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Matt Hagee - The Wounded, The Wicked, and The Worthy

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - The Wounded, The Wicked, and The Worthy | October 14, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: when it
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Pastor matt hagee: when it comes to the parables
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Comes to the parables of jesus,
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Of jesus, these are not fictitious
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These are not fictitious stories that are to be
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Stories that are to be considered in light with
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Considered in light with other fables.
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Other fables. when it comes to the parables
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When it comes to the parables of jesus,
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Of jesus, you have to recognize that
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You have to recognize that they are a revelation that has
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They are a revelation that has power in your life
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Power in your life if you hear it and do it.
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If you hear it and do it. jesus, in luke 10,
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Jesus, in luke 10, meets a man
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Meets a man who asks a question.
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Who asks a question. but he doesn't want an answer;
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But he doesn't want an answer; he wants an argument.
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He wants an argument. now i'm not talking about you.
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Now i'm not talking about you. (laughter)
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(laughter) but there are probably people
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But there are probably people you know that oftentimes,
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You know that oftentimes, when they ask a question,
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When they ask a question, they don't want an answer;
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They don't want an answer; they want an argument.
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They want an argument. [yes.]
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[yes.] my son, joel,
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My son, joel, is notorious for this.
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Is notorious for this. (laughter)
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(laughter) he will walk into the kitchen,
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He will walk into the kitchen, and no one is in the kitchen.
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And no one is in the kitchen. and he will look at a kitchen
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And he will look at a kitchen where nothing is happening.
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Where nothing is happening. and he'll say,
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And he'll say, "what are we cooking?"
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"what are we cooking?" (laughter)
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(laughter) he doesn't want an answer.
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He doesn't want an answer. the answer's obvious,
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The answer's obvious, nothing!
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Nothing! (laughter)
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(laughter) but he's found a creative way
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But he's found a creative way to enter into a discussion
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To enter into a discussion that will lead to an argument
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That will lead to an argument about why aren't we cooking
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About why aren't we cooking something.
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Something. (laughter)
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(laughter) [yeah, right.]
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[yeah, right.] and in luke 10:25,
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And in luke 10:25, this is what jesus finds
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This is what jesus finds when it says,
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When it says, "a certain lawyer stood up
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"a certain lawyer stood up and tested him."
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And tested him." when we read this,
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When we read this, we read it with the privilege
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We read it with the privilege of the knowledge that
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Of the knowledge that jesus christ is not just
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Jesus christ is not just some rabbi.
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Some rabbi. he's the word made flesh.
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He's the word made flesh. [amen.]
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[amen.] so it's easy for us to look at
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So it's easy for us to look at this lawyer and say,
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This lawyer and say, "what's the matter with you,
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"what's the matter with you, man?
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Man? you're mortal.
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You're mortal. he's immortal.
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He's immortal. you're mildly educated.
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You're mildly educated. he knows everything.
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He knows everything. and you think you can test
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And you think you can test him?"
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Him?" we look at this with the eyes
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We look at this with the eyes of offense,
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Of offense, but are we any different
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But are we any different today?
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Today? how often do we ask a question
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How often do we ask a question of the word of god,
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Of the word of god, and the truth is we don't want
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And the truth is we don't want an answer;
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An answer; we would rather engage in
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We would rather engage in an argument?
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An argument? we ask a question pretending
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We ask a question pretending as if we're ignorant,
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As if we're ignorant, not because we want
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Not because we want information to change
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Information to change our behavior.
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Our behavior. but we ask the question so
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But we ask the question so that we can find the loophole
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That we can find the loophole that gives us the opportunity
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That gives us the opportunity to be the exception to
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To be the exception to the rule.
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The rule. people say,
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People say, "well, i don't know what
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"well, i don't know what you're talking about."
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You're talking about." okay.
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Okay. have you ever had this
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Have you ever had this conversation:
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Conversation: "what does the bible say
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"what does the bible say about giving?"
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About giving?" (laughter)
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(laughter) "i really don't understand it.
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"i really don't understand it. it's just so complicated."
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It's just so complicated." well, here.
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Well, here. here's what it says.
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Here's what it says. are you ready?
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Are you ready? "give."
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"give." (laughter)
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(laughter) "but i mean, how do you give,
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"but i mean, how do you give, and when do you give,
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And when do you give, and where do you give,
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And where do you give, and what do you give?"
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And what do you give?" well, let's just go back to
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Well, let's just go back to this word.
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This word. [give.]
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[give.] see, you're already learned
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See, you're already learned the lesson.
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The lesson. (laughter)
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(laughter) oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, we ask the question because
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We ask the question because we want to be the exception.
