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Matt Hagee - How Do You Handle The Hard Place

January 6, 2026 | 28:30

Matt Hagee - How Do You Handle The Hard Place
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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - How Do You Handle The Hard Place | January 6, 2026
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  • Pastor matt hagee: 1 samuel 30
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  • Covers one of the hard places
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  • Covers one of the hard places in david's life,
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  • In david's life, and the chapter begins
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  • And the chapter begins with these words,
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  • With these words, "now, it happened."
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  • "now, it happened." how many of you know
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  • How many of you know that good stories
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  • That good stories don't begin with,
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  • Don't begin with, "now, it happened."
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  • "now, it happened." what happened in david's life?
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  • What happened in david's life? he and his 600 mighty men of war
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  • He and his 600 mighty men of war have been off fighting
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  • Have been off fighting the enemies of israel,
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  • The enemies of israel, protecting the land
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  • Protecting the land because king saul is derelict
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  • Because king saul is derelict in his responsibility.
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  • In his responsibility. king david is out doing what
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  • King david is out doing what he's supposed to be doing.
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  • He's supposed to be doing. and while he and his
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  • And while he and his mighty men of war are gone
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  • Mighty men of war are gone to the battle at gilboa,
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  • To the battle at gilboa, back home in the town
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  • Back home in the town of ziklag,
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  • Of ziklag, amalekite raiders come,
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  • Amalekite raiders come, and they begin to pillage
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  • And they begin to pillage and destroy all that
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  • And destroy all that david loves and holds dear.
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  • David loves and holds dear. his 600 men of war are marching
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  • His 600 men of war are marching back from a victorious battle
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  • Back from a victorious battle and they're waiting
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  • And they're waiting to see their wives.
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  • To see their wives. they're waiting
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  • They're waiting for the comfort of their homes.
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  • For the comfort of their homes. they're waiting
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  • They're waiting to hug their children.
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  • To hug their children. and when they get close
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  • And when they get close to the horizon where
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  • To the horizon where they should be able
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  • They should be able to see the town,
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  • To see the town, instead of seeing the roof lines
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  • Instead of seeing the roof lines of their houses,
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  • Of their houses, all they see are ashes
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  • All they see are ashes because the entire
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  • Because the entire village is burned.
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  • Village is burned. david and his mighty
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  • David and his mighty men are broken.
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  • Men are broken. and the question
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  • And the question has to be asked,
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  • Has to be asked, what do you do in your
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  • What do you do in your life when it happens?
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  • Life when it happens? how do you handle
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  • How do you handle the hard place?
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  • The hard place? what do you reach for?
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  • What do you reach for? do you go to that bottle
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  • Do you go to that bottle up on the shelf?
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  • Up on the shelf? do you go back to that old life?
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  • Do you go back to that old life? or do you put your hand
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  • Or do you put your hand in the hand of a loving
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  • In the hand of a loving god who has never failed you?
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  • God who has never failed you? sooner or later,
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  • Sooner or later, you're going to find out
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  • You're going to find out what happens in life when
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  • What happens in life when you go through the hard place,
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  • You go through the hard place, and what you need to know
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  • And what you need to know is that god will let you go
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  • Is that god will let you go through a hard place,
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  • Through a hard place, but he won't send
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  • But he won't send you there alone.
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  • You there alone. god will never fail you.
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  • God will never fail you. you may have
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  • You may have a broken heart today,
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  • A broken heart today, you may feel as though
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  • You may feel as though your life is coming apart,
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  • Your life is coming apart, but god is standing
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  • But god is standing right beside you.
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  • Right beside you. people say,
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  • People say, "if god loved me,
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  • "if god loved me, he wouldn't let me
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  • He wouldn't let me go through that."
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  • Go through that." god loves everyone
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  • God loves everyone that he has ever created,
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  • That he has ever created, and indeed he will let
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  • And indeed he will let you go through it,
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  • You go through it, but he won't leave you there.
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  • But he won't leave you there. consider the hard places where
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  • Consider the hard places where broken hearts have occurred
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  • Broken hearts have occurred throughout the word of god.
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  • Throughout the word of god. look at joseph in a pit
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  • Look at joseph in a pit listening to his brother's plan,
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  • Listening to his brother's plan, the rest of his life,
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  • The rest of his life, telling his father he's dead.
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  • Telling his father he's dead. see job kneeling in the grave
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  • See job kneeling in the grave dirt next to the caskets
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  • Dirt next to the caskets of his ten children.
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  • Of his ten children. listen to jesus christ
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  • Listen to jesus christ in gethsemane as
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  • In gethsemane as his heart breaks,
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  • His heart breaks, asking god,
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  • Asking god, "if it's possible,
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  • "if it's possible, let this cup pass from me."
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  • Let this cup pass from me." so, hard places are inevitable.
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  • So, hard places are inevitable. when you find one,
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  • When you find one, what do you do?
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  • What do you do? we're gonna look
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  • We're gonna look at what david did in
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  • At what david did in this hard place of his life,
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  • This hard place of his life, and if it worked for him,
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  • And if it worked for him, it will work for you.
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  • It will work for you. god is no respecter of persons,
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  • God is no respecter of persons, but he does respect principles.
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  • But he does respect principles. and whatever worked for one will
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  • And whatever worked for one will work for you because god
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  • Work for you because god is the same yesterday, today,
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  • Is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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  • And forever. the first thing that david
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  • The first thing that david did according to 1 samuel 30:6,
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  • Did according to 1 samuel 30:6, it says,
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  • It says, "but david strengthened
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  • "but david strengthened himself in the lord, his god."
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  • Himself in the lord, his god." david strengthened himself
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  • David strengthened himself in the lord, his god.
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  • In the lord, his god. the rest of the world
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  • The rest of the world is falling apart around him.
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  • Is falling apart around him. his family?
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  • His family? gone.
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  • Gone. his finances?
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  • His finances? destroyed.
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  • Destroyed. his friends,
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  • His friends, the dearest on earth,
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  • The dearest on earth, have turned against him.
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  • Have turned against him. and what does david do
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  • And what does david do whenever all things around
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  • Whenever all things around him are falling apart?
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  • Him are falling apart? what does david do when
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  • What does david do when everything was in order
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  • Everything was in order but now it's in chaos?
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  • But now it's in chaos? david doesn't decide that he's
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  • David doesn't decide that he's gonna get sorry for himself.
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  • Gonna get sorry for himself. david doesn't wanna play
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  • David doesn't wanna play the role of a victim.
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  • The role of a victim. we've become a society that has
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  • We've become a society that has made victims out of everybody
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  • Made victims out of everybody over everything.
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  • Over everything. we look for somebody to blame
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  • We look for somebody to blame so that we can decide
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  • So that we can decide whose fault it is,
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  • Whose fault it is, and the second we find
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  • And the second we find out whose fault it is,
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  • Out whose fault it is, then it gives us an excuse
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  • Then it gives us an excuse to just stay
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  • To just stay the way we are.
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  • The way we are. but that's not
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  • But that's not what david's gonna do.
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  • What david's gonna do. david doesn't listen
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  • David doesn't listen to the criticism of those who
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  • To the criticism of those who are against him,
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  • Are against him, and david doesn't sit down
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  • And david doesn't sit down and weep in the situation
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  • And weep in the situation that has occurred.
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  • That has occurred. the bible says that david
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  • The bible says that david strengthened himself.
