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Matt Hagee - Committed To Carrying It Through

January 15, 2025 | S25:E13

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Committed To Carrying It Through | January 15, 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 mark 2.
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Turn them to mark 2. mark's gospel is written to
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Mark's gospel is written to individuals who want to know
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Individuals who want to know what it takes to follow jesus.
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What it takes to follow jesus. mark wrote it to
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Mark wrote it to the disciples.
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The disciples. and before we get too far into
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And before we get too far into this gospel,
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This gospel, let's understand this clearly,
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Let's understand this clearly, mark was not one of
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Mark was not one of the disciples.
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The disciples. oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, when you ask people to tell
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When you ask people to tell you about the 12 disciples,
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You about the 12 disciples, they say,
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They say, "well, there was matthew,
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"well, there was matthew, mark, luke and john."
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Mark, luke and john." you're wrong.
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You're wrong. matthew and john were
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Matthew and john were disciples.
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Disciples. luke and mark were not.
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Luke and mark were not. they didn't follow jesus
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They didn't follow jesus when jesus was on the earth.
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When jesus was on the earth. they followed after people
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They followed after people who followed jesus.
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Who followed jesus. they were second-generation
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They were second-generation believers,
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Believers, after the resurrection,
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After the resurrection, after the day of pentecost.
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After the day of pentecost. as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, mark is one of peter's
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Mark is one of peter's disciples.
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Disciples. we don't meet mark until
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We don't meet mark until the book of acts.
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The book of acts. in acts 12,
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In acts 12, the new testament church
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The new testament church is praying because peter,
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Is praying because peter, the preacher,
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The preacher, has been put into prison.
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Has been put into prison. and so they all get together
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And so they all get together at mark's house
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At mark's house for a prayer meeting.
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For a prayer meeting. now, just write this down.
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Now, just write this down. if your preacher gets
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If your preacher gets arrested,
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Arrested, start praying.
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Start praying. okay?
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Okay? (laughter)
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(laughter) and the angel of the lord goes
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And the angel of the lord goes to the prison where peter is,
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To the prison where peter is, and he unlocks
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And he unlocks the prison cell,
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The prison cell, and he walks peter out of
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And he walks peter out of the prison,
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The prison, and peter shows up,
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And peter shows up, according to acts 12:12,
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According to acts 12:12, at the house of mary,
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At the house of mary, the mother of john,
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The mother of john, whose surname is mark.
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Whose surname is mark. that mark is the mark
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That mark is the mark who wrote this book.
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Who wrote this book. in 1 peter 5:13,
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In 1 peter 5:13, peter writes a letter to
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Peter writes a letter to the new testament church.
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The new testament church. and he says,
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And he says, "i greet you as does mark,
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"i greet you as does mark, my son."
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My son." so somewhere between acts 12
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So somewhere between acts 12 and 1 peter 5,
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And 1 peter 5, peter and mark become such
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Peter and mark become such close and intimate friends
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Close and intimate friends that peter considers mark
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That peter considers mark to be one of his sons
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To be one of his sons in the faith.
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In the faith. so when we read the gospel
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So when we read the gospel of mark,
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Of mark, what we are reading are
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What we are reading are the words that peter shared
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The words that peter shared with mark.
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With mark. and mark wrote them down
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And mark wrote them down for all of us to be able
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For all of us to be able to receive.
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To receive. and you say, "preacher,
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And you say, "preacher, what's the big point of
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What's the big point of all this?"
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All this?" the point of this is it's
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The point of this is it's a reminder to every one of us
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A reminder to every one of us that we have a responsibility
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That we have a responsibility to share our story with
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To share our story with the next generation.
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The next generation. [amen.]
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[amen.] we have got to take it upon
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We have got to take it upon ourselves to tell our children
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Ourselves to tell our children and our grandchildren
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And our grandchildren who jesus christ is,
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Who jesus christ is, what we've seen jesus do,
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What we've seen jesus do, what we've heard the word
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What we've heard the word of god say,
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Of god say, and how we've seen him touch
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And how we've seen him touch other lives.
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Other lives. (applause)
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(applause) so many times,
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So many times, we get stuck because we say,
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We get stuck because we say, "well, kids don't pay
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"well, kids don't pay attention to me."
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Attention to me." trust me,
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Trust me, if you really commit yourself
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If you really commit yourself to it,
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To it, you can get them to look
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You can get them to look at you.
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At you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] snatch that ipad out of their
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Snatch that ipad out of their hands and stick your face
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Hands and stick your face in their face.
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In their face. (applause)
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(applause) and when you do,
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And when you do, tell them what a mighty god
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Tell them what a mighty god we serve.
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We serve. [amen!]
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[amen!] (laughter)
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(laughter) peter shares with mark
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Peter shares with mark the power of god
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The power of god through his son, jesus christ.
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Through his son, jesus christ. and what we learn in
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And what we learn in the miracle that we read today
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The miracle that we read today is the power of commitment.
