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Matt Hagee - What is a Great Church?

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - What is a Great Church? | September 19, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: a great
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Pastor matt hagee: a great church is a church that
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Church is a church that recognizes the faithfulness
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Recognizes the faithfulness of god.
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Of god. why do we come to service
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Why do we come to service each and every sunday?
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Each and every sunday? not so that we can be blessed,
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Not so that we can be blessed, but so that we can bless him --
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But so that we can bless him -- [amen!]
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[amen!] -- for his goodness
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-- for his goodness and his mercy and his grace
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And his mercy and his grace in our life.
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In our life. we must remember
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We must remember god's goodness.
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God's goodness. "every good and every
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"every good and every perfect gift comes from above,"
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Perfect gift comes from above," that's what the book of james
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That's what the book of james says.
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Says. that's a great time for you
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That's a great time for you to look at your spouse and say,
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To look at your spouse and say, "you're sent from heaven" --
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"you're sent from heaven" -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- no matter what y'all were
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-- no matter what y'all were arguing about
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Arguing about in the parking lot.
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In the parking lot. (laughter)
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(laughter) i know where church people
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I know where church people argue.
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Argue. on your way to church.
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On your way to church. (laughter)
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(laughter) but we must remember god's
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But we must remember god's faithfulness each and every
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Faithfulness each and every time the doors open up.
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Time the doors open up. we live in a culture that
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We live in a culture that is so self-centered;
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Is so self-centered; we want to know what
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We want to know what we're going to get out of
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We're going to get out of the service.
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The service. but what happens when you come
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But what happens when you come to service wanting to know
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To service wanting to know what can you pour in?
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What can you pour in? when we remember
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When we remember god's faithfulness,
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God's faithfulness, we recognize that everything
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We recognize that everything we have is because of
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We have is because of his goodness.
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His goodness. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] he is faithful in all things.
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He is faithful in all things. he is a god who is faithful
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He is a god who is faithful to provide.
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To provide. that's why he said,
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That's why he said, "i shall supply all of your
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"i shall supply all of your needs according to his riches
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Needs according to his riches in glory."
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In glory." he is faithful to bless you
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He is faithful to bless you in your going out
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In your going out and in your coming in.
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And in your coming in. he is faithful to increase you
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He is faithful to increase you for every effort that you make
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For every effort that you make and every seed that you sow.
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And every seed that you sow. he is faithful to sustain you,
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He is faithful to sustain you, because he has given his angels
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Because he has given his angels charge over you that will
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Charge over you that will guard you wherever you go.
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Guard you wherever you go. he's faithful in his mercy,
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He's faithful in his mercy, because the bible says
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Because the bible says that his mercy is renewed
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That his mercy is renewed with the rising of every sun.
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With the rising of every sun. he is faithful to heal us,
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He is faithful to heal us, because when you ask
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Because when you ask in faith believing,
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In faith believing, you receive.
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You receive. and the bible says,
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And the bible says, "by his stripes,
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"by his stripes, we are healed."
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We are healed." he is faithful to liberate us,
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He is faithful to liberate us, because the bible says that you
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Because the bible says that you shall know the truth and
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Shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
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The truth shall set you 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. child of god,
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Child of god, if he has been faithful to you,
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If he has been faithful to you, here in this sanctuary
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Here in this sanctuary this morning,
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This morning, if you can look back at what
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If you can look back at what he has done,
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He has done, if you can take an account
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If you can take an account today of what he is doing,
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Today of what he is doing, if you're looking forward to
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If you're looking forward to his faithfulness
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His faithfulness in your tomorrow,
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In your tomorrow, then right where you are,
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Then right where you are, i just want you to give
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I just want you to give the lord a thunderous round
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The lord a thunderous round of applause and a mighty shout
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Of applause and a mighty shout of praise!
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Of praise! (applause)
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(applause) a great church
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A great church is a church that remembers
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Is a church that remembers god's faithfulness.
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God's faithfulness. and a great church is a church
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And a great church is a church that is alive.
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That is alive. read the verse
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Read the verse from ephesians 2.
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From ephesians 2. it says,
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It says, "it is fitted together
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"it is fitted together and it grows."
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And it grows." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "it grows."
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"it grows." living things grow.
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Living things grow. nothing in your life
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Nothing in your life that's alive isn't growing.
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That's alive isn't growing. if it's not growing,
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If it's not growing, it's dying.
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It's dying. here's what paul had to say
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Here's what paul had to say about it.