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  • Strengthened himself. what does that mean?
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  • What does that mean? that means he
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  • That means he encouraged himself.
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  • Encouraged himself. he spoke to himself.
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  • He spoke to himself. when no one else would say
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  • When no one else would say anything good about him,
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  • Anything good about him, david started saying good
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  • David started saying good things about david.
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  • Things about david. when you come to a hard place,
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  • When you come to a hard place, there's gonna be moments where
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  • There's gonna be moments where you're gonna wish that somebody
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  • You're gonna wish that somebody would cheer you on.
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  • Would cheer you on. but even if they don't,
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  • But even if they don't, cheer for yourself.
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  • Cheer for yourself. start telling yourself what
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  • Start telling yourself what god's word has to say about you.
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  • God's word has to say about you. some of the best motivational
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  • Some of the best motivational speeches that you will ever hear
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  • Speeches that you will ever hear will be the ones that
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  • Will be the ones that you give in the mirror.
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  • You give in the mirror. some of my best preaching is
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  • Some of my best preaching is while i'm brushing my teeth.
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  • While i'm brushing my teeth. it's not a long sermon,
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  • It's not a long sermon, but it's a strong one.
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  • But it's a strong one. some of you say,
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  • Some of you say, "that's silly."
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  • "that's silly." read what the word of god says,
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  • Read what the word of god says, "as a man thinketh in his heart,
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  • "as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he."
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  • So is he." stop waiting on someone else
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  • Stop waiting on someone else to pick you up,
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  • To pick you up, and pick yourself up
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  • And pick yourself up because the same god
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  • Because the same god who was there for you yesterday
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  • Who was there for you yesterday is the same god who's sitting
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  • Is the same god who's sitting on his throne today.
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  • On his throne today. the rest of the world
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  • The rest of the world is at its worst,
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  • Is at its worst, but david rises to his best.
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  • But david rises to his best. he refuses to let
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  • He refuses to let the circumstance define him.
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  • The circumstance define him. he doesn't look for blame,
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  • He doesn't look for blame, he doesn't play the victim.
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  • He doesn't play the victim. he says,
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  • He says, "self, we may be knocked down,
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  • "self, we may be knocked down, but we're not staying down.
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  • But we're not staying down. we may be surrounded
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  • We may be surrounded by bitterness,
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  • By bitterness, but we're not gonna get bitter.
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  • But we're not gonna get bitter. we may be pressed,
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  • We may be pressed, but we're not crushed.
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  • But we're not crushed. we may be persecuted,
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  • We may be persecuted, but god hasn't abandoned us.
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  • But god hasn't abandoned us. we may be struck down,
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  • We may be struck down, but we're not destroyed.
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  • But we're not destroyed. we're still breathing."
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  • We're still breathing." and if we have breath,
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  • And if we have breath, the bible says,
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  • The bible says, "let everything that has breath
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  • "let everything that has breath praise the lord."
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  • Praise the lord." we don't understand
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  • We don't understand how we got here,
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  • How we got here, but we know there's a god
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  • But we know there's a god who takes all things
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  • Who takes all things and lets them work
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  • And lets them work together for good.
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  • Together for good. we don't know exactly how
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  • We don't know exactly how we're gonna get out of here,
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  • We're gonna get out of here, but we have a god who makes
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  • But we have a god who makes a way where there seems
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  • A way where there seems to be no way.
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  • To be no way. we may be surprised,
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  • We may be surprised, but god is not.
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  • But god is not. we may not know,
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  • We may not know, but god does.
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  • But god does. we cannot do,
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  • We cannot do, but god can.
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  • But god can. so, we're gonna put our faith in
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  • So, we're gonna put our faith in god and believe that
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  • God and believe that he is able to do exceedingly
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  • He is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above
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  • And abundantly above all that we could ever ask,
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  • All that we could ever ask, think, or imagine because
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  • Think, or imagine because he is a god who's faithful
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  • He is a god who's faithful from generation to generation.
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  • [applause]
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  • People say,
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  • People say, "i don't know how
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  • "i don't know how to encourage myself."
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  • To encourage myself." sure you do.
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  • Sure you do. all you have to do is start
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  • All you have to do is start looking back at the goodness
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  • Looking back at the goodness of god in your life.
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  • Of god in your life. and when you start remembering
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  • And when you start remembering how good he has been,
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  • How good he has been, you'll start encouraging
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  • You'll start encouraging yourself about how good
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  • Yourself about how good he is and will be
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  • He is and will be forever and forevermore.
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  • Forever and forevermore. david started to look back
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  • David started to look back at the obvious things
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  • At the obvious things in his life.
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  • In his life. he said,
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  • He said, "i didn't appoint
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  • "i didn't appoint myself to be a leader.
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  • Myself to be a leader. god sent samuel,
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  • God sent samuel, his priest and his prophet
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  • His priest and his prophet to anoint me.
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  • To anoint me. he called me out
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  • He called me out of the shepherd's field
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  • Of the shepherd's field and knelt me in front
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  • And knelt me in front of my father and my brothers
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  • Of my father and my brothers and said,
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  • And said, 'the lord looks at the heart,
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  • 'the lord looks at the heart, not at the outside.'
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  • Not at the outside.' and he poured that horn
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  • And he poured that horn of oil all over the top
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  • Of oil all over the top of my head.
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  • Of my head. god anointed me.
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  • God anointed me. god called me.
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  • God called me. god empowered me.
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  • God empowered me. god blessed me in battle
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  • God blessed me in battle when i faced the giant.
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  • When i faced the giant. god protected me from saul
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  • God protected me from saul when he turned against me.
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  • When he turned against me. god has been with me
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  • God has been with me every step of the way.
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  • Every step of the way. and now that i'm here
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  • And now that i'm here in a hard place,
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  • In a hard place, i'm not gonna give up on god.
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  • I'm not gonna give up on god. god's still on his throne
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  • God's still on his throne and everything's
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  • And everything's gonna be alright."
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  • [applause]
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  • Are you going
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  • Are you going through a hard place?
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  • Through a hard place? go back and start looking at all
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  • Go back and start looking at all the hard places god's already
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  • The hard places god's already brought you through.
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  • Brought you through. i recommend you start
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  • I recommend you start with what he did when
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  • With what he did when he sent his only begotten son,
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  • He sent his only begotten son, jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, who gave his life
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  • Who gave his life that you might be set free.
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  • That you might be set free. your old life is now under
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  • Your old life is now under the blood,
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  • The blood, and he has given you
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  • And he has given you a hope and a future.
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  • A hope and a future. he has given you peace that
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  • He has given you peace that surpasses all understanding.
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  • Surpasses all understanding. he's given you joy unspeakable
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  • He's given you joy unspeakable and full of glory.
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  • And full of glory. he made you an heir
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  • He made you an heir and a joint heir with jesus.
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  • And a joint heir with jesus. he grafted you in.
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  • He grafted you in. you had no hope.
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  • You had no hope. you were outside the covenant,
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  • You were outside the covenant, outside the blessing.
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  • Outside the blessing. but through jesus christ,
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  • But through jesus christ, he made a way where
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  • He made a way where there seems to be no way.
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  • There seems to be no way. the anointing of his holy spirit
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  • The anointing of his holy spirit is upon you.
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  • Is upon you. he's given his angels
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  • He's given his angels charge over you.
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  • Charge over you. he said whatever you bind
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  • He said whatever you bind on this earth,
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  • On this earth, he would bind it in heaven.
