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Matt Hagee - Desperate Enough To Cross The Line

December 3, 2024 | S24:E1203

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Desperate Enough To Cross The Line | December 3, 2024

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♪ music ♪ pastor john hagee: this
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Pastor john hagee: this morning's message is entitled
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Morning's message is entitled "desperate enough to cross
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"desperate enough to cross the line."
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The line." have you ever had a line
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Have you ever had a line that you just told yourself,
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That you just told yourself, "i'll never cross it,"
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"i'll never cross it," "i mean,
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"i mean, i'm just never going to cross
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I'm just never going to cross that line,"
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That line," "there's no way i'm ever going
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"there's no way i'm ever going to do that."
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To do that." and then somehow,
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And then somehow, some way,
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Some way, life creates such a desperate
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Life creates such a desperate set of circumstances that you
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Set of circumstances that you start thinking about crossing
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Start thinking about crossing the line?
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The line? nobody?
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Nobody? [yes.]
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[yes.] when we read matthew 15,
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When we read matthew 15, what we see are a set of
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What we see are a set of lines.
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Lines. some of them are
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Some of them are religious lines.
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Religious lines. some of them are
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Some of them are traditional lines.
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Traditional lines. some of them are
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Some of them are geographic lines.
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Geographic lines. but throughout this chapter
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But throughout this chapter for these verses that we're
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For these verses that we're looking at today,
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Looking at today, all of these lines,
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All of these lines, in one way or another,
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In one way or another, are being crossed.
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Are being crossed. [yes.]
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[yes.] we draw lines,
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We draw lines, because according to
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Because according to the rules,
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The rules, we want to be able to go back
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We want to be able to go back and reference something when
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And reference something when we see something that we feel
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We see something that we feel is out of order.
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Is out of order. ask yourself this question:
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Ask yourself this question: what would you do if god
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What would you do if god started a major revival
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Started a major revival in this nation
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In this nation with a denomination that you
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With a denomination that you didn't like?
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Didn't like? (laughter)
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(laughter) would you denounce it or would
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Would you denounce it or would you be blessed by it?
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You be blessed by it? what if god started doing
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What if god started doing signs and wonders and miracle
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Signs and wonders and miracle works of healing at a church
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Works of healing at a church you didn't like to go to?
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You didn't like to go to? what if what you're asking god
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What if what you're asking god to do for you,
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To do for you, he does for somebody that you
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He does for somebody that you don't get along with?
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Don't get along with? [that's true.]
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[that's true.] you might want to hold up
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You might want to hold up your hand and say,
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Your hand and say, "hey! you've crossed
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"hey! you've crossed the line!"
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The line!" "you're operating out of
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"you're operating out of order."
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Order." "i had ticket number 28
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"i had ticket number 28 and you went straight to 32."
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And you went straight to 32." (laughter)
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(laughter) church, i can tell you
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Church, i can tell you with a full heart today
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With a full heart today that i am so thankful that we
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That i am so thankful that we do not serve a god who has
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Do not serve a god who has to work within our lines
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To work within our lines and our boundaries.
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And our boundaries. every time you look at him,
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Every time you look at him, he's a god who's crossing
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He's a god who's crossing the line.
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The line. he doesn't stay within
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He doesn't stay within a traditional line
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A traditional line or a denominational line
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Or a denominational line or a political line.
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Or a political line. he doesn't stay within
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He doesn't stay within geographical borders
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Geographical borders and boundaries.
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And boundaries. he's the god who sits
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He's the god who sits in heavenly places and uses
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In heavenly places and uses this earth as his footstool.
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This earth as his footstool. he's not a god who reads
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He's not a god who reads mandates and is hemmed up
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Mandates and is hemmed up by them,
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By them, or executive orders
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Or executive orders and considers them,
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And considers them, or listens to what the highest
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Or listens to what the highest court in the land says
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Court in the land says and is ruled by them.
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And is ruled by them. he is king of kings
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He is king of kings and he is lord of lords.
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And he is lord of lords. and beside him,
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And beside him, there is no other!
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There is no other! [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) there's not a line that man
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There's not a line that man has drawn,
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Has drawn, there's not a line that
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There's not a line that religion has written
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Religion has written that his grace and his mercy
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That his grace and his mercy and his love and his majesty
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And his love and his majesty has not crossed --
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Has not crossed -- [yes!]
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[yes!] [amen.]
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[amen.] -- to reach you.
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-- to reach you. [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] so here is the question:
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So here is the question: he crossed the line for us.
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He crossed the line for us. [yes.]
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[yes.] are you desperate enough to
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Are you desperate enough to cross that line for him?
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Cross that line for him? [yes.]
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[yes.] [yes.]
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[yes.] [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] (applause)
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(applause) whatever it was that was
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Whatever it was that was between you and him,
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Between you and him, he got over it.
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He got over it. so whatever it is that's
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So whatever it is that's between you and him,
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Between you and him, are you willing to get over it
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Are you willing to get over it too?
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Too? [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] because this is where
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Because this is where the story picks up.
