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Matt Hagee - The God You Can Trust In

April 14, 2025 | S25:E94

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The God You Can Trust In | April 14, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: today,
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Pastor matt hagee: today, we begin a new sermon series
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We begin a new sermon series asking and answering
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Asking and answering the question:
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The question: "in god, we trust."
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"in god, we trust." it's a phrase that we're all
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It's a phrase that we're all familiar with but it's
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Familiar with but it's something that we do not
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Something that we do not recognize in the current world
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Recognize in the current world that we live in.
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That we live in. we're familiar with
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We're familiar with the phrase,
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The phrase, "in god, we trust."
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"in god, we trust." it's written on our money.
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It's written on our money. it's sung in our songs.
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It's sung in our songs. but we don't see it
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But we don't see it in the world we live in.
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In the world we live in. the world that we live in is
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The world that we live in is a hebrews 12 kind of world
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A hebrews 12 kind of world where we read the words that
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Where we read the words that everything that can be shaken
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Everything that can be shaken will be shaken.
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Will be shaken. how many of you see things
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How many of you see things shaking in our world today?
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Shaking in our world today? the bible says that that's
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The bible says that that's going to continue until what
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Going to continue until what remains is unshakable.
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Remains is unshakable. do you know what is going to
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Do you know what is going to remain that is unshakable?
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Remain that is unshakable? the god who is the foundation
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The god who is the foundation of all things.
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Of all things. [amen.]
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[amen.] read with me proverbs 3:5
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Read with me proverbs 3:5 and 6.
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And 6. if you're there, say, amen.
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If you're there, say, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] "trust in the lord with all
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"trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on
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Your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
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Your own understanding. in all of your ways,
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In all of your ways, acknowledge him and he shall
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Acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths."
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Direct your paths." heavenly father, today,
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Heavenly father, today, in the authority
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In the authority of jesus' name,
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Of jesus' name, i ask by the power of your
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I ask by the power of your holy spirit that we would have
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Holy spirit that we would have the courage and the strength
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The courage and the strength not just to hear the word
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Not just to hear the word but to do it.
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But to do it. in jesus' name, we pray.
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In jesus' name, we pray. [amen!]
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[amen!] amen and amen.
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Amen and amen. you may be seated.
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You may be seated. what is the one foundational
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What is the one foundational request, the one constant,
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Request, the one constant, that god wants from us
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That god wants from us each and every day
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Each and every day that we live and breathe?
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That we live and breathe? he wants us to trust in him.
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He wants us to trust in him. god wants you to trust him
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God wants you to trust him because trust determines
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Because trust determines the quality
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The quality of your relationship.
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Of your relationship. we read this
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We read this in 2 corinthians 5:7.
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In 2 corinthians 5:7. it's in word picture.
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It's in word picture. it's not necessarily the word
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It's not necessarily the word "trust,"
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"trust," but the picture that's being
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But the picture that's being painted is trust.
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Painted is trust. it says,
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It says, "we walk by faith and not by"
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"we walk by faith and not by" what?
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What? "sight."
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"sight." so, how are you going to walk
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So, how are you going to walk through this world unless you
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Through this world unless you trust in the god who sees what
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Trust in the god who sees what you cannot?
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You cannot? when you walk by faith,
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When you walk by faith, what you have to do is follow
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What you have to do is follow someone.
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Someone. the question is:
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The question is: who are you following?
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Who are you following? some people follow their
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Some people follow their feelings.
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Feelings. some people follow others'
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Some people follow others' opinions.
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Opinions. some people follow their past
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Some people follow their past experiences.
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Experiences. but there are people who are
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But there are people who are walking through this life
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Walking through this life following the hand of god.
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Following the hand of god. and when you see them,
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And when you see them, you wonder;
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You wonder; how are they being blessed
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How are they being blessed when other people are being
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When other people are being turned down?
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Turned down? how is that happening in their
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How is that happening in their life and it's not happening
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Life and it's not happening in mine?
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In mine? the reason is they trust in
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The reason is they trust in the one they're supposed to
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The one they're supposed to follow.
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Follow. [amen.]
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[amen.] this is what jesus said
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This is what jesus said in matthew 16.
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In matthew 16. he said,
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He said, "if anyone desires to come
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"if anyone desires to come after me."
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After me." (that means follow),
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(that means follow), let him deny himself,
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Let him deny himself, take up his cross,
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Take up his cross, and follow me.
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And follow me. say that with me.
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Say that with me. [follow me.]
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[follow me.] you won't know the blessings
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You won't know the blessings that he has in store for your
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That he has in store for your life until you stop debating
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Life until you stop debating him and start following him.
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Him and start following him. now, i wouldn't do this on any
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Now, i wouldn't do this on any normal sunday but this ain't
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Normal sunday but this ain't a normal sunday.
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A normal sunday. this is cowboy sunday.
