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Let Yourself Be Loved

Hope Generation with Ben Courson

February 11, 2018

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Hope Generation with Ben Courson

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Let Yourself Be Loved

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- DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE NO ONE LOVES YOU?
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SOMETIMES WE CAN GO THROUGH LIFE FEELING SO UNLOVED.
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I WANNA TELL YOU THAT GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH.
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THIS IS A MESSAGE ENTITLED "LET YOURSELF BE LOVED."
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I'M BEN COURSON AND YOU'RE WATCHING HOPE GENERATION.
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IF I COULD SPEAK WITH THE TONGUES OF MEN AND OF ANGELS,
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BUT HAVE NOT LOVE, I AM BECOME
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AS CLINGING BRASS OR SOUNDING CYMBALS.
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IF I HAVE THE FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS
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OR GAVE MY BODY TO BE BURNED,
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OR BESTOWED ALL MY GIFTS TO THE POOR...
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IF I COULD UNDERSTAND ALL MYSTERIES
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AND HAD ALL KNOWLEDGE, IF I COULD PROPHESY,
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BUT HAVE NOT LOVED, IT PROFITS ME NOTHING.
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FOR LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND,
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LOVE DOES NOT ENVY, IT IS NOT PUFFED UP,
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IT DOES NOT BEHAVE RUDELY, IT DOES NOT VAUNT ITSELF,
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IT DOES NOT REJOICE IN INIQUITY,
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BUT REJOICES WHENEVER THE TRUTH WINS OUT.
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LOVE BEARS ALL THINGS, LOVE HOPES ALL THINGS,
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LOVE ENDURES ALL THINGS, LOVE NEVER FAILS,
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BUT WHERE THERE ARE PROPHECIES THEY WILL CEASE,
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WHERE THERE IS KNOWLEDGE IT WILL FAIL.
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WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I THOUGHT AS A CHILD,
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I SPOKE AS A CHILD, BUT WHEN I BECAME A MAN,
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I PUT AWAY CHILDISH THINGS.
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AND THOUGH I SEE IT THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
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ONE DAY I WILL KNOW EVEN AS I AM KNOWN
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FOR THREE THINGS ABIDE, FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE,
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AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE
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WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE SAY AMEN?
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- CONGREGATION: AMEN!
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- I FEEL LIKE WE COULD GO HOME AFTER THAT.
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FIRST CORINTHIANS 13.
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UNFORTUNATELY, FOR YOU, I HAVE A LOT I WANNA SAY ABOUT THAT,
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SO WE'RE GONNA TALK TONIGHT ABOUT
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WHAT THE BIBLE HAS TO SAY ABOUT LOVE.
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NOW THE IMPORTANT THING IS,
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THE SCRIPTURES ARE REALLY SUMMED UP IN LOVE.
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JESUS WAS WALKING WITH TWO OF HIS SECRET DISCIPLES,
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TWO OF HIS FOLLOWERS I SHOULD SAY, ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS.
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YOU CAN'T STAY A SECRET DISCIPLE
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FOR VERY LONG IN THE FIRST CENTURY
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BECAUSE EITHER YOUR SECRECY WILL DESTROY YOUR DISCIPLESHIP
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OR YOUR DISCIPLESHIP WILL DESTROY YOUR SECRECY,
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AND WHAT IS DONE IN THE DARKNESS WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT,
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AND ULTIMATELY WHAT'S DONE IN THE CLOSET
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WILL BE REWARDED IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY
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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
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BUT JESUS IS WALKING WITH TWO OF HIS DISCIPLES
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ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS AND FROM GENESIS TO MALACHI
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HE TAUGHT THEM ALL THE SCRIPTURES
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SPEAKING TO THEM OF HOW ALL OF THE BIBLE,
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THE TORAH, THE OLD TESTAMENT, THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS
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TESTIFIED OF HIMSELF.
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HE SAID ALL OF THESE SCRIPTURES SPEAK OF ME.
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AND WHEN JESUS WAS ASKED BY ONE OF THE RELIGIOUS
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SCHOLARS AND LAWYERS OF THE FIRST CENTURY,
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT OF ALL
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OUT OF THE 613 PRECEPTS, HE SAID,
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LOVE GOD AND LOVE PEOPLE,
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HEAR O ISRAEL, THE LORD YOUR GOD IS ONE.
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YOU ARE ONE WITH YOUR ENEMY
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BECAUSE YOU ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD
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SO LOVE YOUR ENEMY, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
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IF JESUS SAYS THE BIBLE IS SUMMED UP IN ME.
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THE BIBLE TESTIFIES OF ME AND THE WHOLE THING IS ABOUT LOVE
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THEN THE BEST COMMENTARY ON THE BIBLE IS THE BIBLE,
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AND THE AUTHOR OF THE BIBLE IS ESSENTIALLY JESUS
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BECAUSE HE'S THE STAR CHARACTER.
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AND IF HE SAYS IT'S ABOUT LOVE THEN WE SHOULDN'T DEBATE HIM.
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ARE YOU PICKING UP WHAT I'M THROWING DOWN?
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IT'S ABOUT LOVE!
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THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.
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AND ULTIMATELY IT'S ABOUT GOD'S LOVE FOR US.
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FIRST CORINTHIANS 13 IS NOT JUST ABOUT
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HOW WE ARE TO LOVE PEOPLE, IT'S
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ABOUT HOW MUCH THE LORD LOVES US
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AND OUT OF THAT FLOW OF LOVE
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THAT THE DIVINE ULTIMATE REALITY HAS FOR US
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WE CAN THEN SPREAD IT ABROAD TO
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OUR FELLOW FEATHERLESS BIPEDS.
