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Matt Hagee - The Heart of the House ... Mom

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Heart of the House ... Mom | May 10, 2026

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Pastor matt hagee: when you read
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Pastor matt hagee: when you read the word of god,
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The word of god, you find out that the world that
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You find out that the world that we live in doesn't work right
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We live in doesn't work right without wives and mothers in it.
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Without wives and mothers in it. go read what god
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Go read what god said about adam.
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Said about adam. genesis 2:18.
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Genesis 2:18. he said,
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He said, "it is not good
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"it is not good for man to be alone."
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For man to be alone." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "it is not good
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"it is not good for man to be alone."
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For man to be alone." and then god said,
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And then god said, "i will make a helper for him."
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"i will make a helper for him." he didn't say that
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He didn't say that he was going to make a warden,
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He was going to make a warden, he said he was
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He said he was gonna make a helper.
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Gonna make a helper. he didn't say he was
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He didn't say he was gonna make a principal,
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Gonna make a principal, a teacher, an instructor,
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A teacher, an instructor, a corrector.
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A corrector. he said he was going
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He said he was going to make a helper.
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To make a helper. now, here's the thing that's
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Now, here's the thing that's interesting about this
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Interesting about this conversation that god is
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Conversation that god is having with the father,
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Having with the father, the son, and the holy spirit.
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The son, and the holy spirit. in everything that god
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In everything that god did in creation,
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Did in creation, he used one word to describe it
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He used one word to describe it and that word was good.
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And that word was good. he said light,
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He said light, it's good, land, sea,
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It's good, land, sea, sky, stars, moon, sun,
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Sky, stars, moon, sun, they're all good.
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They're all good. birds, the beasts of the field,
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Birds, the beasts of the field, the plants and the trees,
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The plants and the trees, they're all good.
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They're all good. he creates man,
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He creates man, he gives man one 24-hour
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He gives man one 24-hour day by himself,
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Day by himself, and he looks down and says,
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And he looks down and says, "it's not good."
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[laughter]
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The boy needs help.
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[laughter]
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And so, god gave to adam
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And so, god gave to adam the greatest gift that god
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The greatest gift that god ever gave to a man,
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Ever gave to a man, and that is his wife.
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[applause]
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And then he gave
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And then he gave to the husband and the wife
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To the husband and the wife a responsibility.
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A responsibility. he brought eve to adam
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He brought eve to adam and he said to them
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And he said to them after he created
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After he created male and female,
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Male and female, "be fruitful and multiply."
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"be fruitful and multiply." now, it's imperative that
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Now, it's imperative that we remember this because
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We remember this because if you wanna have
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If you wanna have a successful society,
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A successful society, it is based on your ability
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It is based on your ability to do just that,
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To do just that, be fruitful and multiply.
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Be fruitful and multiply. but the world doesn't work
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But the world doesn't work without a woman and the world
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Without a woman and the world doesn't work without a man.
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Doesn't work without a man. this is why the bible is always
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This is why the bible is always putting them together,
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Putting them together, husband and wife.
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Husband and wife. in proverbs 31 that we read,
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In proverbs 31 that we read, it says,
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It says, "her husband praises her."
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"her husband praises her." what does he praise her for?
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What does he praise her for? he praises her for being
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He praises her for being the support system
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The support system that he needs.
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That he needs. this has always been
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This has always been by god's design.
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By god's design. when god gave eve to adam,
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When god gave eve to adam, god said,
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God said, "i'm going to take a rib."
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"i'm going to take a rib." it's a hebrew word
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It's a hebrew word that is said tsela.
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That is said tsela. and there's only one other place
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And there's only one other place that you find this word
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That you find this word in all 66 books
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In all 66 books of scripture and that place
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Of scripture and that place is in 1 kings 7:3.
