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Matt Hagee - How Do You Handle The Hard Place

May 13, 2026 | 27:29

Matt Hagee - How Do You Handle The Hard Place
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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - How Do You Handle The Hard Place | May 13, 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
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  • 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?
  • 00:09:30.663 --> 00:09:35.034
  • 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,
  • 00:09:36.202 --> 00:09:37.903
  • Talking about how good god is, and how good he is to you,
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  • And how good he is to you, and see what happens.
  • 00:09:41.007 --> 00:09:43.442
  • And see what happens. after david encouraged himself,
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  • After david encouraged himself, after he changed
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  • After he changed his perspective.
  • 00:09:48.514 --> 00:09:49.749
  • His perspective. he says,
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  • He says, "i'm not gonna allow
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  • "i'm not gonna allow the negative attitudes
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  • The negative attitudes around me to affect me.
  • 00:09:51.917 --> 00:09:55.688
  • Around me to affect me. he knew that he needed
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  • He knew that he needed to get direction.
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  • 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.
  • 00:10:02.128 --> 00:10:06.165
  • David got a word from the lord. in verse 7, it says that,
  • 00:10:06.232 --> 00:10:07.500
  • In verse 7, it says that, "david said to abiathar,
  • 00:10:07.566 --> 00:10:09.035
  • "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,
  • 00:10:12.505 --> 00:10:13.739
  • And then in verse 8 it says, "so david
  • 00:10:13.806 --> 00:10:14.206
  • "so david inquired of the lord."
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  • Inquired of the lord." say that with me,
  • 00:10:17.043 --> 00:10:17.777
  • Say that with me, "so david inquired of the lord."
  • 00:10:17.843 --> 00:10:22.515
  • "so david inquired of the lord." david knew he needed a word,
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  • 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 signs
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  • Jesus told us to watch for
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  • Are no longer whispering.
  • 00:10:40.566 --> 00:10:42.068
  • They are shouting.
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  • In this powerful new book
  • 00:10:43.269 --> 00:10:45.471
  • You will discover seven
  • 00:10:45.471 --> 00:10:46.672
  • Prophetic signs
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  • Unfolding right now.
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  • You will see how
  • 00:10:49.608 --> 00:10:50.443
  • Today's headlines
  • 00:10:50.443 --> 00:10:51.544
  • Were written in scripture
  • 00:10:51.544 --> 00:10:53.212
  • Thousands of years ago.
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  • Know the timeline.
  • 00:10:54.980 --> 00:10:56.749
  • Understand the hour.
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  • Midnight is near
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  • With your gift of any amount.
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  • We want to send you
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  • God's prophetic clock.
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  • Seven signs
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  • For the end of days.
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  • A guide to help you understand
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  • The hour we are living in.
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  • And when you give $175 or more.
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  • We will also include
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  • Nine biblical principles
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  • For judging prophecy.
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  • The prophecy, study, bible
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  • And bible tabs.
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  • Powerful tools designed
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  • To help you
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  • Rightly divide
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  • And deeply understand
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  • The word of god.
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  • History is accelerating.
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  • The king is coming.
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  • Call the number on your screen.
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  • Scan the qr code or go to
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  • Jhm.org/clock
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  • [applause]
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  • I'm amazed at how many
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  • 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,
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  • They will ask total strangers, "hey, do you have a minute?
  • 00:11:45.931 --> 00:11:48.934
  • "hey, do you have a minute? i was just thinking,
  • 00:11:49.001 --> 00:11:49.769
  • I was just thinking, what would you do
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  • 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
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  • When you need to know what to do with your life,
  • 00:12:02.915 --> 00:12:03.983
  • What to do with your life, talk to the god
  • 00:12:04.049 --> 00:12:04.717
  • Talk to the god who created you.
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  • Who created you. when you need to know
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  • When you need to know how to handle your marriage,
  • 00:12:07.853 --> 00:12:08.621
  • How to handle your marriage, talk to the god who
  • 00:12:08.687 --> 00:12:09.555
  • Talk to the god who ordained marriage.
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  • Ordained marriage. when you need to know
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  • When you need to know what to do on the job,
  • 00:12:11.323 --> 00:12:12.258
  • 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
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  • The skillset to get the job you've got.
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  • To get the job you've got. "what do i do about my health?"
  • 00:12:17.897 --> 00:12:19.098
  • "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."
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  • "i have healing in my wings." "what do i do about
  • 00:12:21.700 --> 00:12:22.368
  • "what do i do about my children?"
  • 00:12:22.434 --> 00:12:23.135
  • My children?" talk to the god who
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  • Talk to the god who blessed you with them.
  • 00:12:24.136 --> 00:12:25.171
  • Blessed you with them. "what do i do
  • 00:12:25.237 --> 00:12:25.971
  • "what do i do about my problems?"
  • 00:12:26.038 --> 00:12:26.806
  • 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.
  • 00:12:28.741 --> 00:12:33.779
  • He is a problem solver. people say,
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  • People say, "well, i don't know how
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  • "well, i don't know how to get a word from the lord."
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  • To get a word from the lord." you get a word from the lord
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  • You get a word from the lord by getting into
  • 00:12:37.216 --> 00:12:38.117
  • By getting into god's presence.
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  • God's presence. david encouraged himself,
  • 00:12:41.053 --> 00:12:42.454
  • David encouraged himself, and then he put
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  • And then he put on a priestly garment.
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  • On a priestly garment. he sat down the tools
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  • He sat down the tools of his trade.
