Jentezen Franklin - Better Together: Living In The Throne Zone

February 8, 2026 | 27:29

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

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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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  • >> 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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  • 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.
  • 00:09:28.347 --> 00:09:29.548
  • I think it's the fourth chapter. it says, "a three-fold cord
  • 00:09:29.615 --> 00:09:32.118
  • 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."
  • 00:10:17.797 --> 00:10:18.964
  • Split the dove." the splitting of the dove means
  • 00:10:19.031 --> 00:10:20.866
  • The splitting of the dove means the holy spirit
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  • The holy spirit or the right spirit.
  • 00:10:22.168 --> 00:10:23.636
  • Or the right spirit. you know, if you don't watch it,
  • 00:10:23.703 --> 00:10:24.737
  • 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.
  • 00:10:31.677 --> 00:10:33.713
  • 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 --
  • 00:10:38.584 --> 00:10:39.118
  • And you gotta -- that's why the bible said,
  • 00:10:39.185 --> 00:10:40.386
  • 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
  • 00:10:48.327 --> 00:10:51.130
  • And hurts get so in you that you get fixed in your position,
  • 00:10:51.197 --> 00:10:53.499
  • 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."
  • 00:10:59.371 --> 00:11:04.310
  • 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.
  • 00:11:15.321 --> 00:11:18.357
  • 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
  • 00:11:31.370 --> 00:11:33.806
  • "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,
  • 00:11:43.315 --> 00:11:45.117
  • I'm not on her side, i'm not on his side,
  • 00:11:45.184 --> 00:11:47.086
  • 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,
  • 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:54.460
  • And love, and forgiveness,
  • 00:11:54.527 --> 00:11:56.762
  • 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,
  • 00:12:02.301 --> 00:12:04.069
  • And your children's children, and your family.
  • 00:12:04.136 --> 00:12:05.204
  • And your family. and that's what satan
  • 00:12:05.271 --> 00:12:06.105
  • And that's what satan wants to do.
  • 00:12:06.172 --> 00:12:06.672
  • Wants to do. he wants to come and break
  • 00:12:06.739 --> 00:12:09.041
  • 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 --
  • 00:12:13.245 --> 00:12:14.446
  • And he picks -- and he takes over
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  • And he takes over the middle ground.
  • 00:12:15.848 --> 00:12:16.715
  • The middle ground. and when he comes,
  • 00:12:16.782 --> 00:12:17.850
  • And when he comes, he comes to kill.
  • 00:12:17.917 --> 00:12:19.485
  • He comes to kill. he's not coming to give you fun,
  • 00:12:19.552 --> 00:12:20.920
  • He's not coming to give you fun, he's not coming to give you
  • 00:12:20.986 --> 00:12:21.954
  • 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,
  • 00:12:23.656 --> 00:12:24.557
  • So let's do this, and let's try that,
  • 00:12:24.623 --> 00:12:25.491
  • And let's try that, and let's do this.
  • 00:12:25.558 --> 00:12:26.425
  • And let's do this. he comes to kill, steal,
  • 00:12:26.492 --> 00:12:29.829
  • He comes to kill, steal, and destroy.
  • 00:12:29.895 --> 00:12:32.298
  • And destroy. don't let him in.
  • 00:12:32.364 --> 00:12:33.699
  • Don't let him in. and how do you not let him in?
  • 00:12:33.766 --> 00:12:35.868
  • 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,
  • 00:12:43.209 --> 00:12:44.343
  • To kill the dove, the holy spirit
  • 00:12:44.410 --> 00:12:45.711
  • The holy spirit in your marriage.
  • 00:12:45.778 --> 00:12:48.681
  • In your marriage. what i'm trying to get you
  • 00:12:48.747 --> 00:12:49.748
  • What i'm trying to get you to understand is ezekiel 28:14,
  • 00:12:49.815 --> 00:12:54.486
  • To understand is ezekiel 28:14, lucifer was in heaven and there
  • 00:12:54.553 --> 00:12:57.189
  • Lucifer was in heaven and there were millions of angels before
  • 00:12:57.256 --> 00:12:59.058
  • Were millions of angels before the throne of god.
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  • The throne of god. and notice how
  • 00:13:00.726 --> 00:13:01.827
  • And notice how he was positioned.
  • 00:13:01.894 --> 00:13:03.596
  • He was positioned. "you were the anointed cherub,"
  • 00:13:03.662 --> 00:13:05.064
  • "you were the anointed cherub," singer, "i established you,"
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  • Singer, "i established you," god speaking.
