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Matt Hagee - The Power of "If"

March 10, 2025 | S25:E61

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Power of "If" | March 10, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: how many
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Pastor matt hagee: how many of you realize that the quality
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Of you realize that the quality of your life is determined
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Of your life is determined by the choices that you make
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By the choices that you make in your life?
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In your life? [yes, sir.]
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[yes, sir.] if you don't like the way
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If you don't like the way things are going,
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Things are going, you can choose to change them.
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You can choose to change them. and in the bible,
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And in the bible, we're given, on a daily basis,
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We're given, on a daily basis, choose.
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Choose. "choose you this day
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"choose you this day whom you will serve."
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Whom you will serve." each and every one of us have
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Each and every one of us have an opportunity to interject
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An opportunity to interject ourselves into the matter
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Ourselves into the matter of the world that's going on
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Of the world that's going on around us.
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Around us. and it simply begins when we
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And it simply begins when we decide that we choose to be
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Decide that we choose to be blessed according to what
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Blessed according to what the bible gives us
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The bible gives us as his promises,
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As his promises, based on our obedience.
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Based on our obedience. the bible's a very simple book
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The bible's a very simple book to understand.
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To understand. and it's sometimes not
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And it's sometimes not very easy to follow.
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Very easy to follow. how many of you realize simple
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How many of you realize simple isn't easy?
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Isn't easy? how many of you are married?
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How many of you are married? (laughter)
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(laughter) it was simple;
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It was simple; "i do."
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"i do." (laughter)
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(laughter) we'll move right along.
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We'll move right along. (laughter)
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(laughter) the bible gives us a very clear
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The bible gives us a very clear choice.
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Choice. obedience brings a blessing.
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Obedience brings a blessing. disobedience brings a curse.
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Disobedience brings a curse. today, i want you to know
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Today, i want you to know that i choose to be blessed.
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That i choose to be blessed. [amen.]
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[amen.] if you found deuteronomy 28,
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If you found deuteronomy 28, verses 1 and 2,
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Verses 1 and 2, read them with me.
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Read them with me. the bible says,
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The bible says, "now, it shall come to pass
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"now, it shall come to pass if you diligently obey
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If you diligently obey the voice of the lord
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The voice of the lord your god
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Your god to observe carefully all
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To observe carefully all his commandments,
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His commandments, which i command you today,
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Which i command you today, that the lord your god
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That the lord your god will set you high above
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Will set you high above all nations of the earth.
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All nations of the earth. and all these blessings --"
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And all these blessings --" say that again.
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Say that again. "and all these blessings --"
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"and all these blessings --" "-- shall come upon you,
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"-- shall come upon you, overtake you because you obey
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Overtake you because you obey the voice of the lord
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The voice of the lord your god."
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Your god." now, let's read verse 15
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Now, let's read verse 15 in the same chapter.
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In the same chapter. "but it shall come to pass
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"but it shall come to pass if you do not obey the voice
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If you do not obey the voice of the lord your god
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Of the lord your god to observe carefully all his
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To observe carefully all his commandments and his statutes,
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Commandments and his statutes, which i command you today,
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Which i command you today, that all these curses
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That all these curses will come upon you
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Will come upon you and overtake you."
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And overtake you." heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, today we open your word.
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Today we open your word. let it be a mirror to our soul.
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Let it be a mirror to our soul. let us see the consequences of
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Let us see the consequences of the choices that we're making
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The choices that we're making in this nation,
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In this nation, and recognize that each
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And recognize that each and every one of us have
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And every one of us have a responsibility to choose you
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A responsibility to choose you because you have given us all
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Because you have given us all things.
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Things. let us have the courage today
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Let us have the courage today to live righteously before
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To live righteously before your throne,
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Your throne, that we may walk in a path of
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That we may walk in a path of blessing here on this earth.
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Blessing here on this earth. it's in jesus' name,
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It's in jesus' name, we pray and ask.
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We pray and ask. and all of god's children said,
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And all of god's children said, amen.
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Amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. we live in a world that's
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We live in a world that's caught at a crossroads.
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Caught at a crossroads. you see the graphic behind us.
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You see the graphic behind us. it's an individual who seems
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It's an individual who seems to have a choice to make.
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To have a choice to make. one path leads to blessing.
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One path leads to blessing. the other path leads to
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The other path leads to the burden of a curse.
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The burden of a curse. and everything that he has
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And everything that he has in his future is riding on
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In his future is riding on one word, "if."
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One word, "if." how many of you have ever
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How many of you have ever laid up at night wondering
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Laid up at night wondering and contemplating your if's?