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About it. 1 timothy 3:15, he said,
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1 timothy 3:15, he said, "the church is the house
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"the church is the house of god."
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Of god." and then he got more specific,
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And then he got more specific, "the living god."
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"the living god." say those words with me,
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Say those words with me, "the living god."
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"the living god." we considered that it was
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We considered that it was a crucified savior that birthed
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A crucified savior that birthed the church,
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The church, because the bible says,
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Because the bible says, "without the shedding of blood,
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"without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin."
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There is no remission of sin." but it is not
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But it is not a crucified savior that is lord
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A crucified savior that is lord over the church.
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Over the church. the bible tells us in the book
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The bible tells us in the book of ephesians that christ
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Of ephesians that christ is the head of the church,
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Is the head of the church, not a crucified savior,
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Not a crucified savior, a risen savior.
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A risen savior. we need to remember each
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We need to remember each and every day that we breathe
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And every day that we breathe that our savior lives.
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That our savior lives. our god is alive.
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Our god is alive. his church is alive.
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His church is alive. his word is alive.
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His word is alive. his church is a living,
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His church is a living, moving being that has the
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Moving being that has the ability to change the world!
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Ability to change the world! [that's right!]
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[that's right!] i don't know about you,
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I don't know about you, but i think our world needs
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But i think our world needs a change.
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A change. [amen!]
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[amen!] the change comes from here.
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The change comes from here. [amen!]
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[amen!] not out there,
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Not out there, here.
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Here. you are the light of the world.
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You are the light of the world. you are the salt of the earth.
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You are the salt of the earth. you are the change agent,
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You are the change agent, which means we must live
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Which means we must live our faith.
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Our faith. a great church
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A great church is a living church.
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Is a living church. it's a growing church.
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It's a growing church. it's a church where
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It's a church where the presence of god
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The presence of god fills the house
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Fills the house and lives are touched.
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And lives are touched. it's a church where those
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It's a church where those who are sick can come
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Who are sick can come and receive a healing touch.
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And receive a healing touch. it's a church that believes in
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It's a church that believes in the signs and wonders that are
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The signs and wonders that are written about in the word
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Written about in the word of god.
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Of god. it's a church that takes
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It's a church that takes authority over powers
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Authority over powers and principalities.
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And principalities. it does not debate the word
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It does not debate the word of god,
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Of god, but it declares the word
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But it declares the word of god.
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Of god. [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen!]
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[amen!] it's a church that's growing.
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It's a church that's growing. and i thank god that
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And i thank god that cornerstone church is growing.
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Cornerstone church is growing. a great church is not only
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A great church is not only a growing church,
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A growing church, but a great church trains
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But a great church trains the next generation.
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The next generation. [yes.]
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[yes.] it has a vision that is greater
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It has a vision that is greater than just itself.
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Than just itself. it sees the next generation
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It sees the next generation and trains that generation,
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And trains that generation, because even though they're
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Because even though they're just a portion of today's
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Just a portion of today's population,
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Population, they are 100% of our future.
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They are 100% of our future. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] and the future is under attack.
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And the future is under attack. and if they are going to
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And if they are going to receive the knowledge of
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Receive the knowledge of the word of god,
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The word of god, we cannot outsource it;
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We cannot outsource it; we must do it ourselves.
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We must do it ourselves. [amen!]
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[amen!] [yes!]
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[yes!] [amen!]
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[amen!] but they are worth every effort
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But they are worth every effort that we make.
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That we make. every year,
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Every year, this church invests millions of
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This church invests millions of dollars in reaching children.
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Dollars in reaching children. why?
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Why? because they need to know the
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Because they need to know the truth about who jesus christ
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Truth about who jesus christ is.
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Is. [amen!]
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[amen!] we're in an all-out war
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We're in an all-out war for the future of this nation.
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For the future of this nation. we used to gather in the church
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We used to gather in the church and we would preach
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And we would preach to save souls.
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To save souls. now we're not only preaching
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Now we're not only preaching to save souls,
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To save souls, but we are preaching to ensure
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But we are preaching to ensure the freedom of this generation.
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The freedom of this generation. [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) you say,
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You say, "well how can you say that,
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"well how can you say that, preacher?"
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Preacher?" i didn't say it;
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I didn't say it; stalin did,
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Stalin did, joseph stalin,
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Joseph stalin, who murdered millions of people
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Who murdered millions of people bringing communism to russia
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Bringing communism to russia and turning russia into
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And turning russia into the soviet union,
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The soviet union, the ussr.