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This is cowboy sunday. (laughter)
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(laughter) so, bring me my horse.
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So, bring me my horse. (laughter)
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(laughter) don't get excited.
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Don't get excited. (laughter)
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(laughter) i couldn't get the church
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I couldn't get the church board to give me a full horse.
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Board to give me a full horse. (laughter)
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(laughter) so, i had to get the godfather
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So, i had to get the godfather horse; just the head.
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Horse; just the head. (laughter)
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(laughter) now, every cowboy knows
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Now, every cowboy knows exactly what's hanging
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Exactly what's hanging on this horse's head
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On this horse's head and what its purpose is.
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And what its purpose is. these are reins for riding.
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These are reins for riding. this is
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This is (makes noise)
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(makes noise) sit.
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Sit. (laughter)
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(laughter) this is a head stall.
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This is a head stall. this is a bosal.
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This is a bosal. it gives signals.
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It gives signals. but in order for this horse
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But in order for this horse to follow the leader,
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To follow the leader, he's got to pay attention to
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He's got to pay attention to all of the subtle cues that
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All of the subtle cues that keep him connected to the one
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Keep him connected to the one who's taking him where
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Who's taking him where he wants to go.
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He wants to go. this horse wants feed.
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This horse wants feed. this horse wants water.
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This horse wants water. this horse doesn't want to be
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This horse doesn't want to be eaten by a cougar.
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Eaten by a cougar. and so,
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And so, it's the cowboy's
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It's the cowboy's responsibility to lead
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Responsibility to lead this horse in the places
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This horse in the places that he needs to go.
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That he needs to go. and in order for that
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And in order for that to happen,
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To happen, they've got to trust
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They've got to trust one another.
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One another. now, the thing about
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Now, the thing about a horse that might not cause
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A horse that might not cause him to trust a cowboy
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Him to trust a cowboy is maybe he's dealt with
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Is maybe he's dealt with a cowboy that's treated him
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A cowboy that's treated him wrong.
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Wrong. maybe he's dealt with a cowboy
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Maybe he's dealt with a cowboy that gave him a complex.
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That gave him a complex. maybe he's dealt with a cowboy
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Maybe he's dealt with a cowboy and their past experience
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And their past experience was wrong.
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Was wrong. but there's not a person in
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But there's not a person in this room that can ever say,
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This room that can ever say, "god didn't do me right."
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"god didn't do me right." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] god is good all the time.
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God is good all the time. and all the time?
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And all the time? [god is good.]
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[god is good.] let me show you what it looks
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Let me show you what it looks like when a horse doesn't
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Like when a horse doesn't trust the leader.
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Trust the leader. look what's happening here.
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Look what's happening here. the leader's trying to take
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The leader's trying to take the horse into the grass
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The horse into the grass so that the grass can feed
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So that the grass can feed the horse.
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The horse. and the horse says,
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And the horse says, "i don't want that grass.
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"i don't want that grass. are you serious?
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Are you serious? you want me to eat grass/
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You want me to eat grass/ no.
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No. take me back to where we
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Take me back to where we came from."
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Came from." now, which end of this horse
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Now, which end of this horse do you think that leader
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Do you think that leader wants to see?
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Wants to see? the part with sense
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The part with sense or the part with attitude?
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Or the part with attitude? he wants to see the part
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He wants to see the part with sense.
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With sense. that's the head of the horse.
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That's the head of the horse. you know what he gets to see?
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You know what he gets to see? a horse's behind.
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A horse's behind. (laughter)
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(laughter) this is what some of god's
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This is what some of god's kids look like whenever
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Kids look like whenever he says,
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He says, "i want to lead you to
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"i want to lead you to a blessing."
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A blessing." no, jesus; don't bless me.
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No, jesus; don't bless me. (laughter)
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(laughter) i want you to obey me.
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I want you to obey me. i'm not going to obey you.
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I'm not going to obey you. you don't know where i've
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You don't know where i've been, jesus.
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Been, jesus. you don't know what i've been
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You don't know what i've been through.
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Through. don't tell me about those
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Don't tell me about those blessings.
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Blessings. all i've got are the burdens.
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All i've got are the burdens. i checked instagram.
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I checked instagram. everybody's got a perfect life
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Everybody's got a perfect life and mine's all messed up.
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And mine's all messed up. (laughter)
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(laughter) now, how much progress
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Now, how much progress is being made because
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Is being made because this horse will not follow
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This horse will not follow the leader?
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The leader? none.
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None. the problem in this situation
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The problem in this situation is simply physics.
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Is simply physics. that horse weighs 1,200 pounds
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That horse weighs 1,200 pounds and the leader weighs whatever
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And the leader weighs whatever she weighs.
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She weighs. (laughter)
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(laughter) let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something. when god's got you on
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When god's got you on his lead rope,
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His lead rope, he outweighs you.