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Is the power of commitment. it's found in
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It's found in mark's gospel 2:2.
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Mark's gospel 2:2. if you're there, say, amen.
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If you're there, say, amen. [amen.]
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[amen.] "immediately,
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"immediately, many gathered together so that
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Many gathered together so that there was no longer room
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There was no longer room to receive them,
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To receive them, not even near the door.
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Not even near the door. and he preached the word
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And he preached the word to them.
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To them. and they came to him bringing
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And they came to him bringing a paralytic who was carried
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A paralytic who was carried by four men.
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By four men. and when they could not come
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And when they could not come near him because of the crowd,
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Near him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof
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They uncovered the roof where he was.
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Where he was. so when they had broken
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So when they had broken through,
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Through, they let down the bed on which
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They let down the bed on which the paralytic was laying.
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The paralytic was laying. when jesus saw their faith --"
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When jesus saw their faith --" say that again.
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Say that again. "when jesus saw their faith,
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"when jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,
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He said to the paralytic, 'son, your sins are forgiven
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'son, your sins are forgiven you.'"
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You.'" now, let's skip to verse 11.
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Now, let's skip to verse 11. "i say to you, arise,
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"i say to you, arise, take up your bed
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Take up your bed and go to your house.
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And go to your house. immediately, he arose,
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Immediately, he arose, took up his bed,
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Took up his bed, went out of the presence of
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Went out of the presence of them all so that all were
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Them all so that all were amazed and glorified god,
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Amazed and glorified god, saying, 'we never saw anything
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Saying, 'we never saw anything like this.'"
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Like this.'" heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, you are the same yesterday,
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You are the same yesterday, today and forever.
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Today and forever. what you did in the life
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What you did in the life and ministry of jesus christ
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And ministry of jesus christ you can do here
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You can do here in this sanctuary today.
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In this sanctuary today. you can do it all over
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You can do it all over the world in this nation
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The world in this nation where people are watching.
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Where people are watching. so today,
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So today, i am asking you to send
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I am asking you to send your power and your presence
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Your power and your presence not only into this sanctuary
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Not only into this sanctuary but to everywhere that
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But to everywhere that this message is heard
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This message is heard so that when this time
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So that when this time in your presence is over,
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In your presence is over, we would testify that we have
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We would testify that we have never seen god do anything
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Never seen god do anything like this before.
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Like this before. we've never seen so many lives
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We've never seen so many lives changed,
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Changed, so many mountains moved,
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So many mountains moved, so many hearts touched,
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So many hearts touched, so many victories received.
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So many victories received. and we receive this in faith,
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And we receive this in faith, believing today,
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Believing today, because you are the god
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Because you are the god who does such great
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Who does such great and awesome things.
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And awesome things. in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, we pray and ask.
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We pray and ask. and all of god's children
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And all of god's children said, praise the lord.
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Said, praise the lord. [praise the lord!]
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[praise the lord!] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. peter tells mark about a day
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Peter tells mark about a day when peter was in his home
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When peter was in his home and jesus was there.
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And jesus was there. and there were so many people
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And there were so many people in peter's house that they had
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In peter's house that they had to go from inside the house
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To go from inside the house to outside of the house.
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To outside of the house. and when they got outside
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And when they got outside the house,
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The house, there were so many people that
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There were so many people that were still coming that they
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Were still coming that they literally filled up all of
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Literally filled up all of the streets.
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The streets. and in this huge multitude,
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And in this huge multitude, in this crowd,
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In this crowd, something miraculous happens
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Something miraculous happens and a man,
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And a man, who's paralyzed with legs
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Who's paralyzed with legs that don't work,
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That don't work, goes home with a pair of legs
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Goes home with a pair of legs that do work.
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That do work. [amen.]
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[amen.] not because it was the time
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Not because it was the time that they set aside for
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That they set aside for a healing service to break
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A healing service to break out,
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Out, but because there were four
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But because there were four people who were committed
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People who were committed to making sure that
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To making sure that their friend's life
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Their friend's life was forever changed.
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Was forever changed. [amen.]
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[amen.] there were four people
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There were four people who would do whatever it took
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Who would do whatever it took to get the individual that
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To get the individual that they knew in need
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They knew in need in front of the one who could
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In front of the one who could meet that need.
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Meet that need. [amen!]
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[amen!] this is a miracle
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This is a miracle of commitment.
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Of commitment. and if there's anything that's
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And if there's anything that's lacking in this world in which
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Lacking in this world in which we live,
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We live, it's commitment.
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It's commitment. if peter knew anything about
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If peter knew anything about a relationship with
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A relationship with jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, what he learned in three years
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What he learned in three years was the difference between
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Was the difference between curiosity and commitment.
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Curiosity and commitment. you see,
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You see, when peter meets jesus,
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When peter meets jesus, peter is curious about jesus.
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Peter is curious about jesus. why?
