Pastor Jentezen Franklin delivers a powerful message about how God always knows what He is doing. Using the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand as a backdrop, Pastor Franklin discusses how God tests and challenges His disciples to reveal His power and faithfulness. He emphasizes that even in difficult times, God never forgets His promises and has a plan for each person's life. The episode also highlights the ministry's efforts to support and make a difference in Israel.
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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Does God Really Care? | March 30, 2025
- Program is sponsored in part
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- By friends and partners
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- Of jentezen franklin
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- Media ministries.
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- >> welcome
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- >> welcome to kingdom connection,
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- To kingdom connection, i'm jentezen franklin.
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- I'm jentezen franklin. thank you for watching today.
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- Thank you for watching today. it's a joy to share
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- It's a joy to share god's word with you,
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- God's word with you, it's what people need
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- It's what people need in times like these.
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- In times like these. and i'mma share
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- And i'mma share a powerful truth today,
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- A powerful truth today, it's a very encouraging message.
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- It's a very encouraging message. maybe you're going through a
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- Maybe you're going through a special season, a tough season,
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- Special season, a tough season, satan wants you to believe
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- Satan wants you to believe that god has forgotten about you
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- That god has forgotten about you and that your struggles will
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- And that your struggles will never lead to anything good.
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- Never lead to anything good. but he is a liar,
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- But he is a liar, and today i know that god
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- And today i know that god is going to speak to you
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- Is going to speak to you through this message.
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- Through this message. he knows every detail
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- He knows every detail of your life,
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- Of your life, he knows exactly
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- He knows exactly what he is doing.
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- What he is doing. today i'm going to answer
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- Today i'm going to answer the question concerning you
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- The question concerning you and what you've been
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- And what you've been going through,
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- Going through, does god really care?
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- Does god really care? let's go into this service,
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- Let's go into this service, it's gonna bless you.
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> if you're looking
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- For more in life,
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- To live with purpose and peace,
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- To make a difference
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- For your family
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- And those in need
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- Around the world,
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- Jesus is the answer,
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- And our mission
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- Is to simply point you to him.
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- You're watching
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- Kingdom connection
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- With jentezen franklin.
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- ♪ ♪
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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 alot.
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- I've read this story alot. 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 when
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- To preach to you is when they threw him in the pit,
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- 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
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- When he was forgotten by the butler and the baker,
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- By the butler and the baker, god knew what he was doing.
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- God knew what he was doing. when he lived
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- When he lived in the land of goshen,
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- In 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,
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- Because joseph said, "don't tell 'em you're shepherd.
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- "don't tell 'em you're shepherd. 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 everyone of you boys,
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- Give everyone 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?
- 00:15:50.997 --> 00:15:52.365
- 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.
- 00:16:19.059 --> 00:16:20.360
- 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.
- 00:16:38.645 --> 00:16:40.080
- 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
- 00:16:43.416 --> 00:16:44.517
- 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.
- 00:16:46.486 --> 00:16:47.587
- The rest of your life. you gotta get a smile on your
- 00:16:47.654 --> 00:16:49.022
- 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
- 00:16:50.590 --> 00:16:52.058
- And say, "i really do serve a good god."
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- Serve a good god." he's up to something.
- 00:16:53.726 --> 00:16:55.228
- He's up to something. and i know i don't know
- 00:16:55.295 --> 00:16:56.763
- 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.
- 00:17:01.968 --> 00:17:03.203
- 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 everyday the mulligrub.
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- Everyday 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 --
- 00:18:41.868 --> 00:18:43.203
- "well, that was -- i don't understand that."
- 00:18:43.269 --> 00:18:44.170
- 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.
- 00:18:55.481 --> 00:18:58.318
- But god knew what he would do. you may have a big bad sinner
- 00:18:58.384 --> 00:18:59.819
- You may have a big bad sinner in your family right now that's
- 00:18:59.886 --> 00:19:01.988
- 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
- 00:19:04.123 --> 00:19:04.991
- They're the chief sinner and they --
- 00:19:05.058 --> 00:19:06.693
- And they -- "you know god.
