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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Better Together: Living In The Throne Zone | February 8, 2026
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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
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- Is to simply point you to him.
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- Kingdom connection
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- With jentezen franklin.
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- >> in exodus 25:21.
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- >> in exodus 25:21. "you shall put the mercy seat
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- "you shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark,
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- On top of the ark, in the ark you shall
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- In the ark you shall have the testimony
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- Have the testimony that i will give you
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- That i will give you and there i will meet with you,"
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- And there i will meet with you," everybody say,
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- Everybody say, "i'll meet with you there."
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- "i'll meet with you there." >> congregation: i'll meet
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- >> congregation: i'll meet with you there.
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- With you there. >> "and i'll speak with you
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- >> "and i'll speak with you from above the mercy seat,"
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- From above the mercy seat," from where?
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- From where? "i'll speak with you and i'll
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- "i'll speak with you and i'll meet with you above,
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- Meet with you above, above, above the mercy seat."
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- Above, above the mercy seat." here's the mercy seat.
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- Here's the mercy seat. there was an angel made of gold,
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- There was an angel made of gold, an angel made of gold
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- An angel made of gold in the mercy seat,
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- In the mercy seat, and god says,
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- And god says, "right there.
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- "right there. right there."
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- Right there." god said, "right there is where
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- God said, "right there is where i'll meet you.
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- I'll meet you. i'll meet with mankind.
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- I'll meet with mankind. my presence will be there.
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- My presence will be there. i'll meet with you,
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- I'll meet with you, i'll speak to you from above
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- I'll speak to you from above the mercy seat between,"
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- The mercy seat between," everybody say, "between."
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- Everybody say, "between." >> congregation: between.
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- >> congregation: between. >> "the two cherubim."
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- >> "the two cherubim." it's not gonna be
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- It's not gonna be i'm on your side or her side.
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- I'm on your side or her side. it's not gonna be,
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- It's not gonna be, "i'm standing with the husband
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- "i'm standing with the husband against the wife."
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- Against the wife." only when you touch wings --
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- Only when you touch wings -- the wings had to touch
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- The wings had to touch in the ark of the covenant.
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- In the ark of the covenant. and god said,
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- And god said, "that's where i show up.
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- "that's where i show up. wherever there is unity."
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- Wherever there is unity." i want 'em to put the picture up
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- I want 'em to put the picture up of the ark of the convent
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- Of the ark of the convent for just a moment,
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- For just a moment, and i want you to notice that
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- And i want you to notice that in the original writing
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- In the original writing that god gave
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- That god gave moses instructions,
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- Moses instructions, the head of the angels were
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- The head of the angels were not looking at each other.
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- Not looking at each other. their faces were not facing
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- Their faces were not facing each other,
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- Each other, but they were looking down.
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- But they were looking down. both of their heads
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- Both of their heads were looking down,
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- Were looking down, this side and that side.
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- This side and that side. and they were --
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- And they were -- they were seeing each other
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- They were seeing each other through the gaze of mercy.
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- Through the gaze of mercy. this is the mercy seat,
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- This is the mercy seat, this is where the blood
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- This is where the blood was sprinkled seven times a day,
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- Was sprinkled seven times a day, and they saw each other
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- And they saw each other through the blood.
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- Through the blood. they saw each other
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- They saw each other through mercy and forgiveness,
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- Through mercy and forgiveness, and their wings had
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- And their wings had to touch in unity.
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- To touch in unity. and in creating unity
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- And in creating unity and creating a touch
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- And creating a touch and seeing each other
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- And seeing each other through forgiveness.
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- Through forgiveness. seeing it -- you don't have
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- Seeing it -- you don't have to see eye to eye on everything,
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- To see eye to eye on everything, but you do have to see each
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- But you do have to see each other through a spirit
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- Other through a spirit of mercy and a spirit of,
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- Of mercy and a spirit of, "we may not ever agree
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- "we may not ever agree on everything,
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- On everything, but we see each other
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- But we see each other through mercy,
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- Through mercy, and through forgiveness,
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- And through forgiveness, and through love."
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- And through love." and god says,
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- And god says, "wherever people unify,
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- "wherever people unify, and they touch,
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- And they touch, their wing tips had to touch,"
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- Their wing tips had to touch," speaking of unity,
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- Speaking of unity, "the two become one."
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- "the two become one." god said, "i am attracted.
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- God said, "i am attracted. that is my throne zone,
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- That is my throne zone, and that's where i will be."
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- And that's where i will be." and any time a couple
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- And any time a couple makes up their mind,
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- Makes up their mind, "the devil is not going
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- "the devil is not going to destroy the unity
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- To destroy the unity in our marriage,"
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- In our marriage," then god's presence
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- Then god's presence is guaranteed in that home.
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- Is guaranteed in that home. and if you get god,
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- And if you get god, you get victory.
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- You get victory. say, "amen," somebody.
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- [applause]
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- Even when god made his covenant
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- Even when god made his covenant with abraham,
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- With abraham, he said, "i'm looking
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- He said, "i'm looking for middle ground.
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- For middle ground. i'm looking --
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- I'm looking -- i'm not siding on this side
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- I'm not siding on this side or that side,
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- Or that side, and who's right and who's wrong.
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- And who's right and who's wrong. i look for people
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- I look for people who see each other,
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- Who see each other, and forgive each other,
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- And forgive each other, and love each other,
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- And love each other, and they touch back in unity
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- And they touch back in unity when they've been upset
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- When they've been upset at one another.
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- At one another. and they -- that creates
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- And they -- that creates a place for my presence.
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- A place for my presence. i'm attracted to forgiveness,
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- I'm attracted to forgiveness, and mercy, and unity."
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- And mercy, and unity." i don't care how bad it's gone.
