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Matt Hagee - The One Thing Hell Hopes You Never Find Out

January 26, 2025 | S25:E22

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The One Thing Hell Hopes You Never Find Out | January 26, 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 the book of
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Turn them to the book of colossians 1:13 and 14,
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Colossians 1:13 and 14, as this morning,
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As this morning, we begin a new sermon series
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We begin a new sermon series entitled "identity theft"
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Entitled "identity theft" with this message,
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With this message, "the one thing that hell hopes
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"the one thing that hell hopes you never find out."
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You never find out." there's a lot that hell
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There's a lot that hell has unleashed in our culture
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Has unleashed in our culture and our society today.
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And our society today. they're trying to
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They're trying to distract you.
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Distract you. they're trying to
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They're trying to overwhelm you.
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Overwhelm you. all of the powers
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All of the powers and principalities of darkness
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And principalities of darkness are doing everything that they
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Are doing everything that they can on a continuous basis
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Can on a continuous basis to try and force you to doubt
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To try and force you to doubt god's word,
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God's word, draw you away from
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Draw you away from his promises.
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His promises. but of all of the things that
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But of all of the things that hell is trying and seeking
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Hell is trying and seeking to afflict you with,
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To afflict you with, there's something that all of
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There's something that all of hell hopes you never find out,
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Hell hopes you never find out, and that's your true identity
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And that's your true identity in christ.
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In christ. [yes.]
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[yes.] the reason that hell does not
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The reason that hell does not want you to know your true
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Want you to know your true identity in christ is because
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Identity in christ is because if you were to ever realize
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If you were to ever realize who you are in him and what
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Who you are in him and what you can do because of his
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You can do because of his blood and because of his word,
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Blood and because of his word, then you become a force that
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Then you become a force that hell itself cannot stop.
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Hell itself cannot stop. [amen.]
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[amen.] [amen.]
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[amen.] we begin this message series
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We begin this message series by understanding who we are
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By understanding who we are in christ.
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In christ. how many of you've ever opened
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How many of you've ever opened up your inbox or gotten
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Up your inbox or gotten a phone call that said
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A phone call that said there's been a fraud alert?
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There's been a fraud alert? [yes.]
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[yes.] and immediately,
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And immediately, fear and panic enter into
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Fear and panic enter into your soul,
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Your soul, as you begin to wonder,
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As you begin to wonder, "well, who got in my account
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"well, who got in my account and how much did they take?"
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And how much did they take?" i mean there's only $2.47
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I mean there's only $2.47 in there, but --
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In there, but -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- i need that.
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-- i need that. (laughter)
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(laughter) and you begin this process of
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And you begin this process of trying to validate,
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Trying to validate, if you are who you say
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If you are who you say you are,
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You are, and in order to demonstrate
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And in order to demonstrate that you are actually who you
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That you are actually who you say you are,
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Say you are, you have to say certain
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You have to say certain things, do certain things,
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Things, do certain things, demonstrate certain things
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Demonstrate certain things that cause someone you cannot
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That cause someone you cannot see, but you hear their voice,
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See, but you hear their voice, and they're saying,
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And they're saying, "please understand this is
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"please understand this is a secure line."
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A secure line." how do i know?
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How do i know? (laughter)
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(laughter) "and i'm your friend helping
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"and i'm your friend helping you through this process."
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You through this process." how do i know?
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How do i know? how do i know you're not
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How do i know you're not the agent of abu dhabi,
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The agent of abu dhabi, who's taking everything out of
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Who's taking everything out of my account as we speak?
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My account as we speak? (laughter)
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(laughter) and they begin to ask you for
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And they begin to ask you for answers to weird questions
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Answers to weird questions like,
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Like, "where did you go to middle
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"where did you go to middle school?"
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School?" and "what's the middle name
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And "what's the middle name of your third child?"
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Of your third child?" and "what's your
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And "what's your favorite dog?"
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Favorite dog?" and you forgot what
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And you forgot what your favorite dog's name was,
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Your favorite dog's name was, and you say, "fluffy,"
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And you say, "fluffy," and they say, "scruffy,"
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And they say, "scruffy," and now you're back to
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And now you're back to square one.
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Square one. (laughter)
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(laughter) and then you go through all of
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And then you go through all of that process,
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That process, and the last thing they ask
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And the last thing they ask you is, "what is your pin?"
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You is, "what is your pin?" (laughter)
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(laughter) and you realize that your pin
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And you realize that your pin and your password are,
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And your password are, you know,
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You know, 1472 characters long,
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1472 characters long, containing 16 capital letters,
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Containing 16 capital letters, 14 unique asterisks
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14 unique asterisks and underscores and overscores
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And underscores and overscores and accent marks.
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And accent marks. and at the end of all of
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And at the end of all of that harassment,
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That harassment, you got your $5.57 back.
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You got your $5.57 back. (laughter)
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(laughter) how many of you know who
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How many of you know who i'm talking about?