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Why? because peter is a fisherman
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Because peter is a fisherman and jesus is a carpenter.
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And jesus is a carpenter. and the carpenter comes to
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And the carpenter comes to the fisherman and he says,
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The fisherman and he says, hey, i see that you haven't
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Hey, i see that you haven't caught any fish.
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Caught any fish. why don't you try this?
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Why don't you try this? go back out in the water
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Go back out in the water and fish on the other side of
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And fish on the other side of the boat.
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The boat. (chuckles)
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(chuckles) (laughter)
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(laughter) excuse me?
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Excuse me? (laughter)
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(laughter) i run peter fish co.
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I run peter fish co. (laughter)
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(laughter) i know how to fish, dude.
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I know how to fish, dude. (laughter)
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(laughter) i know you've all seen
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I know you've all seen christmas pageants where jesus
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Christmas pageants where jesus is this spectacular being.
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Is this spectacular being. but the truth is,
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But the truth is, is he was a guy from nazareth
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Is he was a guy from nazareth who was a carpenter.
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Who was a carpenter. when people looked at him,
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When people looked at him, they didn't see the guy you
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They didn't see the guy you see in the pageant.
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See in the pageant. they just saw some guy from
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They just saw some guy from the hills.
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The hills. but peter does exactly what
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But peter does exactly what the rabbi says,
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The rabbi says, and he catches a net full
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And he catches a net full of fish,
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Of fish, so many fish that the boat
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So many fish that the boat was almost going to sink.
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Was almost going to sink. and so, in curiosity,
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And so, in curiosity, peter wants to know,
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Peter wants to know, who is that guy.
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Who is that guy. because i'm in the fishing
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Because i'm in the fishing business and this dude can
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Business and this dude can catch some fish.
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Catch some fish. (laughter)
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(laughter) and if i hook up with him,
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And if i hook up with him, maybe i can double my
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Maybe i can double my business.
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Business. maybe i can buy another boat.
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Maybe i can buy another boat. do you know how rich i'll be
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Do you know how rich i'll be if i hang on to this guy
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If i hang on to this guy right here?
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Right here? and before we judge peter
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And before we judge peter for taking action on
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For taking action on his curiosity,
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His curiosity, how many people do we know
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How many people do we know still come to christ wanting
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Still come to christ wanting to know how much christ
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To know how much christ can pour into them without
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Can pour into them without actually giving anything back?
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Actually giving anything back? how many privileges
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How many privileges and miracles and blessings
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And miracles and blessings do i get to receive
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Do i get to receive in my business,
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In my business, in my life,
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In my life, in my health,
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In my health, if i decide that i'm one of
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If i decide that i'm one of his?
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His? you see,
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You see, peter started out with
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Peter started out with curiosity.
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Curiosity. but he found out what
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But he found out what commitment took.
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Commitment took. commitment is not what you
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Commitment is not what you say, commitment's what you do.
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Say, commitment's what you do. [amen!]
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[amen!] peter spoke words of
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Peter spoke words of commitment to jesus.
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Commitment to jesus. on the night that jesus
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On the night that jesus was arrested,
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Was arrested, peter said,
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Peter said, "i'll die for you."
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"i'll die for you." that sounds like commitment.
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That sounds like commitment. but just a few hours later,
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But just a few hours later, before the rooster crowed
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Before the rooster crowed three times,
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Three times, peter denied him.
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Peter denied him. when it came time to take
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When it came time to take action,
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Action, commitment took off.
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Commitment took off. why?
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Why? because there's nothing
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Because there's nothing convenient about commitment.
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Convenient about commitment. [amen!]
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[amen!] as long as it's convenient,
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As long as it's convenient, it's not commitment.
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It's not commitment. it's comfortable
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It's comfortable but it's not commitment.
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But it's not commitment. how many things in this world
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How many things in this world suffer from a true lack
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Suffer from a true lack of commitment?
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Of commitment? how many marriages could have
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How many marriages could have been heaven on earth
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Been heaven on earth but something happened
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But something happened and suddenly there's no more
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And suddenly there's no more commitment?
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Commitment? how many dreams have been
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How many dreams have been forfeited because when it got
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Forfeited because when it got difficult to make that dream
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Difficult to make that dream come true,
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Come true, you abandoned the destiny
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You abandoned the destiny that god put in your heart?
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That god put in your heart? why?
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Why? not because god changed
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Not because god changed his mind,
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His mind, but you quit on
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But you quit on your commitment.
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Your commitment. how many careers could have
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How many careers could have been amazing and changed
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Been amazing and changed the world?
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The world? how many inventions could have
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How many inventions could have been created?
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Been created? how many songs could've been
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How many songs could've been sung?
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Sung? how many books and knowledge
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How many books and knowledge could've been shared?
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Could've been shared? how many testimonies of
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How many testimonies of miracles that god would have
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Miracles that god would have done except there was
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Done except there was no commitment?
