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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Don't Just Stand There Do Something | May 2, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: if there is
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Pastor matt hagee: if there is a problem in the church
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A problem in the church today,
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Today, it is that people are content
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It is that people are content to come and sit and listen,
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To come and sit and listen, and leave and do nothing.
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And leave and do nothing. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and what jesus,
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And what jesus, the living word,
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The living word, is communicating to all
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Is communicating to all who will hear him is
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Who will hear him is don't just stand there,
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Don't just stand there, do something.
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Do something. [yes.]
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[yes.] i'm coming back.
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I'm coming back. [amen.]
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[amen.] do something.
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Do something. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] when we read this parable,
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When we read this parable, what we find is that the goods
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What we find is that the goods of the master belong to
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Of the master belong to his servants.
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His servants. and the first thing that he
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And the first thing that he tells in this parable is that
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Tells in this parable is that the master's resources are for
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The master's resources are for the servants.
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The servants. why is this important?
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Why is this important? because we live in a world
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Because we live in a world that often equates possessions
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That often equates possessions with god's blessings.
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With god's blessings. and what you need to know is
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And what you need to know is that god does not count you
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That god does not count you blessed because of the stuff
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Blessed because of the stuff you have.
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You have. he counts those blessed
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He counts those blessed based on to whom you belong.
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Based on to whom you belong. you'll hear godless people
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You'll hear godless people in this world,
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In this world, people who do not know jesus,
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People who do not know jesus, people who have not confessed
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People who have not confessed him as savior,
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Him as savior, people who do not repent of
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People who do not repent of their sin.
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Their sin. how many of you know the kind
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How many of you know the kind of godless people i'm talking
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Of godless people i'm talking about?
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About? don't look at them if they're
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Don't look at them if they're here,
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Here, just, just --
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Just, just -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- you know.
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-- you know. [yes.]
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[yes.] and these kind of godless
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And these kind of godless people will often look at
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People will often look at the things that they possess
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The things that they possess and equate that to
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And equate that to god's blessing.
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God's blessing. oh, if god wasn't happy
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Oh, if god wasn't happy with me,
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With me, if god didn't love me,
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If god didn't love me, how would i have such
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How would i have such a successful business?
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A successful business? if god wasn't blessing me,
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If god wasn't blessing me, i wouldn't be a member of
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I wouldn't be a member of the country club that i'm in.
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The country club that i'm in. if god didn't approve of
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If god didn't approve of my behavior,
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My behavior, then how come he gave me
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Then how come he gave me the opportunity to have
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The opportunity to have this thing or that thing
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This thing or that thing or that house
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Or that house or these nba playoff tickets?
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Or these nba playoff tickets? what you need to understand
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What you need to understand is that a good credit score
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Is that a good credit score cannot be confused with god's
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Cannot be confused with god's goodness.
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Goodness. [yes.]
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[yes.] just because you can afford it
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Just because you can afford it doesn't mean that god is
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Doesn't mean that god is the one who is blessing you
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The one who is blessing you with it.
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With it. [amen.]
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[amen.] read what the bible says,
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Read what the bible says, 1 john 2:15.
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1 john 2:15. "do not love this world
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"do not love this world or the things in this world.
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Or the things in this world. because he who loves
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Because he who loves the world,
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The world, the love of the father is not
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The love of the father is not in him."
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In him." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] in another parable,
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In another parable, jesus, in mark 4,
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Jesus, in mark 4, warns about the deceitfulness
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Warns about the deceitfulness of riches.
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Of riches. he says,
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He says, when the word of god is sown
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When the word of god is sown into a life,
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Into a life, sometimes the deceitfulness
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Sometimes the deceitfulness of riches will come and choke
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Of riches will come and choke the seed of the word out.
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The seed of the word out. now when you hear these
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Now when you hear these things,
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Things, it's easy for people to say,
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It's easy for people to say, "well, god is against
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"well, god is against prosperity."
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Prosperity." that's not true.
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That's not true. the bible is absolutely to
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The bible is absolutely to the contrary of that.
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The contrary of that. god is in favor of prosperity.
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God is in favor of prosperity. he is in favor of wealth for
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He is in favor of wealth for those who are serving him.
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Those who are serving him. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] whenever you read the bible,
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Whenever you read the bible, people often will quote,
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People often will quote, "by his stripes,
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"by his stripes, we are --" what?
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We are --" what? "-- healed."
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"-- healed." well, let me give you another
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Well, let me give you another verse,
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Verse, 2 corinthians 8:9.
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2 corinthians 8:9. it says,
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It says, "you know the grace
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"you know the grace of the lord jesus christ,
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Of the lord jesus christ, that though he was rich,
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That though he was rich, for your sakes --"
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For your sakes --" whose sakes?
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Whose sakes? your sakes, our sakes,
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Your sakes, our sakes, my sake, your sake.
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My sake, your sake. for whose sakes?
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For whose sakes? "your sakes he became poor,
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"your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty
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That you through his poverty might become rich."