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The ussr. joseph stalin made this
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Joseph stalin made this statement and it's a very true
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Statement and it's a very true statement,
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Statement, and we cannot forget it.
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And we cannot forget it. he said,
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He said, "all it would take for
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"all it would take for communism to control america
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Communism to control america is for one generation
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Is for one generation to forget god."
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To forget god." [amen!]
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[amen!] even stalin knew that communism
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Even stalin knew that communism could not compete with god.
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Could not compete with god. [amen!]
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[amen!] but if you could convince
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But if you could convince the people to leave god out,
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The people to leave god out, then communism could step in.
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Then communism could step in. and we're facing that
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And we're facing that in these united states.
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In these united states. here's some very interesting
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Here's some very interesting facts that were put together by
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Facts that were put together by a reuters' poll,
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A reuters' poll, who took a survey 30-years
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Who took a survey 30-years separated.
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Separated. they asked a group of people
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They asked a group of people born between 1927 and 1945 --
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Born between 1927 and 1945 -- how many of you fit
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How many of you fit in that category,
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In that category, '27 to '45?
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'27 to '45? god bless you.
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God bless you. if you were born between 1927
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If you were born between 1927 and 1945,
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And 1945, here's what the survey said
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Here's what the survey said that you admitted that 75%
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That you admitted that 75% of the household decisions
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Of the household decisions that you remember growing up
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That you remember growing up as a child or you made
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As a child or you made as an adult,
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As an adult, the word of god was at some
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The word of god was at some point considered an influence
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Point considered an influence in the decision.
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In the decision. [amen!]
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[amen!] around your dinner table,
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Around your dinner table, the word of god was read.
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The word of god was read. or whenever your parents chose
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Or whenever your parents chose what to do for the family,
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What to do for the family, the word of god was considered
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The word of god was considered a resource for the decision
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A resource for the decision that was about to be made.
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That was about to be made. that was in one generation
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That was in one generation between '27 and '45.
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Between '27 and '45. now how many of you were born
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Now how many of you were born after the year 1983?
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After the year 1983? go ahead and raise your hands.
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Go ahead and raise your hands. it's okay.
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It's okay. you can text me '83.
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You can text me '83. (laughter)
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(laughter) if you were born after the year
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If you were born after the year 1983,
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1983, the next time they took
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The next time they took this poll,
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This poll, here's what they said;
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Here's what they said; four percent of those born
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Four percent of those born after 1983 said the word of god
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After 1983 said the word of god wasn't even in their house,
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Wasn't even in their house, which means that 96%
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Which means that 96% of the young people,
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Of the young people, those under the age of their
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Those under the age of their young 30's and their late 20's,
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Young 30's and their late 20's, 96% said the word of god
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96% said the word of god had no influence in the house
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Had no influence in the house that they lived in.
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That they lived in. think about that.
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Think about that. all it takes is one generation
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All it takes is one generation to forget god.
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To forget god. and we have seen that
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And we have seen that generation now take
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Generation now take center stage.
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Center stage. why?
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Why? because we, as a church,
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Because we, as a church, failed to train up our children
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Failed to train up our children in the way they should go.
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In the way they should go. [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) at cornerstone church,
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At cornerstone church, i thank god that we have a
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I thank god that we have a dedicated team of individuals,
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Dedicated team of individuals, who are willing to minister
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Who are willing to minister to our children each
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To our children each and every week from the nursery
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And every week from the nursery to the children's ministry,
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To the children's ministry, to the middle school,
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To the middle school, to the high school,
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To the high school, to the college,
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To the college, to our beautiful school campus
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To our beautiful school campus that's just a few miles
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That's just a few miles from here.
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From here. this year,
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This year, we're going to graduate
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We're going to graduate the largest graduating class
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The largest graduating class that cornerstone has ever seen.
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That cornerstone has ever seen. and that class has received
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And that class has received more than 5.5 million dollars
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More than 5.5 million dollars of scholarship funds.
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Of scholarship funds. why?
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Why? because they were trained
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Because they were trained in excellence.
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In excellence. they were trained that they
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They were trained that they could do all things
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Could do all things through christ.
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Through christ. they were trained to believe
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They were trained to believe that they're here to change
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That they're here to change the world.
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The world. and by god's grace,
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And by god's grace, they're going to walk the stage
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They're going to walk the stage and leave the platform,
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And leave the platform, and go do it for the glory
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And go do it for the glory of god.