  • 00:13:07.633 --> 00:13:08.400
  • God speaking. "you are in the holy
  • 00:13:08.467 --> 00:13:09.368
  • "you are in the holy mountain of god,"
  • 00:13:09.435 --> 00:13:10.135
  • Mountain of god," that's the holy of holies.
  • 00:13:10.202 --> 00:13:12.137
  • That's the holy of holies. "you walk back and forth
  • 00:13:12.204 --> 00:13:13.772
  • "you walk back and forth in the midst,"
  • 00:13:13.839 --> 00:13:15.708
  • In the midst," the word midst means middle.
  • 00:13:15.774 --> 00:13:21.413
  • The word midst means middle. "in the midst of fiery stones."
  • 00:13:21.480 --> 00:13:25.584
  • "in the midst of fiery stones." satan sees the middle
  • 00:13:25.651 --> 00:13:27.786
  • Satan sees the middle ground of worship.
  • 00:13:27.853 --> 00:13:30.155
  • Ground of worship. he got between the throne
  • 00:13:30.222 --> 00:13:31.724
  • He got between the throne of god and the angels
  • 00:13:31.790 --> 00:13:33.392
  • Of god and the angels that were worshiping.
  • 00:13:33.459 --> 00:13:34.660
  • That were worshiping. and god said, "i'll ne," --
  • 00:13:34.727 --> 00:13:36.095
  • And god said, "i'll ne," -- and god cast him out
  • 00:13:36.161 --> 00:13:37.329
  • And god cast him out of heaven for it.
  • 00:13:37.396 --> 00:13:38.163
  • Of heaven for it. god said,
  • 00:13:38.230 --> 00:13:38.664
  • God said, "i'll never let the enemy
  • 00:13:38.731 --> 00:13:40.099
  • "i'll never let the enemy seize the middle ground."
  • 00:13:40.165 --> 00:13:43.235
  • Seize the middle ground." and so, in revelation 4,
  • 00:13:43.302 --> 00:13:46.171
  • And so, in revelation 4, the scripture says in this --
  • 00:13:46.238 --> 00:13:48.607
  • The scripture says in this -- in verse 4,
  • 00:13:48.674 --> 00:13:50.075
  • In verse 4, roundabout the throne
  • 00:13:50.142 --> 00:13:53.412
  • Roundabout the throne are the cherubims
  • 00:13:53.479 --> 00:13:54.613
  • Are the cherubims and the seraphims,
  • 00:13:54.680 --> 00:13:55.648
  • And the seraphims, and the elders.
  • 00:13:55.714 --> 00:13:56.615
  • And the elders. and they're casting
  • 00:13:56.682 --> 00:13:58.017
  • And they're casting their crowns,
  • 00:13:58.083 --> 00:13:58.784
  • Their crowns, and they're singing
  • 00:13:58.851 --> 00:13:59.785
  • And they're singing according to revelation 5,
  • 00:13:59.852 --> 00:14:01.720
  • According to revelation 5, "worthy is the lamb
  • 00:14:01.787 --> 00:14:02.821
  • "worthy is the lamb that was slain."
  • 00:14:02.888 --> 00:14:04.790
  • That was slain." what are you saying?
  • 00:14:04.857 --> 00:14:05.858
  • What are you saying? they're roundabout.
  • 00:14:05.925 --> 00:14:07.593
  • 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,
  • 00:14:18.237 --> 00:14:18.904
  • In other words, the lamb is central.
  • 00:14:18.971 --> 00:14:20.339
  • The lamb is central. if they're surrounded,
  • 00:14:20.406 --> 00:14:22.541
  • If they're surrounded, and he's the center of it all.
  • 00:14:22.608 --> 00:14:25.978
  • 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.
  • 00:14:27.146 --> 00:14:28.948
  • Of the family, the church. and the way that we worship him
  • 00:14:29.014 --> 00:14:31.016
  • And the way that we worship him is when we keep him
  • 00:14:31.083 --> 00:14:32.418
  • Is when we keep him in the center of our marriage
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  • In the center of our marriage and our family.
  • 00:14:34.253 --> 00:14:35.120
  • And our family. it's not about you,
  • 00:14:35.187 --> 00:14:36.588
  • It's not about you, and it's not about me.
  • 00:14:36.655 --> 00:14:37.990
  • And it's not about me. it's about him.