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The story picks up. in verse 21,
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In verse 21, it says:
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It says: then jesus went out from
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Then jesus went out from there --
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There -- say that with me.
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Say that with me. "then jesus went out
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"then jesus went out from there --"
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From there --" "-- and departed --"
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"-- and departed --" now, when it says jesus
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Now, when it says jesus has left the building,
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Has left the building, (laughter)
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(laughter) that's a bad thing.
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That's a bad thing. [amen.]
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[amen.] it said:
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It said: jesus went out from there...
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Jesus went out from there... to tyre and sidon.
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To tyre and sidon. they came from jerusalem
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They came from jerusalem to capernaum where jesus was
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To capernaum where jesus was ministering,
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Ministering, where he was healing the sick,
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Where he was healing the sick, where he was touching
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Where he was touching the lame,
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The lame, where he was restoring life.
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Where he was restoring life. and they came to discover what
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And they came to discover what was the source behind
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Was the source behind these miracles,
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These miracles, because it couldn't have been
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Because it couldn't have been god.
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God. i mean it had to be something
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I mean it had to be something other than the power of god.
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Other than the power of god. and so they were there to
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And so they were there to discredit and to dispel,
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Discredit and to dispel, and they came to debate
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And they came to debate and to argue.
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And to argue. and so after they had come
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And so after they had come and spent some time there
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And spent some time there in capernaum,
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In capernaum, they come up with
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They come up with a smoking gun.
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A smoking gun. they call a press conference.
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They call a press conference. they say,
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They say, we've got a scandal
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We've got a scandal and it's breaking right now.
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And it's breaking right now. and here's what they come up
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And here's what they come up with:
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With: they say,
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They say, "jesus, we were watching
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"jesus, we were watching your disciples,
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Your disciples, and they didn't wash their
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And they didn't wash their hands before they ate."
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Hands before they ate." (makes shame-on-you sounds)
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(makes shame-on-you sounds) (laughter)
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(laughter) and if they were righteous
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And if they were righteous jews,
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Jews, they would have washed
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They would have washed their hands before they ate.
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Their hands before they ate. and because they didn't wash
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And because they didn't wash their hands and they just went
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Their hands and they just went right to eating,
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Right to eating, and they follow you,
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And they follow you, if they're unrighteous,
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If they're unrighteous, then you're unrighteous.
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Then you're unrighteous. there.
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There. case closed.
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Case closed. you're out.
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You're out. forget the fact this guy just
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Forget the fact this guy just told the winds and the waves
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Told the winds and the waves to shut up.
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To shut up. (laughter)
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(laughter) they want to tell the world
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They want to tell the world that he can't be trusted,
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That he can't be trusted, because these guys had dirty
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Because these guys had dirty hands when they ate
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Hands when they ate their sandwich.
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Their sandwich. (laughter)
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(laughter) and isn't that just like
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And isn't that just like religion?
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Religion? [yep.]
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[yep.] religion will always want to
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Religion will always want to argue the ridiculous rather
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Argue the ridiculous rather than walk in the revelation.
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Than walk in the revelation. [amen.]
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[amen.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and so here in this debate,
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And so here in this debate, jesus sets them straight.
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Jesus sets them straight. he says,
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He says, guys, it's not what you put
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Guys, it's not what you put in your mouth
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In your mouth that defiles you.
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That defiles you. it's what comes out of
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It's what comes out of your heart that defiles you.
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Your heart that defiles you. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) and there's a sermon all in
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And there's a sermon all in that statement by itself.
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That statement by itself. but all of this to say that
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But all of this to say that whenever this argument
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Whenever this argument and this debate is done,
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And this debate is done, jesus says,
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Jesus says, i'm through with this place
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I'm through with this place for a little bit.
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For a little bit. i'm going to get up
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I'm going to get up and i'm taking off.
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And i'm taking off. i'm leaving town.
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I'm leaving town. he goes to tyre and sidon,
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He goes to tyre and sidon, which means that he crossed
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Which means that he crossed the line of israel's border,
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The line of israel's border, and he's now in lebanon.
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And he's now in lebanon. he has left the country.
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He has left the country. and when you read this account
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And when you read this account in mark's gospel 7,
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In mark's gospel 7, it says: he went to a home
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It says: he went to a home and he wanted no one
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And he wanted no one to know it.
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To know it. he just wanted some rest.
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He just wanted some rest. he wanted some peace.
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He wanted some peace. he wanted some quiet.
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He wanted some quiet. and here comes a canaanite
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And here comes a canaanite woman.
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Woman. and she crosses the line.
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And she crosses the line. she crosses every kind of
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She crosses every kind of line.
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Line. she crosses the line of
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She crosses the line of culture.
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Culture. she's a canaanite.
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She's a canaanite. the canaanites are despised
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The canaanites are despised by the jews,
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By the jews, because whenever joshua went
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Because whenever joshua went to the promised land,
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To the promised land, god told joshua,
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God told joshua, "drive them out."
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"drive them out." you read in the book of judges
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You read in the book of judges that they could not drive them
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That they could not drive them out.