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He outweighs you. [amen.]
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[amen.] he can lead you.
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He can lead you. he can drag you.
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He can drag you. but you're not going to pull
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But you're not going to pull back hard enough to make him
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Back hard enough to make him change his mind about you.
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Change his mind about you. god doesn't want you to fight
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God doesn't want you to fight him.
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Him. god wants you to follow him.
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God wants you to follow him. let me show you what it looks
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Let me show you what it looks like when a horse follows
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Like when a horse follows the leader.
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The leader. see how calm this is?
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See how calm this is? she even got her hair done.
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She even got her hair done. (laughter)
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(laughter) there's no tension.
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There's no tension. there's no stress.
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There's no stress. there's no arguing.
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There's no arguing. this horse is going to go
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This horse is going to go wherever that woman wants to
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Wherever that woman wants to lead him.
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Lead him. and you can get anything done
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And you can get anything done that you want to get done.
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That you want to get done. that horse right there
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That horse right there is saying, "i trust you.
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Is saying, "i trust you. wherever we're going is fine
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Wherever we're going is fine with me."
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With me." that horse has the ability to
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That horse has the ability to pull back just like
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Pull back just like the other horse did.
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The other horse did. but because there's a level of
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But because there's a level of trust and commitment there,
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Trust and commitment there, you have something that's
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You have something that's working instead of something
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Working instead of something that's just going around
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That's just going around in circles.
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In circles. god wants you to trust him.
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God wants you to trust him. god wants you to follow
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God wants you to follow his cues.
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His cues. when god takes the lead,
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When god takes the lead, he doesn't want you pulling
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He doesn't want you pulling back and going your own way.
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Back and going your own way. he wants you to follow him
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He wants you to follow him in the path of righteousness
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In the path of righteousness that he has for you.
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That he has for you. you won't experience his
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You won't experience his miracle power that he'll prove
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Miracle power that he'll prove himself faithful to you
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Himself faithful to you until you stop ignoring him
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Until you stop ignoring him and start following him.
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And start following him. people ask me,
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People ask me, "pastor, when?
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"pastor, when? when am i going to get
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When am i going to get my breakthrough?
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My breakthrough? when am i going to see
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When am i going to see those mountains move?
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Those mountains move? when am i going to have
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When am i going to have the houses i didn't build
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The houses i didn't build and the wells i didn't dig
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And the wells i didn't dig and the vineyards i didn't
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And the vineyards i didn't plant?"
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Plant?" and the answer is,
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And the answer is, when you stop fighting god
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When you stop fighting god and start following
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And start following the leader.
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The leader. (applause)
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(applause) some people trust god for
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Some people trust god for certain things but they don't
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Certain things but they don't trust him for others.
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Trust him for others. some people say,
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Some people say, "yes, lord, i'll receive
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"yes, lord, i'll receive the gift of salvation."
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The gift of salvation." and he says,
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And he says, "okay, let me lead you into
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"okay, let me lead you into a financial path."
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A financial path." and you say, "no!"
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And you say, "no!" so, he can redeem your soul
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So, he can redeem your soul from hell,
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From hell, but he can't have your tithe
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But he can't have your tithe and offering?
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And offering? [woo.]
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[woo.] [come on.]
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[come on.] so, he can have you
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So, he can have you for eternity,
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For eternity, but you're not going to trust
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But you're not going to trust him with your temporary
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Him with your temporary resources?
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Resources? okay, lord,
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Okay, lord, i trust you for my provision.
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I trust you for my provision. but the doctor just gave me
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But the doctor just gave me a diagnosis.
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A diagnosis. he's got to promise
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He's got to promise in his words that says,
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In his words that says, "by your stripes, i am healed."
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"by your stripes, i am healed." [amen.]
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[amen.] but i'm not going to put
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But i'm not going to put my trust in you there.
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My trust in you there. i'm going to let experience,
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I'm going to let experience, and i'm going to let
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And i'm going to let tradition,
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Tradition, and i'm going to let
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And i'm going to let all this stuff happen.
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All this stuff happen. and guess what?
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And guess what? pretty soon,
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Pretty soon, instead of following god
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Instead of following god into the direction you're
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Into the direction you're supposed to go,
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Supposed to go, you look like that horse,
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You look like that horse, just going around in circles,
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Just going around in circles, getting whipped on
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Getting whipped on the rear end until you'd get
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The rear end until you'd get in line.
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In line. it didn't say,
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It didn't say, "trust in god for
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"trust in god for the big things
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The big things and not the small things."
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And not the small things." it said,
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It said, "trust in god with
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"trust in god with all your heart."
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All your heart." how many of you have ever
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How many of you have ever argued with god?
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Argued with god? how well did it work?
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How well did it work? (laughter)
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(laughter) some argue with
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Some argue with their experiences.