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We want to be the exception. we don't want to adjust our
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We don't want to adjust our behavior to do what the word
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Behavior to do what the word of god tells us to do.
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Of god tells us to do. we ask questions about
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We ask questions about relationships.
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Relationships. what does the bible say about
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What does the bible say about husbands and wives?
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Husbands and wives? it's very easy.
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It's very easy. "husbands,
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"husbands, love your wives."
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Love your wives." "wives,
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"wives, submit to your husbands."
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Submit to your husbands." "oh, well, i just can't do
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"oh, well, i just can't do that."
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That." well, that's the answer.
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Well, that's the answer. (laughter)
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(laughter) [that's right.]
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[that's right.] what does it say about parents
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What does it say about parents and children?
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And children? it's very easy.
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It's very easy. "children, obey your parents."
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"children, obey your parents." parents,
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Parents, "train up your children
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"train up your children in the way they should go."
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In the way they should go." [amen.]
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[amen.] it doesn't say, "parents,
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It doesn't say, "parents, make sure they have faster
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Make sure they have faster wifi so they can download
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Wifi so they can download the app."
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The app." (laughter)
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(laughter) it says,
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It says, "train them in the way
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"train them in the way they should go."
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They should go." [yes.]
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[yes.] don't get them connected to
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Don't get them connected to the cloud.
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The cloud. get them connected to christ.
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Get them connected to christ. [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) this certain lawyer stands up
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This certain lawyer stands up and he asks a question,
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And he asks a question, and it sounds very spiritual.
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And it sounds very spiritual. "what must i do to inherit
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"what must i do to inherit eternal life?"
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Eternal life?" and jesus gives him
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And jesus gives him a very straight answer.
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A very straight answer. "you're a lawyer.
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"you're a lawyer. you tell me."
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You tell me." and so he tells him,
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And so he tells him, "love the lord your god
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"love the lord your god with all of your heart,
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With all of your heart, with all of your soul,
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With all of your soul, with all of your mind,
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With all of your mind, with all of your strength."
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With all of your strength." and then he just throws
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And then he just throws this little cherry on the top,
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This little cherry on the top, because this is what pharisees
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Because this is what pharisees did.
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Did. they took the word of god
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They took the word of god and they added to it.
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And they added to it. "and love your neighbor
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"and love your neighbor as yourself."
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As yourself." that's my part.
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That's my part. and jesus says,
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And jesus says, "go do this and you'll live."
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"go do this and you'll live." but the bible tells us
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But the bible tells us something that we need to
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Something that we need to remember,
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Remember, and that's this:
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And that's this: typically,
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Typically, one argument leads to another.
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One argument leads to another. as long as you're arguing
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As long as you're arguing with the word,
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With the word, you're going to go from
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You're going to go from one argument to another,
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One argument to another, to another, to another,
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To another, to another, to another.
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To another. and these are the kinds of
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And these are the kinds of people that go from one church
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People that go from one church to another, to another,
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To another, to another, to another.
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To another. and they go from one book
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And they go from one book to another, to another,
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To another, to another, to another;
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To another; and one seminar to another,
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And one seminar to another, to another, to another.
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To another, to another. why?
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Why? not because they want
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Not because they want sanctification;
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Sanctification; they want justification.
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They want justification. [amen.]
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[amen.] because the bible says,
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Because the bible says, "seeking to be justified,
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"seeking to be justified, he says to jesus,
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He says to jesus, "well, who is my neighbor?"
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"well, who is my neighbor?" it's not my fault that i don't
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It's not my fault that i don't love my neighbor as myself.
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Love my neighbor as myself. the bible is just too vague.
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The bible is just too vague. it doesn't describe my
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It doesn't describe my neighbor.
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Neighbor. it doesn't give me his mailing
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It doesn't give me his mailing address.
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Address. it doesn't tell me what he
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It doesn't tell me what he looks like.
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Looks like. it doesn't tell me how to
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It doesn't tell me how to love him.
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Love him. it just says,
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It just says, "love your neighbor."
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"love your neighbor." and so jesus begins to use
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And so jesus begins to use this moment to share a parable
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This moment to share a parable that tells a story.
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That tells a story. and the story that he tells
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And the story that he tells includes all of us,
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Includes all of us, and helps us not only
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And helps us not only understand who we are
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Understand who we are and what with we need,
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And what with we need, but it tells us the
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But it tells us the neighborhood that we live in.
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Neighborhood that we live in. jesus tells the story of
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Jesus tells the story of the wounded,
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The wounded, the wicked and the worthy.