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I'm talking about? (laughter)
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(laughter) well, the devil,
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Well, the devil, he has a fraud alert
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He has a fraud alert on the church.
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On the church. he wants us to be anything
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He wants us to be anything but what christ has given us
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But what christ has given us to be.
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To be. christ said,
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Christ said, "upon this rock have i built
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"upon this rock have i built my church;
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My church; and the gates of hell
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And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
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Shall not prevail against it." [amen.]
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[amen.] and therefore,
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And therefore, in every way that he
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In every way that he possibly can,
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Possibly can, the enemy wants to steal
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The enemy wants to steal the identity of the church
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The identity of the church and cause us to live under
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And cause us to live under a cloud of confusion
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A cloud of confusion and the alert of fraud.
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And the alert of fraud. because if we ever become
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Because if we ever become who christ says we are,
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Who christ says we are, if we ever begin to shine like
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If we ever begin to shine like christ has commanded us
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Christ has commanded us to shine,
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To shine, if we ever begin to do what
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If we ever begin to do what we have the authority to do,
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We have the authority to do, i promise you this:
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I promise you this: based on god's word,
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Based on god's word, the gates of the hell
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The gates of the hell cannot prevail against us.
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Cannot prevail against us. (applause)
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(applause) so if we're going to validate
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So if we're going to validate who has authority
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Who has authority in this world today,
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In this world today, we're not going to use
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We're not going to use a password.
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A password. we're not going to use a pin.
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We're not going to use a pin. we're not going to go into
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We're not going to go into some part of our past.
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Some part of our past. we're going to look at
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We're going to look at the truth of the word of god.
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The truth of the word of god. and what it says about you
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And what it says about you is the truth.
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Is the truth. [amen.]
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[amen.] let's look at what the bible
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Let's look at what the bible says in one of many places,
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Says in one of many places, colossians 1:13.
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Colossians 1:13. if you're this, say, amen.
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If you're this, say, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] "he has delivered us
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"he has delivered us from the power of darkness
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From the power of darkness and conveyed us into
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And conveyed us into the kingdom of the son
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The kingdom of the son of his love,
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Of his love, in whom we have redemption
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In whom we have redemption through his blood,
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Through his blood, and forgiveness of sins."
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And forgiveness of sins." heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, thank you for the complete
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Thank you for the complete and total victory that you
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And total victory that you have given us and that you
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Have given us and that you have taken us from a kingdom
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Have taken us from a kingdom of darkness and brought us
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Of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your son.
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Into the kingdom of your son. now let this truth be sown
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Now let this truth be sown into our heart,
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Into our heart, our soul,
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Our soul, our minds,
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Our minds, and our bodies;
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And our bodies; that when we leave this place
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That when we leave this place today,
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Today, hell will not have any form of
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Hell will not have any form of dominion,
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Dominion, but your kingdom would stand
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But your kingdom would stand victorious.
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Victorious. in jesus' mighty name,
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In jesus' mighty name, we pray and say, amen.
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We pray and say, amen. [amen.]
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[amen.] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. the word "identity" is a word
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The word "identity" is a word that you get to hear a lot in
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That you get to hear a lot in the world that we live in
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The world that we live in today.
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Today. and it's important that we
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And it's important that we understand what the real
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Understand what the real definition of "identity" is,
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Definition of "identity" is, because these days,
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Because these days, you can identify as just about
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You can identify as just about anything you want to
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Anything you want to identify as.
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Identify as. [amen.]
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[amen.] whenever you're trying to
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Whenever you're trying to define something,
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Define something, unfortunately,
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Unfortunately, as much information as we have
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As much information as we have in the world today,
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In the world today, you actually have to go
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You actually have to go digging for an older source
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Digging for an older source and look for the definition.
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And look for the definition. because whether you know it
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Because whether you know it or not,
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Or not, they're rewriting
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They're rewriting dictionaries.
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Dictionaries. [yes.]
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[yes.] so the word "identity,"
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So the word "identity," when you go back and look at
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When you go back and look at the original
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The original webster's dictionary,
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Webster's dictionary, not the revised,
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Not the revised, says,
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Says, "a distinguishing character
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"a distinguishing character or personality
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Or personality of an individual."
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Of an individual." you have an identity.
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You have an identity. you are an individual.
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You are an individual. god did not create two of you
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God did not create two of you and decide which one he liked
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And decide which one he liked better.
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Better. there's only one of you,
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There's only one of you, and you have been made just
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And you have been made just like god wanted you to be.
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Like god wanted you to be. [yes.]
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[yes.] this is a powerful thing
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This is a powerful thing for you to understand,
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For you to understand, because when you recognize
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Because when you recognize that you have a unique
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That you have a unique identity and that you are
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Identity and that you are fearfully and wonderfully made
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Fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of god,
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In the image of god, it enables you to become
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It enables you to become confident that if that kind of
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Confident that if that kind of god has a plan and a purpose
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God has a plan and a purpose for you;
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For you; that he made you as unique
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That he made you as unique and distinguished as you are,
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And distinguished as you are, that the world itself cannot
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That the world itself cannot stand against you.
