Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Defeating The King Of Pride (Part 1)

August 21, 2025 | S25 E168 | 28:55

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

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Defeating The King Of Pride (Part 1) | August 21, 2025

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>> i wanna share something today
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>> i wanna share something today that i ran across in 1999,
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That i ran across in 1999, and i preached part
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And i preached part of what i'm gonna share today,
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Of what i'm gonna share today, but i saw more this
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But i saw more this week as i looked into it.
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Week as i looked into it. whether you think this relates
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Whether you think this relates to you or not,
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To you or not, i promise you that
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I promise you that before you leave here,
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Before you leave here, you're gonna see you
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You're gonna see you in what i'm going
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In what i'm going to preach about,
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To preach about, and i want you to know
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And i want you to know that i'm not just
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That i'm not just preaching to you,
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Preaching to you, i'm preaching to me.
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I'm preaching to me. this is something that
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This is something that i've kinda wrestled with
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I've kinda wrestled with all week long,
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All week long, and i thought well,
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And i thought well, you know,
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You know, do i wanna preach
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Do i wanna preach that today or?
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That today or? and so, i'm gonna preach
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And so, i'm gonna preach from job 41, turn there with me.
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From job 41, turn there with me. these are strange scriptures.
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These are strange scriptures. i'll explain 'em
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I'll explain 'em in just a moment.
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In just a moment. "can you draw out leviathan
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"can you draw out leviathan with a hook," --
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With a hook," -- leviathan is --
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Leviathan is -- if you look it up in commentary,
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If you look it up in commentary, some say a sea monster,
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Some say a sea monster, some say a marine animal,
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Some say a marine animal, a serpent,
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A serpent, a sea serpent.
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A sea serpent. ancient sailors would
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Ancient sailors would write on the sides of maps
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Write on the sides of maps pictures of leviathan,
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Pictures of leviathan, a serpent,
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A serpent, it's scaley.
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It's scaley. a crocodile is literally
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A crocodile is literally what it means.
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What it means. "can you draw out leviathan
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"can you draw out leviathan with a hook or snare
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With a hook or snare his tongue with
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His tongue with a line which you lower?
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A line which you lower? can you put a reed
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Can you put a reed through his nose,
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Through his nose, or pierce his jaw
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Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
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With a hook? will he make," listen.
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Will he make," listen. verse 3, "will he make many
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Verse 3, "will he make many supplications to you?
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Supplications to you? will he speak softly to you?
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Will he speak softly to you? will he make
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Will he make a covenant with you?
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A covenant with you? will you take him
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Will you take him as a servant forever?
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As a servant forever? will you play with him
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Will you play with him as with a pet or a bird,"
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As with a pet or a bird," like you'd take home
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Like you'd take home to your two daughters
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To your two daughters is what he says.
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Is what he says. would you let your maidens,
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Would you let your maidens, or your daughters play
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Or your daughters play with this dangerous, dangerous,
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With this dangerous, dangerous, dangerous animal, beast?
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Dangerous animal, beast? would you make it a pet?
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Would you make it a pet? a companion?
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A companion? can you kill it?
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Can you kill it? listen to verse 8,
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Listen to verse 8, "lay your hand on him
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"lay your hand on him and remember the battle,
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And remember the battle, you will never do it again!"
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You will never do it again!" then i wanna --
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Then i wanna -- and i could keep reading
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And i could keep reading 'cause every one
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'cause every one of these are loaded with things
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Of these are loaded with things that are pretty powerful that
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That are pretty powerful that we'll explain again quickly.
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We'll explain again quickly. verse 14,
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Verse 14, "who can open
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"who can open the doors of his face,
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The doors of his face, with his terrible
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With his terrible teeth all around?
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Teeth all around? his rows of scales
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His rows of scales are his pride,
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Are his pride, shut up tightly as
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Shut up tightly as with a seal;
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With a seal; one is so near another,"
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One is so near another," the scales of this animal
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The scales of this animal are so nearly connected
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Are so nearly connected to one another,
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To one another, "no air,"
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"no air," everybody say, "no air."
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Everybody say, "no air." >> congregation: no air.
