John Hagee - Joseph - The Seduction of the Pit

November 3, 2025 | 28:30

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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - Joseph - The Seduction of the Pit | November 3, 2025
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  • ♪ music ♪ pastor john hagee: here are
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  • Pastor john hagee: here are things to remember
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  • Things to remember when you get in the pit.
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  • When you get in the pit. first,
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  • First, intolerance of your condition
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  • Intolerance of your condition creates your future.
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  • Creates your future. say that with me.
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  • Say that with me. intolerance of your condition
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  • Intolerance of your condition creates your future.
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  • Creates your future. the problem is some start
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  • The problem is some start looking for ways to get
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  • Looking for ways to get accustomed to the pit.
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  • Accustomed to the pit. you read books on how to
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  • You read books on how to adjust to darkness.
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  • Adjust to darkness. or if life is always just
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  • Or if life is always just a bowl of cherries,
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  • A bowl of cherries, why am i always in the pits?
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  • Why am i always in the pits? misery loves company.
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  • Misery loves company. how many of you've ever heard
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  • How many of you've ever heard that?
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  • That? misery loves company.
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  • Misery loves company. several years ago,
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  • Several years ago, i was the guest speaker
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  • I was the guest speaker of the u.s. army
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  • Of the u.s. army in west berlin germany.
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  • In west berlin germany. while i was there,
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  • While i was there, diana and i were taken on
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  • Diana and i were taken on a tour that included
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  • A tour that included the berlin wall built by
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  • The berlin wall built by the communists to keep
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  • The communists to keep their captive citizens
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  • Their captive citizens in east berlin from fleeing
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  • In east berlin from fleeing to west berlin and freedom.
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  • To west berlin and freedom. laying in our bed
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  • Laying in our bed at the hotel,
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  • At the hotel, we could hear machine gun fire
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  • We could hear machine gun fire of the communists trying to
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  • Of the communists trying to kill people in east berlin
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  • Kill people in east berlin from climbing over that wall
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  • From climbing over that wall to freedom in west berlin.
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  • To freedom in west berlin. it was a lesson for us in how
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  • It was a lesson for us in how precious freedom really is.
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  • Precious freedom really is. our guide said to diana;
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  • Our guide said to diana; she said,
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  • She said, "the tragedy of this wall is
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  • "the tragedy of this wall is not that it was built,
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  • Not that it was built, but the tragedy of this wall
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  • But the tragedy of this wall is that we grew accustomed
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  • Is that we grew accustomed to it."
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  • To it." "we grew accustomed to it."
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  • "we grew accustomed to it." rather than fight communism,
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  • Rather than fight communism, we grew accustomed to
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  • We grew accustomed to the slavery of communism.
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  • The slavery of communism. hello, america.
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  • Hello, america. are we becoming conditioned to
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  • Are we becoming conditioned to political abuse?
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  • Political abuse? freedom is not free.
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  • Freedom is not free. too many americans are trying
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  • Too many americans are trying to become accustomed to
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  • To become accustomed to the slavery of socialism,
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  • The slavery of socialism, socialism that is now trying
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  • Socialism that is now trying to control the public schools
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  • To control the public schools where critical race theory
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  • Where critical race theory is indoctrinated
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  • Is indoctrinated and transgender indoctrination
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  • And transgender indoctrination is happening to your children
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  • Is happening to your children where they're being taught;
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  • Where they're being taught; are you really a boy
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  • Are you really a boy or are you really a girl?
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  • Or are you really a girl? it's time to stop this madness
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  • It's time to stop this madness in america
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  • In america and save our children.
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  • And save our children. (applause)
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  • (applause) america has become accustomed
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  • America has become accustomed to mass murder of innocent
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  • To mass murder of innocent babies in the womb of its
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  • Babies in the womb of its mother.
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  • Mother. it's the pit that's soaked
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  • It's the pit that's soaked with blood of innocent babies
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  • With blood of innocent babies who never had a chance
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  • Who never had a chance to live.
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  • To live. i assure you that the death of
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  • I assure you that the death of every one of those
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  • Every one of those precious babies,
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  • Precious babies, god will avenge it
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  • God will avenge it in the future.
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  • In the future. and he will avenge it
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  • And he will avenge it of the american people.
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  • Of the american people. you can count on that.
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  • You can count on that. (applause)
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  • (applause) america's economy is being
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  • America's economy is being destroyed by career
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  • Destroyed by career politicians who never worked
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  • Politicians who never worked a day in their lives.
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  • A day in their lives. but they are taxing
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  • But they are taxing the american people into
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  • The american people into poverty.
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  • Poverty. america was not born so that
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  • America was not born so that the super rich could control
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  • The super rich could control and enslave the rest of
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  • And enslave the rest of the population.
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  • The population. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] [amen.]
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  • [amen.] abraham lincoln,
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  • Abraham lincoln, in his address at gettysburg,
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  • In his address at gettysburg, addressed america to be
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  • Addressed america to be a nation of the people,
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  • A nation of the people, by the people,
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  • By the people, and for the people.
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  • And for the people. that does not say,
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  • That does not say, "we, the rich,
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  • "we, the rich, will tell the rest of you what
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  • Will tell the rest of you what you're going to do."
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  • You're going to do." this is our country also!
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  • This is our country also! we have a voice in how
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  • We have a voice in how it's run!
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  • It's run! (applause)
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  • (applause) the pit is not your destiny.
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  • The pit is not your destiny. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] the pit is not your potential.
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  • The pit is not your potential. the pit is not god's will.
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  • The pit is not god's will. "beloved,
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  • "beloved, i wish above all things that
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  • I wish above all things that you prosper and be in
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  • You prosper and be in good health even as your soul
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  • Good health even as your soul prospers."