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Of god. (applause)
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(applause) think about this;
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Think about this; of our graduating seniors,
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Of our graduating seniors, 27 of them are going to go from
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27 of them are going to go from being a student athlete
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Being a student athlete on our campus to being athletes
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On our campus to being athletes at the college
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At the college or the university level.
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Or the university level. a great church fights for
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A great church fights for the next generation,
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The next generation, because it realizes
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Because it realizes that the word of god
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That the word of god is a generational book.
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Is a generational book. the bible says,
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The bible says, "his faithfulness endures
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"his faithfulness endures to all generations."
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To all generations." his blessings are for abraham,
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His blessings are for abraham, isaac, and jacob;
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Isaac, and jacob; a grandfather,
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A grandfather, a father,
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A father, and a grandson.
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And a grandson. the blessings that you read
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The blessings that you read in the word of god, it says,
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In the word of god, it says, "now may the lord be upon you,
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"now may the lord be upon you, your children,
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Your children, and your children too."
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And your children too." why?
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Why? because there is a faithfulness
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Because there is a faithfulness that comes with
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That comes with god's blessings.
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God's blessings. and it goes from generation
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And it goes from generation to generation.
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To generation. and it's worth standing upon
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And it's worth standing upon and believing in.
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And believing in. [amen!]
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[amen!] don't believe that just because
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Don't believe that just because you don't understand all of the
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You don't understand all of the platforms and engagements that
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Platforms and engagements that your children are in that they
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Your children are in that they don't need you in the middle of
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Don't need you in the middle of their life.
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Their life. [right.]
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[right.] [amen!]
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[amen!] don't allow technology
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Don't allow technology to distance you.
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To distance you. build a bridge across that
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Build a bridge across that generational chasm and make
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Generational chasm and make sure that they know
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Sure that they know what the word of god says about
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What the word of god says about who they are.
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Who they are. [yes!]
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[yes!] this is why the bible says,
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This is why the bible says, "train up your children."
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"train up your children." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "train up your children."
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"train up your children." that word "train" is something
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That word "train" is something that you have to do
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That you have to do intentionally.
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Intentionally. training does not happen
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Training does not happen on accident.
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On accident. training is something that
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Training is something that comes through consistency
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Comes through consistency and love.
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And love. [amen!]
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[amen!] people say,
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People say, "well how do you train
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"well how do you train your child?"
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Your child?" let me tell you something
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Let me tell you something i learned very early
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I learned very early at the hagee house.
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At the hagee house. if it can be fed,
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If it can be fed, it can be trained.
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It can be trained. (laughter)
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Do you write down your prayers?
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Keeping a prayer
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Journal is more than a habit,
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It's a legacy.
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A testimony of god's
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Faithfulness.
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Written across the pages
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Of your life,
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Every answered prayer is proof
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That he hears you.
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That he moves on your behalf
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And that he is
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Still the god of miracles.
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That's why we want to send you
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(laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) "train up a child in the way
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"train up a child in the way they should go."
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They should go." train your children that
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Train your children that the house of the living god
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The house of the living god is where they get the answers
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Is where they get the answers for life.
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For life. train up your children that
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Train up your children that the word of god is a lamp
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The word of god is a lamp unto their feet and a light
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Unto their feet and a light unto their path.
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Unto their path. train your children that prayer
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Train your children that prayer is the most exciting
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Is the most exciting conversation that they'll ever
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Conversation that they'll ever have on this earth,
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Have on this earth, because they're talking
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Because they're talking with god, their father,
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With god, their father, in heaven.
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In heaven. [amen!]
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[amen!] train them so that
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Train them so that when the world attacks them,
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When the world attacks them, they'll know that the name of
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They'll know that the name of the lord is a strong tower that
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The lord is a strong tower that the righteous can run into it
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The righteous can run into it and they're saved.
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And they're saved. [yes!]
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[yes!] [amen!]
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[amen!] train them so that they know
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Train them so that they know that when they don't know what
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That when they don't know what to do,
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To do, according to the book of james,
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According to the book of james, they can ask for wisdom and god
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They can ask for wisdom and god will give it to them liberally.
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Will give it to them liberally. train them so they know what
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Train them so they know what the shield of faith feels like,
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The shield of faith feels like, so that whenever the evil day
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So that whenever the evil day comes,
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Comes, they don't run from the battle;
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They don't run from the battle; they stand and face adversity
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They stand and face adversity and make history as a warrior
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And make history as a warrior generation for the glory
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Generation for the glory of god.