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Might become rich." [praise god.]
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[praise god.] where did he do that?
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Where did he do that? at the cross.
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At the cross. the same way that he took
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The same way that he took stripes for your healing,
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Stripes for your healing, he took nails for
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He took nails for your prosperity.
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Your prosperity. [yes.]
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[yes.] what does that mean?
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What does that mean? that means that if you are
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That means that if you are his child,
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His child, the curse of poverty is broken
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The curse of poverty is broken in your life.
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In your life. (applause)
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(applause) [thank you, jesus.]
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[thank you, jesus.] jesus,
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Jesus, knowing that human nature
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Knowing that human nature would always look at material
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Would always look at material possessions and think that,
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Possessions and think that, that was divine approval
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That was divine approval makes it very clear,
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Makes it very clear, not everybody who has material
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Not everybody who has material possessions is blessed of god.
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Possessions is blessed of god. some of them are cursed.
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Some of them are cursed. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] because the master's resources
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Because the master's resources are for the master's children.
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Are for the master's children. now when you talk about
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Now when you talk about kingdom resources versus
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Kingdom resources versus worldly resources,
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Worldly resources, what's the difference?
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What's the difference? a child of god has prosperity
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A child of god has prosperity and someone who's wicked has
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And someone who's wicked has prosperity.
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Prosperity. well the difference is this:
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Well the difference is this: kingdom prosperity,
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Kingdom prosperity, kingdom resources are backed
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Kingdom resources are backed by the king.
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By the king. [amen.]
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[amen.] that's why you want to be
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That's why you want to be in the king's service.
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In the king's service. [yes.]
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[yes.] because that's when the king
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Because that's when the king gives you his resources.
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Gives you his resources. not only do we see that
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Not only do we see that the resources of the kingdom
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The resources of the kingdom are for the servants,
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Are for the servants, but what we see about this
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But what we see about this king is something very key
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King is something very key and very important for you
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And very important for you to understand.
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To understand. god loves and values all of
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God loves and values all of his children equally,
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His children equally, but he treats them
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But he treats them accordingly.
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Accordingly. [yes. yes.]
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[yes. yes.] and the reason this is
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And the reason this is important is because we live
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Important is because we live in this world that wants to
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In this world that wants to talk about equality,
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Talk about equality, and it's just a big-trigger
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And it's just a big-trigger word.
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Word. and when they start talking
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And when they start talking about equality, they say,
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About equality, they say, "if you don't treat me like
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"if you don't treat me like everyone else is treated,
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Everyone else is treated, then you are being biased
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Then you are being biased against me."
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Against me." well, look.
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Well, look. if you're a 110-pound female,
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If you're a 110-pound female, you do not need to be treated
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You do not need to be treated like an nfl linebacker.
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Like an nfl linebacker. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [that's right. thank you.]
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[that's right. thank you.] (applause)
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(applause) to do so would be to treat you
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To do so would be to treat you unaccordingly.
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Unaccordingly. [yes.]
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[yes.] jesus loves you
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Jesus loves you and the linebacker equally.
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And the linebacker equally. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] but he wants you treated
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But he wants you treated accordingly.
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Accordingly. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] here's what i mean.
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Here's what i mean. the bible says that to each
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The bible says that to each he gave.
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He gave. so let's ask these questions.
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So let's ask these questions. to each he gave according to
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To each he gave according to their ability.
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Their ability. now when we read about
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Now when we read about the parable of the talents,
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The parable of the talents, what you need to understand
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What you need to understand is this:
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Is this: the talent that jesus is
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The talent that jesus is talking about is not singing,
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Talking about is not singing, dancing or salesmanship.
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Dancing or salesmanship. (laughter)
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(laughter) the talent that he's talking
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The talent that he's talking about is actually a weight,
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About is actually a weight, because people used to be paid
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Because people used to be paid with real-valuable materials.
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With real-valuable materials. it was called gold.
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It was called gold. and there were scales that
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And there were scales that they would use to measure out
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They would use to measure out the value of what is being
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The value of what is being bought.
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Bought. this was before paper currency
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This was before paper currency and credit cards.
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And credit cards. now you don't even need those.
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Now you don't even need those. you just need a phone and you,
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You just need a phone and you, you zipmo something and--
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You zipmo something and-- (laughter)
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(laughter) not me.
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Not me. (laughter)
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(laughter) so when jesus is talking
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So when jesus is talking about the talent,
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About the talent, he is talking about a weight
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He is talking about a weight of value.
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Of value. read the parable,
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Read the parable, and it says,
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And it says, "he took the master's money."
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"he took the master's money." it doesn't say,
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It doesn't say, "he took the master's gift."
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"he took the master's gift." it says,
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It says, "he took the master's --"
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"he took the master's --" what?
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What? "-- money."
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"-- money." so we're talking about money.
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So we're talking about money. some bible scholars will tell
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Some bible scholars will tell you that a talent was
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You that a talent was five years of a salary.
