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John Hagee - The Power of Forgiveness

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Hagee Ministries | John Hagee - The Power of Forgiveness | August 20, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor j
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Pastor j pastor john hagee: listen
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Pastor john hagee: listen as we begin.
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As we begin. one,
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One, forgiveness without justice
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Forgiveness without justice is abuse.
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Is abuse. i want to say that again.
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I want to say that again. forgiveness without justice
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Forgiveness without justice is abuse.
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Is abuse. how do you forgive when you
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How do you forgive when you can't forget?
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Can't forget? years ago,
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Years ago, a beautiful 16-year-old girl,
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A beautiful 16-year-old girl, a brown-eyed, darling girl,
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A brown-eyed, darling girl, sat in my office,
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Sat in my office, tears streaming down
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Tears streaming down her cheeks,
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Her cheeks, shaking with convulsive sobs,
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Shaking with convulsive sobs, describing in graphic detail
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Describing in graphic detail how her mother's third husband
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How her mother's third husband savagely raped her.
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Savagely raped her. she said,
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She said, "pastor hagee,
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"pastor hagee, how do you forgive
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How do you forgive when you can't forget?"
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When you can't forget?" that's a question many of you
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That's a question many of you in this audience and thousands
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In this audience and thousands of people are asking.
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Of people are asking. the millions watching
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The millions watching by television and listening
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By television and listening by radio around the world
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By radio around the world are asking as well.
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Are asking as well. in the theatre of your mind,
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In the theatre of your mind, there's a special day
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There's a special day of horror or hurt,
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Of horror or hurt, a moment in time when
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A moment in time when your heart was broken,
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Your heart was broken, your dreams were shattered,
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Your dreams were shattered, your life was stained,
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Your life was stained, when the one you loved
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When the one you loved betrayed you,
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Betrayed you, when your mother
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When your mother or your father forsook you,
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Or your father forsook you, rejected you,
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Rejected you, abused you,
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Abused you, or abandoned you.
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Or abandoned you. perhaps you suffered through
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Perhaps you suffered through a bitter divorce
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A bitter divorce or you were pushed out of
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Or you were pushed out of a job opportunity
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A job opportunity by a greedy friend.
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By a greedy friend. perhaps you were promised
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Perhaps you were promised things by your employer
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Things by your employer that never came true.
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That never came true. hear me.
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Hear me. if you're ever going to live
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If you're ever going to live a normal life,
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A normal life, a life of happiness,
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A life of happiness, you must hear this message.
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You must hear this message. it is not my message.
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It is not my message. it is god's message to you.
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It is god's message to you. the road to peace of mind
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The road to peace of mind begins with forgiveness.
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Begins with forgiveness. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] forgiveness is the first act
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Forgiveness is the first act of your will,
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Of your will, not emotion.
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Not emotion. if you wait until you feel
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If you wait until you feel like it,
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Like it, forget it.
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Forget it. you will go to your grave
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You will go to your grave bitter as gall.
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Bitter as gall. i asked this beautiful
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I asked this beautiful 16-year-old girl in my office,
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16-year-old girl in my office, "would you be willing to
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"would you be willing to forgive your mother's third
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Forgive your mother's third husband if he was brought
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Husband if he was brought to justice?"
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To justice?" she said,
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She said, "pastor, i would do anything
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"pastor, i would do anything to escape this pain and agony
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To escape this pain and agony that's in my heart and mind."
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That's in my heart and mind." i picked up the phone
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I picked up the phone on my desk.
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On my desk. step one was justice.
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Step one was justice. i called the police to send
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I called the police to send her mother's third husband
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Her mother's third husband to jail.
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To jail. (applause)
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(applause) by an act of her will,
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By an act of her will, not emotion,
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Not emotion, she repeated after me
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She repeated after me a simple prayer
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A simple prayer of forgiveness.
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Of forgiveness. you could feel the amazing
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You could feel the amazing waves of god's grace begin
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Waves of god's grace begin to heal her hurting heart.
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To heal her hurting heart. only god can do that.
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Only god can do that. a counselor cannot do that.
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A counselor cannot do that. only god's spirit can do that.
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Only god's spirit can do that. that's the power of
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That's the power of forgiveness.
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Forgiveness. so i asked those of you
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So i asked those of you who are here,
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Who are here, who are hurting in an agony
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Who are hurting in an agony known only to god,
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Known only to god, whose pillow is stained with
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Whose pillow is stained with the tears in the darkness
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The tears in the darkness of the night,
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Of the night, you're willing to forgive,
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You're willing to forgive, not when you feel like it,
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Not when you feel like it, because you will never
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Because you will never feel like it,
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Feel like it, but are you willing to
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But are you willing to forgive?
