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Matt Hagee - The Slave Who Became A Son

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Slave Who Became A Son | February 1, 2026

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Pastor matt hagee: would you
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Pastor matt hagee: would you please stand for the reading
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Please stand for the reading of god's word?
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Of god's word? and if you brought your bibles,
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And if you brought your bibles, turn them to the book
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Turn them to the book of galatians 4:4,
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Of galatians 4:4, as this morning we begin
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As this morning we begin and cover a biblical thought,
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And cover a biblical thought, "the slave who
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"the slave who became a son."
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Became a son." how about that choir
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How about that choir this morning?
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[cheering and applause]
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Gonna have to get on with
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Gonna have to get on with this message because singing
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This message because singing like that will ruin things.
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Like that will ruin things. but anyway.
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[laughter]
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What a blessing to have them
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What a blessing to have them help us usher in the presence
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Help us usher in the presence of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit that's in this place.
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[cheering and applause]
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Our text this morning comes
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Our text this morning comes from galatians 4:4.
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From galatians 4:4. if you found it, say "amen."
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If you found it, say "amen." let's read together.
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Let's read together. "but when the fullness
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"but when the fullness of time had come,
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Of time had come, god sent forth his son,
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God sent forth his son, born of a woman,
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Born of a woman, born under the law,
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Born under the law, to redeem those who were
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To redeem those who were under the law that we might
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Under the law that we might receive the adoption as sons.
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Receive the adoption as sons. and because you are sons,
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And because you are sons, god has sent forth the spirit
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God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts,
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Of his son into your hearts, crying out, 'abba, father!'
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Crying out, 'abba, father!' therefore you are no longer
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Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son,
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A slave but a son, and if a son,
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And if a son, then an heir of god
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Then an heir of god through christ."
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Through christ." heavenly father, thank you
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Heavenly father, thank you for sending us your one
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For sending us your one and only son jesus christ,
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And only son jesus christ, and thank you for
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And thank you for your holy spirit that has
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Your holy spirit that has covered us this morning
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Covered us this morning and is felt in this place.
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And is felt in this place. now, open up our eyes to see,
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Now, open up our eyes to see, our ears to hear,
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Our ears to hear, and our heart to receive
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And our heart to receive the power of your promise
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The power of your promise that we are not slaves
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That we are not slaves to sin but we are sons
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To sin but we are sons and daughters
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And daughters of the king of kings
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Of the king of kings and the lord of lords
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And the lord of lords set free by grace divine,
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Set free by grace divine, because whom the son sets free
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Because whom the son sets free is free indeed.
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Is free indeed. 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, "praise the lord."
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"praise the lord." you may be seated.
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You may be seated. it really doesn't matter
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It really doesn't matter how you measure value
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How you measure value when it comes to gifts.
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When it comes to gifts. whether it's the popular gift
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Whether it's the popular gift or the rare gift,
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Or the rare gift, the heartfelt gift
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The heartfelt gift or the gift of
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Or the gift of the sacrifice of time,
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The sacrifice of time, no one will ever be able
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No one will ever be able to say that they
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To say that they have received any more
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Have received any more of a heartfelt, sentimental,
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Of a heartfelt, sentimental, and priceless gift than
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And priceless gift than the one that they received
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The one that they received when the bible says that,
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When the bible says that, "god so loved the world
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"god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten
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That he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes
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Son that whosoever believes in him should not perish
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In him should not perish but have everlasting life."
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But have everlasting life." because this is the gift
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Because this is the gift that made every man,
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That made every man, every woman, every boy,
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Every woman, every boy, and every girl who was born
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And every girl who was born a slave to sin into a son
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A slave to sin into a son and into a daughter
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And into a daughter of the most high god.
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Of the most high god. you are now an heir
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You are now an heir and a joint heir with jesus.
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[applause]
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When it comes to value,
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When it comes to value, there is no more valuable,
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There is no more valuable, no more priceless,
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No more priceless, no more heartfelt gift than
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No more heartfelt gift than what god did for you when
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What god did for you when in the fullness of time
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In the fullness of time he sent his son.