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>> congregation: no air. >> "no air can come
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>> "no air can come between them;
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Between them; they are joined one to another,
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They are joined one to another, they stick together
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They stick together and cannot be parted.
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And cannot be parted. out of his mouth," verse 19,
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Out of his mouth," verse 19, "goes burning lights
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"goes burning lights and sparks of fire."
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And sparks of fire." i could go on and on,
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I could go on and on, but let me --
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But let me -- let me point
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Let me point out just quickly,
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Out just quickly, verse 24.
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Verse 24. "his heart is hard as a stone,"
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"his heart is hard as a stone," and stiff-necked it says
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And stiff-necked it says in other verses.
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In other verses. and finally,
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And finally, the last verse
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The last verse really sums it all up.
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Really sums it all up. he identifies who he took
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He identifies who he took a whole chapter to talk about.
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A whole chapter to talk about. this is god speaking to job,
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This is god speaking to job, by the way.
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By the way. it's not one of his friends,
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It's not one of his friends, it's god speaking to job right
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It's god speaking to job right before he gets deliverance,
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Before he gets deliverance, right before the trial
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Right before the trial of a lifetime is over,
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Of a lifetime is over, and this is what he says.
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And this is what he says. "he beholds every high thing,"
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"he beholds every high thing," the word high is
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The word high is symbolic of proud.
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Symbolic of proud. "he beholds every high thing,
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"he beholds every high thing, he is the king,"
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He is the king," who've i've just finished
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Who've i've just finished describing to you in great
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Describing to you in great characteristics of this
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Characteristics of this spirit called leviathan that
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Spirit called leviathan that you've been wrestling with,
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You've been wrestling with, he said,
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He said, "he is the king over all
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"he is the king over all the children of pride."
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The children of pride." he is the king over
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He is the king over all the children of pride.
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All the children of pride. i wanna talk to you about
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I wanna talk to you about what blocks the air,
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What blocks the air, what blocks the wind.
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What blocks the wind. the wind is symbolic
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The wind is symbolic of the holy spirit.
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Of the holy spirit. what blocks it?
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What blocks it? what shields it?
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What shields it? but it's even much more
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But it's even much more practical than that.
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Practical than that. leviathan is mentioned five
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Leviathan is mentioned five times in the scriptures.
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Times in the scriptures. over and over and over this
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Over and over and over this ancient name that god would
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Ancient name that god would liken unto a king,
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Liken unto a king, which means --
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Which means -- the king means he is --
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The king means he is -- he is a high principality.
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He is a high principality. the bible said,
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The bible said, "we wrestle not against
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"we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
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Flesh and blood. a lot of people don't like
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A lot of people don't like to talk about the devil
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To talk about the devil in the pulpit anymore,
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In the pulpit anymore, you -- a lot of
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You -- a lot of preachers never mention him.
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Preachers never mention him. the bible never told us
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The bible never told us to ignore the devil.
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To ignore the devil. the bible said be aware
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The bible said be aware of the devil,
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Of the devil, the bible said be sober,
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The bible said be sober, be vigilant.
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Be vigilant. "we wrestle not against
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"we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against
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Flesh and blood but against principalities and powers."
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Principalities and powers." and in this remarkable chapter,
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And in this remarkable chapter, god said to job right
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God said to job right before his breakthrough,
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Before his breakthrough, "i want you to understand even
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"i want you to understand even though you think
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Though you think this spirit has not been
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This spirit has not been involved in your life,
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Involved in your life, it has been."
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It has been." and i'm gonna ask you
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And i'm gonna ask you a pop quiz,
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A pop quiz, and i'm gonna give you
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And i'm gonna give you four questions that will reveal
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Four questions that will reveal whether or not the spirit
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Whether or not the spirit of leviathan,
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Of leviathan, which is a water creature,
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Which is a water creature, which in other words,
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Which in other words, he lurks,
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He lurks, he lurks at the bottom.
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He lurks at the bottom. you can't see him,
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You can't see him, he's in the murky water.
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He's in the murky water. this spirit
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This spirit operates among water.
