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Matt Hagee - God Is Able

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - God Is Able | December 26, 2024

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: if you
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Pastor matt hagee: if you brought your bibles,
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Brought your bibles, turn them to the book of
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Turn them to the book of ephesians 3,
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Ephesians 3, beginning at the 20th verse,
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Beginning at the 20th verse, as this morning we conclude
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As this morning we conclude the sermon series
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The sermon series "answers,
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"answers, arguments
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Arguments and angry men"
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And angry men" with this message
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With this message "god is able."
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"god is able." say that with me.
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Say that with me. god is able.
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God is able. read with me ephesians 3:20.
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Read with me ephesians 3:20. if you're there, say, amen.
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If you're there, say, amen. [amen.]
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[amen.] "now to him who is able to do
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"now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly
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Exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask
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Above all that we ask or think,
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Or think, according to the power
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According to the power that works in us,
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That works in us, to him be glory in the church
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To him be glory in the church by christ jesus
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By christ jesus to all generations,
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To all generations, forever and ever. amen."
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Forever and ever. amen." heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, let us see in your word of
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Let us see in your word of promise today that you are
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Promise today that you are the god who is the same
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The god who is the same yesterday,
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Yesterday, today and forever;
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Today and forever; that your power is still
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That your power is still alive,
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Alive, and it is still present,
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And it is still present, and it is still for those
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And it is still for those who call upon you.
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Who call upon you. so today,
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So today, as we call upon
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As we call upon your mighty name,
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Your mighty name, let us see your power
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Let us see your power in this generation;
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In this generation; that the light of your love
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That the light of your love and truth would shine
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And truth would shine in this dark hour,
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In this dark hour, and remind the world that
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And remind the world that our god is the god
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Our god is the god who sits upon the throne.
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Who sits upon the throne. in jesus' name, we pray.
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In jesus' name, we pray. and all of god's children
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And all of god's children said, praise the lord.
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Said, praise the lord. [praise the lord!]
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[praise the lord!] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. whenever you look at this
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Whenever you look at this verse in ephesians 3:20,
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Verse in ephesians 3:20, "god is able to do exceedingly
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"god is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you
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Abundantly above all that you could ask, think or imagine,"
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Could ask, think or imagine," we oftentimes,
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We oftentimes, are very interested in being
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Are very interested in being able to see what that looks
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Able to see what that looks like.
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Like. i would love for you to have
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I would love for you to have the opportunity to see
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The opportunity to see god's manifested power
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God's manifested power and glory in this generation.
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And glory in this generation. the challenge with this verse
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The challenge with this verse is not,
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Is not, is god able to do it?
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Is god able to do it? the challenge in this verse
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The challenge in this verse comes when you get to the part
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Comes when you get to the part where it says,
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Where it says, "by the power that works
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"by the power that works in us."
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In us." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "by the power that works
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"by the power that works in us."
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In us." the power that works in us
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The power that works in us is not to bring us glory;
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Is not to bring us glory; the power that works in us,
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The power that works in us, read verse 21,
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Read verse 21, is to bring him glory.
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Is to bring him glory. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] who?
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Who? [him.]
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[him.] jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. "him glory by the church
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"him glory by the church in every generation."
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In every generation." i'm a sixth-generation pastor.
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I'm a sixth-generation pastor. and in six generations,
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And in six generations, the purpose of the church
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The purpose of the church has not changed.
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Has not changed. trust me.
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Trust me. the applications have changed.
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The applications have changed. (laughter)
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(laughter) but the purposes haven't
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But the purposes haven't changed.
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Changed. the purpose is to bring him
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The purpose is to bring him glory.
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Glory. [yes.]
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[yes.] [yes.]
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[yes.] him, jesus christ,
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Him, jesus christ, the bright
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The bright and the morning star;
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And the morning star; him, jesus christ,
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Him, jesus christ, the son of the living god;
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The son of the living god; him, the fairest of 10,000
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Him, the fairest of 10,000 fair;
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Fair; him, the lamb who sits upon
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Him, the lamb who sits upon the throne and is worthy of
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The throne and is worthy of all of our praise.
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All of our praise. [amen.]
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[amen.] our profession hasn't changed.
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Our profession hasn't changed. he is christ,
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He is christ, the son of the living god.
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The son of the living god. our purpose hasn't changed,
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Our purpose hasn't changed, to bring him glory.
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To bring him glory. his promise hasn't changed.
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His promise hasn't changed. he can do exceedingly
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He can do exceedingly abundantly above all that you
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Abundantly above all that you could ask, think or imagine.
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Could ask, think or imagine. and his power hasn't changed.
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And his power hasn't changed. so what's changed?
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So what's changed? us.
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Us. we have become the church that
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We have become the church that paul warned timothy about.