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Out. and so god,
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And so god, being frustrated with israel,
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Being frustrated with israel, said,
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Said, "i'll never allow these people
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"i'll never allow these people to be gone.
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To be gone. they will be a constant
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They will be a constant reminder to you of
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Reminder to you of your failure."
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Your failure." [amen.]
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[amen.] so when this canaanite shows
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So when this canaanite shows up,
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Up, peter, james and john go,
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Peter, james and john go, "uh, one of those."
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"uh, one of those." (laughter)
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(laughter) she's a reminder of
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She's a reminder of their disobedience.
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Their disobedience. she not only crossed
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She not only crossed the cultural line;
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The cultural line; she crossed the religious
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She crossed the religious line.
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Line. in mark 7,
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In mark 7, it says she's a greek,
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It says she's a greek, a syrophoenician.
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A syrophoenician. now the greeks had many gods.
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Now the greeks had many gods. israel only had one god.
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Israel only had one god. but a syrophoenician was
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But a syrophoenician was a different kind of greek.
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A different kind of greek. a syrophoenician was of
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A syrophoenician was of the line and the order
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The line and the order of jezebel.
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Of jezebel. ooh!
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Ooh! (laughter)
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(laughter) now for those of you
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Now for those of you who don't know,
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Who don't know, jezebel is somebody that god
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Jezebel is somebody that god did not like.
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Did not like. [right.]
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[right.] in the history of israel,
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In the history of israel, the bible says of king ahab
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The bible says of king ahab that when he married jezebel,
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That when he married jezebel, he did more evil in the sight
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He did more evil in the sight of god than all of the kings
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Of god than all of the kings before him.
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Before him. and if you understand
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And if you understand the history of the kings
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The history of the kings of israel,
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Of israel, there were some squirrels
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There were some squirrels in that tree.
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In that tree. (laughter)
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(laughter) they did some weird stuff.
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They did some weird stuff. (laughter)
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(laughter) but ahab marries jezebel,
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But ahab marries jezebel, and god says that's worse than
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And god says that's worse than anything the rest of them
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Anything the rest of them ever did.
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Ever did. why?
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Why? because as a syrophoenician,
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Because as a syrophoenician, she brought in her
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She brought in her syrophoenician priests and her
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Syrophoenician priests and her syrophoenician priestess,
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Syrophoenician priestess, and they killed the prophets
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And they killed the prophets of israel,
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Of israel, and they put up altars to
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And they put up altars to the false gods of baal
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The false gods of baal and ashtoreth.
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And ashtoreth. [yes.]
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[yes.] god is so mad at jezebel that
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God is so mad at jezebel that in revelation,
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In revelation, when he comes back to settle
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When he comes back to settle the score, he says,
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The score, he says, i'm throwing her in the fire
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I'm throwing her in the fire myself.
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Myself. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] so when she shows up,
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So when she shows up, it's not good.
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It's not good. she's crossed
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She's crossed the cultural line.
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The cultural line. she's crossed
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She's crossed the religious line.
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The religious line. she's crossed the gender line.
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She's crossed the gender line. this is the 1st century.
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This is the 1st century. she's a woman.
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She's a woman. she's in a room with men
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She's in a room with men without a husband or a father.
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Without a husband or a father. i know it ain't woke,
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I know it ain't woke, but it wasn't appropriate.
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But it wasn't appropriate. (laughter)
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(laughter) she's not supposed to address
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She's not supposed to address them or be in their presence
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Them or be in their presence without consent or permission.
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Without consent or permission. she crossed the lines of
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She crossed the lines of etiquette.
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Etiquette. jesus didn't want anybody
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Jesus didn't want anybody to know where he was.
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To know where he was. she disrupted him.
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She disrupted him. jesus wanted peace and quiet.
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Jesus wanted peace and quiet. she interrupted him.
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She interrupted him. why?
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Why? she doesn't care about
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She doesn't care about what lines she's crossing.
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What lines she's crossing. why?
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Why? she's the wrong person
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She's the wrong person in the wrong place
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In the wrong place at the wrong time
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At the wrong time with the wrong religion
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With the wrong religion and the wrong tradition.
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And the wrong tradition. but here's the situation:
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But here's the situation: she's desperate enough that
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She's desperate enough that it doesn't matter who
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It doesn't matter who she's offending
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She's offending and how she's acting.
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And how she's acting. she's got to get to jesus,
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She's got to get to jesus, because she's got a problem
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Because she's got a problem that she believes only jesus
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That she believes only jesus can solve.
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Can solve. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) and what you need to know
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And what you need to know is that sooner or later,
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Is that sooner or later, life will make you
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Life will make you so desperate in one way
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So desperate in one way or another that you will do
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Or another that you will do whatever it takes in order
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Whatever it takes in order for you to get to jesus,
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For you to get to jesus, because that problem is going
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Because that problem is going to be something that only
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To be something that only jesus can solve.
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Jesus can solve. you're not going to care what
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You're not going to care what they say about you at church.
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They say about you at church. if it requires coming into
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If it requires coming into church already singing
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Church already singing the songs of praise,
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The songs of praise, that's what you'll do.