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Operates among water. water is symbolic of the spirit,
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Water is symbolic of the spirit, water is symbolic
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Water is symbolic of where the spirit moves.
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Of where the spirit moves. water means that
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Water means that he is attracted --
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He is attracted -- there's actually a verse that
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There's actually a verse that says he likes to play in
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Says he likes to play in the water,
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The water, names him,
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Names him, calls him leviathan.
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Calls him leviathan. maybe they can throw that
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Maybe they can throw that scripture up.
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Scripture up. and it says that's where
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And it says that's where he likes to play,
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He likes to play, down lurking in the water.
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Down lurking in the water. lurking and playing
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Lurking and playing in the water.
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In the water. and so, this spirit
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And so, this spirit is one that the church
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Is one that the church deals with.
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Deals with. this spirit is one
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This spirit is one that ministries and christians
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That ministries and christians have to deal with.
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Have to deal with. this one is sneaky
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This one is sneaky and it lurks in the bottom,
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And it lurks in the bottom, and it can get a grip
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And it can get a grip in your life.
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In your life. the name leviathan literally
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The name leviathan literally means to trick or to twist.
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Means to trick or to twist. to twist and to coil.
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To twist and to coil. one commentary said it's like a
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One commentary said it's like a corkscrew that you
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Corkscrew that you put in a cork.
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Put in a cork. once it's in there,
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Once it's in there, it's extremely hard
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It's extremely hard to get out and to pull out.
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To get out and to pull out. and notice,
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And notice, that's why god
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That's why god starts the conversation,
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Starts the conversation, and he says,
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And he says, "job, can you just take
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"job, can you just take a hook and pull him
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A hook and pull him out of the water?"
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Out of the water?" and the answer is no.
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And the answer is no. the bible says pride
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The bible says pride goes before a fall,
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Goes before a fall, and destruction haughty --
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And destruction haughty -- a haughty spirit
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A haughty spirit before destruction.
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Before destruction. destruction is a bad thing,
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Destruction is a bad thing, and i've watched it,
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And i've watched it, i've watched it
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I've watched it in others.
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In others. and i'm not preaching
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And i'm not preaching to you today only,
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To you today only, i'm preaching to me
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I'm preaching to me that this is something
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That this is something we must be aware of,
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We must be aware of, this is something
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This is something we must guard,
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We must guard, this will ruin
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This will ruin your marriage,
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Your marriage, this will ruin your family,
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This will ruin your family, this will ruin your success,
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This will ruin your success, this will ruin your vision,
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This will ruin your vision, this will wipe you out.
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This will wipe you out. this is a big deal.
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This is a big deal. when he calls it a king,
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When he calls it a king, he's saying this is
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He's saying this is a ruling spirit that
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A ruling spirit that every church, every person
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Every church, every person who's involved in the water,
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Who's involved in the water, the moving of the holy spirit.
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The moving of the holy spirit. because you're anointed
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Because you're anointed and the spirit is moving,
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And the spirit is moving, that does not
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That does not mean that this spirit --
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Mean that this spirit -- he's attracted,
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He's attracted, he likes to play there.
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So, god is saying that
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So, god is saying that it'll be difficult
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It'll be difficult to fight this spirit
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To fight this spirit because most people
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Because most people when i'm talking about pride,
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When i'm talking about pride, your mind immediately says,
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Your mind immediately says, "they really need that.
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"they really need that. i'm thinking of somebody
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I'm thinking of somebody who needs that.
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Who needs that. boy, i wish they
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Boy, i wish they could hear this."
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Could hear this." that's what you're gonna
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That's what you're gonna be thinking while i'm preaching,
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Be thinking while i'm preaching, but you're in the wrong
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But you're in the wrong service today,
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Service today, and it's not gonna
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And it's not gonna take me long,
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Take me long, but i promise you.
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But i promise you. he gave job four questions,
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He gave job four questions, a pop quiz, and he said,
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A pop quiz, and he said, "if the characteristics
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"if the characteristics of leviathan,
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Of leviathan, the spirit of pride,
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The spirit of pride, are in your life,
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Are in your life, these are the ways
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These are the ways he will manifest."