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Five years of a salary. some will say that it equates
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Some will say that it equates to about $500,000 today.
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To about $500,000 today. so how many of you would like
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So how many of you would like the master to give you
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The master to give you a $500,000 talent?
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A $500,000 talent? [yes.]
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[yes.] now here's the thing,
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Now here's the thing, are any of these talents --
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Are any of these talents -- uh, just kidding.
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Uh, just kidding. (laughter)
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(laughter) are any of these talents
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Are any of these talents the servant's?
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The servant's? [no.]
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[no.] no.
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No. who do they belong to?
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Who do they belong to? [the master.]
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[the master.] the master.
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The master. did the servants do anything
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Did the servants do anything to deserve the talents?
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To deserve the talents? no.
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No. he loves all of his servants
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He loves all of his servants equally,
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Equally, so he calls his servants
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So he calls his servants to come out and serve.
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To come out and serve. come here, servants.
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Come here, servants. (laughter)
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(laughter) but he treats them--
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But he treats them-- just stop right there.
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Just stop right there. (applause)
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(applause) he treats them accordingly.
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He treats them accordingly. he realizes that each of them
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He realizes that each of them have different skill sets,
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Have different skill sets, so he measures out what he
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So he measures out what he wants to invest.
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Wants to invest. and to one, he says, you,
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And to one, he says, you, you can handle five talents.
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You can handle five talents. i want you to come
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I want you to come and these talents are yours.
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And these talents are yours. in the book of luke,
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In the book of luke, when you read about
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When you read about the talents,
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The talents, the master says to
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The master says to the servant,
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The servant, "do business until i
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"do business until i come back."
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Come back." to the second, he says,
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To the second, he says, i know what you can do.
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I know what you can do. i'm going to give you
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I'm going to give you two talents.
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Two talents. and i want you to do the same
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And i want you to do the same as him.
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As him. i want you to do business
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I want you to do business until i come back.
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Until i come back. and that third guy --
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And that third guy -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- what he knows about him --
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-- what he knows about him -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- he says,
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-- he says, don't spend it all in
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Don't spend it all in one place.
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One place. (laughter)
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(laughter) he said, go slow.
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He said, go slow. (laughter)
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(laughter) but he gives them according to
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But he gives them according to their ability.
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Their ability. now the way that we look at
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Now the way that we look at things in this world whenever
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Things in this world whenever we see what one gets
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We see what one gets and the other doesn't get,
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And the other doesn't get, somebody says,
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Somebody says, "well, it's not fair.
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"well, it's not fair. he's got five and i've got
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He's got five and i've got one."
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One." (laughter)
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(laughter) "i need a faster cell phone
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"i need a faster cell phone and abetter wifi."
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And abetter wifi." (laughter)
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(laughter) but that's not how god works.
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But that's not how god works. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] we look at it and say,
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We look at it and say, "that's not fair."
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"that's not fair." no. it actually is fair,
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No. it actually is fair, because if all this guy can
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Because if all this guy can handle is one,
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Handle is one, and we give him five,
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And we give him five, then we've overwhelmed him.
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Then we've overwhelmed him. (laughter)
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(laughter) and if this guy can handle
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And if this guy can handle five, and we give him one,
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Five, and we give him one, then we've underutilized him.
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Then we've underutilized him. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] god knows what you can do,
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God knows what you can do, so he gives you your ability.
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So he gives you your ability. and then he trusts you to do
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And then he trusts you to do what you can do with what you
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What you can do with what you have.
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Have. [yes.]
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[yes.] he loves you all the same,
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He loves you all the same, but he treats you accordingly.
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But he treats you accordingly. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] that's the first thing that
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That's the first thing that we see.
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We see. the second thing that we see
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The second thing that we see is that god is not
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Is that god is not a socialist.
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A socialist. (applause)
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(applause) and god is not a communist.
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And god is not a communist. (applause)
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(applause) and god is not a capitalist.
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And god is not a capitalist. [okay.]
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[okay.] (applause)
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(applause) it's always interesting
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It's always interesting because they're like,
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Because they're like, "he's not?"
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"he's not?" no, he's god.
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No, he's god. (laughter)
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(laughter) socialists and communists
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Socialists and communists and capitalists,
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And capitalists, those are the things that men
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Those are the things that men are.
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Are. that's not my god.
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That's not my god. my god has all the gold
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My god has all the gold and all the silver.
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And all the silver. it's all his.
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It's all his. (applause)
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(applause) we're into ownership.
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We're into ownership. god's into stewardship.
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God's into stewardship. you see,
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You see, if god was a communist,
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If god was a communist, he would have all of it.
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He would have all of it. and he would say,
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And he would say, "you guys divide that up
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"you guys divide that up amongst yourselves."
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Amongst yourselves." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (laughter)
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(laughter) and he would make sure that
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And he would make sure that these people just constantly
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These people just constantly kept fighting,
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Kept fighting, because there wasn't never
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Because there wasn't never going to be enough to go
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Going to be enough to go around unless you were working
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Around unless you were working for the communists.