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  • Prospers." the palace is your destiny.
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  • The palace is your destiny. get that in your mind.
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  • Get that in your mind. the palace is your destiny.
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  • The palace is your destiny. god's absolute best
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  • God's absolute best is your destiny.
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  • Is your destiny. you are a child of the king.
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  • You are a child of the king. you and you and you are
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  • You and you and you are royalty.
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  • Royalty. you are destined to wear
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  • You are destined to wear a crown of life.
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  • A crown of life. you are destined to wear
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  • You are destined to wear a dazzling white robe
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  • A dazzling white robe of righteousness.
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  • Of righteousness. you are destined to live in
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  • You are destined to live in a mansion created by
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  • A mansion created by the architect of the ages.
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  • The architect of the ages. your future is so dazzling
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  • Your future is so dazzling that paul said,
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  • That paul said, "the half has not entered
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  • "the half has not entered the minds of men what god has
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  • The minds of men what god has prepared for his own."
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  • Prepared for his own." [woo!]
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  • [woo!] (applause)
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  • (applause) remember when you're in
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  • Remember when you're in the pit that satan always
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  • The pit that satan always attacks the person who's next
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  • Attacks the person who's next in line for a promotion.
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  • In line for a promotion. [absolutely.]
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  • [absolutely.] satan attacked joseph
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  • Satan attacked joseph because he knew his potential.
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  • Because he knew his potential. joseph would save the jewish
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  • Joseph would save the jewish people from starvation
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  • People from starvation and death.
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  • And death. actually he saved the egyptian
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  • Actually he saved the egyptian people and actually the people
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  • People and actually the people of the world when you read
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  • Of the world when you read the biblical text.
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  • The biblical text. but let's stay with this one
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  • But let's stay with this one point.
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  • Point. consider the potential of
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  • Consider the potential of the jewish people.
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  • The jewish people. the jewish people would
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  • The jewish people would produce abraham, isaac,
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  • Produce abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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  • And jacob. the jewish people produced
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  • The jewish people produced king david.
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  • King david. the old testament prophets,
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  • The old testament prophets, they brought to us
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  • They brought to us jesus christ.
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  • Jesus christ. saint paul,
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  • Saint paul, who is the father of
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  • Who is the father of the new testament church,
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  • The new testament church, who wrote most of
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  • Who wrote most of the new testament,
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  • The new testament, he was there.
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  • He was there. without the jewish people,
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  • Without the jewish people, no one would be in
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  • No one would be in this building today.
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  • This building today. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] satan attacked jesus because
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  • Satan attacked jesus because he knew his potential.
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  • He knew his potential. jesus would shed his priceless
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  • Jesus would shed his priceless blood at calvary to liberate
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  • Blood at calvary to liberate and set free every human
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  • And set free every human who confessed him,
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  • Who confessed him, because he is
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  • Because he is the chain breaker.
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  • The chain breaker. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] he is the waymaker.
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  • He is the waymaker. jesus was raised from
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  • Jesus was raised from the dead,
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  • The dead, proving life and all eternity.
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  • Proving life and all eternity. "because he lives,
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  • "because he lives, we shall also live."
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  • We shall also live." jesus will return in the near
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  • Jesus will return in the near future to jerusalem as king
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  • Future to jerusalem as king of kings and lord of lords.
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  • Of kings and lord of lords. he'll put an end to this
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  • He'll put an end to this "who owns the land of israel"
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  • "who owns the land of israel" noise.
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  • Noise. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] he will rule the world
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  • He will rule the world with a rod of iron
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  • With a rod of iron for a thousand years.
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  • For a thousand years. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] what's the rod of iron?
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  • What's the rod of iron? this.
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  • This. (holds the bible)
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  • (holds the bible) this is the rule book
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  • This is the rule book for the future.
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  • For the future. the lion is going to lay down
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  • The lion is going to lay down with the lamb.
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  • With the lamb. jesus will then cast satan
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  • Jesus will then cast satan and the antichrist
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  • And the antichrist and the false prophet
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  • And the false prophet into hell.
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  • Into hell. the church triumphant is going
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  • The church triumphant is going to rule the world
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  • To rule the world for a thousand years
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  • For a thousand years of perfect peace.
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  • Of perfect peace. happy day.
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  • Happy day. happy day.
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  • Happy day. happy day!
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  • Happy day! that's on the way.
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  • That's on the way. hallelujah!
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  • Hallelujah! (applause)
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  • (applause) hello, america,
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  • Hello, america, the end of the world
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  • The end of the world as we know it
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  • As we know it is staring us in the face.
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  • Is staring us in the face. you know society is coming
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  • You know society is coming unraveled.
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  • Unraveled. you know this nation is coming
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  • You know this nation is coming unraveled.
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  • Unraveled. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] let me tell you this book
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  • Let me tell you this book describes that very clearly.
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  • Describes that very clearly. what in the world is about
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  • What in the world is about to happen?
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  • To happen? i'll tell you what's about
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  • I'll tell you what's about to happen.
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  • To happen. king jesus is about to stand
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  • King jesus is about to stand in the clouds of glory.
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  • In the clouds of glory. the trump of god is going
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  • The trump of god is going to sound.
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  • To sound. the dead in christ are going
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  • The dead in christ are going to rise.
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  • To rise. and we who are alive
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  • And we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
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  • And remain shall be caught up to be with the lord
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  • To be with the lord in the air.
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  • In the air. it could happen any time,
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  • It could happen any time, because jesus is lord!
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  • Because jesus is lord! hallelujah to the lamb of god!
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  • Hallelujah to the lamb of god! (applause)
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  • (applause) are you under attack?
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  • Are you under attack? is your family under attack?
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  • Is your family under attack? is your business,
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  • Is your business, your marriage under attack?