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That's what you'll do. you're not going to care
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You're not going to care who approves of it
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Who approves of it and who disapproves of it,
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And who disapproves of it, what they think about it
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What they think about it and what they don't think
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And what they don't think about it,
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About it, because when you're
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Because when you're a desperate person,
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A desperate person, you do desperate things.
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You do desperate things. and when desperate people find
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And when desperate people find their way to jesus,
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Their way to jesus, they get the answer to
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They get the answer to the prayer that they need.
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The prayer that they need. (applause)
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Has god placed a precious
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Has god placed a precious dream in your heart,
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Dream in your heart, one that you've
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One that you've gently tucked away?
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Gently tucked away? perhaps it feels overwhelming
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Perhaps it feels overwhelming too big or too costly.
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Too big or too costly. and you wonder
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And you wonder what if i stumble?
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What if i stumble? where do i begin?
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Where do i begin? take heart.
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Take heart. when god plants a dream
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When god plants a dream within you.
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Within you. he also gives you
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He also gives you everything you need
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Everything you need to make it a reality.
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To make it a reality. our part is to stay close
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Our part is to stay close to his word.
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To his word. if god brings you to it,
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If god brings you to it, he will surely bring you
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He will surely bring you through it.
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Through it. for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month.
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This month. we'd love to send you the daily
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We'd love to send you the daily truth perpetual calendar,
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Truth perpetual calendar, a daily
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A daily reminder of god's promises
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Reminder of god's promises and for a gift of $150 or more.
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And for a gift of $150 or more. you'll also receive
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You'll also receive proclamations.
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Proclamations. the heaven in this place cd,
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The dream journal, the dare to dream mug,
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The dare to dream mug, and a beautiful peace ornament.
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And a beautiful peace ornament. this holiday season
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This holiday season make your dream a reality.
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Make your dream a reality. call the number on your
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Call the number on your screen or visit jhm.org/dream.
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(applause)
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(applause) people are quick to judge
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People are quick to judge desperate people.
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Desperate people. (applause)
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(applause) they see desperate people
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They see desperate people cross a line,
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Cross a line, and they say,
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And they say, "well i wouldn't never do
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"well i wouldn't never do that."
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That." be careful what you say
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Be careful what you say until you've been as desperate
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Until you've been as desperate as they are.
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As they are. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] we see desperate people cross
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We see desperate people cross lines every day,
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Lines every day, desperate people in search of
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Desperate people in search of peace of mind.
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Peace of mind. instead of crossing the line
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Instead of crossing the line to the prince of peace,
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To the prince of peace, they cross the line to
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They cross the line to a bottle.
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A bottle. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] desperate people,
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Desperate people, looking for acceptance,
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Looking for acceptance, trying to overcome rejection,
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Trying to overcome rejection, instead of cross the line into
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Instead of cross the line into the open arms of jesus christ,
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The open arms of jesus christ, they cross the line into
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They cross the line into a perverted relationship,
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A perverted relationship, trying to find what they're
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Trying to find what they're missing in that hole
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Missing in that hole in their heart.
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In their heart. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] when life makes you desperate,
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When life makes you desperate, don't cross the line looking
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Don't cross the line looking for love in all
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For love in all the wrong places.
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The wrong places. [right.]
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[right.] when life makes you desperate,
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When life makes you desperate, cross the line into the open
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Cross the line into the open and loving arms of your lord
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And loving arms of your lord and savior, jesus christ,
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And savior, jesus christ, because he has the power
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Because he has the power to deliver you.
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To deliver you. he has the power to restore
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He has the power to restore you.
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You. he has the power to drive
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He has the power to drive every principality that
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Every principality that darkness throws at you,
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Darkness throws at you, out of your life.
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Out of your life. [yes.]
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[yes.] here in verse 22,
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Here in verse 22, we meet a woman who crosses
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We meet a woman who crosses the line.
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The line. and it sounds pretty good
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And it sounds pretty good when she walks in.
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When she walks in. she says,
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She says, "have mercy on me, o lord."
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"have mercy on me, o lord." but here we have
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But here we have this syrophoenician canaanite
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This syrophoenician canaanite woman, and she says,
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Woman, and she says, "have mercy on me, o lord,
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"have mercy on me, o lord, thou son of david."
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Thou son of david." she's got all the right words.
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She's got all the right words. "my daughter is severely
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"my daughter is severely demon-possessed."
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Demon-possessed." and the bible says
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And the bible says in verse 23:
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In verse 23: but he answered her
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But he answered her not a word.
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Not a word. say that with me.
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Say that with me. "but he answered her
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"but he answered her not a word."
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Not a word." now you have to pay
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Now you have to pay attention to this verse
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Attention to this verse because immediately you'd say,
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Because immediately you'd say, "how rude."
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"how rude." (laughter)
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(laughter) here she is crossing the line.
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Here she is crossing the line. she's desperate.
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She's desperate. she needs him and he ignores
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She needs him and he ignores her?
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Her? no, he didn't ignore her.
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No, he didn't ignore her. read it carefully.