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The wicked and the worthy. but as he tells the story,
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But as he tells the story, remember the question
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Remember the question he's answering is about
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He's answering is about the neighborhood,
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The neighborhood, not brotherhood.
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Not brotherhood. and this is an important thing
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And this is an important thing to distinguish,
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To distinguish, because sometimes in the body
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Because sometimes in the body of christ,
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Of christ, we get confused between
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We get confused between the neighborhood
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The neighborhood and brotherhood.
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And brotherhood. brotherhood has to do with
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Brotherhood has to do with common blood.
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Common blood. i am one of five siblings.
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I am one of five siblings. we are a brotherhood.
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We are a brotherhood. why?
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Why? because we share common blood
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Because we share common blood from the father.
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From the father. everyone who calls
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Everyone who calls jesus christ "lord" and has
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Jesus christ "lord" and has repented of their sins
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Repented of their sins and received
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And received the sanctification
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The sanctification and cleansing of his blood
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And cleansing of his blood is a brother in christ.
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Is a brother in christ. why?
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Why? because they have received
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Because they have received common blood from the father.
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Common blood from the father. [amen.]
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[amen.] now when you read things
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Now when you read things in the bible concerning
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In the bible concerning the household of faith,
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The household of faith, that's brotherhood.
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That's brotherhood. this is how you treat a fellow
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This is how you treat a fellow christian when you have
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Christian when you have certain circumstances
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Certain circumstances and certain situations.
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And certain situations. the bible doesn't say,
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The bible doesn't say, "treat everybody like
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"treat everybody like a christian."
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A christian." it says this is how you treat
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It says this is how you treat the brotherhood.
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The brotherhood. [amen.]
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[amen.] but this conversation is not
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But this conversation is not about the brotherhood.
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About the brotherhood. this conversation is about
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This conversation is about the neighborhood.
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The neighborhood. and some people want to
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And some people want to convince christians that we
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Convince christians that we have a responsibility to treat
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Have a responsibility to treat everybody like a brother
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Everybody like a brother in christ.
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In christ. not true!
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Not true! [amen.]
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[amen.] those are reserved for
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Those are reserved for the brotherhood.
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The brotherhood. but because god is the maker
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But because god is the maker of us all,
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Of us all, he has put us all on earth,
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He has put us all on earth, which is the neighborhood.
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Which is the neighborhood. we have a right
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We have a right and responsibility to treat
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And responsibility to treat others like created beings
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Others like created beings from god almighty,
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From god almighty, because he is the creator
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Because he is the creator of us all.
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Of us all. [right.]
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[right.] so jesus tells a story that
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So jesus tells a story that starts to describe humanity.
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Starts to describe humanity. and the first thing that
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And the first thing that he describes in humanity
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He describes in humanity is the wounded.
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Is the wounded. he says,
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He says, "there's a certain man
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"there's a certain man and he's headed from jerusalem
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And he's headed from jerusalem to jericho."
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To jericho." now the first principle that
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Now the first principle that we find in this parable is
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We find in this parable is that when you are walking away
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That when you are walking away from god's presence,
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From god's presence, you're going
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You're going the wrong direction.
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The wrong direction. because the bible simply says,
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Because the bible simply says, "there was a man who went
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"there was a man who went down."
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Down." say that with me.
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Say that with me. "there was a man who went
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"there was a man who went down."
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Down." "from jerusalem to jericho."
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"from jerusalem to jericho." understand this:
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Understand this: geographically,
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Geographically, jerusalem sits 2300 feet
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Jerusalem sits 2300 feet above sea level.
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Above sea level. jericho sits 1300 feet
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Jericho sits 1300 feet below sea level.
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Below sea level. and they are only about
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And they are only about 17 miles apart.
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17 miles apart. when you leave jerusalem
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When you leave jerusalem and go to jericho,
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And go to jericho, in about 17 miles,
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In about 17 miles, you go down 3600 feet.
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You go down 3600 feet. you start above the ocean.
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You start above the ocean. you end beneath the ocean.
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You end beneath the ocean. but when jesus is telling
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But when jesus is telling the story of a man going from
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The story of a man going from jerusalem to jericho,
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Jerusalem to jericho, he's not just telling a story
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He's not just telling a story about actual geography.
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About actual geography. he's telling a story that
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He's telling a story that spiritually connects.
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Spiritually connects. why?
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Why? because jerusalem is
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Because jerusalem is the pinnacle
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The pinnacle of god's presence.
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Of god's presence. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] so when he's describing
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So when he's describing someone in jerusalem,
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Someone in jerusalem, everyone listening to
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Everyone listening to the story goes,
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The story goes, "oh, jerusalem."