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  • Your marriage under attack? in the bible,
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  • In the bible, when you're under attack,
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  • When you're under attack, you're the next one in line
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  • You're the next one in line for promotion.
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  • For promotion. the deeper the pit,
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  • The deeper the pit, the greater the promotion.
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  • The greater the promotion. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] satan attacks you when false
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  • Satan attacks you when false accusers point their finger
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  • Accusers point their finger at you and lie about you.
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  • At you and lie about you. how many of you've ever had
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  • How many of you've ever had someone to lie about you?
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  • Someone to lie about you? that's most of you.
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  • That's most of you. isaiah 54:17 said,
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  • Isaiah 54:17 said, "every tongue which rises
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  • "every tongue which rises against you in judgment,
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  • Against you in judgment, you shall condemn."
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  • You shall condemn." [amen.]
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  • [amen.] [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] i'm looking forward to
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  • I'm looking forward to that day.
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  • That day. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] don't let your enemies
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  • Don't let your enemies torment you.
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  • Torment you. you turn the wrath of god
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  • You turn the wrath of god loose on your enemies
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  • Loose on your enemies and let god take care of them,
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  • And let god take care of them, because he most assuredly
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  • Because he most assuredly will.
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  • Will. [yes!]
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  • [yes!] [woo!]
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  • [woo!] (applause)
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  • (applause) hmmm.
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  • Hmmm. (applause)
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  • (applause) when in the pit,
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  • When in the pit, remember losers focus on what
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  • Remember losers focus on what they're going through;
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  • They're going through; champions focus on what
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  • Champions focus on what they're going to.
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  • They're going to. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] which are you?
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  • Which are you? are you focusing just on
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  • Are you focusing just on the problem of the moment?
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  • The problem of the moment? or like a champion,
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  • Or like a champion, do you have your vision
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  • Do you have your vision on where you're going to?
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  • On where you're going to? you say, "oh, pastor,
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  • You say, "oh, pastor, you just don't know what i'm
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  • You just don't know what i'm going through."
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  • Going through." it's not what you're going
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  • It's not what you're going through,
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  • Through, it's what you're going to
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  • It's what you're going to that makes the difference.
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  • That makes the difference. we're going to
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  • We're going to a royal coronation.
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  • A royal coronation. we're going to a reunion of
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  • We're going to a reunion of friends and family in god's
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  • Friends and family in god's tomorrow that will never end.
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  • Tomorrow that will never end. we're going to the marriage
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  • We're going to the marriage supper of the lamb that lasts
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  • Supper of the lamb that lasts for seven years.
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  • For seven years. [amen!]
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  • [amen!] man, that's going to be
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  • Man, that's going to be some party.
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  • Some party. we're going to return to earth
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  • We're going to return to earth with jesus at the end of
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  • With jesus at the end of the tribulation
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  • The tribulation and we are going to rule
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  • And we are going to rule and reign
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  • And reign for a thousand years.
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  • For a thousand years. [yes.]
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  • [yes.] there are no more tears.
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  • There are no more tears. there's no more death.
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  • There's no more death. there's no more crying.
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  • There's no more crying. there's no more pain.
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  • There's no more pain. there's no more sickness.
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  • There's no more sickness. there's no more suffering.
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  • There's no more suffering. there's no more hospitals
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  • There's no more hospitals or funeral homes.
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  • Or funeral homes. there are no good-byes.
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  • There are no good-byes. there are no farewells.
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  • There are no farewells. there are no wars.
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  • There are no wars. there are no financial
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  • There are no financial worries.
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  • Worries. there is no fake news.
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  • There is no fake news. there is no cell phone.
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  • There is no cell phone. thank you, god!
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  • Thank you, god! [woo!]
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  • [woo!] (applause)
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  • (applause) how do you react to people
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  • How do you react to people who are in the pit?
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  • Who are in the pit? listen to this.
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  • Listen to this. your reaction to someone
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  • Your reaction to someone in trouble determines god's
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  • In trouble determines god's reaction to you the next time
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  • Reaction to you the next time you get in trouble.
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  • You get in trouble. joseph's brothers threw him
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  • Joseph's brothers threw him in the pit.
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  • In the pit. they laughed.
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  • They laughed. they sat down and ate.
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  • They sat down and ate. they were untouched and they
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  • They were untouched and they were very unconcerned.
  • 00:09:45.612 --> 00:09:47.748
  • Were very unconcerned. how do you react to someone
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  • How do you react to someone who's in trouble?
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  • Who's in trouble? the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "do unto others as you would
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  • "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
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  • Have them do unto you." [amen.]
  • 00:09:55.656 --> 00:09:56.089
  • [amen.] how do you react to widows
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  • How do you react to widows and orphans?
  • 00:09:57.524 --> 00:09:58.625
  • And orphans? why?
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  • Why? because james 1:27 really
  • 00:09:59.192 --> 00:10:02.429
  • Because james 1:27 really takes a very powerful verse
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  • Takes a very powerful verse of scripture and says,
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  • Of scripture and says, "pure and undefiled
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  • "pure and undefiled religion --"
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  • Religion --" get that.
  • 00:10:09.436 --> 00:10:10.470
  • Get that. "pure and undefiled religion
  • 00:10:10.537 --> 00:10:12.773
  • "pure and undefiled religion before god the father is this:
  • 00:10:12.839 --> 00:10:15.208
  • Before god the father is this: to visit orphans and widows
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  • To visit orphans and widows in trouble."
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  • In trouble." i assure you there's not
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  • I assure you there's not a church in a hundred
  • 00:10:20.847 --> 00:10:23.050
  • A church in a hundred that knows that scripture
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  • That knows that scripture or preaches about it.
