Courtney Bence - Who Cut In On You?

July 13, 2025 | S25 E140 | 28:55

Pastor Jentezen Franklin brings practical meaning to spiritual truths found in God’s Word.

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Courtney Bence - Who Cut In On You? | July 13, 2025
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  • Of jentezen franklin
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  • Media ministries.
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  • >> hello and welcome
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  • >> hello and welcome to kingdom connection.
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  • To kingdom connection. today i have
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  • Today i have the joy of introducing
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  • The joy of introducing a very special message from
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  • A very special message from someone very close to my heart,
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  • Someone very close to my heart, my oldest daughter,
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  • My oldest daughter, courteney bence.
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  • Courteney bence. and she, i believe, is being
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  • And she, i believe, is being raised up by god to speak
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  • Raised up by god to speak with boldness and clarity.
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  • With boldness and clarity. she's speaking today
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  • She's speaking today with a powerful anointing.
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  • With a powerful anointing. this service was so moving
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  • This service was so moving for our church,
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  • For our church, and in this message
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  • And in this message my daughter, courteney,
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  • My daughter, courteney, reminds us that
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  • Reminds us that no matter what has tried
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  • No matter what has tried to knock us off course,
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  • To knock us off course, whether it's a diagnosis
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  • Whether it's a diagnosis or a failure or maybe
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  • Or a failure or maybe even a painful season
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  • Even a painful season in your family or life,
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  • In your family or life, even your own mistakes and sins,
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  • Even your own mistakes and sins, god still has a race
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  • God still has a race for us to run.
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  • For us to run. and the enemy
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  • And the enemy may try to cut in,
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  • May try to cut in, but he's already been defeated.
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  • But he's already been defeated. you can finish and you can
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  • You can finish and you can finish strong.
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  • Finish strong. you're gonna be reminded today
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  • You're gonna be reminded today that your failure is not
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  • That your failure is not final and your pain
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  • Final and your pain is not pointless,
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  • Is not pointless, and god's love for you
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  • And god's love for you is unshakeable and his word
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  • Is unshakeable and his word is bold and anointed
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  • Is bold and anointed and timely.
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  • And timely. let's go now.
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  • Let's go now. my daughter, courteney bence,
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  • My daughter, courteney bence, as she preaches at free chapel,
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  • As she preaches at free chapel, you're going to hear a powerful
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  • You're going to hear a powerful word from the lord.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> if you're looking
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  • For more in life,
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  • To live with purpose and peace,
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  • To make a difference
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  • For your family
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  • And those in need
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  • Around the world,
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  • Jesus is the answer,
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  • And our mission is
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  • To simply point you to him.
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  • You're watching
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  • Kingdom connection
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  • With jentezen franklin.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> if you have your bibles,
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  • >> if you have your bibles, can you turn with me
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  • Can you turn with me to the book of galatians 5?
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  • To the book of galatians 5? and i want us to start
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  • And i want us to start reading in verse 7,
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  • Reading in verse 7, "you were running a good race."
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  • "you were running a good race." everybody say,
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  • Everybody say, "who cut in on you
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  • "who cut in on you to keep you from
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  • To keep you from obeying the truth?
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  • Obeying the truth? that kind of persuasion
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  • That kind of persuasion does not come from
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  • Does not come from the one who calls you.
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  • The one who calls you. ' a little yeast works through
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  • ' a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.'
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  • The whole batch of dough.' i am confident in the lord that
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  • I am confident in the lord that you will take no other view.
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  • You will take no other view. the one who is throwing
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  • The one who is throwing you into confusion,
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  • You into confusion, whoever that may be,
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  • Whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty."
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  • Will have to pay the penalty." you are running a good race.
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  • You are running a good race. paul, more than any other author
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  • Paul, more than any other author in the bible, he refers
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  • In the bible, he refers to our following of --
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  • To our following of -- our christ relationship with
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  • Our christ relationship with jesus as we're christians,
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  • Jesus as we're christians, he continually,
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  • He continually, through his teachings
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  • Through his teachings and through his writings
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  • And through his writings refers to it as a race,
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  • Refers to it as a race, as a marathon.
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  • As a marathon. and he says,
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  • And he says, "keep running
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  • "keep running the good race, run."
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  • The good race, run." and what's happening here
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  • And what's happening here is he's acknowledging that
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  • Is he's acknowledging that the churches in galatia were
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  • The churches in galatia were running their race well.
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  • Running their race well. he says, you know,
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  • He says, you know, "you are consistently in church.
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  • "you are consistently in church. maybe you were running your race
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  • Maybe you were running your race while you were leading
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  • While you were leading that small group,
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  • That small group, you were doing what
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  • You were doing what i've called you to do.
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  • I've called you to do. you --
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  • You -- the fruit of your time
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  • The fruit of your time with me was evident
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  • With me was evident in your life.
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  • In your life. you were loving people,
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  • You were loving people, you were giving.
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  • You were giving. you weren't bitter,
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  • You weren't bitter, you weren't angry.
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  • You weren't angry. you were openly giving
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  • You were openly giving what you had received.
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  • What you had received. who cut in on you
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  • Who cut in on you and stopped you?"
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  • And stopped you?" that love began to dwindle,
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  • That love began to dwindle, that passion began to fade,
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  • That passion began to fade, and that blazing fire
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  • And that blazing fire that was once there
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  • That was once there becomes just a flicker.
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  • Becomes just a flicker. who cut in on you to stop you
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  • Who cut in on you to stop you from obeying the truth?
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  • From obeying the truth? some translations say this,
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  • Some translations say this, "who hindered you?
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  • "who hindered you? who held you back, grabbed on
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  • Who held you back, grabbed on to the back of your shirt
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  • To the back of your shirt and jerked you off course?"
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  • And jerked you off course?" some translations believe that
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  • Some translations believe that the wording here describes
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  • The wording here describes the breaking up of the road
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  • The breaking up of the road in from of them.
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  • In from of them. who broke up
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  • Who broke up the road in front of you,
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  • The road in front of you, as you were on your way,
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  • As you were on your way, running your race,
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  • Running your race, worshiping jesus,
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  • Worshiping jesus, lifting your hands,
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  • Lifting your hands, doing what you knew
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  • Doing what you knew you were supposed to do,
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  • You were supposed to do, and called, and fulfilled,
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  • And called, and fulfilled, but life.
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  • But life. and sometimes,
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  • And sometimes, people always have a way
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  • People always have a way of cutting in on us
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  • Of cutting in on us and pushing us off course.
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  • And pushing us off course. the greek word here means kopto.
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  • The greek word here means kopto. the word hindrance.
