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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Miracle In No Man's Land | January 23, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: if you
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Pastor matt hagee: if you brought your bibles,
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Brought your bibles, turn them to luke 17,
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Turn them to luke 17, as this morning we begin
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As this morning we begin the third volume of series on
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The third volume of series on "the god of miracles" taken
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"the god of miracles" taken from the gospel of luke.
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From the gospel of luke. we've preached three miracles
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We've preached three miracles from john and three miracles
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From john and three miracles from mark.
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From mark. and today, we turn to
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And today, we turn to the beloved physician,
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The beloved physician, as paul described him.
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As paul described him. and we read the account that
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And we read the account that he gives of the things that
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He gives of the things that jesus did.
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Jesus did. now the thing that's
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Now the thing that's interesting about luke's
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Interesting about luke's gospel is that luke did not
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Gospel is that luke did not come to faith while christ was
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Come to faith while christ was on the earth.
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On the earth. he came to the knowledge of
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He came to the knowledge of christ after the crucifixion,
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Christ after the crucifixion, after the resurrection,
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After the resurrection, after the day of pentecost,
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After the day of pentecost, after acts 10 when peter went
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After acts 10 when peter went to the house of cornelius.
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To the house of cornelius. but bible historians will tell
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But bible historians will tell you that luke was one of
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You that luke was one of the earliest accounts that was
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The earliest accounts that was written of the life of
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Written of the life of jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, and he was commissioned to do
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And he was commissioned to do so because an individual,
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So because an individual, who wanted to know about
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Who wanted to know about this savior,
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This savior, sent luke to write it down.
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Sent luke to write it down. so when you read the words
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So when you read the words in the gospel of luke
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In the gospel of luke concerning mary
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Concerning mary and the conversation
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And the conversation that she had with gabriel,
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That she had with gabriel, guess where luke got that?
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Guess where luke got that? from mary.
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From mary. whenever you read about
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Whenever you read about the things that she said
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The things that she said when she was talking with
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When she was talking with elizabeth and they began to
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Elizabeth and they began to discuss how god was moving
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Discuss how god was moving in their lives,
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In their lives, and she cries out,
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And she cries out, "my soul does magnify the lord
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"my soul does magnify the lord and my spirit does rejoice
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And my spirit does rejoice in christ my savior,"
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In christ my savior," that's not poetry that luke
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That's not poetry that luke interpreted based on what
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Interpreted based on what he had heard.
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He had heard. he had a conversation with
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He had a conversation with the woman,
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The woman, and she told him what he said.
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And she told him what he said. [amen.]
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[amen.] you say, "now preacher,
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You say, "now preacher, what's this got to do with
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What's this got to do with me?"
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Me?" so many times we have people
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So many times we have people ask us,
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Ask us, "how do you know
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"how do you know your scripture is true?"
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Your scripture is true?" we know it is true,
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We know it is true, because not only is it
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Because not only is it the word of god and,
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The word of god and, "the grass may wither
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"the grass may wither and the flower may fade,
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And the flower may fade, but the word of the lord
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But the word of the lord endures forever."
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Endures forever." but we know it is true because
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But we know it is true because from generation to generation,
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From generation to generation, it has been preciously
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It has been preciously preserved by the power
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Preserved by the power of god's love divine.
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Of god's love divine. when we, in the modern world,
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When we, in the modern world, hear people want to argue
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Hear people want to argue and debate it,
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And debate it, don't engage in the argument.
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Don't engage in the argument. just simply declare it;
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Just simply declare it; that this is the word of god,
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That this is the word of god, and it is great and greatly
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And it is great and greatly to be praised.
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To be praised. (applause)
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(applause) today, in luke's gospel,
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Today, in luke's gospel, we turn to the 17th chapter,
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We turn to the 17th chapter, beginning at the 11th verse.
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Beginning at the 11th verse. if you're there, say, amen.
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If you're there, say, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] the bible says:
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The bible says: and now it happened as he went
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And now it happened as he went to jerusalem that he passed
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To jerusalem that he passed through the midst of samaria
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Through the midst of samaria and galilee.
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And galilee. then he entered a certain
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Then he entered a certain village,
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Village, and there met him ten men
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And there met him ten men who were lepers,
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Who were lepers, who stood afar off.
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Who stood afar off. and they lifted up their
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And they lifted up their voices and said,
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Voices and said, "jesus, master,
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"jesus, master, have mercy on us."
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Have mercy on us." and when he saw them,
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And when he saw them, he said to them, "go,
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He said to them, "go, show yourself to the priests."
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Show yourself to the priests." and so it was that as they
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And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
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Went, they were cleansed. and one of the them,
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And one of the them, when he saw that he was
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When he saw that he was healed, returned,
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Healed, returned, and with a loud voice
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And with a loud voice glorified god,
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Glorified god, and fell down on his face
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And fell down on his face at his feet,
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At his feet, giving him thanks.
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Giving him thanks. and he was a samaritan.
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And he was a samaritan. so jesus answered and said,
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So jesus answered and said, "were there not ten cleansed?
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"were there not ten cleansed? where are the nine?