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Paul warned timothy about. he said,
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He said, "there will come a time
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"there will come a time when they will not endure
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When they will not endure sound doctrine,
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Sound doctrine, but they will heap up for
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But they will heap up for themselves teachers
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Themselves teachers because they have itching
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Because they have itching ears."
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Ears." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] an itching ear needs to be
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An itching ear needs to be scratched in order to be
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Scratched in order to be appeased.
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Appeased. and we have a climate and
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And we have a climate and an environment in the world
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An environment in the world today that if we hear
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Today that if we hear something that's less than
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Something that's less than pleasant,
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Pleasant, we ignore it.
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We ignore it. you don't think i'm telling
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You don't think i'm telling the truth?
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The truth? how many of you are following
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How many of you are following the latest medical advice
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The latest medical advice you got from your doctor?
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You got from your doctor? (laughter)
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(laughter) no hands?
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No hands? y'all are all compliant?
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Y'all are all compliant? (laughter)
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(laughter) we have an itching-ear
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We have an itching-ear culture.
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Culture. and the bible's very clear.
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And the bible's very clear. it says,
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It says, "preach the word!"
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"preach the word!" [yes.]
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[yes.] that's always been
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That's always been our purpose.
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Our purpose. "preach the word."
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"preach the word." paul didn't say,
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Paul didn't say, "inspire the discouraged."
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"inspire the discouraged." he said,
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He said, "preach the word!"
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"preach the word!" declare it with boldness.
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Declare it with boldness. he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "inspire a drunk."
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"inspire a drunk." if you do that,
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If you do that, they'll stay bound by alcohol.
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They'll stay bound by alcohol. he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "inspire an addict."
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"inspire an addict." if you do that,
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If you do that, they'll remain lost in their
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They'll remain lost in their addiction.
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Addiction. he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "inspire a sinner."
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"inspire a sinner." if you do that,
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If you do that, they'll keep right on living
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They'll keep right on living in rebellion.
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In rebellion. he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "inspire the weak
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"inspire the weak and the wounded
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And the wounded and the weary."
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And the weary." if you do that,
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If you do that, they'll feel better
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They'll feel better for a little while.
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For a little while. but as soon as they get
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But as soon as they get back out in traffic,
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Back out in traffic, they're going to feel defeated
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They're going to feel defeated all over again.
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All over again. he didn't say, inspire anyone.
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He didn't say, inspire anyone. he said,
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He said, "preach the word!"
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"preach the word!" that means to declare
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That means to declare the power of the gospel of
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The power of the gospel of jesus christ in the authority
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Jesus christ in the authority of his mighty name.
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Of his mighty name. because when you preach
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Because when you preach the word,
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The word, chains of addiction are
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Chains of addiction are broken.
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Broken. when you preach the word,
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When you preach the word, captives are set free.
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Captives are set free. when you preach the word,
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When you preach the word, sinners forsake their sins,
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Sinners forsake their sins, and souls are won to christ.
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And souls are won to christ. lives are not improved by
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Lives are not improved by the preaching of the word.
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The preaching of the word. the lost become converted.
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The lost become converted. the weak become strong.
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The weak become strong. the weary rise on wings of
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The weary rise on wings of eagles and soar into faith,
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Eagles and soar into faith, because that's what the power
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Because that's what the power of the word of god does!
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Of the word of god does! [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] (applause)
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(applause) the word of god has power
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The word of god has power because of the cross.
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Because of the cross. in this generation,
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In this generation, we talk about relevancy.
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We talk about relevancy. there isn't anything that will
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There isn't anything that will ever be more relevant
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Ever be more relevant in your life than the cross
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In your life than the cross of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. oh, that's that old-time
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Oh, that's that old-time religion.
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Religion. no, it's not.
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No, it's not. [amen.]
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[amen.] it's just as current as
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It's just as current as front-page news.
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Front-page news. why?
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Why? because without the cross,
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Because without the cross, you are nothing.
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You are nothing. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] without the cross,
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Without the cross, we are lost.
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We are lost. [yes.]
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[yes.] without the cross,
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Without the cross, we are not sons and daughters
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We are not sons and daughters of the most high god.
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Of the most high god. this is why paul said
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This is why paul said in galatians,
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In galatians, "god forbid that i should
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"god forbid that i should boast save in the cross
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Boast save in the cross of our lord jesus christ."
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Of our lord jesus christ." the cross is where strangers
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The cross is where strangers are the ones who were grafted
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Are the ones who were grafted into a family and become
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Into a family and become adopted sons and daughters.
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Adopted sons and daughters. the cross is where outcasts
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The cross is where outcasts became a royal priesthood.
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Became a royal priesthood. you went from being nobody
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You went from being nobody to being god's representative
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To being god's representative here on earth.