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He will manifest." and he ask it in questions.
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And he ask it in questions. question number one,
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Question number one, "will he make many
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"will he make many supplications to you?"
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Supplications to you?" will he make many
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Will he make many supplications to you?
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Supplications to you? and the answer
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And the answer to all of these is no.
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To all of these is no. supplication is prayer.
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Supplication is prayer. a spirit of pride will
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A spirit of pride will never allow you to pray.
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Never allow you to pray. it wants to stop
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It wants to stop you from praying.
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You from praying. a person who does not pray,
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A person who does not pray, whether you're saved or unsaved,
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Whether you're saved or unsaved, there is a spirit of pride
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There is a spirit of pride that can get in
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That can get in you that says,
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You that says, "i don't have to pray."
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"i don't have to pray." the reason people don't
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The reason people don't pray is really,
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Pray is really, mentally they won't say this,
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Mentally they won't say this, but mentally they think
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But mentally they think they don't need to pray.
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They don't need to pray. they --
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They -- "i know what to do.
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"i know what to do. i'm talented, i'm educated,
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I'm talented, i'm educated, i'm smart,
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I'm smart, i gotta take care
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I gotta take care of my own business
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Of my own business and that's -- you know,
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And that's -- you know, i gotta do what i can do
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I gotta do what i can do and i gotta figure it out
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And i gotta figure it out and i got problems,
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And i got problems, but i gotta figure it out,
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But i gotta figure it out, and i got a --
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And i got a -- i can do this."
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I can do this." will he ask supplications?
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Will he ask supplications? the word supplication means
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The word supplication means to ask for help.
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To ask for help. and the answer is pride
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And the answer is pride will never pray.
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Will never pray. when you really are free
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When you really are free from that spirit of pride,
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From that spirit of pride, it makes you understand,
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It makes you understand, "i," jesus said,
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"i," jesus said, "am the vine and you
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"am the vine and you are the branches.
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Are the branches. and without me,
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And without me, you can do nothing.
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You can do nothing. and one of the sure signs
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And one of the sure signs that leviathan has a grip
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That leviathan has a grip in your life is when
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In your life is when you no longer feel
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You no longer feel the need to pray.
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The need to pray. and it's alright,
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And it's alright, because god sent me
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Because god sent me with the anointing to break
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With the anointing to break you free from that today.
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You free from that today. god's gonna put a hook
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God's gonna put a hook in his mouth.
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In his mouth. i can't do it,
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I can't do it, but god can.
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But god can. [applause]
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[applause] it's important to pray.
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It's important to pray. and he will resist,
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And he will resist, he will resist prayer.
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He will resist prayer. proud people don't pray,
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Proud people don't pray, they sense that they don't
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They sense that they don't have to ask for help.
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Have to ask for help. some of you are addicted
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Some of you are addicted and pride won't let you
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And pride won't let you ask for help.
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Ask for help. some of you are here today
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Some of you are here today and you're suicidal,
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And you're suicidal, and depressed,
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And depressed, and defeated mentally,
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And defeated mentally, and pride won't
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And pride won't let you ask for help,
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Let you ask for help, but supplication
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But supplication is to ask for help.
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Is to ask for help. it's why the scripture
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It's why the scripture said in ephesians 6,
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Said in ephesians 6, "praying with all prayers
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"praying with all prayers and supplication
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And supplication in the spirit.
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In the spirit. philippians 4:6,
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Philippians 4:6, "but in everything,
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"but in everything, by prayer and supplication,"
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By prayer and supplication," asking for help,
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Asking for help, "with thanksgiving,
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"with thanksgiving, let your request
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Let your request be known unto god."
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Be known unto god." but this leviathan spirit
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But this leviathan spirit hinders our prayers,
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Hinders our prayers, it restricts us
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It restricts us and causes us to stop --
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And causes us to stop -- to depend on the flesh
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To depend on the flesh instead of depending
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Instead of depending on prayer and asking
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On prayer and asking god for his help.
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God for his help. that is a sign that pride has
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That is a sign that pride has gotten its grip on your life.