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And contemplating your if's? what if i wouldn't have said
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What if i wouldn't have said that?
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That? what if i wouldn't have ate
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What if i wouldn't have ate that?
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That? (laughter)
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(laughter) the reality of our "if"
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The reality of our "if" is that most of the time it's
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Is that most of the time it's in retrospect.
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In retrospect. we're looking back at what we
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We're looking back at what we should have done versus what we
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Should have done versus what we did do.
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Did do. but there are times when we get
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But there are times when we get the opportunity to consider
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The opportunity to consider the "if" that is before us
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The "if" that is before us and know the outcome predicated
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And know the outcome predicated on the choice we make.
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On the choice we make. in the bible,
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In the bible, god gives us this opportunity.
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God gives us this opportunity. and what we need to remember is
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And what we need to remember is that the "if" is always in us;
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That the "if" is always in us; it is never in him.
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It is never in him. read 2 chronicles 7:14.
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Read 2 chronicles 7:14. it says, "if my people."
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It says, "if my people." the "if" is not in god.
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The "if" is not in god. the "if" is in us.
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The "if" is in us. he's waiting on our humility.
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He's waiting on our humility. he's waiting on our willingness
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He's waiting on our willingness to call upon him.
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To call upon him. why?
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Why? so he can heal our land.
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So he can heal our land. and let me tell you something,
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And let me tell you something, church.
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Church. our nation is in desperate need
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Our nation is in desperate need of healing.
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Of healing. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen!]
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[amen!] and it's the kind of healing
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And it's the kind of healing that's not gonna come from
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That's not gonna come from a candidate,
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A candidate, or a political party,
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Or a political party, or a stimulus plan,
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Or a stimulus plan, or a check in your mailbox.
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Or a check in your mailbox. it's the kind of healing that
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It's the kind of healing that won't come from a vaccination.
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Won't come from a vaccination. it's the kind of healing that
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It's the kind of healing that can only come from the king of
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Can only come from the king of kings and the lord of lords,
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Kings and the lord of lords, jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. (applause)
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(applause) right now,
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Right now, we're at a crossroads.
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We're at a crossroads. and the "if" is in us.
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And the "if" is in us. we read the "if"
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We read the "if" in deuteronomy 28:1.
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In deuteronomy 28:1. "if you will obey."
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"if you will obey." it's echoed
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It's echoed in deuteronomy 28:15.
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In deuteronomy 28:15. "if you will not obey."
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"if you will not obey." the choice is ours.
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The choice is ours. right now in this nation,
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Right now in this nation, standing at this crossroads,
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Standing at this crossroads, we get to make the decision:
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We get to make the decision: are we going to live our lives
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Are we going to live our lives based on the truth of god's
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Based on the truth of god's word?
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Word? or are we going to live
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Or are we going to live our lives built on lies?
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Our lives built on lies? because when we consider what's
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Because when we consider what's going on in our nation right
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Going on in our nation right now and we ask the question,
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Now and we ask the question, "how did this happen,"
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"how did this happen," we can do a number of things.
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We can do a number of things. we can talk about the political
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We can talk about the political points.
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Points. we can point fingers at the
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We can point fingers at the people we think are to blame.
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People we think are to blame. or we can open up god's truth,
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Or we can open up god's truth, look at it like the mirror
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Look at it like the mirror of the soul that it is,
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Of the soul that it is, and understand that the reason
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And understand that the reason we are here is because we chose
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We are here is because we chose this.
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This. we chose to kick god out
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We chose to kick god out of our society.
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Of our society. we chose to remove him from
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We chose to remove him from our schools.
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Our schools. we chose to push him out
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We chose to push him out of government.
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Of government. we chose not to take him home
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We chose not to take him home with us from church and live
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With us from church and live for him throughout the week.
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For him throughout the week. we chose this.
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We chose this. and having made this choice,
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And having made this choice, we're now embracing
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We're now embracing the consequence of that choice
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The consequence of that choice because the reality is,
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Because the reality is, is rather than live in truth,
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Is rather than live in truth, we've denied the truth.
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We've denied the truth. we've denied the fact that it
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We've denied the fact that it is he who made us,
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Is he who made us, and not we ourselves.
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And not we ourselves. we've chosen to ignore
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We've chosen to ignore the truth that says,
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The truth that says, "righteousness exalts a nation,
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"righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach
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But sin is a reproach to any people."
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To any people." we chose to turn our back on
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We chose to turn our back on a god who has blessed us
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A god who has blessed us and ignore the things
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And ignore the things that his mighty hand has done
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That his mighty hand has done in this nation.