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  • Of his trade. he was a warrior,
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  • He was a warrior, he didn't wanna carry
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  • He didn't wanna carry the sword and the shield.
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  • The sword and the shield. he wanted god's presence
  • 00:12:51.130 --> 00:12:52.431
  • He wanted god's presence to saturate his life.
  • 00:12:52.498 --> 00:12:54.934
  • To saturate his life. the bible says that
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  • 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
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  • Into an atmosphere where god can speak to you
  • 00:13:05.411 --> 00:13:06.612
  • 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
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  • You can't get a word from somebody unless
  • 00:13:17.289 --> 00:13:18.457
  • From somebody unless you're in their presence.
  • 00:13:18.524 --> 00:13:21.961
  • You're in their presence. and whenever you get
  • 00:13:22.027 --> 00:13:22.661
  • And whenever you get into god's presence,
  • 00:13:22.728 --> 00:13:23.529
  • Into god's presence, you're ready to receive a word,
  • 00:13:23.596 --> 00:13:25.798
  • You're ready to receive a word, but you can't get into god's
  • 00:13:25.865 --> 00:13:26.899
  • 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
  • 00:13:30.936 --> 00:13:32.404
  • I'm astounded when i see congregations of people gather,
  • 00:13:32.471 --> 00:13:34.206
  • Congregations of people gather, and you see some that come
  • 00:13:34.273 --> 00:13:35.774
  • And you see some that come into god's house,
  • 00:13:35.841 --> 00:13:36.876
  • Into god's house, and they are ready
  • 00:13:36.942 --> 00:13:37.710
  • And they are ready to get into god's presence.
  • 00:13:37.776 --> 00:13:39.245
  • To get into god's presence. they're willing
  • 00:13:39.311 --> 00:13:39.778
  • They're willing to do whatever it takes.
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  • To do whatever it takes. clap your hands,
  • 00:13:41.146 --> 00:13:42.147
  • Clap your hands, raise your hands,
  • 00:13:42.214 --> 00:13:43.115
  • Raise your hands, lift your voice.
  • 00:13:43.182 --> 00:13:44.216
  • Lift your voice. they're in it.
  • 00:13:44.283 --> 00:13:47.853
  • They're in it. and then there's some
  • 00:13:47.920 --> 00:13:48.420
  • And then there's some that have that,
  • 00:13:48.487 --> 00:13:48.888
  • That have that, "don't make --
  • 00:13:48.954 --> 00:13:49.688
  • "don't make -- can't make me" spirit.
  • 00:13:49.755 --> 00:13:53.025
  • Can't make me" spirit. even if they like the song,
  • 00:13:53.092 --> 00:13:54.460
  • Even if they like the song, they'll.
  • 00:13:54.526 --> 00:13:55.194
  • [laughter]
  • 00:13:56.662 --> 00:13:59.999
  • What you need to understand
  • 00:14:03.168 --> 00:14:05.471
  • What you need to understand is that praise
  • 00:14:05.537 --> 00:14:06.305
  • Is that praise is not about performance.
  • 00:14:06.372 --> 00:14:08.507
  • Is not about performance. praise is about your opportunity
  • 00:14:08.574 --> 00:14:10.376
  • Praise is about your opportunity to get an audience
  • 00:14:10.442 --> 00:14:11.243
  • To get an audience with the creator
  • 00:14:11.310 --> 00:14:12.111
  • With the creator of heaven and earth.
  • 00:14:12.177 --> 00:14:13.379
  • Of heaven and earth. praise is about your chance
  • 00:14:13.445 --> 00:14:14.880
  • Praise is about your chance to get in the atmosphere
  • 00:14:14.947 --> 00:14:16.348
  • To get in the atmosphere that changes everything.
  • 00:14:16.415 --> 00:14:18.617
  • That changes everything. king hezekiah,
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  • King hezekiah, when he saw what god
  • 00:14:20.085 --> 00:14:21.320
  • When he saw what god had done to his enemies,
  • 00:14:21.387 --> 00:14:22.621
  • Had done to his enemies, he said,
  • 00:14:22.688 --> 00:14:23.289
  • He said, "oh, clap your hands all ye
  • 00:14:23.355 --> 00:14:25.257
  • "oh, clap your hands all ye people and shout unto god
  • 00:14:25.324 --> 00:14:27.192
  • 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
  • 00:14:29.762 --> 00:14:30.963
  • "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
  • 00:14:34.400 --> 00:14:35.200
  • If you wanna get god's word in your life,
  • 00:14:35.267 --> 00:14:37.136
  • God's word in your life, start magnifying his matchless
  • 00:14:37.202 --> 00:14:39.071
  • Start magnifying his matchless name and give heaven a chance
  • 00:14:39.138 --> 00:14:41.006
  • 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
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  • You get a word from god in worship.
  • 00:14:50.082 --> 00:14:52.217
  • From god in worship. you get a word from god
  • 00:14:52.284 --> 00:14:53.585
  • You get a word from god in his written word.
  • 00:14:53.652 --> 00:14:56.322
  • In his written word. i don't wanna overwhelm you,
  • 00:14:56.388 --> 00:14:57.756
  • I don't wanna overwhelm you, but there's some
  • 00:14:57.823 --> 00:14:58.424
  • But there's some good stuff in here.
  • 00:14:58.490 --> 00:15:01.560
  • Good stuff in here. it doesn't return void.
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  • It doesn't return void. but as good as it is
  • 00:15:04.563 --> 00:15:05.364
  • 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
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  • It will never be a part of your life until you
  • 00:15:08.067 --> 00:15:09.234
  • Of your life until you open it up and read it.
