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Matt Hagee - The Blessings Of A Border

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Blessings Of A Border | July 22, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: if you
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Pastor matt hagee: if you brought your bibles,
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Brought your bibles, turn them to the gospel of
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Turn them to the gospel of john 14:6,
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John 14:6, as this morning we begin
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As this morning we begin a series of sermons entitled
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A series of sermons entitled "border control"
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"border control" with this message,
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With this message, "the blessing of a border."
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"the blessing of a border." i think it's an appropriate
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I think it's an appropriate time that we had an honest
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Time that we had an honest conversation about the need
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Conversation about the need for border control.
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For border control. [amen.]
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[amen.] whether you're talking about
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Whether you're talking about it in the geographic sense,
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It in the geographic sense, an emotional sense,
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An emotional sense, a personal sense,
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A personal sense, a spiritual sense,
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A spiritual sense, the borders and the boundaries
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The borders and the boundaries that have been established in
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That have been established in the world that we live in are
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The world that we live in are falling apart and crumbling.
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Falling apart and crumbling. here in the state of texas,
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Here in the state of texas, tens of thousands of people
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Tens of thousands of people pour across a line that they
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Pour across a line that they call a border.
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Call a border. [yes.]
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[yes.] that's not possible if it's
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That's not possible if it's actually functioning as
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Actually functioning as a border.
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A border. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] we're watching news unfold
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We're watching news unfold in the nation of israel,
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In the nation of israel, as terror groups are flooding
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As terror groups are flooding over their borders
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Over their borders and over their boundaries.
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And over their boundaries. for months,
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For months, we've been debating
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We've been debating and discussing what position
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And discussing what position the world should take on
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The world should take on in the ukraine-russia crisis,
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In the ukraine-russia crisis, as russia is violating
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As russia is violating the sovereign border of
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The sovereign border of a nation.
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A nation. these are just some of
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These are just some of the political and geographic
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The political and geographic boundaries that are broken
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Boundaries that are broken in our world.
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In our world. consider the borders
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Consider the borders and the boundaries of gender.
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And the boundaries of gender. we've erased the border
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We've erased the border and the boundary between male
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And the boundary between male and female.
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And female. we want to tell young ladies,
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We want to tell young ladies, who are having to put up with
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Who are having to put up with young men in their
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Young men in their locker rooms,
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Locker rooms, that they need to make
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That they need to make adjustments,
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Adjustments, rather than protect and defend
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Rather than protect and defend those precious young people.
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Those precious young people. [yes.]
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[yes.] we've decided that gender
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We've decided that gender is now a feeling
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Is now a feeling and it's no longer a fact.
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And it's no longer a fact. we've erased the border of
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We've erased the border of intelligence.
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Intelligence. [ain't that the truth.]
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[ain't that the truth.] we now have this thing called
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We now have this thing called "artificial intelligence,"
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"artificial intelligence," because we must have run out
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Because we must have run out of official intelligence.
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Of official intelligence. (laughter)
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(laughter) if you found john 14:6,
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If you found john 14:6, say, amen.
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Say, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] read with me:
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Read with me: jesus said to him,
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Jesus said to him, "i am the way,
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"i am the way, the truth,
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The truth, and the life.
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And the life. no one comes to the father
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No one comes to the father except through me."
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Except through me." [amen.]
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[amen.] heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, today from your holy
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Today from your holy and sacred text,
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And sacred text, we hold up the banner of truth
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We hold up the banner of truth that says you are a god
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That says you are a god of order and not chaos.
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Of order and not chaos. you are a god who is holding
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You are a god who is holding this entire world together
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This entire world together with the power of your word.
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With the power of your word. [amen.]
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[amen.] so today let us honor
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So today let us honor and remember your word.
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And remember your word. in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, we pray and ask.
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We pray and ask. amen and amen.
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Amen and amen. you may be seated.
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You may be seated. the bible is a book of
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The bible is a book of borders.
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Borders. it's a book of order
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It's a book of order and not chaos.
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And not chaos. these borders that create
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These borders that create the order of the world we live
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The order of the world we live in come from the god
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In come from the god who created heaven and earth.
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Who created heaven and earth. everything that he created
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Everything that he created exists in the space
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Exists in the space and the place for which he
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And the place for which he ordained its existence.
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Ordained its existence. and any time something crosses
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And any time something crosses that border,
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That border, any time something gets
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Any time something gets outside of that boundary,
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Outside of that boundary, you suffer because of it.
