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John Hagee - Hope For The Troubled Heart

October 31, 2025 | 28:30

John Hagee - Hope For The Troubled Heart
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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - Hope For The Troubled Heart | October 31, 2025
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  • Pastor john hagee: hope is
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  • Pastor john hagee: hope is god's gift to the believer.
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  • God's gift to the believer. 1 corinthians 13 says,
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  • 1 corinthians 13 says, "now abideth faith, hope,
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  • "now abideth faith, hope, and love."
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  • And love." say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. "faith, hope, and love."
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  • "faith, hope, and love." david writes in psalm 42:5,
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  • David writes in psalm 42:5, "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." you put your faith in
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  • You put your faith in some people,
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  • Some people, you'll often be disappointed.
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  • You'll often be disappointed. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] but you will never be
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  • But you will never be disappointed when you put
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  • Disappointed when you put your faith in god.
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  • Your faith in god. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] he will never fail you.
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  • He will never fail you. god put you on this earth
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  • God put you on this earth for a specific purpose.
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  • For a specific purpose. i want you to get that
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  • I want you to get that in your mind.
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  • In your mind. god has a purpose for every
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  • God has a purpose for every person sitting in this
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  • Person sitting in this auditorium and for those of
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  • Auditorium and for those of you who are watching by
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  • You who are watching by television.
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  • Television. and when you fulfill
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  • And when you fulfill that purpose,
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  • That purpose, your life will be the most
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  • Your life will be the most joyous adventure you could
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  • Joyous adventure you could possibly imagine.
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  • Possibly imagine. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] god has a plan for you.
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  • God has a plan for you. you have a divine destiny
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  • You have a divine destiny with unlimited potential,
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  • With unlimited potential, blessings that you cannot
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  • Blessings that you cannot contain.
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  • Contain. the favor of god is in
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  • The favor of god is in your future
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  • Your future above and beyond
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  • Above and beyond your wildest dream.
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  • Your wildest dream. nothing is impossible with god
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  • Nothing is impossible with god or to those that love him!
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  • Or to those that love him! give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house!
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  • In the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) jesus christ is presented in
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  • Jesus christ is presented in the bible as our blessed hope.
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  • The bible as our blessed hope. saint paul presents christ as
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  • Saint paul presents christ as the hope of glory.
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  • The hope of glory. hope generates enthusiasm
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  • Hope generates enthusiasm and excitement.
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  • And excitement. have you ever been around
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  • Have you ever been around people who are excited about
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  • People who are excited about what they're doing?
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  • What they're doing? it's because they have hope
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  • It's because they have hope in that,
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  • In that, that they're going to
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  • That they're going to accomplish their assignment.
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  • Accomplish their assignment. hope produces joy the world
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  • Hope produces joy the world cannot give
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  • Cannot give and the world cannot take it
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  • And the world cannot take it away.
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  • Away. hope is faith reaching out
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  • Hope is faith reaching out in the darkness,
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  • In the darkness, knowing that the god we serve
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  • Knowing that the god we serve can never fail.
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  • Can never fail. romans 5:2:
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  • Romans 5:2: "we rejoice in the hope
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  • "we rejoice in the hope of the glory of god."
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  • Of the glory of god." the first recorded prophecy of
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  • The first recorded prophecy of hope in the bible was that
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  • Hope in the bible was that the seed of the woman would
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  • The seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent.
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  • Crush the head of the serpent. the woman was mary.
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  • The woman was mary. the seed was jesus.
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  • The seed was jesus. the serpent was satan.
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  • The serpent was satan. his head was crushed.
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  • His head was crushed. it's a word of hope from god
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  • It's a word of hope from god the father that satan is
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  • The father that satan is a defeated foe.
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  • A defeated foe. his son, jesus christ,
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  • His son, jesus christ, when he said,
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  • When he said, "it is finished,"
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  • "it is finished," the head of the serpent
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  • The head of the serpent was crushed.
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  • Was crushed. satan has no power over you.
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  • Satan has no power over you. he cannot control you.
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  • He cannot control you. he can harm you.
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  • He can harm you. he has been defeated
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  • He has been defeated at the cross!
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  • At the cross! give him praise!
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  • Give him praise! (applause)
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  • (applause) hebrews 11:1 says,
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  • Hebrews 11:1 says, "now faith is being sure of
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  • "now faith is being sure of what we hoped for."
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  • What we hoped for." [yes.]
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  • [yes.] i love this verse.
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  • I love this verse. we are sure because of
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  • We are sure because of the past performances of god
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  • The past performances of god in the bible.
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  • In the bible. i'm sure god answers prayer.
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  • I'm sure god answers prayer. [yes, he does.]
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  • [yes, he does.] i know so.
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  • I know so. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] i'm sure god heals from
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  • I'm sure god heals from sickness and disease.
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  • Sickness and disease. i'm sure of eternal life.
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  • I'm sure of eternal life. christ has risen from
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  • Christ has risen from the dead.
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  • The dead. and because he lives,
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  • And because he lives, we shall live also.
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  • We shall live also. i'm sure that the king
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  • I'm sure that the king is coming soon with power
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  • Is coming soon with power and great glory.
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  • And great glory. i'm sure,
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  • I'm sure, because the word of god
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  • Because the word of god clearly declares it!
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  • Clearly declares it! look up and pray up, saints.
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  • Look up and pray up, saints. we're going up
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  • We're going up in the twinkling of an eye!
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  • In the twinkling of an eye! [yeah!]
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  • [yeah!] (applause)
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  • (applause) have you ever gotten in
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  • Have you ever gotten in a circle of pessimistic people
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  • A circle of pessimistic people without hope?
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  • Without hope? [oh, yes.]
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  • [oh, yes.] they sink into despair.
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  • They sink into despair. after despair
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  • After despair comes depression.
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  • Comes depression. life becomes an endless trail
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  • Life becomes an endless trail of tears.