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No commitment? commitment is the thing that
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Commitment is the thing that causes the windows of heaven
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Causes the windows of heaven to open and the blessings of
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To open and the blessings of god to be poured out
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God to be poured out in your life because jesus
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In your life because jesus said it this way:
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Said it this way: whoever does not take up
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Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me
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His cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
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Is not worthy of me. whoever isn't committed,
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Whoever isn't committed, they're not going to receive.
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They're not going to receive. he said,
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He said, "whoever leaves houses
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"whoever leaves houses and lands and brothers
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And lands and brothers and sisters for my sake
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And sisters for my sake will receive a hundredfold."
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Will receive a hundredfold." what was he talking about?
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What was he talking about? commitment.
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Commitment. in the journeys that peter
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In the journeys that peter and mark took together,
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And mark took together, i can see in the theater of
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I can see in the theater of my mind peter and mark sitting
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My mind peter and mark sitting by a campfire.
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By a campfire. i can see them sitting around
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I can see them sitting around a table after having gone
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A table after having gone to church.
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To church. i can see them talking with
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I can see them talking with new friends and sharing
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New friends and sharing stories of what they've seen
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Stories of what they've seen god do.
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God do. and mark looks at peter
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And mark looks at peter and he says, pete, pete, man,
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And he says, pete, pete, man, tell them about the time --
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Tell them about the time -- tell -- tell -- no, no,
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Tell -- tell -- no, no, sh, sh, sh.
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Sh, sh, sh. t-- tell them about the time.
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T-- tell them about the time. yeah, that time.
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Yeah, that time. i know you've told it before
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I know you've told it before but tell it again where they
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But tell it again where they rip the roof off.
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Rip the roof off. they just ripped it off.
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They just ripped it off. (laughter)
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(laughter) tell them how mad
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Tell them how mad your mother-in-law was.
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Your mother-in-law was. that was her house; right?
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That was her house; right? (chuckles)
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(chuckles) she was so mad;
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She was so mad; he left for three years.
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He left for three years. (laughter)
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(laughter) so, inside bible humor.
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So, inside bible humor. if you don't get it,
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If you don't get it, ask somebody.
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Ask somebody. (laughter)
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It can move mountains
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It can move mountains of guilt and shame.
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Of guilt and shame. come the troubled
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Come the troubled sea of your soul.
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Sea of your soul. and bring purpose
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And bring purpose to a life that feels lost.
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To a life that feels lost. have you ever felt
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Have you ever felt weighed down by past mistakes
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Weighed down by past mistakes or overwhelmed by shame?
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Or overwhelmed by shame? grace is your path to freedom.
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Grace is your path to freedom. ask god for his forgiveness
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Ask god for his forgiveness and discover the true
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And discover the true meaning of amazing grace.
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Meaning of amazing grace. forgiveness is powerful
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Forgiveness is powerful not just from god,
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Not just from god, but also forgiving yourself.
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But also forgiving yourself. live the joy filled life
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Live the joy filled life god created
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God created specifically for you
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Specifically for you as you support the ministry.
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As you support the ministry. this month.
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This month. receive the give
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Receive the give grace keychain as our
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Grace keychain as our thank you for your gift
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Thank you for your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. a daily reminder
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A daily reminder to live in god's grace
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To live in god's grace and for your generous
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And for your generous gift of $150 or more.
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Gift of $150 or more. you'll also receive the weekly
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And sanctuary choir. send your gift today,
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Send your gift today, call or visit
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Call or visit jhm.org/grace
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Jhm.org/grace and experience the freedom
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And experience the freedom of living in god's grace.
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Because this is how
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Because this is how the relationship with jesus
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The relationship with jesus should be.
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Should be. it should be so intimate
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It should be so intimate and so personal --
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And so personal -- [yes.]
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[yes.] -- that you have the ability
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-- that you have the ability to share with joy
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To share with joy what christ has done.
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What christ has done. and so, peter tells him,
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And so, peter tells him, as mark has requested.
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As mark has requested. he says,
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He says, "one day, we were in the house
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"one day, we were in the house and jesus was there
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And jesus was there and people started
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And people started filling up the house.
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Filling up the house. he said, "and when they
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He said, "and when they started filling up the house,
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Started filling up the house, we poured out onto the porch.
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We poured out onto the porch. and when we got out
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And when we got out on the porch,
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On the porch, they filled up the street."
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They filled up the street." now, i want to show you
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Now, i want to show you what a 1st century house
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What a 1st century house looks like in israel,
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Looks like in israel, so that you kind of have
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So that you kind of have an understanding of what
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An understanding of what we're describing and you don't
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We're describing and you don't get wrong pictures
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Get wrong pictures in your head.
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In your head. this is a simple,
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This is a simple, square building that's got
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Square building that's got stone-stacked walls.
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Stone-stacked walls. and the exterior is basically
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And the exterior is basically a stucco that's made with
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A stucco that's made with the local materials.
