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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - What Only The Grace Of God Can Do | January 13, 2025
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- ♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: john writes
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- Pastor matt hagee: john writes about jesus,
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- About jesus, not only was he the word made
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- Not only was he the word made flesh that dwelt among us.
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- Flesh that dwelt among us. but he writes about jesus that
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- But he writes about jesus that he was full of two things,
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- He was full of two things, grace and truth.
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- Grace and truth. and what you need to
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- And what you need to understand about grace
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- Understand about grace and truth is that those words
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- And truth is that those words go together and they balance
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- Go together and they balance the scales,
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- The scales, because if you remove truth
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- Because if you remove truth from grace,
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- From grace, you get grace way out of
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- You get grace way out of balance.
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- Balance. and right now,
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- And right now, all over the world,
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- All over the world, especially in the church,
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- Especially in the church, this concept of grace is way
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- This concept of grace is way out of balance.
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- Out of balance. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] people are saying,
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- People are saying, "god's grace is so good;
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- "god's grace is so good; you don't have to repent."
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- You don't have to repent." "god's grace is so great;
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- "god's grace is so great; it doesn't matter what you've
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- It doesn't matter what you've done."
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- Done." the bible does tell us that
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- The bible does tell us that where sin did abound,
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- Where sin did abound, grace did that much more
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- Grace did that much more abound.
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- Abound. [amen.]
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- [amen.] but the truth is all have
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- But the truth is all have fallen short of the glory
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- Fallen short of the glory of god.
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- Of god. the truth is there is none
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- The truth is there is none righteous among you,
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- Righteous among you, no, not one.
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- No, not one. the truth is the wages of sin
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- The truth is the wages of sin is death.
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- Is death. and so whenever you consider
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- And so whenever you consider god's grace,
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- God's grace, what you have to understand is
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- What you have to understand is that you are being delivered
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- That you are being delivered from the truth of what
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- From the truth of what you have done to trespass
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- You have done to trespass and transgress the law of god,
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- And transgress the law of god, because of his amazing grace.
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- Because of his amazing grace. [amen.]
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- [amen.] you don't get grace without
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- You don't get grace without understanding the truth.
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- Understanding the truth. [amen.]
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- [amen.] god's grace is a precious,
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- God's grace is a precious, unmerited gift that's beyond
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- Unmerited gift that's beyond your ability to fathom.
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- Your ability to fathom. but there's this burden of
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- But there's this burden of truth that because we are men,
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- Truth that because we are men, we are hopelessly lost.
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- We are hopelessly lost. we're sinners in need of
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- We're sinners in need of a savior.
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- A savior. we're sheep,
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- We're sheep, as isaiah said,
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- As isaiah said, gone astray.
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- Gone astray. we're slaves to sin,
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- We're slaves to sin, as paul wrote in romans.
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- As paul wrote in romans. the truth is that without
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- The truth is that without christ,
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- Christ, we are hopelessly lost
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- We are hopelessly lost and outside of the covenant.
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- And outside of the covenant. [amen.]
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- [amen.] you cannot have the glory
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- You cannot have the glory of his grace without embracing
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- Of his grace without embracing the weight of his truth.
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- The weight of his truth. [amen.]
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- [amen.] and john's gospel begins by
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- And john's gospel begins by telling us this story about
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- Telling us this story about two things that just don't
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- Two things that just don't mix:
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- Mix: god's grace
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- God's grace and the works of man.
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- And the works of man. your effort will never make
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- Your effort will never make god's grace greater.
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- God's grace greater. so your works and god's grace,
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- So your works and god's grace, they just don't mix.
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- They just don't mix. and we see this in the miracle
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- And we see this in the miracle of the pool of bethesda.
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- Of the pool of bethesda. in the very first verse,
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- In the very first verse, it says,
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- It says, "after this there was a feast
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- "after this there was a feast of the jews."
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- Of the jews." now here's the problem with
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- Now here's the problem with that;
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- That; people immediately want to
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- People immediately want to know,
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- Know, what feast was it.
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- What feast was it. it doesn't matter.
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- It doesn't matter. they said it wrong.
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- They said it wrong. go read leviticus 23:2.
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- Go read leviticus 23:2. in leviticus 23,
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- In leviticus 23, this is the first that
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- This is the first that the feasts are being
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- The feasts are being discussed,
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- Discussed, and god is talking to moses
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- And god is talking to moses about them.
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- About them. and god says to moses,
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- And god says to moses, "the feasts of the lord."
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- "the feasts of the lord." which you (moses)
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- Which you (moses) shall proclaim as
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- Shall proclaim as a holy convocation."
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- A holy convocation." he reiterates it.
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- He reiterates it. he says in leviticus 23:2
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- He says in leviticus 23:2 "these are my feasts."
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- "these are my feasts." he says,
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- He says, "six days shall work be done.
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- "six days shall work be done. but the seventh day is a day
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- But the seventh day is a day of solemn rest,
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- Of solemn rest, a holy convocation.
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- A holy convocation. you shall do no work on it;
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- You shall do no work on it; for it is the sabbath
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- For it is the sabbath of the lord."
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- Of the lord." but in john 5,
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- But in john 5, we now have a feast of
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- We now have a feast of the jews.