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Forgive? forgiveness is the key that
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Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of
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Unlocks the door of resentment.
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Resentment. it's the power that breaks
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It's the power that breaks the chains of bitterness.
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The chains of bitterness. forgiveness brings restoration
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Forgiveness brings restoration from rejection.
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From rejection. i repeat,
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I repeat, forgiveness is not optional.
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Forgiveness is not optional. it is not optional.
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It is not optional. matthew 6:
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Matthew 6: "if you forgive men
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"if you forgive men their trespasses,
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Their trespasses, your father will forgive you.
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Your father will forgive you. but if you forgive men not
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But if you forgive men not their trespasses,
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Their trespasses, god your father will not
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God your father will not forgive you of
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Forgive you of your trespasses."
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Your trespasses." the bible says
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The bible says in ephesians 4:32,
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In ephesians 4:32, "and be ye kind one to
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"and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
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Another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
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Forgiving one another, even as god for christ's sake
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Even as god for christ's sake has forgiven you."
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Has forgiven you." colossians 3:13:
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Colossians 3:13: "forgiving one another...
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"forgiving one another... even as christ forgave you,
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Even as christ forgave you, so also do ye."
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So also do ye." luke 6:37:
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Luke 6:37: "...forgive,
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"...forgive, and you shall be forgiven."
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And you shall be forgiven." that's as plain as you can
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That's as plain as you can make it.
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Make it. if you won't forgive others,
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If you won't forgive others, god will not forgive you.
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God will not forgive you. [right.]
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[right.] there are 62 words
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There are 62 words for forgiveness
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For forgiveness in the new testament.
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In the new testament. and 22 times,
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And 22 times, it means the forgiveness
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It means the forgiveness of others.
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Of others. and without that,
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And without that, there is no forgiveness
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There is no forgiveness for yourself.
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For yourself. secondly,
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Secondly, forgiveness is the secret of
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Forgiveness is the secret of absolute freedom.
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Absolute freedom. forgiveness brings freedom
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Forgiveness brings freedom from those that hurt you.
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From those that hurt you. the sweetest revenge is
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The sweetest revenge is to forgive and forget.
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To forgive and forget. [amen.]
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[amen.] the instant you forgive,
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The instant you forgive, you are free from that
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You are free from that scum bucket that hurt you.
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Scum bucket that hurt you. [amen.]
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[amen.] years ago,
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Years ago, i sat beside corrie ten boom,
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I sat beside corrie ten boom, in one of the most delightful
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In one of the most delightful hours of my life.
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Hours of my life. there were several hundred
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There were several hundred of us in that banquet,
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Of us in that banquet, and she sat right next to me.
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And she sat right next to me. she had just released
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She had just released her best-selling book,
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Her best-selling book, "the hiding place."
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"the hiding place." and the heart of america was
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And the heart of america was being warmed by the grace
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Being warmed by the grace and glory of her life.
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And glory of her life. she was a victim of
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She was a victim of the holocaust.
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The holocaust. the hiding place was a place
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The hiding place was a place in their house where they had
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In their house where they had created a hole behind a chest
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Created a hole behind a chest of drawers where they could
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Of drawers where they could put the jewish people,
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Put the jewish people, running or hiding from
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Running or hiding from hitler's nazis.
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Hitler's nazis. they were betrayed by one of
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They were betrayed by one of those people,
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Those people, and all of them were sent to
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And all of them were sent to a concentration camp.
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A concentration camp. in that concentration camp,
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In that concentration camp, her father died within
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Her father died within two weeks.
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Two weeks. her sister starved to death.
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Her sister starved to death. her nephew was killed
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Her nephew was killed by the nazi brutality.
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By the nazi brutality. if there was ever a reason
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If there was ever a reason to harbor hatred,
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To harbor hatred, she had one:
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She had one: the beatings,
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The beatings, the starvation,
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The starvation, the sadistic brutality
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The sadistic brutality of hitler's monsters.
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Of hitler's monsters. she was released from
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She was released from that concentration camp
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That concentration camp by clerical error.
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By clerical error. only god could have made that
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Only god could have made that happen.