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  • Of tears. they say things like,
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  • They say things like, "i hate my life.
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  • "i hate my life. it's meaningless.
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  • It's meaningless. i have no purpose."
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  • I have no purpose." that's absolutely wrong.
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  • That's absolutely wrong. that's absolutely wrong.
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  • That's absolutely wrong. god has a purpose for you!
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  • God has a purpose for you! [yes.]
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  • [yes.] get off your pity pot
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  • Get off your pity pot and start searching for it.
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  • And start searching for it. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) when you sit in a building
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  • When you sit in a building like this,
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  • Like this, you don't know the kind of
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  • You don't know the kind of pain the person next to you
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  • Pain the person next to you is enduring right now.
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  • Is enduring right now. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] there are people who are
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  • There are people who are smiling on the outside
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  • Smiling on the outside and crying on the inside,
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  • And crying on the inside, talking about happiness
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  • Talking about happiness while they're living in
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  • While they're living in an emotional hell.
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  • An emotional hell. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] is this you?
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  • Is this you? is this your family?
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  • Is this your family? is this your marriage?
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  • Is this your marriage? is this about your business?
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  • Is this about your business? god has this word,
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  • God has this word, "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." [amen.]
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  • [amen.] "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." lost hope is
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  • Lost hope is the undertaker's best friend.
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  • The undertaker's best friend. many people no longer hope for
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  • Many people no longer hope for the best;
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  • The best; they just hope to avoid
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  • They just hope to avoid the worst.
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  • The worst. you can't live without hope.
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  • You can't live without hope. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] if you have no hope,
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  • If you have no hope, your heart will break,
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  • Your heart will break, your mind will snap,
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  • Your mind will snap, your will
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  • Your will will stagger through life
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  • Will stagger through life blinded by your tears,
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  • Blinded by your tears, you will walk down a road
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  • You will walk down a road that leads to nowhere,
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  • That leads to nowhere, where joy has been suffocated
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  • Where joy has been suffocated by the sound of your sobbing.
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  • By the sound of your sobbing. many of you here and many
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  • Many of you here and many watching by television
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  • Watching by television are desperately searching
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  • Are desperately searching for hope.
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  • For hope. i have this message from god
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  • I have this message from god for you today.
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  • For you today. there is hope for a brighter
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  • There is hope for a brighter tomorrow.
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  • Tomorrow. there is hope for
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  • There is hope for a joyous tomorrow.
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  • A joyous tomorrow. there's hope for
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  • There's hope for an accomplishing tomorrow.
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  • An accomplishing tomorrow. dreams still come true!
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  • Dreams still come true! there is a never-failing hope
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  • There is a never-failing hope guaranteed by the promises
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  • Guaranteed by the promises and the power of god!
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  • And the power of god! our hope is not
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  • Our hope is not wishful thinking!
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  • Wishful thinking! our hope is real!
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  • Our hope is real! it's alive!
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  • It's alive! it's eternal!
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  • It's eternal! it's available!
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  • It's available! it's yours for the asking!
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  • It's yours for the asking! give the lord a shout of
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  • Give the lord a shout of praise in the house of god!
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  • Praise in the house of god! (applause)
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  • (applause) many of us are haunted by
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  • Many of us are haunted by the memory of a great failure
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  • The memory of a great failure that changed the course of
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  • That changed the course of our life.
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  • Our life. there's a dark chapter
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  • There's a dark chapter in the drama of your life
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  • In the drama of your life that you cannot forget.
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  • That you cannot forget. you brood over a past failure,
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  • You brood over a past failure, and nurse its memory
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  • And nurse its memory by thinking of what
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  • By thinking of what might have been if...
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  • Might have been if... you think about something,
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  • You think about something, as humans have a compulsion
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  • As humans have a compulsion to do.
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  • To do. remembering yesterday's tragic
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  • Remembering yesterday's tragic mistakes cripples our ability
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  • Mistakes cripples our ability to have hope for tomorrow.
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  • To have hope for tomorrow. i want to say that again.
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  • I want to say that again. remembering yesterday's tragic
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  • Remembering yesterday's tragic mistakes cripples your ability
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  • Mistakes cripples your ability to have hope for tomorrow.
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  • To have hope for tomorrow. how many times have
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  • How many times have disillusioned and desperate
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  • Disillusioned and desperate people walking in depression
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  • People walking in depression walked into my office with
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  • Walked into my office with a dark secret locked up inside
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  • A dark secret locked up inside that has totally destroyed
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  • That has totally destroyed all hope for a better life
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  • All hope for a better life in the future?
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  • In the future? have you ever read this book?
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  • Have you ever read this book? (holding up bible)
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  • (holding up bible) it's a book.
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  • It's a book. it's not about perfect people.
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  • It's not about perfect people. this is a book about human
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  • This is a book about human failure on a scale that would
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  • Failure on a scale that would make the worst among you
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  • Make the worst among you look like a boy scout.
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  • Look like a boy scout. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) [amen.]
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  • [amen.] and let me show it to you.
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  • And let me show it to you. moses was a murderer.
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  • Moses was a murderer. he killed an egyptian
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  • He killed an egyptian who was beating a hebrew.
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  • Who was beating a hebrew. and moses buried him
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  • And moses buried him in the sand.
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  • In the sand. god used moses to lead israel
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  • God used moses to lead israel out of egypt's bondage,
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  • Out of egypt's bondage, to bring ten plagues that
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  • To bring ten plagues that crushed the economy of
  • 00:07:22.903 --> 00:07:25.005
  • Crushed the economy of the greatest nation on earth,
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  • The greatest nation on earth, egypt.
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  • Egypt. moses led millions across
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  • Moses led millions across the red sea.
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  • The red sea. he climbed mount sinai
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  • He climbed mount sinai to receive the torah
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  • To receive the torah and ten commandments,
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  • And ten commandments, face-to-face with god.
