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John Hagee - Heaven's Prescription For An Abundant Life

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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - Heaven's Prescription For An Abundant Life | February 23, 2026

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: if you
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Pastor matt hagee: if you brought your bibles,
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Brought your bibles, i invite you to turn them to
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I invite you to turn them to the book of proverbs 12:25,
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The book of proverbs 12:25, as this morning we begin
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As this morning we begin a brand-new sermon series
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A brand-new sermon series entitled "anti-depressants."
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Entitled "anti-depressants." this is a topic that we hear
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This is a topic that we hear a lot about in the world
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A lot about in the world around us,
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Around us, but we don't speak much about
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But we don't speak much about in the church.
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In the church. and what you need to be aware
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And what you need to be aware of is that there isn't
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Of is that there isn't anything going on in the world
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Anything going on in the world that the church doesn't have
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That the church doesn't have something to say about.
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Something to say about. [amen.]
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[amen.] and so this morning,
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And so this morning, we're going to begin by
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We're going to begin by discussing
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Discussing "heaven's prescription
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"heaven's prescription for an abundant life."
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For an abundant life." if i told you that the secret
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If i told you that the secret to an abundant life
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To an abundant life came through a prescription,
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Came through a prescription, how many of you would want to
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How many of you would want to know how could get one?
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Know how could get one? here's what you need to
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Here's what you need to understand.
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Understand. paul told timothy,
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Paul told timothy, "all scripture is given by
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"all scripture is given by inspiration of god,
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Inspiration of god, and is profitable."
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And is profitable." you find that verse in
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You find that verse in 2 timothy 3:16.
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2 timothy 3:16. say it another way,
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Say it another way, all of this is all god
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All of this is all god and it's all good.
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And it's all good. [yes.]
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[yes.] the lord confirms this
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The lord confirms this himself,
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Himself, not only through the pages and
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Not only through the pages and the chapters and the verses
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The chapters and the verses that we read in the bible,
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That we read in the bible, but also in the testimonies
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But also in the testimonies that we hear in the lives of
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That we hear in the lives of those around us of what god's
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Those around us of what god's word has done for them.
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Word has done for them. think about what god said of
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Think about what god said of himself in the book of isaiah
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Himself in the book of isaiah when he told the prophet
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When he told the prophet isaiah,
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Isaiah, "my word that departs from
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"my word that departs from my mouth shall not return
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My mouth shall not return to me void,
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To me void, but it shall accomplish..."
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But it shall accomplish..." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "it shall accomplish."
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"it shall accomplish." there's no question there.
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There's no question there. god says, if i said it,
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God says, if i said it, it's going to do it.
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It's going to do it. "it shall accomplish what i
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"it shall accomplish what i please."
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Please." there isn't one problem
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There isn't one problem you can bring to god he can't
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You can bring to god he can't solve.
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Solve. [amen.]
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[amen.] and with that in mind,
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And with that in mind, i invite you to turn
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I invite you to turn to proverbs 12:25,
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To proverbs 12:25, as we read
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As we read heaven's prescription
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Heaven's prescription for an abundant life.
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For an abundant life. if you found proverbs 12,
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If you found proverbs 12, say, amen.
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Say, amen. [amen.]
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[amen.] "anxiety in the heart of man
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"anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
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Causes depression, but a good word makes it
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But a good word makes it glad."
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Glad." heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, we're standing in your
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We're standing in your presence this morning.
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Presence this morning. for every life that is looking
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For every life that is looking to be turned around
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To be turned around and receive victory,
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And receive victory, grant it,
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Grant it, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. and this we ask in faith,
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And this we ask in faith, and this we receive.
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And this we receive. and all of god's children
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And all of god's children said, praise the lord.
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Said, praise the lord. [praise the lord!]
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[praise the lord!] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. church,
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Church, i'm simple enough to believe
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I'm simple enough to believe that this book is true.
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That this book is true. [yes.]
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[yes.] and what i read in the pages
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And what i read in the pages of this book is that
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Of this book is that all things are possible.
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All things are possible. say that with me.
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Say that with me. "all things are possible."
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"all things are possible." now what you need to
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Now what you need to understand is that in order
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Understand is that in order for them to be possible
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For them to be possible in your life,
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In your life, there's a qualification.
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There's a qualification. and that qualification is
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And that qualification is to believe.
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To believe. the whole verse reads,
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The whole verse reads, "all things are possible
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"all things are possible to them that believe."
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To them that believe." and therefore,
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And therefore, if you do not believe,
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If you do not believe, then not everything is
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Then not everything is possible for you.
