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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Witness | February 9, 2026

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: this
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Pastor matt hagee: this morning,
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Morning, we begin a sermon series
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We begin a sermon series entitled "the witness."
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Entitled "the witness." and we're familiar with
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And we're familiar with this concept of the witness,
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This concept of the witness, because we see it in the world
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Because we see it in the world around us on a regular basis.
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Around us on a regular basis. we see it on the news whenever
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We see it on the news whenever someone is reporting
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Someone is reporting an incident that everyone has
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An incident that everyone has an interest in finding out
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An interest in finding out more about.
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More about. the reporter,
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The reporter, in order to validate what has
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In order to validate what has occurred,
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Occurred, will often say,
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Will often say, "we now have an eyewitness."
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"we now have an eyewitness." in legal proceedings,
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In legal proceedings, in front of a judge,
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In front of a judge, whenever they're trying to
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Whenever they're trying to determine who's innocent
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Determine who's innocent and who's guilty,
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And who's guilty, and where the fault lies,
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And where the fault lies, and what side justice needs
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And what side justice needs to be on,
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To be on, there is nothing that is
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There is nothing that is more powerful,
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More powerful, and nothing that can be more
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And nothing that can be more incriminating than
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Incriminating than an eyewitness.
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An eyewitness. whenever you call the witness,
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Whenever you call the witness, or you ask to hear what they
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Or you ask to hear what they have to say,
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Have to say, you don't want to know what
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You don't want to know what they've been told;
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They've been told; you want to know what they've
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You want to know what they've experienced.
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Experienced. and i believe that,
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And i believe that, in our world today,
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In our world today, if we're going to see
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If we're going to see any measure of change,
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Any measure of change, if we're going to see any type
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If we're going to see any type of return to righteousness,
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Of return to righteousness, if we're going to see
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If we're going to see any measure of restoration,
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Any measure of restoration, the one thing that is going
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The one thing that is going to be required is that of
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To be required is that of a witness.
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A witness. [yes.]
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[yes.] this witness comes in the form
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This witness comes in the form of your individual decision
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Of your individual decision to fulfill what god
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To fulfill what god and his son, jesus christ,
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And his son, jesus christ, through the power of
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Through the power of the holy spirit have asked
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The holy spirit have asked of you from this day forward.
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Of you from this day forward. the good news is,
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The good news is, is that the thing that christ
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Is that the thing that christ wants of us is the same thing
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Wants of us is the same thing he wanted of his followers
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He wanted of his followers 2,000 years ago.
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2,000 years ago. he's the same yesterday,
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He's the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Today, and forever. [yes.]
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[yes.] and what he did for them,
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And what he did for them, he'll do for you --
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He'll do for you -- [yes.]
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[yes.] -- if you have the willingness
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-- if you have the willingness to say, "yes, lord.
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To say, "yes, lord. i'll be your witness."
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I'll be your witness." let's read acts 1:6 together.
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Let's read acts 1:6 together. if you're there, say amen.
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If you're there, say amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] therefore,
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Therefore, when they had come together,
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When they had come together, they asked him saying,
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They asked him saying, "lord, will you at this time
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"lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom
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Restore the kingdom to israel?"
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To israel?" and he said to them,
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And he said to them, "it is not for you to know
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"it is not for you to know times or seasons
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Times or seasons which the father has put
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Which the father has put in his own authority.
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In his own authority. but you shall receive
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But you shall receive power --"
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Power --" read that line again.
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Read that line again. "but you shall receive power."
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"but you shall receive power." "-- when the holy spirit
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"-- when the holy spirit has come upon you,
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Has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses
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And you shall be witnesses to me in jerusalem,
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To me in jerusalem, in all judea and samaria,
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In all judea and samaria, and to the end of the earth."
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And to the end of the earth." heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, thank you for your word today.
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Thank you for your word today. because the grass may wither
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Because the grass may wither and the flower may fade,
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And the flower may fade, but your word endures forever.
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But your word endures forever. in this generation,
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In this generation, let us be your witnesses,
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Let us be your witnesses, that the world that needs
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That the world that needs to know you would find you.
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To know you would find you. in jesus' name, we pray.
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In jesus' name, we pray. amen.
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Amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] you may be seated.
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You may be seated. oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, people will ask a question,
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People will ask a question, and although they sound open
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And although they sound open and willing to whatever
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And willing to whatever the answer may be,
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The answer may be, they really don't want to do
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They really don't want to do whatever you suggest
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Whatever you suggest with the response.
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With the response. how many of you are familiar
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How many of you are familiar with what i'm talking about?
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With what i'm talking about? let me give you
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Let me give you a little example,
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A little example, help you understand
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Help you understand in a better context.
