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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Courtney Bence - Who Cut In On You? | July 13, 2025
- Program is sponsored in part
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- By friends and partners
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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
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- 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.
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- The old testament did this. the bible says in verse 9,
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- 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
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- And she was bringing her heartache, and her pain,
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- Her heartache, and her pain, and her disappointment
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- And her disappointment to the altar.
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- To the altar. eli was there, the prophet.
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- Eli was there, the prophet. she ignored him
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- She ignored him because she said,
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- Because she said, "i don't need some kind
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- "i don't need some kind of filter to get to my god.
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- Of filter to get to my god. i need an altar.
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- I need an altar. i need a place
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- I need a place where he can minister
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- Where he can minister like only he can.
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- Like only he can. i don't need a preacher,
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- I don't need a preacher, i don't need a teacher,
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- I don't need a teacher, i don't even need
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- I don't even need a worship song."
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- A worship song." and what she did was she began
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- And what she did was she began to pray, and cry, and weep.
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- To pray, and cry, and weep. and the bible tells us
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- And the bible tells us something so beautiful.
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- Something so beautiful. well, not this part
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- Well, not this part but after this.
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- But after this. eli thought she was drunk.
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- Eli thought she was drunk. the bible says her lips moved,
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- The bible says her lips moved, but her voice was not heard.
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- But her voice was not heard. god seeks those tears which
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- God seeks those tears which are shed not for display,
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- Are shed not for display, but in doubt.
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- But in doubt. and i am convinced
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- And i am convinced that it's time for some
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- That it's time for some barren women to sing out,
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- Barren women to sing out, to praise the risen king
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- To praise the risen king who is your healer,
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- Who is your healer, who is your sustainer.
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- Who is your sustainer. and if the prayer
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- And if the prayer is never answered,
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- Is never answered, he is still good.
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- He is still good. he is still with you.
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- He is still with you. he still has a divine
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- He still has a divine purpose for your life.
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- Purpose for your life. not for one second
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- Not for one second have you been overlooked.
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- Have you been overlooked. the bible tells us about joseph.
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- The bible tells us about joseph. joseph didn't have a
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- Joseph didn't have a circumstance cut in on him.
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- Circumstance cut in on him. well, he had
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- Well, he had several circumstances,
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- Several circumstances, but he had actual people
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- But he had actual people who cut in on him.
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- Who cut in on him. those people were his family.
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- Those people were his family. the bible says in genesis 37:4,
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- The bible says in genesis 37:4, they hated him, his brothers.
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- They hated him, his brothers. they couldn't speak
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- They couldn't speak a kind word to him.
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- A kind word to him. they devised a plan to kill him.
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- They devised a plan to kill him. they threw him in a pit.
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- They threw him in a pit. they ended up
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- They ended up selling him into slavery.
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- Selling him into slavery. maybe your family didn't sell
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- Maybe your family didn't sell you into physical slavery,
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- You into physical slavery, but maybe they cut in
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- But maybe they cut in on you with substance abuse
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- On you with substance abuse or physical abuse as a child.
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- Or physical abuse as a child. maybe that abuse,
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- Maybe that abuse, that molestation,
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- That molestation, that rape took place,
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- That rape took place, and it altered the direction,
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- And it altered the direction, it threw you off course
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- It threw you off course and created confusion
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- And created confusion in your mind.
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- In your mind. but i am convinced today
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- But i am convinced today that you'll take no other view.
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- That you'll take no other view. that he's the god in the pit
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- That he's the god in the pit and he's the god
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- And he's the god in the mountain.
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- In the mountain. that he's the god in freedom
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- That he's the god in freedom and he's the god when
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- And he's the god when we're enslaved too.
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- We're enslaved too. he is good.
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- He is good. he's faithful to bring
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- He's faithful to bring everything together.
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- Everything together. everything.
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- Everything. everything.
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- Everything. this is not a book
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- This is not a book that's not full of real life.