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Of god. (applause)
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(applause) you train your children
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You train your children by getting them connected to
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By getting them connected to a living church,
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A living church, to a great church.
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To a great church. we say those things in church,
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We say those things in church, and then people say,
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And then people say, "but my kid doesn't want to go
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"but my kid doesn't want to go to church."
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To church." who said your kid gets
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Who said your kid gets a choice?
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A choice? [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) a great church is not only
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A great church is not only a growing church.
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A growing church. it's not only a church that's
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It's not only a church that's generationally minded.
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Generationally minded. it's not only a living church.
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It's not only a living church. but a great church is a church
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But a great church is a church that's filled with people
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That's filled with people like you,
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Like you, because you are the salt
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Because you are the salt of the earth and you are
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Of the earth and you are the light of the world.
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The light of the world. right now,
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Right now, there is not a nation
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There is not a nation on the face of the planet
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On the face of the planet that this church does not touch
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That this church does not touch on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. [praise the lord.]
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[praise the lord.] and you're the reason why.
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And you're the reason why. every prayer that you've
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Every prayer that you've prayed,
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Prayed, every life that you've touched,
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Every life that you've touched, every time that you've given,
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Every time that you've given, every hour that you sacrificed,
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Every hour that you sacrificed, all of it has been recorded
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All of it has been recorded by the angels in heaven.
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By the angels in heaven. and based on what the bible
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And based on what the bible says, i can tell you,
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Says, i can tell you, "great is your reward."
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"great is your reward." you are assured,
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You are assured, in the bible,
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In the bible, that there is not one moment
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That there is not one moment of it that has been lost
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Of it that has been lost by god.
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By god. and when we see him
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And when we see him face to face,
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Face to face, only then will we have a full
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Only then will we have a full understanding of the impact
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Understanding of the impact that we've made.
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That we've made. but cornerstone,
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But cornerstone, you are a great church.
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You are a great church. and from the bottom
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And from the bottom of my heart,
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Of my heart, i thank god for you.
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I thank god for you. i thank god for you.
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I thank god for you. (applause)
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(applause) great churches are built upon
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Great churches are built upon truth,
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Truth, because the bible says that
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Because the bible says that he is the way,
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He is the way, he is the truth,
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He is the truth, and he is the life.
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And he is the life. [amen!]
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[amen!] if he's our cornerstone,
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If he's our cornerstone, then his truth
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Then his truth is our foundation.
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Is our foundation. and we live in a world
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And we live in a world that will not tolerate truth.
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That will not tolerate truth. you want to know what the most
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You want to know what the most unpopular thing in the world
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Unpopular thing in the world to say is?
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To say is? what's true.
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What's true. but here are some truths that
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But here are some truths that the church needs to embrace.
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The church needs to embrace. first and foremost,
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First and foremost, we need each other.
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We need each other. [amen!]
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[amen!] nobody needs to go through life
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Nobody needs to go through life alone.
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Alone. that's one of the reasons why
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That's one of the reasons why we have so many places for you
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We have so many places for you to connect and participate.
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To connect and participate. because until you serve
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Because until you serve the lord,
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The lord, you will not fully know
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You will not fully know or embrace the joy of being
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Or embrace the joy of being in his church.
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In his church. [that's right!]
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[that's right!] when you serve,
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When you serve, that's when god pours out
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That's when god pours out his blessings.
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His blessings. until you serve,
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Until you serve, you're just taking;
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You're just taking; you're not giving.
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You're not giving. and jesus said it's more
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And jesus said it's more blessed to give than
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Blessed to give than to receive.
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To receive. but in order for us to serve,
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But in order for us to serve, we must understand that we need
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We must understand that we need each other.
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Each other. read the book of genesis.
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Read the book of genesis. it says,
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It says, "it is not good for man
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"it is not good for man to be alone."
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To be alone." if it wasn't good for adam,
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If it wasn't good for adam, it's not good for you.
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It's not good for you. and yet, in the church,
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And yet, in the church, we divide ourselves each
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We divide ourselves each and every way we can.
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And every way we can. we have churches that are
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We have churches that are divided by race when there
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Divided by race when there is no race in the bible.
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Is no race in the bible. there's only a blood-bought
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There's only a blood-bought church.
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Church. (applause)
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(applause) we're divided by class.
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We're divided by class. we're divided by tradition.
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We're divided by tradition. we're divided by preference.
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We're divided by preference. and all of those things
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And all of those things are individually important.
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Are individually important. but corporately,
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But corporately, when they divide us,
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When they divide us, they're taking away from us
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They're taking away from us the power that god put into us.