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- I don't care how bad it's gone. if you ever can reach
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- If you ever can reach back up and touch
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- Back up and touch and reunite in faith,
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- And reunite in faith, god says,
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- God says, "i can come and heal anything."
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- "i can come and heal anything." and so, what they would do
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- And so, what they would do to make a covenant
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- To make a covenant is god gave abraham this
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- Is god gave abraham this strange instruction.
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- Strange instruction. he said, "take a bull,
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- He said, "take a bull, and take a heifer,
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- And take a heifer, and take a ram,
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- And take a ram, and take a lamb,
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- And take a lamb, and split them down
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- And split them down the middle,
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- The middle, and take a turtle dove,
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- And take a turtle dove, but do not split
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- But do not split the turtle dove.
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- The turtle dove. just let it sit there."
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- Just let it sit there." because the turtle dove
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- Because the turtle dove speaks of the holy spirit.
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- Speaks of the holy spirit. but he said,
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- But he said, "i want half the animal
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- "i want half the animal on the left side,
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- On the left side, half the animal
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- Half the animal on the right side."
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- On the right side." and god said,
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- And god said, "i will come to you, abraham,
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- "i will come to you, abraham, and make a covenant,
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- And make a covenant, and you just provide,
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- And you just provide, you provide the middle ground
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- You provide the middle ground for my presence."
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- For my presence." and the bible said he split
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- And the bible said he split those animals and laid half
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- Those animals and laid half of the animals on one side,
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- Of the animals on one side, and god came,
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- And god came, the scripture said
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- The scripture said in genesis 15,
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- In genesis 15, like a burning torch
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- Like a burning torch and sloshed through the blood
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- And sloshed through the blood of those animals,
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- Of those animals, and then a voice began
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- And then a voice began to speak and tell abraham
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- To speak and tell abraham all that he would do
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- All that he would do in his life through the covenant
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- In his life through the covenant that he was cutting.
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- That he was cutting. this is a powerful picture
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- This is a powerful picture of marriage because
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- Of marriage because when they would make
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- When they would make a covenant agreement
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- A covenant agreement in the old testament,
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- In the old testament, they would cut an animal,
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- They would cut an animal, and they -- calves,
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- And they -- calves, and they would
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- And they would lay them aside.
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- Lay them aside. and the men who were
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- And the men who were making a covenant,
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- Making a covenant, or the people who were making
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- Or the people who were making a covenant would walk in
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- A covenant would walk in the middle of the sacrifice
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- The middle of the sacrifice sloshing through the blood,
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- Sloshing through the blood, sacrifice on this side,
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- Sacrifice on this side, standing in the middle
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- Standing in the middle of sacrifice and repeating
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- Of sacrifice and repeating the vows of the covenant,
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- The vows of the covenant, "i promise before god
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- "i promise before god that i will do this
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- That i will do this and i will do that
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- And i will do that according to our agreement."
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- According to our agreement." that's a picture
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- That's a picture of marriage.
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- Of marriage. it's a picture of us standing
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- It's a picture of us standing in the middle of sacrifice
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- In the middle of sacrifice because marriage
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- Because marriage is about sacrifice.
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- Is about sacrifice. marriage is not about me,
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- Marriage is not about me, marriage is about we.
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- Marriage is about we. marriage is not about my,
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- Marriage is not about my, it's not about i,
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- It's not about i, it's about we, we, we.
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- It's about we, we, we. and you have to stand
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- And you have to stand in the middle of sacrifice
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- In the middle of sacrifice and sacrifice.
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- And sacrifice. then the moment you do,
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- Then the moment you do, god says they're growing.
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- God says they're growing. they're growing in grace,
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- They're growing in grace, they're learning how to do this.
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- They're learning how to do this. they're learning that i don't --
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- They're learning that i don't -- there's no magic stuff
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- There's no magic stuff in marriage.
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- In marriage. it's just kind
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- It's just kind of brutal sometimes.
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- Of brutal sometimes. and you got to stand
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- And you got to stand in the middle of sacrifice
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- In the middle of sacrifice and remember the vows
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- And remember the vows that you made.
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- That you made. you said for better
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- You said for better or for worse,
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- Or for worse, in richer or poorer,
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- In richer or poorer, in health or in sickness,
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- In health or in sickness, till death do we part.
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- Till death do we part. so help me, god.
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- So help me, god. and god says if you keep coming
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- And god says if you keep coming back and i don't care what
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- Back and i don't care what happens in your marriage,
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- Happens in your marriage, keep coming back and touching,
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- Keep coming back and touching, i'll show up and help you
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- I'll show up and help you through any and everything
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- Through any and everything you face.
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- You face. you create a throne zone.
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- You create a throne zone. listen to this amazing verse
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- Listen to this amazing verse stuff you read right over
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- Stuff you read right over in the bible, jeremiah 34,
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- In the bible, jeremiah 34, god says,
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- God says, "i am ready to judge.
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- "i am ready to judge. i'm angry."
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- I'm angry." and this is what
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- And this is what he's angry about.
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- He's angry about. he says,
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- He says, "i will judge those who
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- "i will judge those who have transgressed my covenant
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- Have transgressed my covenant and not performed the words
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- And not performed the words of the covenant that they made
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- Of the covenant that they made before me when they
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- Before me when they cut the calf in two
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- Cut the calf in two and passed between the parts."
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- And passed between the parts." and i want
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- And i want you to listen to this.
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- You to listen to this. when you got married,
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- When you got married, you made promises.
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- You made promises. and the purest --
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- And the purest -- in its purest form,
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- In its purest form, we've drifted
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- We've drifted so far from purity.
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- So far from purity. do you know that it's still
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- Do you know that it's still an absolute sin that can
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- An absolute sin that can send you to hell
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- Send you to hell if you are having sex
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- If you are having sex outside of the confines
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- Outside of the confines of marriage?