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- The jews. and we have a problem,
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- And we have a problem, because jesus did something
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- Because jesus did something he wasn't supposed to do,
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- He wasn't supposed to do, based on the law of
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- Based on the law of the pharisees,
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- The pharisees, on the sabbath day.
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- On the sabbath day. here is the point:
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- Here is the point: it wasn't their day;
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- It wasn't their day; [amen!]
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- [amen!] it was god's day.
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- It was god's day. [amen.]
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- [amen.] [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] john 5:2, it says,
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- John 5:2, it says, "and there is a place there
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- "and there is a place there by the sheep gate,
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- By the sheep gate, which in hebrew is called
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- Which in hebrew is called bethesda,
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- Bethesda, having five porches."
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- Having five porches." i want you to see what this
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- I want you to see what this pool looks like in the time
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- Pool looks like in the time of christ.
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- Of christ. this is what the temple mount
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- This is what the temple mount would have looked like.
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- Would have looked like. that's the temple.
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- That's the temple. the outer court,
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- The outer court, the inner court,
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- The inner court, the holies of holies
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- The holies of holies is in that building.
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- Is in that building. the platform here.
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- The platform here. this is the pool of israel
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- This is the pool of israel next to the wall.
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- Next to the wall. this is the pool of bethesda,
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- This is the pool of bethesda, having five porches.
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- Having five porches. this pool,
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- This pool, from architectural
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- From architectural understanding,
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- Understanding, was longer and wider than
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- Was longer and wider than a football field.
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- A football field. and it was deeper than
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- And it was deeper than an olympic swimming pool.
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- An olympic swimming pool. it was about 16 and a half
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- It was about 16 and a half to 18-feet deep from what they
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- To 18-feet deep from what they can tell.
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- Can tell. this was no small puddle
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- This was no small puddle in the middle of the desert.
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- In the middle of the desert. now there were five porches
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- Now there were five porches here,
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- Here, which are the coverings
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- Which are the coverings around all four sides
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- Around all four sides and through the middle.
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- And through the middle. why was this such
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- Why was this such a significant place?
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- A significant place? and why is it mentioned here
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- And why is it mentioned here in this text?
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- In this text? because the pool of bethesda
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- Because the pool of bethesda was called "a house of mercy."
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- Was called "a house of mercy." that's what it means.
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- That's what it means. "bayith" is the hebrew word
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- "bayith" is the hebrew word for house.
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- For house. and then when you take other
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- And then when you take other half of bethesda and you
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- Half of bethesda and you put the meaning together,
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- Put the meaning together, it says it's a house of mercy
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- It says it's a house of mercy and grace.
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- And grace. it's a house where people,
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- It's a house where people, who do not deserve it,
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- Who do not deserve it, receive it.
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- Receive it. people, who did not earn it,
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- People, who did not earn it, get it.
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- Get it. and someone has done something
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- And someone has done something for you that you could not do
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- For you that you could not do for yourself.
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- For yourself. but they describe this place
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- But they describe this place as having five porches.
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- As having five porches. how many of you see the wall
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- How many of you see the wall leading to the temple,
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- Leading to the temple, and there's the rise
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- And there's the rise in the middle of the wall,
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- In the middle of the wall, and there's a small arch
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- And there's a small arch right there?
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- Right there? you see the arch?
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- You see the arch? [yes.]
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- [yes.] that's the sheep gate.
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- That's the sheep gate. the sheep gate was not for
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- The sheep gate was not for a human being.
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- A human being. the sheep gate was for
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- The sheep gate was for the sheep.
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- The sheep. (laughter)
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- (laughter) dah.
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- Dah. (laughter)
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- (laughter) and what would happen
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- And what would happen at the pool of bethesda,
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- At the pool of bethesda, the pool being longer than
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- The pool being longer than a football field and wider
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- A football field and wider than a football field
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- Than a football field with five porches,
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- With five porches, was that during these feasts,
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- Was that during these feasts, the bible records how people
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- The bible records how people would come to jerusalem.
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- Would come to jerusalem. they understate it,
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- They understate it, because they've found through
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- Because they've found through studying ancient history
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- Studying ancient history that 200-300,000 people
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- That 200-300,000 people would come at one time
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- Would come at one time to the temple in order
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- To the temple in order to sacrifice unto the lord.
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- To sacrifice unto the lord. and so if you had 200
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- And so if you had 200 to 300,000 people washing off
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- To 300,000 people washing off their sheep,
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- Their sheep, you needed to have
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- You needed to have a big sheep spa.
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- A big sheep spa. (laughter)
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- (laughter) and that's what this was.
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- And that's what this was. it was a place where
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- It was a place where if you came from ethiopia
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- If you came from ethiopia or macedonia,
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- Or macedonia, or you came from the galilee
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- Or you came from the galilee or some other region,
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- Or some other region, and you were coming
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- And you were coming to sacrifice,
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- To sacrifice, and you brought your lamb
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- And you brought your lamb who had been dirtied by
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- Who had been dirtied by the journey;
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- The journey; that you could take them
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- That you could take them somewhere and wash them,
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- Somewhere and wash them, because the bible said he had
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- Because the bible said he had to be without spot and he had
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- To be without spot and he had to be without blemish.
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- To be without blemish. otherwise,
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- Otherwise, you couldn't sacrifice them
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- You couldn't sacrifice them for your sins.