  • 00:10:24.518 --> 00:10:26.353
  • Or preaches about it. cornerstone church has built
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  • Cornerstone church has built the sanctuary of hope.
  • 00:10:27.654 --> 00:10:28.922
  • The sanctuary of hope. it's a home for children
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  • It's a home for children to live and not die,
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  • To live and not die, to have hope for tomorrow,
  • 00:10:32.159 --> 00:10:34.027
  • To have hope for tomorrow, to be loved rather than
  • 00:10:34.094 --> 00:10:35.696
  • To be loved rather than aborted.
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  • Aborted. i want to thank you, church,
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  • I want to thank you, church, and those of you,
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  • And those of you, our television partners
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  • Our television partners across america,
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  • Across america, that have made this possible.
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  • That have made this possible. thank you.
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  • Thank you. thank you.
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  • Thank you. (applause)
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  • Remember,
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  • Bethlehem was no accident.
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  • Long before the world
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  • Was formed.
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  • 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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  • And redemption through christ
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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
  • 00:11:39.059 --> 00:11:40.327
  • 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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  • But the point is this:
  • 00:11:47.300 --> 00:11:48.602
  • But the point is this: if you want god to help you
  • 00:11:48.668 --> 00:11:50.403
  • If you want god to help you in a day of trouble,
  • 00:11:50.470 --> 00:11:51.905
  • In a day of trouble, you help other people
  • 00:11:51.972 --> 00:11:53.340
  • You help other people in their time of trouble.
  • 00:11:53.406 --> 00:11:54.841
  • In their time of trouble. [amen.]
  • 00:11:54.908 --> 00:11:55.442
  • [amen.] [amen.]
  • 00:11:55.509 --> 00:11:56.276
  • [amen.] when you're in the pit,
  • 00:11:56.343 --> 00:11:58.245
  • When you're in the pit, remember this;
  • 00:11:58.311 --> 00:11:59.513
  • Remember this; those who created the pain
  • 00:11:59.579 --> 00:12:00.947
  • Those who created the pain of the present do not control
  • 00:12:01.014 --> 00:12:03.216
  • Of the present do not control the peace of god
  • 00:12:03.283 --> 00:12:04.084
  • The peace of god for your future.
  • 00:12:04.151 --> 00:12:06.186
  • For your future. your bitter divorce,
  • 00:12:06.253 --> 00:12:07.654
  • Your bitter divorce, pain,
  • 00:12:07.721 --> 00:12:08.622
  • Pain, does not control the pleasure
  • 00:12:08.688 --> 00:12:10.257
  • Does not control the pleasure and joy of your future.
  • 00:12:10.323 --> 00:12:12.726
  • And joy of your future. crawl out of that pit.
  • 00:12:12.793 --> 00:12:14.661
  • Crawl out of that pit. put your hand in the hand of
  • 00:12:14.728 --> 00:12:15.762
  • Put your hand in the hand of god and move onto your future.
  • 00:12:15.829 --> 00:12:18.665
  • God and move onto your future. the bible says,
  • 00:12:18.732 --> 00:12:19.399
  • The bible says, "whatsoever things are good,
  • 00:12:19.466 --> 00:12:21.001
  • "whatsoever things are good, whatsoever things are lovely,
  • 00:12:21.067 --> 00:12:22.369
  • Whatsoever things are lovely, pure, of good report,
  • 00:12:22.435 --> 00:12:24.237
  • Pure, of good report, think on these things."
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  • Think on these things." your business crisis
  • 00:12:27.140 --> 00:12:28.642
  • Your business crisis is painful.
  • 00:12:28.708 --> 00:12:30.177
  • Is painful. it doesn't not control
  • 00:12:30.243 --> 00:12:31.144
  • It doesn't not control your prosperity.
  • 00:12:31.211 --> 00:12:33.013
  • Your prosperity. the betrayal of your family
  • 00:12:33.079 --> 00:12:34.514
  • The betrayal of your family is pain.
  • 00:12:34.581 --> 00:12:35.615
  • Is pain. it does not mean there will
  • 00:12:35.682 --> 00:12:36.750
  • It does not mean there will not be a day of sweet reunion
  • 00:12:36.817 --> 00:12:38.919
  • Not be a day of sweet reunion like joseph and his brothers.
  • 00:12:38.985 --> 00:12:40.954
  • Like joseph and his brothers. god can bring you,
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  • God can bring you, your brothers,
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  • Your brothers, your sisters,
  • 00:12:42.956 --> 00:12:43.990
  • Your sisters, your sons,
  • 00:12:44.057 --> 00:12:44.658
  • Your sons, and your daughters,
  • 00:12:44.724 --> 00:12:45.759
  • And your daughters, your aged parents
  • 00:12:45.826 --> 00:12:46.893
  • Your aged parents together again.
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  • Together again. there will be tears of
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  • There will be tears of forgiveness and there will be
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  • Forgiveness and there will be rejoicing,
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  • Rejoicing, because only god can do that.
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  • Because only god can do that. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] only god can do that.
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  • Only god can do that. (applause)
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  • (applause) when you're in the pit,
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  • When you're in the pit, remember satan's favorite
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  • Remember satan's favorite weapon of attack is those
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  • Weapon of attack is those who are closest to you.
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  • Who are closest to you. joseph's brothers threw him
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  • Joseph's brothers threw him into the pit and sold him
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  • Into the pit and sold him for the price of a slave.
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  • For the price of a slave. jesus was sold by judas
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  • Jesus was sold by judas for the price of a slave.
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  • For the price of a slave. when satan throws his
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  • When satan throws his knock-out punch,
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  • Knock-out punch, he will not use a stranger.
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  • He will not use a stranger. he will use someone you love.
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  • He will use someone you love. that's a bible pattern.