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- That's not full of real life. if you don't hear anything else
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- 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
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- It doesn't matter if your momma or your daddy didn't,
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- Or your daddy didn't, he loves you.
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- [applause]
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- Joseph had every reason
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- Joseph had every reason to be bitter and be angry.
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- To be bitter and be angry. then he goes into
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- Then he goes into potiphar's house after
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- Potiphar's house after he's sold into slavery,
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- He's sold into slavery, and he's lied and accused
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- And he's lied and accused of doing something
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- Of doing something that he didn't do,
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- That he didn't do, and he's thrown into prison.
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- And he's thrown into prison. he spends at least two years
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- He spends at least two years in prison but god held on
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- In prison but god held on to him in that pit that
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- To him in that pit that his brother's threw him in.
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- His brother's threw him in. he held on to god,
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- He held on to god, and the place that
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- And the place that he was sold into slavery.
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- He was sold into slavery. he held on to god when
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- He held on to god when he was thrown into
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- He was thrown into prison on false accusations.
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- Prison on false accusations. he held on to god and god showed
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- He held on to god and god showed him grace and delivered him,
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- Him grace and delivered him, and promoted him to the second
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- And promoted him to the second highest place in all of egypt.
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- Highest place in all of egypt. genesis 41:51 says joseph
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- Genesis 41:51 says joseph named his first-born son
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- Named his first-born son manasseh and said,
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- Manasseh and said, "it's because god has made me
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- "it's because god has made me forget all my trouble."
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- Forget all my trouble." whew.
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- Whew. that's a good god.
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- That's a good god. "forget all my trouble and
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- "forget all my trouble and all my father's household."
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- All my father's household." and then, joseph who had
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- And then, joseph who had been cut in on
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- Been cut in on in every way said,
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- In every way said, "you know what?
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- "you know what? i'm not gonna just stop
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- I'm not gonna just stop with my first-born son,
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- With my first-born son, my second born son,
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- My second born son, i'm also gonna declare
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- I'm also gonna declare the goodness of god
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- The goodness of god in his name."
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- In his name." he said,
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- 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
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- And it will be because god has made me fruitful
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- God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."
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- In the land of my suffering." god can make you
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- God can make you fruitful in suffering
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- Fruitful in suffering and forgetful in trouble,
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- And forgetful in trouble, because if joseph
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- Because if joseph was able to continue,
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- Was able to continue, he ran his race well.
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- He ran his race well. genesis 50 says,
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- Genesis 50 says, "don't be afraid."
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- "don't be afraid." he's talking to his brothers
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- He's talking to his brothers after his father's dead.
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- After his father's dead. he was able --
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- He was able -- you gotta go read it.
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- You gotta go read it. the story of joseph
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- The story of joseph is beautiful.
- 00:18:40.066 --> 00:18:41.701
- Is beautiful. "you intended to harm me,
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- "you intended to harm me, but god intended it
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- But god intended it for good to accomplish
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- For good to accomplish what is now being done,
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- What is now being done, the saving of many lives."
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- The saving of many lives." who cut in on you?
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- Who cut in on you? who broke up the road
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- Who broke up the road in front of you?
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- In front of you? was it you?
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- Was it you? was it a family member?
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- Was it a family member? was it an uncle?
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- Was it an uncle? was it a mother?
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- Was it a mother? was it a father?
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- Was it a father? was it the disappointment
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- Was it the disappointment and the pain of life?
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- And the pain of life? no cutting device,
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- No cutting device, no heartbreak,
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- No heartbreak, no trauma, no abuse,
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- No trauma, no abuse, no word spoken against you
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- No word spoken against you or over you, no diagnosis,
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- Or over you, no diagnosis, no mistake, no failure,
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- No mistake, no failure, no grief, no bitterness
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- No grief, no bitterness can separate you from
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- Can separate you from the love of god.