  • 00:14:38.057 --> 00:14:39.425
  • It's about him. and when --
  • 00:14:39.491 --> 00:14:40.259
  • And when -- and here's how someone
  • 00:14:40.326 --> 00:14:42.761
  • And here's how someone explained it to me one time.
  • 00:14:42.828 --> 00:14:44.797
  • Explained it to me one time. they said,
  • 00:14:44.863 --> 00:14:45.331
  • They said, "marriage is like a triangle."
  • 00:14:45.397 --> 00:14:47.833
  • "marriage is like a triangle." and i think they've got
  • 00:14:47.900 --> 00:14:48.534
  • And i think they've got a thing they can throw up.
  • 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:51.503
  • And there's the husband
  • 00:14:51.603 --> 00:14:52.905
  • On one side of the triangle.
  • 00:14:52.972 --> 00:14:54.773
  • Everybody, draw a triangle,
  • 00:14:54.840 --> 00:14:56.108
  • Just draw one.
  • 00:14:56.175 --> 00:14:58.644
  • And the husband's on one
  • 00:14:58.711 --> 00:15:00.079
  • Side of the triangle,
  • 00:15:00.145 --> 00:15:01.480
  • And the wife is
  • 00:15:01.547 --> 00:15:02.481
  • On the other side.
  • 00:15:02.548 --> 00:15:03.349
  • Now, watch this.
  • 00:15:03.415 --> 00:15:05.851
  • I'm way over here.
  • 00:15:05.951 --> 00:15:07.119
  • I'm way over here. she's way over here.
  • 00:15:07.186 --> 00:15:08.921
  • 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
  • 00:15:11.523 --> 00:15:13.993
  • The more that she moves closer to god,
  • 00:15:14.059 --> 00:15:15.627
  • Closer to god, who's at the top,
  • 00:15:15.694 --> 00:15:17.763
  • Who's at the top, the more he moves closer to god.
  • 00:15:17.830 --> 00:15:21.333
  • The more he moves closer to god. it's amazing,
  • 00:15:21.400 --> 00:15:22.234
  • It's amazing, the more that we
  • 00:15:22.301 --> 00:15:23.102
  • The more that we move closer to god,
  • 00:15:23.168 --> 00:15:26.572
  • Move closer to god, the closer we get
  • 00:15:26.638 --> 00:15:28.107
  • The closer we get to one another.
  • 00:15:28.173 --> 00:15:29.742
  • To one another. i heard the lord say,
  • 00:15:29.808 --> 00:15:30.909
  • I heard the lord say, "i want to get in the middle
  • 00:15:30.976 --> 00:15:32.277
  • "i want to get in the middle of the marriages.
  • 00:15:32.344 --> 00:15:34.880
  • Of the marriages. i want 'em to give
  • 00:15:34.947 --> 00:15:35.681
  • I want 'em to give me the throne zone
  • 00:15:35.748 --> 00:15:37.349
  • Me the throne zone in their marriage again.
  • 00:15:37.416 --> 00:15:38.517
  • In their marriage again. i wanna get in the middle
  • 00:15:38.584 --> 00:15:39.618
  • I wanna get in the middle of families."
  • 00:15:39.685 --> 00:15:41.920
  • Of families." everybody, say, "lord.
  • 00:15:41.987 --> 00:15:44.289
  • Everybody, say, "lord. >> congregation: lord.
  • 00:15:44.356 --> 00:15:45.124
  • >> congregation: lord. >> i give you the middle place.
  • 00:15:45.190 --> 00:15:47.192
  • >> 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.
  • 00:15:50.562 --> 00:15:51.263
  • Central place. >> of our relationships
  • 00:15:51.330 --> 00:15:53.499
  • >> of our relationships in my family.
  • 00:15:53.565 --> 00:15:55.434
  • In my family. i put you in that middle
  • 00:15:55.501 --> 00:15:58.203
  • I put you in that middle ground through mercy,
  • 00:15:58.270 --> 00:16:03.008
  • Ground through mercy, through forgiveness."
  • 00:16:03.075 --> 00:16:05.411
  • Through forgiveness." say this,
  • 00:16:05.477 --> 00:16:06.211
  • Say this, "don't let the devil divide us."
  • 00:16:06.278 --> 00:16:08.680
  • "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.
  • 00:16:15.220 --> 00:16:17.923
  • I'mma tell you what
  • 00:16:21.160 --> 00:16:21.627
  • 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
  • 00:16:26.698 --> 00:16:27.699
  • I was reading ephesians about marriages.