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Here on earth. [amen.]
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[amen.] the question that we should
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The question that we should ask ourselves is:
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Ask ourselves is: what kind of a job are we
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What kind of a job are we doing representing him?
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Doing representing him? the cross is where you and i,
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The cross is where you and i, not only became heirs,
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Not only became heirs, we became joint heirs.
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We became joint heirs. and you say,
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And you say, "well i don't understand
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"well i don't understand the language."
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The language." well, the farther you get down
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Well, the farther you get down in your genealogy,
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In your genealogy, you may be an heir.
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You may be an heir. you know you've got abraham
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You know you've got abraham and you've got isaac.
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And you've got isaac. isaac is abraham's heir.
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Isaac is abraham's heir. that's easy enough.
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That's easy enough. and then you've got jacob.
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And then you've got jacob. well, jacob is isaac's heir.
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Well, jacob is isaac's heir. but then you get to jacob
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But then you get to jacob and his 12 sons,
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And his 12 sons, and now you don't have
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And now you don't have joint heirs,
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Joint heirs, because we're splitting
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Because we're splitting this thing 12 ways.
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This thing 12 ways. [yes.]
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[yes.] then we get down into
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Then we get down into the 144 kids.
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The 144 kids. now, you talk about
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Now, you talk about a messed-up christmas.
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A messed-up christmas. (laughter)
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(laughter) everybody's getting socks
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Everybody's getting socks if my kids come home with
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If my kids come home with 144 grand kids.
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144 grand kids. (laughter)
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(laughter) here, chiclets for everybody.
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Here, chiclets for everybody. merry christmas.
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Merry christmas. (laughter)
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(laughter) but the more people you add to
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But the more people you add to the family,
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The family, the more you dilute
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The more you dilute the inheritance,
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The inheritance, because there's just too many
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Because there's just too many hands in the pot.
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Hands in the pot. how many of you follow what
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How many of you follow what i'm talking about?
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I'm talking about? [yes.]
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[yes.] and what the bible says
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And what the bible says is that we're not heirs;
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Is that we're not heirs; we're joint heirs.
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We're joint heirs. [glory!]
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[glory!] it doesn't matter how many
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It doesn't matter how many people come into this kingdom.
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People come into this kingdom. we are treated like we are
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We are treated like we are the son of god,
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The son of god, because he has enough to go
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Because he has enough to go around.
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Around. there's never going to be
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There's never going to be too little of his mercy.
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Too little of his mercy. there's never going to be
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There's never going to be too little of his grace.
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Too little of his grace. there's never going to be
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There's never going to be a shortage of any of
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A shortage of any of the goodness of god,
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The goodness of god, because my god shall supply
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Because my god shall supply all of my needs according to
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All of my needs according to his riches in glory.
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His riches in glory. and the only reason that i'm
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And the only reason that i'm a joint heir with jesus is
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A joint heir with jesus is because of the cross!
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Because of the cross! [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] (applause)
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(applause) the cross is where his blood
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The cross is where his blood washed away sins that were
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Washed away sins that were scarlet.
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Scarlet. the cross is where my record
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The cross is where my record in heaven was expunged.
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In heaven was expunged. what does that mean?
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What does that mean? that means it's no longer
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That means it's no longer readable.
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Readable. oh, it's there.
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Oh, it's there. but whenever they go into that
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But whenever they go into that book, they look at it,
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Book, they look at it, and it doesn't have white-out
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And it doesn't have white-out in it.
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In it. it's got lamb's blood on it.
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It's got lamb's blood on it. and they can't look at any of
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And they can't look at any of the accusations that the enemy
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The accusations that the enemy brings against me,
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Brings against me, because when i gave my heart
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Because when i gave my heart to jesus christ,
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To jesus christ, the blood of jesus covered
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The blood of jesus covered every sin.
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Every sin. it covered every
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It covered every transgression.
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Transgression. "old things have passed away;
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"old things have passed away; and behold,
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And behold, all things have become new."
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All things have become new." my sins, which were scarlet,
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My sins, which were scarlet, have become white as snow.
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Have become white as snow. and thank you, god,
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And thank you, god, for jesus christ,
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For jesus christ, because all of that happened
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Because all of that happened at the cross.
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At the cross. (applause)
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(applause) he's proven his ability
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He's proven his ability to redeem through the cross.
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To redeem through the cross. he's proven his power
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He's proven his power through creation.
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Through creation. he's proven his power
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He's proven his power through his consistency.
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Through his consistency. he's proven his power
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He's proven his power through his intentionality.
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Through his intentionality. everything that he does
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Everything that he does on earth,
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On earth, he does because he promised
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He does because he promised he would.
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He would. there are no random acts
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There are no random acts of god.