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- Of marriage? god is not okay with it.
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- God is not okay with it. it is not his will.
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- It is not his will. god intends for you
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- God intends for you to keep yourself.
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- To keep yourself. and if you're not married,
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- And if you're not married, and certainly,
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- And certainly, i know i'm preaching --
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- I know i'm preaching -- any time i preach
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- Any time i preach to our congregation,
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- To our congregation, i'm constantly preaching
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- I'm constantly preaching to people who are living
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- To people who are living together and they have
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- Together and they have families together,
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- Families together, and we're not here
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- And we're not here to beat up on you,
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- To beat up on you, but we're here to tell you
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- But we're here to tell you that you cannot expect
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- That you cannot expect the fullness of god's favor
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- The fullness of god's favor and blessing until you
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- And blessing until you do things like god
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- Do things like god said do them.
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- Said do them. god brought adam his wife,
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- God brought adam his wife, and god said,
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- And god said, "marriage is my idea.
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- "marriage is my idea. you don't do it by playing
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- You don't do it by playing house and see how it works out,
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- House and see how it works out, and living together."
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- And living together." you have to obey the truth
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- You have to obey the truth of god's word if you
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- Of god's word if you want god's presence,
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- Want god's presence, you have to.
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- [applause]
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- So, what are you saying?
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- So, what are you saying? we have a family.
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- We have a family. let's get married,
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- Let's get married, let's do it quick.
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- Let's do it quick. let's go.
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- Let's go. i'm available
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- I'm available right now, hallelujah.
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- [laughter]
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- But go on and do it
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- But go on and do it because something happens.
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- Because something happens. this is what the bible teaches
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- This is what the bible teaches in the book of ecclesiastes,
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- In the book of ecclesiastes, i think it's the fourth chapter.
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- I think it's the fourth chapter. it says, "a three-fold cord
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- It says, "a three-fold cord is not easily broken."
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- Is not easily broken." you see,
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- You see, marriage is not a two-fold cord,
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- Marriage is not a two-fold cord, a man and a woman.
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- A man and a woman. marriage is a three-fold cord.
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- Marriage is a three-fold cord. it's man --
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- It's man -- you know,
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- You know, one cord is strong,
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- One cord is strong, but two cords twined
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- But two cords twined together is even stronger.
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- Together is even stronger. but god says,
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- But god says, "don't ever think that
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- "don't ever think that marriage is just a man
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- Marriage is just a man and a woman making agreements."
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- And a woman making agreements." but marriage is a three-fold,
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- But marriage is a three-fold, i'm touching,
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- I'm touching, you're touching, and god,
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- You're touching, and god, you come and tie a knot
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- You come and tie a knot around this and dwell here,
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- Around this and dwell here, and keep us in love,
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- And keep us in love, keep us in mercy,
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- Keep us in mercy, keep us in forgiveness,
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- Keep us in forgiveness, keep us in holiness in our
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- Keep us in holiness in our marriage, keep us pure,
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- Marriage, keep us pure, and don't let us
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- And don't let us split the dove."
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- Split the dove." the splitting of the dove means
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- The splitting of the dove means the holy spirit
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- The holy spirit or the right spirit.
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- Or the right spirit. you know, if you don't watch it,
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- You know, if you don't watch it, you'll get bitter,
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- You'll get bitter, and stuff will accumulate,
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- And stuff will accumulate, and your spirit gets ugly,
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- And your spirit gets ugly, and your spirit is wrong,
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- And your spirit is wrong, and i get the wrong spirit.
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- And i get the wrong spirit. i've had cherise --
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- I've had cherise -- we've had situations
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- We've had situations that we get the spirit
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- That we get the spirit and you gotta --
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- And you gotta -- that's why the bible said,
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- That's why the bible said, "guard your heart with all
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- "guard your heart with all diligence that you don't
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- Diligence that you don't let outside offenses
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- Let outside offenses and hurts get so in you that you
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- And hurts get so in you that you get fixed in your position,
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- Get fixed in your position, and your pride won't
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- And your pride won't let you reach out
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- Let you reach out and try to touch again
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- And try to touch again that person that you love."
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- That person that you love." stay in the middle
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- Stay in the middle of sacrifice and keep
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- Of sacrifice and keep the words of the covenant
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- The words of the covenant that you spoke before god,
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- That you spoke before god, and he holds you to.
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- And he holds you to. keep the spirit of unity.
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- Keep the spirit of unity. i thought about this amazing
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- I thought about this amazing story in 1 samuel 20.
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- Story in 1 samuel 20. david and jonathan are making
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- David and jonathan are making a covenant,
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- A covenant, and he makes this statement.
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- And he makes this statement. he says,
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- He says, "the lord be between
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- "the lord be between you and me."
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- You and me." this is what covenant is.
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- This is what covenant is. the lord.
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- The lord. this is a husband,
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- This is a husband, this is a wife,
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- This is a wife, and the lord be between
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- And the lord be between you and me.
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- You and me. i'm not on her side,
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- I'm not on her side, i'm not on his side,
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- I'm not on his side, i just wanna know that
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- I just wanna know that if you two will forgive one
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- If you two will forgive one another and see each
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- Another and see each other through mercy,
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- Other through mercy, and love,
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- And love, and forgiveness,
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- And forgiveness, i just want you to know that
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- I just want you to know that you will create a throne zone
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- You will create a throne zone for your children
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- For your children and your children's children,
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- And your children's children, and your family.
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- And your family. and that's what satan
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- And that's what satan wants to do.
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- Wants to do. he wants to come and break
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- He wants to come and break the wings of unity so that god
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- The wings of unity so that god doesn't have a place,
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- Doesn't have a place, and he picks --
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- And he picks -- and he takes over
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- And he takes over the middle ground.
