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Matt Hagee - Labor of Love (Part 2)

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Labor of Love (Part 2) | September 17, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: every day
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Pastor matt hagee: every day is something that you should
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Is something that you should celebrate with the person
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Celebrate with the person that god has given you,
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That god has given you, your husband,
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Your husband, your wife,
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Your wife, in the covenant love
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In the covenant love of holy matrimony.
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Of holy matrimony. every day you should
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Every day you should demonstrate to them
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Demonstrate to them that they are
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That they are a priceless treasure.
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A priceless treasure. every day you should honor
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Every day you should honor them,
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Them, cherish them,
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Cherish them, love them.
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Love them. why?
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Why? so that in showing them love,
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So that in showing them love, you set an example for others
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You set an example for others to follow.
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To follow. one of the problems
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One of the problems that we have
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That we have in the united states is that
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In the united states is that we get all of our information
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We get all of our information about relationships
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About relationships from the magazine rack
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From the magazine rack at the grocery store
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At the grocery store instead of the place
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Instead of the place where all true love begins.
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Where all true love begins. this right here is the greatest
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This right here is the greatest manual on love and relationship
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Manual on love and relationship that you'll ever read.
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That you'll ever read. but just like every manual
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But just like every manual that you'll ever read,
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That you'll ever read, none of it will work until you
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None of it will work until you actually take action upon what
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Actually take action upon what you read.
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You read. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen!]
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[amen!] so today we long at the song
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So today we long at the song of solomon.
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Of solomon. now i think this is
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Now i think this is an interesting book
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An interesting book in the bible,
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In the bible, because we read
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Because we read in the new testament
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In the new testament that all scripture
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That all scripture is given by inspiration
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Is given by inspiration of the holy spirit.
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Of the holy spirit. it means that everything
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It means that everything that's bound between
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That's bound between these pages is something
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These pages is something that god in heaven
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That god in heaven wanted us to read.
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Wanted us to read. and whenever you consider
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And whenever you consider the song of solomon,
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The song of solomon, in some versions,
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In some versions, it's called
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It's called "the song of songs."
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"the song of songs." why?
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Why? because solomon was a prolific
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Because solomon was a prolific song writer.
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Song writer. he wrote over 1,000 songs.
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He wrote over 1,000 songs. and out of all the songs
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And out of all the songs he wrote,
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He wrote, many people believe that
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Many people believe that this song,
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This song, all eight chapters
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All eight chapters of this song,
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Of this song, are his greatest work ever.
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Are his greatest work ever. so whenever they came
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So whenever they came to solomon,
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To solomon, and they said,
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And they said, "what's the greatest song
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"what's the greatest song you ever wrote?"
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You ever wrote?" he pulled this one out
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He pulled this one out and said,
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And said, "it's right here."
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"it's right here." and for some reason,
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And for some reason, the holy spirit felt that
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The holy spirit felt that it was important enough for us
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It was important enough for us to have it and to be able
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To have it and to be able to understand more about it.
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To understand more about it. now i believe one of
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Now i believe one of the reasons is so that we can
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The reasons is so that we can understand how god looks at us
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Understand how god looks at us and how much he loves
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And how much he loves and desires us.
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And desires us. but one of the other reasons
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But one of the other reasons that this is in the bible
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That this is in the bible is because the song of songs,
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Is because the song of songs, solomon's number one tune,
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Solomon's number one tune, do you know who he wrote it to?
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Do you know who he wrote it to? the love of his life.
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The love of his life. now there's some people
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Now there's some people who say,
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Who say, "well how could you tell
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"well how could you tell it's the love of his life?"
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It's the love of his life?" he had over 700 wives
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He had over 700 wives and 300 concubines.
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And 300 concubines. i mean that's a lot of love.
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I mean that's a lot of love. (laughter)
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(laughter) that's one perspective.
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That's one perspective. or the other perspective is
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Or the other perspective is "out of all the girls
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"out of all the girls i've loved before,
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I've loved before, baby, you're the best."
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Baby, you're the best." (laughter)
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(laughter) either way,
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Either way, he wrote this song
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He wrote this song for his wife.
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For his wife. now the reality of solomon's
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Now the reality of solomon's marriages,
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Marriages, 700 of them,
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700 of them, they were for political
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They were for political convenience.
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Convenience. solomon figured out that it was
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Solomon figured out that it was easier to get married
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Easier to get married than it was to go to war.
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Than it was to go to war. apparently back then,
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Apparently back then, war and marriage were not
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War and marriage were not such similar things.
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Such similar things. so he would go to
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So he would go to a neighboring country,
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A neighboring country, and he would say,
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And he would say, "i'll take your daughter
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"i'll take your daughter as my wife.
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As my wife. and she'll be number wife 482.
