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John Hagee - Joseph - The Darkest Hour

November 5, 2025 | 28:30

John Hagee - Joseph - The Darkest Hour
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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - Joseph - The Darkest Hour | November 5, 2025
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  • ♪ music ♪ pastor john hagee: turn to
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  • Pastor john hagee: turn to psalm 105:17,
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  • Psalm 105:17, as we continue our sermon
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  • As we continue our sermon series on "joseph's journey:
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  • Series on "joseph's journey: from the pit to the palace"
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  • From the pit to the palace" with this sermon
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  • With this sermon "the darkest hour."
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  • "the darkest hour." listen closely.
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  • Listen closely. your darkest hour is conquered
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  • Your darkest hour is conquered by your dream about
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  • By your dream about your future.
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  • Your future. a dream written down
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  • A dream written down is a goal.
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  • Is a goal. a goal broken down into steps
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  • A goal broken down into steps is a plan.
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  • Is a plan. a plan backed by divine action
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  • A plan backed by divine action will conquer
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  • Will conquer your darkest hour.
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  • Your darkest hour. you will have a darkest hour.
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  • You will have a darkest hour. you will be the person
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  • You will be the person responsible between making it
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  • Responsible between making it your permanent address
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  • Your permanent address or a temporary experience.
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  • Or a temporary experience. psalm 105:17:
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  • Psalm 105:17: "he sent a man before them,
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  • "he sent a man before them, joseph,
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  • Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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  • Who was sold as a slave. they hurt his feet with
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  • They hurt his feet with fetters.
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  • Fetters. he was laid in irons.
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  • He was laid in irons. until the time that his word
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  • Until the time that his word came to pass,
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  • Came to pass, the word of the lord
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  • The word of the lord tested him."
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  • Tested him." "the word of the lord
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  • "the word of the lord tested him."
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  • Tested him." father, thank you
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  • Father, thank you that in our darkest hour,
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  • That in our darkest hour, we can call upon the light
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  • We can call upon the light of the world
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  • Of the world and know god's perfect will
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  • And know god's perfect will for our lives.
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  • For our lives. in jesus' name, we pray.
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  • In jesus' name, we pray. and all of god's children
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  • And all of god's children said, amen.
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  • Said, amen. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] you may be seated.
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  • You may be seated. four things to remember
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  • Four things to remember in your darkest day.
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  • In your darkest day. one,
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  • One, champions are never chosen
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  • Champions are never chosen from the ranks of unscarred
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  • From the ranks of unscarred people.
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  • People. i'm going to say that again.
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  • I'm going to say that again. champions are never chosen by
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  • Champions are never chosen by the hand of god from the ranks
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  • The hand of god from the ranks of unscarred people.
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  • Of unscarred people. every person god ever used
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  • Every person god ever used in the bible,
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  • In the bible, he put them through a blast
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  • He put them through a blast furnace to see if they would
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  • Furnace to see if they would be true and loyal to him.
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  • Be true and loyal to him. joseph died with scars around
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  • Joseph died with scars around his ankles created by
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  • His ankles created by those leg irons.
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  • Those leg irons. he became the prime minister
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  • He became the prime minister wearing scars.
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  • Wearing scars. jesus was laid in a borrowed
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  • Jesus was laid in a borrowed grave with the scars of
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  • Grave with the scars of 39 stripes on his back,
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  • 39 stripes on his back, with his hands and his feet
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  • With his hands and his feet split open.
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  • Split open. he had his side ripped open
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  • He had his side ripped open with a roman spear to assure
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  • With a roman spear to assure that he was dead.
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  • That he was dead. jesus stands right now
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  • Jesus stands right now at the right hand of god
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  • At the right hand of god the father,
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  • The father, the king of kings
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  • The king of kings and the lord of lords,
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  • And the lord of lords, with scars,
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  • With scars, with scars.
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  • With scars. how are the jewish people,
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  • How are the jewish people, in the future,
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  • In the future, going to recognize jesus
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  • Going to recognize jesus as messiah?
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  • As messiah? the scars.
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  • The scars. zechariah 12:10 says,
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  • Zechariah 12:10 says, "then they (the jewish people)
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  • "then they (the jewish people) will look upon me whom they
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  • Will look upon me whom they have pierced,"
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  • Have pierced," and know that he is
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  • And know that he is the son of god,
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  • The son of god, the messiah.
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  • The messiah. trouble does not mean god does
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  • Trouble does not mean god does not love you.
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  • Not love you. trouble means you are
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  • Trouble means you are a card-carrying member
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  • A card-carrying member of the human race.
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  • Of the human race. trouble strengthens you.
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  • Trouble strengthens you. it puts fire in your body.
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  • It puts fire in your body. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] trouble tests your fortitude
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  • Trouble tests your fortitude factor.
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  • Factor. trouble turns your spaghetti
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  • Trouble turns your spaghetti spine into steel.
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  • Spine into steel. trouble reminds you
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  • Trouble reminds you that you are mortal.
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  • That you are mortal. trouble lets you know that
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  • Trouble lets you know that your strength is not enough.
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  • Your strength is not enough. trouble forces you to call
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  • Trouble forces you to call on the lord.
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  • On the lord. call upon him.
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  • Call upon him. he is jehovah shammah.
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  • He is jehovah shammah. he is god who is there.
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  • He is god who is there. in your darkest hour,
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  • In your darkest hour, the light of the world
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  • The light of the world is with you.
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  • Is with you. when you feel totally
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  • When you feel totally forgotten,
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  • Forgotten, the still-small voice will
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  • The still-small voice will whisper,
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  • Whisper, "i will never leave you,
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  • "i will never leave you, nor forsake you even to
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  • Nor forsake you even to the ends of the earth."