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- For your sins. but imagine if you saw a bath
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- But imagine if you saw a bath for 200,000 sheep.
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- For 200,000 sheep. [wow.]
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- [wow.] it would be a place where you
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- It would be a place where you might want to change
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- Might want to change your shoes if you took a walk.
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- Your shoes if you took a walk. (laughter)
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- (laughter) but the bible doesn't just say
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- But the bible doesn't just say that there were 200-300,000
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- That there were 200-300,000 sheep in this place.
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- Sheep in this place. the bible tells us that there
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- The bible tells us that there was a multitude,
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- Was a multitude, not just one or two.
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- Not just one or two. there was a multitude.
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- There was a multitude. they were stacked up on top of
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- They were stacked up on top of each other of blind,
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- Each other of blind, of sick.
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- Of sick. you see,
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- You see, everybody at the pool of
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- Everybody at the pool of bethesda was waiting on
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- Bethesda was waiting on something.
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- Something. but the thing that they had
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- But the thing that they had decided they were going to
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- Decided they were going to wait for is something they
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- Wait for is something they heard about and not something
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- Heard about and not something they needed.
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- They needed. i mean, if you're blind,
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- I mean, if you're blind, don't you think you need
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- Don't you think you need sight?
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- Sight? if you're lame,
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- If you're lame, don't you think you need
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- Don't you think you need to walk?
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- To walk? if you're paralyzed,
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- If you're paralyzed, don't you think you need
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- Don't you think you need to move?
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- To move? but at the pool of bethesda,
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- But at the pool of bethesda, rather than the blind waiting
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- Rather than the blind waiting to see,
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- To see, and the deaf waiting to hear,
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- And the deaf waiting to hear, and the lame waiting to
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- And the lame waiting to get up,
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- Get up, they all had a mat and they
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- They all had a mat and they were waiting on the churning
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- Were waiting on the churning of the water.
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- Of the water. have you ever seen somebody
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- Have you ever seen somebody that ain't where they want to
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- That ain't where they want to be not acting like they
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- Be not acting like they should act,
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- Should act, not being who they need to be,
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- Not being who they need to be, far beneath what they were
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- Far beneath what they were created to be,
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- Created to be, and they've gotten
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- And they've gotten so functional in dysfunction
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- So functional in dysfunction that they can start talking
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- That they can start talking like it's normal?
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- Like it's normal? that's the pool of bethesda.
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- That's the pool of bethesda. and it's a picture of
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- And it's a picture of the world that we're living in
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- The world that we're living in today.
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- Today. it's a beautiful place.
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- It's a beautiful place. there's so many beautiful
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- There's so many beautiful things to see in this world.
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- Things to see in this world. but this beautiful world that
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- But this beautiful world that we live in is so full of
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- We live in is so full of broken people --
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- Broken people -- [amen.]
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- [amen.] -- broken people who are
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- -- broken people who are desperate for a fix,
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- Desperate for a fix, broken people who will put
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- Broken people who will put their faith into all kinds
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- Their faith into all kinds of things,
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- Of things, hoping that something will
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- Hoping that something will make it better.
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- Make it better. when you go to the pool of
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- When you go to the pool of bethesda,
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- Bethesda, you see some reconstructive
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- You see some reconstructive work as you get to look at
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- Work as you get to look at the archaeological dig.
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- The archaeological dig. and you see columns.
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- And you see columns. now the thing about columns
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- Now the thing about columns is they wouldn't have put
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- Is they wouldn't have put columns up unless they put
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- Columns up unless they put a roof over.
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- A roof over. so what you see on these
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- So what you see on these five porches,
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- Five porches, the four around the side
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- The four around the side and the one through
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- And the one through the middle,
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- The middle, are roofs,
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- Are roofs, because in order for people
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- Because in order for people to be able to stand for hours,
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- To be able to stand for hours, waiting to wash their sheep
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- Waiting to wash their sheep in the middle of
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- In the middle of the desert heat,
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- The desert heat, they needed some shade.
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- They needed some shade. now whenever i was looking at
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- Now whenever i was looking at this text,
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- This text, i asked the lord;
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- I asked the lord; i said,
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- I said, "why were there five porches?"
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- "why were there five porches?" and it took me a while
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- And it took me a while to dig it up in the study,
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- To dig it up in the study, but here's what i found.
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- But here's what i found. five is the number of
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- Five is the number of god's grace.
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- God's grace. one is the number of god.
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- One is the number of god. four is the number of
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- Four is the number of the earth.
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- The earth. six, according to revelation,
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- Six, according to revelation, is the number of man,
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- Is the number of man, seven is the number of
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- Seven is the number of perfection.
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- Perfection. nine is the number of
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- Nine is the number of the holy spirit.
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- The holy spirit. but five is the number of
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- But five is the number of god's grace.
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- God's grace. what does god's grace do?
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- What does god's grace do? god's grace gives you
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- God's grace gives you what you did not earn,
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- What you did not earn, what you do not deserve,
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- What you do not deserve, and what you could not do
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- And what you could not do without him.
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- Without him. here's a pop quiz for you.
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- Here's a pop quiz for you. in how many days did god
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- In how many days did god create the heavens
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- Create the heavens and the earth?
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- And the earth? six.