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Where are the nine? were not any found who
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Were not any found who returned to give glory to god
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Returned to give glory to god except this foreigner?"
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Except this foreigner?" and he said to him,
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And he said to him, "arise, go your way.
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"arise, go your way. your faith has made you well."
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Your faith has made you well." [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, today we ask that you would
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Today we ask that you would move in this sanctuary
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Move in this sanctuary in the hearts and lives of
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In the hearts and lives of every individual that's not
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Every individual that's not only in this room
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Only in this room but those who are watching
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But those who are watching wherever they may be viewing
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Wherever they may be viewing from.
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From. today we ask that your mercy
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Today we ask that your mercy would be poured out upon
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Would be poured out upon our lives,
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Our lives, and meet every need,
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And meet every need, touch every heart,
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Touch every heart, change every life.
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Change every life. and for these things,
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And for these things, we promise to you today
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We promise to you today that we will give you all of
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That we will give you all of the glory that you are worthy
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The glory that you are worthy of,
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Of, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen and amen.
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Amen and amen. you may be seated.
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You may be seated. [amen.]
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[amen.] if there's a key verse
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If there's a key verse in the gospel of luke
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In the gospel of luke concerning the ministry of
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Concerning the ministry of jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, luke writes it out of luke 19.
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Luke writes it out of luke 19. jesus himself said that
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Jesus himself said that the son of man has come
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The son of man has come to seek and to save that
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To seek and to save that which was lost.
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Which was lost. that's good news today,
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That's good news today, because in this life,
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Because in this life, there are certain times where
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There are certain times where you feel like you can lose
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You feel like you can lose your way.
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Your way. is there anybody here that
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Is there anybody here that the expected outcome that you
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The expected outcome that you had for your plans isn't quite
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Had for your plans isn't quite what you got?
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What you got? [yes.]
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[yes.] you thought you had it all
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You thought you had it all figured out right up until
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Figured out right up until the point where it fell apart.
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The point where it fell apart. and sitting here
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And sitting here in this sanctuary,
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In this sanctuary, there are times in life that
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There are times in life that you could look back and say,
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You could look back and say, "i'm frustrated and i'm
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"i'm frustrated and i'm confused, because what i got,
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Confused, because what i got, i didn't deserve.
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I didn't deserve. and what i deserved,
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And what i deserved, i didn't get."
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I didn't get." i've got good news for you.
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I've got good news for you. jesus said it himself.
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Jesus said it himself. he's looking for you.
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He's looking for you. [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] "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." [yes.]
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[yes.] all those who feel forgotten,
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All those who feel forgotten, he's here today.
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He's here today. and he came just so he could
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And he came just so he could find you.
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Find you. and we see what great links
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And we see what great links he'll go through to get to you
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He'll go through to get to you when you read luke 17:11,
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When you read luke 17:11, and you see the miracle that
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And you see the miracle that takes place in no man's land.
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Takes place in no man's land. you see,
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You see, the bible says that jesus
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The bible says that jesus is on his way to jerusalem.
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Is on his way to jerusalem. and if you understand
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And if you understand the significance of what
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The significance of what happens when jesus gets to
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Happens when jesus gets to jerusalem,
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Jerusalem, every time you hear
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Every time you hear that phrase,
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That phrase, your spirit should just jump
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Your spirit should just jump up inside you.
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Up inside you. jesus is not just anybody.
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Jesus is not just anybody. jesus is the lamb of god
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Jesus is the lamb of god slain from the foundations
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Slain from the foundations of the earth.
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Of the earth. [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] jesus is not just another
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Jesus is not just another rabbi.
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Rabbi. jesus is the one who takes
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Jesus is the one who takes away the sins of the world.
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Away the sins of the world. [yes.]
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[yes.] and jerusalem is not just
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And jerusalem is not just another city.
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Another city. jerusalem is the city of god.
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Jerusalem is the city of god. jerusalem is where god said,
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Jerusalem is where god said, when you pray there,
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When you pray there, i'll hear you.
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I'll hear you. when you stand there,
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When you stand there, i'll see you.
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I'll see you. when you sit there,
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When you sit there, i'll put my hands around
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I'll put my hands around that city and i'll protect it.
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That city and i'll protect it. he said,
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He said, "my face shall always be
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"my face shall always be turned towards jerusalem."
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Turned towards jerusalem." [amen.]
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[amen.] when the lamb of god gets into
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When the lamb of god gets into the city of god,
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The city of god, great things happen.
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Great things happen. [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] [amen.]
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[amen.] luke breaks down his gospel.
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Luke breaks down his gospel. the first four chapters have
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The first four chapters have jesus in his birth
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Jesus in his birth and in his childhood
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And in his childhood beginning his ministry.
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Beginning his ministry. chapters 4 through 9 have
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Chapters 4 through 9 have jesus at the sea of galilee
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Jesus at the sea of galilee doing all of the works that he
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Doing all of the works that he did in capernaum and the areas
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Did in capernaum and the areas around the lake.
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Around the lake. chapters 9 through 19,
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Chapters 9 through 19, it has jesus on his way
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It has jesus on his way to jerusalem.