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Is in 1 kings 7:3. except in 1 kings 7:3,
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Except in 1 kings 7:3, it's not talking about
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It's not talking about a rib from the side of a man,
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A rib from the side of a man, it's talking about the beams
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It's talking about the beams of the structure of a building.
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Of the structure of a building. 1 kings 7 is talking about
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1 kings 7 is talking about the beautiful buildings
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The beautiful buildings that solomon made and how
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That solomon made and how he brought the beams
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He brought the beams of cedar into the building,
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Of cedar into the building, and how many beams of cedar
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And how many beams of cedar it took to build
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It took to build that building.
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That building. but every time that you hear
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But every time that you hear the word beam,
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The word beam, it's this hebrew word tsela.
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It's this hebrew word tsela. now, why would god say
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Now, why would god say that he was going
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That he was going to take a rib, tsela,
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To take a rib, tsela, and why would we then hear
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And why would we then hear about it in a building?
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About it in a building? what god is saying to every man
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What god is saying to every man is that you may look good
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Is that you may look good from the outside,
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From the outside, but unless you've got the right
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But unless you've got the right structure on the inside,
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Structure on the inside, your building, your life,
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Your building, your life, your world will fall.
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Your world will fall. when it speaks about a woman
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When it speaks about a woman being there to compliment
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Being there to compliment and help her husband,
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And help her husband, she's the interior structure
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She's the interior structure that keeps your life going.
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That keeps your life going. in proverbs 31:27, it says,
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In proverbs 31:27, it says, "she watches over the ways
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"she watches over the ways of her household
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Of her household and her children rise up
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And her children rise up and call her blessed.
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And call her blessed. her husband,
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Her husband, he also praises her."
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He also praises her." so, in the spirit
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So, in the spirit of that verse,
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Of that verse, i'm going to take
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I'm going to take the balance of this message
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The balance of this message and fulfil exactly
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And fulfil exactly what scripture says.
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What scripture says. i'm going to rise up
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I'm going to rise up and praise the women
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And praise the women in the hagee family
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In the hagee family who have been the tsela.
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Who have been the tsela. the strong support beam
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The strong support beam that the whole building
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That the whole building was built around.
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Was built around. i am a sixth-generation pastor.
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I am a sixth-generation pastor. as a sixth-generation pastor,
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As a sixth-generation pastor, i can tell you that
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I can tell you that the previous generations
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The previous generations of men in this family had
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Of men in this family had a strong woman supporting them
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A strong woman supporting them in the work that god gave them.
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In the work that god gave them. none of us did
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None of us did it on our own.
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[applause]
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So, where should i start?
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So, where should i start? i wanna show you this
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I wanna show you this lovely little lady.
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Lovely little lady. her name is
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Her name is laverta mcelvany hagee.
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Laverta mcelvany hagee. now, the reason i call her
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Now, the reason i call her a lovely little lady is
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A lovely little lady is because she was exactly that.
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Because she was exactly that. the gentleman sitting
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The gentleman sitting next to her,
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Next to her, his name was
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His name was john christopher hagee.
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John christopher hagee. he is my great grandfather.
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He is my great grandfather. he is pastor's grandfather.
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He is pastor's grandfather. he was 6'5" tall according
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He was 6'5" tall according to his united states army
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To his united states army draft card.
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Draft card. in every photograph,
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In every photograph, he is seated
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He is seated and she is standing.
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[laughter]
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Because little laverta
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Because little laverta was 4'11".
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Was 4'11". they wouldn't even round
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They wouldn't even round her up to 5.
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[laughter]
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Now, this isn't part
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Now, this isn't part of her story,
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Of her story, this is just my testimony.
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This is just my testimony. when you take 6'5"
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When you take 6'5" and 4'11"
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And 4'11" and put 'em together,
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And put 'em together, you just get a whole bunch
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You just get a whole bunch of 5-something.
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[laughter]
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So do your descendants a favor.
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So do your descendants a favor. if you're tall, marry up.
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[laughter]
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Now, back to laverta.