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Gotten its grip on your life. "i don't need to make
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"i don't need to make supplication to god."
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Supplication to god." but the bible said this,
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But the bible said this, when you say that,
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When you say that, hebrews 5:7,
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Hebrews 5:7, "jesus made supplication
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"jesus made supplication with strong crying."
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With strong crying." prayers and supplication.
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Prayers and supplication. the son of god, god almighty,
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The son of god, god almighty, and he's praying
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And he's praying with supplication asking
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With supplication asking for god's help
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For god's help with strong crying and tears.
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With strong crying and tears. where has the prayer gone?
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Where has the prayer gone? why is the desperation
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Why is the desperation gone from the church?
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Gone from the church? but pride says,
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But pride says, "i don't make supplication,
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"i don't make supplication, i don't feel the need to,
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I don't feel the need to, i don't need the help,
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I don't need the help, i can handle my own problems."
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I can handle my own problems." second question,
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Second question, he said, number one,
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He said, number one, "will he offer supplication?"
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"will he offer supplication?" the answer is no.
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The answer is no. notice the second
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Notice the second way pride manifests.
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Way pride manifests. leviathan's lurking,
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Leviathan's lurking, you can't see it on the surface.
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You can't see it on the surface. but the scripture said --
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But the scripture said -- he asked,
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He asked, "will he speak soft words?"
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"will he speak soft words?" in other words,
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In other words, i think i preached this in '99,
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I think i preached this in '99, 25 years ago, right?
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25 years ago, right? this is crazy.
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This is crazy. one of the ways you can tell if
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One of the ways you can tell if leviathan is manifesting in your
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Leviathan is manifesting in your life is by the words
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Life is by the words that come out of your mouth.
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That come out of your mouth. when you become proud,
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When you become proud, you can't speak soft words,
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You can't speak soft words, kind words, gentle words.
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Kind words, gentle words. you can speak the truth in love,
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You can speak the truth in love, the bible said.
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The bible said. but proud people think that they
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But proud people think that they have a right to be harsh,
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Have a right to be harsh, and mean,
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And mean, and angry,
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And angry, and demeaning with words.
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And demeaning with words. it's angry,
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It's angry, it's, "i'm right and i'm," --
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It's, "i'm right and i'm," -- and he even
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And he even gave the illustration.
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Gave the illustration. did you read it where --
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Did you read it where -- in job where he said,
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In job where he said, "and fire comes out
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"and fire comes out of their mouth."
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Of their mouth." it's like a fire breathing
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It's like a fire breathing dragon when they
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Dragon when they walk in the room.
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Walk in the room. that's pride on somebody's life.
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That's pride on somebody's life. and just because you're --
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And just because you're -- the bible warns,
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The bible warns, it says in proverbs,
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It says in proverbs, "the rich man answers harshly."
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"the rich man answers harshly." there's a spirit about that
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There's a spirit about that that because i am so successful,
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That because i am so successful, i can talk to you any
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I can talk to you any way i wanna talk to you.
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Way i wanna talk to you. that's pride manifest.
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That's pride manifest. because i have a degree
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Because i have a degree or i have my this or that
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Or i have my this or that but never, ever, ever
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But never, ever, ever allow pride to make you
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Allow pride to make you feel like you are better
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Feel like you are better than anybody else,
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Than anybody else, that you are --
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That you are -- that they're so beneath you.
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That they're so beneath you. that -- that is a evil,
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That -- that is a evil, wicked spirit,
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Wicked spirit, and it goes before destruction.
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And it goes before destruction. pride goes before destruction,
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Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit
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And a haughty spirit before a downfall.
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Before a downfall. oh god.
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Oh god. and the way that i manifest that
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And the way that i manifest that is not only by prayerlessness,
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Is not only by prayerlessness, but i manifest pride
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But i manifest pride by harsh words,
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By harsh words, hard words,
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Hard words, speaking to people ugly,
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Speaking to people ugly, speaking to people --
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Speaking to people -- you have to say things
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You have to say things with the right spirit.
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With the right spirit. fire breathing dragons.