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Of god. he doesn't have good days
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He doesn't have good days and bad days,
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And bad days, on weeks ago and off weeks.
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On weeks ago and off weeks. those inconsistencies are
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Those inconsistencies are in us,
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In us, but they're not in him.
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But they're not in him. this is what the prophet said;
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This is what the prophet said; he said,
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He said, "have you not known
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"have you not known the everlasting god,
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The everlasting god, the one who is the same
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The one who is the same from beginning to end,
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From beginning to end, the creator of heaven
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The creator of heaven and earth?
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And earth? he neither faints nor grows
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He neither faints nor grows weary.
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Weary. and he gives power...
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And he gives power... and might to those who have
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And might to those who have no strength."
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No strength." you see,
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You see, there are times when some
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There are times when some people come and they ask you
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People come and they ask you for help.
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For help. and based on your ability,
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And based on your ability, you determine whether or not
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You determine whether or not you can or you can't.
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You can or you can't. and sometimes it may not be
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And sometimes it may not be because you don't want to,
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Because you don't want to, but it's because you just
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But it's because you just don't have the strength,
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Don't have the strength, you don't have the energy,
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You don't have the energy, you don't have the resource.
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You don't have the resource. they're asking you for power,
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They're asking you for power, but you've put so much out;
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But you've put so much out; you have nothing left to give.
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You have nothing left to give. that's not the kind of god
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That's not the kind of god we serve.
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We serve. our god is able.
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Our god is able. what are you trying to say,
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What are you trying to say, preacher?
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Preacher? i'm trying to tell you,
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I'm trying to tell you, i don't care what kind of
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I don't care what kind of problem you have today.
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Problem you have today. if you bring it to me
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If you bring it to me or anyone else,
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Or anyone else, you will be far disappointed.
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You will be far disappointed. but if you take it to
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But if you take it to almighty god,
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Almighty god, he is all powerful.
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He is all powerful. he saw it before you knew
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He saw it before you knew about it.
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About it. he solved it before you
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He solved it before you worried over it.
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Worried over it. he's the same yesterday,
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He's the same yesterday, today and forever.
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Today and forever. and he said,
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And he said, "call upon me."
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"call upon me." "call upon me,
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"call upon me, and i'll answer you,
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And i'll answer you, and show you great and mighty
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And show you great and mighty things that you know not."
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Things that you know not." call upon me,
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Call upon me, and i'll move the mountain.
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And i'll move the mountain. call upon me,
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Call upon me, and i'll make a way.
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And i'll make a way. call upon me,
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Call upon me, and i'll fight that battle.
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And i'll fight that battle. call upon me,
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Call upon me, and i'll scatter your enemies.
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And i'll scatter your enemies. call upon me,
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Call upon me, because i'm a refuge,
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Because i'm a refuge, and i'm a strength,
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And i'm a strength, and an ever-present help
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And an ever-present help in a time of trouble.
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In a time of trouble. church,
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Church, there is no god like
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There is no god like the mighty god!
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The mighty god! and that is the god that
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And that is the god that we serve!
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We serve! (applause)
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Has god placed a precious
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Has god placed a precious dream in your heart,
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Dream in your heart, one that you've
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One that you've gently tucked away?
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Gently tucked away? perhaps it feels overwhelming
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Perhaps it feels overwhelming too big or too costly.
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Too big or too costly. and you wonder
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And you wonder what if i stumble?
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What if i stumble? where do i begin?
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Where do i begin? take heart.
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Take heart. when god plants a dream
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When god plants a dream within you.
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Within you. he also gives you
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He also gives you everything you need
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Everything you need to make it a reality.
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To make it a reality. our part is to stay close
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Our part is to stay close to his word.
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To his word. if god brings you to it,
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If god brings you to it, he will surely bring you
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He will surely bring you through it.
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Through it. for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month.
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This month. we'd love to send you the daily
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We'd love to send you the daily truth perpetual calendar,
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Truth perpetual calendar, a daily
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A daily reminder of god's promises
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Reminder of god's promises and for a gift of $150 or more.
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And for a gift of $150 or more. you'll also receive
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You'll also receive proclamations.
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Proclamations. the heaven in this place cd,
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The heaven in this place cd, the dream journal,
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The dream journal, the dare to dream mug,
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The dare to dream mug, and a beautiful peace ornament.
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And a beautiful peace ornament. this holiday season
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This holiday season make your dream a reality.
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Make your dream a reality. call the number on your
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Call the number on your screen or visit jhm.org/dream.
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Not only is god able
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Not only is god able because of his power,
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Because of his power, god is able
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God is able because of his promise.
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Because of his promise. his promises endure.
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His promises endure. how many of you ever find
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How many of you ever find gift cards,
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Gift cards, and you look on the back,
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And you look on the back, and they didn't endure?
