Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Does God Really Care?

December 26, 2025 | 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 - Does God Really Care? | December 26, 2025

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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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>> in john 6 the scripture said,
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>> in john 6 the scripture said, "then jesus lifted up
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"then jesus lifted up his eyes and seeing a great
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His eyes and seeing a great multitude coming toward him,
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Multitude coming toward him, he said to philip,
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He said to philip, 'where shall we buy bread,
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'where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?'
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That these may eat?' but this he said to test him,
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But this he said to test him, for he himself knew
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For he himself knew what he would do."
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What he would do." i've read this story a lot.
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I've read this story a lot. i've preached on this story
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I've preached on this story through the years many,
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Through the years many, many times from
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Many times from different angles.
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Different angles. i have never noticed this verse.
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I have never noticed this verse. i don't know how i missed it.
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I don't know how i missed it. but he did this to test him,
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But he did this to test him, watch, everybody read
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Watch, everybody read the next few words,
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The next few words, "for he himself
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"for he himself knew what he would do."
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Knew what he would do." he turned to his disciples
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He turned to his disciples and he gave them a challenge.
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And he gave them a challenge. he's still giving
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He's still giving his disciples challenges.
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His disciples challenges. he's still allowing us
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He's still allowing us to go through things
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To go through things with no explanation.
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With no explanation. no way to know how to do
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No way to know how to do what we need to do to get
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What we need to do to get through the challenge.
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Through the challenge. and he said,
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And he said, "what have you got
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"what have you got to feed 'em?"
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To feed 'em?" and one of the disciples
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And one of the disciples spoke up and said,
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Spoke up and said, "we have 200 penny worth,"
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"we have 200 penny worth," or another way of saying
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Or another way of saying that in their economy
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That in their economy was 200 days of wages.
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Was 200 days of wages. we have just --
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We have just -- if we had it.
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If we had it. they didn't have it.
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They didn't have it. he said, "if we had
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He said, "if we had 200 days of wages,
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200 days of wages, we could only give
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We could only give a few crumbs to each person."
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A few crumbs to each person." five thousand men,
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Five thousand men, plus women and children,
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Plus women and children, easily 15,000 people.
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Easily 15,000 people. no convenience store,
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No convenience store, no grocery stores, nothing,
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No grocery stores, nothing, in the middle of the desert.
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In the middle of the desert. and he did this, he asked this,
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And he did this, he asked this, he let them go through a --
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He let them go through a -- the challenge to prove them,
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The challenge to prove them, to test them,
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To test them, "for he himself
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"for he himself knew what he would do."
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Knew what he would do." the bible said that
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The bible said that he knows everything,
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He knows everything, he controls everything,
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He controls everything, by him all things consist.
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By him all things consist. "he was in the world
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"he was in the world and the world was made by him,"
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And the world was made by him," one scripture says.
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One scripture says. this god who could not die
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This god who could not die figured out a way to die
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Figured out a way to die and taste death.
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And taste death. this god who could not
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This god who could not be tempted figured out a way
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Be tempted figured out a way he could be tempted
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He could be tempted yet without sin.
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Yet without sin. this god who had no flesh,
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This god who had no flesh, who had no blood,
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Who had no blood, he was a spirit,
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He was a spirit, god is a spirit,
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God is a spirit, he had no bones,
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He had no bones, figured out a way that
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Figured out a way that he could come down to earth
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He could come down to earth and take on human flesh
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And take on human flesh and manifest god to a lost,
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And manifest god to a lost, and needy, and hungry world.
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And needy, and hungry world. "without controversy,"
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"without controversy," the scripture says,
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The scripture says, "great is the mystery of god
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"great is the mystery of god manifest in flesh."
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Manifest in flesh." as a man, he was --
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As a man, he was -- he was here
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He was here to show us the father.
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To show us the father. "he that has seen me,
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"he that has seen me, has seen the father
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Has seen the father that dwelleth in me,"
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That dwelleth in me," jesus said.
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Jesus said. so, now, there's 5,000 plus
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So, now, there's 5,000 plus men and women,
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Men and women, a total of certainly,
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A total of certainly, easily, 15,000
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Easily, 15,000 and he challenged them.
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And he challenged them. and before they ever
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And before they ever got in the challenge,
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Got in the challenge, before they ever
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Before they ever got in the need,
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Got in the need, he knew what he would do.
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He knew what he would do. and i'm preaching today,
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And i'm preaching today, he always knows what he's doing.