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The local materials. the building inside is
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The building inside is basically three to four rooms.
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Basically three to four rooms. there's a sitting room,
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There's a sitting room, there's an eating room
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There's an eating room and there's a sleeping room.
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And there's a sleeping room. you don't need any other
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You don't need any other rooms,
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Rooms, for those of you who have
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For those of you who have 27 rooms in your house.
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27 rooms in your house. (laughter)
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(laughter) out in front of the house,
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Out in front of the house, there's a courtyard.
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There's a courtyard. you see these sticks up here?
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You see these sticks up here? this is the front door that
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This is the front door that leads into what would be
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Leads into what would be a courtyard.
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A courtyard. and then the front wall of
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And then the front wall of the first room is behind it.
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The first room is behind it. and over that courtyard are
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And over that courtyard are palms and thatch,
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Palms and thatch, because this was a place where
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Because this was a place where you would receive guests.
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You would receive guests. they didn't get to go into
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They didn't get to go into the house.
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The house. they went into the courtyard.
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They went into the courtyard. and then up on top,
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And then up on top, you see a set of stairs that
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You see a set of stairs that leads to what would basically
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Leads to what would basically be a balcony and a place up
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Be a balcony and a place up on the roof where,
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On the roof where, during the cold months
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During the cold months and the opportunities that
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And the opportunities that the weather was nice,
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The weather was nice, you went upstairs and enjoyed
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You went upstairs and enjoyed the view and had
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The view and had the opportunity to be with
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The opportunity to be with your friends and your family.
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Your friends and your family. so whenever we read about
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So whenever we read about this miracle,
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This miracle, what happened was these four
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What happened was these four guys brought their friend.
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Guys brought their friend. and they took the thatch,
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And they took the thatch, the palms and the branches
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The palms and the branches and those things off of
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And those things off of the courtyard.
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The courtyard. now, the thing that's
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Now, the thing that's interesting,
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Interesting, when you read these accounts
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When you read these accounts of the miracle that happens
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Of the miracle that happens here at peter's house,
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Here at peter's house, in luke,
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In luke, it says that jesus was
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It says that jesus was in the house and the power
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In the house and the power and the presence of god was
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And the presence of god was there to heal them all.
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There to heal them all. i think that's interesting
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I think that's interesting because,
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Because, as many people as were there,
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As many people as were there, only one receives a healing.
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Only one receives a healing. why?
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Why? because there's a difference
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Because there's a difference between curiosity
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Between curiosity and commitment.
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And commitment. there were a lot of people
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There were a lot of people who came to peter's house
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Who came to peter's house and they were curious.
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And they were curious. who is this jesus?
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Who is this jesus? why is it that when he goes to
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Why is it that when he goes to the synagogue and he talks
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The synagogue and he talks with the rabbis
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With the rabbis and the scribes,
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And the scribes, he makes them all upset?
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He makes them all upset? but when he gets out
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But when he gets out on the street,
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On the street, he touches a leper
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He touches a leper and the leper gets healed?
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And the leper gets healed? and he touches the blind guy
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And he touches the blind guy and the blind guy can see.
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And the blind guy can see. and he touches the demoniac
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And he touches the demoniac and the demoniac is delivered.
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And the demoniac is delivered. what is it about this guy?
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What is it about this guy? we would like to know.
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We would like to know. and just like it was then,
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And just like it was then, it is now.
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It is now. there are a multitude of
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There are a multitude of people that gather on sunday
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People that gather on sunday at various places here
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At various places here at cornerstone,
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At cornerstone, wherever you're watching from,
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Wherever you're watching from, and many of them are just
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And many of them are just curious.
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Curious. what can jesus do for me?
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What can jesus do for me? the sick are curious about
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The sick are curious about his ability to heal.
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His ability to heal. those who are bound are
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Those who are bound are curious about what they've
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Curious about what they've heard concerning him setting
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Heard concerning him setting people free.
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People free. those who are lost in
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Those who are lost in their sin are curious.
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Their sin are curious. can jesus really forgive me?
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Can jesus really forgive me? listen to me.
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Listen to me. your curiosity will get you
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Your curiosity will get you close to christ but nothing
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Close to christ but nothing in your life will be changed
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In your life will be changed until you are committed
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Until you are committed to christ.
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To christ. you don't discover
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You don't discover the difference that christ
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The difference that christ can make in your life until
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Can make in your life until you have committed heart,
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You have committed heart, soul, mind and body to him.
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Soul, mind and body to him. only the committed get to see
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Only the committed get to see the mountains move.
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The mountains move. only the committed receive
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Only the committed receive the breakthrough that they're
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The breakthrough that they're looking for.
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Looking for. only the committed who say
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Only the committed who say to jesus,
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To jesus, it's all for you,
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It's all for you, i'll go where you want me
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I'll go where you want me to go,
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To go, i'll serve where you want me
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I'll serve where you want me to serve,
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To serve, i'll do what you want me
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I'll do what you want me to do,
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To do, those are the ones who
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Those are the ones who discover that, with man,
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Discover that, with man, these things are impossible
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These things are impossible but with god,
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But with god, all things are possible.