  • 00:16:27.766 --> 00:16:29.334
  • About marriages. i believe it was ephesians 2,
  • 00:16:29.401 --> 00:16:30.769
  • I believe it was ephesians 2, somewhere in there
  • 00:16:30.836 --> 00:16:31.537
  • Somewhere in there about marriage.
  • 00:16:31.603 --> 00:16:32.304
  • About marriage. it's so powerful.
  • 00:16:32.371 --> 00:16:34.406
  • It's so powerful. and here's the bottom line.
  • 00:16:34.473 --> 00:16:36.508
  • And here's the bottom line. those of you who are single,
  • 00:16:36.575 --> 00:16:37.543
  • Those of you who are single, listen very, very,
  • 00:16:37.609 --> 00:16:39.278
  • Listen very, very, very intently right here.
  • 00:16:39.344 --> 00:16:42.748
  • Very intently right here. the reason that god gives
  • 00:16:42.815 --> 00:16:44.583
  • 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
  • 00:16:50.422 --> 00:16:51.423
  • So that they can have sex without guilt."
  • 00:16:51.490 --> 00:16:52.758
  • Sex without guilt." no.
  • 00:16:52.825 --> 00:16:54.259
  • No. "so they can populate
  • 00:16:54.326 --> 00:16:55.294
  • "so they can populate and have children."
  • 00:16:55.360 --> 00:16:55.928
  • And have children." well, that's part of it,
  • 00:16:55.994 --> 00:16:56.962
  • 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
  • 00:17:00.566 --> 00:17:03.535
  • But the real reason for marriage is to fulfil god's
  • 00:17:03.602 --> 00:17:04.770
  • Is to fulfil god's purpose in the family.
  • 00:17:04.837 --> 00:17:08.974
  • 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
  • 00:17:15.914 --> 00:17:17.382
  • A single person should ask this question
  • 00:17:17.449 --> 00:17:18.550
  • 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
  • 00:17:49.281 --> 00:17:53.485
  • 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
  • 00:18:15.474 --> 00:18:16.942
  • 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
  • 00:18:22.047 --> 00:18:23.048
  • And we did it like god said do it,
  • 00:18:23.115 --> 00:18:25.717
  • 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,
  • 00:18:53.345 --> 00:18:54.613
  • In architect, in all the carpet,
  • 00:18:54.680 --> 00:18:58.617
  • In all the carpet, all the --
  • 00:18:58.684 --> 00:18:59.218
  • 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
  • 00:19:04.723 --> 00:19:05.390
  • 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
  • 00:19:14.533 --> 00:19:15.334
  • 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.
  • 00:19:21.273 --> 00:19:22.107
  • [applause]
  • 00:19:22.574 --> 00:19:24.643
  • We got too much.
  • 00:19:25.043 --> 00:19:27.479
  • 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
  • 00:19:31.583 --> 00:19:32.751
  • 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.
  • 00:19:34.519 --> 00:19:36.755
  • Loose from one another. he's done it many times
  • 00:19:36.822 --> 00:19:37.923
  • 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,
  • 00:19:45.464 --> 00:19:47.933
  • 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
  • 00:20:47.693 --> 00:20:48.393
  • 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
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  • And reached out and touched in mercy, in forgiveness, in grace.
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  • Mercy, in forgiveness, in grace. my children have not
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  • My children have not seen a perfect dad,
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  • Seen a perfect dad, but they've seen
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  • But they've seen a dad that loves his wife.
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  • A dad that loves his wife. i do love my wife,
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  • 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.
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  • Unconditionally. and that's all god asks of us.
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  • And that's all god asks of us. that's the good news.
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  • That's the good news. he says,
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  • He says, "if you'll do that,
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  • "if you'll do that, if you'll forgive
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  • If you'll forgive one another,
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  • One another, if you'll reach out."
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  • If you'll reach out." all of y'all fighting
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  • All of y'all fighting in your families,
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  • In your families, siblings won't speak
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  • Siblings won't speak to each other.
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  • To each other. all the junk that comes,
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  • All the junk that comes, all the heavy, heavy,
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  • All the heavy, heavy, heavy stuff that
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  • Heavy stuff that hits a family.
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  • Hits a family. it's gon' all come back
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  • It's gon' all come back to somebody getting
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  • To somebody getting on their knees,
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  • On their knees, at least two,
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  • At least two, and the wings reaching
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  • And the wings reaching out calling again,
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  • Out calling again, "let's go to eat again,
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  • "let's go to eat again, let's start communicating again.
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  • Let's start communicating again. let's create a throne zone."
