Matt Hagee - Love Thy Neighbor (Part 2)

August 10, 2025 | 28:30

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Love Thy Neighbor (Part 2) | August 10, 2025
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  • Pastor matt hagee: in luke 10,
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  • Pastor matt hagee: in luke 10, we're at the point of scripture
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  • We're at the point of scripture that we recall the parable
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  • That we recall the parable of the good samaritan.
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  • Of the good samaritan. and whenever you come
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  • And whenever you come to a parable,
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  • To a parable, what you need
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  • What you need to realize is that you
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  • To realize is that you are walking a parallel road.
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  • Are walking a parallel road. they're going the same
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  • They're going the same direction but they're different.
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  • Direction but they're different. the first road that you walk on
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  • The first road that you walk on when you read a parable
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  • When you read a parable is the obvious message
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  • Is the obvious message that's presented in the text,
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  • That's presented in the text, "who is my neighbor?"
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  • "who is my neighbor?" jesus engages in a story that
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  • Jesus engages in a story that many of us are familiar with.
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  • Many of us are familiar with. but the second road
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  • But the second road that you're walking,
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  • That you're walking, going in the same direction
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  • Going in the same direction but different is an eternal
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  • But different is an eternal truth that is about
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  • Truth that is about the kingdom of god.
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  • The kingdom of god. the text begins,
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  • The text begins, "and a certain lawyer stood up
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  • "and a certain lawyer stood up and tested him."
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  • And tested him." you and i,
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  • You and i, having the benefit
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  • Having the benefit of the doubt,
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  • Of the doubt, looking back instead
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  • Looking back instead of being in the moment,
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  • Of being in the moment, we immediately think,
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  • We immediately think, "are you serious?
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  • "are you serious? i mean, a human with finite
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  • I mean, a human with finite knowledge is going to test
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  • Knowledge is going to test infinite wisdom?
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  • Infinite wisdom? this guy has the nerve
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  • This guy has the nerve to try and trip up the son
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  • To try and trip up the son of the living god?
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  • Of the living god? the mortal is challenging
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  • The mortal is challenging the immortal?
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  • The immortal? who does he think he is?"
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  • Who does he think he is?" and he comes to christ
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  • And he comes to christ and he says,
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  • And he says, "i have a question for you.
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  • "i have a question for you. how do i inherit eternal life?"
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  • How do i inherit eternal life?" jesus gives him a very
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  • Jesus gives him a very straight and solid answer.
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  • Straight and solid answer. "you're a lawyer,
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  • "you're a lawyer, you figure it out."
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  • You figure it out." so, the attorney quotes
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  • So, the attorney quotes the same verse that we read
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  • The same verse that we read last week out of deuteronomy,
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  • Last week out of deuteronomy, "love the lord your god
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  • "love the lord your god with all of your heart,
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  • With all of your heart, with all of your soul,
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  • With all of your soul, with all of your strength,
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  • With all of your strength, and with all of your mind,
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  • And with all of your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
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  • And your neighbor as yourself." jesus says,
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  • Jesus says, "you've got the answer.
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  • "you've got the answer. do that and you'll have
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  • Do that and you'll have what you want."
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  • What you want." but have you ever met
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  • But have you ever met somebody that asks a question
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  • Somebody that asks a question and they really
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  • And they really don't want information?
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  • Don't want information? when they ask a question,
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  • When they ask a question, what they really want
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  • What they really want is an argument?
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  • Is an argument? jesus says,
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  • Jesus says, "love your neighbor
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  • "love your neighbor as yourself.
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  • As yourself. do this and you'll inherit
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  • Do this and you'll inherit eternal life."
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  • Eternal life." and the lawyer says,
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  • And the lawyer says, "yeah, but who
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  • "yeah, but who is my neighbor?"
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  • Is my neighbor?" he wants to say that
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  • He wants to say that the word of god is not clear.
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  • The word of god is not clear. that it's confusing.
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  • That it's confusing. that it didn't define clearly
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  • That it didn't define clearly who the neighbor was.
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  • Who the neighbor was. because if he
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  • Because if he had a clear definition,
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  • Had a clear definition, if maybe he got a gps google pin
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  • If maybe he got a gps google pin dropped right on
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  • Dropped right on the guy's house,
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  • The guy's house, then he could go over
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  • Then he could go over there and love his neighbor.
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  • There and love his neighbor. but until this neighbor was
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  • But until this neighbor was clearly identified, you can't
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  • Clearly identified, you can't expect me to keep
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  • Expect me to keep such vague language.
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  • Such vague language. and jesus uses the story of
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  • And jesus uses the story of the good samaritan to explain
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  • The good samaritan to explain exactly who your neighbor is,
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  • Exactly who your neighbor is, and he reminds us
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  • And he reminds us of this very simple truth,
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  • Of this very simple truth, that righteousness is not
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  • That righteousness is not something that's on
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  • Something that's on the outside of you,
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  • The outside of you, righteousness is someone
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  • Righteousness is someone who's on the inside of you.
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  • Who's on the inside of you. so, jesus begins the parable
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  • So, jesus begins the parable of the good samaritan,
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  • Of the good samaritan, and in it, he tells us
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  • And in it, he tells us of three types of people.
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  • Of three types of people. he tells us about
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  • He tells us about a wounded person.
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  • A wounded person. and you need to know that
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  • And you need to know that in this life,
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  • In this life, at some point or another,
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  • At some point or another, you will be wounded.
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  • You will be wounded. and then he tells us
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  • And then he tells us about wicked people.
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  • About wicked people. and what you don't ever want
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  • And what you don't ever want to be in this life is a wicked
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  • To be in this life is a wicked person because the bible is very
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  • Person because the bible is very clear that the hand of god never
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  • Clear that the hand of god never leaves the house of the wicked.
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  • Leaves the house of the wicked. he's always against them.
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  • He's always against them. and then he finishes by telling
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  • And then he finishes by telling us about a worthy person.
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  • Us about a worthy person. and the first lesson that
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  • And the first lesson that we learn in this parable
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  • We learn in this parable is that you should watch
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  • Is that you should watch where you're going.
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  • Where you're going. jesus tells about a certain man
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  • Jesus tells about a certain man who went down from jerusalem
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  • Who went down from jerusalem to jericho and he fell
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  • To jericho and he fell among thieves.