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SO, WE'RE GOING TO STUDY THIS OUT OF
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1ST JOHN CHAPTER 4 VERSE 19.
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NOW HERE'S A LITTLE PREFATORY
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INTRODUCTORY REMARK TO THIS TEXT,
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WE OFTEN THINK OF THE BOOK IN OUR LAP...
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HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE A LEATHER AND PAPER BIBLE?
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WOULD YOU PLEASE RAISE UP YOUR LEATHER AND PAPER BIBLE
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IF YOU HAVE IT?
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OKAY, THAT'S HOW YOU CAST OUT DEMONS,
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WITH THE LEATHER AND PAPER RIGHT THERE.
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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN YOUR iPHONE BREAKS?
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YOU'RE GOING TO PULL UP ANGRY BIRDS OR...
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WHEN YOUR BATTERY DIES IT'S NOT
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THAT POWERFUL AGAINST THE ENEMY.
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BUT I'M A HYPOCRITE BECAUSE I HAVE A GLOWING BIBLE.
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IF YOU HAVE A GLOWING BIBLE, I DON'T RESPECT YOU.
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JOKINGLY, I HAVE A GLOWING BIBLE.
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BUT BE AS IT MAY, WE THINK OF THE BIBLE
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IN OUR LAP AS A BOOK.
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OKAY, WE THINK OF THE BIBLE IN OUR LAP AS A BOOK,
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BUT ACTUALLY, TECHNICALLY, IT'S A LIBRARY,
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WITH ALL SORTS OF BOOKS IN IT.
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SIXTY-SIX BOOKS WRITTEN BY 40 DIFFERENT AUTHORS.
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NOW MOST OF THIS LIBRARY IN YOUR LAP, OR IN YOUR HAND,
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IS A STORY BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO A TON OF POETRY.
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THERE'S A MEMOIR OR TWO OR THREE,
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THERE'S LEGAL CODE,
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THERE'S A GENEALOGY,
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THERE'S A NUMBER OF WISDOM ONE-LINERS
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THAT ARE GREAT FOR 140 CHARACTER TWEETS.
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THERE'S A PLAY IN THERE.
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THERE'S QUITE A FEW LETTERS.
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THERE'S A NUMBER OF BIOGRAPHIES OF JESUS OF NAZARETH
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AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE.
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THERE'S A THEOLOGICAL ESSAY OR TWO.
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THERE'S A GENRE OF LITERATURE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ANYMORE
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CALLED APOCALYPTIC.
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THIS LIBRARY WAS WRITTEN OVER A PERIOD OF 1.000 YEARS
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FROM APPROXIMATELY THREE DIFFERENT CONTINENTS
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IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
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AND IT'S THE BEST SELLING BOOK OF ALL TIME.
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NOTHING COMPARES.
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IT IS AT ITS CORE ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION:
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LOVE, HATE, WAR, INJUSTICE.
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WHEN THE CHURCH GETS IN BED WITH THE EMPIRE,
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TRAUMA AND HEALING, THE MEANING OF LIFE,
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MOST IMPORTANTLY WHAT TO DO WITH MOLD IN YOUR KITCHEN,
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SEX, THE END OF THE WORLD, DOUBT,
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IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL IN THERE.
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LIKE THIS LIBRARY CONTAINS IT ALL.
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NOW, TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE ON THE BIBLE,
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FROM 20.000 FEET UP, LISTEN,
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43% OF THE BIBLE IS NARRATIVE OR STORY.
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43% OF THE BIBLE IS NARRATIVE OR STORY.
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33% OF THE BIBLE IS POETRY.
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NOW THAT'S KIND OF SURPRISING.
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A THIRD OF THE BIBLE IS POETRY.
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SO THAT MEANS NEARLY 80%, ABOUT 80% OF THE BIBLE
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IS EITHER A STORY OR A POEM.
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LESS THAN 20% OF SCRIPTURE IS IN A LETTER
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OR A TEACHING, ET CETERA.
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AND IF YOU WERE TO ADD HOW MUCH OF THE BIBLE IS COMMANDS,
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YOU'RE JUST WELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
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SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF THE BIBLE
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AS THIS IS A BOOK OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
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WHEN ACTUALLY 80% IS EITHER A STORY OR A POEM.
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AND YOU'RE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
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WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMANDS
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OR AS CYNICS WOULD SAY RULES AND REGULATIONS.
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AND JESUS SAID, LISTEN, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
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WHAT ALL OF THE LAW WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
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ABOUT THESE COMMANDS ARE SUMMED UP IN,
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IT'S SUMMED UP IN LOVE,
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WHICH LEADS US TO OUR TEXT, 1ST JOHN CHAPTER 4 VERSE 19 SAYS
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WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.
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EVERYBODY SAY, WE LOVE HIM
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- CONGREGATION: WE LOVE HIM.
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- BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.
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- CONGREGATION: BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.
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- NOW LOOK AT VERSE 8, VERSE 8 SAYS, GOD IS LOVE.
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LOOK AT VERSE 16.
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VERSE 16 SAYS, GOD IS LOVE.
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LOOK AT VERSE 10.
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VERSE 10 SAYS, HEREIN IS LOVE,
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NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD BUT THAT HE LOVED US.
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THE TRUTH IS THE WAY WE LOVE GOD,
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THE WAY WE LOVE PEOPLE,
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IS BY SIMPLY LETTING OURSELVES BE LOVED BY THE DIVINE.
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EVERYBODY PLEASE SAY, LET YOURSELF BE LOVED.