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In a better context. how many of you had ever asked
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How many of you had ever asked a friend or a loved one,
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A friend or a loved one, "would you like to get
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"would you like to get something to eat?"
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Something to eat?" (laughter)
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(laughter) and of course they say,
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And of course they say, "sure, i'm hungry."
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"sure, i'm hungry." and then you say something
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And then you say something like,
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Like, "where would you like to go?"
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"where would you like to go?" and then they say,
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And then they say, "i don't care.
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"i don't care. anything will do."
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Anything will do." (laughter)
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(laughter) now, how many of you know
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Now, how many of you know what i'm talking about?
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What i'm talking about? (audience responding)
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(audience responding) whatever you say next,
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Whatever you say next, they really don't want to
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They really don't want to hear.
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Hear. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] although they've given you
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Although they've given you an open, blank check
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An open, blank check to take them anywhere
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To take them anywhere you want to go.
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You want to go. and the second that you
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And the second that you suggest anything,
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Suggest anything, what do they say?
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What do they say? [no.]
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[no.] "not that."
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"not that." (laughter)
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(laughter) whenever we spend time and ask
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Whenever we spend time and ask the lord to give us direction,
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The lord to give us direction, and we say,
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And we say, "lord, whatever you want me
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"lord, whatever you want me to do,
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To do, i'll do it.
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I'll do it. and whatever you want me
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And whatever you want me to say,
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To say, i'll say it.
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I'll say it. and wherever you want me
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And wherever you want me to go,
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To go, i'll go."
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I'll go." and then the first thing
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And then the first thing that he asks you to do,
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That he asks you to do, you say,
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You say, "anything but that."
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"anything but that." and the problem is,
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And the problem is, as soon as that request gets
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As soon as that request gets made, guess who shows up?
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Made, guess who shows up? the flesh.
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The flesh. "don't kill me."
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"don't kill me." (laughter)
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(laughter) "we've been friends for
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"we've been friends for a long time."
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A long time." (laughter)
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(laughter) and the problem is,
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And the problem is, is you cannot accomplish
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Is you cannot accomplish the work of the lord
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The work of the lord in your strength,
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In your strength, in your will,
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In your will, and in your power,
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And in your power, which is why you have to die
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Which is why you have to die daily to get the job done.
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Daily to get the job done. [amen!]
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[amen!] people want to know,
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People want to know, "what does christ want
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"what does christ want from me?"
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From me?" the first thing that he wants
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The first thing that he wants is the same thing he wanted
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Is the same thing he wanted from his disciples
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From his disciples when he said,
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When he said, "if any man comes after me,
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"if any man comes after me, let him deny himself..."
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Let him deny himself..." let him deny who?
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Let him deny who? himself.
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Himself. "...take up his cross."
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"...take up his cross." guess what you can do
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Guess what you can do on a cross?
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On a cross? one thing: die.
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One thing: die. [yeah.]
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[yeah.] kill your will and follow him.
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Kill your will and follow him. [amen.]
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[amen.] most of the time,
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Most of the time, we say we want to know what
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We say we want to know what the lord wants from us,
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The lord wants from us, but if we were really honest,
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But if we were really honest, we want something from god.
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We want something from god. but the truth is,
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But the truth is, god's not as interested in
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God's not as interested in your restoration as he is
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Your restoration as he is your service.
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Your service. [amen!]
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[amen!] [come on.]
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[come on.] he says,
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He says, "if you'll follow me,
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"if you'll follow me, if you'll kill your will
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If you'll kill your will and you'll follow me,
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And you'll follow me, if you'll seek me first,
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If you'll seek me first, all of these things will be
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All of these things will be added unto you."
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Added unto you." so what does christ want
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So what does christ want from you?
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From you? and what does he want from me?
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And what does he want from me? here's what he tells
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Here's what he tells the disciples.
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The disciples. they're having a conversation.
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They're having a conversation. christ has resurrected
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Christ has resurrected from the grave.
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From the grave. this is not the rabbi
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This is not the rabbi from nazareth.
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From nazareth. this is not the guy who was
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This is not the guy who was a disrupter in jerusalem
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A disrupter in jerusalem just a few days ago.
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Just a few days ago. this is the one that they saw
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This is the one that they saw shackled,
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Shackled, and chained,
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And chained, and convicted,
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And convicted, and condemned,
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And condemned, and crucified,
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And crucified, and buried,
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And buried, and now he's alive again.
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And now he's alive again. this is a different
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This is a different conversation.
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Conversation. [amen.]
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[amen.] and they stand there,
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And they stand there, talking to the resurrected
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Talking to the resurrected savior,
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Savior, and they ask him a question.
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And they ask him a question. "lord, is this the time?
