Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Don't Let Your Pain Be In Vain

May 18, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin | Jentezen Franklin - Don't Let Your Pain Be In Vain | May 18, 2026

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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 is to
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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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>> i want you to open
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>> i want you to open your bibles with me this morning
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Your bibles with me this morning to the book of jeremiah 38:9,
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To the book of jeremiah 38:9, "my lord the king,
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"my lord the king, these men have done evil
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These men have done evil in that they have --
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In that they have -- what they have done
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What they have done to jeremiah the prophet,
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To jeremiah the prophet, whom they cast into a dungeon."
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Whom they cast into a dungeon." listen to these words,
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Listen to these words, "he is likely to die."
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"he is likely to die." he is likely to die.
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He is likely to die. he's in a dungeon.
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He's in a dungeon. and i hope that while i preach,
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And i hope that while i preach, somebody comes to your mind.
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Somebody comes to your mind. they're in a dungeon.
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They're in a dungeon. "and if something
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"and if something doesn't change,
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Doesn't change, they're likely to die
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They're likely to die from hunger in
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From hunger in the place where he is.
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The place where he is. for there is no more bread
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For there is no more bread in the city.
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In the city. then the king
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Then the king commanded ebed-melech,
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Commanded ebed-melech, the ethiopian, saying,
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The ethiopian, saying, 'take from here
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'take from here 30 men with you,
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30 men with you, and lift jeremiah the prophet
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And lift jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon
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Out of the dungeon before he dies.'
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Before he dies.' and ebed-melech took
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And ebed-melech took the men with him and went into
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The men with him and went into the house of the king," listen,
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The house of the king," listen, "under the treasury."
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"under the treasury." under the treasury.
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Under the treasury. "and they took from there
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"and they took from there old clothes and old rags."
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Old clothes and old rags." some translations say,
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Some translations say, "dirty, old rags."
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"dirty, old rags." "and let them down by ropes
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"and let them down by ropes into the dungeon to jeremiah.
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Into the dungeon to jeremiah. then ebed-melech,
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Then ebed-melech, the ethiopian said to jeremiah,
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The ethiopian said to jeremiah, 'please put these old clothes
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'please put these old clothes and rags under your arms
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And rags under your arms under the ropes.'
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Under the ropes.' and jeremiah did so,
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And jeremiah did so, and they pulled jeremiah up
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And they pulled jeremiah up with the ropes and lifted him
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With the ropes and lifted him out of the dungeon,"
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Out of the dungeon," out of the muck, the mire,
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Out of the muck, the mire, the pit that he will
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The pit that he will surely die in,
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Surely die in, one of the messengers said,
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One of the messengers said, if we don't get him out of it.
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If we don't get him out of it. i'll give you my title
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I'll give you my title in just a moment.
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In just a moment. but this is an amazing story.
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But this is an amazing story. this man jeremiah who was
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This man jeremiah who was set apart by god,
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Set apart by god, had a powerful destiny
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Had a powerful destiny and call on his life
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And call on his life before he was ever born,
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Before he was ever born, before he was
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Before he was in his mother's womb.
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In his mother's womb. the text said in jeremiah 1 that
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The text said in jeremiah 1 that he was called and ordained
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He was called and ordained to be a prophet to nations.
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To be a prophet to nations. and yet, he finds himself
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And yet, he finds himself sinking and dying in a pit,
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Sinking and dying in a pit, a dungeon, the muck.
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A dungeon, the muck. it gives descriptions
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It gives descriptions in the book of jeremiah,
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In the book of jeremiah, of this pit, that it was
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Of this pit, that it was sinking mud and filth
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Sinking mud and filth and he's dying.
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And he's dying. he's starving to death there.
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He's starving to death there. but the king heard the story
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But the king heard the story and the king said,
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And the king said, "i want him out.
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"i want him out. i'm gonna use unusual
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I'm gonna use unusual means to get him out.
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Means to get him out. i want you to go
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I want you to go to my treasury."
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To my treasury." now, this is the part
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Now, this is the part of the story that i don't
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Of the story that i don't understand unless you see it
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Understand unless you see it through spiritual eyes.