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  • He would bind it in heaven. whatever you loosed
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  • Whatever you loosed on this earth,
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  • On this earth, it would be loosed in heaven.
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  • It would be loosed in heaven. he covered you with his blood,
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  • He covered you with his blood, he's given you the authority
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  • He's given you the authority of his name,
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  • Of his name, he's given you the power
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  • He's given you the power of his word.
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  • Of his word. child of god,
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  • Child of god, he'll never leave you,
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  • He'll never leave you, he'll never forsake you.
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  • He'll never forsake you. you're more than
  • 00:09:15.972 --> 00:09:16.639
  • You're more than a conqueror through christ.
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  • A conqueror through christ. if he is for you,
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  • If he is for you, who can be against you?
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  • Who can be against you? give the lord a shout of praise.
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  • [cheering and applause]
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  • Tell me you can't
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  • Tell me you can't encourage yourself?
  • 00:09:31.654 --> 00:09:36.025
  • Encourage yourself? all you have to do is start
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  • All you have to do is start talking about how good god is,
  • 00:09:37.193 --> 00:09:38.894
  • Talking about how good god is, and how good he is to you,
  • 00:09:38.961 --> 00:09:41.931
  • And how good he is to you, and see what happens.
  • 00:09:41.998 --> 00:09:44.433
  • And see what happens. after david encouraged himself,
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  • After david encouraged himself, after he changed
  • 00:09:48.337 --> 00:09:49.438
  • After he changed his perspective.
  • 00:09:49.505 --> 00:09:50.740
  • His perspective. he says,
  • 00:09:50.806 --> 00:09:51.207
  • He says, "i'm not gonna allow
  • 00:09:51.273 --> 00:09:51.807
  • "i'm not gonna allow the negative attitudes
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  • The negative attitudes around me to affect me.
  • 00:09:52.908 --> 00:09:56.679
  • Around me to affect me. he knew that he needed
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  • He knew that he needed to get direction.
  • 00:09:57.780 --> 00:10:00.549
  • To get direction. and when it comes to getting
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  • And when it comes to getting direction in the hard place,
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  • Direction in the hard place, david got a word from the lord.
  • 00:10:03.119 --> 00:10:07.156
  • David got a word from the lord. in verse 7, it says that,
  • 00:10:07.223 --> 00:10:08.491
  • In verse 7, it says that, "david said to abiathar,
  • 00:10:08.557 --> 00:10:10.026
  • "david said to abiathar, the priest,
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  • The priest, 'bring me the ephod.'"
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  • 'bring me the ephod.'" and then in verse 8 it says,
  • 00:10:13.496 --> 00:10:14.730
  • And then in verse 8 it says, "so david
  • 00:10:14.797 --> 00:10:15.197
  • "so david inquired of the lord."
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  • Inquired of the lord." say that with me,
  • 00:10:18.034 --> 00:10:18.768
  • Say that with me, "so david inquired of the lord."
  • 00:10:18.834 --> 00:10:23.506
  • "so david inquired of the lord." david knew he needed a word,
  • 00:10:23.572 --> 00:10:25.274
  • David knew he needed a word, but he didn't
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  • But he didn't go to facebook.
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  • Go to facebook. he went face-to-face
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  • He went face-to-face with the one who wrote the book.
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  • [applause]
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  • The words of jesus still
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  • Echo today.
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  • You shall receive power
  • 00:10:41.991 --> 00:10:43.559
  • When the holy spirit
  • 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:44.794
  • Has come upon you.
  • 00:10:44.794 --> 00:10:45.861
  • That same power is alive
  • 00:10:45.861 --> 00:10:48.164
  • In you.
  • 00:10:48.164 --> 00:10:49.031
  • The power to overcome
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  • Fear, to walk in purpose
  • 00:10:50.066 --> 00:10:51.634
  • And to see miracles
  • 00:10:51.634 --> 00:10:52.835
  • Unfold in your life.
  • 00:10:52.835 --> 00:10:54.003
  • The holy spirit is
  • 00:10:54.003 --> 00:10:55.071
  • Your comforter,
  • 00:10:55.071 --> 00:10:55.705
  • Your helper,
  • 00:10:55.705 --> 00:10:56.439
  • And your source
  • 00:10:56.439 --> 00:10:57.239
  • Of divine strength.
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  • As our
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  • With the strength
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  • Of the holy spirit.
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  • And start walking
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  • In the supernatural
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  • Power of the holy spirit.
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  • [applause]
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  • I'm amazed at how many
  • 00:11:38.214 --> 00:11:39.181
  • I'm amazed at how many places people will turn
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  • Places people will turn before they get a word
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  • Before they get a word from the lord.
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  • From the lord. they will ask total strangers,
  • 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:46.856
  • They will ask total strangers, "hey, do you have a minute?
  • 00:11:46.922 --> 00:11:49.925
  • "hey, do you have a minute? i was just thinking,
  • 00:11:49.992 --> 00:11:50.760
  • I was just thinking, what would you do
  • 00:11:50.826 --> 00:11:51.393
  • What would you do with the rest of my life?"
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  • [laughter]
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  • It's ridiculous.
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  • It's ridiculous. when you need to know
  • 00:12:03.038 --> 00:12:03.839
  • When you need to know what to do with your life,
  • 00:12:03.906 --> 00:12:04.974
  • What to do with your life, talk to the god
  • 00:12:05.040 --> 00:12:05.708
  • Talk to the god who created you.
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  • Who created you. when you need to know
  • 00:12:07.777 --> 00:12:08.778
  • When you need to know how to handle your marriage,
  • 00:12:08.844 --> 00:12:09.612
  • How to handle your marriage, talk to the god who
  • 00:12:09.678 --> 00:12:10.546
  • Talk to the god who ordained marriage.
  • 00:12:10.613 --> 00:12:11.580
  • Ordained marriage. when you need to know
  • 00:12:11.647 --> 00:12:12.248
  • When you need to know what to do on the job,
  • 00:12:12.314 --> 00:12:13.249
  • What to do on the job, talk to the god who gave you
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  • Talk to the god who gave you the skillset
  • 00:12:14.416 --> 00:12:15.151
  • The skillset to get the job you've got.
  • 00:12:15.217 --> 00:12:18.821
  • To get the job you've got. "what do i do about my health?"
  • 00:12:18.888 --> 00:12:20.089
  • "what do i do about my health?" talk to the god who said,
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  • Talk to the god who said, "i have healing in my wings."
  • 00:12:21.290 --> 00:12:22.625
  • "i have healing in my wings." "what do i do about
  • 00:12:22.691 --> 00:12:23.359
  • "what do i do about my children?"
  • 00:12:23.425 --> 00:12:24.126
  • My children?" talk to the god who
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  • Talk to the god who blessed you with them.
  • 00:12:25.127 --> 00:12:26.162
  • Blessed you with them. "what do i do
  • 00:12:26.228 --> 00:12:26.962
  • "what do i do about my problems?"
  • 00:12:27.029 --> 00:12:27.797
  • About my problems?" talk the god who
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  • Talk the god who has never failed.
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  • Has never failed. he is a problem solver.
  • 00:12:29.732 --> 00:12:34.770
  • He is a problem solver. people say,
  • 00:12:34.837 --> 00:12:35.271
  • People say, "well, i don't know how
  • 00:12:35.337 --> 00:12:35.871
  • "well, i don't know how to get a word from the lord."