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To jerusalem. [amen.]
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[amen.] and while he's going to
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And while he's going to jerusalem,
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Jerusalem, he goes through no man's land,
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He goes through no man's land, samaria and galilee,
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Samaria and galilee, two regions that didn't like
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Two regions that didn't like each other and didn't want to
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Each other and didn't want to have anything to do with
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Have anything to do with each other.
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Each other. galilee is jewish territory.
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Galilee is jewish territory. galilee is filled with
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Galilee is filled with synagogues and rabbis
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Synagogues and rabbis and individuals who can trace
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And individuals who can trace their lineage all the way back
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Their lineage all the way back to the 12 tribes of israel
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To the 12 tribes of israel that came out of egypt.
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That came out of egypt. samaria is gentile territory.
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Samaria is gentile territory. samaria is where the pagans
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Samaria is where the pagans lived.
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Lived. samaria is a place that was
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Samaria is a place that was occupied by the samaritans
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Occupied by the samaritans whenever the children of
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Whenever the children of israel disobeyed god
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Israel disobeyed god and they were taken captive
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And they were taken captive into babylon.
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Into babylon. and when they existed the land
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And when they existed the land in exile,
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In exile, samaritans came in
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Samaritans came in and filled in the void.
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And filled in the void. jews and samaritans disliked
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Jews and samaritans disliked each other so much that when
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Each other so much that when jesus went to the well,
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Jesus went to the well, the woman at the well,
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The woman at the well, in john 4, said,
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In john 4, said, "what do jews have to do with
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"what do jews have to do with samaritans?"
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Samaritans?" she was saying,
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She was saying, it is culturally inappropriate
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It is culturally inappropriate for us to mix in any way.
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For us to mix in any way. why?
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Why? because as a child of abraham,
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Because as a child of abraham, isaac, and jacob,
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Isaac, and jacob, a jew had a covenantal right
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A jew had a covenantal right to the land,
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To the land, and as a samaritan,
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And as a samaritan, you were an outsider that was
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You were an outsider that was just taking up space.
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Just taking up space. [amen.]
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[amen.] you were a reminder of
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You were a reminder of israel's disobedience.
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Israel's disobedience. you were a reminder of
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You were a reminder of the fact that israel had
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The fact that israel had strayed from god who had given
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Strayed from god who had given them everything.
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Them everything. so when the bible says that
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So when the bible says that jesus is on his way
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Jesus is on his way to jerusalem and he's going
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To jerusalem and he's going between samaria and going
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Between samaria and going between galilee,
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Between galilee, you have to understand
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You have to understand he's in no man's land.
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He's in no man's land. and whether you realize it
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And whether you realize it or not,
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Or not, what he encounters there is
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What he encounters there is a type and shadow
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A type and shadow and a picture of every one
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And a picture of every one of us in this room.
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Of us in this room. because it says,
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Because it says, "he found there ten men
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"he found there ten men with leprosy."
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With leprosy." now before you start checking
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Now before you start checking your skin for sores and boils
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Your skin for sores and boils and things,
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And things, realize that
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Realize that in the old testament
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In the old testament and in the time of the bible,
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And in the time of the bible, leprosy was an incurable
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Leprosy was an incurable disease.
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Disease. and once you got it,
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And once you got it, it was just the beginning
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It was just the beginning of a very slow death.
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Of a very slow death. and leprosy in the bible
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And leprosy in the bible required that you were,
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Required that you were, one, declared up clean;
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One, declared up clean; that you, two,
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That you, two, had to move out of your home
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Had to move out of your home and away from your community;
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And away from your community; and three,
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And three, you had to go to a leper's
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You had to go to a leper's colony,
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Colony, because there you could
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Because there you could at least be isolated
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At least be isolated and kept away from spreading
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And kept away from spreading the disease to other people.
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The disease to other people. so when it says that jesus is
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So when it says that jesus is between samaria and galilee
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Between samaria and galilee and he comes upon ten lepers,
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And he comes upon ten lepers, he's in a place where nobody
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He's in a place where nobody ever wants to be.
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Ever wants to be. and the only reason they are
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And the only reason they are there is because they've been
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There is because they've been sent there,
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Sent there, based on the law.
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Based on the law. well just as leprosy was
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Well just as leprosy was an incurable disease
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An incurable disease in the time of the bible,
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In the time of the bible, leprosy of our soul is found
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Leprosy of our soul is found in the word "sin."
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In the word "sin." [amen.]
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[amen.] because the bible says,
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Because the bible says, "the wages of sin is --" what?
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"the wages of sin is --" what? [death.]
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[death.] "-- death."
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"-- death." just as leprosy was a life
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Just as leprosy was a life and death situation,
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And death situation, you need to know that sin in
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You need to know that sin in your life is nothing subtle;
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Your life is nothing subtle; sin is matter of life
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Sin is matter of life and death.
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And death. and sin separates you from
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And sin separates you from a holy god.
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A holy god. [yes.]
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[yes.] in the beginning of time,
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In the beginning of time, when god created eden,
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When god created eden, and he placed adam and eve
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And he placed adam and eve there,
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There, it was a pure place.