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Happen. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) for years,
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For years, she kept records
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She kept records of those nazis,
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Of those nazis, who they were,
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Who they were, what they had done,
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What they had done, hoping that at some time
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Hoping that at some time in the future,
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In the future, there would be a court
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There would be a court that would have the power
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That would have the power to punish them.
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To punish them. she said,
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She said, "after years of thinking about
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"after years of thinking about how good that revenge
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How good that revenge was going to feel,"
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Was going to feel," she said,
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She said, "in an act of forgiving love,
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"in an act of forgiving love, she threw all of the records
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She threw all of the records into a fireplace."
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Into a fireplace." and she said,
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And she said, "as that fire consumed
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"as that fire consumed those records,
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Those records, the tears began to flow down
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The tears began to flow down her cheeks,
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Her cheeks, and she was flooded with
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And she was flooded with the presence of god
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The presence of god that healed her soul of all
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That healed her soul of all the agony of the holocaust.
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The agony of the holocaust. that, my friend,
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That, my friend, is the power of forgiveness.
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Is the power of forgiveness. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) are you willing to forgive?
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Are you willing to forgive? or do you get high on hatred?
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Or do you get high on hatred? there are people who do.
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There are people who do. do you relish planning
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Do you relish planning your revenge?
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Your revenge? if you will not forgive
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If you will not forgive another,
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Another, there is no forgiveness
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There is no forgiveness for you,
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For you, not ever.
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Not ever. we're like beasts when we kill
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We're like beasts when we kill each other.
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Each other. we're like men when we judge
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We're like men when we judge each other.
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Each other. we are like god when we
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We are like god when we forgive each other.
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Forgive each other. forgiveness is a full pardon.
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Forgiveness is a full pardon. it's a fresh start.
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It's a fresh start. it's a new chance.
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It's a new chance. it's a new beginning.
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It's a new beginning. it's the canceling of a debt.
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It's the canceling of a debt. it's walking out of
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It's walking out of an emotional hell
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An emotional hell into the gates of heaven.
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Into the gates of heaven. it can happen for you
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It can happen for you if you'll let it.
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If you'll let it. thirdly,
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Thirdly, forgiveness is freedom from
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Forgiveness is freedom from the past.
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The past. it's freedom from the past.
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It's freedom from the past. when you refuse to forgive
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When you refuse to forgive another person for any reason,
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Another person for any reason, it corrupts your whole life.
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It corrupts your whole life. resentment doesn't destroy
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Resentment doesn't destroy just one relationship.
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Just one relationship. it will destroy every
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It will destroy every relationship you have.
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Relationship you have. resentment is the root of
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Resentment is the root of bitterness.
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Bitterness. the spirit of rejection spills
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The spirit of rejection spills over into every relationship
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Over into every relationship and totally corrupts you.
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And totally corrupts you. listen to saint paul,
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Listen to saint paul, galatians 6:7 and 8.
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Galatians 6:7 and 8. "be not deceived;
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"be not deceived; god is not mocked:
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God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows,
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For whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.
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That shall he also reap. for the one who sows to his
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For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh
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Own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption."
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Reap corruption." look at that verse.
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Look at that verse. "shall reap corruption;
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"shall reap corruption; but the one who sows to
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But the one who sows to the spirit shall reap
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The spirit shall reap the spirit of eternal life."
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The spirit of eternal life." here's the history of that
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Here's the history of that bible word "corruption."
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Bible word "corruption." listen.
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Listen. in roman times,
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In roman times, when a man murdered
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When a man murdered another man,
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Another man, sometimes he was forced
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Sometimes he was forced by the court to tie the corpse
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By the court to tie the corpse of the person he killed
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Of the person he killed on his back,
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On his back, and carry that corpse with him
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And carry that corpse with him everywhere he went
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Everywhere he went night and day,
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Night and day, when he ate,
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When he ate, when he slept.
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When he slept. there was no getting
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There was no getting rid of it.
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Rid of it. the corpse rotted,
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The corpse rotted, bred maggots,
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Bred maggots, and it invaded the body that
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And it invaded the body that was carrying them.
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Was carrying them. the result:
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The result: you were killed by
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You were killed by the corruption.
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The corruption. that's the corruption paul
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That's the corruption paul is talking about.
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Is talking about. paul says,
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Paul says, the works of the flesh
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The works of the flesh breed corruption.
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Breed corruption. that's why the bible says,
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That's why the bible says, "it is a stench
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"it is a stench in the nostrils of god"
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In the nostrils of god" that will destroy you.