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The power that god put into us. here's what the bible says;
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Here's what the bible says; it says,
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It says, one of us can put a thousand
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One of us can put a thousand to flight,
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To flight, two of us can put ten thousand
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Two of us can put ten thousand to flight.
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To flight. moses said that to the children
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Moses said that to the children of israel about the power
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Of israel about the power of god that existed in them.
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Of god that existed in them. what does that verse tell us?
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What does that verse tell us? it tells us that when we work
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It tells us that when we work together as god's kids,
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Together as god's kids, god himself gets involved.
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God himself gets involved. [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) because it's not a matter
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Because it's not a matter of mathematics.
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Of mathematics. if one of us puts a thousand
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If one of us puts a thousand to flight,
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To flight, then mathematics simply says
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Then mathematics simply says that one of us puts a thousand,
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That one of us puts a thousand, two of us puts two thousand.
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Two of us puts two thousand. wrong.
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Wrong. according to heaven's
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According to heaven's perspective,
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Perspective, when two of god's kids start
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When two of god's kids start working together,
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Working together, you get exponential increase
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You get exponential increase in the power that you receive
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In the power that you receive from on high,
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From on high, because god looks down there.
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Because god looks down there. and according to his word,
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And according to his word, he says, "behold,
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He says, "behold, how blessed and good it is
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How blessed and good it is for brethren to dwell together
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For brethren to dwell together in unity...
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In unity... for there i will command
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For there i will command a blessing."
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A blessing." how many of you want god
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How many of you want god to command a blessing
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To command a blessing in your life?
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In your life? it's time for us to stop
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It's time for us to stop working against each other,
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Working against each other, stop wasting our time fighting
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Stop wasting our time fighting one another,
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One another, and start working together
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And start working together in the unity of the faith!
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In the unity of the faith! church, we cannot afford
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Church, we cannot afford to lose one more
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To lose one more spiritual battle.
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Spiritual battle. we cannot afford to shrug
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We cannot afford to shrug our shoulders one more time
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Our shoulders one more time and hope that something turns
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And hope that something turns out different the next time.
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Out different the next time. we are at war with the world,
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We are at war with the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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The flesh, and the devil. and if we work together,
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And if we work together, let god arise and let
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Let god arise and let his enemies be scattered!
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His enemies be scattered! (applause)
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(applause) what was jesus' prayer before
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What was jesus' prayer before he left this earth?
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He left this earth? he said, "father,
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He said, "father, that they may be one
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That they may be one even as you and i are one;
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Even as you and i are one; that the world would know
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That the world would know you sent me."
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You sent me." what a pathetic job we've done
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What a pathetic job we've done of answering that prayer.
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Of answering that prayer. how much energy have we wasted
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How much energy have we wasted fighting against our brothers
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Fighting against our brothers and sisters in christ
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And sisters in christ instead of walking in unity?
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Instead of walking in unity? people say, "well pastor,
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People say, "well pastor, do you think it's possible?"
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Do you think it's possible?" of course, it is --
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Of course, it is -- [amen!]
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[amen!] -- when we get away from
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-- when we get away from our preference and we focus on
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Our preference and we focus on our purpose.
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Our purpose. you see we live in a generation
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You see we live in a generation that makes your preference,
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That makes your preference, the way you want it,
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The way you want it, how you should get it.
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How you should get it. pull up to your favorite
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Pull up to your favorite hamburger shop,
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Hamburger shop, they'll ask you,
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They'll ask you, "you want onions, pickles,
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"you want onions, pickles, mustard, and ketchup on that?"
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Mustard, and ketchup on that?" "no, i want it this way."
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"no, i want it this way." [amen.]
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[amen.] and that's the way that we
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And that's the way that we treat church.
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Treat church. if it's not what i want,
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If it's not what i want, i'm going to go someplace else.
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I'm going to go someplace else. [come on now.]
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[come on now.] but here's what the bible says
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But here's what the bible says in acts 2:46.
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In acts 2:46. it says,
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It says, "they were daily in one
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"they were daily in one accord."
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Accord." [right.]
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[right.] now how were they in one
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Now how were they in one accord?
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Accord? they put their preferences
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They put their preferences aside and they focused on
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Aside and they focused on their purpose.
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Their purpose. their purpose was to take all
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Their purpose was to take all of the gospel to all of
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Of the gospel to all of the world.