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In this nation. we've chosen to hack at the
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We've chosen to hack at the branches around the problem
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Branches around the problem instead of getting to the root
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Instead of getting to the root of the problem,
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Of the problem, and turning back to the god
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And turning back to the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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Of abraham, isaac, and jacob. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [come on now.]
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[come on now.] (applause)
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(applause) today, we have a choice
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Today, we have a choice to make.
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To make. and the "if," is in us.
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And the "if," is in us. if we choose to obey,
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If we choose to obey, god will bless.
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God will bless. if we choose to disobey,
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If we choose to disobey, then we embrace the curse.
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Then we embrace the curse. because i promise you this;
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Because i promise you this; god keeps his word.
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God keeps his word. [amen.]
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[amen.] he keeps it to the righteous,
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He keeps it to the righteous, and he keeps it to the wicked.
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And he keeps it to the wicked. and oftentimes,
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And oftentimes, we want to pretend like the
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We want to pretend like the only portions of it that he'll
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Only portions of it that he'll keep are the portions we like.
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Keep are the portions we like. but that's not what the bible
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But that's not what the bible says.
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Says. the book of deuteronomy is
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The book of deuteronomy is moses's farewell address.
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Moses's farewell address. he's 120.
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He's 120. and i'm speaking from
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And i'm speaking from experience.
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Experience. there comes an age when
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There comes an age when individuals lose what we call
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Individuals lose what we call the filter.
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The filter. (laughter)
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(laughter) there comes a point in life
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There comes a point in life where individuals say,
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Where individuals say, "you know what?
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"you know what? i don't care about your
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I don't care about your feelings.
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Feelings. i'm gonna tell you what
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I'm gonna tell you what i think."
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I think." (laughter)
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(laughter) and i'm pretty sure that
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And i'm pretty sure that at 120,
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At 120, moses's filter is charred.
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Moses's filter is charred. (laughter)
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(laughter) oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, when we open the bible,
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When we open the bible, we put on an old english
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We put on an old english accent, i'm assuming,
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Accent, i'm assuming, because we have a king james
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Because we have a king james version.
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Version. (laughter)
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(laughter) and we believe that everything
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And we believe that everything is spoken in some
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Is spoken in some shakespearean,
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Shakespearean, elizabethan tone of politeness.
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Elizabethan tone of politeness. but that's not how i hear
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But that's not how i hear the book of deuteronomy.
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The book of deuteronomy. moses knows that he's not going
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Moses knows that he's not going into the promise land.
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Into the promise land. moses knows that he's spent
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Moses knows that he's spent the last 40 years burying
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The last 40 years burying a generation that disobeyed
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A generation that disobeyed god.
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God. and now,
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And now, he's speaking to the children
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He's speaking to the children and the grandchildren
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And the grandchildren of that generation.
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Of that generation. moses understands what's at
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Moses understands what's at stake here.
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Stake here. and he spends his last moments
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And he spends his last moments with them, basically saying,
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With them, basically saying, "here are all the mistakes
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"here are all the mistakes that your fathers made.
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That your fathers made. don't repeat them."
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Don't repeat them." he said,
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He said, "they worshiped a golden calf.
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"they worshiped a golden calf. we worship the one true god.
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We worship the one true god. [amen.]
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[amen.] "they neglected to teach you
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"they neglected to teach you the statutes and the law
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The statutes and the law you diligently train and teach
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You diligently train and teach your children."
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Your children." verse and chapter,
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Verse and chapter, and chapter and verse,
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And chapter and verse, moses goes through everything
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Moses goes through everything that the children of israel
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That the children of israel must do if they're going to
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Must do if they're going to possess the promise of god
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Possess the promise of god in their life.
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In their life. and it all comes to a head
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And it all comes to a head in the final verses
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In the final verses in deuteronomy 30.
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In deuteronomy 30. verse 19, he says,
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Verse 19, he says, "today, i have set before you
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"today, i have set before you life and death,
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Life and death, blessing and cursing.
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Blessing and cursing. choose."
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Choose." now, in a conversation
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Now, in a conversation we'd say, "well,
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We'd say, "well, who wouldn't choose life?"
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Who wouldn't choose life?" but how many,
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But how many, thinking they're choosing life,
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Thinking they're choosing life, pursue death?
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Pursue death? [amen.]
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[amen.] how many,
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How many, desiring to be blessed,
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Desiring to be blessed, disobey and embrace the curse?
