these commandments to your children.
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  • Commandments to your children. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] get this sermon series and let
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  • Get this sermon series and let what god has established
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  • What god has established in the scripture
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  • In the scripture cause this nation to have
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  • Cause this nation to have a spiritual reformation.
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  • A spiritual reformation. today, "the fatal attraction,"
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  • Today, "the fatal attraction," exodus 20:4.
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  • Exodus 20:4. read with me.
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  • Read with me. "and you shall not make for
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  • "and you shall not make for yourselves a carved image,
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  • Yourselves a carved image, any likeness of anything
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  • Any likeness of anything that is in heaven above,
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  • That is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
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  • Or that is in the earth beneath,
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  • Beneath, or that is in the water
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  • Or that is in the water underneath the earth;
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  • Underneath the earth; you shall not bow down to them
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  • You shall not bow down to them nor serve them.
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  • Nor serve them. for i, the lord your god,
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  • For i, the lord your god, am a jealous god,
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  • Am a jealous god, visiting the iniquity of
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  • Visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children
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  • The fathers upon the children to the third and fourth
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  • To the third and fourth generations of those
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  • Generations of those who hate me,
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  • Who hate me, but showing mercy
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  • But showing mercy to thousands,
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  • To thousands, to those who love me
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  • To those who love me and keep my commandments."
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  • And keep my commandments." god says those who do not
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  • God says those who do not love him,
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  • Love him, who have images they worship,
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  • Who have images they worship, receive his judgment
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  • Receive his judgment for four generations,
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  • For four generations, which is 200 years.
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  • Which is 200 years. god is a jealous god,
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  • God is a jealous god, and he wants you simply
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  • And he wants you simply to love his son and to obey
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  • To love his son and to obey his word.
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  • His word. let's pray.
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  • Let's pray. father,
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  • Father, in the authority
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  • In the authority of jesus' name,
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  • Of jesus' name, let us today hear
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  • Let us today hear god's command,
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  • God's command, and let it change us to be
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  • And let it change us to be godly,
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  • Godly, righteous christians in this
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  • Righteous christians in this united states in a time
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  • United states in a time when our nation so desperately
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  • When our nation so desperately needs it.
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  • Needs it. in the authority
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  • In the authority of jesus' name,
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  • Of jesus' name, we pray.
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  • We pray. and all of god's children
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  • And all of god's children said, amen.
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  • Said, amen. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] you may be seated.
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  • You may be seated. what is a fatal attraction?
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  • What is a fatal attraction? a fatal attraction is that
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  • A fatal attraction is that which, in the beginning,
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  • Which, in the beginning, seems attractive
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  • Seems attractive and irresistible,
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  • And irresistible, but in the end,
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  • But in the end, it will totally destroy you.
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  • It will totally destroy you. on one occasion,
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  • On one occasion, my older brother and i were in
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  • My older brother and i were in the deep woods of east texas
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  • The deep woods of east texas squirrel hunting.
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  • Squirrel hunting. and i saw a squirrel
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  • And i saw a squirrel on the trunk of a tree
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  • On the trunk of a tree that was slanted.
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  • That was slanted. and the little squirrel was
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  • And the little squirrel was chirping fiercely at something
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  • Chirping fiercely at something that was at the base of
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  • That was at the base of the tree.
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  • The tree. i looked closely and it was
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  • I looked closely and it was a rattlesnake moving slowly
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  • A rattlesnake moving slowly from side to side,
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  • From side to side, hypnotically seducing
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  • Hypnotically seducing the little squirrel.
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  • The little squirrel. the little squirrel was
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  • The little squirrel was fascinated,
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  • Fascinated, and each time,
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  • And each time, would get just a little closer
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  • Would get just a little closer and just a little closer.
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  • And just a little closer. and on the one occasion,
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  • And on the one occasion, it got just a little
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  • It got just a little too close.
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  • Too close. and like lightning,
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  • And like lightning, the rattlesnake struck it,
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  • The rattlesnake struck it, sank its venomous fangs
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  • Sank its venomous fangs deep into its flesh,
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  • Deep into its flesh, and the life of the squirrel
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  • And the life of the squirrel was lost,
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  • Was lost, killed by a fatal attraction.
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  • Killed by a fatal attraction. and today,
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  • And today, we want to shoot
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  • We want to shoot the rattlesnakes in your life.
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  • The rattlesnakes in your life. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] the children of israel were
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  • The children of israel were delivered from egypt's bondage
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  • Delivered from egypt's bondage by ten dazzling miracles
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  • By ten dazzling miracles from the mighty right hand
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  • From the mighty right hand of jehovah god.
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  • Of jehovah god. they went through the red sea
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  • They went through the red sea to mount sinai where moses
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  • To mount sinai where moses went face to face with god
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  • Went face to face with god to receive these
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  • To receive these ten commandments.
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  • Ten commandments. moses had been gone into
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  • Moses had been gone into the mountain to be with god
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  • The mountain to be with god for 40 days.
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  • For 40 days. and israel yielded to
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  • And israel yielded to a fatal attraction.