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All things are possible. (applause)
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(applause) mark 2:5, it says,
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Mark 2:5, it says, "when jesus saw their faith."
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"when jesus saw their faith." he saw something.
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He saw something. it wasn't invisible.
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It wasn't invisible. it was visible.
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It was visible. why?
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Why? because they took action.
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Because they took action. they not only picked this guy
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They not only picked this guy up and brought him
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Up and brought him to the service,
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To the service, they pushed through all
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They pushed through all the people until they got to
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The people until they got to a spot where they could bring
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A spot where they could bring him right to jesus.
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Him right to jesus. there was something that said
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There was something that said they believed.
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They believed. the bible says,
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The bible says, "faith without works is --"
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"faith without works is --" what?
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What? [dead.]
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[dead.] you can't talk about faith
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You can't talk about faith in god.
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In god. you have to demonstrate faith
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You have to demonstrate faith in god.
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In god. faith is not one foot in
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Faith is not one foot in and one foot out.
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And one foot out. faith is all or nothing.
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Faith is all or nothing. faith is i have decided to
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Faith is i have decided to follow jesus.
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Follow jesus. no turning back.
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No turning back. if none go with me,
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If none go with me, i'm going to follow.
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I'm going to follow. if the world is against me,
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If the world is against me, i'm going to follow.
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I'm going to follow. if the cancel culture comes
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If the cancel culture comes and tries to silence me,
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And tries to silence me, i'm going to follow.
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I'm going to follow. if the hr department wants to
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If the hr department wants to talk to me,
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Talk to me, i'm going to follow.
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I'm going to follow. if the school kicks me out of
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If the school kicks me out of the board meeting,
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The board meeting, i'm going to follow.
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I'm going to follow. if saying what i say upsets
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If saying what i say upsets the politically correct,
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The politically correct, i guess i'm still going to
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I guess i'm still going to follow because there's just
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Follow because there's just no turning back!
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No turning back! (applause)
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(applause) faith requires commitment.
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Faith requires commitment. dr. tony evans says,
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Dr. tony evans says, "faith requires believing
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"faith requires believing that it is so,
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That it is so, even when it's not so --"
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Even when it's not so --" [amen!]
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[amen!] "-- and then acting like it's
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"-- and then acting like it's done --"
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Done --" why?
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Why? "-- because god said so."
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"-- because god said so." [amen!]
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[amen!] [amen!]
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[amen!] [right.]
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[right.] 1 peter 5:7,
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1 peter 5:7, one of this preacher's
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One of this preacher's favorite.
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Favorite. "casting all of your cares
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"casting all of your cares upon him --"
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Upon him --" [amen!]
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[amen!] "-- for he cares for you."
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"-- for he cares for you." [yeah.]
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[yeah.] i wonder if when peter wrote
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I wonder if when peter wrote that under the inspiration of
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That under the inspiration of the holy spirit,
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The holy spirit, he didn't think about
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He didn't think about this miracle in his head.
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This miracle in his head. because we're told about four
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Because we're told about four friends who loved the fifth.
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Friends who loved the fifth. we don't know how they're
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We don't know how they're connected or related.
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Connected or related. maybe they're family.
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Maybe they're family. maybe they're just lifelong
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Maybe they're just lifelong buddies.
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Buddies. but whatever it is,
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But whatever it is, there's a level of commitment
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There's a level of commitment in these four friends
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In these four friends that they have decided
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That they have decided this is the day.
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This is the day. this is the day when things
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This is the day when things are going to change.
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Are going to change. this is the day when we're not
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This is the day when we're not going to have to carry
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Going to have to carry this burden any longer.
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This burden any longer. i mean, we love you, bro.
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I mean, we love you, bro. but daily?
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But daily? (laughter)
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(laughter) every day,
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Every day, we've got to pick you up?
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We've got to pick you up? every day,
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Every day, we've got to put you down?
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We've got to put you down? every day,
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Every day, we've got to feed you?
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We've got to feed you? every day,
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Every day, we've got to change you?
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We've got to change you? every day,
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Every day, we've got to turn you?
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We've got to turn you? it's all about you.
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It's all about you. your fault.
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Your fault. but enough is enough.
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But enough is enough. we're not going to carry you
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We're not going to carry you no more.
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No more. but we are committed enough
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But we are committed enough to seeing you get in front of
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To seeing you get in front of somebody --
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Somebody -- [yes!]
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[yes!] -- that's going to give you
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-- that's going to give you the strength to carry
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The strength to carry yourself.
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Yourself. [amen!]
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[amen!] [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) you see,
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You see, the man on the mat was
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The man on the mat was paralyzed but his problem was
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Paralyzed but his problem was crippling everyone who loved
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Crippling everyone who loved him.