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For the communists. [right.]
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[right.] now socialism is crueler than
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Now socialism is crueler than communism,
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Communism, because what socialism does
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Because what socialism does is it says,
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Is it says, "okay. one guy's got five.
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"okay. one guy's got five. another guy's got two.
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Another guy's got two. another guy's got one.
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Another guy's got one. let's let them go out
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Let's let them go out and work."
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And work." and suddenly,
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And suddenly, the guy with five,
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The guy with five, he does a really good job.
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He does a really good job. he tries really hard.
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He tries really hard. he gets up every morning.
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He gets up every morning. he takes five and he makes it
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He takes five and he makes it into ten.
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Into ten. and this guy,
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And this guy, he does as good as he can do
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He does as good as he can do too.
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Too. and he takes two and he makes
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And he takes two and he makes it into four.
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It into four. and that guy did nothing,
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And that guy did nothing, and he still only has one.
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And he still only has one. so we've gone from eight
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So we've gone from eight talents to 15 talents.
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Talents to 15 talents. here's what socialism does.
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Here's what socialism does. socialism says,
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Socialism says, i'm going to take five from
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I'm going to take five from that guy.
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That guy. i'm going to take one from
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I'm going to take one from this guy.
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This guy. i'm going to give one of
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I'm going to give one of this guy's to that guy,
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This guy's to that guy, make him think he's doing
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Make him think he's doing better,
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Better, make this guy glad he got to
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Make this guy glad he got to keep one,
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Keep one, and tell both of them,
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And tell both of them, "this guy's cheating."
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"this guy's cheating." (laughter)
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(laughter) "and i get to keep the rest."
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"and i get to keep the rest." [yes.]
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[yes.] that's what socialism is,
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That's what socialism is, ladies and gentlemen.
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Ladies and gentlemen. when they tell you it's for
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When they tell you it's for the betterment of all
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The betterment of all unless you're them,
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Unless you're them, you ain't in the "all."
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You ain't in the "all." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (applause)
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(applause) you say, "well preacher,
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You say, "well preacher, what are you preaching on
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What are you preaching on now?"
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Now?" i'm telling you this:
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I'm telling you this: anybody who tells you that god
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Anybody who tells you that god is in favor of socialism
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Is in favor of socialism is absolutely lying to you.
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Is absolutely lying to you. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) god loves equally but he
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God loves equally but he treats all accordingly.
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Treats all accordingly. have we got that?
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Have we got that? [yes.]
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[yes.] alright.
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Alright. give a hand to my servants.
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Give a hand to my servants. (applause)
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(applause) god treats you according to
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God treats you according to your ability.
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Your ability. and according to your ability,
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And according to your ability, he has the same command
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He has the same command no matter how many talents
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No matter how many talents you had.
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You had. if you have five,
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If you have five, if you have two,
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If you have two, if you have one,
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If you have one, his command is,
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His command is, grow,
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Grow, increase,
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Increase, do not stay the same.
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Do not stay the same. don't just stand there,
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Don't just stand there, do something.
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Do something. christ is giving his disciples
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Christ is giving his disciples some very profound truths
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Some very profound truths here.
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Here. i'm getting ready to leave.
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I'm getting ready to leave. i'm going to be coming back.
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I'm going to be coming back. while i'm gone,
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While i'm gone, don't stay the way you are.
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Don't stay the way you are. go do something.
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Go do something. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] go take this gospel to all of
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Go take this gospel to all of the world.
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The world. go make disciples in every
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Go make disciples in every nation.
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Nation. lay hands on the sick and see
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Lay hands on the sick and see them recover.
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Them recover. cast out demons with a word.
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Cast out demons with a word. [amen.]
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[amen.] if the disciples, who were 12,
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If the disciples, who were 12, just stood around,
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Just stood around, they would have died out in
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They would have died out in just a few months.
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Just a few months. but because they did not just
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But because they did not just stand there,
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Stand there, they went and did something,
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They went and did something, 12 became 120,
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12 became 120, 120 became 3,000,
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120 became 3,000, 3,000 turned the world
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3,000 turned the world upside down.
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Upside down. why?
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Why? because they were willing to
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Because they were willing to do what the master sent them
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Do what the master sent them to do.
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To do. they weren't content just to
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They weren't content just to stay the same.
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Stay the same. [amen.]
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[amen.] notice in this parable that
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Notice in this parable that the five and the two,
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The five and the two, those two guys,
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Those two guys, when they went out and they
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When they went out and they traded,
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Traded, they increased their income.
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They increased their income. the point is,
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The point is, when you do what god asks you
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When you do what god asks you to do,
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To do, he blesses the work of
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He blesses the work of your hands.
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Your hands. [yes.]
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[yes.] the guy with one,
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The guy with one, he did nothing.
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He did nothing. he just went and buried it.