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"oh, jerusalem." and it says he's headed down
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And it says he's headed down to jericho.
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To jericho. and they go,
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And they go, "ugh, jericho."
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"ugh, jericho." you know it's like having
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You know it's like having a conversation with a friend
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A conversation with a friend on monday at work.
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On monday at work. "where did you spend
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"where did you spend the weekend?"
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The weekend?" "oh, i was in paris."
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"oh, i was in paris." "wow, paris."
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"wow, paris." even if you've never been,
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Even if you've never been, you act like you've been.
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You act like you've been. (laughter)
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(laughter) "well, where are you now?"
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"well, where are you now?" "on my way to poteet."
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"on my way to poteet." (laughter)
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For the peace of jerusalem.
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This is not a suggestion.
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It's a directive from heaven.
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And for those who obey.
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Blessings abound.
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When you bless israel,
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God promises to bless you
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In a world
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Filled with rising
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Anti-semitism and violence.
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Now is the time for believers
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To stand boldly
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With god's people.
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Your voice, your prayers,
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Your actions matter
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With your gift
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When jesus tells the story,
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When jesus tells the story, he's telling about a man who
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He's telling about a man who is leaving the place he should
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Is leaving the place he should be and headed to a place
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Be and headed to a place he doesn't need to be.
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He doesn't need to be. and while he's on his way,
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And while he's on his way, he falls among thieves.
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He falls among thieves. how common is this tale?
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How common is this tale? walking away from the presence
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Walking away from the presence of god is a dangerous step
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Of god is a dangerous step every inch that you go.
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Every inch that you go. and because of it,
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And because of it, he finds himself as
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He finds himself as the wounded.
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The wounded. because the bible says,
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Because the bible says, he fell among thieves and he
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He fell among thieves and he was beaten and left for dead.
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Was beaten and left for dead. how similar to this life
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How similar to this life is the first person we meet,
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Is the first person we meet, a wounded individual?
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A wounded individual? because in some way,
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Because in some way, all of us have been wounded.
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All of us have been wounded. spiritually,
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Spiritually, all of us have been wounded
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All of us have been wounded by the nature of sin.
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By the nature of sin. emotionally,
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Emotionally, all of us have been wounded
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All of us have been wounded by the words or the actions
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By the words or the actions or the deeds of another.
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Or the deeds of another. some of us have endured
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Some of us have endured physical wounds.
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Physical wounds. some of us have endured
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Some of us have endured emotional wounds.
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Emotional wounds. some of us have endured
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Some of us have endured financial wounds.
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Financial wounds. but the reality of it is,
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But the reality of it is, is every one of us in some way
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Is every one of us in some way is broken.
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Is broken. and every one of us in some
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And every one of us in some way is in need of someone
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Way is in need of someone to help us.
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To help us. [amen!]
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[amen!] because jesus said that
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Because jesus said that these thieves beat him
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These thieves beat him and left him half dead.
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And left him half dead. when you're half dead,
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When you're half dead, you can't make it on your own.
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You can't make it on your own. you need somebody to come
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You need somebody to come and intercede on your behalf
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And intercede on your behalf and help you live.
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And help you live. [amen.]
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[amen.] you and i,
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You and i, based upon what the enemy did
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Based upon what the enemy did in our lives;
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In our lives; the thief who came to rob,
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The thief who came to rob, who came to steal
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Who came to steal and came to destroy,
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And came to destroy, he beat us emotionally.
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He beat us emotionally. spiritually, he bound us.
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Spiritually, he bound us. physically,
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Physically, he has tormented us.
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He has tormented us. and he has left us half dead.
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And he has left us half dead. physically, we may breathe.
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Physically, we may breathe. but without jesus,
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But without jesus, spiritually, we're gone.
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Spiritually, we're gone. on the outside,
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On the outside, we may be smiling.
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We may be smiling. but on the inside,
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But on the inside, our heart is breaking.
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Our heart is breaking. we need the help of an
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We need the help of an outsider to come and restore
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Outsider to come and restore us and help us to live
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Us and help us to live the life that god
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The life that god has promised,
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Has promised, which is a life
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Which is a life more abundantly.
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More abundantly. i've got good news for you
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I've got good news for you today.
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Today. the good samaritan of
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The good samaritan of our soul,
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Our soul, jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, is walking the aisles of
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Is walking the aisles of this assembly.
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This assembly. he's in every nation
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He's in every nation that's watching online.
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That's watching online. he's in every living room
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He's in every living room of every viewer,
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Of every viewer, no matter where you are.