  • 00:15:09.301 --> 00:15:12.705
  • Open it up and read it. and you get a word from god
  • 00:15:12.771 --> 00:15:14.039
  • And you get a word from god by listening to godly council.
  • 00:15:14.106 --> 00:15:17.576
  • By listening to godly council. elders, people of faith,
  • 00:15:17.643 --> 00:15:19.745
  • Elders, people of faith, pastors, leaders who
  • 00:15:19.812 --> 00:15:21.747
  • Pastors, leaders who have wisdom, knowledge,
  • 00:15:21.814 --> 00:15:23.115
  • Have wisdom, knowledge, and understanding,
  • 00:15:23.182 --> 00:15:24.116
  • And understanding, not based on experience,
  • 00:15:24.183 --> 00:15:25.784
  • Not based on experience, but based on god's word.
  • 00:15:25.851 --> 00:15:28.187
  • But based on god's word. don't let somebody tell you
  • 00:15:28.253 --> 00:15:29.054
  • Don't let somebody tell you what they feel,
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  • What they feel, let 'em tell you
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  • Let 'em tell you what the facts are,
  • 00:15:30.723 --> 00:15:31.957
  • What the facts are, and the facts are based
  • 00:15:32.024 --> 00:15:33.058
  • And the facts are based on god's word.
  • 00:15:33.125 --> 00:15:36.562
  • On god's word. whenever you get in
  • 00:15:36.628 --> 00:15:37.563
  • Whenever you get in a hard place,
  • 00:15:37.629 --> 00:15:38.731
  • A hard place, what you need to understand is
  • 00:15:38.797 --> 00:15:39.932
  • What you need to understand is that the worst thing
  • 00:15:39.999 --> 00:15:40.866
  • That the worst thing you can do is react
  • 00:15:40.933 --> 00:15:42.468
  • You can do is react because if you react,
  • 00:15:42.534 --> 00:15:43.802
  • Because if you react, you're gonna make it worse.
  • 00:15:43.869 --> 00:15:46.138
  • You're gonna make it worse. but when you get
  • 00:15:46.205 --> 00:15:46.739
  • But when you get in a hard place,
  • 00:15:46.805 --> 00:15:47.473
  • In a hard place, instead of react,
  • 00:15:47.539 --> 00:15:48.507
  • Instead of react, why don't you knee act?
  • 00:15:48.574 --> 00:15:50.843
  • Why don't you knee act? which means get down
  • 00:15:50.909 --> 00:15:51.543
  • Which means get down on your knees and start talking
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  • On your knees and start talking to god because he's the
  • 00:15:52.845 --> 00:15:53.979
  • 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,
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  • David first encouraged himself, and then david got a word
  • 00:16:03.389 --> 00:16:04.390
  • And then david got a word from the lord.
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  • From the lord. and then the third thing
  • 00:16:06.658 --> 00:16:07.493
  • And then the third thing that david did is he refused
  • 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:10.763
  • That david did is he refused to allow his imagination
  • 00:16:10.829 --> 00:16:13.599
  • To allow his imagination to overwhelm him.
  • 00:16:13.665 --> 00:16:16.468
  • To overwhelm him. have you ever met somebody,
  • 00:16:16.535 --> 00:16:18.670
  • Have you ever met somebody, that they just have a gift
  • 00:16:18.737 --> 00:16:20.105
  • That they just have a gift for increasing the drama?
  • 00:16:20.172 --> 00:16:21.740
  • [laughter]
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  • They may not even know
  • 00:16:25.310 --> 00:16:25.878
  • They may not even know what the details are,
  • 00:16:25.944 --> 00:16:26.779
  • What the details are, but they can already
  • 00:16:26.845 --> 00:16:27.880
  • But they can already make 'em worse.
  • 00:16:27.946 --> 00:16:29.815
  • Make 'em worse. all you have to do is say,
  • 00:16:29.882 --> 00:16:30.716
  • All you have to do is say, "did you hear?"
  • 00:16:30.783 --> 00:16:31.517
  • "did you hear?" and they go, "what?"
  • 00:16:31.583 --> 00:16:32.251
  • [laughter]
  • 00:16:32.885 --> 00:16:34.319
  • Whenever you get in
  • 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:35.921
  • Whenever you get in a hard place,
  • 00:16:35.988 --> 00:16:37.022
  • A hard place, don't allow your imagination
  • 00:16:37.089 --> 00:16:39.224
  • Don't allow your imagination to overwhelm you.
  • 00:16:39.291 --> 00:16:41.427
  • To overwhelm you. don't make the problem worse
  • 00:16:41.493 --> 00:16:43.395
  • Don't make the problem worse by creating things
  • 00:16:43.462 --> 00:16:45.097
  • By creating things that don't exist.
  • 00:16:45.164 --> 00:16:47.933
  • That don't exist. david's in a hard place.
  • 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:49.168
  • David's in a hard place. his wife and his children
  • 00:16:49.234 --> 00:16:50.402
  • His wife and his children have been kidnapped
  • 00:16:50.469 --> 00:16:51.470
  • Have been kidnapped and taken hostage
  • 00:16:51.537 --> 00:16:52.337
  • And taken hostage by terrorists.
  • 00:16:52.404 --> 00:16:53.138
  • By terrorists. that's a bad day.
  • 00:16:53.205 --> 00:16:55.774
  • That's a bad day. but he doesn't spend his time
  • 00:16:55.841 --> 00:16:57.342
  • But he doesn't spend his time wondering what's going on
  • 00:16:57.409 --> 00:16:59.445
  • Wondering what's going on with his family.