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  • A fatal attraction. they had lived for 400 years
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  • They had lived for 400 years in a nation filled with dozens
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  • In a nation filled with dozens of idols.
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  • Of idols. they allowed their past
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  • They allowed their past to control their future.
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  • To control their future. are you?
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  • Are you? don't allow your past
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  • Don't allow your past to control your present
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  • To control your present or your future.
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  • Or your future. saint paul said,
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  • Saint paul said, "forgetting those things
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  • "forgetting those things which are passed,
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  • Which are passed, i press toward the prize of
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  • I press toward the prize of the high calling,
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  • The high calling, which is in jesus christ."
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  • Which is in jesus christ." at sinai,
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  • At sinai, while moses was on
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  • While moses was on the mountain meeting with god,
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  • The mountain meeting with god, aaron crafted a golden bull
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  • Aaron crafted a golden bull for the children of israel to
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  • For the children of israel to worship while moses was gone.
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  • Worship while moses was gone. the bull was the egyptian god
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  • The bull was the egyptian god of sexual power.
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  • Of sexual power. the result is when moses
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  • The result is when moses came down from mount sinai,
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  • Came down from mount sinai, the children of israel were
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  • The children of israel were having a massive sex orgy
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  • Having a massive sex orgy in the desert;
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  • In the desert; just living proof,
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  • Just living proof, when the preacher leaves town,
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  • When the preacher leaves town, all hell breaks lose.
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  • All hell breaks lose. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) point: what you worship
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  • Point: what you worship will control you.
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  • Will control you. what you worship will control
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  • What you worship will control you.
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  • You. that sexual spirit swept
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  • That sexual spirit swept through the camp of israel.
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  • Through the camp of israel. the demonic power was
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  • The demonic power was a satanic,
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  • A satanic, fatal attraction.
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  • Fatal attraction. god buried thousands
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  • God buried thousands of jewish people alive
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  • Of jewish people alive in an earthquake
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  • In an earthquake to demonstrate his fury.
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  • To demonstrate his fury. god will not tolerate this.
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  • God will not tolerate this. worshiping an idol is
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  • Worshiping an idol is spiritual adultery,
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  • Spiritual adultery, and it brings the judgment
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  • And it brings the judgment of god swiftly and in spades
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  • Of god swiftly and in spades and for generations to come.
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  • And for generations to come. it's very important.
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  • It's very important. having an idol in your home
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  • Having an idol in your home gives satan a license to have
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  • Gives satan a license to have a presence in your home.
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  • A presence in your home. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] in history,
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  • In history, pharaoh ruled egypt with
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  • Pharaoh ruled egypt with a symbol of a serpent
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  • A symbol of a serpent in his crown.
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  • In his crown. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "that old serpent,
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  • "that old serpent, the devil."
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  • The devil." an idol in your home,
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  • An idol in your home, in god's opinion,
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  • In god's opinion, is a very dangerous thing.
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  • Is a very dangerous thing. it can become a fatal
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  • It can become a fatal attraction.
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  • Attraction. a true story of two television
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  • A true story of two television partners that we have:
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  • Partners that we have: a man and his wife,
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  • A man and his wife, devoted christians,
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  • Devoted christians, purchased a very expensive
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  • Purchased a very expensive doll that had a coiled
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  • Doll that had a coiled black snake on-- mounted.
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  • Black snake on-- mounted. both testified that the image
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  • Both testified that the image of the black snake brought
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  • Of the black snake brought in a strange presence
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  • In a strange presence into their home that had never
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  • Into their home that had never existed before.
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  • Existed before. one morning,
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  • One morning, they found a living black
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  • They found a living black snake that had crawled into
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  • Snake that had crawled into their palatial home,
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  • Their palatial home, located this image,
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  • Located this image, and wrapped itself around
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  • And wrapped itself around that doll.
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  • That doll. they killed that snake
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  • They killed that snake and threw the image
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  • And threw the image and the dead snake into
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  • And the dead snake into the trash and set it on fire.
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  • The trash and set it on fire. they both testified that
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  • They both testified that the strange presence left
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  • The strange presence left their house.
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  • Their house. the question is:
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  • The question is: what idols do you have
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  • What idols do you have in your home that invite
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  • In your home that invite the prince of darkness
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  • The prince of darkness to rule your home?
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  • To rule your home? remember,
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  • Remember, a fatal attraction looks good
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  • A fatal attraction looks good in the beginning,
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  • In the beginning, but it destroys you
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  • But it destroys you in the end.
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  • In the end. do you have a sexual
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  • Do you have a sexual relationship in your life
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  • Relationship in your life that's outside of marriage?
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  • That's outside of marriage? stop it.
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  • Stop it. break it off or get married,
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  • Break it off or get married, because that's god's law.
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  • Because that's god's law. you will never prosper
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  • You will never prosper until you obey the law of god.
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  • Until you obey the law of god. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) now i've had young people look
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  • Now i've had young people look me in the eye and say,
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  • Me in the eye and say, "well, we're just trying to
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  • "well, we're just trying to get to know each other."