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Possible for you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] so inasmuch as i want
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So inasmuch as i want all things to be possible,
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All things to be possible, i've decided i'm going
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I've decided i'm going to believe.
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To believe. today,
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Today, it's not a matter of will
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It's not a matter of will the word of god work.
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The word of god work. today, the question is,
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Today, the question is, "will i do what i need to do
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"will i do what i need to do in order for the word of god
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In order for the word of god to work in me?"
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To work in me?" [that's right.]
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[that's right.] will i hear it and do it?
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Will i hear it and do it? because jesus said,
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Because jesus said, "blessed is the he who hears
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"blessed is the he who hears and does these sayings
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And does these sayings of mine."
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Of mine." will i understand it,
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Will i understand it, believe it,
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Believe it, and obey it?
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And obey it? because jesus said,
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Because jesus said, "if you keep my commandments,
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"if you keep my commandments, you are my disciples."
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You are my disciples." will i do as david said,
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Will i do as david said, "hide it in my heart"?
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"hide it in my heart"? because if i hide it in
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Because if i hide it in my heart,
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My heart, not only will i not sin
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Not only will i not sin against him.
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Against him. but if i also keep it in
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But if i also keep it in my mind,
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My mind, he said,
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He said, "he will keep me in peace,
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"he will keep me in peace, whose mind is stayed on thee."
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Whose mind is stayed on thee." [amen.]
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[amen.] will i speak it with my mouth?
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Will i speak it with my mouth? as the bible says,
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As the bible says, "if i decree a thing,
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"if i decree a thing, it shall be so."
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It shall be so." will live it in my life?
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Will live it in my life? the question is not,
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The question is not, "will god's word work?"
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"will god's word work?" the question is,
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The question is, "will i do what needs to be
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"will i do what needs to be done in order for it to work
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Done in order for it to work in me?"
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In me?" now today we've read
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Now today we've read proverbs 12:25.
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Proverbs 12:25. "anxiety in the heart of a man
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"anxiety in the heart of a man causes depression."
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Causes depression." it doesn't mean that you have
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It doesn't mean that you have an occasional moment of
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An occasional moment of sadness.
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Sadness. what it's saying is,
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What it's saying is, when the weight of the world
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When the weight of the world gets inside of your mind,
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Gets inside of your mind, gets inside of your mouth,
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Gets inside of your mouth, gets inside of your day to
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Gets inside of your day to where it's all you can think
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Where it's all you can think about,
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About, it's all you can talk about,
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It's all you can talk about, you can't enjoy anything good
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You can't enjoy anything good because this is constantly
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Because this is constantly weighing you down.
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Weighing you down. the bible gives you
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The bible gives you a diagnosis.
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A diagnosis. and the diagnosis is
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And the diagnosis is you're depressed.
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You're depressed. [come on.]
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[come on.] now don't tell me,
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Now don't tell me, "don't diagnose me."
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"don't diagnose me." i'm not.
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I'm not. i'm just delivering
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I'm just delivering the diagnosis, okay?
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The diagnosis, okay? (laughter)
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(laughter) and it's not a clinical
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And it's not a clinical diagnosis.
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Diagnosis. it's a scriptural diagnosis.
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It's a scriptural diagnosis. it says,
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It says, when you hold this heaviness
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When you hold this heaviness in your heart,
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In your heart, you are depressed.
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You are depressed. now the thing that i love
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Now the thing that i love about the word of god is that
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About the word of god is that god never gives a diagnosis
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God never gives a diagnosis without also giving the cure.
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Without also giving the cure. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] it doesn't matter where it
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It doesn't matter where it came from.
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Came from. it doesn't matter what
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It doesn't matter what caused it.
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Caused it. it doesn't matter how long
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It doesn't matter how long it's been going on.
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It's been going on. god has got the cure.
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God has got the cure. [amen.]
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[amen.] and his cure is the word.
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And his cure is the word. [yes.]
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[yes.] [yes.]
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[yes.] so what's the cost of
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So what's the cost of treatment?
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Treatment? i mean oftentimes,
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I mean oftentimes, whenever you hear about
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Whenever you hear about a cure,
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A cure, you want to know,
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You want to know, "well, what does it cost?"
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"well, what does it cost?" and then you decide whether
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And then you decide whether or not you can afford it.
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Or not you can afford it. and sometimes, unfortunately,
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And sometimes, unfortunately, it's out of your reach.
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It's out of your reach. the cost of treatment for this
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The cost of treatment for this is simple.
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Is simple. your copay is faith.
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Your copay is faith. [amen.]
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[amen.] that's all you've got to do.
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That's all you've got to do. [amen.]