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He sent his son. that's what we
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That's what we read in galatians 4.
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Read in galatians 4. and in the fullness of time,
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And in the fullness of time, say that with me.
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Say that with me. "in the fullness of time."
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"in the fullness of time." you need
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You need to understand something,
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To understand something, when god makes an appointment,
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When god makes an appointment, he keeps an appointment.
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He keeps an appointment. you may not,
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You may not, or you may know
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Or you may know somebody who doesn't.
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Somebody who doesn't. you know that person that says,
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You know that person that says, "i'll be there at 1,"
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"i'll be there at 1," and 3 o'clock
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And 3 o'clock they ain't even close?
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[laughter]
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That's not god.
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That's not god. in the fullness of time.
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In the fullness of time. he knows exactly
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He knows exactly when he's going
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When he's going to execute his word.
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To execute his word. people wanna know,
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People wanna know, when was christ born?
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When was christ born? i can't tell you for the exact
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I can't tell you for the exact day and the exact time,
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Day and the exact time, but what i do know is
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But what i do know is that in the fullness of time,
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That in the fullness of time, god sent him.
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God sent him. i'm not gonna debate
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I'm not gonna debate when and where,
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When and where, i'm just gonna declare
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I'm just gonna declare that god did it.
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That god did it. i don't need a reason to argue,
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I don't need a reason to argue, i have a reason to rejoice.
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I have a reason to rejoice. why?
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Why? because when god sent his son
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Because when god sent his son the birth of that child
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The birth of that child was christ my savior.
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Was christ my savior. christ my savior is the lamb
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Christ my savior is the lamb for sinners slain
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For sinners slain from the foundations
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From the foundations of the earth.
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Of the earth. he's the one who came to seek
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He's the one who came to seek and to save that which was lost.
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And to save that which was lost. that's me.
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That's me. he's the one who came to redeem
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He's the one who came to redeem those who were convicted.
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Those who were convicted. that's me.
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That's me. he's the one who came to rescue
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He's the one who came to rescue those who were slaves and turn
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Those who were slaves and turn them into sons.
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Them into sons. that's me.
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That's me. when you consider
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When you consider what his birth,
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What his birth, his life,
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His life, his death,
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His death, his resurrection did
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His resurrection did on my behalf,
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On my behalf, i don't have time
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I don't have time to argue the details.
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To argue the details. i just wanna rejoice
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I just wanna rejoice in christ my savior.
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[cheering and applause]
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God keeps his appointments.
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God keeps his appointments. in the fullness of time, he sent
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In the fullness of time, he sent forth his son,
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Forth his son, and he has an appointed
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And he has an appointed time in which
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Time in which that son is going
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That son is going to return king of kings
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To return king of kings and lord of lords.
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And lord of lords. jesus told his disciples
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Jesus told his disciples in matthew 24:36,
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In matthew 24:36, "of that day and of that
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"of that day and of that hour no one knows,
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Hour no one knows, not even the angels,
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Not even the angels, but my father only."
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But my father only." god has it written down."
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God has it written down." the appointment is already
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The appointment is already set and god will keep it.
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Set and god will keep it. when you get distracted
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When you get distracted by the details you lose sight
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By the details you lose sight of the awesome things
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Of the awesome things that god is doing
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That god is doing all around you.
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All around you. and he's doing awesome
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And he's doing awesome things each and every day.
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Things each and every day. for example, right now,
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For example, right now, here in this church service,
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Here in this church service, god's doing awesome
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God's doing awesome things all around you.
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Things all around you. don't get distracted by
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Don't get distracted by the details of your life.
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The details of your life. why?
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Why? because god promised us that
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Because god promised us that when two or three of us gathered
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When two or three of us gathered in his name that
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In his name that he would be in our midst.
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He would be in our midst. that means that the presence
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That means that the presence of the living god
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Of the living god who created heaven and earth,
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Who created heaven and earth, he's in this place.