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EVERYBODY PLEASE SAY, LET YOURSELF BE LOVED.
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EVERYBODY PLEASE SAY, I'M GOING TO LET MYSELF BE LOVED.
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SOMETIMES WE FOCUS ON HOW MUCH WE LOVE GOD AND THAT'S GREAT
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BUT WHAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS HOW MUCH GOD LOVES US
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AND WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVES US.
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HE WHO IS FORGIVEN MUCH LOVES MUCH.
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SIMON THE PHARISEE SAID IF YOU KNEW,
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OR HE THOUGHT IN HIS MIND,
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IF YOU KNEW JESUS, THAT THIS HARLOT IS A PROSTITUTE,
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AND SHE WASHES YOUR FEET WITH HER HAIR AND TEARS AND PERFUME
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YOU WOULD NEVER LET HER TOUCH YOU
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IF YOU WERE REALLY A PROPHET AND YOU KNEW
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WHAT KIND OF WOMAN SHE WAS.
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AND JESUS SAID, PERCEIVING HIS THOUGHT,
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IN HIS WISE DISCERNMENT WITH A WORD OF KNOWLEDGE,
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HE SAYS, SIMON, YOU DIDN'T GREET ME
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WITH THE CUSTOMARY KISS THAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
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IN THE FIRST CENTURY.
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YOU DIDN'T WASH MY FEET.
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YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME A ROBE WHEN I ENTERED.
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YOU OMITTED THE CUSTOMARY GREETINGS
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BUT THIS WOMAN HAS NOT STOPPED WASHING MY FEET
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WITH HER HAIR AND HER TEARS BECAUSE
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HE WHO IS FORGIVEN MUCH LOVES MUCH.
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I DID NOT COME TO HEAL THE HEALTHY, I
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THOSE WHO ARE HEALTHY HAVE NO NEED OF A DOCTOR,
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BUT THOSE WHO ARE SICK.
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I DO NOT COME TO CALL THE RIGHTEOUS
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BUT SINNERS TO REPENTANCE,
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AND THOSE WHO ARE FORGIVEN MUCH, LOVE MUCH,
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AND THEY METANOIA, WHICH IS THE WORD REPENTANCE,
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THEY METAMORPHOSIZE THE WAY THEY THINK.
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AND WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND HOW LOVED THEY ARE,
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THEY WILL IN TURN LOVE ME ABOVE OTHERS.
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WOULD SOMEBODY SAY AMEN?
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THE TRUTH IS, THE LOVE OF GOD IS NOT CONTINGENT
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ON YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES OR YOUR PAIN.
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I HAD TO LEARN THIS THIS LAST WEEK, BIG TIME.
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GOD LOVES US REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE GO THROUGH.
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YESTERDAY, I WAS TEACHING ABOUT A GAZILLION TIMES
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IN PITTSBURGH AND IT WAS AWESOME AND IT WAS REALLY FUN.
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BUT IT WAS KIND OF WEIRD TRAVELING AROUND IN A SLING
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TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
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THE REASON I'M IN A SLING IS BECAUSE
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AFTER LAST MONDAY NIGHT, ME AND SOME FRIENDS
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FROM MONDAY NIGHT, I SEE YOU OVER THERE CHASE,
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AND GUSTAVO AND YOU GUYS.
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WE, AFTER CHURCH, WE WENT SKATEBOARDING
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BECAUSE I'M JUST OBSESSED WITH LISTENING
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TO EDM AND SKATEBOARDING.
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THAT'S WHEN I FEEL THE PRESENCE OF GOD
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IN LIKE A PROFOUND WAY.
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IT'S JUST LIKE EDM AND SKATEBOARDING.
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SO WE GO TO A HILL THAT WAS IN EAST MEDFORD
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AND IT WAS LIKE A REALLY STEEP HILL.
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AND I TAKE OUT MY LONGBOARD AND CLIMB UP THE HILL
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AND I PUT ON MY EDM MUSIC,
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AND I LOOK DOWN THE HILL AND
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EVERYONE SEES ME LOOKING DOWN THE HILL.
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THEY'RE LIKE BEN, DON'T GO DOWN THAT HILL,
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LET'S JUST CRUISE YOU KNOW,
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ON THE EVEN PAVEMENT.
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AND IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY SAID DON'T DO IT,
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I KNEW I HAD TO.
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WHENEVER SOMEBODY POINTS AT A HILL AND SAYS DON'T DO THAT,
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I'M LIKE NOW I HAVE TO.
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SO THE PROBLEM IS, IT WAS DARK.
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AND YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AT 10 PM AT NIGHT
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WHEN THERE WASN'T ANY LIGHTS, I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
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SO, I JUST PULLED OUT MY iPHONE FLASHLIGHT,
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I'M LIKE THIS IS PERFECT.
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SO I HAVE MY EDM AND MY iPHONE FLASHLIGHT,
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AND I JUST START BOMBING THIS HILL.
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WELL I ENDED UP GOING SO FAST IN THE DARK
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ON LIKE THE HILL OF THE ABYSS
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WITH MY iPHONE FLASHLIGHT.
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THAT MY TRUCKS, MY FRIEND PARKER WAS
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JOINING UP WITH US A LITTLE LATER AND I TEXTED HIM,
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I SAID HEY PLEASE BRING SOME TOOLS TO TIGHTEN MY TRUCKS
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BECAUSE THEY'RE SO LOOSE I GET THE SPEED WOBBLES
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REALLY BAD ON MY SKATEBOARD.