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That will destroy you. your unforgiving spirit has
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Your unforgiving spirit has tied the corpse of the person
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Tied the corpse of the person you resent to your back.
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You resent to your back. the gut-wrenching stench is
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The gut-wrenching stench is destroying your relationship
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Destroying your relationship with god,
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With god, with every person you know.
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With every person you know. every day the sun comes up,
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Every day the sun comes up, the day is already fouled up
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The day is already fouled up because that thing is
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Because that thing is destroying you.
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Destroying you. everything in your life is
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Everything in your life is poisoned by that corruption.
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Poisoned by that corruption. that's not my opinion.
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That's not my opinion. that's god's opinion.
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That's god's opinion. run to the place of
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Run to the place of forgiveness and forgive
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Forgiveness and forgive totally!
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Totally! get rid of that rotten,
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Get rid of that rotten, stinking corpse on your back,
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Stinking corpse on your back, and do it today,
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And do it today, in jesus' name!
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In jesus' name! [yes!]
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[yes!] (applause)
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(applause) refusing to forgive
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Refusing to forgive births resentment.
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Births resentment. resentment is the soil
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Resentment is the soil that grows in the root of
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That grows in the root of bitterness.
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Bitterness. get that subject in your mind.
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Get that subject in your mind. resentment is the soil that
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Resentment is the soil that grows the root of bitterness,
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Grows the root of bitterness, and it destroys the soul.
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And it destroys the soul. remember that statement.
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Remember that statement. the root affects the fruit.
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The root affects the fruit. resentment is the cancer
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Resentment is the cancer of all emotions.
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Of all emotions. it rots the soul
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It rots the soul like cancer rots the flesh.
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What if the key to breakthrough
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Isn't something new,
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But something basic?
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Are you relentless
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In your pursuit of christ?
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Are you constantly
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Looking for ways to build
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A stronger
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Relationship with him?
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What if we started
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Making our day to day
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Faith much simpler?
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Read the word.
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Believe the word.
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Apply the word.
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It's time to get back
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To the basics.
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That's why
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On a journey
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And watch god move
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Mountains in your life.
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Is there someone in your life
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Is there someone in your life that has hurt you
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That has hurt you or is hurting you?
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Or is hurting you? think about it for just
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Think about it for just a moment.
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A moment. an alcoholic father
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An alcoholic father who tormented you as a child
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Who tormented you as a child or who came home drunk
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Or who came home drunk and abused your mother.
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And abused your mother. or perhaps it was your mother
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Or perhaps it was your mother who left your father
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Who left your father for a string or lovers.
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For a string or lovers. she abandoned you.
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She abandoned you. she forgot you.
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She forgot you. seldom, if ever,
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Seldom, if ever, did she call you on the phone
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Did she call you on the phone or for any reason.
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Or for any reason. or perhaps it was a business
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Or perhaps it was a business partner who cheated you
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Partner who cheated you in a business deal,
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In a business deal, or a former spouse
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Or a former spouse who betrayed you and left you
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Who betrayed you and left you for someone else.
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For someone else. listen to me.
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Listen to me. you will never be happy until
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You will never be happy until you let go of the bitter root
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You let go of the bitter root of resentment and forgive
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Of resentment and forgive every one of those people.
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Every one of those people. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] forgiveness is essential
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Forgiveness is essential to your happiness.
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To your happiness. forgiveness is essential
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Forgiveness is essential to your emotional well being.
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To your emotional well being. we all have an unforgiving
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We all have an unforgiving adamic nature.
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Adamic nature. you're born with it.
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You're born with it. your carnal nature does not
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Your carnal nature does not really want to forgive anyone,
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Really want to forgive anyone, not ever.
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Not ever. it wants revenge even if it
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It wants revenge even if it means holding onto the poison
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Means holding onto the poison of the resentment
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Of the resentment for a lifetime.
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For a lifetime. the lord's prayer,
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The lord's prayer, what a prayer that is.
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What a prayer that is. "forgive us...as we forgive
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"forgive us...as we forgive those."
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Those." "forgive us...as we forgive
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"forgive us...as we forgive those."
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Those." compare the old testament with
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Compare the old testament with the new testament concept
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The new testament concept of forgiveness.
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Of forgiveness. under the old testament,
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Under the old testament, which was the law,
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Which was the law, dealing with hurt was simple.
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Dealing with hurt was simple. it was an eye for an eye
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It was an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
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And a tooth for a tooth. someone did you wrong,
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Someone did you wrong, you killed them that day,
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You killed them that day, instant revenge.
