Kingdom Connection with Jentezen Franklin

Jentezen Franklin - Don't Waste What You've Been Through

April 13, 2025 | 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 Waste What You've Been Through | April 13, 2025

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Of jentezen franklin
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Media ministries.
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>> hello and welcome
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>> hello and welcome to kingdom connection.
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To kingdom connection. i really appreciate you
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I really appreciate you taking time to watch
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Taking time to watch and to find us.
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And to find us. i believe that this is a
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I believe that this is a very special kingdom connection.
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Very special kingdom connection. in just a moment,
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In just a moment, you're gonna hear a testimony
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You're gonna hear a testimony of a young man who was saved.
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Of a young man who was saved. and what god has done
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And what god has done in his life,
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In his life, and i've had the honor
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And i've had the honor of baptizing him,
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Of baptizing him, it's going to touch you.
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It's going to touch you. you better get your family
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You better get your family around the tv
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Around the tv because this is one
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Because this is one of those moments
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Of those moments that's gonna be very touching.
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That's gonna be very touching. and immediately following that,
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And immediately following that, i'm going to bring a message
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I'm going to bring a message called "don't waste
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Called "don't waste what you've been through."
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What you've been through." and i'm telling you,
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And i'm telling you, you need to stay tuned
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You need to stay tuned to this whole telecast
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To this whole telecast from beginning to end
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From beginning to end and don't even leave,
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And don't even leave, because god is going
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Because god is going to speak to you.
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To speak to you. i know he's going to touch you.
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I know he's going to touch you. and we've got every minute
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And we've got every minute that's counting today.
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That's counting today. so, i want you to open up
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So, i want you to open up your heart,
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Your heart, listen to this
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Listen to this amazing testimony,
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Amazing testimony, and then get your bible open
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And then get your bible open for "don't waste
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For "don't waste what you've been through."
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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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>> what's your name, son?
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>> what's your name, son? >> spencer green.
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[cheering]
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Spencer green.
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Spencer green. >> spencer.
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>> spencer. >> this is so interesting.
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>> this is so interesting. you wanna tell this?
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You wanna tell this? >> yeah.
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>> yeah. so, i've been in
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So, i've been in the depths of depression
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The depths of depression and family violence,
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And family violence, child abandonment,
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Child abandonment, child abuse.
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Child abuse. and i was introduced
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And i was introduced to a family at the age of six.
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To a family at the age of six. and i was, kinda,
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And i was, kinda, already torn up,
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Already torn up, but they tried their best
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But they tried their best to guide me to christ.
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To guide me to christ. they were really the ones who
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They were really the ones who planted the seed of god in me.
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Planted the seed of god in me. and i, kinda, just went downhill
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And i, kinda, just went downhill after i was entered
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After i was entered into her household
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Into her household and ended up going to prison.
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And ended up going to prison. done almost, i guess,
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Done almost, i guess, about 12 or 13
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About 12 or 13 years in prison.
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Years in prison. and when i got out,
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And when i got out, my drug addiction spiraled
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My drug addiction spiraled out of control,
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Out of control, my self harm spiraled
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My self harm spiraled out of control,
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Out of control, but god was still guiding me.
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But god was still guiding me. just working behind the scenes,
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Just working behind the scenes, and i ended up going
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And i ended up going to a ministry called
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To a ministry called made for more ministries.
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[cheering and applause]
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It's been such a game
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It's been such a game changer in me,
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Changer in me, and i've been able to become
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And i've been able to become a better father
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A better father for my daughters.
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For my daughters. i got four beautiful daughters.
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I got four beautiful daughters. and i think my biggest
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And i think my biggest motivation of doing this
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Motivation of doing this and giving my --
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And giving my -- surrendering my life to christ
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Surrendering my life to christ was 'cause i wanna
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Was 'cause i wanna be a better example to them.
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Be a better example to them. they've seen --
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They've seen -- they've seen so much.
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They've seen so much. and yeah man, let's go jesus.
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And yeah man, let's go jesus. >> and the tattoo on this side
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>> and the tattoo on this side says, "dope boy."
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Says, "dope boy." are you still the dope boy?
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Are you still the dope boy? >> no, no, no.
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>> no, no, no. i'm a dope disciple though.
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[applause]
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>> come on!
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>> come on! oh!