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[amen.] you don't owe god anything
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You don't owe god anything other than to have faith
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Other than to have faith in god.
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In god. [amen.]
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[amen.] but if you look in the natural
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But if you look in the natural world around us,
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World around us, i was researching what
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I was researching what the price of treatment was in
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The price of treatment was in our world today.
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Our world today. and here's what i came across
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And here's what i came across in three separate studies.
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In three separate studies. these are put together
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These are put together by the cdc,
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By the cdc, by the national institute
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By the national institute for mental health,
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For mental health, by the harvard medical
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By the harvard medical journal.
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Journal. they weren't all written by
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They weren't all written by the same group,
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The same group, but all three different groups
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But all three different groups agreed to these statistics.
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Agreed to these statistics. they say that depression,
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They say that depression, as a medical issue,
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As a medical issue, has increased 43% since 2020.
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Has increased 43% since 2020. now i wonder what happened
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Now i wonder what happened in 2020 that made everybody
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In 2020 that made everybody upset.
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Upset. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] but here's what the current
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But here's what the current statistics are:
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Statistics are: 14.7 million american adults,
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14.7 million american adults, meaning above the age of 18,
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Meaning above the age of 18, have received medical
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Have received medical treatment or some measure of
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Treatment or some measure of treatment for depression.
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Treatment for depression. if you look at the population,
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If you look at the population, that's 61% of the adult
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That's 61% of the adult population
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Population in the united states.
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In the united states. now if you think it's just
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Now if you think it's just an adult problem,
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An adult problem, they also looked at
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They also looked at adolescents,
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Adolescents, and five million young people
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And five million young people between 12 and 17 received
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Between 12 and 17 received treatment for depression
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Treatment for depression in some way.
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In some way. that's 20% of the adolescent
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That's 20% of the adolescent population.
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Population. now you want to know what does
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Now you want to know what does it cost in terms of medical
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It cost in terms of medical services, insurance claims,
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Services, insurance claims, loss of productivity
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Loss of productivity on the job,
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On the job, and all of the other things
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And all of the other things that are attributed to
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That are attributed to the expense of depression,
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The expense of depression, in the united states economy
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In the united states economy alone,
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Alone, 326 billion dollars.
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326 billion dollars. how many of you think we could
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How many of you think we could use that back in the economy
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Use that back in the economy right now?
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Right now? [amen.]
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[amen.] the last statistic that they
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The last statistic that they shared in these three studies
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Shared in these three studies is that while it cost
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Is that while it cost 326 billion
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326 billion in the united states,
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In the united states, it cost over a trillion
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It cost over a trillion in the rest of the world.
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In the rest of the world. that's the price of treatment
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That's the price of treatment for this issue of depression
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For this issue of depression whenever you start look at
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Whenever you start look at everything that is stacking up
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Everything that is stacking up in our lives.
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In our lives. and yet god says,
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And yet god says, "have faith in me
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"have faith in me and i'll cure that in you."
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And i'll cure that in you." [amen.]
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[amen.] now you say,
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Now you say, "well that's just statistics
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"well that's just statistics from the secular sources."
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From the secular sources." well, let's look at some
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Well, let's look at some church sources,
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Church sources, because this is a problem
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Because this is a problem in the church just like it's
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In the church just like it's a problem in the street.
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A problem in the street. understand this:
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Understand this: we're not immune to problems.
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We're not immune to problems. whatever's going on
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Whatever's going on in the city is going on
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In the city is going on right in here.
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Right in here. the difference is we don't
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The difference is we don't talk about it in here.
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Talk about it in here. because whenever they looked
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Because whenever they looked at 107 million christians,
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At 107 million christians, and they identified christians
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And they identified christians as those who go to church
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As those who go to church twice a month,
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Twice a month, they didn't look at
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They didn't look at denomination.
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Denomination. they didn't look at tradition.
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They didn't look at tradition. they didn't look at anything
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They didn't look at anything other than the fact,
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Other than the fact, how many times do you go to
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How many times do you go to church in a month.
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Church in a month. if you went two or more times,
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If you went two or more times, you were listed in this study
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You were listed in this study as a christian.
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As a christian. out of the 107 million
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Out of the 107 million christians,
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Christians, 7% said that they were in
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7% said that they were in treatment for depression.
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Treatment for depression. that's 7.5 million.
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That's 7.5 million. now look at the next
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Now look at the next statistic.
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Statistic. 12% said,
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12% said, "i'm being treated but i don't
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"i'm being treated but i don't want to talk about it.
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Want to talk about it. because if i talk about it
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Because if i talk about it in church,
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In church, they're going to view me
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They're going to view me differently."