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Stand against you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [yes.]
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[yes.] this issue of identity is one
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This issue of identity is one that we see all around us
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That we see all around us whether we recognize it
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Whether we recognize it or not.
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Or not. celebrities are paid millions
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Celebrities are paid millions of dollars for the use of
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Of dollars for the use of their identity.
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Their identity. they want the identity of the
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They want the identity of the celebrity to hold up a certain
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Celebrity to hold up a certain drink or wear a certain shirt
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Drink or wear a certain shirt or do a certain thing.
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Or do a certain thing. the word "identity" is being
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The word "identity" is being attached to a multitude of
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Attached to a multitude of platforms.
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Platforms. how many of you've heard the
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How many of you've heard the phrase "identity politics"?
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Phrase "identity politics"? [yes.]
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[yes.] it's all over the place
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It's all over the place right now.
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Right now. and identity politics,
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And identity politics, for those of you who don't
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For those of you who don't know what it means,
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Know what it means, is simply this:
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Is simply this: it's when a politician,
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It's when a politician, seeking your vote,
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Seeking your vote, will do anything he can to
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Will do anything he can to identify with you even if he's
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Identify with you even if he's nothing like you.
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Nothing like you. [amen.]
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[amen.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and then whenever they
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And then whenever they identify with you,
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Identify with you, not only do they want you
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Not only do they want you to associate with them,
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To associate with them, but they'll do everything they
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But they'll do everything they can to create as much
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Can to create as much animosity as they can between
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Animosity as they can between you and another group.
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You and another group. because if they keep you
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Because if they keep you divided,
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Divided, they can control you.
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They can control you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] you say,
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You say, "well, i don't know that
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"well, i don't know that that's true."
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That's true." okay.
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Okay. then why do you always see
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Then why do you always see politicians in churches during
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Politicians in churches during campaign seasons
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Campaign seasons but not sunday to sunday?
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But not sunday to sunday? [whoa.]
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[whoa.] (applause)
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(applause) there's identity marketing.
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There's identity marketing. you may or may not know this.
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You may or may not know this. but every time you pick up
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But every time you pick up your phone,
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Your phone, everything that you watch,
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Everything that you watch, everything that you like,
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Everything that you like, everything that you add,
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Everything that you add, everything that you click on,
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Everything that you click on, all of that is building
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All of that is building a profile for people to know
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A profile for people to know more about your identity.
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More about your identity. as new as we would like to
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As new as we would like to believe that this identity
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Believe that this identity issue is,
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Issue is, solomon was correct
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Solomon was correct when he said,
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When he said, "there is nothing new under
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"there is nothing new under the sun."
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The sun." because the world, the flesh,
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Because the world, the flesh, and the devil have been
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And the devil have been building a profile on you --
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Building a profile on you -- [that's right.]
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[that's right.] -- wanting to show you
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-- wanting to show you the things that you like,
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The things that you like, doing everything it can to
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Doing everything it can to steal the identity that you
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Steal the identity that you have in christ.
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Have in christ. [yes.]
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[yes.] this is why we're talking
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This is why we're talking about identity theft.
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About identity theft. because the enemy wants you to
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Because the enemy wants you to believe anything but what
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Believe anything but what the bible has to say
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The bible has to say about you.
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About you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] why?
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Why? because if you begin to
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Because if you begin to believe what the word of god
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Believe what the word of god says about you,
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Says about you, then you begin to operate like
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Then you begin to operate like the word of god says
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The word of god says you should function.
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You should function. what you need to know is that
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What you need to know is that you are not what the world
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You are not what the world says you are.
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Says you are. you are not what the enemy
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You are not what the enemy accuses you of being.
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Accuses you of being. you are not bound by
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You are not bound by your past.
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Your past. you are not burdened by
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You are not burdened by your present.
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Your present. and you are not afraid of
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And you are not afraid of your future.
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Your future. why?
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Why? because you are what the word
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Because you are what the word of god has to say.
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Of god has to say. you are what the blood of
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You are what the blood of jesus christ can make you.
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Jesus christ can make you. when you open this book,
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When you open this book, you find out that you are
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You find out that you are an heir and a joint heir
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An heir and a joint heir with jesus.
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With jesus. his blood has washed you
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His blood has washed you whiter than snow.
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Whiter than snow. in ephesians, it says,
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In ephesians, it says, "we're seated in
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"we're seated in heavenly places."
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Heavenly places." it didn't say we're going
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It didn't say we're going to be.
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To be. it says we're there right now.
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It says we're there right now. why?
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Why? because i have an advocate
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Because i have an advocate that's up there.
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That's up there. his name is jesus.
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His name is jesus. and whenever i find
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And whenever i find a circumstance down here that
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A circumstance down here that i need his help in up there,
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I need his help in up there, i go into heavenly places,
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I go into heavenly places, and i say,
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And i say, "in the name of jesus."
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"in the name of jesus." and jesus says,
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And jesus says, "how may i help you on earth,
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"how may i help you on earth, my child?"