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Now, back to laverta. laverta was raised in the home
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Laverta was raised in the home of a methodist bishop
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Of a methodist bishop in the state of missouri
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In the state of missouri and kansas,
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And kansas, and she and her husband,
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And she and her husband, john christopher,
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John christopher, spent their life's work
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Spent their life's work in oklahoma building brush
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In oklahoma building brush arbor churches.
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Arbor churches. now, a brush arbor church
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Now, a brush arbor church is when you went
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Is when you went and just cut down some bushes,
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And just cut down some bushes, and you put up a little
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And you put up a little tabernacle as they would
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Tabernacle as they would call it.
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Call it. it was nothing more
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It was nothing more than a thatched roof
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Than a thatched roof with open sides,
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With open sides, and you started holding
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And you started holding revival services,
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Revival services, and then when enough
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And then when enough people got saved,
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People got saved, you started a church,
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You started a church, and then you moved
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And then you moved down the road,
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Down the road, and you started another one.
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And you started another one. that's not what
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That's not what they had intended,
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They had intended, but that's what they did.
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But that's what they did. their intention,
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Their intention, john christopher was studying
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John christopher was studying to be the bishop
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To be the bishop for the methodist church
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For the methodist church in the state of kansas.
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In the state of kansas. laverta was the current
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Laverta was the current bishop's daughter.
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Bishop's daughter. so, the associate pastor
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So, the associate pastor and the pastor's daughter,
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And the pastor's daughter, kinda, you know --
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Kinda, you know -- they didn't see eye to eye,
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They didn't see eye to eye, 6'5" and 4'11",
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6'5" and 4'11", but they fell in love.
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But they fell in love. early in their marriage,
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Early in their marriage, laverta had an experience
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Laverta had an experience with the lord.
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With the lord. she and john christopher
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She and john christopher got married in 1909.
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Got married in 1909. she was 16.
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She was 16. the world was
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The world was way different then.
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Way different then. in the first year
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In the first year of their marriage,
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Of their marriage, she came home
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She came home from a prayer meeting,
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From a prayer meeting, and she told her husband,
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And she told her husband, "something happened tonight.
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"something happened tonight. i got filled with
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I got filled with the holy spirit."
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The holy spirit." he said, "we're ruined."
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[laughter]
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This was not something
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This was not something that the methodist
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That the methodist denomination taught.
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Denomination taught. it was going to be a problem.
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It was going to be a problem. but laverta,
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But laverta, instead of pestering him
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Instead of pestering him about her experience,
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About her experience, she just started praying
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She just started praying and asking god to give
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And asking god to give him the same.
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Him the same. one year later,
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One year later, he's filled with
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He's filled with the holy spirit.
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The holy spirit. if laverta could come back
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If laverta could come back from heaven and speak
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From heaven and speak to the women in this
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To the women in this sanctuary today,
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Sanctuary today, she would say,
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She would say, "if you want your
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"if you want your husband to change,
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Husband to change, don't pester him,
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Don't pester him, pray for him."
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[applause]
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She would tell you
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She would tell you that god can do more
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That god can do more to change him than
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To change him than you could in ten lifetimes.
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You could in ten lifetimes. i wanna show you another lovely
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I wanna show you another lovely lady in our hagee family.
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Lady in our hagee family. this is vada swick hagee.
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This is vada swick hagee. this my grandmother.
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This my grandmother. this is what she looked
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This is what she looked like in her late teens.
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Like in her late teens. she married my
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She married my grandfather in 1930.
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Grandfather in 1930. and when she got married
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And when she got married to my grandfather,
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To my grandfather, she already had
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She already had two college degrees.
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Two college degrees. now that's a very common
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Now that's a very common thing in the world we live in,
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Thing in the world we live in, but in 1928,
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But in 1928, it was a very uncommon thing
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It was a very uncommon thing for a woman
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For a woman to have that kind of education.