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Disobey and embrace the curse? as old as this story is,
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As old as this story is, it's 4,000 years old,
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It's 4,000 years old, but it's just as recent as
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But it's just as recent as your last breath.
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Your last breath. why?
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Why? because the choice is still
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Because the choice is still ours.
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Ours. we still have a decision
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We still have a decision to make.
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To make. moses begins his conversation
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Moses begins his conversation in deuteronomy 1:1 through 3.
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In deuteronomy 1:1 through 3. he says,
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He says, "it is 11 days' journey from
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"it is 11 days' journey from horeb by the way of mount seir
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Horeb by the way of mount seir to kadesh barnea."
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To kadesh barnea." and then in deuteronomy 1:3.
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And then in deuteronomy 1:3. he says, "and now,
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He says, "and now, we're in the 40th year."
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We're in the 40th year." now, if you hear this
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Now, if you hear this in the old english,
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In the old english, "it's 11 days from horeb
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"it's 11 days from horeb to kadesh barnea,
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To kadesh barnea, and now we are in
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And now we are in our 40th year."
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Our 40th year." (laughter)
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(laughter) that's not how i think
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That's not how i think moses said this.
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Moses said this. because when you understand
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Because when you understand the biblical geography
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The biblical geography and what moses is saying,
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And what moses is saying, he's saying,
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He's saying, "look; this is mount horeb.
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"look; this is mount horeb. this is the first place we
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This is the first place we stopped right after we got out
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Stopped right after we got out of the red sea.
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Of the red sea. and it's 11 days,"
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And it's 11 days," not two weeks,
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Not two weeks, not two months,
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Not two months, not ten months.
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Not ten months. it's 11 days from where we
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It's 11 days from where we started to where we should have
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Started to where we should have finished.
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Finished. kadesh barnea is the most
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Kadesh barnea is the most southern tip
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Southern tip of the promised land.
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Of the promised land. it should have taken us less
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It should have taken us less than a pay period to get from
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Than a pay period to get from where we started to where we
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Where we started to where we ended.
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Ended. but what i hear moses saying
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But what i hear moses saying is,
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Is, "now, we're in our 40th year!
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"now, we're in our 40th year! (laughter)
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(laughter) and i am tired of all of you!
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And i am tired of all of you! (applause)
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(applause) so listen up and listen good!
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So listen up and listen good! (laughter)
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(laughter) because i'm 120 --
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Because i'm 120 -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- i ain't got no time
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-- i ain't got no time for this!"
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For this!" (laughter)
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(laughter) now, you hear it how you want
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Now, you hear it how you want to hear it.
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To hear it. but believe me,
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But believe me, it has more impact in my soul
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It has more impact in my soul when i hear it that way.
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When i hear it that way. (laughter & applause)
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When we focus on our desire,
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Rather than god's will
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For our lives.
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The best time to be
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Happy is now,
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But we miss the point
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If we forget that every good
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And perfect gift
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Comes from god.
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Happiness is found
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Not just in the destination,
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But along the journey to
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What god has planned for us.
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For your gift of any amount
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This month, we'll send you
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The newly updated
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Being happy in an unhappy world
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By pastor john
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And with a generous gift
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Of $175,
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You'll receive
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A full collection of resources,
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Including happiness
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These cards
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Feature verses from the psalms
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That focus on joy, peace,
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And finding happiness
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In god's presence.
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You'll also receive
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The brand new
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To guide you
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Into living in the power
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Of daily gratitude.
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Joy and happiness are needed
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More than ever in our world.
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Call the number on your screen
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Or visit
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Jhm.org/happy.
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Entire conversation saying is
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Entire conversation saying is it should have been so easy,
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It should have been so easy, but we've made it so hard.
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But we've made it so hard. we should have been here
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We should have been here so long ago,
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So long ago, but we didn't get there
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But we didn't get there because we don't believe.
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Because we don't believe. an entire generation went from
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An entire generation went from millions to a few hundred
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Millions to a few hundred thousand because god buried
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Thousand because god buried them in the wilderness
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Them in the wilderness based on their unbelief.
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Based on their unbelief. and as old as the story is,
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And as old as the story is, how many people in this room
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How many people in this room today and how many of you
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Today and how many of you watching,
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Watching, you live your life walking
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You live your life walking towards the promise of god
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Towards the promise of god but never possessing it
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But never possessing it because of your unbelief?
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Because of your unbelief? what does the bible say?
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What does the bible say? "he who doubts will receive
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"he who doubts will receive nothing."
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Nothing." if you're going to please god,
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If you're going to please god, you have to come to him
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You have to come to him with faith.