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No matter where you are. and what he's looking for
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And what he's looking for are people he can mend,
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Are people he can mend, are hearts that he can fix,
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Are hearts that he can fix, are lives that he can change.
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Are lives that he can change. he promised that he would
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He promised that he would set you free.
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Set you free. spiritually,
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Spiritually, he'll set you free from
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He'll set you free from the burden and the pain of
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The burden and the pain of your yesterday.
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Your yesterday. he'll set you free from
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He'll set you free from the chains and the guilt
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The chains and the guilt and the shame that you wear.
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And the shame that you wear. he'll set you free from
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He'll set you free from the yoke of bondage,
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The yoke of bondage, as he lifts it off of your
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As he lifts it off of your shoulders and destroys it
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Shoulders and destroys it so that it cannot control you
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So that it cannot control you anymore.
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Anymore. he'll set you free,
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He'll set you free, because he is el shaddai,
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Because he is el shaddai, the all-sufficient god,
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The all-sufficient god, able to take not enough
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Able to take not enough and make it more than enough,
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And make it more than enough, able to open the windows of
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Able to open the windows of heaven and bless you
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Heaven and bless you beyond what you can contain,
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Beyond what you can contain, able to conquer every sickness
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Able to conquer every sickness and disease.
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And disease. cancer is not a problem
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Cancer is not a problem for my god.
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For my god. nothing is impossible
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Nothing is impossible with my god.
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With my god. he'll set you free,
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He'll set you free, because he's conquered death,
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Because he's conquered death, hell and the grave.
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Hell and the grave. you'll live again.
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You'll live again. you'll love again.
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You'll love again. you'll laugh again.
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You'll laugh again. you'll have hope again,
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You'll have hope again, because christ is on his way!
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Because christ is on his way! (applause)
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(applause) [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) if you're wounded,
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If you're wounded, i've got good news.
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I've got good news. help is on the way.
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Help is on the way. [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] but the next group of people
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But the next group of people that christ begins to describe
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That christ begins to describe in this parable are not
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In this parable are not wounded,
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Wounded, they're wicked.
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They're wicked. he says,
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He says, there's a certain man who's
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There's a certain man who's leaving jerusalem on his way
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Leaving jerusalem on his way to jericho.
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To jericho. he falls among thieves
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He falls among thieves and he's wounded.
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And he's wounded. now it's easy for us to
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Now it's easy for us to identify the wickedness
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Identify the wickedness of the thieves.
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Of the thieves. i mean,
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I mean, these individuals were
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These individuals were premeditated and violent.
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Premeditated and violent. this ruthless gang victimizes
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This ruthless gang victimizes this innocent individual.
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This innocent individual. and it's often easy for us
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And it's often easy for us to look at that kind of
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To look at that kind of wickedness and say,
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Wickedness and say, "well, that's not me."
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"well, that's not me." but that doesn't mean
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But that doesn't mean you're not wicked.
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You're not wicked. you see,
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You see, there are people who assault
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There are people who assault others with physical violence.
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Others with physical violence. but then there are others
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But then there are others who are wicked
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Who are wicked with verbal violence.
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With verbal violence. [come on, pastor.]
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[come on, pastor.] the emotional wounds that they
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The emotional wounds that they inflict with their toxic
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Inflict with their toxic tongue are just as violent as
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Tongue are just as violent as the actions of these thieves
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The actions of these thieves who beat this man and left him
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Who beat this man and left him for dead.
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For dead. [yes.]
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[yes.] the vicious words that they
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The vicious words that they speak against others are
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Speak against others are an assault and battery of
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An assault and battery of the heart, soul
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The heart, soul and the mind.
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And the mind. they're predators
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They're predators just the same.
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Just the same. others are predatory
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Others are predatory in their business dealings.
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In their business dealings. they look for ways to take
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They look for ways to take advantage of other individuals
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Advantage of other individuals for their own personal gain.
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For their own personal gain. this kind of selfishness
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This kind of selfishness and greed is running rampant
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And greed is running rampant in the world today.
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In the world today. and here's what you need
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And here's what you need to know.
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To know. it may be allowed by law and
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It may be allowed by law and it may be a business practice,
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It may be a business practice, but when god balances
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But when god balances the books,
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The books, he promises that you will
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He promises that you will stand in judgment for
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Stand in judgment for wicked business dealings.
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Wicked business dealings. (applause)
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(applause) here's what the proverbs says
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Here's what the proverbs says in proverbs 17:13,
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In proverbs 17:13, "if a man pays back evil
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"if a man pays back evil for good,
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For good, evil will never leave
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Evil will never leave his house."
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His house." how long is the sentence?