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Their experiences. god says,
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God says, "i want to lead you in a path
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"i want to lead you in a path of restoration
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Of restoration with your family."
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With your family." and we run this way.
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And we run this way. no, god,
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No, god, you don't know how they
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You don't know how they treated me.
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Treated me. i want you to follow me
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I want you to follow me as i show you what it means
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As i show you what it means to live in perfect peace.
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To live in perfect peace. god, you don't have any clue.
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God, you don't have any clue. that's not a path of perfect
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That's not a path of perfect peace.
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Peace. and we run the opposite
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And we run the opposite direction.
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Direction. we're letting our experiences,
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We're letting our experiences, we're letting our offenses,
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We're letting our offenses, we're letting our traditions,
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We're letting our traditions, we're letting our situations
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We're letting our situations lean on our understandings
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Lean on our understandings instead of following the god
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Instead of following the god who does all things well.
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Who does all things well. "trust in the lord with all of
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"trust in the lord with all of your heart and" do what?
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Your heart and" do what? "lean not to your own
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"lean not to your own understandings."
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Understandings." oh, god, you don't know what
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Oh, god, you don't know what they said about me.
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They said about me. oh, god, you don't know what
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Oh, god, you don't know what they did to me.
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They did to me. oh, god, you don't know how
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Oh, god, you don't know how they abused me."
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They abused me." he's not asking you to follow
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He's not asking you to follow them.
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Them. he's asking you to follow him.
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He's asking you to follow him. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) you ever been on a long
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You ever been on a long vacation with a questioning
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Vacation with a questioning child?
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Child? what's their number-one
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What's their number-one question?
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Question? [are we there yet?]
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[are we there yet?] are we there yet?
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Are we there yet? (laughter)
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(laughter) i used to think that that
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I used to think that that question was well merited
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Question was well merited until i put four of them
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Until i put four of them in the back seat.
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In the back seat. (laughter)
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(laughter) and sometimes we argue
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And sometimes we argue with god when he's leading us.
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With god when he's leading us. are we there yet?
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Are we there yet? are we there yet?
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Are we there yet? believe me,
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Believe me, if you get this far from god,
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If you get this far from god, you're not right where you
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You're not right where you should be.
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Should be. you're arguing.
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You're arguing. here's what i know from
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Here's what i know from the time that i've walked with
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The time that i've walked with the lord;
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The lord; we're not there until we
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We're not there until we see him face to face.
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See him face to face. so, until we see him
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So, until we see him face to face,
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Face to face, you just keep going wherever
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You just keep going wherever he leads.
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He leads. you keep walking wherever
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You keep walking wherever he takes you.
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He takes you. you just continue to take
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You just continue to take the next step,
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The next step, because the promise of
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Because the promise of his word is that he is going
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His word is that he is going to take you from victory
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To take you from victory to victory,
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To victory, from glory to glory.
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From glory to glory. but you've got to trust him
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But you've got to trust him if you're going to go.
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If you're going to go. god is asking you to trust
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God is asking you to trust him.
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Him. if you're willing to trust
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If you're willing to trust him,
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Him, he'll restore
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He'll restore the relationship.
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The relationship. if you're willing to trust
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If you're willing to trust him,
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Him, he'll restore the finances.
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He'll restore the finances. if you're willing to trust
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If you're willing to trust him,
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Him, he'll take everything that
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He'll take everything that the enemy did in your life
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The enemy did in your life and he'll turn it around
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And he'll turn it around to where what they meant
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To where what they meant for evil,
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For evil, he'll turn for good!
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He'll turn for good! (applause)
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A third of the angels rebelled
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And were cast out of heaven.
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The accuser
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Declared war on those
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Made in god's image.
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But as a believer,
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You have authority.
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Through praise,
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You can silence the enemy.
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Through prayer,
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You unlock
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The power of god's promises.
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Your gift of any amount
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You need to understand that
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You need to understand that if god's going to lead you,
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If god's going to lead you, it's not going to be
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It's not going to be comfortable.
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Comfortable. because that's where trust
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Because that's where trust is going to be learned.
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Is going to be learned. but god leads us through
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But god leads us through one source from several
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One source from several directions.
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Directions. what's the one source
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What's the one source from which god leads us?
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From which god leads us? the word,
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The word, the word of god.
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The word of god. it comes in three directions.
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It comes in three directions. it comes from the written word
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It comes from the written word that you read.
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That you read. it comes from the spoken word
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It comes from the spoken word that you hear.
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That you hear. and it comes from
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And it comes from the holy spirit
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The holy spirit that the bible says
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That the bible says will lead you into all truth.
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Will lead you into all truth. but here's the problem;
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But here's the problem; a lot of god's kids,
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A lot of god's kids, they want the spoken word.
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They want the spoken word. especially here
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Especially here in the united states,
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In the united states, we take for granted the fact
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We take for granted the fact that we've got a church
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That we've got a church on every corner.