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  • The word hindrance. and it means to strike,
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  • And it means to strike, to apply a sudden forceful blow
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  • To apply a sudden forceful blow in order to either arrest
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  • In order to either arrest something moving or cut off
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  • Something moving or cut off something attached.
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  • Something attached. it describes a brutal
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  • It describes a brutal interreference with an item's
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  • Interreference with an item's natural course of action.
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  • Natural course of action. who cut in on you?
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  • Who cut in on you? what cut in on you?
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  • What cut in on you? was it a diagnosis?
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  • Was it a diagnosis? was the violent blow of cancer?
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  • Was the violent blow of cancer? was it the cutting
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  • Was it the cutting and heartbreaking blow
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  • And heartbreaking blow of an infertility diagnosis?
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  • Of an infertility diagnosis? was it that heartbreaking blow
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  • Was it that heartbreaking blow and cutting in on of a divorce?
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  • And cutting in on of a divorce? of a mistake or a failure
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  • Of a mistake or a failure that you made where you
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  • That you made where you cut in on you?
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  • Cut in on you? the devastating
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  • The devastating cutting of what feels
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  • Cutting of what feels like the silence of god
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  • Like the silence of god in our greatest moments of need.
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  • In our greatest moments of need. i don't know your exact
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  • I don't know your exact circumstance or situation,
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  • Circumstance or situation, but i have good news today.
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  • But i have good news today. i will say it like paul said it,
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  • I will say it like paul said it, "but i am convinced today that
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  • "but i am convinced today that you will take no other view."
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  • You will take no other view." this kind of persuasion
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  • This kind of persuasion does not come from
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  • Does not come from the one who calls you.
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  • The one who calls you. and so, if you came
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  • And so, if you came in here confused,
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  • In here confused, if you came in here
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  • If you came in here knocked off your path,
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  • Knocked off your path, if you came in here sitting
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  • If you came in here sitting on the side of the road
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  • On the side of the road beaten down and broke down,
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  • Beaten down and broke down, i have good news
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  • I have good news to tell you today.
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  • To tell you today. i am persuaded and i am
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  • I am persuaded and i am convinced that you will
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  • Convinced that you will take no other view.
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  • Take no other view. that you will get back
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  • That you will get back on course and continue
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  • On course and continue to run your race well.
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  • To run your race well. the bible gives us examples
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  • The bible gives us examples over and over and over again.
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  • Over and over and over again. and i can't help but in this
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  • And i can't help but in this context of this scripture
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  • Context of this scripture to think about peter
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  • To think about peter in the bible.
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  • In the bible. the bible says that
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  • The bible says that he was a fisherman.
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  • He was a fisherman. and jesus came by --
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  • And jesus came by -- and he wasn't a very good
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  • And he wasn't a very good fisherman might i add.
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  • Fisherman might i add. jesus came by and he called 'em,
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  • Jesus came by and he called 'em, and he said,
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  • And he said, "come be my disciple
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  • "come be my disciple and i'll make you
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  • And i'll make you fishers of men."
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  • Fishers of men." and peter got out of the boat,
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  • And peter got out of the boat, and he followed this radical man
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  • And he followed this radical man named jesus for three years.
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  • Named jesus for three years. he watched lame legs be healed,
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  • He watched lame legs be healed, he watched blind eyes be opened,
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  • He watched blind eyes be opened, he watched miracle
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  • He watched miracle after miracle.
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  • After miracle. he watched lazarus.
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  • He watched lazarus. he was there.
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  • He was there. this is not a story he was told.
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  • This is not a story he was told. he was physically there when
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  • He was physically there when lazarus came out of his grave
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  • Lazarus came out of his grave after being dead for days.
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  • After being dead for days. he saw the miracles,
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  • He saw the miracles, he saw demons cower.
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  • He saw demons cower. and god said to --
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  • And god said to -- jesus said to him,
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  • Jesus said to him, "who do you say that i am?"
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  • "who do you say that i am?" his name was simon
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  • His name was simon and peter said,
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  • And peter said, "i say that
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  • "i say that you're the son of god."
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  • You're the son of god." and when he did that,
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  • And when he did that, jesus then put
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  • Jesus then put a call on his life.
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  • A call on his life. he said, "your name will
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  • He said, "your name will no longer be simon,
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  • No longer be simon, it will be peter,
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  • It will be peter, and you shall be the rock
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  • And you shall be the rock that i build my church upon,
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  • That i build my church upon, and the gates of hell shall
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  • And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
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  • Not prevail against it." his call was then
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  • His call was then placed on peter's life,
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  • Placed on peter's life, but then comes the last supper,
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  • But then comes the last supper, and the death
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  • And the death and crucifixion of jesus.
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  • And crucifixion of jesus. jesus tells peter,
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  • Jesus tells peter, "you're going to betray me
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  • "you're going to betray me three times tonight.
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  • Three times tonight. before the rooster crows,
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  • Before the rooster crows, you will deny me.
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  • You will deny me. you will disown me,"
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  • You will disown me," some versions of the bible say.
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  • Some versions of the bible say. he had become close with jesus.
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  • He had become close with jesus. three years.
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  • Three years. peter says, "i would rather
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  • Peter says, "i would rather die than disown you.
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  • Die than disown you. i'll die with you
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  • I'll die with you before i disown you.
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  • Before i disown you. but even after being warned,
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  • But even after being warned, and you can sit
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  • And you can sit in church services like this
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  • In church services like this or like we have every week
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  • Or like we have every week and being told about
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  • And being told about the stickiness of sin that
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  • The stickiness of sin that so easily ensnares us.
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  • So easily ensnares us. but just like peter,
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  • But just like peter, he still went that night
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  • He still went that night and the book of john tells us,
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  • And the book of john tells us, over a campfire,
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  • Over a campfire, three times he disowned jesus.
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  • Three times he disowned jesus. in his moment of need,
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  • In his moment of need, he denied him,
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  • He denied him, he turned his back on him.
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  • He turned his back on him. and what does peter do?
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  • And what does peter do? the bible says that peter
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  • The bible says that peter goes back to what god
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  • Goes back to what god called him out of.
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  • Called him out of. he tried to go back
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  • He tried to go back to being a fisherman.
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  • To being a fisherman. but i've got good news,
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  • But i've got good news, in romans 11, the bible says
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  • In romans 11, the bible says the call of god is irrevocable.
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  • The call of god is irrevocable. it cannot be removed,
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  • It cannot be removed, it cannot be displaced,
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  • It cannot be displaced, it cannot be taken from you.
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  • [applause]
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  • The message version
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  • The message version of the bible says this,
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  • Of the bible says this, "god's gift and god's call
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  • "god's gift and god's call are under full warranty --
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  • Are under full warranty -- never canceled,
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  • Never canceled, never rescinded."