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It was a pure place. it was an undefiled place.
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It was an undefiled place. it was a place where god
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It was a place where god and man could walk in the cool
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And man could walk in the cool of the day in sweet communion.
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Of the day in sweet communion. but what happened?
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But what happened? sin entered into the garden
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Sin entered into the garden of eden,
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Of eden, and the leprosy of sin
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And the leprosy of sin and corruption damned the soul
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And corruption damned the soul of men.
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Of men. and now they were separated
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And now they were separated from god,
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From god, outcasts,
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Outcasts, not able to connect with
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Not able to connect with the source of their strength
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The source of their strength and of their power.
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And of their power. sin turned the world that god
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Sin turned the world that god created into no man's land.
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Created into no man's land. [amen.]
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[amen.] it's a place where you
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It's a place where you struggle to survive.
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Struggle to survive. it's a place that's filled
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It's a place that's filled with troubles and trials.
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With troubles and trials. it's a place that you don't
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It's a place that you don't want to be,
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Want to be, but you have to stay,
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But you have to stay, because there's no way out
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Because there's no way out for you in your own strength.
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For you in your own strength. so how do you survive in
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So how do you survive in no man's land?
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No man's land? today we read of god's rescue
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Today we read of god's rescue plan.
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Plan. he sent his only begotten son,
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He sent his only begotten son, the sinless one,
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The sinless one, from heaven to earth
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From heaven to earth through the womb of a virgin
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Through the womb of a virgin down to place where there were
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Down to place where there were nothing but sinners like you
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Nothing but sinners like you and me.
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And me. and as he's walking on his way
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And as he's walking on his way to jerusalem,
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To jerusalem, he's giving us the opportunity
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He's giving us the opportunity to put our faith in him,
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To put our faith in him, because he said,
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Because he said, "he who believes in me
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"he who believes in me shall never die."
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Shall never die." [amen.]
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[amen.] child of god,
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Child of god, jesus went to jerusalem
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Jesus went to jerusalem the first time to be
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The first time to be a sacrificial lamb.
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A sacrificial lamb. but he's coming back to
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But he's coming back to jerusalem the second time
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Jerusalem the second time to be the king above kings
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To be the king above kings and the lord above lords.
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And the lord above lords. the first time he went to
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The first time he went to jerusalem,
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Jerusalem, he died that you and i
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He died that you and i might live.
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Might live. the first time he went to
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The first time he went to jerusalem,
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Jerusalem, he gave his life that captives
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He gave his life that captives could go free.
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Could go free. we're going to a place
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We're going to a place where there is no sickness,
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Where there is no sickness, there is no parting,
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There is no parting, there is no dying,
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There is no dying, there is no sorrow,
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There is no sorrow, because the lamb is the light.
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Because the lamb is the light. we're going to walk streets
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We're going to walk streets of gold,
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Of gold, surrounded by mansions built
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Surrounded by mansions built by the architect of the ages.
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By the architect of the ages. and we will shout for joy
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And we will shout for joy for all of eternity!
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For all of eternity! holy, holy,
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Holy, holy, holy is the lamb of god
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Holy is the lamb of god for sinner's slain!
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For sinner's slain! give the lord a shout
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Give the lord a shout of praise!
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Of praise! (applause)
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It's more than a word.
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It's more than a word. it can move mountains
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It can move mountains of guilt and shame.
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Of guilt and shame. come the troubled
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Come the troubled sea of your soul.
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Sea of your soul. and bring purpose
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And bring purpose to a life that feels lost.
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To a life that feels lost. have you ever felt
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Have you ever felt weighed down by past mistakes
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Weighed down by past mistakes or overwhelmed by shame?
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Or overwhelmed by shame? grace is your path to freedom.
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Grace is your path to freedom. ask god for his forgiveness
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Ask god for his forgiveness and discover the true
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And discover the true meaning of amazing grace.
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Meaning of amazing grace. forgiveness is powerful
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Forgiveness is powerful not just from god,
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Not just from god, but also forgiving yourself.
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But also forgiving yourself. live the joy filled life
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Live the joy filled life god created
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God created specifically for you
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Specifically for you as you support the ministry.
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As you support the ministry. this month.
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A daily reminder to live in god's grace
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And experience the freedom of living in god's grace.
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The bible says that as the son
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Of god was walking towards
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Of god was walking towards jerusalem,
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Jerusalem, he came to a place where ten
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He came to a place where ten lepers lifted up their voice.
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Lepers lifted up their voice. now we're not told in this
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Now we're not told in this account whether those were
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Account whether those were the only lepers in town.
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The only lepers in town. i would believe that there
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I would believe that there were probably more,
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Were probably more, because you only find lepers
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Because you only find lepers in leper's colonies.
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In leper's colonies. it's not like there's 90% of
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It's not like there's 90% of the crowd that's clean
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The crowd that's clean and 10% that's dirty.
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And 10% that's dirty. these ten were willing to lift
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These ten were willing to lift up their voice and cry out to
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Up their voice and cry out to the son of god.