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He's in this place. he said that he would inhabit
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He said that he would inhabit the praises of his people,
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The praises of his people, which means when we began
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Which means when we began to lift our hands
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To lift our hands and raise our voice,
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And raise our voice, we invited him to come
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We invited him to come into this room.
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Into this room. and he promised us
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And he promised us that in his presence
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That in his presence would be the fullness
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Would be the fullness of joy and at his right
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Of joy and at his right hand there would
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Hand there would be pleasures evermore.
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Be pleasures evermore. don't look at this moment
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Don't look at this moment as just something you need
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As just something you need to check off in your
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To check off in your weekly list of to-dos,
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Weekly list of to-dos, but recognize this is a time
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But recognize this is a time that god almighty,
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That god almighty, king of heaven and earth,
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King of heaven and earth, has set aside a moment
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Has set aside a moment that he wants to come
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That he wants to come and spend it with you.
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And spend it with you. he wants to be here and listen
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He wants to be here and listen to the needs of your life and
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To the needs of your life and show you great and mighty things
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Show you great and mighty things that you know not!
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That you know not! don't get distracted
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Don't get distracted by the circumstance.
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By the circumstance. don't get distracted by
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Don't get distracted by the storm you're going through.
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The storm you're going through. don't get distracted
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Don't get distracted by the struggle that you're
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By the struggle that you're currently in.
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Currently in. don't get distracted by
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Don't get distracted by the diagnosis
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The diagnosis the doctor gave you.
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The doctor gave you. don't get distracted by
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Don't get distracted by your family turmoil and drama.
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Your family turmoil and drama. only understand that the god
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Only understand that the god that you serve is the one who
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That you serve is the one who moves mountains and makes a way
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Moves mountains and makes a way where there seems to be no way.
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Where there seems to be no way. he can lift every burden,
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He can lift every burden, destroy every yoke,
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Destroy every yoke, break every shackle,
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Break every shackle, and set captives free.
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And set captives free. stop worrying and wondering
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Stop worrying and wondering about what's going on
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About what's going on and start rejoicing that god
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And start rejoicing that god has an appointed time
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Has an appointed time for the miracle to come
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For the miracle to come to pass in your life!
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[cheering and applause]
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If he said it he'll do it,
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If he said it he'll do it, but he's gonna do it
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But he's gonna do it in the fullness of time.
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In the fullness of time. and the fullness of time is
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And the fullness of time is not on your schedule,
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Not on your schedule, but it's on his.
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But it's on his. all you can do is rejoice
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All you can do is rejoice in the fact that he has
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In the fact that he has never made a promise
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Never made a promise he didn't keep.
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He didn't keep. he is faithful from generation
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He is faithful from generation to generation,
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To generation, which means he's never failed
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Which means he's never failed before and he will not fail you.
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Before and he will not fail you. don't get distracted by
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Don't get distracted by what the world has to say,
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What the world has to say, our god has overcome the world.
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Our god has overcome the world. just simply lift your hands
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Just simply lift your hands and rejoice that he who did not
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And rejoice that he who did not spare his own son will freely
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Spare his own son will freely give you all things,
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Give you all things, because if god is for you
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Because if god is for you who can be against you?
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Who can be against you? give the lord
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Give the lord a handclap of praise.
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[applause]
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When you see what god has done,
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When you see what god has done, you can rejoice
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You can rejoice in what god's going to do
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In what god's going to do because he's the same.
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Because he's the same. so when we see that
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So when we see that he has sent his only son,
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He has sent his only son, we can rejoice in the fact
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We can rejoice in the fact that he's promised that
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That he's promised that his son is going to come again.
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His son is going to come again. i think it's interesting when
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I think it's interesting when people who claim to believe
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People who claim to believe in jesus christ's birth want
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In jesus christ's birth want to question the reality
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To question the reality of his return.
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Of his return. how do you find faith to believe
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How do you find faith to believe in his first arrival but you
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In his first arrival but you wanna argue about his next time?
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Wanna argue about his next time? it doesn't make any sense.