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  • The ends of the earth." though your mother forgets you
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  • Though your mother forgets you as a suckling child,
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  • As a suckling child, i will never forsake you.
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  • I will never forsake you. i am your defender.
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  • I am your defender. i am your fortress.
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  • I am your fortress. i am your hope.
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  • I am your hope. i am the light of the world.
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  • I am the light of the world. turn to me!
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  • Turn to me! i will save you!
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  • I will save you! give him praise in the house!
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  • Give him praise in the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) the bible says -- listen.
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  • The bible says -- listen. -- "he is the lord that dwells
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  • -- "he is the lord that dwells in the thick darkness."
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  • In the thick darkness." he dwells
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  • He dwells in the thick darkness.
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  • In the thick darkness. he is there
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  • He is there in your darkest day.
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  • In your darkest day. while you're weeping
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  • While you're weeping in the cell about
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  • In the cell about your predicament,
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  • Your predicament, god has pharaoh preparing
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  • God has pharaoh preparing your signet ring,
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  • Your signet ring, your robe that you're going
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  • Your robe that you're going to wear in royalty,
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  • To wear in royalty, your chariot,
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  • Your chariot, your crown,
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  • Your crown, the golden medallion that will
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  • The golden medallion that will go around your neck,
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  • Go around your neck, signifying to everyone
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  • Signifying to everyone in the egyptian empire,
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  • In the egyptian empire, you are powerful.
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  • You are powerful. "the half has not entered into
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  • "the half has not entered into the minds of men what god
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  • The minds of men what god hath prepared for his own,"
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  • Hath prepared for his own," so says saint paul.
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  • So says saint paul. and saint paul was there.
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  • And saint paul was there. on the worst day of your life,
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  • On the worst day of your life, listen to the words of
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  • Listen to the words of jeremiah 33.
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  • Jeremiah 33. "call upon me,
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  • "call upon me, and i will answer you,
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  • And i will answer you, and show you great and mighty
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  • And show you great and mighty things that you know not."
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  • Things that you know not." "then in your darkest day,
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  • "then in your darkest day, you will call,
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  • You will call, and the lord will answer."
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  • And the lord will answer." psalm 50,
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  • Psalm 50, "call upon me in the day
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  • "call upon me in the day of trouble,
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  • Of trouble, and i will deliver you."
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  • And i will deliver you." the bible says over and over
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  • The bible says over and over and over and over,
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  • And over and over, in your darkest day,
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  • In your darkest day, the light of the world
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  • The light of the world is right there!
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  • Is right there! give him praise in the house!
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  • Give him praise in the house! (applause)
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  • (applause) secondly,
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  • Secondly, when you're in prison,
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  • When you're in prison, remember in the prison
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  • Remember in the prison experience,
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  • Experience, remember that adversity leads
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  • Remember that adversity leads to achievement.
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  • To achievement. adversity leads to
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  • Adversity leads to achievement.
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  • Achievement. your struggle is proof
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  • Your struggle is proof you have not been conquered.
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  • You have not been conquered. a mighty oak tree becomes
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  • A mighty oak tree becomes a tree because a tiny seed
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  • A tree because a tiny seed was planted in the ground.
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  • Was planted in the ground. and it struggled and fought
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  • And it struggled and fought its way up to face
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  • Its way up to face the sunshine and the rain.
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  • The sunshine and the rain. and it grew bigger
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  • And it grew bigger and stronger.
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  • And stronger. it fights its way
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  • It fights its way to the sunshine and the air,
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  • To the sunshine and the air, only to wrestle with storms
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  • Only to wrestle with storms and snow and frost before it
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  • And snow and frost before it becomes a mighty oak.
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  • Becomes a mighty oak. adversity leads to
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  • Adversity leads to achievement.
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  • Achievement. the resistance of water makes
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  • The resistance of water makes it possible for a battleship
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  • It possible for a battleship to float.
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  • To float. the resistance of gravity
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  • The resistance of gravity makes it possible for you
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  • Makes it possible for you to walk.
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  • To walk. the resistance of the air
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  • The resistance of the air makes it possible
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  • Makes it possible for a jet aircraft to fly.
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  • For a jet aircraft to fly. moses tended sheep
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  • Moses tended sheep for 40 years on the backside
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  • For 40 years on the backside of the desert.
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  • Of the desert. he was listed as public enemy
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  • He was listed as public enemy number one in egypt
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  • Number one in egypt before god sent him thundering
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  • Before god sent him thundering back to pharaoh's court,
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  • Back to pharaoh's court, saying,
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  • Saying, "let my people go."
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  • "let my people go." one man called of god
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  • One man called of god crushed the egyptian empire.
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  • Crushed the egyptian empire. twenty-four hours ago
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  • Twenty-four hours ago or just a few days ago,
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  • Or just a few days ago, he was herding sheep
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  • He was herding sheep for 40 years.
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  • For 40 years. don't look at your present
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  • Don't look at your present circumstance and say,
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  • Circumstance and say, "this is the final outcome."
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  • "this is the final outcome." in a day,
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  • In a day, god can put you in a position
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  • God can put you in a position of absolute power
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  • Of absolute power and authority to achieve
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  • And authority to achieve the impossible.
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  • The impossible. that can happen!
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  • That can happen! (applause)
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  • (applause) the disciples were on the sea
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  • The disciples were on the sea of galilee.
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  • Of galilee. and there was a raging storm.
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  • And there was a raging storm. it was pounding the waves.
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  • It was pounding the waves. it was about to crush their
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  • It was about to crush their boat.
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  • Boat. the reason the sea of galilee
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  • The reason the sea of galilee could become so -- so
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  • Could become so -- so shattered with the storm was
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  • Shattered with the storm was that the mountain ranges form
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  • That the mountain ranges form a wind tunnel that come down
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  • A wind tunnel that come down the jordan valley.