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Oh! oh!
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[cheering and applause]
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Come on.
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[cheering and applause]
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I'm gon' get me a t-shirt.
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I'm gon' get me a t-shirt. i'm a dope disciple.
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I'm a dope disciple. that's power --
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That's power -- we didn't plan that.
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We didn't plan that. that was quick.
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That was quick. you were on it.
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[applause]
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You ready?
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You ready? >> absolutely.
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>> absolutely. >> i'm proud of you.
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>> i'm proud of you. >> thank you.
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>> thank you. >> the best is yet to come.
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>> the best is yet to come. i baptize you in the name
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I baptize you in the name of the father,
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Of the father, the son, jesus christ,
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The son, jesus christ, and the holy spirit.
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And the holy spirit. bless him and keep him.
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Bless him and keep him. anoint him and use him god,
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Anoint him and use him god, in jesus' mighty name.
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In jesus' mighty name. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. praise the lord.
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♪ ♪
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In the book of jonah 1:17.
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In the book of jonah 1:17. "now the lord had prepared
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"now the lord had prepared a great fish
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A great fish to swallow jonah,
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To swallow jonah, and jonah was in the belly
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And jonah was in the belly of the fish three days
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Of the fish three days and three nights."
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And three nights." and then over in matthew 12:39,
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And then over in matthew 12:39, "but he answered and said
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"but he answered and said unto them,
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Unto them, 'an evil and adulterous
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'an evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign,
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Generation seeks a sign, no sign will be given
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No sign will be given except the sign
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Except the sign of the prophet jonah.
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Of the prophet jonah. for as jonah was three days
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For as jonah was three days and three nights,"
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And three nights," this is jesus speaking.
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This is jesus speaking. "in the belly of a great fish,
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"in the belly of a great fish, so will the son of man be three
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So will the son of man be three days and three nights
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Days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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In the heart of the earth. and nineveh will rise up in
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And nineveh will rise up in judgment to this generation
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Judgment to this generation and condemn it,
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And condemn it, because they repented
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Because they repented at the preaching of jonah;
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At the preaching of jonah; and indeed a greater than
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And indeed a greater than jonah is here."
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Jonah is here." i wanna talk to you
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I wanna talk to you for a few moments on
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For a few moments on "don't waste what
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"don't waste what you've been through."
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You've been through." don't waste it.
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Don't waste it. and i wanna come at
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And i wanna come at this story, a famous --
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This story, a famous -- if you grew up in church,
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If you grew up in church, you know the story of jonah.
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You know the story of jonah. we call it jonah and the whale.
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We call it jonah and the whale. it was a great fish.
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It was a great fish. and i believe this story.
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And i believe this story. i believe it just
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I believe it just like it's told.
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Like it's told. and nineveh was
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And nineveh was a very wicked city.
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A very wicked city. nineveh was a place that was
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Nineveh was a place that was controlled by the assyrians.
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Controlled by the assyrians. they were brutal,
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They were brutal, they were cruel,
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They were cruel, they hated israel,
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They hated israel, hated all of the hebrew
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Hated all of the hebrew people especially.
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People especially. they were famous
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They were famous for their brutality,
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For their brutality, they were famous for the way
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They were famous for the way that they would behead
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That they would behead their enemies.
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Their enemies. on one of the walls,
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On one of the walls, it's thought that there were
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It's thought that there were up to 30,000 skulls embedded
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Up to 30,000 skulls embedded in the walls
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In the walls of the city of nineveh.
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Of the city of nineveh. they had pyramids that
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They had pyramids that they had built, smaller ones.
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They had built, smaller ones. pyramids and piles
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Pyramids and piles and piles of skulls.
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And piles of skulls. they were known
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They were known for specifically inventing --
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For specifically inventing -- this is brutal what
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This is brutal what i'm saying but they would --
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I'm saying but they would -- particularly they called
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Particularly they called a prophet that came sent
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A prophet that came sent by god to oppose
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By god to oppose their great idolatry,
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Their great idolatry, the worship of idols.
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The worship of idols. they would cut their tongue out,
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They would cut their tongue out, and they would skin them alive.
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And they would skin them alive. and it was a brutal
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And it was a brutal way of torture.
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Way of torture. and then behead them
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And then behead them and use their heads as trophies.