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And they didn't endure? (laughter)
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(laughter) [yes.]
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[yes.] i recall one time i took
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I recall one time i took the family to dinner.
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The family to dinner. and i found a gift card to
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And i found a gift card to an establishment here in town.
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An establishment here in town. i thought,
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I thought, "hey, we're going to get
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"hey, we're going to get dessert tonight."
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Dessert tonight." (laughter)
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(laughter) and i concealed the gift card
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And i concealed the gift card in my pocket until the end of
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In my pocket until the end of the meal,
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The meal, because i didn't want the
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Because i didn't want the waiter to give us less service
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Waiter to give us less service based on the gift card.
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Based on the gift card. (laughter)
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(laughter) you know what i'm talking
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You know what i'm talking about?
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About? (laughter)
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(laughter) i was going to break it out
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I was going to break it out at the end.
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At the end. (clears throat)
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(clears throat) (laughter)
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(laughter) we have one of these.
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We have one of these. (laughter)
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(laughter) so we enjoyed the meal.
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So we enjoyed the meal. the time came,
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The time came, the bill was received,
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The bill was received, pulled out the gift card,
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Pulled out the gift card, looked at the number
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Looked at the number on the bill,
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On the bill, looked at the number
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Looked at the number on the gift card.
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On the gift card. perfect.
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Perfect. (laughter)
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(laughter) just leave cash tip
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Just leave cash tip and we're out.
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And we're out. dropped it in there and said,
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Dropped it in there and said, "yeah, we have a gift card.
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"yeah, we have a gift card. thank you very much."
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Thank you very much." he said,
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He said, "well, i'll run it.
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"well, i'll run it. i'll be right back."
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I'll be right back." and i thought, "run it?
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And i thought, "run it? that's a gift card.
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That's a gift card. it's already paid for."
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It's already paid for." (laughter)
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(laughter) he came back and he said,
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He came back and he said, "sir."
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"sir." (laughter)
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(laughter) he said, "your gift card,"
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He said, "your gift card," he said,
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He said, "it's three years old."
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"it's three years old." (laughter)
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(laughter) (shrugs)
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(shrugs) so what?
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So what? there's interest?
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There's interest? like i get more food or what?
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Like i get more food or what? (laughter)
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(laughter) he said, "no."
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He said, "no." he said,
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He said, "if you don't use it after
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"if you don't use it after a certain period of time,
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A certain period of time, we start reducing the number
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We start reducing the number that's on the gift card
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That's on the gift card until it gets to a point..."
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Until it gets to a point..." where i said, "okay.
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Where i said, "okay. so how much is on the gift
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So how much is on the gift card?"
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Card?" he said,
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He said, "twenty-two cents."
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"twenty-two cents." (laughter)
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(laughter) [oh, my goodness.]
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[oh, my goodness.] (laughter)
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(laughter) you see,
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You see, there was a promise made,
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There was a promise made, but the promise wasn't kept.
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But the promise wasn't kept. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] the promise just kept getting
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The promise just kept getting weaker and weaker over time,
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Weaker and weaker over time, because i hadn't done anything
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Because i hadn't done anything to take action
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To take action on that promise.
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On that promise. let me tell you about the god
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Let me tell you about the god that we serve.
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That we serve. his power is present to keep
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His power is present to keep his promises no matter
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His promises no matter how long it takes.
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How long it takes. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) [woo!]
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[woo!] this is why paul said,
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This is why paul said, "now abide faith,
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"now abide faith, hope and love."
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Hope and love." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] these three things work
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These three things work together but they are
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Together but they are different.
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Different. and when you get them
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And when you get them confused,
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Confused, you can frustrate yourself
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You can frustrate yourself as to what is god doing
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As to what is god doing and why.
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And why. one,
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One, faith is something that you
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Faith is something that you have and you give to god.
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Have and you give to god. "without faith,
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"without faith, it is impossible to please
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It is impossible to please god."
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God." "faith without works is --"
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"faith without works is --" what?
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What? [dead.]
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[dead.] "-- dead."
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"-- dead." so faith is the energy
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So faith is the energy that you do the work in.
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That you do the work in. hope is what you have in
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Hope is what you have in the one who made the promise.
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The one who made the promise. [yes.]
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[yes.] so i pray in faith believing
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So i pray in faith believing in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. that's my work.
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That's my work. that's my responsibility.
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That's my responsibility. and when i pray
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And when i pray in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, i have my hope in a god whose
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I have my hope in a god whose promise has never failed;
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Promise has never failed; that what i prayed in faith
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That what i prayed in faith believing,
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Believing, he's going to do because he
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He's going to do because he loves me.
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Loves me. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] "now abides faith,
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"now abides faith, hope and love;
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Hope and love; but the greatest of these
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But the greatest of these is --" what?