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  • Among thieves. the thieves stripped him
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  • The thieves stripped him of his clothing,
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  • Of his clothing, and they wounded him,
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  • And they wounded him, and they departed
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  • And they departed leaving him half dead.
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  • Leaving him half dead. other than the detail
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  • Other than the detail that he's a man,
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  • That he's a man, we don't know much about him.
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  • We don't know much about him. we don't know his
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  • We don't know his economic status,
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  • Economic status, we don't his educational level,
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  • We don't his educational level, we don't know if he's married,
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  • We don't know if he's married, if he's single.
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  • If he's single. we don't know many
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  • We don't know many of these things.
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  • Of these things. and the reason that
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  • And the reason that i don't believe we know them
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  • I don't believe we know them is because jesus wanted
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  • Is because jesus wanted each and every person
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  • Each and every person not to identify with
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  • Not to identify with the character
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  • The character but to understand that
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  • But to understand that as an individual,
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  • As an individual, you should watch
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  • You should watch where you're going.
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  • Where you're going. when jesus tells us that he
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  • When jesus tells us that he goes from jerusalem to jericho,
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  • Goes from jerusalem to jericho, he's talking about
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  • He's talking about a descending journey.
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  • A descending journey. this man is going down.
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  • This man is going down. he's going the wrong direction.
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  • He's going the wrong direction. he's going down geographically.
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  • He's going down geographically. let's just talk about
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  • Let's just talk about it on the map.
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  • It on the map. when you're in
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  • When you're in the city of jerusalem,
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  • The city of jerusalem, you are 2,300 feet
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  • You are 2,300 feet above sea level.
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  • Above sea level. if you go from jerusalem
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  • If you go from jerusalem to jericho,
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  • To jericho, it is a short
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  • It is a short 20-mile distance,
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  • 20-mile distance, but every step from jerusalem
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  • But every step from jerusalem to jericho is a step down
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  • To jericho is a step down because when you get to jericho,
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  • Because when you get to jericho, you are in one
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  • You are in one of the lowest cities
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  • Of the lowest cities on the face of the earth.
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  • On the face of the earth. you are 1,300 feet
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  • You are 1,300 feet below sea level.
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  • Below sea level. so, you go from 2,600 feet up
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  • So, you go from 2,600 feet up to 1,300 feet below.
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  • To 1,300 feet below. there's a fall of 3,600 feet
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  • There's a fall of 3,600 feet between jerusalem and jericho.
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  • Between jerusalem and jericho. not only is he physically
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  • Not only is he physically going down,
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  • Going down, but he's spiritually going down.
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  • But he's spiritually going down. why?
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  • Why? because jerusalem
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  • Because jerusalem is the city of god
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  • Is the city of god and jericho is the city
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  • And jericho is the city of a conquered enemy.
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  • Of a conquered enemy. jerusalem is where god lives.
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  • Jerusalem is where god lives. jerusalem is where his house is.
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  • Jerusalem is where his house is. when david said,
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  • When david said, "i was glad when they said
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  • "i was glad when they said unto me let us go into
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  • Unto me let us go into the house of the lord,"
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  • The house of the lord," he was talking about jerusalem.
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  • He was talking about jerusalem. king david told us in the psalms
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  • King david told us in the psalms to march around
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  • To march around the walls of jerusalem and say
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  • The walls of jerusalem and say to the next generation,
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  • To the next generation, "god lives here."
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  • "god lives here." he was giving us the command
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  • He was giving us the command to tell young people
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  • To tell young people that jerusalem is the place
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  • That jerusalem is the place where god's presence is.
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  • Where god's presence is. jerusalem is the place
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  • Jerusalem is the place where god's best is.
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  • Where god's best is. jerusalem is the place where
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  • Jerusalem is the place where you receive all of his promises.
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  • You receive all of his promises. and when you walk away from god,
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  • And when you walk away from god, and when you walk away
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  • And when you walk away from his promises,
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  • From his promises, and when you walk away
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  • And when you walk away from his refuge,
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  • From his refuge, you are going
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  • You are going the wrong direction.
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  • The wrong direction. we meet the wounded.
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  • We meet the wounded. and the circumstances that
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  • And the circumstances that they were in was at the hands
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  • They were in was at the hands of the wicked.
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  • Of the wicked. for the bible says
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  • For the bible says he fell among thieves.
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  • He fell among thieves. thieves are easy to identify
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  • Thieves are easy to identify because we can see
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  • Because we can see their blatant behavior.
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  • Their blatant behavior. these are
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  • These are the premeditated wicked.
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  • The premeditated wicked. the ones who knew what they were
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  • The ones who knew what they were doing and intended to do harm.
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  • Doing and intended to do harm. now, i'm not suggesting that any
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  • Now, i'm not suggesting that any of you would act that way,
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  • Of you would act that way, but we all know
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  • But we all know individuals who do.
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  • Individuals who do. but you have to understand
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  • But you have to understand that there's different kinds
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  • That there's different kinds of ways to be a predator.
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  • Of ways to be a predator. these people waited
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  • These people waited in the rocks,
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  • In the rocks, and when they saw
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  • And when they saw the opportunity,
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  • The opportunity, they jumped on the man
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  • They jumped on the man and they took his possessions.
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  • And they took his possessions. physically violent.
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  • Physically violent. but how many of you know
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  • But how many of you know somebody who can inflict just as
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  • Somebody who can inflict just as big a wound with their tongue
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  • Big a wound with their tongue as they can their fists?
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  • As they can their fists? they're predators just the same.
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  • They're predators just the same. the second kind of wicked person
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  • The second kind of wicked person are the individuals we meet next
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  • Are the individuals we meet next in the story because it tells us
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  • In the story because it tells us about this man who's lying
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  • About this man who's lying on the road half dead.
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  • On the road half dead. and it says, "by chance,
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  • And it says, "by chance, a certain priest
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  • A certain priest came down that road,
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  • Came down that road, and when he saw him,
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  • And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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  • He passed by on the other side. likewise, a levite when
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  • Likewise, a levite when he arrived at that place,
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  • He arrived at that place, he came, and he looked,
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  • He came, and he looked, and he passed
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  • And he passed by on the other side."
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  • By on the other side." when jesus was telling the story
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  • When jesus was telling the story about a man going
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  • About a man going from jerusalem to jericho,
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  • From jerusalem to jericho, the second that
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  • The second that he mentioned jerusalem,
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  • He mentioned jerusalem, everybody went, "aw."
