Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Choose Life For You And Your Children

February 16, 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 - Choose Life For You And Your Children | February 16, 2026

Program is sponsored in part
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By friends and partners
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Of jentezen franklin
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Media ministries.
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>> 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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You're watching
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Kingdom connection
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With jentezen franklin.
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♪ ♪
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>> ♪ you are great ♪
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>> ♪ you are great ♪ ♪ you do miracles so great ♪
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If you need a miracle,
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If you need a miracle, just lift your hands and worship
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Just lift your hands and worship the miracle worker.
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The miracle worker. he's a mighty god this morning.
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He's a mighty god this morning. give him honor and praise.
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Give him honor and praise. one more time.
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♪ you are great ♪
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♪ you are great ♪ ♪ you do miracles ♪
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♪ you do miracles ♪ ♪ yes you do ♪
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♪ oh there's no one ♪
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♪ oh there's no one ♪ ♪ like you lord ♪
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♪ there is no one else ♪
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♪ there is no one else ♪ ♪ like you ♪
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♪ like you ♪ ♪ you are great ♪
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♪ you are great ♪ ♪ you do miracles so great ♪
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♪ you do miracles so great ♪ ♪ there is no one else ♪
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♪ there is no one else ♪ ♪ there is no one else ♪
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♪ there is no one else ♪ ♪ like you ♪
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[applause]
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Everybody give him
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Everybody give him a mighty praise if you
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A mighty praise if you believe that this morning.
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[applause]
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The presence of the lord
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The presence of the lord is in this place.
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Is in this place. hallelujah.
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[applause]
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You may be seated.
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You may be seated. hallelujah.
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Well, i want you
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Well, i want you to open your bibles with me
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To open your bibles with me in the book of matthew 18,
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In the book of matthew 18, i'll begin reading with verse 1.
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I'll begin reading with verse 1. "at that time, the disciples
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"at that time, the disciples came to jesus saying,
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Came to jesus saying, 'who then is greatest
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'who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?'
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In the kingdom of heaven?' then jesus called,"
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Then jesus called," i want you to notice
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I want you to notice how many times he says,
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How many times he says, "little child" in these verses.
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"little child" in these verses. "jesus called
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"jesus called a little child to him,
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A little child to him, and set him
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And set him in the midst of them, and said,
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In the midst of them, and said, 'assuredly, i say to you,
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'assuredly, i say to you, unless you are converted
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Unless you are converted and become as a little child,
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And become as a little child, you will by no means enter
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You will by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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Into the kingdom of heaven. therefore, whoever humbles
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Therefore, whoever humbles themselves as a little child
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Themselves as a little child is the greatest in
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Is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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The kingdom of heaven. whoever receives one
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Whoever receives one little child like this
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Little child like this in my name receives me."
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In my name receives me." and then, a stern warning
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And then, a stern warning in verse 6.
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In verse 6. "but whoever causes
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"but whoever causes one of these little ones
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One of these little ones who believe in me to sin,
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Who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him
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It would be better for him if a millstone were hung
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If a millstone were hung around his neck,
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Around his neck, and he were drowned
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And he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
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In the depth of the sea. woe unto the world
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Woe unto the world because of offenses!
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Because of offenses! for offenses must come,
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For offenses must come, but woe to the man by whom
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But woe to the man by whom the offense comes!"
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The offense comes!" still referring to children,
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Still referring to children, to offending children,
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To offending children, to hurting, abusing, harming,
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To hurting, abusing, harming, and even leading children
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And even leading children in the wrong direction.
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In the wrong direction. verse 8, "if your hand or foot
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Verse 8, "if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off
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Causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you.
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And cast it from you. it is better for you to enter
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It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed,"
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Into life lame or maimed," it's so interesting to me
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It's so interesting to me that this text is attached
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That this text is attached to how we treat children
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To how we treat children in a time when children
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In a time when children are being abused and a time
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Are being abused and a time when children
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When children are being molested,
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Are being molested, in a time when
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In a time when pornography is flooding,
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Pornography is flooding, and we're seeing a pandemic
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And we're seeing a pandemic of child abuse and molestation.