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"lord, is this the time? is this when you're going to
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Is this when you're going to do what we want you to do?
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Do what we want you to do? is this the time when you're
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Is this the time when you're going to take these roman
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Going to take these roman oppressors and kick them
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Oppressors and kick them all the way back to italy?
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All the way back to italy? is this the time that you're
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Is this the time that you're going to set up your throne,
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Going to set up your throne, and were going to rule,
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And were going to rule, and we're going to reign
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And we're going to reign for 1,000 years;
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For 1,000 years; and james is going to be
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And james is going to be at your right side,
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At your right side, and john is going to be
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And john is going to be at your left side,
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At your left side, and peter's going to be
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And peter's going to be the secretary of defense,
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The secretary of defense, and thomas is going to be
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And thomas is going to be the--
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The-- --the director of
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--the director of the treasury?
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The treasury? "i mean,
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"i mean, lord, this is the time, right?
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Lord, this is the time, right? you're going to make israel
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You're going to make israel great again, iga."
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Great again, iga." (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) you see,
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You see, they wanted a personal
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They wanted a personal gratification from the
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Gratification from the manifested power of god to
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Manifested power of god to raise his son from the dead.
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Raise his son from the dead. "woo, look what jesus did!
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"woo, look what jesus did! now, let's use him for
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Now, let's use him for our purpose."
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Our purpose." are we any different?
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Are we any different? [come on. come on.]
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[come on. come on.] do we not get to see the power
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Do we not get to see the power of god on a regular basis,
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Of god on a regular basis, and want to use it for our
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And want to use it for our purpose rather than his?
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Purpose rather than his? and jesus answered them
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And jesus answered them with these word.
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With these word. he said,
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He said, "it's not for you to know.
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"it's not for you to know. your desire and your
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Your desire and your restoration is not nearly
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Restoration is not nearly as important,
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As important, because those things are in
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Because those things are in my father's hands."
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My father's hands." in verse 7, he says,
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In verse 7, he says, "it's not for you to know
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"it's not for you to know the times and the seasons
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The times and the seasons which the father has put under
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Which the father has put under his own authority."
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His own authority." so he brings the father into
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So he brings the father into this equation.
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This equation. he's telling the disciples,
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He's telling the disciples, "these things are even above
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"these things are even above my pay grade."
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My pay grade." he said,
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He said, "the father,
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"the father, he's the one who has that part
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He's the one who has that part figured out."
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Figured out." and then he tells
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And then he tells the disciples,
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The disciples, "but you..."
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"but you..." now he's telling them what he
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Now he's telling them what he wants from them.
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Wants from them. and the good news is,
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And the good news is, is what he wants from them is
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Is what he wants from them is the same thing he wants from
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The same thing he wants from us.
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Us. [well, well.]
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[well, well.] "but you..."
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"but you..." who?
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Who? [me.]
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[me.] you.
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You. "you shall receive power
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"you shall receive power when the holy spirit has come
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When the holy spirit has come upon you."
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Upon you." see, very quickly how
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See, very quickly how all three members
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All three members of the trinity are involved
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Of the trinity are involved in our ability to work
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In our ability to work for the kingdom.
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For the kingdom. [amen.]
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[amen.] god the father is the
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God the father is the sovereign planner who has all
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Sovereign planner who has all the times and all the seasons
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The times and all the seasons planned out.
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Planned out. jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, the word made flesh,
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The word made flesh, is the one who is talking to
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Is the one who is talking to the disciples.
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The disciples. and he says that there is
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And he says that there is a power,
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A power, there's a source that is
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There's a source that is coming upon you.
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Coming upon you. and that is the holy spirit.
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And that is the holy spirit. he knows every step you're
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He knows every step you're going to take.
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Going to take. he knows every move.
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He knows every move. he knows every place that
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He knows every place that your foot will fall.
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Your foot will fall. and before he sends you,
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And before he sends you, his word has declared his
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His word has declared his power is going to go with you,
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Power is going to go with you, so that whatever you need,
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So that whatever you need, it's available to you.
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It's available to you. whatever enemies you face,
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Whatever enemies you face, you have a victory coming
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You have a victory coming your way,
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Your way, because you're mighty
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Because you're mighty in christ,
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In christ, for the pulling down of
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For the pulling down of strongholds and everything
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Strongholds and everything that exalts itself against
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That exalts itself against the knowledge of christ.
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The knowledge of christ. whatever problems you've got,
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Whatever problems you've got, he's already working them out
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He's already working them out on your behalf.
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On your behalf. whatever burdens you bear,
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Whatever burdens you bear, if you'll trust him
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If you'll trust him and cast them,
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And cast them, he'll carry them.