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And use their heads as trophies. they even had parades
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They even had parades that the family --
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That the family -- remaining family members
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Remaining family members would have to carry the skull
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Would have to carry the skull in worship to one of their
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In worship to one of their deities named dagon.
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Deities named dagon. and they would have to carry
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And they would have to carry in that parade their loved
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In that parade their loved one's remains, the head.
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One's remains, the head. i say that because i want
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I say that because i want you to understand nineveh.
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You to understand nineveh. i want you to understand
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I want you to understand it was the headquarters
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It was the headquarters for the terrorists of that day.
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For the terrorists of that day. as it was as bad of people
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As it was as bad of people as you could get.
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As you could get. they would brutalize women,
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They would brutalize women, they would brutalize children,
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They would brutalize children, they would torture,
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They would torture, they would mutilate,
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They would mutilate, and god loved them.
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And god loved them. god loved them so much
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God loved them so much that he sent prophet
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That he sent prophet after prophet after prophet
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After prophet after prophet that they killed
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That they killed and put their heads
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And put their heads in the walls as trophies.
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In the walls as trophies. and so, we make jonah into this
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And so, we make jonah into this big rebel who doesn't wanna do
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Big rebel who doesn't wanna do the will of god as though
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The will of god as though he's some half backslid,
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He's some half backslid, you know, preacher that's
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You know, preacher that's lost his way and his calling.
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Lost his way and his calling. but that's really not right
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But that's really not right if you understand the history
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If you understand the history of the place that god
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Of the place that god told him to go tell that city
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Told him to go tell that city to repent in 40 days or he --
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To repent in 40 days or he -- they have 40 days,
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They have 40 days, or he will destroy the city.
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Or he will destroy the city. he knew what that meant.
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He knew what that meant. he had heard about the other
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He had heard about the other prophets that had been sent.
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Prophets that had been sent. there's no question others
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There's no question others had been sent and they had been
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Had been sent and they had been brutalized cruelly,
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Brutalized cruelly, tortured, and killed.
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Tortured, and killed. and so, he was human.
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And so, he was human. and in this story when
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And in this story when he was told to do it, he fled.
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He was told to do it, he fled. why did he flee?
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Why did he flee? because he knew
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Because he knew it was a death sentence.
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It was a death sentence. he knew, and he thought
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He knew, and he thought in his mind,
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In his mind, and here's what i love,
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And here's what i love, god knew that he would run.
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God knew that he would run. god knew that he would go down,
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God knew that he would go down, and jump on a ship,
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And jump on a ship, and get on a ship,
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And get on a ship, and head to tarshish,
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And head to tarshish, which was 500 plus miles away
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Which was 500 plus miles away to get away from the calling
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To get away from the calling that god had put on him
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That god had put on him for the city of nineveh.
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For the city of nineveh. so, god knew that he wouldn't be
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So, god knew that he wouldn't be like the other prophets and go
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Like the other prophets and go directly to the place and do it.
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Directly to the place and do it. he knew that he
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He knew that he would take a diversion.
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Would take a diversion. and so, the bible said
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And so, the bible said that god prepared a storm.
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That god prepared a storm. that's what it says.
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That's what it says. it says --
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It says -- your scripture says in jonah 1,
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Your scripture says in jonah 1, "god," number one,
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"god," number one, he prepared a storm.
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He prepared a storm. and you need to understand
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And you need to understand something about god,
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Something about god, that storms are designed
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That storms are designed to get you off of your track
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To get you off of your track unto god's track.
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Unto god's track. and then secondly,
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And then secondly, he gets so into a bad place
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He gets so into a bad place that he moves from confusion
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That he moves from confusion to being consumed by what
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To being consumed by what he's going through.
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He's going through. he's consumed completely because
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He's consumed completely because they take him realizing that
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They take him realizing that the only way that the storm
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The only way that the storm can be stopped is to throw
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Can be stopped is to throw him overboard.
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Him overboard. he was the reason.
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He was the reason. and he said to them,
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And he said to them, "throw me over."
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"throw me over." he didn't jump over
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He didn't jump over because he's
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Because he's a picture of christ.
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A picture of christ. jesus didn't commit
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Jesus didn't commit suicide on the cross.
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Suicide on the cross. he said,
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He said, "i give myself over to you.