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- The middle ground. and when he comes,
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- And when he comes, he comes to kill.
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- He comes to kill. he's not coming to give you fun,
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- He's not coming to give you fun, he's not coming to give you
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- He's not coming to give you more pleasure in your marriage,
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- More pleasure in your marriage, so let's do this,
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- So let's do this, and let's try that,
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- And let's try that, and let's do this.
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- And let's do this. he comes to kill, steal,
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- He comes to kill, steal, and destroy.
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- And destroy. don't let him in.
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- Don't let him in. and how do you not let him in?
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- And how do you not let him in? unity, grace, mercy,
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- Unity, grace, mercy, forgiveness, and refusing
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- Forgiveness, and refusing to kill the dove,
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- To kill the dove, the holy spirit
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- The holy spirit in your marriage.
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- In your marriage. what i'm trying to get you
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- What i'm trying to get you to understand is ezekiel 28:14,
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- To understand is ezekiel 28:14, lucifer was in heaven and there
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- Lucifer was in heaven and there were millions of angels before
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- Were millions of angels before the throne of god.
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- The throne of god. and notice how
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- And notice how he was positioned.
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- He was positioned. "you were the anointed cherub,"
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- "you were the anointed cherub," singer, "i established you,"
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- Singer, "i established you," god speaking.
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- God speaking. "you are in the holy
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- "you are in the holy mountain of god,"
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- Mountain of god," that's the holy of holies.
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- That's the holy of holies. "you walk back and forth
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- "you walk back and forth in the midst,"
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- In the midst," the word midst means middle.
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- The word midst means middle. "in the midst of fiery stones."
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- "in the midst of fiery stones." satan sees the middle
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- Satan sees the middle ground of worship.
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- Ground of worship. he got between the throne
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- He got between the throne of god and the angels
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- Of god and the angels that were worshiping.
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- That were worshiping. and god said, "i'll ne," --
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- And god said, "i'll ne," -- and god cast him out
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- And god cast him out of heaven for it.
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- Of heaven for it. god said,
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- God said, "i'll never let the enemy
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- "i'll never let the enemy seize the middle ground."
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- Seize the middle ground." and so, in revelation 4,
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- And so, in revelation 4, the scripture says in this --
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- The scripture says in this -- in verse 4,
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- In verse 4, roundabout the throne
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- Roundabout the throne are the cherubims
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- Are the cherubims and the seraphims,
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- And the seraphims, and the elders.
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- And the elders. and they're casting
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- And they're casting their crowns,
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- Their crowns, and they're singing
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- And they're singing according to revelation 5,
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- According to revelation 5, "worthy is the lamb
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- "worthy is the lamb that was slain."
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- That was slain." what are you saying?
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- What are you saying? they're roundabout.
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- They're roundabout. god said,
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- God said, "i'll never let they
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- "i'll never let they enemy have that
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- Enemy have that place of worship.
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- Place of worship. i want you roundabout my throne.
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- I want you roundabout my throne. i want you giving
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- I want you giving me the center."
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- Me the center." in other words,
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- In other words, the lamb is central.
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- The lamb is central. if they're surrounded,
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- If they're surrounded, and he's the center of it all.
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- And he's the center of it all. he's the center
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- He's the center of the family, the church.
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- Of the family, the church. and the way that we worship him
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- And the way that we worship him is when we keep him
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- Is when we keep him in the center of our marriage
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- In the center of our marriage and our family.
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- And our family. it's not about you,
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- It's not about you, and it's not about me.
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- And it's not about me. it's about him.
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- It's about him. and when --
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- And when -- and here's how someone
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- And here's how someone explained it to me one time.
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- Explained it to me one time. they said,
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- They said, "marriage is like a triangle."
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- "marriage is like a triangle." and i think they've got
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- And i think they've got a thing they can throw up.
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- And there's the husband
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- On one side of the triangle.
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- Everybody, draw a triangle,
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- Just draw one.
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- And the husband's on one
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- Side of the triangle,
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- And the wife is
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- On the other side.
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- Now, watch this.
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- I'm way over here.
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- I'm way over here. she's way over here.
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- She's way over here. how do we ever get it together?
- 00:15:08.988 --> 00:15:11.457
- How do we ever get it together? the more that she moves
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- The more that she moves closer to god,
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- Closer to god, who's at the top,
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- Who's at the top, the more he moves closer to god.
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- The more he moves closer to god. it's amazing,
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- It's amazing, the more that we
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- The more that we move closer to god,
- 00:15:23.168 --> 00:15:26.572
- Move closer to god, the closer we get
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- The closer we get to one another.
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- To one another. i heard the lord say,
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- I heard the lord say, "i want to get in the middle
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- "i want to get in the middle of the marriages.
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- Of the marriages. i want 'em to give
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- I want 'em to give me the throne zone
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- Me the throne zone in their marriage again.
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- In their marriage again. i wanna get in the middle
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- I wanna get in the middle of families."
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- Of families." everybody, say, "lord.
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- Everybody, say, "lord. >> congregation: lord.
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- >> congregation: lord. >> i give you the middle place.
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- >> i give you the middle place. >> congregation: i give you
- 00:15:47.259 --> 00:15:47.893
- >> congregation: i give you the middle place.
- 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:48.560
- The middle place. >> the very central place.
- 00:15:48.627 --> 00:15:49.928
- >> the very central place. >> congregation: the very
- 00:15:49.995 --> 00:15:50.496
- >> congregation: the very central place.
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- Central place. >> of our relationships
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- >> of our relationships in my family.
- 00:15:53.565 --> 00:15:55.434
- In my family. i put you in that middle
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- I put you in that middle ground through mercy,
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- Ground through mercy, through forgiveness."