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You suffer because of it. borders are blessings.
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Borders are blessings. say that with me.
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Say that with me. borders are blessings.
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Borders are blessings. but we in this generation have
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But we in this generation have been told and received the lie
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Been told and received the lie that borders are not
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That borders are not blessings;
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Blessings; borders are burdens,
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Borders are burdens, borders are glass ceilings
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Borders are glass ceilings that need to be broken.
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That need to be broken. who are you to put
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Who are you to put a limitation on me?
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A limitation on me? well let me be very clear.
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Well let me be very clear. i'm no one to limit another
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I'm no one to limit another human being.
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Human being. but the limits and the borders
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But the limits and the borders that we're discussing were not
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That we're discussing were not established by some
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Established by some denomination
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Denomination or some individual.
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Or some individual. these border's boundaries
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These border's boundaries and limits are established by
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And limits are established by the god who created
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The god who created the heavens and the earth
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The heavens and the earth that you so freely walk upon.
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That you so freely walk upon. [amen.]
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[amen.] when you look at the world
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When you look at the world that we live in today,
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That we live in today, we have violated the most
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We have violated the most important border and boundary
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Important border and boundary that can exist.
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That can exist. and if this border is
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And if this border is violated,
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Violated, no other boundary has any
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No other boundary has any power to be enforced.
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Power to be enforced. that border and that boundary
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That border and that boundary is the word of god.
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Is the word of god. the word of god is truth.
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The word of god is truth. and when you abandon
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And when you abandon the borders and the boundaries
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The borders and the boundaries of truth,
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Of truth, no other border can stand.
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No other border can stand. no other authority has enough
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No other authority has enough strength or control to contain
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Strength or control to contain the rebellious soul of man.
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The rebellious soul of man. do we have a problem with
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Do we have a problem with natural borders?
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Natural borders? obviously.
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Obviously. do we have a problem with
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Do we have a problem with gender borders?
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Gender borders? absolutely.
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Absolutely. do we have a problem with
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Do we have a problem with political borders?
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Political borders? for certain.
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For certain. but the border that we are
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But the border that we are ignoring is the border
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Ignoring is the border of truth that's established
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Of truth that's established in god's word.
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In god's word. [yes.]
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[yes.] here's what the bible says
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Here's what the bible says in psalm 9:17,
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In psalm 9:17, "all nations --"
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"all nations --" say that with me.
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Say that with me. "all nations."
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"all nations." no exception.
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No exception. the united states is not
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The united states is not exempt.
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Exempt. "all nations that forget god
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"all nations that forget god are turned into hell."
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Are turned into hell." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] now the biblical definition of
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Now the biblical definition of "hell" is a place where
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"hell" is a place where the presence of god is absent.
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The presence of god is absent. when you have hell on earth,
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When you have hell on earth, you have a place on earth
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You have a place on earth where the presence of god is
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Where the presence of god is completely absent.
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Completely absent. and america is racing towards
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And america is racing towards being hell on earth,
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Being hell on earth, because we are kicking god out
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Because we are kicking god out of our society every chance
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Of our society every chance that we get.
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That we get. we've forgotten that god
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We've forgotten that god created the borders of gender.
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Created the borders of gender. we've forgotten what the bible
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We've forgotten what the bible says,
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Says, that he created them male
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That he created them male and female.
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And female. we've forgotten that god
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We've forgotten that god created the borders
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Created the borders and the boundaries of marriage
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And the boundaries of marriage when he said,
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When he said, "these two," saith god,
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"these two," saith god, "shall become one flesh."
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"shall become one flesh." we've forgotten the borders
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We've forgotten the borders of his ten commandments.
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Of his ten commandments. we reference them as simple
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We reference them as simple suggestions,
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Suggestions, rather than the authorized law
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Rather than the authorized law of god.
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Of god. there is no statute of
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There is no statute of limitations on
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Limitations on the ten commandments.
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The ten commandments. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] "thou shalt not kill,"
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"thou shalt not kill," commandment number six.
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Commandment number six. we're appalled when we see
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We're appalled when we see murder on our streets.
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Murder on our streets. but we ignore the murder
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But we ignore the murder that happens in abortion mills
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That happens in abortion mills every day.
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Every day. [yes.]
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[yes.] we need border control.
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We need border control. but the border control that we
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But the border control that we need the most is not going to
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Need the most is not going to fix a geographic boundary.
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Fix a geographic boundary. it's not going to fix
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It's not going to fix a gender boundary.