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Through spiritual eyes. this is a beautiful picture.
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This is a beautiful picture. he said, "go to my treasury."
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He said, "go to my treasury." and the question that has
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And the question that has to be answered is,
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To be answered is, "what are dirty rags doing
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"what are dirty rags doing in the king's treasure --
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In the king's treasure -- treasury in his palace?"
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Treasury in his palace?" in his palace,
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In his palace, he would have had treasury.
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He would have had treasury. he would have had his gold,
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He would have had his gold, he would have had his silver,
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He would have had his silver, he would have had it
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He would have had it guarded and vaulted.
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Guarded and vaulted. he would have had rubies,
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He would have had rubies, and diamonds, and worth
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And diamonds, and worth beyond measure.
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Beyond measure. but in the king's dungeon,
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But in the king's dungeon, he had a place for dirty rags.
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He had a place for dirty rags. he had a pile of rotten rags
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He had a pile of rotten rags that had been stained,
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That had been stained, that had been marred,
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That had been marred, that had been forever
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That had been forever they would be stained with
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They would be stained with where they came from.
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Where they came from. and yet, the king said,
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And yet, the king said, "i turn rags into royalty.
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"i turn rags into royalty. i am a king who has a place
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I am a king who has a place for dirty rags."
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For dirty rags." and before you
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And before you think this is --
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Think this is -- yeah, some people --
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Yeah, some people -- i'm really thinking
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I'm really thinking of some people.
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Of some people. you need to think
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You need to think of yourself because isaiah 64
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Of yourself because isaiah 64 said this, that,
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Said this, that, "we are all as
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"we are all as an unclean thing and all
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An unclean thing and all of our righteousness,
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Of our righteousness, all of our religiosity,
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All of our religiosity, all of our efforts that we get
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All of our efforts that we get to a place where we think,
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To a place where we think, 'i don't do this and i
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'i don't do this and i don't do that.'
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Don't do that.' therefore for i am just --
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Therefore for i am just -- all of your righteousness
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All of your righteousness is as filthy rags."
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Is as filthy rags." everybody else,
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Everybody else, the world would say,
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The world would say, "throw it away."
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"throw it away." but the king said,
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But the king said, "i have a place in
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"i have a place in my treasure for dirty rags.
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My treasure for dirty rags. for rotten rags, torn, tattered,
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For rotten rags, torn, tattered, marred, messed up.
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Marred, messed up. i'll redeem 'em.
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I'll redeem 'em. i turn rags into royalty.
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I turn rags into royalty. and yes, the stain of pain," --
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And yes, the stain of pain," -- and what i'm preaching on is,
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And what i'm preaching on is, "don't let your pain
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"don't let your pain be in vain."
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Be in vain." because god can use --
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Because god can use -- the rag represents
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The rag represents your testimony.
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Your testimony. the dirty rag represents
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The dirty rag represents the dungeon you were in.
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The dungeon you were in. and here's the key,
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And here's the key, if you throw a block of gold
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If you throw a block of gold from the king's treasury
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From the king's treasury down into the muck, it'll sink.
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Down into the muck, it'll sink. throw some silver, it'll sink.
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Throw some silver, it'll sink. it can't rescue them.
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It can't rescue them. the only thing that could reach
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The only thing that could reach somebody in the dungeon that
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Somebody in the dungeon that they're in is something that is
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They're in is something that is not afraid of that dungeon
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Not afraid of that dungeon because it used to be in it,
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Because it used to be in it, but the king pulled them out
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But the king pulled them out and put them in his treasury.
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[applause]
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If you're thankful
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If you're thankful he found you in your pit
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He found you in your pit and in your dungeon,
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And in your dungeon, give him a praise right now.
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[cheering and applause]
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The past has no power
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The past has no power to hold you hostage.
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[applause]
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God wants to use
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God wants to use your dirty rags to lift
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Your dirty rags to lift somebody else out
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Somebody else out of a pit of depression,
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Somebody else out
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Somebody else out of a pit of addiction.
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Of a pit of addiction. somebody else is gonna die in
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Somebody else is gonna die in that pit if you don't throw your
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That pit if you don't throw your dirty rag down there and lift
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Dirty rag down there and lift them up, and lift them out.