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And she'll be number wife 482. and now that we've got
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And now that we've got a political allegiance,
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A political allegiance, we'll work together."
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We'll work together." it's kind of like
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It's kind of like the united nations
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The united nations before they had a building
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Before they had a building in new york.
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In new york. so this is why he had
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So this is why he had 700 wives.
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700 wives. but this song is written to
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But this song is written to the one that moved him
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The one that moved him the most.
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The most. and all eight chapters are
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And all eight chapters are written from the entire length
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Written from the entire length of their relationship together.
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Of their relationship together. so whenever you read
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So whenever you read chapters 1 through 4,
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Chapters 1 through 4, he's describing the love
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He's describing the love of his life from her neck up.
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Of his life from her neck up. why?
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Why? because they're not married
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Because they're not married and she has not yet taken off
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And she has not yet taken off her clothes in front of him.
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Her clothes in front of him. imagine that.
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Imagine that. young lady,
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Young lady, you can be in love
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You can be in love and keep your clothes on.
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And keep your clothes on. and every dad said, amen.
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And every dad said, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) he says,
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He says, "your hair is like a flock
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"your hair is like a flock of goats."
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Of goats." (laughter)
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(laughter) now think about it.
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Now think about it. i mean goats aren't all
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I mean goats aren't all the same color,
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The same color, so she must have had like
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So she must have had like highlights or something.
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Highlights or something. (laughter)
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(laughter) he goes on.
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He goes on. he talks about her teeth.
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He talks about her teeth. this is before dental hygiene
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This is before dental hygiene was a big thing,
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Was a big thing, so teeth were a big deal.
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So teeth were a big deal. he says,
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He says, "your teeth are like
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"your teeth are like freshly shorn sheep."
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Freshly shorn sheep." that's after you cut
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That's after you cut all the wool off of them
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All the wool off of them and they all look alike.
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And they all look alike. he's basically saying,
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He's basically saying, "you've got a nice smile."
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"you've got a nice smile." he said, "your lips,
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He said, "your lips, they're like scarlet.
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They're like scarlet. your temples --"
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Your temples --" that's the side of her head.
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That's the side of her head. "-- are like pomegranates."
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"-- are like pomegranates." now before you start thinking
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Now before you start thinking that she looks like a troll --
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That she looks like a troll -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- there's some expression here
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-- there's some expression here that you need to understand.
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That you need to understand. pomegranates were fruitful
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Pomegranates were fruitful and they had lots of seeds
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And they had lots of seeds inside.
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Inside. what he is saying is,
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What he is saying is, "you're really smart.
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"you're really smart. your brain just constantly
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Your brain just constantly amazes me."
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Amazes me." he was telling her,
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He was telling her, "not only are you physically
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"not only are you physically beautiful with hair like goat
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Beautiful with hair like goat and teeth like sheep,
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And teeth like sheep, but you're smart
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But you're smart and intelligent, too."
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And intelligent, too." (laughter)
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(laughter) now i don't recommend, men,
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Now i don't recommend, men, that you direct quote song
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That you direct quote song of solomon when you're
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Of solomon when you're looking for something to put
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Looking for something to put in your card.
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In your card. (laughter)
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(laughter) but this is his song,
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But this is his song, not mine.
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Not mine. (laughter)
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(laughter) he says,
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He says, "your neck is like the tower
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"your neck is like the tower of david."
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Of david." line after line,
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Line after line, he describes this woman
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He describes this woman in great detail.
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In great detail. but it's all from here up!
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But it's all from here up! (motions above the neck)
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(motions above the neck) and he finishes with,
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And he finishes with, "you've ravished my heart."
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"you've ravished my heart." think about that.
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Think about that. she consumed the boy
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She consumed the boy and never even took one thing
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And never even took one thing off.
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Off. chapter 5,
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Chapter 5, they get married.
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They get married. you can imagine what
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You can imagine what happens next.
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Happens next. i mean you turn the page
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I mean you turn the page and you hear the sizzle.
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And you hear the sizzle. (makes sizzling sounds)
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(makes sizzling sounds) (laughter)
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(laughter) chapter 7, chapter 8,
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Chapter 7, chapter 8, probably the most beautiful
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Probably the most beautiful expressions of love
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Expressions of love found in scripture.
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Found in scripture. why?
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Why? because at this point
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Because at this point in their relationship,
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In their relationship, they're not as young
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They're not as young as they used to be.
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As they used to be. they've been through
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They've been through some things.
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Some things. they've endured hard times.
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They've endured hard times. she's carried his children.
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She's carried his children. they've raised those children.
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They've raised those children. and here's what he says to her
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And here's what he says to her at the end of the song;
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At the end of the song; he says,
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He says, "love is as strong as death."