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It doesn't make any sense. if god sent his son through
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If god sent his son through the womb of a virgin
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The womb of a virgin the first time,
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The first time, i have no trouble believing
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I have no trouble believing that he will send
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That he will send his son as king of kings
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His son as king of kings and lord of lords to reign
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And lord of lords to reign the second time.
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[applause]
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"oh, it just doesn't
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"oh, it just doesn't seem like it's possible."
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Seem like it's possible." what part of possible has
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What part of possible has anything to do with it?
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Anything to do with it? it didn't seem possible
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It didn't seem possible that a woman who had never
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That a woman who had never known a man could have
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Known a man could have the son of the living god,
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The son of the living god, but it happened.
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But it happened. it didn't seem possible
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It didn't seem possible that that son could
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That that son could take five loaves and two
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Take five loaves and two fish and feed 5,000,
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Fish and feed 5,000, but it happened.
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But it happened. it didn't seem possible
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It didn't seem possible that he could walk on water
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That he could walk on water and calm a storm,
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And calm a storm, but it happened.
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But it happened. it didn't seem possible
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It didn't seem possible that lazarus would
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That lazarus would come out of his grave after
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Come out of his grave after he was four days dead,
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He was four days dead, but it happened.
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But it happened. it didn't seem possible
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It didn't seem possible that the rabbi they crucified
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That the rabbi they crucified on friday would rise again
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On friday would rise again on resurrection morning,
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On resurrection morning, but it happened.
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But it happened. child of god, rejoice.
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Child of god, rejoice. our god does the impossible!
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[applause]
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"how can you be so sure,
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"how can you be so sure, pastor matt?"
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Pastor matt?" galatians 4.
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Galatians 4. he sent his son
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He sent his son born under the law.
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Born under the law. say that with me,
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Say that with me, "born under the law."
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"born under the law." why is this important
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Why is this important to repeat and to remember?
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To repeat and to remember? because there are some
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Because there are some lightweight pulpit people,
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Lightweight pulpit people, not even going
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Not even going to call them preachers,
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To call them preachers, who are trying to say that
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Who are trying to say that christ did away with the law.
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Christ did away with the law. no, he did not.
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No, he did not. the law is still in full effect.
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The law is still in full effect. christ did not do
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Christ did not do away with the law,
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Away with the law, christ fulfilled the law.
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[applause]
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Chaos, addiction.
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By 16, i was lost, spiraling.
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And then i found out
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I was pregnant.
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I searched online for help.
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And that's
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When i found
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The sanctuary of hope.
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The moment i arrived,
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I felt peace.
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Real peace.
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For the first time in my life.
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My life
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And my baby's life changed.
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Because someone cared enough
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To give.
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Today, you can help
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[applause]
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If christ did away
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If christ did away with the law,
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With the law, then you can live like hell
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Then you can live like hell and still make heaven,
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And still make heaven, and that's not going to work.
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And that's not going to work. but he was born under the law
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But he was born under the law so that he could redeem
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So that he could redeem those who were under
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Those who were under the law that we might
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The law that we might receive adoption as sons.
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Receive adoption as sons. now that's powerful.
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Now that's powerful. but it's far more powerful
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But it's far more powerful than you can even fathom,
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Than you can even fathom, because the adoption that
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Because the adoption that god extended to you goes
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God extended to you goes far beyond any adoption
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Far beyond any adoption that your natural mind
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That your natural mind is familiar with.
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Is familiar with. it doesn't matter how well
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It doesn't matter how well you want to think about it,
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You want to think about it, in a natural sense,
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In a natural sense, adoption brings an outsider in,
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Adoption brings an outsider in, which is beautiful,
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Which is beautiful, but it only goes so far.
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But it only goes so far. because after all, in adoption
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Because after all, in adoption there's no dna.
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There's no dna. in adoption,
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In adoption, there's always a limitation
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There's always a limitation of connection because
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Of connection because we understand that the origin
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We understand that the origin was from somewhere else.