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He just went and buried it. now according to our own
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Now according to our own natural logic,
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Natural logic, we'd say,
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We'd say, "well the guy with one,
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"well the guy with one, he received a $500,000
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He received a $500,000 responsibility.
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Responsibility. at least he should be rewarded
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At least he should be rewarded because he gave the $500,000
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Because he gave the $500,000 back."
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Back." i mean that might be how you
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I mean that might be how you want to be treated by
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Want to be treated by your in-laws.
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Your in-laws. (laughter)
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(laughter) if i give it to you,
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If i give it to you, just give it back.
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Just give it back. i don't expect anything,
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I don't expect anything, just don't take it.
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Just don't take it. but not god.
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But not god. he said, i gave you something.
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He said, i gave you something. i expect an increase.
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I expect an increase. read verse 19.
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Read verse 19. it says,
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It says, "and when he returned,
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"and when he returned, he settled the accounts."
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He settled the accounts." understand this,
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Understand this, when jesus christ comes back,
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When jesus christ comes back, he's coming back to settle
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He's coming back to settle the accounts.
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The accounts. [yes.]
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[yes.] he's not going to come with
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He's not going to come with a human resource department
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A human resource department and give you an explanation
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And give you an explanation of benefits.
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Of benefits. (laughter)
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(laughter) he's coming to settle
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He's coming to settle the accounts.
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The accounts. he's going to start with your
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He's going to start with your beginning balance.
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Beginning balance. he's going to tell you,
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He's going to tell you, this is every transaction,
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This is every transaction, this is every move,
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This is every move, this is every decision,
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This is every decision, this is every word,
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This is every word, this is every thought,
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This is every thought, this is every deed,
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This is every deed, this is where you started,
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This is where you started, this is where you are,
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This is where you are, and this is the end.
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And this is the end. it is going to be a day of
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It is going to be a day of reckoning where you and i are
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Reckoning where you and i are going to be judged based on
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Going to be judged based on where we are and where we
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Where we are and where we should be,
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Should be, based on what we've done
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Based on what we've done and what we could have done,
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And what we could have done, which means that in the time
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Which means that in the time that we have on this earth
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That we have on this earth drawing breath,
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Drawing breath, we cannot just afford to stand
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We cannot just afford to stand here.
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Here. we've got to go and do
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We've got to go and do something.
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Something. we've got to go to work.
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We've got to go to work. [amen.]
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[amen.] the bible is a book that
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The bible is a book that blesses work.
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Blesses work. work is a gift from god.
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Work is a gift from god. and if you don't think so,
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And if you don't think so, you need to change
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You need to change your perspective on it.
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Your perspective on it. in genesis 1:26,n, jesus spoke
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Seven powerful words
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That resonate through time.
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You are the light of the world.
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As believers,
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We are commissioned to be light
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In a world
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Surrounded in darkness,
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Pain and loss.
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Now is the time to stand up,
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Speak out and shine
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Brightly for jesus.
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To help you in this journey
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For your gift of any amount
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This month,
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We would love to send you
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Pastor john's
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Brand new devotional,
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Darkness to destiny
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Unleashing god's
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Power in a dark world.
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Additionally,
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For your gift of $150,
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Along with darkness to destiny,
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We will also send you
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The “don't whine, shine”
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Matthew 5:16 magnet
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As well as the brand new,
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Let your light shine
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Matthew 5:16
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Candle and accompanying
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Let your light shine
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Matthew 5:16
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Matches, to continue
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To strengthen
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You as you
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Step into new levels of victory
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Every day.
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Call the number on screen
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Or go to jhm.org/light
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In genesis 1:26,
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In genesis 1:26, "let us make man in
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"let us make man in our image...and let him have
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Our image...and let him have dominion over the earth."
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Dominion over the earth." "dominion" means that man
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"dominion" means that man should reign over the earth.
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Should reign over the earth. the earth shouldn't reign
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The earth shouldn't reign over man.
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Over man. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] creeping and crawling things
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Creeping and crawling things should not be able to tell you
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Should not be able to tell you how to live your life.
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How to live your life. [amen.]
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[amen.] that's an environmental
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That's an environmental agenda,
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Agenda, but it's not god's agenda.
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But it's not god's agenda. [right.]
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[right.] (applause)
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(applause) now notice this progression.
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Now notice this progression. genesis 2:15,
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Genesis 2:15, this is the man he created.
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This is the man he created. this is adam.
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This is adam. you are in a garden.
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You are in a garden. "tend it and keep it."
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"tend it and keep it." so god gave adam a job.
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So god gave adam a job. adam was a gardener.
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Adam was a gardener. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] if you are a man,
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If you are a man, you have a -- what?
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You have a -- what? -- job.
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-- job. then in verse 22 in genesis 2,
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Then in verse 22 in genesis 2, he created eve.
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He created eve. so here's an inside tip
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So here's an inside tip for you men.
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For you men. you get a job before you get
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You get a job before you get a girl.