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A gender boundary. the border control we need
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The border control we need the most has the power to fix
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The most has the power to fix every boundary,
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Every boundary, and that is if we get back
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And that is if we get back within the borders of
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Within the borders of god's holy word,
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God's holy word, get back to
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Get back to the ten commandments,
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The ten commandments, get back to the bible,
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Get back to the bible, get back to doing what
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Get back to doing what god's word has asked us to do,
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God's word has asked us to do, get back to being who god
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Get back to being who god created us to be!
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Created us to be! (applause)
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(applause) listen to this.
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Listen to this. scientists,
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Scientists, not preachers,
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Not preachers, not theologians,
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Not theologians, not seminarians,
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Not seminarians, scientists;
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Scientists; scientists,
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Scientists, who do not believe that there
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Who do not believe that there is a god;
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Is a god; atheists scientists,
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Atheists scientists, will tell you that the exact
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Will tell you that the exact location of the earth is
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Location of the earth is precisely where it should be,
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Precisely where it should be, because if it was one mile
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Because if it was one mile closer to the sun,
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Closer to the sun, we'd burn up.
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We'd burn up. and if it was one mile farther
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And if it was one mile farther from the sun,
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From the sun, we'd freeze to death.
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We'd freeze to death. now that's not coming out of
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Now that's not coming out of some research that's trying to
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Some research that's trying to prove the word of god.
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Prove the word of god. that's just experts
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That's just experts in science.
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In science. and you're telling me
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And you're telling me that happened by accident?
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That happened by accident? no!
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No! the god who created
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The god who created the heavens and the earth
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The heavens and the earth said, here's the border
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Said, here's the border for the earth to exist in.
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For the earth to exist in. the sun doesn't shine when it
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The sun doesn't shine when it wants to.
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Wants to. it shines on god's schedule.
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It shines on god's schedule. [yes.]
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[yes.] to the point that they've
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To the point that they've predicted years in the future
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Predicted years in the future when it's going to come up and
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When it's going to come up and when it's going to go down.
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When it's going to go down. the stars don't do what they
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The stars don't do what they want to.
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Want to. they shine on god's schedule.
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They shine on god's schedule. before you had an app to tell
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Before you had an app to tell you how to get home,
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You how to get home, people used to follow
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People used to follow the stars to tell them where
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The stars to tell them where they needed to go.
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They needed to go. god established the borders
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God established the borders and the boundaries
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And the boundaries of the garden of eden.
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Of the garden of eden. "in the beginning,
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"in the beginning, he created the heavens
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He created the heavens and the earth."
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And the earth." and then on earth,
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And then on earth, he created the garden of eden.
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He created the garden of eden. you can read the borders
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You can read the borders and the boundaries of it
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And the boundaries of it in genesis 2:8 through 15.
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In genesis 2:8 through 15. now some bible scholars,
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Now some bible scholars, utilizing the geographic
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Utilizing the geographic locations that are presented
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Locations that are presented there in genesis 2,
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There in genesis 2, would tell you that the garden
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Would tell you that the garden of eden was a massive place.
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Of eden was a massive place. some suspect that it's as big
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Some suspect that it's as big as the state of texas.
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As the state of texas. and i know that that's hard
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And i know that that's hard for texans to believe,
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For texans to believe, because everything's bigger
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Because everything's bigger in texas.
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In texas. (laughter)
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(laughter) but we're talking about
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But we're talking about borders.
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Borders. so let's just imagine that god
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So let's just imagine that god created a place that went from
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Created a place that went from amarillo to mirando city --
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Amarillo to mirando city -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- from texarkana to el paso,
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-- from texarkana to el paso, and he put one man
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And he put one man in that large place.
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In that large place. and he told that one guy,
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And he told that one guy, "you can eat from every tree
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"you can eat from every tree from amarillo to the valley,
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From amarillo to the valley, from the pine curtain
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From the pine curtain to the desert,
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To the desert, except for this one tree."
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Except for this one tree." you would think that adam
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You would think that adam could find something to eat
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Could find something to eat in the garden of eden.
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In the garden of eden. but no!
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But no! what did he have to do?
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What did he have to do? he had to cross the boundary.
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He had to cross the boundary. his rebellious spirit said,
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His rebellious spirit said, "i don't want every tree.
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"i don't want every tree. i want the one tree he said
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I want the one tree he said i can't have.
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I can't have. god's holding out on me.