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  • Never rescinded." in fact, a lot of you feel like
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  • In fact, a lot of you feel like you've made so many mistakes,
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  • You've made so many mistakes, and at one point,
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  • And at one point, you were running a good race,
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  • You were running a good race, you were steady,
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  • You were steady, you had your runner's high,
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  • You had your runner's high, you were going,
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  • You were going, you were serving,
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  • You were serving, you were believing god,
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  • You were believing god, but maybe you cut in on you.
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  • But maybe you cut in on you. you thought that you
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  • You thought that you disqualified yourself because
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  • Disqualified yourself because you made a mistake because
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  • You made a mistake because you had been set free
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  • You had been set free from that addiction
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  • From that addiction but you had a relapse,
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  • But you had a relapse, and now you're a failure,
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  • And now you're a failure, but your failure is not final.
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  • But your failure is not final. your problem is not
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  • Your problem is not the source of your purpose.
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  • The source of your purpose. today, god's calling
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  • Today, god's calling on you is irrevocable,
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  • On you is irrevocable, and who he calls, he qualifies.
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  • And who he calls, he qualifies. i'm convinced today that
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  • I'm convinced today that maybe you're in this room
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  • Maybe you're in this room and you feel like a failure,
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  • And you feel like a failure, but i'm here to convince you,
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  • But i'm here to convince you, you will take no other view.
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  • You will take no other view. god has called you.
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  • God has called you. he has not thrown you out,
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  • He has not thrown you out, he's not finished with you yet.
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  • He's not finished with you yet. there's redemption,
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  • There's redemption, there's freedom,
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  • There's freedom, there's salvation.
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  • There's salvation. if you've fallen off track,
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  • If you've fallen off track, then get back up,
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  • Then get back up, lace your tennis shoes on,
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  • Lace your tennis shoes on, and get ready to go because
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  • And get ready to go because we've got a race to run.
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  • We've got a race to run. and it doesn't have
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  • And it doesn't have to look pretty,
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  • To look pretty, and you don't have
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  • And you don't have to be a great runner,
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  • To be a great runner, you can be heaving sometimes,
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  • You can be heaving sometimes, but you've gotta keep running.
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  • But you've gotta keep running. you've gotta keep moving,
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  • You've gotta keep moving, you've gotta keep pressing
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  • You've gotta keep pressing towards the prize.
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  • Towards the prize. that's what
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  • That's what he's called us to do.
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  • He's called us to do. i'm convinced today that
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  • I'm convinced today that you'll take no other view.
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  • You'll take no other view. i think about a woman
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  • I think about a woman named naomi in the bible.
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  • Named naomi in the bible. we read in the book of ruth
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  • We read in the book of ruth that naomi and her husband --
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  • That naomi and her husband -- her husband had two sons.
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  • Her husband had two sons. and in a short amount of time,
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  • And in a short amount of time, she lost her husband,
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  • She lost her husband, and she lost her two sons.
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  • And she lost her two sons. she was left with nothing
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  • She was left with nothing except for her daughter-in-law
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  • Except for her daughter-in-law who wouldn't leave her side.
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  • Who wouldn't leave her side. the bible says that her and ruth
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  • The bible says that her and ruth went back to bethlehem,
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  • Went back to bethlehem, the place that she was from.
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  • The place that she was from. and ruth 1:20 says this,
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  • And ruth 1:20 says this, "don't call me naomi,"
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  • "don't call me naomi," she told them,
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  • She told them, "call me mara because
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  • "call me mara because the almighty has made
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  • The almighty has made my life very bitter.
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  • My life very bitter. i went away full,
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  • I went away full, but the lord has
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  • But the lord has brought me back empty.
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  • Brought me back empty. why call me naomi?
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  • Why call me naomi? the lord has afflicted me,
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  • The lord has afflicted me, the almighty has brought
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  • The almighty has brought misfortune upon me."
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  • Misfortune upon me." given her current circumstances,
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  • Given her current circumstances, naomi thinks bitter.
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  • Naomi thinks bitter. that's what mara means,
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  • That's what mara means, it's bitter.
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  • It's bitter. naomi attributed the loss
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  • Naomi attributed the loss of her husband and sons to god.
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  • Of her husband and sons to god. the word she uses in hebrew
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  • The word she uses in hebrew to describe god here means
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  • To describe god here means to bring calamity.
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  • To bring calamity. it's often used
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  • It's often used when someone accuses god
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  • When someone accuses god of unjustly doing harm.
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  • Of unjustly doing harm. like job, naomi felt that
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  • Like job, naomi felt that god had become her enemy,
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  • God had become her enemy, however just as with job,
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  • However just as with job, naomi's tragedy was
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  • Naomi's tragedy was part of a larger series
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  • Part of a larger series of events that would
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  • Of events that would result in god's blessing.
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  • Result in god's blessing. because we see in chapter 4
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  • Because we see in chapter 4 that the women said to naomi,
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  • That the women said to naomi, "blessed be yahweh who today
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  • "blessed be yahweh who today did not leave you
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  • Did not leave you without a redeemer.
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  • Without a redeemer. and may his name
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  • And may his name be renowned in israel.
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  • Be renowned in israel. he shall be for you
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  • He shall be for you a restorer of life and a
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  • A restorer of life and a sustainer in your old age."
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  • Sustainer in your old age." maybe you came in here today,
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  • Maybe you came in here today, and like naomi,
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  • And like naomi, life has gone
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  • Life has gone from pleasant to bitter.
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  • From pleasant to bitter. the bitterness of life has cut
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  • The bitterness of life has cut in on you and made you believe
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  • In on you and made you believe that god is against you.
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  • That god is against you. that he's not for you,
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  • That he's not for you, that he is the author
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  • That he is the author of the confusion
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  • Of the confusion that's taking place.
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  • That's taking place. that he is the author
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  • That he is the author of that diagnosis that you
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  • Of that diagnosis that you can't just seem to get over.
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  • Can't just seem to get over. but i'm here to tell you that
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  • But i'm here to tell you that you will take no other view.
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  • You will take no other view. that naomi may be in the pain of
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  • That naomi may be in the pain of what she was facing and seeing.
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  • What she was facing and seeing. she felt god was against her,
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  • She felt god was against her, but she knew by the end
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  • But she knew by the end of the story that el shaddai,
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  • Of the story that el shaddai, god almighty had her.
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  • God almighty had her. that jehovah jireh
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  • That jehovah jireh would always provide
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  • Would always provide every single one of her needs.
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  • Every single one of her needs. that jehovah shammah is the god
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  • That jehovah shammah is the god who is here, he's with us,
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  • Who is here, he's with us, and he sees us.
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  • And he sees us. he's a present help
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  • He's a present help in time of trouble.