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SO I ENDED UP GETTING SUCH BAD SPEED WOBBLES
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BECAUSE PARKER HADN'T COME YET AND I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT
00:11:32.230 --> 00:11:35.030
SO I GOT THE SPEED WOBBLES SO BAD
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AND I WAS JUST ABOUT TO HIT A CAR AT THE BOTTOM.
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IT WAS SO DARK I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS MY OWN JEEP.
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SO, MY iPHONE FLASHLIGHT, I'M JUST TRYING TO
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KEEP UP WITH THE PATH.
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SO I START WOBBLING REALLY BAD
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AND THEN I TRY TO MAKE A LAST SECOND JUST HARD TURN
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AND THEN THE LAST WORD THAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND
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AS I WAS WOBBLING AND LIKE BOMBING STRAIGHT TOWARDS MY JEEP
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ON THE HILL OF THE ABYSS WITH MY iPHONE FLASHLIGHT
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WITH EDM PLAYING IN MY EARS,
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THE LAST WORD I HAD IN MY MIND WAS SHOOT.
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THAT WAS IT.
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I JUST BIBLICALLY REMEMBER THAT.
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AND THEN I ENDED UP JUST ROLLING AND
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I LANDED ON MY CLAVICLE AND JUST STARTED
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SLIDING ON THE CEMENT ON MY BACK
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AND THEN KEPT ROLLING.
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I GUESS APPARENTLY THE FIRST THING I DID
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IS I GOT UP AND JUST STARTED RUNNING.
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I DON'T KNOW WHY I DID THAT.
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AND THEN I STARTED LAYING IN THE GRASS
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AND GOT ALL JACKED UP.
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BUT REALLY IT WASN'T ALL THAT...
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I STARTED BLEEDING ON MY LEGS, MY HIPS, MY ELBOWS,
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MY SHOULDER, MY BACK, JUST KIND OF BLEEDING EVERYWHERE.
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AND THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM.
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THE PROBLEM IS THE WORST INJURIES
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ARE THE ONES YOU CAN'T SEE.
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IT WAS INSIDE MY SHOULDER, I WAS LIKE, GUYS THIS IS AWFUL.
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I HAVE HAD THE HARDEST TIME PUTTING ON
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AND TAKING OFF SHIRTS.
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IT'S LIKE I'M SO THANKFUL FOR SHOULDERS NOW.
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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU'D EVER GIVE THANKS
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FOR YOUR SHOULDER AS WELL?
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NOW I DO, BECAUSE PUTTING ON SHIRTS
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IS LIKE THE HARDEST THING EVER RIGHT NOW.
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SO ANYWAYS, I'M LIKE GUYS, I REALLY JACKED UP MY SHOULDER,
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SOMETHING DEEP INSIDE HERE.
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SO ANYWAY, WE GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM,
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ME AND ABOUT 8 OF MY FRIENDS,
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WE GET SOME X-RAYS,
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AND AFTER THE X-RAYS THEY'RE LIKE,
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YOU DID A STAGE 1 TEAR OF YOUR ACCRAL CLAVICLE
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SOMETHING IN MY SHOULDER,
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AND ANYWAY THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST DAY
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I'LL HAVE TO BE IN THE SLING.
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BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY,
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AT LEAST IT'S A COOL STORY.
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USUALLY I GET HURT BECAUSE I'M LIKE
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I TRIPPED ON THE CURB.
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OR USUALLY I'M LIKE, I DIDN'T SEE THE RUG
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AND I TRIPPED OVER IT AND THAT'S HOW I GOT THIS INJURY.
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BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY,
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AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHAT I DID START DOING
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IS I STARTED LAUGHING.
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I JUST STARTED GIGGLING BECAUSE
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I GAVE A MESSAGE THAT NIGHT ABOUT HOW MY FRIEND
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GOT STUNG BY A JELLYFISH WHEN WE WERE FLIPPING OFF BUILDINGS
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IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND I TALKED ABOUT
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HOW WHEN HE GETS STRESSED HE STARTS LAUGHING.
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SO I SAID, LISTEN WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED,
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YOU MIGHT AS WELL LAUGH 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA HELP YOU OUT.
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SO I JUST STARTED LAUGHING AND IT ACTUALLY HELPED.
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IT'S LIKE THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IN THAT MOMENT
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WHEN YOU'RE HURT,
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THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS LAUGH
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AND IT'S VERY COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT
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WHEN YOU DO IT, IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY HEALTH GIVING
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AND REALLY HELPFUL.
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NOW THIS IS THE REALITY,
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SOMETIMES IN LIFE WE GET IN WRECKS
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AND WE THINK MAN, IF GOD REALLY LOVED ME
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HE WOULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.
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BUT THE TRUTH IS, GOD WILL WRECK YOUR PLANS,
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IF HE SEES YOUR PLANS WILL WRECK YOU.
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AND SOMETIMES GOD SAYS LISTEN,
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IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GETTING
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INTO AN ACCIDENT OR A MESS,
00:14:35.270 --> 00:14:37.160
I WILL TURN YOUR MESS INTO A MESSAGE.
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WHEN YOU WALK WITH THE LORD,
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YOU KNOW THAT EVEN YOUR WRECKS ARE DONE IN LOVE.
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THAT'S WHY HOPE IS H-O-P-E.
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HOLD ON, PAIN ENDS.
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THAT'S THE ACRONYM.
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H-O-P-E, HOLD ON PAIN ENDS.
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BUT IT'S ALSO ANOTHER ACRONYM.
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H-O-P-E, HOPE ON PLANET EARTH.
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JESUS SAID, YOUR KINGDOM COMES TO EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
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AND PAUL SAID, THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS
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RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST.