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"love is as strong as death." he looks at her,
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He looks at her, in her senior years,
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In her senior years, and he says,
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And he says, "i love you more now than
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"i love you more now than i ever have before."
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I ever have before." he doesn't look at her
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He doesn't look at her after 30 years of relationship
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After 30 years of relationship and say, "my god,
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And say, "my god, what happened to you?"
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What happened to you?" (laughter)
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(laughter) he looked at her and he said,
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He looked at her and he said, "you are more beautiful today
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"you are more beautiful today than the first time i ever laid
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Than the first time i ever laid eyes on you,
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Eyes on you, because everything i have
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Because everything i have in this life,
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In this life, i want to share it with you."
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I want to share it with you." he said,
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He said, "if all i could give
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"if all i could give was all the money i had,
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Was all the money i had, it wouldn't be worth anything
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It wouldn't be worth anything compared to the love
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Compared to the love that we have."
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That we have." think about it.
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Think about it. solomon is the richest man
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Solomon is the richest man on the face of the earth.
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On the face of the earth. and he says,
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And he says, "if a man would give for love,
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"if a man would give for love, all the wealth of his house."
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All the wealth of his house." well, when you're talking about
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Well, when you're talking about solomon's house,
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Solomon's house, that's a lot of money.
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That's a lot of money. and he says,
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And he says, "none of it's worth what i have
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"none of it's worth what i have with you."
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With you." what a powerful picture
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What a powerful picture of love.
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Of love. this kind of love isn't easy.
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This kind of love isn't easy. this kind of love takes work.
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This kind of love takes work. this kind of love is the type
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This kind of love is the type of thing that requires
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Of thing that requires your effort if it's going
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Your effort if it's going to exist.
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To exist. this kind of love is between
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This kind of love is between a man and a woman.
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A man and a woman. [amen!]
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[amen!] genesis 1:27, it says,
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Genesis 1:27, it says, "he created them male
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"he created them male and female."
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And female." (applause)
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(applause) he created them.
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He created them. he (god) created them
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He (god) created them two different kinds,
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Two different kinds, male and female.
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Male and female. now there's a lot to be said
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Now there's a lot to be said in this verse,
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In this verse, and there's an entire sermon
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And there's an entire sermon that needs to be preached
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That needs to be preached on it.
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On it. but one of the reasons why
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But one of the reasons why this has to be continually
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This has to be continually stated is because in the world
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Stated is because in the world we live in right now,
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We live in right now, people are creating
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People are creating a gender crisis when there is
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A gender crisis when there is no gender crisis.
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No gender crisis. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen!]
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[amen!] there's no gender crisis.
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There's no gender crisis. there is male and female.
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There is male and female. and the reason that they are
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And the reason that they are creating a gender crisis
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Creating a gender crisis is because if they can remove
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Is because if they can remove your individuality
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Your individuality and identity,
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And identity, they can control you.
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They can control you. [that's right!]
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[that's right!] [amen!]
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[amen!] there is no crisis.
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There is no crisis. the irony of this is
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The irony of this is the same people,
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The same people, who are telling you that you
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Who are telling you that you can pick whatever gender
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Can pick whatever gender you want,
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You want, minute by minute,
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Minute by minute, are the same ones who say,
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Are the same ones who say, "we have to follow
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"we have to follow the science."
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The science." (laughter)
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(laughter) male and female,
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Male and female, these are two equal beings
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These are two equal beings in the eyes of god.
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In the eyes of god. god doesn't look at a man
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God doesn't look at a man in greater esteem than he does
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In greater esteem than he does a woman.
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A woman. he created them both.
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He created them both. he created them to compliment
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He created them to compliment one another.
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One another. covenant marriage
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Covenant marriage and covenant love
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And covenant love is the relationship
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Is the relationship that god created for man
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That god created for man and woman to live together
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And woman to live together in holy matrimony.
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In holy matrimony. living together outside of this
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Living together outside of this is not covenant love.
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Is not covenant love. covenant love requires
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Covenant love requires sacrifice.
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Sacrifice. 1 john 3:14,
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1 john 3:14, it's a sign of spiritual
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It's a sign of spiritual well being.
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Well being. it says,
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It says, "we know that we have passed
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"we know that we have passed from death unto life
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From death unto life because we love the brethren."
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Because we love the brethren." "because we love the brethren."
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"because we love the brethren." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "because we love the brethren."
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"because we love the brethren." so what that means is that
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So what that means is that whenever you demonstrate
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Whenever you demonstrate the love of god
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The love of god to someone else,
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To someone else, who is a part of the body
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Who is a part of the body of christ,
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Of christ, you have passed, visibly,
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You have passed, visibly, from death,
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From death, your old life,
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Your old life, into your new life.
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Into your new life. now the thing that's to be
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Now the thing that's to be remembered here
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Remembered here is that oftentimes,
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Is that oftentimes, we forget that our spouse
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We forget that our spouse is also our brother or sister
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Is also our brother or sister in christ.