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  • In time of trouble. the bible tells us about
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  • The bible tells us about a woman named hannah,
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  • A woman named hannah, and maybe you find yourself
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  • And maybe you find yourself in the place of hannah
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  • In the place of hannah in the bible.
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  • In the bible. 1 samuel tells us
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  • 1 samuel tells us that she was barren,
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  • That she was barren, and she desired more than
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  • And she desired more than anything to have children.
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  • Anything to have children. and her rival, peninnah,
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  • And her rival, peninnah, kept provoking her.
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  • Kept provoking her. she would say,
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  • She would say, "you're worthless.
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  • "you're worthless. see, you don't have children.
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  • See, you don't have children. you can't do -- you're not --
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  • You can't do -- you're not -- you don't have any value.
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  • You don't have any value. your husband only keeps you
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  • Your husband only keeps you here because he has to.
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  • Here because he has to. and you can't even do what
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  • And you can't even do what we are supposed to be put
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  • We are supposed to be put on this earth to do.
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  • On this earth to do. you can't have an," --
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  • You can't have an," -- she would provoke her
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  • She would provoke her the bible says.
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  • The bible says. and peninnah continued
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  • And peninnah continued to berate and antagonize her.
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  • To berate and antagonize her. and the bible says that
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  • And the bible says that she was covered with shame,
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  • She was covered with shame, that she was in agony
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  • That she was in agony and she wept bitterly.
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  • And she wept bitterly. but hannah, being cut in on,
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  • But hannah, being cut in on, did something that we have
  • 00:13:56.983 --> 00:13:58.752
  • Did something that we have no understanding
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  • No understanding that any other woman in
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  • That any other woman in the old testament did this.
  • 00:14:01.922 --> 00:14:04.457
  • The old testament did this. the bible says in verse 9,
  • 00:14:04.524 --> 00:14:05.892
  • The bible says in verse 9, hannah got up and she went
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  • Hannah got up and she went directly to the temple of god
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  • Directly to the temple of god and to the altar.
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  • And to the altar. and she was bringing
  • 00:14:11.932 --> 00:14:12.966
  • And she was bringing her heartache, and her pain,
  • 00:14:13.033 --> 00:14:14.467
  • Her heartache, and her pain, and her disappointment
  • 00:14:14.534 --> 00:14:15.769
  • And her disappointment to the altar.
  • 00:14:15.835 --> 00:14:16.536
  • To the altar. eli was there, the prophet.
  • 00:14:16.603 --> 00:14:18.271
  • Eli was there, the prophet. she ignored him
  • 00:14:18.338 --> 00:14:19.839
  • She ignored him because she said,
  • 00:14:19.906 --> 00:14:20.440
  • Because she said, "i don't need some kind
  • 00:14:20.507 --> 00:14:21.675
  • "i don't need some kind of filter to get to my god.
  • 00:14:21.741 --> 00:14:23.410
  • Of filter to get to my god. i need an altar.
  • 00:14:23.476 --> 00:14:25.178
  • I need an altar. i need a place
  • 00:14:25.245 --> 00:14:26.079
  • I need a place where he can minister
  • 00:14:26.146 --> 00:14:27.180
  • Where he can minister like only he can.
  • 00:14:27.247 --> 00:14:28.782
  • Like only he can. i don't need a preacher,
  • 00:14:28.848 --> 00:14:29.983
  • I don't need a preacher, i don't need a teacher,
  • 00:14:30.050 --> 00:14:31.318
  • I don't need a teacher, i don't even need
  • 00:14:31.384 --> 00:14:32.052
  • I don't even need a worship song."
  • 00:14:32.118 --> 00:14:32.953
  • A worship song." and what she did was she began
  • 00:14:33.019 --> 00:14:34.821
  • And what she did was she began to pray, and cry, and weep.
  • 00:14:34.888 --> 00:14:38.758
  • To pray, and cry, and weep. and the bible tells us
  • 00:14:38.825 --> 00:14:39.626
  • And the bible tells us something so beautiful.
  • 00:14:39.693 --> 00:14:42.462
  • Something so beautiful. well, not this part
  • 00:14:42.529 --> 00:14:43.196
  • Well, not this part but after this.
  • 00:14:43.263 --> 00:14:45.265
  • But after this. eli thought she was drunk.
  • 00:14:45.332 --> 00:14:48.001
  • Eli thought she was drunk. the bible says her lips moved,
  • 00:14:48.068 --> 00:14:49.536
  • The bible says her lips moved, but her voice was not heard.
  • 00:14:49.602 --> 00:14:52.405
  • But her voice was not heard. god seeks those tears which
  • 00:14:52.472 --> 00:14:54.507
  • God seeks those tears which are shed not for display,
  • 00:14:54.574 --> 00:14:57.143
  • Are shed not for display, but in doubt.
  • 00:14:57.210 --> 00:14:59.012
  • But in doubt. and i am convinced
  • 00:14:59.079 --> 00:15:02.248
  • And i am convinced that it's time for some
  • 00:15:02.315 --> 00:15:03.550
  • That it's time for some barren women to sing out,
  • 00:15:03.616 --> 00:15:06.353
  • Barren women to sing out, to praise the risen king
  • 00:15:06.419 --> 00:15:08.154
  • To praise the risen king who is your healer,
  • 00:15:08.221 --> 00:15:10.523
  • Who is your healer, who is your sustainer.
  • 00:15:10.590 --> 00:15:11.958
  • Who is your sustainer. and if the prayer
  • 00:15:12.025 --> 00:15:13.126
  • And if the prayer is never answered,
  • 00:15:13.193 --> 00:15:14.561
  • Is never answered, he is still good.
  • 00:15:14.627 --> 00:15:17.597
  • He is still good. he is still with you.
  • 00:15:17.664 --> 00:15:19.265
  • He is still with you. he still has a divine
  • 00:15:19.332 --> 00:15:21.134
  • He still has a divine purpose for your life.
  • 00:15:21.201 --> 00:15:24.637
  • Purpose for your life. not for one second
  • 00:15:24.704 --> 00:15:25.739
  • Not for one second have you been overlooked.
  • 00:15:25.805 --> 00:15:27.273
  • Have you been overlooked. the bible tells us about joseph.
  • 00:15:27.340 --> 00:15:31.644
  • The bible tells us about joseph. joseph didn't have a
  • 00:15:31.711 --> 00:15:32.812
  • Joseph didn't have a circumstance cut in on him.
  • 00:15:32.879 --> 00:15:35.115
  • Circumstance cut in on him. well, he had
  • 00:15:35.181 --> 00:15:35.749
  • Well, he had several circumstances,
  • 00:15:35.815 --> 00:15:36.716
  • Several circumstances, but he had actual people
  • 00:15:36.783 --> 00:15:38.184
  • But he had actual people who cut in on him.