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Instant revenge. that's the law.
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That's the law. then came jesus and introduced
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Then came jesus and introduced the new covenant
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The new covenant of the new testament.
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Of the new testament. romans 12:17 writes--
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Romans 12:17 writes-- we are commanded never to pay
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We are commanded never to pay back evil for evil.
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Back evil for evil. "vengeance is mine,"
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"vengeance is mine," saith the lord,
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Saith the lord, "i will repay."
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"i will repay." "forgive us...as we forgive
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"forgive us...as we forgive those."
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Those." why did god allow people
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Why did god allow people in the old testament
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In the old testament live under the eye-for-an-eye
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Live under the eye-for-an-eye revenge method,
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Revenge method, but command us
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But command us in the new testament
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In the new testament to forgive?
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To forgive? what about our pain?
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What about our pain? that's the whole issue
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That's the whole issue of the cross.
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Of the cross. when jesus went to the cross,
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When jesus went to the cross, he took the sting of
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He took the sting of resentment for you.
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Resentment for you. he bore the pain of
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He bore the pain of your rejection.
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Your rejection. he bore the burden of
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He bore the burden of your betrayal at the cross.
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Your betrayal at the cross. forgiveness demands a change
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Forgiveness demands a change in your conduct.
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In your conduct. forgiveness is not
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Forgiveness is not soft-hearted,
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Soft-hearted, mush-mouthed foolishness.
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Mush-mouthed foolishness. god is in the cleansing
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God is in the cleansing business.
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Business. forgiveness is full of
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Forgiveness is full of compassion,
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Compassion, but it demands a change
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But it demands a change in conduct.
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In conduct. what i'm going to tell you
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What i'm going to tell you right now is a message
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Right now is a message every church in america needs
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Every church in america needs to hear,
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To hear, because of the message that's
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Because of the message that's going out that you can
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Going out that you can perpetually sin and god will
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Perpetually sin and god will just look over it.
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Just look over it. that is a lie.
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That is a lie. (applause)
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(applause) to forgive another person
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To forgive another person without demanding a change
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Without demanding a change in conduct is to make
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In conduct is to make the grace of god an accomplice
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The grace of god an accomplice to evil.
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To evil. that is a torpedo--
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That is a torpedo-- [yeah.]
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[yeah.] --to those of you who are
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--to those of you who are floating the idea
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Floating the idea you can just sin and sin
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You can just sin and sin and sin and sin,
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And sin and sin, and jesus will forgive you.
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And jesus will forgive you. god will forgive you;
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God will forgive you; he expects you to change.
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He expects you to change. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) where is that in the bible?
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Where is that in the bible? when the pharisees brought
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When the pharisees brought the woman to jesus
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The woman to jesus caught in the act of adultery,
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Caught in the act of adultery, jesus forgave her instantly.
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Jesus forgave her instantly. he crushed the law of moses.
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He crushed the law of moses. and he said:
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And he said: "go and sin no more."
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"go and sin no more." he expected a change
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He expected a change in her conduct.
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In her conduct. he expected a new attitude.
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He expected a new attitude. he expected a new direction.
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He expected a new direction. and he expected it now.
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And he expected it now. many religious people try to
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Many religious people try to earn forgiveness by works.
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Earn forgiveness by works. oh, i'll give money to
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Oh, i'll give money to the church.
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The church. god doesn't need your money.
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God doesn't need your money. he has it already.
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He has it already. it's his.
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It's his. he could knock you out and get
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He could knock you out and get it all right now.
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It all right now. (laughter)
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(laughter) your goodness will never bring
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Your goodness will never bring god's forgiveness.
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God's forgiveness. "all of your righteousness,"
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"all of your righteousness," the bible says,
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The bible says, "is as filthy rags."
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"is as filthy rags." you're not forgiven
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You're not forgiven because god loves you.
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Because god loves you. you're not forgiven
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You're not forgiven because you are emotional
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Because you are emotional about your sin.
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About your sin. you are not forgiven
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You are not forgiven because you do good works.
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Because you do good works. you're forgiven because you
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You're forgiven because you confess your sin,
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Confess your sin, and the blood of jesus christ
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And the blood of jesus christ has removed the stench of
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Has removed the stench of your sin from your soul
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Your sin from your soul at the cross!