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God's holding out on me. i'm going to do my best to
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I'm going to do my best to prove the lie than believe
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Prove the lie than believe the truth."
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The truth." because god told him
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Because god told him the truth.
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The truth. he said,
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He said, "in day that you eat it,
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"in day that you eat it, you'll surely die."
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You'll surely die." and here's the thing.
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And here's the thing. it may have taken adam another
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It may have taken adam another 900 years to die,
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900 years to die, but the day of his death was
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But the day of his death was signed when he bit that apple.
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Signed when he bit that apple. just because it takes god time
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Just because it takes god time to keep his word,
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To keep his word, don't mean he won't keep it.
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Don't mean he won't keep it. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) if adam would have remained
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If adam would have remained in the border of the blessing
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In the border of the blessing of eden,
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Of eden, he would have stayed there
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He would have stayed there the rest of his life.
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The rest of his life. but because he crossed
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But because he crossed the border,
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The border, he lost the blessing.
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He lost the blessing. the point is this:
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The point is this: our border issue is not
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Our border issue is not a recent issue.
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A recent issue. it's been around since
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It's been around since the garden of eden.
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The garden of eden. because we as human beings
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Because we as human beings have a rebellious spirit that
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Have a rebellious spirit that does not want to stay within
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Does not want to stay within what god has established for
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What god has established for us, we in our arrogance,
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Us, we in our arrogance, want to exceed what god has
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Want to exceed what god has put together.
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Put together. the end of our natural
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The end of our natural borders,
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Borders, the end of our spiritual
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The end of our spiritual borders,
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Borders, the end of our social borders,
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The end of our social borders, all of them are lines of truth
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All of them are lines of truth that god has established
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That god has established in his word.
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In his word. you say,
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You say, "well, where did he establish
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"well, where did he establish natural borders?"
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Natural borders?" go read the new testament.
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Go read the new testament. it says that god is the one
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It says that god is the one who defined and designed where
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Who defined and designed where men would exist and how they
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Men would exist and how they would live.
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Would live. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] this is what jesus said about
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This is what jesus said about the border and the boundary of
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The border and the boundary of his truth;
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His truth; he said,
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He said, "thy word is truth."
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"thy word is truth." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "thy word is truth."
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"thy word is truth." he said,
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He said, "you shall know the truth,
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"you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you
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And the truth shall set you free."
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Free." but we live in a generation
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But we live in a generation that wants to exceed
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That wants to exceed god's truth,
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God's truth, because we crave to live
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Because we crave to live outside of these boundaries.
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Outside of these boundaries. what does it mean when it
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What does it mean when it says, "thy word is truth"?
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Says, "thy word is truth"? "thy word is truth" means that
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"thy word is truth" means that there is no your truth
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There is no your truth and my truth.
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And my truth. [right.]
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[right.] that's a lie we've been
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That's a lie we've been telling each other lately.
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Telling each other lately. "well you have your truth
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"well you have your truth and i have my truth."
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And i have my truth." no, you don't.
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No, you don't. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] this is truth.
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This is truth. [yes.]
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[yes.] this is the measurement of
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This is the measurement of all truth.
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All truth. if it's not found in this
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If it's not found in this book, it's not true.
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Book, it's not true. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] now the problem with the truth
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Now the problem with the truth is that we don't want to use
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Is that we don't want to use god's word as the standard of
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God's word as the standard of measurement.
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Measurement. we want to allow unqualified
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We want to allow unqualified individuals to change
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Individuals to change those standards.
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Those standards. but you can't.
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But you can't. borders are blessings.
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Borders are blessings. [amen.]
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The hatred we saw on october
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The 7th toward israel
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And the jewish
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People was not new.
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It was a chilling reminder
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That anti-semitism
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Never sleeps.
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Women were raped.
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Children were murdered.
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Terrorists
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Were celebrating
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Their massacre.
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But in the face of evil,
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We chose to stand with israel,
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To say to israel
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And the jewish people,
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You are not alone
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Boundaries are for your good.
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Boundaries are for your good. [yes.]
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[yes.] when you violate them,
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When you violate them, you lose all opportunity to be
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You lose all opportunity to be blessed.
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Blessed. [yes.]
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[yes.] the word of god says,
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The word of god says, "i have set before you life
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"i have set before you life and death."
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And death." these are borders.
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These are borders. "choose life."
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"choose life." if you step outside
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If you step outside the boundaries of life,
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The boundaries of life, all you have is the chaos
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All you have is the chaos of death.