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To have that kind of education. she was teaching at
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She was teaching at a bible college,
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A bible college, and she was teaching
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And she was teaching homiletics and hermeneutics.
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Homiletics and hermeneutics. now, without getting too deep
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Now, without getting too deep into what that means,
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Into what that means, she was basically teaching
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She was basically teaching the science of preaching.
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The science of preaching. so, she was teaching young men
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So, she was teaching young men who were going to be pastors how
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Who were going to be pastors how to preach in a denomination that
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To preach in a denomination that told her, "women can't preach."
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Told her, "women can't preach." we can teach you how to preach,
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We can teach you how to preach, but we ain't gonna
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But we ain't gonna let you preach.
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Let you preach. so vada officially
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So vada officially never preached because
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Never preached because that was on sunday,
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That was on sunday, but she would teach on
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But she would teach on tuesdays and thursdays.
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Tuesdays and thursdays. you could teach,
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You could teach, but you couldn't preach.
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But you couldn't preach. you could teach
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You could teach preachers how to preach,
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Preachers how to preach, you get the picture.
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You get the picture. now, i can say this because
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Now, i can say this because i'm a grandson
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I'm a grandson and we get treated differently
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And we get treated differently than sons do.
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Than sons do. but it was no secret
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But it was no secret that my grandmother could
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That my grandmother could preach better on accident
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Preach better on accident than my grandfather
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Than my grandfather could on purpose.
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Could on purpose. she could talk about jesus
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She could talk about jesus and the twelve disciples
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And the twelve disciples in a boat,
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In a boat, and you would feel sea
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And you would feel sea spray hit your face.
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Spray hit your face. and so, when she would teach
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And so, when she would teach on tuesdays and thursdays,
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On tuesdays and thursdays, the church would be full,
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The church would be full, and there would be people
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And there would be people standing in the yard.
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Standing in the yard. and then when granddad would
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And then when granddad would get up and preach on sundays,
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Get up and preach on sundays, you could shoot a canon down
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You could shoot a canon down the middle aisle
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The middle aisle and not kill anybody.
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[laughter]ld us to watch for
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Are no longer whispering.
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They are shouting.
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In this powerful new book
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You will discover seven
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Prophetic signs
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Unfolding right now.
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You will see how
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Today's headlines
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Were written in scripture
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Thousands of years ago.
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Know the timeline.
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Understand the hour.
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Midnight is near
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With your gift of any amount.
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We want to send you
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God's prophetic clock.
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For the end of days.
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The hour we are living in.
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And when you give $175 or more.
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We will also include
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Nine biblical principles
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For judging prophecy.
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And bible tabs.
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And deeply understand
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Call the number on your screen.
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Scan the qr code or go to
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[laughter]
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And so, what did
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And so, what did the church folk do?
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The church folk do? they do what church folk do,
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They do what church folk do, they talked.
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They talked. and they started saying
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And they started saying things like,
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Things like, "well, sister vada,
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"well, sister vada, she's got the gift.
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She's got the gift. she's anointed.
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She's anointed. she is, yes.
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She is, yes. people everywhere
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People everywhere coming from all over.
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Coming from all over. praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. brother bythel,
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Brother bythel, bless his heart."
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[laughter]
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For those of you
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For those of you who don't speak christianese,
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Who don't speak christianese, when church people wanna say
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When church people wanna say something bad about you,
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Something bad about you, but don't wanna say
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But don't wanna say something bad,
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Something bad, they just fill it in with,
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They just fill it in with, "bless his heart."
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"bless his heart." they don't really mean
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They don't really mean bless your heart,
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Bless your heart, they mean bless your heart.
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[laughter]
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And vada,
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And vada, being the kind of woman
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Being the kind of woman she was with
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She was with the character she had,
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The character she had, as she listened
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As she listened to the church talk about how
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To the church talk about how good she was and how
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Good she was and how brother bythel needed help,
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Brother bythel needed help, she stood up on
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She stood up on one thursday night in 1950
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One thursday night in 1950 and she said,
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And she said, "the church has been talking
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"the church has been talking about my ministry
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About my ministry and my husband's ministry."