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- [applause]
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- Notice the enemy, his assignment
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- Notice the enemy, his assignment he will always try
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- He will always try to deflect and distract
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- To deflect and distract but he can't deny.
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- But he can't deny. he truly can't stop you,
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- 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
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- Someone in this room today is deflected,
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- 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?
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- Who cut in on you? who hindered you?
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- Who hindered you? who is keeping you from
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- Who is keeping you from your true course of obedience?
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- 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.
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- By the pain of life. god brought you here
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- God brought you here knowing that everything
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- 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,
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- Hebrews 12 says it like this, "therefore, since we are
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- "therefore, since we are surrounded by such
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- Surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
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- A great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything
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- Let us throw off everything that hinders us."
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- That hinders us." the sin that so easily,
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- The sin that so easily, a little bit of yeast
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- A little bit of yeast entangles us.
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- Entangles us. and let us run with perseverance
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- And let us run with perseverance the race marked for us.
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- The race marked for us. fixing our eyes
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- Fixing our eyes not on the problem,
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- Not on the problem, not on the trauma,
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- Not on the trauma, not on the pain,
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- Not on the pain, not on the diagnosis,
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- Not on the diagnosis, but fixing our eyes on jesus,
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- But fixing our eyes on jesus, the author and the finisher
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- The author and the finisher of our faith.
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- Of our faith. for the joy that was
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- For the joy that was set before him,
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- Set before him, the cross, he endured.
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- The cross, he endured. scorning its shame
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- Scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand
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- And sat down at the right hand of the throne of god.
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- Of the throne of god. consider him.
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- Consider him. i wanna invite you
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- I wanna invite you today to consider him.
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- 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,
- 00:21:16.422 --> 00:21:17.256
- Cut in on you, or you've fallen away.
- 00:21:17.323 --> 00:21:18.791
- Or you've fallen away. and at one point,
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- And at one point, you were believing and you were
- 00:21:19.625 --> 00:21:21.227
- You were believing and you were running your race well,
- 00:21:21.294 --> 00:21:22.895
- 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
- 00:21:31.504 --> 00:21:32.972
- Over everyone under the sound of my voice today that you
- 00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:34.741
- 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.
- 00:21:38.511 --> 00:21:39.412
- 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.
- 00:21:47.353 --> 00:21:49.622
- Over everything about you. your mistakes, your diagnosis,
- 00:21:49.689 --> 00:21:51.791
- Your mistakes, your diagnosis, that divorce.
- 00:21:51.858 --> 00:21:54.026
- That divorce. any and everything
- 00:21:54.093 --> 00:21:55.027
- Any and everything that could cut in on you."
- 00:21:55.094 --> 00:21:57.397
- 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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- ♪ ♪
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- >> 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.
- 00:22:22.121 --> 00:22:23.222
- Courteney. the enemy did everything
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- The enemy did everything he could to try to stop her
- 00:22:24.457 --> 00:22:27.660
- 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
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- Maybe you've faced failure or heartbreak or deep pain,
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- 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,
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- Her preach today, your mistakes do not
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- Your mistakes do not disqualify you.
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- Disqualify you. god's calling
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- God's calling is still on your life,
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Join us now,
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- Visit jentezenfranklin.org
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- 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
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- Throughout israel.
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- 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.
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- And to people who support. and i wanna take a moment
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- 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,
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- And tell every one of you, you matter in this ministry,
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- 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
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- 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.
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- >> welcome to free chapel
- 00:26:50.056 --> 00:26:51.190
- 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
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- And your family to join in.
- 00:27:00.966 --> 00:27:02.568
- 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
- 00:27:12.912 --> 00:27:13.813
- Teaching by jentezen franklin
- 00:27:13.913 --> 00:27:15.514
- And thank you for your
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- Continued support
- 00:27:16.649 --> 00:27:17.717
- Of this ministry.
- 00:27:17.817 --> 00:27:18.751
- 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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