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Matt Hagee - Hope That Does Not Fail

March 24, 2025 | S25:E74

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Hope That Does Not Fail | March 24, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: if you
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Pastor matt hagee: if you brought your bibles,
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Brought your bibles, turn them to the book of
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Turn them to the book of romans 5,
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Romans 5, beginning at the 1st
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Beginning at the 1st through the 5th verse,
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Through the 5th verse, as this morning we begin
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As this morning we begin a new sermon series on a topic
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A new sermon series on a topic that is one of the most vital
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That is one of the most vital elements in any human being's
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Elements in any human being's existence,
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Existence, and that is hope.
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And that is hope. we live in a generation that
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We live in a generation that is so filled with stress
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Is so filled with stress and so troubled with turmoil,
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And so troubled with turmoil, so packed with trials.
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So packed with trials. [right.]
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[right.] that in this generation,
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That in this generation, unlike never before,
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Unlike never before, people are simply giving up.
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People are simply giving up. why?
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Why? because they've lost hope.
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Because they've lost hope. they've lost hope that things
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They've lost hope that things will ever get any better.
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Will ever get any better. there's hope for a better
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There's hope for a better tomorrow today.
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Tomorrow today. why?
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Why? because psalm 30:5 says,
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Because psalm 30:5 says, "weeping may endure
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"weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh
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For the night but joy cometh in the morning."
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In the morning." [yes.]
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[yes.] say that with me.
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Say that with me. "joy cometh in the morning."
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"joy cometh in the morning." don't you let despair pull you
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Don't you let despair pull you under.
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Under. take hope that joy is coming.
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Take hope that joy is coming. don't allow disappointment
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Don't allow disappointment to overwhelm you.
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To overwhelm you. take hope that joy is coming.
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Take hope that joy is coming. we have hope because of
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We have hope because of who we know.
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Who we know. we know jesus christ
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We know jesus christ and he is our hope today,
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And he is our hope today, tomorrow and forever.
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Tomorrow and forever. give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise.
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Of praise. (applause)
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(applause) let's read romans 5,
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Let's read romans 5, beginning at verse 1.
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Beginning at verse 1. if you're there, say, amen.
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If you're there, say, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] "therefore,
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"therefore, having been justified
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Having been justified by faith,
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By faith, we have peace with god
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We have peace with god through our lord jesus christ,
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Through our lord jesus christ, through whom also we have
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Through whom also we have access by faith into
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Access by faith into this grace in which we stand,
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This grace in which we stand, and rejoice in the hope
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And rejoice in the hope of the glory of god.
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Of the glory of god. and not only that,
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And not only that, but we also glory
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But we also glory in tribulations,
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In tribulations, knowing that tribulations
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Knowing that tribulations produce perseverance;
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Produce perseverance; perseverance,
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Perseverance, character;
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Character; and character,
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And character, hope.
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Hope. now hope does not
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Now hope does not disappoint --"
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Disappoint --" read that again.
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Read that again. "now hope does not
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"now hope does not disappoint."
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Disappoint." "-- because the love of god
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"-- because the love of god has been poured out in our
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Has been poured out in our hearts by the holy spirit
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Hearts by the holy spirit who was given to us."
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Who was given to us." heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, today we thank you for
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Today we thank you for your son, jesus christ,
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Your son, jesus christ, by whom which you have given
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By whom which you have given us the gift of salvation.
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Us the gift of salvation. and so today,
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And so today, we thank the father, the son,
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We thank the father, the son, and the holy ghost
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And the holy ghost for being in this place,
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For being in this place, for being our source of hope,
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For being our source of hope, for giving us the strength
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For giving us the strength to live and know that
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To live and know that because jesus lives,
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Because jesus lives, we're more than conquerors
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We're more than conquerors through christ.
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Through christ. it's in your name that we pray
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It's in your name that we pray and ask these things.
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And ask these things. and all of god's children
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And all of god's children said, praise the lord.
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Said, praise the lord. [praise the lord!]
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[praise the lord!] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. if you're going to have hope
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If you're going to have hope for a better tomorrow,
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For a better tomorrow, you've got to know where hope
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You've got to know where hope comes from.
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Comes from. and in this life,
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And in this life, the only valid source of hope
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The only valid source of hope comes from above.
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Comes from above. [yes.]
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[yes.] i'll use this story to
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I'll use this story to illustrate what i mean.
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Illustrate what i mean. on august 5, 2010,
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On august 5, 2010, at the sam jose copper
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At the sam jose copper and gold mine in the nation
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And gold mine in the nation of chile,
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Of chile, a 33-man work crew went into
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A 33-man work crew went into the mine just as they had
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The mine just as they had many times before.