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He always knows what he's doing. he always knows what he's doing.
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He always knows what he's doing. he's never nervous.
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He's never nervous. he's never wringing his hands.
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He's never wringing his hands. he's never caught by surprise
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He's never caught by surprise when anything happens,
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When anything happens, any challenge, any need.
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Any challenge, any need. he knows what he's going to do
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He knows what he's going to do about it, with it, through it,
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About it, with it, through it, in it, and after it.
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[applause]
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He always knows.
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He always knows. watch this, matthew 12:25,
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Watch this, matthew 12:25, "he knew their thoughts."
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"he knew their thoughts." he was casting out devils
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He was casting out devils and he knew their thoughts,
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And he knew their thoughts, and he knew they were thinking,
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And he knew they were thinking, "oh, he cast out devils
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"oh, he cast out devils by beelzebub,
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By beelzebub, the god of the flies."
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The god of the flies." but he knew what
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But he knew what they were thinking.
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They were thinking. luke 6:8, "but he knew their
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Luke 6:8, "but he knew their thoughts and said unto the man
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Thoughts and said unto the man with the withered hand,
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With the withered hand, 'stretch forth your hand.'"
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'stretch forth your hand.'" just to prove to them
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Just to prove to them i have the power
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I have the power on the sabbath.
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On the sabbath. "you're worried about me healing
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"you're worried about me healing somebody on the sabbath."
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Somebody on the sabbath." and he knew their thoughts.
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And he knew their thoughts. he --
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He -- the schemes
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The schemes of people against you,
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Of people against you, god's not unaware of it.
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God's not unaware of it. he knows our thoughts.
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He knows our thoughts. he knows what we're thinking.
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He knows what we're thinking. he knows everything.
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He knows everything. and then,
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And then, in the book of john 2
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In the book of john 2 it talks about,
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It talks about, "he knew all men and he knew --
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"he knew all men and he knew -- he knew what was in them."
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He knew what was in them." what a powerful verse.
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What a powerful verse. john 5:6
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John 5:6 at the pool of bethesda,
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At the pool of bethesda, the scripture said,
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The scripture said, "he knew that the man had been
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"he knew that the man had been there a long time, 38 years."
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There a long time, 38 years." he knew it.
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He knew it. he knows where you are.
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He knows where you are. he knows who you are.
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He knows who you are. he's thinking about you.
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He's thinking about you. there's nothing that
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There's nothing that you're challenged with today,
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You're challenged with today, whether it's
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Whether it's financial challenge,
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Financial challenge, or a family domestic situation,
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Or a family domestic situation, or a health issue.
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Or a health issue. he knows who you are,
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He knows who you are, he knows what
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He knows what you're going through,
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You're going through, he knows where you are,
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He knows where you are, and he knows how long
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And he knows how long you've been going through it.
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You've been going through it. he knew, he knew.
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He knew, he knew. and then, in john 6:61,
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And then, in john 6:61, "when jesus knew within himself
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"when jesus knew within himself his disciples murmured."
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His disciples murmured." turn to somebody
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Turn to somebody and say, "uh-oh."
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And say, "uh-oh." that means he knows
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That means he knows when you're complaining.
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When you're complaining. he knows when you're murmuring.
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He knows when you're murmuring. and then, in the same chapter
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And then, in the same chapter john 6:64,
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John 6:64, "'some of you believe not.'
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"'some of you believe not.' for jesus knew from
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For jesus knew from the beginning who they were
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The beginning who they were that believe not and who
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That believe not and who would betray him."
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Would betray him." in john 13:1, "jesus knew
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In john 13:1, "jesus knew that his hour had come that he
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That his hour had come that he should depart out of the world."
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Should depart out of the world." and then, in john 16:19,
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And then, in john 16:19, "jesus knew that
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"jesus knew that they were desiring
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They were desiring to ask him questions."
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To ask him questions." he knew.
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He knew. he always knows.
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He always knows. you --
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You -- and there's some things
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And there's some things you never wanna hear jesus say.
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You never wanna hear jesus say. you never wanna hear jesus say,
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You never wanna hear jesus say, matthew 25:12, "verily i say
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Matthew 25:12, "verily i say unto you, i know you not."
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Unto you, i know you not." let's pause a minute.
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Let's pause a minute. he's actually gonna say that
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He's actually gonna say that to people at the judgement,
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To people at the judgement, "i know you not."