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I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A STUPID STORY
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AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD GO OVER BETTER THAN IT REALLY DID.
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WHATEVER.
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MAYBE IN LIFE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING
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THROUGH REALLY HARD STUFF,
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AND IT'S NOT JUST LIKE A STAGE 1 OF YOUR ACL,
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YOU'RE GOING THROUGH REALLY TOUGH STUFF.
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AND MAYBE YOU'RE DEEPLY WOUNDED INSIDE,
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IT'S THE WOUNDS THAT PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THAT HURTS THE MOST,
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NOT JUST BIOLOGICALLY BUT EMOTIONALLY.
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AND EVERYONE LIVES LIVES OF QUIET DESPERATION.
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IF WE EVER KNEW EACH OTHER'S SECRET BATTLES,
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WE WOULD BE SO GRACIOUS TO EACH OTHER.
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BUT MAYBE YOU'RE AT A PLACE WHERE YOU'RE CRYING TEARS
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IN THE SECRET PLACE AND IT SEEMS LIKE NOBODY SEES.
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ROMANS 8 SAYS THE SPIRIT PRAYS FOR US
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WITH GROANINGS THAT CAN'T BE UTTERED.
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SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL PRAYERS YOU PRAY
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ARE THE GROANS WHEN YOU HAVE NO WORDS TO SAY.
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AND PSALM 56 SAYS, ALL MY TEARS ARE IN YOUR BOTTLE.
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ARE THEY NOT RECORDED IN YOUR BOOK.
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IN THE FIRST CENTURY, JEWISH WOMEN,
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OR I SHOULD SAY IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES AS WELL,
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JEWISH WOMEN, ONE OF THEIR MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSIONS
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WAS A TEAR BOTTLE,
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AND THEY WOULD COLLECT THEIR TEARS OF SADNESS
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AND THEIR TEARS OF GLADNESS IN THIS TEAR BOTTLE
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AND THEN WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED,
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THEY WOULD GIFT IT TO THEIR HUSBAND,
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THEREBY SAYING I GIVE YOU ALL OF MY HEART,
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ALL THE JOY AND ALL THE GRIEF,
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THE TEARS OF HAPPINESS, THE TEARS OF SADNESS,
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I GIVE ALL OF MY HEART TO YOU UPON GETTING MARRIED.
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NOW ISN'T IT INTERESTING HOW IN ALL FOUR GOSPELS,
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THE WRITERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT TELL THE STORY
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OF A WOMAN WHO WASHED JESUS' FEET
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WITH HER HAIR AND WITH HER PERFUME AND WITH WHAT ELSE?
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WITH HER HAIR, WITH PERFUME, AND WITH WHAT ELSE?
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HER TEARS!
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NOW ONE SCHOLAR SUGGESTS THAT WHAT SHE WAS DOING
00:16:59.220 --> 00:17:03.020
IS SHE WAS PROBABLY USING HER TEAR BOTTLE.
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THAT SCHOLAR WAS MY DAD, BUT ANYWAYS.
00:17:05.290 --> 00:17:15.030
THE TEAR BOTTLE IS WHAT YOU WOULD GIVE TO YOUR HUSBAND.
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BECAUSE REMEMBER, THEY WOULD COLLECT, THESE JEWISH WOMEN,
00:17:19.090 --> 00:17:21.080
THEIR TEARS OF HAPPINESS, THEIR TEARS OF SADNESS,
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AND GIVE IT TO THEIR HUSBANDS,
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SAYING YOU HAVE ALL MY HEART, ALL MY EMOTION,
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I GIVE IT TO YOU.
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WELL THIS WOMAN, WHAT SHE WAS PROBABLY DOING
00:17:28.250 --> 00:17:30.060
IS TAKING HER TEAR BOTTLE AND DUMPING IT ON JESUS' FEET
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IN THE FOUR GOSPELS AND THEREBY SAYING
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I AM THE BRIDE OF CHRIST.
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I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU.
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YOU'RE GOING TO NEVER LEAVE ME OR FORSAKE ME.
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YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT.
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AND WHEN YOU'RE THE BRIDE OF CHRIST,
00:17:54.120 --> 00:17:56.200
AND YOU GIVE HIM YOUR HEART,
00:17:56.230 --> 00:17:57.250
HE WILL TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF IT
00:17:57.280 --> 00:17:59.160
THAT EVEN WHEN YOU'RE WRECKED,
00:17:59.190 --> 00:18:01.250
YOU CAN KNOW IT'S THE LOVE OF GOD THAT DICTATES
00:18:01.280 --> 00:18:04.090
ALL THINGS IN YOUR LIFE.
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WHEN PAUL THE APOSTLE WAS IN PHILIPPI,
00:18:06.150 --> 00:18:08.190
HE HEALED THE SLAVE GIRL OF DEMONIC OPPRESSION
00:18:08.220 --> 00:18:11.010
ACCORDING TO LUKE.
00:18:11.040 --> 00:18:12.060
HE WAS THROWN INTO A PRISON AND IT WAS IN PHILIPPI
00:18:12.090 --> 00:18:15.190
THAT HE STARTED SINGING PRAISES TO GOD.
00:18:15.220 --> 00:18:17.210
NOW THE INTERESTING THING IS HE WROTE
00:18:17.240 --> 00:18:20.020
A BOOK TO THE PHILIPPIANS
00:18:20.050 --> 00:18:22.170
AND HE MENTIONS THE ACTUAL WORD JOY SIXTEEN TIMES
00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:26.190
AND IT'S A REALLY SMALL BOOK,
00:18:26.220 --> 00:18:28.050
IT'S ONLY FOUR SMALL CHAPTERS.