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  • That's a bible pattern. when you're in the pit,
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  • When you're in the pit, remember you will never win
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  • Remember you will never win a spiritual battle logically.
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  • A spiritual battle logically. joseph had to learn to trust
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  • Joseph had to learn to trust god.
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  • God. god does not ask you
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  • God does not ask you to understand him,
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  • To understand him, because you do not have
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  • Because you do not have the intellect for that.
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  • The intellect for that. god does not ask you to defend
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  • God does not ask you to defend him.
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  • Him. he is almighty.
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  • He is almighty. god doesn't ask you to explain
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  • God doesn't ask you to explain him.
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  • Him. god only asks you to trust
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  • God only asks you to trust him.
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  • Him. the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "trust in the lord with all
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  • "trust in the lord with all of your heart.
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  • Of your heart. lean not to your own
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  • Lean not to your own understanding.
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  • Understanding. in all of your ways,
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  • In all of your ways, acknowledge him and he will
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  • Acknowledge him and he will direct your paths."
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  • Direct your paths." i'll share with you quickly
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  • I'll share with you quickly three pits that satan prepares
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  • Three pits that satan prepares for you.
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  • For you. the first pit is the pit of
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  • The first pit is the pit of offense.
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  • Offense. anyone who has trapped
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  • Anyone who has trapped an animal knows that traps
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  • An animal knows that traps need two things to be
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  • Need two things to be successful.
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  • Successful. one, it has to be hidden,
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  • One, it has to be hidden, and then it must be baited
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  • And then it must be baited with something that the animal
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  • With something that the animal likes to lure them to
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  • Likes to lure them to the deadly trap.
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  • The deadly trap. satan is the master
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  • Satan is the master of deception.
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  • Of deception. he is shrewd.
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  • He is shrewd. he is subtle.
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  • He is subtle. he is seductive.
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  • He is seductive. his most powerful bait
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  • His most powerful bait for every christian
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  • For every christian is offense.
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  • Is offense. people say,
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  • People say, "well, no one can offend me."
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  • "well, no one can offend me." please.
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  • Please. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) luke 17:1,
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  • Luke 17:1, "it is impossible that
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  • "it is impossible that no offense should come."
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  • No offense should come." write that verse down,
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  • Write that verse down, luke 17:1.
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  • Luke 17:1. "it is impossible that
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  • "it is impossible that no offense should come."
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  • No offense should come." you will be offended in your
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  • You will be offended in your life at some point in time,
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  • Life at some point in time, many times.
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  • Many times. satan will make sure you are
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  • Satan will make sure you are offended.
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  • Offended. the fruit of offense produces
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  • The fruit of offense produces hurt,
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  • Hurt, anger,
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  • Anger, resentment,
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  • Resentment, jealousy,
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  • Jealousy, division,
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  • Division, bitterness,
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  • Bitterness, rage.
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  • Rage. i'm leaving this church.
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  • I'm leaving this church. i'm quitting this marriage.
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  • I'm quitting this marriage. i'm quitting this job.
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  • I'm quitting this job. i'm out of this bible study.
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  • I'm out of this bible study. i've been offended.
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  • I've been offended. i wasn't recognized for
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  • I wasn't recognized for bringing colored toothpicks
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  • Bringing colored toothpicks to the annual church barbecue.
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  • To the annual church barbecue. (laughter)
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  • (laughter) 2 timothy 2,
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  • 2 timothy 2, "and a servant of the lord
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  • "and a servant of the lord must not quarrel but be gentle
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  • Must not quarrel but be gentle to all..."
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  • To all..." listen.
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  • Listen. "that they may come to
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  • "that they may come to their senses and escape
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  • Their senses and escape the snare --"
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  • The snare --" the snare is a trap.
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  • The snare is a trap. "that they may come to their
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  • "that they may come to their senses and escape the trap
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  • Senses and escape the trap of the devil,
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  • Of the devil, having been taken captive
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  • Having been taken captive by him to do his will."
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  • By him to do his will." paul is saying to timothy,
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  • Paul is saying to timothy, once you are ensnared in this,
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  • Once you are ensnared in this, you become the instrument
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  • You become the instrument of the prince of darkness
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  • Of the prince of darkness himself.
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  • Himself. those who quarrel or fall into
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  • Those who quarrel or fall into opposition with spiritual
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  • Opposition with spiritual authority are in satan's trap.
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  • Authority are in satan's trap. they have taken the bait of
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  • They have taken the bait of the offense.
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  • The offense. saint paul said,
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  • Saint paul said, they are captives to do
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  • They are captives to do satan's will.
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  • Satan's will. every offended christian
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  • Every offended christian in every american church,
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  • In every american church, in paul's opinion,
  • 00:16:11.331 --> 00:16:13.066
  • In paul's opinion, is an agent of satan himself.
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  • Is an agent of satan himself. they spread division.
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  • They spread division. they spread discord.
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  • They spread discord. they spread deception,
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  • They spread deception, because they have fallen into
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  • Because they have fallen into the trap of the offense.
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  • The trap of the offense. their carnal logic says,
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  • Their carnal logic says, "i have been hurt.
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  • "i have been hurt. i have been mistreated.
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  • I have been mistreated. i have been misjudged.
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  • I have been misjudged. i am justified
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  • I am justified in my behavior."
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  • In my behavior." no, you're not!
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  • No, you're not! [that's right.]
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  • [that's right.] look at joseph.
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  • Look at joseph. he was doing the will of
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  • He was doing the will of his father.
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  • His father. he was thrown into the pit.
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  • He was thrown into the pit. he was hated.
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  • He was hated. he was sold into slavery.
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  • He was sold into slavery. slavery led him to prison
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  • Slavery led him to prison for ten years.