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My child?" and when i begin to explain
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And when i begin to explain the situation,
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The situation, he says, "we can do that.
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He says, "we can do that. we can fix that.
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We can fix that. we can move that.
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We can move that. we can break that.
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We can break that. we can build that.
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We can build that. we can destroy that.
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We can destroy that. because whatever you ask
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Because whatever you ask of me,
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Of me, you can have it,
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You can have it, in my name!"
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In my name!" (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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This month. receive the give
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Receive the give grace keychain as our
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Thank you for your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. a daily reminder
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A daily reminder to live in god's grace
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To live in god's grace and for your generous
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And for your generous gift of $150 or more.
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Jhm.org/grace and experience the freedom
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And experience the freedom of living in god's grace.
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(applause)
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(applause) and this is why the enemy is
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And this is why the enemy is trying to make sure that you
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Trying to make sure that you don't ever discover who
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Don't ever discover who the authorized user of
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The authorized user of the word of god happens to be.
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The word of god happens to be. you are the authorized user
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You are the authorized user of this account.
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Of this account. [amen.]
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[amen.] when it's in your mouth,
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When it's in your mouth, it's a two-edged sword.
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It's a two-edged sword. [yes.]
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[yes.] when it's in your heart,
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When it's in your heart, it's a shield
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It's a shield around your faith,
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Around your faith, around your family,
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Around your family, around your home.
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Around your home. when it's in your life,
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When it's in your life, it cannot be broken.
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It cannot be broken. it will not return void.
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It will not return void. when you look at
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When you look at the authorship of god,
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The authorship of god, here is how he wrote it,
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Here is how he wrote it, genesis 1:27.
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Genesis 1:27. "god created man in his image;
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"god created man in his image; in the image of god he created
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In the image of god he created them --"
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Them --" how?
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How? "-- male and female."
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"-- male and female." [yes.]
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[yes.] this culture of confusion
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This culture of confusion is the kind of environment
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Is the kind of environment the devil loves to operate in.
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The devil loves to operate in. that's why god is not
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That's why god is not the author of it.
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The author of it. the devil is that liar.
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The devil is that liar. he's the serpent of old.
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He's the serpent of old. he's the one who's been a liar
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He's the one who's been a liar from the very beginning.
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From the very beginning. [amen.]
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[amen.] the serpent was more cunning
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The serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field...
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Than any beast of the field... and he said to the woman,
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And he said to the woman, "has god indeed said..."
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"has god indeed said..." you see that in the middle of
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You see that in the middle of the verse?
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The verse? how many of you recognize that
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How many of you recognize that that's a statement of doubt
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That's a statement of doubt and confusion?
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And confusion? [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] "has god indeed said..."
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"has god indeed said..." when somebody asks you
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When somebody asks you a question about the obvious,
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A question about the obvious, it's not because they don't
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It's not because they don't know the answer.
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Know the answer. it's because they want you
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It's because they want you to question what is obvious.
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To question what is obvious. and if eve would have
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And if eve would have remembered what god said,
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Remembered what god said, she would have told him,
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She would have told him, "absolutely."
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"absolutely." genesis 2:
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Genesis 2: "of every tree,
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"of every tree, you may eat."
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You may eat." of how many?
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Of how many? "every."
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"every." how many of you know that god
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How many of you know that god always gives you so much more
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Always gives you so much more than he restricts you from?
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Than he restricts you from? [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] you can eat of every tree
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You can eat of every tree that's out there.
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That's out there. (applause)
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(applause) you can eat of the mcrib tree,
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You can eat of the mcrib tree, and you can eat of
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And you can eat of the quarter pounder tree,
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The quarter pounder tree, and you can eat of
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And you can eat of the whataburger tree,
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The whataburger tree, and you can eat of
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And you can eat of the taco tree.
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The taco tree. (laughter)
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(laughter) "of every tree you may eat;
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"of every tree you may eat; but of the tree of the
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But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
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Knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat,
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You shall not eat, for in the day that you eat
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For in the day that you eat of it,"
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Of it," what will happen?
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What will happen? "you will surely --
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"you will surely -- [die.]
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[die.] "-- die."
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"-- die." there's no question
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There's no question in that statement.
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In that statement. god made it very clear,
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God made it very clear, if you do this,
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If you do this, you will die.
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You will die. [yes.]
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[yes.] but now the enemy is causing
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But now the enemy is causing confusion.
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Confusion. let's question god.
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Let's question god. questioning leads to doubt.
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Questioning leads to doubt. "will you surely die?"
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"will you surely die?" doubt mixed with desire leads
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Doubt mixed with desire leads to deception.
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To deception. genesis 3:6, it says,
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Genesis 3:6, it says, "the woman saw the tree
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"the woman saw the tree that it was good for food,
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That it was good for food, that it was pleasant
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That it was pleasant to the eyes,
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To the eyes, that it was desirable."
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That it was desirable." she wanted it.