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  • The jordan valley. and once it hits that lake,
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  • And once it hits that lake, in a matter of minutes,
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  • In a matter of minutes, it can turn it into
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  • It can turn it into a tempest storm.
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  • A tempest storm. the disciples are on the sea
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  • The disciples are on the sea of galilee and the storm is
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  • Of galilee and the storm is raging.
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  • Raging. and they looked at jesus,
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  • And they looked at jesus, and said,
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  • And said, "don't you care that we
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  • "don't you care that we perish?"
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  • Perish?" they knew they were about
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  • They knew they were about to die.
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  • To die. and jesus came walking
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  • And jesus came walking to them,
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  • To them, walking on the water.
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  • Walking on the water. walking on the water,
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  • Walking on the water, meaning the thing that
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  • Meaning the thing that threatened to destroy them,
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  • Threatened to destroy them, he was using as a sidewalk
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  • He was using as a sidewalk to deliver them.
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  • To deliver them. what is it that threatens
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  • What is it that threatens to destroy you?
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  • To destroy you? what is it?
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  • What is it? god has it under his feet.
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  • God has it under his feet. he's using it as a sidewalk
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  • He's using it as a sidewalk to come out to rescue you.
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  • To come out to rescue you. nothing is impossible to god.
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  • Nothing is impossible to god. god has your problem under
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  • God has your problem under his feet.
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  • His feet. when you're in
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  • When you're in the darkest hour,
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  • The darkest hour, god turns trial into triumph.
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  • God turns trial into triumph. he transforms your misfortune
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  • He transforms your misfortune into a masterpiece.
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  • Into a masterpiece. joseph became prime minister
  • 00:08:42.338 --> 00:08:44.774
  • Joseph became prime minister through what appeared to be
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  • Through what appeared to be misfortune.
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  • Misfortune. if he hadn't been sold into
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  • If he hadn't been sold into slavery,
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  • Slavery, he would never have met
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  • He would never have met potiphar,
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  • Potiphar, and he would not have been
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  • And he would not have been introduced to his lustful
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  • Introduced to his lustful wife,
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  • Wife, which got him thrown into
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  • Which got him thrown into jail.
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  • Jail. but in jail is where he met
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  • But in jail is where he met the cupbearer,
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  • The cupbearer, who told pharaoh that
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  • Who told pharaoh that this jewish boy over in
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  • This jewish boy over in the jail can interpret dreams.
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  • The jail can interpret dreams. and he, joseph,
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  • And he, joseph, was snatched from the prison
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  • Was snatched from the prison and put in the palace
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  • And put in the palace in one day by the leader
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  • In one day by the leader of the world,
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  • Of the world, because that boy could
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  • Because that boy could translate that dream.
  • 00:09:16.305 --> 00:09:18.207
  • Translate that dream. his life seemed to be a series
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  • His life seemed to be a series of tragedies,
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  • Of tragedies, but it was in fact a divinely
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  • But it was in fact a divinely orchestrated masterpiece
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  • Orchestrated masterpiece by the hand of god to save
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  • By the hand of god to save the world.
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  • The world. joseph would save his family,
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  • Joseph would save his family, jacob.
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  • Jacob. jacob would be the source of
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  • Jacob would be the source of israel.
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  • Israel. israel would be the source of
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  • Israel would be the source of the 12 tribes,
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  • The 12 tribes, king david, jesus christ,
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  • King david, jesus christ, the son of god
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  • The son of god who redeemed all of us.
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  • Who redeemed all of us. the bible would never have
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  • The bible would never have been printed,
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  • Been printed, because god had to get
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  • Because god had to get this little jewish boy out of
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  • This little jewish boy out of this shepherding family,
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  • This shepherding family, all the way into egypt
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  • All the way into egypt and in the most powerful
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  • And in the most powerful position in the world.
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  • Position in the world. and it looked like a series
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  • And it looked like a series of tragedies.
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  • Of tragedies. it was nothing
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  • It was nothing but a bus ticket
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  • But a bus ticket to the perfect will of god!
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  • To the perfect will of god! [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) when you're living
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  • When you're living the darkest day of your life,
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  • The darkest day of your life, here are three raging emotions
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  • Here are three raging emotions you're going to face.
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  • You're going to face. the first is doubt.
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  • The first is doubt. joseph asked, as you will ask,
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  • Joseph asked, as you will ask, "am i in the will of god?"
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  • "am i in the will of god?" look at my life.
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  • Look at my life. it's an absolute disaster.
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  • It's an absolute disaster. if god loves me,
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  • If god loves me, why has all this happened
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  • Why has all this happened to me?
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  • To me? doubt is not disbelief.
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  • Doubt is not disbelief. listen to that again.
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  • Listen to that again. doubt is not disbelief.
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  • Doubt is not disbelief. the greek word for doubt
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  • The greek word for doubt projects the concept of
  • 00:10:29.445 --> 00:10:30.780
  • Projects the concept of uncertainty,
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  • Uncertainty, of being unsettled.
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  • Of being unsettled. disbelief refuses to consider
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  • Disbelief refuses to consider the truth.
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  • The truth. disbelief says there is
  • 00:10:37.486 --> 00:10:38.988
  • Disbelief says there is no god.
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  • No god. doubt says, if god is for us,
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  • Doubt says, if god is for us, why is this happening?
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  • Why is this happening? there's a great difference
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  • There's a great difference between doubt and disbelief.
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  • Between doubt and disbelief. consider gideon
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  • Consider gideon in judges 6:12:
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  • In judges 6:12: "the angel of the lord
  • 00:10:53.269 --> 00:10:54.403
  • "the angel of the lord appeared unto him,"
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  • Appeared unto him," the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "the lord is with you,
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  • "the lord is with you, you mighty man of valor."