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- Six. you're wrong.
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- You're wrong. (laughter)
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- (laughter) read genesis.
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- Read genesis. in five days,
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- In five days, he created the heavens
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- He created the heavens and the earth, the sun,
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- And the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars,
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- The moon, the stars, the earth, the water,
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- The earth, the water, the beasts, the fish,
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- The beasts, the fish, the trees.
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- The trees. all of the stuff that you see
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- All of the stuff that you see around you in the world today
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- Around you in the world today that they're trying to protect
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- That they're trying to protect with solar energy --
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- With solar energy -- (laughter)
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- (laughter) -- he did that in five days.
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- -- he did that in five days. on the sixth day,
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- On the sixth day, the bible says that god said,
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- The bible says that god said, "let us create --" what?
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- "let us create --" what? "-- man."
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- "-- man." five is the number of
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- Five is the number of god's grace.
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- God's grace. six is the number of man.
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- Six is the number of man. what did god do
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- What did god do on the sixth day?
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- On the sixth day? he breathed into a pile of
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- He breathed into a pile of dust,
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- Dust, and man became a living being.
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- And man became a living being. and then as soon as adam
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- And then as soon as adam started moving and breathing
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- Started moving and breathing and walking,
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- And walking, god said, "come here, adam.
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- God said, "come here, adam. let me show you what my grace
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- Let me show you what my grace made for you.
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- Made for you. you didn't deserve the sun,
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- You didn't deserve the sun, the moon, and the stars.
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- The moon, and the stars. i did that and i'm giving it
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- I did that and i'm giving it to you.
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- To you. you don't deserve the grass
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- You don't deserve the grass in the field and the trees,
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- In the field and the trees, and the plants,
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- And the plants, and the flowers,
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- And the flowers, and the birds,
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- And the birds, and the bees.
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- And the bees. i did that in five
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- I did that in five graceful days,
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- Graceful days, and i'm giving it to you.
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- And i'm giving it to you. you don't deserve this world,
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- You don't deserve this world, adam,
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- Adam, but i created it in my grace,
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- But i created it in my grace, and i'm bringing you into it."
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- And i'm bringing you into it." oh, amazing grace,
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- Oh, amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
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- How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me.
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- That saved a wretch like me. is there anybody in this room
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- Is there anybody in this room today that god's grace went
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- Today that god's grace went and did something for you
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- And did something for you that you could never do
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- That you could never do for yourself,
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- For yourself, and then whenever he came
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- And then whenever he came and found you,
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- And found you, he brought you into it,
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- He brought you into it, and he gave it to you?
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- And he gave it to you? you didn't deserve it.
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- You didn't deserve it. he just handed it to you.
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- He just handed it to you. you don't deserve
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- You don't deserve that business.
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- That business. god's grace gave you
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- God's grace gave you that business.
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- That business. and now he's pushing you
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- And now he's pushing you in it.
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- In it. it would have been a bad year,
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- It would have been a bad year, but it was god's grace.
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- But it was god's grace. it would have been
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- It would have been a broken home,
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- A broken home, but it was god's grace.
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- But it was god's grace. it would have been a ruined
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- It would have been a ruined life, but it was god's grace.
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- Life, but it was god's grace. does anybody know what
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- Does anybody know what i'm talking about?
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- I'm talking about? (applause)it's more than a word.
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- It can move mountains
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- It can move mountains of guilt and shame.
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- Of guilt and shame. come the troubled
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- Come the troubled sea of your soul.
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- Sea of your soul. and bring purpose
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- And bring purpose to a life that feels lost.
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- To a life that feels lost. have you ever felt
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- Have you ever felt weighed down by past mistakes
- 00:12:09.622 --> 00:12:11.123
- Weighed down by past mistakes or overwhelmed by shame?
- 00:12:11.190 --> 00:12:12.491
- Or overwhelmed by shame? grace is your path to freedom.
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- Grace is your path to freedom. ask god for his forgiveness
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- Ask god for his forgiveness and discover the true
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- And discover the true meaning of amazing grace.
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- Meaning of amazing grace. forgiveness is powerful
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- Forgiveness is powerful not just from god,
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- Not just from god, but also forgiving yourself.
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- But also forgiving yourself. live the joy filled life
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- Live the joy filled life god created
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- God created specifically for you
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- Specifically for you as you support the ministry.
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- As you support the ministry. this month.
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- This month. receive the give
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- 00:12:54.366 --> 00:12:56.302
- So why five porches?
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- So why five porches? because five is the number of
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- Because five is the number of god's grace.
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- God's grace. and even when these people
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- And even when these people laying by the pool weren't
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- Laying by the pool weren't like they should have been,
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- Like they should have been, weren't who they should been,
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- Weren't who they should been, weren't where they should have
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- Weren't where they should have been, they were covered.
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- Been, they were covered. [woo!]
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- [woo!] [come on.]
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- [come on.] that's the beauty of
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- That's the beauty of god's grace.
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- God's grace. even when you are dead wrong,
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- Even when you are dead wrong, he's still got you covered.
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- He's still got you covered. [woo!]
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- [woo!] [hallelujah!]
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- [hallelujah!] even whenever you are lost
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- Even whenever you are lost and in your sin,
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- And in your sin, he's still got you covered.
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- He's still got you covered. [glory!]