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Is --" what? "-- love,"
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"-- love," because that one comes from
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Because that one comes from god.
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God. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] faith is what i do because
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Faith is what i do because i believe that he'll keep
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I believe that he'll keep his promise.
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His promise. hope is where i place my
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Hope is where i place my belief that he's going to keep
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Belief that he's going to keep his promise.
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His promise. and love is what makes it
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And love is what makes it all work,
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All work, because love comes from him.
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Because love comes from him. [amen.]
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[amen.] if he didn't love me,
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If he didn't love me, he wouldn't listen to me.
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He wouldn't listen to me. if he didn't love me,
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If he didn't love me, he wouldn't keep his promise
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He wouldn't keep his promise to me.
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To me. but because he loves me,
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But because he loves me, when i pray in faith
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When i pray in faith and put my hope in him,
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And put my hope in him, i can believe that whatever
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I can believe that whatever i ask for in jesus' name,
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I ask for in jesus' name, he will do it.
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He will do it. this is why peter said,
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This is why peter said, "the lord is not slack
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"the lord is not slack concerning his promises."
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Concerning his promises." that means that if god
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That means that if god said it,
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Said it, god is going to accomplish it.
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God is going to accomplish it. he may not do it
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He may not do it on your schedule,
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On your schedule, but he's going to do it
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But he's going to do it because he promised that
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Because he promised that he would.
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He would. what choice do you make?
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What choice do you make? commit it to him?
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Commit it to him? or keep it for yourself?
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Or keep it for yourself? when you commit your life,
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When you commit your life, your resources,
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Your resources, your time,
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Your time, your talent to christ,
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Your talent to christ, he keeps it for you.
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He keeps it for you. "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 he is able
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And i believe he is able to keep..."
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To keep..." keep what?
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Keep what? he keeps me saved.
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He keeps me saved. trust me.
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Trust me. 1604 is enough to cost you
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1604 is enough to cost you your salvation at least twice
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Your salvation at least twice a week.
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A week. (laughter)
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(laughter) [right.]
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[right.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (laughter)
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(laughter) he'll keep you in perfect
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He'll keep you in perfect peace.
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Peace. [yes.]
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[yes.] the promise of his word says,
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The promise of his word says, "he keeps them in perfect
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"he keeps them in perfect peace whose mind is stayed
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Peace whose mind is stayed on thee."
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On thee." when bible-believing
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When bible-believing christians are more concerned
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Christians are more concerned about the headlines
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About the headlines than they are the god lines --
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Than they are the god lines -- [yeah.]
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[yeah.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] -- their peace is taken away,
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-- their peace is taken away, because their mind is drifting
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Because their mind is drifting into something that god has
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Into something that god has already seen and god has
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Already seen and god has already solved.
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Already solved. look at the world around you,
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Look at the world around you, and you can have peace that
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And you can have peace that surpasses all understanding.
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Surpasses all understanding. why?
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Why? because my god is the god
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Because my god is the god who sits upon the throne
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Who sits upon the throne and he holds the mountains
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And he holds the mountains in a scale and the hills,
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In a scale and the hills, he holds in a balance.
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He holds in a balance. [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] he'll keep you from harm,
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He'll keep you from harm, because he's given his angels
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Because he's given his angels charge over you.
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Charge over you. he said,
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He said, "no weapon formed against you
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"no weapon formed against you would prosper."
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Would prosper." paul said to
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Paul said to the new testament,
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The new testament, "my god shall supply all of
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"my god shall supply all of my needs according to
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My needs according to his riches in glory."
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His riches in glory." the same god who took care of
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The same god who took care of one is still taking care of
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One is still taking care of us all.
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Us all. his promises endure.
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His promises endure. they never run out.
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They never run out. he is a god you can count on
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He is a god you can count on today!
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Today! (applause)
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(applause) the problem that we have
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The problem that we have with his promise
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With his promise is not that he doesn't
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Is not that he doesn't keep them,
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Keep them, and not that his power isn't
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And not that his power isn't able to perform them.
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Able to perform them. the problem that we have with
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The problem that we have with his promise is when his
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His promise is when his promises have to work
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Promises have to work through us,
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Through us, because we would rather have
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Because we would rather have him perform it for us than
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Him perform it for us than in us.
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In us. for example,
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For example, what happens when you're
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What happens when you're a young person praying for
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A young person praying for national revival?
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National revival? restoration?
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Restoration? you want god to undo
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You want god to undo the evil things that are
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The evil things that are happening in the world.
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Happening in the world. and suddenly like meshach,
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And suddenly like meshach, shadrach and abednego,
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Shadrach and abednego, you find yourself in a fiery
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You find yourself in a fiery furnace.
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Furnace. oh, god,
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Oh, god, i wanted you to bring revival.