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The world. and they focused on
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And they focused on that purpose talking about
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That purpose talking about jesus christ crucified,
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Jesus christ crucified, risen,
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Risen, and looking forward to him
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And looking forward to him coming again.
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Coming again. [amen!]
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[amen!] if we, as a church,
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If we, as a church, can get back to that,
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Can get back to that, there isn't anyone who
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There isn't anyone who professes the name of jesus
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Professes the name of jesus that we cannot walk with.
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That we cannot walk with. another truth that the church
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Another truth that the church needs to be built upon
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Needs to be built upon is our divine code of conduct.
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Is our divine code of conduct. we have a divine code
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We have a divine code of conduct and it comes
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Of conduct and it comes in ephesians 4:32.
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In ephesians 4:32. here's what the bible says;
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Here's what the bible says; it says,
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It says, "be kind one to another,
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"be kind one to another, tenderhearted,
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Tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as
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Forgiving one another even as christ forgave you."
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Christ forgave you." that one verse can change
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That one verse can change the world.
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The world. "be kind."
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"be kind." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "be kind."
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"be kind." now it's going to be
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Now it's going to be put to the test,
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Put to the test, because in just a minute,
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Because in just a minute, you're going to be dismissed,
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You're going to be dismissed, and then you've got to share
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And then you've got to share that parking lot.
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That parking lot. (laughter)
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(laughter) there's going to be people that
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There's going to be people that need to be let in.
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Need to be let in. you're going to act like you
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You're going to act like you didn't see them.
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Didn't see them. no, don't look.
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No, don't look. don't look.
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Don't look. don't look.
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Don't look. (laughter)
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(laughter) "be kind."
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"be kind." what the world is in desperate
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What the world is in desperate shortage of these days
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Shortage of these days is kindness.
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Is kindness. [yes!]
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[yes!] the world is filled with every
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The world is filled with every kind of temper tantrum
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Kind of temper tantrum and rant and rage.
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And rant and rage. but what could kindness do?
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But what could kindness do? kindness is a healing balm
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Kindness is a healing balm that enables people to work
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That enables people to work together.
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Together. kindness can undo what years
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Kindness can undo what years of abuse have done.
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Of abuse have done. [yes!]
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[yes!] kindness humbly serves
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Kindness humbly serves with the words,
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With the words, "how may i help you" with no
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"how may i help you" with no promise of recognition
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Promise of recognition in return.
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In return. kindness is a seed that you sow
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Kindness is a seed that you sow into the soul of another,
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Into the soul of another, knowing that the harvest
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Knowing that the harvest doesn't come from the person,
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Doesn't come from the person, but the harvest comes from god
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But the harvest comes from god above.
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Above. [amen!]
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[amen!] be kind to one another,
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Be kind to one another, not just kind,
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Not just kind, but the bible says,
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But the bible says, "be tenderhearted."
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"be tenderhearted." what's the opposite of
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What's the opposite of tender hearted?
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Tender hearted? hard hearted.
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Hard hearted. how many of you've ever met
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How many of you've ever met a hard-hearted christian?
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A hard-hearted christian? it's an oxymoron.
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It's an oxymoron. you can't be both.
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You can't be both. (laughter)
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(laughter) you may go to church,
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You may go to church, but if you've got a hard heart,
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But if you've got a hard heart, god needs to work on you.
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God needs to work on you. tender-hearted people are not
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Tender-hearted people are not judgmental people.
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Judgmental people. tender-hearted people see
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Tender-hearted people see people and believe the best
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People and believe the best in them.
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In them. tender-hearted people see
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Tender-hearted people see brokenness and they want to
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Brokenness and they want to know how can i help restore
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Know how can i help restore you.
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You. tender-hearted people are
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Tender-hearted people are baptized in grace that will not
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Baptized in grace that will not allow someone's faults
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Allow someone's faults or shortcomings to keep them
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Or shortcomings to keep them from loving you.
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From loving you. [amen!]
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[amen!] jesus christ was tenderhearted
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Jesus christ was tenderhearted towards us,
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Towards us, because the bible says that
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Because the bible says that while we were yet sinners,
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While we were yet sinners, he loved us.
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He loved us. and he gave himself for us.
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And he gave himself for us. how many of you are thankful
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How many of you are thankful that he didn't wait for us to
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That he didn't wait for us to be lovable before he loved us?
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Be lovable before he loved us? [amen!]
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[amen!] (applause)
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(applause) what would happen if the church
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What would happen if the church was to show the world that kind
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Was to show the world that kind of tender heartedness,
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Of tender heartedness, if kindness was our motto
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If kindness was our motto and tender heartedness
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And tender heartedness was our fruit?