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Differently." they were afraid to tell
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They were afraid to tell somebody they had a problem,
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Somebody they had a problem, because there's a stigma
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Because there's a stigma in church that if you've got
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In church that if you've got that problem,
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That problem, while i might say it's
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While i might say it's a prayer request,
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A prayer request, i'm going to use it to talk
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I'm going to use it to talk about you.
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About you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] shame on us for becoming
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Shame on us for becoming a place where people are
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A place where people are afraid to tell us how we can
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Afraid to tell us how we can help.
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Help. [yes.]
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[yes.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] put 12 and 7 together,
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Put 12 and 7 together, that's 19.5 million christians
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That's 19.5 million christians say it's a problem.
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Say it's a problem. 50% of the pastors who were
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50% of the pastors who were involved in the study
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Involved in the study said that they refused to
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Said that they refused to talk about depression
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Talk about depression in their messages
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In their messages because it's an unpopular
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Because it's an unpopular and a sensitive topic.
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And a sensitive topic. and yet of those 50% that
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And yet of those 50% that refused to talk about it,
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Refused to talk about it, 25% of them said they deal
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25% of them said they deal with it.
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With it. here's the point:
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Here's the point: the struggle is real.
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The struggle is real. [yes.]
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[yes.] the issue is not some mirage
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The issue is not some mirage out on the horizon.
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Out on the horizon. it's having an impact
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It's having an impact in our lives.
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In our lives. it's affecting families.
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It's affecting families. it's affecting businesses.
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It's affecting businesses. it's tearing apart churches.
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It's tearing apart churches. it's a weight over
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It's a weight over your children.
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Your children. it's destroying the hopes
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It's destroying the hopes of your grandchildren.
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Of your grandchildren. we can't deny the problem
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We can't deny the problem and just hope it goes away.
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And just hope it goes away. we can't ignore the reality of
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We can't ignore the reality of it and hope that someone else
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It and hope that someone else will solve it.
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Will solve it. because the bible says,
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Because the bible says, "when the enemy comes in
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"when the enemy comes in like a flood,
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Like a flood, that the lord is going to
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That the lord is going to raise up a standard
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Raise up a standard against it."
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Against it." church, we are that standard.
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Church, we are that standard. we are who god is using to
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We are who god is using to push back the gates of hell.
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Push back the gates of hell. so if the enemy wants to
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So if the enemy wants to declare war in the hearts,
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Declare war in the hearts, in the minds,
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In the minds, in the lives of our children,
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In the lives of our children, in our families,
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In our families, in our homes,
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In our homes, we are not going to give
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We are not going to give one inch.
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One inch. but we will take a stand
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But we will take a stand in the mighty name of jesus,
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In the mighty name of jesus, because the gates of hell
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Because the gates of hell cannot prevail against us!
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Cannot prevail against us! (applause)
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(applause) so when people want to know,
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So when people want to know, what does it cost,
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What does it cost, they also want to know what's
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They also want to know what's its cause.
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Its cause. how did it get here?
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How did it get here? and in looking at all of
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And in looking at all of the different types and forms
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The different types and forms and reasons and diagnosis for
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And reasons and diagnosis for depression,
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Depression, here's the one thing that i
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Here's the one thing that i could find as a commonality
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Could find as a commonality amongst them all.
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Amongst them all. this would be the one thing
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This would be the one thing that all of them shared.
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That all of them shared. and it boils down to one word.
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And it boils down to one word. the cause of depression
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The cause of depression is lack.
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Is lack. and i'll explain that.
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And i'll explain that. whenever you're lacking
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Whenever you're lacking something, you're deficient.
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Something, you're deficient. and whenever you have
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And whenever you have a deficiency,
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A deficiency, everything gets lower.
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Everything gets lower. in proverbs,
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In proverbs, this word "depression"
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This word "depression" literally means to be stooped
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Literally means to be stooped over because the weight
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Over because the weight is more than you can carry.
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Is more than you can carry. i knew it was time to quit
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I knew it was time to quit putting my children
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Putting my children on my shoulders at theme parks
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On my shoulders at theme parks whenever i would do so
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Whenever i would do so and have to walk like this.
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And have to walk like this. (laughter)
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(laughter) so let's consider this thought
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So let's consider this thought about the cause of depression
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About the cause of depression being lack.
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Being lack. you can spend hours,
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You can spend hours, if you want to,
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If you want to, getting down into the weeds
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Getting down into the weeds and the details of your story.
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And the details of your story. you can do all that you want
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You can do all that you want to sit down and share it over
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To sit down and share it over and over and over with others.