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I wanted you to bring revival. i just didn't want you to do
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I just didn't want you to do it like this.
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It like this. [yes.]
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[yes.] it's a little hot in here.
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It's a little hot in here. (laughter)
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(laughter) what happens when you've been
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What happens when you've been faithful to the god that you
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Faithful to the god that you believe in like daniel was,
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Believe in like daniel was, and suddenly,
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And suddenly, they make a law that says
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They make a law that says you can't pray to that god
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You can't pray to that god anymore?
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Anymore? and you're getting ready to
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And you're getting ready to find out about his promise of
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Find out about his promise of deliverance.
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Deliverance. but the only way that you're
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But the only way that you're going find out whether or not
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Going find out whether or not he delivers is you go to
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He delivers is you go to the lion's den.
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The lion's den. god, i want you to deliver me,
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God, i want you to deliver me, just don't put me in there.
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Just don't put me in there. what happens when you find out
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What happens when you find out about this god who controls
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About this god who controls the winds and the waves,
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The winds and the waves, and you suddenly see a storm
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And you suddenly see a storm in your life,
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In your life, in your marriage,
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In your marriage, in your future,
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In your future, in your family?
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In your family? and you say,
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And you say, "god, i'd rather the weather
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"god, i'd rather the weather change rather than you pull me
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Change rather than you pull me through the weather."
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Through the weather." you need to understand that
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You need to understand that sooner or later,
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Sooner or later, whenever you put your faith
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Whenever you put your faith and your hope in god,
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And your hope in god, you're commitment is going
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You're commitment is going to be tested.
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To be tested. [yes.]
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[yes.] anybody who has ever tried to
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Anybody who has ever tried to persuade you,
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Persuade you, that whenever you put faith
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That whenever you put faith and hope in god,
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And hope in god, you don't get tested,
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You don't get tested, they lied.
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They lied. [amen.]
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[amen.] oh, put your faith
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Oh, put your faith and your hope in god.
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And your hope in god. it all gets better.
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It all gets better. not before it gets tougher.
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Not before it gets tougher. because there's nothing
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Because there's nothing convenient about commitment.
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Convenient about commitment. this is where you learn to
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This is where you learn to 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, and lean not to your own
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And lean not to your own understandings.
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Understandings. listen to what i'm about to
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Listen to what i'm about to tell you,
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Tell you, because many of you need to
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Because many of you need to hear it.
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Hear it. because whenever we talk about
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Because whenever we talk about answers,
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Answers, arguments and angry men,
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Arguments and angry men, there are a lot of people
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There are a lot of people sitting in church and around
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Sitting in church and around the world today who are angry
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The world today who are angry with god.
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With god. [yes, yes.]
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[yes, yes.] and the reason they're angry
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And the reason they're angry with god is because they got
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With god is because they got their faith and their hope
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Their faith and their hope confused.
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Confused. they thought when they did it
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They thought when they did it in faith,
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In faith, they would get it
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They would get it by wednesday.
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By wednesday. (laughter)
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(laughter) and when it hadn't shown up
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And when it hadn't shown up over years,
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Over years, they're getting frustrated.
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They're getting frustrated. why?
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Why? because god promised it.
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Because god promised it. yes, he did.
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Yes, he did. and what you need to know is
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And what you need to know is that his promise says,
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That his promise says, "he who began a good work
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"he who began a good work in you,
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In you, he is faithful to complete it
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He is faithful to complete it even unto the day of
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Even unto the day of christ jesus."
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Christ jesus." [thank you, jesus.]
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[thank you, jesus.] [yes.]
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[yes.] god will never leave you,
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God will never leave you, but god will let you go.
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But god will let you go. he said,
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He said, "i'll never leave you
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"i'll never leave you nor will i forsake you."
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Nor will i forsake you." but god will let you go
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But god will let you go through fiery trials.
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Through fiery trials. god will let you go through
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God will let you go through storms.
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Storms. god will let you go into
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God will let you go into the lion's den.
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The lion's den. god will let you go through
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God will let you go through the valley of the shadow
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The valley of the shadow of death.
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Of death. but he promises that when you
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But he promises that when you get there,
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Get there, his rod and his staff,
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His rod and his staff, they're going to comfort you.
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They're going to comfort you. he'll send you into a season
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He'll send you into a season of sickness,
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Of sickness, but he'll prove to you
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But he'll prove to you that he's a healer.
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That he's a healer. he'll let you go through pain,
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He'll let you go through pain, but he'll prove to you that
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But he'll prove to you that his grace is sufficient
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His grace is sufficient even in an hour of pain.
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Even in an hour of pain. he'll anoint your head
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He'll anoint your head with oil,
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With oil, but you're going to have to
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But you're going to have to sit in front of your enemies,
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Sit in front of your enemies, as he prepares a table
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As he prepares a table before you.