00:18:28.080 --> 00:18:31.070
AND SIXTEEN TIMES, PAUL THE APOSTLE
00:18:31.100 --> 00:18:33.220
IN THE BOOK OF PHILIPPIANS USES THE ACTUAL WORD JOY
00:18:33.250 --> 00:18:36.110
IN THE VERY CITY WHERE HE SHOULD'VE HAD
00:18:36.140 --> 00:18:39.270
WHERE HE WAS WHIPPED AND BEATEN AND SCOURGED
00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:41.260
AND FLOGGED AND THROWN INTO A PRISON
00:18:41.290 --> 00:18:44.070
BECAUSE HE SAID REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS,
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AND I AGAIN I SAY REJOICE.
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WHY? BECAUSE THE MEANING OF LIFE IS TO ENJOY THE JOY
00:18:47.250 --> 00:18:49.180
OF BEING ENJOYED BY GOD.
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KNOWING THAT THE LORD LOVES ME
00:18:53.130 --> 00:18:55.230
AND THAT'S WHY I CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT NO MATTER
00:18:55.260 --> 00:18:57.240
BEATING I GO THROUGH, NO MATTER WHAT WRECKS I'M IN,
00:18:57.270 --> 00:19:00.020
NO MATTER WHAT HEARTBREAK I'VE ENDURED,
00:19:00.050 --> 00:19:01.180
NO MATTER WHAT TEARS I'VE CRIED,
00:19:01.210 --> 00:19:03.130
I KNOW THAT GOD WILL NEVER ALLOW HIS CHILDREN TO CRY
00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:08.210
EVEN A SINGLE NEEDLESS TEAR.
00:19:08.240 --> 00:19:11.250
AND I KNOW THAT I CAN GLORY IN TRIBULATION
00:19:11.280 --> 00:19:14.050
BECAUSE TRIBULATION PRODUCES PATIENCE,
00:19:14.080 --> 00:19:16.010
EXPERIENCE HOPE AND HOPE NEVER MAKES A SHAME.
00:19:16.040 --> 00:19:18.170
BECAUSE OF THE LOVE OF GOD SPREAD ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS,
00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:21.050
BY THE SPIRIT THAT IS GIVEN UNTO US,
00:19:21.080 --> 00:19:22.240
WE KNOW THAT PAIN MAKES US STRONGER,
00:19:22.270 --> 00:19:24.210
AND TEARS MAKE US BRAVER AND HEARTBREAK MAKES US WISER,
00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:27.250
AND WE THANK OUR PAST FOR A BETTER FUTURE
00:19:27.280 --> 00:19:29.210
BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT GOD DOES OR ALLOWS IN OUR LIFE
00:19:29.240 --> 00:19:33.280
IS ALWAYS DONE IN LOVE AND THAT'S WHY WE LOVE HIM BACK.
00:19:34.010 --> 00:19:37.150
WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE IN EVERYTHING,
00:19:37.180 --> 00:19:40.070
IN EVERYTHING HE DOES IN OUR LIFE,
00:19:40.100 --> 00:19:43.020
IT'S ALWAYS DONE OUT OF LOVE.
00:19:43.050 --> 00:19:45.110
WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.
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AND PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR.
00:19:49.010 --> 00:19:52.160
ZERO FEAR.
00:19:52.190 --> 00:19:54.010
IT IS NOT THE POWER OF DARKNESS THAT IS TO BE FEARED,
00:19:54.040 --> 00:19:56.250
IT IS FEAR THAT GIVES POWER TO THE DARKNESS.
00:19:56.280 --> 00:20:00.180
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID WHEN
00:20:00.210 --> 00:20:02.100
YOU KNOW THE LOVE OF GOD.
00:20:02.130 --> 00:20:05.080
A LOT OF TIMES WE EMPHASIZE HOW MUCH WE LOVE GOD.
00:20:05.110 --> 00:20:08.280
BAD IDEA.
00:20:09.010 --> 00:20:10.140
WE SHOULD EMPHASIZE HOW MUCH GOD LOVES US.
00:20:10.170 --> 00:20:14.030
YOU REMEMBER PETER WAS ALWAYS EMPHASIZING
00:20:14.060 --> 00:20:15.220
OH LORD I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, I'M COMMITTED TO YOU,
00:20:15.250 --> 00:20:17.250
I'LL GO TO THE DEATH WITH YOU, I'LL GO TO THE CROSS WITH YOU
00:20:17.280 --> 00:20:19.270
I'LL GO TO THE DUNGEON WITH YOU, I WILL EVEN DIE WITH YOU.
00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:22.020
AND JESUS IS LIKE, NO YOU WON'T.
00:20:22.050 --> 00:20:25.160
HE'S LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO DENY ME THREE TIMES
00:20:25.190 --> 00:20:27.060
BEFORE THE ROOSTER CROWS.
00:20:27.090 --> 00:20:30.050
JOHN THE APOSTLE TOOK A TOTALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH.
00:20:30.080 --> 00:20:32.180
HE WASN'T TALKING ABOUT HOW COMMITTED HE WAS TO THE LORD,
00:20:32.210 --> 00:20:34.290
HOW MUCH WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE LORD,
00:20:35.020 --> 00:20:38.190
HOW HE WOULD DIE FOR THE LORD.
00:20:38.220 --> 00:20:40.050
UNLIKE PETER, I LOVE WHAT JOHN DID.
00:20:40.080 --> 00:20:42.090
JOHN JUST CALLS HIMSELF THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED.