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  • You mighty man of valor." i think that's one of
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  • I think that's one of the funniest things
  • 00:11:00.676 --> 00:11:01.477
  • The funniest things in the bible.
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  • In the bible. gideon is behind the barn,
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  • Gideon is behind the barn, threshing his wheat,
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  • Threshing his wheat, because he doesn't want
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  • Because he doesn't want the midianites to know that
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  • The midianites to know that he has food.
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  • He has food. israel is under attack
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  • Israel is under attack by the midianites.
  • 00:11:12.488 --> 00:11:13.823
  • By the midianites. and he's taking this little
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  • And he's taking this little sheaf and he's beating it,
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  • Sheaf and he's beating it, looking out to see if
  • 00:11:18.294 --> 00:11:19.528
  • Looking out to see if someone's going to come.
  • 00:11:19.595 --> 00:11:21.230
  • Someone's going to come. and the angel shows up
  • 00:11:21.297 --> 00:11:22.531
  • And the angel shows up and says, "hail,
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  • And says, "hail, you mighty man of valor."
  • 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:26.102
  • You mighty man of valor." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) if he was a mighty man
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  • If he was a mighty man of valor,
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  • Of valor, he'd been out in front of
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  • He'd been out in front of his barn,
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  • His barn, threshing that wheat,
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  • Threshing that wheat, saying,
  • 00:11:30.906 --> 00:11:31.373
  • Saying, "come and get it."
  • 00:11:31.440 --> 00:11:32.942
  • "come and get it." (laughter)
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  • (laughter)
  • 00:11:33.008 --> 00:11:35.144
  • This christmas season,
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  • Remember,
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  • Bethlehem was no accident.
  • 00:11:37.179 --> 00:11:38.581
  • Long before the world
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  • Was formed.
  • 00:11:39.548 --> 00:11:40.116
  • God chose that
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  • Holy night for the savior
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  • Of all mankind to be born.
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  • At hagee ministries,
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  • Of christmas hope, peace, joy,
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  • And redemption through christ
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  • Has the word of god
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  • Blessed your life.
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  • The 25 days
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  • Of christmas devotional
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  • And a set of white,
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  • Wooden blocks
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  • Engraved with peace,
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  • Joy and love.
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  • Take refuge in the word
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  • And he will give his angels
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  • Charge over you
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  • To keep you
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  • In all of your ways.
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  • All you have to do
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  • Is call upon his mighty name.
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  • Don't let this christmas pass
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  • You by.
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  • Draw near to the savior
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  • Who came to give you
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  • Eternal hope.
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  • Call the number on your screen
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  • Or visit jhm.org/noel
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  • (laughter)
  • 00:12:35.504 --> 00:12:36.105
  • (laughter) john the baptist,
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  • John the baptist, the cousin of jesus,
  • 00:12:36.939 --> 00:12:38.808
  • The cousin of jesus, he's in prison.
  • 00:12:38.874 --> 00:12:40.676
  • He's in prison. he's about to get his head
  • 00:12:40.743 --> 00:12:41.777
  • He's about to get his head cut off.
  • 00:12:41.844 --> 00:12:43.012
  • Cut off. and when they come to him,
  • 00:12:43.078 --> 00:12:44.547
  • And when they come to him, john says,
  • 00:12:44.613 --> 00:12:46.215
  • John says, "is jesus the messiah?
  • 00:12:46.282 --> 00:12:48.484
  • "is jesus the messiah? if he is, do something.
  • 00:12:48.551 --> 00:12:50.886
  • If he is, do something. get me out of here."
  • 00:12:50.953 --> 00:12:53.322
  • Get me out of here." jesus said,
  • 00:12:53.389 --> 00:12:55.124
  • Jesus said, "no greater man was born
  • 00:12:55.191 --> 00:12:56.625
  • "no greater man was born of women than john."
  • 00:12:56.692 --> 00:12:58.427
  • Of women than john." if the greatest man who ever
  • 00:12:58.494 --> 00:13:00.696
  • If the greatest man who ever lived doubted on
  • 00:13:00.763 --> 00:13:02.398
  • Lived doubted on his darkest day,
  • 00:13:02.464 --> 00:13:07.503
  • His darkest day, why are you doubting that
  • 00:13:07.570 --> 00:13:08.437
  • Why are you doubting that god loves you?
  • 00:13:08.504 --> 00:13:10.306
  • God loves you? how do you deal with
  • 00:13:10.372 --> 00:13:11.106
  • How do you deal with your doubts?
  • 00:13:11.173 --> 00:13:12.608
  • Your doubts? you deal with your doubts,
  • 00:13:12.675 --> 00:13:13.742
  • You deal with your doubts, knowing you trust in a god
  • 00:13:13.809 --> 00:13:15.110
  • Knowing you trust in a god who is all-knowing and that
  • 00:13:15.177 --> 00:13:17.079
  • Who is all-knowing and that he's smarter than you.
  • 00:13:17.146 --> 00:13:19.114
  • He's smarter than you. god sees the future.
  • 00:13:19.181 --> 00:13:20.549
  • God sees the future. you can't see the future.
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  • You can't see the future. he sees the end from
  • 00:13:22.451 --> 00:13:23.519
  • He sees the end from the beginning.
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  • The beginning. we call him
  • 00:13:24.220 --> 00:13:25.054
  • We call him "the alpha and omega."
  • 00:13:25.120 --> 00:13:26.689
  • "the alpha and omega." that's the first and the last.
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  • That's the first and the last. he knows what's going
  • 00:13:28.824 --> 00:13:30.459
  • He knows what's going to happen.