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Of death. let's talk about some borders
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Let's talk about some borders that our arrogance has
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That our arrogance has violated in the world that
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Violated in the world that we live.
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We live. the first border that we've
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The first border that we've violated comes in genesis 1:27
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Violated comes in genesis 1:27 and 28.
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And 28. there you read these words:
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There you read these words: so god created man
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So god created man in his own image;
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In his own image; in the image of god
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In the image of god he created him.
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He created him. whose image were you created
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Whose image were you created in?
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In? [god's.]
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[god's.] god's.
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God's. and then it says,
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And then it says, "and he created them male
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"and he created them male and female."
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And female." how many of you are
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How many of you are intelligent enough to see
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Intelligent enough to see there's only two?
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There's only two? [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) and if that wasn't clear
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And if that wasn't clear enough,
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Enough, when he finished saying,
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When he finished saying, "male and female,"
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"male and female," he said, "he (god)
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He said, "he (god) created them."
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Created them." and then he continues:
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And then he continues: be fruitful and multiply;
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Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it;
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Fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish,
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Have dominion over the fish, over the birds,
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Over the birds, over the living creatures
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Over the living creatures that move on the earth.
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That move on the earth. now in these two verses are
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Now in these two verses are enough borders and boundaries
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Enough borders and boundaries to fill books.
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To fill books. but let's just begin with
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But let's just begin with some of the obvious ones.
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Some of the obvious ones. first and foremost,
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First and foremost, god created man.
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God created man. you are a created being.
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You are a created being. don't you ever forget that.
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Don't you ever forget that. you are not the end result of
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You are not the end result of a long science experiment.
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A long science experiment. you did not evolve.
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You did not evolve. you're not something that is
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You're not something that is still coming to fruition.
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Still coming to fruition. you are something that was
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You are something that was fearfully and wonderfully made
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Fearfully and wonderfully made by a loving god who divinely
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By a loving god who divinely designed you,
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Designed you, and knew you before he
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And knew you before he formed you in the womb.
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Formed you in the womb. he's the god who has numbered
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He's the god who has numbered the hairs on your head.
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The hairs on your head. and he is the god who has
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And he is the god who has made you!
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Made you! [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) psalm 8,
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Psalm 8, you were created a little
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You were created a little lower than the angels.
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Lower than the angels. why is that an important
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Why is that an important verse?
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Verse? because it disproves
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Because it disproves everything that people tell
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Everything that people tell you about man as the highest
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You about man as the highest form in the animal kingdom.
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Form in the animal kingdom. no, you're not.
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No, you're not. go read creation.
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Go read creation. god created animals.
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God created animals. and then, in the dust of eden,
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And then, in the dust of eden, he created man in his image.
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He created man in his image. "lower than the angels," why?
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"lower than the angels," why? because it is our
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Because it is our responsibility to give god
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Responsibility to give god glory in heaven for what he
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Glory in heaven for what he created here on earth.
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Created here on earth. it says,
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It says, "he created them male
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"he created them male and female."
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And female." and he gave them one purpose,
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And he gave them one purpose, "be fruitful and multiply."
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"be fruitful and multiply." now this deals with the border
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Now this deals with the border of marriage.
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Of marriage. jesus confirmed marriage
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Jesus confirmed marriage in the new testament
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In the new testament by repeating what was said
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By repeating what was said in the old testament.
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In the old testament. "these two," saith god,
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"these two," saith god, "shall become one."
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"shall become one." and when they became one,
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And when they became one, it was in the relationship of
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It was in the relationship of marriage that they were to
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Marriage that they were to procreate, not create,
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Procreate, not create, but give god the ability to
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But give god the ability to create another generation.
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Create another generation. "be fruitful and multiply."
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"be fruitful and multiply." not only is this god's
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Not only is this god's endorsement of family,
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Endorsement of family, but this is god's denouncement
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But this is god's denouncement of homosexuality.
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Of homosexuality. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] people say,
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People say, "well, i don't know if you
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"well, i don't know if you can say that these days."
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Can say that these days." (applause)
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(applause) the word of god has not
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The word of god has not changed from one generation
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Changed from one generation to the next.
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To the next. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] the bible says,
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The bible says, "god is not a man,
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"god is not a man, that he should lie."
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That he should lie." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] so why would he command
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So why would he command two separate genders,
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Two separate genders, male and female,
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Male and female, to be fruitful and multiply;
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To be fruitful and multiply; and then endorse a behavior
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And then endorse a behavior that cannot multiply,
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That cannot multiply, only recruit?
