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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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- With your gift
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- When jesus tells the story,
- 00:10:43.926 --> 00:10:45.061
- 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.
- 00:10:52.334 --> 00:10:56.072
- 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.
- 00:11:02.645 --> 00:11:06.716
- 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.
- 00:11:23.833 --> 00:11:28.237
- All of us have been wounded. spiritually,
- 00:11:28.304 --> 00:11:29.205
- Spiritually, all of us have been wounded
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- All of us have been wounded by the nature of sin.
- 00:11:31.407 --> 00:11:33.776
- 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.
- 00:12:05.407 --> 00:12:06.575
- 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.
- 00:12:32.401 --> 00:12:34.069
- 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)
- 00:18:32.561 --> 00:18:39.434
- (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.
- 00:20:37.853 --> 00:20:38.186
- 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?
- 00:20:46.762 --> 00:20:51.767
- "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,
- 00:23:17.379 --> 00:23:19.347
- 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.]
- 00:23:37.866 --> 00:23:39.067
- [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,
- 00:23:46.441 --> 00:23:49.277
- 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
- 00:24:19.241 --> 00:24:21.743
- He picked us up where we were and he took us in a direction
- 00:24:21.810 --> 00:24:24.045
- 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."
- 00:24:32.787 --> 00:24:33.722
- You're on your own." he said,
- 00:24:33.788 --> 00:24:34.456
- He said, "i'm going to go away.
- 00:24:34.523 --> 00:24:35.991
- "i'm going to go away. and i'll be gone for two days.
- 00:24:36.057 --> 00:24:38.460
- And i'll be gone for two days. but when i get back,
- 00:24:38.527 --> 00:24:39.895
- But when i get back, whatever you owe,
- 00:24:39.961 --> 00:24:41.396
- Whatever you owe, i'll pay.
- 00:24:41.463 --> 00:24:42.330
- I'll pay. your charges are on
- 00:24:42.397 --> 00:24:43.798
- 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,
- 00:24:48.069 --> 00:24:49.104
- Child of god, a day with the lord
- 00:24:49.170 --> 00:24:50.405
- A day with the lord is as a thousand years,
- 00:24:50.472 --> 00:24:51.973
- Is as a thousand years, and a thousand years
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- And a thousand years is as a day.
- 00:24:53.174 --> 00:24:54.409
- Is as a day. two thousand years ago,
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- Two thousand years ago, jesus christ,
- 00:24:56.411 --> 00:24:57.512
- Jesus christ, my good samaritan,
- 00:24:57.579 --> 00:24:59.014
- 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.
- 00:25:04.686 --> 00:25:06.221
- 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.
- 00:25:11.993 --> 00:25:13.762
- And i could be made whole. and then when he picked me up
- 00:25:13.828 --> 00:25:15.263
- And then when he picked me up in my brokenness,
- 00:25:15.330 --> 00:25:16.531
- 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.
- 00:25:22.237 --> 00:25:23.972
- 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.
- 00:25:25.307 --> 00:25:26.875
- There seemed to be no way. and he promised,
- 00:25:26.942 --> 00:25:28.009
- And he promised, i'm going away,
- 00:25:28.076 --> 00:25:29.477
- I'm going away, but when i come back,
- 00:25:29.544 --> 00:25:31.279
- But when i come back, when i come back,
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- When i come back, when i come back.
- 00:25:33.281 --> 00:25:34.816
- 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.
- 00:25:37.352 --> 00:25:38.520
- And rejoice. the king of glory is on
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- The king of glory is on his way!
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- And join us tomorrow.
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