  • 00:12:35.938 --> 00:12:36.705
  • To get a word from the lord." you get a word from the lord
  • 00:12:36.772 --> 00:12:38.140
  • You get a word from the lord by getting into
  • 00:12:38.207 --> 00:12:39.108
  • By getting into god's presence.
  • 00:12:39.175 --> 00:12:41.977
  • God's presence. david encouraged himself,
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  • David encouraged himself, and then he put
  • 00:12:43.512 --> 00:12:44.446
  • And then he put on a priestly garment.
  • 00:12:44.513 --> 00:12:46.048
  • On a priestly garment. he sat down the tools
  • 00:12:46.115 --> 00:12:48.050
  • He sat down the tools of his trade.
  • 00:12:48.117 --> 00:12:48.951
  • Of his trade. he was a warrior,
  • 00:12:49.018 --> 00:12:49.852
  • He was a warrior, he didn't wanna carry
  • 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:50.820
  • He didn't wanna carry the sword and the shield.
  • 00:12:50.886 --> 00:12:52.054
  • The sword and the shield. he wanted god's presence
  • 00:12:52.121 --> 00:12:53.422
  • He wanted god's presence to saturate his life.
  • 00:12:53.489 --> 00:12:55.925
  • To saturate his life. the bible says that
  • 00:12:55.991 --> 00:12:57.126
  • The bible says that the lord inhabits the praises
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  • The lord inhabits the praises of his people.
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  • Of his people. when you come to church
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  • When you come to church on sunday morning,
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  • On sunday morning, you are walking away
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  • You are walking away from the tools of your life
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  • From the tools of your life into an atmosphere where god
  • 00:13:04.667 --> 00:13:06.335
  • Into an atmosphere where god can speak to you
  • 00:13:06.402 --> 00:13:07.603
  • Can speak to you if you'll let him.
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  • If you'll let him. read what the bible says,
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  • Read what the bible says, "enter into his gates
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  • "enter into his gates with thanksgiving
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  • With thanksgiving and into his courts
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  • And into his courts with praise."
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  • With praise." you can't get a word
  • 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:18.214
  • You can't get a word from somebody unless
  • 00:13:18.280 --> 00:13:19.448
  • From somebody unless you're in their presence.
  • 00:13:19.515 --> 00:13:22.952
  • You're in their presence. and whenever you get
  • 00:13:23.018 --> 00:13:23.652
  • And whenever you get into god's presence,
  • 00:13:23.719 --> 00:13:24.520
  • Into god's presence, you're ready to receive a word,
  • 00:13:24.587 --> 00:13:26.789
  • You're ready to receive a word, but you can't get into god's
  • 00:13:26.856 --> 00:13:27.890
  • But you can't get into god's presence unless you're willing
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  • Presence unless you're willing to praise him.
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  • To praise him. i'm astounded when i see
  • 00:13:31.927 --> 00:13:33.395
  • I'm astounded when i see congregations of people gather,
  • 00:13:33.462 --> 00:13:35.197
  • Congregations of people gather, and you see some that come
  • 00:13:35.264 --> 00:13:36.765
  • And you see some that come into god's house,
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  • Into god's house, and they are ready
  • 00:13:37.933 --> 00:13:38.701
  • And they are ready to get into god's presence.
  • 00:13:38.767 --> 00:13:40.236
  • To get into god's presence. they're willing
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  • They're willing to do whatever it takes.
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  • To do whatever it takes. clap your hands,
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  • Clap your hands, raise your hands,
  • 00:13:43.205 --> 00:13:44.106
  • Raise your hands, lift your voice.
  • 00:13:44.173 --> 00:13:45.207
  • Lift your voice. they're in it.
  • 00:13:45.274 --> 00:13:48.844
  • They're in it. and then there's some
  • 00:13:48.911 --> 00:13:49.411
  • And then there's some that have that,
  • 00:13:49.478 --> 00:13:49.879
  • That have that, "don't make --
  • 00:13:49.945 --> 00:13:50.679
  • "don't make -- can't make me" spirit.
  • 00:13:50.746 --> 00:13:54.016
  • Can't make me" spirit. even if they like the song,
  • 00:13:54.083 --> 00:13:55.451
  • Even if they like the song, they'll.
  • 00:13:55.517 --> 00:13:56.185
  • [laughter]
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  • What you need to understand
  • 00:14:04.159 --> 00:14:06.462
  • What you need to understand is that praise
  • 00:14:06.528 --> 00:14:07.296
  • Is that praise is not about performance.
  • 00:14:07.363 --> 00:14:09.498
  • Is not about performance. praise is about your opportunity
  • 00:14:09.565 --> 00:14:11.367
  • Praise is about your opportunity to get an audience
  • 00:14:11.433 --> 00:14:12.234
  • To get an audience with the creator
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  • With the creator of heaven and earth.
  • 00:14:13.168 --> 00:14:14.370
  • Of heaven and earth. praise is about your chance
  • 00:14:14.436 --> 00:14:15.871
  • Praise is about your chance to get in the atmosphere
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  • To get in the atmosphere that changes everything.
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  • That changes everything. king hezekiah,
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  • King hezekiah, when he saw what god
  • 00:14:21.076 --> 00:14:22.311
  • When he saw what god had done to his enemies,
  • 00:14:22.378 --> 00:14:23.612
  • Had done to his enemies, he said,
  • 00:14:23.679 --> 00:14:24.280
  • He said, "oh, clap your hands all ye
  • 00:14:24.346 --> 00:14:26.248
  • "oh, clap your hands all ye people and shout unto god
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  • People and shout unto god with a voice of triumph."
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  • With a voice of triumph." king david said,
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  • King david said, "let everything that
  • 00:14:30.753 --> 00:14:31.954
  • "let everything that has breath praise the lord."
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  • Has breath praise the lord." child of god,
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  • Child of god, if you wanna get
  • 00:14:35.391 --> 00:14:36.191
  • If you wanna get god's word in your life,
  • 00:14:36.258 --> 00:14:38.127
  • God's word in your life, start magnifying his matchless
  • 00:14:38.193 --> 00:14:40.062
  • Start magnifying his matchless name and give heaven a chance
  • 00:14:40.129 --> 00:14:41.997
  • Name and give heaven a chance to answer you
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  • To answer you in an hour of need.
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  • [applause]
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  • You get a word
  • 00:14:50.472 --> 00:14:51.006
  • You get a word from god in worship.
  • 00:14:51.073 --> 00:14:53.208
  • From god in worship. you get a word from god
  • 00:14:53.275 --> 00:14:54.576
  • You get a word from god in his written word.
  • 00:14:54.643 --> 00:14:57.313
  • In his written word. i don't wanna overwhelm you,
  • 00:14:57.379 --> 00:14:58.747
  • I don't wanna overwhelm you, but there's some
  • 00:14:58.814 --> 00:14:59.415
  • But there's some good stuff in here.
  • 00:14:59.481 --> 00:15:02.551
  • Good stuff in here. it doesn't return void.
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  • It doesn't return void. but as good as it is
  • 00:15:05.554 --> 00:15:06.355
  • But as good as it is and as much power as it has,
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  • And as much power as it has, it will never be a part
  • 00:15:07.990 --> 00:15:08.991
  • It will never be a part of your life until you
  • 00:15:09.058 --> 00:15:10.225
  • Of your life until you open it up and read it.