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Many times before. they traveled through
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They traveled through the entrance of the mine,
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The entrance of the mine, 2,300 feet below the surface
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2,300 feet below the surface of the earth and were
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Of the earth and were three miles away from where
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Three miles away from where they started above ground
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They started above ground when suddenly,
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When suddenly, a massive collapse in the mine
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A massive collapse in the mine had them trapped more than
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Had them trapped more than 2,000 feet underground.
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2,000 feet underground. these 33 men had no idea
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These 33 men had no idea if anyone up above knew where
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If anyone up above knew where they were.
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They were. no one from up above knew
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No one from up above knew if they were alive.
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If they were alive. these men were powerless to do
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These men were powerless to do anything to get back to
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Anything to get back to the surface,
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The surface, to get back to fresh air,
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To get back to fresh air, to get back to the promise
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To get back to the promise of life.
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Of life. if they're going to have
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If they're going to have any hope of a future,
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Any hope of a future, their hope has got to come
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Their hope has got to come from above.
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From above. what they did not know
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What they did not know during the 17 days that they
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During the 17 days that they were waiting is that there
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Were waiting is that there were teams of geologists
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Were teams of geologists and scientists from all over
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And scientists from all over the world who were working day
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The world who were working day and night,
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And night, drilling six-inch boreholes
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Drilling six-inch boreholes trying to find out if there
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Trying to find out if there was a chamber in this mine
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Was a chamber in this mine where the missing men could be
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Where the missing men could be found.
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Found. day after day,
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Day after day, from up above,
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From up above, they were drilling down
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They were drilling down through thousands of feet
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Through thousands of feet of rock.
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Of rock. and finally on day 17,
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And finally on day 17, a six-inch borehole pokes
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A six-inch borehole pokes through the collapsed mine
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Through the collapsed mine into the chamber
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Into the chamber where these men are gathered.
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Where these men are gathered. the men could hear
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The men could hear the drill bit coming,
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The drill bit coming, and they quickly wrote
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And they quickly wrote a hand-written note.
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A hand-written note. and when the drill bit poked
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And when the drill bit poked through the wall,
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Through the wall, they jumped up and stuck it
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They jumped up and stuck it on there with duct tape.
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On there with duct tape. thank god for duct tape.
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Thank god for duct tape. (laughter)
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(laughter) and on the note, it said,
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And on the note, it said, "estamos bien en el refugio
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"estamos bien en el refugio los treinta y tres,"
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Los treinta y tres," which means "we're good.
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Which means "we're good. we're in the refuge.
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We're in the refuge. there are 33 of us."
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There are 33 of us." now here's the thing about
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Now here's the thing about this six-inch hole;
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This six-inch hole; it didn't get them out of
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It didn't get them out of the mine.
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The mine. it's too small for them to do
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It's too small for them to do anything but know that there's
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Anything but know that there's someone up above who's coming
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Someone up above who's coming down to rescue them.
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Down to rescue them. [yes.]
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[yes.] what happened on day 17
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What happened on day 17 is that for the first time
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Is that for the first time in more than two weeks,
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In more than two weeks, they had hope.
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They had hope. somebody's looking for me.
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Somebody's looking for me. somebody's trying to help me.
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Somebody's trying to help me. somebody's reaching down
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Somebody's reaching down to me.
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To me. the six-inch hole did not get
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The six-inch hole did not get them out of the trouble
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Them out of the trouble that they were in,
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That they were in, but it gave them hope that
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But it gave them hope that help was on the way,
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Help was on the way, and it encouraged them
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And it encouraged them until the rescue team arrived.
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Until the rescue team arrived. and on day 69,
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And on day 69, all 33 men were pulled out of
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All 33 men were pulled out of that hole alive.
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That hole alive. (applause)
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(applause) many of you sitting
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Many of you sitting in this sanctuary
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In this sanctuary and millions of you watching
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And millions of you watching today,
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Today, you sit here today and you
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You sit here today and you feel like your life is
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Feel like your life is a big cave-in.
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A big cave-in. everything has collapsed
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Everything has collapsed around you.
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Around you. and you're wondering if
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And you're wondering if anybody knows just how
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Anybody knows just how underneath the weight of
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Underneath the weight of the world you are.
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The world you are. maybe your business caved
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Maybe your business caved in because of economic
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In because of economic circumstances beyond
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Circumstances beyond your control.
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Your control. maybe your marriage caved in
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Maybe your marriage caved in regardless of how hard
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Regardless of how hard you tried to save it.
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You tried to save it. whatever it is,
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Whatever it is, something in the world around
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Something in the world around you came crashing down,
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You came crashing down, and it broke your heart,
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And it broke your heart, and it destroyed your dreams.