  • 00:15:38.251 --> 00:15:39.319
  • Who cut in on him. those people were his family.
  • 00:15:39.386 --> 00:15:42.622
  • Those people were his family. the bible says in genesis 37:4,
  • 00:15:42.689 --> 00:15:45.125
  • The bible says in genesis 37:4, they hated him, his brothers.
  • 00:15:45.191 --> 00:15:48.094
  • They hated him, his brothers. they couldn't speak
  • 00:15:48.161 --> 00:15:49.029
  • They couldn't speak a kind word to him.
  • 00:15:49.095 --> 00:15:52.966
  • A kind word to him. they devised a plan to kill him.
  • 00:15:53.033 --> 00:15:56.069
  • They devised a plan to kill him. they threw him in a pit.
  • 00:15:56.136 --> 00:15:57.771
  • They threw him in a pit. they ended up
  • 00:15:57.837 --> 00:15:58.371
  • They ended up selling him into slavery.
  • 00:15:58.438 --> 00:16:01.374
  • Selling him into slavery. maybe your family didn't sell
  • 00:16:01.441 --> 00:16:02.976
  • Maybe your family didn't sell you into physical slavery,
  • 00:16:03.043 --> 00:16:04.778
  • You into physical slavery, but maybe they cut in
  • 00:16:04.844 --> 00:16:05.879
  • But maybe they cut in on you with substance abuse
  • 00:16:05.945 --> 00:16:07.414
  • On you with substance abuse or physical abuse as a child.
  • 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:10.917
  • Or physical abuse as a child. maybe that abuse,
  • 00:16:10.984 --> 00:16:12.819
  • Maybe that abuse, that molestation,
  • 00:16:12.886 --> 00:16:13.887
  • That molestation, that rape took place,
  • 00:16:13.953 --> 00:16:15.355
  • That rape took place, and it altered the direction,
  • 00:16:15.422 --> 00:16:17.223
  • And it altered the direction, it threw you off course
  • 00:16:17.290 --> 00:16:18.591
  • It threw you off course and created confusion
  • 00:16:18.658 --> 00:16:20.260
  • And created confusion in your mind.
  • 00:16:20.326 --> 00:16:23.563
  • In your mind. but i am convinced today
  • 00:16:23.630 --> 00:16:25.365
  • But i am convinced today that you'll take no other view.
  • 00:16:25.432 --> 00:16:28.368
  • That you'll take no other view. that he's the god in the pit
  • 00:16:28.435 --> 00:16:29.702
  • That he's the god in the pit and he's the god
  • 00:16:29.769 --> 00:16:30.637
  • And he's the god in the mountain.
  • 00:16:30.703 --> 00:16:32.138
  • In the mountain. that he's the god in freedom
  • 00:16:32.205 --> 00:16:33.540
  • That he's the god in freedom and he's the god when
  • 00:16:33.606 --> 00:16:34.474
  • And he's the god when we're enslaved too.
  • 00:16:34.541 --> 00:16:36.209
  • We're enslaved too. he is good.
  • 00:16:36.276 --> 00:16:38.111
  • He is good. he's faithful to bring
  • 00:16:38.178 --> 00:16:39.145
  • He's faithful to bring everything together.
  • 00:16:39.212 --> 00:16:41.614
  • Everything together. everything.
  • 00:16:41.681 --> 00:16:42.782
  • Everything. everything.
  • 00:16:42.849 --> 00:16:45.185
  • Everything. this is not a book
  • 00:16:45.251 --> 00:16:46.519
  • This is not a book that's not full of real life.
  • 00:16:46.586 --> 00:16:49.456
  • That's not full of real life. if you don't hear anything else
  • 00:16:49.522 --> 00:16:50.824
  • If you don't hear anything else i say today, he loves you.
  • 00:16:50.890 --> 00:16:53.626
  • I say today, he loves you. it doesn't matter if your momma
  • 00:16:53.693 --> 00:16:54.894
  • It doesn't matter if your momma or your daddy didn't,
  • 00:16:54.961 --> 00:16:56.429
  • Or your daddy didn't, he loves you.
  • 00:16:56.496 --> 00:16:58.398
  • [applause]
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  • Joseph had every reason
  • 00:17:00.934 --> 00:17:02.268
  • Joseph had every reason to be bitter and be angry.
  • 00:17:02.335 --> 00:17:04.671
  • To be bitter and be angry. then he goes into
  • 00:17:04.737 --> 00:17:05.505
  • Then he goes into potiphar's house after
  • 00:17:05.572 --> 00:17:06.973
  • Potiphar's house after he's sold into slavery,
  • 00:17:07.040 --> 00:17:09.142
  • He's sold into slavery, and he's lied and accused
  • 00:17:09.209 --> 00:17:10.577
  • And he's lied and accused of doing something
  • 00:17:10.643 --> 00:17:11.377
  • Of doing something that he didn't do,
  • 00:17:11.444 --> 00:17:12.145
  • That he didn't do, and he's thrown into prison.
  • 00:17:12.212 --> 00:17:14.080
  • And he's thrown into prison. he spends at least two years
  • 00:17:14.147 --> 00:17:15.482
  • He spends at least two years in prison but god held on
  • 00:17:15.548 --> 00:17:18.518
  • In prison but god held on to him in that pit that
  • 00:17:18.585 --> 00:17:20.353
  • To him in that pit that his brother's threw him in.
  • 00:17:20.420 --> 00:17:21.488
  • His brother's threw him in. he held on to god,
  • 00:17:21.554 --> 00:17:22.956
  • He held on to god, and the place that
  • 00:17:23.022 --> 00:17:23.723
  • And the place that he was sold into slavery.
  • 00:17:23.790 --> 00:17:25.091
  • He was sold into slavery. he held on to god when
  • 00:17:25.158 --> 00:17:26.359
  • He held on to god when he was thrown into
  • 00:17:26.426 --> 00:17:27.327
  • He was thrown into prison on false accusations.
  • 00:17:27.393 --> 00:17:29.028
  • Prison on false accusations. he held on to god and god showed
  • 00:17:29.095 --> 00:17:31.131
  • He held on to god and god showed him grace and delivered him,
  • 00:17:31.197 --> 00:17:32.799
  • Him grace and delivered him, and promoted him to the second
  • 00:17:32.866 --> 00:17:34.467
  • And promoted him to the second highest place in all of egypt.