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  • Get to know each other." that's what you do after you
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  • That's what you do after you say, "i do."
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  • Say, "i do." [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) don't turn off
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  • Don't turn off this television.
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  • This television. it's going to get better.
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  • It's going to get better. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) is your fatal attraction
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  • Is your fatal attraction the love of money?
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  • The love of money? listen to me.
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  • Listen to me. there's no sin in being
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  • There's no sin in being megarich.
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  • Megarich. the bible says about abraham,
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  • The bible says about abraham, the father of all
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  • The father of all who believe --
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  • Who believe -- that means he's your
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  • That means he's your spiritual father.
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  • Spiritual father. -- that he was very rich
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  • -- that he was very rich in cattle and gold and silver.
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  • In cattle and gold and silver. and those three items are
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  • And those three items are still very attractive.
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  • Still very attractive. it is a sin when you love
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  • It is a sin when you love what you have more than you
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  • What you have more than you love god.
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  • Love god. you can drive a 1952
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  • You can drive a 1952 volkswagen with the bumpers
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  • Volkswagen with the bumpers dragging in the street
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  • Dragging in the street and love money more than god.
  • 00:10:50.811 --> 00:10:52.979
  • And love money more than god. listen to the story of achan.
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  • Listen to the story of achan. god told the children of
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  • God told the children of israel not to take
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  • Israel not to take the riches of jericho
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  • The riches of jericho when that battle was over.
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  • When that battle was over. they were to be used
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  • They were to be used for his temple.
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  • For his temple. achan decided that he was
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  • Achan decided that he was the exception to the rule.
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  • The exception to the rule. he disobeyed the spiritual
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  • He disobeyed the spiritual authority and it led to
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  • Authority and it led to his destruction.
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  • His destruction. that night,
  • 00:11:12.566 --> 00:11:13.033
  • That night, he slipped from his tent
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  • He slipped from his tent into jericho,
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  • Into jericho, and he took a beautiful
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  • And he took a beautiful babylonian garment,
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  • Babylonian garment, and he took 200 shekels
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  • And he took 200 shekels of silver,
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  • Of silver, and he took a wedge of gold.
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  • And he took a wedge of gold. he slipped back through
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  • He slipped back through the darkness of the night
  • 00:11:24.745 --> 00:11:25.812
  • The darkness of the night from tent to tent
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  • From tent to tent until he found his tent,
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  • Until he found his tent, removed his bedroll,
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  • Removed his bedroll, buried it,
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  • Buried it, put his bedroll over it,
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  • Put his bedroll over it, put his hands behind his head
  • 00:11:33.720 --> 00:11:35.222
  • Put his hands behind his head and said, "i'm rich!
  • 00:11:35.288 --> 00:11:37.057
  • And said, "i'm rich! i'm really rich!
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  • I'm really rich! those poor saps,
  • 00:11:38.625 --> 00:11:39.893
  • Those poor saps, who are keeping all the rules,
  • 00:11:39.960 --> 00:11:41.461
  • Who are keeping all the rules, look at me now!"
  • 00:11:41.528 --> 00:11:44.631
  • Look at me now!" he had stolen from god,
  • 00:11:44.698 --> 00:11:46.833
  • He had stolen from god, and god saw it.
  • 00:11:46.900 --> 00:11:48.535
  • And god saw it. the bible has a promise.
  • 00:11:48.602 --> 00:11:49.836
  • The bible has a promise. "be sure your sin will find
  • 00:11:49.903 --> 00:11:51.204
  • "be sure your sin will find you out."
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  • You out." that's not a promise you have
  • 00:11:52.773 --> 00:11:53.774
  • That's not a promise you have on your refrigerator,
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  • On your refrigerator, but it's a promise.
  • 00:11:54.975 --> 00:11:56.610
  • But it's a promise. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) a few days later,
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  • A few days later, israel went to battle against
  • 00:11:57.878 --> 00:11:59.613
  • Israel went to battle against ai.
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  • Ai. ai was a little, puny,
  • 00:12:00.514 --> 00:12:02.249
  • Ai was a little, puny, insignificant nation.
  • 00:12:02.315 --> 00:12:04.084
  • Insignificant nation. and israel's soldiers got
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  • And israel's soldiers got wiped out.
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  • Wiped out. joshua fell on his face
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  • Joshua fell on his face before god and said,
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  • Before god and said, "why?
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  • "why? there's no reason why we
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  • There's no reason why we shouldn't have won
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  • Shouldn't have won that battle."
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  • That battle." god said,
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  • God said, "get up off your face
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  • "get up off your face and stop praying.
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  • And stop praying. there is sin in the camp."
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  • There is sin in the camp." and so joshua performed
  • 00:12:21.968 --> 00:12:23.904
  • And so joshua performed a tent-by-tent examination
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  • A tent-by-tent examination of all the tents in israel.
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  • Of all the tents in israel. and when he came to the tent
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  • And when he came to the tent of the thief
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  • Of the thief and found that treasure,
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  • And found that treasure, he said that the judgment of
  • 00:12:37.184 --> 00:12:39.085
  • He said that the judgment of god must come to this family.