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Was from somewhere else. in adoption,
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In adoption, you're a part of the family,
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You're a part of the family, but it's very clear that
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But it's very clear that there's certain things that
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There's certain things that we're not able to connect on
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We're not able to connect on fully because you're adopted.
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Fully because you're adopted. that's not how god adopts.
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That's not how god adopts. when you read these verses,
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When you read these verses, god did something miraculous
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God did something miraculous when he sent his son
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When he sent his son born under the law
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Born under the law to redeem those under the law,
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To redeem those under the law, so that those who were
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So that those who were under the law --
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Under the law -- how many of you are seeing
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How many of you are seeing this thing with the law, right?
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This thing with the law, right? could be adopted.
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Could be adopted. outsiders brought in.
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Outsiders brought in. but that's not far enough.
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But that's not far enough. it says,
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It says, "and because you are sons,
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"and because you are sons, god sent forth the spirit
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God sent forth the spirit of his son into your heart,
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Of his son into your heart, crying out,
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Crying out, 'abba father.'"
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'abba father.'" what does that mean?
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What does that mean? that means that when he sent his
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That means that when he sent his son under the law to redeem
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Son under the law to redeem those under the law,
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Those under the law, to adopt those under the law,
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To adopt those under the law, that he literally put
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That he literally put the spirit of his son in you.
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The spirit of his son in you. that whenever you,
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That whenever you, as the outsider, start to talk
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As the outsider, start to talk to the father as the insider,
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To the father as the insider, he doesn't hear you,
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He doesn't hear you, he doesn't hear me,
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He doesn't hear me, he hears jesus.
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[applause]
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This is why the word
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This is why the word "abba father" is utilized,
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"abba father" is utilized, because that's the most intimate
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Because that's the most intimate form of paternity.
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Form of paternity. it's not calling him father,
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It's not calling him father, it's calling him daddy.
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It's calling him daddy. now, in a room full of voices,
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Now, in a room full of voices, i promise you this,
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I promise you this, i am tuned to the four
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I am tuned to the four voices of my children.
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Voices of my children. because i am intimately
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Because i am intimately connected with the sound
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Connected with the sound of their voice.
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Of their voice. they're mine.
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They're mine. i've known what they sounded
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I've known what they sounded like since we brought them
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Like since we brought them home from the hospital.
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Home from the hospital. and when paul is saying
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And when paul is saying that he put his spirit in you,
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That he put his spirit in you, that you cry out abba father,
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That you cry out abba father, what he's saying is
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What he's saying is that heaven made this intimate
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That heaven made this intimate connection with earth
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Connection with earth that when you start
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That when you start crying out to god,
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Crying out to god, he doesn't hear charlie,
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He doesn't hear charlie, and he doesn't hear mike,
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And he doesn't hear mike, and he doesn't hear dan,
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And he doesn't hear dan, and he doesn't hear matt,
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And he doesn't hear matt, and he doesn't hear sam,
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And he doesn't hear sam, he just hears
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He just hears jesus saying, "daddy."
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[applause]
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Because christ didn't
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Because christ didn't make a pardon,
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Make a pardon, christ made a propitiation.
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Christ made a propitiation. and i wish there
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And i wish there was a simpler word to utilize.
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Was a simpler word to utilize. when i say propitiation,
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When i say propitiation, it's a big doctrinal word,
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It's a big doctrinal word, and sometimes people just
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And sometimes people just shut off when they hear it.
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Shut off when they hear it. but it's a powerful thing
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But it's a powerful thing that you need to understand
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That you need to understand because we're familiar
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Because we're familiar with pardon,
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With pardon, and when we hear about people
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And when we hear about people who got pardoned,
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Who got pardoned, we just roll our eyes and say,
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We just roll our eyes and say, "well, they did the crime,
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"well, they did the crime, they deserve the punishment."
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They deserve the punishment." but that's not what
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But that's not what christ did.
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Christ did. christ didn't pardon you,
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Christ didn't pardon you, he propitiated you.
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He propitiated you. i'll show it to you like this.
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I'll show it to you like this. this is the seat of the son
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This is the seat of the son next to the father.