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  • Everybody went, "aw." and when he went to jericho,
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  • And when he went to jericho, everybody went, "no."
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  • Everybody went, "no." and then they said
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  • And then they said he fell among thieves
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  • He fell among thieves and everybody went, "oh."
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  • And everybody went, "oh." and then he said,
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  • And then he said, "but here comes a priest."
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  • "but here comes a priest." and everybody went, "yay."
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  • And everybody went, "yay." because the hero has arrived.
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  • Because the hero has arrived. the man who has
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  • The man who has the answers is here.
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  • The answers is here. and rather than come and serve
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  • And rather than come and serve this individual who's fallen
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  • This individual who's fallen prey to these thieves,
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  • Prey to these thieves, he pulls out his cell phone.
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  • He pulls out his cell phone. he gets on the other side
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  • He gets on the other side of the road,
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  • Of the road, he takes a few pictures
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  • He takes a few pictures and he says,
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  • And he says, "hashtag bad day."
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  • "hashtag bad day." and then comes the levite,
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  • And then comes the levite, another worker in the temple.
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  • Another worker in the temple. he's not in the role
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  • He's not in the role of a priest,
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  • Of a priest, but he's someone who
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  • But he's someone who serves in the house of god.
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  • Serves in the house of god. and everybody goes, "oh good."
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  • And everybody goes, "oh good." but he does the same thing.
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  • But he does the same thing. he captures the moment,
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  • He captures the moment, but only from a distance.
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  • But only from a distance. he doesn't want to get too close
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  • He doesn't want to get too close and he doesn't want
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  • And he doesn't want to get too involved.
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  • To get too involved. and in this, we don't see
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  • And in this, we don't see the predatory wicked,
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  • The predatory wicked, but we see the passive wicked.
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  • But we see the passive wicked. how many people ignore problems
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  • How many people ignore problems that they could solve,
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  • That they could solve, and in their passivity,
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  • And in their passivity, they make the problem worse.
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  • They make the problem worse. you say, "oh preacher,
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  • You say, "oh preacher, don't be so hard
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  • Don't be so hard on these people.
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  • On these people. the law of moses says that they
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  • The law of moses says that they couldn't touch a dead man.
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  • Couldn't touch a dead man. if a priest is on his way
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  • If a priest is on his way to serve in the temple
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  • To serve in the temple and he touches a dead man,
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  • And he touches a dead man, he's going to have to cleanse
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  • He's going to have to cleanse for seven days."
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  • For seven days." true, that's in the law.
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  • True, that's in the law. but better to be a human
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  • But better to be a human being than to be a law keeper.
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  • [applause]
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  • You see,
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  • You see, everybody has a reason,
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  • Everybody has a reason, everybody has an excuse,
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  • Everybody has an excuse, everybody has a piece
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  • Everybody has a piece of paper where they can run
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  • Of paper where they can run and hide behind the policy.
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  • And hide behind the policy. but what do you do when you see
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  • But what do you do when you see another human in desperate need?
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  • Another human in desperate need? do you come up with an excuse
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  • Do you come up with an excuse or do you make good?
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  • Or do you make good? there's only two kinds
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  • There's only two kinds of people in this world,
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  • Of people in this world, those who make good
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  • Those who make good and those who make excuses.
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  • And those who make excuses. and what you'll find when
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  • And what you'll find when it comes to problem solving
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  • It comes to problem solving is excuses are useless.
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  • Is excuses are useless. look around you and see how much
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  • Look around you and see how much passivity has caused wickedness.
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  • Passivity has caused wickedness. if you want
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  • If you want to destroy something,
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  • To destroy something, if you want
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  • If you want to destroy anything,
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  • To destroy anything, ignore it.
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  • Ignore it. a relationship, a marriage,
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  • A relationship, a marriage, a business, your children,
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  • A business, your children, your relationship with god,
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  • Your relationship with god, your family.
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  • Your family. all of them can
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  • All of them can be destroyed by neglect.
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  • Be destroyed by neglect. people see problems
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  • People see problems and pretend they're not there.
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  • And pretend they're not there. ignoring them does
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  • Ignoring them does not make them go away.
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  • Not make them go away. but when you challenge it,
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  • But when you challenge it, now you can change it.
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  • Now you can change it. you say,
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  • You say, "oh, you don't understand,
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  • "oh, you don't understand, i have a good excuse.
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  • I have a good excuse. i'm not ignoring my family,
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  • I'm not ignoring my family, i'm just too busy."
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  • I'm just too busy." much more to be important
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  • Much more to be important than to be busy.
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  • Than to be busy. not everything that you spend
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  • Not everything that you spend time doing is important,
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  • Time doing is important, but your family is the most
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  • But your family is the most important thing you have.
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  • [applause]through
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  • Isn't something new,
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  • But something basic?
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  • Are you relentless
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  • In your pursuit of christ?
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  • Are you constantly
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  • Looking for ways to build
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  • A stronger
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  • Relationship with him?
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  • What if we started
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  • Making our day to day
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  • Faith much simpler?
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  • Read the word.
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  • Believe the word.
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  • Apply the word.
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  • [applause]
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  • People make excuses
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  • People make excuses about their marriage,
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  • About their marriage, people make excuses
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  • People make excuses about their poor performance,
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  • About their poor performance, people make excuses
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  • People make excuses about their children.
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  • About their children. they say things to other people,
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  • They say things to other people, "oh, they never act like
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  • "oh, they never act like that at home."
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  • That at home." liar.
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  • Liar. they're worse at home.
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  • They're worse at home. they didn't put on their worst
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  • They didn't put on their worst behavior in public,
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  • Behavior in public, they're worse at home,
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  • They're worse at home, they're just bad out here.
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  • They're just bad out here. you make excuses.
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  • You make excuses. "i've tried, i just can't.
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  • "i've tried, i just can't. i've tried to love my spouse,
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  • I've tried to love my spouse, i just can't.
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  • I just can't. i've tried to change my ways,
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  • I've tried to change my ways, i just can't.
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  • I just can't. i've tried to break my habits,
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  • I've tried to break my habits, i just can't.
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  • I just can't. i've tried to find time to pray,
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  • I've tried to find time to pray, i just can't."
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  • I just can't." let me make it very clear,
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  • Let me make it very clear, you can do anything
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  • You can do anything you want to do.
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  • You want to do. you can do it,
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  • You can do it, you just won't do it,
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  • You just won't do it, and that's an excuse.