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And my husband's ministry." and she said,
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And she said, "i'm not going to allow
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"i'm not going to allow your opinions to divide
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Your opinions to divide the house."
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The house." she said, "i'm not going
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She said, "i'm not going to teach in a pulpit
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To teach in a pulpit ever again."
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Ever again." she said,
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She said, "i'm gonna lay that life down.
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"i'm gonna lay that life down. and i believe that what god
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And i believe that what god had intended for me in
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Had intended for me in a teaching ministry,
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A teaching ministry, he will give to one
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He will give to one of my children."
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Of my children." she said it
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She said it and she meant it.
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And she meant it. and she never went
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And she never went back to the pulpit.
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Back to the pulpit. but in 1950 when she did that,
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But in 1950 when she did that, she had a 10-year-old son.
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She had a 10-year-old son. and that 10-year-old son
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And that 10-year-old son has declared the gospel
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Has declared the gospel of jesus christ not only
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Of jesus christ not only to the nations of the world,
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To the nations of the world, but to hundreds of thousands,
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But to hundreds of thousands, and even millions of people.
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[applause]
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Who have given their lives.
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[applause]
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If vada was here,
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If vada was here, she'd tell you about
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She'd tell you about matthew 16:25 where we read,
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Matthew 16:25 where we read, "whoever desires to save
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"whoever desires to save his life will lose it,
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His life will lose it, whoever loses his life
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Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
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For my sake will find it." if vada would've had
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If vada would've had the modern mindset,
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The modern mindset, she would've said,
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She would've said, "there are more people in favor
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"there are more people in favor of me than there are of you,"
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Of me than there are of you," and she would've
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And she would've spilt the house.
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Spilt the house. but instead, she said,
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But instead, she said, "i'll lay my life down
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"i'll lay my life down because i believe that
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Because i believe that if i lose my life for his sake,
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If i lose my life for his sake, he'll give it back."
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He'll give it back." i want you to hear
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I want you to hear from vada in her own words.
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Vada hagee: i may be
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Vada hagee: i may be saying too much,
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Saying too much, but let me say this one thing.
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Jesus said one soul is worth
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Jesus said one soul is worth more than all the wealth
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More than all the wealth of the world.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry. and so, winning souls
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And so, winning souls is the most important thing
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Is the most important thing in the world.
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In the world. i know you had an ambition
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I know you had an ambition to be a football player,
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To be a football player, and you could've made it.
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And you could've made it. you were invited to be a
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You were invited to be a football coach and you refused
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Football coach and you refused it to stay in the ministry,
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It to stay in the ministry, but god has helped you
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But god has helped you to reach souls,
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To reach souls, and when you
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And when you get to heaven, eternity,
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Get to heaven, eternity, it's gonna --
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It's gonna pay off.
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[applause]
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Pastor matt: now, let's go
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Pastor matt: now, let's go to the other side of the family.
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To the other side of the family. you met grandma hagee,
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You met grandma hagee, i'll introduce you
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I'll introduce you to grandma castro.
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[speaking spanish]
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This is miss velia castro.
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This is miss velia castro. she's where all the good hair
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She's where all the good hair genes come from.
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Genes come from. now, if you don't
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Now, if you don't have an abuelita,
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Have an abuelita, you need one.
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You need one. they live in kitchens.
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[laughter]
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And they make everything better.
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And they make everything better. miss velia castro.
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[applause]
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She was described by my father
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She was described by my father as an angel in brown skin.
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As an angel in brown skin. and i can tell you
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And i can tell you that's the truth.
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That's the truth. she made everything better.
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She made everything better. proverbs 31:12 gives us a verse
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Proverbs 31:12 gives us a verse that describes velia castro.