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Of child abuse and molestation. he says, "it would be better
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He says, "it would be better for you to cut off your hand
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For you to cut off your hand and it be cast from you.
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And it be cast from you. better for you to enter into
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Better for you to enter into life lame and maimed rather than
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Life lame and maimed rather than having two hands and two feet,
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Having two hands and two feet, to be cast into
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To be cast into everlasting fire.
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Everlasting fire. and if your eye, if your eye
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And if your eye, if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out
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Causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you.
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And cast it from you. it is better for you
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It is better for you to enter into life with one eye,
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To enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes,
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Rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.
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To be cast into hell fire. take heed that you
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Take heed that you do not despise one
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Do not despise one of these little ones,"
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Of these little ones," you harm, you mislead, you --
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You harm, you mislead, you -- "take heed for i say
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"take heed for i say to you that in heaven
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To you that in heaven their angels always,"
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Their angels always," they have an assigned angel,
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They have an assigned angel, and they are recording,
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And they are recording, and they, "see the face
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And they, "see the face of my father who is in heaven.
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Of my father who is in heaven. for the son of man has come
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For the son of man has come to save that which was lost."
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To save that which was lost." whatever you do, i want you
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Whatever you do, i want you to hear this emphasis.
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To hear this emphasis. you really don't
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You really don't want to go to hell.
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Want to go to hell. in luke 16, jesus christ,
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In luke 16, jesus christ, again, the text, the story,
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Again, the text, the story, the reference,
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The reference, he already referred
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He already referred to hell in the verse
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To hell in the verse i just read.
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I just read. but in luke 16,
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But in luke 16, and i wanna read it so bad,
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And i wanna read it so bad, but i'll sum it up.
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But i'll sum it up. i want to read it.
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I want to read it. i want to read it
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I want to read it and i'm gonna read it.
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[applause]
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Luke 16:19.
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Luke 16:19. jesus is speaking.
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Jesus is speaking. why is that important?
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Why is that important? because no one knows more
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Because no one knows more about hell and heaven
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About hell and heaven than jesus christ,
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Than jesus christ, and when he preached,
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And when he preached, this is what he preached.
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This is what he preached. and he said, "there was
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And he said, "there was a certain rich man,
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A certain rich man, who was clothed in purple
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Who was clothed in purple and fine linen,
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And fine linen, fared sumptuously every day.
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Fared sumptuously every day. but there was a certain beggar
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But there was a certain beggar named lazarus, full of sores,
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Named lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,
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Who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with
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Desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from
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The crumbs that fell from the rich man's table.
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The rich man's table. moreover, the dogs came
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Moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores.
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And licked his sores. so, it was that
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So, it was that the beggar died,"
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The beggar died," and this is precious,
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And this is precious, "was carried by angels.
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"was carried by angels. the beggar died and was carried
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The beggar died and was carried by angels to abraham's bosom,"
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By angels to abraham's bosom," or paradise,
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Or paradise, "and the rich man
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"and the rich man also died and was buried.
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Also died and was buried. and being in torment in hell,
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And being in torment in hell, he lifted up his eyes
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He lifted up his eyes and saw abraham afar off,
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And saw abraham afar off, and lazarus in his bosom.
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And lazarus in his bosom. then he cried and said,
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Then he cried and said, 'father abraham,
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'father abraham, have mercy on me,
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Have mercy on me, and send lazarus that he may
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And send lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger
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Dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue;
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In water and cool my tongue; for i am tormented
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For i am tormented in this flame.'"
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In this flame.'" this is jesus' teaching.
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This is jesus' teaching. "and abraham said,
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"and abraham said, 'son, remember that
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'son, remember that in your lifetime you
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In your lifetime you received your good things,
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Received your good things, and likewise
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And likewise lazarus evil things;
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Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted,
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But now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
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And you are tormented. and besides all of this,
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And besides all of this, between us, there is
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Between us, there is a great gulf fixed,
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A great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass
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So that those who want to pass from here to you cannot,
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From here to you cannot, nor can those from
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Nor can those from there pass to us.'