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"i give myself over to you. i could call 12 legions
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I could call 12 legions of angels and they
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Of angels and they would defend me.
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Would defend me. but i give myself
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But i give myself into your hands.
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Into your hands. use me as a
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Use me as a sacrificial offering."
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Sacrificial offering." and they threw him
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And they threw him off of the ship.
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Off of the ship. and when he hit the ship,
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And when he hit the ship, he -- from the ship
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He -- from the ship to the water,
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To the water, the scripture said that
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The scripture said that suddenly he goes from confusion
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Suddenly he goes from confusion to being consumed because
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To being consumed because a great fish swallowed him
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A great fish swallowed him and took him down
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And took him down into the depths of the sea.
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Into the depths of the sea. as low as you can go.
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As low as you can go. the confusion
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The confusion doesn't confuse god.
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Doesn't confuse god. he's still in control.
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He's still in control. and now, he's consumed.
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And now, he's consumed. it swallows him up.
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It swallows him up. and it's bad when you
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And it's bad when you have a problem that swallows
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Have a problem that swallows you up and you feel no way
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You up and you feel no way out because at least
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Out because at least when you were in the ship,
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When you were in the ship, you could determine you
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You could determine you were in control of what
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Were in control of what direction you were going,
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Direction you were going, but now he's in the belly
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But now he's in the belly of a fish and he has no control,
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Of a fish and he has no control, and that fish turns
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And that fish turns and starts a three day journey,
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And starts a three day journey, three days and three nights
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Three days and three nights on a journey that's 500 plus
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On a journey that's 500 plus miles in the ocean heading
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Miles in the ocean heading to the city of nineveh.
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To the city of nineveh. when you understand that
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When you understand that he turned his face toward
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He turned his face toward jerusalem in that process.
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Jerusalem in that process. he's down in the belly
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He's down in the belly of the fish.
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Of the fish. and i didn't take time
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And i didn't take time to read this scripture,
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To read this scripture, but it says it in that chapter,
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But it says it in that chapter, he turned himself.
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He turned himself. he turned himself
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He turned himself toward jerusalem.
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Toward jerusalem. and i pray today that
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And i pray today that somebody's listening to me.
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Somebody's listening to me. and if you're in confusion,
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And if you're in confusion, and if you're in this place
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And if you're in this place of absolutely being consumed
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Of absolutely being consumed by your problem.
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By your problem. you're not in control anymore,
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You're not in control anymore, it is.
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It is. let that problem cause you
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Let that problem cause you to get in alignment with god's
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To get in alignment with god's assignment for your life.
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Assignment for your life. he uses storms,
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He uses storms, he uses unusual things
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He uses unusual things and problems that swallow us up,
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And problems that swallow us up, that we are no
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That we are no longer in control.
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Longer in control. even alcohol may be that whale
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Even alcohol may be that whale that swallowed you,
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That swallowed you, or maybe drug addiction,
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Or maybe drug addiction, or maybe some sin
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Or maybe some sin that you just cannot,
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That you just cannot, or a financial problem,
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Or a financial problem, or some depression
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Or some depression that you can --
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That you can -- you're no longer in control.
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You're no longer in control. god says, "turn.
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God says, "turn. just make a turn toward
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Just make a turn toward the right direction
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The right direction and i'll get you in alignment
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And i'll get you in alignment with my plan and use
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With my plan and use what the enemy meant
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What the enemy meant to destroy you,
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To destroy you, i'll let it be a bus
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I'll let it be a bus to your destiny."
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[applause]
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And after three days,
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And after three days, a bean in the belly
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A bean in the belly of that fish,
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Of that fish, he spits him out
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He spits him out at the port of joppa,
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At the port of joppa, which was right there
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Which was right there near the city of nineveh.
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Near the city of nineveh. and the king had spies
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And the king had spies and guards who were watching
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And guards who were watching that area like you
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That area like you wouldn't believe.
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Wouldn't believe. and when he spits him out,
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And when he spits him out, i want you to see the picture,
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I want you to see the picture, it's like a fish surfaces,
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It's like a fish surfaces, probably a whale.
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Probably a whale. the water is
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The water is spraying everywhere,
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Spraying everywhere, and he comes up unusually
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And he comes up unusually close to the beach.