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At the cross! (applause)
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(applause) when i was preaching behind
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When i was preaching behind the iron curtain years ago
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The iron curtain years ago during the cold war
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During the cold war when germany was divided,
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When germany was divided, and the communists had
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And the communists had complete control of
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Complete control of east germany--
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East germany-- i was in east berlin
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I was in east berlin as an art critic,
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As an art critic, because they wouldn't allow
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Because they wouldn't allow preachers in, of course.
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Preachers in, of course. i know about art,
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I know about art, nah, nothing.
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Nah, nothing. (laughter)
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(laughter) nada.
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Nada. (nothing)
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(nothing) (laughter)
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(laughter) i was in berlin,
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I was in berlin, and a man walked up to me
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And a man walked up to me and said,
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And said, "you're from the west."
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"you're from the west." and i said, "how do you know?"
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And i said, "how do you know?" he said,
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He said, "because you walk without
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"because you walk without looking behind you."
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Looking behind you." east germany was covered
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East germany was covered with kgb agents,
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With kgb agents, and people were forever
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And people were forever conscious of who was following
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Conscious of who was following them.
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Them. he said,
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He said, "you're walking without
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"you're walking without looking behind you."
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Looking behind you." we went to this church
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We went to this church that was packed with
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That was packed with young people.
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Young people. and i told diana,
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And i told diana, "communism is going to fail
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"communism is going to fail here.
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Here. all of these young people
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All of these young people are here."
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Are here." they were sitting
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They were sitting in the aisle.
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In the aisle. they were on the platform.
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They were on the platform. the only place i could stand
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The only place i could stand was right behind the desk
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Was right behind the desk with my interpreter.
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With my interpreter. i preached the sermon
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I preached the sermon on peace,
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On peace, walked out when the service
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Walked out when the service was over.
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Was over. and an 80-year-old,
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And an 80-year-old, east german lady came to me
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East german lady came to me speaking german.
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Speaking german. i had to get my translator
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I had to get my translator there.
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There. i said, "what's she want?"
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I said, "what's she want?" he said,
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He said, "she wants your notes,
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"she wants your notes, and she wants to know if you
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And she wants to know if you have any gum."
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Have any gum." (laughter)
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(laughter) and i said,
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And i said, "what does she want with
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"what does she want with the notes?"
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The notes?" "she'll take them
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"she'll take them and duplicate them and pass
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And duplicate them and pass them out to her prayer group,
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Them out to her prayer group, because bibles are not allowed
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Because bibles are not allowed over here."
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Over here." and i said,
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And i said, "what's with the gum?"
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"what's with the gum?" she said,
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She said, "anyone who has gum
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"anyone who has gum knows someone in the west.
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Knows someone in the west. there's no gum over here.
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There's no gum over here. when you have gum
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When you have gum in east germany,
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In east germany, it torments kgb agents.
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It torments kgb agents. they want to know who you know
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They want to know who you know in the west that could get you
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In the west that could get you that gum."
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That gum." (laughter)
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(laughter) i-- i said,
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I-- i said, "tell her i don't have any.
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"tell her i don't have any. but tomorrow night,
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But tomorrow night, i'm going to be down the road
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I'm going to be down the road preaching at this particular
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Preaching at this particular place."
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Place." and i said,
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And i said, "i'll have gum for everybody."
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"i'll have gum for everybody." (laughter)
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(laughter) that next day,
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That next day, we went up and down,
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We went up and down, diana and i,
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Diana and i, went up and down the street,
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Went up and down the street, buying gum from every store
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Buying gum from every store that had it.
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That had it. when we got to that place,
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When we got to that place, we had a sack of gun this big
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We had a sack of gun this big around and this deep.
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Around and this deep. and brother,
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And brother, the germans were there waiting
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The germans were there waiting for it.
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For it. and we handed it out.
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And we handed it out. when i got in the pulpit,
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When i got in the pulpit, hundreds of jaws
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Hundreds of jaws (hands mimicking lips
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(hands mimicking lips chewing gum)
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Chewing gum) (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) i said, "brother,
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I said, "brother, we have given the kgb
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We have given the kgb a royal migraine headache."
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A royal migraine headache." (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) love, joy, and peace
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Love, joy, and peace is what god gives
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Is what god gives to the believer.
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To the believer. so how to forgive?
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So how to forgive? jesus christ taught us
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Jesus christ taught us the exact pattern,
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The exact pattern, forgive immediately,
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Forgive immediately, matthew 5:23.