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  • God must come to this family. and achan and his wife
  • 00:12:42.689 --> 00:12:44.424
  • And achan and his wife were stoned to death.
  • 00:12:44.491 --> 00:12:46.359
  • Were stoned to death. his sons and their wives
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  • His sons and their wives were stoned to death.
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  • Were stoned to death. even their livestock was
  • 00:12:50.463 --> 00:12:52.065
  • Even their livestock was brought and stoned to death.
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  • Brought and stoned to death. "they were burned to an ash,"
  • 00:12:54.668 --> 00:12:57.504
  • "they were burned to an ash," the bible says,
  • 00:12:57.571 --> 00:12:58.872
  • The bible says, "so that god could put sin out
  • 00:12:58.939 --> 00:13:01.107
  • "so that god could put sin out of israel."
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  • Of israel." and that's the same god
  • 00:13:02.542 --> 00:13:04.010
  • And that's the same god that's sitting on the throne
  • 00:13:04.077 --> 00:13:05.512
  • That's sitting on the throne right now.
  • 00:13:05.579 --> 00:13:06.580
  • Right now. god will not tolerate
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  • God will not tolerate his children stealing
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  • His children stealing from him.
  • 00:13:11.952 --> 00:13:13.587
  • From him. some steal their tithe
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  • Some steal their tithe and offering.
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  • And offering. malachi 3:8,
  • 00:13:16.623 --> 00:13:17.891
  • Malachi 3:8, "will a man rob god?
  • 00:13:17.958 --> 00:13:18.992
  • "will a man rob god? you have robbed me in tithe
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  • You have robbed me in tithe and offering.
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  • And offering. you are cursed with a curse."
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  • You are cursed with a curse." do you think god would bring
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  • Do you think god would bring judgment to achan for stealing
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  • Judgment to achan for stealing from him and not bring it
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  • From him and not bring it to you?
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  • To you? because he is,
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  • Because he is, the bible says,
  • 00:13:29.970 --> 00:13:31.037
  • The bible says, "no respecter of persons."
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  • "no respecter of persons." is your fatal attraction
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  • Is your fatal attraction power?
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  • Power? power corrupts.
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  • Power corrupts. absolute power corrupts
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  • Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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  • Absolutely. you only have to look at
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  • You only have to look at washington, d.c.
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  • A third of the angels rebelled
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  • And were cast out of heaven.
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  • The accuser
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  • Declared war on those
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  • Made in god's image.
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  • But as a believer,
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  • You have authority.
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  • Through praise,
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  • You can silence the enemy.
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  • Through prayer,
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  • You unlock
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  • The power of god's promises.
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  • Unlock the supernatural
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  • And access the promises of god
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  • By pastor matt.
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  • In spiritual warfare,
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  • You'll receive
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  • Spiritual warfare
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  • And frankincense
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  • And myrrh anointing oil,
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  • Plus a be strong in the lord.
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  • Unseen realities.
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  • His family with an iron fist
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  • His family with an iron fist of abusive power?
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  • Of abusive power? does your wife cower from you?
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  • Does your wife cower from you? are your children fearful
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  • Are your children fearful of you?
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  • Of you? does the dog hide behind
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  • Does the dog hide behind the door when you come home?
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  • The door when you come home? (laughter)
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  • (laughter) stop it,
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  • Stop it, lest you become a banquet
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  • Lest you become a banquet for worms.
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  • For worms. where do you get that?
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  • Where do you get that? acts 12, herod, royalty,
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  • Acts 12, herod, royalty, powerful, king.
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  • Powerful, king. he was arrayed in
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  • He was arrayed in his royal apparel.
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  • His royal apparel. and he sat on his throne
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  • And he sat on his throne and he gave a speech.
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  • And he gave a speech. the bible calls it
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  • The bible calls it "an oration."
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  • "an oration." the people of israel shouted,
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  • The people of israel shouted, "it is the voice of a god,
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  • "it is the voice of a god, and not a man!"
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  • And not a man!" listen to that.
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  • Listen to that. "it is the voice of a god,
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  • "it is the voice of a god, and not a man!"
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  • And not a man!" immediately,
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  • Immediately, an angel of the lord
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  • An angel of the lord struck herod,
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  • Struck herod, because he did not give god
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  • Because he did not give god the glory.
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  • The glory. and he was eaten by worms
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  • And he was eaten by worms and died on the spot.
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  • And died on the spot. that's in your bible.
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  • That's in your bible. god is a jealous god.
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  • God is a jealous god. he has not changed
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  • He has not changed his opinion.
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  • His opinion. he will not share his glory
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  • He will not share his glory with any man for any reason.
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  • With any man for any reason. the lord's prayer says it
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  • The lord's prayer says it best.
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  • Best. "for thine is the kingdom
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  • "for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory
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  • And the power and the glory forever."
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  • Forever." it is his kingdom.
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  • It is his kingdom. it is his power.
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  • It is his power. it is his glory.