  • 00:17:34.534 --> 00:17:38.505
  • Highest place in all of egypt. genesis 41:51 says joseph
  • 00:17:38.571 --> 00:17:40.974
  • Genesis 41:51 says joseph named his first-born son
  • 00:17:41.040 --> 00:17:42.642
  • Named his first-born son manasseh and said,
  • 00:17:42.709 --> 00:17:45.311
  • Manasseh and said, "it's because god has made me
  • 00:17:45.378 --> 00:17:46.980
  • "it's because god has made me forget all my trouble."
  • 00:17:47.046 --> 00:17:50.850
  • Forget all my trouble." whew.
  • 00:17:50.917 --> 00:17:52.752
  • Whew. that's a good god.
  • 00:17:52.819 --> 00:17:55.922
  • That's a good god. "forget all my trouble and
  • 00:17:55.989 --> 00:17:58.591
  • "forget all my trouble and all my father's household."
  • 00:17:58.658 --> 00:18:01.394
  • All my father's household." and then, joseph who had
  • 00:18:01.461 --> 00:18:02.428
  • And then, joseph who had been cut in on
  • 00:18:02.495 --> 00:18:03.396
  • Been cut in on in every way said,
  • 00:18:03.463 --> 00:18:04.931
  • In every way said, "you know what?
  • 00:18:04.998 --> 00:18:05.565
  • "you know what? i'm not gonna just stop
  • 00:18:05.632 --> 00:18:06.366
  • I'm not gonna just stop with my first-born son,
  • 00:18:06.432 --> 00:18:07.567
  • With my first-born son, my second born son,
  • 00:18:07.634 --> 00:18:08.701
  • My second born son, i'm also gonna declare
  • 00:18:08.768 --> 00:18:10.103
  • I'm also gonna declare the goodness of god
  • 00:18:10.170 --> 00:18:11.004
  • The goodness of god in his name."
  • 00:18:11.070 --> 00:18:12.038
  • In his name." he said,
  • 00:18:12.105 --> 00:18:12.472
  • He said, "i'm gonna name him ephraim,
  • 00:18:12.539 --> 00:18:14.073
  • "i'm gonna name him ephraim, and it will be because
  • 00:18:14.140 --> 00:18:15.141
  • And it will be because god has made me fruitful
  • 00:18:15.208 --> 00:18:16.643
  • God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
  • 00:18:16.709 --> 00:18:20.146
  • In the land of my suffering." god can make you
  • 00:18:20.213 --> 00:18:21.347
  • God can make you fruitful in suffering
  • 00:18:21.414 --> 00:18:22.749
  • Fruitful in suffering and forgetful in trouble,
  • 00:18:22.815 --> 00:18:25.451
  • And forgetful in trouble, because if joseph
  • 00:18:25.518 --> 00:18:26.853
  • Because if joseph was able to continue,
  • 00:18:26.920 --> 00:18:28.421
  • Was able to continue, he ran his race well.
  • 00:18:28.488 --> 00:18:31.124
  • He ran his race well. genesis 50 says,
  • 00:18:31.191 --> 00:18:32.292
  • Genesis 50 says, "don't be afraid."
  • 00:18:32.358 --> 00:18:34.227
  • "don't be afraid." he's talking to his brothers
  • 00:18:34.294 --> 00:18:35.361
  • He's talking to his brothers after his father's dead.
  • 00:18:35.428 --> 00:18:37.363
  • After his father's dead. he was able --
  • 00:18:37.430 --> 00:18:38.198
  • He was able -- you gotta go read it.
  • 00:18:38.264 --> 00:18:39.165
  • You gotta go read it. the story of joseph
  • 00:18:39.232 --> 00:18:39.999
  • The story of joseph is beautiful.
  • 00:18:40.066 --> 00:18:41.701
  • Is beautiful. "you intended to harm me,
  • 00:18:41.768 --> 00:18:43.736
  • "you intended to harm me, but god intended it
  • 00:18:43.803 --> 00:18:45.238
  • But god intended it for good to accomplish
  • 00:18:45.305 --> 00:18:46.806
  • For good to accomplish what is now being done,
  • 00:18:46.873 --> 00:18:48.374
  • What is now being done, the saving of many lives."
  • 00:18:48.441 --> 00:18:51.811
  • The saving of many lives." who cut in on you?
  • 00:18:51.878 --> 00:18:54.480
  • Who cut in on you? who broke up the road
  • 00:18:54.547 --> 00:18:55.615
  • Who broke up the road in front of you?
  • 00:18:55.682 --> 00:18:57.717
  • In front of you? was it you?
  • 00:18:57.784 --> 00:19:01.087
  • Was it you? was it a family member?
  • 00:19:01.154 --> 00:19:02.255
  • Was it a family member? was it an uncle?
  • 00:19:02.322 --> 00:19:03.456
  • Was it an uncle? was it a mother?
  • 00:19:03.523 --> 00:19:04.691
  • Was it a mother? was it a father?
  • 00:19:04.757 --> 00:19:06.926
  • Was it a father? was it the disappointment
  • 00:19:06.993 --> 00:19:08.394
  • Was it the disappointment and the pain of life?
  • 00:19:08.461 --> 00:19:11.130
  • And the pain of life? no cutting device,
  • 00:19:11.197 --> 00:19:12.031
  • No cutting device, no heartbreak,
  • 00:19:12.098 --> 00:19:12.799
  • No heartbreak, no trauma, no abuse,
  • 00:19:12.865 --> 00:19:14.601
  • No trauma, no abuse, no word spoken against you
  • 00:19:14.667 --> 00:19:16.202
  • No word spoken against you or over you, no diagnosis,
  • 00:19:16.269 --> 00:19:18.438
  • Or over you, no diagnosis, no mistake, no failure,
  • 00:19:18.504 --> 00:19:20.373
  • No mistake, no failure, no grief, no bitterness
  • 00:19:20.440 --> 00:19:22.342
  • No grief, no bitterness can separate you from
  • 00:19:22.408 --> 00:19:24.911
  • Can separate you from the love of god.
  • 00:19:24.978 --> 00:19:26.112
  • [applause]
  • 00:19:26.479 --> 00:19:28.047
  • Notice the enemy, his assignment
  • 00:19:28.648 --> 00:19:30.683
  • Notice the enemy, his assignment he will always try
  • 00:19:30.750 --> 00:19:31.684
  • He will always try to deflect and distract
  • 00:19:31.751 --> 00:19:33.486
  • To deflect and distract but he can't deny.
  • 00:19:33.553 --> 00:19:37.624
  • But he can't deny. he truly can't stop you,
  • 00:19:37.690 --> 00:19:39.158
  • He truly can't stop you, he can only deflect you.
  • 00:19:39.225 --> 00:19:41.494
  • He can only deflect you. someone in this room
  • 00:19:41.561 --> 00:19:42.562
  • Someone in this room today is deflected,
  • 00:19:42.629 --> 00:19:44.230
  • Today is deflected, but you're not destroyed.