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And it destroyed your dreams. and now you sit here wondering
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And now you sit here wondering if there is any hope
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If there is any hope for tomorrow.
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For tomorrow. desperately, you're waiting.
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Desperately, you're waiting. where will my help come from?
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Where will my help come from? is there any hope for
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Is there any hope for my family?
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My family? is there any hope for
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Is there any hope for my future?
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My future? is there any hope for me?
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Is there any hope for me? what i want you to know
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What i want you to know is that there is someone
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Is that there is someone who is up above you,
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Who is up above you, and he is diligently working
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And he is diligently working night and day,
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Night and day, digging down to you,
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Digging down to you, trying to lift you from
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Trying to lift you from underneath the burden that
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Underneath the burden that you're under.
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You're under. he may not extract you today,
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He may not extract you today, but he sent a lifeline
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But he sent a lifeline named jesus christ
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Named jesus christ through the holy spirit.
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Through the holy spirit. and he punched a hole from up
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And he punched a hole from up above,
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Above, down into the pit of despair.
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Down into the pit of despair. and he's asking you today,
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And he's asking you today, have faith in god.
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Have faith in god. take hold of hope
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Take hold of hope and put your trust in me,
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And put your trust in me, because help is on the way!
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Because help is on the way! [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) you say,
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You say, "how do you know this?"
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"how do you know this?" the five verses we just read,
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The five verses we just read, romans 5:1 through 5.
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Romans 5:1 through 5. you need to understand that
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You need to understand that the chapters and the verses
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The chapters and the verses were not put in until
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Were not put in until the scriptures were canonized
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The scriptures were canonized so that we would know where to
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So that we would know where to tell you to turn in services
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Tell you to turn in services like these.
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Like these. we couldn't say,
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We couldn't say, "just turn to the middle of
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"just turn to the middle of the book and figure it out."
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The book and figure it out." (laughter)
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(laughter) so paul did not number
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So paul did not number these verses.
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These verses. but what he did do
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But what he did do in the letter to the romans
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In the letter to the romans is he wrote it in
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Is he wrote it in four separate parts.
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Four separate parts. romans 1 through 4 is kind of
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Romans 1 through 4 is kind of part one.
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Part one. romans 5, 6, 7 and 8
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Romans 5, 6, 7 and 8 is part two.
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Is part two. romans 9, 10 and 11
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Romans 9, 10 and 11 concerns god's policy
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Concerns god's policy and his dispensation
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And his dispensation towards the jews.
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Towards the jews. romans 12, 13
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Romans 12, 13 and the remainder
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And the remainder is the conclusion of the book.
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Is the conclusion of the book. so if you're going understand
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So if you're going understand the book of romans,
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The book of romans, you can't take it
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You can't take it in one chapter and one verse.
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In one chapter and one verse. you have to look at it
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You have to look at it in the entirety of it
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In the entirety of it in the sections,
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In the sections, 1 through 4,
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1 through 4, 5 through 8.
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5 through 8. so here in 5 through 8,
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So here in 5 through 8, paul is telling us about hope
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Paul is telling us about hope and peace
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And peace and where it comes from.
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And where it comes from. and he says that the hope
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And he says that the hope and the peace that we have
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And the peace that we have comes from this fact,
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Comes from this fact, romans 5:1,
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Romans 5:1, "having been justified
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"having been justified by faith --"
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By faith --" say that with me.
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Say that with me. "having been justified
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"having been justified by faith."
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By faith." "-- we have peace with
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"-- we have peace with god through jesus christ
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God through jesus christ our lord."
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Our lord." paul connects some dots here.
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Paul connects some dots here. the only way to have peace
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The only way to have peace with god is through
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With god is through jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] you don't have peace with god
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You don't have peace with god unless you come through
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Unless you come through the son.
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The son. paul tells us in romans 5:12
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Paul tells us in romans 5:12 that all of us were caught
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That all of us were caught in a cave-in.
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In a cave-in. in romans 5:12, he says,
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In romans 5:12, he says, "by one man sin entered
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"by one man sin entered the world...
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The world... and death spread to all men,"
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And death spread to all men," because of what adam did.
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Because of what adam did. you see this guy down here
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You see this guy down here at the bottom of this pit of
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At the bottom of this pit of despair?
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Despair? he's looking up trying to
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He's looking up trying to figure out how god's going to
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Figure out how god's going to get down to him,
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Get down to him, because he's powerless to do
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Because he's powerless to do anything to get to where
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Anything to get to where god is.
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God is. and so god,
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And so god, knowing that by one man
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Knowing that by one man did sin enter the world,
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Did sin enter the world, he just started drilling down
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He just started drilling down through time and through space
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Through time and through space and through every other
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And through every other element that in any way was
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Element that in any way was going to keep man from god.