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  • It is his glory. it is not ours, not ever,
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  • It is not ours, not ever, not ever, not ever!
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  • Not ever, not ever! can i get a witness?
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  • Can i get a witness? [yes!]
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  • [yes!] (applause)
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  • (applause) look at what this commandment
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  • Look at what this commandment does not forbid.
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  • Does not forbid. this commandment does not
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  • This commandment does not forbid works of art.
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  • Forbid works of art. for god himself instructed
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  • For god himself instructed that cherubim --
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  • That cherubim -- those are angels.
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  • Those are angels. -- would overshadow the mercy
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  • -- would overshadow the mercy seat found in the tabernacle.
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  • Seat found in the tabernacle. bells and pomegranates were on
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  • Bells and pomegranates were on the borders of the garments
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  • The borders of the garments of the high priest.
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  • Of the high priest. man is not forbidden to make
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  • Man is not forbidden to make a representation of anything.
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  • A representation of anything. he's forbidden to use it
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  • He's forbidden to use it as an instrument of worship.
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  • As an instrument of worship. get that.
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  • Get that. he is forbidden to use it
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  • He is forbidden to use it as an instrument of worship.
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  • As an instrument of worship. "thou shalt not bow down
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  • "thou shalt not bow down to them,
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  • To them, nor serve them."
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  • Nor serve them." let me make that a little
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  • Let me make that a little clearer.
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  • Clearer. it's a violation of the second
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  • It's a violation of the second commandment to bow before
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  • Commandment to bow before a statue of the virgin mary
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  • A statue of the virgin mary or of saint peter
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  • Or of saint peter or of saint paul.
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  • Or of saint paul. god will not tolerate idolatry
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  • God will not tolerate idolatry from anyone for any reason,
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  • From anyone for any reason, not ever!
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  • Not ever! (applause)
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  • (applause) deuteronomy 27:15,
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  • Deuteronomy 27:15, "cursed is anyone who breaks
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  • "cursed is anyone who breaks an idol or cast an image
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  • An idol or cast an image and sets it up in secret."
  • 00:17:07.654 --> 00:17:09.789
  • And sets it up in secret." man makes an idol to assist
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  • Man makes an idol to assist him into worship,
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  • Him into worship, then they focus on the image,
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  • Then they focus on the image, which becomes their god.
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  • Which becomes their god. it's idolatry to have a cross
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  • It's idolatry to have a cross around your neck --
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  • Around your neck -- [amen.]
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  • [amen.] -- unless christ is in
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  • -- unless christ is in your heart.
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  • Your heart. [woo!]
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  • [woo!] [yes!]
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  • [yes!] (applause)
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  • (applause) so why do men make images?
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  • So why do men make images? men make images because
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  • Men make images because they've lost communion
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  • They've lost communion with god.
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  • With god. they need a statue to reduce
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  • They need a statue to reduce god,
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  • God, so they can wrap their
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  • So they can wrap their little mind around it.
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  • Little mind around it. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "god is a spirit,
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  • "god is a spirit, and they that worship him,
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  • And they that worship him, worship him in spirit
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  • Worship him in spirit and in truth."
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  • And in truth." men make idols in attempt
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  • Men make idols in attempt to cut god down to size
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  • To cut god down to size to assume that god is
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  • To assume that god is susceptible to our control.
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  • Susceptible to our control. idolatry is our attempt to
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  • Idolatry is our attempt to contain god and make him
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  • Contain god and make him manageable.
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  • Manageable. hear this;
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  • Hear this; if your god is so small,
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  • If your god is so small, you can contain him on a piece
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  • You can contain him on a piece of canvas or control him
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  • Of canvas or control him by a piece of statue,
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  • By a piece of statue, limited to the thinking of
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  • Limited to the thinking of your mind,
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  • Your mind, he's not worthy of worship.
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  • He's not worthy of worship. if your god is that little
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  • If your god is that little that you can totally
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  • That you can totally comprehend him,
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  • Comprehend him, he's small,
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  • He's small, he's weak,
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  • He's weak, he's powerless!
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  • He's powerless! there is one image we are
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  • There is one image we are to worship.
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  • To worship. jesus said,
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  • Jesus said, "jesus christ,
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  • "jesus christ, who is the image of
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  • Who is the image of the invisible god."
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  • The invisible god." worship him!
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  • Worship him! adore him!
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  • Adore him! honor him!
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  • Honor him! serve him!
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  • Serve him! praise him!
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  • Praise him! give him praise!
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  • Give him praise! give him glory!
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  • Give him glory! he alone is worthy of praise!
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  • He alone is worthy of praise! can i hear an amen?
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  • Can i hear an amen? [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) the problem in the church
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  • The problem in the church is that we have mental images
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  • Is that we have mental images of what god can do
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  • Of what god can do and cannot do.
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  • And cannot do. some of you have given up on
  • 00:18:52.158 --> 00:18:53.359
  • Some of you have given up on your dreams because you are
  • 00:18:53.426 --> 00:18:55.161
  • Your dreams because you are serving a limited god.