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- [glory!] even when that prodigal son
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- Even when that prodigal son and that prodigal daughter
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- And that prodigal daughter are way off in the far country
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- Are way off in the far country and they know better --
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- And they know better -- [woo!]
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- [woo!] -- he's still got them
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- -- he's still got them covered.
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- Covered. [amen.]
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- [amen.] [saving grace.]
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- [saving grace.] when you're doing wrong
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- When you're doing wrong and you know right,
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- And you know right, and you don't deserve it,
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- And you don't deserve it, he's got you covered.
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- He's got you covered. [amen.]
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- [amen.] these people laying by
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- These people laying by this pool were covered from
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- This pool were covered from the heat.
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- The heat. they were covered from
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- They were covered from the wind.
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- The wind. they were covered from
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- They were covered from the rain.
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- The rain. it's a picture of god's grace.
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- It's a picture of god's grace. i don't know who needs to
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- I don't know who needs to understand something today,
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- Understand something today, but even where sin did
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- But even where sin did abound --
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- Abound -- [yes.]
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- [yes.] -- grace,
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- -- grace, his covering grace,
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- His covering grace, it did that much more abound.
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- It did that much more abound. thank you, god,
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- Thank you, god, for your amazing grace.
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- For your amazing grace. give the lord a handclap
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- Give the lord a handclap of praise.
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- Of praise. (applause)
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- (applause) god's grace demands change.
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- God's grace demands change. [amen.]
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- [amen.] the truth that goes with
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- The truth that goes with god's grace is that
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- God's grace is that when you receive it,
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- When you receive it, you better change.
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- You better change. because here in john 5
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- Because here in john 5 jesus shows up at the pool of
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- Jesus shows up at the pool of bethesda.
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- Bethesda. and the bible says that
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- And the bible says that he looks at a man who's been
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- He looks at a man who's been laying there
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- Laying there thirty-eight years.
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- Thirty-eight years. jesus saw him and jesus
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- Jesus saw him and jesus knew him.
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- Knew him. jesus sees you and jesus
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- Jesus sees you and jesus knows you.
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- Knows you. jesus saw him and jesus
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- Jesus saw him and jesus knew him.
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- Knew him. and jesus asked him
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- And jesus asked him a question,
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- A question, "do you want to be made well?"
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- "do you want to be made well?" are you ready to get over
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- Are you ready to get over this dysfunction?
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- This dysfunction? you ready to be who i created
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- You ready to be who i created you to be?
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- You to be? you see, for 38 years,
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- You see, for 38 years, my grace has had you covered
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- My grace has had you covered right here on this mat,
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- Right here on this mat, but i'm here to tell you
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- But i'm here to tell you today,
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- Today, my grace won't cover you
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- My grace won't cover you tomorrow.
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- Tomorrow. it's time to change.
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- It's time to change. [amen.]
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- [amen.] we've got places to go.
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- We've got places to go. we've got things to do.
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- We've got things to do. i've got plans for you.
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- I've got plans for you. you don't know them,
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- You don't know them, but i know them.
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- But i know them. and if you're going to fulfill
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- And if you're going to fulfill them,
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- Them, we've got to be different
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- We've got to be different tomorrow than we are today.
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- Tomorrow than we are today. [yes!]
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- [yes!] [amen.]
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- [amen.] (applause)
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- (applause) and what does a brother do?
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- And what does a brother do? ♪ music ♪
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- ♪ music ♪ uh-hum.
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- Uh-hum. i've been practicing
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- I've been practicing this speech for 38 years.
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- This speech for 38 years. (laughter)
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- (laughter) "sir, i have no man to help
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- "sir, i have no man to help me.
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- Me. for when i am starting
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- For when i am starting to come,
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- To come, another steps in before me."
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- Another steps in before me." a pile of excuses and taking
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- A pile of excuses and taking no responsibility for himself.
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- No responsibility for himself. just think about it.
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- Just think about it. "sir," excuse one.
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- "sir," excuse one. "nobody helps me."
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- "nobody helps me." (sniffles)
- 00:16:38.991 --> 00:16:39.658
- (sniffles) "my husband don't help me.
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- "my husband don't help me. my momma don't help me.
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- My momma don't help me. my friends don't help me.
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- My friends don't help me. i got unfollowed 17 times
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- I got unfollowed 17 times last week on facebook."
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- Last week on facebook." (laughter)
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- (laughter) if it was pastor matt,
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- If it was pastor matt, pastor matt would have said,
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- Pastor matt would have said, "liar!
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- "liar! how'd you get here?
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- How'd you get here? you've been here 38 years.
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- You've been here 38 years. who feeds you?
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- Who feeds you? you can't fast that long."
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- You can't fast that long." (laughter)
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- (laughter) some of y'all can't go
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- Some of y'all can't go 38 minutes,
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- 38 minutes, much less 38 years.
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- Much less 38 years. (laughter)
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- (laughter) where does your water come
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- Where does your water come from?
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- From? who changes your mat?
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- Who changes your mat? this is a pretty new mat.
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- This is a pretty new mat. a 38-year-old mat?
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- A 38-year-old mat? i don't think so.
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- I don't think so. this looks like that
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- This looks like that my pillow,
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- My pillow, mike lindell mat you ordered.