- 00:16:03.075 --> 00:16:05.411
- Through forgiveness." say this,
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- Say this, "don't let the devil divide us."
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- "don't let the devil divide us." i want every husband to say it,
- 00:16:08.747 --> 00:16:10.149
- I want every husband to say it, every wife to say it,
- 00:16:10.215 --> 00:16:11.150
- Every wife to say it, "don't let the devil divide us."
- 00:16:11.216 --> 00:16:15.154
- "don't let the devil divide us." so much at stake.
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- I'mma tell you what
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- I'mma tell you what the lord told me yesterday,
- 00:16:21.693 --> 00:16:24.063
- The lord told me yesterday, just so beautifully.
- 00:16:24.129 --> 00:16:26.632
- Just so beautifully. i was reading ephesians
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- I was reading ephesians about marriages.
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- About marriages. i believe it was ephesians 2,
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- I believe it was ephesians 2, somewhere in there
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- Somewhere in there about marriage.
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- About marriage. it's so powerful.
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- It's so powerful. and here's the bottom line.
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- And here's the bottom line. those of you who are single,
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- Those of you who are single, listen very, very,
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- Listen very, very, very intently right here.
- 00:16:39.344 --> 00:16:42.748
- Very intently right here. the reason that god gives
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- The reason that god gives marriage to a couple -- you say,
- 00:16:44.650 --> 00:16:49.221
- Marriage to a couple -- you say, "well, what's the reason?
- 00:16:49.288 --> 00:16:50.355
- "well, what's the reason? so that they can have
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- So that they can have sex without guilt."
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- Sex without guilt." no.
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- No. "so they can populate
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- "so they can populate and have children."
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- And have children." well, that's part of it,
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- Well, that's part of it, and all of that.
- 00:16:57.029 --> 00:16:57.763
- And all of that. it's true.
- 00:16:57.830 --> 00:17:00.499
- It's true. but the real reason for marriage
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- But the real reason for marriage is to fulfil god's
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- Is to fulfil god's purpose in the family.
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- Purpose in the family. and i was thinking about this.
- 00:17:09.041 --> 00:17:10.309
- And i was thinking about this. i was thinking about this
- 00:17:10.375 --> 00:17:11.276
- I was thinking about this yesterday that in my life,
- 00:17:11.343 --> 00:17:15.848
- Yesterday that in my life, a single person should
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- A single person should ask this question
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- Ask this question if they're dating someone
- 00:17:18.617 --> 00:17:19.852
- If they're dating someone and considering marrying them.
- 00:17:19.918 --> 00:17:22.321
- And considering marrying them. "will -- if i marry
- 00:17:22.387 --> 00:17:24.490
- "will -- if i marry and add that person to my life,
- 00:17:24.556 --> 00:17:26.758
- And add that person to my life, will that person aid me
- 00:17:26.825 --> 00:17:30.662
- Will that person aid me in fulfilling
- 00:17:30.729 --> 00:17:32.231
- In fulfilling the purposes of god?
- 00:17:32.297 --> 00:17:36.101
- The purposes of god? if they will not help me fulfil
- 00:17:36.168 --> 00:17:40.072
- If they will not help me fulfil god's purpose for my life,
- 00:17:40.139 --> 00:17:43.742
- God's purpose for my life, they do not belong
- 00:17:43.809 --> 00:17:46.578
- They do not belong in that place."
- 00:17:46.645 --> 00:17:49.214
- In that place." so, i thought about
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- So, i thought about i have this purpose.
- 00:17:53.552 --> 00:17:54.820
- I have this purpose. god called me alone when
- 00:17:54.887 --> 00:17:56.855
- God called me alone when i was single to preach.
- 00:17:56.922 --> 00:17:58.624
- I was single to preach. i was not dating anybody.
- 00:17:58.690 --> 00:18:00.325
- I was not dating anybody. i was single and god
- 00:18:00.392 --> 00:18:02.227
- I was single and god called me to preach.
- 00:18:02.294 --> 00:18:03.662
- Called me to preach. he called me singly to preach.
- 00:18:03.729 --> 00:18:06.798
- He called me singly to preach. i knew, without a doubt,
- 00:18:06.865 --> 00:18:08.300
- I knew, without a doubt, i was called to preach.
- 00:18:08.367 --> 00:18:10.469
- I was called to preach. and then i met cherise several
- 00:18:10.536 --> 00:18:11.937
- And then i met cherise several years later and i fell
- 00:18:12.004 --> 00:18:13.572
- Years later and i fell in love with her.
- 00:18:13.639 --> 00:18:15.407
- In love with her. and now, looking back
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- And now, looking back over my life,
- 00:18:17.009 --> 00:18:19.178
- Over my life, not only did i fall
- 00:18:19.244 --> 00:18:21.113
- Not only did i fall in love with her,
- 00:18:21.180 --> 00:18:21.980
- In love with her, and we did it like
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- And we did it like god said do it,
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- God said do it, but listen to this,
- 00:18:25.784 --> 00:18:27.586
- But listen to this, she has helped me
- 00:18:27.653 --> 00:18:28.820
- She has helped me fulfil my purpose,
- 00:18:28.887 --> 00:18:30.889
- Fulfil my purpose, which i have no --
- 00:18:30.956 --> 00:18:33.592
- Which i have no -- this ministry would not,
- 00:18:33.659 --> 00:18:36.028
- This ministry would not, on any level,
- 00:18:36.094 --> 00:18:37.262
- On any level, be where it is today
- 00:18:37.329 --> 00:18:38.363
- Be where it is today for the glory of god had
- 00:18:38.430 --> 00:18:39.998
- For the glory of god had she not been taking care
- 00:18:40.065 --> 00:18:41.833
- She not been taking care of things in the purpose
- 00:18:41.900 --> 00:18:43.535
- Of things in the purpose of god that i'm totally
- 00:18:43.602 --> 00:18:45.204
- Of god that i'm totally blinded to,
- 00:18:45.270 --> 00:18:46.271
- Blinded to, that i'm totally ignorant in,
- 00:18:46.338 --> 00:18:48.173
- That i'm totally ignorant in, that i'm totally zero
- 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:50.609
- That i'm totally zero gifting in beauty,
- 00:18:50.676 --> 00:18:53.278
- Gifting in beauty, in architect,
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- In architect, in all the carpet,
- 00:18:54.680 --> 00:18:58.617
- In all the carpet, all the --
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- All the -- every detail of buildings,
- 00:18:59.284 --> 00:19:01.753
- Every detail of buildings, and things that she just
- 00:19:01.820 --> 00:19:03.488
- And things that she just knows instinctively,
- 00:19:03.555 --> 00:19:04.656
- Knows instinctively, and i just know how
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- And i just know how to preach instinctively.