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The son of god. these ten were standing afar
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These ten were standing afar off,
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Off, and maybe all of their friends
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And maybe all of their friends were saying,
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Were saying, "don't say anything.
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"don't say anything. just let him go by."
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Just let him go by." but instead,
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But instead, they lifted up their voice
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They lifted up their voice and they said,
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And they said, "jesus, master,
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"jesus, master, have mercy,"
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Have mercy," "have mercy on us!"
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"have mercy on us!" [yes.]
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[yes.] and the bible says,
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And the bible says, in verse 14,
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In verse 14, some of the most beautiful
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Some of the most beautiful words that any heart will
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Words that any heart will ever hear.
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Ever hear. "he saw them."
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"he saw them." "he saw them."
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"he saw them." one of the things i hear
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One of the things i hear hurting people say
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Hurting people say all the time is,
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All the time is, "i don't feel like
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"i don't feel like anybody sees me,"
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Anybody sees me," "i don't feel like anybody
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"i don't feel like anybody knows me,"
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Knows me," "i don't feel like anybody
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"i don't feel like anybody sees what i'm going through,
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Sees what i'm going through, what i'm carrying,
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What i'm carrying, what i'm enduring."
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What i'm enduring." and what i want you to know is
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And what i want you to know is it doesn't matter how far off
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It doesn't matter how far off you are today,
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You are today, and it doesn't matter
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And it doesn't matter how miserable you are today,
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How miserable you are today, and it doesn't matter
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And it doesn't matter how desperate you are today;
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How desperate you are today; he sees you.
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He sees you. [amen.]
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[amen.] he sees you.
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He sees you. he hears you.
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He hears you. he knows what you need.
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He knows what you need. [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] [thank you, jesus.]
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[thank you, jesus.] they said, "jesus, master,
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They said, "jesus, master, have mercy."
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Have mercy." we're broken.
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We're broken. we're rotting.
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We're rotting. we're sitting here
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We're sitting here in our youth,
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In our youth, waiting for death.
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Waiting for death. others may have forgotten,
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Others may have forgotten, but jesus sees you.
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But jesus sees you. [yes.]
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[yes.] your friends and family
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Your friends and family may have abandoned you,
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May have abandoned you, but jesus sees you.
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But jesus sees you. [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] you may not be where you want
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You may not be where you want to be.
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To be. you may not be who you need
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You may not be who you need to be.
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To be. but you need to know
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But you need to know he sees you.
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He sees you. the question is:
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The question is: will you lift up your voice
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Will you lift up your voice and cry out to him?
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And cry out to him? [amen.]
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[amen.] [come on!]
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[come on!] what do you do when you want
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What do you do when you want a change,
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A change, but you don't have the ability
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But you don't have the ability to change?
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To change? where do you turn when you
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Where do you turn when you need to be cleansed,
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Need to be cleansed, but you know that you don't
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But you know that you don't have the opportunity to wash
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Have the opportunity to wash it off yourself?
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It off yourself? who do you call upon?
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Who do you call upon? [jesus.]
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[jesus.] these ten called upon jesus.
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These ten called upon jesus. [amen.]
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[amen.] and they didn't just call him
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And they didn't just call him by name;
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By name; they called him by who he
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They called him by who he truly is.
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Truly is. they said,
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They said, "jesus, master."
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"jesus, master." [amen.]
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[amen.] a lot of times,
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A lot of times, people in trouble call upon
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People in trouble call upon jesus,
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Jesus, and they want jesus to be
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And they want jesus to be what they need him to be.
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What they need him to be. [come on.]
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[come on.] jesus,
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Jesus, be my counselor and give me
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Be my counselor and give me direction.
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Direction. jesus,
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Jesus, be my provider and meet my
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Be my provider and meet my need.
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Need. jesus,
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Jesus, be my defender and send
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Be my defender and send your angels.
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Your angels. jesus,
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Jesus, be who i need you to be.
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Be who i need you to be. church, let me tell you,
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Church, let me tell you, he'll be all of that and more.
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He'll be all of that and more. but before you can call him
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But before you can call him anything,
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Anything, you need to call him "master"
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You need to call him "master" and you need to call him
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And you need to call him "lord,"
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"lord," because he is king above
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Because he is king above kings and he is lord above
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Kings and he is lord above lords!
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Lords! (applause)
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(applause) [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] (applause)
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(applause) these ten lepers,
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These ten lepers, who needed to be cleansed,
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Who needed to be cleansed, they said,
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They said, "jesus, have mercy."
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"jesus, have mercy." now you would think that
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Now you would think that the way this miracle is going
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The way this miracle is going to play out is that as soon as
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To play out is that as soon as they ask, jesus goes,
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They ask, jesus goes, "yes, be healed,
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"yes, be healed, yay verily i say unto thee."
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Yay verily i say unto thee." (laughter)
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(laughter) and "yay verily unto them,"
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And "yay verily unto them," he said,
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He said, and they were healed.
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And they were healed. (laughter)
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(laughter) but that's not how this goes.
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But that's not how this goes. they asked for mercy
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They asked for mercy and they get a command.
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And they get a command. "jesus, have mercy."