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  • To happen. the bible says,
  • 00:13:31.794 --> 00:13:32.461
  • The bible says, "for my thoughts are not
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  • "for my thoughts are not your thoughts.
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  • Your thoughts. my ways are not your ways.
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  • My ways are not your ways. for as the heavens are higher
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  • For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
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  • Than the earth, so are my thoughts higher than
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  • So are my thoughts higher than your thoughts,"
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  • Your thoughts," isaiah 55.
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  • Isaiah 55. that's god's way of saying,
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  • That's god's way of saying, i'm a lot smarter than you.
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  • I'm a lot smarter than you. quit worrying!
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  • Quit worrying! you deal with your doubts
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  • You deal with your doubts by recognizing the anatomy
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  • By recognizing the anatomy of doubt.
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  • Of doubt. look at joseph
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  • Look at joseph and john the baptist.
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  • And john the baptist. both were doing the will
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  • Both were doing the will of god.
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  • Of god. both were physically
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  • Both were physically exhausted.
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  • Exhausted. both were in a dark place,
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  • Both were in a dark place, the dungeon.
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  • The dungeon. the point is doubt flourishes
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  • The point is doubt flourishes in the dark.
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  • In the dark. doubt is like a toxic mold
  • 00:14:03.893 --> 00:14:06.328
  • Doubt is like a toxic mold that grows spiritual darkness.
  • 00:14:06.395 --> 00:14:08.964
  • That grows spiritual darkness. darkness feeds doubt.
  • 00:14:09.031 --> 00:14:11.066
  • Darkness feeds doubt. the answer is,
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  • The answer is, run to the light.
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  • Run to the light. jesus said,
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  • Jesus said, "i am the light of the world."
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  • "i am the light of the world." light conquers darkness.
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  • Light conquers darkness. light reveals.
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  • Light reveals. light exposes.
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  • Light exposes. light guides you to the cross.
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  • Light guides you to the cross. light brings hope.
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  • Light brings hope. light brings the answer.
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  • Light brings the answer. god says,
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  • God says, "the father of lights."
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  • "the father of lights." satan is called the prince
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  • Satan is called the prince of darkness.
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  • Of darkness. when you're tired,
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  • When you're tired, when you're alone,
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  • When you're alone, when you're weary,
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  • When you're weary, when you're heartbroken,
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  • When you're heartbroken, when your life makes no sense,
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  • When your life makes no sense, when you're living
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  • When you're living the darkest day of your life,
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  • The darkest day of your life, repeat these words:
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  • Repeat these words: "the lord is my light
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  • "the lord is my light and my salvation;
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  • And my salvation; whom shall i fear?
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  • Whom shall i fear? the lord is my strength;
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  • The lord is my strength; of whom shall i be afraid?"
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  • Of whom shall i be afraid?" feel the surge of god come
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  • Feel the surge of god come and fill you,
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  • And fill you, knowing you cannot be
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  • Knowing you cannot be defeated!
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  • Defeated! you will, will prosper,
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  • You will, will prosper, in jesus' name!
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  • In jesus' name! give him praise in the house
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  • Give him praise in the house of god!
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  • Of god! (applause)
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  • (applause) [hallelujah!]
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  • [hallelujah!] the second crisis you will
  • 00:15:05.688 --> 00:15:06.655
  • The second crisis you will face will be discouragement.
  • 00:15:06.722 --> 00:15:08.357
  • Face will be discouragement. the new testament uses three
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  • The new testament uses three words to convey the idea
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  • Words to convey the idea of discouragement.
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  • Of discouragement. they are translated to faint
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  • They are translated to faint or to grow weary.
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  • Or to grow weary. 2 corinthians 4,
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  • 2 corinthians 4, paul speaks to pastors,
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  • Paul speaks to pastors, to choir members,
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  • To choir members, to sunday schoolteachers,
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  • To sunday schoolteachers, to ushers,
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  • To ushers, to the ministry staff who may
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  • To the ministry staff who may become discouraged
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  • Become discouraged in ministry.
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  • In ministry. he writes, "therefore,
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  • He writes, "therefore, since we have this ministry,
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  • Since we have this ministry, we have received mercy,
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  • We have received mercy, we do not lose heart."
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  • We do not lose heart." "we do not --" what?
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  • "we do not --" what? "we do not lose heart."
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  • "we do not lose heart." jesus said in luke 18,
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  • Jesus said in luke 18, "that men ought always to pray
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  • "that men ought always to pray and not to lose heart,"
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  • And not to lose heart," "and not to lose heart."
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  • "and not to lose heart." we must live and breathe
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  • We must live and breathe and take up our residence
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  • And take up our residence in prayer or we're sure
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  • In prayer or we're sure to faint,
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  • To faint, we're sure to grow weary,
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  • We're sure to grow weary, we're sure to become
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  • We're sure to become discouraged,
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  • Discouraged, sure to become bitter.
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  • Sure to become bitter. the answer is
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  • The answer is get on your knees and fight
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  • Get on your knees and fight the good fight.
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  • The good fight. prayer is warfare.
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  • Prayer is warfare. prayer is warfare.
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  • Prayer is warfare. a prayerless christian
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  • A prayerless christian is a powerless christian.
  • 00:16:07.649 --> 00:16:09.385
  • Is a powerless christian. some prayer; some power.
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  • Some prayer; some power. more prayer; more power.
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  • More prayer; more power. much prayer; much power.
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  • Much prayer; much power. prayer should be first choice
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  • Prayer should be first choice and not your last chance.
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  • And not your last chance. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] get it straight.
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  • Get it straight. prayerlessness is sin.
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  • Prayerlessness is sin. 1 samuel 12:23,
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  • 1 samuel 12:23, "for god forbid that i should
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  • "for god forbid that i should sin against the lord
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  • Sin against the lord in ceasing to pray for you."