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Only recruit? [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) now understand this:
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Now understand this: god is not against people.
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God is not against people. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] but he does establish
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But he does establish boundaries for behavior.
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Boundaries for behavior. [yes.]
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[yes.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] god's denouncement of
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God's denouncement of homosexuality is a boundary
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Homosexuality is a boundary of behavior.
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Of behavior. if that's a lifestyle that you
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If that's a lifestyle that you struggle in,
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Struggle in, his grace is sufficient to
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His grace is sufficient to forgive you just like it is
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Forgive you just like it is every other sinner who's ever
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Every other sinner who's ever crossed any other line.
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Crossed any other line. (applause)
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(applause) scientists,
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Scientists, historians,
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Historians, anthropologists,
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Anthropologists, not preachers,
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Not preachers, not seminarians,
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Not seminarians, not theologians,
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Not theologians, people who may not even
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People who may not even believe in god,
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Believe in god, will tell you that
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Will tell you that the strength of every
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The strength of every civilization is based on its
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Civilization is based on its birthrate.
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Birthrate. if you have a birthrate of
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If you have a birthrate of 2.2, you're sustaining.
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2.2, you're sustaining. you're not growing.
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You're not growing. you're just keeping up.
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You're just keeping up. if you have a birthrate below
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If you have a birthrate below that, you're declining.
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That, you're declining. if you are growing and you are
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If you are growing and you are thriving,
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Thriving, you have a birthrate above 4.
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You have a birthrate above 4. the last time that
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The last time that the united states had
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The united states had a birthrate above 4
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A birthrate above 4 was during the baby boom.
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Was during the baby boom. how many boomers we got
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How many boomers we got in the house?
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In the house? [woo-hoo!]
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[woo-hoo!] how many non-boomers do
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How many non-boomers do we have in the house?
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We have in the house? (laughter)
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(laughter) we went from the baby boom to
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We went from the baby boom to the baby bust.
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The baby bust. why?
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Why? because during the baby boom,
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Because during the baby boom, we were having five kids
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We were having five kids per household.
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Per household. it brought great economic
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It brought great economic times.
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Times. there were more producers.
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There were more producers. there were more consumers.
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There were more consumers. there were more people who had
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There were more people who had more needs for goods
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More needs for goods and services.
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And services. and this helped everything
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And this helped everything to grow.
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To grow. but then we went to
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But then we went to the baby bust.
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The baby bust. we went from having five kids
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We went from having five kids to three kids,
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To three kids, to 2.5 kids,
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To 2.5 kids, to 2.2 kids.
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To 2.2 kids. now we have 1.9 kids
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Now we have 1.9 kids per household.
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Per household. and we wonder what's wrong
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And we wonder what's wrong with america.
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With america. "fill the earth and subdue it."
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"fill the earth and subdue it." the third boundary,
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The third boundary, the environment.
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The environment. in this verse in genesis,
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In this verse in genesis, god said,
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God said, "have dominion."
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"have dominion." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "have dominion."
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"have dominion." god created the earth.
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God created the earth. he cares about how we take
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He cares about how we take care of it.
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Care of it. he wants us to be good
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He wants us to be good stewards.
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Stewards. he doesn't want us to treat it
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He doesn't want us to treat it like trash.
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Like trash. it's his gift to us.
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It's his gift to us. [amen.]
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[amen.] so this is not a statement
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So this is not a statement against conservation
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Against conservation and against environmentalism.
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And against environmentalism. but whenever the earth starts
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But whenever the earth starts to control the man that god
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To control the man that god put in charge,
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Put in charge, something's wrong.
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Something's wrong. [amen.]
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[amen.] we've violated how he intended
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We've violated how he intended for this to work.
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For this to work. right now,
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Right now, one of the greatest restraints
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One of the greatest restraints that we have in this nation is
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That we have in this nation is the environmental restraint.
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The environmental restraint. we don't have energy
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We don't have energy independence like we should,
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Independence like we should, because we can't build
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Because we can't build refineries.
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Refineries. we can't build refineries,
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We can't build refineries, because we have to have a zero
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Because we have to have a zero carbon emission.
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Carbon emission. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] but china builds refineries
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But china builds refineries all day long.
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All day long. you can't build houses to live
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You can't build houses to live in because you might harm
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In because you might harm a bug that nobody's going to
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A bug that nobody's going to miss when it's gone.