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  • For ten years. here is a man who was
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  • Here is a man who was justified in screaming,
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  • Justified in screaming, "i've been mistreated.
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  • "i've been mistreated. i've been abused.
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  • I've been abused. i'm angry.
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  • I'm angry. my resentment is justified."
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  • My resentment is justified." and if i'd have been there
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  • And if i'd have been there with him,
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  • With him, i'd say, "you're right."
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  • I'd say, "you're right." (laughter)
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  • (laughter) joseph's response,
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  • Joseph's response, 13 years after his brother
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  • 13 years after his brother sold him into slavery.
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  • Sold him into slavery. his brothers are standing
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  • His brothers are standing before him.
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  • Before him. joseph is royalty and he has
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  • Joseph is royalty and he has the power just to snap
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  • The power just to snap his fingers
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  • His fingers (snapped fingers)
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  • (snapped fingers) and those brothers would have
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  • And those brothers would have been killed instantly
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  • Been killed instantly right where they were.
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  • Right where they were. the second time they come,
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  • The second time they come, joseph says in genesis 45,
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  • Joseph says in genesis 45, "i am joseph, your brother,
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  • "i am joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery."
  • 00:17:26.873 --> 00:17:29.142
  • Whom you sold into slavery." listen.
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  • Listen. "but do not be angry with
  • 00:17:30.376 --> 00:17:31.711
  • "but do not be angry with yourselves because you
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  • Yourselves because you sold me here;
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  • Sold me here; for god sent me here before
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  • For god sent me here before you to preserve your life."
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  • You to preserve your life." "moreover he kissed all
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  • "moreover he kissed all his brothers and he wept over
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  • His brothers and he wept over them."
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  • Them." wow!
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  • Wow! just get a picture of that.
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  • Just get a picture of that. he had the power to kill them,
  • 00:17:51.898 --> 00:17:54.400
  • He had the power to kill them, but he kissed them.
  • 00:17:54.467 --> 00:17:57.170
  • But he kissed them. does that describe you?
  • 00:17:57.237 --> 00:18:01.407
  • Does that describe you? what's your response to
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  • What's your response to an offense?
  • 00:18:02.575 --> 00:18:04.711
  • An offense? resentment?
  • 00:18:04.777 --> 00:18:05.578
  • Resentment? bitterness?
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  • Bitterness? anger?
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  • Anger? think about it.
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  • Think about it. paul says you have taken
  • 00:18:13.853 --> 00:18:15.188
  • Paul says you have taken satan's bait.
  • 00:18:15.255 --> 00:18:17.357
  • Satan's bait. and you are now satan's agent
  • 00:18:17.423 --> 00:18:19.659
  • And you are now satan's agent in your family,
  • 00:18:19.726 --> 00:18:20.860
  • In your family, in your church,
  • 00:18:20.927 --> 00:18:22.295
  • In your church, or in your business.
  • 00:18:22.362 --> 00:18:24.097
  • Or in your business. the second pit is the pit
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  • The second pit is the pit of failure.
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  • Of failure. who here has not failed?
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  • Who here has not failed? i certainly have
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  • I certainly have miserably sometimes.
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  • Miserably sometimes. but god always comes by
  • 00:18:33.306 --> 00:18:36.309
  • But god always comes by and says,
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  • And says, "stay the course."
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  • "stay the course." falling into a pit does not
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  • Falling into a pit does not make you a failure.
  • 00:18:40.847 --> 00:18:42.515
  • Make you a failure. staying in the pit makes you
  • 00:18:42.582 --> 00:18:44.651
  • Staying in the pit makes you a failure.
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  • A failure. get up and get out of it!
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  • Get up and get out of it! [amen.]
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  • [amen.] (applause)
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  • (applause) and lastly,
  • 00:18:54.827 --> 00:18:56.129
  • And lastly, the third pit is the pit of
  • 00:18:56.196 --> 00:18:57.330
  • The third pit is the pit of success.
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  • Success. it's true that nothing
  • 00:18:58.932 --> 00:18:59.799
  • It's true that nothing succeeds like success,
  • 00:18:59.866 --> 00:19:01.134
  • Succeeds like success, and it's also true that
  • 00:19:01.201 --> 00:19:02.569
  • And it's also true that nothing destroys like success.
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  • Nothing destroys like success. move lives have been destroyed
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  • Move lives have been destroyed by success than failure.
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  • By success than failure. multitudes fall into the pit
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  • Multitudes fall into the pit called success
  • 00:19:10.243 --> 00:19:11.377
  • Called success and fail to grow.
  • 00:19:11.444 --> 00:19:12.979
  • And fail to grow. they fail to develop.
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  • They fail to develop. they fail to reach
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  • They fail to reach their potential.
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  • Their potential. they are stagnated.
  • 00:19:16.549 --> 00:19:17.917
  • They are stagnated. they're purring over
  • 00:19:17.984 --> 00:19:18.952
  • They're purring over their successes.
  • 00:19:19.018 --> 00:19:19.986
  • Their successes. listen.
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  • Listen. the minute you get satisfied
  • 00:19:20.887 --> 00:19:22.722
  • The minute you get satisfied with what you've accomplished,
  • 00:19:22.789 --> 00:19:24.524
  • With what you've accomplished, stagnation sets in.
  • 00:19:24.591 --> 00:19:26.292
  • Stagnation sets in. this is true of individuals.
  • 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:28.127
  • This is true of individuals. it's true of churches.
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  • It's true of churches. it's true of marriages.
  • 00:19:29.729 --> 00:19:31.197
  • It's true of marriages. it's true of your business.
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  • It's true of your business. there are churches and church
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  • There are churches and church schools being destroyed,
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  • Schools being destroyed, not by bad people but by good
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  • Not by bad people but by good people who have stopped
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  • People who have stopped growing.