00:20:42.120 --> 00:20:46.280
PETER'S LIKE I'M THE DISCIPLE WHO LOVES JESUS,
00:20:47.010 --> 00:20:48.290
I'LL GO TO THE CROSS WITH YOU.
00:20:49.020 --> 00:20:50.060
JOHN'S LIKE NO, I'M JUST THE DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED.
00:20:50.090 --> 00:20:53.180
DO YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
00:20:53.210 --> 00:20:55.070
NOT I'M THE DISCIPLE WHO LOVES JESUS,
00:20:55.100 --> 00:20:57.030
THAT'S PETER AND HE DENIED THEM.
00:20:57.060 --> 00:20:59.010
JOHN WAS THE ONE WHO DEFINED HIMSELF AS
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I'M JUST THE DISCIPLE WHO JESUS LOVES.
00:21:01.220 --> 00:21:03.250
SO I'M JUST GOING TO LEAN ON HIS BREAST
00:21:03.280 --> 00:21:05.100
AND THAT'S WHY JOHN WAS THE ONE DISCIPLE
00:21:05.130 --> 00:21:07.000
THAT DIDN'T FORSAKE JESUS ON THE CROSS.
00:21:07.030 --> 00:21:10.010
BECAUSE HE WASN'T TALKING ABOUT HOW
00:21:10.040 --> 00:21:11.100
COMMITTED HIS LOVE WAS,
00:21:11.130 --> 00:21:12.240
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW COMMITTED JESUS' LOVE WAS.
00:21:12.270 --> 00:21:17.260
AND THAT'S WHY JOHN IS THE ONE WHO WRITES IN VERSE 10,
00:21:17.290 --> 00:21:20.240
HERE IS LOVE NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD, BUT THAT HE LOVED US.
00:21:20.270 --> 00:21:25.190
THAT'S THE REAL THING AND THE INTERESTING THING IS
00:21:25.220 --> 00:21:27.290
IF Z WOULD COME UP AT THIS TIME,
00:21:28.020 --> 00:21:30.020
IS IN THE SCRIPTURES, I LOVE HOW WHENEVER JESUS
00:21:30.050 --> 00:21:33.110
IS ASKED QUESTIONS HE'S ALWAYS AVOIDING THEM.
00:21:33.140 --> 00:21:37.110
AND I'M GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS
00:21:37.140 --> 00:21:39.220
AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD.
00:21:39.250 --> 00:21:41.290
LISTEN TO THIS AS I DESCEND THIS PLANE.
00:21:42.020 --> 00:21:43.280
WHEN JESUS CLEANS OUT THE TEMPLE
00:21:44.010 --> 00:21:47.100
AND THE PHARISEES ASK HIM,
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BY WHAT AUTHORITY DO YOU DO THESE THINGS?
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JESUS DIDN'T ANSWER.
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HE COULD'VE SAID, BY THE DUNAMAS POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST.
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THE FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
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ROASTED, COOKED, BOOM, SHOTS FIRED!
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HE DIDN'T.
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YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID?
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BY WHAT AUTHORITY DID JOHN THE BAPTIST BAPTIZE PEOPLE?
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WAS IT BY HIS OWN AUTHORITY OR BY THE AUTHORITY OF MAN
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OR BY THE AUTHORITY OF GOD?
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THE PHARISEES THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID,
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WELL IF WE SAY IT'S THE AUTHORITY OF MAN,
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EVERYONE'S GOING TO HATE US BECAUSE
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THEY CONSIDER JOHN A PROPHET,
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BUT IF WE SAY IT'S THE AUTHORITY OF GOD,
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THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADMIT THAT JOHN'S
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TEACHING IS TRUE AND JOHN SAID OF JESUS,
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THAT HE WAS NOT EVEN WORTHY TO UNLOOSE JESUS' SANDAL STRAP
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AND THEREBY SAYING JESUS' IS THE
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LAMB OF GOD THAT TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD
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SO WE CAN'T SAY THAT JOHN BAPTIZES BY THE AUTHORITY OF GOD
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BECAUSE THEN WE'RE ADMITTING THAT JESUS IS RIGHT.
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SO I LOVE THIS, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE PHARISEES ANSWERED
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JESUS' QUESTION, BY WHAT AUTHORITY DID
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THE PHARISEES SAID, WE DON'T KNOW.
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I LOVE THAT VERSE, THEY'RE JUST LIKE WE DON'T KNOW.
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THEN, I LOVE THIS,
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THE PHARISEES AGAIN CATCH A WOMAN TAKING ADULTERY,
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THEY SAY SHOULD WE STONE THIS WOMAN?
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MOSES' SAYS IN THE LAW THAT SOMEONE TAKING IN ADULTERY
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SHOULD BE STONED.
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JESUS DIDN'T SAY YES OR NO.
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HE JUST STARTED WRITING IN THE SAND.
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HE'S LIKE, HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN AMONG YOU,
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YOU CAST THE FIRST STONE.
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CARTOGRAPHING, HE WAS WRITING AGAINST THEM.
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PROBABLY THEIR SINS.
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HE'S LIKE, YOU WHO HAVEN'T SINNED,
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YOU CAST THE FIRST STONE.
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AND HE DIDN'T EVEN ANSWER THE QUESTION AND SHE GOES FREE.
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I LOVE THIS WHEN THEY'RE LIKE,
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TELL US PLAINLY WHETHER YOU ARE THE CHRIST.
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AND THEN THIS IS SO FUNNY,
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LIKE TELL US PLAINLY ARE YOU THE MESSIAH?
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AND JESUS' QUOTES THIS OBSCURE PASSAGE IN PSALMS
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TALKING ABOUT JUDGES, HE'S LIKE
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DO YOU NOT KNOW YE ARE ALL GODS?