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She wanted it. and whenever the enemy created
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And whenever the enemy created confusion and doubt,
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Confusion and doubt, her desire allowed her
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Her desire allowed her to listen more clearly to
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To listen more clearly to the voice of the serpent
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The voice of the serpent saying a deceptive thing
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Saying a deceptive thing than it was god saying
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Than it was god saying a very clear thing.
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A very clear thing. in verse 5, he says,
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In verse 5, he says, the day you eat it,
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The day you eat it, you're going to be like god.
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You're going to be like god. when you break god's word,
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When you break god's word, you're not going to get worse;
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You're not going to get worse; you're going to get better.
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You're going to get better. and we sit here and we look at
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And we sit here and we look at eve and we go,
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Eve and we go, "how could she be so dumb?"
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"how could she be so dumb?" (laughter)
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(laughter) but how many of us
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But how many of us in this room have allowed
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In this room have allowed the enemy to do the same thing
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The enemy to do the same thing by playing games with us?
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By playing games with us? [amen.]
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[amen.] you think you can break
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You think you can break god's word and get better?
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God's word and get better? (laughter)
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(laughter) you want to throw rocks at eve
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You want to throw rocks at eve for eating fruit,
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For eating fruit, but you're not doing what
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But you're not doing what god wants you to do
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God wants you to do on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. [whew.]
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[whew.] how dare she eat that apple.
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How dare she eat that apple. how dare you not read your
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How dare you not read your bible and say your prayers.
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Bible and say your prayers. [yes.]
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[yes.] [come on.]
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[come on.] [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) and yet,
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And yet, because our desire is to give
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Because our desire is to give into the deception,
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Into the deception, we'll justify that behavior
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We'll justify that behavior instead of doing what god
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Instead of doing what god wants us to do.
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Wants us to do. eve justified taking
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Eve justified taking the apple.
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The apple. deception led to death.
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Deception led to death. guess what?
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Guess what? she believed what the father
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She believed what the father of lies had to say.
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Of lies had to say. this is why jesus,
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This is why jesus, in john 8:44,
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In john 8:44, says, "he's a murderer
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Says, "he's a murderer from the beginning."
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From the beginning." every lie he tells is with
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Every lie he tells is with the intent of killing you,
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The intent of killing you, destroying your future,
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Destroying your future, taking what god has given you.
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Taking what god has given you. that's why he's the thief
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That's why he's the thief who comes to steal, to kill,
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Who comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy.
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And to destroy. eve believed the lie.
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Eve believed the lie. but before we feel sorry
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But before we feel sorry for eve,
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For eve, recognize that she wanted
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Recognize that she wanted to believe the lie,
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To believe the lie, and we do too.
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And we do too. [amen.]
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[amen.] "she took of the tree,"
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"she took of the tree," is what genesis 3:6 says.
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Is what genesis 3:6 says. "she took of the fruit
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"she took of the fruit and she ate it.
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And she ate it. and she shared it
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And she shared it with her husband."
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With her husband." she knew that she was breaking
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She knew that she was breaking god's word.
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God's word. and the first thing that
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And the first thing that she did when she broke it,
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She did when she broke it, is she shared it
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Is she shared it with somebody else.
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With somebody else. what is it about humanity that
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What is it about humanity that when we break god's rule,
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When we break god's rule, we prefer to celebrate it with
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We prefer to celebrate it with others than be ashamed of it?
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Others than be ashamed of it? why is it that when we do
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Why is it that when we do something that's a little bit
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Something that's a little bit risky or something that's
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Risky or something that's out on the edge,
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Out on the edge, we want to tell people,
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We want to tell people, "you'll never guess what i did
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"you'll never guess what i did last weekend."
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Last weekend." and for whatever reason,
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And for whatever reason, we feel good about it.
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We feel good about it. you ever notice that
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You ever notice that no juicy stories begin with,
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No juicy stories begin with, "you'll never guess where
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"you'll never guess where we went last sunday,
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We went last sunday, church"?
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Church"? (laughter)
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(laughter) as soon as she broke
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As soon as she broke god's word,
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God's word, she shared it
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She shared it with her husband.
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With her husband. theologically,
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Theologically, we call this "the fall."
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We call this "the fall." and while some think
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And while some think it's the fall of man,
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It's the fall of man, i'll tell you that i believe
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I'll tell you that i believe it was the fall of everything.
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It was the fall of everything. yes, indeed god's creation,
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Yes, indeed god's creation, adam and eve,
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Adam and eve, lost severely,
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Lost severely, but so did all of nature.
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But so did all of nature. that's why romans tells us
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That's why romans tells us very clearly that
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Very clearly that the whole earth is groaning.
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The whole earth is groaning. now the difference between
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Now the difference between adam and eve and all of nature
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Adam and eve and all of nature is that adam and eve chose
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Is that adam and eve chose this route.
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This route. nature was subjected to
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Nature was subjected to this route.