  • 00:16:28.170 --> 00:16:32.908
  • In ceasing to pray for you." did you even know that's
  • 00:16:32.975 --> 00:16:33.776
  • Did you even know that's in the bible?
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  • In the bible? as powerful as god is,
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  • As powerful as god is, he cannot answer prayer
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  • He cannot answer prayer until it's prayed.
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  • Until it's prayed. the new testament church,
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  • The new testament church, "and when they had prayed,
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  • "and when they had prayed, the place was shaken where
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  • The place was shaken where they were assembled together."
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  • They were assembled together." what did that?
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  • What did that? the power of prayer.
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  • The power of prayer. how did joseph respond to
  • 00:16:55.097 --> 00:16:56.331
  • How did joseph respond to discouragement?
  • 00:16:56.398 --> 00:16:57.633
  • Discouragement? he continued to do what god
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  • He continued to do what god gave him to do.
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  • Gave him to do. there was a statement that was
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  • There was a statement that was used around the world
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  • Used around the world during the second world war.
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  • During the second world war. the statement was,
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  • The statement was, "stand your post
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  • "stand your post and do your duty."
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  • And do your duty." that's a good order
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  • That's a good order for the body of christ.
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  • For the body of christ. "stand your post
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  • "stand your post and do your duty."
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  • And do your duty." he was put into prison
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  • He was put into prison with iron yokes on his neck,
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  • With iron yokes on his neck, shackled around his ankles.
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  • Shackled around his ankles. he didn't blame god.
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  • He didn't blame god. his brothers,
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  • His brothers, the cupbearer,
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  • The cupbearer, who waited for two years
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  • Who waited for two years to tell pharaoh there's
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  • To tell pharaoh there's a jewish boy in the prison.
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  • A jewish boy in the prison. when we blame god,
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  • When we blame god, we cut off the source of
  • 00:17:32.801 --> 00:17:34.036
  • We cut off the source of power.
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  • Power. when we blame others,
  • 00:17:35.070 --> 00:17:36.672
  • When we blame others, we extend the differences
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  • We extend the differences between us and we poison
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  • Between us and we poison the relationships.
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  • The relationships. the blame never affirms;
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  • The blame never affirms; it only assaults.
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  • It only assaults. the blame never solves
  • 00:17:44.947 --> 00:17:46.148
  • The blame never solves the problem;
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  • The problem; it only complicates
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  • It only complicates the problem.
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  • The problem. blame does not unite;
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  • Blame does not unite; it separates.
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  • It separates. blame never forgives;
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  • Blame never forgives; it rejects.
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  • It rejects. when you get in trouble,
  • 00:17:55.624 --> 00:17:56.859
  • When you get in trouble, stop looking for someone
  • 00:17:56.925 --> 00:17:58.427
  • Stop looking for someone to blame.
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  • To blame. get on your knees
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  • Get on your knees and talk to god,
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  • And talk to god, and the problem will go away!
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  • And the problem will go away! [amen.]
  • 00:18:05.501 --> 00:18:06.201
  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) joseph responded to
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  • Joseph responded to his discouragement by carrying
  • 00:18:10.539 --> 00:18:12.508
  • His discouragement by carrying someone else's burden.
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  • Someone else's burden. joseph interpreted the dreams
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  • Joseph interpreted the dreams of the baker
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  • Of the baker and the cupbearer.
  • 00:18:18.213 --> 00:18:20.149
  • And the cupbearer. he could have said,
  • 00:18:20.215 --> 00:18:20.849
  • He could have said, "forget it.
  • 00:18:20.916 --> 00:18:21.350
  • "forget it. you guys are nothing but cons.
  • 00:18:21.416 --> 00:18:22.718
  • You guys are nothing but cons. you're going to be here
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  • You're going to be here all your life."
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  • All your life." but he did exactly what
  • 00:18:26.355 --> 00:18:27.589
  • But he did exactly what he promised them he would do.
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  • He promised them he would do. do you need encouragement?
  • 00:18:31.393 --> 00:18:32.828
  • Do you need encouragement? are you caught up in
  • 00:18:32.895 --> 00:18:33.662
  • Are you caught up in your own needs?
  • 00:18:33.729 --> 00:18:35.597
  • Your own needs? this is the bible remedy;
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  • This is the bible remedy; go help someone else.
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  • Go help someone else. [amen.]
  • 00:18:39.801 --> 00:18:40.736
  • [amen.] go help someone else.
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  • Go help someone else. go to the hospital where there
  • 00:18:43.005 --> 00:18:44.173
  • Go to the hospital where there are people your age gasping
  • 00:18:44.239 --> 00:18:45.807
  • Are people your age gasping for breath,
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  • For breath, connected to a maze of wires
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  • Connected to a maze of wires and monitors
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  • And monitors with death hanging over
  • 00:18:52.181 --> 00:18:53.148
  • With death hanging over their head.
  • 00:18:53.215 --> 00:18:54.449
  • Their head. go to the children's hospital
  • 00:18:54.516 --> 00:18:55.717
  • Go to the children's hospital where children just like yours
  • 00:18:55.784 --> 00:18:57.186
  • Where children just like yours will never go home.
  • 00:18:57.252 --> 00:18:58.687
  • Will never go home. go to the senior citizen's
  • 00:18:58.754 --> 00:18:59.988
  • Go to the senior citizen's shelter and see aged people
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  • Shelter and see aged people strapped in wheelchairs,
  • 00:19:01.723 --> 00:19:03.225
  • Strapped in wheelchairs, so drugged up;
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  • So drugged up; they don't know day from
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  • They don't know day from night.