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Read it carefully. "he answered her,"
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"he answered her," right?
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Right? he just didn't say anything.
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He just didn't say anything. she cried out to him,
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She cried out to him, and he answered her.
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And he answered her. he just didn't say what
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He just didn't say what she wanted to hear.
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She wanted to hear. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and what you need to know is
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And what you need to know is that there are times in
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That there are times in your life when you're going
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Your life when you're going to cry out to jesus,
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To cry out to jesus, and he's not going to say
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And he's not going to say what you want to hear.
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What you want to hear. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [yes, come on.]
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[yes, come on.] you see,
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You see, we think when we get
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We think when we get desperate,
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Desperate, it makes god desperate too.
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It makes god desperate too. but that's not the kind of god
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But that's not the kind of god that we serve.
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That we serve. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] the bible says that
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The bible says that my god is not a man,
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My god is not a man, that he should lie.
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That he should lie. in another verse, it says,
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In another verse, it says, "call upon me
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"call upon me and i will answer thee."
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And i will answer thee." so jesus answered her.
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So jesus answered her. he just didn't say anything.
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He just didn't say anything. we may want to argue.
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We may want to argue. "hey, that's not fair."
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"hey, that's not fair." but you have to understand
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But you have to understand that when we get desperate
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That when we get desperate enough to finally cross
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Enough to finally cross the line and reach out to
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The line and reach out to jesus,
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Jesus, what jesus wants to know is
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What jesus wants to know is not are we trying to get him
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Not are we trying to get him to do our will,
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To do our will, but are we willing to do
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But are we willing to do his will?
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His will? [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] because sometimes our
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Because sometimes our profession doesn't match up
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Profession doesn't match up with our relationship.
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With our relationship. what do i mean?
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What do i mean? she's a canaanite woman
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She's a canaanite woman who's a syrophoenician.
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Who's a syrophoenician. her culture and her tradition
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Her culture and her tradition say that she is a pagan
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Say that she is a pagan with many gods.
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With many gods. and here she suddenly says
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And here she suddenly says something,
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Something, "jesus, thou son of david."
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"jesus, thou son of david." now that's a messianic
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Now that's a messianic profession.
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Profession. what she's saying is,
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What she's saying is, i believe you are
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I believe you are the son of god,
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The son of god, you are the prophesied one,
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You are the prophesied one, you are who isaiah said,
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You are who isaiah said, you are what david wrote,
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You are what david wrote, you are all of that
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You are all of that and then some,
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And then some, [yes.]
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[yes.] which sounds good.
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Which sounds good. but what if what she's saying
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But what if what she's saying and what she's doing
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And what she's doing don't line up?
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Don't line up? i mean have you ever heard
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I mean have you ever heard somebody say something
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Somebody say something in prayer that you knew didn't
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In prayer that you knew didn't line up with their character?
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Line up with their character? [come on.]
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[come on.] well, don't act like i'm
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Well, don't act like i'm the only one.
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The only one. (laughter)
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(laughter) people close their eyes
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People close their eyes and bow their head, and say,
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And bow their head, and say, "lord, we just come before
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"lord, we just come before you.
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You. and we love everyone."
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And we love everyone." (laughter)
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(laughter) i just heard you trash talking
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I just heard you trash talking like half the world.
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Like half the world. (laughter)
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(laughter) sometimes what we say and what
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Sometimes what we say and what we do doesn't line up.
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We do doesn't line up. and sometimes the response
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And sometimes the response that jesus gives us is based
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That jesus gives us is based on what he knows about us.
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On what he knows about us. [yes, that's right.]
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[yes, that's right.] sometimes we may go before him
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Sometimes we may go before him and say,
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And say, "lord, help me get out of
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"lord, help me get out of debt."
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Debt." and he says,
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And he says, "no. your behavior got you
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"no. your behavior got you into debt.
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Into debt. and if i get you out of debt,
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And if i get you out of debt, you're just going to get in
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You're just going to get in more debt."
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More debt." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] "lord, bring me the spouse
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"lord, bring me the spouse that i deserve.
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That i deserve. bring me the husband that acts
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Bring me the husband that acts like boaz."
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Like boaz." (laughter)
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(laughter) let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something. if you ain't ruth,
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If you ain't ruth, don't ask for boaz.
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Don't ask for boaz. (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) [woo.]
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[woo.] (applause)
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(applause) you see,
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You see, when you're desperate enough
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When you're desperate enough to call upon the lord,
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To call upon the lord, it does not obligate
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It does not obligate nor require him to do what
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Nor require him to do what you ask.
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You ask. [amen.]
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[amen.] because he's not interested in
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Because he's not interested in whether or not you're
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Whether or not you're desperate enough to get him
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Desperate enough to get him to do your will.
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To do your will. what he wants to know is
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What he wants to know is are you desperate enough
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Are you desperate enough to say,
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To say, "not my will,
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"not my will, but thine, be done"?
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But thine, be done"? whatever you need me to do,
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Whatever you need me to do, lord, that's what i'm going
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Lord, that's what i'm going to do.