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In christ. [amen!]
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[amen!] how powerful is
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It's a legacy.
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A testimony of god's
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Faithfulness.
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Written across the pages
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Of your life,
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Every answered prayer is proof
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That he hears you.
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That he moves on your behalf
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And that he is
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How powerful is this love
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How powerful is this love of god?
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Of god? according to 1 corinthians 13,
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According to 1 corinthians 13, paul says,
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Paul says, "i'm nothing.
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"i'm nothing. if i have all knowledge,
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If i have all knowledge, if i'm the smartest man
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If i'm the smartest man on earth but i don't have love,
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On earth but i don't have love, i'm nothing.
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I'm nothing. if i have all the wealth
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If i have all the wealth on earth and i don't have love,
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On earth and i don't have love, i'm nothing.
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I'm nothing. if i have every spiritual gift
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If i have every spiritual gift that there is to have,
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That there is to have, if i could understand what
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If i could understand what angels say in every tongue
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Angels say in every tongue and language on the earth,
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And language on the earth, but if i do not have love,
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But if i do not have love, i am nothing."
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I am nothing." this is powerful.
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This is powerful. if you do not have love,
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If you do not have love, according to the word of god,
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According to the word of god, you're tinkling brass
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You're tinkling brass and sounding cymbals.
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And sounding cymbals. when you walk into church
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When you walk into church and you're not demonstrating
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And you're not demonstrating love to your spouse,
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Love to your spouse, but you're pretending to love
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But you're pretending to love your brethren,
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Your brethren, do you know what heaven hears?
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Do you know what heaven hears? dishes breaking --
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Dishes breaking -- (sounds of breaking glass)
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(sounds of breaking glass) -- because there's no truth
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-- because there's no truth in what you're doing.
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In what you're doing. covenant love requires
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Covenant love requires self-sacrifice.
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Self-sacrifice. and self-sacrifice is something
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And self-sacrifice is something that we do not live in
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That we do not live in a self-centered world.
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A self-centered world. we live in the kind of world
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We live in the kind of world that's described
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That's described in 2 timothy verse --
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In 2 timothy verse -- chapter 3 and verse 2.
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Chapter 3 and verse 2. it says,
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It says, "men will be lovers
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"men will be lovers of themselves."
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Of themselves." and if you're going to have
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And if you're going to have a covenant relationship,
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A covenant relationship, the first thing you've got
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The first thing you've got to do is deny yourself.
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To do is deny yourself. and that's not just
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And that's not just a masculine denial;
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A masculine denial; that's the feminine denial.
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That's the feminine denial. both have to submit to what god
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Both have to submit to what god wants to accomplish
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Wants to accomplish if it's going to work.
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If it's going to work. a father can't look at
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A father can't look at his family as if they're
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His family as if they're a burden for him to carry.
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A burden for him to carry. a mother cannot look at
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A mother cannot look at her family
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Her family as if it's an inconvenience.
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As if it's an inconvenience. they're a gift.
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They're a gift. that's why the bible says,
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That's why the bible says, "the children are
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"the children are an inheritance of the lord."
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An inheritance of the lord." every day
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Every day you should celebrate
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You should celebrate what god has given you
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What god has given you in your household.
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In your household. jesus christ is our example.
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Jesus christ is our example. he said,
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He said, "love one another
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"love one another as i have loved you."
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As i have loved you." that's not a recommendation;
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That's not a recommendation; that's a command.
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That's a command. so how did he love us?
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So how did he love us? first, he loved us completely.
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First, he loved us completely. say that word with me.
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Say that word with me. completely.
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Completely. what does it mean to love
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What does it mean to love completely?
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Completely? it means that jesus loved us,
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It means that jesus loved us, even the worst parts of us.
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Even the worst parts of us. there are things that i love
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There are things that i love about all kinds of people.
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About all kinds of people. i love the fact that
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I love the fact that my accountant can do math.
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My accountant can do math. (laughter)
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(laughter) i may not love his hair.
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I may not love his hair. but when you love somebody
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But when you love somebody completely,
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Completely, it doesn't matter,
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It doesn't matter, good, bad, or ugly;
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Good, bad, or ugly; you love everything about them.
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You love everything about them. i'm thankful that jesus christ
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I'm thankful that jesus christ loved me completely;
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Loved me completely; that when i was a sinner,
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That when i was a sinner, he gave himself for me.
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He gave himself for me. knowing the worst about me,
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Knowing the worst about me, he still wants me.
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He still wants me. so if he's our example,
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So if he's our example, that's how you should love
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That's how you should love your spouse, completely,
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Your spouse, completely, not just the good parts,
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Not just the good parts, but everything.