- 00:19:05.457 --> 00:19:06.858
- To preach instinctively. but think about this,
- 00:19:06.925 --> 00:19:08.393
- But think about this, she couldn't have
- 00:19:08.460 --> 00:19:09.328
- She couldn't have fulfilled her purpose
- 00:19:09.394 --> 00:19:12.831
- Fulfilled her purpose if she hadn't married me.
- 00:19:12.898 --> 00:19:14.466
- If she hadn't married me. and we've done it
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- And we've done it and touched the world together.
- 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:18.337
- And touched the world together. together.
- 00:19:18.403 --> 00:19:19.538
- Together. that's a powerful,
- 00:19:19.605 --> 00:19:21.206
- That's a powerful, powerful thing.
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- [applause]
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- We got too much.
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- We got too much. and don't you think just because
- 00:19:27.546 --> 00:19:28.914
- And don't you think just because you've walked with the lord
- 00:19:28.981 --> 00:19:30.349
- You've walked with the lord for many, many years,
- 00:19:30.415 --> 00:19:31.516
- For many, many years, the enemy will not come
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- The enemy will not come and try to break those wings
- 00:19:32.818 --> 00:19:34.453
- And try to break those wings loose from one another.
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- Loose from one another. he's done it many times
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- He's done it many times through the years.
- 00:19:37.990 --> 00:19:41.226
- Through the years. i remember one time
- 00:19:41.293 --> 00:19:42.661
- I remember one time in particular when the kids
- 00:19:42.728 --> 00:19:43.829
- In particular when the kids were very small.
- 00:19:43.895 --> 00:19:45.397
- Were very small. i think courteney, and carissa,
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- I think courteney, and carissa, i don't think caroline was born.
- 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:49.368
- I don't think caroline was born. pat, you'll remember this.
- 00:19:49.434 --> 00:19:50.869
- Pat, you'll remember this. and we had just built
- 00:19:50.936 --> 00:19:51.703
- And we had just built our first house.
- 00:19:51.770 --> 00:19:52.671
- Our first house. cherise had built it,
- 00:19:52.738 --> 00:19:53.672
- Cherise had built it, she's a builder.
- 00:19:53.739 --> 00:19:55.707
- She's a builder. and i remember jean jones
- 00:19:55.774 --> 00:19:56.875
- And i remember jean jones and margaret.
- 00:19:56.942 --> 00:19:57.776
- And margaret. and we were going
- 00:19:57.843 --> 00:19:59.778
- And we were going through a rough spot,
- 00:19:59.845 --> 00:20:00.879
- Through a rough spot, me and cherise,
- 00:20:00.946 --> 00:20:02.447
- Me and cherise, with the pressure
- 00:20:02.514 --> 00:20:03.282
- With the pressure of the church we were
- 00:20:03.348 --> 00:20:04.249
- Of the church we were building and just
- 00:20:04.316 --> 00:20:06.385
- Building and just a lot of stuff,
- 00:20:06.451 --> 00:20:08.086
- A lot of stuff, just a lot of attacks.
- 00:20:08.153 --> 00:20:10.322
- Just a lot of attacks. the church was
- 00:20:10.389 --> 00:20:11.256
- The church was in a lot of just --
- 00:20:11.323 --> 00:20:12.858
- In a lot of just -- it was so demanding.
- 00:20:12.924 --> 00:20:14.393
- It was so demanding. i was working all the time.
- 00:20:14.459 --> 00:20:15.894
- I was working all the time. i was preaching three
- 00:20:15.961 --> 00:20:16.895
- I was preaching three new sermons a week.
- 00:20:16.962 --> 00:20:19.131
- New sermons a week. and i was just about --
- 00:20:19.197 --> 00:20:20.766
- And i was just about -- and then,
- 00:20:20.832 --> 00:20:21.366
- And then, i had no time for nothing,
- 00:20:21.433 --> 00:20:23.101
- I had no time for nothing, and just trying, trying,
- 00:20:23.168 --> 00:20:25.070
- And just trying, trying, trying so hard.
- 00:20:25.137 --> 00:20:26.271
- Trying so hard. and we just hit a wall.
- 00:20:26.338 --> 00:20:28.340
- And we just hit a wall. we just hit a wall.
- 00:20:28.407 --> 00:20:32.678
- We just hit a wall. and i got up that sunday morning
- 00:20:32.744 --> 00:20:34.946
- And i got up that sunday morning and i said,
- 00:20:35.013 --> 00:20:35.981
- And i said, "i cannot do this."
- 00:20:36.048 --> 00:20:38.817
- "i cannot do this." we had had a terrible week,
- 00:20:38.884 --> 00:20:41.119
- We had had a terrible week, and i said,
- 00:20:41.186 --> 00:20:41.586
- And i said, "i cannot do this.