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With faith. that means that you have
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That means that you have to believe.
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To believe. how many people live their life
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How many people live their life so close to the promise of
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So close to the promise of his provision,
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His provision, but they don't believe enough
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But they don't believe enough to sow the seed?
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To sow the seed? how many people live their life
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How many people live their life in the depth of their sorrow
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In the depth of their sorrow rather than receiving his joy
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Rather than receiving his joy because they won't let go
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Because they won't let go of the past,
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Of the past, believing he's not strong
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Believing he's not strong enough to cleanse them
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Enough to cleanse them from unrighteousness?
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From unrighteousness? how many people live their life
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How many people live their life tormented in fear because they
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Tormented in fear because they don't believe that god has not
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Don't believe that god has not given us a spirit of fear,
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Given us a spirit of fear, but of power,
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But of power, and of love,
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And of love, and of sound mind?
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And of sound mind? [yeah.]
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[yeah.] [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) remember, the "if"
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Remember, the "if" is never in god.
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Is never in god. it's always in you.
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It's always in you. don't take your "if"
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Don't take your "if" and blame it on him.
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And blame it on him. [amen.]
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[amen.] how many people,
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How many people, "if god loved me,
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"if god loved me, i'd never go through that pain.
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I'd never go through that pain. if god was there for me,
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If god was there for me, i'd never suffer this way.
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I'd never suffer this way. if god,
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If god, then i wouldn't struggle.
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Then i wouldn't struggle. and if god,
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And if god, then he would provide.
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Then he would provide. and if god."
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And if god." the "if" is not in him.
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The "if" is not in him. the "if" is in you.
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The "if" is in you. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (applause)
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(applause) paul put the "if"
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Paul put the "if" to rest when he said
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To rest when he said in romans 8,
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In romans 8, "seeing that he has not held
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"seeing that he has not held anything but freely offered up
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Anything but freely offered up his only begotten son.
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His only begotten son. what shall we say of
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What shall we say of these things?
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These things? if god be for us,
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If god be for us, then who can be against us?"
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Then who can be against us?" i'm here to tell you today that
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I'm here to tell you today that the god who created heaven
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The god who created heaven and earth,
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And earth, the one who calls the stars
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The one who calls the stars by name,
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By name, who holds the mountains
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Who holds the mountains in a scale and the hills
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In a scale and the hills in a balance,
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In a balance, he is in love with you.
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He is in love with you. he is for you.
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He is for you. he's fighting for you.
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He's fighting for you. he's believing for you.
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He's believing for you. he's provided for you.
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He's provided for you. he's given his angels charge
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He's given his angels charge over you.
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Over you. you have nothing to fear
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You have nothing to fear because he is the god who makes
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Because he is the god who makes a way where there seems to be
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A way where there seems to be no way.
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No way. he's the god who will move
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He's the god who will move mountains.
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Mountains. he's the god who will part
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He's the god who will part the red sea.
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The red sea. he's the god who will open up
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He's the god who will open up the windows of heaven
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The windows of heaven and provide.
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And provide. he's the god that said,
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He's the god that said, "no weapon formed against you
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"no weapon formed against you would prosper."
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Would prosper." he's the god who said,
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He's the god who said, "i'll prepare a table for you
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"i'll prepare a table for you in the presence
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In the presence of your enemies."
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Of your enemies." he's the god who said,
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He's the god who said, "if you go to the heavens,
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"if you go to the heavens, i am there.
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I am there. and if you go to the depths,
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And if you go to the depths, i am there."
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I am there." you cannot escape me.
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You cannot escape me. my hand is upon you.
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My hand is upon you. my blessings are for you.
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My blessings are for you. my goodness and mercy,
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My goodness and mercy, it's chasing after you.
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It's chasing after you. child of god,
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Child of god, you have nothing to fear
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You have nothing to fear because the great and mighty
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Because the great and mighty god is on your side!"
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God is on your side!" (applause)
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(applause) and knowing all of this,
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And knowing all of this, we still struggle.
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We still struggle. "is god really for me?"
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"is god really for me?" absolutely.
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Absolutely. don't make me say it again.
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Don't make me say it again. (laughter)
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(laughter) the "if" that we have
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The "if" that we have to address is whether or not
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To address is whether or not we will obey.
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We will obey. because there's only
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Because there's only two options,
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Two options, obedience or disobedience.
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Obedience or disobedience. and we often don't like
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And we often don't like the idea of only two options.