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This route. it's not like they took a vote
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It's not like they took a vote and said to the rocks
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And said to the rocks and the trees and the flowers
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And the trees and the flowers in the garden,
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In the garden, "hey, you guys think we should
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"hey, you guys think we should break god's law?"
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Break god's law?" no.
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No. they couldn't do that,
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They couldn't do that, because adam and eve had been
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Because adam and eve had been given dominion over all of
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Given dominion over all of nature.
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Nature. [amen.]
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[amen.] so when you tell yourself
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So when you tell yourself that your sin doesn't affect
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That your sin doesn't affect anybody else but you,
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Anybody else but you, you need to understand that
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You need to understand that everything that you have
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Everything that you have dominion over is something
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Dominion over is something that is going to lose
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That is going to lose when you break god's word.
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When you break god's word. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] dad, you think you can sin
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Dad, you think you can sin and it's not going to affect
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And it's not going to affect your children.
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Your children. wrong.
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Wrong. you have dominion over them.
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You have dominion over them. [amen.]
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[amen.] mom, you think you can walk
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Mom, you think you can walk away from god's word
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Away from god's word and it's not going to impact
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And it's not going to impact your generations.
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Your generations. wrong.
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Wrong. you have dominion over them.
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You have dominion over them. adam and eve lost.
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Adam and eve lost. they lost their supernatural
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They lost their supernatural nature.
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Nature. "their eyes were opened,
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"their eyes were opened, and they were naked
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And they were naked and afraid."
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And afraid." just a few verses prior
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Just a few verses prior to that,
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To that, in genesis 2:25,
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In genesis 2:25, it says, "they were naked...
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It says, "they were naked... and they were unashamed."
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And they were unashamed." this speaks of
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This speaks of their innocence.
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Their innocence. the second that adam and eve
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The second that adam and eve walked away from god,
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Walked away from god, they begin to feel
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They begin to feel a new feeling,
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A new feeling, and it was the corruption of
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And it was the corruption of shame that had been brought
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Shame that had been brought into their nature.
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Into their nature. they lost their dominion.
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They lost their dominion. genesis 1:26, it said,
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Genesis 1:26, it said, "let them have dominion."
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"let them have dominion." and suddenly,
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And suddenly, the earth is now cursed.
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The earth is now cursed. genesis 3:17,
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Genesis 3:17, "cursed is the ground
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"cursed is the ground for your sake."
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For your sake." god told adam,
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God told adam, "thorns and thistles
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"thorns and thistles shall it grow for you...
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Shall it grow for you... from the sweat of your brow
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From the sweat of your brow shall you eat...
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Shall you eat... from dust you came from,
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From dust you came from, to dust you should return."
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To dust you should return." adam was formed in dust.
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Adam was formed in dust. and the supernatural breath
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And the supernatural breath of god was breathed into him.
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Of god was breathed into him. and when god's breath got
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And when god's breath got into dirt,
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Into dirt, dirt was exalted to have
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Dirt was exalted to have dominion over everything else.
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Dominion over everything else. and the second that he walked
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And the second that he walked away from god,
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Away from god, he lost that divine nature.
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He lost that divine nature. and now,
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And now, he's going right back down
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He's going right back down to dirt.
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To dirt. don't you ever think that you
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Don't you ever think that you can get by without god.
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Can get by without god. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] not only did he lose
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Not only did he lose his dominion,
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His dominion, he lost his fellowship.
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He lost his fellowship. prior to deciding to eat
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Prior to deciding to eat this fruit,
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This fruit, adam and god had blessed
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Adam and god had blessed fellowship.
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Fellowship. they had a relationship
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They had a relationship like none other.
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Like none other. look at what genesis 2:19
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Look at what genesis 2:19 says.
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Says. it says,
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It says, "god brought the animals to
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"god brought the animals to adam so that he could
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Adam so that he could name them."
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Name them." i don't know anybody else
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I don't know anybody else that's ever had such a day
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That's ever had such a day with god.
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With god. god brings you an animal,
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God brings you an animal, and says,
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And says, "what do you want to call it?"
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"what do you want to call it?" he says,
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He says, "let's call it a giraffe."
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"let's call it a giraffe." he goes, "i agree.
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He goes, "i agree. let's call it a giraffe."
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Let's call it a giraffe." he brings him another one
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He brings him another one and says,
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And says, "what do you think this one
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"what do you think this one looks like?"
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Looks like?" he said,
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He said, "that looks like
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"that looks like an aardvark."
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An aardvark." he says, "i like that,
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He says, "i like that, aardvark."
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Aardvark." (laughter)
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(laughter) god and adam spent time
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God and adam spent time together,
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Together, and they had such a sweet
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And they had such a sweet relationship that whenever
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Relationship that whenever god's presence showed up
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God's presence showed up in the garden,
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In the garden, adam ran to god.
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Adam ran to god. but as soon as the fall
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But as soon as the fall occurred,
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Occurred, the bible says that they heard
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The bible says that they heard god walking in the garden
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God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.
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In the cool of the day. and what did they do?
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And what did they do? they hid from god.