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Going to keep man from god. and this is how it begins.
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And this is how it begins. in genesis 3:15,
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In genesis 3:15, the drill bit hits the bedrock
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The drill bit hits the bedrock and it starts grinding down,
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And it starts grinding down, because it said
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Because it said jesus christ was the seed of
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Jesus christ was the seed of the woman.
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The woman. and then in exodus 12:5,
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And then in exodus 12:5, it keeps drilling down,
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It keeps drilling down, because jesus christ is
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Because jesus christ is the type and shadow of the
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The type and shadow of the spotless lamb at the passover
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Spotless lamb at the passover that's tethered to the door.
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That's tethered to the door. and then it keeps drilling
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And then it keeps drilling down in leviticus where he
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Down in leviticus where he tells the children of israel
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Tells the children of israel that there's a scapegoat
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That there's a scapegoat that's going to pay for
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That's going to pay for your sin.
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Your sin. and it keeps drilling down
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And it keeps drilling down into numbers 19 where we're
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Into numbers 19 where we're purified from every
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Purified from every transgression and every form
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Transgression and every form of defilement
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Of defilement through the ashes of a heifer.
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Through the ashes of a heifer. and then it keeps drilling
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And then it keeps drilling down through deuteronomy 18
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Down through deuteronomy 18 where moses says god is going
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Where moses says god is going to bring another deliverer
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To bring another deliverer just like me.
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Just like me. and he's going to deliver
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And he's going to deliver my people.
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My people. and he keeps drilling down.
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And he keeps drilling down. every chapter,
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Every chapter, every verse,
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Every verse, every line,
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Every line, every letter,
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Every letter, god is drilling down,
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God is drilling down, drilling down,
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Drilling down, drilling down,
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Drilling down, drilling down until you get to
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Drilling down until you get to galatians 4:4
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Galatians 4:4 where it says,
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Where it says, "in the fullness of time,
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"in the fullness of time, god sent forth his only
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God sent forth his only begotten son
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Begotten son through a woman under the law;
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Through a woman under the law; that he might redeem all of
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That he might redeem all of those who are under the law
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Those who are under the law and make them sons of god.
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And make them sons of god. he sent a blessed hope,
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He sent a blessed hope, and his name is jesus christ!
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And his name is jesus christ! and because of what christ
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And because of what christ has done,
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Has done, we're sons and daughters
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We're sons and daughters of god today!
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Of god today! give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise!
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Of praise! (applause)
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When we focus on our desire,
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Rather than god's will
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For our lives.
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The best time to be
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Happy is now,
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But we miss the point
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If we forget that every good
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And perfect gift
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Comes from god.
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Happiness is found
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Not just in the destination,
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But along the journey to
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What god has planned for us.
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For your gift of any amount
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This month, we'll send you
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The newly updated
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Being happy in an unhappy world
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By pastor john
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And with a generous gift
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Of $175,
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You'll receive
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A full collection of resources,
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Including happiness
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In the psalms. prayer cards.
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These cards
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Feature verses from the psalms
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That focus on joy, peace,
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And finding happiness
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In god's presence.
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You'll also receive
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The brand new
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My heart is glad
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Tumblr featuring psalm 16:9
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And a gratitude journal
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To guide you
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Into living in the power
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Of daily gratitude.
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Joy and happiness are needed
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More than ever in our world.
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Call the number on your screen
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Or visit
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Jhm.org/happy.
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This lifeline,
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This lifeline, it's the hope that you have
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It's the hope that you have that someday you're going to
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That someday you're going to see the glory of god.
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See the glory of god. [amen.]
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[amen.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] it's not going to get you out
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It's not going to get you out of traffic jams and taxes
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Of traffic jams and taxes here on earth.
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Here on earth. (laughter)
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(laughter) some people twist it to say
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Some people twist it to say that.
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That. "oh, because i've got jesus,
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"oh, because i've got jesus, my troubles are gone."
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My troubles are gone." wrong!
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Wrong! read romans.
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Read romans. [amen.]
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[amen.] we persevere in trials.
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We persevere in trials. we celebrate them.
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We celebrate them. [yes.]
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[yes.] why?
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Why? because we know that it's
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Because we know that it's producing something saying
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Producing something saying that hope of god's glory is
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That hope of god's glory is what we're about to receive.
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What we're about to receive. [thank you.]
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[thank you.] we have hope today.
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We have hope today. [yes.]
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[yes.] i said,
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I said, "we have hope today."
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"we have hope today." [amen!]
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[amen!] and his name is jesus.
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And his name is jesus. (applause)
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(applause) we've been justified by faith,
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We've been justified by faith, and have peace with god
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And have peace with god through jesus christ.