- 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:07.227
- "you know god. i don't care nothing about
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- I don't care nothing about god and that old church,
- 00:19:08.528 --> 00:19:09.562
- God and that old church, and blankety blank your bible,
- 00:19:09.629 --> 00:19:11.497
- And blankety blank your bible, and this, that, and the other."
- 00:19:11.564 --> 00:19:13.199
- And this, that, and the other." but i'mma tell you something,
- 00:19:13.266 --> 00:19:14.634
- 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
- 00:19:17.170 --> 00:19:18.705
- God knew that while he was riding high on that horse,
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- Riding high on that horse, that suddenly
- 00:19:20.506 --> 00:19:22.375
- 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
- 00:19:27.847 --> 00:19:28.915
- And he fell off his horse and he asked two questions,
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- And he asked two questions, "who are you?"
- 00:19:32.051 --> 00:19:33.019
- "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.
- 00:19:37.657 --> 00:19:39.125
- 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.
- 00:19:51.271 --> 00:19:52.338
- He is your lord. he is your savior.
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- He is your savior. and the next question you
- 00:19:53.406 --> 00:19:54.774
- 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?
- 00:19:59.045 --> 00:20:00.647
- 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]
- 00:20:04.484 --> 00:20:04.751
- "you want me to forgive?
- 00:20:05.118 --> 00:20:06.719
- "you want me to forgive? you want me to love?
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- You want me to love? you want me to worship?
- 00:20:07.887 --> 00:20:09.322
- You want me to worship? you want me to serve?
- 00:20:09.389 --> 00:20:10.590
- You want me to serve? you want me to use
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- You want me to use my talent for your glory?
- 00:20:11.758 --> 00:20:13.326
- My talent for your glory? what would you have me to do?"
- 00:20:13.393 --> 00:20:18.965
- What would you have me to do?" he knew.
- 00:20:19.032 --> 00:20:21.134
- He knew. he knew in his most awful
- 00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:23.436
- 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.
- 00:20:29.642 --> 00:20:31.844
- He knew what he would do. he knew that half
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- He knew that half the new testament would be
- 00:20:33.046 --> 00:20:34.480
- The new testament would be written by those same hands
- 00:20:34.547 --> 00:20:35.948
- Written by those same hands that had handed out the rocks.
- 00:20:36.015 --> 00:20:39.585
- That had handed out the rocks. he knew.
- 00:20:39.652 --> 00:20:42.955
- He knew. maybe you've been through
- 00:20:43.022 --> 00:20:44.290
- Maybe you've been through terrible seasons of your life.
- 00:20:44.357 --> 00:20:47.093
- Terrible seasons of your life. it would be a tragedy to live,
- 00:20:47.160 --> 00:20:49.796
- It would be a tragedy to live, and die, and go into eternity
- 00:20:49.862 --> 00:20:52.498
- And die, and go into eternity and not even know what god --
- 00:20:52.565 --> 00:20:54.701
- And not even know what god -- he said, "i know," jeremiah 29,
- 00:20:54.767 --> 00:20:56.936
- He said, "i know," jeremiah 29, "i know the plans
- 00:20:57.003 --> 00:21:00.606
- "i know the plans i have for you.
- 00:21:00.673 --> 00:21:02.408
- I have for you. phew!
- 00:21:02.475 --> 00:21:04.310
- Phew! i know the thoughts that
- 00:21:04.377 --> 00:21:07.980
- I know the thoughts that i think towards you,"
- 00:21:08.047 --> 00:21:09.415
- I think towards you," says the lord.
- 00:21:09.482 --> 00:21:10.350
- Says the lord. "thoughts of peace and not evil,
- 00:21:10.416 --> 00:21:13.519
- "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.
- 00:21:18.091 --> 00:21:21.394
- 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
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- And i'm working it all for the good ultimately.