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He'll carry them. whatever mountains you see,
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Whatever mountains you see, if you speak to them in faith,
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If you speak to them in faith, they'll move
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They'll move in the mighty name of jesus.
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In the mighty name of jesus. whatever weapons are formed
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Whatever weapons are formed against you,
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Against you, they will not prosper because
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They will not prosper because they have been shattered at
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They have been shattered at a place called calvary,
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A place called calvary, where christ gave you the keys
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Where christ gave you the keys over powers
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Over powers and principalities.
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And principalities. child of god,
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Child of god, you have nothing to fear.
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You have nothing to fear. though in this world we will
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Though in this world we will face trouble,
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Face trouble, we can be of good cheer
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We can be of good cheer because my savior
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Because my savior and your savior, jesus christ,
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And your savior, jesus christ, has overcome the world!
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Has overcome the world! (applause)
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(applause) this series about
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This series about "the witness" focuses on
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"the witness" focuses on the holy spirit more than
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The holy spirit more than it does any of the other
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It does any of the other two beings in the trinity.
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Two beings in the trinity. why?
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Why? because you cannot accomplish
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Because you cannot accomplish god's purpose in your life
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God's purpose in your life without the power
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Without the power of the holy spirit.
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Of the holy spirit. [amen.]
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[amen.] the second that you bring that
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The second that you bring that up people go,
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Up people go, "ooh, he's getting into that
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"ooh, he's getting into that weird stuff."
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Weird stuff." no, it ain't weird.
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No, it ain't weird. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] the holy spirit is god.
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The holy spirit is god. [yes.]
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[yes.] just as much as god the father
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Just as much as god the father and christ the son are god,
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And christ the son are god, the holy spirit is not
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The holy spirit is not a junior varsity deity;
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A junior varsity deity; he is all god.
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He is all god. [yes, he is.]
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[yes, he is.] (applause)
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(applause) and he is the god that is on
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And he is the god that is on the earth,
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The earth, in your life today.
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In your life today. [yes!]
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[yes!] he didn't show up in the book
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He didn't show up in the book of acts.
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Of acts. he's been there since
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He's been there since the beginning.
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The beginning. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] "in the beginning, god..."
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"in the beginning, god..." god who?
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God who? god the father,
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God the father, god the son,
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God the son, and god the holy spirit.
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And god the holy spirit. you say,
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You say, "how do you know that?"
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"how do you know that?" "in the beginning..."
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"in the beginning..." god said,
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God said, "let there be light."
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"let there be light." now, john 1 says,
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Now, john 1 says, "in the beginning
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"in the beginning was the word,
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Was the word, and the word was with god,
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And the word was with god, and the word was god."
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And the word was god." and there was nothing made
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And there was nothing made that was made without
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That was made without the word."
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The word." so when god said,
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So when god said, "let there be light,"
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"let there be light," the spoken word is the image
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The spoken word is the image of jesus christ,
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Of jesus christ, who was the word that was made
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Who was the word that was made flesh and dwelt among us.
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Flesh and dwelt among us. and when he said,
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And when he said, "let there be light,"
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"let there be light," who did he say it to?
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Who did he say it to? he said it to the holy spirit
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He said it to the holy spirit that was hovering over
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That was hovering over the chaos of the deep.
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The chaos of the deep. and whatever the spirit of god
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And whatever the spirit of god heard the voice of god say,
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Heard the voice of god say, that's what was created.
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That's what was created. because whenever he says it,
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Because whenever he says it, it has to become.
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It has to become. and therefore,
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And therefore, you have god the father,
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You have god the father, christ the son,
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Christ the son, and the holy spirit
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And the holy spirit bringing order out of chaos
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Bringing order out of chaos from genesis 1:1.
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From genesis 1:1. what does that mean to you
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What does that mean to you today?
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Today? i don't care how chaotic
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I don't care how chaotic your life is.
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Your life is. i don't care how dark it is.
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I don't care how dark it is. i don't care how out of order
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I don't care how out of order it is.
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It is. if the holy spirit is hovering
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If the holy spirit is hovering over you,
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Over you, and god is speaking truth
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And god is speaking truth to you,
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To you, whatever god says,
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Whatever god says, that has to be in your life,
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That has to be in your life, because he's the god that
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Because he's the god that calls those things
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Calls those things that are not,
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That are not, as though they were.
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As though they were. if you're walking through an
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If you're walking through an hour of chaos in your family,
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Hour of chaos in your family, and god speaks a word
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And god speaks a word of peace,
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Of peace, then peace is your portion.
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Then peace is your portion. if you're walking through
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If you're walking through an hour of brokenness
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An hour of brokenness in your life,
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In your life, and god says,
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And god says, "you're mended,"
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"you're mended," you may not feel mended.