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Next to the father. send me to earth.
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[laughter and applause]
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So the son came from his seat
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So the son came from his seat down to earth and is in
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Down to earth and is in a world full of sinners.
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A world full of sinners. now i'm not talking about you,
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Now i'm not talking about you, just stay with the example.
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Just stay with the example. and every one of these sinners
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And every one of these sinners is under the wages of sin.
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Is under the wages of sin. and the bible says that
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And the bible says that the wages of sin is what?
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The wages of sin is what? death.
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Death. and the bible in the same
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And the bible in the same chapter tells us that
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Chapter tells us that we were slaves to sin.
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We were slaves to sin. and because you're
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And because you're a slave to sin,
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A slave to sin, it means that you don't
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It means that you don't have the right to choose
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Have the right to choose what you wanna do
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What you wanna do and don't wanna do.
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And don't wanna do. when you're a slave
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When you're a slave to something,
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To something, whatever it tells you to do
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Whatever it tells you to do that's what you have to do.
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That's what you have to do. if the sin said drink it,
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If the sin said drink it, you drank it.
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You drank it. if the sin said do it,
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If the sin said do it, you did it.
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You did it. it didn't matter how guilty
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It didn't matter how guilty or how innocent you wanted
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Or how innocent you wanted to be,
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To be, because you were
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Because you were under the law and under sin
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Under the law and under sin and a slave to it.
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And a slave to it. you had no choice,
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You had no choice, you were bound.
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You were bound. but then the son sent
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But then the son sent by the father came to
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By the father came to a world full of slaves,
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A world full of slaves, and he goes to the jail cell
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And he goes to the jail cell where you are imprisoned,
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Where you are imprisoned, guilty and sentenced to die.
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Guilty and sentenced to die. and he says,
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And he says, "you go free."
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"you go free." come on,
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Come on, get up.
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Get up. get out of your jail cell.
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[applause]
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And he opens the prison door
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And he opens the prison door of sin and death,
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Of sin and death, and he pulls
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And he pulls the guilty one out.
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The guilty one out. but instead
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But instead of just saying,
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Of just saying, "hey, jailbreak,
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"hey, jailbreak, let's run for it."
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[laughter]
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He says,
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He says, "what i want you to do
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"what i want you to do is i want you to put
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Is i want you to put on this garment
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On this garment of righteousness,
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Of righteousness, because my father
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Because my father will recognize this.
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Will recognize this. he won't recognize you,
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He won't recognize you, but he will recognize this.
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But he will recognize this. and tomorrow,
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And tomorrow, when they do roll call
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When they do roll call in the prison,
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In the prison, they're not gonna come
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They're not gonna come to an empty cell
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To an empty cell and start a search
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And start a search for the one who escaped,
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For the one who escaped, they're gonna come to a
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They're gonna come to a cell that's full,
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Cell that's full, but it's full
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But it's full of a replacement.
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Of a replacement. i'm gonna serve your sentence,
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I'm gonna serve your sentence, you go sit in my chair."
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You go sit in my chair." go ahead.
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Go ahead. head up there.
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Head up there. it's all right,
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It's all right, i got it cleared out.
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[applause]
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And so the one who is
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And so the one who is a slave gets to go sit in
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A slave gets to go sit in the seat of the son because
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The seat of the son because the son came from his seat
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The son came from his seat to sit where the slave was.
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To sit where the slave was. and when it comes time
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And when it comes time for there to be retribution
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For there to be retribution and payment for the sin,
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And payment for the sin, they're not looking
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They're not looking for the sinner who's been
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For the sinner who's been set free,
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Set free, because the son is still
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Because the son is still sitting where the sinner was,
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Sitting where the sinner was, and he has paid the price
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And he has paid the price that the sinner owed.
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That the sinner owed. and now the one who is set free
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And now the one who is set free has been set free indeed,
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Has been set free indeed, because of what
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Because of what the son has done.