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  • Face-to-face with god. he was on that mountain for
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  • He was on that mountain for 40 days in the very presence
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  • 40 days in the very presence of god.
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  • Of god. when he came down,
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  • When he came down, his face was aglow.
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  • His face was aglow. he struck a rock with
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  • He struck a rock with his staff and water gushed out
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  • His staff and water gushed out of that rock in the middle of
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  • Of that rock in the middle of the desert,
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  • The desert, sufficient to service
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  • Sufficient to service two million people
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  • Two million people and all of their livestock.
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  • And all of their livestock. that was a lot of water.
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  • That was a lot of water. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] he lived to be 120.
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  • He lived to be 120. and he walked to his own
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  • And he walked to his own funeral.
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  • Funeral. he was buried by god himself
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  • He was buried by god himself to keep israel from worshiping
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  • To keep israel from worshiping him.
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  • Him. now get this.
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  • Now get this. when jesus,
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  • When jesus, in his earthly ministry,
  • 00:08:09.316 --> 00:08:10.717
  • In his earthly ministry, needed comfort and consolation
  • 00:08:10.784 --> 00:08:12.786
  • Needed comfort and consolation at the mount of
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  • At the mount of transfiguration,
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  • Transfiguration, who did god send?
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  • Who did god send? [moses.]
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  • [moses.] moses, moses,
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  • Moses, moses, the guy who killed somebody.
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  • The guy who killed somebody. that's tall cotton
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  • That's tall cotton for a killer.
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  • For a killer. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] there is hope for you.
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  • There is hope for you. there is hope for you.
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  • There is hope for you. don't give up on yourself.
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  • Don't give up on yourself. hope is a tender plant.
  • 00:08:30.370 --> 00:08:32.039
  • Hope is a tender plant. it's easily crushed
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  • It's easily crushed and extinguished.
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  • And extinguished. and every person must be
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  • And every person must be willing to battle for it.
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  • Willing to battle for it. many are the monuments
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  • Many are the monuments of despair,
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  • Of despair, dispersion,
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  • Dispersion, and depression.
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  • And depression. when we say and think things
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  • When we say and think things that are absolutely hopeless,
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  • That are absolutely hopeless, "all hope is gone,
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  • "all hope is gone, gone forever,"
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  • Gone forever," that is wrong.
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  • That is wrong. when your mind starts going
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  • When your mind starts going down that endless road from
  • 00:08:52.993 --> 00:08:54.728
  • Down that endless road from which there is no return,
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  • Which there is no return, stop it!
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  • Stop it! discipline yourself to
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  • Discipline yourself to stop it,
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  • Stop it, because it is an ungodly way
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  • Because it is an ungodly way to think!
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  • To think! [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] you are never beyond hope.
  • 00:09:04.204 --> 00:09:06.139
  • You are never beyond hope. where there is life,
  • 00:09:06.206 --> 00:09:07.441
  • Where there is life, there is hope.
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  • There is hope. (applause)
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  • (applause) as long as you have
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  • As long as you have the courage to try again,
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  • The courage to try again, there is hope.
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  • There is hope. as long as you're willing to
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  • As long as you're willing to start living again,
  • 00:09:20.454 --> 00:09:22.122
  • Start living again, there is hope.
  • 00:09:22.189 --> 00:09:23.256
  • There is hope. as long as you're willing to
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  • As long as you're willing to love again,
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  • Love again, to believe in other people
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  • To believe in other people again,
  • 00:09:27.794 --> 00:09:28.862
  • Again, to start achieving again,
  • 00:09:28.929 --> 00:09:31.164
  • To start achieving again, there is hope.
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  • There is hope. "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." [yes.]
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  • [yes.] that's a powerful verse of
  • 00:09:34.701 --> 00:09:35.502
  • That's a powerful verse of scripture.
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  • Scripture. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." don't put your hope
  • 00:09:38.705 --> 00:09:39.373
  • Don't put your hope in washington.
  • 00:09:39.439 --> 00:09:40.841
  • In washington. don't put your hope in other
  • 00:09:40.907 --> 00:09:42.042
  • Don't put your hope in other people.
  • 00:09:42.109 --> 00:09:42.542
  • People. the bible says,
  • 00:09:42.609 --> 00:09:43.577
  • The bible says, "do not lean on the arm of
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  • "do not lean on the arm of flesh.
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  • Flesh. it will turn and rend you."
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  • It will turn and rend you." people will disappoint you.
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  • People will disappoint you. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] but god will never disappoint
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  • But god will never disappoint you!
  • 00:09:51.485 --> 00:09:52.219
  • You! he will never disappoint you!
  • 00:09:52.285 --> 00:09:54.988
  • He will never disappoint you! (applause)y
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  • For the peace of jerusalem.
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  • This is not a suggestion.
  • 00:09:59.593 --> 00:10:01.028
  • It's a directive from heaven.
  • 00:10:01.028 --> 00:10:03.063
  • And for those who obey.
  • 00:10:03.063 --> 00:10:04.464
  • Blessings abound.
  • 00:10:04.464 --> 00:10:05.899
  • When you bless israel,
  • 00:10:05.899 --> 00:10:07.167
  • God promises to bless you
  • 00:10:07.167 --> 00:10:09.269
  • In a world
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  • Filled with rising
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  • Anti-semitism and violence.
  • 00:10:10.904 --> 00:10:12.839
  • Now is the time for believers
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  • To stand boldly
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  • With god's people.
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  • Your voice, your prayers,
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  • Your actions matter
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  • With your gift
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  • Of any amount today
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  • Anointing oil
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  • Keychain made in israel,
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  • A daily reminder
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  • To pray for jerusalem.
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  • The origin of jew hatred.
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  • To jhm.org/israelstrong.