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Miss when it's gone. (laughter)
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(laughter) you can't develop water
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You can't develop water sources in order to keep
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Sources in order to keep people moving and thriving
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People moving and thriving because you might harm some
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Because you might harm some part of the environment
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Part of the environment that's not necessary.
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That's not necessary. we've become a society that is
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We've become a society that is worshiping created things,
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Worshiping created things, rather than worshiping the god
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Rather than worshiping the god who created those things.
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Who created those things. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) so what's the answer?
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So what's the answer? we could talk about
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We could talk about the symptoms of our border
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The symptoms of our border problems all day long
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Problems all day long and never get close to solving
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And never get close to solving the problem.
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The problem. or we could turn to the word
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Or we could turn to the word of god and recognize that by
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Of god and recognize that by humbling ourselves and getting
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Humbling ourselves and getting back within the boundaries of
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Back within the boundaries of how he created us to live
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How he created us to live and what he wants us to do,
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And what he wants us to do, we have the ability to see
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We have the ability to see his hand move in this nation
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His hand move in this nation again.
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Again. it's in 2 chronicles that we
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It's in 2 chronicles that we read his promise.
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Read his promise. solomon,
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Solomon, having a conversation with
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Having a conversation with the lord about the dedication
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The lord about the dedication of his temple.
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Of his temple. and god appears to solomon
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And god appears to solomon and says to solomon,
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And says to solomon, "i have heard your prayer,
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"i have heard your prayer, and i have chosen this place
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And i have chosen this place as a house of sacrifice."
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As a house of sacrifice." and then god tells solomon,
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And then god tells solomon, "when i have shut up the
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"when i have shut up the heavens and there is no rain."
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Heavens and there is no rain." god told solomon then
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God told solomon then and he's telling us now,
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And he's telling us now, "when you get outside of
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"when you get outside of my borders,
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My borders, you're outside of
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You're outside of my blessings.
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My blessings. and one of the indicators that
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And one of the indicators that you're outside of
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You're outside of the blessings is i'm going to
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The blessings is i'm going to shut off the water
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Shut off the water from heaven."
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From heaven." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ right now,
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Right now, crop-producing states that
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Crop-producing states that produce food for nations to
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Produce food for nations to eat are concerned about
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Eat are concerned about the drought implications
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The drought implications in their area.
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In their area. why?
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Why? because there's no rain.
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Because there's no rain. as many things as we can
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As many things as we can create in this world,
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Create in this world, we cannot create the food
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We cannot create the food that god can.
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That god can. and he's saying,
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And he's saying, when you see this sign,
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When you see this sign, you need to realize you've
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You need to realize you've violated my boundaries.
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Violated my boundaries. but then he gives this hope.
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But then he gives this hope. he says,
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He says, "when i have shut up
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"when i have shut up the heavens and there is
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The heavens and there is no rain,"
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No rain," he says,
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He says, "if the locusts come
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"if the locusts come and they devour your land,
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And they devour your land, and there's pestilence among
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And there's pestilence among my people."
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My people." verse 14 in 2 chronicles 7
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Verse 14 in 2 chronicles 7 begins with this word,
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Begins with this word, "if."
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"if." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "if."
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"if." and you need to understand
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And you need to understand this as clearly as i can
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This as clearly as i can say it.
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Say it. the "if" is not a republican
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The "if" is not a republican or a democrat.
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Or a democrat. the "if" is not in if we get
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The "if" is not in if we get the right people in congress
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The right people in congress or in the senate.
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Or in the senate. the "if" is not if we get
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The "if" is not if we get new legislation.
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New legislation. the "if" is not in any
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The "if" is not in any individual outside of
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Individual outside of the family of god.
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The family of god. the "if" is in you.
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The "if" is in you. it's in me.
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It's in me. because god told solomon,
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Because god told solomon, when you're outside of
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When you're outside of my boundaries,
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My boundaries, "if my people."
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"if my people." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "if my people."
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"if my people." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ "will humble themselves."
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"will humble themselves." if you will get back within
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If you will get back within the border,
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The border, if you will get back within
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If you will get back within the word,
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The word, if you will get back to
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If you will get back to this truth,
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This truth, "then i'll hear from
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"then i'll hear from heaven...
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Heaven... and i'll heal their land."
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And i'll heal their land." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ the new testament says,
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The new testament says, "god resists the proud but he
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"god resists the proud but he gives grace to the humble."