  • 00:16:59.511 --> 00:17:01.547
  • With his family. he doesn't allow
  • 00:17:01.613 --> 00:17:02.414
  • He doesn't allow the situation to become worse.
  • 00:17:02.481 --> 00:17:05.117
  • The situation to become worse. any time you let
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  • Any time you let your imagination make
  • 00:17:06.351 --> 00:17:07.086
  • Your imagination make the problem bigger
  • 00:17:07.152 --> 00:17:08.153
  • The problem bigger than what you can solve,
  • 00:17:08.220 --> 00:17:10.289
  • Than what you can solve, it discourages you
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  • It discourages you from moving forward.
  • 00:17:11.623 --> 00:17:13.892
  • From moving forward. consider the children of israel,
  • 00:17:13.959 --> 00:17:15.094
  • Consider the children of israel, whenever they walked through
  • 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:16.361
  • Whenever they walked through the wilderness
  • 00:17:16.428 --> 00:17:17.096
  • The wilderness and they're right
  • 00:17:17.162 --> 00:17:17.629
  • And they're right on the border
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  • On the border of the promised land
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  • Of the promised land in the book of numbers 14.
  • 00:17:18.897 --> 00:17:21.934
  • In the book of numbers 14. moses sends 12 spies
  • 00:17:22.000 --> 00:17:24.236
  • Moses sends 12 spies into the land,
  • 00:17:24.303 --> 00:17:25.170
  • Into the land, 10 of those spies allow
  • 00:17:25.237 --> 00:17:27.339
  • 10 of those spies allow their imagination
  • 00:17:27.406 --> 00:17:28.340
  • Their imagination to overwhelm them.
  • 00:17:28.407 --> 00:17:30.676
  • To overwhelm them. two, joshua and caleb,
  • 00:17:30.742 --> 00:17:32.144
  • Two, joshua and caleb, they did not get overwhelmed
  • 00:17:32.211 --> 00:17:33.612
  • They did not get overwhelmed by what they saw,
  • 00:17:33.679 --> 00:17:34.780
  • By what they saw, they put their faith in
  • 00:17:34.847 --> 00:17:35.948
  • They put their faith in the god who made them a promise.
  • 00:17:36.014 --> 00:17:38.951
  • The god who made them a promise. ten spies said,
  • 00:17:39.017 --> 00:17:40.352
  • Ten spies said, "there's giants in this land.
  • 00:17:40.419 --> 00:17:41.887
  • "there's giants in this land. oh, it's good land.
  • 00:17:41.954 --> 00:17:42.988
  • Oh, it's good land. it's got milk,
  • 00:17:43.055 --> 00:17:43.655
  • It's got milk, it's got honey.
  • 00:17:43.722 --> 00:17:44.523
  • It's got honey. everything that god said
  • 00:17:44.590 --> 00:17:46.024
  • Everything that god said would be there,
  • 00:17:46.091 --> 00:17:47.092
  • Would be there, is there,
  • 00:17:47.159 --> 00:17:48.026
  • Is there, but there's giants
  • 00:17:48.093 --> 00:17:49.294
  • But there's giants in the land,
  • 00:17:49.361 --> 00:17:49.995
  • In the land, and we look like grasshoppers."
  • 00:17:50.062 --> 00:17:53.699
  • And we look like grasshoppers." how many of you see
  • 00:17:53.765 --> 00:17:54.566
  • How many of you see an overexaggeration in that?
  • 00:17:54.633 --> 00:17:57.369
  • An overexaggeration in that? i mean, in texas,
  • 00:17:57.436 --> 00:17:58.337
  • I mean, in texas, we're good at tall tales,
  • 00:17:58.403 --> 00:18:00.072
  • We're good at tall tales, but brother,
  • 00:18:00.139 --> 00:18:00.639
  • But brother, this is a whopper.
  • 00:18:00.706 --> 00:18:03.775
  • This is a whopper. let's just do the math.
  • 00:18:03.842 --> 00:18:05.711
  • Let's just do the math. i mean, a big grasshopper
  • 00:18:05.777 --> 00:18:07.079
  • I mean, a big grasshopper is one inch tall, right?
  • 00:18:07.146 --> 00:18:11.350
  • Is one inch tall, right? so, if you've got a large insect
  • 00:18:11.416 --> 00:18:13.452
  • So, if you've got a large insect at one inch and consider me,
  • 00:18:13.519 --> 00:18:17.556
  • At one inch and consider me, 6 foot-ish.
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  • [laughter]
  • 00:18:19.992 --> 00:18:22.294
  • [speaking spanish]
  • 00:18:22.628 --> 00:18:24.163
  • If you got a one inch
  • 00:18:28.300 --> 00:18:29.101
  • If you got a one inch grasshopper and a six foot man,
  • 00:18:29.168 --> 00:18:31.870
  • Grasshopper and a six foot man, and the children of israel,
  • 00:18:31.937 --> 00:18:33.472
  • And the children of israel, let's give them an average
  • 00:18:33.539 --> 00:18:34.473
  • Let's give them an average height of 5 feet.