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The idea of only two options. we've kinda become a cafeteria
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We've kinda become a cafeteria culture where we want several
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Culture where we want several options,
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Options, and we get to choose piece
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And we get to choose piece by piece how we want the plate
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By piece how we want the plate to look.
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To look. but remember,
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But remember, we did not create ourselves;
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We did not create ourselves; we are created.
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We are created. therefore,
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Therefore, we don't get to write
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We don't get to write the rule book.
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The rule book. we just have to read it
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We just have to read it and apply it.
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And apply it. in the bible,
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In the bible, there's only two options.
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There's only two options. life or death.
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Life or death. blessing or curse.
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Blessing or curse. obedience or disobedience.
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Obedience or disobedience. the reason that we struggle
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The reason that we struggle to comprehend this is because
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To comprehend this is because we live in a society where
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We live in a society where there is no judgment
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There is no judgment on the disobedient.
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On the disobedient. peter addressed it
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Peter addressed it in the new testament.
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In the new testament. he said,
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He said, "do not think that god has
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"do not think that god has slack concerning his promises."
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Slack concerning his promises." and oftentimes,
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And oftentimes, we want to believe that what
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We want to believe that what peter's talking about is his
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Peter's talking about is his promises of goodness to us.
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Promises of goodness to us. peter is saying,
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Peter is saying, "no, no, no, no.
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"no, no, no, no. god is not slack concerning his
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God is not slack concerning his promise of judgment."
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Promise of judgment." [yeah, that's right.]
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[yeah, that's right.] we've turned our back on a god
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We've turned our back on a god of order,
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Of order, and now we live in chaos.
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And now we live in chaos. we live in so much chaos,
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We live in so much chaos, the new testament says that
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The new testament says that in the last days,
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In the last days, lawlessness will abound.
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Lawlessness will abound. and one of the mantras that
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And one of the mantras that we hear chanted in the streets
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We hear chanted in the streets is to defund the police.
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Is to defund the police. let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something. defunding the police
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Defunding the police is not a political issue.
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Is not a political issue. defunding the police
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Defunding the police is a demonic idea,
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Is a demonic idea, and it should stop.
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And it should stop. (applause)
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(applause) we've turned our back on
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We've turned our back on the god of love,
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The god of love, and now our streets are filled
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And now our streets are filled with hate.
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With hate. so what do we do?
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So what do we do? if one choice took us away from
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If one choice took us away from god,
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God, then another choice can bring
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Then another choice can bring us back to god.
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Us back to god. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen!]
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[amen!] and it is time for us to turn
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And it is time for us to turn back to the god of the bible,
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Back to the god of the bible, to turn back to the god who
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To turn back to the god who loved us and gave himself
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Loved us and gave himself for us,
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For us, to turn back to the one who
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To turn back to the one who has cleansed us from
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Has cleansed us from all unrighteousness,
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All unrighteousness, to turn back to the one
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To turn back to the one who said, "this is the way.
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Who said, "this is the way. walk in it."
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Walk in it." that god is not the god
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That god is not the god of your choosing.
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Of your choosing. that god is the one
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That god is the one who sits upon the throne,
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Who sits upon the throne, who is king above kings,
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Who is king above kings, who is lord above lords.
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Who is lord above lords. his name is king jesus.
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His name is king jesus. and he is great and greatly
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And he is great and greatly to be praised!
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To be praised! [yes!]
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[yes!] (applause)
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(applause) the "if" is in us.
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The "if" is in us. oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, we waste energy asking when.
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We waste energy asking when. when will things get better?
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When will things get better? when will god move?
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When will god move? when will revival come?
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When will revival come? i believe that god is sitting
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I believe that god is sitting in heaven looking at us,
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In heaven looking at us, asking the same question.
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Asking the same question. "when will you return to me?
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"when will you return to me? when will you call upon me?
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When will you call upon me? when will you humble yourself
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When will you humble yourself and ask me?
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And ask me? when will you stop looking to
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When will you stop looking to candidates and start looking to
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Candidates and start looking to the king of kings?
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The king of kings? when will you stop complaining
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When will you stop complaining and start praying?
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And start praying? when will you stop acting as if
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When will you stop acting as if you believe and start behaving
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You believe and start behaving like you believe?"
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Like you believe?" stop asking for god to make
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Stop asking for god to make a change,
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A change, and become the change that god
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And become the change that god needs made!
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Needs made! (applause)
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(applause) because there's consequences
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Because there's consequences in these choices.
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In these choices. deuteronomy 28:1 through 14,
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Deuteronomy 28:1 through 14, "all these blessings.