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  • I know the plans i have
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  • I know the plans i have for you,
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  • For you, saith the lord,
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  • Saith the lord, plans for your good,
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  • Plans for your good, for favor,
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  • For favor, for prosperity,
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  • For prosperity, for the peace of mind,
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  • For the peace of mind, for divine health,
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  • For divine health, for healing from sickness
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  • For healing from sickness and disease,
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  • And disease, blessings you cannot contain,
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  • Blessings you cannot contain, to give you a breath-taking
  • 00:11:12.332 --> 00:11:14.034
  • To give you a breath-taking future and a hope that will
  • 00:11:14.101 --> 00:11:15.936
  • Future and a hope that will set your soul on fire!
  • 00:11:16.002 --> 00:11:18.205
  • Set your soul on fire! get excited about who you are
  • 00:11:18.271 --> 00:11:20.874
  • Get excited about who you are and who you know!
  • 00:11:20.941 --> 00:11:22.342
  • And who you know! jesus is his name!
  • 00:11:22.409 --> 00:11:24.478
  • Jesus is his name! jesus is his name!
  • 00:11:24.544 --> 00:11:26.747
  • Jesus is his name! (applause)
  • 00:11:26.813 --> 00:11:31.885
  • (applause) consider the door of hope
  • 00:11:31.952 --> 00:11:33.086
  • Consider the door of hope in the valley of achor.
  • 00:11:33.153 --> 00:11:34.888
  • In the valley of achor. what happened to israel
  • 00:11:34.955 --> 00:11:36.490
  • What happened to israel in the valley of achor?
  • 00:11:36.556 --> 00:11:38.525
  • In the valley of achor? for israel,
  • 00:11:38.592 --> 00:11:39.126
  • For israel, the valley of achor was
  • 00:11:39.192 --> 00:11:40.260
  • The valley of achor was synonymous with tragic
  • 00:11:40.327 --> 00:11:41.595
  • Synonymous with tragic failure.
  • 00:11:41.661 --> 00:11:43.830
  • Failure. they knew the story of how
  • 00:11:43.897 --> 00:11:45.165
  • They knew the story of how their ancestors under joshua
  • 00:11:45.232 --> 00:11:48.635
  • Their ancestors under joshua captured the city of jericho.
  • 00:11:48.702 --> 00:11:51.271
  • Captured the city of jericho. as the priest sounded
  • 00:11:51.338 --> 00:11:52.272
  • As the priest sounded the trumpets,
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  • The trumpets, which would be shofars,
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  • Which would be shofars, the mighty right hand of god
  • 00:11:55.075 --> 00:11:56.510
  • The mighty right hand of god crushed the massive walls
  • 00:11:56.576 --> 00:11:57.878
  • Crushed the massive walls of jericho.
  • 00:11:57.944 --> 00:11:59.312
  • Of jericho. it was one of the greatest
  • 00:11:59.379 --> 00:12:00.380
  • It was one of the greatest military victories
  • 00:12:00.447 --> 00:12:01.882
  • Military victories in israel's history.
  • 00:12:01.948 --> 00:12:03.250
  • In israel's history. it was their first military
  • 00:12:03.316 --> 00:12:04.718
  • It was their first military victory going from bondage
  • 00:12:04.785 --> 00:12:07.354
  • Victory going from bondage to the promised land.
  • 00:12:07.420 --> 00:12:09.222
  • To the promised land. since it was their first
  • 00:12:09.289 --> 00:12:10.524
  • Since it was their first victory,
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  • Victory, the first fruits belonged
  • 00:12:12.459 --> 00:12:13.994
  • The first fruits belonged to god.
  • 00:12:14.060 --> 00:12:15.295
  • To god. and god gave the very clear
  • 00:12:15.362 --> 00:12:16.963
  • And god gave the very clear instruction that no one was
  • 00:12:17.030 --> 00:12:18.565
  • Instruction that no one was to go into jericho.
  • 00:12:18.632 --> 00:12:20.000
  • To go into jericho. all the spoils of
  • 00:12:20.066 --> 00:12:21.768
  • All the spoils of the defeated city were his.
  • 00:12:21.835 --> 00:12:24.404
  • The defeated city were his. no one was to keep anything
  • 00:12:24.471 --> 00:12:26.973
  • No one was to keep anything for themselves.
  • 00:12:27.040 --> 00:12:28.809
  • For themselves. but there was a man named
  • 00:12:28.875 --> 00:12:29.643
  • But there was a man named achan who refused to obey.
  • 00:12:29.709 --> 00:12:33.580
  • Achan who refused to obey. there's always someone
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  • There's always someone who believes they can
  • 00:12:34.981 --> 00:12:35.982
  • Who believes they can break the rules
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  • Break the rules and get away with it.
  • 00:12:37.617 --> 00:12:39.085
  • And get away with it. he slipped into the city
  • 00:12:39.152 --> 00:12:40.187
  • He slipped into the city in the darkness of night.
  • 00:12:40.253 --> 00:12:42.055
  • In the darkness of night. he stole a beautiful
  • 00:12:42.122 --> 00:12:43.557
  • He stole a beautiful babylonian robe.
  • 00:12:43.623 --> 00:12:45.258
  • Babylonian robe. he stole 200 shekels of
  • 00:12:45.325 --> 00:12:46.893
  • He stole 200 shekels of silver,
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  • Silver, a bar of gold.
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  • A bar of gold. and he walked back through
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  • And he walked back through the tents back to his tent,
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  • The tents back to his tent, buried it beneath his bedroll,
  • 00:12:53.700 --> 00:12:56.136
  • Buried it beneath his bedroll, kicked his head back
  • 00:12:56.203 --> 00:12:57.504
  • Kicked his head back and laughed.
  • 00:12:57.571 --> 00:12:59.439
  • And laughed. "i'm a genius.
  • 00:12:59.506 --> 00:13:00.440
  • "i'm a genius. all these other people keeping
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  • All these other people keeping the rules.