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Matthew 5:23. "if therefore you are
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"if therefore you are presenting your offering
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Presenting your offering at the altar,
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At the altar, and remember that your brother
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And remember that your brother has something against you,
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Has something against you, leave your offering there
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Leave your offering there before the altar and go away;
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Before the altar and go away; first be reconciled with
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First be reconciled with your brother,
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Your brother, and then come and present
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And then come and present your offering."
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Your offering." here is one place in the bible
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Here is one place in the bible where it says,
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Where it says, stop praying.
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Stop praying. go and forgive your brother,
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Go and forgive your brother, because god is not listening
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Because god is not listening to your prayer.
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To your prayer. he will not receive the gift
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He will not receive the gift of a king's fortune
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Of a king's fortune over the stench of
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Over the stench of an unforgiving spirit.
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An unforgiving spirit. [right.]
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[right.] forgive totally.
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Forgive totally. jesus,
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Jesus, our beloved jewish rabbi,
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Our beloved jewish rabbi, told the story of
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Told the story of the unmerciful slave.
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The unmerciful slave. the king who wished to settle
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The king who wished to settle his accounts with the slaves,
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His accounts with the slaves, called in his slave that owed
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Called in his slave that owed him, let's say,
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Him, let's say, ten million dollars.
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Ten million dollars. it was more than the national
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It was more than the national debt of that nation.
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Debt of that nation. when the slave announced that
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When the slave announced that he didn't have the resources
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He didn't have the resources to pay,
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To pay, the king ordered him sold
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The king ordered him sold with his wife and his children
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With his wife and his children into debtor's prison.
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Into debtor's prison. the slave fell on his face
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The slave fell on his face and begged for mercy
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And begged for mercy and pledged to pay all
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And pledged to pay all that he owed,
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That he owed, which was impossible.
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Which was impossible. it was an impossible debt.
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It was an impossible debt. the ten thousand talents was
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The ten thousand talents was more than ten times the total
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More than ten times the total taxes of that country.
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Taxes of that country. nevertheless,
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Nevertheless, the king showed mercy on that
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The king showed mercy on that man and forgave him all of
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Man and forgave him all of that debt.
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That debt. then that man immediately
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Then that man immediately got up,
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Got up, went into the street,
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Went into the street, and found a man that owed him
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And found a man that owed him $20,
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$20, and had him thrown into
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And had him thrown into the debtor's prison when he
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The debtor's prison when he couldn't pay it.
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Couldn't pay it. the fellow slaves watched
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The fellow slaves watched this,
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This, and they went and told
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And they went and told the king what happened.
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The king what happened. and the king called that man
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And the king called that man back in that he had forgiven
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Back in that he had forgiven of all that money,
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Of all that money, and he said,
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And he said, "you wicked slave!
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"you wicked slave! i forgave you of all that debt
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I forgave you of all that debt because you entreated me.
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Because you entreated me. should you now not have also
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Should you now not have also had mercy on your fellow
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Had mercy on your fellow servant,
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Servant, even as i had mercy on you?"
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Even as i had mercy on you?" and the king moved with anger,
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And the king moved with anger, handed him over to
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Handed him over to the tormentors until
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The tormentors until he should repay all that
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He should repay all that he owed.
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He owed. god turned that man over to
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God turned that man over to the tormentors when he refused
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The tormentors when he refused to show mercy,
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To show mercy, when he refused to forgive.
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When he refused to forgive. the message again,
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The message again, if you don't forgive,
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If you don't forgive, god won't forgive you.
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God won't forgive you. god will send the tormentors
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God will send the tormentors coming for you.
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Coming for you. how many people have you
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How many people have you locked in an emotional prison
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Locked in an emotional prison over a small,
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Over a small, petty $20 offense,
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Petty $20 offense, simply because you refused
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Simply because you refused to forgive?
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To forgive? don't talk about your right.
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Don't talk about your right. you hold them hostage.
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You hold them hostage. but god will turn you over to
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But god will turn you over to the tormentors,
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The tormentors, and your life will become
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And your life will become hell on earth.
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Hell on earth. that's not my promise.
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That's not my promise. that's god's promise.
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That's god's promise. why forgive?
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Why forgive? because forgiveness
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Because forgiveness is essential to your healing.
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Is essential to your healing. jesus christ is called
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Jesus christ is called the great physician.
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The great physician. he often said,
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He often said, "thy sins be forgiven thee,"
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"thy sins be forgiven thee," "be healed."
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"be healed." "be healed."