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THEY'RE LIKE MAN, WHY DOESN'T HE JUST ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS?
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I LOVE THIS, THE RICH OLD RULER IS LIKE,
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WHAT MUST I DO TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE?
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AND JESUS' ASKS THE QUESTION, JUST SUPER SOCRATIC DIALOGUE,
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LIKE WELL, WHAT DO YOU READ IN THE SCRIPTURES?
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AND THE GUY SAID, HONOR YOUR PARENTS,
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KEEP THE SABBATH DAY, DO NOT STEAL,
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DON'T MURDER.
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AND JESUS SAID GREAT, DO THAT AND YOU'LL LIVE.
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AND THE GUY SAID, WELL I'VE ALREADY DONE THIS.
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AND THEN THAT'S WHEN JESUS SAID,
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WELL SELL EVERYTHING YOU HAVE AND GIVE IT TO THE POOR
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AND YOU'LL FIND LIGHT BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY
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THAT'S TERRIBLE EVANGELISM.
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WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
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I DON'T KNOW, WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
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I WOULD GIVE JESUS AN EVANGELISM 101 CLASSES.
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AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES,
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SHOULD WE PAY TAXES?
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JESUS DIDN'T ANSWER YES OR NO,
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HE SAID, SHOW ME A COIN.
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AND THEN HE SAYS, WHO'S IMAGE IS ON THIS COIN?
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AND AGAIN, HE ANSWERS A QUESTION BY ASKING ANOTHER QUESTION.
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WHO'S IMAGE IS ON THIS COIN?
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THEY'RE LIKE CAESAR, HE'S LIKE GREAT!
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CAESAR'S IMAGE IS ON THIS COIN, SO GIVE IT TO CAESAR
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BUT GOD'S IMAGE IS ON YOU, SO GIVE YOUR LIFE TO GOD.
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HE'S JUST SO GENIUS!
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YOU COULD NEVER PIN HIM ON THE HORNS
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OF A DILEMMA NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRIED.
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AND YET, ON ONE OCCASION,
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WHEN JESUS WAS ASKED A QUESTION
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HE DIDN'T SKIRT IT, HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING CLEVER,
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HE DIDN'T CIRCUMNAVIGATE IT,
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HE DIDN'T EMPLOY SOME SOCRATIC DIALOGUE,
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WHEN JESUS WAS ASKED THE QUESTION
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT,
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IT'S AS IF HIS PIERCING BROWN JEWISH EYES
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LOOKED AT HIS AUDIENCE AND SAID LISTEN,
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HERE SHEMA OH ISRAEL, THE LORD YOUR GOD IS ONE,
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LOVE THE LORD THY GOD
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WITH ALL THEY HEART, SOUL, MIND AND STRENGTH
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AND LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF
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ON THIS HANGS ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
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IT'S AS IF HIS PIERCING EYES LOOKED AT HIS AUDIENCE
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AND SAID IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME THIS QUESTION,
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WHAT'S THE BIBLE REALLY ABOUT?
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WHAT DOES THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS HANG ON?
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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THIS BOOK?
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JESUS SAID LOVE.
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LOVE.
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LOVE.
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THE MOST DIRECT ANSWER HE COULD HAVE GIVEN.
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AND WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THIS,
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I LOVE HOPE, IT'S MY DEAL.
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I TALK ABOUT FAITH ALL THE TIME,
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FAITH, TRUST AND A LITTLE PIXIE DUST.
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BUT THE GREATEST OF ALL THESE IS LOVE.
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LOVE, LOVE, AND GOD LOVES YOU.
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HE LOVES YOU.
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KNOW THAT EVERYTHING HE'S DOING IN YOUR LIFE IS OUT OF LOVE
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AND WHEN YOU LET YOURSELF GET LOVED BY GOD,
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YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE HIM AND LOVE EVERYBODY ELSE
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BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT YOU GO THROUGH WRONG
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WILL BE WORSE THAN WHAT WE'LL TRIUMPH,
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WE ARE BAFFLED TO FIGHT BETTER,
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WE SLEEP TO WAKE, WE FALL TO RISE,
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WE MIGHT HAVE HELL AROUND US
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BUT WE HAVE THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN INSIDE US.
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WE MIGHT BEAR A CROSS TODAY,
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BUT WE'RE GOING TO WEAR A CROWN TOMORROW.
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EVERYTHING IS DONE IN LOVE,
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SO LET'S GO LOVE GOD AND LOVE PEOPLE
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AFTER LETTING OURSELVES BE LOVED.
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IN JESUS NAME.
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HEREIN IS LOVE,
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NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD, BUT THAT HE LOVED US.
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OUR GOAL FOR TODAY'S EPISODE
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IS THAT YOU WOULD WALK AWAY FEELING SO LOVED
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BECAUSE GOD SO LOVES THE WORLD
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HE'S GOT A BAD CASE OF THE SO LOVES FOR YOU.
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I'M BEN COURSON AND YOU'VE WATCHED HOPE GENERATION.
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WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
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WORDS FAIL ME WHEN I TRY TO ARTICULATE HOW GRATEFUL I AM
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TO YOU HOPE GENERATORS WHO HAVE
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GIVEN FINANCIALLY TO THIS SHOW.
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KNOW THAT ANY OF YOUR DONATIONS DON'T GO TO MY POCKET,
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IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO THIS SHOW TO CONTINUE
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TO AIR THE MESSAGE OF THE GOD OF HOPE ACROSS THE GLOBE.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING HOPE GEN POSSIBLE.
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