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Fire breathing dragons. the bible said,
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The bible said, "never give an office
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"never give an office to a novice lest they become
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To a novice lest they become puffed up and fall into
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Puffed up and fall into the snare of the devil."
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The snare of the devil." what was the snare
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What was the snare of the devil?
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Of the devil? pride.
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Pride. that's why god took a whole
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That's why god took a whole chapter and he said,
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Chapter and he said, "i wanna break down
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"i wanna break down and warn people.
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And warn people. once they get in the water,
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Once they get in the water, once they get in the church,
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Once they get in the church, once they get washed
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Once they get washed and baptized in water,
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And baptized in water, that it's possible that
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That it's possible that the enemy will come back
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The enemy will come back into their life,
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Into their life, submerged, low,
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Submerged, low, and he's there
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And he's there and he's subtle,
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And he's subtle, and he starts through pride,
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And he starts through pride, and it shows up first
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And it shows up first through prayerlessness
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Through prayerlessness and then it shows up
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And then it shows up through harsh words.
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Through harsh words. you can tell if a person
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You can tell if a person is proud by the way they talk.
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Is proud by the way they talk. and i'm praying today,
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And i'm praying today, "god, forgive us
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"god, forgive us and forgive me."
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And forgive me." i don't know about you,
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I don't know about you, i'll talk about me.
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I'll talk about me. oh god, i don't want pride
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Oh god, i don't want pride to be heard in my conversations.
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To be heard in my conversations. the more he trusts us,
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The more he trusts us, the more he blesses us,
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The more he blesses us, he does not want it
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He does not want it to make us arrogant
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To make us arrogant and harsh with people.
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And harsh with people. then he gives a third question.
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Then he gives a third question. verse 4,
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Verse 4, "will he make a covenant
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"will he make a covenant with thee?"
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With thee?" no.
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No. no.
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No. no, he will not.
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No, he will not. he's a covenant breaker.
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He's a covenant breaker. the spirit of pride does
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The spirit of pride does not keep covenant.
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Not keep covenant. marriage is a covenant.
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Marriage is a covenant. the new testament,
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The new testament, the word of god is a covenant.
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The word of god is a covenant. the first covenant god ever made
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The first covenant god ever made with man was through noah
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With man was through noah and noah's ark
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And noah's ark and he said the sign
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And he said the sign of the covenant is the rainbow,
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Of the covenant is the rainbow, but a group of people
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But a group of people called "gay pride,"
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Called "gay pride," has taken the rainbow
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Has taken the rainbow and made it their symbol.
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And made it their symbol. i mean, just the name,
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I mean, just the name, "gay pride."
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"gay pride." and god's warning that
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And god's warning that the number one spirit
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The number one spirit that will cause a fall
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That will cause a fall and cause destruction
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And cause destruction is when pride says --
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Is when pride says -- and the bible said the pride
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And the bible said the pride gets so big that it creates
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Gets so big that it creates scales and the scales like lust,
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Scales and the scales like lust, and perversion,
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And perversion, and offence,
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And offence, and gossip,
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And gossip, and lying,
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And lying, and these scales
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And these scales get so tight together.
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Get so tight together. he even said the heart
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He even said the heart is so hard,
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Is so hard, his heart is a stone,
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His heart is a stone, that the air --
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That the air -- did you read the verse?
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Did you read the verse? the air cannot get in.
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The air cannot get in. the air represents the breath,
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The air represents the breath, the holy spirit.
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The holy spirit. genesis, god breathed breath
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Genesis, god breathed breath into the nostrils of man.
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Into the nostrils of man. john 20, jesus breathed on them
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John 20, jesus breathed on them and they received --
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And they received -- it said received the holy ghost.
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It said received the holy ghost. acts 2, the upper room.
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Acts 2, the upper room. there came a mighty,
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There came a mighty, rushing wind.
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Rushing wind. but when this kind of spirit
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But when this kind of spirit gets a hold of you
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Gets a hold of you and you're prayerless,
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And you're prayerless, you don't pray,
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You don't pray, you don't ask god for help,
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You don't ask god for help, and you have harsh words,
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And you have harsh words, and you're cussing
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And you're cussing everybody out,
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Everybody out, and you're saying whatever--
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And you're saying whatever-- "i don't care
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"i don't care what nobody thinks,"
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What nobody thinks," you have leviathan.