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On every corner. and we hope that we can find
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And we hope that we can find a place that will illuminate
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A place that will illuminate us for just a little while
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Us for just a little while on sunday morning.
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On sunday morning. the bible says,
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The bible says, "thy word is a lamp unto
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"thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto
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My feet and a light unto my path."
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My path." i love cowboy sunday because
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I love cowboy sunday because i get all these cool props.
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I get all these cool props. (laughter)
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(laughter) you have to stay in constant
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You have to stay in constant contact with the word
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Contact with the word if you're going to navigate
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If you're going to navigate the dark paths in the world
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The dark paths in the world that we live in.
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That we live in. this is why god told joshua
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This is why god told joshua to keep this word in front of
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To keep this word in front of you, day and night.
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You, day and night. meditate upon it.
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Meditate upon it. keep your eyes upon it.
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Keep your eyes upon it. do not turn from the right
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Do not turn from the right or the left.
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Or the left. because he was telling joshua,
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Because he was telling joshua, i'm taking you someplace that
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I'm taking you someplace that as long as you follow
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As long as you follow the light of my word,
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The light of my word, you're going to get right
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You're going to get right where i want you to go.
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Where i want you to go. but if you turn away from
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But if you turn away from my word and start walking off
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My word and start walking off in a dark path,
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In a dark path, you're going to find yourself
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You're going to find yourself off the edge of the cliff or
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Off the edge of the cliff or you're going to find yourself
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You're going to find yourself someplace you never intended
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Someplace you never intended to be.
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To be. you need to walk in the path
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You need to walk in the path that i have chosen for you.
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That i have chosen for you. and the only way you can do it
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And the only way you can do it is by following the light of
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Is by following the light of my word.
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My word. now, god leads us
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Now, god leads us through his written word.
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Through his written word. it's the lamp unto our feet
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It's the lamp unto our feet and it's the light unto
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And it's the light unto our path.
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Our path. and god leads us
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And god leads us through the spoken word.
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Through the spoken word. but god also leads us through
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But god also leads us through the holy spirit that the bible
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The holy spirit that the bible says will lead you into
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Says will lead you into all truth.
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All truth. god leads us through
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God leads us through the holy spirit.
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The holy spirit. have you ever had
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Have you ever had the statement,
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The statement, "i've got to get that through
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"i've got to get that through my head"?
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My head"? anybody ever said that?
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Anybody ever said that? you know there's a very
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You know there's a very natural reason why you
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Natural reason why you say that?
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Say that? i want to show you a diagram
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I want to show you a diagram of the human brain.
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Of the human brain. this is your brain.
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This is your brain. it's bigger than you thought.
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It's bigger than you thought. (laughter)
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(laughter) and before the neuroscientists
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And before the neuroscientists send me their corrections to
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Send me their corrections to this simple diagram,
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This simple diagram, here is the way that the brain
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Here is the way that the brain works.
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Works. the spinal cord
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The spinal cord is the message center.
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Is the message center. everything that you see,
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Everything that you see, everything that you feel,
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Everything that you feel, everything that you hear,
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Everything that you hear, every experience,
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Every experience, comes into the brain
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Comes into the brain through the spinal cord.
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Through the spinal cord. that's why if this breaks,
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That's why if this breaks, you are neurologically
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You are neurologically in trouble.
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In trouble. now, the second that it enters
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Now, the second that it enters the mind,
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The mind, it all comes through the back
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It all comes through the back of this.
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Of this. that's why people go,
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That's why people go, "i've got this in the back of
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"i've got this in the back of my mind."
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My mind." you don't know it but you're
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You don't know it but you're right; it's all there.
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Right; it's all there. (laughter)
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(laughter) it enters the mind.
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It enters the mind. it comes through what is
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It comes through what is called "the limbic system."
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Called "the limbic system." and the limbic system
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And the limbic system is where we feel everything.
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Is where we feel everything. and then once it gets through
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And then once it gets through our feelings,
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Our feelings, then we think about it,
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Then we think about it, and we start to rationalize
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And we start to rationalize whether or not it was good
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Whether or not it was good or bad or we'd like to try it
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Or bad or we'd like to try it again.
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Again. let me give you an example.
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Let me give you an example. i light the lantern.
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I light the lantern. i choose to put the lantern
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I choose to put the lantern out.
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Out. i reach in there and put
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I reach in there and put the lantern out with my hand.
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The lantern out with my hand. guess what?
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Guess what? that's hot.
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That's hot. my brain says,
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My brain says, "i felt that.
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"i felt that. it burned."
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It burned." the logical side says,
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The logical side says, "don't do that again."
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"don't do that again." (laughter)
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(laughter) so, we take a picture of
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So, we take a picture of the lantern
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The lantern and we stick it over
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And we stick it over in a file that says.