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You're not worthless,
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You're not worthless, you are washed,
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You are washed, and god calls you worthy.
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And god calls you worthy. you are not worthless,
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You are not worthless, you are washed,
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You are washed, and god calls you worthy.
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And god calls you worthy. you see, joseph was prideful.
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You see, joseph was prideful. moses was a murderer.
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Moses was a murderer. gideon was fearful.
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Gideon was fearful. rahab was a prostitute.
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Rahab was a prostitute. the samaritan woman was divorced
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The samaritan woman was divorced four times and living with
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Four times and living with number six when she led
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Number six when she led the entire city of samaria
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The entire city of samaria to her new friend jesus christ.
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To her new friend jesus christ. jacob was a cheater,
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Jacob was a cheater, david was an adulterer,
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David was an adulterer, jonah was a backslider
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Jonah was a backslider and samson was a womanizer.
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And samson was a womanizer. and yet, all of these
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And yet, all of these rotten, filthy, dirty rags
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Rotten, filthy, dirty rags is what god threw back
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Is what god threw back into the pit to pull us up
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Into the pit to pull us up and out of our pit.
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And out of our pit. because god uses bruised,
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Because god uses bruised, broken, busted, defeated people
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Broken, busted, defeated people who come to him and repent
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Who come to him and repent of their sins.
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Of their sins. he washes you.
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He washes you. and if there's still
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And if there's still a stain of the past,
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A stain of the past, it's because he wants
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It's because he wants to use you.
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To use you. nobody else can reach that
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Nobody else can reach that person like you can reach
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Person like you can reach that person.
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That person. because you came out of it,
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Because you came out of it, you are qualified to tie
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You are qualified to tie the rag onto the rope
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The rag onto the rope and deliver those who are
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And deliver those who are perishing from the pit.
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Perishing from the pit. tell your story.
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Tell your story. don't waste your pain.
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Don't waste your pain. don't let your pain be in vain,
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Don't let your pain be in vain, tell your story.
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Tell your story. and don't you let fear
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And don't you let fear interfere with the open door.
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Interfere with the open door. many people let their past
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Many people let their past stains stop them from walking
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Stains stop them from walking through doors of opportunity
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Through doors of opportunity because they feel inferior
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Because they feel inferior and they feel intimidated.
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And they feel intimidated. and i'm one to preach that
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And i'm one to preach that 'cause that is my battle.
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'cause that is my battle. but i've been in the pit
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But i've been in the pit of depression.
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Of depression. i've been in the pit
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I've been in the pit of hopelessness.
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Of hopelessness. i've been in the pit of fear.
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I've been in the pit of fear. i've been through all
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I've been through all kinds of those pits.
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Kinds of those pits. and the devil thought
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And the devil thought that i would give up,
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That i would give up, but the thing about this story
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But the thing about this story that is beautiful is
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That is beautiful is when you get in that pit,
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When you get in that pit, if somebody, if somebody --
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If somebody, if somebody -- will you guys --
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Will you guys -- will you four come up here?
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Will you four come up here? you didn't know when you were
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You didn't know when you were sitting on the front row you
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Sitting on the front row you were gon' preach, come on.
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Were gon' preach, come on. we don't practice this stuff.
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We don't practice this stuff. you got to move fast though.
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You got to move fast though. but you know, you have
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But you know, you have to understand the imagery.
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To understand the imagery. one rag can reach some,
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One rag can reach some, but when i tie my testimony
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But when i tie my testimony and my dirty rag
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And my dirty rag to somebody else.
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To somebody else. that's what they started doing,
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That's what they started doing, those 30 men went
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Those 30 men went in the king's treasury,
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In the king's treasury, found the dirty rags,
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Found the dirty rags, and started tying them together.
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And started tying them together. that one and that --
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That one and that -- that's the power of the church.
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That's the power of the church. the bible said we're all members
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The bible said we're all members of the body of christ,
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Of the body of christ, but this one can't say,
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But this one can't say, "i don't need you."
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"i don't need you." and that one can't say,
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And that one can't say, "i don't need you."