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How long is the sentence? it will never leave
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It will never leave your house.
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Your house. god's hand is upon those
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God's hand is upon those who act wickedly
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Who act wickedly in business dealings.
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In business dealings. it's called "grinding the face
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It's called "grinding the face of the poor."
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Of the poor." the first kind of wicked
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The first kind of wicked people we meet are predatory.
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People we meet are predatory. these are the physically
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These are the physically violent,
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Violent, the emotionally violent
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The emotionally violent and those who take advantage
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And those who take advantage of others with predetermined
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Of others with predetermined methods.
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Methods. but then jesus continues
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But then jesus continues the story.
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The story. he says this man is left
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He says this man is left half dead.
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Half dead. but here comes the priest.
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But here comes the priest. and this lawyer
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And this lawyer and his pharisee friends go,
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And his pharisee friends go, "oh, praise the lord;
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"oh, praise the lord; a priest has arrived."
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A priest has arrived." and the bible says that
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And the bible says that the priest,
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The priest, seeing what was done to
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Seeing what was done to the man,
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The man, passes by on the other side.
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Passes by on the other side. he looks ahead and he says,
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He looks ahead and he says, "oh, someone fell among
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"oh, someone fell among thieves."
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Thieves." (laughter)
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(laughter) pastor, is that you?
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Pastor, is that you? no, no, no, not me!
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No, no, no, not me! (laughter)
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(laughter) my office hours are 9:00
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My office hours are 9:00 and 10:00.
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And 10:00. (laughter)
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(laughter) and immediately,
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And immediately, when the crowd hears
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When the crowd hears the story, they go,
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The story, they go, "well, he's a priest.
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"well, he's a priest. if the man's dead,
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If the man's dead, he's got seven days of
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He's got seven days of ritual cleansing.
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Ritual cleansing. if he's on his way to
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If he's on his way to jerusalem and he's supposed to
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Jerusalem and he's supposed to serve in the temple,
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Serve in the temple, then he can't be put out of
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Then he can't be put out of his needs and service.
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His needs and service. it'll affect more people.
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It'll affect more people. it's just not practical for
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It's just not practical for him to take the time to stop
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Him to take the time to stop by and do what needs to be
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By and do what needs to be done to help this poor soul."
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Done to help this poor soul." and jesus continues.
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And jesus continues. he says,
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He says, here's another guy who's
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Here's another guy who's coming by.
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Coming by. it's not a priest.
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It's not a priest. it's a levite.
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It's a levite. now the levite is
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Now the levite is an individual who works
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An individual who works in the temple.
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In the temple. he's an usher.
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He's an usher. oh, the pastor didn't help.
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Oh, the pastor didn't help. here comes an usher.
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Here comes an usher. (laughter)
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(laughter) and the good news is,
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And the good news is, is the usher didn't do what
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Is the usher didn't do what the priest did where he takes
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The priest did where he takes a walk to the other side of
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A walk to the other side of the road.
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The road. he actually walks up
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He actually walks up and looks at the guy.
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And looks at the guy. [yes.]
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[yes.] hey, you alright?
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Hey, you alright? (laughter)
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(laughter) man, that one there is going
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Man, that one there is going to leave a mark.
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To leave a mark. (laughter)
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(laughter) you probably want to get that
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You probably want to get that looked at.
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Looked at. well, god bless you.
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Well, god bless you. (laughter)
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(laughter) i'm praying for you.
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I'm praying for you. (laughter)
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(laughter) and he passes by.
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And he passes by. and here is where we see
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And here is where we see one of the greatest forms of
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One of the greatest forms of wickedness that we don't
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Wickedness that we don't always identify,
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Always identify, but we should be aware of.
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But we should be aware of. it's called
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It's called "passively wicked,"
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"passively wicked," when you see someone with
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When you see someone with a need that you could do
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A need that you could do something about,
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Something about, but you just pass on by.
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But you just pass on by. "well, pastor,
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"well, pastor, you don't understand.
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You don't understand. i'm just too busy."
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I'm just too busy." that's an excuse.
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That's an excuse. [right.]
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[right.] and excuses are useless,
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And excuses are useless, especially if you're the one
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Especially if you're the one in the ditch.
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In the ditch. "well, i'm thinking good
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"well, i'm thinking good thoughts for them."
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Thoughts for them." well, go ahead and wrap that
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Well, go ahead and wrap that good thought up in a box
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Good thought up in a box and send it to them
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And send it to them in a care package.
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In a care package. people see problems
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People see problems and pretend that the problem
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And pretend that the problem isn't there.