  • 00:15:10.292 --> 00:15:13.696
  • Open it up and read it. and you get a word from god
  • 00:15:13.762 --> 00:15:15.030
  • And you get a word from god by listening to godly council.
  • 00:15:15.097 --> 00:15:18.567
  • By listening to godly council. elders, people of faith,
  • 00:15:18.634 --> 00:15:20.736
  • Elders, people of faith, pastors, leaders who
  • 00:15:20.803 --> 00:15:22.738
  • Pastors, leaders who have wisdom, knowledge,
  • 00:15:22.805 --> 00:15:24.106
  • Have wisdom, knowledge, and understanding,
  • 00:15:24.173 --> 00:15:25.107
  • And understanding, not based on experience,
  • 00:15:25.174 --> 00:15:26.775
  • Not based on experience, but based on god's word.
  • 00:15:26.842 --> 00:15:29.178
  • But based on god's word. don't let somebody tell you
  • 00:15:29.244 --> 00:15:30.045
  • Don't let somebody tell you what they feel,
  • 00:15:30.112 --> 00:15:30.946
  • What they feel, let 'em tell you
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  • Let 'em tell you what the facts are,
  • 00:15:31.714 --> 00:15:32.948
  • What the facts are, and the facts are based
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  • And the facts are based on god's word.
  • 00:15:34.116 --> 00:15:37.553
  • On god's word. whenever you get in
  • 00:15:37.619 --> 00:15:38.554
  • Whenever you get in a hard place,
  • 00:15:38.620 --> 00:15:39.722
  • A hard place, what you need to understand is
  • 00:15:39.788 --> 00:15:40.923
  • What you need to understand is that the worst thing
  • 00:15:40.990 --> 00:15:41.857
  • That the worst thing you can do is react
  • 00:15:41.924 --> 00:15:43.459
  • You can do is react because if you react,
  • 00:15:43.525 --> 00:15:44.793
  • Because if you react, you're gonna make it worse.
  • 00:15:44.860 --> 00:15:47.129
  • You're gonna make it worse. but when you get
  • 00:15:47.196 --> 00:15:47.730
  • But when you get in a hard place,
  • 00:15:47.796 --> 00:15:48.464
  • In a hard place, instead of react,
  • 00:15:48.530 --> 00:15:49.498
  • Instead of react, why don't you knee act?
  • 00:15:49.565 --> 00:15:51.834
  • Why don't you knee act? which means get down
  • 00:15:51.900 --> 00:15:52.534
  • Which means get down on your knees and start talking
  • 00:15:52.601 --> 00:15:53.769
  • On your knees and start talking to god because he's the
  • 00:15:53.836 --> 00:15:54.970
  • To god because he's the one who can make a way
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  • One who can make a way where there seems
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  • Where there seems to be no way.
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  • [applause]
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  • David first encouraged himself,
  • 00:16:01.677 --> 00:16:04.313
  • David first encouraged himself, and then david got a word
  • 00:16:04.380 --> 00:16:05.381
  • And then david got a word from the lord.
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  • From the lord. and then the third thing
  • 00:16:07.649 --> 00:16:08.484
  • And then the third thing that david did is he refused
  • 00:16:08.550 --> 00:16:11.754
  • That david did is he refused to allow his imagination
  • 00:16:11.820 --> 00:16:14.590
  • To allow his imagination to overwhelm him.
  • 00:16:14.656 --> 00:16:17.459
  • To overwhelm him. have you ever met somebody,
  • 00:16:17.526 --> 00:16:19.661
  • Have you ever met somebody, that they just have a gift
  • 00:16:19.728 --> 00:16:21.096
  • That they just have a gift for increasing the drama?
  • 00:16:21.163 --> 00:16:22.731
  • [laughter]
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  • They may not even know
  • 00:16:26.301 --> 00:16:26.869
  • They may not even know what the details are,
  • 00:16:26.935 --> 00:16:27.770
  • What the details are, but they can already
  • 00:16:27.836 --> 00:16:28.871
  • But they can already make 'em worse.
  • 00:16:28.937 --> 00:16:30.806
  • Make 'em worse. all you have to do is say,
  • 00:16:30.873 --> 00:16:31.707
  • All you have to do is say, "did you hear?"
  • 00:16:31.774 --> 00:16:32.508
  • "did you hear?" and they go, "what?"
  • 00:16:32.574 --> 00:16:33.242
  • [laughter]
  • 00:16:33.876 --> 00:16:35.310
  • Whenever you get in
  • 00:16:36.311 --> 00:16:36.912
  • Whenever you get in a hard place,
  • 00:16:36.979 --> 00:16:38.013
  • A hard place, don't allow your imagination
  • 00:16:38.080 --> 00:16:40.215
  • Don't allow your imagination to overwhelm you.
  • 00:16:40.282 --> 00:16:42.418
  • To overwhelm you. don't make the problem worse
  • 00:16:42.484 --> 00:16:44.386
  • Don't make the problem worse by creating things
  • 00:16:44.453 --> 00:16:46.088
  • By creating things that don't exist.
  • 00:16:46.155 --> 00:16:48.924
  • That don't exist. david's in a hard place.
  • 00:16:48.991 --> 00:16:50.159
  • David's in a hard place. his wife and his children
  • 00:16:50.225 --> 00:16:51.393
  • His wife and his children have been kidnapped
  • 00:16:51.460 --> 00:16:52.461
  • Have been kidnapped and taken hostage
  • 00:16:52.528 --> 00:16:53.328
  • And taken hostage by terrorists.
  • 00:16:53.395 --> 00:16:54.129
  • By terrorists. that's a bad day.
  • 00:16:54.196 --> 00:16:56.765
  • That's a bad day. but he doesn't spend his time
  • 00:16:56.832 --> 00:16:58.333
  • But he doesn't spend his time wondering what's going on
  • 00:16:58.400 --> 00:17:00.436
  • Wondering what's going on with his family.
  • 00:17:00.502 --> 00:17:02.538
  • With his family. he doesn't allow
  • 00:17:02.604 --> 00:17:03.405
  • He doesn't allow the situation to become worse.
  • 00:17:03.472 --> 00:17:06.108
  • The situation to become worse. any time you let
  • 00:17:06.175 --> 00:17:07.276
  • Any time you let your imagination make
  • 00:17:07.342 --> 00:17:08.077
  • Your imagination make the problem bigger
  • 00:17:08.143 --> 00:17:09.144
  • The problem bigger than what you can solve,
  • 00:17:09.211 --> 00:17:11.280
  • Than what you can solve, it discourages you
  • 00:17:11.346 --> 00:17:12.548
  • It discourages you from moving forward.
  • 00:17:12.614 --> 00:17:14.883
  • From moving forward. consider the children of israel,
  • 00:17:14.950 --> 00:17:16.085
  • Consider the children of israel, whenever they walked through
  • 00:17:16.151 --> 00:17:17.352
  • Whenever they walked through the wilderness
  • 00:17:17.419 --> 00:17:18.087
  • The wilderness and they're right
  • 00:17:18.153 --> 00:17:18.620
  • And they're right on the border
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  • On the border of the promised land
  • 00:17:19.254 --> 00:17:19.822
  • Of the promised land in the book of numbers 14.