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- Mike lindell mat you ordered. (laughter & applause)
- 00:17:21.166 --> 00:17:24.770
- (laughter & applause) but he's convinced himself,
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- But he's convinced himself, nobody helps me.
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- Nobody helps me. do you know anybody who lives
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- Do you know anybody who lives with that lie locked around
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- With that lie locked around their neck?
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- Their neck? [right.]
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- [right.] i've got to do it all on my
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- I've got to do it all on my own.
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- Own. liar!
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- Liar! he said,
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- He said, "i'll be an ever-present help
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- "i'll be an ever-present help in a time of trouble."
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- In a time of trouble." he said,
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- He said, "if your father and your
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- "if your father and your mother forsake you,
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- Mother forsake you, i'll be right there
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- I'll be right there beside you."
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- Beside you." "you just call upon me and i'll
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- "you just call upon me and i'll show you great and mighty
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- Show you great and mighty things that you know not."
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- Things that you know not." (applause)
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- (applause) it doesn't matter what
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- It doesn't matter what the argument is.
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- The argument is. the question doesn't change.
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- The question doesn't change. jesus looks at him and says,
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- Jesus looks at him and says, "do you want to be made well?"
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- "do you want to be made well?" ♪ music ♪
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- ♪ music ♪ bear with me.
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- Bear with me. (laughter)
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- (laughter) "sir, when i start."
- 00:18:11.650 --> 00:18:19.258
- "sir, when i start." when you what?
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- When you what? (laughter)
- 00:18:20.893 --> 00:18:22.094
- (laughter) "when i start making my way
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- "when i start making my way towards the pool."
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- Towards the pool." oh, so you can move?
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- Oh, so you can move? (laughter)
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- (laughter) see, if it was pastor matt.
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- See, if it was pastor matt. (chuckles)
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- (chuckles) i know we're supposed to lay
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- I know we're supposed to lay hands on the sick,
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- Hands on the sick, but we're going to start
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- But we're going to start down here.
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- Down here. (laughter & applause)
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- (laughter & applause) because what you told me
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- Because what you told me is you could start moving
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- Is you could start moving towards the water.
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- Towards the water. what you told me is you're
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- What you told me is you're a starter;
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- A starter; you're not a finisher.
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- You're not a finisher. [whoa!]
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- [whoa!] you told me you can make
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- You told me you can make just a little bit of progress,
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- Just a little bit of progress, but when it doesn't turn out
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- But when it doesn't turn out like you want it to turn out,
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- Like you want it to turn out, you go right back to where
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- You go right back to where you started from.
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- You started from. what's the matter with you,
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- What's the matter with you, man?
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- Man? after 38 years,
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- After 38 years, if you'd have just gone
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- If you'd have just gone one foot a year,
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- One foot a year, i promise you,
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- I promise you, you could have been soaking
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- You could have been soaking in the water when the angel
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- In the water when the angel showed up,
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- Showed up, and you'd be home already!
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- And you'd be home already! [whoa!]
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- [whoa!] (applause)
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- (applause) you know anybody that whenever
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- You know anybody that whenever it doesn't go like they
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- It doesn't go like they want it to go,
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- Want it to go, they'll go right back to being
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- They'll go right back to being who they used to be
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- Who they used to be before jesus showed up?
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- Before jesus showed up? jesus is so gracious.
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- Jesus is so gracious. he doesn't do what pastor matt
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- He doesn't do what pastor matt would have done.
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- Would have done. (laughter)
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- (laughter) he says,
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- He says, "do you want to be made
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- "do you want to be made whole?"
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- Whole?" and he lays out
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- And he lays out the third excuse.
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- The third excuse. "before i get there,
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- "before i get there, somebody gets in front of me."
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- Somebody gets in front of me." it's not my fault;
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- It's not my fault; it's their fault.
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- It's their fault. you don't know what they did
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- You don't know what they did to me.
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- To me. you don't know what they took
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- You don't know what they took from me.
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- From me. you don't know how they
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- You don't know how they treated me.
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- Treated me. not only do i not have
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- Not only do i not have any help,
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- Any help, and not only do i not get
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- And not only do i not get there soon enough,
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- There soon enough, but everybody else,
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- But everybody else, they get what they want,
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- They get what they want, but not me.
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- But not me. ♪ music ♪
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- ♪ music ♪ jesus doesn't even listen to
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- Jesus doesn't even listen to the excuse.
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- The excuse. he just says something
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- He just says something that changes this man's life
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- That changes this man's life forever.
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- Forever. and what i want you to listen
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- And what i want you to listen to and understand is exactly
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- To and understand is exactly this;
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- This; jesus doesn't have to show up
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- Jesus doesn't have to show up and read you the entire gospel
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- And read you the entire gospel in order to get you to change.
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- In order to get you to change. all he has to do is say
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- All he has to do is say one word,
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- One word, and it changes everything.
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- And it changes everything. whatever he says to you,
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- Whatever he says to you, you can do it.
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- You can do it. if he says, "live,"
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- If he says, "live," you can live more
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- You can live more abundantly.
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- Abundantly. if he says, "move,"
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- If he says, "move," then there's nothing
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- Then there's nothing that can stop you.
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- That can stop you. if he says, "grow,"
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- If he says, "grow," then good things are on
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- Then good things are on their way.