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Him. and i know that there are
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And i know that there are people in this sanctuary
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People in this sanctuary and those who are watching,
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And those who are watching, you know people who've got
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You know people who've got problems that have got them
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Problems that have got them paralyzed emotionally,
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Paralyzed emotionally, paralyzed spiritually,
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Paralyzed spiritually, paralyzed financially,
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Paralyzed financially, paralyzed in some space
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Paralyzed in some space in their life.
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In their life. and what's paralyzing them
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And what's paralyzing them is crippling you.
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Is crippling you. why?
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Why? because you're trying to carry
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Because you're trying to carry what you need to cast.
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What you need to cast. [amen!]
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[amen!] [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) you're trying to fix what you
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You're trying to fix what you don't have the power to do.
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Don't have the power to do. [amen.]
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[amen.] and so today,
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And so today, i want you to know you've got
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I want you to know you've got permission from
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Permission from the holy spirit to bring
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The holy spirit to bring that person to jesus christ.
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That person to jesus christ. and say,
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And say, lord, i'm just going to leave
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Lord, i'm just going to leave him right here.
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Him right here. [amen.]
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[amen.] i'm casting this care upon
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I'm casting this care upon you.
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You. [amen.]
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[amen.] i still care for him.
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I still care for him. i still care for her.
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I still care for her. i still care.
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I still care. i'm just not going to carry
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I'm just not going to carry it --
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It -- [amen.]
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[amen.] -- because you're the one
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-- because you're the one who can solve it.
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Who can solve it. that's what these four men
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That's what these four men did.
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Did. in the gospel of luke
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In the gospel of luke the fifth chapter,
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The fifth chapter, it says they considered by
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It says they considered by which means they would bring
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Which means they would bring him.
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Him. and when you investigate
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And when you investigate that verse more fully,
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That verse more fully, what you understand is that
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What you understand is that before they started,
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Before they started, they made up their minds
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They made up their minds they weren't going to stop.
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They weren't going to stop. are you in?
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Are you in? i'm in.
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I'm in. you in?
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You in? i'm good.
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I'm good. you good?
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You good? i'm good.
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I'm good. i mean,
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I mean, they tore off the roof.
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They tore off the roof. where'd the rope come from?
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Where'd the rope come from? they brought it with them.
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They brought it with them. can you imagine the guy
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Can you imagine the guy on the mat?
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On the mat? hey, man, why you got a rope?
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Hey, man, why you got a rope? don't worry about it.
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Don't worry about it. (laughter)
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(laughter) they get in the street and
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They get in the street and they look down that street.
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They look down that street. man, look at all those people.
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Man, look at all those people. we're going to have to go
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We're going to have to go around this side.
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Around this side. they get around this side;
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They get around this side; that alley's full.
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That alley's full. they go around the back of
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They go around the back of the house.
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The house. how we going to get there?
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How we going to get there? just going to have to get
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Just going to have to get in the shove.
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In the shove. yeah, they shove folk.
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Yeah, they shove folk. they were like,
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They were like, get out the way.
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Get out the way. we got --
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We got -- (chuckles)
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(chuckles) we're bringing tom to the lord
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We're bringing tom to the lord today because we're done
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Today because we're done with tom.
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With tom. okay?
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Okay? (laughter)
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(laughter) and the guy with the rope
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And the guy with the rope says, "i got the rope."
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Says, "i got the rope." and bob up on the front,
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And bob up on the front, he says, "i brought
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He says, "i brought the checkbook."
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The checkbook." says, "why you bring
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Says, "why you bring the checkbook?"
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The checkbook?" says, "dude, we're going to
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Says, "dude, we're going to rip off his roof.
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Rip off his roof. we're going to have to leave
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We're going to have to leave him some money."
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Him some money." (laughter)
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(laughter) everybody had a part to play.
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Everybody had a part to play. but every one of them
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But every one of them was committed to it.
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Was committed to it. [amen!]
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[amen!] but my prayer today is,
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But my prayer today is, lord, look down here
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Lord, look down here at cornerstone church
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At cornerstone church and see our faith.
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And see our faith. lord, we're not believing
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Lord, we're not believing for us.
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For us. we're believing for others.
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We're believing for others. we're not asking for
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We're not asking for our mountain to move;
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Our mountain to move; we're asking for the mountain
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We're asking for the mountain that has been built to powers
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That has been built to powers and principalities in
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And principalities in this nation to be torn down.
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This nation to be torn down. [yeah.]
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[yeah.] we're asking for that mountain
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We're asking for that mountain of socialism and that lie
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Of socialism and that lie from the pit of hell
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From the pit of hell to dry up and go away.
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To dry up and go away. we're asking, heavenly father,
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We're asking, heavenly father, for our children
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For our children and our grandchildren to give
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And our grandchildren to give your angels charge over them
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Your angels charge over them that no weapon formed against
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That no weapon formed against them would prosper.