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The son has done. child of god,
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Child of god, when the bible says that,
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When the bible says that, "where sin did abound grace did
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"where sin did abound grace did that much more abound,"
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That much more abound," you need to know that
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You need to know that you have nothing that
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You have nothing that you need to be worried about,
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You need to be worried about, because you have been
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Because you have been cleansed by the blood
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Cleansed by the blood of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. you have been set free
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You have been set free by grace divine.
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By grace divine. you have been given the keys
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You have been given the keys to death, hell,
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To death, hell, and the grave because
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And the grave because of what jesus did.
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Of what jesus did. you should know that you
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You should know that you are no longer a slave to sin,
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Are no longer a slave to sin, but you are a son
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But you are a son and a daughter
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And a daughter of the most high god!
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Of the most high god! you have been set free,
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You have been set free, and whom the son sets free
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And whom the son sets free is free indeed!
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Is free indeed! give the lord a handclap
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Give the lord a handclap of praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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The inmate has now become
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The inmate has now become the intimate son of the father,
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The intimate son of the father, because christ didn't
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Because christ didn't pardon you,
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Pardon you, he propitiated you.
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He propitiated you. he set you free,
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He set you free, but he stayed in
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But he stayed in your jail cell.
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Your jail cell. you got to be turned loose,
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You got to be turned loose, but he bound himself
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But he bound himself to your sentence.
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To your sentence. you got to have life
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You got to have life and he died your death.
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And he died your death. that's why there is now
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That's why there is now therefore no condemnation unto
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Therefore no condemnation unto those who are in christ jesus.
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[cheering and applause]
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Oh, sin and satan want to
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Oh, sin and satan want to say nothing's changed,
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Say nothing's changed, but everything changed
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But everything changed because you're a new creature
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Because you're a new creature in christ jesus,
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In christ jesus, born under the law,
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Born under the law, but redeemed by grace divine.
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But redeemed by grace divine. and this is why the passage
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And this is why the passage ends this way,
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Ends this way, "therefore you are
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"therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son.
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No longer a slave, but a son. and if a son,
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And if a son, then an heir
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Then an heir of god through christ."
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Of god through christ." give the lord
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Give the lord a handclap of praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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Would you stand in
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Would you stand in the presence of the lord?
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[applause]
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Do you know who gets
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Do you know who gets to ask the father
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To ask the father for the father's things?
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For the father's things? the heir.
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The heir. the stranger does not get
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The stranger does not get to ask the father
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To ask the father for the father's things,
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For the father's things, but the heir gets
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But the heir gets to ask the father
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To ask the father for the father's things.
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For the father's things. when paul is saying
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When paul is saying you're no longer a slave
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You're no longer a slave but a son and an heir,
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But a son and an heir, he's saying you now have
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He's saying you now have permission to ask the father
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Permission to ask the father for the father's things.
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[applause]
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And sometimes i feel
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And sometimes i feel like people are so lost
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Like people are so lost and bound up and chained in
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And bound up and chained in the guilt and the shame of their
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The guilt and the shame of their past that they don't think
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Past that they don't think they're worthy
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They're worthy to ask the father
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To ask the father for the father's things.
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For the father's things. but you need to know,
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But you need to know, no one is worthy.
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No one is worthy. only christ is worthy.
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Only christ is worthy. and since his spirit is in us
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And since his spirit is in us and we are now heirs through
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And we are now heirs through christ because he is in us,
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Christ because he is in us, we are counted worthy because
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We are counted worthy because of what christ has done.
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Of what christ has done. so today you have all
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So today you have all the authority and permission
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The authority and permission that you need to go ask
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That you need to go ask the father for the father's
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The father for the father's things because you are
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Things because you are an heir and a joint
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An heir and a joint heir with jesus.
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Heir with jesus. so i want you to do
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So i want you to do that this morning.
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That this morning. i want you to lift
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I want you to lift your hands and i want
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Your hands and i want you to raise your voice,
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You to raise your voice, and i want you to begin
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And i want you to begin calling out on abba father.
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Calling out on abba father. i want you to begin calling
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I want you to begin calling out upon your father in heaven
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Out upon your father in heaven who has the ability to change
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Who has the ability to change everything in your life.