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Through jesus christ. and then in verse 2,
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And then in verse 2, he says,
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He says, "through whom we also have
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"through whom we also have access by faith."
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Access by faith." that's a very important
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That's a very important verse.
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Verse. "through whom we also have
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"through whom we also have access by faith."
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Access by faith." and then it says what happens
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And then it says what happens whenever we take access
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Whenever we take access by faith in god.
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By faith in god. "we have access by faith,
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"we have access by faith, and we receive grace by which
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And we receive grace by which we stand.
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We stand. therefore we rejoice
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Therefore we rejoice in the glory of god."
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In the glory of god." you remember i said that for
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You remember i said that for 52 days that six-inch hole
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52 days that six-inch hole is how they would send down
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Is how they would send down the necessary supplies.
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The necessary supplies. but the miners would send
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But the miners would send messages up.
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Messages up. this is what grace and faith
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This is what grace and faith do in the life of a believer.
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Do in the life of a believer. in faith,
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In faith, you go into heavenly places
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You go into heavenly places when you ask god in prayer.
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When you ask god in prayer. [yes.]
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[yes.] and he sends grace back down
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And he sends grace back down for you to continue to stand
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For you to continue to stand in faith until you see what
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In faith until you see what you're asking for.
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You're asking for. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) you send faith up.
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You send faith up. he sends grace down.
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He sends grace down. and you keep standing in hope
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And you keep standing in hope that the glory of god is on
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That the glory of god is on its way.
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Its way. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] it's your lifeline
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It's your lifeline until your answer arrives.
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Until your answer arrives. [yes.]
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[yes.] the problem is,
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The problem is, is most people don't take
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Is most people don't take the grace to stand.
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The grace to stand. they just have an impatient
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They just have an impatient attitude that says,
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Attitude that says, "god didn't do it for me
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"god didn't do it for me on my timeline."
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On my timeline." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [exactly.]
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[exactly.] [yes.]
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[yes.] romans 5 is connected to
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Romans 5 is connected to romans 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Romans 1, 2, 3 and 4 with this one word,
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With this one word, "therefore."
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"therefore." paul begins,
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Paul begins, "therefore,
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"therefore, having been justified..."
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Having been justified..." "therefore" means connecting
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"therefore" means connecting everything that i had just
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Everything that i had just said.
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Said. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and so what he's saying
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And so what he's saying there is,
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There is, "everything that i said
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"everything that i said in romans 1 through 4,
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In romans 1 through 4, i'm connecting with this
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I'm connecting with this word."
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Word." so what did he say
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So what did he say in romans 1 through 4?
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In romans 1 through 4? here's just a few of
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Here's just a few of the highlights.
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The highlights. first, he says,
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First, he says, "grace and peace to you from
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"grace and peace to you from god our father and the lord
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God our father and the lord jesus christ."
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Jesus christ." now grace, that's from god;
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Now grace, that's from god; peace, that's from jesus.
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Peace, that's from jesus. you can't have both unless you
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You can't have both unless you have jesus and god.
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Have jesus and god. [amen.]
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[amen.] grace comes from god
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Grace comes from god the father,
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The father, peace through jesus christ.
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Peace through jesus christ. how did that peace come?
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How did that peace come? that peace came when jesus
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That peace came when jesus gave his life --
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Gave his life -- [that's right.]
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[that's right.] -- which is why paul
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-- which is why paul in romans 1:16 says,
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In romans 1:16 says, "i am not ashamed of
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"i am not ashamed of the gospel of jesus christ."
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The gospel of jesus christ." what was the gospel of
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What was the gospel of jesus christ?
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Jesus christ? that he died and rose again.
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That he died and rose again. and he said,
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And he said, "this gospel is the power of
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"this gospel is the power of god unto salvation for all
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God unto salvation for all who believe."
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Who believe." what he was saying is
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What he was saying is without christ,
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Without christ, there is no salvation.
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There is no salvation. without the grace of god,
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Without the grace of god, there is no salvation.
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There is no salvation. without the power of god,
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Without the power of god, there is no salvation.
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There is no salvation. so if you put your faith in
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So if you put your faith in the gospel and in this power,
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The gospel and in this power, then you have salvation.
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Then you have salvation. [good preaching.]
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[good preaching.] verse 17,
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Verse 17, "the just shall live by --"
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"the just shall live by --" what?
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What? [faith.]
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[faith.] "-- faith."
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"-- faith." "the just shall live by --"
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"the just shall live by --" what?
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What? [faith!]
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[faith!] not church affiliation,
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Not church affiliation, not membership.
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Not membership. [come on.]