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  • [applause]
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  • Whether it's predatory
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  • Whether it's predatory or it's passive, it's wicked.
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  • Or it's passive, it's wicked. and romans 1:18 says,
  • 00:12:48.795 --> 00:12:50.430
  • And romans 1:18 says, "the wrath of god
  • 00:12:50.497 --> 00:12:51.298
  • "the wrath of god is revealed in heaven
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  • Is revealed in heaven against all ungodliness."
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  • Against all ungodliness." how much ungodliness?
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  • How much ungodliness? all.
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  • All. the blatant kind
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  • The blatant kind and the passive kind.
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  • And the passive kind. and then it says,
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  • And then it says, "so that the ungodly
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  • "so that the ungodly are without excuse."
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  • Are without excuse." you say,
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  • You say, "but i don't know how."
  • 00:13:09.983 --> 00:13:11.785
  • "but i don't know how." ask god, he'll help you.
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  • Ask god, he'll help you. but whatever you do,
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  • But whatever you do, don't make an excuse.
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  • Don't make an excuse. the third person that we meet
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  • The third person that we meet in this parable is the worthy.
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  • In this parable is the worthy. the wounded fell
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  • The wounded fell victim to the thieves.
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  • Victim to the thieves. the wicked ignored
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  • The wicked ignored the man in his need.
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  • The man in his need. but then comes the worthy.
  • 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:35.675
  • But then comes the worthy. and jesus tells us in verse 33,
  • 00:13:35.742 --> 00:13:40.080
  • And jesus tells us in verse 33, "but a certain samaritan."
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  • "but a certain samaritan." say that with me.
  • 00:13:41.548 --> 00:13:42.449
  • Say that with me. "but a certain samaritan."
  • 00:13:42.515 --> 00:13:45.085
  • "but a certain samaritan." now, early on, we heard about
  • 00:13:45.151 --> 00:13:46.286
  • Now, early on, we heard about priest and everybody went,
  • 00:13:46.353 --> 00:13:47.387
  • Priest and everybody went, "yay."
  • 00:13:47.454 --> 00:13:49.623
  • "yay." but now,
  • 00:13:49.689 --> 00:13:50.090
  • But now, we hear about a samaritan,
  • 00:13:50.156 --> 00:13:50.991
  • We hear about a samaritan, everybody goes, "oh no."
  • 00:13:51.057 --> 00:13:54.961
  • Everybody goes, "oh no." and as i said earlier,
  • 00:13:55.028 --> 00:13:56.162
  • And as i said earlier, the more you study
  • 00:13:56.229 --> 00:13:57.163
  • The more you study and the more you realize
  • 00:13:57.230 --> 00:13:59.799
  • And the more you realize the truths and the principles
  • 00:13:59.866 --> 00:14:01.001
  • The truths and the principles in the word of god,
  • 00:14:01.067 --> 00:14:01.701
  • In the word of god, the more things change,
  • 00:14:01.768 --> 00:14:03.136
  • The more things change, the more they stay the same.
  • 00:14:03.203 --> 00:14:05.538
  • The more they stay the same. don't think that bigotry
  • 00:14:05.605 --> 00:14:06.806
  • Don't think that bigotry and bias are new problems
  • 00:14:06.873 --> 00:14:08.975
  • And bias are new problems in our modern world.
  • 00:14:09.042 --> 00:14:10.076
  • In our modern world. they go all the way back
  • 00:14:10.143 --> 00:14:11.177
  • They go all the way back to the beginning of time.
  • 00:14:11.244 --> 00:14:13.580
  • To the beginning of time. the jews and the samaritans
  • 00:14:13.647 --> 00:14:15.615
  • The jews and the samaritans hated each other.
  • 00:14:15.682 --> 00:14:17.951
  • Hated each other. jesus went to the
  • 00:14:18.018 --> 00:14:20.186
  • Jesus went to the republican national convention,
  • 00:14:20.253 --> 00:14:21.755
  • Republican national convention, and he said,
  • 00:14:21.821 --> 00:14:22.789
  • And he said, "the hero of the story
  • 00:14:22.856 --> 00:14:24.591
  • "the hero of the story is a democrat."
  • 00:14:24.658 --> 00:14:27.694
  • Is a democrat." and they went, "oh."
  • 00:14:27.761 --> 00:14:33.166
  • And they went, "oh." in john 4,
  • 00:14:33.233 --> 00:14:34.301
  • In john 4, jesus is sitting
  • 00:14:34.367 --> 00:14:35.235
  • Jesus is sitting at the well of jacob,
  • 00:14:35.302 --> 00:14:36.469
  • At the well of jacob, and he's asking a woman
  • 00:14:36.536 --> 00:14:37.971
  • And he's asking a woman to draw water from the well,
  • 00:14:38.038 --> 00:14:39.506
  • To draw water from the well, and the woman is a samaritan,
  • 00:14:39.572 --> 00:14:41.107
  • And the woman is a samaritan, and she says to him,
  • 00:14:41.174 --> 00:14:42.976
  • And she says to him, "jews don't have
  • 00:14:43.043 --> 00:14:44.244
  • "jews don't have dealings with samaritans."
  • 00:14:44.311 --> 00:14:46.680
  • Dealings with samaritans." she was talking about
  • 00:14:46.746 --> 00:14:47.814
  • She was talking about the stress and the strain
  • 00:14:47.881 --> 00:14:49.316
  • The stress and the strain between their two cultures.
  • 00:14:49.382 --> 00:14:50.517
  • Between their two cultures. why?
  • 00:14:50.583 --> 00:14:51.651
  • Why? because jews had a covenant
  • 00:14:51.718 --> 00:14:54.087
  • Because jews had a covenant and a promise from god
  • 00:14:54.154 --> 00:14:55.422
  • And a promise from god to the land.
  • 00:14:55.488 --> 00:14:56.122
  • To the land. but every time
  • 00:14:56.189 --> 00:14:57.090
  • But every time that they disobeyed god,
  • 00:14:57.157 --> 00:14:58.325
  • That they disobeyed god, they were removed
  • 00:14:58.391 --> 00:14:59.292
  • They were removed from the land.