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Was our fruit? but if we're going to be kind
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But if we're going to be kind and tenderhearted,
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And tenderhearted, before we can do that,
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Before we can do that, you know what we have to do
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You know what we have to do according to ephesians 4?
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According to ephesians 4? we must forgive.
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We must forgive. "be ye kind one to another,
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"be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
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Tenderhearted, forgiving one another
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Forgiving one another even as christ forgave you."
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Even as christ forgave you." jesus believed so much
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Jesus believed so much in forgiveness that he made
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In forgiveness that he made this statement;
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This statement; "if you are praying
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"if you are praying at the altar and you remember
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At the altar and you remember that you have an offense,
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That you have an offense, go and correct it.
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Go and correct it. and then come back and pray."
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And then come back and pray." that was a controversial thing
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That was a controversial thing for him to say to the religious
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For him to say to the religious crowd that he was speaking to,
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Crowd that he was speaking to, because as far as they were
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Because as far as they were concerned,
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Concerned, there was no more
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There was no more important conversation
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Important conversation than you could have with god,
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Than you could have with god, the creator of heaven
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The creator of heaven and earth.
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And earth. and here,
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And here, jesus christ is saying
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Jesus christ is saying if you're talking to god,
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If you're talking to god, the creator,
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The creator, and you remember you have
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And you remember you have an offense with charlie,
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An offense with charlie, you go fix it with charlie
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You go fix it with charlie before you finish with god.
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Before you finish with god. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (applause)
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(applause) why?
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Why? (applause)
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(applause) why would he say such a thing?
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Why would he say such a thing? because god loves your enemy
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Because god loves your enemy as much as he loves you.
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As much as he loves you. [amen!]
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[amen!] and that's what forgiveness
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And that's what forgiveness remembers.
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Remembers. we have a code of conduct,
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We have a code of conduct, "be kind one to another,
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"be kind one to another, tenderhearted,
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Tenderhearted, forgiving one another
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Forgiving one another even as christ forgave you."
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Even as christ forgave you." a great church does
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A great church does those things.
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Those things. finally,
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Finally, a great church recognizes
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A great church recognizes that god is great and greatly
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That god is great and greatly to be praised.
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To be praised. [amen!]
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[amen!] we remember what psalm 118
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We remember what psalm 118 says,
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Says, "this is the day that the lord
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"this is the day that the lord has made.
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Has made. and we will rejoice
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And we will rejoice and be made glad in it."
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And be made glad in it." i don't know what kind of day
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I don't know what kind of day you're having,
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You're having, but i know who made the day.
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But i know who made the day. [yes!]
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[yes!] and i can promise you that
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And i can promise you that while the things that we dwell
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While the things that we dwell in here on earth change
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In here on earth change just as fast as you can flip
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Just as fast as you can flip the television channel,
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The television channel, nothing in heaven changes.
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Nothing in heaven changes. he's the same yesterday,
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He's the same yesterday, today,
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Today, and forever.
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And forever. [amen!]
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[amen!] if you woke up this morning,
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If you woke up this morning, the one who sits upon
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The one who sits upon the throne has a plan for you.
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The throne has a plan for you. and that plan and that purpose
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And that plan and that purpose is that you would give him
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Is that you would give him honor and you would give him
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Honor and you would give him glory,
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Glory, and you would magnify him
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And you would magnify him in this moment and time,
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In this moment and time, because his plans for you
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Because his plans for you are for you to prosper.
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Are for you to prosper. he'll not let any harm
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He'll not let any harm come near your dwelling.
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Come near your dwelling. everything you put your hand to
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Everything you put your hand to for his kingdom's sake,
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For his kingdom's sake, he'll cause it to thrive.
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He'll cause it to thrive. [amen!]
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[amen!] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ but we remember that he
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But we remember that he is great and greatly
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Is great and greatly to be praised.
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To be praised. (applause)
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(applause)
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Pastor matt hagee: could you
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Pastor matt hagee: could you imagine what would happen
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Imagine what would happen if the church discovered
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If the church discovered the identity that christ
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The identity that christ has given us;
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Has given us; that the gates of hell
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That the gates of hell cannot prevail;
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Cannot prevail; and that we have authority
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And that we have authority on the earth because of
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On the earth because of the authority that christ has
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The authority that christ has in heaven?
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Matt Hagee - What is a Great Church?

September 19, 2025 | 28:30

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