- 00:21:25.231 --> 00:21:27.533
- For the good ultimately. and you're gonna suffer in life,
- 00:21:27.600 --> 00:21:29.502
- And you're gonna suffer in life, and you're gonna go through
- 00:21:29.569 --> 00:21:31.037
- And you're gonna go through much tribulation,
- 00:21:31.104 --> 00:21:32.805
- Much tribulation, we enter the kingdom of god."
- 00:21:32.872 --> 00:21:35.074
- We enter the kingdom of god." jesus said that.
- 00:21:35.141 --> 00:21:37.176
- Jesus said that. much tribulation.
- 00:21:37.243 --> 00:21:39.912
- Much tribulation. so, let's quit --
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- So, let's quit -- just giving up before
- 00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:43.950
- Just giving up before the fight's even over.
- 00:21:44.016 --> 00:21:46.552
- The fight's even over. i'll die when i die.
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- I'll die when i die. amen.
- 00:21:47.754 --> 00:21:48.921
- Amen. when you put me in the box,
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- When you put me in the box, then i'll be dead.
- 00:21:50.256 --> 00:21:51.691
- Then i'll be dead. but until then,
- 00:21:51.758 --> 00:21:52.792
- But until then, i'm gonna praise the lord.
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- I'm gonna praise the lord. until then i'm gonna live.
- 00:21:54.894 --> 00:21:56.262
- Until then i'm gonna live. until then i'm gonna
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- Until then i'm gonna glorify jesus christ.
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- [applause]
- 00:22:00.566 --> 00:22:01.067
- To live is christ,
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- To live is christ, to die is gain.
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- >> i just wanna remind you
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- >> i just wanna remind you today that god knows exactly
- 00:22:10.243 --> 00:22:12.845
- Today that god knows exactly what he's doing in your life.
- 00:22:12.912 --> 00:22:14.313
- What he's doing in your life. and you may feel lost,
- 00:22:14.380 --> 00:22:15.615
- You may feel broken,
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- You may feel like
- 00:22:16.983 --> 00:22:17.950
- Your life is so devastated,
- 00:22:18.017 --> 00:22:21.120
- And you've even
- 00:22:21.187 --> 00:22:22.555
- Asked the question,
- 00:22:22.622 --> 00:22:23.456
- "does god care?
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- Does he know where i am?
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- Has he forgotten about me?
- 00:22:26.592 --> 00:22:28.528
- And i wanna tell you,
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- He has a plan.
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- He has a plan. he is working.
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- He is working. he knew what he would do before
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- He knew what he would do before you ever face the challenge.
- 00:22:34.901 --> 00:22:36.903
- You ever face the challenge. and he knows your heart today.
- 00:22:36.969 --> 00:22:39.138
- And he knows your heart today. and you still need
- 00:22:39.205 --> 00:22:40.640
- And you still need to keep talking to him,
- 00:22:40.706 --> 00:22:42.041
- To keep talking to him, keep worshiping him,
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- Keep worshiping him, keep praising him,
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- Keep praising him, keep reading his word,
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- Keep reading his word, keep holding on
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- Keep holding on through the tough times.
- 00:22:47.747 --> 00:22:48.781
- Through the tough times. he's working all things together
- 00:22:48.848 --> 00:22:52.151
- He's working all things together for your good.
- 00:22:52.218 --> 00:22:53.419
- For your good. i've been there.
- 00:22:53.486 --> 00:22:54.120
- I've been there. in some ways i still
- 00:22:54.187 --> 00:22:55.788
- In some ways i still am there all the time,
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- Am there all the time, it feels like,
- 00:22:57.190 --> 00:22:58.257
- It feels like, in one situation or the other.
- 00:22:58.324 --> 00:23:00.326
- In one situation or the other. and i've learned that god
- 00:23:00.393 --> 00:23:02.962
- And i've learned that god does not forget his promises.
- 00:23:03.029 --> 00:23:06.399
- Does not forget his promises. he will be faithful
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- He will be faithful in your life.
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- In your life. i wanna pray for you.