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There pass to us.' then he said,
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Then he said, 'i beg you therefore,
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'i beg you therefore, i beg you,'"
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I beg you,'" a man in hell begging,
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A man in hell begging, "that you would send him
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"that you would send him to my father's house,
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To my father's house, for i have five brothers,
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For i have five brothers, that he may testify to them,
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That he may testify to them, that they also --
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That they also -- lest they also should come
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Lest they also should come to this place of torment.'
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To this place of torment.' abraham said to him,
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Abraham said to him, 'they have moses
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'they have moses and the prophets;
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And the prophets; let them hear them.'"
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Let them hear them.'" in other words,
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In other words, the word is clear.
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The word is clear. " and he said,
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" and he said, 'no, father abraham;
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'no, father abraham; but if one goes to them
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But if one goes to them from the dead,
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From the dead, they will repent.'
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They will repent.' he said to him,
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He said to him, 'if they do not hear moses
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'if they do not hear moses and the prophets, the word,
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And the prophets, the word, neither will they be
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Neither will they be persuaded though one
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Persuaded though one raised from the dead.'"
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Raised from the dead.'" you really don't
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You really don't want to go to hell.
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Want to go to hell. the beggar died and was carried,
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The beggar died and was carried, the rich man died
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The rich man died and was buried.
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And was buried. the first point i want to make
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The first point i want to make is the poor man did not go
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Is the poor man did not go to heaven because he was poor.
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To heaven because he was poor. the rich man did not go
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The rich man did not go to hell because he was rich,
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To hell because he was rich, that is not what
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That is not what the scripture teaches.
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The scripture teaches. if anybody goes to heaven,
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If anybody goes to heaven, they do not go because
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They do not go because of anything they bring
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Of anything they bring to the picture.
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To the picture. the reason the poor man
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The reason the poor man went to heaven is because
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Went to heaven is because the poor man loved god,
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The poor man loved god, served god the best
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Served god the best he could with what he had.
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He could with what he had. he was a man who lived for god.
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He was a man who lived for god. see, a lot of people
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See, a lot of people want to dismiss
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Want to dismiss this kind of preaching.
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This kind of preaching. a lot of people want
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A lot of people want to say there's no hell,
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To say there's no hell, there's no heaven.
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There's no heaven. but i want to just remind you,
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But i want to just remind you, the same bible that has
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The same bible that has prophesies that a virgin
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Prophesies that a virgin would bring forth a child
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Would bring forth a child in a city called bethlehem,
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In a city called bethlehem, that's the same jesus that said
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That's the same jesus that said these words about eternity.
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These words about eternity. the same bible that tells us
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The same bible that tells us that one day that israel would
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That one day that israel would be reborn in matthew 24,
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Be reborn in matthew 24, the nation of israel would come
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The nation of israel would come back like a blossoming tree,
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Back like a blossoming tree, and in may, 1948,
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And in may, 1948, israel was reborn.
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Israel was reborn. the same bible that prophesies
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The same bible that prophesies in the book of ezekiel 37 and 38
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In the book of ezekiel 37 and 38 that three nations will be
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That three nations will be in the front, headlines
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In the front, headlines of the whole world,
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Of the whole world, russia, china, and iran.
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Russia, china, and iran. they will form a confederation,
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They will form a confederation, and they will --
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And they will -- god will put a hook
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God will put a hook in their jaw.
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In their jaw. it may --
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It may -- i don't know
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I don't know what that hook is,
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What that hook is, but they will attack israel.
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But they will attack israel. the same bible that
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The same bible that predicts in the book
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Predicts in the book of revelation that --
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Of revelation that -- i can't believe it.