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That describes velia castro. she does him,
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She does him, him being her husband,
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Him being her husband, good and not evil
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Good and not evil all the days of her life.
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All the days of her life. if she was here
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If she was here in this room today,
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In this room today, she wouldn't say much,
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She wouldn't say much, but she would be a testament
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But she would be a testament to the power of love
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To the power of love when you live it in god's word.
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When you live it in god's word. she would tell young mothers
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She would tell young mothers and ladies alike that marriage
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And ladies alike that marriage isn't easy
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Isn't easy but it's blessed
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But it's blessed and it's worth it.
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And it's worth it. she and my grandfather
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She and my grandfather were married for 70 years.
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Were married for 70 years. do you know how you stay married
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Do you know how you stay married for 70 years?
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For 70 years? 'cause you want to.
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'cause you want to. they didn't win
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They didn't win the marriage lottery,
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The marriage lottery, they didn't catch
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They didn't catch all the breaks,
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All the breaks, life wasn't always fun and fair,
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Life wasn't always fun and fair, but when it got tough,
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But when it got tough, they got tougher,
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They got tougher, and she'd tell you
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And she'd tell you it was worth it.
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It was worth it. i wanna take you to another
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I wanna take you to another woman in our lives,
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Woman in our lives, this is my mother-in-law,
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This is my mother-in-law, mrs. patty young.
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Mrs. patty young. she joined the great cloud
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She joined the great cloud of witnesses and is celebrating
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Of witnesses and is celebrating mother's day in heaven today,
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Mother's day in heaven today, she passed away
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She passed away this past december.
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This past december. she was one of the sweetest
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She was one of the sweetest souls that you ever met.
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Souls that you ever met. john 15:12, jesus said,
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John 15:12, jesus said, "this is my commandment
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"this is my commandment that you love one another
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That you love one another as i have loved you."
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As i have loved you." this lady loved people
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This lady loved people like jesus loved people.
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Like jesus loved people. most people love you
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Most people love you until you make them angry,
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Until you make them angry, she loved you in spite
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She loved you in spite of what you had done.
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Of what you had done. just the way jesus loves you.
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Just the way jesus loves you. he loves you
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He loves you in spite of yourself.
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In spite of yourself. she found the good in everybody.
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She found the good in everybody. and if she was here today,
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And if she was here today, she'd kill me
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She'd kill me for putting her picture
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For putting her picture on that screen.
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On that screen. but since she's not,
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But since she's not, she'd tell every
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She'd tell every woman and every mother,
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Woman and every mother, "always find something good
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"always find something good in those you love and remind
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In those you love and remind them of that thing every day."
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[applause]
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Two more and then we go home.
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Two more and then we go home. my mother, miss diana hagee.
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My mother, miss diana hagee. see what i'm talking about?
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See what i'm talking about? the good hair genes?
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[applause]
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This is what she looked
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This is what she looked like when we showed up.
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Like when we showed up. forty-eight mother's days later,
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Forty-eight mother's days later, she still loves
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She still loves with reckless abandon.
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With reckless abandon. my mother has taken care
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My mother has taken care of every human being that walked
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Of every human being that walked through the door of her house
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Through the door of her house with overwhelming grace
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With overwhelming grace and compassion.
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And compassion. she only knows one speed
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She only knows one speed and it's overdrive.
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And it's overdrive. so, if you need help,
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So, if you need help, it's coming but it's gonna
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It's coming but it's gonna be there quickly.
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Be there quickly. you need a friend?
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You need a friend? she's there.
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She's there. you need food,
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You need food, you better clean
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You better clean out the fridge.
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Out the fridge. for 49 years,
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For 49 years, she has stood by my father
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She has stood by my father and she demonstrates what
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And she demonstrates what it means to be the rib
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It means to be the rib that supports the whole.
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That supports the whole. jesus told his disciples.