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You may not feel mended. but if he says it,
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But if he says it, that settles it.
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That settles it. if you're walking through
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If you're walking through a time of sickness,
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A time of sickness, and god says,
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And god says, "you're healed,"
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"you're healed," i promise you this,
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I promise you this, by his stripes you are healed!
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By his stripes you are healed! 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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I grew up surrounded by
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Chaos, addiction.
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By 16, i was lost, spiraling.
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And then i found out
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I was pregnant.
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I searched online for help.
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And that's
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When i found
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The sanctuary of hope.
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The moment i arrived,
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I felt peace.
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Real peace.
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For the first time in my life.
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My life
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And my baby's life changed.
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Because someone cared enough
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To give.
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Jesus told the disciples
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Jesus told the disciples before he asked them to be
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Before he asked them to be witnesses;
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Witnesses; he said that,
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He said that, "you are going to be baptized
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"you are going to be baptized in this holy spirit."
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In this holy spirit." [woo!]
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[woo!] [amen.]
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[amen.] he says,
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He says, "you're going to be baptized."
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"you're going to be baptized." that word, "baptism,"
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That word, "baptism," means immersed.
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Means immersed. not dipped,
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Not dipped, immersed.
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Immersed. now, when we have a baptismal
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Now, when we have a baptismal service,
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Service, we momentarily immerse.
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We momentarily immerse. why?
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Why? because there's about three
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Because there's about three and a half minutes between
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And a half minutes between immersion and a funeral.
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Immersion and a funeral. (laughter)
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(laughter) you're not made to breathe
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You're not made to breathe down there.
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Down there. (laughter)
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(laughter) so it's a symbol, right?
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So it's a symbol, right? [yes.]
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[yes.] but when you're baptized
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But when you're baptized in the spirit,
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In the spirit, it means that you are immersed
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It means that you are immersed in that spirit.
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In that spirit. and it's not something that
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And it's not something that you ever get out of
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You ever get out of or it gets off of you.
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Or it gets off of you. you are walking around as
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You are walking around as an immersed child of god
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An immersed child of god with the holy spirit going
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With the holy spirit going before you,
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Before you, and behind you,
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And behind you, to your right,
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To your right, to your left,
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To your left, above you,
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Above you, beneath you.
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Beneath you. you cannot escape it.
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You cannot escape it. [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) so what god has for you to do,
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So what god has for you to do, you're going to have to do
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You're going to have to do through the power of
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Through the power of the holy spirit,
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The holy spirit, by the word of god,
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By the word of god, which is jesus christ,
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Which is jesus christ, according to the plan of
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According to the plan of the father.
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The father. and what he wants you to do
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And what he wants you to do is one word,
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Is one word, "witness."
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"witness." be a witness.
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Be a witness. don't tell people what you've
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Don't tell people what you've heard about him.
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Heard about him. tell people what you know
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Tell people what you know about him.
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About him. you see,
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You see, the reason why we hesitate to
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The reason why we hesitate to witness is because the devil,
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Witness is because the devil, he gets frustrated when we get
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He gets frustrated when we get together at church.
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Together at church. he actually gets a little
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He actually gets a little concerned.
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Concerned. because the bible says that
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Because the bible says that whenever two or three of us
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Whenever two or three of us gather and ask in faith,
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Gather and ask in faith, whatever we ask in the name
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Whatever we ask in the name of jesus,
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Of jesus, god will do it.
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God will do it. so when we get together,
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So when we get together, he kind of gets a little
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He kind of gets a little anxious.
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Anxious. but he really doesn't mind how
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But he really doesn't mind how much time we spend together
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Much time we spend together inside these four walls,
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Inside these four walls, so long as when we leave
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So long as when we leave this place,
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This place, we don't mention it to
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We don't mention it to anybody else.
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Anybody else. he doesn't mind how much time
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He doesn't mind how much time we spend together,
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We spend together, encouraging one another
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Encouraging one another on sunday,
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On sunday, just as long as we mute
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Just as long as we mute our faith on monday.
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Our faith on monday. as long as we see people
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As long as we see people on tuesday who need to know
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On tuesday who need to know jesus,
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Jesus, and we remain silent,
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And we remain silent, that's just fine with him.
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That's just fine with him. because the one thing that
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Because the one thing that he cannot overcome is when
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He cannot overcome is when a child of god witnesses to
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A child of god witnesses to someone else about the power
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Someone else about the power of christ in their life
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Of christ in their life under the anointing of
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Under the anointing of the holy spirit.
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The holy spirit. he can't do anything about it!
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He can't do anything about it! [right.]
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[right.] you say,
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You say, "well, how do you know that?"