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I can't believe it. i mean, the same bible
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I mean, the same bible that predicts in
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That predicts in the book of revelation
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The book of revelation that there will
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That there will come an antichrist,
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Come an antichrist, and there will come
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And there will come a computer system,
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A computer system, there will come
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There will come an image of the beast,
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An image of the beast, i believe that's
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I believe that's artificial intelligence,
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Artificial intelligence, that will so come forth,
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That will so come forth, and it will control
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And it will control the whole world,
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The whole world, and men will not be able
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And men will not be able to buy or sell without taking
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To buy or sell without taking the mark of the beast, 666.
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The mark of the beast, 666. and all of these things
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And all of these things are prophesied.
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Are prophesied. and the same savior,
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And the same savior, who has shared those
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Who has shared those revelations in book,
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Revelations in book, because he is the author
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Because he is the author and the finisher of our faith,
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And the finisher of our faith, it all came from him.
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It all came from him. he said,
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He said, "there is, after this life,
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"there is, after this life, life in heaven and life
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Life in heaven and life in hell, and you choose."
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[applause]
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And whatever you do,
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And whatever you do, you really don't want
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You really don't want to go to hell.
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To go to hell. but i'm preaching this morning
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But i'm preaching this morning that there is something worse
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That there is something worse than going to hell.
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Than going to hell. there's something worse
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There's something worse that is worse than the fire,
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That is worse than the fire, and the pain, and the weeping,
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And the pain, and the weeping, and the flame, and the torment,
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And the flame, and the torment, and the thirst,
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And the thirst, and the weeping,
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And the weeping, and gnashing of teeth.
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And gnashing of teeth. there's something worse
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There's something worse than forever being separated
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Than forever being separated from god and good,
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From god and good, and for spending
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And for spending eternity in torment.
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Eternity in torment. there's something
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There's something even worse than hell,
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Even worse than hell, and that is seeing
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And that is seeing your family in hell because
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Your family in hell because you led them there.
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You led them there. they followed in your footstep.
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They followed in your footstep. i wanna read one more verse
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I wanna read one more verse while i'm reading.
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While i'm reading. it says, "then i saw
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It says, "then i saw a great white throne.
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A great white throne. and him who sat on it,
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And him who sat on it, the face of the earth,"
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The face of the earth," this is revelation 20:11,
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This is revelation 20:11, "and i saw the dead,
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"and i saw the dead, small and great,
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Small and great, standing before god
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Standing before god and the books were opened.
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And the books were opened. and another book was open,
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And another book was open, which was the book of life.
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Which was the book of life. and the dead were judged
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And the dead were judged according to their works
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According to their works by the things which were
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By the things which were written in the books.
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Written in the books. the sea gave up her dead,
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The sea gave up her dead, who were in it;
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Who were in it; and death and hell
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And death and hell delivered up their dead
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Delivered up their dead who were there with them:
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Who were there with them: and they were judged each one
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And they were judged each one according to his works.
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According to his works. then death and hell were cast
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Then death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.
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Into the lake of fire. this is the second death."
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This is the second death." ah, listen now.
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Ah, listen now. verse 15, "and anyone not found
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Verse 15, "and anyone not found written in the book of life was
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Written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
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Cast into the lake of fire." the setting is described,
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The setting is described, the summons is delivered,
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The summons is delivered, the whole population
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The whole population of mankind stands before
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Of mankind stands before the great white throne.
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The great white throne. but i won't be there,
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But i won't be there, and by god's grace,
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And by god's grace, my family won't ever stand
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My family won't ever stand before the great white throne
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Before the great white throne 'cause we settled out of court.
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'cause we settled out of court. i decided i'm not gon' stand
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I decided i'm not gon' stand before the judgment seat of god,
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Before the judgment seat of god, i'm settling out of court.
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I'm settling out of court. i say jesus is my savior.
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I say jesus is my savior. every knee will bow,
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Every knee will bow, every tongue will confess.
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Every tongue will confess. and as for me and my house,
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And as for me and my house, hallelujah, we will
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Hallelujah, we will serve the lord.
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Serve the lord. i'm not gonna lead
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I'm not gonna lead my family to hell.