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  • Growing. there are churches in america
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  • There are churches in america that have been destroyed
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  • That have been destroyed by success.
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  • By success. they have become comfortable.
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  • They have become comfortable. comfortable churches stagnate
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  • Comfortable churches stagnate and rot.
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  • And rot. i want you to hear that.
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  • I want you to hear that. comfortable churches don't
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  • Comfortable churches don't take a stand on difficult
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  • Take a stand on difficult issues.
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  • Issues. if america wants 4,000
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  • If america wants 4,000 abortions a day,
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  • Abortions a day, let's not call it mass murder;
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  • Let's not call it mass murder; let's call it pro-choice.
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  • Let's call it pro-choice. if the aclu wants to take down
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  • If the aclu wants to take down the ten commandments out of
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  • The ten commandments out of every school,
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  • Every school, let's just call it pluralism.
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  • Let's just call it pluralism. if transsexuals want
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  • If transsexuals want acceptance,
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  • Acceptance, let's just call this
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  • Let's just call this an alternative lifestyle,
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  • An alternative lifestyle, better still,
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  • Better still, let's ordain them,
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  • Let's ordain them, bring them into the gospel
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  • Bring them into the gospel ministry so they really feel
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  • Ministry so they really feel appreciated.
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  • Appreciated. this is going on in the church
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  • This is going on in the church of america right now.
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  • Of america right now. if those who can work refuse
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  • If those who can work refuse to work,
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  • To work, let's just give them
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  • Let's just give them a government check and call it
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  • A government check and call it welfare.
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  • Welfare. the word of god says,
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  • The word of god says, you get nothing until you work
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  • You get nothing until you work for it.
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  • For it. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] do that!
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  • Do that! [yes.]
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  • [yes.] (applause)
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  • (applause) if we refuse to discipline
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  • If we refuse to discipline our children,
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  • Our children, let's not call it
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  • Let's not call it parental cowardice;
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  • Parental cowardice; let's call it
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  • Let's call it building self-esteem.
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  • Building self-esteem. if we use god's name in vain,
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  • If we use god's name in vain, which by the way according to
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  • Which by the way according to this book,
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  • This book, will send you straight
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  • Will send you straight to hell,
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  • To hell, let's call it freedom
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  • Let's call it freedom of speech.
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  • Of speech. if we are addicted to
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  • If we are addicted to pornography,
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  • Pornography, let's not call it lust;
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  • Let's not call it lust; let's be comfortable and call
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  • Let's be comfortable and call it art appreciation.
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  • It art appreciation. if we mock the word of god,
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  • If we mock the word of god, refuse to read it,
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  • Refuse to read it, let's not call it paganism;
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  • Let's not call it paganism; let's call it enlightenment.
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  • Let's call it enlightenment. if israel is under attack,
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  • If israel is under attack, fighting for survival,
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  • Fighting for survival, as iran is racing toward
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  • As iran is racing toward obtaining a nuclear weapon,
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  • Obtaining a nuclear weapon, let's not get involved.
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  • Let's not get involved. those people have been
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  • Those people have been fighting since the birth of
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  • Fighting since the birth of ishmael and isaac.
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  • Ishmael and isaac. let's give the land to
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  • Let's give the land to the palestinians and call it
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  • The palestinians and call it land for peace.
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  • Land for peace. not now, not ever.
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  • Not now, not ever. that land belongs to
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  • That land belongs to the jewish people according to
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  • The jewish people according to the authority of god.
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  • The authority of god. (applause)
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  • (applause) woe to those rotting
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  • Woe to those rotting religious corpses,
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  • Religious corpses, singing "amazing grace"
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  • Singing "amazing grace" in a dead church.
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  • In a dead church. if you join that church
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  • If you join that church and lived according to
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  • And lived according to new testament holiness,
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  • New testament holiness, you would have to backslide
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  • You would have to backslide to be in fellowship
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  • To be in fellowship with those people.
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  • With those people. woe to those who look at
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  • Woe to those who look at their church and say,
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  • Their church and say, "this is good enough."
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  • "this is good enough." it's not good enough until
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  • It's not good enough until there's a national revival
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  • There's a national revival sweeping this nation
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  • Sweeping this nation from coast to coast!
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  • From coast to coast! (applause)
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  • (applause) why did we build
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  • Why did we build a magnificent church school
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  • A magnificent church school for our children?
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  • For our children? we did so to liberate them
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  • We did so to liberate them from american paganism.
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  • From american paganism. [amen.]
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  • [amen.] they will only know,
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  • They will only know, when they get to be adults,
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  • When they get to be adults, how blessed they are.
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  • How blessed they are. why are we expanding
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  • Why are we expanding our television ministry,
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  • Our television ministry, remodeling our church,
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  • Remodeling our church, building the sanctuary
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  • Building the sanctuary of hope,
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  • Of hope, becoming defenders of israel?
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  • Becoming defenders of israel? because we're not going to get
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  • Because we're not going to get comfortable in the pit called
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  • Comfortable in the pit called success.
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  • Success. our objective is not comfort.
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  • Our objective is not comfort. our objective is victory
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  • Our objective is victory over the world,
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  • Over the world, the flesh,
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  • The flesh, and the devil.
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  • And the devil. (applause)
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  • (applause) it's not good enough
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  • It's not good enough until there's a revival of
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  • Until there's a revival of righteousness sweeping america
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  • Righteousness sweeping america that will not tolerate
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  • That will not tolerate the forces of evil that
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  • The forces of evil that are destroying this nation.
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  • Are destroying this nation. god bless america,
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  • God bless america, and god, bring us back
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  • And god, bring us back to the old-fashioned gospel
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  • To the old-fashioned gospel of jesus first,
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  • Of jesus first, the word of god is true;
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  • The word of god is true; all else is deception.