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Isn't there. no, the problem is there
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No, the problem is there and it's going to have to be
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And it's going to have to be dealt with.
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Dealt with. they see needs and they're
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They see needs and they're willing to let them go unmet.
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Willing to let them go unmet. and then they make excuses.
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And then they make excuses. "well, you don't understand
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"well, you don't understand what was going on.
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What was going on. you don't understand
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You don't understand the excuse that i make for not
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The excuse that i make for not reaching out to others.
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Reaching out to others. you don't understand how
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You don't understand how and why we got to where
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And why we got to where we are."
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We are." and most of the time
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And most of the time it comes down to,
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It comes down to, "i tried.
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"i tried. i just can't."
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I just can't." the truth is,
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The truth is, it's not that you can't;
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It's not that you can't; it's that you won't.
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It's that you won't. and this is why it's wicked.
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And this is why it's wicked. because the bible says,
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Because the bible says, "to him who knows to do right
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"to him who knows to do right and does it not,
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And does it not, to him it is a sin."
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To him it is a sin." jesus introduces
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Jesus introduces a third person
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A third person in this context.
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In this context. he says the priest didn't help
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He says the priest didn't help him,
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Him, the levite didn't help him,
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The levite didn't help him, and now here comes
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And now here comes a samaritan.
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A samaritan. now notice that the story
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Now notice that the story of the good samaritan,
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Of the good samaritan, he doesn't carry that title
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He doesn't carry that title because jesus called him good.
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Because jesus called him good. he carries that title because
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He carries that title because we describe him as good,
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We describe him as good, based upon what he did.
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Based upon what he did. the things that he did
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The things that he did in his behavior is where we
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In his behavior is where we applied the character of good
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Applied the character of good to him.
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To him. jesus never calls him good.
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Jesus never calls him good. he just says,
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He just says, "a samaritan."
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"a samaritan." and when he says,
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And when he says, "a samaritan,"
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"a samaritan," trust me,
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Trust me, everybody in the circle of
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Everybody in the circle of people that jesus was talking
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People that jesus was talking to went,
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To went, "oh, no, a samaritan?
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"oh, no, a samaritan? oh."
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Oh." i mean, the priest,
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I mean, the priest, he's busy.
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He's busy. the levite could have done
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The levite could have done something.
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Something. but this samaritan,
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But this samaritan, i've heard they're cannibals.
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I've heard they're cannibals. (laughter)
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(laughter) they'll probably clean out
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They'll probably clean out his wallet.
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His wallet. i mean,
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I mean, if he's got gold teeth,
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If he's got gold teeth, they'll pull those.
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They'll pull those. and then they're going to roll
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And then they're going to roll him down the hill.
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Him down the hill. (laughter)
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(laughter) not a samaritan.
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Not a samaritan. and everybody's bowels
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And everybody's bowels wrenched.
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Wrenched. if this man's half dead,
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If this man's half dead, he'd rather die than be
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He'd rather die than be touched by that guy.
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Touched by that guy. and jesus goes on to tell us
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And jesus goes on to tell us that when he came to
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That when he came to the place,
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The place, he got down off of his animal.
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He got down off of his animal. he took time to assess
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He took time to assess the situation.
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The situation. he didn't consider the risks.
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He didn't consider the risks. he didn't think for a moment
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He didn't think for a moment that maybe the thieves that
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That maybe the thieves that beat this man were using
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Beat this man were using his body as bait.
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His body as bait. and when he saw what needed
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And when he saw what needed to be done,
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To be done, he bandaged the man's wounds.
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He bandaged the man's wounds. he poured oil,
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He poured oil, which heals the wounds.
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Which heals the wounds. and he poured wine,
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And he poured wine, which cleanses the wound.
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Which cleanses the wound. and then,
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And then, not only did he bandage and do
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Not only did he bandage and do what needed to be done to
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What needed to be done to administer care to the man
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Administer care to the man in his situation,
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In his situation, he didn't leave him there.
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He didn't leave him there. he picked him up.
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He picked him up. and when he picked him up,
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And when he picked him up, he didn't just say,
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He didn't just say, "hey, i recommend you head
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"hey, i recommend you head that way."
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That way." no.
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No. he picked him up
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He picked him up and he totally disrupted
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And he totally disrupted his own plans,
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His own plans, and he puts this man
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And he puts this man on his own animal,
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On his own animal, and he leads the man where
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And he leads the man where the man needs to go so that he
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The man needs to go so that he can be healed and restored.
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Can be healed and restored. and then when he gets to
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And then when he gets to the place where this man
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The place where this man can be healed and restored,
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Can be healed and restored, he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "hey, i found this guy out
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"hey, i found this guy out on the street.