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A girl. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (applause)
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(applause) god expected adam and eve
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God expected adam and eve to work.
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To work. god expects us to work.
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God expects us to work. the bible says,
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The bible says, "six days shall you work,"
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"six days shall you work," which means what?
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Which means what? don't just stand there,
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Don't just stand there, do something.
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Do something. don't waste the resources,
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Don't waste the resources, the ability,
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The ability, the strength,
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The strength, the mind that god gave you
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The mind that god gave you to go to work.
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To go to work. put them to use.
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Put them to use. give god a chance to show you
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Give god a chance to show you what he can do when he starts
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What he can do when he starts blessing you and multiplying
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Blessing you and multiplying and increasing,
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And increasing, and doing amazing things
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And doing amazing things in your life.
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In your life. you don't have a moment to
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You don't have a moment to lose because the master is on
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Lose because the master is on his way.
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His way. and when he gets back,
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And when he gets back, you can't give him an excuse.
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You can't give him an excuse. he knows what you've done.
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He knows what you've done. he knows what he gave you.
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He knows what he gave you. if you've got it,
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If you've got it, give it!
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Give it! if you need it,
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If you need it, let god use it!
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Let god use it! if you're going to do it,
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If you're going to do it, do it now!
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Do it now! serve him now!
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Serve him now! follow him now!
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Follow him now! give now!
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Give now! teach now!
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Teach now! lead now!
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Lead now! help now!
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Help now! sing now!
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Sing now! serve now!
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Serve now! (applause)
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(applause) why don't people do something?
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Why don't people do something? everybody stands around
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Everybody stands around and they see it,
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And they see it, but they don't do it.
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But they don't do it. why?
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Why? the first reason
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The first reason is the comparison trap.
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Is the comparison trap. [come on.]
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[come on.] notice the guys with five
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Notice the guys with five and two.
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And two. they didn't stand around and
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They didn't stand around and count what everybody else had.
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Count what everybody else had. the bible says they received
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The bible says they received and they went to work.
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And they went to work. now the guy with one,
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Now the guy with one, he might have got caught in
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He might have got caught in the comparison trap.
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The comparison trap. he might have stood there
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He might have stood there and said,
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And said, "well, this ain't fair."
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"well, this ain't fair." (laughter)
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(laughter) "i mean i didn't get what
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"i mean i didn't get what they got.
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They got. i didn't get the head start
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I didn't get the head start they had.
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They had. i didn't come from what they
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I didn't come from what they came from."
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Came from." and when you get caught in
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And when you get caught in the comparison trap,
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The comparison trap, you create an excuse why you
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You create an excuse why you can't do because of what
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Can't do because of what other people have.
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Other people have. i mean i'm not going to work
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I mean i'm not going to work for this little amount of
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For this little amount of money,
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Money, one talent.
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One talent. you know what time i show up
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You know what time i show up most days?
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Most days? (laughter)
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(laughter) here's what paul told
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Here's what paul told the new testament church:
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The new testament church: "stop comparing yourselves
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"stop comparing yourselves amongst yourselves."
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Amongst yourselves." [yes.]
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[yes.] why?
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Why? because in the comparison
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Because in the comparison trap, you create division.
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Trap, you create division. and when you create division,
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And when you create division, you create chaos.
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You create chaos. and the bible says that god is
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And the bible says that god is not the author of confusion.
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Not the author of confusion. and the bible says
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And the bible says god blesses unity.
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God blesses unity. how many of god's kids don't
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How many of god's kids don't serve,
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Serve, they don't do something
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They don't do something because they get caught up
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Because they get caught up in this comparison trap?
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In this comparison trap? i'm not treated like they're
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I'm not treated like they're treated.
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Treated. i didn't get what they got.
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I didn't get what they got. why did the guy with one
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Why did the guy with one talent have it taken away?
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Talent have it taken away? because he didn't do with it
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Because he didn't do with it what he should have done
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What he should have done with it.
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With it. [right.]
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[right.] everything that you do not use
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Everything that you do not use according to god's plan,
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According to god's plan, you're going to lose.
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You're going to lose. don't get caught in
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Don't get caught in the comparison trap.
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The comparison trap. the guy with five and two,
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The guy with five and two, they were too busy.
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They were too busy. you notice when people are
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You notice when people are really working and they're
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Really working and they're productive,
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Productive, they don't have time to
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They don't have time to compare what everybody else
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Compare what everybody else has.
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Has. do you see what they have?
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Do you see what they have? nope, i'm too busy.
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Nope, i'm too busy. 2 - the second reason that
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2 - the second reason that people don't do what they're
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People don't do what they're told is because of fear.
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Told is because of fear. listen to what this servant
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Listen to what this servant said in verse 19.
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Said in verse 19. it says, "after a long time,
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It says, "after a long time, the master came back."
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The master came back." and in verse 25,
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And in verse 25, when he comes to reconcile
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When he comes to reconcile with the talent,
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With the talent, the individual with one
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The individual with one talent, he says,
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Talent, he says, "master, i was afraid."