  • 00:17:19.888 --> 00:17:22.925
  • In the book of numbers 14. moses sends 12 spies
  • 00:17:22.991 --> 00:17:25.227
  • Moses sends 12 spies into the land,
  • 00:17:25.294 --> 00:17:26.161
  • Into the land, 10 of those spies allow
  • 00:17:26.228 --> 00:17:28.330
  • 10 of those spies allow their imagination
  • 00:17:28.397 --> 00:17:29.331
  • Their imagination to overwhelm them.
  • 00:17:29.398 --> 00:17:31.667
  • To overwhelm them. two, joshua and caleb,
  • 00:17:31.733 --> 00:17:33.135
  • Two, joshua and caleb, they did not get overwhelmed
  • 00:17:33.202 --> 00:17:34.603
  • They did not get overwhelmed by what they saw,
  • 00:17:34.670 --> 00:17:35.771
  • By what they saw, they put their faith in
  • 00:17:35.838 --> 00:17:36.939
  • They put their faith in the god who made them a promise.
  • 00:17:37.005 --> 00:17:39.942
  • The god who made them a promise. ten spies said,
  • 00:17:40.008 --> 00:17:41.343
  • Ten spies said, "there's giants in this land.
  • 00:17:41.410 --> 00:17:42.878
  • "there's giants in this land. oh, it's good land.
  • 00:17:42.945 --> 00:17:43.979
  • Oh, it's good land. it's got milk,
  • 00:17:44.046 --> 00:17:44.646
  • It's got milk, it's got honey.
  • 00:17:44.713 --> 00:17:45.514
  • It's got honey. everything that god said
  • 00:17:45.581 --> 00:17:47.015
  • Everything that god said would be there,
  • 00:17:47.082 --> 00:17:48.083
  • Would be there, is there,
  • 00:17:48.150 --> 00:17:49.017
  • Is there, but there's giants
  • 00:17:49.084 --> 00:17:50.285
  • But there's giants in the land,
  • 00:17:50.352 --> 00:17:50.986
  • In the land, and we look like grasshoppers."
  • 00:17:51.053 --> 00:17:54.690
  • And we look like grasshoppers." how many of you see
  • 00:17:54.756 --> 00:17:55.557
  • How many of you see an overexaggeration in that?
  • 00:17:55.624 --> 00:17:58.360
  • An overexaggeration in that? i mean, in texas,
  • 00:17:58.427 --> 00:17:59.328
  • I mean, in texas, we're good at tall tales,
  • 00:17:59.394 --> 00:18:01.063
  • We're good at tall tales, but brother,
  • 00:18:01.130 --> 00:18:01.630
  • But brother, this is a whopper.
  • 00:18:01.697 --> 00:18:04.766
  • This is a whopper. let's just do the math.
  • 00:18:04.833 --> 00:18:06.702
  • Let's just do the math. i mean, a big grasshopper
  • 00:18:06.768 --> 00:18:08.070
  • I mean, a big grasshopper is one inch tall, right?
  • 00:18:08.137 --> 00:18:12.341
  • Is one inch tall, right? so, if you've got a large insect
  • 00:18:12.407 --> 00:18:14.443
  • So, if you've got a large insect at one inch and consider me,
  • 00:18:14.510 --> 00:18:18.547
  • At one inch and consider me, 6 foot-ish.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:18:20.983 --> 00:18:23.285
  • [speaking spanish]
  • 00:18:23.619 --> 00:18:25.154
  • If you got a one inch
  • 00:18:29.291 --> 00:18:30.092
  • If you got a one inch grasshopper and a six foot man,
  • 00:18:30.159 --> 00:18:32.861
  • Grasshopper and a six foot man, and the children of israel,
  • 00:18:32.928 --> 00:18:34.463
  • And the children of israel, let's give them an average
  • 00:18:34.530 --> 00:18:35.464
  • Let's give them an average height of 5 feet.
  • 00:18:35.531 --> 00:18:38.233
  • Height of 5 feet. if they were all 5 feet tall,
  • 00:18:38.300 --> 00:18:39.902
  • If they were all 5 feet tall, which by the way
  • 00:18:39.968 --> 00:18:40.502
  • Which by the way is not very tall,
  • 00:18:40.569 --> 00:18:43.505
  • Is not very tall, and they looked
  • 00:18:43.572 --> 00:18:44.006
  • And they looked like grasshoppers in front
  • 00:18:44.072 --> 00:18:45.307
  • Like grasshoppers in front of these giants,
  • 00:18:45.374 --> 00:18:46.141
  • Of these giants, that would mean that those
  • 00:18:46.208 --> 00:18:47.009
  • That would mean that those giants were about 72 times
  • 00:18:47.075 --> 00:18:49.578
  • Giants were about 72 times taller than they were.
  • 00:18:49.645 --> 00:18:51.613
  • Taller than they were. which would make 'em somewhere
  • 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:52.648
  • Which would make 'em somewhere around 350-400 feet high.
  • 00:18:52.714 --> 00:18:56.518
  • Around 350-400 feet high. now, how many of you know
  • 00:18:56.585 --> 00:18:57.753
  • Now, how many of you know that in spite of how
  • 00:18:57.819 --> 00:18:58.720
  • That in spite of how tall those guys were,
  • 00:18:58.787 --> 00:18:59.788
  • Tall those guys were, they weren't 400 feet
  • 00:18:59.855 --> 00:19:00.923
  • They weren't 400 feet in the air.
  • 00:19:00.989 --> 00:19:04.193
  • In the air. it wasn't that the children
  • 00:19:04.259 --> 00:19:05.194
  • It wasn't that the children of israel were that small
  • 00:19:05.260 --> 00:19:07.629
  • Of israel were that small and inferior,
  • 00:19:07.696 --> 00:19:08.664
  • And inferior, it's that their imaginations
  • 00:19:08.730 --> 00:19:10.165
  • It's that their imaginations had created a circumstance
  • 00:19:10.232 --> 00:19:11.567
  • Had created a circumstance that they saw
  • 00:19:11.633 --> 00:19:12.634
  • That they saw as impossible.
  • 00:19:12.701 --> 00:19:14.303
  • As impossible. and what did they do?
  • 00:19:14.369 --> 00:19:15.337
  • And what did they do? they refused to move forward.
  • 00:19:15.404 --> 00:19:17.506
  • They refused to move forward. they refused to posses
  • 00:19:17.573 --> 00:19:19.141
  • They refused to posses the promise that god
  • 00:19:19.208 --> 00:19:20.108
  • The promise that god had given them.
  • 00:19:20.175 --> 00:19:21.043
  • Had given them. joshua and caleb went
  • 00:19:21.109 --> 00:19:22.678
  • Joshua and caleb went into the same land,
  • 00:19:22.744 --> 00:19:24.079
  • Into the same land, and they saw the same people,
  • 00:19:24.146 --> 00:19:25.948
  • And they saw the same people, and they saw the same
  • 00:19:26.014 --> 00:19:27.416
  • And they saw the same provision of god.
  • 00:19:27.482 --> 00:19:28.283
  • Provision of god. and they said,
  • 00:19:28.350 --> 00:19:28.984
  • And they said, "the god who was
  • 00:19:29.051 --> 00:19:29.985
  • "the god who was with us at the red sea,
  • 00:19:30.052 --> 00:19:31.453
  • With us at the red sea, and the god who fed us
  • 00:19:31.520 --> 00:19:32.688
  • And the god who fed us manna this morning,
  • 00:19:32.754 --> 00:19:33.822
  • Manna this morning, and the god who quenched us
  • 00:19:33.889 --> 00:19:35.190
  • And the god who quenched us with water from the rock,
  • 00:19:35.257 --> 00:19:36.525
  • With water from the rock, and the god who's been
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  • And the god who's been a cloud by day
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  • A cloud by day and a fire by night,
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  • And a fire by night, if he's been that
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  • If he's been that good this long,
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  • Good this long, he's not gonna fail us now.