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Close to the beach. he opens his mouth,
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He opens his mouth, and he spits out the prophet.
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And he spits out the prophet. and he comes out,
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And he comes out, and by now,
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And by now, all of his clothes are gone,
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All of his clothes are gone, all of his hair is gone.
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All of his hair is gone. and one of those guards
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And one of those guards sees this whole thing,
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Sees this whole thing, and thousands of people
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And thousands of people that are working at
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That are working at the port there see it.
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The port there see it. they're in shock,
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They're in shock, and he takes off running,
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And he takes off running, and he says to the king,
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And he says to the king, "king, there's a new
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"king, there's a new prophet in town.
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Prophet in town. they sent another one to get
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They sent another one to get us to repent from our idols."
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Us to repent from our idols." and the king,
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And the king, i could see him in
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I could see him in my mind say,
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My mind say, "sharpen the knives.
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"sharpen the knives. get the axes out.
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Get the axes out. this is gonna
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This is gonna be a good celebration.
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Be a good celebration. we'll have a special feast."
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We'll have a special feast." "no sir, you don't understand.
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"no sir, you don't understand. you don't understand,
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You don't understand, this one's different.
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This one's different. he showed up and a fish
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He showed up and a fish brought him."
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Brought him." now, why does that matter?
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Now, why does that matter? because the number one deity,
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Because the number one deity, this is not a debate,
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This is not a debate, this is not a question,
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This is not a question, this is a fact.
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This is a fact. the number one deity
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The number one deity that they worshipped
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That they worshipped was a god called dagon.
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Was a god called dagon. he's first introduced
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He's first introduced to us in 1 samuel 5 or 6.
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To us in 1 samuel 5 or 6. and it's where they brought
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And it's where they brought the ark of covenant
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The ark of covenant into the temple.
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Into the temple. and they put the ark
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And they put the ark of the covenant beside
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Of the covenant beside a statue of dagon,
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A statue of dagon, and dagon is a half fish,
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And dagon is a half fish, a half man god.
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A half man god. so, do you understand,
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So, do you understand, this is their god.
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This is their god. this is the one
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This is the one who they worshipped,
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Who they worshipped, and they've never listened
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And they've never listened to a preacher before.
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To a preacher before. they cut their tongues out.
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They cut their tongues out. they'd never listen
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They'd never listen to a prophet before.
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To a prophet before. they skinned them alive,
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They skinned them alive, cut their head off,
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Cut their head off, and put their head in the wall.
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And put their head in the wall. but this time, god said,
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But this time, god said, "i'm not gonna let him
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"i'm not gonna let him come through a great lineage
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Come through a great lineage of genealogy and family
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Of genealogy and family that has been serving me
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That has been serving me and the kids that came up
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And the kids that came up in the school of the prophets.
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In the school of the prophets. i'm going to send a rebel.
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I'm going to send a rebel. i'm gonna send a weak man who
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I'm gonna send a weak man who was scared trying to run
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Was scared trying to run from the assignment.
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From the assignment. but i had a prepared whale
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But i had a prepared whale or fish that swallowed him up.
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Or fish that swallowed him up. and so, mister king, this one,
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And so, mister king, this one, he came from a fish."
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He came from a fish." "oh really?
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"oh really? bring him in.
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Bring him in. the whole nation will hear him."
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The whole nation will hear him." what i'm preaching to you
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What i'm preaching to you is simply this,
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Is simply this, you don't know what god's
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You don't know what god's gonna do because when they
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Gonna do because when they watch him crawl out of the belly
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Watch him crawl out of the belly of the god that they
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Of the god that they were worshiping, and he said,
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Were worshiping, and he said, "that is not god.
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"that is not god. the god that you need to be
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The god that you need to be worshiping is the god
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Worshiping is the god who's over your idol
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Who's over your idol god and his name
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God and his name is jehovah, yahweh."
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[applause]
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When you wonder, "why god?
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When you wonder, "why god? why are you putting
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Why are you putting me through this?
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Me through this? why god?"
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Why god?" because when you crawl out
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Because when you crawl out of that belly of addiction,
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Of that belly of addiction, other ninevites are listening
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Other ninevites are listening and watching and saying,
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And watching and saying, "if he got victory over it,
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"if he got victory over it, i can get victory over it."