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You have leviathan. and then, on top of that,
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And then, on top of that, he becomes a covenant breaker.
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He becomes a covenant breaker. they asked jesus.
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They asked jesus. they said,
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They said, "moses and the law said
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"moses and the law said we can divorce our wife
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We can divorce our wife if we don't like her.
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If we don't like her. what do you say?"
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What do you say?" and jesus said these words,
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And jesus said these words, he said,
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He said, "he told them that
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"he told them that because of the hardness
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Because of the hardness of their hearts."
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Of their hearts." oh lord, have mercy.
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Oh lord, have mercy. it's a --
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It's a -- see, marriage is covenant.
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See, marriage is covenant. but when pride starts
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But when pride starts getting in a marriage,
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Getting in a marriage, you start saying,
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You start saying, "i don't have to put
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"i don't have to put up with this,
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Up with this, i don't have to talk to you,
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I don't have to talk to you, i don't have to be around you,
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I don't have to be around you, i don't have to do that."
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I don't have to do that." that's pride, folks.
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That's pride, folks. and i'm preaching today because
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And i'm preaching today because i don't know any other way to do
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I don't know any other way to do but preach what the bible says
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But preach what the bible says 'cause the bible's right
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'cause the bible's right and our attitudes are wrong.
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And our attitudes are wrong. and when we got harsh words,
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And when we got harsh words, and when we got no prayer,
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And when we got no prayer, and now we're covenant breakers,
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And now we're covenant breakers, covenant breakers.
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Covenant breakers. marriage covenants begin
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Marriage covenants begin to be broken,
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To be broken, and that's where
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And that's where uncleanness comes in.
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Uncleanness comes in. the lust -- jesus said the devil
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The lust -- jesus said the devil only has three weapons.
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Only has three weapons. it will never change.
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It will never change. he always comes with the lust
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He always comes with the lust of the eyes,
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Of the eyes, the lust of the flesh,
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The lust of the flesh, and the pride of life.
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And the pride of life. and so, what these spirits do
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And so, what these spirits do is they gather around him
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Is they gather around him and they --
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And they -- lust comes,
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Lust comes, and bitterness comes,
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And bitterness comes, and unforgiveness comes,
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And unforgiveness comes, and malice comes,
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And malice comes, and hatred comes,
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And hatred comes, and unforgiveness comes,
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And unforgiveness comes, and they just --
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And they just -- they seal things up
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They seal things up so that the wind
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So that the wind of the spirit --
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Of the spirit -- you can't even talk to people
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You can't even talk to people 'cause you're so offended
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'cause you're so offended to them,
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To them, you can't even get around them,
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You can't even get around them, and what has to happen --
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And what has to happen -- and you can't deliver
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And you can't deliver yourself from this stuff.
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Yourself from this stuff. i love how it started.
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I love how it started. "can you just take a
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"can you just take a hook and pull it out?"
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Hook and pull it out?" no, it takes god,
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No, it takes god, it takes a move of the spirit.
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It takes a move of the spirit. god said,
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God said, "i've got a hook and i can
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"i've got a hook and i can put it in the jaw of that demon,
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Put it in the jaw of that demon, and i can pull it
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And i can pull it out of you,
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Out of you, all that hurt,
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All that hurt, all that stuff,
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All that stuff, and you become humble enough
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And you become humble enough to say, "i'm sorry.
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[applause]
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>> those of you watching
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>> those of you watching at home today or wherever
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At home today or wherever you're viewing this,
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You're viewing this, you may be in the trial
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You may be in the trial of a lifetime.
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Of a lifetime. and some of you don't understand
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And some of you don't understand why you are where you are.
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Why you are where you are. but i'm telling you,
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But i'm telling you, you're watching this program
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You're watching this program right now because
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Right now because it's a kingdom connection.
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It's a kingdom connection. that's what we felt in prayer
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That's what we felt in prayer god told us to call this
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God told us to call this ministry some 40 years ago.