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[applause]
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Jesus commanded the church,
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Jesus commanded the church, "pray for one another,
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"pray for one another, carry one another's burdens,
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Carry one another's burdens, love one another,"
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Love one another," and for 49 years,
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And for 49 years, my mother has made this church
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My mother has made this church a place that does exactly that,
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A place that does exactly that, cares for, loves,
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Cares for, loves, and watches over one another.
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And watches over one another. we are the body of christ
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We are the body of christ because of what god has
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Because of what god has done through them together.
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[applause]
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Last but not least,
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Last but not least, my wife,
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My wife, the mother of my four children,
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The mother of my four children, miss kendal hagee.
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[applause]
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I didn't meet her
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I didn't meet her until 2001.
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Until 2001. and here's how we met.
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And here's how we met. i came home from the university
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I came home from the university in 2000 and went right to work.
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In 2000 and went right to work. on one day,
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On one day, i'm having a meeting
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I'm having a meeting with my employer.
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[laughter]
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And i'm getting
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And i'm getting a performance evaluation.
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A performance evaluation. and in this evaluation,
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And in this evaluation, he lets me know,
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He lets me know, "you need a wife."
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"you need a wife." now, you say that sounds
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Now, you say that sounds like a father/son conversation.
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Like a father/son conversation. no, my boss was telling me that
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No, my boss was telling me that no pastor is ever going to reach
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No pastor is ever going to reach the world all on his own,
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The world all on his own, it's time for you
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It's time for you to get married.
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To get married. he was not just giving
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He was not just giving fatherly advice,
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Fatherly advice, but he was very clearly
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But he was very clearly making a statement,
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Making a statement, and it was something that
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And it was something that he was dead serious about.
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He was dead serious about. he said it like they
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He said it like they were handing out wives
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Were handing out wives at walmart.
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[laughter]
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"i'll have that done
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"i'll have that done by 5 o'clock, sir."
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[laughter]
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So, doing my best to get out
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So, doing my best to get out of the hot seat,
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Of the hot seat, i did the only smart thing
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I did the only smart thing a human being could do,
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A human being could do, i asked my pastor to pray
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I asked my pastor to pray with me about what my employer
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With me about what my employer had instructed me.
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[laughter]
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I said,
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I said, "i would like for you
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"i would like for you to pray with me about
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To pray with me about this wife."
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This wife." and he said, "what?"
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And he said, "what?" i said,
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I said, "i want you to pray with me."
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"i want you to pray with me." he said,
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He said, "son, you've been
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"son, you've been in bible school too long.
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In bible school too long. just go on a date."
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[laughter]
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And i said, "no,"
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And i said, "no," i said,
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I said, "i'm not gonna do that."
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"i'm not gonna do that." i said, "you know god,
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I said, "you know god, he's known who my wife would be
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He's known who my wife would be the day she was born."
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The day she was born." and i said,
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And i said, "i don't want just any wife,
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"i don't want just any wife, i want the wife that
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I want the wife that god wants for me."
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[applause]
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And so,
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And so, i had written down 21 things.
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I had written down 21 things. now, those of you who wanna
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Now, those of you who wanna make something spiritual
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Make something spiritual out of 21 things,
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Out of 21 things, "oh, he did
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"oh, he did 7 times 3, times," --
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7 times 3, times," -- no, no, no, no.
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No, no, no, no. it was just 21 things, okay?
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It was just 21 things, okay? no significance to it,
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No significance to it, but i figured if she met
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But i figured if she met all of those 21 things,
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All of those 21 things, then it had to be her.
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Then it had to be her. so, i wrote it down,
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So, i wrote it down, i put it in my bible.
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I put it in my bible. and we started praying about it
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And we started praying about it in september of 2001.
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In september of 2001. now, in october,
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Now, in october, 30 days later, 2001,
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30 days later, 2001, kendal walks into
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Kendal walks into my sunday school class.