- 00:23:09.302 --> 00:23:10.703
- I wanna pray for you. and if you don't know jesus
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- And if you don't know jesus as your lord and savior,
- 00:23:11.871 --> 00:23:13.639
- As your lord and savior, this is your big moment.
- 00:23:13.706 --> 00:23:15.141
- This is your big moment. he's not forgotten about you.
- 00:23:15.208 --> 00:23:16.776
- He's not forgotten about you. he's ready.
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- He's ready. right there,
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- Right there, you're not watching by accident.
- 00:23:18.744 --> 00:23:20.413
- You're not watching by accident. this is part of his plan.
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- This is part of his plan. and just pray,
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- And just pray, just pray this prayer.
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- Just pray this prayer. say, "jesus, cleanse me,
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- Say, "jesus, cleanse me, wash me in your powerful love,
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- Wash me in your powerful love, grace, and mercy that you
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- Grace, and mercy that you shed your blood for my sins.
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- And i receive your forgiveness,
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- And i receive your forgiveness, and eternal life,
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- And eternal life, and joy in this life,
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- And joy in this life, and help and healing
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- And help and healing in every place of my life.
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- In every place of my life. in jesus' name."
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- In jesus' name." and i wanna encourage you today
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- And i wanna encourage you today to just continue to believe
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- To just continue to believe that he knows what
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- That he knows what he's doing in your life.
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- He's doing in your life. your journey with him
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- Your journey with him is just beginning.
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- >> i'm standing here
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- In the center
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- Of my community of eshkol,
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- Of my community of eshkol, an amazing community
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- That you have met
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- Many times before.
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- A community that became
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- The center of the horrific day
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- Of october 7.
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- And despite that fact
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- That we have
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- Hundreds and thousands
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- Of people among us that
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- Suffer from post trauma,
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- Despite everything,
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- Despite everything, our spirit is strong,
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- Our spirit is strong, and we will
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- And we will rebuild our community.
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- Rebuild our community. and we're doing it
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- And we're doing it thanks to you.
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- We're doing it.
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- We did it in the past
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- And we are doing it now
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- And we're gonna continue
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- To do it in the future.
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- And today, we are here
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- Building a resilience center,
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- A place that will give a lot
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- Of strength and comfort
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- To our community members.
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- And together with you,
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- We are building hundreds
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- Of personal shelters
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- For people that do not have
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- A shelter in their home.
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- Pastor jentezen, your support,
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- Just the statement of saying,
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- “we are here with you,”
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- This is what really
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- Strengthening our spirit.
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- Our answer to tell will always
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- Our answer to tell will always be to continue to rebuild,
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- Be to continue to rebuild, to choose life and light.
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- To choose life and light. we're the people
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- We're the people of life of light,
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- Of life of light, we're doing it christians
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- We're doing it christians and jews together.
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- >> well, i wanna say
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- >> well, i wanna say one more time,
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- One more time, thank you for watching.
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- Thank you for watching. thank you for helping us.
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- Thank you for helping us. we're making such
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- We're making such a difference in israel,
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- A difference in israel, a profound difference.
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- A profound difference. i was recently invited
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- I was recently invited to washington, dc to meet with
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- To washington, dc to meet with 23 families of the hostages
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- 23 families of the hostages that have been taken by hamas.
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- That have been taken by hamas. and i sat there in the meeting
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- And i sat there in the meeting and listened to these families
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- And listened to these families as they shared with tears their
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- As they shared with tears their stories and they thanked us
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- Stories and they thanked us for being a part of the solution
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- For turning on the light
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- In the darkness.
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- Let's keep praying.
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- Let's keep believing.
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- Let's keep standing
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- On the truth of god's word
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- And standing for
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- The nation of israel
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- And the people of israel.
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- We're believing god for great
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- We're believing god for great things in 2025 in your life.
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- Things in 2025 in your life. thank you, and god bless you.
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- ♪ ♪
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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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- Visit us online
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- At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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- ♪ ♪
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