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And over and over with others. and in many cases,
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And in many cases, all you're going to do is keep
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All you're going to do is keep hacking at the branches
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Hacking at the branches and the symptoms that caused
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And the symptoms that caused depression.
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Depression. but when you get down to
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But when you get down to the root of it,
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The root of it, anywhere that you are
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Anywhere that you are emotionally lacking,
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Emotionally lacking, that's where you find
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That's where you find depression.
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Depression. that's why i love what jesus
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That's why i love what jesus said in john 10:10.
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Said in john 10:10. he said,
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He said, "i have come that you might
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"i have come that you might have life,"
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Have life," and how would you have it?
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And how would you have it? "more abundantly."
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"more abundantly." that word "abundantly" doesn't
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That word "abundantly" doesn't mean that he comes into
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Mean that he comes into your life and he just puts
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Your life and he just puts a little back where somebody
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A little back where somebody took it out.
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Took it out. when he says, "abundantly,"
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When he says, "abundantly," he says,
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He says, "i'm going to come into
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"i'm going to come into your life.
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Your life. and anywhere that you're
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And anywhere that you're lacking,
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Lacking, i'm going to not only fill it
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I'm going to not only fill it up,
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Up, but i'm going to overflow it.
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But i'm going to overflow it. if you're lacking in joy,
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If you're lacking in joy, i'm going to overflow
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I'm going to overflow that area in your life.
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That area in your life. if you're looking in peace,
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If you're looking in peace, i'm going to overflow that
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I'm going to overflow that area in your life.
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Area in your life. in you're burdened with fear,
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In you're burdened with fear, i'm going to overflow
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I'm going to overflow the love.
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The love. if you're burdened with
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If you're burdened with rejection,
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Rejection, i'm going to overflow
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I'm going to overflow the acceptance.
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The acceptance. whatever you're lacking,
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Whatever you're lacking, not only do i know what it is,
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Not only do i know what it is, but i know how to solve it.
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But i know how to solve it. and when i fill it up,
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And when i fill it up, you're not going to be able to
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You're not going to be able to contain it,
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Contain it, because i am more than enough,
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Because i am more than enough, pressed down,
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Pressed down, shaken together,
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Shaken together, and running over,
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And running over, exceedingly abundantly."
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Exceedingly abundantly." that's the kind of god
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That's the kind of god that we serve!
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That we serve! [yes!]
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[yes!] (applause)
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Chaos, addiction.
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By 16, i was lost, spiraling.
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And then i found out
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I was pregnant.
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I searched online for help.
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And that's
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When i found
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The sanctuary of hope.
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The moment i arrived,
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I felt peace.
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Real peace.
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For the first time in my life.
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So how does this work? in order for you to receive
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In order for you to receive this life more abundantly,
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This life more abundantly, you have got to get god's word
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You have got to get god's word in you.
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In you. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] "anxiety in the heart of a man
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"anxiety in the heart of a man causes depression,
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Causes depression, but a good word..."
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But a good word..." what kind of a word?
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What kind of a word? "a good word."
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"a good word." what are we doing here
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What are we doing here this morning?
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This morning? we're giving a good word.
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We're giving a good word. [yes.]
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[yes.] [yes.]
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[yes.] but until that good word gets
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But until that good word gets in your heart,
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In your heart, it's not going to cure you.
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It's not going to cure you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] it's like having the
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It's like having the prescription at home sitting
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Prescription at home sitting on the counter,
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On the counter, but you refuse to take
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But you refuse to take the pill.
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The pill. it won't help you until you
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It won't help you until you take it.
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Take it. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] here's what you need to know
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Here's what you need to know about the good word of god.
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About the good word of god. one,
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One, you can't do it without jesus.
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You can't do it without jesus. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [right.]
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[right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] john 15:5, it says,
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John 15:5, it says, "without me you can do
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"without me you can do nothing."
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Nothing." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and here's what you see when
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And here's what you see when you look at our relationship
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You look at our relationship with the lord.
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With the lord. there are certain things
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There are certain things that god requires.
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That god requires. and when we find
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And when we find a requirement,
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A requirement, you can rest assured that
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You can rest assured that he is going to make us
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He is going to make us give an account for what he
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Give an account for what he requires.
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Requires. and one of the requirements
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And one of the requirements that is given to us
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That is given to us in scripture is growth,
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In scripture is growth, production.
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Production. in john 15 where you read,
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In john 15 where you read, "without me you can do
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"without me you can do nothing,"
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Nothing," this entire chapter is
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This entire chapter is speaking about growing fruit
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Speaking about growing fruit and the fruit that god expects
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And the fruit that god expects us to produce in our lives
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Us to produce in our lives for his glory.