  • 00:14:59.359 --> 00:15:00.060
  • From the land. and whenever they were removed
  • 00:15:00.126 --> 00:15:01.494
  • And whenever they were removed from the land,
  • 00:15:01.561 --> 00:15:02.295
  • From the land, samaritans moved
  • 00:15:02.362 --> 00:15:03.596
  • Samaritans moved into the land,
  • 00:15:03.663 --> 00:15:04.497
  • Into the land, and when jews came back
  • 00:15:04.564 --> 00:15:06.199
  • And when jews came back from being in exile,
  • 00:15:06.266 --> 00:15:08.168
  • From being in exile, they intermarried
  • 00:15:08.234 --> 00:15:09.169
  • They intermarried with the samaritans and now
  • 00:15:09.235 --> 00:15:10.503
  • With the samaritans and now the samaritans
  • 00:15:10.570 --> 00:15:11.204
  • The samaritans were there forever.
  • 00:15:11.271 --> 00:15:13.974
  • Were there forever. they were a
  • 00:15:14.040 --> 00:15:14.541
  • They were a generational reminder
  • 00:15:14.607 --> 00:15:15.775
  • Generational reminder of israel's disobedience,
  • 00:15:15.842 --> 00:15:17.711
  • Of israel's disobedience, and they were considered
  • 00:15:17.777 --> 00:15:18.778
  • And they were considered a mongrel and a hated race.
  • 00:15:18.845 --> 00:15:20.513
  • A mongrel and a hated race. when jesus said,
  • 00:15:20.580 --> 00:15:21.548
  • When jesus said, "a certain samaritan,"
  • 00:15:21.614 --> 00:15:22.615
  • "a certain samaritan," everybody just went, "oh no.
  • 00:15:22.682 --> 00:15:26.686
  • Everybody just went, "oh no. first this guy's beaten
  • 00:15:26.753 --> 00:15:28.421
  • First this guy's beaten and now a samaritan?
  • 00:15:28.488 --> 00:15:31.091
  • And now a samaritan? he's gonna eat his liver
  • 00:15:31.157 --> 00:15:32.225
  • He's gonna eat his liver and kick him off the cliff."
  • 00:15:32.292 --> 00:15:35.628
  • And kick him off the cliff." you ever notice how easy
  • 00:15:35.695 --> 00:15:36.763
  • You ever notice how easy it is to give the most
  • 00:15:36.830 --> 00:15:37.964
  • It is to give the most despicable behavior
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  • Despicable behavior to the people you
  • 00:15:39.566 --> 00:15:40.166
  • To the people you like the least?
  • 00:15:40.233 --> 00:15:43.269
  • Like the least? jesus never called him
  • 00:15:43.336 --> 00:15:44.404
  • Jesus never called him a good samaritan.
  • 00:15:44.471 --> 00:15:46.539
  • A good samaritan. we did because
  • 00:15:46.606 --> 00:15:47.774
  • We did because of the way he behaved.
  • 00:15:47.841 --> 00:15:49.776
  • Of the way he behaved. jesus just said,
  • 00:15:49.843 --> 00:15:50.877
  • Jesus just said, "a certain samaritan."
  • 00:15:50.944 --> 00:15:52.879
  • "a certain samaritan." and i believe the reason
  • 00:15:52.946 --> 00:15:54.347
  • And i believe the reason he's just a certain samaritan
  • 00:15:54.414 --> 00:15:56.082
  • He's just a certain samaritan in the story is because god
  • 00:15:56.149 --> 00:15:57.617
  • In the story is because god wanted you to know you
  • 00:15:57.684 --> 00:15:58.785
  • Wanted you to know you don't have to be an angel
  • 00:15:58.852 --> 00:16:00.120
  • Don't have to be an angel to treat others well.
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  • [applause]
  • 00:16:02.322 --> 00:16:07.827
  • All you need is a heartbeat.
  • 00:16:08.261 --> 00:16:09.462
  • All you need is a heartbeat. all you need is flesh and blood.
  • 00:16:09.529 --> 00:16:12.165
  • All you need is flesh and blood. all you need is breath in your
  • 00:16:12.232 --> 00:16:13.833
  • All you need is breath in your lungs and you can show someone
  • 00:16:13.900 --> 00:16:16.002
  • Lungs and you can show someone the kind of love that jesus
  • 00:16:16.069 --> 00:16:17.537
  • The kind of love that jesus christ has shown you.
  • 00:16:17.604 --> 00:16:20.340
  • Christ has shown you. it says,
  • 00:16:20.407 --> 00:16:20.740
  • It says, "a certain samaritan came
  • 00:16:20.807 --> 00:16:21.741
  • "a certain samaritan came to where he was
  • 00:16:21.808 --> 00:16:23.243
  • To where he was and he went to him,"
  • 00:16:23.309 --> 00:16:24.711
  • And he went to him," notice the priest and the levite
  • 00:16:24.778 --> 00:16:26.446
  • Notice the priest and the levite ran from him
  • 00:16:26.513 --> 00:16:27.480
  • Ran from him and this guy went to him.
  • 00:16:27.547 --> 00:16:29.883
  • And this guy went to him. he got involved
  • 00:16:29.949 --> 00:16:30.784
  • He got involved in his situation.
  • 00:16:30.850 --> 00:16:31.818
  • In his situation. and it says that he opened
  • 00:16:31.885 --> 00:16:34.487
  • And it says that he opened up his own purse,
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  • Up his own purse, and he bandaged his wounds,
  • 00:16:36.556 --> 00:16:38.291
  • And he bandaged his wounds, he poured oil and wine
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  • He poured oil and wine and set him on his own animal.
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  • And set him on his own animal. and he brought him to an inn
  • 00:16:42.462 --> 00:16:44.230
  • And he brought him to an inn and he took care of him.
  • 00:16:44.297 --> 00:16:47.000
  • And he took care of him. the samaritan went to where
  • 00:16:47.067 --> 00:16:48.435
  • The samaritan went to where the wounded man was
  • 00:16:48.501 --> 00:16:49.602
  • The wounded man was and he invested valuable
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  • And he invested valuable things in him.
  • 00:16:51.438 --> 00:16:51.938
  • Things in him. oil was valuable,
  • 00:16:52.005 --> 00:16:53.306
  • Oil was valuable, wine was valuable.
  • 00:16:53.373 --> 00:16:54.641
  • Wine was valuable. not only were oil and wine
  • 00:16:54.707 --> 00:16:56.109
  • Not only were oil and wine valuable and cost this
  • 00:16:56.176 --> 00:16:57.510
  • Valuable and cost this samaritan something,
  • 00:16:57.577 --> 00:16:58.745
  • Samaritan something, but what the wine did is it
  • 00:16:58.812 --> 00:17:00.513
  • But what the wine did is it washed away the infection.