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[come on.] not christening,
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Not christening, not sprinkling,
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Not sprinkling, not your man-made garments,
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Not your man-made garments, but by --
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But by -- [faith.]
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[faith.] -- faith.
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-- faith. so if you want to be
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So if you want to be justified,
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Justified, "justified," meaning in
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"justified," meaning in the courts of heaven as if
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The courts of heaven as if you had never sinned.
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You had never sinned. anybody feel that?
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Anybody feel that? i mean i'd take that.
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I mean i'd take that. (laughter)
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(laughter) you mean you're going to
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You mean you're going to forget everything i did wrong?
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Forget everything i did wrong? you're going to put it under
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You're going to put it under the blood and you're not going
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The blood and you're not going to hold it against me anymore?
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To hold it against me anymore? i'm not going to have to
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I'm not going to have to answer for every sin
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Answer for every sin and every transgression?
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And every transgression? you're going to cover that
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You're going to cover that with your grace?
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With your grace? and all i have to do is have
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And all i have to do is have a little bit of --
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A little bit of -- [faith.]
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[faith.] -- faith.
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-- faith. i'll take that.
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I'll take that. (applause)
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(applause) and then he says,
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And then he says, in verse 18 of romans 1,
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In verse 18 of romans 1, what the alternative is.
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What the alternative is. the alternative to living with
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The alternative to living with faith in the power of
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Faith in the power of the gospel is this:
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The gospel is this: "the wrath of god is revealed
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"the wrath of god is revealed against all ungodliness
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Against all ungodliness and all the unrighteousness
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And all the unrighteousness of men."
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Of men." paul is saying it doesn't
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Paul is saying it doesn't matter who you are,
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Matter who you are, it doesn't matter where you
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It doesn't matter where you come from,
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Come from, it doesn't matter how much
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It doesn't matter how much you have or don't have;
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You have or don't have; without faith in the gospel,
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Without faith in the gospel, without faith in jesus christ,
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Without faith in jesus christ, you are unrighteous.
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You are unrighteous. without his blood and the only
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Without his blood and the only thing that you'll receive
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Thing that you'll receive without the righteousness
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Without the righteousness of christ is wrath.
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Of christ is wrath. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] so here's option a,
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So here's option a, ladies and gentlemen.
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Ladies and gentlemen. you used to watch that
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You used to watch that "let's make a deal" show?
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"let's make a deal" show? (laughter)
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(laughter) let's make a deal.
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Let's make a deal. option a,
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Option a, romans 5:1,
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Romans 5:1, you have peace with god
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You have peace with god through jesus christ.
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Through jesus christ. [amen.]
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[amen.] option b,
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Option b, romans 1:18,
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Romans 1:18, the wrath of god is against
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The wrath of god is against you and your unrighteousness.
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You and your unrighteousness. how many of y'all want
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How many of y'all want option a?
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Option a? [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] i mean any option b takers
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I mean any option b takers here?
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Here? oh, i'll take god's wrath.
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Oh, i'll take god's wrath. (laughter)
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(laughter) nobody wants that deal.
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Nobody wants that deal. this is why paul says,
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This is why paul says, "i am not ashamed
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"i am not ashamed of this gospel.
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Of this gospel. because it's this gospel that
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Because it's this gospel that brings me peace with god.
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Brings me peace with god. it's this gospel that gives me
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It's this gospel that gives me access to heaven.
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Access to heaven. it's this gospel that gives me
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It's this gospel that gives me the strength by which i stand.
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The strength by which i stand. i am not ashamed of this
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I am not ashamed of this gospel because it is the power
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Gospel because it is the power of god unto salvation for all
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Of god unto salvation for all who believe."
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Who believe." [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) and what this gospel does
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And what this gospel does is it gives you access to god
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Is it gives you access to god and peace with heaven.
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And peace with heaven. [woo!]
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[woo!] people don't feel the peace of
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People don't feel the peace of god because they continue to
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God because they continue to walk in sin.
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Walk in sin. people don't feel the peace of
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People don't feel the peace of god because they will not take
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God because they will not take the time and the patience
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The time and the patience to develop the character
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To develop the character that brings hope.
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That brings hope. and the hope does not
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And the hope does not disappoint.
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Disappoint. [amen.]
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[amen.] sometimes you have to endure
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Sometimes you have to endure a little while before you get
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A little while before you get to see what god said.
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To see what god said. [amen.]
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[amen.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] when life becomes difficult,
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When life becomes difficult, people blame god,
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People blame god, rather than hope in god.
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Rather than hope in god. they accuse god almighty of
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They accuse god almighty of failing to keep his promise,
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Failing to keep his promise, rather than do what abraham
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Rather than do what abraham did.