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"i know you not." in luke 3:27,
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In luke 3:27, "i know you not.
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"i know you not. depart from me,
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Depart from me, workers of iniquity.
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Workers of iniquity. i never knew you."
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I never knew you." and luke 5:42,
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And luke 5:42, "i know you that you have not
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"i know you that you have not the love of god in you."
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The love of god in you." he knows if i have
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He knows if i have the love for god
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The love for god and the love of god in my heart.
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And the love of god in my heart. i can't fool him with
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I can't fool him with being religious.
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Being religious. i can't fool him
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I can't fool him by playing church.
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By playing church. he knows if i have
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He knows if i have the love of god in my heart.
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The love of god in my heart. he knows when he sees us,
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He knows when he sees us, if we have a love for him,
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If we have a love for him, if we love to worship him,
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If we love to worship him, if we spend time with him,
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If we spend time with him, if we talk with him.
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If we talk with him. you say, "but pastor,
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You say, "but pastor, i've made mistakes."
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I've made mistakes." that's alright.
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That's alright. he can deal with that,
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He can deal with that, but he looks deep inside to see,
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But he looks deep inside to see, "do you still love me?"
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"do you still love me?" that's what he asked
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That's what he asked the apostle peter in john 21
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The apostle peter in john 21 after he failed.
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After he failed. he said, "do you love me?
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He said, "do you love me? do you love me?
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Do you love me? do you love me?"
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Do you love me?" and finally, simon peter said,
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And finally, simon peter said, "you know, lord.
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"you know, lord. you know all things,"
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You know all things," in john 21.
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In john 21. he said, "you know i love you."
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He said, "you know i love you." and he said, "you do love me."
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And he said, "you do love me." and then, he gave him
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And then, he gave him his next instructions.
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His next instructions. in john 10:14 he said,
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In john 10:14 he said, "i am the good shepherd,
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"i am the good shepherd, and i know my sheep.
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And i know my sheep. my sheep hear my voice,"
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My sheep hear my voice," verse 27, "and i know them."
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Verse 27, "and i know them." john 13:18,
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John 13:18, "i speak not to you all.
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"i speak not to you all. i know who i have chosen.
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I know who i have chosen. i know who is mine."
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I know who is mine." in the 14th chapter,
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In the 14th chapter, verse 7 and 9,
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Verse 7 and 9, "if you had known me,
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"if you had known me, you should have
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You should have known may father.
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Known may father. because if you've seen him,
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Because if you've seen him, you've see --
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You've see -- if you've seen me,
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If you've seen me, you've seen him."
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You've seen him." in mark 13,
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In mark 13, "heaven and earth
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"heaven and earth will pass away,
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Will pass away, but my words
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But my words shall not pass away.
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Shall not pass away. but of the day and the hour,
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But of the day and the hour, no man knoweth when
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No man knoweth when the son of man is coming."
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The son of man is coming." i'm telling you.
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I'm telling you. there's some things
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There's some things that even jesus said,
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That even jesus said, "i don't know,
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"i don't know, but father knows."
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But father knows." and when he tells me,
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And when he tells me, "i'm coming back for
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"i'm coming back for my bride."
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My bride." he knows us.
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He knows us. he knows our heart.
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He knows our heart. he knows if we love him or not.
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He knows if we love him or not. he knows after a failure,
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He knows after a failure, if we've repented or not.
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If we've repented or not. he knows if we turned away
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He knows if we turned away and he can trust us with
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And he can trust us with an even greater assignment
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An even greater assignment after we fail because
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After we fail because he looks deep in the heart.
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He looks deep in the heart. how many times do we say,
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How many times do we say, "i just don't know what to do?"
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"i just don't know what to do?" how many times do we
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How many times do we wring our hands?
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Wring our hands? how many times do we
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How many times do we worry ourself sick trying
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Worry ourself sick trying to figure out the problems?
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To figure out the problems? but can i tell you,
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But can i tell you, god is never wringing his hands,
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God is never wringing his hands, and he's never worried.
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And he's never worried. he knows, he knew,
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He knows, he knew, what he would do.
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What he would do. and i know this
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And i know this is a simple sermon,
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Is a simple sermon, but i wanna --
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But i wanna -- i wanna get some things
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I wanna get some things settled here today that
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Settled here today that whatever you're facing,
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Whatever you're facing, whatever you're going through,
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Whatever you're going through, i want you to know god
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I want you to know god never gets nervous.