  • 00:17:00.580 --> 00:17:02.582
  • Washed away the infection. and what the oil did is
  • 00:17:02.649 --> 00:17:03.917
  • And what the oil did is it began the healing process.
  • 00:17:03.983 --> 00:17:05.852
  • It began the healing process. jesus christ used wine in his
  • 00:17:05.919 --> 00:17:08.721
  • Jesus christ used wine in his last supper at the communion.
  • 00:17:08.788 --> 00:17:10.757
  • Last supper at the communion. he said,
  • 00:17:10.824 --> 00:17:11.291
  • He said, "this cup is my blood
  • 00:17:11.357 --> 00:17:12.992
  • "this cup is my blood shed for the remission of sins."
  • 00:17:13.059 --> 00:17:14.727
  • Shed for the remission of sins." his blood washed away
  • 00:17:14.794 --> 00:17:16.830
  • His blood washed away the stains of my sin.
  • 00:17:16.896 --> 00:17:18.598
  • The stains of my sin. it washed away the sinful
  • 00:17:18.665 --> 00:17:20.266
  • It washed away the sinful infection of my soul.
  • 00:17:20.333 --> 00:17:21.935
  • Infection of my soul. but his holy spirit is the oil
  • 00:17:22.001 --> 00:17:24.571
  • But his holy spirit is the oil of gladness that has been
  • 00:17:24.637 --> 00:17:25.939
  • Of gladness that has been poured over my life,
  • 00:17:26.005 --> 00:17:27.373
  • Poured over my life, and it has healed,
  • 00:17:27.440 --> 00:17:28.541
  • And it has healed, and it has cleansed,
  • 00:17:28.608 --> 00:17:29.876
  • And it has cleansed, and it has rebuilt.
  • 00:17:29.943 --> 00:17:31.111
  • And it has rebuilt. i'm thankful today that not only
  • 00:17:31.177 --> 00:17:32.879
  • I'm thankful today that not only am i cleansed and washed
  • 00:17:32.946 --> 00:17:34.747
  • Am i cleansed and washed of my past,
  • 00:17:34.814 --> 00:17:35.515
  • Of my past, but he's rebuilding me
  • 00:17:35.582 --> 00:17:37.217
  • But he's rebuilding me and strengthening me,
  • 00:17:37.283 --> 00:17:38.485
  • And strengthening me, and healing me,
  • 00:17:38.551 --> 00:17:39.719
  • And healing me, and making me better tomorrow
  • 00:17:39.786 --> 00:17:41.354
  • And making me better tomorrow than i've ever been before.
  • 00:17:41.421 --> 00:17:42.822
  • Than i've ever been before. he didn't leave you
  • 00:17:42.889 --> 00:17:43.957
  • He didn't leave you where he found you,
  • 00:17:44.023 --> 00:17:45.191
  • Where he found you, he found you,
  • 00:17:45.258 --> 00:17:46.292
  • He found you, he healed you,
  • 00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:47.293
  • He healed you, and he set you free.
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  • [applause]
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  • Every excuse that the priest
  • 00:17:56.035 --> 00:17:57.770
  • Every excuse that the priest and the levite made,
  • 00:17:57.837 --> 00:17:58.838
  • And the levite made, the samaritan didn't
  • 00:17:58.905 --> 00:17:59.639
  • The samaritan didn't even think about it.
  • 00:17:59.706 --> 00:18:00.640
  • Even think about it. if they were worried
  • 00:18:00.707 --> 00:18:01.708
  • If they were worried about touching the dead body,
  • 00:18:01.774 --> 00:18:02.942
  • About touching the dead body, he didn't think about it.
  • 00:18:03.009 --> 00:18:04.077
  • He didn't think about it. if he was worried about
  • 00:18:04.144 --> 00:18:05.111
  • If he was worried about the other thieves that
  • 00:18:05.178 --> 00:18:06.179
  • The other thieves that might be in the area,
  • 00:18:06.246 --> 00:18:07.147
  • Might be in the area, he didn't think about it.
  • 00:18:07.213 --> 00:18:08.281
  • He didn't think about it. without any thought for himself,
  • 00:18:08.348 --> 00:18:10.150
  • Without any thought for himself, he gave what he had
  • 00:18:10.216 --> 00:18:11.818
  • He gave what he had and he started to heal
  • 00:18:11.885 --> 00:18:12.952
  • And he started to heal this man's life.
  • 00:18:13.019 --> 00:18:15.388
  • This man's life. and he takes him to an inn
  • 00:18:15.455 --> 00:18:19.159
  • And he takes him to an inn and he pays the fee.
  • 00:18:19.225 --> 00:18:22.562
  • And he pays the fee. it says,
  • 00:18:22.629 --> 00:18:23.096
  • It says, "on the next day
  • 00:18:23.163 --> 00:18:23.696
  • "on the next day when he departed,
  • 00:18:23.763 --> 00:18:24.564
  • When he departed, he took out two denarii
  • 00:18:24.631 --> 00:18:26.232
  • He took out two denarii and he gave them to
  • 00:18:26.299 --> 00:18:27.066
  • And he gave them to the inn keeper and he said,
  • 00:18:27.133 --> 00:18:28.468
  • The inn keeper and he said, 'take care of him.
  • 00:18:28.535 --> 00:18:30.470
  • 'take care of him. and whatever more you spend,
  • 00:18:30.537 --> 00:18:32.238
  • And whatever more you spend, when i come again,
  • 00:18:32.305 --> 00:18:34.040
  • When i come again, i will repay you.'"
  • 00:18:34.107 --> 00:18:36.142
  • I will repay you.'" now, two denarii was enough
  • 00:18:36.209 --> 00:18:39.345
  • Now, two denarii was enough for two days of lodging.
  • 00:18:39.412 --> 00:18:42.715
  • For two days of lodging. and so, the samaritan
  • 00:18:42.782 --> 00:18:43.683
  • And so, the samaritan was planning on returning
  • 00:18:43.750 --> 00:18:45.618
  • Was planning on returning on the third day.