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Everything in your life. i want you to start asking him
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I want you to start asking him for the things that he can do.
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For the things that he can do. god, you are a healer.
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God, you are a healer. so those who are sick
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So those who are sick in this place today,
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In this place today, i pray that you
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I pray that you would set them
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Would set them free from sickness.
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Free from sickness. god, you are a mountain mover
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God, you are a mountain mover and there are people who are
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And there are people who are facing impossibilities that
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Facing impossibilities that without you they will
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Without you they will not be solved.
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Not be solved. but with you all
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But with you all things are possible.
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Things are possible. there are families
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There are families that are fractured,
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That are fractured, i'm praying that
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I'm praying that you restore them.
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You restore them. there are lives that
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There are lives that are in chaos,
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Are in chaos, i pray that you bring
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I pray that you bring them peace.
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Them peace. there are people
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There are people who are hopeless,
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Who are hopeless, i pray that you would
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I pray that you would fill them with such a sense
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Fill them with such a sense of hope that they would
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Of hope that they would leave this sanctuary
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Leave this sanctuary declaring if god be for me,
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Declaring if god be for me, who can be against me?
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Who can be against me? and greater is he who is in
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And greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world.
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Me than he who is in the world. today we do not come with
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Today we do not come with anything but a heart of humility
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Anything but a heart of humility to say thank you god
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To say thank you god for what you did
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For what you did when jesus came.
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When jesus came. thank you god for the gift
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Thank you god for the gift that you gave
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That you gave and what it has made us.
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And what it has made us. we are now no longer slaves,
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We are now no longer slaves, but we are sons
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But we are sons and we are daughters
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And we are daughters of the most high god.
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Of the most high god. we now have permission
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We now have permission to go boldly into
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To go boldly into your throne room
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Your throne room and we can ask and receive.
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And we can ask and receive. we can seek and find.
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We can seek and find. we can knock
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We can knock and the door shall be opened.
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And the door shall be opened. why?
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Why? because jesus has made a way
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Because jesus has made a way where there seems to be no way.
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Where there seems to be no way. and today we can stand
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And today we can stand here and say,
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Here and say, "abba father, hear our cry.
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"abba father, hear our cry. abba father,
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Abba father, pour out your mercy
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Pour out your mercy and your grace,
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And your grace, and your abundance,
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And your abundance, and your pardon,
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And your pardon, and your blessing
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And your blessing in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. in jesus' name.
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I want to
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I want to thank you for joining us
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For today's program.
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I pray that you were encouraged
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As you considered
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The powerful principles
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Of god's word and how they can
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Not only change your life,
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But change the world around you.
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Around you.
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Around you. if you'd like to
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If you'd like to if you'd like to see this
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If you'd like to see this message in its entirety,
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I encourage you to go to
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Jhm.org for that
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And much more content.
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I also want to remind you
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How important it is
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That you partner and help us
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Take all of the gospel
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To all of the world
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And to every generation.
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And to every generation.
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And to every generation. god bless you.
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God bless you. god bless you.
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One message still brings peace.
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At hagee ministries,
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Our mission is clear.
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Proclaim
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The truth of god's word.
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Equip believers
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And reach the lost.
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No matter the cost.
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From the sanctuary of hope.
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To feeding the hungry
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And caring for the sick.
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From social media
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To our broadcast outreach.
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The borders of israel
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And beyond.
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We go where god sends us.
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But this mission
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Is accomplished because of you.
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Your prayers, your generosity.
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Your heart for the kingdom.
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The world is desperate
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For truth.
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For hope.
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For a savior.
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Partner with us today
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At jhm.org/partner
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And be part of something
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Eternal.
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Together
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We are the hands
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And feet of jesus.
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Looking for more content
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To help you in your daily walk.
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Listen to our podcast
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Listen to our podcast or subscribe
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To hagee ministries on youtube.
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Be blessed and join us tomorrow!
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Matt Hagee - The Slave Who Became A Son

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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