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  • The rules. now i'm rich!"
  • 00:13:03.410 --> 00:13:05.779
  • Now i'm rich!" not knowing achan's sin,
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  • Not knowing achan's sin, joshua led the israeli army to
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  • Joshua led the israeli army to attack a little simple place
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  • Attack a little simple place called ai.
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  • Called ai. ai was small.
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  • Ai was small. it was insignificant.
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  • It was insignificant. it should have been
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  • It should have been an easy victory,
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  • An easy victory, yet israel's army was badly
  • 00:13:18.091 --> 00:13:20.126
  • Yet israel's army was badly defeated.
  • 00:13:20.193 --> 00:13:20.961
  • Defeated. how could this tragedy
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  • How could this tragedy possibly happen?
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  • Possibly happen? joshua put on his sack clothe
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  • Joshua put on his sack clothe and ashes,
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  • And ashes, and he prayed to god, saying,
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  • And he prayed to god, saying, "why did this happen?"
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  • "why did this happen?" god said, "joshua, get up.
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  • God said, "joshua, get up. stop praying.
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  • Stop praying. there's sin in your camp."
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  • There's sin in your camp." and so joshua performed
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  • And so joshua performed a tent-by-tent inspection.
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  • A tent-by-tent inspection. here's a bible verse you need
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  • Here's a bible verse you need to know:
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  • To know: "be sure your sin
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  • "be sure your sin will find you out."
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  • Will find you out." if you don't confess it
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  • If you don't confess it and let god bury it,
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  • And let god bury it, he will make sure you will be
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  • He will make sure you will be found out.
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  • Found out. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] you're not going to get away
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  • You're not going to get away with it.
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  • With it. there will come a day when
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  • There will come a day when every secret thing that's not
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  • Every secret thing that's not confessed to god and buried by
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  • Confessed to god and buried by the blood of jesus
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  • The blood of jesus will be revealed.
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  • Will be revealed. [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] they gathered achan's
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  • They gathered achan's livestock.
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  • Livestock. they gathered him.
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  • They gathered him. they burned him,
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  • They burned him, and gathered achan's wife,
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  • And gathered achan's wife, his children,
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  • His children, and every relative,
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  • And every relative, stoned them and burned them
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  • Stoned them and burned them to an ash.
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  • To an ash. i want to tell you
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  • I want to tell you god will not tolerate sin.
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  • God will not tolerate sin. he has sent his son to make it
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  • He has sent his son to make it possible for you to confess
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  • Possible for you to confess your sin.
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  • Your sin. and you should confess it
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  • And you should confess it and forsake it immediately.
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  • And forsake it immediately. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] this valley of failure
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  • This valley of failure was then named
  • 00:14:39.239 --> 00:14:40.173
  • Was then named the valley of achor,
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  • The valley of achor, according to joshua 7:26.
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  • According to joshua 7:26. and it is called the valley of
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  • And it is called the valley of achor until this day.
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  • Achor until this day. the valley is a place of
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  • The valley is a place of disobedience to god's word.
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  • Disobedience to god's word. it's a place of unspeakable
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  • It's a place of unspeakable failure.
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  • Failure. it's a place of shame.
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  • It's a place of shame. it's a place of corruption.
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  • It's a place of corruption. it's a place of idolatry.
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  • It's a place of idolatry. it's a place of moral failure;
  • 00:14:59.426 --> 00:15:01.628
  • It's a place of moral failure; loving the babylonian
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  • Loving the babylonian government, the gold,
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  • Government, the gold, the silver,
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  • The silver, more than you love the god
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  • More than you love the god who gave you the victory.
  • 00:15:06.866 --> 00:15:09.469
  • Who gave you the victory. do you have a valley of achor
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  • Do you have a valley of achor in your life?
  • 00:15:12.072 --> 00:15:13.573
  • In your life? there's good news.
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  • There's good news. god has promised you
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  • God has promised you in hosea 2,
  • 00:15:15.909 --> 00:15:17.043
  • In hosea 2, "he will make a door of hope
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  • "he will make a door of hope in the valley of achor."
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  • In the valley of achor." a door is a way of escape.
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  • A door is a way of escape. it's a new beginning.
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  • It's a new beginning. it's a fresh start.
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  • It's a fresh start. it's a separation from
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  • It's a separation from the past.
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  • The past. it's looking with joy and hope
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  • It's looking with joy and hope toward the future.
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  • Toward the future. do you have locked,
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  • Do you have locked, deeply in your heart,
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  • Deeply in your heart, the memory of a personal
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  • The memory of a personal failure?
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  • Failure? god is saying today,
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  • God is saying today, i'm going to make a way of
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  • I'm going to make a way of escape.
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  • Escape. i'm going to give you
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  • I'm going to give you a door of hope,
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  • A door of hope, plans for good,
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  • Plans for good, to give you a brighter future
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  • To give you a brighter future than your wildest dreams.
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  • Than your wildest dreams. believe me,
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  • Believe me, god's dreams for your life are
  • 00:15:50.176 --> 00:15:52.579
  • God's dreams for your life are greater than you can possibly
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  • Greater than you can possibly imagine.
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  • Imagine. are you locked in a syndrome,
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  • Are you locked in a syndrome, going around in the same
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  • Going around in the same circle over and over and over?
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  • Circle over and over and over? is your life a treadmill of
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  • Is your life a treadmill of meaningless nothing?
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  • Meaningless nothing? your life is an unending
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  • Your life is an unending series of poor choices,
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  • Series of poor choices, unexpected circumstances,
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  • Unexpected circumstances, poor judgment,
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  • Poor judgment, taking on too much.
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  • Taking on too much. or are you like achan?
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  • Or are you like achan? you just made up your mind to
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  • You just made up your mind to do the wrong thing and failure
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  • Do the wrong thing and failure is staring you in the face
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  • Is staring you in the face every time you look into
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  • Every time you look into the mirror.