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"master, i was afraid." now understand this:
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Now understand this: if you have a spirit of fear,
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If you have a spirit of fear, it didn't come from god.
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It didn't come from god. [amen.]
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[amen.] don't ever let fear be the
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Don't ever let fear be the reason why you're willing not
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Reason why you're willing not to act in faith.
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To act in faith. 2 timothy says,
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2 timothy says, "god has not given us a spirit
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"god has not given us a spirit of --" what?
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Of --" what? "-- fear."
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"-- fear." so when you say,
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So when you say, "i'm afraid,"
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"i'm afraid," that's not from god.
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That's not from god. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and when you act in your fear,
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And when you act in your fear, what you are saying to god
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What you are saying to god is that you have more faith
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Is that you have more faith in fear than you have
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In fear than you have in his word.
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In his word. people act in fear.
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People act in fear. do you know what god does?
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Do you know what god does? he doesn't go,
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He doesn't go, "oh, bless your heart."
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"oh, bless your heart." (laughter)
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(laughter) you act in fear and it angers
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You act in fear and it angers him.
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Him. [yes.]
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[yes.] why?
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Why? because james said,
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Because james said, "faith without works is dead."
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"faith without works is dead." so when you act in fear,
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So when you act in fear, you are putting your effort
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You are putting your effort into obeying fear instead of
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Into obeying fear instead of putting your effort into
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Putting your effort into obeying god and letting god
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Obeying god and letting god overcome your fear.
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Overcome your fear. god has not given us a spirit
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God has not given us a spirit of --" what?
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Of --" what? [fear.]
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[fear.] "but of power and love
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"but of power and love and sound mind."
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And sound mind." [woo!]
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[woo!] 3 - the third reason why
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3 - the third reason why people don't do what they're
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People don't do what they're supposed to do is they don't
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Supposed to do is they don't trust the master's word.
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Trust the master's word. the master gave the same word
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The master gave the same word to all three servants,
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To all three servants, do business,
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Do business, go to work,
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Go to work, start trading.
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Start trading. i'm coming back.
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I'm coming back. two of them went and did
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Two of them went and did exactly what they were told.
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Exactly what they were told. one of them said,
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One of them said, "ah, he ain't coming back.
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"ah, he ain't coming back. what's he going to do?"
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What's he going to do?" (laughter)
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(laughter) have you ever seen somebody
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Have you ever seen somebody make a mock of authority,
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Make a mock of authority, and then when authority comes
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And then when authority comes back,
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Back, they go,
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They go, "he did it"?
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"he did it"? (laughter)
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(laughter) or they accuse.
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Or they accuse. "you can't blame me.
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"you can't blame me. i wasn't trained to do that."
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I wasn't trained to do that." it's a light switch.
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It's a light switch. you just turn it on.
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You just turn it on. (laughter)
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(laughter) whenever the master comes
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Whenever the master comes back,
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Back, the five and the two,
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The five and the two, they come with ten
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They come with ten and with four.
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And with four. they don't come with
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They don't come with accusation.
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Accusation. they come with produce.
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They come with produce. and the guy with one,
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And the guy with one, he doesn't have anything to
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He doesn't have anything to produce or anything to show
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Produce or anything to show for his effort,
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For his effort, so he comes back with
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So he comes back with accusation.
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Accusation. he says,
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He says, "i knew that you were
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"i knew that you were a hard man,
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A hard man, and that you would just judge
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And that you would just judge everybody.
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Everybody. you take what's not yours."
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You take what's not yours." you see,
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You see, when you obey the lord,
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When you obey the lord, you don't have to worry about
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You don't have to worry about seeing him.
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Seeing him. when you disobey the lord,
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When you disobey the lord, you want to try and explain
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You want to try and explain why you are the way you are,
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Why you are the way you are, because his word isn't
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Because his word isn't sufficient.
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Sufficient. why is it that the guy with
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Why is it that the guy with five and the guy with two
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Five and the guy with two were content?
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Were content? it's because they were
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It's because they were obedient.
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Obedient. [yes.]
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[yes.] why was the guy with five able
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Why was the guy with five able to make ten?
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To make ten? it's because he was obedient.
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It's because he was obedient. why was the guy with two able
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Why was the guy with two able to make four?
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To make four? it's because he was obedient.
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It's because he was obedient. why is the guy with one
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Why is the guy with one accusing the lord?
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Accusing the lord? because he was disobedient.
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Because he was disobedient. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] he didn't trust the lord.
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He didn't trust the lord. he didn't take action on
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He didn't take action on his word.
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His word. the bible says,
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The bible says, "trust in the lord with all of
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"trust in the lord with all of your heart.
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Your heart. lean not to your own
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Lean not to your own understandings."
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Understandings." romans 4:21, it says,
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Romans 4:21, it says, "abraham was fully convinced
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"abraham was fully convinced that he who promised
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That he who promised was able."