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But everything. this is what we say
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This is what we say during the wedding vows;
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During the wedding vows; we say, "for better or --"
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We say, "for better or --" [for worse.]
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[for worse.] oh, some of y'all remember
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Oh, some of y'all remember that one.
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That one. (laughter)
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(laughter) we say,
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We say, "in joy or --"
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"in joy or --" [sorrow.]
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[sorrow.] "-- sorrow."
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"-- sorrow." "richer or --"
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"richer or --" [poor.]
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[poor.] ooh, that one got real loud.
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Ooh, that one got real loud. (laughter)
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(laughter) and the thing is we smile
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And the thing is we smile during the wedding ceremony
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During the wedding ceremony when we recite these vows,
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When we recite these vows, because you can tell that
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Because you can tell that the two people
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The two people who are reciting them
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Who are reciting them are only thinking about
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Are only thinking about half the equation.
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Half the equation. they're only thinking about
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They're only thinking about health,
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Health, joy,
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Joy, and rich.
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And rich. (laughter)
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(laughter) because if they weren't,
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Because if they weren't, they would go,
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They would go, "for better
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"for better or worse.
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Or worse. joy
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Joy or sorrow
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Or sorrow richer,
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Richer, poor."
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Poor." and when the other half
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And when the other half of that equation shows up
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Of that equation shows up in the marriage, you say,
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In the marriage, you say, "i didn't sign up for this."
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"i didn't sign up for this." that's not sacrificial love.
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That's not sacrificial love. that's not loving completely.
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That's not loving completely. loving completely says it
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Loving completely says it doesn't matter what we
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Doesn't matter what we go through,
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Go through, i'm with you.
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I'm with you. there are a lot of people,
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There are a lot of people, who decide that they're going
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Who decide that they're going love somebody when they get
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Love somebody when they get everything right.
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Everything right. that's not how christ loved you
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That's not how christ loved you and it's not how he calls you
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And it's not how he calls you to love your spouse.
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To love your spouse. you have a choice to make.
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You have a choice to make. love like christ did
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Love like christ did or be self-centered.
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Or be self-centered. love them while they're a work
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Love them while they're a work in progress,
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In progress, knowing that in that love,
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Knowing that in that love, you give them the ability
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You give them the ability to accomplish great things.
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To accomplish great things. what are you speaking to
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What are you speaking to your spouse?
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Your spouse? sacrificial love speaks life
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Sacrificial love speaks life even when there's not much
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Even when there's not much to say.
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To say. christ loved us completely.
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Christ loved us completely. christ loved us sacrificially.
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Christ loved us sacrificially. and christ loved us
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And christ loved us in our hour of need.
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In our hour of need. husbands, we have
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Husbands, we have a responsibility to see
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A responsibility to see the needs of our wives
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The needs of our wives and meet those needs.
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And meet those needs. this is what the bible teaches.
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This is what the bible teaches. it's a game of mutual
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It's a game of mutual submission.
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Submission. "you, husband,
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"you, husband, submit to the need
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Submit to the need of your wife."
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Of your wife." "you, wife,
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"you, wife, submit to the leadership
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Submit to the leadership of your husband."
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Of your husband." we read this
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We read this in 1 corinthians 11:3.
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In 1 corinthians 11:3. it says,
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It says, "i want you to know that
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"i want you to know that the head of every man
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The head of every man is christ."
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Is christ." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "the head of every man
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"the head of every man is christ."
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Is christ." he is our example.
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He is our example. we should follow him
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We should follow him in how we love our wives.
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In how we love our wives. because the same way that
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Because the same way that he loved us is how we should
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He loved us is how we should love her.
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Love her. he saw our need.
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He saw our need. he met our need.
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He met our need. you see her need.
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You see her need. you meet her need.
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You meet her need. you say,
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You say, "that's a lot of needs."
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"that's a lot of needs." i know.
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I know. (laughter)
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(laughter) how many things
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How many things has jesus christ withheld
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Has jesus christ withheld from you?
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From you? big things,
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Big things, he took care of it.
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He took care of it. small things,
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Small things, he takes care of it.
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He takes care of it. unseen things,
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Unseen things, he takes care of it.
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He takes care of it. big things like your salvation,
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Big things like your salvation, something that you could not do
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Something that you could not do on your own,
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On your own, he had to do for you.
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He had to do for you. he did that.
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He did that. you should do the same
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You should do the same for your wife.
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For your wife. things she can't do on her own,
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Things she can't do on her own, do for her.
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Do for her. small things,
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Small things, if the trash is overflowing,
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If the trash is overflowing, guess what's a great idea?
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Guess what's a great idea? take it out.
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Take it out. unseen things,
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Unseen things, how many husbands do
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How many husbands do the unseen thing
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The unseen thing and then they want a red badge
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And then they want a red badge of courage?