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On the street. he doesn't have a wallet,
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He doesn't have a wallet, but good luck collecting
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But good luck collecting on the check."
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On the check." he walks into the place of
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He walks into the place of healing and restoration
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Healing and restoration and he says,
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And he says, "here is enough to take care
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"here is enough to take care of him while i'm gone away."
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Of him while i'm gone away." i'm going to be gone for
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I'm going to be gone for two days.
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Two days. but when i get back,
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But when i get back, if he's racked up a bill,
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If he's racked up a bill, if he ate the breakfast,
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If he ate the breakfast, if he got some room service,
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If he got some room service, if he got him an evian bottle
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If he got him an evian bottle of water out of your fridge
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Of water out of your fridge for 476 bucks --
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For 476 bucks -- (laughter)
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(laughter) -- whatever he charged,
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-- whatever he charged, when i get back,
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When i get back, i'll pay it.
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I'll pay it. and then jesus asks
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And then jesus asks this lawyer,
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This lawyer, who wants to argue,
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Who wants to argue, "so which one loves his
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"so which one loves his neighbor as his self?"
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Neighbor as his self?" you and i have
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You and i have a good samaritan.
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A good samaritan. he's an outsider who came from
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He's an outsider who came from a long way away
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A long way away named jesus christ.
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Named jesus christ. [amen.]
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[amen.] and when he saw how sin
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And when he saw how sin and the devil and the enemy
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And the devil and the enemy of our soul came to rob,
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Of our soul came to rob, and to kill,
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And to kill, and to destroy,
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And to destroy, and leave us half dead,
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And leave us half dead, he didn't pass by
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He didn't pass by and ignore us.
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And ignore us. he took the time to find out
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He took the time to find out what he could do to heal us.
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What he could do to heal us. and he bound up our wounds,
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And he bound up our wounds, and he put the anointing of
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And he put the anointing of his holy presence,
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His holy presence, which heals the wound.
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Which heals the wound. and he brought his cleansing
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And he brought his cleansing blood,
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Blood, which is the type and shadow
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Which is the type and shadow of the wine,
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Of the wine, and he washed away the stains
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And he washed away the stains of sin and yesterday
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Of sin and yesterday in our past.
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In our past. and then when he washed all of
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And then when he washed all of that away,
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That away, he didn't leave us with a lot
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He didn't leave us with a lot of good advice.
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Of good advice. he picked us up where we were
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He picked us up where we were and he took us in a direction
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And he took us in a direction that would help us continue
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That would help us continue to heal and be made whole.
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To heal and be made whole. and when we got to a place
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And when we got to a place of healing and restoration,
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Of healing and restoration, he didn't say,
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He didn't say, "good luck.
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"good luck. you're on your own."
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You're on your own." he said,
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He said, "i'm going to go away.
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"i'm going to go away. and i'll be gone for two days.
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And i'll be gone for two days. but when i get back,
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But when i get back, whatever you owe,
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Whatever you owe, i'll pay.
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I'll pay. your charges are on
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Your charges are on my account,
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My account, because i'm going to take care
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Because i'm going to take care of every need that you have.
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Of every need that you have. child of god,
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Child of god, a day with the lord
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A day with the lord is as a thousand years,
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Is as a thousand years, and a thousand years
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And a thousand years is as a day.
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Is as a day. two thousand years ago,
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Two thousand years ago, jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, my good samaritan,
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My good samaritan, went to a place called
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Went to a place called calvary.
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Calvary. and there,
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And there, he faced my accuser.
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He faced my accuser. and there,
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And there, he took my charges.
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He took my charges. and there,
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And there, he shed his blood so that
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He shed his blood so that i could be cleansed,
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I could be cleansed, and i could be healed,
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And i could be healed, and i could be made whole.
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And i could be made whole. and then when he picked me up
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And then when he picked me up in my brokenness,
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In my brokenness, he has led me every step of
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He has led me every step of the way by the lamp that is
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The way by the lamp that is a light unto my feet
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A light unto my feet and a light unto my path.
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And a light unto my path. and he has made a way where
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And he has made a way where there seemed to be no way.
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There seemed to be no way. and he promised,
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And he promised, i'm going away,
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I'm going away, but when i come back,
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But when i come back, when i come back,
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When i come back, when i come back.
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When i come back. child of god,
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Child of god, lift up your heads
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Lift up your heads and rejoice.
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And rejoice. the king of glory is on
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The king of glory is on his way!
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His way! (applause)
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Matt Hagee - The Wounded, The Wicked, and The Worthy

October 14, 2025 | 28:30

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