  • 00:18:55.228 --> 00:18:57.430
  • Serving a limited god. you're living a limited life.
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  • You're living a limited life. stop it!
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  • Stop it! stop saying,
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  • Stop saying, "it can't happen for me."
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  • "it can't happen for me." start saying,
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  • Start saying, "the lord reigns,
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  • "the lord reigns, and nothing is impossible!"
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  • And nothing is impossible!" [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) there is within you a divine
  • 00:19:11.678 --> 00:19:14.013
  • There is within you a divine spark waiting to explode into
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  • Spark waiting to explode into its full, brilliant,
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  • Its full, brilliant, dazzling glory.
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  • Dazzling glory. that's you!
  • 00:19:20.153 --> 00:19:21.087
  • That's you! the royal blood of heaven
  • 00:19:21.154 --> 00:19:22.689
  • The royal blood of heaven is flowing in your veins,
  • 00:19:22.755 --> 00:19:24.324
  • Is flowing in your veins, and your veins,
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  • And your veins, and your veins.
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  • And your veins. you are royalty.
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  • You are royalty. you are sons and daughters
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  • You are sons and daughters of the most high god.
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  • Of the most high god. therefore,
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  • Therefore, knowing that nothing
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  • Knowing that nothing is impossible with you,
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  • Is impossible with you, experience the joy,
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  • Experience the joy, the excitement,
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  • The excitement, and the divine rush of living
  • 00:19:38.404 --> 00:19:40.473
  • And the divine rush of living life unlimited to do anything
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  • Life unlimited to do anything you want to!
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  • You want to! (applause)
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  • (applause) the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "they that wait upon lord
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  • "they that wait upon lord shall renew their strength.
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  • Shall renew their strength. they shall mount on wings
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  • They shall mount on wings of eagles."
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  • Of eagles." they shall fly into
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  • They shall fly into the highest heavens
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  • The highest heavens and look into the face of god.
  • 00:19:57.824 --> 00:19:59.792
  • And look into the face of god. do not give up on your dreams.
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  • Do not give up on your dreams. do not give up on your hopes.
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  • Do not give up on your hopes. do not give up on your future.
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  • Do not give up on your future. do not give up on
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  • Do not give up on your healing.
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  • Your healing. do not give up on your family.
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  • Do not give up on your family. do not give up on your job.
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  • Do not give up on your job. the almighty god
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  • The almighty god is your father
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  • Is your father and you are a child
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  • And you are a child where nothing shall be
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  • Where nothing shall be impossible unto you!
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  • Impossible unto you! give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house!
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  • In the house! bless his name!
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  • Bless his name! (applause)
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  • (applause) listen.
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  • Listen. if god could use a crooked
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  • If god could use a crooked stick in the hand of moses
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  • Stick in the hand of moses to lead millions of people
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  • To lead millions of people out of captivity,
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  • Out of captivity, if he could bring water out of
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  • If he could bring water out of a rock for one million
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  • A rock for one million people --
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  • People -- think about that.
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  • Think about that. -- if he could use a donkey
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  • -- if he could use a donkey to preach to balaam --
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  • To preach to balaam -- ooh, i wish i could strike
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  • Ooh, i wish i could strike that out of the bible.
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  • That out of the bible. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) god preached a sermon through
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  • God preached a sermon through a donkey that changed
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  • A donkey that changed the course of history.
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  • The course of history. preachers need to remember
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  • Preachers need to remember that on sunday morning.
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  • That on sunday morning. (applause)
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  • (applause) -- if he can use me,
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  • -- if he can use me, he can use you.
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  • He can use you. if god tells you to go fishing
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  • If god tells you to go fishing for moby dick
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  • For moby dick with a cane pole,
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  • With a cane pole, take the tartar sauce;
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  • Take the tartar sauce; something big is about
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  • Something big is about to happen!
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  • To happen! (applause)
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  • (applause) get a new vision of who you
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  • Get a new vision of who you are!
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  • Are! you are a child of
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  • You are a child of the living god.
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  • The living god. he is not a statue.
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  • He is not a statue. he is not limited by time.
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  • He is not limited by time. he is not limited by what
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  • He is not limited by what you can think about.
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  • You can think about. he is not the great idea.
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  • He is not the great idea. he is the great god of heaven.
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  • He is the great god of heaven. he is almighty.
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  • He is almighty. he's your father.
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  • He's your father. he is your father which art
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  • He is your father which art in heaven.
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  • In heaven. he's looking over the
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  • He's looking over the balconies of heaven right now,
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  • Balconies of heaven right now, shouting, "i love you.
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  • Shouting, "i love you. i made you.
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  • I made you. i don't sponsor flops.
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  • I don't sponsor flops. i want you to fly, fly,
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  • I want you to fly, fly, fly on the wings of faith,
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  • Fly on the wings of faith, higher, higher, higher.
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  • Higher, higher, higher. live your life without limit.
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  • Live your life without limit. nothing is impossible
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  • Nothing is impossible with you."
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  • With you." faith is the daring of
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  • Faith is the daring of the soul to see further than
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  • The soul to see further than the eye can see.