  • 00:18:34.540 --> 00:18:37.242
  • Height of 5 feet. if they were all 5 feet tall,
  • 00:18:37.309 --> 00:18:38.911
  • If they were all 5 feet tall, which by the way
  • 00:18:38.977 --> 00:18:39.511
  • Which by the way is not very tall,
  • 00:18:39.578 --> 00:18:42.514
  • Is not very tall, and they looked
  • 00:18:42.581 --> 00:18:43.015
  • And they looked like grasshoppers in front
  • 00:18:43.081 --> 00:18:44.316
  • Like grasshoppers in front of these giants,
  • 00:18:44.383 --> 00:18:45.150
  • Of these giants, that would mean that those
  • 00:18:45.217 --> 00:18:46.018
  • That would mean that those giants were about 72 times
  • 00:18:46.084 --> 00:18:48.587
  • Giants were about 72 times taller than they were.
  • 00:18:48.654 --> 00:18:50.622
  • Taller than they were. which would make 'em somewhere
  • 00:18:50.689 --> 00:18:51.657
  • Which would make 'em somewhere around 350-400 feet high.
  • 00:18:51.723 --> 00:18:55.527
  • Around 350-400 feet high. now, how many of you know
  • 00:18:55.594 --> 00:18:56.762
  • Now, how many of you know that in spite of how
  • 00:18:56.828 --> 00:18:57.729
  • That in spite of how tall those guys were,
  • 00:18:57.796 --> 00:18:58.797
  • Tall those guys were, they weren't 400 feet
  • 00:18:58.864 --> 00:18:59.932
  • They weren't 400 feet in the air.
  • 00:18:59.998 --> 00:19:03.202
  • In the air. it wasn't that the children
  • 00:19:03.268 --> 00:19:04.203
  • It wasn't that the children of israel were that small
  • 00:19:04.269 --> 00:19:06.638
  • Of israel were that small and inferior,
  • 00:19:06.705 --> 00:19:07.673
  • And inferior, it's that their imaginations
  • 00:19:07.739 --> 00:19:09.174
  • It's that their imaginations had created a circumstance
  • 00:19:09.241 --> 00:19:10.576
  • Had created a circumstance that they saw
  • 00:19:10.642 --> 00:19:11.643
  • That they saw as impossible.
  • 00:19:11.710 --> 00:19:13.312
  • As impossible. and what did they do?
  • 00:19:13.378 --> 00:19:14.346
  • And what did they do? they refused to move forward.
  • 00:19:14.413 --> 00:19:16.515
  • They refused to move forward. they refused to posses
  • 00:19:16.582 --> 00:19:18.150
  • They refused to posses the promise that god
  • 00:19:18.217 --> 00:19:19.117
  • The promise that god had given them.
  • 00:19:19.184 --> 00:19:20.052
  • Had given them. joshua and caleb went
  • 00:19:20.118 --> 00:19:21.687
  • Joshua and caleb went into the same land,
  • 00:19:21.753 --> 00:19:23.088
  • Into the same land, and they saw the same people,
  • 00:19:23.155 --> 00:19:24.957
  • And they saw the same people, and they saw the same
  • 00:19:25.023 --> 00:19:26.425
  • And they saw the same provision of god.
  • 00:19:26.491 --> 00:19:27.292
  • Provision of god. and they said,
  • 00:19:27.359 --> 00:19:27.993
  • And they said, "the god who was
  • 00:19:28.060 --> 00:19:28.994
  • "the god who was with us at the red sea,
  • 00:19:29.061 --> 00:19:30.462
  • With us at the red sea, and the god who fed us
  • 00:19:30.529 --> 00:19:31.697
  • And the god who fed us manna this morning,
  • 00:19:31.763 --> 00:19:32.831
  • Manna this morning, and the god who quenched us
  • 00:19:32.898 --> 00:19:34.199
  • And the god who quenched us with water from the rock,
  • 00:19:34.266 --> 00:19:35.534
  • With water from the rock, and the god who's been
  • 00:19:35.601 --> 00:19:36.602
  • And the god who's been a cloud by day
  • 00:19:36.668 --> 00:19:37.502
  • A cloud by day and a fire by night,
  • 00:19:37.569 --> 00:19:38.637
  • And a fire by night, if he's been that
  • 00:19:38.704 --> 00:19:39.638
  • 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.
  • 00:19:54.853 --> 00:19:56.355
  • You will ignore the facts. and the facts are god
  • 00:19:56.421 --> 00:19:57.522
  • And the facts are god has never failed you.
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  • Has never failed you. so, david gets
  • 00:20:02.394 --> 00:20:03.695
  • So, david gets a word from the lord.
  • 00:20:03.762 --> 00:20:05.264
  • 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."
  • 00:20:09.167 --> 00:20:11.503
  • God says, "pursue." so, david takes after those
  • 00:20:11.570 --> 00:20:14.506
  • So, david takes after those who have taken from him.
  • 00:20:14.573 --> 00:20:17.242
  • Who have taken from him. the fourth thing that you need
  • 00:20:17.309 --> 00:20:18.310
  • The fourth thing that you need to do when it comes to the hard
  • 00:20:18.377 --> 00:20:20.646
  • 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.
  • 00:20:33.792 --> 00:20:37.763
  • And take action. your effort will always
  • 00:20:37.829 --> 00:20:39.331
  • 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
  • 00:20:44.603 --> 00:20:45.470
  • I've heard people always make the argument,
  • 00:20:45.537 --> 00:20:46.738
  • Always make the argument, "well, god could
  • 00:20:46.805 --> 00:20:47.472
  • "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.
  • 00:20:48.940 --> 00:20:52.377
  • How god wants to, through you. he wants you to be
  • 00:20:52.444 --> 00:20:53.345
  • He wants you to be his hands and his feet.