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- Their way. no matter what he tells you,
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- No matter what he tells you, i promise it'll come to pass.
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- I promise it'll come to pass. [amen.]
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- [amen.] he looks at this man,
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- He looks at this man, and in one word,
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- And in one word, he says, "rise."
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- He says, "rise." get up.
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- Get up. you've got to change.
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- You've got to change. this ain't going to work
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- This ain't going to work anymore.
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- Anymore. my grace was good for
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- My grace was good for a little while,
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- A little while, but you've got to get better,
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- But you've got to get better, because you were created
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- Because you were created for more than this!
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- For more than this! [amen.]
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- [amen.] and suddenly with one word,
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- And suddenly with one word, this man can do what he could
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- This man can do what he could never do before,
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- Never do before, not because he earned it,
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- Not because he earned it, not because he deserved it,
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- Not because he deserved it, not because it was his power.
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- Not because it was his power. but god's grace gives you
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- But god's grace gives you the ability to do what you
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- The ability to do what you could not do without him.
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- Could not do without him. (applause)
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- (applause) "rise."
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- "rise." god sent me here to look
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- God sent me here to look at you today and let you know
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- At you today and let you know very quickly,
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- Very quickly, it's time for some of you
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- It's time for some of you to rise.
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- To rise. it's time for some of you
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- It's time for some of you to get off that mat
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- To get off that mat that you've been laying on.
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- That you've been laying on. it's time for you to let go of
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- It's time for you to let go of that excuse.
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- That excuse. it's time for you to stop
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- It's time for you to stop pretending like this is all
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- Pretending like this is all you're going to get
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- You're going to get in your destiny.
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- In your destiny. it's time for you to stop
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- It's time for you to stop lying to yourself.
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- Lying to yourself. well, daddy laid on the mat,
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- Well, daddy laid on the mat, and grand daddy laid on
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- And grand daddy laid on the mat,
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- The mat, and my great grand daddy laid
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- And my great grand daddy laid on the mat.
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- On the mat. so all i'm ever going to get
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- So all i'm ever going to get in life is this mat.
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- In life is this mat. let me tell you something,
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- Let me tell you something, child of god.
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- Child of god. nothing is impossible to those
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- Nothing is impossible to those who believe!
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- Who believe! so rise!
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- So rise! (applause)
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- (applause) "take up your bed."
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- "take up your bed." (applause)
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- (applause) jesus gave him the strength
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- Jesus gave him the strength to do what he could never do.
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- To do what he could never do. but then jesus gives him
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- But then jesus gives him something to do that he can
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- Something to do that he can do.
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- Do. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] you see,
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- You see, god's grace will get you where
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- God's grace will get you where you don't belong.
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- You don't belong. [amen.]
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- [amen.] but it's going to be your
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- But it's going to be your obedience that keeps you
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- Obedience that keeps you there.
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- There. [yes.]
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- [yes.] jesus said, "rise,"
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- Jesus said, "rise," get up.
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- Get up. now we're going take up
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- Now we're going take up this mat.
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- This mat. we've got to take it up,
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- We've got to take it up, because i don't want your
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- Because i don't want your children and your
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- Children and your grandchildren to come back
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- Grandchildren to come back to it.
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- To it. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] we've got to take it up.
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- We've got to take it up. (applause)
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- (applause) because whenever life gets
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- Because whenever life gets a little harder than you want
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- A little harder than you want it to be,
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- It to be, and quit looks good,
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- And quit looks good, i want you to know that you
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- I want you to know that you can't go back where you
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- Can't go back where you started,
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- Started, because it's not there
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- Because it's not there anymore.
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- Anymore. we've got to take it up
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- We've got to take it up because old things have passed
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- Because old things have passed away, and behold,
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- Away, and behold, all things have become new
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- All things have become new to those who are in
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- To those who are in christ jesus.
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- Christ jesus. you're not a better version
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- You're not a better version of who you used to be.
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- Of who you used to be. you're a brand-new thing from
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- You're a brand-new thing from the top to the bottom.
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- The top to the bottom. you've got to take it up
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- You've got to take it up so that the enemy can't tell
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- So that the enemy can't tell you that you're still
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- You that you're still defeated.
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- Defeated. you've got to take it up,
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- You've got to take it up, because whenever you take it
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- Because whenever you take it up, it's gone,
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- Up, it's gone, and you have victory
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- And you have victory in christ jesus!
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- In christ jesus! (applause)
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- (applause) and the last command
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- And the last command that he gives,
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- That he gives, "walk."
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- "walk." "walk."
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- "walk." i've got more grace
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- I've got more grace in your future.
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- In your future. [amen.]
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- [amen.] i've got more power
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- I've got more power that i'm going to pour out
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- That i'm going to pour out in your tomorrow.
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- In your tomorrow. i've got things that i'm going
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- I've got things that i'm going to do in your life that are
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- To do in your life that are going to be beyond anything
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- Going to be beyond anything you could ask, think,
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- You could ask, think, or imagine.
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- Or imagine. so now that we've gotten rid
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- So now that we've gotten rid of yesterday,
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- Of yesterday, let's walk into tomorrow.
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- Let's walk into tomorrow. let's move and see what god
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- Let's move and see what god can do.