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Ministry some 40 years ago. and i'm telling you,
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And i'm telling you, his grace can give
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His grace can give you that connection with god
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You that connection with god that can heal your broken heart.
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That can heal your broken heart. pray this prayer.
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Pray this prayer. say, “jesus,
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Say, “jesus, help us, lord.
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Help us, lord. we need your help.
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We need your help. and god, we're crying
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And god, we're crying out to you for mercy,
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Out to you for mercy, and we're crying out to you
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And we're crying out to you for divine intervention.
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For divine intervention. we can't fix it, but you can.
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We can't fix it, but you can. we can't heal it,
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We can't heal it, but you can heal it.
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But you can heal it. you are a healer.”
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Say that.
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Say that. “you are a healer
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“you are a healer of broken families,
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Of broken families, broken bodies,
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Broken bodies, broken minds,
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Broken minds, and broken relationships.
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And broken relationships. and in jesus' name we claim
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And in jesus' name we claim healing power right now.
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Healing power right now. and lord, i thank you
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And lord, i thank you that i'm forgiven.
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That i'm forgiven. in jesus' name, amen.”
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>> if you just prayed
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With pastor jentezen
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And gave your life to jesus,
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♪ ♪
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>> in the past two years,
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Israel has endured
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The worst massacre of jews
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Since the holocaust,
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And was attacked
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On seven fronts,
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Terror tunnels,
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Missiles and drones,
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Tens of thousands of rockets
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And ballistic missiles
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Rained down on
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Innocent civilians.
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For over six years,
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Jentezen franklin
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Media ministries
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Has taken bold action,
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Building life-saving projects
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Across israel.
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Together,
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With the jewish national fund
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And with your faithful support,
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We've helped to protect
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The jewish people.
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Now, we're launching
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Phase two of our mission.
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Light over darkness:
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Rebuild and restore.
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Phase two is about protecting
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Life and restoring it.
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Together we are building
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Fortified homes with safe rooms
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For families on the frontlines,
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Establishing trauma centers
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To heal children from war,
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Constructing civil
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Defense centers to protect
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Entire communities
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And training a new generation
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Of search and rescue volunteers
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To respond when danger returns.
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This is about
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Preparing the nation,
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This is about
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Fulfilling prophecy.
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Together, we're helping
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The jewish people survive.
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Join us now,
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Throughout israel.
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Together, we can do
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Something amazing
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For the glory of god.
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>> i really wanna thank you
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>> i really wanna thank you for supporting this ministry.
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For supporting this ministry. pray about what
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Pray about what god would have you do.
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God would have you do. we don't tell people what
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We don't tell people what to give and we don't take a lot
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To give and we don't take a lot of time talking about it.
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Of time talking about it. we do like to talk about
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We do like to talk about the amazing, life-saving
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Projects that we have
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Going on specifically
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In the nation of israel.
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It's a big project
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And it's ongoing,
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It's constructions,
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It's amazing and we're
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Fulfilling prophecy.
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We're comforting god's people
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And we're building up
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The nation of israel
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In the most troubled
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Neighborhood in the world,
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The gaza strip.
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We're right there
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With the love of god.
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Together we can make
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A profound difference.
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A profound difference. ask the lord what
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Ask the lord what he would have you do
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He would have you do to help us reach the people
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To help us reach the people in israel like never before.
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In israel like never before. and if you are near
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And if you are near one of our campuses,
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I want to give you
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A personal invitation
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To check out free chapel.
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There's no way that you can
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Describe the atmosphere
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And the experience.
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And i'm telling you,
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If you've never driven up
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Or driven in to worship with us,
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You come and you let us know
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You're coming because
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We'd love to see you.
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We'd love to see you. thank you,
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Thank you, have a wonderful day.
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Have a wonderful day. god bless you.
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've
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Enjoyed this teaching
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By jentezen franklin
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And thank you for your
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Continued support
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Of this ministry.
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Your prayers
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And financial support
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Make these programs possible.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Defeating The King Of Pride (Part 1)

August 21, 2025 | S25 E168 | 28:55

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