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For his glory. [yes.]
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[yes.] let's just look at a few
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Let's just look at a few verses in john 15.
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Verses in john 15. john 15:16,
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John 15:16, "you didn't choose me.
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"you didn't choose me. i chose you."
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I chose you." this is jesus speaking.
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This is jesus speaking. "and i appointed you that you
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"and i appointed you that you should go and --"
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Should go and --" do what?
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Do what? "-- bear fruit,
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"-- bear fruit, and that your fruit should
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And that your fruit should remain."
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Remain." this tree behind me talks
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This tree behind me talks about the fruit that we are
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About the fruit that we are supposed to grow.
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Supposed to grow. and the reason i say,
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And the reason i say, "fruit" is if you go read
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"fruit" is if you go read galatians 5,
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Galatians 5, it doesn't say,
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It doesn't say, "the fruits of the spirit."
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"the fruits of the spirit." it says, "the --" what?
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It says, "the --" what? "-- fruit."
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"-- fruit." why is there one fruit?
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Why is there one fruit? because you are only one life.
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Because you are only one life. and you and i are expected to
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And you and i are expected to produce fruit.
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Produce fruit. we have what's listed as
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We have what's listed as the fruit of the spirit:
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The fruit of the spirit: love,
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Love, joy,
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Joy, peace,
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Peace, longsuffering,
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Longsuffering, kindness,
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Kindness, goodness,
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Goodness, faithfulness,
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Faithfulness, gentleness,
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Gentleness, self-control.
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Self-control. the one thing i want you to
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The one thing i want you to walk out of here understanding
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Walk out of here understanding is that this fruit
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Is that this fruit is not suggested,
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Is not suggested, this fruit is not requested,
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This fruit is not requested, this fruit is required.
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This fruit is required. [yes.]
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[yes.] god's not asking you
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God's not asking you if you'd like to try.
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If you'd like to try. he's saying,
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He's saying, "when i see you face to face,
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"when i see you face to face, we're going to look at
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We're going to look at what you grew."
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What you grew." that's what jesus said.
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That's what jesus said. "i chose you that you should
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"i chose you that you should bear fruit."
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Bear fruit." john 15:8,
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John 15:8, "by this my father
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"by this my father is glorified --" how?
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Is glorified --" how? "-- that you bear much fruit."
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"-- that you bear much fruit." fruit is not only what jesus
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Fruit is not only what jesus chose you for,
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Chose you for, but fruit is how you glorify
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But fruit is how you glorify god.
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God. and fruit is how you identify
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And fruit is how you identify yourself as one of
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Yourself as one of his disciples.
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His disciples. don't say you're a follower of
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Don't say you're a follower of jesus if you're not bearing
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Jesus if you're not bearing fruit.
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Fruit. [yes.]
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[yes.] a productive life is what god
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A productive life is what god expects.
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Expects. now here's the thing that
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Now here's the thing that comes out of the fruit
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Comes out of the fruit that you grow and produce:
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That you grow and produce: it brings joy,
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It brings joy, it brings love,
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It brings love, and it brings companionship.
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And it brings companionship. people are depressed because
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People are depressed because they don't have any joy
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They don't have any joy in their life.
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In their life. they don't have any love
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They don't have any love in their life.
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In their life. they don't have any
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They don't have any companionship in their life.
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Companionship in their life. and jesus is saying,
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And jesus is saying, if you will do what my word
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If you will do what my word says to do,
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Says to do, you'll have love,
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You'll have love, you'll have joy,
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You'll have joy, you'll have companionship.
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You'll have companionship. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] look at john 15:11.
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Look at john 15:11. jesus says,
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Jesus says, "these things i have spoken
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"these things i have spoken to you,
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To you, that my joy may remain in you,
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That my joy may remain in you, and your joy may be full."
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And your joy may be full." [amen.]
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[amen.] now i want you to take a close
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Now i want you to take a close look at that verse and notice
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Look at that verse and notice these things:
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These things: one,
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One, "these things i have spoken
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"these things i have spoken to you."
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To you." the disciples received
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The disciples received the word of god.
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The word of god. the word made flesh, jesus,
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The word made flesh, jesus, was standing in front of them,
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Was standing in front of them, and he was speaking to them.
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And he was speaking to them. and so the way that they were
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And so the way that they were able to receive this joy is
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Able to receive this joy is because they were with
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Because they were with and in his word.
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And in his word. and then he says,
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And then he says, "these things that i have
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"these things that i have spoken to you,
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Spoken to you, so that my joy may remain
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So that my joy may remain in you."