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I can get victory over it." when you crawl out
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When you crawl out of the belly of alcoholism,
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Of the belly of alcoholism, it's not just about you,
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It's not just about you, but it could be about
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But it could be about your children and your
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Your children and your children's children.
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Children's children. and i'm telling you, god says,
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And i'm telling you, god says, "don't waste what you've
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"don't waste what you've been through."
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Been through." you crawled out of the belly,
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You crawled out of the belly, some of you, of divorce.
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Some of you, of divorce. and when you hated yourself,
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And when you hated yourself, and you were going through
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And you were going through dark days, and you cried.
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Dark days, and you cried. some of you been
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Some of you been in the belly of grief.
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In the belly of grief. don't waste what
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Don't waste what you've been through.
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You've been through. only a person who's been
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Only a person who's been in that belly and crawled
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In that belly and crawled out by the grace of god
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Out by the grace of god can turn around
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Can turn around and say to somebody else,
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And say to somebody else, "you can get out of it
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"you can get out of it too in jesus' name."
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Too in jesus' name." give him a big praise.
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[cheering and applause]
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Lord, i love you.
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Lord, i love you. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. can i tell you what jesus did?
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Can i tell you what jesus did? hallelujah, he's our jonah.
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Hallelujah, he's our jonah. he said, just as jonah when they
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He said, just as jonah when they came to him and said,
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Came to him and said, "preach a sermon
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"preach a sermon and show us a miracle."
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And show us a miracle." come on, do a miracle.
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Come on, do a miracle. he said,
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He said, "the only sign
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"the only sign i'll show you is the sign
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I'll show you is the sign of the fish," hallelujah.
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Of the fish," hallelujah. "as jonah was in the belly
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"as jonah was in the belly of a fish for three days
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Of a fish for three days and three nights,
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And three nights, i'm going to go to the cross,
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I'm going to go to the cross, i'm going to carry the sins,
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I'm going to carry the sins, i'll be the sacrificial
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I'll be the sacrificial death that jonah was when
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Death that jonah was when they threw him over,
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They threw him over, and they had peace on the boat
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And they had peace on the boat as soon as they threw
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As soon as they threw him over and sacrificed him."
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Him over and sacrificed him." as soon as you accept
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As soon as you accept jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, your rocking boat will smooth
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Your rocking boat will smooth out and god will give
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Out and god will give you peace,
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You peace, and you're about
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And you're about to hear that up here.
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To hear that up here. people need peace.
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People need peace. they need peace in their home,
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They need peace in their home, peace in their mind,
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Peace in their mind, peace in their relationships,
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Peace in their relationships, peace in their marriage,
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Peace in their marriage, peace in their family.
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Peace in their family. he's the prince of peace.
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He's the prince of peace. and when you look to him
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And when you look to him as your sacrifice,
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As your sacrifice, he brings peace that passes
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He brings peace that passes all human understanding.
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All human understanding. you can come out
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You can come out of your failures.
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Of your failures. you can come out
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You can come out of what swallowed you up.
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Of what swallowed you up. you can come out
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You can come out of your confusion.
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Of your confusion. god used him crawling out
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God used him crawling out of the belly of the fish.
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Of the belly of the fish. you don't have to --
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You don't have to -- you don't have to come
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You don't have to come from a long line of blessing.
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From a long line of blessing. god can use what you crawled
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God can use what you crawled out of, hallelujah.
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Out of, hallelujah. we're about to give
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We're about to give the devil a black eye.
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[cheering and applause]
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We're about --
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We're about -- the devil needs to get
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The devil needs to get his handkerchief out,
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His handkerchief out, 'cause the only one
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'cause the only one who's gon' cry at the funeral,
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Who's gon' cry at the funeral, and that's what it is,
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And that's what it is, it's a burial.
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It's a burial. when they go down,
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When they go down, it's the old person dead,
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It's the old person dead, and when they come up
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And when they come up it's a new life,
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It's a new life, a new beginning, a new soul.
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A new beginning, a new soul. hallelujah!
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[applause]
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So, to god be the glory.
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[applause]
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I know you.
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I know you. good to see you.
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Good to see you. you're carlos.
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You're carlos. >> yes sir -- yeah.
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>> yes sir -- yeah. >> i met you the other sunday
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>> i met you the other sunday about three weeks ago.