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Was able." "he who promised was able."
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"he who promised was able." abraham simply had this one
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Abraham simply had this one mindset,
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Mindset, god is able.
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God is able. the lord said,
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The lord said, "abraham, i'm going to bless
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"abraham, i'm going to bless you."
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You." and abraham said,
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And abraham said, "i believe you're able to do
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"i believe you're able to do it."
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It." [amen.]
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[amen.] he said,
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He said, "i'm going to make you
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"i'm going to make you the father of many nations."
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The father of many nations." "i believe you're able to do
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"i believe you're able to do it."
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It." "i'm going to make your
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"i'm going to make your descendants like the sand
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Descendants like the sand of the sea and the stars
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Of the sea and the stars of the sky."
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Of the sky." he said,
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He said, "i believe you're able
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"i believe you're able to do it."
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To do it." there wasn't anything
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There wasn't anything that god told abraham that
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That god told abraham that abraham didn't fully believe
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Abraham didn't fully believe god was able to do.
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God was able to do. do you believe like that?
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Do you believe like that? do you believe that god
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Do you believe that god is able?
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Is able? do you believe that he is able
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Do you believe that he is able to do what he said he
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To do what he said he would do;
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Would do; that he can take all things
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That he can take all things and work them together
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And work them together for your good?
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For your good? even on your worst day,
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Even on your worst day, god's still working on
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God's still working on your behalf.
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Your behalf. do you believe what
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Do you believe what philippians 1 says?
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Philippians 1 says? "he who began a good work in
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"he who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it
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You is faithful to complete it even to the day of
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Even to the day of christ jesus."
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Christ jesus." it might not always be going
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It might not always be going the right direction.
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The right direction. but if god's watching out
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But if god's watching out for you,
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For you, you're going to get right
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You're going to get right where he wants you to be right
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Where he wants you to be right when he wants you to get
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When he wants you to get there.
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There. do you know what paul said?
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Do you know what paul said? he said,
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He said, "i know in whom i have
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"i know in whom i have believed,
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Believed, and i believe that he is able
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And i believe that he is able to keep that which i have
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To keep that which i have committed to him even unto
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Committed to him even unto the day of christ jesus."
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The day of christ jesus." child of god,
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Child of god, god didn't ask you to
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God didn't ask you to understand him.
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Understand him. you can't understand him.
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You can't understand him. his ways are beyond finding
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His ways are beyond finding out.
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Out. god didn't ask you to explain
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God didn't ask you to explain him.
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Him. he's unexplainable.
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He's unexplainable. "when i consider the heavens,
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"when i consider the heavens, and the works of your hands...
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And the works of your hands... who is man that you're mindful
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Who is man that you're mindful of me?"
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Of me?" god didn't ask you to defend
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God didn't ask you to defend him,
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Him, because he's almighty god.
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Because he's almighty god. and every angel in earth and
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And every angel in earth and in heaven above has to listen
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In heaven above has to listen to every word that he says.
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To every word that he says. what god asks you to do
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What god asks you to do is trust in him.
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Is trust in him. trust in him.
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Trust in him. trust in him.
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Trust in him. he will not fail you.
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He will not fail you. he will restore you.
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He will restore you. he will make a way for you.
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He will make a way for you. he will turn things around
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He will turn things around in your life.
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In your life. when there seems to be no way,
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When there seems to be no way, trust in him.
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Trust in him. he'll move the mountains.
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He'll move the mountains. when others have abandoned
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When others have abandoned you, trust in him.
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You, trust in him. he'll never leave you
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He'll never leave you nor forsake you.
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Nor forsake you. when others let you down,
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When others let you down, trust in him,
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Trust in him, because my god is not a man,
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Because my god is not a man, that he should lie.
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That he should lie. when others give you trouble
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When others give you trouble and others give you trial,
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And others give you trial, trust in him,
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Trust in him, because my god is
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Because my god is an ever-present help in a time
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An ever-present help in a time of trouble.
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Of trouble. give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise!
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Of praise! (applause)
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Call the number on screen
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you for joining us today.
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For joining us today. we pray god's blessings
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We pray god's blessings over you and those you love.
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Over you and those you love. pastor john hagee: thank you,
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Pastor john hagee: thank you, legacy partners,
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Legacy partners, for your faithful prayer
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For your faithful prayer and financial support.
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And financial support. your generosity enables us
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Your generosity enables us to take all of the gospel
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To take all of the gospel to all of the world
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To all of the world and to every generation.
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And to every generation. pastor matt hagee: we pledge
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Pastor matt hagee: we pledge to take the bold truth of
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To take the bold truth of god's word across the nations
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God's word across the nations of the world
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Of the world in everything that we do.
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In everything that we do. thank you for making
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Thank you for making a true kingdom impact
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A true kingdom impact in the lives of millions.
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In the lives of millions. 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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Matt Hagee - Don't Just Stand There Do Something

May 2, 2025 | 27:29

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