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Of courage? (laughter)
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(laughter) hey babe,
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Hey babe, i straightened up a pillow
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I straightened up a pillow on the couch.
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On the couch. anything else i can do
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Anything else i can do to help you around the house?
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To help you around the house? no!
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No! that's not how it works.
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That's not how it works. it's a consistent submission
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It's a consistent submission to need.
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To need. the same way that christ
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The same way that christ submitted himself to our need,
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Submitted himself to our need, we submit ourselves
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We submit ourselves to her need.
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To her need. and in return,
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And in return, because we have submitted
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Because we have submitted to christ,
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To christ, she submits herself
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She submits herself to our leadership.
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To our leadership. now ladies,
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Now ladies, this is a hard thing,
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This is a hard thing, because your husband gets
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Because your husband gets to follow a perfect example,
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To follow a perfect example, which is jesus christ,
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Which is jesus christ, and you have to submit to
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And you have to submit to an imperfect man.
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An imperfect man. one of the problems
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One of the problems that we have in marriage
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That we have in marriage relationships is that
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Relationships is that wives want their husbands
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Wives want their husbands to be perfect.
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To be perfect. ain't ever gonna happen!
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Ain't ever gonna happen! (laughter)
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(laughter) you can just take that one
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You can just take that one off the books.
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Off the books. and all the husbands said...
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And all the husbands said... [amen!]
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[amen!] as a matter of fact,
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As a matter of fact, most husbands need to learn
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Most husbands need to learn this phrase and repeat it,
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This phrase and repeat it, "i'm wrong."
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"i'm wrong." (laughter)
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(laughter) "i'm wrong.
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"i'm wrong. it don't change the fact;
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It don't change the fact; you've still got to follow me."
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You've still got to follow me." (laughter)
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(laughter) you start with, "i'm wrong,"
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You start with, "i'm wrong," but she's got to follow.
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But she's got to follow. why?
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Why? because that's the way
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Because that's the way god designed it.
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God designed it. the way that god designed it,
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The way that god designed it, if you work in that way,
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If you work in that way, then the blessings of god
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Then the blessings of god will be yours.
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Will be yours. submission is how
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Submission is how you accomplish the mission.
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You accomplish the mission. husband, you submit to christ.
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Husband, you submit to christ. wife, you submit
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Wife, you submit to the leadership
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To the leadership of your husband.
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Of your husband. as you submit to accomplishing
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As you submit to accomplishing the mission,
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The mission, it creates a generational
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It creates a generational blessing.
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Blessing. this blessing is something that
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This blessing is something that creates a desire in your life
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Creates a desire in your life and in the lives
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And in the lives of your children
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Of your children and your grandchildren;
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And your grandchildren; that they will want what you
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That they will want what you have.
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Have. "jesus christ is our example,"
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"jesus christ is our example," as i said.
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As i said. and the way that he loved us
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And the way that he loved us is how we love one another.
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Is how we love one another. how did he love us?
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How did he love us? not only did he love us
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Not only did he love us completely,
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Completely, but he loved us intentionally.
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But he loved us intentionally. he prioritized us.
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He prioritized us. it says,
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It says, "he came to seek and to save
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"he came to seek and to save that which was lost."
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That which was lost." he was looking for you.
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He was looking for you. husband,
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Husband, what would happen if you took
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What would happen if you took the time to prioritize
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The time to prioritize your wife?
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Your wife? what would happen if
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What would happen if on the list of things that you
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On the list of things that you have to do today,
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Have to do today, she was at the top?
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She was at the top? what would happen if you
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What would happen if you took out just a few moments
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Took out just a few moments to pick up the phone
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To pick up the phone and call her,
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And call her, and say,
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And say, "hey, i'm thinking about you"?
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"hey, i'm thinking about you"? if you wrote her a note
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If you wrote her a note and mailed it to her --
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And mailed it to her -- yes, they still sell stamps.
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Yes, they still sell stamps. it will work.
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It will work. (laughter)
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(laughter) or even if you just text her
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Or even if you just text her one of them little heart
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One of them little heart emojis.
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Emojis. some guys are going,
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Some guys are going, "what's an emoji?"
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"what's an emoji?" ask your kids;
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Ask your kids; they'll tell you.
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They'll tell you. (laughter)
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(laughter) what if you told your wife,
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What if you told your wife, "you're priceless,
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"you're priceless, you're the greatest gift
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You're the greatest gift that i've ever been given,
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That i've ever been given, it is my honor and my privilege
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It is my honor and my privilege to be your husband"?
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To be your husband"? now these aren't my best lines,
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Now these aren't my best lines, but you can borrow them
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But you can borrow them if you'd like.