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  • He's not gonna fail us now. let's cross the border
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  • Let's cross the border and take what he's promised us.
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  • [applause]
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  • If you allow your
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  • If you allow your imagination to overwhelm you,
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  • Imagination to overwhelm you, you will ignore the facts.
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  • You will ignore the facts. and the facts are god
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  • And the facts are god has never failed you.
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  • Has never failed you. so, david gets
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  • So, david gets a word from the lord.
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  • A word from the lord. he asks god,
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  • He asks god, "shall i pursue?"
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  • "shall i pursue?" god says, "pursue."
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  • God says, "pursue." so, david takes after those
  • 00:20:12.561 --> 00:20:15.497
  • So, david takes after those who have taken from him.
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  • Who have taken from him. the fourth thing that you need
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  • The fourth thing that you need to do when it comes to the hard
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  • To do when it comes to the hard places of life is take action.
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  • Places of life is take action. encourage yourself,
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  • Encourage yourself, get a word from the lord,
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  • Get a word from the lord, don't let your imagination
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  • Don't let your imagination run over you,
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  • Run over you, and take action.
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  • And take action. your effort will always
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  • Your effort will always be required when it comes
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  • Be required when it comes to receiving your answer.
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  • To receiving your answer. i've heard people
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  • I've heard people always make the argument,
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  • Always make the argument, "well, god could
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  • "well, god could if god wanted to."
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  • If god wanted to." let me tell you
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  • Let me tell you how god wants to, through you.
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  • How god wants to, through you. he wants you to be
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  • He wants you to be his hands and his feet.
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  • His hands and his feet. faith without action
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  • Faith without action is fruitless.
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  • Is fruitless. the book of james says,
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  • The book of james says, "faith without works is,"
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  • "faith without works is," what?
  • 00:21:01.743 --> 00:21:02.511
  • What? "dead."
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  • "dead." so, if you're in a hard place,
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  • So, if you're in a hard place, there comes a time where you're
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  • There comes a time where you're going to have to put
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  • Going to have to put your feet to the fire,
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  • Your feet to the fire, and start to take action.
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  • And start to take action. you're gonna have to start
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  • You're gonna have to start to walk in the direction
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  • To walk in the direction of the victory
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  • Of the victory that god has for you.
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  • That god has for you. nothing in your life is
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  • Nothing in your life is going to work until you do.
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  • Going to work until you do. sure, god could've defeated
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  • Sure, god could've defeated david's enemies,
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  • David's enemies, god could've thrown hailstones
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  • God could've thrown hailstones out of heaven
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  • Out of heaven and swept up his family
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  • And swept up his family on a cloud and floated them
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  • On a cloud and floated them right back to camp.
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  • Right back to camp. but that's not how god works.
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  • But that's not how god works. god wanted david
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  • God wanted david to go after these enemies
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  • To go after these enemies because god was using
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  • Because god was using this moment in david's life
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  • This moment in david's life to establish in the minds
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  • To establish in the minds of all of israel,
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  • Of all of israel, this man is a conquering king.
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  • This man is a conquering king. when he's down, he's not out.
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  • When he's down, he's not out. whenever he looks beaten,
  • 00:21:46.021 --> 00:21:47.489
  • Whenever he looks beaten, that's when he's at his best.
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  • That's when he's at his best. he was using this moment
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  • He was using this moment to build the confidence of those
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  • To build the confidence of those that david would rule over.
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  • That david would rule over. you see, everybody looked
  • 00:21:54.062 --> 00:21:55.364
  • You see, everybody looked at david and said,
  • 00:21:55.430 --> 00:21:56.231
  • At david and said, "that's a setback."
  • 00:21:56.298 --> 00:21:57.099
  • "that's a setback." but god said,
  • 00:21:57.165 --> 00:21:57.833
  • But god said, "no, it's just a setup
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  • "no, it's just a setup for his future success."
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  • For his future success." when you get to your hard place
  • 00:22:00.936 --> 00:22:03.105
  • When you get to your hard place and you begin to take action,
  • 00:22:03.171 --> 00:22:04.840
  • And you begin to take action, you give god something
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  • You give god something to work with that gives god
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  • To work with that gives god the ability to take you
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  • The ability to take you to the places that he promised
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  • To the places that he promised you that you could go.
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  • You that you could go. he promised you you'd be
  • 00:22:12.247 --> 00:22:13.482
  • He promised you you'd be the head and not the tail.
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  • The head and not the tail. he promised you that you'd
  • 00:22:15.150 --> 00:22:16.418
  • He promised you that you'd be above only and not beneath.
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  • Be above only and not beneath. he promised you that he'd bless
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  • He promised you that he'd bless you in your going in and he'd
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  • You in your going in and he'd bless you in your going out.
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  • Bless you in your going out. he promised you that
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  • He promised you that he'd bless you in your basket,
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  • He'd bless you in your basket, and in your bowl,
  • 00:22:25.127 --> 00:22:25.961
  • And in your bowl, and in the fruit of your body,
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  • And in the fruit of your body, and in your children,
  • 00:22:27.462 --> 00:22:28.330
  • And in your children, and in your grandchildren,
  • 00:22:28.397 --> 00:22:29.398
  • And in your grandchildren, and in your great grandchildren.
  • 00:22:29.464 --> 00:22:30.766
  • And in your great grandchildren. but god can't do that
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  • But god can't do that unless you go to work.
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  • [applause]
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  • The fifth and final thing
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  • The fifth and final thing that you need to do on
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  • That you need to do on the hardest day of your life
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  • The hardest day of your life is recover all.
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  • Is recover all. say that with me,
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  • Say that with me, "recover all."
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  • "recover all." why do i say that?
  • 00:22:54.723 --> 00:22:56.958
  • Why do i say that? because christians
  • 00:22:57.025 --> 00:22:57.959
  • Because christians are great quitters.
  • 00:22:58.026 --> 00:23:01.396
  • Are great quitters. we start and stop,
  • 00:23:01.463 --> 00:23:03.231
  • We start and stop, and start and stop,
  • 00:23:03.298 --> 00:23:05.100
  • And start and stop, and start and stop.
  • 00:23:05.167 --> 00:23:06.735
  • And start and stop. and the truth is, once we start,
  • 00:23:06.802 --> 00:23:08.637
  • And the truth is, once we start, we shouldn't finish until
  • 00:23:08.703 --> 00:23:09.905
  • We shouldn't finish until we win total victory.
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  • [applause]
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  • The bible says that
  • 00:23:19.381 --> 00:23:20.148
  • The bible says that when david engaged the enemy,
  • 00:23:20.215 --> 00:23:23.618
  • When david engaged the enemy, he recovered all.
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  • He recovered all. 1 samuel 30:18,
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  • 1 samuel 30:18, it says,
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  • It says, "so david recovered all
  • 00:23:30.358 --> 00:23:31.960
  • "so david recovered all that the amalekites had
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  • That the amalekites had carried away,
  • 00:23:33.028 --> 00:23:34.062
  • Carried away, and david rescued his two wives.