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"i don't need you." we need each other.
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We need each other. and when i was sinking,
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And when i was sinking, there was a woman
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There was a woman named rachel joiner,
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Named rachel joiner, who threw a little rag to me,
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Who threw a little rag to me, and she wouldn't let me go.
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And she wouldn't let me go. and she started in my dark hour.
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And she started in my dark hour. and even when cherise and i
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And even when cherise and i have been through things,
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Have been through things, there were people who through --
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There were people who through -- t. f tenney
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T. f tenney and mark and cindy,
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And mark and cindy, and different people,
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And different people, and even in this church,
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And even in this church, so many, so many.
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So many, so many. oh, my goodness.
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Oh, my goodness. i can't start naming
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I can't start naming because just when we were --
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Because just when we were -- just what they were singing,
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Just what they were singing, just when i had lost me.
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Just when i had lost me. just when i said,
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Just when i said, "we can't do this anymore."
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[applause]
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Link up.
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Link up. and the more hell pulled,
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And the more hell pulled, the tighter we got.
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The tighter we got. and the more hell fought,
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And the more hell fought, the tighter we got.
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The tighter we got. oh, if god be for me, and i got
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Oh, if god be for me, and i got my brothers and my sisters.
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My brothers and my sisters. the enemy's coming
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The enemy's coming against your family,
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Against your family, but don't let it
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But don't let it pull you apart,
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Pull you apart, let it pull you
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Let it pull you tighter together.
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Tighter together. you can't have my baby.
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You can't have my baby. you can't have my children.
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You can't have my children. you can't have my family.
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You can't have my family. you can't have my life.
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You can't have my life. you can't have my destiny.
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[applause]
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He uses rotten rags,
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He uses rotten rags, not just perfect people.
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Not just perfect people. and the bible said when jesus
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And the bible said when jesus was born, the angel said,
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Was born, the angel said, "you will know," --
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"you will know," -- he said this
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He said this to the shepherds in luke 2.
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To the shepherds in luke 2. he said, "you will know
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He said, "you will know the messiah by what
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The messiah by what he's adorned in.
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He's adorned in. he'll be laying
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He'll be laying in a feed trough wrapped
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In a feed trough wrapped in swaddling clothes."
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In swaddling clothes." that means filthy rags that
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That means filthy rags that have been used just to clean
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Have been used just to clean the filth off your hands enough
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The filth off your hands enough to go find some water.
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To go find some water. it's stained,
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It's stained, filthy, throwaway rags.
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Filthy, throwaway rags. they took eight pounds of god
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They took eight pounds of god and that's what she wrapped him
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And that's what she wrapped him in to present him to the world.
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In to present him to the world. god in skin,
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God in skin, the creator of the universe,
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The creator of the universe, walked down the stairs of heaven
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Walked down the stairs of heaven to a barnyard in bethlehem,
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To a barnyard in bethlehem, and they wrapped him
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And they wrapped him in filthy, rotten rags.
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In filthy, rotten rags. and if you want to find jesus,
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And if you want to find jesus, you will not find him among
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You will not find him among a bunch of religious people
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A bunch of religious people in their outward garments
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In their outward garments pretending that they're so
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Pretending that they're so perfect and beautiful.
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[applause]
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That the worst situations
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That the worst situations in your life where
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In your life where you failed him the most
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You failed him the most that you feel stained by,
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That you feel stained by, discarded, and the world
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Discarded, and the world says no.
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Says no. the king has a place for
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The king has a place for dirty rags in his kingdom.
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Dirty rags in his kingdom. and you are the very one
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And you are the very one god will use just
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God will use just to show man and hell,
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To show man and hell, "i'm a king who believes
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"i'm a king who believes in sinking souls
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In sinking souls and i never give up.
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[applause]
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And i'm gonna pull 'em up
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And i'm gonna pull 'em up and i'm gonna pull them out."
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[applause]
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Listen to the words
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I was sinking.
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I was sinking. ♪ stained with sin ♪
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♪ stained with sin ♪ this old, filthy, dirty rag.
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From the filthy, mire,
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From the filthy, mire, muck and water.