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Never gets nervous. he's in control.
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He's in control. acts 15, "known unto god
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Acts 15, "known unto god is all his works from
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Is all his works from the beginning of creation."
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The beginning of creation." he's always known.
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He's always known. it's not catching him
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It's not catching him by surprise.
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By surprise. from the beginning of the world,
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From the beginning of the world, he knew that he would be
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He knew that he would be the lamb of god slain before
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The lamb of god slain before the foundation of the earth.
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The foundation of the earth. he knew what he would do.
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He knew what he would do. when you read
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When you read the story of rachel,
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The story of rachel, she had a son named esau
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She had a son named esau and a twin name jacob.
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And a twin name jacob. jacob would become the father
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Jacob would become the father of the 12 tribes of israel.
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Of the 12 tribes of israel. but esau fell in love with a
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But esau fell in love with a canaanite woman that worshiped
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Canaanite woman that worshiped other gods and the mother said,
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Other gods and the mother said, "if my second son jacob,"
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"if my second son jacob," or the second born
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Or the second born in the twin situation,
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In the twin situation, "if he marries
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"if he marries a canaanite woman,
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A canaanite woman, i'd rather be dead."
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I'd rather be dead." have you ever read that?
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Have you ever read that? "that one that he married
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"that one that he married has so driven me crazy
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Has so driven me crazy that if my other one
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That if my other one marries a crazy woman
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Marries a crazy woman like that worshiping devils,
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Like that worshiping devils, i just can't handle it."
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I just can't handle it." watch god.
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Watch god. so, joseph gets
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So, joseph gets a dream from god.
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A dream from god. his brothers getting jealous.
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His brothers getting jealous. they ripped the coat
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They ripped the coat of many colors off.
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Of many colors off. favor was all over him
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Favor was all over him and they despised him.
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And they despised him. they dug a pit,
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They dug a pit, or one was already there,
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Or one was already there, and they threw him in the pit.
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And they threw him in the pit. sold him to the ishmaelites.
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Sold him to the ishmaelites. but god knows what he's doing
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But god knows what he's doing even within justice.
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Even within justice. thrown in a pit,
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Thrown in a pit, thrown in a prison
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Thrown in a prison for 13 years for a crime
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For 13 years for a crime he did not commit.
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He did not commit. god knew what he would do with
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God knew what he would do with every injustice, every attack.
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Every injustice, every attack. that's why when you get mad
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That's why when you get mad at flesh and blood,
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At flesh and blood, you are forfeiting
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You are forfeiting your blessing.
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Your blessing. but if you'll say,
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But if you'll say, "'vengeance is mine,'
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"'vengeance is mine,' sayeth the lord," he will repay.
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Sayeth the lord," he will repay. he will bless you and he will
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He will bless you and he will take care of your enemies too.
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[applause]
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What i'm trying
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What i'm trying to preach to you is
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To preach to you is when they threw him in the pit,
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When they threw him in the pit, god knew what he was doing.
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God knew what he was doing. when they brought
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When they brought false accusations
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False accusations and threw him in the prison,
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And threw him in the prison, god knew what he was doing.
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God knew what he was doing. when he was forgotten by
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When he was forgotten by the butler and the baker,
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The butler and the baker, god knew what he was doing.
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God knew what he was doing. when he lived in
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When he lived in the land of goshen,
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The land of goshen, god knew what he was doing.
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God knew what he was doing. now, here's a little verse
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Now, here's a little verse and i'll pu --
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And i'll pu -- tie all this together.
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Tie all this together. don't let me lose you.
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Don't let me lose you. the bible said that in egypt,
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The bible said that in egypt, shepherds are an abomination
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Shepherds are an abomination to egyptians.
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To egyptians. shepherds --
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Shepherds -- they could not stand.
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They could not stand. and jacob, when he is brought --
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And jacob, when he is brought -- you remember joseph goes
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You remember joseph goes and gets his whole family,
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And gets his whole family, and brings his whole family?
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And brings his whole family? and he made a mistake
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And he made a mistake because joseph said, "don't
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Because joseph said, "don't tell 'em you're shepherds.
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Tell 'em you're shepherds. don't tell 'em
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Don't tell 'em you're shepherds."
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You're shepherds." but jacob said,
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But jacob said, "i'm a shepherd."