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  • Night. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] sit in my office one day,
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  • Sit in my office one day, just one day,
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  • Just one day, and listen to the streams
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  • And listen to the streams of human suffering that will
  • 00:19:09.865 --> 00:19:11.800
  • Of human suffering that will break your heart.
  • 00:19:11.867 --> 00:19:13.669
  • Break your heart. you'll go home, saying,
  • 00:19:13.735 --> 00:19:14.570
  • You'll go home, saying, "thank you, god.
  • 00:19:14.636 --> 00:19:15.971
  • "thank you, god. thank you, god.
  • 00:19:16.038 --> 00:19:17.206
  • Thank you, god. i have no problems.
  • 00:19:17.272 --> 00:19:18.874
  • I have no problems. thank you, god."
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  • Thank you, god." (applause)
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  • (applause) the last enemy you will face
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  • The last enemy you will face is depression.
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  • Is depression. i'm not talking about
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  • I'm not talking about psychotic depression.
  • 00:19:28.417 --> 00:19:29.651
  • Psychotic depression. i'm talking about mood swings,
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  • I'm talking about mood swings, disappointment.
  • 00:19:31.687 --> 00:19:33.155
  • Disappointment. in the bible,
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  • In the bible, great men suffered with
  • 00:19:33.855 --> 00:19:34.957
  • Great men suffered with severe depression.
  • 00:19:35.023 --> 00:19:36.858
  • Severe depression. by definition,
  • 00:19:36.925 --> 00:19:38.327
  • By definition, a negative state of mind
  • 00:19:38.393 --> 00:19:39.728
  • A negative state of mind that causes a change
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  • That causes a change in your mood and behavior.
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  • In your mood and behavior. depression is the opposite
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  • Depression is the opposite of happy.
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  • Of happy. depression covers everything
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  • Depression covers everything from the blues to minor
  • 00:19:48.270 --> 00:19:50.005
  • From the blues to minor mood swings.
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  • Mood swings. if you have severe depression,
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  • If you have severe depression, you need to get
  • 00:19:54.576 --> 00:19:55.244
  • You need to get professional help.
  • 00:19:55.310 --> 00:19:57.346
  • Professional help. who gets depressed?
  • 00:19:57.412 --> 00:19:58.480
  • Who gets depressed? almost everyone from time
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  • Almost everyone from time to time.
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  • To time. moses was depressed,
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  • Moses was depressed, one of the greatest leaders,
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  • One of the greatest leaders, spiritual leaders,
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  • Spiritual leaders, in the history of the world.
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  • In the history of the world. he came down from the top of
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  • He came down from the top of mount sinai and threw
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  • Mount sinai and threw the ten commandments down
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  • The ten commandments down in a rage.
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  • In a rage. he came down.
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  • He came down. why?
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  • Why? he had been 40 days with god
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  • He had been 40 days with god on the top of the mountain.
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  • On the top of the mountain. he had just gotten
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  • He had just gotten the ten commandments that were
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  • The ten commandments that were going to change the destiny
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  • Going to change the destiny of the world.
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  • Of the world. and while he was gone,
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  • And while he was gone, they elected a new pastor.
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  • They elected a new pastor. that's depressing.
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  • That's depressing. they came up with
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  • They came up with a new theology.
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  • A new theology. it's the golden calf theology.
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  • It's the golden calf theology. they wanted a god they could
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  • They wanted a god they could touch and see like the ones
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  • Touch and see like the ones they had in egypt.
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  • They had in egypt. and he threw the stones,
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  • And he threw the stones, the ten commandments, down.
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  • The ten commandments, down. his congregation was having
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  • His congregation was having sex orgies
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  • Sex orgies when he returned from
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  • When he returned from the mountain to be with god.
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  • The mountain to be with god. it's enough to make any pastor
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  • It's enough to make any pastor lose his mind.
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  • Lose his mind. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) he screamed in righteous rage.
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  • He screamed in righteous rage. phew.
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  • Phew. and god sent an earthquake
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  • And god sent an earthquake and swallowed alive everybody
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  • And swallowed alive everybody that was doing that.
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  • That was doing that. it was just god's way of
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  • It was just god's way of saying, "moses is my guy.
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  • Saying, "moses is my guy. you follow him.
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  • You follow him. he's the spiritual authority."
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  • He's the spiritual authority." a massive grave instantly.
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  • A massive grave instantly. job was depressed.
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  • Job was depressed. "curse the day i was born."
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  • "curse the day i was born." "why was i not born dead?"
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  • "why was i not born dead?" elijah prayed,
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  • Elijah prayed, "lord, take my life."
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  • "lord, take my life." "i'm the only one left."
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  • "i'm the only one left." this is a word for it.
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  • This is a word for it. "i'm the only one left
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  • "i'm the only one left that's living for you."
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  • That's living for you." pity-pot prayers lead to
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  • Pity-pot prayers lead to depression.
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  • Depression. pity-pot prayers lead to
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  • Pity-pot prayers lead to depression.
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  • Depression. billy graham's wife said,
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  • Billy graham's wife said, "i'm glad god doesn't answer
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  • "i'm glad god doesn't answer all our prayers.
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  • All our prayers. if he did,
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  • If he did, i would have married
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  • I would have married the wrong man five times."
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  • The wrong man five times." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) king david said,
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  • King david said, "why art thou cast down,
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  • "why art thou cast down, o my soul?"
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  • O my soul?" every decision that you have
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  • Every decision that you have determines your destiny.
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  • Determines your destiny. in the northeast,
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  • In the northeast, codfish are a big commercial
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  • Codfish are a big commercial business.
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  • Business. there's a big demand for
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  • There's a big demand for codfish in california.
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  • Codfish in california. the problem is,
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  • The problem is, how do you get them
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  • How do you get them from the northeast
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  • From the northeast to the west coast
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  • To the west coast and keep them fresh?