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To do. whatever you want,
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Whatever you want, that's who i'll be.
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That's who i'll be. you are the potter.
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You are the potter. i am the clay.
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I am the clay. you are the shepherd.
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You are the shepherd. i am the sheep.
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I am the sheep. you are the master,
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You are the master, so i forsake who i am.
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So i forsake who i am. i forsake what i've done.
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I forsake what i've done. i forsake where i've been.
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I forsake where i've been. and i'm going to follow
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And i'm going to follow your path,
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Your path, because the power that i need
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Because the power that i need is in your promise.
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Is in your promise. and the promise is in
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And the promise is in your word.
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Your word. and your word is your will.
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And your word is your will. so today,
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So today, i'm willing to do whatever
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I'm willing to do whatever you ask me to do,
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You ask me to do, so that i can receive what
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So that i can receive what i need!
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I need! [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) she called upon him
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She called upon him desperately.
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Desperately. and at first,
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And at first, he didn't answer her.
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He didn't answer her. and then the disciples,
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And then the disciples, bless their hearts.
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Bless their hearts. (laughter)
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(laughter) they say,
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They say, "lord, send her away.
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"lord, send her away. she calls after us."
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She calls after us." no, she didn't.
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No, she didn't. she didn't say anything
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She didn't say anything to you.
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To you. she said, "lord,"
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She said, "lord," not peter, james or john.
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Not peter, james or john. "son of david,"
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"son of david," not matthew mark or luke,
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Not matthew mark or luke, "have mercy on me."
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"have mercy on me." where did she call on them?
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Where did she call on them? she didn't.
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She didn't. they're crossing the line.
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They're crossing the line. they think that they've got
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They think that they've got the market cornered on
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The market cornered on who jesus can hang with.
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Who jesus can hang with. [come on.]
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[come on.] somebody shows up that they
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Somebody shows up that they don't like,
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Don't like, that they don't approve of,
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That they don't approve of, and they say,
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And they say, "get rid of them.
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"get rid of them. they don't belong here."
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They don't belong here." believe me,
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Believe me, jesus loves the world just as
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Jesus loves the world just as much as he loves you and me.
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Much as he loves you and me. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) so jesus turns and he looks
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So jesus turns and he looks at this woman, and he says,
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At this woman, and he says, "i was not sent but to
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"i was not sent but to the lost sheep of israel."
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The lost sheep of israel." he's come from a place where
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He's come from a place where they were arguing about
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They were arguing about the rules.
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The rules. and she starts to ask for
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And she starts to ask for his power,
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His power, and he brings up the rule.
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And he brings up the rule. hey, according to the rules,
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Hey, according to the rules, i wasn't sent to you.
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I wasn't sent to you. and in this moment,
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And in this moment, we ask ourselves the question:
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We ask ourselves the question: what do you do when what you
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What do you do when what you ask of god and what he answers
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Ask of god and what he answers is not what you want to hear,
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Is not what you want to hear, and then when he answers,
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And then when he answers, it's not what you wanted him
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It's not what you wanted him to say?
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To say? this woman gives us
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This woman gives us a beautiful picture of how to
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A beautiful picture of how to handle the situation.
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Handle the situation. jesus has just gotten done
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Jesus has just gotten done with an argument with
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With an argument with the pharisees.
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The pharisees. and does she argue with him?
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And does she argue with him? no.
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No. the bible says she worships
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The bible says she worships him.
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Him. instead of getting farther
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Instead of getting farther away from him
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Away from him with an argument,
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With an argument, she got closer to him
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She got closer to him with praise.
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With praise. [amen.]
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[amen.] she didn't say,
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She didn't say, "lord, i'm asking you
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"lord, i'm asking you to rewrite the rules
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To rewrite the rules on my behalf."
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On my behalf." she just simply got down
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She just simply got down on her knees,
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On her knees, because the bible says
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Because the bible says in mark 7 that
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In mark 7 that she fell at his feet.
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She fell at his feet. [yes.]
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[yes.] and she said,
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And she said, "lord, help me!"
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"lord, help me!" "help me."
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"help me." i know i showed up
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I know i showed up and i wasn't invited.
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And i wasn't invited. i know i was loud when we
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I know i was loud when we got started.
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Got started. i know i'm irritating those
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I know i'm irritating those guys back over there.
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Guys back over there. and i know i'm asking for
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And i know i'm asking for my daughter who's severely
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My daughter who's severely demon-possessed,
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Demon-possessed, but the truth is...
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But the truth is... (motioning to himself)
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(motioning to himself) i need help.
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I need help. because if you touch her,
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Because if you touch her, you're going to deliver me.
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You're going to deliver me. [yes.]
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[yes.] and if you lift that burden
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And if you lift that burden off of her,
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Off of her, i'll get a good night's sleep.
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I'll get a good night's sleep. and if this devil gets out of
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And if this devil gets out of my house,
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My house, i'm not going to worry when i
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I'm not going to worry when i walk down the street anymore.
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Walk down the street anymore. i'm not going to--
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I'm not going to-- i'm not going to feel so bad
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I'm not going to feel so bad whenever i see my friends,
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Whenever i see my friends, and they ask me
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And they ask me "how ya doing?"