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- Can do. don't be afraid of your
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- Don't be afraid of your future.
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- Future. i'm already there.
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- I'm already there. i'm already preparing a table
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- I'm already preparing a table before you in the presence of
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- Before you in the presence of your enemies.
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- Your enemies. don't ask, "what if."
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- Don't ask, "what if." start saying, "why not?
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- Start saying, "why not? why not me?
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- Why not me? why not god?
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- Why not god? why not here?
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- Why not here? why not now?"
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- Why not now?" (applause)
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- (applause) this man starts to walk.
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- This man starts to walk. it's the sabbath day.
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- It's the sabbath day. and the first thing that
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- And the first thing that happens is the pharisee run up
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- Happens is the pharisee run up and go, "hey,
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- And go, "hey, you can't do that.
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- You can't do that. it's the sabbath."
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- It's the sabbath." "you can't carry that
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- "you can't carry that my pillow bed."
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- My pillow bed." (laughter)
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- (laughter) forget the fact that
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- Forget the fact that a crippled man is walking.
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- A crippled man is walking. [that's right.]
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- [that's right.] let's forget the fact that
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- Let's forget the fact that for 38 years,
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- For 38 years, he was laying flat on his back
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- He was laying flat on his back and those same rule-keeping,
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- And those same rule-keeping, religious-regulating pharisees
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- Religious-regulating pharisees walked by him and wouldn't
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- Walked by him and wouldn't even look at him.
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- Even look at him. [amen.]
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- [amen.] forget the fact that god's
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- Forget the fact that god's done a miracle.
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- Done a miracle. you're doing it wrong!
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- You're doing it wrong! he said, no, i'm not --
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- He said, no, i'm not -- [amen.]
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- [amen.] -- because the one who said
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- -- because the one who said to me,
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- To me, "rise, take up your bed
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- "rise, take up your bed and walk,"
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- And walk," he's the one who gave me
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- He's the one who gave me permission to carry
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- Permission to carry this thing.
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- This thing. he's the one who told me
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- He's the one who told me that i could overcome him,
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- That i could overcome him, that devil,
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- That devil, that enemy,
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- That enemy, by the blood of the lamb
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- By the blood of the lamb that made me rise up
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- That made me rise up out of my death bed.
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- Out of my death bed. and by the word of
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- And by the word of my testimony that says,
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- My testimony that says, what i used to struggle with,
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- What i used to struggle with, i now have power over,
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- I now have power over, in the mighty name of jesus.
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- In the mighty name of jesus. this bed used to be
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- This bed used to be an addiction,
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- An addiction, but he broke the chain.
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- But he broke the chain. this bed used to be alcohol,
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- This bed used to be alcohol, but i don't thirst anymore.
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- But i don't thirst anymore. this bed used to be
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- This bed used to be a broken heart,
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- A broken heart, but he put it back together.
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- But he put it back together. this bed used to be something
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- This bed used to be something that held me,
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- That held me, but now i'm set free.
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- But now i'm set free. for whom the son sets free
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- For whom the son sets free is free indeed!
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- Is free indeed! does anybody know what it
- 00:25:41.499 --> 00:25:42.734
- Does anybody know what it feels like to be free today?
- 00:25:42.801 --> 00:25:45.036
- Feels like to be free today? give the lord a shout
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- Give the lord a shout of praise!
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- Of praise! pastor matt hagee: have you
- 00:25:48.206 --> 00:25:48.907
- Pastor matt hagee: have you made it a habit to read
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- Made it a habit to read your bible and pray daily?
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- Your bible and pray daily? today is a good day to start.
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- Today is a good day to start. power comes when we meditate
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- Power comes when we meditate on god's word
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- On god's word and pray in the holy spirit.
- 00:25:56.815 --> 00:25:58.850
- And pray in the holy spirit. pastor john hagee: the
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- Pastor john hagee: the holy spirit helps us
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- Holy spirit helps us in weakness,
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- In weakness, for when we do not know how
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- For when we do not know how to pray,
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- To pray, the spirit himself intercedes
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- The spirit himself intercedes for us.
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- For us. the holy spirit shows us
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- The holy spirit shows us his direction.
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- His direction. pastor matt hagee: thank you
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- Pastor matt hagee: thank you for your support
- 00:26:11.429 --> 00:26:12.163
- For your support and your faithfulness
- 00:26:12.230 --> 00:26:12.998
- And your faithfulness that makes
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- That makes the eternal difference
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- The eternal difference in the lives of millions
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- In the lives of millions of people all over the world.
- 00:26:16.368 --> 00:26:18.436
- Of people all over the world. god bless you.
- 00:26:18.503 --> 00:26:20.271
- Is the heartbeat of change,
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- Is the heartbeat of change, there's a powerful force
- 00:26:21.806 --> 00:26:22.741
- There's a powerful force that unites us all,
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- That unites us all, partnership.
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- Partnership. it's the conduit through which
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- It's the conduit through which we reach the masses.
- 00:26:25.777 --> 00:26:26.911
- We reach the masses. hagee ministries has
- 00:26:26.978 --> 00:26:27.846
- Hagee ministries has the ability to go beyond
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- The ability to go beyond borders,
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- Borders, sharing stories that resonate
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- Sharing stories that resonate with people across the globe.
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- With people across the globe. every click,
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