  • 00:19:44.297 --> 00:19:46.432
  • But you're not destroyed. who cut in on you?
  • 00:19:46.499 --> 00:19:47.467
  • Who cut in on you? who hindered you?
  • 00:19:47.533 --> 00:19:48.334
  • Who hindered you? who is keeping you from
  • 00:19:48.401 --> 00:19:50.637
  • Who is keeping you from your true course of obedience?
  • 00:19:50.703 --> 00:19:53.339
  • Your true course of obedience? some of you are here today
  • 00:19:53.406 --> 00:19:54.641
  • Some of you are here today and you're off course.
  • 00:19:54.707 --> 00:19:57.443
  • And you're off course. you've been knocked off course
  • 00:19:57.510 --> 00:19:59.178
  • You've been knocked off course by the pain of life.
  • 00:19:59.245 --> 00:20:01.214
  • By the pain of life. god brought you here
  • 00:20:01.281 --> 00:20:02.849
  • God brought you here knowing that everything
  • 00:20:02.915 --> 00:20:04.617
  • Knowing that everything that's happened in your life,
  • 00:20:04.684 --> 00:20:05.885
  • That's happened in your life, and everyone who cut in on you.
  • 00:20:05.952 --> 00:20:11.224
  • And everyone who cut in on you. hebrews 12 says it like this,
  • 00:20:11.291 --> 00:20:14.127
  • Hebrews 12 says it like this, "therefore, since we are
  • 00:20:14.193 --> 00:20:15.295
  • "therefore, since we are surrounded by such
  • 00:20:15.361 --> 00:20:16.496
  • Surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
  • 00:20:16.562 --> 00:20:18.965
  • A great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything
  • 00:20:19.032 --> 00:20:21.467
  • Let us throw off everything that hinders us."
  • 00:20:21.534 --> 00:20:25.138
  • That hinders us." the sin that so easily,
  • 00:20:25.204 --> 00:20:26.939
  • The sin that so easily, a little bit of yeast
  • 00:20:27.006 --> 00:20:28.675
  • A little bit of yeast entangles us.
  • 00:20:28.741 --> 00:20:30.710
  • Entangles us. and let us run with perseverance
  • 00:20:30.777 --> 00:20:33.680
  • And let us run with perseverance the race marked for us.
  • 00:20:33.746 --> 00:20:35.882
  • The race marked for us. fixing our eyes
  • 00:20:35.948 --> 00:20:36.749
  • Fixing our eyes not on the problem,
  • 00:20:36.816 --> 00:20:37.917
  • Not on the problem, not on the trauma,
  • 00:20:37.984 --> 00:20:39.385
  • Not on the trauma, not on the pain,
  • 00:20:39.452 --> 00:20:40.953
  • Not on the pain, not on the diagnosis,
  • 00:20:41.020 --> 00:20:44.123
  • Not on the diagnosis, but fixing our eyes on jesus,
  • 00:20:44.190 --> 00:20:47.126
  • But fixing our eyes on jesus, the author and the finisher
  • 00:20:47.193 --> 00:20:49.662
  • The author and the finisher of our faith.
  • 00:20:49.729 --> 00:20:51.464
  • Of our faith. for the joy that was
  • 00:20:51.531 --> 00:20:52.598
  • For the joy that was set before him,
  • 00:20:52.665 --> 00:20:54.500
  • Set before him, the cross, he endured.
  • 00:20:54.567 --> 00:20:57.870
  • The cross, he endured. scorning its shame
  • 00:20:57.937 --> 00:20:59.639
  • Scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand
  • 00:20:59.706 --> 00:21:01.808
  • And sat down at the right hand of the throne of god.
  • 00:21:01.874 --> 00:21:03.576
  • Of the throne of god. consider him.
  • 00:21:03.643 --> 00:21:05.712
  • Consider him. i wanna invite you
  • 00:21:05.778 --> 00:21:06.479
  • I wanna invite you today to consider him.
  • 00:21:06.546 --> 00:21:11.584
  • Today to consider him. there are some
  • 00:21:11.651 --> 00:21:12.151
  • There are some prodigals in this room,
  • 00:21:12.218 --> 00:21:14.921
  • Prodigals in this room, and you've had life
  • 00:21:14.987 --> 00:21:16.356
  • And you've had life cut in on you,
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  • Cut in on you, or you've fallen away.
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  • Or you've fallen away. and at one point,
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  • And at one point, you were believing and you were
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  • You were believing and you were running your race well,
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  • Running your race well, who cut in on you?
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  • Who cut in on you? i'm convinced you'll
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  • I'm convinced you'll take no other view.
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  • Take no other view. in fact, i prophesy it
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  • In fact, i prophesy it over everyone in this room,
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  • Over everyone in this room, over everyone under the sound
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  • Over everyone under the sound of my voice today that you
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  • Of my voice today that you will take no other view
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  • Will take no other view other than the view of the one
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  • Other than the view of the one who has called you.
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  • Who has called you. and he says, "you are chosen,
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  • And he says, "you are chosen, you are mine, nothing can
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  • You are mine, nothing can deny me from you.
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  • Deny me from you. my blood speaks a better word
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  • My blood speaks a better word over everything about you.
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  • Over everything about you. your mistakes, your diagnosis,
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  • Your mistakes, your diagnosis, that divorce.
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  • That divorce. any and everything
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  • Any and everything that could cut in on you."
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  • That could cut in on you." he endured the cross,
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  • He endured the cross, he was cut on so that
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  • He was cut on so that we can never be cut out.
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  • We can never be cut out. he endured the cross
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  • He endured the cross to get us back on course.
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  • To get us back on course. let us run with perseverance
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  • Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us with
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  • The race marked out for us with our eyes fixed on jesus.
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:22:15.381 --> 00:22:19.419
  • >> that's a powerful message
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  • >> that's a powerful message from my oldest daughter,
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  • From my oldest daughter, courteney.
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  • Courteney. the enemy did everything
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  • The enemy did everything he could to try to stop her
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  • He could to try to stop her and i see her preaching now,
  • 00:22:27.727 --> 00:22:29.328
  • And i see her preaching now, and you don't know what god
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  • And you don't know what god has in store for your family.
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  • Has in store for your family. maybe you've faced failure
  • 00:22:33.466 --> 00:22:35.001
  • Maybe you've faced failure or heartbreak or deep pain,
  • 00:22:35.067 --> 00:22:37.770
  • Or heartbreak or deep pain, and maybe you've even
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  • And maybe you've even believed the lie
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  • Believed the lie that it's too late for you
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  • That it's too late for you and that you've gone too far.