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  • The eye can see. make today the first day
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  • Make today the first day of the rest of your life.
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  • Of the rest of your life. crucify your fear.
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  • Crucify your fear. get rid of your doubt.
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  • Get rid of your doubt. believe with all of your heart
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  • Believe with all of your heart that nothing is impossible
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  • That nothing is impossible for you!
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  • For you! (applause)
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  • (applause) god is our creator.
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  • God is our creator. (applause)
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  • (applause) god is greater than
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  • God is greater than the mountains.
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  • The mountains. he's greater than the giants.
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  • He's greater than the giants. he's greater than your fears.
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  • He's greater than your fears. he's greater than
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  • He's greater than your handicaps.
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  • Your handicaps. he's greater than
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  • He's greater than your enemies.
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  • Your enemies. put your hand in god's hand
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  • Put your hand in god's hand and reach for greatness.
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  • And reach for greatness. dare to live life without
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  • Dare to live life without limit.
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  • Limit. what is your dream?
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  • What is your dream? what is your dream?
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  • What is your dream? however impossible it seems,
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  • However impossible it seems, whatever the obstacle
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  • Whatever the obstacle that lies between you and it,
  • 00:22:44.157 --> 00:22:46.426
  • That lies between you and it, if it is noble,
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  • If it is noble, if it is consistent
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  • If it is consistent with god's purpose,
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  • With god's purpose, lock your jaws on it.
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  • Lock your jaws on it. lock down!
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  • Lock down! you can do it!
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  • You can do it! go for it,
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  • Go for it, because god is your sponsor!
  • 00:22:58.171 --> 00:23:00.573
  • Because god is your sponsor! do not stop.
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  • Do not stop. do not quit.
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  • Do not quit. do not be intimidated.
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  • Do not be intimidated. make it happen.
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  • Make it happen. you are living life
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  • You are living life without limit,
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  • Without limit, which is the mark of a child
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  • Which is the mark of a child of god.
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  • Of god. you can do this,
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  • You can do this, in jesus' name.
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  • In jesus' name. you're not limited
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  • You're not limited by the image and marvel
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  • By the image and marvel or in the mind;
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  • Or in the mind; for nothing is impossible
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  • For nothing is impossible to those who put their trust
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  • To those who put their trust in god!
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  • In god! give him praise in the house!
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  • Give him praise in the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) can we stand?
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  • Can we stand? how many of you here can say,
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  • How many of you here can say, "pastor, i have given up
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  • "pastor, i have given up on my dream"?
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  • On my dream"? "living life without joy,
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  • "living life without joy, i'm bound by self-imposed
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  • I'm bound by self-imposed limitations."
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  • Limitations." ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ if that describes you,
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  • If that describes you, would you slip your hand up?
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  • Would you slip your hand up? i want to pray with you
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  • I want to pray with you for today.
  • 00:23:50.389 --> 00:23:52.124
  • For today. are there idols in your home,
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  • Are there idols in your home, statues,
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  • Statues, ouija boards,
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  • Ouija boards, tarot cards,
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  • Tarot cards, occultic literature?
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  • Occultic literature? that's idolatrous.
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  • That's idolatrous. get rid of it.
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  • Get rid of it. get rid of it.
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  • Get rid of it. you want something to read?
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  • You want something to read? open john 3:16 and read that.
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  • Open john 3:16 and read that. (applause)
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  • (applause) if you raised your hand
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  • If you raised your hand for any of those things,
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  • For any of those things, lift your hands toward god
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  • Lift your hands toward god and receive this prayer.
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  • And receive this prayer. our most gracious
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  • Our most gracious heavenly father,
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  • Heavenly father, we approach your holy throne
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  • We approach your holy throne in the name of the lord
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  • In the name of the lord jesus christ.
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  • Jesus christ. and i'm asking you today
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  • And i'm asking you today that the blood of jesus christ
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  • That the blood of jesus christ that cleanses from all sin
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  • That cleanses from all sin would cleanse us all and make
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  • Would cleanse us all and make us pure in your sight;
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  • Us pure in your sight; that we give up our dreams
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  • That we give up our dreams that are founded on nothing,
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  • That are founded on nothing, but bind ourselves to
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  • But bind ourselves to the loving god to fulfill
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  • The loving god to fulfill his dream for our life;
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  • His dream for our life; that we live our life with
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  • That we live our life with confidence and accomplishment,
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  • Confidence and accomplishment, limited to nothing;
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  • Limited to nothing; for nothing shall be
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  • For nothing shall be impossible to those that
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  • Impossible to those that believe and are called
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  • Believe and are called according to the purposes
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  • According to the purposes of god,
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  • Of god, in jesus' name.
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  • In jesus' name. and all of god's children
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  • And all of god's children said, amen.
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  • Said, amen. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] pastor john hagee: god wants
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  • Pastor john hagee: god wants to show you great
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  • To show you great and mighty things.
  • 00:25:11.170 --> 00:25:12.238
  • And mighty things. keep your mind focused on
  • 00:25:12.305 --> 00:25:13.606
  • Keep your mind focused on jesus and he will lead you
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  • Jesus and he will lead you in the right direction.