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They hid from god. adam and eve lost fellowship
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Adam and eve lost fellowship with god.
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With god. they lost companionship with
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They lost companionship with each other.
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Each other. look at what god said to eve
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Look at what god said to eve in genesis 3:16.
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In genesis 3:16. he said,
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He said, "because your desire
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"because your desire is towards your husband,
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Is towards your husband, he shall rule over you."
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He shall rule over you." [amen.]
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[amen.] up until this point,
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Up until this point, adam and eve were partners.
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Adam and eve were partners. god took from adam's side,
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God took from adam's side, a rib,
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A rib, and he made woman out of
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And he made woman out of that rib.
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That rib. he took from the side,
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He took from the side, because he wanted them to be
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Because he wanted them to be co-laborers.
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Co-laborers. he wanted them to be partners,
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He wanted them to be partners, companions.
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Companions. and when the fall occurred,
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And when the fall occurred, god said,
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God said, you're not going to be
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You're not going to be companions;
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Companions; you're going to be
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You're going to be competitors.
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Competitors. and this is something
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And this is something we struggle with even to
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We struggle with even to this day.
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This day. not only did they lose their
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Not only did they lose their companionship,
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Companionship, but all of creation was
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But all of creation was subjected, not willingly.
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Subjected, not willingly. romans 8:20 through 22,
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Romans 8:20 through 22, the whole creation was
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The whole creation was subjected.
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Subjected. how?
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How? not willingly,
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Not willingly, because of him who
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Because of him who subjected it.
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Subjected it. who was "him"?
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Who was "him"? "him" was adam,
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"him" was adam, because he had dominion
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Because he had dominion over it.
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Over it. he subjected it to the bondage
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He subjected it to the bondage of corruption.
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Of corruption. verse 21:
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Verse 21: "and it will also be delivered
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"and it will also be delivered from the bondage of corruption
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From the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty
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Into the glorious liberty of the children of god."
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Of the children of god." "for we know that all creation
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"for we know that all creation groans with labor pains."
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Groans with labor pains." it's literally paul telling
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It's literally paul telling the church that the world
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The church that the world is saying,
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Is saying, "oh, even so,
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"oh, even so, come lord jesus."
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Come lord jesus." "oh, even so,
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"oh, even so, come lord jesus."
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Come lord jesus." what do i believe the groans
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What do i believe the groans of the earth are saying?
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Of the earth are saying? i believe they're saying what
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I believe they're saying what you heard during the triumphal
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You heard during the triumphal entry when jesus and
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Entry when jesus and his disciples made their way
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His disciples made their way into jerusalem.
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Into jerusalem. you see,
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You see, there was a crowd lining
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There was a crowd lining the street that day.
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The street that day. and as jesus was entering
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And as jesus was entering the city,
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The city, what they were saying was,
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What they were saying was, "hosanna.
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"hosanna. hosanna to the king.
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Hosanna to the king. hosanna to the one who comes
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Hosanna to the one who comes in the name of the lord."
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In the name of the lord." and some of the pharisees
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And some of the pharisees came to jesus,
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Came to jesus, and they said,
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And they said, "do you think it's right that
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"do you think it's right that these people should be
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These people should be screaming, 'hosanna.
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Screaming, 'hosanna. blessed is the king who comes
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Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the lord.'?"
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In the name of the lord.'?" and jesus looked at them
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And jesus looked at them and said,
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And said, "if they don't do it,
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"if they don't do it, the rocks are going to start
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The rocks are going to start saying it."
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Saying it." the rock would start saying,
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The rock would start saying, "hosanna, hosanna,
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"hosanna, hosanna, hosanna to the king.
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Hosanna to the king. hosanna to the one who comes
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Hosanna to the one who comes in the name of the lord!"
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In the name of the lord!" why?
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Why? because since the genesis
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Because since the genesis of time,
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Of time, those rocks have been waiting
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Those rocks have been waiting on jesus.
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On jesus. since they fell and started to
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Since they fell and started to work against the plan of god,
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Work against the plan of god, they've been waiting for
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They've been waiting for somebody to come and make
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Somebody to come and make things right.
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Things right. when jesus walked into
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When jesus walked into jerusalem,
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Jerusalem, the rocks were so filled with
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The rocks were so filled with anticipation that they were
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Anticipation that they were literally vibrating, saying,
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Literally vibrating, saying, "this is what we've been
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"this is what we've been waiting for.
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Waiting for. this is the moment that we've
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This is the moment that we've heard about.
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Heard about. this is that seed of the woman
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This is that seed of the woman who was promised to crush
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Who was promised to crush the head of the serpent.
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The head of the serpent. this is that one who was
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This is that one who was coming to redeem and to
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Coming to redeem and to restore and to make things
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Restore and to make things right again.
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Right again. this is the one that
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This is the one that the prophet said about that
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The prophet said about that he would have the government
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He would have the government upon his shoulders.
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Upon his shoulders. and of his kingdom,
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And of his kingdom, there should be no end."