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"how ya doing?" and i've got to make
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And i've got to make an excuse.
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An excuse. god, if you'll just touch her,
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God, if you'll just touch her, you're going to touch me.
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You're going to touch me. [yes.]
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[yes.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ she gets honest.
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She gets honest. and what you need to know is
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And what you need to know is you can't be close with
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You can't be close with someone you won't be honest
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Someone you won't be honest with.
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With. [yes.]
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[yes.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] the book of james says,
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The book of james says, "draw near to god
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"draw near to god and he'll draw near to you."
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And he'll draw near to you." and most of the time
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And most of the time when we come into the presence
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When we come into the presence of the lord,
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Of the lord, we want to act like we're
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We want to act like we're sitting for our annual exam
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Sitting for our annual exam with the doctor.
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With the doctor. we lie about everything.
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We lie about everything. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] the problem is he knows
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The problem is he knows everything.
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Everything. [amen.]
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[amen.] so just be honest with him.
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So just be honest with him. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and then he comes back with
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And then he comes back with a response that you wouldn't
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A response that you wouldn't expect to hear.
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Expect to hear. he says, you know,
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He says, you know, "it's not good to take
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"it's not good to take the children's bread."
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The children's bread." now understand that
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Now understand that in this context,
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In this context, the children were the house
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The children were the house of israel.
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Of israel. he's sent to the house
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He's sent to the house of israel.
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Of israel. those are his children.
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Those are his children. "it's not good to take
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"it's not good to take the children's bread
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The children's bread and throw it to a little dog."
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And throw it to a little dog." why would i take from
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Why would i take from the table and feed to those
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The table and feed to those beneath the table?
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Beneath the table? in this time of history,
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In this time of history, the jews considered anyone,
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The jews considered anyone, who was not inside
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Who was not inside the covenant,
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The covenant, to be a dog.
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To be a dog. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ so he's saying,
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So he's saying, you have no covenant.
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You have no covenant. you have no claim.
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You have no claim. there is no reason why
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There is no reason why i should.
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I should. and again,
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And again, she doesn't argue.
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She doesn't argue. she's worshiping him.
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She's worshiping him. she's asking him honestly.
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She's asking him honestly. and he says,
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And he says, "it's not good that i take
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"it's not good that i take this bread and feed it to
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This bread and feed it to the dogs."
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The dogs." and do you know how she
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And do you know how she responds?
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Responds? she doesn't say,
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She doesn't say, "wait. what?
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"wait. what? call me a who?"
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Call me a who?" ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ she says, "yes, lord."
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She says, "yes, lord." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "yes, lord."
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"yes, lord." two most powerful words
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Two most powerful words you'll ever learn to say
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You'll ever learn to say in all of your life,
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In all of your life, [amen.]
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[amen.] "yes, lord."
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"yes, lord." i am who you say i am.
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I am who you say i am. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ everything that you know
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Everything that you know about me is true.
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About me is true. everything that makes me
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Everything that makes me unworthy is valid.
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Unworthy is valid. every charge,
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Every charge, and every rule,
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And every rule, and every regulation,
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And every regulation, and every line,
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And every line, and every letter of every law,
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And every letter of every law, i broke it.
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I broke it. [yes, lord.]
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[yes, lord.] "yes, lord."
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"yes, lord." but even if i just got
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But even if i just got a crumb,
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A crumb, even if i just got
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Even if i just got a little touch,
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A little touch, even if i just got the pieces
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Even if i just got the pieces that your children threw away,
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That your children threw away, that would be enough to get
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That would be enough to get this problem solved
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This problem solved in my life.
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In my life. [yes.]
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[yes.] if i could just go home with
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If i could just go home with a little bit of you today,
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A little bit of you today, that devil would leave
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That devil would leave my house.
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My house. [amen.]
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[amen.] if i could just get
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If i could just get a little touch from heaven
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A little touch from heaven today,
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Today, that joy would come back
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That joy would come back in my heart.
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In my heart. [yes.]
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[yes.] if i could just get
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If i could just get a little crumb,
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A little crumb, then all of a sudden,
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Then all of a sudden, this sickness and this disease
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This sickness and this disease would be conquered,
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Would be conquered, and it would be defeated.
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And it would be defeated. what your children don't want,
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What your children don't want, i'll take whatever falls
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I'll take whatever falls on the floor,
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On the floor, because no matter where it
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Because no matter where it comes from,
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Comes from, and no matter how i get it,
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And no matter how i get it, if i can just get a little bit
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If i can just get a little bit of it,
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Of it, then i'm going to have
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Then i'm going to have everything i need to receive
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Everything i need to receive everything that i want.
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Everything that i want. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) and in this,
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And in this, she was proving to jesus;
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She was proving to jesus; there's not a line that you
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There's not a line that you draw that i won't cross.
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Draw that i won't cross. [yes.]
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[yes.] i'm not here for me.
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I'm not here for me. i'm here for you.