  • 00:25:15.708 --> 00:25:17.243
  • In the right direction. pastor matt hagee: the steps
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  • Pastor matt hagee: the steps of the righteous are ordered
  • 00:25:18.044 --> 00:25:19.378
  • Of the righteous are ordered of the lord.
  • 00:25:19.445 --> 00:25:20.279
  • Of the lord. devote yourself to reading
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  • Devote yourself to reading his word and praying
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  • His word and praying every day.
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  • Every day. stay tuned,
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  • Stay tuned, pastor hagee has a blessing
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  • In a world that
  • 00:25:25.918 --> 00:25:27.019
  • Never stops moving.
  • 00:25:27.853 --> 00:25:29.021
  • Where do you find happiness?
  • 00:25:29.021 --> 00:25:31.057
  • Is it in success?
  • 00:25:31.057 --> 00:25:32.325
  • In possessions?
  • 00:25:32.325 --> 00:25:33.559
  • In the approval of others?
  • 00:25:33.559 --> 00:25:35.695
  • Want real happiness,
  • 00:25:35.695 --> 00:25:37.296
  • Discover the bible's
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  • Prescription for joy
  • 00:25:38.431 --> 00:25:40.132
  • In being happy
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  • In an unhappy world.
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  • Happiness is not about
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  • Worldly possessions
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  • Or fleeting allocations.
  • 00:25:44.937 --> 00:25:47.306
  • It's about our relationship
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  • With christ.
  • 00:25:48.741 --> 00:25:50.109
  • Pastor hagee█s
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  • Newly updated book,
  • 00:25:50.943 --> 00:25:52.044
  • Being happy in
  • 00:25:52.044 --> 00:25:52.845
  • An unhappy world,
  • 00:25:52.845 --> 00:25:53.813
  • Is a fresh exploration
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  • Of one of the most
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  • Beloved portions
  • 00:25:55.781 --> 00:25:56.782
  • Of the sermon on the mount.
  • 00:25:56.782 --> 00:25:58.217
  • As you read,
  • 00:25:58.217 --> 00:25:59.051
  • You will discover
  • 00:25:59.051 --> 00:25:59.752
  • Fresh revelation and insight
  • 00:25:59.752 --> 00:26:01.354
  • Into some of the most
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  • Important revelations
  • 00:26:02.288 --> 00:26:03.522
  • Ever given to mankind.
  • 00:26:03.522 --> 00:26:05.391
  • Discover the timeless truths
  • 00:26:05.391 --> 00:26:06.826
  • Of the beatitudes
  • 00:26:06.826 --> 00:26:07.693
  • And find happiness
  • 00:26:07.693 --> 00:26:08.561
  • In humility, surrender,
  • 00:26:08.561 --> 00:26:09.762
  • And putting god first.
  • 00:26:09.762 --> 00:26:11.530
  • The time to be happy is now
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  • The place to be.
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  • Happy is right where you walk.
  • 00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:16.802
  • Unlock the path
  • 00:26:16.802 --> 00:26:17.970
  • To lasting happiness today.
  • 00:26:17.970 --> 00:26:20.039
  • Order being happy
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  • In an unhappy world.
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  • Right now on amazon.
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  • You've been watching
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  • You've been watching hagee ministries.
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  • Hagee ministries. and now,
  • 00:26:29.348 --> 00:26:30.316
  • And now, your blessing
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  • Your blessing with pastor john hagee.
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  • With pastor john hagee.
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  • Pastor john hagee: and now
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  • Pastor john hagee: and now may the lord bless you
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  • May the lord bless you and may the lord keep you.
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  • And may the lord keep you. and may the lord make his face
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  • And may the lord make his face to shine upon you
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  • To shine upon you and be gracious unto you,
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  • And be gracious unto you, giving you his peace.
  • 00:26:43.129 --> 00:26:45.164
  • Giving you his peace. as you commit your way to him,
  • 00:26:45.231 --> 00:26:47.400
  • As you commit your way to him, as you surrender to
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  • As you surrender to his sovereign will as the lord
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  • His sovereign will as the lord of your life,
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  • Of your life, may you know that,
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  • May you know that, with your prayer and praise,
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  • With your prayer and praise, god is going to bring you
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  • God is going to bring you through the storms with
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  • Through the storms with his mighty power,
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  • His mighty power, giving you his peace.
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  • Giving you his peace. may you remember that
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  • May you remember that no matter what happens,
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  • No matter what happens, you are safely sheltered
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  • You are safely sheltered in the loving arms of god.
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  • In the loving arms of god. because this is the covenant
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  • Because this is the covenant that god has made with
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  • That god has made with his children;
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  • His children; if we follow him
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  • If we follow him in righteousness,
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  • In righteousness, lasting joy will be ours
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  • Lasting joy will be ours for all eternity.
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  • For all eternity. in the authority
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  • In the authority of jesus' name,
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  • Of jesus' name, i want you to receive
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  • I want you to receive this blessing.
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