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In you." and then he says,
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And then he says, "and that --" who's joy?
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"and that --" who's joy? "-- your joy."
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"-- your joy." his joy comes into me
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His joy comes into me when i get in his word,
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When i get in his word, and his joy becomes my joy
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And his joy becomes my joy when i'm with him.
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When i'm with him. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] now how does this work?
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Now how does this work? did you ever have that little
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Did you ever have that little irritating kid in class when
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Irritating kid in class when you asked him for a pencil,
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You asked him for a pencil, "psst, hey, you got a pencil?"
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"psst, hey, you got a pencil?" he'd go, ahem.
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He'd go, ahem. "remember where you got it."
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"remember where you got it." (laughter)
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(laughter) i mean he was willing to
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I mean he was willing to share.
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Share. he just wanted you to remember
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He just wanted you to remember where you got your pencil,
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Where you got your pencil, right?
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Right? [yes.]
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[yes.] (laughter)
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(laughter) the thing that i love about
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The thing that i love about this verse is that jesus
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This verse is that jesus doesn't loan you his joy
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Doesn't loan you his joy and say,
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And say, "when i send you my joy,
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"when i send you my joy, you remember where you got it
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You remember where you got it because i'm going to make you
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Because i'm going to make you give it back."
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Give it back." [he doesn't.]
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[he doesn't.] jesus says,
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Jesus says, here's what you do.
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Here's what you do. you take the prescription.
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You take the prescription. [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] you get in my word.
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You get in my word. you abide in my word
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You abide in my word and my word will abide in you.
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And my word will abide in you. because these things i have
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Because these things i have spoken to you,
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Spoken to you, that my joy might remain
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That my joy might remain in you.
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In you. so when his joy comes into
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So when his joy comes into your life,
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Your life, the thing about your life
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The thing about your life is you're not big enough
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Is you're not big enough to contain all of his joy.
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To contain all of his joy. so when his joy comes into
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So when his joy comes into your life,
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Your life, his joy fills up your life.
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His joy fills up your life. and suddenly,
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And suddenly, you are living in such
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You are living in such an abundant power and presence
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An abundant power and presence of joy that you not only have
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Of joy that you not only have enough joy for you to live
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Enough joy for you to live a joyful life,
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A joyful life, but you have enough joy
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But you have enough joy for your husband,
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For your husband, for your wife,
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For your wife, for your kids,
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For your kids, for your friends,
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For your friends, for your coworkers,
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For your coworkers, for your neighbors,
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For your neighbors, for everybody all around you
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For everybody all around you to be like,
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To be like, "i don't know what that
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"i don't know what that person's doing,
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Person's doing, but they've got something
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But they've got something i want."
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I want." and you know what it is?
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And you know what it is? it's called "the joy of the
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It's called "the joy of the lord that gives you strength."
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Lord that gives you strength." [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) jesus said to the disciples,
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Jesus said to the disciples, "if you keep my commandments."
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"if you keep my commandments." verse 10 in john 15,
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Verse 10 in john 15, "if you keep my commandments."
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"if you keep my commandments." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "if you keep my commandments."
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"if you keep my commandments." remember this:
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Remember this: the word of god will work.
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The word of god will work. the question is,
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The question is, "will we do what needs to be
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"will we do what needs to be done for it to work?"
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Done for it to work?" [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] jesus said it right here,
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Jesus said it right here, "if you keep my commandments,
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"if you keep my commandments, you will abide --"
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You will abide --" where?
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Where? "-- in my love,
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"-- in my love, as i have kept
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As i have kept his commandments
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His commandments and i abide in his love."
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And i abide in his love." this is the trickle-down
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This is the trickle-down effect.
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Effect. jesus obeyed god.
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Jesus obeyed god. god gave jesus love.
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God gave jesus love. it was more love than jesus
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It was more love than jesus could contain.
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Could contain. we obey jesus.
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We obey jesus. jesus gives us the love that
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Jesus gives us the love that god gave him.
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God gave him. we give the love that jesus
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We give the love that jesus gave us everywhere else.
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Gave us everywhere else. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] so just in case you're
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So just in case you're wondering and you want
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Wondering and you want to know,
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To know, "what is the commandment?"
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"what is the commandment?" read verse 12.
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Read verse 12. "and this is my commandment
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"and this is my commandment that you love one another
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That you love one another as i have loved you."
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As i have loved you." [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) what's heaven's prescription
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What's heaven's prescription for an abundant life?
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For an abundant life? "love one another."
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"love one another." "love one another."
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"love one another." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ now you need to know
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Now you need to know something.