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[laughter]
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And so, the egyptians
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And so, the egyptians cut them off and pharaoh
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Cut them off and pharaoh still wanted to bless 'em,
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Still wanted to bless 'em, so he said, "i tell you what,
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So he said, "i tell you what, we don't -- we --
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We don't -- we -- y'all are an abomination.
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Y'all are an abomination. we don't like you sheep people.
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We don't like you sheep people. we are --
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We are -- we are beef,
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We are beef, cattle, and all that.
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Cattle, and all that. we don't want the mixing,
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We don't want the mixing, and we don't want our --
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And we don't want our -- we don't want our daughters
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We don't want our daughters marrying your daughters.
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Marrying your daughters. so, y'all stay over there
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So, y'all stay over there in the land of goshen."
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In the land of goshen." and pharaoh said, "here.
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And pharaoh said, "here. give every one of you boys,
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Give every one of you boys, your brothers, and your dad,
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Your brothers, and your dad, their own ranches."
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Their own ranches." read the story.
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Read the story. so now, for the first time
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So now, for the first time you've got this gathering,
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You've got this gathering, and they stay there,
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And they stay there, and they stay there,
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And they stay there, and another pharaoh comes.
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And another pharaoh comes. god knew what he was doing
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God knew what he was doing when they fell out of favor,
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When they fell out of favor, and then they went into
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And then they went into egyptian bondage.
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Egyptian bondage. and the more they mo --
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And the more they mo -- and they married --
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And they married -- they married the girls that
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They married the girls that were in their group because
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Were in their group because they didn't mix the two.
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They didn't mix the two. do you understand
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Do you understand what i'm saying?
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What i'm saying? god was building a nation.
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God was building a nation. and the bible said that when
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And the bible said that when the second pharaoh came and he
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The second pharaoh came and he was evil and he was mean,
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Was evil and he was mean, the bible said,
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The bible said, "the more they afflicted them,
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"the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied."
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[laughter]
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. 'cause god said,
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'cause god said, "i gotta get me
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"i gotta get me a nation called israel,
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A nation called israel, because out of the nation
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Because out of the nation of israel would come
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Of israel would come the tribe of judah.
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The tribe of judah. and out of the tribe of judah
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And out of the tribe of judah will come the messiah
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Will come the messiah named jesus,
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Named jesus, that'll give me bones,
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That'll give me bones, and flesh, and blood
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And flesh, and blood so i can carry a cross."
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So i can carry a cross." oh, come on, somebody.
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Oh, come on, somebody. he's using everything
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He's using everything hell brings against you.
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Hell brings against you. the gates of hell shall not
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The gates of hell shall not prevail against the church
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Prevail against the church and you are the church.
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[applause]
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Even the things
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Even the things you don't understand,
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You don't understand, you need to get happy again
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You need to get happy again and quit waiting on
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And quit waiting on the things to change.
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The things to change. if you're waiting on that,
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If you're waiting on that, you gon' be a sorrowful person
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You gon' be a sorrowful person and look like a cover girl
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And look like a cover girl for the book of lamentations
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For the book of lamentations the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. you gotta get a smile on your
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You gotta get a smile on your face and throw your hands up
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Face and throw your hands up and say, "i really do
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And say, "i really do serve a good god."
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Serve a good god." he's up to something.
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He's up to something. and i know i don't know
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And i know i don't know what he's doing, but he knows
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What he's doing, but he knows exactly what he's doing.
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Exactly what he's doing. take a praise break
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Take a praise break and thank him with me.
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And thank him with me. you don't have to go through
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You don't have to go through a trial and sorrow.
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A trial and sorrow. you don't have to make
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You don't have to make every day the mulligrub.
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Every day the mulligrub. get up and say,
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Get up and say, "this is the day
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"this is the day the lord has made.
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The lord has made. i will rejoice in it."
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[cheering and applause]
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Woo.
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Woo. i close with this.
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I close with this. stephen being stoned
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Stephen being stoned looks up into heaven,
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Looks up into heaven, sees jesus standing
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Sees jesus standing at the right hand of the father.
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At the right hand of the father. and the stones are hitting him,
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And the stones are hitting him, and the coats of the stone
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And the coats of the stone throwers are laid at the feet
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Throwers are laid at the feet of a man named saul of tarsus,
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Of a man named saul of tarsus, who had got the stone rocking
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Who had got the stone rocking to death of stephen
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To death of stephen the first martyr.
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The first martyr. he had put the party together.