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Before you. when his power is in you and
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When his power is in you and his promise works through you,
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His promise works through you, understand that he's going to
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Understand that he's going to let you go through some things
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Let you go through some things in order to prove that he is
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In order to prove that he is able to do exceedingly
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Able to do exceedingly and abundantly
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And abundantly above all that you could ask,
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Above all that you could ask, think or imagine,
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Think or imagine, because that's just the kind
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Because that's just the kind of god that he is.
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Of god that he is. when you cannot,
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When you cannot, he can.
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He can. when you don't know,
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When you don't know, he does.
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He does. when you don't have a clue,
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When you don't have a clue, our god is able to deliver you
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Our god is able to deliver you and keep you.
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And keep you. and his promises will endure
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And his promises will endure because his word is true!
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Because his word is true! 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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(applause) i don't know what you've been
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I don't know what you've been through today.
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Through today. i don't know what you're
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I don't know what you're walking through this moment.
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Walking through this moment. but i promise you this:
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But i promise you this: his word is true.
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His word is true. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] he is the rock.
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He is the rock. and if you will believe that
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And if you will believe that he is able,
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He is able, and do the work of faith,
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And do the work of faith, placing your hope in him,
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Placing your hope in him, you will never be put to
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You will never be put to shame.
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Shame. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ because he is exceedingly
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Because he is exceedingly abundantly above all that you
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Abundantly above all that you could ask,
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Could ask, that you could think,
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That you could think, that you could imagine.
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That you could imagine. he is a rock-solid foundation
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He is a rock-solid foundation in this generation
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In this generation and in every other.
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And in every other. and his word will come
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And his word will come to pass,
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To pass, because his word is truth.
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Because his word is truth. can we stand in the presence
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Can we stand in the presence of the lord
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Of the lord with every head bowed
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With every head bowed and every eye closed?
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And every eye closed? ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ some of you in this place
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Some of you in this place today, you say,
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Today, you say, pastor, i have to admit
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Pastor, i have to admit i've been angry with the lord.
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I've been angry with the lord. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ because i believed i would see
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Because i believed i would see the promise already but it
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The promise already but it hasn't been fulfilled yet.
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Hasn't been fulfilled yet. i'm frustrated because it
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I'm frustrated because it didn't happen the way
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Didn't happen the way i thought it would happen.
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I thought it would happen. it didn't work out like
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It didn't work out like i wanted it to work out.
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I wanted it to work out. it didn't go the way i thought
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It didn't go the way i thought it should go.
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It should go. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ but today,
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But today, i want to commit to him
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I want to commit to him my heart, soul,
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My heart, soul, mind and body,
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Mind and body, because the things that
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Because the things that i've been keeping from him,
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I've been keeping from him, they are keeping me
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They are keeping me from receiving his promise.
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From receiving his promise. and if that describes you,
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And if that describes you, just right where you are,
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Just right where you are, i want you to raise your hand.
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I want you to raise your hand. i'm going to pray for you.
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I'm going to pray for you. heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, today,
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Today, i commit
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I commit all of me
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All of me to your promises.
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To your promises. you have never failed me.
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You have never failed me. and your love endures,
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And your love endures, and your mercy is renewed,
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And your mercy is renewed, and your grace is sufficient
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And your grace is sufficient no matter how many times
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No matter how many times i've failed you.
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I've failed you. today i declare
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Today i declare that you are the god
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That you are the god who is able
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Who is able to do exceedingly
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To do exceedingly abundantly
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Abundantly above all
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Above all that i can ask,
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That i can ask, that i can think,
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That i can think, that i can imagine.
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That i can imagine. and today i'm asking you
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And today i'm asking you to do that
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To do that in my life,
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In my life, according to your promises
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According to your promises that endure forever,
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That endure forever, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen.
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Amen. 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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Pastor matt hagee: thank you
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you for joining us
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For joining us for today's broadcast.
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For today's broadcast. our prayer is that the word
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Our prayer is that the word of god,
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Of god, preached in this program,
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Preached in this program, encourages you as you walk
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Encourages you as you walk with christ.
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With christ. pastor john hagee: our
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Pastor john hagee: our telecast only gives you
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Telecast only gives you a portion of the message.
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A portion of the message. but our sunday live stream
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In a nation divided where
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In a nation divided where faith and freedom
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Faith and freedom are under fire
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Are under fire pastor john hagee delivers
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A powerful call to return
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To return to the timeless truths
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To the timeless truths that shaped america
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That shaped america discover how these
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Discover how these divine principles
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Divine principles offer the key
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Offer the key to happiness, peace
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And prosperity to save america
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Matt Hagee - God Is Able

December 26, 2024 | S24:E1226

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