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"well, how do you know that?" what did jesus say
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What did jesus say in matthew 28?
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In matthew 28? he was resurrected from
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He was resurrected from the grave and he told
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The grave and he told the disciples,
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The disciples, "all authority in heaven
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"all authority in heaven and on earth belongs to me."
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And on earth belongs to me." [yes!]
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[yes!] he was letting his disciples
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He was letting his disciples know,
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Know, "there's nothing that
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"there's nothing that the devil can do to stop you.
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The devil can do to stop you. i have already defeated him."
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I have already defeated him." [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) this is confirmed in the book
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This is confirmed in the book of colossians 2,
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Of colossians 2, where paul said that,
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Where paul said that, "at the cross,
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"at the cross, christ made a public spectacle
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Christ made a public spectacle of powers and principalities
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Of powers and principalities when he triumphed over them."
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When he triumphed over them." "he triumphed over them."
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"he triumphed over them." the enemy is already defeated.
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The enemy is already defeated. [yes.]
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[yes.] but we surrender ground to
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But we surrender ground to a defeated foe when we refuse
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A defeated foe when we refuse to do what christ asked us
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To do what christ asked us to do,
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To do, which is witness.
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Which is witness. people say,
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People say, "well, i don't understand how
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"well, i don't understand how to witness."
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To witness." yes, you do.
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Yes, you do. you witness about all kinds of
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You witness about all kinds of things all of the time.
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Things all of the time. [yes.]
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[yes.] you witness about the products
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You witness about the products that you use on your skin.
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That you use on your skin. (laughter)
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(laughter) you witness about the clothes
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You witness about the clothes you wear.
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You wear. you witness about the places
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You witness about the places you go eat.
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You go eat. but when it comes to
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But when it comes to witnessing about jesus christ
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Witnessing about jesus christ and who he is,
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And who he is, and what he's done,
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And what he's done, we act like it's difficult.
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We act like it's difficult. it's not difficult.
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It's not difficult. it's just a decision.
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It's just a decision. and it's a decision that
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And it's a decision that begins with you taking
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Begins with you taking your will to the cross,
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Your will to the cross, and you crucifying your will,
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And you crucifying your will, just like christ crucified
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Just like christ crucified himself so that you might have
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Himself so that you might have everlasting life.
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Everlasting life. [yes.]
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[yes.] [you go.]
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[you go.] it's just a decision.
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It's just a decision. and it's one that we need
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And it's one that we need to make in this day and age,
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To make in this day and age, right now, more than ever.
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Right now, more than ever. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [yes.]
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[yes.] why?
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Why? because the darker this world
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Because the darker this world gets,
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Gets, the brighter the church should
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The brighter the church should shine.
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Shine. [amen.]
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[amen.] we talk about a return to
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We talk about a return to righteousness.
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Righteousness. we talk about a righteous
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We talk about a righteous revolution.
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Revolution. we talk about getting america
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We talk about getting america back to god.
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Back to god. that's not going to come from
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That's not going to come from a political platform.
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A political platform. that's not going to come from
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That's not going to come from a party affiliation.
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A party affiliation. that's going to come from
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That's going to come from when you and i decide to be
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When you and i decide to be witnesses to him everywhere we
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Witnesses to him everywhere we go, in everything that we do,
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Go, in everything that we do, in everything that we say,
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In everything that we say, so that the world would know
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So that the world would know who jesus is,
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Who jesus is, and what he has done.
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And what he has done. (applause)
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(applause) people say,
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People say, "well, i don't know if i can
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"well, i don't know if i can do that."
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Do that." sure, you can.
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Sure, you can. not in your strength,
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Not in your strength, but when the power of
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But when the power of the holy spirit has come
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The holy spirit has come upon you.
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Upon you. oftentimes, we ask ourselves,
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Oftentimes, we ask ourselves, "lord, when are you?"
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"lord, when are you?" that's what the disciples
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That's what the disciples wanted to know.
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Wanted to know. "lord, will you...
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"lord, will you... lord, will you...
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Lord, will you... lord, will you...
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Lord, will you... lord, will you..."
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Lord, will you..." and we want him to turn things
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And we want him to turn things around,
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Around, and we want him to help us
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And we want him to help us accomplish,
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Accomplish, and we want him to do
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And we want him to do great things for us.
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Great things for us. and what christ is in heaven
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And what christ is in heaven saying to us today is,
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Saying to us today is, "it's not up to me,
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"it's not up to me, it's up to you.
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It's up to you. i've done my part.
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I've done my part. i hung on the cross.
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I hung on the cross. i defeated the enemy.
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I defeated the enemy. i conquered the grave.
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I conquered the grave. i'm preparing a place for you.