- 00:20:41.653 --> 00:20:44.256
- "i cannot do this. i'm not going to church
- 00:20:44.323 --> 00:20:45.757
- I'm not going to church this morning."
- 00:20:45.824 --> 00:20:47.626
- This morning." and i called
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- And i called the associate pastor,
- 00:20:48.460 --> 00:20:49.428
- The associate pastor, jean did for me.
- 00:20:49.494 --> 00:20:51.930
- Jean did for me. his name was jerry bracket.
- 00:20:51.997 --> 00:20:53.832
- His name was jerry bracket. he got up and preached.
- 00:20:53.899 --> 00:20:56.335
- He got up and preached. i didn't tell anybody anything.
- 00:20:56.401 --> 00:20:58.303
- I didn't tell anybody anything. we were walking through some
- 00:20:58.370 --> 00:20:59.604
- We were walking through some of the darkest times
- 00:20:59.671 --> 00:21:02.641
- Of the darkest times where everything in us screamed,
- 00:21:02.708 --> 00:21:04.343
- Where everything in us screamed, "give up.
- 00:21:04.409 --> 00:21:04.943
- "give up. quit.
- 00:21:05.010 --> 00:21:05.744
- Quit. you're incompatible.
- 00:21:05.811 --> 00:21:08.246
- You're incompatible. what's the use?"
- 00:21:08.313 --> 00:21:11.249
- What's the use?" and i'm saying to you today,
- 00:21:11.316 --> 00:21:12.984
- And i'm saying to you today, every one of you will face dark
- 00:21:13.051 --> 00:21:14.486
- Every one of you will face dark nights like that and dark days
- 00:21:14.553 --> 00:21:16.388
- Nights like that and dark days like that.
- 00:21:16.455 --> 00:21:18.023
- Like that. but we kept holding on,
- 00:21:18.090 --> 00:21:19.624
- But we kept holding on, we kept doing what we could do.
- 00:21:19.691 --> 00:21:22.194
- We kept doing what we could do. and god always came through.
- 00:21:22.260 --> 00:21:24.863
- And god always came through. when the little wings finally
- 00:21:24.930 --> 00:21:26.331
- When the little wings finally got over their pride and ego
- 00:21:26.398 --> 00:21:28.967
- Got over their pride and ego and reached out and touched in
- 00:21:29.034 --> 00:21:31.002
- And reached out and touched in mercy, in forgiveness, in grace.
- 00:21:31.069 --> 00:21:35.774
- Mercy, in forgiveness, in grace. my children have not
- 00:21:35.841 --> 00:21:36.742
- My children have not seen a perfect dad,
- 00:21:36.808 --> 00:21:38.243
- Seen a perfect dad, but they've seen
- 00:21:38.310 --> 00:21:38.910
- But they've seen a dad that loves his wife.
- 00:21:38.977 --> 00:21:42.514
- A dad that loves his wife. i do love my wife,
- 00:21:42.581 --> 00:21:43.982
- I do love my wife, and i love my
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- And i love my children unconditionally.
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- [applause]
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- Say, "amen," somebody.
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- Say, "amen," somebody. unconditionally.
- 00:21:52.190 --> 00:21:55.627
- Unconditionally. and that's all god asks of us.
- 00:21:55.694 --> 00:21:57.829
- And that's all god asks of us. that's the good news.
- 00:21:57.896 --> 00:22:00.165
- That's the good news. he says,
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- He says, "if you'll do that,
- 00:22:00.832 --> 00:22:03.702
- "if you'll do that, if you'll forgive
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- If you'll forgive one another,
- 00:22:04.469 --> 00:22:05.871
- One another, if you'll reach out."
- 00:22:05.937 --> 00:22:08.740
- If you'll reach out." all of y'all fighting
- 00:22:08.807 --> 00:22:09.775
- All of y'all fighting in your families,
- 00:22:09.841 --> 00:22:10.809
- In your families, siblings won't speak
- 00:22:10.876 --> 00:22:11.743
- Siblings won't speak to each other.
- 00:22:11.810 --> 00:22:14.246
- To each other. all the junk that comes,
- 00:22:14.312 --> 00:22:16.314
- All the junk that comes, all the heavy, heavy,
- 00:22:16.381 --> 00:22:17.983
- All the heavy, heavy, heavy stuff that
- 00:22:18.049 --> 00:22:19.017
- Heavy stuff that hits a family.
- 00:22:19.084 --> 00:22:21.153
- Hits a family. it's gon' all come back
- 00:22:21.219 --> 00:22:22.287
- It's gon' all come back to somebody getting
- 00:22:22.354 --> 00:22:23.155
- To somebody getting on their knees,
- 00:22:23.221 --> 00:22:24.556
- On their knees, at least two,
- 00:22:24.623 --> 00:22:26.491
- At least two, and the wings reaching
- 00:22:26.558 --> 00:22:27.559
- And the wings reaching out calling again,
- 00:22:27.626 --> 00:22:29.294
- Out calling again, "let's go to eat again,
- 00:22:29.361 --> 00:22:30.829
- "let's go to eat again, let's start communicating again.
- 00:22:30.896 --> 00:22:35.066
- Let's start communicating again. let's create a throne zone."
- 00:22:35.133 --> 00:22:38.537
- Let's create a throne zone." if we do what we can do,
- 00:22:38.603 --> 00:22:40.238
- If we do what we can do, god will do what we can't do.
- 00:22:40.305 --> 00:22:42.140
- >> our number one goal
- 00:22:47.746 --> 00:22:48.713
- >> our number one goal is to reach people with
- 00:22:48.780 --> 00:22:50.882
- Is to reach people with this message.