  • 00:20:53.412 --> 00:20:54.680
  • His hands and his feet. faith without action
  • 00:20:54.746 --> 00:20:56.682
  • Faith without action is fruitless.
  • 00:20:56.748 --> 00:20:58.817
  • Is fruitless. the book of james says,
  • 00:20:58.884 --> 00:20:59.651
  • The book of james says, "faith without works is,"
  • 00:20:59.718 --> 00:21:00.686
  • "faith without works is," what?
  • 00:21:00.752 --> 00:21:01.520
  • What? "dead."
  • 00:21:01.586 --> 00:21:03.622
  • "dead." so, if you're in a hard place,
  • 00:21:03.689 --> 00:21:05.390
  • So, if you're in a hard place, there comes a time where you're
  • 00:21:05.457 --> 00:21:06.325
  • There comes a time where you're going to have to put
  • 00:21:06.391 --> 00:21:07.125
  • Going to have to put your feet to the fire,
  • 00:21:07.192 --> 00:21:09.194
  • Your feet to the fire, and start to take action.
  • 00:21:09.261 --> 00:21:11.029
  • And start to take action. you're gonna have to start
  • 00:21:11.096 --> 00:21:11.763
  • You're gonna have to start to walk in the direction
  • 00:21:11.830 --> 00:21:13.298
  • To walk in the direction of the victory
  • 00:21:13.365 --> 00:21:14.199
  • Of the victory that god has for you.
  • 00:21:14.266 --> 00:21:15.500
  • That god has for you. nothing in your life is
  • 00:21:15.567 --> 00:21:17.002
  • Nothing in your life is going to work until you do.
  • 00:21:17.069 --> 00:21:19.771
  • Going to work until you do. sure, god could've defeated
  • 00:21:19.838 --> 00:21:21.606
  • Sure, god could've defeated david's enemies,
  • 00:21:21.673 --> 00:21:22.874
  • David's enemies, god could've thrown hailstones
  • 00:21:22.941 --> 00:21:24.576
  • God could've thrown hailstones out of heaven
  • 00:21:24.643 --> 00:21:25.377
  • Out of heaven and swept up his family
  • 00:21:25.444 --> 00:21:27.212
  • And swept up his family on a cloud and floated them
  • 00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:28.513
  • On a cloud and floated them right back to camp.
  • 00:21:28.580 --> 00:21:29.414
  • Right back to camp. but that's not how god works.
  • 00:21:29.481 --> 00:21:32.050
  • But that's not how god works. god wanted david
  • 00:21:32.117 --> 00:21:33.185
  • God wanted david to go after these enemies
  • 00:21:33.251 --> 00:21:34.553
  • To go after these enemies because god was using
  • 00:21:34.619 --> 00:21:35.854
  • Because god was using this moment in david's life
  • 00:21:35.921 --> 00:21:37.456
  • 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.
  • 00:21:40.459 --> 00:21:42.694
  • This man is a conquering king. when he's down, he's not out.
  • 00:21:42.761 --> 00:21:44.963
  • When he's down, he's not out. whenever he looks beaten,
  • 00:21:45.030 --> 00:21:46.498
  • Whenever he looks beaten, that's when he's at his best.
  • 00:21:46.565 --> 00:21:48.133
  • That's when he's at his best. he was using this moment
  • 00:21:48.200 --> 00:21:49.935
  • He was using this moment to build the confidence of those
  • 00:21:50.001 --> 00:21:51.536
  • To build the confidence of those that david would rule over.
  • 00:21:51.603 --> 00:21:53.004
  • That david would rule over. you see, everybody looked
  • 00:21:53.071 --> 00:21:54.373
  • You see, everybody looked at david and said,
  • 00:21:54.439 --> 00:21:55.240
  • At david and said, "that's a setback."
  • 00:21:55.307 --> 00:21:56.108
  • "that's a setback." but god said,
  • 00:21:56.174 --> 00:21:56.842
  • But god said, "no, it's just a setup
  • 00:21:56.908 --> 00:21:58.276
  • "no, it's just a setup for his future success."
  • 00:21:58.343 --> 00:21:59.878
  • For his future success." when you get to your hard place
  • 00:21:59.945 --> 00:22:02.114
  • When you get to your hard place and you begin to take action,
  • 00:22:02.180 --> 00:22:03.849
  • And you begin to take action, you give god something
  • 00:22:03.915 --> 00:22:05.317
  • You give god something to work with that gives god
  • 00:22:05.384 --> 00:22:07.119
  • To work with that gives god the ability to take you
  • 00:22:07.185 --> 00:22:08.453
  • The ability to take you to the places that he promised
  • 00:22:08.520 --> 00:22:09.955
  • To the places that he promised you that you could go.
  • 00:22:10.021 --> 00:22:11.189
  • You that you could go. he promised you you'd be
  • 00:22:11.256 --> 00:22:12.491
  • He promised you you'd be the head and not the tail.
  • 00:22:12.557 --> 00:22:14.092
  • The head and not the tail. he promised you that you'd
  • 00:22:14.159 --> 00:22:15.427
  • He promised you that you'd be above only and not beneath.
  • 00:22:15.494 --> 00:22:17.129
  • Be above only and not beneath. he promised you that he'd bless
  • 00:22:17.195 --> 00:22:18.663
  • He promised you that he'd bless you in your going in and he'd
  • 00:22:18.730 --> 00:22:20.232
  • You in your going in and he'd bless you in your going out.