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[applause]
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I'm gonna lead them
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I'm gonna lead them to heaven.
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[applause]
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You really wanna
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You really wanna go to heaven.
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Go to heaven. revelation 21:4-5 says
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Revelation 21:4-5 says that when we get to heaven,
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That when we get to heaven, "god shall wipe all tears
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"god shall wipe all tears from their eyes.
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From their eyes. there shall be no more death,
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There shall be no more death, neither crying.
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Neither crying. neither shall there be
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Neither shall there be any more pain.
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Any more pain. the former things
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The former things are passed away.
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Are passed away. and he who sat
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And he who sat upon the throne said,
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Upon the throne said, 'behold, i make all things new.'
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'behold, i make all things new.' he said unto me,
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He said unto me, 'write these things
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'write these things for they are true,
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For they are true, and they are faithful.'"
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And they are faithful.'" don't let the people forget
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Don't let the people forget that this life is not
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That this life is not just about here and now,
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Just about here and now, but we're headed into eternity,
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But we're headed into eternity, and you need to know
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And you need to know heaven is real, heaven is true.
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Heaven is real, heaven is true. god will wipe every tear
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God will wipe every tear from your eye,
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From your eye, and he will make
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And he will make all things new.
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All things new. everybody shout,
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Everybody shout, "i wanna go to heaven."
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[cheering and applause]
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I want you to think with me
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I want you to think with me for just a moment.
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For just a moment. give me your mind,
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Give me your mind, give me your imagination.
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Give me your imagination. there will be
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There will be no more war in heaven.
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No more war in heaven. there will be no more death.
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There will be no more death. there will be no more sorrow.
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There will be no more sorrow. there will be no more
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There will be no more funeral homes.
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Funeral homes. there will be no more
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There will be no more police departments.
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Police departments. there will be
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There will be no more depression.
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No more depression. there will be no more suicide.
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There will be no more suicide. there will be no more politics
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There will be no more politics 'cause the king of kings
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'cause the king of kings is gonna rule and reign.
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Is gonna rule and reign. there will be no more lying.
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There will be no more lying. there will be no more deception.
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There will be no more deception. there will be no emptiness.
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There will be no emptiness. there will be no loneliness.
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There will be no loneliness. there will be no heartbreak.
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There will be no heartbreak. there will be no tears.
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There will be no tears. there will be no anguish.
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There will be no anguish. there will be no grief.
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There will be no grief. there will be no divorce.
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There will be no divorce. there will be no
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There will be no broken homes, hallelujah.
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Broken homes, hallelujah. there will be no thievery.
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There will be no thievery. there will be no fraud.
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[applause]
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There will be no abductions.
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There will be no abductions. there will be no kidnappings.
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There will be no kidnappings. there will be no murder.
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There will be no murder. there will be no rapes.
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There will be no rapes. there will be no paralysis.
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There will be no paralysis. there will be no prostitution.
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There will be no prostitution. there will be
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There will be no sex trafficking.
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No sex trafficking. there will be no more floods.
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There will be no more floods. there will be no more fires.
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There will be no more fires. there will be
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There will be no more earthquakes.
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No more earthquakes. there will be no more tsunamis.
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There will be no more tsunamis. there will be no more failure.
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There will be no more failure. there will be no more sin,
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There will be no more sin, hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. it's defeated.
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[cheering and applause]
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Oh, i want to see him.
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Oh, i want to see him. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. whew.
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[applause]
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Did you know
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Did you know the bible said that nothing
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The bible said that nothing shall by any means enter in
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Shall by any means enter in that defiles that city.
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That defiles that city. only those whose names are
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Only those whose names are written in the book of life.
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Written in the book of life. and i wanna propose to you in
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And i wanna propose to you in closing that there's something
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Closing that there's something better than heaven.
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Better than heaven. there's something better
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There's something better than its beauty,
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Than its beauty, and that's when you see
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And that's when you see your family there.