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Something. it's easy to say,
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It's easy to say, but it's hard to do.
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But it's hard to do. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] that's why jesus said,
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That's why jesus said, "without me
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"without me you can do nothing."
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You can do nothing." because i mean if it was up
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Because i mean if it was up to me,
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To me, if it was in my strength,
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If it was in my strength, and jesus said,
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And jesus said, "love one another,"
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"love one another," i'd say, "okay.
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I'd say, "okay. that's everybody right here.
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That's everybody right here. that's where my family sits.
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That's where my family sits. yeah, you know there's
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Yeah, you know there's a few of y'all out there
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A few of y'all out there i like a lot, but..."
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I like a lot, but..." (laughter)
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(laughter) "but i can't love everybody
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"but i can't love everybody in my strength."
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In my strength." in my strength,
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In my strength, there's only so much that can
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There's only so much that can be poured out before i'm
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Be poured out before i'm all dried up.
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All dried up. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ but if i'm doing it
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But if i'm doing it in his strength,
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In his strength, and his joy is my joy,
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And his joy is my joy, and his power is my power,
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And his power is my power, and his word abides in me,
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And his word abides in me, not only can i love those that
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Not only can i love those that i want to love,
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I want to love, but i have the opportunity to
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But i have the opportunity to see god help me love those
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See god help me love those that are hard to love.
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That are hard to love. [amen.]
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[amen.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ (applause)
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(applause) now here's the thing about
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Now here's the thing about those who are hard to love.
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Those who are hard to love. you know who they are right
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You know who they are right now.
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Now. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ you've got their name on
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You've got their name on a list.
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A list. (laughter)
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(laughter) just like you know those
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Just like you know those who are easy to love,
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Who are easy to love, that guy that offended you
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That guy that offended you and didn't even act like
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And didn't even act like he was sorry;
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He was sorry; that person who rejected you
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That person who rejected you and doesn't act like
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And doesn't act like they care;
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They care; that individual that conspired
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That individual that conspired against you,
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Against you, and took from you,
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And took from you, and stole from you,
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And stole from you, and slandered you,
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And slandered you, and mocked you,
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And mocked you, and lied about you,
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And lied about you, and did everything that they
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And did everything that they could to verbally assassinate
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Could to verbally assassinate you,
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You, yeah, those people.
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Yeah, those people. how many of you know who i'm
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How many of you know who i'm talking about?
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Talking about? don't raise your hand.
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Don't raise your hand. just nod.
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Just nod. (laughter)
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(laughter) ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ when jesus said,
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When jesus said, "love one another,"
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"love one another," he meant them too.
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He meant them too. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ more them than anyone else.
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More them than anyone else. you say,
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You say, "how do you know that?"
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"how do you know that?" go look at the verse.
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Go look at the verse. "love one another
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"love one another as jesus loved you."
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As jesus loved you." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ the bible says that
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The bible says that while we were yet sinners,
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While we were yet sinners, christ demonstrated his own
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Christ demonstrated his own love towards us;
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Love towards us; that he gave his life.
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That he gave his life. he loved you when you weren't
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He loved you when you weren't worth loving.
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Worth loving. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] he loved you when you
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He loved you when you betrayed him.
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Betrayed him. he loved you when you
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He loved you when you walked away from him.
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Walked away from him. he loved you when you
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He loved you when you ignored him.
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Ignored him. he loved you when you took
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He loved you when you took but you didn't give back.
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But you didn't give back. he loved you when you made
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He loved you when you made the promise but you didn't
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The promise but you didn't keep the promise.
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Keep the promise. he loved you when you failed
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He loved you when you failed time and time and time again.
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Time and time and time again. his perfect love never gave up
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His perfect love never gave up on you.
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On you. and what jesus is saying is
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And what jesus is saying is if i can love you like that,
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If i can love you like that, then you love them
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Then you love them just the same.
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Just the same. (applause)
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(applause) church,
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Church, give the lord a mighty shout
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Give the lord a mighty shout of praise and a handclap
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Of praise and a handclap in this house today.
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In this house today. (applause)
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(applause) pastor matt hagee: we want to
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Pastor matt hagee: we want to thank you for joining us
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Thank you for joining us for this very special service.
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I pray that you were encouraged by the word of god.
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Open up the bible today and allow that to give you
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And allow that to give you the opportunity to be filled
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The opportunity to be filled with the joy of the lord
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With the joy of the lord that he has promised to be
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That he has promised to be your strength.
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Your strength. kendal and i want to thank you
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John Hagee - Heaven's Prescription For An Abundant Life

February 23, 2026 | 27:29

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