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  • The mirror. i've got good news for you.
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  • I've got good news for you. jesus said,
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  • Jesus said, "i am the door."
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  • "i am the door." "i will make a way of escape.
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  • "i will make a way of escape. i am going to give you
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  • I am going to give you a new opportunity."
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  • A new opportunity." david says,
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  • David says, "be strong and take heart,
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  • "be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the lord."
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  • All you who hope in the lord." who?
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  • Who? "all you who hope in
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  • "all you who hope in the lord."
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  • The lord." christ is here to open
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  • Christ is here to open the door of hope for you
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  • The door of hope for you this morning.
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  • This morning. [thank you, lord jesus.]
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  • [thank you, lord jesus.] no one can close it.
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  • No one can close it. his victory at the cross
  • 00:16:49.269 --> 00:16:50.837
  • His victory at the cross guarantees that your tomorrows
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  • Guarantees that your tomorrows are going to be filled with
  • 00:16:53.506 --> 00:16:54.808
  • Are going to be filled with peace and prosperity.
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  • Peace and prosperity. he's going to give you joy
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  • He's going to give you joy that's unspeakable,
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  • That's unspeakable, and confidence in yourself,
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  • And confidence in yourself, confidence in christ.
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  • Confidence in christ. he is going to give you
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  • He is going to give you blessed assurance,
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  • Blessed assurance, health and healing
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  • Health and healing and deliverance.
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  • And deliverance. he's going to give you
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  • He's going to give you the favor of god.
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  • The favor of god. get excited about your future.
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  • Get excited about your future. "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." "hope thou in god."
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  • "hope thou in god." give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in the house!
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  • In the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) listen closely.
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  • Listen closely. is there hope when i'm from
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  • Is there hope when i'm from a dysfunctional family?
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  • A dysfunctional family? don't raise your hand
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  • Don't raise your hand right now.
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  • Right now. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) some of you in this audience
  • 00:17:32.245 --> 00:17:33.246
  • Some of you in this audience came from or you are in
  • 00:17:33.313 --> 00:17:35.748
  • Came from or you are in a dysfunctional family.
  • 00:17:35.815 --> 00:17:38.151
  • A dysfunctional family. your father was a failure.
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  • Your father was a failure. he was never there for you.
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  • He was never there for you. your mother left you for
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  • Your mother left you for a never-ending series
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  • A never-ending series of lovers,
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  • Of lovers, lived a life of drugs
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  • Lived a life of drugs and desperation.
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  • And desperation. your hopes for your future
  • 00:17:49.395 --> 00:17:51.364
  • Your hopes for your future were crushed when you were
  • 00:17:51.431 --> 00:17:52.665
  • Were crushed when you were a child.
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  • A child. and you've never been able to
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  • And you've never been able to get over that.
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  • Get over that. don't use your dysfunctional
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  • Don't use your dysfunctional parents as an excuse for what
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  • Parents as an excuse for what you have become after today.
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  • You have become after today. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
  • 00:18:06.112 --> 00:18:10.550
  • (applause) why?
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  • Why? your example is jesus christ.
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  • Your example is jesus christ. [that's right.]
  • 00:18:14.287 --> 00:18:14.888
  • [that's right.] it's not your wino daddy.
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  • It's not your wino daddy. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) or your wicked witch of
  • 00:18:18.158 --> 00:18:19.192
  • Or your wicked witch of the west mother.
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  • The west mother. (laughter)
  • 00:18:20.894 --> 00:18:22.095
  • (laughter) life is about choices.
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  • Life is about choices. you are responsible for
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  • You are responsible for your choices.
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  • Your choices. what your mind can conceive,
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  • What your mind can conceive, your heart can achieve.
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  • Your heart can achieve. have you ever considered how
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  • Have you ever considered how much god used dysfunctional
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  • Much god used dysfunctional families in the bible?
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  • Families in the bible? [yes.]
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  • [yes.] just hold onto your seat
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  • Just hold onto your seat and listen to this.
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  • And listen to this. from genesis 12 to chapter 50,
  • 00:18:41.948 --> 00:18:45.318
  • From genesis 12 to chapter 50, god uses 38 chapters
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  • God uses 38 chapters in the bible to portray
  • 00:18:47.420 --> 00:18:49.289
  • In the bible to portray this dysfunctional family.
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  • This dysfunctional family. from genesis 1 to 11,
  • 00:18:51.724 --> 00:18:53.359
  • From genesis 1 to 11, covers thousands of years.
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  • Covers thousands of years. but from 12 to the end of
  • 00:18:55.662 --> 00:18:57.163
  • But from 12 to the end of the book,
  • 00:18:57.230 --> 00:18:57.964
  • The book, covers one family.
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  • Covers one family. it's important.
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  • It's important. these are the highlights that
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  • These are the highlights that would have made the news
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  • Would have made the news in the new york times,
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  • In the new york times, in the san antonio newspaper,
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  • In the san antonio newspaper, maybe even wall street.
  • 00:19:08.775 --> 00:19:11.010
  • Maybe even wall street. here's the headline:
  • 00:19:11.077 --> 00:19:12.579
  • Here's the headline: "husband gives his wife to
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  • "husband gives his wife to another man to spend the night
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  • Another man to spend the night with her free of charge."
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  • With her free of charge." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) ooh, did it get quiet in here.
  • 00:19:20.920 --> 00:19:24.457
  • Ooh, did it get quiet in here. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) this was abraham to sarah.
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  • This was abraham to sarah. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) hebrew scholars say sexual
  • 00:19:28.161 --> 00:19:29.662
  • Hebrew scholars say sexual favors were fully expected.
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  • Favors were fully expected. ooh.