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In a file that says. "the last time i did that,
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"the last time i did that, i got burned."
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I got burned." now, what you need to know,
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Now, what you need to know, parents of teenagers,
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Parents of teenagers, is that neuroscientists say,
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Is that neuroscientists say, "the longest thing that
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"the longest thing that takes time to develop
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Takes time to develop is the rational side of
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Is the rational side of the frontal lobe,"
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The frontal lobe," which is why you can look at
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Which is why you can look at a 15-year-old and ask him
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A 15-year-old and ask him a question, and they go,
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A question, and they go, "i don't know."
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"i don't know." (laughter)
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(laughter) because the reasonable side
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Because the reasonable side said nothing to them.
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Said nothing to them. it was shut off.
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It was shut off. (laughter)
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(laughter) now, in order for you to have
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Now, in order for you to have the mind of christ,
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The mind of christ, the bible says that the carnal
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The bible says that the carnal mind is at enmity with god.
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Mind is at enmity with god. so, understand your natural
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So, understand your natural mind will never follow christ.
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Mind will never follow christ. he'll never make sense to you.
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He'll never make sense to you. he'll always be an
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He'll always be an uncomfortable thing for you.
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Uncomfortable thing for you. but your mind has to be
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But your mind has to be renewed by the word of god.
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Renewed by the word of god. that's what the new testament
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That's what the new testament says.
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Says. it says, "renew your mind
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It says, "renew your mind by reading the word of god."
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By reading the word of god." faith cometh by what?
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Faith cometh by what? hearing.
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Hearing. and hearing by what?
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And hearing by what? the word of god.
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The word of god. you know that you can be led
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You know that you can be led without eyesight?
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Without eyesight? it happens every day.
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It happens every day. people who have lost their
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People who have lost their natural ability to see
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Natural ability to see are led in multiple ways.
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Are led in multiple ways. but if you do not have sight
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But if you do not have sight and hearing,
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And hearing, you can't be led.
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You can't be led. you can be taken,
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You can be taken, but you can't be led.
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But you can't be led. and one of the reasons why
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And one of the reasons why the body of christ,
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The body of christ, and the church,
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And the church, and many people in church
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And many people in church are being taken in so many
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Are being taken in so many directions is because
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Directions is because they don't read the word,
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They don't read the word, they don't hear it,
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They don't hear it, and they cannot be led by
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And they cannot be led by the spirit when the spirit
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The spirit when the spirit says,
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Says, "this is me."
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"this is me." read the words of the prophet.
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Read the words of the prophet. "you shall hear a still small
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"you shall hear a still small voice behind you saying."
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Voice behind you saying." what's he saying?
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What's he saying? "this is the way.
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"this is the way. walk in it."
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Walk in it." but if you don't read
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But if you don't read the word,
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The word, you don't know what that voice
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You don't know what that voice sounds like.
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Sounds like. this is what you have to
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This is what you have to develop with god.
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Develop with god. and the only way you develop
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And the only way you develop it is by reading his word.
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It is by reading his word. because when you,
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Because when you, through the eyes of faith,
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Through the eyes of faith, start to read the word,
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Start to read the word, "faith cometh by hearing and
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"faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of god,"
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Hearing by the word of god," you start to understand what
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You start to understand what his voice sounds like
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His voice sounds like in your ears.
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In your ears. and that keeps you from
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And that keeps you from getting out in front of him.
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Getting out in front of him. because believe me,
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Because believe me, if you're ever out in front of
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If you're ever out in front of him,
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Him, you're going the wrong way.
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You're going the wrong way. [amen.]
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[amen.] god not only uses the written
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God not only uses the written word;
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Word; he uses the spoken word,
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He uses the spoken word, but he uses the spirit.
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But he uses the spirit. and that's what you've got to
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And that's what you've got to develop.
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Develop. in order for us to be led,
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In order for us to be led, you have to balance the
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You have to balance the struggle between what you feel
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Struggle between what you feel and your facts.
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And your facts. there's two kinds of
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There's two kinds of christians.
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Christians. there's fact-filled
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There's fact-filled christians,
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Christians, and there's touchy-feely
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And there's touchy-feely christians.
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Christians. you know both kinds.
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You know both kinds. maybe you've tried both types.
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Maybe you've tried both types. fact-filled christians,
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Fact-filled christians, they can quote scripture all
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They can quote scripture all day long and argue all night
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Day long and argue all night long.
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Long. fact-filled christians,
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Fact-filled christians, they've got this thing
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They've got this thing memorized but they ain't won
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Memorized but they ain't won nobody to christ in a while.
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Nobody to christ in a while. because the only thing they do
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Because the only thing they do is they debate the facts,
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Is they debate the facts, and they argue.
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And they argue. but they have very little
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But they have very little passion or feeling for
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Passion or feeling for the things of god.