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My sunday school class. there's a ram
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There's a ram in the thicket, boys.
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[laughter]
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A few days later,
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A few days later, pastor and i are having
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Pastor and i are having breakfast up here at jim's
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Breakfast up here at jim's at blanco.
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At blanco. if you don't think good
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If you don't think good things happen at jim's,
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Things happen at jim's, let me tell you.
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[laughter]
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And kendal walks into jim's,
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And kendal walks into jim's, and she's wearing her
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And she's wearing her nursing scrubs because she
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Nursing scrubs because she was working at the methodist
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Was working at the methodist hospital at the night shift
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Hospital at the night shift as an icu nurse.
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As an icu nurse. and as she walks through
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And as she walks through the door,
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The door, she smiles and waves.
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She smiles and waves. i'd seen her at sunday school,
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I'd seen her at sunday school, and dad, kinda,
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And dad, kinda, hits me with an elbow.
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[laughter]
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And he says, "hey,
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And he says, "hey, i think she's looking at you."
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I think she's looking at you." i said,
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I said, "no, she's not looking at me."
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"no, she's not looking at me." i said,
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I said, "i think she goes to the church,
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"i think she goes to the church, she's probably looking at you."
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She's probably looking at you." he said,
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He said, "she ain't looking at me."
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[laughter]
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And being the shy
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And being the shy and subtle guy that he is,
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And subtle guy that he is, timid in every way,
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Timid in every way, he said,
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He said, "there's only one
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"there's only one way to find out."
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Way to find out." and he went.
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And he went. [whistles]
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[whistles] "honey."
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[laughter]
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Subtle as a brick.
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Subtle as a brick. matchmaker, matchmaker,
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Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match.
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Make me a match. now i say all that to say this,
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Now i say all that to say this, kendal was then,
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Kendal was then, and she is now,
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And she is now, an answer to prayer.
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An answer to prayer. i love you.
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[applause]
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I want every mother to stand
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I want every mother to stand in our sanctuary today.
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[applause]
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Now men, listen to me,
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Now men, listen to me, proverbs 31 says,
00:25:03.728 --> 00:25:04.930
Proverbs 31 says, "her children rise up
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"her children rise up and call her blessed,
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And call her blessed, her husband praises her."
00:25:09.134 --> 00:25:12.003
Her husband praises her." i'm gonna give you 30 seconds
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I'm gonna give you 30 seconds to show these wonderful ladies
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To show these wonderful ladies how much you appreciate them
00:25:17.442 --> 00:25:20.078
How much you appreciate them by giving them a praise
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By giving them a praise worthy round of applause
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Worthy round of applause and showering them with hugs
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And showering them with hugs and the affection
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And the affection that they deserve.
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That they deserve. go.
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[cheering and applause]
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Thank you for joining us today.
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Thank you for joining us today. i pray that you were encouraged
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I pray that you were encouraged by this message
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By this message and that you remember
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And that you remember some of the precious moments
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Some of the precious moments that you've had to share
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That you've had to share with some of the
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With some of the wonderful women in your life.
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Wonderful women in your life. on this mother's day,
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On this mother's day, we not only want to encourage
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We not only want to encourage every mother who's watching,
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Every mother who's watching, but we want to remind you
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But we want to remind you of the promise
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Of the promise of god's word in your life
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Of god's word in your life that every seed you sow,
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That every seed you sow, god will use it
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God will use it to return a blessing
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To return a blessing and a harvest in your future.
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And a harvest in your future. god bless you
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God bless you and thank you for being with us
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And thank you for being with us today.
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One message still brings peace.
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At hagee ministries.
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Our mission is clear.
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Proclaim
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The truth of god's word.
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Equip believers
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And reach the lost.
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From the sanctuary of hope.
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To feeding the hungry
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And caring for the sick.
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Matt Hagee - The Heart of the House ... Mom

May 10, 2026 | 27:29

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