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About three weeks ago. so, you got a bunch
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So, you got a bunch of fans out there.
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Of fans out there. >> i do.
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>> i do. i do.
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I do. >> so, what did the lord --
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>> so, what did the lord -- how did you end up here?
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How did you end up here? tell your brief story.
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Tell your brief story. >> well, i found god in prison.
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>> well, i found god in prison. well, he found me.
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Well, he found me. i was real into the gangs,
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I was real into the gangs, drugs, always angry
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Drugs, always angry about everything i've lost,
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About everything i've lost, you know.
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You know. and honestly,
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And honestly, it almost got me killed.
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It almost got me killed. but i guess something --
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But i guess something -- something happened 'cause
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Something happened 'cause i was supposed to,
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I was supposed to, and i got hit in the artery
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And i got hit in the artery in the throat.
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In the throat. >> with gun fire?
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>> with gun fire? >> yeah, and they stabbed me.
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>> yeah, and they stabbed me. they stabbed me in prison.
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They stabbed me in prison. but thank god, you know,
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But thank god, you know, i'm still alive.
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I'm still alive. and honestly, i met kendrick,
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And honestly, i met kendrick, that's how i got
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That's how i got connected to you.
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Connected to you. >> so, kendrick is over
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>> so, kendrick is over our prison ministry.
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Our prison ministry. and so, they started coming --
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And so, they started coming -- what prison was it?
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What prison was it? can you say?
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Can you say? >> it was phillips --
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>> it was phillips -- phillips state.
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Phillips state. it was like perfect timing
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It was like perfect timing because, like, i needed to hear,
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Because, like, i needed to hear, and it was crazy,
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And it was crazy, i'm not gonna lie to you.
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I'm not gonna lie to you. every time i watched you,
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Every time i watched you, you spoke of something
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You spoke of something that i was literally
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That i was literally going through.
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Going through. i even --
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I even -- i don't know if kendrick
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I don't know if kendrick remembers me telling him,
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Remembers me telling him, "is somebody calling you
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"is somebody calling you telling you what dvd
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Telling you what dvd to bring or something?
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To bring or something? because this is crazy,
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Because this is crazy, you know?"
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You know?" but i just -- i don't know.
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But i just -- i don't know. i'm thankful.
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I'm thankful. i'm thankful to be alive,
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I'm thankful to be alive, i'm thankful to be
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I'm thankful to be here with him, with you.
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Here with him, with you. and this is a --
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And this is a -- this is the first.
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[applause]
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>> lord, i thank you
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>> lord, i thank you for this miracle,
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For this miracle, and i baptize him
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And i baptize him in the name of the father,
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In the name of the father, the son, jesus christ,
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The son, jesus christ, and the holy spirit.
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[cheering and applause]
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My god, my god, my god, my god.
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My god, my god, my god, my god. hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. praise the mighty name of jesus.
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Praise the mighty name of jesus. praise the lord.
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Praise the lord. god bless you.
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God bless you. what's your name?
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What's your name? >> makayla jones.
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>> makayla jones. >> how old are you?
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>> how old are you? >> eighteen.
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>> eighteen. >> eighteen.
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>> eighteen. why are you doing this?
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Why are you doing this? >> it's a public declaration
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>> it's a public declaration of what jesus has
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Of what jesus has done in my life.
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Done in my life. >> what's he done?
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>> what's he done? >> well, i grew up in church,
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>> well, i grew up in church, got saved very young,
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Got saved very young, and it's more of what
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And it's more of what he's protected me
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He's protected me from in my life.
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From in my life. i don't have a crazy story
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I don't have a crazy story of how i was in the belly
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Of how i was in the belly of a huge beast,
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Of a huge beast, but that's my testimony,
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But that's my testimony, is the godly heritage that
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Is the godly heritage that he's allowed me to live in.
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He's allowed me to live in. my family has been so blessed.
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My family has been so blessed. i'm just so thankful for it.
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I'm just so thankful for it. >> oh, we need to do a standing
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>> oh, we need to do a standing ovation on that one.
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Ovation on that one. that's the greatest testimony.
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That's the greatest testimony. that is the greatest testimony
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That is the greatest testimony i've ever heard.
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I've ever heard. that's it.
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That's it. >> thank you.