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The things of god. and the thing that you need to
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And the thing that you need to understand is that there are
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Understand is that there are true facts about our faith
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True facts about our faith but you're not saved by facts.
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But you're not saved by facts. you're saved by something that
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You're saved by something that god felt for you.
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God felt for you. the bible didn't say that god
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The bible didn't say that god so loved the world he died
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So loved the world he died for us because he had to.
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For us because he had to. it says,
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It says, "god so loved the world
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"god so loved the world that he gave."
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That he gave." he loved you.
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He loved you. that's why he gave it to you.
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That's why he gave it to you. he felt something for you.
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He felt something for you. god didn't have to die
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God didn't have to die to save us.
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To save us. if god wanted to start over
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If god wanted to start over without us,
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Without us, he could do it tomorrow.
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He could do it tomorrow. [amen.]
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[amen.] but he said, "i love you."
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But he said, "i love you." [yes!]
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[yes!] "i don't want anyone else.
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"i don't want anyone else. i want you.
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I want you. and i'm willing to put up with
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And i'm willing to put up with all of the messed-up facts
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All of the messed-up facts about your life in order for
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About your life in order for us to learn how to feel
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Us to learn how to feel one another."
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One another." god wants you.
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God wants you. then you've got
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Then you've got feely christians.
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Feely christians. feely christians don't ever
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Feely christians don't ever open this book.
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Open this book. because if they open
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Because if they open this book,
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This book, it'll change them forever.
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It'll change them forever. they don't ever say,
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They don't ever say, "the bible says..."
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"the bible says..." they simply say,
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They simply say, "i feel led.
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"i feel led. and i believe jesus is telling
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And i believe jesus is telling me."
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Me." let me help you real quick.
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Let me help you real quick. jesus is never going to tell
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Jesus is never going to tell you what he hasn't already
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You what he hasn't already told us.
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Told us. [yes!]
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[yes!] [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) feely christians,
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Feely christians, they want to talk about
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They want to talk about relevance.
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Relevance. how relevant are we
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How relevant are we in the world?
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In the world? how relevant is the worship?
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How relevant is the worship? how relevant are these thing?
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How relevant are these thing? they want to talk about all
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They want to talk about all the feelings.
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The feelings. but if you talk about
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But if you talk about devotion,
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Devotion, or you talk about
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Or you talk about discipleship,
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Discipleship, or you talk about discipline,
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Or you talk about discipline, they hit the back door.
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They hit the back door. so, who's right
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So, who's right and who's wrong?
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And who's wrong? both of them are.
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Both of them are. because you can't just live on
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Because you can't just live on the facts.
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The facts. you'll reason your way out of
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You'll reason your way out of what god is leading you to.
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What god is leading you to. the fact is,
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The fact is, it's a hard day today.
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It's a hard day today. the fact is,
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The fact is, "weeping may endure
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"weeping may endure for the night.
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For the night. but joy cometh
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But joy cometh in the morning,"
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In the morning," ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ if you'll just keep
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If you'll just keep following me.
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Following me. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ now, the feely christians,
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Now, the feely christians, they're not any better off,
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They're not any better off, because the second it's
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Because the second it's uncomfortable,
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Uncomfortable, they take off the other
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They take off the other direction.
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Direction. you've got to be spirit led.
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You've got to be spirit led. you've got to learn how
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You've got to learn how to balance the facts
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To balance the facts with the feelings
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With the feelings and let the spirit lead you.
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And let the spirit lead you. i'll tell you some bible
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I'll tell you some bible facts.
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Facts. the bible fact is that all
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The bible fact is that all have sinned and fallen short
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Have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god.
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Of the glory of god. the bible fact is
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The bible fact is you and i were born with
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You and i were born with a condition that was going to
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A condition that was going to damn our soul to hell.
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Damn our soul to hell. the fact is,
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The fact is, is that without jesus christ,
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Is that without jesus christ, the wages of our sin is death.
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The wages of our sin is death. without him, we're lost.
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Without him, we're lost. without him, we are dead.
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Without him, we are dead. without him,
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Without him, we are slaves to sin.
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We are slaves to sin. the fact is that while we were
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The fact is that while we were yet sinners, god loved us.
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Yet sinners, god loved us. he felt something for us,
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He felt something for us, "and that while we were
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"and that while we were yet sinners,
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Yet sinners, christ died for us."
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Christ died for us." so, the fact is
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So, the fact is his death paid for
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His death paid for my redemption.
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My redemption. and whom the son sets free
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And whom the son sets free is free indeed.
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Is free indeed. i know in whom i have
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I know in whom i have believed,
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Believed, and i want to tell you how it
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And i want to tell you how it makes me feel to believe in
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Makes me feel to believe in a god who has changed
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A god who has changed the facts of my situation
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The facts of my situation and made all things new.
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And made all things new. i feel like shouting
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I feel like shouting "hallelujah."