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Did. and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "abraham hoped against hope."
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"abraham hoped against hope." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "hoped against hope."
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"hoped against hope." what does that mean?
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What does that mean? is paul being redundant there?
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Is paul being redundant there? no.
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No. he's saying that he had hope,
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He's saying that he had hope, supernatural hope,
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Supernatural hope, against all-natural hope.
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Against all-natural hope. he was saying,
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He was saying, when everything on earth
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When everything on earth was stacked against him,
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Was stacked against him, abraham still believed and put
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Abraham still believed and put his hope in a supernatural god
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His hope in a supernatural god who promised that it would
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Who promised that it would come to pass.
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Come to pass. [yes.]
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[yes.] for those of you who don't
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For those of you who don't know the story,
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Know the story, here it is in very brief
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Here it is in very brief detail.
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Detail. god promised abraham a son.
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God promised abraham a son. now he promised abraham a son
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Now he promised abraham a son when abraham was young and
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When abraham was young and strong enough and capable of
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Strong enough and capable of fathering a child through
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Fathering a child through natural means.
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Natural means. the thing about it is
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The thing about it is the son did not show up until
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The son did not show up until abraham was 100 years old.
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Abraham was 100 years old. (laughter)
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(laughter) that's exactly what
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That's exactly what abraham's wife did.
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Abraham's wife did. (laughter)
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(laughter) she laughed.
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She laughed. (laughter)
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(laughter) because it was unbelievable --
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Because it was unbelievable -- [that's right.]
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[that's right.] -- that somebody abraham's age
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-- that somebody abraham's age would be able to do such
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Would be able to do such a thing.
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A thing. could you imagine abraham
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Could you imagine abraham going to the men's
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Going to the men's bible study?
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Bible study? (laughter)
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(laughter) "guess what, boys."
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"guess what, boys." (laughter)
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(laughter) "she's pregnant."
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"she's pregnant." (laughter)
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(laughter) and to really appreciate
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And to really appreciate exactly what this hope
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Exactly what this hope and this faith
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And this faith and this perseverance
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And this perseverance and this character development
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And this character development looks like,
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Looks like, you have to read what
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You have to read what the bible says in romans 4
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The bible says in romans 4 about abraham.
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About abraham. it says,
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It says, "contrary to hope
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"contrary to hope (that natural hope),
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(that natural hope), in hope
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In hope (the supernatural hope)
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(the supernatural hope) he believed against --"
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He believed against --" what?"
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What?" "-- all-natural reasoning."
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"-- all-natural reasoning." say that with me,
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Say that with me, "all-natural reasoning."
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"all-natural reasoning." "and he put his --" what?
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"and he put his --" what? "-- hope
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"-- hope (his supernatural hope)
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(his supernatural hope) in the supernatural power
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In the supernatural power of god.
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Of god. that means that he didn't
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That means that he didn't consider his body already dead
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Consider his body already dead in verse 19.
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In verse 19. he said,
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He said, i don't care what the experts
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I don't care what the experts say.
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Say. i'm only believing in what god
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I'm only believing in what god promised me.
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Promised me. i don't care what
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I don't care what the statistics predict.
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The statistics predict. i'm only believing that god
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I'm only believing that god is able.
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Is able. i don't care how ridiculous
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I don't care how ridiculous other people think it is.
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Other people think it is. if my god said it,
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If my god said it, my god will do it.
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My god will do it. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) when it said,
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When it said, "he did not waver
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"he did not waver in his faith,"
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In his faith," that doesn't mean that
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That doesn't mean that abraham counted up to 100.
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Abraham counted up to 100. that means he counted down
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That means he counted down every day from the day he
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Every day from the day he heard the promise until the
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Heard the promise until the day he received the promise.
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Day he received the promise. and every day that he did not
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And every day that he did not receive the promise,
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Receive the promise, he just kept giving glory
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He just kept giving glory to god.
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To god. "god, i know that you're going
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"god, i know that you're going to do it because you've said
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To do it because you've said you would do it.
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You would do it. i know that it's going to take
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I know that it's going to take longer than what i want,
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Longer than what i want, but i'm not on my schedule.
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But i'm not on my schedule. i'm on your schedule.
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I'm on your schedule. god, you hear those guys
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God, you hear those guys across the street laughing
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Across the street laughing at me.
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At me. what they don't know is
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What they don't know is they're not laughing at me;
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They're not laughing at me; they're laughing at you.
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They're laughing at you. so when you hear them laugh,
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So when you hear them laugh, you go ahead and remember me
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You go ahead and remember me because i'm going to continue
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Because i'm going to continue to praise you and thank you
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To praise you and thank you for what you're going
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For what you're going to promise
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To promise and what you're going to do.