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If you'd like. (laughter)
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(laughter) not only did he love us
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Not only did he love us completely and he loved us
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Completely and he loved us sacrificially,
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Sacrificially, but he understood us.
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But he understood us. the bible says that jesus
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The bible says that jesus was tempted at all points;
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Was tempted at all points; yet, he knew no sin,"
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Yet, he knew no sin," which means he knows why
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Which means he knows why we do what we do.
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We do what we do. have you ever done something,
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Have you ever done something, and you yourself can't
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And you yourself can't understand why you behaved
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Understand why you behaved the way you behaved?
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The way you behaved? you didn't want to do it
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You didn't want to do it but you did it anyway.
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But you did it anyway. anybody like that?
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Anybody like that? when it says that christ
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When it says that christ knows us completely,
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Knows us completely, he understands why we do
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He understands why we do what we do,
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What we do, even when we don't want to do
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Even when we don't want to do it.
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It. and he still loves us.
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And he still loves us. there are two things in life
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There are two things in life that you should study
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That you should study and study well.
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And study well. one is the word of god
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One is the word of god and the other is your spouse.
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And the other is your spouse. why?
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Why? because you need to dwell
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Because you need to dwell with them according to
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With them according to understanding.
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Understanding. and anything that you're going
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And anything that you're going to understand requires effort.
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To understand requires effort. it requires focus.
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It requires focus. it requires a priority.
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It requires a priority. you're going to have to set
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You're going to have to set aside time to communicate.
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Aside time to communicate. you're going to have to ask
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You're going to have to ask questions and wait for answers.
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Questions and wait for answers. you're going to have to have
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You're going to have to have conversations
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Conversations that don't involve wifi
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That don't involve wifi and a cell phone.
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And a cell phone. i recommend that every couple
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I recommend that every couple spend at least a half hour
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Spend at least a half hour a day with no distractions,
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A day with no distractions, "speaking" to one another.
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"speaking" to one another. and this is difficult, men,
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And this is difficult, men, because men have a way of
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Because men have a way of communicating in which we feel
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Communicating in which we feel like we have said everything,
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Like we have said everything, and she believes we've said
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And she believes we've said nothing.
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Nothing. and women have a way of
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And women have a way of communicating in which
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Communicating in which they say everything,
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They say everything, and we've heard nothing.
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And we've heard nothing. (laughter)
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(laughter) i'll give you an example.
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I'll give you an example. you ask your wife,
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You ask your wife, "how was your day?"
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"how was your day?" she will start with what
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She will start with what happened when the alarm clock
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Happened when the alarm clock rang all the way through to how
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Rang all the way through to how the dishes and the laundry
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The dishes and the laundry got done.
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Got done. and you're thinking
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And you're thinking to yourself;
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To yourself; i just asked about your day.
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I just asked about your day. she will ask you,
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She will ask you, "how was your week?"
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"how was your week?" and you'll say, "fine."
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And you'll say, "fine." you have used one word
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You have used one word to describe seven days.
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To describe seven days. and she's used 5,000 words
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And she's used 5,000 words to describe seven hours.
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To describe seven hours. (laughter)
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(laughter) it takes effort.
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It takes effort. why?
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Why? because god created them
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Because god created them male and female.
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Male and female. we're different.
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We're different. and it's in these differences
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And it's in these differences where we compliment each other.
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Where we compliment each other. psalm 128,
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Psalm 128, it describes a righteous
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It describes a righteous relationship that happens
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Relationship that happens between a husband and a wife.
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Between a husband and a wife. it says,
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It says, "blessed is he who honors
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"blessed is he who honors the lord."
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The lord." he says,
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He says, "his wife will be like
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"his wife will be like a fruitful vine
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A fruitful vine and his children will be like
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And his children will be like olive plants."
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Olive plants." now this picture requires
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Now this picture requires that every woman ask herself
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That every woman ask herself a powerful question.
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A powerful question. are you representing the kind
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Are you representing the kind of care that your husband
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Of care that your husband keeps you in?
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Keeps you in? does he treat you like
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Does he treat you like a fruitful vine?
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A fruitful vine? and do you produce that kind
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And do you produce that kind of fruit in his life?
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Of fruit in his life? or does he treat you like
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Or does he treat you like a fruitful vine,
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A fruitful vine, and all you give him
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And all you give him is sour grapes?
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Is sour grapes? if the husband treats you like
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If the husband treats you like a priceless treasure,
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A priceless treasure, shine!
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Shine! don't act like a lump of coal.
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Don't act like a lump of coal. sometimes wives are treated
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Sometimes wives are treated very, very well,
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Very, very well, and they behave very badly.
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And they behave very badly. and sometimes it's the other
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And sometimes it's the other way around.
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Way around. they're treat poorly
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They're treat poorly and they behave fabulously.