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Your family there. and they're there
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And they're there partly because,
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Partly because, as you followed jesus,
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As you followed jesus, you left them footprints,
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You left them footprints, and they followed christ as
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And they followed christ as you left the footprints.
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[applause]
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No wonder the text warns us,
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No wonder the text warns us, "don't you abuse the children.
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"don't you abuse the children. don't you keep them
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Don't you keep them away from me.
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Away from me. suffer the little children."
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Suffer the little children." you lead them, and grow up,
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You lead them, and grow up, and let them follow your
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And let them follow your footsteps to the bible,
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Footsteps to the bible, and follow your footsteps
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And follow your footsteps to the altar and follow
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To the altar and follow your footsteps to the word
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Your footsteps to the word of god and follow your
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Of god and follow your footsteps to the house of god.
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Footsteps to the house of god. and you didn't have
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And you didn't have to come to church,
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To come to church, but i promise you
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But i promise you you're leaving an indention
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You're leaving an indention in the spiritual sand
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In the spiritual sand for generations to come,
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For generations to come, and momma was
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And momma was in the choir singing,
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In the choir singing, and bill was playing.
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And bill was playing. and it may look like
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And it may look like it's not having an effect,
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It's not having an effect, but the bible let's us know
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But the bible let's us know that surely god will
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That surely god will deal with our children
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Deal with our children and our children's children
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And our children's children if we choose jesus,
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If we choose jesus, if we choose heaven.
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If we choose heaven. watch this.
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Watch this. deuteronomy 30,
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Deuteronomy 30, this is what it says.
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This is what it says. "this day,
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"this day, i call the heavens and earth
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I call the heavens and earth as a witness against you,
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As a witness against you, that i have set before you
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That i have set before you life and death."
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Life and death." i'm gonna throw this in,
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I'm gonna throw this in, heaven and hell,
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Heaven and hell, "blessings and cursings.
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"blessings and cursings. now, now, this very service,
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Now, now, this very service, this very moment,
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This very moment, now choose life."
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Now choose life." but here's what got me,
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But here's what got me, here's where i missed it.
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Here's where i missed it. i don't know how i missed this,
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I don't know how i missed this, "so that you,"
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"so that you," it's personal.
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It's personal. but notice what the promise is,
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But notice what the promise is, "and your children,"
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"and your children," your offspring,
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Your offspring, your generations, "may live."
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Your generations, "may live." i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, you're leaving footprints
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You're leaving footprints to heaven or to hell.
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To heaven or to hell. there's something
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There's something worse than hell,
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Worse than hell, that's taking
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That's taking your family there.
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Your family there. there's something
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There's something better than heaven,
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Better than heaven, that's taking
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That's taking your family there.
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Your family there. and sometimes,
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And sometimes, as a mom and as a dad,
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As a mom and as a dad, the greatest way you teach
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The greatest way you teach your children is through
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Your children is through your failures.
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Your failures. when they see you fall,
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When they see you fall, when they see you
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When they see you as just a mere person
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As just a mere person who makes mistakes too,
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Who makes mistakes too, but you repent,
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But you repent, you keep coming to church,
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You keep coming to church, you keep coming to the altar,
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You keep coming to the altar, you might have had
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You might have had a hellish week, but you
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A hellish week, but you just keep coming to jesus.
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Just keep coming to jesus. i'm telling you, you need to see
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I'm telling you, you need to see the long view about this thing.
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The long view about this thing. you don't need to just live
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You don't need to just live for here and now,
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For here and now, you need to see the long view.
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♪ ♪
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for being with us on
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For being with us on kingdom connection today.
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Kingdom connection today. it's because of you we're on
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It's because of you we're on television right now.
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Television right now. our number one goal this year
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Our number one goal this year is to reach people with
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Is to reach people with the gospel of jesus christ,
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The gospel of jesus christ, telling them about the birth,
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Telling them about the birth, the death, the resurrection,
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The death, the resurrection, and the soon return
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And the soon return of our king.