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I'm preparing a place for you. now, you work until we get
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Now, you work until we get here."
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Here." [that's right.]
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[that's right.] (applause)
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(applause) witnessing has to be something
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Witnessing has to be something that's done with conviction.
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That's done with conviction. and people oftentimes,
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And people oftentimes, get uncomfortable with
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Get uncomfortable with that issue of conviction.
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That issue of conviction. but i promise you this,
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But i promise you this, you know a lot of people who
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You know a lot of people who are so convicted they don't
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Are so convicted they don't care what other people think.
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Care what other people think. but you don't have to look
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But you don't have to look hard to find out what people
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Hard to find out what people are in favor of.
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Are in favor of. they don't have a problem
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They don't have a problem telling you,
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Telling you, until it comes to telling you
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Until it comes to telling you how much they feel about
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How much they feel about jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. [come on, now.]
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[come on, now.] [you're right.]
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[you're right.] ask yourself this question:
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Ask yourself this question: if the body of christ was
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If the body of christ was dependent upon your witness
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Dependent upon your witness to grow,
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To grow, how big would it be?
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How big would it be? if the quality of the witness
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If the quality of the witness was based on you,
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Was based on you, how many people would be
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How many people would be at church today?
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At church today? i think one of the greatest
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I think one of the greatest tragedies of our time
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Tragedies of our time is when people are surprised
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Is when people are surprised to find out we're christians.
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To find out we're christians. you know,
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You know, growing up in san antonio,
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Growing up in san antonio, my mom is mexicana.
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My mom is mexicana. [woo!]
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[woo!] soy mexicano.
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Soy mexicano. [woo!]
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[woo!] (laughter)
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(laughter) [yes.]
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[yes.] (laughter)
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(laughter) so whenever i would walk into
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So whenever i would walk into some place and understand
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Some place and understand spanish,
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Spanish, or be able to speak
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Or be able to speak in spanish,
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In spanish, or even order the right plate
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Or even order the right plate in the right dialect--
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In the right dialect-- (laughter)
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(laughter) quiero menudo y machacado
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Quiero menudo y machacado también, por favor.
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También, por favor. (i want menudo soup
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(i want menudo soup and machaca beef, please.)
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And machaca beef, please.) (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) it wasn't a strange thing
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It wasn't a strange thing for me to be immersed
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For me to be immersed in this culture.
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In this culture. and people weren't surprised
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And people weren't surprised when they found out that,
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When they found out that, yes, part of my heritage comes
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Yes, part of my heritage comes from the mexican culture.
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From the mexican culture. however,
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However, when i went off to college
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When i went off to college in another state,
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In another state, in another region,
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In another region, at one point or another,
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At one point or another, it would become apparent to
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It would become apparent to them that i was a little
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Them that i was a little different.
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Different. (laughter)
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(laughter) you know,
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You know, that i preferred tortillas
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That i preferred tortillas instead of toast.
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Instead of toast. (laughter)
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(laughter) or that i asked at a breakfast
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Or that i asked at a breakfast place,
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Place, "do you have frijoles
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"do you have frijoles (beans)?"
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(beans)?" (laughter)
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(laughter) or that i put salsa
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Or that i put salsa on everything.
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On everything. (laughter & applause)
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(laughter & applause) and complained that it wasn't
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And complained that it wasn't hot enough,
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Hot enough, because mi abuelita hecho
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Because mi abuelita hecho puro chile.
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Puro chile. (my grandmother made pure
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(my grandmother made pure chili pepper.)
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Chili pepper.) (applause)
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(applause) and although i use
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And although i use this example as satire,
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This example as satire, how many people in your life
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How many people in your life who've known you for a number
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Who've known you for a number of years,
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Of years, how many people in your life
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How many people in your life could you list that
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Could you list that if by some way they found out,
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If by some way they found out, "wait, you're a christian?
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"wait, you're a christian? you go to church?
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You go to church? you believe in that jesus
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You believe in that jesus stuff?"
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Stuff?" [amen.]
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[amen.] you see,
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You see, it should never be that way.
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It should never be that way. it should be in our life
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It should be in our life that we live in such a way,
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That we live in such a way, that there is never any form
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That there is never any form of misconception who we are
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Of misconception who we are with and what we're
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With and what we're in favor of.
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In favor of. [amen.]
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[amen.] (applause)
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(applause) that they should know that we
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That they should know that we love him who first loved us,
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Love him who first loved us, and we are not ashamed of
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And we are not ashamed of the gospel of jesus christ.
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The gospel of jesus christ. they should know that we are
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They should know that we are willing to testify that he was
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Willing to testify that he was wounded for our
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Wounded for our transgressions,
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Transgressions, and he was bruised for
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And he was bruised for our iniquities,
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Our iniquities, and the chastisement of
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And the chastisement of our peace was upon him.