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  • All else is deception. give the lord praise and glory
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  • Give the lord praise and glory in the house of god.
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  • In the house of god. (applause)
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  • (applause) can we stand together?
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  • Can we stand together? ♪ music ♪
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  • ♪ music ♪ high up in the swiss alps,
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  • High up in the swiss alps, there's a memorial tablet
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  • There's a memorial tablet placed in honor --
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  • Placed in honor -- honor of a famous climber
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  • Honor of a famous climber who went out one day
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  • Who went out one day and he never returned.
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  • And he never returned. beneath his name are
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  • Beneath his name are these simple words,
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  • These simple words, "he died climbing."
  • 00:23:46.886 --> 00:23:49.288
  • "he died climbing." "he died climbing."
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  • "he died climbing." i think saint paul would have
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  • I think saint paul would have appreciated that inscription.
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  • Appreciated that inscription. paul writes,
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  • Paul writes, "forgetting those things
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  • "forgetting those things which are behind,
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  • Which are behind, and reaching forth to
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  • And reaching forth to the things that are forward,
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  • The things that are forward, i press, i press,
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  • I press, i press, i press toward the mark...
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  • I press toward the mark... of the high calling in christ."
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  • Of the high calling in christ." paul did not whine his life
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  • Paul did not whine his life away when he was beaten,
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  • Away when he was beaten, when he was stoned,
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  • When he was stoned, when he was taken to prison.
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  • When he was taken to prison. the day before his head
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  • The day before his head was cut off,
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  • Was cut off, he wrote to the new testament
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  • He wrote to the new testament church,
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  • Church, "i have fought a good fight,
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  • "i have fought a good fight, i have finished my course."
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  • I have finished my course." to the last day,
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  • To the last day, to the last hour,
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  • To the last hour, to the last breath,
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  • To the last breath, i gave it my all.
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  • I gave it my all. i died climbing.
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  • I died climbing. are you?
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  • Are you? are you?
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  • Are you? or have you become complacent
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  • Or have you become complacent with where you are and what
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  • With where you are and what you've accomplished?
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  • You've accomplished? rise and shine;
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  • Rise and shine; for the light and the glory of
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  • For the light and the glory of god is looking for a way to
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  • God is looking for a way to manifest itself in your life.
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  • Manifest itself in your life. something good is about
  • 00:24:51.784 --> 00:24:53.786
  • Something good is about to happen to you,
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  • To happen to you, because god wants you to have
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  • Because god wants you to have the palace.
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  • The palace. 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) pastor john hagee: the
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  • Pastor john hagee: the holy spirit has the ability
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  • Holy spirit has the ability to guide you,
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  • To guide you, the power to heal sick bodies,
  • 00:25:07.266 --> 00:25:09.535
  • The power to heal sick bodies, to break the chains
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  • To break the chains of addiction.
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  • Of addiction. pastor matt hagee: the
  • 00:25:11.804 --> 00:25:12.572
  • Pastor matt hagee: the holy spirit brings peace
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  • Holy spirit brings peace to the tormented
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  • To the tormented and hope to the broken.
  • 00:25:15.074 --> 00:25:16.309
  • And hope to the broken. we thank you for your support,
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  • We thank you for your support, your prayers
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  • Your prayers and your generous giving!
  • 00:25:18.711 --> 00:25:19.979
  • And your generous giving! now stay tuned to the end
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  • Now stay tuned to the end of this message
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  • Of this message for pastor's blessing.
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  • For pastor's blessing.
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  • At hagee ministries.
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  • Our mission is clear.
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  • Proclaim
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  • The truth of god's word.
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  • Equip believers
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  • And reach the lost.
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  • From the sanctuary of hope.
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  • To feeding the hungry
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  • And caring for the sick.
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  • We go where god sends us.
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  • This mission is accomplished
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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,
  • 00:26:03.255 --> 00:26:03.990
  • The middle east conflict
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  • The origin of jew hatred,
  • 00:26:05.458 --> 00:26:07.393
  • Pastor hagee
  • 00:26:07.393 --> 00:26:08.194
  • Exposes the spiritual
  • 00:26:08.194 --> 00:26:09.629
  • 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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  • And now, your blessing
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  • Your blessing with pastor john hagee.
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  • With pastor john hagee.
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  • Pastor john hagee: and now
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  • Pastor john hagee: and now may the lord bless you
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  • May the lord bless you and may the lord keep you.
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  • And may the lord keep you. and may the lord make his face
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  • And may the lord make his face to shine upon you
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  • To shine upon you and be gracious unto you,
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  • And be gracious unto you, giving you his peace.
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  • Giving you his peace. may you know
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  • May you know with a divine knowledge
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  • With a divine knowledge that the word of god
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  • That the word of god will birth a miracle
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  • Will birth a miracle in your life.
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  • In your life. just pray and ask for what
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  • Just pray and ask for what you need.
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  • You need. the word of god says,
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  • The word of god says, "ask, and you shall receive."
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  • "ask, and you shall receive." the difficulty that is
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  • The difficulty that is before you,
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  • Before you, god knew about it
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  • God knew about it before you saw it coming.
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  • Before you saw it coming. ask, in the mighty name
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  • Ask, in the mighty name of jesus,
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  • Of jesus, for the answer,
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  • For the answer, and he will give it to you.
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  • And he will give it to you. you are a child
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  • You are a child of the most high god.
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  • Of the most high god. the word of god says,
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  • The word of god says, "no good thing will he
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  • "no good thing will he withhold from those
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  • Withhold from those who diligently seek him."
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  • Who diligently seek him." ask in faith believing
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  • Ask in faith believing and god will bring it to pass.
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  • And god will bring it to pass. in jesus' name,
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