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"jesus, have mercy." and he says, "go."
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And he says, "go." now here's the problem,
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Now here's the problem, according to leviticus
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According to leviticus and according to the book of
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And according to the book of numbers,
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Numbers, because they have leprosy,
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Because they have leprosy, they cannot go to the priest
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They cannot go to the priest until they are cleansed.
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Until they are cleansed. jesus is sending them
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Jesus is sending them before the problem is fixed.
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Before the problem is fixed. and so many times
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And so many times in our lives,
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In our lives, we want jesus to fix
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We want jesus to fix everything before he sends us
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Everything before he sends us anywhere.
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Anywhere. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] but they asked him for mercy
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But they asked him for mercy and they called him, "master."
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And they called him, "master." [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] so if he was their master
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So if he was their master and he said, "go,"
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And he said, "go," can't argue with the master.
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Can't argue with the master. [amen.]
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[amen.] even though it ain't right,
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Even though it ain't right, i guess we've got to go.
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I guess we've got to go. [yeah.]
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[yeah.] even though we don't look like
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Even though we don't look like we should look,
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We should look, i guess we've got to go.
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I guess we've got to go. even though we don't feel any
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Even though we don't feel any better,
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Better, i guess we've got to go.
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I guess we've got to go. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] even though we've still got
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Even though we've still got the condition we had when we
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The condition we had when we started talking to him just
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Started talking to him just a few minutes ago,
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A few minutes ago, i guess we've got to go.
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I guess we've got to go. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] you see,
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You see, sometimes god gives us
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Sometimes god gives us a command,
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A command, and rather than obey
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And rather than obey his command,
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His command, we want to give god direction.
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We want to give god direction. now i know you would never do
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Now i know you would never do that.
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That. but how many of you know
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But how many of you know people who give god
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People who give god directions?
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Directions? (laughter)
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(laughter) lord, i'm asking for
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Lord, i'm asking for a blessing.
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A blessing. and if it could come in
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And if it could come in this size and this shape
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This size and this shape and this way by 2 o'clock,
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And this way by 2 o'clock, that would be great.
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That would be great. [amen.]
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[amen.] (laughter)
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(laughter) we want it to be
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We want it to be the way we want it,
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The way we want it, the way we need it,
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The way we need it, the way it makes us feel
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The way it makes us feel comfortable before we're
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Comfortable before we're willing to act upon it.
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Willing to act upon it. but what do you do
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But what do you do when he says, "go"?
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When he says, "go"? you better start walking.
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You better start walking. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] he said, "go,
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He said, "go, show yourself to the priests."
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Show yourself to the priests." too many times,
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Too many times, we don't want to obey.
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We don't want to obey. we'd rather argue.
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We'd rather argue. but the longer you argue with
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But the longer you argue with jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, the longer you stay in
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The longer you stay in no man's land.
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No man's land. [amen.]
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[amen.] for the bible says,
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For the bible says, "and it was that as they went,
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"and it was that as they went, they became clean."
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They became clean." notice that crying out
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Notice that crying out to jesus turned his attention
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To jesus turned his attention to them.
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To them. but it was their obedience
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But it was their obedience that brought about
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That brought about their restoration.
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Their restoration. [amen.]
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[amen.] oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, when we gather in the house
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When we gather in the house of god,
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Of god, i see lots of people
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I see lots of people crying out to jesus.
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Crying out to jesus. but then they wonder;
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But then they wonder; why am i not restored?
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Why am i not restored? let me ask you,
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Let me ask you, are you obeying?
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Are you obeying? [come on now.]
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[come on now.] because crying out does not
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Because crying out does not get you restoration.
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Get you restoration. obedience brings restoration.
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Obedience brings restoration. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) so many times,
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So many times, we don't want to move
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We don't want to move until god gets everything
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Until god gets everything right in our life.
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Right in our life. what you need to know is that
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What you need to know is that you're still a work
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You're still a work in progress.
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In progress. and if he gives you
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And if he gives you a direction,
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A direction, and you start to move
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And you start to move that direction,
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That direction, the longer you're walking,
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The longer you're walking, the more he's working.
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The more he's working. it may not feel like it's
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It may not feel like it's working,
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Working, but trust me;
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But trust me; he's doing things behind
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He's doing things behind the scenes that you can't see.
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The scenes that you can't see. it may not look like it's
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It may not look like it's working,
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Working, but i promise you this;
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But i promise you this; even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god knows exactly what he's
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God knows exactly what he's doing.
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Doing. you may not feel like taking
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You may not feel like taking the next step,
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The next step, but don't you stop walking,
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But don't you stop walking, because the more you're
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Because the more you're walking,
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Walking, the more he's working.
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The more he's working. it may not look like what you
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It may not look like what you want it to look like.
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Want it to look like. other people may deny it,
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Other people may deny it, but ignore them!
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But ignore them! because even if none go
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Because even if none go with me,
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With me, still i will follow,
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Still i will follow, and i'm just going to keep on
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And i'm just going to keep on walking.
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Walking. when others say you should
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When others say you should turn around and go back,
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Turn around and go back, you say,
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You say, "there's no turning back.