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"hallelujah." whom the son sets free
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Whom the son sets free is free.
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Is free. i feel like the shackles of
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I feel like the shackles of yesterday are broken
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Yesterday are broken and my chains are gone.
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And my chains are gone. i feel like telling the world
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I feel like telling the world who jesus christ is and what
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Who jesus christ is and what god almighty has done.
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God almighty has done. i feel like rejoicing
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I feel like rejoicing in the joy of my salvation
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In the joy of my salvation and singing high praises to
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And singing high praises to the king.
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The king. i feel like crying tears of
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I feel like crying tears of thanksgiving because i know
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Thanksgiving because i know what he has done for me.
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What he has done for me. i know in whom i have
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I know in whom i have believed,
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Believed, and i believe that he is able!
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And i believe that he is able! give the lord a shout of
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Give the lord a shout of praise in this house today!
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Praise in this house today! (applause)
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(applause) 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? if you live by the facts,
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If you live by the facts, sooner or later,
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Sooner or later, they'll overwhelm you.
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They'll overwhelm you. if you live by the feelings,
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If you live by the feelings, sooner or later,
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Sooner or later, they're going to lie to you.
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They're going to lie to you. but if you let the spirit lead
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But if you let the spirit lead you,
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You, if you let the spirit lead
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If you let the spirit lead you,
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You, god will show you great and
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God will show you great and mighty things that you know
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Mighty things that you know not.
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Not. that's why he's the god
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That's why he's the god you can trust in.
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You can trust in. when everything else
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When everything else is falling apart,
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Is falling apart, he is the foundation that is
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He is the foundation that is stable from generation
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Stable from generation to generation,
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To generation, and he will not fail you.
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And he will not fail you. you've listened to the word
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You've listened to the word of god today.
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Of god today. you've heard the holy spirit
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You've heard the holy spirit say,
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Say, "you're not trusting me.
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"you're not trusting me. you're acting like that horse
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You're acting like that horse running around in circles
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Running around in circles instead of following me.
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Instead of following me. you're arguing with me instead
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You're arguing with me instead of listening to that still
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Of listening to that still small voice trying to take you
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Small voice trying to take you in the direction you need
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In the direction you need to go."
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To go." today, if that's you,
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Today, if that's you, and you say, "lord,
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And you say, "lord, i need to leave here putting
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I need to leave here putting my complete trust in you,"
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My complete trust in you," i want you to raise
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I want you to raise your hand high in the air.
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Your hand high in the air. i want you to raise another
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I want you to raise another hand,
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Hand, this hand of submission,
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This hand of submission, because that's what we're
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Because that's what we're going to do now.
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Going to do now. say,
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Say, "god, i need to trust you.
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"god, i need to trust you. and wherever you lead me,
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And wherever you lead me, i'm going to follow."
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I'm going to follow." so pray this prayer with me,
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So pray this prayer with me, lord jesus christ,
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Lord jesus christ, today, i ask you
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Today, i ask you to forgive me
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To forgive me for not placing
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For not placing my complete trust
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My complete trust in you.
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In you. you've never failed me
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You've never failed me and you never will.
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And you never will. so today,
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So today, by the power of
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By the power of your holy spirit
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Your holy spirit and his help in my life,
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And his help in my life, by the power of your word,
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By the power of your word, and it's truth that does not
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And it's truth that does not return void,
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Return void, i'm going to follow you,
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I'm going to follow you, no matter where you lead,
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No matter where you lead, i'll go.
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I'll go. no matter what you ask,
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No matter what you ask, i'll do,
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I'll do, because you
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Because you are the god that i put
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Are the god that i put my trust in today,
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My trust in today, in jesus name.
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In jesus name. amen.
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Amen. would you give the lord
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Would you give the lord a handclap of praise?
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A handclap of praise? (applause)
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(applause) pastor matt hagee: the lord
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Pastor matt hagee: the lord himself showed us
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Himself showed us how to serve others.
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How to serve others. in service to others,
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In service to others, he poured out his life
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He poured out his life that we might receive
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That we might receive salvation.
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Salvation. pastor john hagee: serving
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Pastor john hagee: serving others is to be done
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Others is to be done for the glory of god
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For the glory of god before men.
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Before men. the bible says that
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The bible says that they may see your good works
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They may see your good works and glorify your father
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And glorify your father which is in heaven.
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Which is in heaven. when you serve others
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When you serve others with the love of the lord,
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With the love of the lord, you are the hands and feet
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You are the hands and feet of jesus.
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Of jesus. pastor matt hagee: god bless
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Pastor matt hagee: god bless you and those you love.
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You and those you love. thank you for your service
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Thank you for your service to the kingdom
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To the kingdom each and every day.
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Each and every day.
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Matt Hagee - The God You Can Trust In

April 14, 2025 | S25:E94

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