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  • And that you've gone too far. but as you've heard
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  • But as you've heard her preach today,
  • 00:22:44.544 --> 00:22:46.579
  • Her preach today, your mistakes do not
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  • Your mistakes do not disqualify you.
  • 00:22:47.947 --> 00:22:49.682
  • Disqualify you. god's calling
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  • God's calling is still on your life,
  • 00:22:50.950 --> 00:22:53.219
  • Is still on your life, his love for you has not
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  • His love for you has not changed and it's time for you
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  • Changed and it's time for you to get back up and fix your eyes
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  • To get back up and fix your eyes on jesus and run your race
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  • On jesus and run your race with renewed strength.
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  • With renewed strength. if you've never made
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  • If you've never made a decision to surrender
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  • A decision to surrender your life to jesus christ,
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  • Your life to jesus christ, there will never be a better
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  • There will never be a better moment than right here,
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  • Moment than right here, right now you and i
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  • Right now you and i praying together.
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  • Praying together. pray this prayer with me,
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  • Pray this prayer with me, just say, "jesus, you are
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  • Just say, "jesus, you are lord of my life.
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  • Lord of my life. i'm getting back up.
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  • I'm getting back in the race
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  • And i'm going to finish with joy
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  • And with victory because
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  • Of what you did at the cross,
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  • Because of your blood
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  • And your name, and your power.
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  • You rose from the dead,
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  • I believe it and i'm getting
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  • Back up and i'm getting
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  • In this race.
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  • Thank you, lord,
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  • For forgiveness and grace
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  • In jesus' name, amen."
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  • >> if you just prayed
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  • With pastor jentezen
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  • And gave your life to jesus,
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  • This is the most important
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  • Decision you'll ever make,
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  • And we wanna walk with you.
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  • Call the number
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  • On your screen right now,
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  • Our prayer team
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  • Is here for you.
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  • Or visit us online
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  • At jentezenfranklin.tv
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  • To share your story
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  • And download a free
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  • Salvation devotional
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  • To help you take your
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  • First steps with jesus.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • >> in the past two years,
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  • Israel has endured
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  • The worst massacre of jews
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  • Since the holocaust,
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  • And was attacked
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  • On seven fronts,
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  • Terror tunnels,
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  • Missiles and drones,
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  • Tens of thousands of rockets
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  • And ballistic missiles
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  • Rained down on
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  • Innocent civilians.
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  • For over six years,
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  • Jentezen franklin
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  • Media ministries
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  • Has taken bold action,
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  • Building life-saving projects
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  • Across israel.
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  • Together,
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  • With the jewish national fund
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  • And with your faithful support,
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  • We've helped to protect
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  • The jewish people.
  • 00:24:49.635 --> 00:24:50.403
  • Now, we're launching
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  • Phase two of our mission.
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  • Light over darkness:
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  • Rebuild and restore.
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  • Phase two is about protecting
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  • Life and restoring it.
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  • Together we are building
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  • Fortified homes with safe rooms
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  • For families on the frontlines,
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  • Establishing trauma centers
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  • To heal children from war,
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  • Constructing civil
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  • Defense centers to protect
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  • Entire communities
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  • And training a new generation
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  • Of search and rescue volunteers
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  • To respond when danger returns.
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  • This is about
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  • Preparing the nation,
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  • This is about
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  • Fulfilling prophesy.
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  • Together, we're helping
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  • The jewish people survive.
  • 00:25:24.403 --> 00:25:26.672
  • Join us now,
  • 00:25:26.772 --> 00:25:27.940
  • Visit jentezenfranklin.org
  • 00:25:28.040 --> 00:25:29.842
  • Or call the number
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  • On your screen
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  • And be apart
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  • Of tangible impact
  • 00:25:32.078 --> 00:25:33.279
  • Throughout israel.
  • 00:25:33.379 --> 00:25:35.014
  • Together, we can do
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  • Something amazing
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  • For the glory of god.
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  • ♪ ♪
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:25:47.159 --> 00:25:47.660
  • >> i wanna say thank you.
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  • >> i wanna say thank you. i don't think preachers
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  • I don't think preachers say enough thank you
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  • Say enough thank you to their congregations
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  • To their congregations and to people who support.
  • 00:25:53.733 --> 00:25:57.003
  • And to people who support. and i wanna take a moment
  • 00:25:57.069 --> 00:25:57.837
  • And i wanna take a moment from the bottom of my heart
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  • From the bottom of my heart and tell every one of you,
  • 00:25:59.338 --> 00:26:00.406
  • And tell every one of you, you matter in this ministry,
  • 00:26:00.473 --> 00:26:02.441
  • You matter in this ministry, your prayers and your support
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  • Your prayers and your support for this ministry are
  • 00:26:04.043 --> 00:26:05.144
  • For this ministry are making a profound difference
  • 00:26:05.211 --> 00:26:07.446
  • Making a profound difference far beyond anything
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  • Far beyond anything that you and i can see.
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  • And thank you for helping us do
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  • Incredible ministry in israel
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  • And all of the things that
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  • We're doing from
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  • Emergency relief
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  • To building life-saving
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  • Projects in northern israel,
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  • Even the emergency center,
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  • Your generosity makes
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  • Your generosity makes it happen.
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  • It happen. thank you.
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  • Thank you. god bless you.
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  • God bless you. we stand together knowing
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  • We stand together knowing that god declares he will
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  • That god declares he will bless those that bless israel.
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  • Bless those that bless israel. we're bold about that even
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  • We're bold about that even in times like these.
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  • In times like these. we stand with god,
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  • We stand with god, with the jewish people,
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  • With the jewish people, with the nation of israel
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  • With the nation of israel and we're gonna do it until
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  • And we're gonna do it until jesus comes again.
  • 00:26:46.052 --> 00:26:47.386
  • >> welcome to free chapel
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  • Where everything we do
  • 00:26:51.290 --> 00:26:52.258
  • Is about inspiring people
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  • To live for jesus.
  • 00:26:54.326 --> 00:26:55.861
  • From our uplifting worship
  • 00:26:55.961 --> 00:26:57.296
  • And encouraging messages,
  • 00:26:57.396 --> 00:26:58.698
  • It all points to him.
  • 00:26:58.798 --> 00:26:59.965
  • And we'd love for you
  • 00:27:00.066 --> 00:27:00.866
  • And your family to join in.
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  • Head over to our app
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  • Or website to find out more.
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  • ♪ ♪
  • 00:27:04.970 --> 00:27:07.006
  • >> we hope you've enjoyed this
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  • Teaching by jentezen franklin
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  • And thank you for your
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  • Continued support
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  • Of this ministry.
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  • For more information
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  • About this message
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  • And other ministry resources,
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  • Visit us online
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  • At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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  • ♪ ♪
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