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You know, when he saved me,
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You know, when he saved me, i didn't hear him saying,
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I didn't hear him saying, "i'm so disappointed in you."
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"i'm so disappointed in you." ♪ it was love that lifted ♪
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♪ it was love that lifted ♪ you go right ahead.
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♪ he lifted me ♪
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I felt it at the same time
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I felt it at the same time he felt it.
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♪ oh when ♪
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♪ his love ♪
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♪ his love ♪ ♪ it lifted me ♪
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♪ oh love ♪
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♪ oh love ♪ ♪ love like i never felt ♪
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♪ love like i never felt ♪ ♪ that friday night ♪
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♪ that friday night ♪ ♪ it lifted me ♪
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♪ it lifted me ♪ ♪ that sunday night ♪
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♪ that sunday night ♪ ♪ oh it was god's love ♪
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♪ oh it was god's love ♪ ♪ that lifted me ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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♪ for he's still ♪
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♪ for he's still ♪ ♪ the master of the sea ♪
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♪ the master of the sea ♪ ♪ billows they obey his will ♪
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♪ billows they obey his will ♪ ♪ he is your savior ♪
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♪ he is your savior ♪ ♪ your savior ♪
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♪ your savior ♪ ♪ he wants to be ♪
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♪ he wants to be ♪ ♪ be saved to ♪
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♪ be saved to ♪ today is your day.
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♪ ♪
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♪ oh ♪
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Anybody remember the dungeon?
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♪ oh love ♪
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He's reaching for you.
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♪ it lifted even me ♪
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♪ it lifted even me ♪ ♪ when when nothing ♪
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Don't take your life.
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Don't take your life. suicide's not the answer.
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[applause]
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Don't do that.
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♪ when nothing else can help ♪
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♪ when nothing else can help ♪ ♪ his love lifted me ♪
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♪ his love lifted me ♪ ♪ oh love ♪
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I want you to reach over,
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I want you to reach over, put your hand on somebody's
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Put your hand on somebody's shoulder right now.
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♪ lifted me ♪
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'cause the dirty rags
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'cause the dirty rags are reaching.
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Are reaching. the dirty rags are
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The dirty rags are being tied into a rope.
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Being tied into a rope. and there's people on every row
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And there's people on every row that's in the muck and the mire,
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That's in the muck and the mire, and god wants you to know that
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And god wants you to know that he's not mad at you,
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He's not mad at you, he loves you.
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He loves you. he'll never give up on you.
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♪ ooh love lifted me ♪
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♪ oh love lifted me ♪
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[applause]
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Every head bowed,
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Every head bowed, every eye closed
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Every eye closed at every campus.
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At every campus. if the holy spirit is speaking
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If the holy spirit is speaking to you and you would say,
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To you and you would say, pastor jentezen,
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Pastor jentezen, "i feel so far from
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"i feel so far from god and i wanna be washed,
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God and i wanna be washed, and i wanna be cleansed,
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And i wanna be cleansed, and i want him to take
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And i want him to take my dirty rags and turn 'em
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My dirty rags and turn 'em into royalty and then
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Into royalty and then throw me into the same pit
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Throw me into the same pit that i was dying in,
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That i was dying in, and pull someone out."
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And pull someone out." pray this prayer, everybody.
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Pray this prayer, everybody. put your hand on your heart.
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Put your hand on your heart. say, "lord jesus...
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Say, "lord jesus... >> congregation: lord jesus...
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>> congregation: lord jesus... >> i surrender to you...
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>> i surrender to you... >> congregation: i surrender
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>> congregation: i surrender to you...
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To you... >> my life...
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>> my life... >> congregation: my life...
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>> congregation: my life... >> i recognize...
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>> i recognize... >> congregation: i recognize...
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>> congregation: i recognize... >> that i need to cleanse...
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>> that i need to cleanse... >> congregation: that i need
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>> congregation: that i need to cleanse...
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To cleanse... >> by the blood of jesus...
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>> by the blood of jesus... >> congregation: by the blood
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>> congregation: by the blood of jesus...
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Of jesus... >> so wash me now...