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I'm here for you. [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] and it was her humility
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And it was her humility and her honesty that pulled
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And her honesty that pulled jesus across the line to her.
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Jesus across the line to her. [yes.]
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[yes.] child of god,
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Child of god, when life makes you desperate,
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When life makes you desperate, reach out for jesus.
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Reach out for jesus. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] and in your desperate
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And in your desperate reaching,
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Reaching, humble yourself.
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Humble yourself. [amen.]
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[amen.] don't offer him an explanation
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Don't offer him an explanation about how you got where
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About how you got where you got.
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You got. he knows.
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He knows. he watched it.
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He watched it. [yes.]
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[yes.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and in your humility,
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And in your humility, be honest with him.
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Be honest with him. tell him what you need,
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Tell him what you need, because our god is
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Because our god is an all-sufficient provider.
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An all-sufficient provider. [amen.]
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[amen.] and he can meet your need
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And he can meet your need if you'll ask him in faith
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If you'll ask him in faith believing today.
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Believing today. [yes.]
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[yes.] i'm going to ask you to stand
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I'm going to ask you to stand right where you are.
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Right where you are. i believe that there's people
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I believe that there's people in this room today,
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In this room today, i believe that there's people
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I believe that there's people who are watching today,
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Who are watching today, you're desperate enough
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You're desperate enough in your situation that
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In your situation that you want to cross the line.
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You want to cross the line. you don't want to go home
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You don't want to go home the same way that you came.
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The same way that you came. you want to cross the line
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You want to cross the line from sorrow to joy.
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From sorrow to joy. you want to cross the line
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You want to cross the line from fear to peace.
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From fear to peace. you want to cross the line
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You want to cross the line from sickness to health.
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From sickness to health. whatever it is that you're
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Whatever it is that you're asking god to do,
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Asking god to do, he knows exactly where
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He knows exactly where that need is,
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That need is, and he already has the answer
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And he already has the answer for you.
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For you. what he's wanting to know is:
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What he's wanting to know is: do you have enough faith to
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Do you have enough faith to cross that line and ask
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Cross that line and ask humbly and honestly
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Humbly and honestly in faith believing?
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In faith believing? do what the bible says,
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Do what the bible says, "pray in agreement one with
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"pray in agreement one with the other."
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The other." and i believe that that prayer
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And i believe that that prayer in faith and agreement has
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In faith and agreement has power today to move that
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Power today to move that mountain in your life.
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Mountain in your life. i believe that god wants
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I believe that god wants to move in your life today
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To move in your life today if you're willing to let him.
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If you're willing to let him. but you're going to have to
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But you're going to have to cross the line to get to him,
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Cross the line to get to him, because he's already crossed
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Because he's already crossed the line to get to you.
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The line to get to you. would you give the lord
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Would you give the lord a handclap of praise
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A handclap of praise in the house this morning?
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In the house this morning? pastor matt hagee: when you
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Pastor matt hagee: when you see the current news
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See the current news headlines,
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Headlines, prophetic events are taking
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Prophetic events are taking place all around us.
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Place all around us. the world stage is preparing
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The world stage is preparing for the appearance
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For the appearance of king jesus.
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Of king jesus. pastor john hagee: in
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Pastor john hagee: in the twinkling of an eye,
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The twinkling of an eye, the church of jesus christ
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The church of jesus christ is going to be raptured
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Is going to be raptured from this earth.
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From this earth. we will spend eternity
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We will spend eternity worshipping our savior.
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Worshipping our savior. are you ready?
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Are you ready? pastor matt hagee: if you
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Pastor matt hagee: if you haven't given your heart
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Haven't given your heart to christ,
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To christ, today,
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Today, i want to encourage you
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I want to encourage you to do so,
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To do so, and make heaven
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And make heaven your eternal home.
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Your eternal home. it will be the best decision
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It will be the best decision that you have ever made.
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That you have ever made. god bless you.
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God bless you.
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I'm so grateful that i chose
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I'm so grateful that i chose differently.
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Differently. i'm so happy that i chose you.
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I'm so happy that i chose you. i get to see you become
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I get to see you become the person god intended you
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The person god intended you to be.
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To be. i'm grateful for
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I'm grateful for sanctuary of hope
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Sanctuary of hope for preparing me,
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For preparing me, for guiding me.
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For guiding me. most importantly,
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Most importantly, sanctuary of hope
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Sanctuary of hope is my safe place.
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Is my safe place. it's where i can lay
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It's where i can lay my baby's head down
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My baby's head down and know that god has a shield
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And know that god has a shield of protection over us.
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Of protection over us. thank you,
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Thank you, hagee ministry
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Hagee ministry legacy partners.
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Legacy partners. because of you,
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Because of you, my baby has a chance.
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My baby has a chance. because of you,
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Because of you, i had the option to choose
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I had the option to choose life.
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Life. there has never been
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There has never been a better time to share
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A better time to share the love of christ
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The love of christ with a mother and a child
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With a mother and a child than right now.
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Than right now. when you partner with
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Matt Hagee - Desperate Enough To Cross The Line

December 3, 2024 | S24:E1203

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