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"be healed." two thousand years later,
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Two thousand years later, the finest medical minds in
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The finest medical minds in america assure us that medical
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America assure us that medical diseases may very well begin
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Diseases may very well begin with raging,
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With raging, uncontrolled emotions.
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Uncontrolled emotions. anger,
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Anger, hatred,
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Hatred, bitterness,
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Bitterness, rejection,
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Rejection, jealousy are tormentors that
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Jealousy are tormentors that cause high blood pressure,
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Cause high blood pressure, strokes,
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Strokes, heart attacks,
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Heart attacks, stomach disorders,
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Stomach disorders, and cancer.
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And cancer. why forgive?
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Why forgive? not for the benefit of
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Not for the benefit of the other person.
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The other person. for your benefit!
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For your benefit! run!
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Run! don't walk.
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Don't walk. run to a place of forgiveness
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Run to a place of forgiveness and be cleansed from
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And be cleansed from that corruption!
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That corruption! (applause)
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(applause) but i assure you,
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But i assure you, you will never live a day of
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You will never live a day of peace when you refuse
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Peace when you refuse to forgive.
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To forgive. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ are you looking for
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Are you looking for forgiveness?
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Forgiveness? come home.
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Come home. your heavenly father
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Your heavenly father is waiting.
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Is waiting. he put his son on the cross so
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He put his son on the cross so that you could be reunited;
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That you could be reunited; that his forgiveness would be
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That his forgiveness would be total and miraculous.
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Total and miraculous. if you're suffering after
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If you're suffering after today,
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Today, it's because you want to.
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It's because you want to. this is your opportunity
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This is your opportunity to take the corruption
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To take the corruption and to throw it in
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And to throw it in the bottomless abyss,
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The bottomless abyss, and for you to be cleansed
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And for you to be cleansed by the blood of jesus.
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By the blood of jesus. can you stand to your feet?
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Can you stand to your feet? i want to ask you
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I want to ask you this question:
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This question: how many of you in this room
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How many of you in this room have someone that you need
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Have someone that you need to forgive,
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To forgive, someone in your family,
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Someone in your family, someone in your business,
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Someone in your business, someone in your past life,
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Someone in your past life, someone that has hurt you
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Someone that has hurt you in the past,
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In the past, and the agony of that is still
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And the agony of that is still in your mind and it's
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In your mind and it's in your heart?
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In your heart? you need to forgive
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You need to forgive that person or persons.
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That person or persons. if that describes you,
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If that describes you, slip your hand up right where
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Slip your hand up right where you are.
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You are. i want everyone in
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I want everyone in this audience to pray
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This audience to pray this prayer.
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This prayer. heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, in the authority
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In the authority of jesus' name,
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Of jesus' name, i approach your holy throne.
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I approach your holy throne. and today,
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And today, by an act of my will,
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By an act of my will, i forgive
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I forgive those that have hurt me,
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Those that have hurt me, those that have tormented me,
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Those that have tormented me, those who are tormenting me.
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Those who are tormenting me. i am giving it to you
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I am giving it to you to carry.
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To carry. and now,
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And now, i receive the peace of god
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I receive the peace of god that surpasses understanding.
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That surpasses understanding. like corrie ten boom,
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Like corrie ten boom, i'm burning the books,
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I'm burning the books, and i'm going to receive
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And i'm going to receive god's joy,
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God's joy, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. pastor john hagee: hagee
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Pastor matt hagee: may god bless you for all that you
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Worldly possessions
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Or fleeting allocades.
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With christ.
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In humility, surrender,
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And putting god first.
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Is right where you are.
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Pastor john hagee: lift your hand for the blessing.
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Your hand for the blessing. and now may the lord bless you
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And now 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 may the lord be gracious
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Unto you and give you his peace.
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And give you his peace. may he flood your heart
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May he flood your heart and life today with the spirit
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And life today with the spirit of forgiveness;
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Of forgiveness; that your whole life can be
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That your whole life can be filled with peace that
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Filled with peace that surpasses understanding,
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Surpasses understanding, with joy that is unspeakable
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With joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,
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And full of glory, with accomplishment that will
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With accomplishment that will help you achieve god's divine
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Help you achieve god's divine destiny for your life.
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Destiny for your life. walk and live in the peace
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Walk and live in the peace of god.
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Of god. in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, we pray and ask,
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We pray and ask, who is the prince of peace.
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Who is the prince of peace. amen.
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Amen. god bless you.
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God bless you. ♪ music ♪
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John Hagee - The Power of Forgiveness

August 20, 2025 | 28:30

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