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  • Ooh. the son of this husband and
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  • The son of this husband and wife was a master manipulator,
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  • Wife was a master manipulator, helping her favorite son steal
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  • Helping her favorite son steal the inheritance of her
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  • The inheritance of her older son.
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  • Older son. the son was jacob,
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  • The son was jacob, who stole the inheritance.
  • 00:19:46.045 --> 00:19:48.214
  • Who stole the inheritance. he had 12 sons.
  • 00:19:48.281 --> 00:19:50.083
  • He had 12 sons. when their sister was raped,
  • 00:19:50.149 --> 00:19:51.951
  • When their sister was raped, they went into that town
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  • They went into that town and cut the foreskin off of
  • 00:19:54.454 --> 00:19:56.222
  • And cut the foreskin off of every man.
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  • Every man. the next day,
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  • The next day, the bible says,
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  • The bible says, when they were too sore to
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  • When they were too sore to fight,
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  • Fight, they killed every man
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  • They killed every man in that city.
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  • In that city. ladies and gentlemen,
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  • Ladies and gentlemen, it makes the godfather look
  • 00:20:09.869 --> 00:20:11.337
  • It makes the godfather look like the brady bunch.
  • 00:20:11.404 --> 00:20:13.139
  • Like the brady bunch. (laughter)
  • 00:20:13.206 --> 00:20:14.607
  • (laughter) that's in the bible.
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  • That's in the bible. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) then there's the
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  • Then there's the daughter-in-law who disguised
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  • Daughter-in-law who disguised herself as a prostitute
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  • Herself as a prostitute and seduced a family member
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  • And seduced a family member to get her pregnant
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  • To get her pregnant because she wanted a child.
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  • Because she wanted a child. this was incest.
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  • This was incest. you talk about desperate
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  • You talk about desperate housewife.
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  • Housewife. this is a whole new level.
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  • This is a whole new level. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) later those sons lied to
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  • Later those sons lied to their father, jacob,
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  • Their father, jacob, covering up the fact that they
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  • Covering up the fact that they had sold their younger brother
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  • Had sold their younger brother into slavery.
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  • Into slavery. this was joseph.
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  • This was joseph. those slave traders sold that
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  • Those slave traders sold that boy for a profit to another
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  • Boy for a profit to another slave market in egypt.
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  • Slave market in egypt. and that younger brother was
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  • And that younger brother was sent to prison accused of
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  • Sent to prison accused of raping a prominent
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  • Raping a prominent social light.
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  • Social light. the world knows him as joseph.
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  • The world knows him as joseph. he became the prime minister
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  • He became the prime minister of egypt.
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  • Of egypt. he saved the world from
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  • He saved the world from starvation.
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  • Starvation. isn't that some story?
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  • Isn't that some story? god takes 38 chapters to tell
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  • God takes 38 chapters to tell this gruesome,
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  • This gruesome, sordid detail about
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  • Sordid detail about all of these things
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  • All of these things for the world to see.
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  • For the world to see. why?
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  • Why? god is making this point:
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  • God is making this point: god gave them
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  • God gave them his amazing grace.
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  • His amazing grace. he forgot all of their
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  • He forgot all of their unspeakable sins and produced
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  • Unspeakable sins and produced all the 12 prophets.
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  • All the 12 prophets. four thousand years later,
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  • Four thousand years later, this group of people produced
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  • This group of people produced jesus christ.
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  • Jesus christ. jesus christ is the hope
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  • Jesus christ is the hope of glory.
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  • Of glory. he's the reason we're all
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  • He's the reason we're all here today.
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  • Here today. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) so what's the point?
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  • So what's the point? the point:
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  • The point: if you came from
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  • If you came from a dysfunctional family or you
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  • A dysfunctional family or you are in a dysfunctional family,
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  • Are in a dysfunctional family, there is a door of hope for
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  • There is a door of hope for your future that is bright
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  • Your future that is bright as you can possibly imagine.
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  • As you can possibly imagine. god will make a way of escape.
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  • God will make a way of escape. open up and simply give him
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  • Open up and simply give him the chance to be
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  • The chance to be your champion!
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  • Your champion! [amen!]
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  • [amen!] [yeah!]
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  • [yeah!] (applause)
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  • (applause) the last door that opens
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  • The last door that opens in the bible is revelation 4.
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  • In the bible is revelation 4. "after these things i looked,
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  • "after these things i looked, and behold,
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  • And behold, a door standing open
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  • A door standing open in heaven."
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  • In heaven." the first three chapters of
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  • The first three chapters of revelation represent
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  • Revelation represent the seven churches of asia,
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  • The seven churches of asia, and then the church disappears
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  • And then the church disappears until the end of the book.
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  • Until the end of the book. why?
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  • Why? because the church goes off
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  • Because the church goes off the air because the church
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  • The air because the church goes up in the air.
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  • Goes up in the air. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] it's called the rapture.
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  • It's called the rapture. it's called the rapture.
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  • It's called the rapture. (applause)
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  • (applause) jesus made this promise:
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  • Jesus made this promise: "i will come again and receive
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  • "i will come again and receive you unto myself;
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  • You unto myself; that where i am,
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  • That where i am, there you may be also."
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  • There you may be also." [amen.]
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  • [amen.] prophetically,
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  • Prophetically, every day you pick up
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  • Every day you pick up the newspaper,
  • 00:22:50.863 --> 00:22:52.198
  • The newspaper, you are reading something that
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  • You are reading something that ezekiel prophesied
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  • Ezekiel prophesied 3,000 years ago.
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  • 3,000 years ago. and it's happening instantly
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  • And it's happening instantly before our eyes.
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  • Before our eyes. ladies and gentlemen
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  • Ladies and gentlemen of america,
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  • Of america, christ is the answer for
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  • Christ is the answer for this nation.
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  • This nation. christ is the answer for
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  • Christ is the answer for your life.
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  • Your life. he is your blessed hope.