  • 00:22:20.298 --> 00:22:21.566
  • Bless you in your going out. he promised you that
  • 00:22:21.633 --> 00:22:22.868
  • He promised you that he'd bless you in your basket,
  • 00:22:22.934 --> 00:22:24.069
  • He'd bless you in your basket, and in your bowl,
  • 00:22:24.136 --> 00:22:24.970
  • And in your bowl, and in the fruit of your body,
  • 00:22:25.036 --> 00:22:26.405
  • And in the fruit of your body, and in your children,
  • 00:22:26.471 --> 00:22:27.339
  • And in your children, and in your grandchildren,
  • 00:22:27.406 --> 00:22:28.407
  • And in your grandchildren, and in your great grandchildren.
  • 00:22:28.473 --> 00:22:29.775
  • And in your great grandchildren. but god can't do that
  • 00:22:29.841 --> 00:22:31.510
  • 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
  • 00:22:41.219 --> 00:22:42.087
  • That you need to do on the hardest day of your life
  • 00:22:42.154 --> 00:22:45.957
  • The hardest day of your life is recover all.
  • 00:22:46.024 --> 00:22:49.694
  • Is recover all. say that with me,
  • 00:22:49.761 --> 00:22:50.829
  • Say that with me, "recover all."
  • 00:22:50.896 --> 00:22:53.665
  • "recover all." why do i say that?
  • 00:22:53.732 --> 00:22:55.967
  • Why do i say that? because christians
  • 00:22:56.034 --> 00:22:56.968
  • Because christians are great quitters.
  • 00:22:57.035 --> 00:23:00.405
  • Are great quitters. we start and stop,
  • 00:23:00.472 --> 00:23:02.240
  • We start and stop, and start and stop,
  • 00:23:02.307 --> 00:23:04.109
  • And start and stop, and start and stop.
  • 00:23:04.176 --> 00:23:05.744
  • And start and stop. and the truth is, once we start,
  • 00:23:05.811 --> 00:23:07.646
  • And the truth is, once we start, we shouldn't finish until
  • 00:23:07.712 --> 00:23:08.914
  • We shouldn't finish until we win total victory.
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  • [applause]
  • 00:23:11.817 --> 00:23:17.422
  • The bible says that
  • 00:23:18.390 --> 00:23:19.157
  • The bible says that when david engaged the enemy,
  • 00:23:19.224 --> 00:23:22.627
  • When david engaged the enemy, he recovered all.
  • 00:23:22.694 --> 00:23:25.030
  • He recovered all. 1 samuel 30:18,
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  • 1 samuel 30:18, it says,
  • 00:23:28.800 --> 00:23:29.301
  • It says, "so david recovered all
  • 00:23:29.367 --> 00:23:30.969
  • "so david recovered all that the amalekites had
  • 00:23:31.036 --> 00:23:31.970
  • That the amalekites had carried away,
  • 00:23:32.037 --> 00:23:33.071
  • Carried away, and david rescued his two wives.
  • 00:23:33.138 --> 00:23:35.774
  • And david rescued his two wives. and nothing of theirs
  • 00:23:35.841 --> 00:23:36.842
  • And nothing of theirs was lacking,
  • 00:23:36.908 --> 00:23:37.609
  • Was lacking, either small or great,
  • 00:23:37.676 --> 00:23:39.511
  • Either small or great, son or daughter,
  • 00:23:39.578 --> 00:23:41.012
  • Son or daughter, spoil or anything that
  • 00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:42.814
  • Spoil or anything that had been taken from them.
  • 00:23:42.881 --> 00:23:44.749
  • Had been taken from them. david recovered all."
  • 00:23:44.816 --> 00:23:49.154
  • David recovered all." if you read on,
  • 00:23:49.221 --> 00:23:50.689
  • If you read on, it tells you very clearly
  • 00:23:50.755 --> 00:23:51.957
  • It tells you very clearly that not only did david
  • 00:23:52.023 --> 00:23:52.891
  • That not only did david recover everything
  • 00:23:52.958 --> 00:23:53.758
  • Recover everything that the amalekites
  • 00:23:53.825 --> 00:23:54.559
  • That the amalekites had taken from him,
  • 00:23:54.626 --> 00:23:56.795
  • Had taken from him, but david,
  • 00:23:56.862 --> 00:23:57.529
  • But david, after he had defeated
  • 00:23:57.596 --> 00:24:00.499
  • After he had defeated his enemy,
  • 00:24:00.565 --> 00:24:02.300
  • His enemy, he increased
  • 00:24:02.367 --> 00:24:03.168
  • He increased his wealth seven times.
  • 00:24:03.235 --> 00:24:07.439
  • His wealth seven times. he not only got what they took,
  • 00:24:07.506 --> 00:24:09.875
  • He not only got what they took, he got seven times more than he
  • 00:24:09.941 --> 00:24:11.343
  • He got seven times more than he had before the fight started.
  • 00:24:11.409 --> 00:24:14.546
  • Had before the fight started. this is the biblical context
  • 00:24:14.613 --> 00:24:15.881
  • This is the biblical context of being more than a conqueror
  • 00:24:15.947 --> 00:24:17.616
  • Of being more than a conqueror through christ.
  • 00:24:17.682 --> 00:24:21.152
  • Through christ. you say, "pastor,
  • 00:24:21.219 --> 00:24:21.753
  • You say, "pastor, i don't know how
  • 00:24:21.820 --> 00:24:22.320
  • I don't know how to fight like that."
  • 00:24:22.387 --> 00:24:22.921
  • To fight like that." the good news is you
  • 00:24:22.988 --> 00:24:23.655
  • The good news is you don't have to.