  • 00:18:45.685 --> 00:18:49.489
  • On the third day. so, jesus concludes
  • 00:18:49.556 --> 00:18:50.657
  • So, jesus concludes by asking the lawyer,
  • 00:18:50.723 --> 00:18:52.592
  • By asking the lawyer, "so which one of these three,
  • 00:18:52.659 --> 00:18:55.562
  • "so which one of these three, the priest, the levite,
  • 00:18:55.628 --> 00:18:59.532
  • The priest, the levite, or the samaritan took
  • 00:18:59.599 --> 00:19:02.802
  • Or the samaritan took care of his neighbor?"
  • 00:19:02.869 --> 00:19:06.406
  • Care of his neighbor?" and the lawyer said,
  • 00:19:06.472 --> 00:19:07.140
  • And the lawyer said, "the one who showed him mercy."
  • 00:19:07.207 --> 00:19:10.944
  • "the one who showed him mercy." and jesus said,
  • 00:19:11.010 --> 00:19:12.779
  • And jesus said, "go and do likewise
  • 00:19:12.845 --> 00:19:15.848
  • "go and do likewise and you'll have eternal life."
  • 00:19:15.915 --> 00:19:19.185
  • And you'll have eternal life." you see, it's not who you are,
  • 00:19:19.252 --> 00:19:21.854
  • You see, it's not who you are, it's what you do.
  • 00:19:21.921 --> 00:19:24.691
  • It's what you do. and it's not just what you do,
  • 00:19:24.757 --> 00:19:25.825
  • And it's not just what you do, but it's how you do it.
  • 00:19:25.892 --> 00:19:28.861
  • But it's how you do it. and it's not for the honor
  • 00:19:28.928 --> 00:19:30.597
  • And it's not for the honor and respect of those
  • 00:19:30.663 --> 00:19:31.898
  • And respect of those who are around you,
  • 00:19:31.965 --> 00:19:33.633
  • Who are around you, but it's in obedience to the god
  • 00:19:33.700 --> 00:19:35.635
  • But it's in obedience to the god who did that for you.
  • 00:19:35.702 --> 00:19:36.936
  • [applause]
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  • The samaritan is worthy,
  • 00:19:44.711 --> 00:19:46.312
  • The samaritan is worthy, not because of where
  • 00:19:46.379 --> 00:19:47.547
  • Not because of where he came from,
  • 00:19:47.614 --> 00:19:48.081
  • He came from, the samaritan is worthy
  • 00:19:48.147 --> 00:19:49.449
  • The samaritan is worthy because of the righteousness
  • 00:19:49.515 --> 00:19:50.683
  • Because of the righteousness that was in him that
  • 00:19:50.750 --> 00:19:51.851
  • That was in him that he used to show mercy.
  • 00:19:51.918 --> 00:19:54.320
  • He used to show mercy. do you see someone in need
  • 00:19:54.387 --> 00:19:55.722
  • Do you see someone in need and run to figure out
  • 00:19:55.788 --> 00:19:56.990
  • And run to figure out how you can be a part of help
  • 00:19:57.056 --> 00:19:58.524
  • How you can be a part of help or do you quickly judge
  • 00:19:58.591 --> 00:19:59.993
  • Or do you quickly judge and come to a conclusion
  • 00:20:00.059 --> 00:20:01.361
  • And come to a conclusion that they got
  • 00:20:01.427 --> 00:20:01.995
  • That they got what they deserved?
  • 00:20:02.061 --> 00:20:03.796
  • What they deserved? mercy is not getting
  • 00:20:03.863 --> 00:20:05.265
  • Mercy is not getting what you deserve,
  • 00:20:05.331 --> 00:20:06.132
  • What you deserve, mercy is receiving
  • 00:20:06.199 --> 00:20:07.400
  • Mercy is receiving what you don't deserve.
  • 00:20:07.467 --> 00:20:09.636
  • What you don't deserve. jesus told his disciples,
  • 00:20:09.702 --> 00:20:11.070
  • Jesus told his disciples, "a new commandment i give you.
  • 00:20:11.137 --> 00:20:13.206
  • "a new commandment i give you. you love one another
  • 00:20:13.273 --> 00:20:14.641
  • You love one another as i have loved you."
  • 00:20:14.707 --> 00:20:18.311
  • As i have loved you." that's written in john 13:34.
  • 00:20:18.378 --> 00:20:20.413
  • That's written in john 13:34. "you love one another
  • 00:20:20.480 --> 00:20:21.748
  • "you love one another as i have loved you."
  • 00:20:21.814 --> 00:20:23.816
  • As i have loved you." how did jesus love you?
  • 00:20:23.883 --> 00:20:25.418
  • How did jesus love you? he loved you when you were
  • 00:20:25.485 --> 00:20:26.786
  • He loved you when you were at your lowest and you
  • 00:20:26.853 --> 00:20:28.054
  • At your lowest and you needed him the most.
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  • Needed him the most. i say this in closing.
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  • I say this in closing. jesus asked the question,
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  • Jesus asked the question, "who is worthy?"
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  • "who is worthy?" throughout this text,
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  • Throughout this text, we've been walking
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  • We've been walking a parallel road.
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  • A parallel road. and just like there was
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  • And just like there was a samaritan who came and showed
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  • A samaritan who came and showed mercy to this victim,
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  • Mercy to this victim, jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, our heavenly samaritan came
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  • Our heavenly samaritan came to us 2,000 years ago.
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  • To us 2,000 years ago. we were fallen, we were beaten,
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  • We were fallen, we were beaten, we were left for dead.
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  • We were left for dead. satan, the predator,
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  • Satan, the predator, had done all that
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  • Had done all that he could to make us
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  • He could to make us slaves to sin,
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  • Slaves to sin, but jesus christ came
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  • But jesus christ came to where we were and he didn't
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  • To where we were and he didn't pass by on the other side,
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  • Pass by on the other side, but he began to heal us
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  • But he began to heal us and restore us.
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  • And restore us. he washed us in his blood
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  • He washed us in his blood and he poured his holy spirit
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  • And he poured his holy spirit of anointing on us.
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  • Of anointing on us. he made us a promise.
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  • He made us a promise. he said,
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  • He said, "i go to prepare
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  • "i go to prepare a place for you,
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  • A place for you, but when i come again."
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  • But when i come again." just like this samaritan
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  • Just like this samaritan told the inn keeper,
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  • Told the inn keeper, "when i come again."
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  • "when i come again." church, king jesus
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  • Church, king jesus is about to come again.
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  • Is about to come again. king jesus is about
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  • King jesus is about to come again.
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  • To come again. the bible says that a day with
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  • The bible says that a day with the lord is as a thousand years
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  • The lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years
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  • And a thousand years is as a day.