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Of our king. and even today,
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And even today, if you're hurting and you're
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If you're hurting and you're watching this program,
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Watching this program, it's not by accident.
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It's not by accident. and you're ready
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And you're ready to give your life to jesus,
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To give your life to jesus, then this is the moment.
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Then this is the moment. this is a miracle moment.
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This is a miracle moment. pray this prayer,
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Pray this prayer, "lord jesus,"
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"lord jesus," just say those words.
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Just say those words. "i surrender to you.
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"i surrender to you. i need you in my life.
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I need you in my life. have mercy, forgive me.
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Have mercy, forgive me. cleanse me by the blood
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Cleanse me by the blood that you shed.
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That you shed. i am washed.
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I am washed. i am cleansed by faith
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I am cleansed by faith in your name, jesus.
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In your name, jesus. i receive salvation.
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I receive salvation. i receive eternal life
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In jesus' name, amen."
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In jesus' name, amen." well, praise god.
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Well, praise god. i want to welcome you
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I want to welcome you to the family of god.
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To the family of god. the decision you just made
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The decision you just made is the most important step you
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Is the most important step you will ever take in your life.
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Will ever take in your life. i wanna encourage you to call,
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I wanna encourage you to call, not because we want
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Not because we want something from you.
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Something from you. i want you to call because you
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Need what we are offering you
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We want to see you grow and thrive.
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Grow and thrive. god knows the plans
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That he has for you. plans of hope and a good future
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>> if you just prayed
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And gave your life to jesus,
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♪ ♪
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>> what if your most
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Powerful prayers
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Weren't your longest ones?
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"the power of short prayers"
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Invites you to rediscover
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The simplicity and strength
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Of praying from the heart.
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In this new book,
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Jentezen franklin shows how
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Can change your prayer life
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And unlock breakthrough.
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>> i truly believe
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>> i truly believe that this book will fill you
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That this book will fill you with faith and fresh insight.
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With faith and fresh insight. just read it.
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Just read it. i tell personal stories
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I tell personal stories about the church
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About the church and about different things
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And about different things that happened
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That happened that made me start praying
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That made me start praying a particular short prayer
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A particular short prayer over my family,
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Over my family, over my children,
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Over my children, over this church,
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Over this church, over the ministry.
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Over the ministry. when you learn to pray
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When you learn to pray short prayers,
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Short prayers, you really do begin to pray
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♪ ♪
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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.
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When october 7th attack struck,
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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,
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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.
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>> 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.
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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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>> welcome to mentoring moments,
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I'm marcus mecum.
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I'm marcus mecum. i'm here with
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I'm here with pastor jentezen franklin
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And we have a great
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Guest with us.
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>> our whole objective
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In this is to encourage
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All of our pastors
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And church leaders,
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Your wives, your families,
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We just wanna talk
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We just wanna talk about real life,
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About real life, about what's your week like,
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About what's your week like, what's your life like, you know?
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Provision, protection,
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And promotion.
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Don't be discouraged,
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Don't be discouraged, the lord is with you
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The lord is with you and he's moving in your ministry
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And he's moving in your ministry and in your life
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And in your life and in your calling.
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And in your calling. i speak encouragement to you,
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I speak encouragement to you, i speak life to your vision,
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I speak life to your vision, i speak more than
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I speak more than enough to your need.
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>> mentoring moments
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With jentezen franklin
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And marcus mecum.
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Subscribe today,
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Wherever you get your podcast.
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>> welcome to free chapel
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Where everything we do
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Is about inspiring people
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To live for jesus.
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We take outreach seriously
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Here at home
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And around the world.
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From serving the homeless,
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To distributing food in haiti,
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And building life-saving
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Shelters in israel.
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All of this is part
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Of our mission to inspire
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People to live for jesus,
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And we'd love for you
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And your family to join in.
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Head over to our app
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Or website to find out more.
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
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This teaching
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By jentezen franklin.
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And thank you for
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Your continued support
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Of this ministry.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Choose Life For You And Your Children

February 16, 2026 | 27:29

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