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  • Let's create a throne zone." if we do what we can do,
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  • If we do what we can do, god will do what we can't do.
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  • >> our number one goal
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  • >> our number one goal is to reach people with
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  • Is to reach people with this message.
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  • This message. jesus loves you,
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  • Jesus loves you, he's for you.
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  • He's for you. he proved that on the cross.
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  • He proved that on the cross. he cares and he is reaching for
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  • He cares and he is reaching for the broken and the hurting
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  • 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
  • 00:23:26.084 --> 00:23:28.286
  • 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.
  • 00:23:49.407 --> 00:23:50.976
  • We'd love to hear yours. and if you would like
  • 00:23:51.042 --> 00:23:52.277
  • And if you would like to reach out and get in touch
  • 00:23:52.344 --> 00:23:54.546
  • 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.
  • 00:23:58.750 --> 00:24:00.986
  • In your walk with the lord. and speaking of strengthening
  • 00:24:01.052 --> 00:24:02.888
  • And speaking of strengthening you in your walk with the lord,
  • 00:24:02.954 --> 00:24:04.956
  • 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
  • 00:24:08.894 --> 00:24:10.028
  • Walk with god and i know it'll be a blessing.
  • 00:24:10.095 --> 00:24:11.263
  • 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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  • The power of short prayers. if you have not ordered
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  • In the new year like you've never prayed before.
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  • This is the book that's going to get your prayer life
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  • >> for over a decade,
  • 00:24:35.620 --> 00:24:36.755
  • We've stood unwavering
  • 00:24:36.855 --> 00:24:38.156
  • In our commitment to bless
  • 00:24:38.256 --> 00:24:39.457
  • The nation of israel.
  • 00:24:39.558 --> 00:24:40.792
  • Together, with your
  • 00:24:40.892 --> 00:24:41.626
  • Faithful support,
  • 00:24:41.726 --> 00:24:42.894
  • We've help protect
  • 00:24:42.994 --> 00:24:43.562
  • 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
  • 00:24:57.475 --> 00:24:58.910
  • Countless lives.
  • 00:24:59.010 --> 00:25:01.246
  • >> i still remember it
  • 00:25:01.746 --> 00:25:02.447
  • >> i still remember it like it was yesterday.
  • 00:25:02.514 --> 00:25:03.415
  • Like it was yesterday. picking up my little baby
  • 00:25:03.481 --> 00:25:04.549
  • Picking up my little baby and running to the safe room,
  • 00:25:04.616 --> 00:25:06.651
  • 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.
  • 00:25:07.919 --> 00:25:09.955
  • 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,
  • 00:25:12.457 --> 00:25:14.259
  • 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.
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  • 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,
  • 00:25:32.777 --> 00:25:33.411
  • Were in our room, the place that
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  • The place that we just ran from.
  • 00:25:33.979 --> 00:25:36.247
  • We just ran from. if it wasn't for
  • 00:25:36.314 --> 00:25:37.215
  • 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,
  • 00:25:46.725 --> 00:25:47.792
  • 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,
  • 00:25:57.502 --> 00:25:59.004
  • It's the time to bring healing
  • 00:25:59.104 --> 00:26:00.739
  • 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
  • 00:26:05.410 --> 00:26:06.845
  • 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,
  • 00:26:09.948 --> 00:26:11.016
  • And lives are being put
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  • Back together thanks to you.
  • 00:26:12.317 --> 00:26:13.852
  • >> when your family gets
  • 00:26:15.053 --> 00:26:15.887
  • >> when your family gets actively involved
  • 00:26:15.954 --> 00:26:17.389
  • Actively involved with ministry in the holy land,
  • 00:26:17.455 --> 00:26:19.658
  • With ministry in the holy land, you are touching
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  • You are touching the very heart of god.
  • 00:26:20.859 --> 00:26:23.194
  • But most of all,
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  • We're fulfilling
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  • Bible prophecy
  • 00:26:25.764 --> 00:26:26.931
  • When he said,
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  • "comfort my people.
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  • Comfort ye, my people."
  • 00:26:29.300 --> 00:26:31.503
  • 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.
  • 00:26:34.973 --> 00:26:35.807
  • >> together, we're rebuilding
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  • What was broken, restoring hope,
  • 00:26:38.410 --> 00:26:40.712
  • 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
  • 00:27:14.913 --> 00:27:15.447
  • And financial support
  • 00:27:15.547 --> 00:27:16.581
  • Make these programs possible.
  • 00:27:16.681 --> 00:27:18.483
  • 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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