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He had put the party together. he was the one who led the whole
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He was the one who led the whole riot to kill that man named
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Riot to kill that man named steven and the coats were laid,
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Steven and the coats were laid, the bible said, at his feet
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The bible said, at his feet saul of tarsus, a mean, angry,
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Saul of tarsus, a mean, angry, self-righteous pharisee.
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Self-righteous pharisee. and he watches the man
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And he watches the man be stoned and he hears
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Be stoned and he hears the stones hitting stephen.
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The stones hitting stephen. and stephen says in the middle
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And stephen says in the middle of his own stoning,
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Of his own stoning, "lord, lay not
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"lord, lay not this charge against them,"
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This charge against them," and another rock hits him
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And another rock hits him and he goes down.
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And he goes down. and he's standing
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And he's standing there watching, and he says,
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There watching, and he says, "well, that was --
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"well, that was -- i don't understand that."
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I don't understand that." it was messing with him,
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It was messing with him, but he gets on his horse,
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But he gets on his horse, and he says, "i know.
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And he says, "i know. i'll ride to damascus and kill
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I'll ride to damascus and kill some more christians."
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Some more christians." and he's riding to damascus,
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And he's riding to damascus, but god knew what he would do.
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But god knew what he would do. you may have a big bad sinner
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You may have a big bad sinner in your family right now that's
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In your family right now that's acting like they're all that,
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Acting like they're all that, they're the chief sinner
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They're the chief sinner and they --
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And they -- "you know god.
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"you know god. i don't care nothing about
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I don't care nothing about god and that old church,
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God and that old church, and blankety blank your bible,
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And blankety blank your bible, and this, that, and the other."
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And this, that, and the other." but i'mma tell you something,
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But i'mma tell you something, god knew what he would do.
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God knew what he would do. god knew that while he was
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God knew that while he was riding high on that horse,
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Riding high on that horse, that suddenly
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That suddenly he had a son stroke,
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He had a son stroke, not a s-u-n, an s-o-n.
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Not a s-u-n, an s-o-n. and the son of god appeared,
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And the son of god appeared, and he fell off his horse
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And he fell off his horse and he asked two questions,
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And he asked two questions, "who are you?"
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"who are you?" he said, "i am jesus
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He said, "i am jesus whom you persecute."
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Whom you persecute." the next question.
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The next question. this is how you know
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This is how you know you really got saved.
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You really got saved. "what would you have me to do?"
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"what would you have me to do?" if you don't ask that ever,
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If you don't ask that ever, you are not saved.
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You are not saved. you're gonna go to hell.
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You're gonna go to hell. because the real proof
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Because the real proof of true conversion
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Of true conversion is you know who jesus is.
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Is you know who jesus is. he is your lord.
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He is your lord. he is your savior.
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He is your savior. and the next question you
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And the next question you have to ask constantly is,
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Have to ask constantly is, "what do you want me to do
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"what do you want me to do with my life?
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With my life? it's not about me.
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It's not about me. it's about you from
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It's about you from this day forward."
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[applause]
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"you want me to forgive?
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"you want me to forgive? you want me to love?
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You want me to love? you want me to worship?
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You want me to worship? you want me to serve?
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You want me to serve? you want me to use
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You want me to use my talent for your glory?
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My talent for your glory? what would you have me to do?"
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What would you have me to do?" he knew.
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He knew. he knew in his most awful
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He knew in his most awful condition grinning, watching
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Condition grinning, watching stephen die at his order.
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Stephen die at his order. he knew what he would do.
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He knew what he would do. he knew that half
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He knew that half the new testament would be
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The new testament would be written by those same hands
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Written by those same hands that had handed out the rocks.
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That had handed out the rocks. he knew.
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He knew. maybe you've been through
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Maybe you've been through terrible seasons of your life.
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Terrible seasons of your life. it'd be a tragedy to live
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It'd be a tragedy to live and die and go into eternity
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And die and go into eternity and not even know what god --
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And not even know what god -- he said, i know,
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He said, i know, jeremiah 29,
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Jeremiah 29, i know the plans i have for you,
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I know the plans i have for you, i know the thoughts that
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I know the thoughts that i think towards you,
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I think towards you, says the lord.
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Says the lord. thoughts of peace and not evil,
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Thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope.
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To give you a future and a hope. i know what i'm doing,
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I know what i'm doing, i'm a good god
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I'm a good god and i'm working it all for
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And i'm working it all for the good ultimately.