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Our peace was upon him. and yes,
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And yes, by his stripes i am healed.
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By his stripes i am healed. child of god,
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Child of god, what does he want from you?
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What does he want from you? he wants you to tell
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He wants you to tell everybody.
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Everybody. when does he want you to tell
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When does he want you to tell them?
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Them? just as soon as you can.
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Just as soon as you can. why?
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Why? because there is coming a day
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Because there is coming a day when this kingdom shall be
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When this kingdom shall be restored.
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Restored. there's coming a day when
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There's coming a day when this salvation is going to be
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This salvation is going to be for no one else.
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For no one else. and whenever that day comes,
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And whenever that day comes, who you have witnessed to
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Who you have witnessed to is going to meet him
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Is going to meet him face-to-face.
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Face-to-face. and so shall we be forever
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And so shall we be forever with the lord in the air.
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With the lord in the air. don't let the enemy win
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Don't let the enemy win this day.
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This day. don't let him win
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Don't let him win this generation.
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This generation. but conquer him,
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But conquer him, and every power
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And every power and principality by letting
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And principality by letting the world know who jesus is!
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The world know who jesus is! 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) i want to ask you to stand
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I want to ask you to stand to your feet.
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To your feet. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ people often want to know,
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People often want to know, "pastor, what does the lord
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"pastor, what does the lord want from me?"
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Want from me?" he wants you to witness.
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He wants you to witness. he wants you to tell everybody
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He wants you to tell everybody you can that jesus christ
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You can that jesus christ is your lord
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Is your lord and he's your savior.
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And he's your savior. [oh, yes.]
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[oh, yes.] he wants you to do it in such
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He wants you to do it in such a convincing manner that
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A convincing manner that they'd never wonder who you
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They'd never wonder who you were with
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Were with and where you came from.
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And where you came from. [yes.]
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[yes.] i want to encourage you to
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I want to encourage you to live out loud for christ.
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Live out loud for christ. [yes.]
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[yes.] don't let the enemy push you
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Don't let the enemy push you into a closet of shame
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Into a closet of shame and guilt,
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And guilt, wondering if you are
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Wondering if you are qualified.
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Qualified. christ qualified you when he
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Christ qualified you when he shed his blood to redeem you.
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Shed his blood to redeem you. and now it's your
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And now it's your responsibility to tell
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Responsibility to tell the world who jesus is.
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The world who jesus is. [yes.]
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[yes.] every person you come in
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Every person you come in contact with,
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Contact with, make sure they know.
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Make sure they know. because i promise you this,
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Because i promise you this, when we stand before him
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When we stand before him face-to-face,
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Face-to-face, the only measurement of
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The only measurement of our work that he's going
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Our work that he's going to be concerned with is,
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To be concerned with is, "who did you tell about my son
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"who did you tell about my son and your savior?"
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And your savior?" i want you to repeat
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I want you to repeat this prayer with me.
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This prayer with me. heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, thank you for jesus christ.
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Thank you for jesus christ. thank you for what he has
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Thank you for what he has done.
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Done. lord, let me live my life
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Lord, let me live my life in such a way
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In such a way that i show you
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That i show you and your love
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And your love to everyone who needs to know.
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To everyone who needs to know. let your light shine in me.
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Let your light shine in me. and with conviction,
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And with conviction, and confidence,
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And confidence, and boldness,
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And boldness, let this be a year
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Let this be a year that i fulfill your will
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That i fulfill your will and not my own.
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And not my own. wherever i go,
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Wherever i go, whatever i do,
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Whatever i do, let it be done for your glory.
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Let it be done for your glory. in jesus' name,
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In jesus' name, i pray.
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I pray. amen.
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Amen. 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) pastor matt hagee: i want to
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Pastor matt hagee: i want to thank you for joining us
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Thank you for joining us today.
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Today. and i pray that you were
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And i pray that you were encouraged as you had
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Encouraged as you had the opportunity to hear
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The opportunity to hear what jesus christ wants
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What jesus christ wants from each and every one of us,
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From each and every one of us, to be his witnesses.
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To be his witnesses. remember this:
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Remember this: no one will know who jesus is
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No one will know who jesus is in your life until you tell
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In your life until you tell them.
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Them. he'll give you the power
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He'll give you the power to do so through
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To do so through the holy spirit that's present
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The holy spirit that's present each and every day
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Each and every day all around you.
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All around you. i also want to invite you
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I also want to invite you to join us live for each
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To join us live for each and every one of our services
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Matt Hagee - The Witness

February 9, 2026 | 27:29

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