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  • Is as a day. when you follow the jewish
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  • When you follow the jewish calendar that's presented
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  • Calendar that's presented in the bible,
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  • In the bible, 2,000 years ago,
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  • 2,000 years ago, jesus christ,
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  • Jesus christ, the word made flesh, was here
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  • The word made flesh, was here on earth and dwelt among us,
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  • On earth and dwelt among us, and the third day
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  • And the third day began in the year 2000.
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  • Began in the year 2000. what does that mean?
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  • What does that mean? that means that soon
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  • That means that soon and very soon the trump
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  • And very soon the trump of god shall sound,
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  • Of god shall sound, the dead in christ shall rise,
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  • The dead in christ shall rise, and we who are alive
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  • And we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
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  • And remain shall be caught up to meet the lord in the air.
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  • To meet the lord in the air. rejoice and be exceedingly glad
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  • Rejoice and be exceedingly glad because our redemption
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  • Because our redemption draweth nigh.
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  • Draweth nigh. this battle is almost over.
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  • This battle is almost over. our race is nearly run
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  • Our race is nearly run because the king is coming,
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  • Because the king is coming, the king is coming,
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  • The king is coming, the king is coming.
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  • The king is coming. hallelujah to the lamb of god.
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  • ♪
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  • Would you stand to your feet?
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  • Would you stand to your feet? who are you in this story?
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  • Who are you in this story? are you the wounded going
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  • Are you the wounded going the wrong
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  • The wrong direction, suffering?
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  • Direction, suffering? are you the wicked,
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  • Are you the wicked, the offender,
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  • The offender, the one who could've
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  • The one who could've helped but didn't?
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  • Helped but didn't? or are you the worthy?
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  • Or are you the worthy? the one who says,
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  • The one who says, "i'm going to do all that
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  • "i'm going to do all that i can to love others
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  • I can to love others like christ loved me?"
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  • Like christ loved me?" with your head bowed
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  • With your head bowed and your eyes closed,
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  • And your eyes closed, if you're in this place
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  • If you're in this place today and you say,
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  • Today and you say, "pastor, i'm wounded today.
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  • "pastor, i'm wounded today. in my heart i'm wounded.
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  • In my heart i'm wounded. in my spirit, i'm hurting.
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  • In my spirit, i'm hurting. in my physical body,
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  • In my physical body, i need healing."
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  • I need healing." if that describes you,
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  • If that describes you, would you raise your
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  • Would you raise your hand right where you are?
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  • Hand right where you are? we're going to ask jesus christ,
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  • We're going to ask jesus christ, the healer,
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  • The healer, the comforter to come
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  • The comforter to come and pour his anointing upon
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  • And pour his anointing upon you and heal your
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  • You and heal your woundedness today.
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  • Woundedness today. others of you could say,
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  • Others of you could say, "pastor, i'm wicked today.
  • 00:23:57.563 --> 00:24:02.101
  • "pastor, i'm wicked today. i'm not a predator
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  • I'm not a predator but i have ignored problems
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  • But i have ignored problems that i know i should solve.
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  • That i know i should solve. and today, i want to repent
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  • And today, i want to repent and i want to ask the lord
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  • And i want to ask the lord to help me have the courage
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  • To help me have the courage and the strength to do what
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  • And the strength to do what i know needs to be done.
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  • I know needs to be done. if that describes you,
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  • If that describes you, would you raise your hand
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  • Would you raise your hand right where you are?
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  • Right where you are? and finally, some of you
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  • And finally, some of you would say,
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  • Would say, "pastor, i want
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  • "pastor, i want to live my life worthy,
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  • To live my life worthy, worthy of eternal life,
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  • Worthy of eternal life, by showing the mercy
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  • By showing the mercy and the grace and the love
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  • And the grace and the love of god that he has shown me
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  • Of god that he has shown me to those who are around me.
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  • To those who are around me. and i'm gonna ask that
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  • And i'm gonna ask that god give me the strength
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  • God give me the strength to do that today."
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  • To do that today." if that's you, would you
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  • If that's you, would you raise your hand?
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  • Raise your hand? i want everyone in this room
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  • I want everyone in this room and those of you who are
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  • And those of you who are watching to join me
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  • Watching to join me in this prayer today.
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  • In this prayer today. "lord, jesus christ,
  • 00:24:50.216 --> 00:24:52.552
  • "lord, jesus christ, thank you for what
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  • Thank you for what you have done for me.
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  • You have done for me. you have cleansed me
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  • You have cleansed me from all of my sins
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  • From all of my sins with your precious blood,
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  • With your precious blood, and you have healed me
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  • And you have healed me with your anointed spirit,
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  • With your anointed spirit, and your grace, and your love.
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  • And your grace, and your love. now father,
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  • Now father, give me the strength
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  • Give me the strength to face the challenges,
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  • To face the challenges, and the problems,
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  • And the problems, and the needs that i can meet
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  • And the needs that i can meet so that i would show my
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  • So that i would show my neighbor the love that you have
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  • Neighbor the love that you have shown me through your son,
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  • Shown me through your son, jesus christ.
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  • Jesus christ. let his light shine in me.
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  • Let his light shine in me. let his grace give me strength,
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  • Let his grace give me strength, and let his mercy be the gift
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  • And let his mercy be the gift that i give to others as i learn
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  • That i give to others as i learn to love my neighbor as myself
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  • To love my neighbor as myself in jesus' name, amen."
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  • In jesus' name, amen." would you give the lord
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  • Would you give the lord a handclap of praise?
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  • The hatred we saw on october
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  • The 7th toward israel
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  • And the jewish
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  • People was not new.
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  • It was a chilling reminder
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  • That anti-semitism
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  • Never sleep. in pastor
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  • John hagees
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  • New book,
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  • The middle east conflict
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  • The origin of jew hatred,
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  • Pastor hagee
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  • Exposes the spiritual
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  • And historical roots
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  • Of anti-semitism
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  • And why it's exploding
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  • Across the globe today.
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  • I pray that the word of god was a revelation
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  • Was a revelation to your heart and life
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  • To your heart and life about how
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  • About how you can have an impact
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  • You can have an impact each and every day.
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  • Each and every day. showing others
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  • Showing others his love,
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  • His love, being his hands and his feet,
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  • Being his hands and his feet, and learning
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  • And learning to love thy neighbor
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  • To love thy neighbor as thyself.
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