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And what you're going to do. god, i believe that you will
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God, i believe that you will keep your promise to me.
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Keep your promise to me. and i know that someday soon,
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And i know that someday soon, you're going to do exactly
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You're going to do exactly what you said you would do.
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What you said you would do. and when the man was
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And when the man was 100 years old,
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100 years old, god's hope,
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God's hope, god's promise,
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God's promise, god's provision,
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God's provision, god's answer,
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God's answer, it arrived.
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It arrived. the message, church,
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The message, church, is simply this:
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Is simply this: it may take longer than
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It may take longer than you think,
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You think, but our god has never failed
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But our god has never failed and our god will not fail.
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And our god will not fail. hold on, my child.
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Hold on, my child. joy comes in the morning!
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Joy comes in the morning! give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise!
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Of praise! (applause)
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(applause) do you remember i told you
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Do you remember i told you that 5, 6, 7 and 8
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That 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the book of romans
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In the book of romans was a section?
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Was a section? how did paul end the message?
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How did paul end the message? go to romans 8 very quickly.
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Go to romans 8 very quickly. and what he says is,
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And what he says is, "what shall we say
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"what shall we say of these things?"
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Of these things?" "what shall we say
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"what shall we say of these things?
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Of these things? if god be for us,
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If god be for us, who can be against us?
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Who can be against us? seeing that he did not spare
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Seeing that he did not spare his only begotten son,
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His only begotten son, how will he not freely give us
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How will he not freely give us all things?"
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All things?" we know he's going to give us
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We know he's going to give us all things,
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All things, because he already gave us
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Because he already gave us jesus.
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Jesus. we know that he gave us jesus
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We know that he gave us jesus because he loved us.
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Because he loved us. and so he says,
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And so he says, "who then shall separate us
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"who then shall separate us from the love of god?
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From the love of god? shall trials or tribulations,
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Shall trials or tribulations, or distress,
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Or distress, or persecution,
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Or persecution, or famine,
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Or famine, or nakedness,
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Or nakedness, or peril,
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Or peril, or sword?"
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Or sword?" no!
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No! "i am persuaded that neither
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"i am persuaded that neither height, nor depth,
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Height, nor depth, nor death, nor life,
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Nor death, nor life, nor angels...nor things
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Nor angels...nor things present nor things to come,
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Present nor things to come, nothing shall be able to
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Nothing shall be able to separate us from the love
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Separate us from the love of god."
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Of god." child of god,
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Child of god, put your hope in him!
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Put your hope in him! put your faith in him!
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Put your faith in him! believe in him!
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Believe in him! he will not fail you!
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He will not fail you! give the lord a shout
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Give the lord a shout and a handclap in this house
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And a handclap in this house today!
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Today! (applause)
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(applause) come on, church.
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Come on, church. stand to your feet and magnify
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Stand to your feet and magnify the lord with me.
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The lord with me. exalt his name in this place.
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Exalt his name in this place. we stand, heavenly father,
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We stand, heavenly father, in your grace.
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In your grace. we stand in your goodness.
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We stand in your goodness. we stand in your mercy.
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We stand in your mercy. we stand upon your promises
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We stand upon your promises today.
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Today. we thank you that we can go
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We thank you that we can go boldly into the throne room
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Boldly into the throne room and find mercy in our hour
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And find mercy in our hour of need.
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Of need. so today, in faith,
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So today, in faith, we declare health and healing
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We declare health and healing for the physical body.
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For the physical body. we declare joy
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We declare joy for the downtrodden.
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For the downtrodden. we declare strength
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We declare strength for the weary and the weak.
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For the weary and the weak. we declare victory for those
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We declare victory for those who feel defeated,
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Who feel defeated, in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, in jesus' name!
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In jesus' name! give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise!
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Of praise! pastor matt hagee: could you
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Pastor matt hagee: could you imagine what would happen
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Imagine what would happen if the church discovered
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If the church discovered the identity that christ
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The identity that christ has given us;
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Has given us; that the gates of hell
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That the gates of hell cannot prevail;
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Cannot prevail; and that we have authority
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And that we have authority on the earth because of
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On the earth because of the authority that christ has
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The authority that christ has in heaven?
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In heaven? kendal hagee: join us live
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Every sunday at jhm.org facebook or youtube.
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Facebook or youtube. pastor matt hagee: kendal
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Pastor matt hagee: kendal and i want to thank you
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And i want to thank you for being a part of today's
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For being a part of today's program.
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Program. we encourage you to join us
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I get to see you become
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I get to see you become the person god intended you
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The person god intended you to be.
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To be. thank you,
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Matt Hagee - Hope That Does Not Fail

March 24, 2025 | S25:E74

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