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Gives grace to the humble." in our pride,
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In our pride, we have violated
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We have violated his boundaries.
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His boundaries. and what he's asking us
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And what he's asking us in this moment in time is,
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In this moment in time is, "do you want to humble
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"do you want to humble yourself and see how i can
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Yourself and see how i can heal your land,
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Heal your land, or do you want to stay on
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Or do you want to stay on the outside of my boundaries
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The outside of my boundaries and carry the burden yourself?
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And carry the burden yourself? church, i don't know
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Church, i don't know about you.
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About you. but for the sake of my
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But for the sake of my children and my grandchildren,
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Children and my grandchildren, i think it's time we humbled
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I think it's time we humbled ourselves and prayed.
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Ourselves and prayed. [amen.]
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[amen.] i think it's time we turn from
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I think it's time we turn from our wicked ways and we let god
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Our wicked ways and we let god heal this land.
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Heal this land. [yes.]
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[yes.] we let god heal this land.
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We let god heal this land. (applause)
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(applause) would you stand to your feet
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Would you stand to your feet where you are this morning?
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Where you are this morning? ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and in a moment of humble
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And in a moment of humble prayer,
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Prayer, begin to tell the lord how
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Begin to tell the lord how thankful you are for the truth
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Thankful you are for the truth and for what it means
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And for what it means in your life.
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In your life. father, this morning
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Father, this morning in this sanctuary,
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In this sanctuary, we humble ourselves
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We humble ourselves and we pray.
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And we pray. we humble ourselves before
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We humble ourselves before the god who created
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The god who created the heavens and the earth.
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The heavens and the earth. and we declare that
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And we declare that in our strength,
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In our strength, we are not enough.
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We are not enough. but through your strength,
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But through your strength, there's nothing we can't do.
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There's nothing we can't do. god, we could discuss
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God, we could discuss the symptoms and we could
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The symptoms and we could discuss the problems
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Discuss the problems all day long and they wouldn't
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All day long and they wouldn't get any better.
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Get any better. but if we cast those upon you,
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But if we cast those upon you, you can do exceedingly
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You can do exceedingly abundantly above all that we
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Abundantly above all that we could ask, think or imagine.
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Could ask, think or imagine. you could create the heavens
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You could create the heavens and the earth out of nothing.
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And the earth out of nothing. you could call man to life
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You could call man to life with just the breath of
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With just the breath of your nostrils.
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Your nostrils. you could send your son,
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You could send your son, and he could make us free.
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And he could make us free. god, if you can do all of
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God, if you can do all of those things,
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Those things, then you can heal this land.
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Then you can heal this land. if you can do all of those
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If you can do all of those things, you can help us
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Things, you can help us in this nation,
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In this nation, protect and provide for
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Protect and provide for our children.
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Our children. if you could do those things,
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If you could do those things, you can solve every problem
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You can solve every problem that the chaos of this world
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That the chaos of this world has created.
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Has created. and all we have to do is get
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And all we have to do is get back within your truth.
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Back within your truth. so today, we repent, father,
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So today, we repent, father, for the times that we've taken
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For the times that we've taken your goodness for granted,
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Your goodness for granted, for the times that we've
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For the times that we've looked at your mercy and not
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Looked at your mercy and not appreciated it enough.
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Appreciated it enough. father, we're asking,
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Father, we're asking, in the name of your son
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In the name of your son and our savior,
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And our savior, hear our prayer and heal
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Hear our prayer and heal our land.
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Our land. in jesus' name, we pray.
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In jesus' name, we pray. amen and amen.
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Amen and amen. would you give the lord
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Would you give the lord a handclap of praise?
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A handclap of praise? (applause)
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(applause) pastor john hagee: we believe
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Pastor john hagee: we believe in the power of prayer
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In the power of prayer and thanksgiving.
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And thanksgiving. and we stand in faith
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And we stand in faith with you,
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With you, knowing that god answers
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Knowing that god answers prayer.
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Prayer. pastor matt hagee: join us
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Pastor matt hagee: join us each sunday for our live
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Service. the program you're watching
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Of the message. be blessed with the entire
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At jhm.org/watch pastor matt hagee: walk in
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Pastor matt hagee: walk in the victory that god has
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The victory that god has for you,
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For you, and many blessings.nectivity
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Is the heartbeat of change,
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Is the heartbeat of change, there's a powerful force
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There's a powerful force that unites us all,
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Matt Hagee - The Blessings Of A Border

July 22, 2025 | 28:30

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