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"all these blessings. blessed in the city,
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Blessed in the city, blessed in the field,
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Blessed in the field, blessed in the basket,
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Blessed in the basket, blessed in the bowl,
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Blessed in the bowl, blessed in your going out,
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Blessed in your going out, blessed in your coming in.
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Blessed in your coming in. the head and not the tail,
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The head and not the tail, above only and not beneath.
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Above only and not beneath. you'll lend to many and borrow
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You'll lend to many and borrow from none.
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From none. all the nations of the world
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All the nations of the world will call you blessed.
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Will call you blessed. if someone comes against you
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If someone comes against you in one direction,
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In one direction, god will disperse them
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God will disperse them in seven directions
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In seven directions because god is with you.
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Because god is with you. his goodness and mercy
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His goodness and mercy will overtake you."
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Will overtake you." [yes.]
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[yes.] my, how we love to count those
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My, how we love to count those blessings.
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Blessings. but then get to verse 15.
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But then get to verse 15. and from verse 15 to verse 68,
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And from verse 15 to verse 68, god says,
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God says, "here's the consequence of
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"here's the consequence of disobedience."
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Disobedience." for several verses,
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For several verses, he cancels everything that is
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He cancels everything that is extended.
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Extended. instead of being blessed
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Instead of being blessed in the city,
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In the city, you're cursed in the city.
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You're cursed in the city. instead of blessed
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Instead of blessed in the field,
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In the field, you're cursed in the field.
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You're cursed in the field. we see what's going on
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We see what's going on in the world that we're
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In the world that we're living in today.
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Living in today. and we wonder: what can we do
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And we wonder: what can we do about it?
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About it? who are we?
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Who are we? let me tell you something.
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Let me tell you something. the power that we possess
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The power that we possess together in unity,
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Together in unity, in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, it's greater than any
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It's greater than any government force on the face
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Government force on the face of the earth.
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Of the earth. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) because it's endorsed
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Because it's endorsed by the authority of the name
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By the authority of the name that is above every name.
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That is above every name. and he said,
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And he said, "what you bind on earth,
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"what you bind on earth, i'll bind in heaven.
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I'll bind in heaven. and what you loose on earth,
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And what you loose on earth, i'll loose in heaven."
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I'll loose in heaven." now, the last time i checked,
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Now, the last time i checked, i've never found a government
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I've never found a government official who could raise
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Official who could raise the dead,
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The dead, make the lame leap,
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Make the lame leap, and the blind see.
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And the blind see. but the one we call upon
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But the one we call upon when we pray,
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When we pray, he did all of that
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He did all of that and much more.
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And much more. (applause)
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(applause) so what you have to do,
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So what you have to do, and i have to do,
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And i have to do, is simply this;
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Is simply this; choose.
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Choose. "choose you this day
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"choose you this day whom you will serve."
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Whom you will serve." if you choose god
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If you choose god and you obey his word,
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And you obey his word, you choose to be blessed.
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You choose to be blessed. if you choose to live
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If you choose to live on your own in your way,
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On your own in your way, according to your plan,
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According to your plan, accomplishing your will,
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Accomplishing your will, what you need to know
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What you need to know and be forewarned of,
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And be forewarned of, biblically,
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Biblically, you've embraced the curse.
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You've embraced the curse. but naturally,
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But naturally, you need to understand
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You need to understand you're not enough.
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You're not enough. you are not enough to be
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You are not enough to be your own provider.
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Your own provider. you are not enough to heal,
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You are not enough to heal, to cleanse,
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To cleanse, to make a way,
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To make a way, to protect,
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To protect, to defend,
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To defend, to live in the fullness of joy
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To live in the fullness of joy with peace that surpasses
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With peace that surpasses all understanding.
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All understanding. you can't get any of that done,
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You can't get any of that done, but he can.
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But he can. so choose you this day
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So choose you this day whom you will serve.
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Whom you will serve. i'm here to tell you,
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I'm here to tell you, as for me and my house,
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As for me and my house, we choose to serve the lord.
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We choose to serve the lord. (applause)
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(applause) would you stand in his presence
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Would you stand in his presence today?
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Today? (applause)
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(applause) with every head bowed
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With every head bowed and every eye closed, you say,
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And every eye closed, you say, "pastor, i've seen the curse
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"pastor, i've seen the curse of disobedience in my life.
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Of disobedience in my life. i see it in my physical body.
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I see it in my physical body. i see it in my finances.
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I see it in my finances. i see it in my emotions.
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I see it in my emotions. i feel it in my spirit.
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I feel it in my spirit. and i realize today that i need
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And i realize today that i need to make a different choice.