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  • And keep them fresh? first, they froze the codfish,
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  • First, they froze the codfish, but that took away the flavor.
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  • But that took away the flavor. next,
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  • Next, they shipped them
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  • They shipped them in sea water.
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  • In sea water. it was very expensive
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  • It was very expensive and the codfish arrived
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  • And the codfish arrived soft and mushy.
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  • Soft and mushy. finally,
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  • Finally, a creative man came up with
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  • A creative man came up with a perfect solution.
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  • A perfect solution. the codfish were placed in
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  • The codfish were placed in a tank of water with their
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  • A tank of water with their natural enemy,
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  • Natural enemy, the catfish.
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  • The catfish. catfish were put in that tank
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  • Catfish were put in that tank with those codfish and flew
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  • With those codfish and flew from the east coast
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  • From the east coast to the west coast.
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  • To the west coast. when they arrived,
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  • When they arrived, they were fresh,
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  • They were fresh, they were firm,
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  • They were firm, they were full of life.
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  • They were full of life. why?
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  • Why? the point is,
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  • The point is, what does that have to do
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  • What does that have to do with you?
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  • With you? sometimes god puts a catfish
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  • Sometimes god puts a catfish in your tank.
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  • In your tank. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) just when you think life
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  • Just when you think life has no bearing,
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  • Has no bearing, life has no future,
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  • Life has no future, god will put something
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  • God will put something in your tank that makes you...
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  • In your tank that makes you... whistles.
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  • Whistles. (motions fast-swimming fish)
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  • (motions fast-swimming fish) suddenly come to life.
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  • Suddenly come to life. adversity leads to
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  • Adversity leads to achievement.
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  • Achievement. prison leads to the palace.
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  • Prison leads to the palace. crucifixion leads to
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  • Crucifixion leads to the resurrection.
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  • The resurrection. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] if you're living in
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  • If you're living in your darkest hour,
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  • Your darkest hour, rejoice and be exceedingly
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  • Rejoice and be exceedingly glad,
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  • Glad, knowing that tomorrow is going
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  • Knowing that tomorrow is going to be the best day of the rest
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  • To be the best day of the rest of your life.
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  • Of your life. give the lord praise
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  • Give the lord praise in this house.
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  • In this house. (applause)
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  • (applause) can we stand?
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  • Can we stand? ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ how many of you
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  • How many of you in this audience will say,
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  • In this audience will say, "pastor, i'm going through
  • 00:23:44.639 --> 00:23:46.041
  • "pastor, i'm going through one of the darkest days
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  • One of the darkest days of my life.
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  • Of my life. my family is in a state of
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  • My family is in a state of crisis.
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  • Crisis. my marriage is in a state of
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  • My marriage is in a state of crisis.
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  • Crisis. i have a crisis with
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  • I have a crisis with a prodigal teenager.
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  • A prodigal teenager. i have a financial crisis
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  • I have a financial crisis that's a darkest hour.
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  • That's a darkest hour. i have a crisis in my health.
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  • I have a crisis in my health. i am not well.
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  • I am not well. and today,
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  • And today, i want to be free,
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  • I want to be free, absolutely free
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  • Absolutely free of those things that destroy
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  • Of those things that destroy my peace and confidence."
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  • My peace and confidence." if that describes you,
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  • If that describes you, i want you to slip your hand
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  • I want you to slip your hand up right where you are.
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  • Up right where you are. i want you to pray this prayer
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  • I want you to pray this prayer with me.
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  • With me. heavenly father,
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  • Heavenly father, in the name of the lord
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  • In the name of the lord jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, today i release to you
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  • Today i release to you every problem
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  • Every problem in my personal
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  • In my personal and professional life.
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  • And professional life. you are the waymaker.
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  • You are the waymaker. and i'm going to trust in you
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  • And i'm going to trust in you to bring the perfect answer.
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  • To bring the perfect answer. i love you as my lord
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  • I love you as my lord and savior.
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  • And savior. i confess that you are
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  • I confess that you are the waymaker for my life.
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  • The waymaker for my life. you are the chain breaker,
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  • You are the chain breaker, and i'm going to have
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  • And i'm going to have god's answer,
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  • God's answer, in jesus' name.
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  • In jesus' name. amen.
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  • Amen. give the lord a shout
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  • Give the lord a shout of praise.
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  • Of praise. pastor john hagee: thank you,
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  • Pastor john hagee: thank you, legacy partners and friends,
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  • For all you do to win the lost for christ
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  • The lost for christ and bless the believer.
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  • Pastor matt hagee: we are able to fulfill our mission
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  • To fulfill our mission based on your support
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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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  • 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. as you bend your knee
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  • As you bend your knee before almighty god,
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  • Before almighty god, resolve to take every thought
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  • Resolve to take every thought into captivity
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  • Into captivity to the obedience
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  • To the obedience of jesus christ,
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  • Of jesus christ, that you may feel his divine
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  • That you may feel his divine power wash over you.
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  • Power wash over you. arm yourself with the word
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  • Arm yourself with the word of god.
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  • Of god. protect your heart
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  • Protect your heart with the breastplate
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  • With the breastplate of righteousness.
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  • Of righteousness. and go into battle against
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  • And go into battle against every high thing that exalts
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  • Every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge
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  • Itself against the knowledge of god.
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  • Of god. let your life be dedicated
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  • Let your life be dedicated to prayer and intercession,
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  • To prayer and intercession, knowing that with god
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  • Knowing that with god on your side,
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  • On your side, no one and no thing can oppose
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  • No one and no thing can oppose you,
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  • You, for you and god make
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  • For you and god make a majority in every battle.
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  • A majority in every battle. receive this blessing.
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  • Receive this blessing. amen.
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