  • 00:23:34.129 --> 00:23:36.765
  • And david rescued his two wives. and nothing of theirs
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  • And nothing of theirs was lacking,
  • 00:23:37.899 --> 00:23:38.600
  • Was lacking, either small or great,
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  • Either small or great, son or daughter,
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  • Son or daughter, spoil or anything that
  • 00:23:42.070 --> 00:23:43.805
  • Spoil or anything that had been taken from them.
  • 00:23:43.872 --> 00:23:45.740
  • Had been taken from them. david recovered all."
  • 00:23:45.807 --> 00:23:50.145
  • David recovered all." if you read on,
  • 00:23:50.212 --> 00:23:51.680
  • If you read on, it tells you very clearly
  • 00:23:51.746 --> 00:23:52.948
  • It tells you very clearly that not only did david
  • 00:23:53.014 --> 00:23:53.882
  • That not only did david recover everything
  • 00:23:53.949 --> 00:23:54.749
  • Recover everything that the amalekites
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  • That the amalekites had taken from him,
  • 00:23:55.617 --> 00:23:57.786
  • Had taken from him, but david,
  • 00:23:57.853 --> 00:23:58.520
  • But david, after he had defeated
  • 00:23:58.587 --> 00:24:01.490
  • After he had defeated his enemy,
  • 00:24:01.556 --> 00:24:03.291
  • His enemy, he increased
  • 00:24:03.358 --> 00:24:04.159
  • He increased his wealth seven times.
  • 00:24:04.226 --> 00:24:08.430
  • His wealth seven times. he not only got what they took,
  • 00:24:08.497 --> 00:24:10.866
  • He not only got what they took, he got seven times more than he
  • 00:24:10.932 --> 00:24:12.334
  • He got seven times more than he had before the fight started.
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  • Had before the fight started. this is the biblical context
  • 00:24:15.604 --> 00:24:16.872
  • This is the biblical context of being more than a conqueror
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  • Of being more than a conqueror through christ.
  • 00:24:18.673 --> 00:24:22.143
  • Through christ. you say, "pastor,
  • 00:24:22.210 --> 00:24:22.744
  • You say, "pastor, i don't know how
  • 00:24:22.811 --> 00:24:23.311
  • I don't know how to fight like that."
  • 00:24:23.378 --> 00:24:23.912
  • To fight like that." the good news is you
  • 00:24:23.979 --> 00:24:24.646
  • The good news is you don't have to.
  • 00:24:24.713 --> 00:24:25.380
  • Don't have to. that battle belongs to the lord.
  • 00:24:25.447 --> 00:24:28.850
  • That battle belongs to the lord. when the enemy attacks you,
  • 00:24:28.917 --> 00:24:32.521
  • When the enemy attacks you, when the enemy attacks you
  • 00:24:32.587 --> 00:24:33.788
  • When the enemy attacks you and he starts
  • 00:24:33.855 --> 00:24:34.489
  • And he starts taking things from you,
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  • Taking things from you, you go after him
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  • You go after him in faith believing,
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  • In faith believing, and you recover all,
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  • And you recover all, and then see what god does
  • 00:24:39.461 --> 00:24:41.196
  • And then see what god does to increase your life
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  • To increase your life after you have recovered all.
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  • After you have recovered all. see what god does to increase
  • 00:24:44.866 --> 00:24:46.268
  • See what god does to increase your life after you
  • 00:24:46.334 --> 00:24:47.269
  • Your life after you put your faith in action.
  • 00:24:47.335 --> 00:24:48.537
  • Put your faith in action. see what god does to increase
  • 00:24:48.603 --> 00:24:50.305
  • See what god does to increase your life after you hit your
  • 00:24:50.372 --> 00:24:51.806
  • Your life after you hit your knees and start talking to god
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  • Knees and start talking to god and pulling down strongholds
  • 00:24:53.642 --> 00:24:55.176
  • And pulling down strongholds in heavenly places.
  • 00:24:55.243 --> 00:24:59.681
  • In heavenly places. in this chapter 1 samuel 30,
  • 00:24:59.748 --> 00:25:03.485
  • In this chapter 1 samuel 30, we're walking a parallel road
  • 00:25:03.552 --> 00:25:05.153
  • We're walking a parallel road between david and jesus christ.
  • 00:25:05.220 --> 00:25:09.791
  • Between david and jesus christ. people say,
  • 00:25:09.858 --> 00:25:10.358
  • People say, "i don't know how to fight
  • 00:25:10.425 --> 00:25:11.092
  • "i don't know how to fight a battle and recover all."
  • 00:25:11.159 --> 00:25:12.694
  • A battle and recover all." let me take you to a place
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  • Let me take you to a place called calvary where a battle
  • 00:25:13.895 --> 00:25:15.196
  • Called calvary where a battle was fought on your behalf,
  • 00:25:15.263 --> 00:25:16.831
  • Was fought on your behalf, and all was recovered for you.
  • 00:25:16.898 --> 00:25:21.136
  • And all was recovered for you. you see,
  • 00:25:21.202 --> 00:25:21.636
  • You see, in the genesis of time,
  • 00:25:21.703 --> 00:25:22.737
  • In the genesis of time, you and i had fellowship
  • 00:25:22.804 --> 00:25:23.905
  • You and i had fellowship with god,
  • 00:25:23.972 --> 00:25:24.606
  • With god, and we lost it because of sin.
  • 00:25:24.673 --> 00:25:27.676
  • And we lost it because of sin. we lost our relationship.
  • 00:25:27.742 --> 00:25:30.679
  • We lost our relationship. but christ sent jesus, his son,
  • 00:25:30.745 --> 00:25:33.281
  • But christ sent jesus, his son, and he recovered all.
  • 00:25:33.348 --> 00:25:37.252
  • And he recovered all. and all that is required for us
  • 00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:39.487
  • And all that is required for us is to have faith in him,
  • 00:25:39.554 --> 00:25:42.223
  • Is to have faith in him, and everything that
  • 00:25:42.290 --> 00:25:43.592
  • And everything that he laid claim to for you
  • 00:25:43.658 --> 00:25:44.759
  • He laid claim to for you at calvary becomes yours.
  • 00:25:44.826 --> 00:25:46.761
  • Hard places
  • 00:25:50.832 --> 00:25:51.700
  • Hard places do not have to be unprofitable.
  • 00:25:51.766 --> 00:25:54.436
  • Do not have to be unprofitable. however, they are unavoidable.
  • 00:25:54.502 --> 00:25:57.339
  • When you come to
  • 00:25:57.539 --> 00:25:58.106
  • When you come to that hard place,
  • 00:25:58.173 --> 00:25:59.007
  • That hard place, make sure that you consider
  • 00:25:59.074 --> 00:26:01.176
  • Make sure that you consider how faithful god has been
  • 00:26:01.242 --> 00:26:03.478
  • How faithful god has been and know
  • 00:26:03.545 --> 00:26:04.045
  • And know that while you're
  • 00:26:04.112 --> 00:26:04.646
  • That while you're going through it,
  • 00:26:04.713 --> 00:26:05.914
  • Going through it, he will not leave you there.
  • 00:26:05.981 --> 00:26:07.716
  • He will not leave you there. he's with you even right now.
  • 00:26:07.782 --> 00:26:10.018
  • He's with you even right now. if you'd like to
  • 00:26:10.085 --> 00:26:10.452
  • If you'd like to see this message
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