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The good ultimately. and you're going to suffer in
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And you're going to suffer in life and you're going to go --
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Life and you're going to go -- through much tribulation,
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Through much tribulation, we enter the kingdom of god.
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We enter the kingdom of god. jesus said that,
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Jesus said that, much tribulation.
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Much tribulation. so, let's quit just giving up
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So, let's quit just giving up before the fight's even over.
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Before the fight's even over. i'll die when i die.
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I'll die when i die. amen.
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Amen. when you put me in the box,
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When you put me in the box, then i'll be dead,
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Then i'll be dead, but until then,
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But until then, i'm going to praise the lord.
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I'm going to praise the lord. until then, i'm going to live.
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Until then, i'm going to live. until then, i'm going to glorify
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Until then, i'm going to glorify jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. to live is christ,
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To live is christ, to die is gain.
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>> i want you to know today,
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>> i want you to know today, no matter where you are,
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No matter where you are, no matter what you're facing,
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No matter what you're facing, god wants you to know that
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God wants you to know that he's not finished with you.
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He's not finished with you. he sees you.
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He sees you. he loves you.
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He loves you. he's ready
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He's ready to step into your home,
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To step into your home, into your life,
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Into your life, into your brokenness,
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Into your brokenness, into your situation with
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Into your situation with his power, and his grace,
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His power, and his grace, and his mercy, and his help.
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And his mercy, and his help. he is enough.
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He is enough. he is strong.
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He is strong. he is mighty.
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He is mighty. there's no sin too great
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There's no sin too great that he can't forgive.
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That he can't forgive. there's no mess too big
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There's no mess too big that he can't fix.
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That he can't fix. there's nothing that
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There's nothing that he can't turn around.
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He can't turn around. and what was made into --
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And what was made into -- meant to destroy you,
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Meant to destroy you, god can turn it
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God can turn it into your greatest miracle.
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Into your greatest miracle. make him lord of your life.
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Pray this prayer.
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"lord, i give you my heart,
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I give you my life,
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I give you my future,
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I give you my relationships,
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I give everything to you.
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I surrender all.
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Be my savior and be my lord.
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In jesus' name i ask
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And pray, amen."
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>> if you just prayed with
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Pastor jentezen and gave
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Your life to jesus...
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We're here for you
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Every step of the way.
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Call the number
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On your screen right now.
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Or visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv
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To share your story
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And download a free
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Salvation devotional
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To help you take your
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First steps with jesus.
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♪ ♪
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>> 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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>> i'm very excited
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>> i'm very excited about the release
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About the release of my brand new book,
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Of my brand new book, the power of short prayers.
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The power of short prayers. i believe that this book
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I believe that this book is going to fill you with faith
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Is going to fill you with faith and insights that we have
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And insights that we have never shared before.
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Never shared before. and sometimes, we think that
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And sometimes, we think that we've got to pray long prayers.
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We've got to pray long prayers. and i've heard a lot of sermons
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And i've heard a lot of sermons about could you not tarry
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About could you not tarry with me one hour,
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With me one hour, as jesus said in
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As jesus said in the garden of gethsemane.
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The garden of gethsemane. but before you tarry one hour,
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But before you tarry one hour, it'll begin with short prayers,
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It'll begin with short prayers, being consistent in
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Being consistent in short prayers.
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Short prayers. and what you're doing is
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And what you're doing is you're creating an atmosphere
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You're creating an atmosphere of prayer in your car,
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Of prayer in your car, in your home and your family
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In your home and your family and your life.
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And your life. you pray without ceasing
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You pray without ceasing when you learn to pray
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When you learn to pray short prayers.
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Short prayers. right now, you can pre-register
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Right now, you can pre-register to be the first to get
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To be the first to get your copy the moment
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Your copy the moment it is available.
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It is available. and as an added bonus,
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And as an added bonus, we'll give you access
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We'll give you access to a digital sneak preview
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To a digital sneak preview of this powerful book.
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Of this powerful book. i really believe it's going
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I really believe it's going to change your life.
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To change your life. just go to
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Just go to powerofshortprayers.com.
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Powerofshortprayers.com. these short prayers have
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These short prayers have massive power.
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Massive power. let's flood the world
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Let's flood the world with this new book,
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With this new book, starting right there with you.
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♪ ♪
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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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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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Jentezen Franklin - Does God Really Care?

December 26, 2025 | 28:55

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