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  • He is your blessed hope. he is your blessed hope.
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  • He is your blessed hope. he is your blessed hope!
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  • He is your blessed hope! give the lord a shout of
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  • Give the lord a shout of praise in the house of god!
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  • Praise in the house of god! (applause)
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  • (applause) stand.
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  • Stand. (applause)
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  • (applause) i ask you this question:
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  • I ask you this question: how many of you need
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  • How many of you need a supernatural infusion
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  • A supernatural infusion of hope in your life,
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  • Of hope in your life, in your marriage,
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  • In your marriage, in your health,
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  • In your health, in your finances,
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  • In your finances, in your future?
  • 00:23:38.377 --> 00:23:40.012
  • In your future? you need an infusion of hope
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  • You need an infusion of hope in one of the those areas.
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  • In one of the those areas. i want you to raise your
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  • I want you to raise your hand right where you are.
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  • Hand right where you are. now, i want you to believe.
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  • Now, i want you to believe. it is one thing to pray,
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  • It is one thing to pray, but it's another thing to pray
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  • But it's another thing to pray in faith believing.
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  • In faith believing. we're going to pray
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  • We're going to pray in faith believing,
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  • In faith believing, and god is going to shatter
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  • And god is going to shatter the things that have shackled
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  • The things that have shackled you emotionally.
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  • You emotionally. and he's going to open doors.
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  • And he's going to open doors. he'll rip them off the hinge
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  • He'll rip them off the hinge to help you achieve
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  • To help you achieve your divine destiny.
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  • Your divine destiny. lift up your hands
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  • Lift up your hands and let's pray this prayer.
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  • And let's pray this prayer. heavenly father,
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  • Heavenly father, in the authority
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  • In the authority of jesus' name,
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  • Of jesus' name, i ask for you to open the door
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  • I ask for you to open the door of hope
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  • Of hope for my life,
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  • For my life, for my marriage,
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  • For my marriage, for my business,
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  • For my business, for my finances.
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  • For my finances. this day,
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  • This day, i want the blessing of god
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  • I want the blessing of god to flow into my life,
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  • To flow into my life, to be supernaturally anointed
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  • To be supernaturally anointed to accomplish things i can
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  • To accomplish things i can only dream about,
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  • Only dream about, because nothing is impossible
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  • Because nothing is impossible to god.
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  • To god. and i want to live a joyous,
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  • And i want to live a joyous, victorious life,
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  • Victorious life, and i want to do it now,
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  • And i want to do it now, in jesus' name!
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  • In jesus' name! amen!
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  • Amen! give the lord a shout of
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  • Give the lord a shout of praise in the house!
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  • Praise in the house! come on, church!
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  • Come on, church! (applause)
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  • (applause) pastor john hagee: god wants
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  • Pastor john hagee: god wants to show you great
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  • To show you great and mighty things.
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  • And mighty things. keep your mind focused on
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  • Keep your mind focused on jesus and he will lead you
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  • Jesus and he will lead you in the right direction.
  • 00:25:14.273 --> 00:25:15.841
  • In the right direction. pastor matt hagee: the steps
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  • Pastor matt hagee: the steps of the righteous are ordered
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  • Of the righteous are ordered of the lord.
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  • Of the lord. devote yourself to reading
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  • Devote yourself to reading his word and praying
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  • His word and praying every day.
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  • Every day. stay tuned,
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  • Stay tuned, pastor hagee has a blessing
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  • Pastor hagee has a blessing just for you.
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  • The hatred we saw on october
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  • The 7th toward israel
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  • And the jewish
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  • People was not new.
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  • It was a chilling reminder
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  • That anti-semitism
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  • Never sleep. in pastor
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  • John hagees
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  • New book,
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  • The middle east conflict
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  • The origin of jew hatred,
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  • Pastor hagee
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  • Exposes the spiritual
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  • And historical roots
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  • Of anti-semitism
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  • And why it's exploding
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  • Across the globe today.
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  • Now is the time
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  • To take your stand.
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  • Hagee ministries continues
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  • Hagee ministries continues to proclaim the truth
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  • To proclaim the truth of god's word around
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  • Of god's word around the globe.
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  • The globe. together, we are providing
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  • Together, we are providing humanitarian aid across
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  • Humanitarian aid across israel,
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  • Israel, community service initiatives
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  • Community service initiatives at home and abroad,
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  • At home and abroad, and transforming the lives
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  • And transforming the lives of young mothers
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  • Of young mothers at the sanctuary of hope.
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  • At the sanctuary of hope. your partnership today
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  • Ensures we reach the generations of tomorrow
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  • May the lord bless you and may the lord keep you.
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  • And may the lord keep you. and may the lord make his face
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  • And may the lord make his face to shine upon you
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  • To shine upon you and be gracious unto you,
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  • And be gracious unto you, giving you his peace.
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  • Giving you his peace. may you walk each day with
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  • May you walk each day with the confidence that god has
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  • The confidence that god has prepared a way for you where
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  • Prepared a way for you where there seems to be no way;
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  • There seems to be no way; for you are his child.
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  • For you are his child. he loves you so much that
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  • He loves you so much that he gave his only begotten son
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  • He gave his only begotten son for your salvation.
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  • For your salvation. may you walk in the knowledge
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  • May you walk in the knowledge that your father,
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  • That your father, which art in heaven,
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  • Which art in heaven, has all power in heaven
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  • Has all power in heaven and in earth.
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  • And in earth. his angels go before you
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  • His angels go before you and behind you.
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  • And behind you. do not be confounded by
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  • Do not be confounded by the cares of this life,
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  • The cares of this life, but rejoice that your name
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  • But rejoice that your name is written
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  • Is written in the lamb's book of life.
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  • In the lamb's book of life. receive this blessing today,
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  • Receive this blessing today, in the mighty name of jesus.
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  • In the mighty name of jesus. amen and amen.
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