- 00:22:50.949 --> 00:22:51.983
- This message. jesus loves you,
- 00:22:52.050 --> 00:22:53.351
- Jesus loves you, he's for you.
- 00:22:53.418 --> 00:22:54.553
- He's for you. he proved that on the cross.
- 00:22:54.619 --> 00:22:55.921
- He proved that on the cross. he cares and he is reaching for
- 00:22:55.987 --> 00:22:59.424
- He cares and he is reaching for the broken and the hurting
- 00:22:59.491 --> 00:23:01.026
- The broken and the hurting even now.
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- Even now. and if you want that
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- And if you want that relationship with jesus christ,
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- Relationship with jesus christ, if something is missing in
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- If something is missing in your life and you know that,
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- Your life and you know that, it's jesus, it's time
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- It's jesus, it's time right now for you
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- Right now for you to surrender to him.
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- To surrender to him. say these words,
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- Say these words, "jesus, cleanse me,
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- "jesus, cleanse me, forgive me, wash me.
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- Forgive me, wash me. thank you, lord,
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- Thank you, lord, for saving me.
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- For saving me. thank you, lord, for
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- Giving me eternal life.
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- Giving me eternal life. and i receive it now in
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- And i receive it now in jesus' mighty name."
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- Jesus' mighty name." i tell you, it's so powerful
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- I tell you, it's so powerful what god does.
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- What god does. we hear the testimonies
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- We hear the testimonies all the time
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- All the time and it is a great, great joy
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- And it is a great, great joy to hear those testimonies.
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- To hear those testimonies. we'd love to hear yours.
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- We'd love to hear yours. and if you would like
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- And if you would like to reach out and get in touch
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- To reach out and get in touch with us and tell us what
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- With us and tell us what jesus has done for you,
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- Jesus has done for you, it will strengthen you
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- It will strengthen you in your walk with the lord.
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- In your walk with the lord. and speaking of strengthening
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- And speaking of strengthening you in your walk with the lord,
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- You in your walk with the lord, we have a brand new devotional
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- We have a brand new devotional that will send you in your new
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- That will send you in your new walk with god and i know
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- Walk with god and i know it'll be a blessing.
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- And also i have a brand new book
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- And also i have a brand new book i am so excited about,
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- I am so excited about, the power of short prayers.
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- >> for over a decade,
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- We've stood unwavering
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- In our commitment to bless
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- The nation of israel.
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- Together, with your
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- Faithful support,
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- We've help protect
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- The jewish people.
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- From the northern israel
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- Emergency center,
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- Just 30 minutes
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- From the sea of galilee
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- To fortified schools,
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- Bomb shelters and fire stations
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- In the eshkol region.
- 00:24:52.871 --> 00:24:54.873
- When october 7th attack struck,
- 00:24:54.973 --> 00:24:57.375
- These projects saved
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- Countless lives.
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- >> i still remember it
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- >> i still remember it like it was yesterday.
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- Like it was yesterday. picking up my little baby
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- Picking up my little baby and running to the safe room,
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- And running to the safe room, feeling like any second
- 00:25:06.718 --> 00:25:07.852
- Feeling like any second a rocket's gonna fall on us.
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- A rocket's gonna fall on us. it's a sound that i can still
- 00:25:10.021 --> 00:25:12.357
- Close my eyes and i hear it,
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- Close my eyes and i hear it, in my sleep -- you don't
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- In my sleep -- you don't forget something like this.
- 00:25:17.195 --> 00:25:18.830
- Hovering over her
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- Hovering over her in the safe room
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- In the safe room and just feeling like
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- And just feeling like any second something
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- Any second something is gonna happen.
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- Is gonna happen. but having that reassurance
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- But having that reassurance that we have that safe room --
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- That we have that safe room -- i mean, a rocket fall
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- I mean, a rocket fall right outside of our house
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- Right outside of our house and the shrapnel destroyed
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- And the shrapnel destroyed many things that
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- Many things that were in our room,
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- Were in our room, the place that
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- The place that we just ran from.
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- We just ran from. if it wasn't for
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- If it wasn't for pastor jentezen franklin,
- 00:25:37.282 --> 00:25:39.618
- Pastor jentezen franklin, we, our whole community
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- We, our whole community wouldn't come back.
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- Wouldn't come back. we really, we thank you so much.
- 00:25:43.488 --> 00:25:45.557
- >> over the next year,
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- Our mission is to complete
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- The civil defense centers
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- And safe houses in eshkol,
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- Which are life lines
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- For families
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- When emergencies arise.
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- Now that the hostages
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- Have returned home,
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- It's the time to bring healing
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- For the people of israel.
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- We'll be completing
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- The eshkol resilience center
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- To help with mental health
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- From the trauma
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- Of the last two years.
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- Therapy sessions
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- Have already begun,
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- And lives are being put
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- Back together thanks to you.
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- >> when your family gets
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- >> when your family gets actively involved
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- Actively involved with ministry in the holy land,
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- With ministry in the holy land, you are touching
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- You are touching the very heart of god.
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- But most of all,
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- We're fulfilling
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- Bible prophecy
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- When he said,
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- "comfort my people.
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- Comfort ye, my people."
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- We're comforting god's people.
- 00:26:31.603 --> 00:26:33.471
- We're comforting god's people. pray about what god
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- Pray about what god would have you do.
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- >> together, we're rebuilding
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- What was broken, restoring hope,
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- And declaring that the light
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- Will always overcome
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- The darkness.
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- We continue to stand with
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- Our jewish brothers and sisters,
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- Bringing them comfort
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- And fulfilling
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- Biblical prophecy.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> 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
- 00:27:12.277 --> 00:27:13.378
- Of this ministry.
- 00:27:13.478 --> 00:27:14.813
- Your prayers
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- And financial support
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- Make these programs possible.
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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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