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"there's no turning back. i'm just going to keep on
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I'm just going to keep on walking."
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Walking." if no one goes with you,
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If no one goes with you, you just keep on walking,
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You just keep on walking, because he's still working.
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Because he's still working. don't waste your time arguing,
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Don't waste your time arguing, just start walking.
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Just start walking. it's like we sang
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It's like we sang this morning,
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This morning, "even when i don't see it,
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"even when i don't see it, you're working.
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You're working. and even when i don't feel it,
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And even when i don't feel it, you're working."
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You're working." child of god,
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Child of god, when you go to sleep at night,
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When you go to sleep at night, he's still working,
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He's still working, because my god never slumbers
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Because my god never slumbers and my god never sleeps!
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And my god never sleeps! don't worry about it!
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Don't worry about it! just keep walking!
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Just keep walking! (applause)
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(applause) [woo!]
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[woo!] [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] (applause)
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(applause) [amen!]
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[amen!] [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] [glory!]
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[glory!] there's a progressive work
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There's a progressive work that happens in this miracle.
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That happens in this miracle. one is cleansing.
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One is cleansing. two is healing.
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Two is healing. and three is wholeness.
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And three is wholeness. ten lepers cried out to god
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Ten lepers cried out to god and asked for cleansing.
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And asked for cleansing. and in their obedience,
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And in their obedience, walking towards the priests,
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Walking towards the priests, they were cleansed.
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They were cleansed. ten lepers walked far enough
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Ten lepers walked far enough in their leprosy underneath
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In their leprosy underneath his mercy;
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His mercy; that the closer they got to
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That the closer they got to jerusalem,
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Jerusalem, they went from cleansed
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They went from cleansed to healed.
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To healed. now i know some people want to
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Now i know some people want to believe that they're
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Believe that they're a completed work the day that
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A completed work the day that they call on christ jesus.
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They call on christ jesus. but i'm here to tell you,
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But i'm here to tell you, he's still working on me.
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He's still working on me. [amen.]
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[amen.] i'm a work in progress.
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I'm a work in progress. [amen.]
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[amen.] i'm not the way i should be,
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I'm not the way i should be, but i'm certainly not who
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But i'm certainly not who i used to be,
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I used to be, because his grace
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Because his grace and his mercy just keep
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And his mercy just keep working on me
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Working on me the closer i get to that time
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The closer i get to that time that i'm going to see him
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That i'm going to see him face to face.
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Face to face. (applause)
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(applause) and it will be in your life.
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And it will be in your life. what you need to do is give
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What you need to do is give yourself some grace and some
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Yourself some grace and some mercy to accept the fact that
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Mercy to accept the fact that he's still working on you.
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He's still working on you. and if you're going to give
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And if you're going to give some mercy and grace
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Some mercy and grace to yourself,
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To yourself, you need to give some mercy
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You need to give some mercy and grace to the people
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And grace to the people you know, too.
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You know, too. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, we want god to be merciful
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We want god to be merciful to us,
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To us, but not that jerk.
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But not that jerk. (laughter)
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(laughter) as they were walking
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As they were walking and he's working,
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And he's working, their cleansing starts to
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Their cleansing starts to take place.
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Take place. [yes.]
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[yes.] they start to look.
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They start to look. and one says, "hey harry,
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And one says, "hey harry, that sore you had on the back
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That sore you had on the back of your hand,
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Of your hand, it's gone."
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It's gone." he said,
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He said, "ain't that something?"
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"ain't that something?" "hey tom,
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"hey tom, that finger you were missing,
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That finger you were missing, it's back."
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It's back." [amen.]
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[amen.] and it doesn't give us
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And it doesn't give us a direct account of exactly
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A direct account of exactly how everything happened.
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How everything happened. but what we do know is
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But what we do know is the closer they got
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The closer they got to jerusalem,
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To jerusalem, the cleaner they got.
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The cleaner they got. and then at some point,
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And then at some point, they went from clean
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They went from clean to cleansed, to healed.
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To cleansed, to healed. [amen.]
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[amen.] and i'm sure that they were
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And i'm sure that they were talking about all
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Talking about all the wonderful things that they
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The wonderful things that they were going to do whenever they
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Were going to do whenever they got totally cleared to go back
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Got totally cleared to go back to their cities and go back to
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To their cities and go back to their homes and go back to
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Their homes and go back to their towns.
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Their towns. i'm sure they were talking
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I'm sure they were talking about the restaurants that
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About the restaurants that they would go eat at that they
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They would go eat at that they hadn't been to,
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Hadn't been to, and how they were going to hug
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And how they were going to hug their wives and be with
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Their wives and be with their children,
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Their children, and how they were going to
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And how they were going to enjoy life again now that
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Enjoy life again now that leprosy is gone.
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Leprosy is gone. and the bible says that
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And the bible says that there was only one of them;
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There was only one of them; that when he saw just how
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That when he saw just how clean and how cleansed
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Clean and how cleansed and how healed he was,
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And how healed he was, he said,
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He said, i can't think about doing
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I can't think about doing anything other than going back
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Anything other than going back to the guy who got
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To the guy who got this whole thing started.