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To make a different choice. i need to choose to obey
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I need to choose to obey his word.
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His word. i need to choose to live
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I need to choose to live in faith, believing.
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In faith, believing. i need to choose a path
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I need to choose a path that leads to blessing,
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That leads to blessing, so that i don't have to carry
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So that i don't have to carry around this burden anymore."
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Around this burden anymore." if that's you,
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If that's you, and today you wanna make
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And today you wanna make that decision to choose him,
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That decision to choose him, then right where you are,
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Then right where you are, i want you to hold your hand
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I want you to hold your hand high in the air.
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High in the air. and i want everyone under
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And i want everyone under the sound of my voice to repeat
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The sound of my voice to repeat this prayer with me.
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This prayer with me. lord jesus christ,
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Lord jesus christ, today, i choose you.
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Today, i choose you. i choose your will
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I choose your will over my way.
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Over my way. i choose your word
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I choose your word and its truth
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And its truth over the world that i live in.
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Over the world that i live in. today, in faith,
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Today, in faith, i receive
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I receive your forgiveness
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Your forgiveness for trying to live on my own
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For trying to live on my own outside of your promises.
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Outside of your promises. today, i choose
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Today, i choose to obey you
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To obey you and to believe
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And to believe for your blessings
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For your blessings in my life.
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In my life. thank you for your
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Thank you for your faithfulness
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Faithfulness all that you've given me.
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All that you've given me. and now today,
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And now today, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. i receive...
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I receive... now, i want you to tell
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Now, i want you to tell the lord where you receive
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The lord where you receive his blessing.
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His blessing. open your mouth and say,
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Open your mouth and say, "father,
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"father, i receive your blessing
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I receive your blessing in my marriage.
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In my marriage. i receive your blessing
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I receive your blessing over my children.
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Over my children. i receive your blessing
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I receive your blessing in my physical body.
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In my physical body. i receive your blessing
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I receive your blessing in my business."
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In my business." wherever you need to see
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Wherever you need to see his hand move,
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His hand move, i assure you he already knows
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I assure you he already knows about it.
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About it. he just wants to hear from you.
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He just wants to hear from you. as in faith believing,
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As in faith believing, you turn back to him.
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You turn back to him. father, today in jesus' name,
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Father, today in jesus' name, i pray for every person
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I pray for every person in this room who's calling
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In this room who's calling upon you in faith believing.
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Upon you in faith believing. today, in jesus' name,
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Today, in jesus' name, i pray for this nation;
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I pray for this nation; that the righteous would humble
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That the righteous would humble themselves;
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Themselves; and that you would heal
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And that you would heal our land;
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Our land; that your hand would move
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That your hand would move in such a mighty way that even
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In such a mighty way that even the unrighteous would recognize
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The unrighteous would recognize that the god of heaven
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That the god of heaven sits upon the throne
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Sits upon the throne and is king above kings
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And is king above kings and lord above lords.
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And lord above lords. now today, in faith believing,
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Now today, in faith believing, we receive the answers to every
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We receive the answers to every prayer that has been prayed
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Prayer that has been prayed in this place,
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In this place, because the god that we serve
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Because the god that we serve is well-able to hear and to do,
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Is well-able to hear and to do, exceedingly,
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Exceedingly, abundantly,
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Abundantly, above all that we could ask,
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Above all that we could ask, think, or imagine.
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Think, or imagine. in jesus' name, we pray.
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In jesus' name, we pray. and all of god's children said,
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And all of god's children said, amen.
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Amen. [amen.]
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[amen.] now, give the lord a handclap
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Now, give the lord a handclap in this house today.
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In this house today. (a
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(a pastor john hagee: the bible
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Pastor john hagee: the bible is the greatest financial
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Is the greatest financial manual you will ever read.
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Manual you will ever read. honor the lord
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Honor the lord with your firstfruits,
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With your firstfruits, and everything else you touch
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And everything else you touch will be blessed.
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Will be blessed. pastor matt hagee: when we put
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Pastor matt hagee: when we put god first,
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God first, everything we do prospers.
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Everything we do prospers. following god's financial plan
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Following god's financial plan ensures we will not live
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Ensures we will not live under a financial curse.
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Under a financial curse. pastor john hagee: place him
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Pastor john hagee: place him first in your life
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First in your life and receive divine favor
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And receive divine favor and blessings.
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And blessings. pastor matt hagee: thank you
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Pastor matt hagee: thank you for all that you do,
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Matt Hagee - The Power of "If"

March 10, 2025 | S25:E61

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