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And they behave fabulously. but the bible says this;
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But the bible says this; that when your wife is seen,
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That when your wife is seen, she is the glory of the man.
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She is the glory of the man. what does that mean?
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What does that mean? that means that people
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That means that people will judge your character, sir,
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Will judge your character, sir, based on the quality
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Based on the quality of her care.
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Of her care. if she walks in the room
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If she walks in the room and she's a gracious soul
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And she's a gracious soul that makes everyone feel
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That makes everyone feel welcome,
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Welcome, they'll look at you
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They'll look at you and high five.
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And high five. and go,
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And go, "man, you've got it going on.
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"man, you've got it going on. i'm proud of you.
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I'm proud of you. you've got a great wife.
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You've got a great wife. she makes everybody happy."
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She makes everybody happy." you've got one of those wives
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You've got one of those wives that makes everybody leave
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That makes everybody leave the room,
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The room, they'll just write you
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They'll just write you on their prayer list
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On their prayer list as they're leaving.
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As they're leaving. pray for bob today;
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Pray for bob today; he's married to her.
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He's married to her. (laughter)
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(laughter) they'll go home and thank god
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They'll go home and thank god that they're wives are not
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That they're wives are not your wife.
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Your wife. (laughter)
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(laughter) why?
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Why? because when you love someone
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Because when you love someone sacrificially,
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Sacrificially, the bible says that
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The bible says that this relationship
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This relationship produces fruit.
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Produces fruit. proverbs 31:10 says it
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Proverbs 31:10 says it this way;
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This way; that a virtuous woman
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That a virtuous woman is difficult to find;
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Is difficult to find; that her value is far above
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That her value is far above rubies,
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Rubies, because she seeks to do
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Because she seeks to do her husband good all the days
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Her husband good all the days of his life.
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Of his life. from her perspective,
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From her perspective, no matter what she's doing,
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No matter what she's doing, she's doing because
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She's doing because it's what does him good.
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It's what does him good. this kind of love is the kind
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This kind of love is the kind of love that causes someone
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Of love that causes someone like solomon,
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Like solomon, in all the things that he
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In all the things that he accomplished,
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Accomplished, to say,
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To say, "love is a strong as death."
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"love is a strong as death." it's permanent.
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It's permanent. "its flames are flames
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"its flames are flames of fire."
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Of fire." they burn whatever they touch.
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They burn whatever they touch. water can't drown it.
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Water can't drown it. floods can't overtake it.
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Floods can't overtake it. if you gave up everything you
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If you gave up everything you had and didn't have love,
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Had and didn't have love, it would be despised."
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It would be despised." i want you to have the kind
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I want you to have the kind of love relationship
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Of love relationship that causes others
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That causes others to want what you have.
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To want what you have. i believe that one
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I believe that one of the reasons why we have
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Of the reasons why we have a generation in this country
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A generation in this country that is not choosing
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That is not choosing to get married is because
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To get married is because they see the types
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They see the types of marriages they want to avoid
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Of marriages they want to avoid rather than the ones they want
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Rather than the ones they want to have.
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To have. and it's my prayer that you
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And it's my prayer that you would take today to work on
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Would take today to work on something that you need to
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Something that you need to work on every day,
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Work on every day, and that is the kind
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And that is the kind of covenant love that produces
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Of covenant love that produces the kind of generational fruit
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The kind of generational fruit that makes people fall in love
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That makes people fall in love with god's design.
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With god's design. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ it's a labor of love.
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It's a labor of love. do it for him.
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Do it for him. do it for your spouse.
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Do it for your spouse. do it for your family.
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Do it for your family. but do it with his grace,
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But do it with his grace, so that from generation
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So that from generation to generation,
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To generation, you have the blessings of god
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You have the blessings of god in your home,
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In your home, in your heart,
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In your heart, and on your life.
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And on your life.
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Call now or go to [amen!]
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Pastor matt hagee: have you
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Pastor matt hagee: have you made it a habit to read
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Made it a habit to read your bible and pray daily?
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Your bible and pray daily? today is a good day to start.
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Today is a good day to start. power comes when we meditate
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Power comes when we meditate on god's word
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On god's word and pray in the holy spirit.
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And pray in the holy spirit. pastor john hagee: the
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Pastor john hagee: the holy spirit helps us
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Holy spirit helps us in weakness,
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In weakness, for when we do not know how
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For when we do not know how to pray,
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To pray, the spirit himself intercedes
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The spirit himself intercedes for us.
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For us. the holy spirit shows us
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The holy spirit shows us his direction.
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His direction. pastor matt hagee: thank you
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you for your support
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For your support and your faithfulness
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That makes the eternal difference
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The eternal difference in the lives of millions
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In the lives of millions of people all over the world.
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Matt Hagee - Labor of Love (Part 2)

September 17, 2025 | 28:30

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