  • 00:24:23.722 --> 00:24:24.389
  • Don't have to. that battle belongs to the lord.
  • 00:24:24.456 --> 00:24:27.859
  • That battle belongs to the lord. when the enemy attacks you,
  • 00:24:27.926 --> 00:24:31.530
  • When the enemy attacks you, when the enemy attacks you
  • 00:24:31.596 --> 00:24:32.797
  • When the enemy attacks you and he starts
  • 00:24:32.864 --> 00:24:33.498
  • And he starts taking things from you,
  • 00:24:33.565 --> 00:24:34.766
  • Taking things from you, you go after him
  • 00:24:34.833 --> 00:24:35.967
  • You go after him in faith believing,
  • 00:24:36.034 --> 00:24:37.068
  • In faith believing, and you recover all,
  • 00:24:37.135 --> 00:24:38.403
  • And you recover all, and then see what god does
  • 00:24:38.470 --> 00:24:40.205
  • And then see what god does to increase your life
  • 00:24:40.272 --> 00:24:41.506
  • To increase your life after you have recovered all.
  • 00:24:41.573 --> 00:24:43.808
  • After you have recovered all. see what god does to increase
  • 00:24:43.875 --> 00:24:45.277
  • See what god does to increase your life after you
  • 00:24:45.343 --> 00:24:46.278
  • Your life after you put your faith in action.
  • 00:24:46.344 --> 00:24:47.546
  • Put your faith in action. see what god does to increase
  • 00:24:47.612 --> 00:24:49.314
  • See what god does to increase your life after you hit your
  • 00:24:49.381 --> 00:24:50.815
  • Your life after you hit your knees and start talking to god
  • 00:24:50.882 --> 00:24:52.584
  • Knees and start talking to god and pulling down strongholds
  • 00:24:52.651 --> 00:24:54.185
  • And pulling down strongholds in heavenly places.
  • 00:24:54.252 --> 00:24:58.690
  • In heavenly places. in this chapter 1 samuel 30,
  • 00:24:58.757 --> 00:25:02.494
  • In this chapter 1 samuel 30, we're walking a parallel road
  • 00:25:02.561 --> 00:25:04.162
  • We're walking a parallel road between david and jesus christ.
  • 00:25:04.229 --> 00:25:08.800
  • Between david and jesus christ. people say,
  • 00:25:08.867 --> 00:25:09.367
  • People say, "i don't know how to fight
  • 00:25:09.434 --> 00:25:10.101
  • "i don't know how to fight a battle and recover all."
  • 00:25:10.168 --> 00:25:11.703
  • A battle and recover all." let me take you to a place
  • 00:25:11.770 --> 00:25:12.837
  • Let me take you to a place called calvary where a battle
  • 00:25:12.904 --> 00:25:14.205
  • Called calvary where a battle was fought on your behalf,
  • 00:25:14.272 --> 00:25:15.840
  • Was fought on your behalf, and all was recovered for you.
  • 00:25:15.907 --> 00:25:20.145
  • And all was recovered for you. you see,
  • 00:25:20.211 --> 00:25:20.645
  • You see, in the genesis of time,
  • 00:25:20.712 --> 00:25:21.746
  • In the genesis of time, you and i had fellowship
  • 00:25:21.813 --> 00:25:22.914
  • You and i had fellowship with god,
  • 00:25:22.981 --> 00:25:23.615
  • With god, and we lost it because of sin.
  • 00:25:23.682 --> 00:25:26.685
  • And we lost it because of sin. we lost our relationship.
  • 00:25:26.751 --> 00:25:29.688
  • We lost our relationship. but christ sent jesus, his son,
  • 00:25:29.754 --> 00:25:32.290
  • But christ sent jesus, his son, and he recovered all.
  • 00:25:32.357 --> 00:25:36.261
  • And he recovered all. and all that is required for us
  • 00:25:36.328 --> 00:25:38.496
  • And all that is required for us is to have faith in him,
  • 00:25:38.563 --> 00:25:41.232
  • Is to have faith in him, and everything that
  • 00:25:41.299 --> 00:25:42.601
  • And everything that he laid claim to for you
  • 00:25:42.667 --> 00:25:43.768
  • He laid claim to for you at calvary becomes yours.
  • 00:25:43.835 --> 00:25:45.770
  • Hard places
  • 00:25:49.841 --> 00:25:50.709
  • Hard places do not have to be unprofitable.
  • 00:25:50.775 --> 00:25:53.445
  • Do not have to be unprofitable. however, they are unavoidable.
  • 00:25:53.511 --> 00:25:56.348
  • When you come to
  • 00:25:56.548 --> 00:25:57.115
  • When you come to that hard place,
  • 00:25:57.182 --> 00:25:58.016
  • That hard place, make sure that you consider
  • 00:25:58.083 --> 00:26:00.185
  • Make sure that you consider how faithful god has been
  • 00:26:00.251 --> 00:26:02.487
  • How faithful god has been and know
  • 00:26:02.554 --> 00:26:03.054
  • And know that while you're
  • 00:26:03.121 --> 00:26:03.655
  • That while you're going through it,
  • 00:26:03.722 --> 00:26:04.923
  • Going through it, he will not leave you there.
  • 00:26:04.990 --> 00:26:06.725
  • He will not leave you there. he's with you even right now.
  • 00:26:06.791 --> 00:26:09.027
  • He's with you even right now. if you'd like to
  • 00:26:09.094 --> 00:26:09.461
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