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There should be no end." church, if the men would have
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Church, if the men would have shut up,
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Shut up, the rocks would have cried
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The rocks would have cried out, "hosanna, hosanna,
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Out, "hosanna, hosanna, the king is coming!
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The king is coming! the king is here!"
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The king is here!" (applause)
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(applause) this is what the devil doesn't
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This is what the devil doesn't want you to find out,
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Want you to find out, who you are in christ.
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Who you are in christ. [amen.]
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[amen.] why?
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Why? because he knows that
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Because he knows that if we get together,
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If we get together, he knows that if he can't
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He knows that if he can't accuse us,
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Accuse us, if he can't burden us,
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If he can't burden us, if he can't shame us--
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If he can't shame us-- he knows that if one of us
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He knows that if one of us puts a thousand to flight,
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Puts a thousand to flight, two of us can put ten thousand
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Two of us can put ten thousand to flight.
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To flight. he knows that if two or three
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He knows that if two or three of us get together
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Of us get together in his name,
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In his name, jesus christ has promised
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Jesus christ has promised to be in his midst.
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To be in his midst. he knows that if we agree
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He knows that if we agree on earth concerning anything,
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On earth concerning anything, and ask according to the word
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And ask according to the word of god in faith believing,
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Of god in faith believing, whatever we ask,
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Whatever we ask, god the father will do it.
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God the father will do it. he recognizes,
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He recognizes, "behold, how blessed and good
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"behold, how blessed and good it is for brethren to dwell
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It is for brethren to dwell together in unity."
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Together in unity." because there god commanded
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Because there god commanded the blessing.
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The blessing. and the commanded blessing
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And the commanded blessing that he gave was life
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That he gave was life forevermore.
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Forevermore. you see, church,
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You see, church, whenever the church comes
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Whenever the church comes together in the beauty of
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Together in the beauty of holiness,
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Holiness, bought by the blood of
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Bought by the blood of jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, and begins to behave like
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And begins to behave like the church that he set us free
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The church that he set us free to be,
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To be, there is nothing that
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There is nothing that the gates of hell can do
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The gates of hell can do to prevail against you.
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To prevail against you. because jesus said,
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Because jesus said, "i'll give you the keys
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"i'll give you the keys to the kingdom.
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To the kingdom. and what you bind on earth,
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And what you bind on earth, it's bound in heaven.
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It's bound in heaven. and what you loose on earth,
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And what you loose on earth, it is loosed in heaven."
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It is loosed in heaven." child of god,
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Child of god, you are liberated today,
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You are liberated today, because the authorized account
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Because the authorized account says that you stand in
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Says that you stand in the liberty by which christ
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The liberty by which christ has made you free.
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Has made you free. you are eternal today,
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You are eternal today, because the eternal account
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Because the eternal account says that those who believe
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Says that those who believe in him shall never die.
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In him shall never die. you are a son and a daughter
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You are a son and a daughter of god today,
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Of god today, a joint heir with jesus,
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A joint heir with jesus, because the word of god has
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Because the word of god has declared that you have been
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Declared that you have been made equal in the place
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Made equal in the place of heaven.
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Of heaven. give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise in this house today!
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Of praise in this house today! (applause)
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(applause) pastor matt hagee: the one
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Pastor matt hagee: the one thing that hell does not
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Thing that hell does not want you to find out
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Want you to find out is who you are
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Is who you are in christ jesus.
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In christ jesus. you're not an improved version
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You're not an improved version of your old self.
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Of your old self. you're a new creature
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You're a new creature in christ.
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In christ. kendal hagee: join us live
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Kendal hagee: join us live every sunday at jhm.org
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Every sunday at jhm.org facebook or youtube.
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Facebook or youtube. pastor matt hagee: kendal
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Pastor matt hagee: kendal and i want to thank you
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And i want to thank you for being a part of today's
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For being a part of today's program and all that you do
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Program and all that you do to help us carry all
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To help us carry all of the gospel
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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. god bless you
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God bless you and the members
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And the members of your family.
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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 more than just
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It's more than just a collaboration.
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A collaboration. 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. through new technology
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Through new technology and online media platforms,
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And online media platforms, 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, they all ripple across
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They all ripple across the vast expanse of
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The vast expanse of the digital landscape,
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The digital landscape, 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. by becoming a legacy partner,
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By becoming a legacy partner, you're not just joining
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You're not just joining a cause.
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A cause. you're becoming part of
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You're becoming part of a living word.
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A living word. it's a commitment to a shared
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It's a commitment to a shared journey of faith
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Journey of faith and understanding
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And understanding fueled by the belief
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Fueled by the belief that together,
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That together, we can make a lasting impact.
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We can make a lasting impact. your partnership is a beacon
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Your partnership is a beacon of hope,
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Of hope, a source of inspiration
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A source of inspiration for those seeking light
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For those seeking light in a sometimes dark world.
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In a sometimes dark world. call the number on the screen
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Matt Hagee - The One Thing Hell Hopes You Never Find Out

January 26, 2025 | S25:E22

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