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[applause]
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>> just because you haven't
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>> just because you haven't been through a whole lot,
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Been through a whole lot, that doesn't mean you should
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That doesn't mean you should compare your testimony
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Compare your testimony to everybody else.
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To everybody else. that is your testimony and --
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That is your testimony and -- >> it's an even greater
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>> it's an even greater testimony that you served
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Testimony that you served the lord in the days of youth,
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The lord in the days of youth, and it'll go well with you.
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And it'll go well with you. it'll go well with you.
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It'll go well with you. you watch.
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You watch. it'll go well with you.
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It'll go well with you. i baptize you in the name
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I baptize you in the name of the father,
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Of the father, the son, jesus christ,
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The son, jesus christ, and the holy spirit.
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And the holy spirit. i tell you, i love that.
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I tell you, i love that. that's a good one.
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That's a good one. that is so, so powerful.
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[applause]
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>> i am so thankful
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>> i am so thankful for those lives
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For those lives that we heard that were
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That we heard that were changed by the blood
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Changed by the blood of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. and what he did
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And what he did for those people,
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For those people, he can do for you
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He can do for you and for your family
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And for your family and for your children.
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And for your children. he loves you.
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He loves you. he cares.
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He cares. pray this prayer with me
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Pray this prayer with me right where you are.
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Right where you are. say these words.
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Say these words. say, "jesus, i need you.
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Say, "jesus, i need you. i surrender to you.
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I surrender to you. i give you my life.
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I give you my life. i mean it, lord,
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I mean it, lord, and i wanna follow you.
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And i wanna follow you. i wanna carry my cross
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I wanna carry my cross spiritually and follow you.
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Spiritually and follow you. in jesus' name, amen."
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And if you prayed that prayer,
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And if you prayed that prayer, then just go online
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Then just go online and just show us and tell us
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And just show us and tell us on the website
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On the website what god has done.
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What god has done. there's free resources,
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There's free resources, there's salvation devotional
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There's salvation devotional we'll send you free.
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We'll send you free. it's our joy to do that.
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It's our joy to do that. and thank you so much
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And thank you so much for being a part
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For being a part of this telecast.
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>> i'm standing here
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In the center of my community
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Of eshkol,
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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
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Day of october 7.
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And despite the fact
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That we have hundreds
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And thousands of people
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Among us that suffer
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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 rebuild
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And we will rebuild our community.
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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 will continue to do it
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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
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A lot of strength
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And comfort
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To our community leaders.
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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,
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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 is really
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Strengthening our spirit.
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Our answer to terror
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Will always be to continue
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Will always be to continue to rebuild,
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To choose life and light.
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We are the people
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Of life and light.
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We are doing it,
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Christians and jews together.
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♪ ♪
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>> before i go,
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>> before i go, i wanna say thank you,
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I wanna say thank you, thank you, thank you
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Thank you, thank you to those of you who are
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To those of you who are supporting this ministry.
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Supporting this ministry. your gifts, your support
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Your gifts, your support allows us to take the gospel
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All over this world.
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And we are involved
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In so many amazing life-saving
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Projects because of your
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Generous giving.
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If you've watched us at
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If you've watched us at any length of time,
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Any length of time, you know that our ministry
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You know that our ministry absolutely stands with israel.
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We stand for the nation
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Of israel, and we love
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The people of israel.
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And with your help,
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And with your help, we're going to do even more
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We're going to do even more to bless the nation of israel.
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To bless the nation of israel. we're praying for the safe,
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Soon return of all the hostages.
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Keep praying as we have already
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Seen breakthroughs in israel.
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Some of the hostages
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Are returning home.
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This is the time to stand up
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This is the time to stand up and say to our jewish brothers
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And say to our jewish brothers and sisters,
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And sisters, "we love you and we are here
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"we love you and we are here for you.
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For you. we see you and never again.
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We see you and never again. in jesus' name."
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In jesus' name." and i want you to pray about
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And i want you to pray about what god would have you do
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What god would have you do to help us with all of our
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To help us with all of our projects around the world.
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Projects around the world. thank you.
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Thank you. together, we can do
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Together, we can do the impossible for the glory
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The impossible for the glory of god.
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♪ ♪
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Jentezen Franklin - Don't Waste What You've Been Through

April 13, 2025 | 27:29

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