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This whole thing started. (applause)
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(applause) [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) and i'm going to give him
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And i'm going to give him praise.
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Praise. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and i'm going to give him
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And i'm going to give him glory.
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Glory. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] because when i cried out
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Because when i cried out for mercy,
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For mercy, he heard me.
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He heard me. [amen.]
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[amen.] and in his love,
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And in his love, even though i was afar off,
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Even though i was afar off, he saw me.
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He saw me. and then he started to work
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And then he started to work on me.
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On me. and he began to cleanse me.
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And he began to cleanse me. and not only did he cleanse
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And not only did he cleanse me, but now he's healed me.
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Me, but now he's healed me. and now because i'm healed,
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And now because i'm healed, i have the opportunity to go
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I have the opportunity to go back and live the life
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Back and live the life i should have lived.
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I should have lived. i don't have to be in no man's
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I don't have to be in no man's land anymore.
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Land anymore. i can go be who god created me
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I can go be who god created me to be.
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To be. but before i become
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But before i become that person,
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That person, i've got to get all the way
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I've got to get all the way back over here where it
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Back over here where it started, and i've got to say,
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Started, and i've got to say, "thank you, jesus.
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"thank you, jesus. thank you, father.
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Thank you, father. thank you, son of god.
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Thank you, son of god. thank you, seed of jesse.
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Thank you, seed of jesse. thank you,
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Thank you, lion of the tribe of judah.
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Lion of the tribe of judah. thank you for healing me.
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Thank you for healing me. thank you for mending me.
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Thank you for mending me. thank you for restoring me.
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Thank you for restoring me. oh, how good
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Oh, how good and how merciful
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And how merciful you've been to me!
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You've been to me! [hallelujah!]
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[hallelujah!] [come on!]
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[come on!] (applause)
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(applause) now i believe that out of all
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Now i believe that out of all of the things that we read
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Of the things that we read in this miracle,
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In this miracle, one of the saddest truths
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One of the saddest truths is how few people truly give
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Is how few people truly give god the thanks and the praise
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God the thanks and the praise he's worthy of.
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He's worthy of. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ he healed ten.
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He healed ten. [yes.]
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[yes.] only one came back.
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Only one came back. [yes, that's right.]
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[yes, that's right.] the question is:
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The question is: are you going to be amongst
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Are you going to be amongst the nine who take that mercy
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The nine who take that mercy for granted?
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For granted? are you going to be like
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Are you going to be like the one --
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The one -- [amen.]
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[amen.] -- who says,
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-- who says, "god, i didn't deserve it,
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"god, i didn't deserve it, but you didn't it anyway"?
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But you didn't it anyway"? (applause)
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(applause) what i needed,
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What i needed, you provided.
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You provided. when i could not,
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When i could not, you did.
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You did. [woo!]
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[woo!] and today i've just got
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And today i've just got to give you thanks and i've
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To give you thanks and i've got to give you praise,
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Got to give you praise, because when i was lost
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Because when i was lost and in no man's land,
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And in no man's land, you came from heaven to earth
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You came from heaven to earth and you found me,
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And you found me, and you snatched me out,
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And you snatched me out, and you've restored me,
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And you've restored me, and you've set me free.
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And you've set me free. and today, i'm so thankful.
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And today, i'm so thankful. i'm so thankful.
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I'm so thankful. i'm so thankful for what
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I'm so thankful for what you've done for me.
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You've done for me. pastor matt hagee: kendal
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Pastor matt hagee: kendal and i would like to thank you
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And i would like to thank you for being a part of
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For being a part of our program today.
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Our program today. and i pray that you were
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And i pray that you were encouraged as you discovered
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Encouraged as you discovered god's plan to help you
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God's plan to help you outgrow depression.
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Outgrow depression. kendal hagee: join us
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Kendal hagee: join us for sunday live services
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For sunday live services at jhm.org
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At jhm.org pastor matt hagee: each
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Pastor matt hagee: each and every week,
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And every week, we thank god for partners
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We thank god for partners just like you who help us
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Just like you who help us carry all of the gospel
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Carry all of the gospel to all of the world
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To all of the world and to every generation.
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And to every generation. together, we're making
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Together, we're making a difference in lives
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A difference in lives for eternity.
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For eternity. now, may god continue
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Now, may god continue to bless you
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To bless you and those you love.
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Is the heartbeat of change,
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Is the heartbeat of change, there's a powerful force
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There's a powerful force that unites us all,
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That unites us all, partnership.
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Partnership. it's the conduit through which
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It's the conduit through which we reach the masses.
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We reach the masses. hagee ministries has
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Hagee ministries has the ability to go beyond
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The ability to go beyond borders,
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Borders, sharing stories that resonate
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Sharing stories that resonate with people across the globe.
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With people across the globe. every click,
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Every click, every share,
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Every share, every connection,
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Every connection, carrying with them
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Carrying with them the teachings that can
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The teachings that can transform lives.
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Transform lives. your partnership is a beacon
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Matt Hagee - The Miracle In No Man's Land

January 23, 2025 | 27:29

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