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>> so wash me now... >> congregation: so wash
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>> congregation: so wash me now...
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Me now... >> forgive me...
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>> forgive me... >> congregation: forgive me...
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>> congregation: forgive me... >> and cleanse me...
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>> and cleanse me... >> congregation: and
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>> congregation: and cleanse me...
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Cleanse me... >> i believe...
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>> i believe... >> congregation: i believe...
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>> congregation: i believe... >> that you died...
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>> that you died... >> congregation: that
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>> congregation: that you died...
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You died... >> and you rose from the dead...
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>> and you rose from the dead... >> congregation: and you rose
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>> congregation: and you rose from the dead...
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From the dead... >> so that i could live...
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>> so that i could live... >> congregation: so that
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>> congregation: so that i could live...
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I could live... >> and not die...
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>> and not die... >> congregation: and not die...
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>> congregation: and not die... >> in this dungeon...
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>> in this dungeon... >> congregation: in
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>> congregation: in this dungeon...
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This dungeon... >> that i've been in...
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>> that i've been in... >> congregation: that
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>> congregation: that i've been in...
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I've been in... >> let your love lift me...
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>> let your love lift me... >> congregation: let your
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>> congregation: let your love lift me...
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Love lift me... >> let your love raise me...
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>> let your love raise me... >> congregation: let your love
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>> congregation: let your love raise me...
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Raise me... >> forgive me...
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>> forgive me... >> congregation: forgive me...
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>> congregation: forgive me... >> and it is done...
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>> and it is done... >> congregation: and it
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>> congregation: and it is done...
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Is done... >> because you finished it...
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>> because you finished it... >> congregation: because you
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>> congregation: because you finished it...
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Finished it... >> on calvary...
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>> on calvary... >> congregation: on calvary...
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>> congregation: on calvary... >> all i had to do was ask
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>> all i had to do was ask and you take rags and turn
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And you take rags and turn them into royalty.
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Them into royalty. i receive it."
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I receive it." now, everybody say this with
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Your hand on your heart,
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Your hand on your heart, "lord...
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"lord... >> congregation: lord...
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>> congregation: lord... >> use my dirty rags story...
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>> use my dirty rags story... >> congregation: use
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>> congregation: use my dirty rags story...
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My dirty rags story... >> to pull somebody else...
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>> to pull somebody else... >> congregation: to pull
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>> congregation: to pull somebody else...
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Somebody else... >> out of their dungeon.
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>> out of their dungeon. i mean it.
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I mean it. the tears that i've cried,
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The tears that i've cried, the pain that i've gone through.
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Don't let my pain be in vain.
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Don't let my pain be in vain. the child that i lost,
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The child that i lost, the marriage that busted,
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The marriage that busted, the children that
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The children that have been on things.
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Have been on things. and the enemy," --
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And the enemy," -- all of that,
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All of that, god will make
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God will make your rag of rescue.
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Your rag of rescue. somebody who you would
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Somebody who you would never be sensitive to,
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Never be sensitive to, but because you've been there,
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But because you've been there, you can help 'em
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You can help 'em in jesus' name.
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♪ ♪
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>> if you just prayed
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With pastor jentezen
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And gave your life to jesus,
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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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"the power of short prayers"
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Invites you to rediscover
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The simplicity and strength
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Of praying from the heart.
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In this new book,
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Jentezen franklin shows how
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Short, faith-filled prayers
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Can change your prayer life
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And unlock breakthrough.
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Order your copy
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Of jentezen franklin's
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"the power of short prayers"
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Available now on amazon
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And wherever books are sold.
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♪ ♪
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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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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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>> 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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Scan or go online
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Today and take
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Action immediately
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To bring comfort, hope,
00:26:40.211 --> 00:26:41.646
And urgent relief
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To the holy land.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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>> we hope you've enjoyed
00:27:08.506 --> 00:27:09.240
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.
00:27:13.244 --> 00:27:14.345
Your prayers
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And financial support
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Make these programs possbile.
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For more information
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About this message
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And other ministry resources,
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Visit us online
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At jentezenfranklin.tv.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Don't Let Your Pain Be In Vain

May 18, 2026 | 27:29

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