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Them would prosper. we're asking for that prodigal
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We're asking for that prodigal son and that prodigal daughter
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Son and that prodigal daughter to be brought back from
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To be brought back from the far country.
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The far country. we're asking for that cancer
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We're asking for that cancer diagnosis to disappear.
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Diagnosis to disappear. we're asking for that ruined
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We're asking for that ruined marriage to be restored.
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Marriage to be restored. we're asking for that dead
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We're asking for that dead business to be blessed with
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Business to be blessed with favor and abundance.
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Favor and abundance. we're asking for those chains
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We're asking for those chains of addiction to be broken.
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Of addiction to be broken. we're asking that generational
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We're asking that generational yokes be lifted and curses be
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Yokes be lifted and curses be destroyed.
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Destroyed. we're asking, heavenly father,
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We're asking, heavenly father, that you make a way where
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That you make a way where there seems to be no way;
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There seems to be no way; that you do what only you
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That you do what only you can do;
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Can do; that you pour out your power
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That you pour out your power and you pour out your might.
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And you pour out your might. and you show yourself faithful
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And you show yourself faithful until this world sees god on
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Until this world sees god on display and they give glory
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Display and they give glory and they give honor to
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And they give honor to the king of kings
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The king of kings and the lord of lords!
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And the lord of lords! (applause)
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(applause) i say this in closing.
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I say this in closing. mark says, in verse 4,
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Mark says, in verse 4, "when they had broken through,
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"when they had broken through, they let him down."
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They let him down." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ some of you are this close
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Some of you are this close to a breakthrough
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To a breakthrough but you're afraid.
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But you're afraid. what's going to happen
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What's going to happen if i start to disrupt stuff?
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If i start to disrupt stuff? what's going to happen if i
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What's going to happen if i interrupt?
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Interrupt? what's going to happen?
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What's going to happen? what will people think?
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What will people think? what will they say?
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What will they say? let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something. when you're committed,
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When you're committed, you don't care.
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You don't care. [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) whatever it takes,
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Whatever it takes, break through.
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Break through. [amen!]
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[amen!] whatever you have to do,
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Whatever you have to do, break through.
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Break through. [amen!]
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[amen!] whatever you need to stop,
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Whatever you need to stop, break through.
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Break through. whatever you need to start,
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Whatever you need to start, break through.
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Break through. and when you do,
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And when you do, let it go.
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Let it go. let it down.
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Let it down. give it to jesus because he
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Give it to jesus because he knows exactly what you need.
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Knows exactly what you need. [amen!]
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[amen!] and when he sees your faith --
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And when he sees your faith -- [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] -- he'll take that burden that
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-- he'll take that burden that you've been carrying and he'll
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You've been carrying and he'll turn it into a blessing.
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Turn it into a blessing. [amen.]
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[amen.] you see,
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You see, he told this paralyzed man,
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He told this paralyzed man, get up.
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Get up. go home.
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Go home. that place where people used
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That place where people used to drop in and check on you,
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To drop in and check on you, now they're going to drop in
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Now they're going to drop in and celebrate you.
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And celebrate you. that place where you used to
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That place where you used to be carried,
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Be carried, now you're going to carry this
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Now you're going to carry this mat and you're going to wave
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Mat and you're going to wave it around as a testimony of
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It around as a testimony of only what god can do.
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Only what god can do. the place that you used to be
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The place that you used to be a prison of shame is now
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A prison of shame is now a hall of fame.
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A hall of fame. [woo!]
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[woo!] why?
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Why? [woo-oo!]
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[woo-oo!] because the burden has been
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Because the burden has been turned into a blessing --
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Turned into a blessing -- [amen.]
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[amen.] -- when individuals,
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-- when individuals, who are committed to what god
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Who are committed to what god could do,
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Could do, broke through and received
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Broke through and received what only god could give.
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What only god could give. pastor matt hagee: have you
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Pastor matt hagee: have you made it a habit to read
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Made it a habit to read your bible and pray daily?
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Your bible and pray daily? today is a good day to start.
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Today is a good day to start. power comes when we meditate
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Power comes when we meditate on god's word
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On god's word and pray in the holy spirit.
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And pray in the holy spirit. pastor john hagee: the
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Pastor john hagee: the holy spirit helps us
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Holy spirit helps us in weakness,
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In weakness, for when we do not know how
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For when we do not know how to pray,
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To pray, the spirit himself intercedes
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The spirit himself intercedes for us.
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For us. the holy spirit shows us
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The holy spirit shows us his direction.
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His direction. pastor matt hagee: thank you
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you for your support
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For your support and your faithfulness
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And your faithfulness that makes
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That makes the eternal difference
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The eternal difference in the lives of millions
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In the lives of millions of people all over the world.
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Of people all over the world. god bless you.
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Matt Hagee - Committed To Carrying It Through

January 15, 2025 | S25:E13

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